1973 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
--- -------------------------  ----   ----   -------
  1 Notre Dame                 11   -  0     3.0984 
  2 Penn State                 12   -  0     3.0652 
  3 Miami (Ohio)               11   -  0     3.0205 
  4 Oklahoma                   10.5 -  0.5   2.9483 
  5 Alabama                    11   -  1     2.4354 
  6 Ohio State                 10.5 -  0.5   1.9644 
  7 Texas Tech                 11   -  1     1.7770 
  8 Houston                    11   -  1     1.7700 
  9 Michigan                   10.5 -  0.5   1.7009 
 10 Nebraska                    9.5 -  2.5   1.5698 

 11 Southern California         9.5 -  2.5   1.2664 
 12 Arizona State              11   -  1     1.1807 
 13 Louisiana State             9   -  3     1.1659 
 14 Kent                        8   -  2     1.1418 
 15 San Diego State             9.5 -  1.5   1.1212 
 16 North Carolina State        9   -  3     1.0800 
 17 UCLA                        9   -  2     1.0289 
 18 Richmond                    8   -  1     0.9591 
 19 Texas                       8   -  3     0.9158 
 20 East Carolina               9   -  2     0.8955 

 21 Tulane                      9   -  3     0.8120 
 22 Missouri                    8   -  4     0.7680 
 23 Kansas                      7.5 -  4.5   0.6928 
 24 Harvard                     6   -  2     0.6796 
 25 Georgia                     7.5 -  4.5   0.6617 
 26 Pennsylvania                6   -  2     0.6407 
 27 Yale                        6   -  2     0.6401 
 28 Florida                     7   -  5     0.6296 
 29 Dartmouth                   6   -  2     0.6272 
 30 Tennessee                   8   -  4     0.6226 

 31 Arizona                     8   -  3     0.6175 
 32 Bowling Green State         6   -  3     0.5950 
 33 Temple                      5   -  1     0.5923 
 34 Stanford                    7   -  4     0.5816 
 35 Oklahoma State              6   -  5     0.5600 
 36 Mississippi                 6   -  5     0.5337 
 37 Memphis                     8   -  3     0.5260 
 38 Maryland                    8   -  4     0.5250 
 39 Minnesota                   6   -  4     0.5142 
 40 South Carolina              7   -  4     0.5053 

 41 Southern Mississippi        6.5 -  4.5   0.4988 
 42 Utah                        7   -  5     0.4798 
 43 Boston College              7   -  4     0.4723 
 44 Pittsburgh                  6.5 -  5.5   0.4684 
 45 Kansas State                5   -  6     0.4602 
 46 Auburn                      6   -  6     0.4537 
 47 Air Force                   6   -  4     0.4406 
 48 Ohio                        5   -  5     0.4340 
 49 Utah State                  6   -  4     0.4267 
 50 Colorado                    5   -  6     0.4124 

 51 Arkansas                    5.5 -  5.5   0.3904 
 52 West Virginia               6   -  5     0.3857 
 53 Southern Methodist          5.5 -  4.5   0.3815 
 54 Brown                       4   -  3     0.3761 
 55 Pacific                     4.5 -  2.5   0.3735 
 56 Miami (Florida)             5   -  6     0.3619 
 57 Western Michigan            6   -  5     0.3519 
 58 Kentucky                    5   -  6     0.3513 
 59 Mississippi State           4.5 -  5.5   0.3472 
 60 Rice                        4   -  6     0.3423 

 61 San Jose State              5   -  5     0.3387 
 62 Vanderbilt                  5   -  6     0.3333 
 63 Tampa                       6   -  3     0.3306 
 64 Washington State            5   -  6     0.3200 
 65 Texas A&M                   5   -  6     0.3069 
 66 Hawaii                      3   -  2     0.3001 
 67 Iowa State                  4   -  7     0.2996 
 68 Tulsa                       6   -  5     0.2925 
 69 Michigan State              5   -  6     0.2881 
 70 Purdue                      5   -  6     0.2809 

 71 Illinois                    5   -  6     0.2737 
 72 Navy                        4   -  7     0.2556 
 73 William & Mary              6   -  5     0.2499 
 74 Georgia Tech                5   -  6     0.2492 
 75 Arkansas State              3   -  2     0.2490 
 76 Rutgers                     4   -  4     0.2390 
 77 Colgate                     3   -  4     0.2342 
 78 Clemson                     5   -  6     0.2262 
 79 Colorado State              5   -  6     0.2226 
 80 Massachusetts               2   -  3     0.2225 

 81 Northern Illinois           4   -  4     0.2217 
 82 Lehigh                      1.5 -  2.5   0.2204 
 83 Xavier                      5.5 -  5.5   0.2109 
 84 Cornell                     3.5 -  5.5   0.2084 
 85 Brigham Young               5   -  6     0.2078 
 86 New Mexico                  4   -  7     0.2070 
 87 Wyoming                     4   -  7     0.2055 
 88 Louisville                  5   -  6     0.2028 
 89 North Texas                 5.5 -  5.5   0.2027 
 90 Dayton                      4.5 -  5.5   0.1999 

 91 North Carolina              4   -  7     0.1998 
 92 Marshall                    3   -  6     0.1992 
 93 Appalachian State           2   -  3     0.1977 
 94 Northwestern                4   -  7     0.1975 
 95 Furman                      3   -  4     0.1962 
 96 Wisconsin                   4   -  7     0.1919 
 97 Central Michigan            1   -  3     0.1894 
 98 Lamar                       4   -  3     0.1877 
 99 Tennessee-Chattanooga       2   -  4     0.1851 
100 California                  4   -  7     0.1770 

101 Texas-Arlington             3   -  5     0.1763 
102 New Mexico State            5   -  6     0.1756 
103 Cincinnati                  4   -  7     0.1668 
104 Holy Cross                  3   -  5     0.1640 
105 Toledo                      3   -  8     0.1624 
106 Virginia                    4   -  7     0.1593 
107 Texas Christian             3   -  8     0.1585 
108 Southern Illinois           2.5 -  5.5   0.1474 
109 Virginia Military Institute 3   -  8     0.1283 
110 Long Beach State            1.5 -  5.5   0.1259 

111 Indiana                     2   -  9     0.1239 
112 Wichita State               4   -  7     0.1166 
113 Ball State                  0.5 -  3.5   0.1152 
114 Baylor                      2   -  9     0.1138 
115 Syracuse                    2   -  9     0.1102 
116 Oregon State                2   -  9     0.1100 
117 Oregon                      2   -  9     0.1096 
118 Duke                        2.5 -  8.5   0.1057 
119 Citadel                     2   -  7     0.0998 
120 Davidson                    1   -  7     0.0981 

121 Columbia                    1   -  7     0.0974 
122 Villanova                   1   -  8     0.0966 
123 Idaho                       2   -  5     0.0942 
124 Fresno State                1   -  6     0.0930 
125 Virginia Tech               2   -  9     0.0915 
126 Weber State                 0   -  4     0.0876 
127 Drake                       2   -  8     0.0833 
128 Princeton                   1   -  8     0.0807 
129 West Texas A&M              2   -  9     0.0773 
130 Wake Forest                 1.5 -  9.5   0.0713 

131 Washington                  2   -  9     0.0709 
132 Iowa                        0   - 11     0.0548 
133 Louisiana-Lafayette         0   -  7     0.0522 
134 Army                        0   - 10     0.0470 
135 Florida State               0   - 11     0.0413 
136 Texas-El Paso               0   - 11     0.0338 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.4375