1986 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
--- -------------------------  ----   ----   -------
  1 Penn State                 12   -  0     3.7351 
  2 Miami (Florida)            11   -  1     2.3074 
  3 Oklahoma                   11   -  1     2.2671 
  4 Arizona State              10.5 -  1.5   1.8601 
  5 Michigan                   11   -  2     1.4456 
  6 Alabama                    10   -  3     1.3492 
  7 Nebraska                   10   -  2     1.1717 
  8 Louisiana State             9   -  3     1.1081 
  9 UCLA                        8.5 -  3.5   1.0725 
 10 Ohio State                 10   -  3     1.0682 

 11 Washington                  8.5 -  3.5   1.0358 
 12 Auburn                      8   -  2     1.0222 
 13 Arizona                     9   -  3     0.9940 
 14 Arkansas                    9   -  3     0.9885 
 15 San Jose State             10   -  2     0.9681 
 16 Texas A&M                   8   -  3     0.9111 
 17 Baylor                      9   -  3     0.9030 
 18 Boston College              8   -  3     0.8710 
 19 Stanford                    8   -  4     0.8563 
 20 Clemson                     8   -  3     0.8089 

 21 Mississippi                 8   -  3     0.7631 
 22 Iowa                        9   -  3     0.7583 
 23 Southern California         7   -  5     0.7234 
 24 Virginia Tech               7.5 -  2.5   0.6853 
 25 Fresno State                8   -  2     0.6842 
 26 Georgia                     7   -  4     0.6712 
 27 San Diego State             8   -  4     0.6000 
 28 Florida State               7.5 -  4.5   0.5850 
 29 North Carolina State        7.5 -  3.5   0.5694 
 30 Florida                     5   -  5     0.5548 

 31 Southern Methodist          6   -  5     0.5475 
 32 North Carolina              6.5 -  4.5   0.5224 
 33 Texas Tech                  7   -  5     0.5111 
 34 Miami (Ohio)                8   -  4     0.4952 
 35 Temple                      5   -  5     0.4791 
 36 Brigham Young               8   -  5     0.4789 
 37 Oregon                      5   -  6     0.4666 
 38 Louisiana Tech              2   -  2     0.4589 
 39 Rutgers                     5.5 -  5.5   0.4222 
 40 Mississippi State           5   -  5     0.4220 

 41 Notre Dame                  5   -  6     0.4174 
 42 Pittsburgh                  5.5 -  5.5   0.4084 
 43 Colorado                    6   -  6     0.4052 
 44 Tennessee                   7   -  5     0.4006 
 45 Tulsa                       6   -  4     0.3996 
 46 Michigan State              6   -  5     0.3912 
 47 Maryland                    5.5 -  5.5   0.3861 
 48 Toledo                      7   -  4     0.3841 
 49 Hawaii                      7   -  5     0.3826 
 50 Kentucky                    5.5 -  5.5   0.3760 

 51 Texas                       5   -  6     0.3685 
 52 Minnesota                   6   -  6     0.3639 
 53 Cincinnati                  5   -  6     0.3439 
 54 Iowa State                  6   -  5     0.3430 
 55 Georgia Tech                4   -  5     0.3410 
 56 Air Force                   6   -  5     0.3401 
 57 Colorado State              5   -  5     0.3373 
 58 Syracuse                    5   -  6     0.3204 
 59 Long Beach State            5   -  5     0.3085 
 60 Southern Mississippi        5   -  5     0.3037 

 61 Army                        4   -  4     0.2973 
 62 Wyoming                     6   -  6     0.2954 
 63 Indiana                     6   -  6     0.2865 
 64 Kent                        5   -  5     0.2836 
 65 Oklahoma State              5   -  5     0.2827 
 66 Washington State            3.5 -  7.5   0.2727 
 67 Ball State                  6   -  5     0.2643 
 68 West Virginia               4   -  7     0.2408 
 69 Bowling Green State         5   -  6     0.2374 
 70 Illinois                    4   -  7     0.2324 

 71 Central Michigan            4   -  5     0.2293 
 72 Rice                        3   -  6     0.2272 
 73 South Carolina              3   -  7     0.2226 
 74 Nevada-Las Vegas            4   -  5     0.2108 
 75 Wake Forest                 3   -  6     0.2101 
 76 Oregon State                2   -  8     0.2012 
 77 Eastern Michigan            4   -  5     0.2000 
 78 Louisiana-Lafayette         3   -  5     0.1921 
 79 Duke                        4   -  7     0.1830 
 80 Purdue                      3   -  8     0.1819 

 81 California                  2   -  9     0.1804 
 82 Virginia                    3   -  7     0.1786 
 83 Texas Christian             3   -  7     0.1676 
 84 Northwestern                3   -  7     0.1575 
 85 New Mexico                  4   -  8     0.1571 
 86 Pacific                     3   -  6     0.1545 
 87 Tulane                      4   -  7     0.1490 
 88 Texas-El Paso               3   -  8     0.1467 
 89 Wisconsin                   3   -  9     0.1460 
 90 Wichita State               1   -  6     0.1456 

 91 Western Michigan            3   -  8     0.1338 
 92 Missouri                    3   -  8     0.1335 
 93 Fullerton State             2   -  7     0.1201 
 94 Navy                        1   -  6     0.1197 
 95 Northern Illinois           2   -  8     0.1164 
 96 Utah                        2   -  9     0.1152 
 97 Louisville                  2   -  8     0.1117 
 98 Utah State                  3   -  8     0.1092 
 99 East Carolina               1   -  9     0.1003 
100 Kansas                      2   -  8     0.0998 

101 Houston                     1   - 10     0.0952 
102 Indiana State               0   -  4     0.0924 
103 Kansas State                1   -  8     0.0837 
104 Vanderbilt                  1   - 10     0.0737 
105 Memphis                     1   -  9     0.0675 
106 Ohio                        1   -  9     0.0667 
107 New Mexico State            1   -  9     0.0634 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.2917