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1972 NCAA football ratings

Champion: Southern California
Rank Team Record against NCAA opponents BRR
1. Southern California 12-0 2.11
2. Auburn 10-1 1.85
3. Oklahoma 11-1 1.82
4. Texas 10-1 1.80
5. North Carolina 11-1 1.66
6. Alabama 10-2 1.59
7. Tennessee 9-2 1.49
8. Michigan 10-1 1.47
9. Penn State 10-2 1.33
10. Louisiana State 9-2-1 1.33
11. San Diego State 10-1 1.30
12. Ohio State 9-2 1.25
13. Nebraska 9-2-1 1.25
14. Louisville 9-1 1.08
15. UCLA 8-3 1.02
16. Washington 8-3 0.92
17. North Carolina State 8-3-1 0.89
18. Arizona State 10-2 0.89
19. Dartmouth 6-1-1 0.89
20. Notre Dame 8-3 0.88
21. East Carolina 9-2 0.87
22. Tampa 7-2 0.86
23. Georgia 7-4 0.86
24. Colorado 8-4 0.76
25. Yale 6-2 0.70
26. Texas Tech 8-4 0.70
27. Georgia Tech 7-4-1 0.62
28. Utah State 7-3 0.62
29. Washington State 7-4 0.54
30. Southern Methodist 7-4 0.53
31. Bowling Green State 6-3-1 0.51
32. West Virginia 8-4 0.47
33. Florida 5-5-1 0.47
34. Pacific 5-3 0.46
35. Drake 5-2 0.44
36. Cornell 6-3 0.44
37. Arkansas 6-5 0.35
38. Oklahoma State 6-5 0.35
39. Florida State 7-4 0.34
40. Western Michigan 6-3-1 0.33
41. Miami (OH) 7-3 0.33
42. Rice 5-5-1 0.31
43. Missouri 6-6 0.28
44. Mississippi 5-5 0.24
45. Army 5-4 0.23
46. Kent State 6-5 0.22
47. Virginia Tech 6-4-1 0.22
48. Michigan State 5-5-1 0.21
49. Tulane 6-5 0.21
50. Houston 6-4-1 0.21
51. Purdue 6-5 0.20
52. Stanford 5-5 0.20
53. Temple 4-2 0.20
54. Pennsylvania 4-3 0.19
55. Air Force 6-4 0.17
56. Fresno State 4-3 0.17
57. Baylor 5-6 0.15
58. Brigham Young 7-4 0.11
59. Duke 5-6 0.06
60. Iowa State 5-6-1 0.06
61. Northern Illinois 6-4 0.06
62. Utah 6-5 0.04
63. Harvard 3-3-1 0.04
64. Miami (FL) 4-6 0.02
65. Richmond 5-4 0.01
66. Texas Christian 5-6 0.00
67. Maryland 5-5-1 -0.04
68. Memphis 5-5-1 -0.10
69. Toledo 5-5 -0.12
70. Syracuse 5-6 -0.13
71. Oregon 4-7 -0.21
72. Kansas 4-7 -0.22
73. Indiana 5-6 -0.22
74. Colgate 2-3-1 -0.27
75. Clemson 4-7 -0.31
76. Navy 4-7 -0.31
77. Minnesota 4-7 -0.31
78. Idaho 2-4 -0.35
79. Holy Cross 3-4-1 -0.35
80. Princeton 3-5-1 -0.35
81. Boston College 4-6 -0.39
82. Texas A&M 3-8 -0.39
83. Mississippi State 3-7 -0.40
84. Kansas State 3-8 -0.42
85. Citadel 5-5 -0.42
86. California 3-8 -0.43
87. Wisconsin 4-7 -0.45
88. William & Mary 5-6 -0.45
89. South Carolina 4-7 -0.47
90. San Jose State 3-6 -0.48
91. Virginia 4-7 -0.50
92. Kentucky 3-8 -0.51
93. Illinois 3-8 -0.51
94. Rutgers 2-4 -0.51
95. Columbia 2-5-1 -0.52
96. Dayton 3-5-1 -0.52
97. Southern Mississippi 3-6-1 -0.53
98. Arizona 4-7 -0.55
99. West Texas A&M 4-5 -0.55
100. Iowa 3-7-1 -0.58
101. Tulsa 3-7 -0.62
102. Wichita State 4-5 -0.64
103. Vanderbilt 3-8 -0.66
104. Long Beach State 2-6 -0.74
105. Oregon State 2-9 -0.77
106. Wyoming 3-7 -0.79
107. New Mexico 3-8 -0.92
108. Wake Forest 2-9 -0.97
109. Southern Illinois 0-5-1 -0.99
110. Chattanooga 1-5 -1.00
111. Davidson 2-5-1 -1.00
112. Brown 1-7 -1.06
113. Xavier 2-6 -1.07
114. Texas-Arlington 1-5 -1.09
115. Northwestern 2-9 -1.09
116. Ohio 2-8 -1.09
117. Villanova 2-7 -1.14
118. Texas-El Paso 2-7 -1.16
119. Appalachian State 0-4-1 -1.25
120. New Mexico State 2-8 -1.30
121. Pittsburgh 1-10 -1.32
122. Virginia Military Institute 2-9 -1.35
123. Furman 1-6 -1.36
124. Marshall 1-8 -1.37
125. Colorado State 1-10 -1.54
126. Cincinnati 1-9 -1.62
127. North Texas 1-10 -1.66