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1986 NCAA football ratings

Champion: Penn State
Rank Team Record against division I-A opponents BRR
1. Penn State 12-0 2.10
2. Miami (FL) 11-1 1.75
3. Oklahoma 11-1 1.71
4. Arizona State 10-1-1 1.55
5. Michigan 11-2 1.40
6. Alabama 10-3 1.29
7. Nebraska 10-2 1.21
8. Louisiana State 9-3 1.20
9. Ohio State 10-3 1.13
10. UCLA 8-3-1 1.08
11. Auburn 8-2 1.07
12. Washington 8-3-1 1.04
13. San Jose State 10-2 1.02
14. Arizona 9-3 1.02
15. Arkansas 9-3 1.01
16. Texas A&M 8-3 0.95
17. Baylor 8-3 0.85
18. Boston College 8-3 0.84
19. Stanford 8-4 0.84
20. Iowa 9-3 0.83
21. Clemson 7-2-2 0.82
22. Mississippi 8-3 0.81
23. Virginia Tech 7-2-1 0.73
24. Southern California 7-5 0.66
25. Georgia 7-4 0.65
26. Fresno State 7-2 0.62
27. San Diego State 8-4 0.60
28. Florida State 7-4-1 0.55
29. North Carolina State 7-3-1 0.53
30. Florida 5-5 0.43
31. Miami (OH) 8-4 0.41
32. Tulsa 6-3 0.39
33. Texas Tech 7-5 0.39
34. North Carolina 6-4-1 0.38
35. Southern Methodist 6-5 0.37
36. Brigham Young 8-5 0.33
37. Tennessee 7-5 0.25
38. Temple 5-5 0.21
39. Oregon 5-6 0.20
40. Hawaii 7-5 0.19
41. Mississippi State 5-5 0.18
42. Notre Dame 5-6 0.17
43. Michigan State 6-5 0.16
44. Toledo 7-4 0.15
45. Kentucky 5-5-1 0.15
46. Pittsburgh 5-5-1 0.14
47. Colorado 6-6 0.14
48. Minnesota 6-6 0.12
49. Rutgers 5-5-1 0.11
50. Maryland 5-5-1 0.06
51. Air Force 6-5 0.02
52. Texas 5-6 0.01
53. Georgia Tech 4-5 -0.04
54. Colorado State 5-5 -0.05
55. Syracuse 5-6 -0.05
56. Iowa State 5-5 -0.07
57. Army 4-4 -0.08
58. Southern Mississippi 5-5 -0.12
59. Wyoming 6-6 -0.14
60. Indiana 6-6 -0.14
61. Oklahoma State 5-5 -0.14
62. Long Beach State 5-5 -0.16
63. Cincinnati 4-6 -0.17
64. Kent State 5-5 -0.17
65. Washington State 3-7-1 -0.28
66. Ball State 5-5 -0.31
67. Bowling Green State 5-6 -0.35
68. Central Michigan 4-5 -0.36
69. Illinois 4-7 -0.36
70. West Virginia 4-7 -0.37
71. Louisiana-Lafayette 3-4 -0.39
72. Rice 3-6 -0.42
73. South Carolina 2-6-2 -0.43
74. Eastern Michigan 4-5 -0.46
75. Nevada-Las Vegas 4-5 -0.47
76. Wake Forest 3-6 -0.52
77. Duke 4-7 -0.62
78. Purdue 3-8 -0.64
79. Virginia 3-7 -0.65
80. Oregon State 2-8 -0.68
81. Northwestern 3-7 -0.68
82. California 2-9 -0.69
83. Tulane 4-7 -0.69
84. Texas Christian 3-7 -0.69
85. Pacific 3-6 -0.71
86. New Mexico 4-8 -0.77
87. Wisconsin 3-9 -0.86
88. Texas-El Paso 3-8 -0.86
89. Western Michigan 3-8 -0.88
90. Missouri 3-8 -0.89
91. Wichita State 1-6 -0.93
92. Cal State Fullerton 2-7 -1.03
93. Navy 1-6 -1.07
94. Utah 2-9 -1.08
95. Northern Illinois 2-8 -1.09
96. Utah State 3-8 -1.11
97. Louisville 2-8 -1.13
98. East Carolina 1-9 -1.18
99. Houston 1-10 -1.27
100. Kansas State 1-8 -1.32
101. Kansas 1-8 -1.34
102. Vanderbilt 1-10 -1.39
103. Memphis 1-9 -1.53
104. New Mexico State 1-9 -1.56
105. Ohio 1-9 -1.58