1966 FINAL CORS rankings

Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.353663+00:00

rank	school	conference	record	win_pct	cors	mov	sos	expected_wins	wins_vs_expected
1	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	9-0-1	0.9	25.59	32.4	12.45	9.95	-0.95
2	Michigan State	Big Ten	9-0-1	0.9	24.92	19.4	11.03	9.29	-0.29
3	Alabama	SEC	11-0-0	1	24.68	23.36	9.17	10.89	0.11
4	Wyoming	Western Athletic	10-1-0	0.91	22.97	24.18	10.57	10.6	-0.6
5	Georgia	SEC	10-1-0	0.91	22.55	12.45	10.96	9.77	0.23
6	UCLA	AAWU	9-1-0	0.9	22.41	15.4	10.54	8.68	0.32
7	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	9-1-0	0.9	22.13	15.3	9.05	9.32	-0.32
8	Harvard	Ivy	8-1-0	0.89	21.48	19	5.76	8.65	-0.65
9	Colgate	FBS Independents	8-1-1	0.8	20.84	17.5	2.47	9.55	-1.55
10	Georgia Tech	FBS Independents	9-2-0	0.82	20.81	13.82	11.92	9.78	-0.78
11	Purdue	Big Ten	9-2-0	0.82	20.79	13	12.47	9.08	-0.08
12	Florida	SEC	9-2-0	0.82	20.58	10.73	12.09	8.82	0.18
13	Houston	FBS Independents	8-2-0	0.8	20.4	21	10.64	9.12	-1.12
14	Miami	FBS Independents	8-2-1	0.73	20.17	9.73	12.67	9.28	-1.28
15	Nebraska	Big 8	9-2-0	0.82	20.14	9.55	9.5	9.01	-0.01
16	Arkansas	Southwest	8-2-0	0.8	19.94	14.5	9.45	9.3	-1.3
17	BYU	Western Athletic	8-2-0	0.8	19.89	10.6	10.54	7.66	0.34
18	Virginia Tech	FBS Independents	8-2-1	0.73	19.73	12.82	8.72	9.72	-1.72
19	Dartmouth	Ivy	7-2-0	0.78	19.43	15.78	8.63	7.66	-0.66
20	North Texas	Missouri Valley	8-2-0	0.8	19.23	15.7	4.7	8.55	-0.55
21	Army	FBS Independents	8-2-0	0.8	19.09	3.6	10.05	6.68	1.32
22	Princeton	Ivy	7-2-0	0.78	18.93	3.56	11.98	5.9	1.1
23	Dayton	FBS Independents	8-2-0	0.8	18.86	3.6	8.51	6.64	1.36
24	Ole Miss	SEC	8-3-0	0.73	18.79	9.55	14.27	9.98	-1.98
25	Memphis	FBS Independents	7-2-0	0.78	18.42	2.78	9.6	5.7	1.3
26	Syracuse	FBS Independents	8-3-0	0.73	18.37	10	11.21	8.58	-0.58
27	Tennessee	SEC	8-3-0	0.73	18.37	12.82	10.01	9.8	-1.8
28	SMU	Southwest	8-3-0	0.73	17.8	3.64	11.94	6.85	1.15
29	West Texas A&M	FBS Independents	7-3-0	0.7	17.48	13.5	8.21	8.34	-1.34
30	Colorado State	FBS Independents	7-3-0	0.7	17.39	9.7	9.18	7.37	-0.37
31	Colorado	Big 8	7-3-0	0.7	17.27	5.9	10.79	7.06	-0.06
32	New Mexico State	FBS Independents	7-3-0	0.7	17.04	16.2	4.23	8.41	-1.41
33	USC	AAWU	7-4-0	0.64	16.63	6.45	15.54	8.14	-1.14
34	Bowling Green	Mid-American	6-3-0	0.67	16.47	7	8.95	6.53	-0.53
35	Cornell	Ivy	6-3-0	0.67	16.29	2.67	12.23	5.25	0.75
36	Texas	Southwest	7-4-0	0.64	16.17	7.55	11.4	8.69	-1.69
37	Oregon State	AAWU	7-3-0	0.7	16.02	1.5	7.32	5.54	1.46
38	UTEP	FBS Independents	6-4-0	0.6	15.52	10.6	11.53	7.44	-1.44
39	Missouri	Big 8	6-3-1	0.6	15.4	0.5	10.79	5.25	0.75
40	Michigan	Big Ten	6-4-0	0.6	15.35	9.8	10.65	7.81	-1.81
41	Oklahoma	Big 8	6-4-0	0.6	15.24	7	11.66	7.45	-1.45
42	Villanova	FBS Independents	6-3-0	0.67	15.09	2.11	3.85	5.31	0.69
43	Louisville	Missouri Valley	6-4-0	0.6	14.61	7.2	6.29	7.08	-1.08
44	Southern Miss	FBS Independents	6-4-0	0.6	14.51	5.3	7.12	7.28	-1.28
45	Western Michigan	Mid-American	7-3-0	0.7	14.49	-1.9	7.1	4.39	2.61
46	Washington	AAWU	6-4-0	0.6	14.41	3	9.2	6.12	-0.12
47	Tulsa	Missouri Valley	6-4-0	0.6	14.37	1.7	11.56	5.48	0.52
48	Florida State	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	14.1	5.36	13.25	7.04	-1.04
49	Holy Cross	FBS Independents	6-3-1	0.6	13.73	-2.8	8	3.9	2.1
50	William & Mary	Southern	5-4-1	0.5	13.51	3.2	8.77	6.17	-1.17
51	Clemson	ACC	6-4-0	0.6	13.34	-0.3	11.1	4.9	1.1
52	LSU	SEC	5-4-1	0.5	13.27	1.1	11.59	5.5	-0.5
53	Rutgers	FBS Independents	5-4-0	0.56	12.59	0.78	6.26	4.71	0.29
54	Baylor	Southwest	5-5-0	0.5	12.39	2.8	11.73	6.06	-1.06
55	NC State	ACC	5-5-0	0.5	12.18	2.3	10.66	5.75	-0.75
56	Buffalo	FBS Independents	5-5-0	0.5	12.14	4.8	5.96	6.42	-1.42
57	Tulane	FBS Independents	5-4-1	0.5	11.74	-2.9	12.96	3.99	1.01
58	Stanford	AAWU	5-5-0	0.5	11.47	0.3	10.87	5.12	-0.12
59	Arizona State	Western Athletic	5-5-0	0.5	10.91	-0.8	12.08	4.72	0.28
60	Yale	Ivy	4-5-0	0.44	10.78	2.56	9.46	5.38	-1.38
61	Penn State	FBS Independents	5-5-0	0.5	10.77	-1.5	13.53	4.56	0.44
62	Utah	Western Athletic	5-5-0	0.5	10.32	-2.7	11.81	4.16	0.84
63	Kent State	Mid-American	4-6-0	0.4	10.3	5	9.45	6.55	-2.55
64	Ohio	Mid-American	5-5-0	0.5	10.23	-3.4	12.44	3.81	1.19
65	East Carolina	Southern	4-5-1	0.4	9.94	0.9	5.11	5.3	-1.3
66	Utah State	FBS Independents	4-6-0	0.4	9.85	1.8	11.27	5.62	-1.62
67	Duke	ACC	5-5-0	0.5	9.61	-7.3	10.85	2.95	2.05
68	Ohio State	Big Ten	4-5-0	0.44	9.02	-1.67	9.17	3.81	0.19
69	Oklahoma State	Big 8	4-5-1	0.4	8.84	-3.5	12.34	3.33	0.67
70	Texas A&M	Southwest	4-5-1	0.4	8.82	-3.8	12.79	3.65	0.35
71	Navy	FBS Independents	4-6-0	0.4	8.77	-0.5	12	4.8	-0.8
72	Air Force	FBS Independents	4-6-0	0.4	8.63	-0.7	11.37	4.74	-0.74
73	Minnesota	Big Ten	4-5-1	0.4	8.58	-3.6	8.89	3.53	0.47
74	Davidson	Southern	4-5-0	0.44	8.3	-1.56	-1.11	4.15	-0.15
75	Illinois	Big Ten	4-6-0	0.4	8.27	-2	12.63	4.36	-0.36
76	Virginia	ACC	4-6-0	0.4	8.12	-2.1	10.73	4.45	-0.45
77	Maryland	ACC	4-6-0	0.4	7.99	-2.4	9.93	4.26	-0.26
78	Tampa	FBS Independents	4-5-0	0.44	7.89	-8	6.19	2.45	1.55
79	Texas Tech	Southwest	4-6-0	0.4	7.83	-3.5	10.74	3.97	0.03
80	George Washington	Southern	4-6-0	0.4	7.7	-4.2	10.54	3.45	0.55
81	Xavier	FBS Independents	4-6-0	0.4	7.69	-3.3	8.06	3.63	0.37
82	Auburn	SEC	4-6-0	0.4	7.54	-5.8	11.43	2.59	1.41
83	Boston College	FBS Independents	4-6-0	0.4	7.31	-6.9	9.51	2.71	1.29
84	West Virginia	Southern	3-5-2	0.3	7.27	-3.9	10.06	3.72	-0.72
85	The Citadel	Southern	4-6-0	0.4	7.12	-5.8	4.43	2.82	1.18
86	Oregon	AAWU	3-7-0	0.3	6.07	-1.1	8.73	4.47	-1.47
87	Pacific	FBS Independents	4-7-0	0.36	5.85	-8.36	0.87	3.28	0.72
88	Northwestern	Big Ten	3-6-1	0.3	5.83	-7.6	12.71	2.6	0.4
89	Kentucky	SEC	3-6-1	0.3	5.74	-8.9	13.08	1.92	1.08
90	Wisconsin	Big Ten	3-6-1	0.3	5.42	-12.5	11.39	1.08	1.92
91	Cincinnati	Missouri Valley	3-7-0	0.3	5.31	-6	12.72	3.01	-0.01
92	California	AAWU	3-7-0	0.3	5.22	-6.6	12.17	2.75	0.25
93	Arizona	Western Athletic	3-7-0	0.3	5.21	-5.8	9.7	3.49	-0.49
94	San José State	FBS Independents	3-7-0	0.3	5.12	-4.7	4.4	3.45	-0.45
95	Wake Forest	ACC	3-7-0	0.3	5.09	-7.2	10.45	1.99	1.01
96	Washington State	AAWU	3-7-0	0.3	4.98	-7.9	9.12	2.48	0.52
97	Iowa State	Big 8	2-6-2	0.2	4.21	-5.1	10.78	3.42	-1.42
98	Toledo	Mid-American	2-7-1	0.2	3.97	-2.5	10.8	4.02	-2.02
99	Pennsylvania	Ivy	2-7-0	0.22	3.27	-6.78	7.78	2.98	-0.98
100	Kansas	Big 8	2-7-1	0.2	3.2	-8.2	10.24	2.05	-0.05
101	Rice	Southwest	2-8-0	0.2	3.09	-5.7	14.02	3.22	-1.22
102	Furman	Southern	2-7-1	0.2	2.88	-9.1	0.33	2.28	-0.28
103	Columbia	Ivy	2-7-0	0.22	2.77	-16.67	13.78	1.52	0.48
104	Mississippi State	SEC	2-8-0	0.2	2.73	-10.1	15.82	1.17	0.83
105	TCU	Southwest	2-8-0	0.2	2.71	-9.4	12.48	0.86	1.14
106	North Carolina	ACC	2-8-0	0.2	2.62	-10.6	12.64	1.37	0.63
107	Marshall	Mid-American	2-8-0	0.2	2.55	-9.7	6.24	1.87	0.13
108	Richmond	Southern	2-8-0	0.2	2.32	-14.8	9.77	1.23	0.77
109	Iowa	Big Ten	2-8-0	0.2	2.27	-16.7	11.62	0.72	1.28
110	VMI	Southern	2-8-0	0.2	2.23	-17.6	11.82	1.15	0.85
111	Wichita State	Missouri Valley	2-8-0	0.2	2.15	-19.5	11.11	0.91	1.09
112	New Mexico	Western Athletic	2-8-0	0.2	2.09	-21.9	12.71	0.61	1.39
113	Indiana	Big Ten	1-8-1	0.1	0.45	-12.5	13.8	1.33	-0.33
114	South Carolina	ACC	1-9-0	0.1	0.25	-12.1	15.01	1.25	-0.25
115	Brown	Ivy	1-8-0	0.11	0.22	-16.89	11.55	1.21	-0.21
116	Vanderbilt	SEC	1-9-0	0.1	0.01	-16.5	15.75	0.56	0.44
117	Pittsburgh	FBS Independents	1-9-0	0.1	-0.21	-22.1	14.76	0.64	0.36
118	Kansas State	Big 8	0-9-1	0	-2.22	-16	11.27	0.51	-0.51