1982 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 7, 1982By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1982 Season Tags: • No Comments

1982 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	0.208	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Ohio 40–0
2	-1	0.249	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northwestern 49–13
3	-2	0.259	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Pacific 41–6
4	-3	0.301	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Oregon 34–3
5	-4	0.342	BYU	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UNLV 27–0
6	-5	0.384	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Rutgers 31–8
7	-6	0.394	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas A&M 38–16
8	-7	0.405	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wyoming 41–20
9	-8	0.436	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Air Force 35–17
10	-9	0.446	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Memphis 27–10
11	-10	0.446	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Temple 31–14
12	-11	0.477	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Colorado State 28–14
13	-12	0.529	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tulane 30–21
14	-13	0.550	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Cincinnati 38–31
15	-14	0.560	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Clemson 13–7
16	-15	0.560	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Illinois 9–3
17	-16	0.581	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat North Texas 21–17
18	-17	0.592	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Miami 17–14
19	-18	0.592	UTEP	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat New Mexico State 20–17
20	-19	0.612	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tennessee 25–24
21	-20	0.943	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
22	-21	0.943	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
23	-22	0.943	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
24	-23	0.943	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
25	-24	0.943	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
26	-25	0.943	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
27	-26	0.943	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
28	-27	0.943	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
29	-28	0.943	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
30	-29	0.943	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
31	-30	0.943	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
32	-31	0.943	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
33	-32	0.943	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
34	-33	0.943	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
35	-34	0.943	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
36	-35	0.943	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
37	-36	0.943	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
38	-37	0.943	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
39	-38	0.943	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
40	-39	0.943	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
41	-40	0.943	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
42	-41	0.943	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
43	-42	0.943	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
44	-43	0.943	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
45	-44	0.943	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
46	-45	0.943	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
47	-46	0.943	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
48	-47	0.943	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
49	-48	0.943	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
50	-49	0.943	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
51	-50	0.943	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
52	-51	0.943	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
53	-52	0.943	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
54	-53	0.943	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
55	-54	0.943	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
56	-55	0.943	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
57	-56	0.943	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
58	-57	0.943	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
59	-58	0.943	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
60	-59	0.943	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
61	-60	0.943	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
62	-61	0.943	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
63	-62	0.943	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
64	-63	0.943	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
65	-64	0.943	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
66	-65	0.943	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
67	-66	0.943	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
68	-67	0.943	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
69	-68	0.943	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
70	-69	0.943	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
71	-70	0.943	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
72	-71	0.943	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
73	-72	0.943	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
74	-73	0.943	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
75	-74	0.943	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	51	BYE
76	-75	1.136	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Duke 24–25
77	-76	1.226	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Florida 14–17
78	-77	1.226	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to UTEP 17–20
79	-78	1.272	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Baylor 17–21
80	-79	1.362	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Georgia 7–13
81	-80	1.362	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Toledo 3–9
82	-81	1.408	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Florida State 31–38
83	-82	1.498	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Mississippi State 21–30
84	-83	1.725	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Missouri 14–28
85	-84	1.860	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Ole Miss 10–27
86	-85	1.860	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Penn State 14–31
87	-86	1.906	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Tulsa 17–35
88	-87	1.930	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Furman 26–0
89	-88	1.941	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Indiana State 35–10
90	-89	1.941	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Grand Valley State 28–3
91	-90	1.982	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Western Carolina 31–10
92	-91	2.013	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UL Monroe 45–27
93	-92	2.013	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Montana State 30–12
94	-93	2.042	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to New Mexico 20–41
95	-94	2.086	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Richmond 20–9
96	-95	2.087	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Boston College 16–38
97	-96	2.096	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Western Kentucky 20–10
98	-97	2.132	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Syracuse 8–31
99	-98	2.158	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Arizona 19–15
100	-99	2.313	UNLV	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to BYU 0–27
101	-100	2.494	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Arizona State 3–34
102	-101	2.675	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to South Carolina 6–41
103	-102	2.721	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Illinois 13–49
104	-103	2.902	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Bowling Green 0–40
105	-104	11.008	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–1	0.000	30	Lost to Marshall 21–30