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1982 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
180.467Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+3Beat Ole Miss 42–14
200.550Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–01.0001+3Beat Navy 29–17
3160.643Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–0–10.75035+1BYE
480.737Duke (DUKE)ACC2–01.0001+3Beat South Carolina 30–17
5150.752Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.0001+3BYE
6300.763Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Florida State 37–17
7370.809Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat Michigan 23–17
8-70.846Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–01.0001+2Beat Arizona 23–13
9-30.955Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–01.0001+2Beat Central Michigan 34–30
1051.043Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–01.0001+2BYE
11161.069California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat San Diego State 28–0
12131.138New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–01.0001+2Beat UNLV 49–21
13-51.142Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+1Beat Michigan State 31–10
14-91.157SMUIND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat UTEP 31–10
15-41.167Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 68–0
1611.176Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Rutgers 49–14
17-131.204Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Purdue 36–10
18121.209West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Maryland 19–18
1951.240Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–01.0001+1BYE
20151.240San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–01.0001+1Beat Stanford 35–31
21171.304NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–01.0001+2Beat Wake Forest 30–0
22211.308LSUSEC1–01.00010Beat Oregon State 45–7
23-21.356Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–01.0001+1Beat Syracuse 47–10
24-211.391Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Southern Miss 21–19
25201.401Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–01.0001+1Beat Utah 21–12
26-131.411UCLAPAC2–01.00010Beat Wisconsin 51–26
27-171.432Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–01.0001+1Beat Houston 24–10
2831.484Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–01.0001+1Beat Marshall 17–9
29261.497North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–10.50042+1Beat Vanderbilt 34–10
30101.588Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–01.0001+1Beat Colorado State 23–13
3181.612Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat Memphis 41–17
32331.621USCPAC1–10.50042+1Beat Indiana 28–7
33-51.676Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–01.00010Beat South Dakota 42–3
34221.754Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–10.50042+1BYE
35141.785Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–01.00010Beat Northwestern 27–13
36331.803Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–10.50042+1Beat Washington State 12–0
37101.816Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–01.00010Beat Oregon 10–4
38-41.847Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat West Texas A&M 31–18
3931.894Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.00010BYE
40131.926Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–10.66736+1Beat Virginia Tech 14–8
41-341.938Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–10.50042+1Lost to Pittsburgh 17–37
42122.019Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–10.66736+2Beat Oklahoma State 25–15
4372.422BYUIND WAC1–10.500420BYE
44-282.456Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–10.66736+1Lost to Alabama 14–42
45-222.504Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–10.500420Lost to San José State 31–35
46-282.522Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–10.500420Lost to Washington 13–23
47-102.595South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–10.667360Lost to Duke 17–30
48232.632Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–10.500420Beat Kentucky 29–8
49232.632Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–10.50042+1Beat Air Force 31–30
50-92.641Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–10.500420BYE
51-192.647Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–10.500420Lost to Notre Dame 17–23
5202.671Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–10.66736+1Beat Delaware 22–0
5372.682Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–10.500420Beat Kent State 23–15
54-252.688Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–10.500420Lost to Arkansas 17–29
5522.741Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–10.500420BYE
56-302.774TCUIND SWC1–10.500420Lost to Kansas 19–30
5742.998East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–10.500420Beat East Tennessee State 30–0
58-123.018Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500420Lost to Bowling Green 30–34
5953.060Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–20.000830Lost to West Virginia 18–19
60193.084Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–10.500420Beat Texas Arlington 61–22
61-23.128Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–1–10.250820BYE
62-43.239Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–20.33372+1Lost to Hawai'i 13–23
6343.354Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–10.500420Beat Lafayette 26–20
64263.404Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI1–10.500420Beat Citadel 36–7
65-433.472Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–10.50042-1Lost to Tulsa 15–25
66-43.491Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–20.000830Lost to Ohio State 10–31
67103.491Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–30.000830Lost to Fresno State 4–10
68173.562Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–20.333720Beat Rice 30–6
69273.628Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–10.50042-1Beat Iowa 19–7
70-563.660Indiana (INDIANA)B101–10.50042-1Lost to USC 7–28
71103.756Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–20.333720Lost to Texas 12–21
72-393.932Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–10.50042-1Lost to North Carolina 10–34
73104.000Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–20.333720Lost to NC State 0–30
7424.005UTEPIND WAC1–20.333720Lost to SMU 10–31
75-244.098Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–10.50042-1Lost to Miami 8–14
7664.190Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–20.33372-1Lost to Illinois 10–47
77-294.223Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–10.50042-1Lost to Colorado 0–12
78-44.249Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA1–10.50042-1Beat Weber State 31–10
79244.349Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–10.50042+1Beat TCU 30–19
8004.375Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–20.33372-1Lost to Auburn 19–21
81114.467Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–10.50042-1BYE
8294.555Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–20.333720Beat Richmond 23–14
83124.575CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–10.667360Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 14–10
8424.914Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC1–20.33372-2Lost to Texas Tech 30–31
8594.922Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–20.33372-2Beat Long Beach State 36–27
86125.189Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–20.00083-1Lost to Arizona State 10–24
8715.302Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–30.00083-1Lost to Miami (OH) 13–27
88-185.506Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–20.00083-1Lost to Oklahoma 8–29
89-235.528Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–20.00083-1Lost to UCLA 26–51
90-15.777Iowa (IOWA)B100–20.00083-1Lost to Iowa State 7–19
91-135.777Purdue (PURDUE)B100–20.00083-1Lost to Minnesota 10–36
92-245.921Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–30.00083-2Lost to Mississippi State 17–41
9375.958UNLVIND PCAA0–20.00083-1Lost to New Mexico 21–49
94-106.162Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–20.00083-1Lost to LSU 7–45
95-326.774Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–20.00083-2Lost to Tulane 6–30
96-96.977Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA0–20.00083-2Lost to Wyoming 27–36
9706.977San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–20.00083-2Lost to California 0–28
9817.385Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–20.00083-2Lost to Penn State 14–49
99-248.291Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–20.000830Lost to Wichita State 20–33
100-79.226North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI0–30.00083-2Lost to UL Monroe 15–38
10119.302New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–30.00083-2Lost to Nebraska 0–68
10239.853Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–20.00083-1Lost to Northern Illinois 15–23
103-309.875Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–20.00083-1Lost to James Madison 17–21
104-311.083Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA0–30.00083-1Lost to Idaho 17–36
105-113.362Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.000830Lost to Louisiana Tech 12–49

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