1983 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 20, 1983By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1983 Season Tags: • No Comments

1983 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	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.761	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	12–0	1.000	1	+64	BYE
2	-1	0.780	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–1	0.909	3	+66	BYE
3	0	1.019	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+55	BYE
4	0	1.046	BYU	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	3	+53	BYE
5	0	1.232	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+46	BYE
6	0	1.274	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	10–1	0.909	3	+43	BYE
7	1	1.324	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+42	BYE
8	-1	1.330	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	12	+40	BYE
9	0	1.415	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+38	BYE
10	0	1.431	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+37	BYE
11	0	1.467	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	9–2	0.818	12	+36	BYE
12	1	1.500	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	10–2	0.833	10	+43	Beat CAL State Fullerton 20–13
13	-1	1.554	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+38	BYE
14	0	1.603	SMU	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+30	BYE
15	0	1.659	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	17	+32	BYE
16	1	1.756	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	20	+27	BYE
17	2	1.802	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	10	+33	BYE
18	0	1.814	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+24	BYE
19	1	1.847	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–2	0.818	12	+25	BYE
20	1	1.858	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	20	+31	BYE
21	5	1.937	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–3	0.750	19	+30	Beat Maryland 30–23
22	-6	1.952	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–4	0.667	30	+32	Lost to Tennessee 23–30
23	0	2.043	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	30	+29	BYE
24	-2	2.049	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	20	+23	BYE
25	-1	2.054	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	33	+28	BYE
26	-1	2.081	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+14	BYE
27	1	2.140	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–4	0.636	33	+22	BYE
28	1	2.174	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	28	+19	BYE
29	-2	2.176	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3	0.727	20	+18	BYE
30	0	2.191	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	33	+21	BYE
31	0	2.207	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+17	BYE
32	0	2.224	UCLA	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	41	+24	BYE
33	0	2.264	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	20	+17	BYE
34	0	2.296	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	40	+24	BYE
35	0	2.314	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	28	+20	BYE
36	0	2.497	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	33	+17	BYE
37	0	2.510	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	33	+13	BYE
38	0	2.601	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	+17	BYE
39	0	2.633	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	41	+17	BYE
40	0	2.718	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	33	+7	BYE
41	0	2.809	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	20	-3	BYE
42	0	2.824	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	41	+9	BYE
43	0	2.943	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	+6	BYE
44	0	2.982	UNLV	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	33	+6	BYE
45	1	3.102	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	47	+8	BYE
46	-1	3.125	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	+9	BYE
47	1	3.130	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	41	0	BYE
48	-1	3.142	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	30	+9	BYE
49	1	3.387	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	45	+3	BYE
50	-1	3.494	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	7–5	0.583	45	+12	Lost to Northern Illinois 13–20
51	0	3.502	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	55	+2	BYE
52	0	3.589	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	47	-5	BYE
53	1	3.665	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–6	0.500	55	+3	BYE
54	-1	3.715	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	47	-5	BYE
55	3	3.800	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	55	-5	BYE
56	-1	3.800	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	60	-3	BYE
57	-1	3.802	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	60	-2	BYE
58	-1	3.807	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	47	+2	BYE
59	0	3.904	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	47	-13	BYE
60	0	3.963	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	60	-5	BYE
61	0	3.995	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	55	+3	BYE
62	1	4.170	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	55	-10	BYE
63	-1	4.207	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	60	-9	BYE
64	0	4.227	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	66	-7	BYE
65	0	4.285	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–6–1	0.409	66	-10	BYE
66	0	4.381	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-9	BYE
67	0	4.486	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
68	0	4.518	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-12	BYE
69	0	4.522	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
70	0	4.594	USC	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-13	BYE
71	0	4.673	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	66	-15	BYE
72	0	4.717	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–7–1	0.318	81	-11	BYE
73	0	4.780	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
74	0	4.782	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	65	-15	BYE
75	0	4.792	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	83	-12	BYE
76	0	4.804	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
77	0	4.847	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	81	-12	BYE
78	0	4.870	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
79	0	4.887	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	72	-13	BYE
80	0	4.978	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
81	0	5.202	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-8	BYE
82	0	5.318	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
83	0	5.345	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-20	BYE
84	0	5.561	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	95	-22	BYE
85	0	5.569	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-20	BYE
86	0	5.671	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	83	-21	BYE
87	0	5.784	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	83	-24	BYE
88	0	5.869	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-34	BYE
89	0	6.002	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	71	-19	BYE
90	0	6.042	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	60	-15	BYE
91	0	6.049	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-34	BYE
92	0	6.204	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	94	-31	BYE
93	0	6.278	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-39	BYE
94	0	6.775	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	95	-29	BYE
95	0	6.876	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–9	0.250	92	-23	BYE
96	0	7.076	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–8–1	0.227	93	-35	BYE
97	0	7.272	TCU	IND SWC	1–8–2	0.182	95	-34	BYE
98	0	7.364	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–10	0.091	100	-40	BYE
99	0	7.518	UTEP	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	99	-39	BYE
100	0	7.577	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-38	BYE
101	0	8.101	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–10	0.091	100	-41	BYE
102	0	8.192	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-44	BYE
103	0	8.223	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-24	BYE
104	0	8.610	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	100	-49	BYE