1983 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 27, 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	0	0.767	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	12–0	1.000	1	+65	BYE
2	0	0.790	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+67	BYE
3	1	1.023	BYU	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+60	Beat Missouri 21–17
4	-1	1.027	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+55	BYE
5	0	1.238	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	4	+47	BYE
6	0	1.317	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	10–1	0.909	4	+42	BYE
7	0	1.326	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+42	BYE
8	0	1.372	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	12	+39	BYE
9	0	1.402	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+38	BYE
10	0	1.449	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+37	BYE
11	0	1.467	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	9–2	0.818	12	+37	BYE
12	0	1.488	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	10–2	0.833	9	+43	BYE
13	0	1.489	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+44	Beat Kentucky 20–16
14	1	1.643	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	17	+32	BYE
15	1	1.776	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+27	BYE
16	1	1.782	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	9	+33	BYE
17	1	1.784	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+26	BYE
18	1	1.844	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–2	0.818	12	+25	BYE
19	-5	1.851	SMU	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	9	+26	Lost to Alabama 7–28
20	0	1.862	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	21	+31	BYE
21	9	1.890	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–4	0.667	29	+31	Beat SMU 28–7
22	0	1.931	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–4	0.667	29	+32	BYE
23	-2	1.940	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–3	0.750	19	+31	BYE
24	10	2.058	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–4–1	0.654	34	+34	Beat Washington 13–10
25	1	2.073	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+14	BYE
26	-2	2.074	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	21	+22	BYE
27	-4	2.075	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	29	+28	BYE
28	1	2.176	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3	0.727	21	+18	BYE
29	-1	2.187	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	27	+18	BYE
30	-3	2.211	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–4	0.636	35	+22	BYE
31	1	2.244	UCLA	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	40	+24	BYE
32	-1	2.258	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+17	BYE
33	-8	2.278	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–5	0.583	43	+27	Lost to BYU 17–21
34	1	2.319	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	27	+20	BYE
35	-2	2.536	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–4	0.667	29	+13	Lost to Penn State 10–13
36	0	2.556	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	35	+17	BYE
37	0	2.580	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	35	+12	BYE
38	0	2.592	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	46	+17	BYE
39	1	2.738	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+7	BYE
40	2	2.804	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	40	+9	BYE
41	0	2.823	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	21	-3	BYE
42	-3	2.828	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–5–1	0.542	54	+14	Lost to West Virginia 16–20
43	0	2.907	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	46	+6	BYE
44	0	3.007	UNLV	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	35	+6	BYE
45	1	3.081	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	46	+10	BYE
46	-1	3.110	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	46	+7	BYE
47	0	3.114	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	40	0	BYE
48	0	3.123	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	29	+9	BYE
49	0	3.350	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	43	+3	BYE
50	0	3.454	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	7–5	0.583	43	+12	BYE
51	0	3.486	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	55	+2	BYE
52	0	3.572	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	46	-5	BYE
53	0	3.640	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–6	0.500	55	+3	BYE
54	0	3.693	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	46	-5	BYE
55	2	3.774	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	60	-2	BYE
56	2	3.790	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	46	+2	BYE
57	-1	3.836	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	60	-4	BYE
58	-3	3.836	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	55	-6	BYE
59	0	3.887	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	46	-13	BYE
60	0	3.948	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	60	-5	BYE
61	0	3.983	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	55	+3	BYE
62	0	4.170	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	55	-10	BYE
63	0	4.193	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	60	-9	BYE
64	0	4.245	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	66	-7	BYE
65	0	4.339	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–6–1	0.409	66	-10	BYE
66	0	4.348	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-9	BYE
67	0	4.491	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
68	1	4.568	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	72	-15	BYE
69	-1	4.577	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-13	BYE
70	0	4.640	USC	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-14	BYE
71	0	4.657	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	66	-14	BYE
72	0	4.744	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–7–1	0.318	81	-12	BYE
73	1	4.763	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	65	-15	BYE
74	-1	4.769	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
75	0	4.780	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	83	-12	BYE
76	0	4.826	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-15	BYE
77	0	4.874	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	81	-12	BYE
78	0	4.898	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
79	0	4.948	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
80	0	5.033	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
81	0	5.172	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-8	BYE
82	0	5.308	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
83	0	5.338	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-20	BYE
84	0	5.548	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	95	-23	BYE
85	0	5.612	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-21	BYE
86	0	5.752	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	83	-23	BYE
87	0	5.840	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	83	-25	BYE
88	0	5.863	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-34	BYE
89	0	6.020	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	71	-19	BYE
90	0	6.047	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	60	-15	BYE
91	0	6.080	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-35	BYE
92	0	6.197	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	94	-31	BYE
93	0	6.241	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-39	BYE
94	0	6.857	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	95	-30	BYE
95	0	6.859	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–9	0.250	92	-23	BYE
96	0	7.157	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–8–1	0.227	93	-36	BYE
97	0	7.308	TCU	IND SWC	1–8–2	0.182	95	-35	BYE
98	0	7.410	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–10	0.091	100	-41	BYE
99	0	7.493	UTEP	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	99	-39	BYE
100	0	7.562	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-38	BYE
101	0	8.131	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–10	0.091	100	-41	BYE
102	0	8.185	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-44	BYE
103	0	8.210	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-24	BYE
104	0	8.640	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	100	-50	BYE