1983 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 6, 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	0.757	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–1	0.909	3	+65	Beat Alabama 23–20
2	-1	0.767	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	12–0	1.000	1	+64	BYE
3	0	1.025	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+55	BYE
4	0	1.053	BYU	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	3	+52	BYE
5	0	1.227	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+46	BYE
6	0	1.263	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	10–1	0.909	3	+43	BYE
7	0	1.295	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+40	BYE
8	0	1.309	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+42	BYE
9	0	1.379	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+38	BYE
10	2	1.431	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+37	Beat Florida State 53–14
11	-1	1.434	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+36	BYE
12	-1	1.494	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+38	BYE
13	0	1.547	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+36	BYE
14	0	1.607	SMU	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+30	BYE
15	0	1.619	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	17	+32	BYE
16	0	1.675	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	19	+35	BYE
17	0	1.732	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	19	+27	BYE
18	0	1.787	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+24	BYE
19	0	1.817	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+25	BYE
20	0	1.834	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	19	+31	BYE
21	0	1.874	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	10	+27	BYE
22	0	2.029	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	19	+22	BYE
23	1	2.054	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	33	+28	BYE
24	5	2.055	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	31	+29	Beat Hawai'i 21–17
25	0	2.056	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+14	BYE
26	0	2.064	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–3	0.727	19	+23	BYE
27	0	2.121	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–4	0.636	33	+21	BYE
28	0	2.128	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3	0.727	19	+19	BYE
29	1	2.149	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+19	BYE
30	-7	2.158	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	33	+21	Lost to Auburn 20–23
31	0	2.193	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+17	BYE
32	0	2.245	UCLA	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	42	+24	BYE
33	0	2.250	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	19	+17	BYE
34	0	2.277	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	41	+24	BYE
35	0	2.328	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+20	BYE
36	1	2.501	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	33	+17	BYE
37	1	2.514	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	33	+13	BYE
38	-2	2.601	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	+17	Lost to Florida 14–53
39	0	2.645	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	42	+17	BYE
40	0	2.690	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	33	+7	BYE
41	0	2.795	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	42	+9	BYE
42	0	2.799	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	19	-3	BYE
43	1	2.943	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	+6	BYE
44	-1	2.948	UNLV	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	33	+6	BYE
45	0	3.064	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	+10	BYE
46	1	3.075	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	47	+9	BYE
47	-1	3.120	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	31	+10	BYE
48	0	3.156	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	42	0	BYE
49	1	3.243	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	33	+14	BYE
50	1	3.411	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	46	+2	BYE
51	1	3.483	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–5	0.545	47	+4	BYE
52	-3	3.541	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	56	+2	Lost to Oklahoma 17–21
53	0	3.572	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	47	-5	BYE
54	0	3.654	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	47	-4	BYE
55	1	3.751	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	60	-2	BYE
56	-1	3.766	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	60	-2	BYE
57	0	3.789	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	47	+2	BYE
58	0	3.824	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	56	-5	BYE
59	0	3.851	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	47	-12	BYE
60	0	3.958	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	60	-5	BYE
61	0	4.022	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	56	+3	BYE
62	0	4.162	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	60	-8	BYE
63	0	4.198	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	66	-7	BYE
64	0	4.203	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	56	-10	BYE
65	0	4.291	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–6–1	0.409	66	-10	BYE
66	0	4.359	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-9	BYE
67	1	4.459	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
68	-1	4.478	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	72	-13	BYE
69	0	4.523	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-12	BYE
70	0	4.605	USC	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-13	BYE
71	0	4.679	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	66	-15	BYE
72	1	4.729	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–7–1	0.318	81	-11	BYE
73	1	4.749	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	83	-11	BYE
74	2	4.752	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
75	-3	4.769	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
76	-1	4.801	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	65	-15	BYE
77	0	4.814	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	81	-12	BYE
78	1	4.881	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
79	-1	4.881	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	72	-13	BYE
80	0	4.983	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
81	0	5.196	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-8	BYE
82	0	5.241	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
83	0	5.258	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-19	BYE
84	0	5.431	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	95	-20	BYE
85	0	5.563	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-20	BYE
86	0	5.696	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	83	-21	BYE
87	0	5.759	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	83	-24	BYE
88	0	5.788	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-33	BYE
89	0	5.996	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	6.043	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-34	BYE
92	0	6.224	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	94	-31	BYE
93	0	6.259	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-39	BYE
94	0	6.733	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	95	-29	BYE
95	0	6.812	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–9	0.250	92	-22	BYE
96	0	7.091	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–8–1	0.227	93	-35	BYE
97	0	7.218	TCU	IND SWC	1–8–2	0.182	95	-33	BYE
98	0	7.394	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–10	0.091	100	-40	BYE
99	0	7.544	UTEP	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	99	-39	BYE
100	0	7.547	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-38	BYE
101	0	8.063	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–10	0.091	100	-41	BYE
102	0	8.162	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	8.625	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	100	-49	BYE