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1983 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.778Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9004+52Beat Georgia 13–7
200.831Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–01.0001+49Beat Kansas 67–13
301.093Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–01.0001+37Beat TCU 20–14
421.131BYUIND WAC9–10.9004+40Beat Colorado State 24–6
531.178Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI10–10.9093+43Beat Florida State 17–16
6-11.186West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–20.80011+38Beat Rutgers 35–7
701.201Illinois (ILLINOIS)B109–10.9004+38Beat Indiana 49–21
8-41.235Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–1–10.8509+35Lost to Auburn 7–13
941.406Iowa (IOWA)B108–20.80011+33Beat Michigan State 12–6
1041.412Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–1–10.8509+30Beat Maryland 52–27
11-21.435Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–20.80011+29Beat Minnesota 58–10
1251.544Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–2–10.75022+29Beat Kentucky 24–7
1321.550Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–20.80011+26Beat Northwestern 55–7
14-21.583Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–20.80011+28Beat Army 38–7
15-41.611Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC9–10.9004+25Lost to Northern Illinois 10–26
1651.639Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–30.70025+30Beat Oklahoma State 16–10
17-71.658Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–30.70025+31Lost to Clemson 27–52
1861.686Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC8–20.80011+28Beat Toledo 26–10
1901.733SMUIND SWC8–10.8898+19Beat Texas Tech 33–7
20111.896Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–20.77819+20Beat Southern Miss 28–16
2181.937Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–30.70025+27Beat Ohio 24–20
2231.958Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–30.70025+23Beat Colorado 41–28
23-72.026Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–20.77819+16Lost to Syracuse 10–21
2432.034Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–20.80011+18Beat USC 24–0
25-52.092Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC7–20.77819+16BYE
2642.135Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–2–10.75022+18Beat Rice 48–14
2762.190Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–20.80011+9Beat Vanderbilt 21–10
28-102.218North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–30.70025+14Lost to Virginia 14–17
29-32.232Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–40.60040+17Lost to Miami 16–17
3052.265Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–40.60040+16Beat Purdue 42–38
3162.285Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–40.63637+23Beat Notre Dame 34–30
3262.365Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–3–10.65035+13Beat UCLA 27–24
33-102.365Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–3–10.65035+18Lost to Florida 7–24
34-122.403Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–30.66734+12Lost to Ole Miss 10–13
3552.434Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70025+12Beat Ball State 38–10
36-82.450UCLAPAC5–4–10.55051+18Lost to Arizona 24–27
37-52.469Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–30.70025+9Lost to Alabama 16–28
3812.496East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–30.70025+8Beat William & Mary 40–6
3972.594UNLVIND PCAA7–30.70025+13Beat CAL State Fullerton 13–0
40-42.694Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–40.60040+9Lost to Missouri 10–16
41-72.806Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–40.60040+6Lost to Penn State 30–34
4222.865Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–30.72724-2Beat West Texas A&M 31–16
4342.902Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–40.55648+8Beat Cincinnati 43–10
4462.944Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–40.60040+8Beat California 16–6
45-22.997Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–3–10.56347+7BYE
46-53.141Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–40.55648+7Lost to Texas A&M 23–36
4743.149Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–3–10.61139-1Beat Oregon State 38–3
48-33.238CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA7–40.63637+13Lost to UNLV 0–13
4963.329Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–50.50053+4Beat Utah 21–17
5083.443Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–40.60040-2Beat North Carolina 17–14
51-93.458San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–40.55648+1Lost to Pacific 26–30
52-43.591Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–50.50053-3Lost to Utah State 17–21
53113.642Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–50.50053-1Beat Boston College 21–10
5483.696Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–50.50053+1Beat Tennessee 13–10
55-63.697Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–40.60040-1Lost to Fresno State 3–7
5603.788South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–50.50053-4Beat Navy 31–7
5743.801Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50053-6Beat Kent State 21–13
58-63.833Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–5–10.45064-2Lost to Iowa 6–12
59-63.908Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54552+2Lost to Central Michigan 10–38
60113.929Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–4–10.50053-6Beat Arkansas 36–23
61113.988Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–50.50053-10Beat Long Beach State 7–3
62-54.006Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–5–10.389740Lost to SMU 7–33
6354.093Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–50.50053-9Beat San Diego State 33–21
6414.289Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–60.40068-6BYE
65-114.291Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–5–10.45064-7Lost to Memphis 10–43
66-64.343USCPAC4–5–10.45064-7Lost to Washington 0–24
6734.345New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC5–60.45562+1Beat UTEP 35–0
6894.383Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–70.30077-5Beat LSU 45–26
69-104.473California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–5–10.45064-10Lost to Washington State 6–16
7084.534Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–60.40068-10Beat Stanford 16–7
71-44.560Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–60.45562-9Lost to BYU 6–24
7294.628Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–60.40068-8Beat Kansas State 49–27
7394.650Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–70.30077-11Beat Louisville 24–7
74-54.702Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–60.40068-14Lost to Bowling Green 20–24
75-14.711Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–60.40068-7BYE
76-134.723LSUSEC3–70.30077-12Lost to Mississippi State 26–45
7784.899Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–70.30077-16Beat Eastern Michigan 24–12
78105.005Duke (DUKE)ACC3–70.30077-14Beat NC State 27–26
79-35.006Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–6–10.35075-15Lost to Nebraska 13–67
80-145.096Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–70.30077-14Lost to Temple 7–24
81-15.153Indiana (INDIANA)B103–70.30077-14Lost to Illinois 21–49
82-75.205Purdue (PURDUE)B102–7–10.25089-13Lost to Wisconsin 38–42
83-105.219Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–70.30077-13Lost to Iowa State 27–49
8425.223Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC3–60.33376-15BYE
85-65.325Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–70.30077-15Lost to Oklahoma 28–41
86-35.331Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–80.20093-14Lost to Virginia Tech 10–21
87-35.591NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–70.30077-26Lost to Duke 26–27
8815.816Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–70.22292-8BYE
8915.998Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–70.30077-29Lost to West Virginia 7–35
90-36.002San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–7–10.25089-22Lost to Wyoming 21–33
9166.471Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–80.27388-14Beat San José State 30–26
92-16.551Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–80.20093-31Lost to South Carolina 7–31
9326.682New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC4–60.40068-15BYE
94-26.831Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–80.20093-25Lost to Ohio State 7–55
9517.006TCUIND SWC1–7–20.20093-24Lost to Texas 14–20
96-37.075Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–90.10099-30Lost to Oregon 7–16
97-37.114Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–80.20093-31Lost to Arizona State 3–38
9817.733Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–90.10099-33Lost to Western Michigan 13–21
99-17.796Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–80.20093-14Lost to Pittsburgh 7–38
10037.836Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–60.25089-22Beat Mcneese State 48–16
101-18.110UTEPIND WAC1–100.091103-33Lost to New Mexico 0–35
10208.185Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–90.10099-35Lost to Michigan 10–58
103-28.250Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–90.10099-36Lost to Miami (OH) 12–24
10408.817Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–100.091103-43Lost to Baylor 14–48

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