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1983 Week 4 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
170.604Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–01.0001+3Beat Minnesota 84–13
220.707Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2BYE
3-10.791Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–01.0001+2Beat Missouri 21–20
4380.807Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–01.0001+1Beat Auburn 20–7
5270.885Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–01.0001+2Beat Notre Dame 28–23
650.974Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–01.0001+3Beat New Mexico 17–0
760.981Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Indiana 24–13
8-70.988West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Maryland 31–21
901.021Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Navy 38–10
10-41.100North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–01.0001+3Beat Miami (OH) 48–17
11101.124Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Rutgers 42–22
12-51.128Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–01.0001+3Beat Washington State 45–6
13211.152Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat UTEP 20–6
1461.179Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+1Beat Oklahoma 24–14
1521.179Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Michigan 25–24
16-131.252Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–0–10.83325+2Beat Indiana State 17–13
17131.273SMUIND SWC2–01.0001+2BYE
18251.310USCPAC1–0–10.75026+1Beat Oregon State 33–10
19-141.450Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–10.50045+2Lost to Texas 7–20
20271.482Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Cincinnati 27–17
21151.495CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–01.0001+2Beat Utah State 25–24
22-31.498Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–0–10.750260Tied UCLA 26–26
2301.503Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.00010Beat Ole Miss 40–0
24-91.524Iowa (IOWA)B102–01.00010Beat Penn State 42–34
25291.547BYUIND WAC1–10.50045+1Beat Bowling Green 63–28
26131.665Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–10.66729+2Beat Purdue 35–0
27-11.666Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–0–10.750260Tied Clemson 16–16
28-101.736Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66729+2Lost to Tulane 28–34
29-21.803Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–10.50045+1Lost to Wisconsin 20–21
30231.822Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–10.66729+2Beat Florida State 34–28
31-31.830Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–01.00010Beat James Madison 21–14
32141.851Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–10.50045+2BYE
33121.854Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–01.0001+1Beat Ohio 31–14
34181.891Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–10.66729+2Beat Hawai'i 23–21
3551.901Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–01.00010Beat Richmond 31–6
36-51.954Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–10.50045+1Lost to West Virginia 21–31
37112.158Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.00010Beat Illinois State 14–13
38392.168Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–10.66729+2Beat Air Force 14–7
39182.232Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–10.50045+1BYE
40-262.373Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–10.500450Lost to Michigan State 23–28
41-32.425Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–10.50045+1BYE
42-322.462San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–10.50045+1Lost to California 9–30
43-62.479Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–10.66729+1Beat Northwestern State 26–19
4472.480South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–10.667290Beat Duke 31–24
4542.491East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–10.667290Beat Murray State 50–25
46342.493California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–10.667290Beat San José State 30–9
47-352.569Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–10.50045+1Lost to Washington 24–25
4882.598Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–10.500450Beat Colorado State 31–3
49252.649Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–10.667290Beat Army 31–7
50-282.748Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–10.66729-1Lost to Wyoming 7–14
51-272.826Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–10.500450Lost to Ohio State 14–24
52-272.850Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–10.500450Lost to Oklahoma State 17–27
53252.924Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–10.66729-1Beat Northwestern 35–0
54-212.933Indiana (INDIANA)B101–10.500450Lost to Kentucky 13–24
55213.086Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–10.66729-1Beat Lamar 42–35
56163.094UNLVIND PCAA2–10.667290Beat Pacific 28–7
5793.114Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–1–10.500450Tied Georgia 16–16
58-423.196Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–10.50045-1Lost to Long Beach State 21–23
59143.281Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500450BYE
60393.319Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–10.500450Beat Memphis 17–10
61-173.379Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–10.500450Lost to Boston College 22–42
62-333.395Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–10.500450Lost to BYU 28–63
63-83.470LSUSEC1–10.50045-1Beat Rice 24–10
6473.488Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–10.66729-1Beat Louisiana Tech 28–10
6503.490UCLAPAC0–1–10.250850Tied Arizona State 26–26
66253.545Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–10.66729+1Beat Western Carolina 21–0
67313.589NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–10.50045-1Beat Citadel 45–0
68283.620Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–10.50045-1Beat Arkansas State 38–0
69133.627Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–20.000870Lost to CAL State Fullerton 24–25
70-353.716Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–10.500450Lost to Nebraska 13–84
71-73.878Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–20.000870Lost to Mississippi State 10–38
72253.891Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–1–10.50045-1Beat Wichita State 57–6
73-113.993Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–10.50045-1Beat Stanford 17–7
74-154.037Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–10.50045-1Beat Iowa State 29–26
75154.086Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–20.33374-1Beat TCU 20–3
76-14.110Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–20.333740Lost to USC 10–33
77-274.332Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–20.33374-1Lost to Virginia Tech 10–17
7864.422Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–20.333740Lost to Ball State 14–31
7924.437New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–20.333740Lost to Arkansas 0–17
80-204.533Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA1–10.50045-1Beat Nevada 24–22
81-204.563Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–20.33374-1Lost to UNLV 7–28
82-194.584San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–20.33374-1Lost to Utah 24–27
83-164.942Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–20.33374-1Lost to Arizona 6–45
84105.183Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–20.33374-1Beat San Diego State 27–24
85-65.196Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–30.00087-1Lost to Iowa 34–42
8605.422UTEPIND WAC1–20.33374+1Lost to Baylor 6–20
87145.455Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–20.00087-1Lost to North Carolina 17–48
88-305.486Duke (DUKE)ACC0–30.00087-2Lost to South Carolina 24–31
89-45.844Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–20.00087-1Lost to Syracuse 0–35
90-26.004Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–20.00087-1Lost to Vanderbilt 26–29
9146.116Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500450BYE
92-226.232Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–10.00087-1BYE
93-17.032Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–20.00087-2BYE
9467.040Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–30.00087-3Lost to Alabama 0–40
95-27.269Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–30.00087-3Lost to LSU 10–24
96-277.535Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–20.00087-2Lost to Illinois 7–17
97-147.787Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–30.00087-3Lost to Colorado 3–31
98-118.032New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC1–20.33374-2Lost to North Texas 3–49
99-318.107Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–20.000870Lost to Furman 14–17
100-118.130Purdue (PURDUE)B100–20.00087-2Lost to Miami 0–35
10119.455Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–20.00087-1BYE
10219.615Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–20.00087-1Lost to Louisville 7–31
103-6210.438TCUIND SWC0–1–10.25085-2Lost to Kansas State 3–20
104013.615Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–20.000870Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 14–38

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