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1983 Week 6 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
100.763West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+12Beat Pittsburgh 24–21
200.801Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–0–10.90010+9Tied California 33–33
330.890Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–01.0001+9Beat Syracuse 63–7
4-10.985Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–0–10.90010+8Beat LSU 31–17
5-11.040Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–01.0001+8BYE
641.086Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–10.75018+7Beat Florida State 27–24
791.097Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–10.75018+8Beat Virginia 23–3
861.194Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–0–10.87512+5Beat Mississippi State 20–7
9-21.254Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+4Beat Rice 42–6
10-21.350Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75018+5Beat Northwestern 49–0
11-21.351Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–01.0001+5Beat Ohio 31–0
1251.388Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+4Beat Memphis 44–13
1351.413Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.75018+5Beat Indiana 43–18
1451.454Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–01.0001+5Beat Tulsa 9–0
15-31.489Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–10.75018+4Beat Minnesota 69–18
16-11.536North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–01.0001+4Beat Georgia Tech 38–21
17-61.541BYUIND WAC3–10.75018+4Beat UCLA 37–35
18-131.638Iowa (IOWA)B103–10.75018+5Lost to Illinois 0–33
1911.647Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–10.80014+5Beat Duke 56–17
20-71.674SMUIND SWC4–01.0001+3Beat Texas Arlington 34–0
2141.694Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–0–10.87512+1Beat Stanford 29–11
22121.773Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–10.75018+3Beat Iowa 33–0
23121.796Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC3–10.75018+4Beat Ball State 27–14
24-31.800Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–10.80014+4Beat Temple 18–15
2551.907CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA4–10.80014+5Beat Pacific 31–14
26161.917Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–10.75018+5Beat Houston 42–21
2701.926Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.75018+3Beat Kent State 13–7
28-42.012Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–10.75018+3Beat Navy 27–10
29-32.080Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–1–10.62540+3Tied Purdue 29–29
30112.137Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–10.75018+3Beat Kansas State 29–10
3102.206Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–10.75018+2BYE
32142.228East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–10.75018+2Beat Missouri 13–6
33-112.231Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–10.80014+2Lost to Maryland 3–23
34102.241Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–10.75018+2Beat Louisville 31–0
3542.330Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–10.75018+2Beat Eastern Michigan 26–21
3672.349San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA3–10.75018+3Beat Oregon 44–34
3702.405California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–1–10.62540+2Tied Arizona 33–33
38142.443Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–10.66739+2Beat Texas A&M 3–0
39-72.478Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–20.50051+2Lost to East Carolina 6–13
40-42.490Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–20.50051+2Lost to West Virginia 21–24
41142.673Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–10.750180Beat Ole Miss 27–7
42-142.693Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–20.50051+3Lost to Georgia 7–20
43-52.716Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–1–10.625400BYE
44-152.772LSUSEC2–20.50051+2Lost to Florida 17–31
4552.778Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–10.750180Beat TCU 38–21
46-132.807Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–20.60044+2Lost to Virginia Tech 0–31
47242.815NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–20.50051+1Beat Wake Forest 38–15
48152.848Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–20.50051+1Beat Colorado 27–3
49-262.849Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50051+1Lost to Auburn 24–27
5072.871South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–20.60044+1Beat USC 38–14
5172.942Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.75018-1Beat Miami (OH) 20–18
52132.954Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–20.50051+2Beat Tulane 30–17
53-42.991Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–1–10.62540-1BYE
5423.009Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–20.50051+2BYE
55-153.209Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–20.60044+1Lost to Northern Illinois 14–27
56103.211Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–20.500510BYE
5773.258Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–20.600440Beat UTEP 49–17
5893.413Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–20.500510Beat Cornell 48–20
5903.440Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–30.400660Lost to Oklahoma State 0–9
60-63.490Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–30.40066+1Lost to Oklahoma 10–29
61133.576UNLVIND PCAA3–20.60044-1Beat Oregon State 35–21
62-173.581Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–20.60044-1Lost to Nebraska 7–63
6353.670Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–20.50051-1Beat Citadel 45–6
64-133.869Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–20.60044+1Lost to NC State 15–38
6554.070Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–30.250780Lost to Alabama 13–44
66184.117Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–30.40066-1Beat Rutgers 36–25
67-204.121Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–20.50051-1Lost to Notre Dame 3–27
68154.181Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA1–30.25078-1Beat Fresno State 20–12
6904.213San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–2–10.50051-3Tied Hawai'i 27–27
70-224.227Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–30.40066-1Lost to Vanderbilt 17–30
71-94.335Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–30.40066-1Lost to Toledo 0–31
72-194.450Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–20.50051-3Lost to Utah State 12–20
7344.602UCLAPAC0–3–10.12597-1Lost to BYU 35–37
7424.820Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–30.40066-4Lost to Baylor 21–42
75-154.844Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–30.40066-4Lost to Colorado State 28–31
76-34.938Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–30.25078-2Lost to Texas Tech 0–3
77-54.967New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–30.40066+1Lost to North Texas 8–18
7834.970Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–2–10.37575-3Tied San Diego State 27–27
79135.181Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–40.00099-3Lost to Arizona State 11–29
8005.252Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–30.25078-3Lost to Boston College 15–18
81-205.320USCPAC1–2–10.37575-2Lost to South Carolina 14–38
8275.333Purdue (PURDUE)B101–2–10.37575-2Tied Michigan State 29–29
83-85.352Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–30.25078-4Lost to Washington 10–27
84-25.512Indiana (INDIANA)B101–30.25078-4Lost to Michigan 18–43
8505.598Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–30.25078-4Lost to San José State 34–44
86-75.634Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–30.25078-3Lost to Wisconsin 0–49
87-15.702Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–40.20091-4Lost to Southern Miss 7–27
8875.810Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–40.00099-4Lost to Western Michigan 18–20
89-15.822Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–40.20091-4Lost to CAL State Fullerton 14–31
90-125.990Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–30.25078-6Lost to Penn State 25–36
91-46.202Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–30.25078-5Lost to New Mexico State 17–24
92-26.211Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–30.25078-2Lost to Ohio State 18–69
9306.476TCUIND SWC0–3–10.12597-4Lost to Arkansas 21–38
9486.782New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC2–30.40066-6Beat Iowa State 24–17
9526.906UTEPIND WAC1–40.20091-3Lost to Wyoming 17–49
96-56.926Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–40.20091-6Lost to UNLV 21–35
9717.232Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–30.25078-4Lost to Bowling Green 21–26
98-27.284Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–40.20091-8Lost to Texas 6–42
9917.330Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–40.00099-1Lost to North Carolina 21–38
100-17.410Duke (DUKE)ACC0–40.00099-7Lost to Miami 17–56
10127.738Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–40.20091-7Beat Utah 31–28
102-18.175Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–40.00099-4Lost to Central Michigan 7–13
103-98.341Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–30.25078-2Lost to Harvard 21–24
104013.242Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–30.00099-4BYE

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