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1983 Week 7 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
100.666West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+15BYE
210.725Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–01.0001+15Beat Oklahoma State 14–10
330.741Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–10.80014+13Beat Kentucky 49–21
4-20.945Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–0–10.9177+12Beat Colorado State 52–21
5-11.087Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–0–10.9177+11Beat Vanderbilt 29–10
631.092Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+8Beat Oklahoma 28–16
701.115Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–10.80014+12Beat Syracuse 34–13
831.217Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–01.0001+8Beat Bowling Green 6–3
941.240Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–10.80014+8Beat Michigan State 42–0
1061.294North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–01.0001+10Beat Wake Forest 30–10
11-31.333Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–0–10.9009+7Beat Ole Miss 36–11
1261.345Iowa (IOWA)B104–10.80014+9Beat Northwestern 61–21
1341.361BYUIND WAC4–10.80014+8Beat Wyoming 41–10
1461.410SMUIND SWC5–01.0001+7Beat Baylor 42–26
1571.420Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–10.80014+7Beat Wisconsin 27–15
16-111.486Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–10.80014+9Lost to Auburn 21–49
1721.498Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–10.83311+9Beat Louisville 42–14
18-41.550Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–10.80014+8Lost to Nebraska 10–14
19-41.600Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–10.80014+6Beat Purdue 33–22
2011.610Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–0–10.87510+2BYE
2121.660Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC4–10.80014+6Beat Western Michigan 27–3
22-121.735Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–20.60035+6Lost to Illinois 15–27
2311.877Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–10.83311+5Beat Yale 42–7
2411.898CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA5–10.83311+7Beat Nevada 14–6
25141.936Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–20.60035+5Beat Colorado 59–20
2651.961Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA4–10.80014+4Beat San Diego State 20–13
2791.973San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–10.80014+5Beat Fresno State 41–23
28-162.026Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–10.80014+3Lost to Penn State 28–34
29112.055Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–20.60035+5Beat Florida State 17–16
30-32.089Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–10.80014+3Beat Eastern Michigan 24–3
31222.096Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–1–10.70033+4Beat Virginia 42–21
32-42.127Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80014+4Beat Oregon State 34–7
3312.159Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–10.80014+2Beat Duke 27–14
3472.262Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–10.80014+2Beat Mississippi State 31–6
35-32.280East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–10.80014+2Beat Louisiana 21–18
36-62.343Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–20.60035+4Lost to Texas 16–28
37112.389Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–20.60035+3Beat South Carolina 30–6
38-122.519Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–20.60035+5Lost to SMU 26–42
39242.582Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–20.60035+2Beat LSU 20–6
4052.584Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–10.75032+2BYE
41-122.631Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–2–10.50047+3Lost to Michigan 0–42
42-72.735Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–20.60035+3Lost to Toledo 3–6
4332.798Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–30.50047+3Lost to Miami 14–42
44122.839Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–20.600350Beat Navy 44–17
45212.922Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50047+3Beat Alabama 34–28
46122.926Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–20.600350Beat Temple 31–16
47-143.032Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–20.66734+1Lost to Clemson 21–42
4823.066South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–30.50047+1Lost to Notre Dame 6–30
49-113.175Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–20.500470Lost to New Mexico 10–30
50-73.330Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–2–10.50047-2Lost to Iowa State 35–38
5113.338Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–30.40063+2Lost to Florida 10–29
52-153.348California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–2–10.500470Lost to Oregon 17–24
53-23.395Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–20.60035-1Lost to Northern Illinois 3–27
5453.407Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–30.500470Beat New Mexico State 24–10
5523.425Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–30.500470Lost to BYU 10–41
56-143.451Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–30.40063+2Lost to Southern Miss 6–31
5743.558UNLVIND PCAA3–20.60035-2BYE
58-143.587LSUSEC2–30.400630Lost to Tennessee 6–20
5993.597Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–30.400630Beat Pacific 27–10
6003.602Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–30.400630BYE
61-123.644Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–30.40063-1Lost to Pittsburgh 16–17
6233.690Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–30.40063+1Beat Tulane 28–25
63-93.711Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–30.400630Lost to USC 17–38
64133.723New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–30.50047+4Beat Texas Tech 30–10
65163.851USCPAC2–2–10.50047-2Beat Washington State 38–17
66-24.043Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–30.50047+1Lost to North Carolina 10–30
6784.047Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–30.50047-4Beat UTEP 35–11
68-64.070Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–30.50047-3Lost to Maryland 13–34
6904.166San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–3–10.41762-4Lost to Long Beach State 13–20
70-154.179Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–30.50047+1Lost to Indiana State 14–35
7124.268UCLAPAC1–3–10.30084-1Beat Stanford 39–21
72134.291Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–30.40063-3Beat California 24–17
73-264.302NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–30.40063-4Lost to Georgia Tech 10–20
7424.354Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–30.40063-3Beat Houston 30–7
75-44.382Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–30.40063-2BYE
7624.675Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–2–10.37580-3BYE
7774.813Indiana (INDIANA)B102–30.40063-5Beat Minnesota 38–31
78-64.818Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–30.40063-5Lost to San José State 23–41
79-124.825Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–30.40063-4Lost to Missouri 20–59
80114.902Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–30.40063-5Beat Kansas 38–35
81-15.222Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–40.20087-5Lost to Cincinnati 16–31
8205.273Purdue (PURDUE)B101–3–10.30084-3Lost to Ohio State 22–33
83105.389TCUIND SWC1–3–10.30084-3Beat Rice 34–3
84-145.584Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–40.33381-7Lost to Memphis 25–28
85-115.728Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–40.33381-8Lost to Texas A&M 7–30
8625.739Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–40.20087-7Beat Kent State 27–7
87125.803Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–40.200870Beat NC State 20–10
88-15.900Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–50.16795-6Lost to Georgia 11–36
89-35.961Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–40.20087-5Lost to Iowa 21–61
90-16.280Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–50.16795-7Lost to Utah State 10–27
91-86.318Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–40.20087-8Lost to Air Force 17–44
92-26.436Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–40.20087-10Lost to Army 12–20
93106.481Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–30.40063-2Beat Rutgers 20–12
9426.551Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–50.16795-8Lost to Washington 7–34
95-166.808Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–50.000101-7Lost to UCLA 21–39
96-26.963New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC2–40.33381-9Lost to Tulsa 10–24
9747.017Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–50.16795-7Lost to Arizona 21–52
98-67.025Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–40.20087-6Lost to Indiana 31–38
9917.174Duke (DUKE)ACC0–50.000101-10Lost to Virginia Tech 14–27
100-37.346Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–40.20087-6Lost to Central Michigan 3–24
101-67.832UTEPIND WAC1–50.16795-9Lost to Utah 11–35
102-48.598Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–50.16795-14Lost to TCU 3–34
103-19.021Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–50.000101-9Lost to Miami (OH) 7–27
104011.341Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–40.000101-6Lost to East Carolina 18–21

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