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1983 Week 9 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
110.757Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–01.0001+27Beat Colorado 69–19
220.821Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–01.0001+21Beat SMU 15–12
3-20.911West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–10.8579+23Lost to Penn State 23–41
4-11.029Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–10.8579+22Beat Mississippi State 28–13
501.069Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–0–10.9295+19Beat East Carolina 24–17
621.090Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–0–10.9295+18Beat Kentucky 47–21
731.129Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–10.8579+19Beat Iowa 16–13
8-11.187BYUIND WAC6–10.8579+19Beat San Diego State 47–12
9-31.357Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–10.8579+18Beat Duke 38–3
10-11.359Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–01.0001+15Beat Eastern Michigan 37–9
1121.402North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–01.0001+14BYE
1201.435Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–10.8579+16Beat Purdue 35–21
1341.506Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–10.8757+16Beat Cincinnati 17–7
1491.527Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–20.71421+14Beat Indiana 45–14
1561.609Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC6–10.8579+14Beat Bowling Green 24–23
1631.632CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA7–10.8757+16Beat Fresno State 18–17
1731.641Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–20.71421+14Beat Navy 21–14
18-71.648Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–20.71421+16Lost to Georgia 21–47
19-41.655Iowa (IOWA)B105–20.71421+14Lost to Michigan 13–16
2071.730Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–20.71421+14Beat Iowa State 49–11
2111.753Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–10.83317+9BYE
2291.771Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B85–20.71421+12Beat Kansas 27–10
2361.798Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–10.8579+11Beat Oregon 32–3
2401.919Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–20.71421+9Beat Michigan State 21–11
25101.926San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–20.71421+12Beat Long Beach State 18–9
26-81.981SMUIND SWC5–10.83317+8Lost to Texas 12–15
2752.070Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–20.71421+8Beat Georgia Tech 37–3
2822.104Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–1–10.78619+7Beat NC State 27–17
29-132.155Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–2–10.68837+8Lost to Stanford 22–31
3092.225Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–20.71421+8Beat Utah 33–31
3122.254Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–30.57146+9Beat Kansas State 38–0
32-72.303Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–20.71421+6Lost to San José State 9–18
33112.313Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62541+12Beat West Virginia 41–23
3432.340Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–20.71421+5Beat USC 27–6
3562.389Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57146+7Beat Louisville 51–7
36-222.407Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–1–10.75020+2Lost to Washington State 21–31
37-32.421East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–20.71421+6Lost to Florida 17–24
38-102.604Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–20.71421+2Lost to Tulane 7–14
39-12.642Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–2–10.64340+6Beat TCU 56–21
4022.652Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI5–20.714210Beat Richmond 38–0
4152.669Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–2–10.58345+4Beat New Mexico 25–16
42152.686UCLAPAC3–3–10.50050+6Beat California 20–16
43-32.714Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–20.66738+3BYE
4432.750Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–20.66738+6Beat Houston 24–3
45-92.760Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–30.57146+7Lost to Northern Illinois 23–24
46-202.797Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–20.714210Lost to Miami (OH) 7–12
4762.921Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–30.62541+2Beat Texas Tech 59–20
48103.118LSUSEC3–40.42959+3Beat South Carolina 20–6
49-63.345Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–30.62541-2Lost to Wake Forest 34–38
50143.468Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–30.62541+5Beat Western Michigan 24–20
51-63.500Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–3–10.50050-3Lost to Oklahoma State 10–27
5233.656Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–40.50050-4Lost to Air Force 31–33
53-23.674Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–40.42959-1Lost to Washington 3–32
54203.693UNLVIND PCAA4–30.57146-2Beat Utah State 28–10
55-73.751Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–30.50050-2Lost to Tulsa 20–59
56173.757Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–40.50050+4Beat Virginia 38–34
57-83.761California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–3–10.50050-3Lost to UCLA 16–20
58-23.782Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–50.28681+2Lost to Auburn 13–28
59203.850Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–40.42959-2Beat Arizona State 31–21
60-103.866South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–40.42959-2Lost to LSU 6–20
6183.934Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–40.50050-4Beat Colgate 49–29
62103.987Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–3–10.50050-5Beat Rice 29–10
63153.990Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–40.50050-3Beat Southern Miss 14–7
6423.991Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–40.33379+1BYE
65-24.051Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–40.42959-4Lost to Miami 7–17
66-74.104Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–4–10.35777-1Lost to Ohio State 11–21
67-134.147Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–40.42959-3Lost to UNLV 10–28
6874.241Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–40.42959-4BYE
69-174.267Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–50.28681-1Lost to Ole Miss 14–21
7064.344Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–40.42959-5Beat Kent State 21–20
71-104.433Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–40.42959-7Lost to Ball State 20–24
72-74.471Indiana (INDIANA)B103–40.42959-7Lost to Wisconsin 14–45
73-54.479Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–40.42959-8Lost to CAL State Fullerton 17–18
74-124.531Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–40.42959-6Lost to Oklahoma 11–49
75-154.534Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–50.37572-4Lost to Florida State 7–51
76-94.609New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–50.37572+3Lost to Hawai'i 16–25
7744.753Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–50.37572-5Beat Vanderbilt 21–14
7884.782Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–50.28681-6Beat Central Michigan 12–7
79154.897Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–60.14396-5Beat Arizona 31–22
80-34.999NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–50.28681-8Lost to Clemson 17–27
81-115.003USCPAC2–4–10.35777-6Lost to Notre Dame 6–27
8225.164Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–50.28681-9Beat Delaware 23–16
83-125.167Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–50.28681-7Lost to Missouri 0–38
8455.176Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–40.42959-13Beat William & Mary 35–28
8535.227Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–50.37572-8Beat UTEP 31–15
8665.304Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–50.28681-6Beat Minnesota 19–8
87-75.359San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–5–10.31380-11Lost to BYU 12–47
88-55.454Purdue (PURDUE)B101–5–10.21493-7Lost to Illinois 21–35
89-75.692Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–50.28681-13Lost to Pittsburgh 14–21
90-35.765Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–50.28681-9Lost to Nebraska 19–69
91-65.839Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–50.28681-11Lost to Arkansas 3–24
92-15.876Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA2–60.25092-12Beat Northern Arizona 28–14
9306.317Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–60.14396-4Lost to Tennessee 3–37
94-46.920New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC3–50.37572-12Lost to Texas Arlington 7–28
9527.039Duke (DUKE)ACC0–70.000103-16Lost to Maryland 3–38
9627.119Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–60.14396-10Lost to Toledo 9–37
97-27.290TCUIND SWC1–5–10.21493-14Lost to Baylor 21–56
98-27.593Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–50.28681-4Lost to Lehigh 12–13
9917.731Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–60.14396-18BYE
100-17.956Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–60.14396-17Lost to Northwestern 8–19
10108.303UTEPIND WAC1–70.125101-19Lost to Colorado State 15–31
10208.863Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–70.125101-25Lost to Texas A&M 10–29
10308.926Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–70.000103-19Lost to Ohio 20–21
10408.928Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–50.16795-13Beat Lamar 31–6

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