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1984 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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1984 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
121.118BYUIND WAC10–01.0001+40Beat San Diego State 34–3
241.149Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–1–10.83311+29Beat Georgia 27–0
341.298Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9004+32Beat Kansas 41–7
4-31.304Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–1–10.81316+26Lost to Houston 15–29
551.307USCPAC8–10.8896+36Beat Washington 16–7
631.346South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI9–01.0001+28Beat Florida State 38–26
7-21.362LSUSEC7–1–10.83311+28Beat Alabama 16–14
8-41.371Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–10.9004+34Lost to USC 7–16
9-11.377Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B88–10.8896+29Beat Missouri 31–13
10-81.435Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–20.77818+32Lost to Florida 0–27
1121.513Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–1–10.83311+25Beat NC State 45–0
1231.632TCUIND SWC8–10.8896+20Beat Texas Tech 27–16
13-21.661CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA10–10.9093+27Lost to UNLV 20–26
14101.683UNLVIND PCAA8–10.8896+24Beat CAL State Fullerton 26–20
1561.717Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–20.77818+22Beat Virginia Tech 17–10
1621.736Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC8–1–10.85010+22Beat Ball State 51–7
1701.744Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–20.80017+25Beat Northwestern 52–3
18-61.778Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72224+21Lost to South Carolina 26–38
1901.813Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–2–10.72224+20Beat Baylor 14–9
2061.815Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–2–10.68831+20Beat Memphis 41–9
21-71.861West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–30.70026+25Lost to Rutgers 19–23
2281.879Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–20.75021+16Beat Army 45–31
23-31.892Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–30.70026+21Beat Cincinnati 60–0
2441.959Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–1–10.83311+17Beat Northern Illinois 13–7
25-32.010Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66732+20BYE
2662.023Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–20.77818+17Beat Vanderbilt 27–18
27-112.041Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–30.72723+23Lost to Maryland 40–42
28-32.064Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–1–10.83311+11Beat Colorado 42–17
29-22.124Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC6–30.66732+22BYE
3052.133Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–30.66732+19Beat West Virginia 23–19
31-22.192SMUIND SWC6–20.75021+13Beat Rice 31–17
3222.259Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–30.70026+16Beat Ohio 28–7
3332.259Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–30.66732+18Beat Miami 42–40
34-112.310Iowa (IOWA)B106–3–10.65036+14Lost to Michigan State 16–17
3522.451Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–40.60040+17Beat Navy 29–0
36-52.556Purdue (PURDUE)B106–40.60040+17Lost to Wisconsin 13–30
37-42.557Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI7–30.70026+7Lost to Clemson 10–17
3832.634Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–40.60040+14Beat Minnesota 31–7
39-12.635Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–40.63638+11Beat Indiana 34–7
40122.738Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC5–40.55651+10Beat Texas 29–15
4132.754Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–40.60040+14Beat California 33–7
4272.755Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–3–10.65036+8Beat Purdue 30–13
43-12.761Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–40.60040+10Beat Stanford 28–14
44-12.784UCLAPAC7–30.70026+9Beat Oregon State 26–17
4522.830Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–40.60040+6Beat New Mexico 23–9
46-62.852Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–40.55651+9BYE
47-83.126Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–40.55651+6Lost to Kentucky 18–27
4853.127Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–4–10.59150+1Beat Utah State 21–10
4963.162Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–40.60040+4Beat Iowa 17–16
50-53.195Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61139-2Lost to Boston College 31–45
5153.349Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–40.60040-1Beat Duke 20–16
52-63.374Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–40.60040-3Lost to Pacific 6–24
5353.489Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–40.60040-6Beat Indiana State 24–17
5493.504Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–50.44463+1Beat Oregon 44–10
5553.609Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–50.54555+1Beat South Dakota State 45–29
56-83.636Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–50.50056+2Lost to Arizona State 10–44
57-33.667Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40067+5Lost to Arizona 14–28
58-83.714Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–4–10.55054-1Lost to Tennessee 9–41
59-23.791Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–60.33377+2Lost to Arkansas 9–14
60-93.852Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–4–10.50056-6Lost to North Carolina 17–24
6183.912North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–50.444630Beat Georgia Tech 24–17
6233.936San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–50.50056-4Beat Long Beach State 42–7
63-13.974San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–6–10.35074-2Lost to BYU 3–34
64-33.982Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–50.44463-5Lost to TCU 16–27
6523.984Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50056-8Beat Kent State 13–9
66-74.050Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–60.33377-1Lost to LSU 14–16
67-34.083Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC4–5–10.45062-5Lost to Toledo 7–13
68-24.345Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–6–10.35074-8Lost to Oklahoma State 13–31
6944.581Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–50.44463-4BYE
7054.620Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–40.50056-13BYE
71-34.681Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–5–10.38972-10BYE
72-14.687Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–60.40067-10Lost to Nebraska 7–41
73-34.733Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–5–10.38972-11Lost to Syracuse 0–29
74-24.897Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–60.40067-14Lost to Western Michigan 9–13
7584.966Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–70.30080-12Beat Eastern Michigan 23–0
7635.141Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–60.33377-14BYE
77-15.171Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–70.30080-16Lost to San José State 7–42
7805.204NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–70.30080-6Lost to Virginia 0–45
79-25.235New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–60.40067-19Lost to Air Force 9–23
8085.321Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–60.40067-22Beat Fresno State 24–6
8145.329Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–70.30080-15Beat UTEP 59–31
8245.355Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–7–10.25088-12Beat Tulane 21–10
83-95.365Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–50.500560Lost to Mcneese State 17–30
84-35.512Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–7–10.25088-10Tied Iowa State 7–7
85-35.563Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–70.30080-21Lost to Michigan 7–31
86-25.733Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–6–10.35074-18Lost to Bowling Green 7–28
8706.087California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–80.20092-23Lost to Washington State 7–33
88-86.109Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–70.22290-18Lost to Pittsburgh 10–21
8916.463Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–90.18297-26Lost to Ohio State 3–52
9016.473Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–80.27387-11Lost to Central Michigan 7–51
9116.512Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–80.20092-17Lost to UCLA 17–26
9256.539Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–70.30080-22Beat East Carolina 31–27
93-46.644Duke (DUKE)ACC1–80.11199-20Lost to Wake Forest 16–20
9406.675Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA1–80.11199-23Lost to Utah 10–21
95-26.747Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–6–20.30080-24Tied Kansas State 7–7
96-17.064Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–70.22290-17Lost to Auburn 0–60
9717.122Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–80.11199-25Lost to SMU 17–31
9827.212Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–90.100103-29Lost to Oklahoma 17–42
99-37.285East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–90.18297-38Lost to Southern Miss 27–31
100-17.721Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–80.20092-13Lost to Tennessee State 15–24
10118.239New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA2–80.20092-28BYE
102-18.657UTEPIND WAC1–80.11199-38Lost to Colorado State 31–59
10318.712Indiana (INDIANA)B100–100.000104-46Lost to Illinois 7–34
104-18.802Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–7–20.20092-21Lost to Miami (OH) 0–23

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