1984 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 25, 1984By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1984 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.709	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat UCLA 42–3
2	2	0.995	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Clemson 26–23
3	7	0.995	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Houston 35–7
4	15	1.051	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Iowa 45–26
5	15	1.063	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	27	+4	Tied Army 24–24
6	-4	1.083	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat San Diego State 19–16
7	0	1.110	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Miami 38–3
8	5	1.187	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Kansas 41–6
9	6	1.247	TCU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kansas State 42–10
10	35	1.250	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	+4	Beat Syracuse 19–0
11	12	1.257	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Iowa State 38–17
12	-6	1.278	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat William & Mary 56–18
13	31	1.289	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–0–1	0.750	30	+1	Beat Tulsa 18–9
14	-6	1.289	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Baylor 34–15
15	16	1.299	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
16	-13	1.341	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	27	+2	Beat Louisiana Tech 14–8
17	20	1.407	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Western Michigan 38–19
18	-1	1.446	USC	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Arizona State 6–3
19	16	1.451	LSU	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	27	+2	Beat Arizona 27–26
20	-15	1.453	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tulane 30–26
21	6	1.495	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas Tech 29–24
22	6	1.503	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Citadel 48–3
23	25	1.519	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Duke 21–0
24	17	1.564	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–1	0.667	34	+5	Beat Wisconsin 20–14
25	-11	1.598	BYU	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Hawai'i 18–13
26	13	1.624	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat North Carolina 52–20
27	2	1.645	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat California 21–14
28	-19	1.709	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–1	0.667	34	+2	Lost to Georgia 23–26
29	4	1.760	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Long Beach State 20–17
30	-12	1.781	SMU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat North Texas 24–6
31	12	1.810	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	4–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colorado State 34–22
32	-10	1.833	UNLV	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wichita State 38–21
33	-12	1.849	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Eastern Illinois 38–17
34	8	1.928	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0–1	0.750	30	0	Tied Tennessee 24–24
35	5	1.956	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–1	0.667	34	+4	Beat San José State 28–27
36	-20	2.152	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–1	0.667	34	+2	Lost to Michigan 14–20
37	-25	2.202	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	30	+2	Lost to Maryland 17–20
38	21	2.368	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Beat Minnesota 34–10
39	25	2.379	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–1	0.750	30	+2	Beat Michigan State 40–7
40	26	2.399	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Beat Cincinnati 47–7
41	6	2.438	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–2	0.500	54	+2	Lost to LSU 26–27
42	7	2.520	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	53	+3	Lost to Florida State 3–38
43	15	2.640	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	0	Beat Colorado 55–14
44	2	2.647	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Beat Richmond 21–13
45	-20	2.684	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–2	0.333	66	+1	Lost to Ohio State 26–45
46	14	2.698	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	34	0	Beat Miami (OH) 41–10
47	-17	2.867	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Lost to Rutgers 0–19
48	-12	2.879	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	34	0	Lost to Central Michigan 19–38
49	-23	2.915	UCLA	PAC	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Lost to Nebraska 3–42
50	31	3.006	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–1	0.667	34	0	Beat NC State 24–15
51	21	3.027	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	54	+2	Beat Ball State 16–14
52	16	3.037	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–1	0.667	34	0	Beat Kent State 24–10
53	22	3.049	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	0	Beat Pittsburgh 13–12
54	19	3.055	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	34	0	Beat Navy 21–9
55	14	3.094	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–2	0.333	66	+2	Beat West Virginia 20–17
56	-18	3.118	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to New Mexico 24–29
57	4	3.165	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–2	0.333	66	+1	Beat Louisiana 37–14
58	-7	3.219	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	66	+1	Lost to USC 3–6
59	-48	3.256	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	34	-1	Lost to Missouri 30–47
60	31	3.344	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	54	0	Beat Air Force 28–17
61	-7	3.346	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Oregon 14–21
62	-30	3.347	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to South Carolina 0–21
63	-39	3.366	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Washington 7–35
64	23	3.463	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	66	0	Beat Mississippi State 47–30
65	30	3.733	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	66	0	Beat Wyoming 41–14
66	4	3.789	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Arkansas 9–18
67	-10	3.800	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Purdue 10–34
68	22	3.803	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Beat Southern Miss 35–12
69	-4	3.887	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to TCU 10–42
70	-20	3.981	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	54	0	Lost to Oregon State 14–41
71	-4	3.989	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Vanderbilt 6–41
72	10	4.012	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	34	-2	Beat Northern Arizona 38–28
73	-21	4.116	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 22–34
74	-40	4.127	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Lost to Virginia 9–21
75	-4	4.156	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–1–1	0.500	54	-2	BYE
76	-23	4.231	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	54	-3	Lost to Utah 17–28
77	3	4.404	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	91	0	Lost to Oklahoma 15–34
78	-16	4.503	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–3	0.000	91	-1	Lost to Fresno State 17–20
79	-1	4.602	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	86	-2	Lost to Oklahoma State 16–19
80	8	4.776	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	54	-3	Beat Eastern Michigan 16–13
81	-7	4.792	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	91	-1	Lost to Temple 12–13
82	-6	4.800	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Lost to Northern Illinois 10–24
83	9	4.891	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	86	-1	Beat Georgia Southern 34–27
84	-28	4.940	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Lost to Auburn 12–35
85	-2	4.998	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	91	0	BYE
86	-7	5.022	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Lost to Illinois 7–40
87	14	5.050	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	54	-2	Beat Lamar 36–19
88	-4	5.084	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–3	0.250	86	-2	Beat Indiana 40–37
89	-3	5.265	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	66	+1	Lost to Wake Forest 15–24
90	4	5.478	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	91	-2	Lost to BYU 13–18
91	-2	5.538	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Lost to Texas A&M 17–38
92	-7	5.844	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	86	-3	Lost to Stanford 27–28
93	3	5.907	UTEP	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	66	-3	BYE
94	-39	6.415	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–2	0.000	91	-1	Lost to Boston College 20–52
95	4	6.926	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	91	-2	Lost to Kentucky 26–30
96	2	6.932	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Lost to Memphis 7–47
97	-4	6.956	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	91	-3	Lost to Notre Dame 14–55
98	-35	7.550	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–3	0.000	91	-3	Lost to Bowling Green 10–41
99	-22	8.069	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–3	0.000	91	-4	Lost to Northwestern 37–40
100	0	8.236	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	91	-1	BYE
101	-4	8.290	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–4	0.000	91	-3	Lost to Drake 28–35
102	1	8.564	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–4	0.000	91	-4	Lost to Washington State 14–16
103	-1	8.903	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	86	-2	Lost to Alabama 14–37
104	0	11.665	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–3	0.000	91	-2	Lost to Ohio 13–16