1984 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 9, 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	0.754	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Rice 38–13
2	1	0.956	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0–1	0.900	10	+11	Tied Memphis 17–17
3	2	0.960	LSU	SEC	3–0–1	0.875	12	+7	BYE
4	5	1.163	SMU	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	BYE
5	7	1.218	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	16	+10	Beat Oklahoma State 17–3
6	0	1.289	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Oregon State 19–7
7	1	1.323	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+6	BYE
8	7	1.368	BYU	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Colorado State 52–9
9	2	1.385	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Kansas State 49–17
10	11	1.396	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Rutgers 27–14
11	21	1.481	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–1	0.800	16	+9	Beat Ohio State 28–23
12	-10	1.505	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	16	+8	Lost to Nebraska 3–17
13	15	1.516	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–0–1	0.875	12	+4	Beat Bowling Green 17–6
14	0	1.585	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–0–1	0.900	10	+5	Tied Eastern Michigan 16–16
15	-11	1.608	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–1	0.800	16	+7	Lost to Purdue 23–28
16	13	1.643	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	32	+12	Beat Notre Dame 31–13
17	9	1.663	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+8	Beat Maryland 25–24
18	0	1.687	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
19	8	1.725	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	6–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Pacific 41–31
20	26	1.792	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–1–1	0.700	33	+5	Beat Syracuse 16–0
21	3	1.844	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–0–1	0.875	12	+1	Beat Harvard 33–11
22	9	1.879	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+5	BYE
23	15	1.901	TCU	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	27	+3	Beat Arkansas 32–31
24	-1	2.013	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	41	+6	Lost to Kentucky 14–27
25	8	2.051	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	27	+5	Beat Alabama 24–14
26	17	2.058	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–2	0.600	41	+4	Beat Ole Miss 17–13
27	17	2.157	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–2	0.667	36	+6	Beat Oregon 28–14
28	11	2.167	USC	PAC	3–1	0.750	27	+4	Beat Washington State 29–27
29	18	2.272	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	16	+3	Beat Duke 38–10
30	-10	2.340	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–1	0.800	16	+2	Lost to Arizona 14–28
31	6	2.368	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–2	0.600	41	+5	Beat Northwestern 31–3
32	-19	2.383	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–1	0.750	27	+2	Lost to NC State 22–27
33	-26	2.395	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–1	0.800	16	+2	Lost to Tulane 23–27
34	-18	2.407	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1–1	0.700	33	+2	Lost to Auburn 13–17
35	16	2.425	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–2	0.600	41	+7	Beat UCLA 23–21
36	5	2.441	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–2	0.600	41	+3	Beat North Carolina 20–12
37	-18	2.446	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	16	+1	Lost to Utah 14–38
38	-13	2.478	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–1	0.833	15	+2	Lost to Hawai'i 15–27
39	-29	2.500	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–1–1	0.625	39	+2	Lost to TCU 31–32
40	18	2.611	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–2	0.667	36	+4	Beat Wisconsin 22–6
41	-6	2.614	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	33	+1	Tied Florida State 17–17
42	10	2.630	UNLV	IND PCAA	4–1	0.800	16	+1	Beat Long Beach State 41–23
43	6	2.669	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–1–1	0.625	39	+3	BYE
44	-22	2.696	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–2	0.600	41	+5	Lost to Michigan State 7–19
45	18	2.749	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	65	+5	Beat Fresno State 27–15
46	-16	2.773	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	41	+4	Lost to Florida 0–16
47	9	2.819	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	41	+1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 54–7
48	-14	2.845	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–3	0.400	65	+3	Lost to Penn State 24–25
49	-9	2.898	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	41	+1	Lost to Miami 13–31
50	-33	2.950	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	27	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 12–30
51	-15	2.984	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–2	0.600	41	+2	Lost to Illinois 6–22
52	3	3.049	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	36	-2	Beat Navy 29–22
53	-11	3.053	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–2	0.600	41	0	Lost to Toledo 6–17
54	-9	3.300	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–2	0.600	41	-1	Lost to Northern Illinois 15–20
55	14	3.308	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	41	+4	Beat Georgia Tech 27–22
56	1	3.339	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	41	0	Beat William & Mary 28–14
57	-7	3.420	UCLA	PAC	3–2	0.600	41	-1	Lost to Stanford 21–23
58	12	3.472	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	59	+1	Beat New Mexico 38–14
59	12	3.574	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–2	0.600	41	-1	Beat Southern Miss 27–18
60	-12	3.631	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–3	0.400	65	+1	Lost to California 14–19
61	18	3.637	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Beat Texas A&M 30–12
62	3	3.659	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–2	0.600	41	-2	Beat Richmond 29–16
63	12	3.745	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–2	0.600	41	-3	Beat Western Michigan 20–15
64	2	3.764	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	65	-1	Beat Wyoming 21–0
65	18	3.944	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Beat Baylor 27–17
66	2	3.969	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	65	-3	Beat Colorado 52–7
67	19	4.110	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–3	0.400	65	-2	Beat Michigan 19–7
68	10	4.124	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–3	0.400	65	-2	Beat Arizona State 19–14
69	3	4.160	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–3	0.400	65	-2	Beat Indiana 33–24
70	-10	4.232	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–3	0.400	65	+1	Lost to USC 27–29
71	9	4.271	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	59	-3	Beat Utah State 38–21
72	-13	4.318	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	59	-1	Lost to San Diego State 0–21
73	-9	4.336	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	65	-2	Beat West Texas A&M 35–7
74	-13	4.343	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–3	0.250	80	-1	Lost to Virginia 10–38
75	-22	4.351	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–4	0.200	86	-1	Lost to Georgia 14–24
76	6	4.476	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	65	-2	Beat Iowa State 33–14
77	17	4.496	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	86	0	Beat Vanderbilt 27–23
78	-4	4.506	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–2–1	0.500	59	-2	BYE
79	-25	4.510	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	80	0	Lost to Houston 17–27
80	-7	4.733	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	65	-4	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 31–41
81	11	4.739	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	65	+1	Beat Western Kentucky 45–17
82	9	4.858	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	86	-2	Beat East Carolina 17–10
83	-7	4.986	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	86	-2	Lost to South Carolina 17–49
84	0	5.067	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	86	-2	Lost to BYU 9–52
85	-23	5.183	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	80	-3	Lost to Air Force 22–29
86	-9	5.522	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–3	0.250	80	-3	Lost to Clemson 12–20
87	-20	5.525	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	65	-6	Lost to Kansas 14–33
88	-1	5.694	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–4	0.200	86	0	Lost to Washington 7–19
89	1	5.878	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	86	-6	Lost to Mississippi State 18–27
90	5	5.918	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	80	-5	Lost to Texas 13–38
91	-6	6.088	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–5	0.000	101	-7	Lost to UNLV 23–41
92	-11	6.158	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–4	0.200	86	-6	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–19
93	6	6.165	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–4	0.200	86	-5	Beat Kent State 19–3
94	-5	6.387	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–5	0.167	96	-8	Lost to Iowa 3–31
95	-2	6.493	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	96	-8	Lost to Pittsburgh 10–17
96	5	6.951	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–5	0.167	96	-5	Beat UTEP 27–16
97	6	7.069	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	65	-4	Beat Wichita State 31–3
98	2	7.238	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–4	0.000	101	-5	Lost to San José State 21–38
99	-2	7.351	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	80	-3	BYE
100	-12	7.406	UTEP	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	86	-10	Lost to New Mexico State 16–27
101	-5	7.947	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–5	0.167	96	-2	Lost to Indiana State 6–34
102	-4	8.612	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–5	0.000	101	-11	Lost to Missouri 7–52
103	-1	9.142	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–5	0.000	101	-13	Lost to Minnesota 24–33
104	0	10.975	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–4–1	0.100	100	-4	Tied Central Michigan 16–16