1987 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 5, 1988By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1987 Season Tags: • No Comments

1987 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	1	0.698	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	3	+65	Beat Nebraska 31–28
2	-1	0.708	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	12–0	1.000	1	+76	Beat Oklahoma 20–14
3	0	0.930	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	6	+54	Lost to Florida State 28–31
4	0	1.009	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	3	+51	Lost to Miami 14–20
5	0	1.061	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	11–0–1	0.958	2	+51	Tied Auburn 16–16
6	1	1.063	LSU	SEC	10–1–1	0.875	5	+54	Beat South Carolina 30–13
7	-1	1.144	UCLA	PAC	10–2	0.833	6	+45	BYE
8	2	1.182	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	9–2–1	0.792	15	+51	Beat USC 20–17
9	-1	1.195	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–1–2	0.833	6	+44	Tied Syracuse 16–16
10	2	1.233	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	6	+49	Beat Notre Dame 35–10
11	-2	1.393	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	22	+41	Lost to Texas A&M 10–35
12	-1	1.425	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	6	+42	BYE
13	3	1.484	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	10–2	0.833	6	+39	Beat Penn State 35–10
14	5	1.542	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	18	+43	Beat Arkansas 20–17
15	-2	1.640	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	22	+30	Lost to LSU 13–30
16	7	1.663	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	10–3	0.769	16	+37	Beat Wyoming 20–19
17	0	1.711	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	10–2	0.833	6	+33	BYE
18	2	1.718	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	10–2	0.833	6	+29	BYE
19	5	1.742	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–2–1	0.808	14	+32	Beat Indiana 27–22
20	-6	1.855	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	10–3	0.769	16	+36	Lost to Iowa 19–20
21	-6	1.883	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	22	+31	Lost to Texas 27–32
22	0	1.896	USC	PAC	8–4	0.667	22	+26	Lost to Michigan State 17–20
23	-5	1.898	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	22	+30	Lost to Clemson 10–35
24	5	1.991	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–4	0.667	22	+24	Beat Alabama 28–24
25	-4	1.995	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–5	0.583	38	+28	Lost to Michigan 24–28
26	2	2.061	BYU	IND WAC	9–4	0.692	19	+27	BYE
27	-2	2.123	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	9–4	0.692	19	+20	Lost to Arizona State 28–33
28	-2	2.129	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–4	0.692	19	+24	Lost to Georgia 17–20
29	-2	2.140	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	8–4	0.667	22	+22	Lost to Tennessee 22–27
30	4	2.287	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	38	+24	Beat Pittsburgh 32–27
31	5	2.317	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–4–1	0.625	34	+20	Beat Air Force 33–28
32	-1	2.333	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4–1	0.625	34	+17	BYE
33	-3	2.336	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–6	0.500	47	+20	BYE
34	-1	2.338	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	8–4	0.667	22	+18	BYE
35	-3	2.417	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	36	+15	BYE
36	-1	2.604	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	30	+8	BYE
37	0	2.789	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	36	+6	BYE
38	0	2.823	UTEP	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	30	+3	BYE
39	1	2.836	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	7–4	0.636	30	+4	BYE
40	-1	2.850	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	7–4	0.636	30	+5	BYE
41	0	2.942	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	40	+10	BYE
42	0	2.965	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	47	+2	BYE
43	0	2.967	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	55	+8	BYE
44	0	3.054	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	40	+6	BYE
45	0	3.261	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	40	+10	BYE
46	0	3.321	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	55	-1	BYE
47	0	3.361	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	40	-6	BYE
48	1	3.366	TCU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	55	-4	BYE
49	-1	3.372	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–4–3	0.500	47	-4	BYE
50	0	3.451	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	40	-7	BYE
51	0	3.487	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–6	0.455	55	-1	BYE
52	1	3.498	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	55	-5	BYE
53	-1	3.503	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	40	-6	BYE
54	0	3.570	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–6	0.500	47	-1	BYE
55	1	3.573	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–6	0.455	55	-3	BYE
56	-1	3.647	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	47	-3	BYE
57	0	3.688	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	55	0	BYE
58	0	3.775	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	40	-11	BYE
59	0	3.784	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	6–6	0.500	47	-7	BYE
60	0	3.802	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	47	-9	BYE
61	0	3.856	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	55	-5	BYE
62	0	3.883	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–6–2	0.364	73	-4	BYE
63	0	3.975	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–7	0.364	73	0	BYE
64	3	4.072	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	55	-16	BYE
65	-1	4.108	UNLV	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	55	-13	BYE
66	0	4.130	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	55	-2	BYE
67	-2	4.131	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–6–1	0.409	72	-10	BYE
68	0	4.234	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	47	-9	BYE
69	0	4.274	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	55	-10	BYE
70	0	4.303	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	69	-13	BYE
71	2	4.329	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	55	-5	BYE
72	0	4.336	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–7	0.364	73	-11	BYE
73	-2	4.341	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	73	-12	BYE
74	0	4.449	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	69	-22	BYE
75	0	4.507	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7–1	0.318	83	-11	BYE
76	0	4.756	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	73	-7	BYE
77	0	4.964	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	55	-14	BYE
78	0	5.041	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	69	-31	BYE
79	0	5.065	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	83	-18	BYE
80	0	5.130	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	73	-21	BYE
81	0	5.328	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	73	-17	BYE
82	0	5.337	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	73	-30	BYE
83	0	5.363	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–8	0.273	88	-24	BYE
84	0	5.493	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–7–1	0.318	83	-21	BYE
85	0	5.516	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	83	-23	BYE
86	0	5.638	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	73	-22	BYE
87	0	5.723	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	88	-26	BYE
88	0	5.735	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	94	-28	BYE
89	0	5.897	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	94	-23	BYE
90	2	6.060	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–9	0.182	94	-35	BYE
91	0	6.091	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–8	0.273	88	-28	BYE
92	-2	6.168	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	88	-32	BYE
93	0	6.180	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	83	-18	BYE
94	1	6.257	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	73	-19	BYE
95	-1	6.257	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	88	-21	BYE
96	0	6.470	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	93	-31	BYE
97	0	6.577	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	94	-37	BYE
98	0	7.083	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	102	-51	BYE
99	0	7.640	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–9–1	0.136	100	-28	BYE
100	0	7.729	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	94	-33	BYE
101	0	7.937	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	94	-43	BYE
102	0	8.209	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	101	-55	BYE
103	0	8.971	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–10–1	0.045	103	-40	BYE
104	0	9.085	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	104	-64	BYE