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1987 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.763Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI11–01.0001+64BYE
200.769Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9094+54BYE
300.846Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–10.9094+55BYE
400.906Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–01.0001+50BYE
501.051Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+51BYE
621.150UCLAPAC10–20.8338+46Beat Florida 20–16
7-11.156LSUSEC9–1–10.8646+45BYE
8-11.182Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–1–10.8646+42BYE
901.240Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–30.72720+43BYE
1001.281Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–2–10.77316+42BYE
1111.400Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B810–20.8338+44Beat West Virginia 35–33
12-11.413Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–20.81813+40BYE
1301.565South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72720+31BYE
1401.670Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC10–20.8338+39BYE
1501.691Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–30.72720+36BYE
1601.715Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.81813+31BYE
1731.723Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC10–20.8338+33BYE
1811.724Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72720+34BYE
19-11.730Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72720+34BYE
2011.730San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA10–20.8338+29BYE
21-41.738Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63629+31BYE
2201.772USCPAC8–30.72720+29BYE
2301.845Iowa (IOWA)B109–30.75017+27BYE
2411.941Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–2–10.79215+24BYE
2511.952Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC9–30.75017+26BYE
2612.023Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–30.75017+27BYE
2712.070Indiana (INDIANA)B108–30.72720+23BYE
28-42.159BYUIND WAC9–40.69227+28Lost to Virginia 16–22
2912.210Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–40.63629+18BYE
30-12.322Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–60.50047+20Lost to UCLA 16–20
3102.355Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–4–10.62535+17BYE
3202.437Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–4–10.59136+15BYE
3332.470Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC8–40.66728+19Beat BYU 22–16
34-12.548Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–50.54539+17BYE
35-12.569Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–40.63629+10BYE
36-12.645Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–4–10.59136+12BYE
3722.809Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–4–10.59136+6BYE
38-12.823UTEPIND WAC7–40.63629+5BYE
3912.830Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–40.63629+6BYE
4012.859Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC7–40.63629+5BYE
4122.939Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–50.54539+10BYE
42-42.949West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–60.50047+4Lost to Oklahoma State 33–35
43-12.950Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–60.45555+10BYE
4403.019Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–50.54539+8BYE
4503.230Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54539+11BYE
4603.281Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–60.45555+2BYE
4713.366Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54539-5BYE
4813.372Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–4–30.50047-3BYE
49-23.412TCUIND SWC5–60.45555-2BYE
5003.442Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54539-7BYE
5113.473Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.455550BYE
5213.512Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54539-5BYE
53-23.529Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45555-5BYE
5413.566Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–60.50047-1BYE
5513.599Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50047-3BYE
56-23.618North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–60.45555-2BYE
5703.688Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–60.455550BYE
5803.719Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54539-10BYE
5903.788CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA6–60.50047-7BYE
6003.797Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–5–10.50047-9BYE
6103.882Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45555-4BYE
6203.951California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–6–20.36473-4BYE
6304.023Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–70.36473+1BYE
6414.098UNLVIND PCAA5–60.45555-13BYE
6514.113Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–6–10.40972-9BYE
6614.121Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45555-1BYE
67-34.121Duke (DUKE)ACC5–60.45555-16BYE
6834.239Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50047-9BYE
69-14.264East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45555-9BYE
70-14.289San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41769-11BYE
71-14.320Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–70.36473-11BYE
7204.325Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–70.36473-10BYE
7304.329Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–60.45555-5BYE
7404.425Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–70.41769-19BYE
7504.505Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31883-10BYE
7604.792NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–70.36473-6BYE
7704.944Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–60.45555-13BYE
7805.027Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–70.41769-29BYE
7905.038Purdue (PURDUE)B103–7–10.31883-16BYE
8005.159Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–70.36473-21BYE
8105.329Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–70.36473-17BYE
8205.376Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA4–70.36473-30BYE
8305.401Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–80.27388-23BYE
8405.493Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–7–10.31883-21BYE
8505.582Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–7–10.31883-22BYE
8605.621Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–70.36473-21BYE
8705.649Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–80.27388-23BYE
8805.804Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–90.18294-27BYE
8905.945Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–90.18294-22BYE
9006.138Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–80.27388-31BYE
9106.141Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–80.27388-28BYE
9206.190Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–90.18294-35BYE
9306.219Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–7–10.31883-18BYE
9406.239Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–80.27388-19BYE
9506.256Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI4–70.36473-19BYE
9606.514Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–8–10.22793-30BYE
9706.598Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–90.18294-35BYE
9807.090Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–110.083102-49BYE
9907.590Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–9–10.136100-26BYE
10007.688Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–90.18294-30BYE
10107.931New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA2–90.18294-43BYE
10208.209Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091101-55BYE
10308.934Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–10–10.045103-38BYE
10409.044New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–110.000104-61BYE

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