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1987 Regular Season Final 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
100.739Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9094+54BYE
200.751Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI11–01.0001+64Beat South Carolina 20–16
300.852Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–10.9094+53BYE
400.908Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–01.0001+49BYE
501.040Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+51BYE
601.126LSUSEC9–1–10.8647+45BYE
701.173Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–1–10.8647+42BYE
801.208UCLAPAC9–20.81810+39BYE
901.257Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–30.72721+43BYE
1001.284Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–2–10.77316+42BYE
1101.393Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–20.81810+39BYE
1211.461Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B89–20.81810+38BYE
13-11.570South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72721+30Lost to Miami 16–20
1401.586San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA10–10.9094+31BYE
1511.652Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–30.72721+36BYE
16-11.661Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC10–20.8339+39BYE
1701.681Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.81810+30BYE
1821.707Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63628+32BYE
1901.716Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+34BYE
20-21.719Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72721+33BYE
2111.823USCPAC8–30.72721+27BYE
2211.842Iowa (IOWA)B109–30.75017+27BYE
23-21.890BYUIND WAC9–30.75017+32Beat Colorado State 30–26
2401.901Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–2–10.79215+24BYE
2511.926Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC9–30.75017+27BYE
26-11.942Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.81810+23BYE
2712.012Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–30.75017+27Beat Hawai'i 38–20
28-12.078Indiana (INDIANA)B108–30.72721+23BYE
2902.147Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54539+22BYE
3002.199Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–40.63628+18BYE
3102.389Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–4–10.59135+15BYE
3202.491Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–50.54539+18BYE
3302.561Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–40.63628+10BYE
3402.607Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–4–10.59135+11BYE
3502.660Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–4–10.59135+12BYE
3602.685Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–40.63628+10BYE
3702.769UTEPIND WAC7–40.63628+6BYE
3802.778West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–50.54539+6BYE
3902.781Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–4–10.59135+6BYE
4012.836Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC7–40.63628+5BYE
41-12.837Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–40.63628+6BYE
4212.916Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–60.45555+11BYE
43-12.963Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–50.54539+9BYE
4402.993Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–50.54539+9BYE
4503.192Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54539+11BYE
4603.291Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–60.45555+2BYE
4703.310Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–50.54539+3BYE
4813.347TCUIND SWC5–60.45555-2BYE
49-13.349Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54539-5BYE
5003.446Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54539-6BYE
5103.447Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–4–30.50050-3BYE
5203.488Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45555-4BYE
5303.507Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.45555+1BYE
5403.520Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54539-5BYE
5503.603North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–60.45555-2BYE
5603.612Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50050-3BYE
5703.700Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54539-9BYE
5803.706Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–60.455550BYE
5903.809CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA6–60.50050-5BYE
6003.827Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45555-2BYE
6103.857Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–5–10.50050-10BYE
6203.916California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–6–20.36473-3BYE
6303.966Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–70.364730BYE
6414.102Duke (DUKE)ACC5–60.45555-16BYE
6514.108UNLVIND PCAA5–60.45555-12BYE
6614.113Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–6–10.40972-9BYE
6714.160Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45555-1BYE
6824.229East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45555-8BYE
6924.235Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–70.36473-9BYE
70-14.250San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41769-10BYE
7114.285Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–70.36473-9BYE
7214.320Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50050-9BYE
7314.364Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–60.45555-5BYE
74-104.390Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–70.41769-18Lost to Arkansas 20–38
7504.556Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31883-10BYE
7604.783NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–70.36473-6BYE
7794.940Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–60.45555-13Beat Navy 17–3
78-14.979Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–70.41769-28BYE
79-15.085Purdue (PURDUE)B103–7–10.31883-16BYE
80-15.179Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–70.36473-20BYE
8115.364Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–80.27388-22BYE
82-15.364Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA4–70.36473-29BYE
83-35.365Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–70.36473-17BYE
84-15.520Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–7–10.31883-21BYE
85-15.569Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–7–10.31883-22BYE
86-15.582Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–70.36473-20BYE
8705.612Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–80.27388-22BYE
8805.680Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–90.18294-25BYE
8906.002Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–90.18294-22BYE
9036.100Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–80.27388-30BYE
91-16.129Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–80.27388-28BYE
9206.156Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–90.18294-35BYE
93-26.171Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–7–10.31883-18BYE
9406.232Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–80.27388-18BYE
9506.276Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI4–70.36473-20BYE
9606.514Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–8–10.22793-30BYE
9706.584Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–90.18294-35BYE
9806.986Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–110.083102-48Lost to BYU 26–30
9917.599Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–9–10.136100-26BYE
100-17.702Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–90.18294-30Lost to Army 3–17
10107.917New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA2–90.18294-42BYE
10208.179Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091101-54BYE
10318.943Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–10–10.045103-38BYE
104-18.986New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–110.000104-60BYE

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