1987 Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

September 1, 1987By 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	Game Status
1	0	0.031	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Iowa 23–22
2	-1	0.038	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
3	-2	0.038	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
4	-3	0.038	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
5	-4	0.038	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
6	-5	0.038	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
7	-6	0.038	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
8	-7	0.038	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
9	-8	0.038	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
10	-9	0.038	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
11	-10	0.038	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
12	-11	0.038	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
13	-12	0.038	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
14	-13	0.038	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
15	-14	0.038	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
16	-15	0.038	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
17	-16	0.038	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
18	-17	0.038	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
19	-18	0.038	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
20	-19	0.038	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
21	-20	0.038	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
22	-21	0.038	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
23	-22	0.038	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
24	-23	0.038	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
25	-24	0.038	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
26	-25	0.038	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
27	-26	0.038	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
28	-27	0.038	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
29	-28	0.038	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
30	-29	0.038	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
31	-30	0.038	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
32	-31	0.038	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
33	-32	0.038	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
34	-33	0.038	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
35	-34	0.038	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
36	-35	0.038	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
37	-36	0.038	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
38	-37	0.038	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
39	-38	0.038	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
40	-39	0.038	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
41	-40	0.038	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
42	-41	0.038	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
43	-42	0.038	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
44	-43	0.038	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
45	-44	0.038	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
46	-45	0.038	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
47	-46	0.038	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
48	-47	0.038	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
49	-48	0.038	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
50	-49	0.038	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
51	-50	0.038	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
52	-51	0.038	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
53	-52	0.038	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
54	-53	0.038	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
55	-54	0.038	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
56	-55	0.038	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
57	-56	0.038	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
58	-57	0.038	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
59	-58	0.038	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
60	-59	0.038	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
61	-60	0.038	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
62	-61	0.038	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
63	-62	0.038	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
64	-63	0.038	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
65	-64	0.038	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
66	-65	0.038	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
67	-66	0.038	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
68	-67	0.038	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
69	-68	0.038	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
70	-69	0.038	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
71	-70	0.038	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
72	-71	0.038	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
73	-72	0.038	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
74	-73	0.038	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
75	-74	0.038	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
76	-75	0.038	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
77	-76	0.038	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
78	-77	0.038	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
79	-78	0.038	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
80	-79	0.038	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
81	-80	0.038	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
82	-81	0.038	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
83	-82	0.038	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
84	-83	0.038	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
85	-84	0.038	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
86	-85	0.038	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
87	-86	0.038	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
88	-87	0.038	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
89	-88	0.038	UNLV	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
90	-89	0.038	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
91	-90	0.038	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
92	-91	0.038	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
93	-92	0.038	UTEP	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
94	-93	0.038	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
95	-94	0.038	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
96	-95	0.038	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
97	-96	0.038	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
98	-97	0.038	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
99	-98	0.038	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
100	-99	0.038	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
101	-100	0.038	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
102	-101	0.038	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
103	-102	0.038	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
104	-103	0.187	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–1	0.000	2	Lost to Tennessee 22–23