1987 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 10, 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	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.546	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+37	Beat Miami (OH) 54–3
2	2	0.643	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	6	+40	Beat Auburn 34–6
3	0	0.816	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–0	1.000	1	+37	Beat Iowa State 42–3
4	2	0.988	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–0	1.000	1	+28	Beat Oklahoma State 29–10
5	-3	1.000	LSU	SEC	7–1–1	0.833	10	+31	Lost to Alabama 10–22
6	-1	1.086	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+33	Beat Navy 34–10
7	1	1.092	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	9	+30	Beat Boston College 32–25
8	1	1.227	UCLA	PAC	8–1	0.889	6	+29	Beat Oregon State 52–17
9	3	1.330	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	13	+27	Beat Florida 23–10
10	5	1.360	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	13	+26	Beat LSU 22–10
11	-4	1.397	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–1–1	0.833	10	+22	Lost to Florida State 6–34
12	-1	1.455	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–2–1	0.722	23	+25	Beat Purdue 45–3
13	0	1.464	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	13	+27	Beat Maryland 21–16
14	2	1.481	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–1	0.889	6	+24	Beat North Carolina 13–10
15	-5	1.487	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	13	+26	Lost to Oklahoma 10–29
16	5	1.763	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	9–1	0.900	5	+19	Beat Pacific 42–17
17	6	1.768	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–3	0.667	27	+18	Beat Minnesota 30–20
18	-1	1.768	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–2	0.778	13	+19	Beat Illinois 34–22
19	6	1.846	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	13	+22	Beat Baylor 10–7
20	0	1.906	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	21	+12	BYE
21	-3	1.950	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	21	+14	BYE
22	0	1.960	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–3	0.667	27	+18	Beat Oregon 37–17
23	-9	1.981	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	38	+17	Lost to Georgia 10–23
24	0	2.017	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	25	+19	Beat Army 27–10
25	4	2.027	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	27	+16	Beat Rutgers 17–0
26	1	2.034	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–2	0.800	12	+16	Beat Toledo 38–9
27	-1	2.105	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	13	+14	Beat New Mexico 59–16
28	0	2.150	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–2–1	0.722	23	+11	Beat Louisville 41–10
29	6	2.176	UTEP	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	13	+10	Beat Utah 30–24
30	1	2.205	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	7–3	0.700	25	+12	Beat Northwestern 52–24
31	3	2.234	BYU	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	27	+13	Beat San Diego State 38–21
32	-2	2.317	USC	PAC	6–3	0.667	27	+12	Beat Stanford 39–24
33	-14	2.486	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	35	+9	Lost to Wisconsin 24–26
34	9	2.630	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	27	+7	Beat Missouri 27–10
35	9	2.717	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–3	0.667	27	+5	Beat Duke 30–27
36	1	2.743	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–4	0.556	38	+8	Lost to Clemson 10–13
37	4	2.746	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	53	+9	Lost to Notre Dame 25–32
38	2	2.769	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–3–1	0.611	35	+6	Tied Arizona 21–21
39	-6	2.774	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	38	+9	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–17
40	-4	2.811	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–3	0.667	27	+4	Lost to Bowling Green 20–30
41	9	2.822	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	37	+6	Beat TCU 36–35
42	-10	2.889	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–4	0.556	38	+2	Lost to Vanderbilt 29–38
43	-1	2.926	TCU	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	38	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 35–36
44	4	2.979	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	38	+2	Beat Virginia Tech 28–16
45	6	3.068	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–4	0.556	38	+3	Beat Georgia Tech 23–14
46	-1	3.125	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–5	0.444	61	+8	Lost to Penn State 16–21
47	6	3.164	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–3–2	0.556	38	0	Tied Washington 21–21
48	-10	3.212	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	53	+7	Lost to Houston 40–60
49	8	3.225	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–4	0.556	38	-1	Beat CAL State Fullerton 21–17
50	-11	3.237	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	38	+9	Lost to UL Monroe 24–34
51	-2	3.331	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	38	-2	Lost to Arkansas 7–10
52	-6	3.396	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	61	+1	Lost to Colorado 10–27
53	3	3.430	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	38	-2	Beat Ohio 31–17
54	-7	3.456	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–4	0.556	38	-3	Lost to Michigan 20–30
55	0	3.517	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–5	0.500	53	+3	Lost to Miami 3–54
56	-2	3.543	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	5–5	0.500	53	+2	Lost to Fresno State 17–21
57	1	3.580	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	38	-7	Beat Colorado State 39–38
58	9	3.676	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	38	-4	Beat Mississippi State 30–19
59	-7	3.778	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–5	0.444	61	+2	Lost to Arizona State 17–37
60	1	3.796	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–5	0.375	70	-2	BYE
61	7	3.907	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	53	-2	Beat Temple 31–26
62	-2	4.204	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	61	-11	Lost to Wake Forest 27–30
63	-4	4.233	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–6	0.333	73	-4	Lost to USC 24–39
64	15	4.268	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	53	-10	Beat Memphis 31–7
65	-1	4.273	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–5–1	0.389	68	-5	Lost to Indiana 22–34
66	-4	4.301	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	68	-6	Lost to Louisiana 7–31
67	14	4.321	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–6	0.333	73	-7	Beat Kentucky 38–29
68	-2	4.387	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–5–1	0.313	87	-4	BYE
69	8	4.455	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	53	-6	Beat Western Illinois 29–14
70	13	4.482	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	61	-3	Beat Kent State 30–20
71	1	4.511	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	53	-18	Lost to UTEP 24–30
72	-7	4.517	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–6	0.333	73	-10	Lost to Tulane 19–30
73	3	4.541	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–6	0.333	73	-11	BYE
74	11	4.700	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	67	-5	Beat Ball State 31–16
75	9	4.789	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	73	-8	Beat New Mexico State 25–6
76	-7	4.789	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	88	-8	Lost to BYU 21–38
77	15	4.814	UNLV	IND PCAA	3–5	0.375	70	-11	Beat Long Beach State 30–17
78	-15	4.910	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–6	0.333	73	-3	Lost to East Tennessee State 14–29
79	-6	4.937	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–6	0.333	73	-15	Lost to Western Michigan 16–31
80	7	5.026	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	91	-12	Beat Texas 60–40
81	-11	5.092	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	61	-19	Lost to UNLV 17–30
82	-8	5.159	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–6–1	0.278	90	-10	Lost to Michigan State 3–45
83	-8	5.210	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	73	-17	Lost to East Carolina 26–31
84	-4	5.250	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–7	0.222	92	-7	Lost to UCLA 17–52
85	-14	5.292	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	73	-7	Lost to Indiana State 16–40
86	11	5.388	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–6	0.333	73	-16	Beat Ohio State 26–24
87	-5	5.397	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–6	0.333	73	-17	Lost to Eastern Michigan 9–38
88	-2	5.494	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	73	-16	Lost to San José State 17–42
89	-1	5.719	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	72	-12	Lost to Tennessee 10–41
90	-12	5.798	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	88	-10	Lost to Northern Arizona 20–24
91	-2	5.867	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	73	-12	Lost to Air Force 10–27
92	1	6.049	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	92	-16	Lost to Nebraska 3–42
93	-2	6.091	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–7	0.222	92	-19	BYE
94	-4	6.096	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–7	0.222	92	-23	Lost to Virginia 14–23
95	-1	6.317	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	99	-23	Lost to West Virginia 16–28
96	-1	6.342	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	99	-25	Lost to Hawai'i 38–39
97	-1	6.396	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	73	-20	BYE
98	0	6.775	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–7–1	0.167	97	-21	Lost to Iowa 24–52
99	1	7.445	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–8	0.111	99	-33	Lost to Central Michigan 17–31
100	1	7.550	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–7–1	0.167	97	-14	Tied Kansas State 17–17
101	-2	7.640	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–7	0.222	92	-25	Lost to Utah State 6–25
102	0	8.239	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	99	-19	Lost to Syracuse 10–34
103	1	8.627	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–8	0.000	104	-34	Lost to Wyoming 16–59
104	-1	9.072	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–8–1	0.056	103	-23	Tied Kansas 17–17