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1987 Week 12 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
100.724Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–01.0001+41Beat Virginia Tech 27–13
200.764Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI9–10.9006+45Beat Furman 41–10
300.793Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–01.0001+42BYE
430.847Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–10.8899+43Beat Alabama 37–6
5-11.015Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+35Beat Missouri 17–13
601.095Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI10–01.0001+40Beat Boston College 45–17
711.122UCLAPAC9–10.9006+38Beat Washington 47–14
841.155Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–2–10.75017+36Beat Indiana 27–3
9-41.187LSUSEC8–1–10.85010+35Beat Mississippi State 34–14
1011.307Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–1–10.85010+31Beat Georgia 27–11
1131.471Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–10.9006+29Beat Maryland 45–16
1231.565Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B88–20.80013+29Beat Kansas 49–17
1381.602Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–20.77815+24Beat Arkansas 14–0
14-51.602Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–30.70021+29Lost to Auburn 11–27
1551.628South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–20.77815+19Beat Wake Forest 30–0
1601.631San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA10–10.9095+27Beat Long Beach State 44–16
17-71.643Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–30.70021+28Lost to Notre Dame 6–37
1871.750Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–30.70021+26Beat Penn State 10–0
19-61.811Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70021+25Lost to Pittsburgh 0–10
20-31.816Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–30.70021+22Beat Illinois 17–14
21101.828BYUIND WAC7–30.70021+23Beat UTEP 37–24
2251.906Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC8–20.80013+23Beat Utah 31–7
2311.929Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC8–30.72719+22Beat New Mexico 73–26
2421.941Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.81812+22Beat Bowling Green 38–18
2551.992Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72719+19Beat Ohio State 29–27
26-32.000Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–40.60033+21Beat Kentucky 27–14
2752.046USCPAC7–30.70021+18Beat Arizona 12–10
28-92.070Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–30.70021+22Lost to Texas A&M 0–14
29-12.089Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–2–10.75017+14Beat Ole Miss 55–13
30-122.095Indiana (INDIANA)B107–30.70021+18Lost to Michigan State 3–27
31-22.455UTEPIND WAC7–30.70021+7Lost to BYU 24–37
3282.538Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–30.70021+9Beat Miami (OH) 14–10
33-112.561Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–40.60033+14Lost to California 20–38
3402.658Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–30.66732+9BYE
3592.683West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–40.60033+5Beat Rutgers 37–13
36-32.717Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–4–10.55045+8Lost to Iowa 27–29
3742.741Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–40.60033+6BYE
38102.758Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–40.55643+12Beat TCU 24–21
39-12.815Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–4–10.55045+8Lost to UCLA 14–47
4052.819Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–40.60033+6Beat North Carolina 20–17
41-42.894Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–60.45555+10Lost to Syracuse 17–45
42-72.938Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–40.60033+4Lost to South Carolina 0–30
4372.988Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–40.60033+15Beat East Carolina 38–34
44-83.120North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–50.50048+5Lost to Virginia 17–20
4563.135Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–40.60033-1Beat Rice 34–31
46-73.202Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–50.50048+6Lost to West Virginia 13–37
47-43.211TCUIND SWC5–50.50048-2Lost to Texas 21–24
4863.268Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–40.60033-1Beat Wisconsin 22–19
49-33.323Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–60.40064+7Lost to Clemson 16–45
50183.327California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–5–10.38978+4Beat Arizona State 38–20
5183.347Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–50.50048+5Beat Washington State 31–17
5213.390Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–4–10.55045-2Tied Toledo 17–17
5353.391Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–40.600330Beat Louisiana 38–10
54-123.447Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–50.50048-3Lost to Florida 14–27
55-33.459Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–60.40064+2Lost to Oklahoma 13–17
56-93.484Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–4–20.50048-3Lost to USC 10–12
57-23.626Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–60.45555+1Lost to Kent State 10–14
58-93.712Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–50.50048-7Lost to Utah State 13–17
59-23.716Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–40.55643-9BYE
60-43.905CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA5–60.45555-3Lost to Pacific 14–22
6123.962Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40064-2Beat Oregon State 38–7
62-14.071East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45555-5Lost to Southern Miss 34–38
6334.109Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–5–10.45060-4Beat Louisville 43–8
64114.158Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA4–60.40064-4Beat Fresno State 17–13
65114.406San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–70.36479-8Beat Colorado State 26–12
66114.420UNLVIND PCAA4–50.44462-11Beat New Mexico State 29–6
67114.439NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–60.40064-1Beat Duke 47–45
68-84.446Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–60.33383-7Lost to Oregon 17–31
69114.469Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC3–60.33383-10Beat Temple 37–7
7014.628Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–60.45555-21Lost to Wyoming 7–31
7134.651Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–60.40064-5BYE
72-24.660Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–60.40064-6Lost to Eastern Michigan 18–38
73-114.698Duke (DUKE)ACC4–60.40064-20Lost to NC State 45–47
7454.742Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–60.40064-16Beat Ohio 30–17
75-34.751Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–70.30087-11Lost to LSU 14–34
76-124.754Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44462-15Lost to Tulane 10–38
77-104.759Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–60.33383-10BYE
78-134.816Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–6–10.35080-11Lost to Michigan 14–17
7994.856Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–60.40064-14Beat CAL State Fullerton 22–14
80-114.916Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–5–10.45060-13Lost to Akron 21–27
8114.918Purdue (PURDUE)B103–6–10.35080-11Beat Northwestern 20–15
8235.007Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–60.40064-10Beat Austin Peay 42–10
83-25.053Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA4–60.40064-21Lost to San José State 16–44
84-115.162Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–70.30087-16Lost to Tennessee 13–55
8565.516Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–60.40064-15Beat Lafayette 49–37
8665.637Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–70.30087-17Beat Kansas State 16–14
8705.653Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–6–10.35080-19Tied Central Michigan 17–17
8895.712Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI4–60.40064-18Beat Northern Illinois 27–21
89-35.759Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–70.30087-22Lost to Minnesota 19–22
90-65.803Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–80.20094-15Lost to Stanford 7–38
91-15.956Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–70.30087-11BYE
92-95.958Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–70.30087-24Lost to Houston 7–37
9326.008Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–90.100100-24Lost to Miami 13–27
9406.058Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–70.22293-25BYE
95-66.152Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–7–10.31886-15Lost to Memphis 8–43
96-36.219Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–80.20094-26Lost to Baylor 31–34
97-16.844Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–90.100100-34Lost to San Diego State 12–26
9807.242Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–8–10.15098-30Lost to Purdue 15–20
9917.367Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–8–10.15098-16Lost to Oklahoma State 17–49
10027.505Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–80.20094-21Beat Delaware 31–22
101-27.812Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–90.100100-42Lost to Ball State 17–30
102-17.863New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA2–80.20094-33Lost to UNLV 6–29
10308.703New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–90.000104-42Lost to Air Force 26–73
10409.217Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–9–10.050103-31Lost to Iowa State 14–16

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