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1987 Week 13 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
110.748Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI9–10.9005+47BYE
2-10.879Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–01.0001+45Beat Toledo 24–14
300.894Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9005+46Lost to Oklahoma 7–17
410.900Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–01.0001+48Beat Nebraska 17–7
511.061Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+51Beat West Virginia 32–31
6-21.079Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80014+43Lost to Penn State 20–21
721.116LSUSEC9–1–10.8647+44Beat Tulane 41–36
8-11.220UCLAPAC9–20.8189+39Lost to USC 13–17
9-11.252Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–2–10.77317+43Beat Wisconsin 30–9
1001.256Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–1–10.8508+34BYE
1141.458South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–20.80014+30Beat Clemson 20–7
1201.499Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B89–20.8189+35Beat Iowa State 48–27
1301.555Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–20.80014+30Beat TCU 42–24
1431.572Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–30.70026+33BYE
1511.593San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA10–10.9094+31BYE
1621.668Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–30.72721+35Beat Kent State 28–5
17-31.673Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–30.70026+31BYE
18-71.683Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.8189+30Lost to South Carolina 7–20
1931.712Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC9–20.8189+32Beat UTEP 37–13
20-11.713Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+35Beat Notre Dame 21–20
2101.808BYUIND WAC8–30.72721+31Beat Utah 21–18
2251.809USCPAC8–30.72721+28Beat UCLA 17–13
2321.886Iowa (IOWA)B109–30.75019+27Beat Minnesota 34–20
24-11.936Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC9–30.75019+27Beat Hawai'i 34–31
2541.974Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–2–10.77317+21Beat Kentucky 24–22
26-21.988Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC9–20.8189+22BYE
27-12.025Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–40.60035+23BYE
2822.096Indiana (INDIANA)B108–30.72721+23Beat Purdue 35–14
29-12.188Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–30.70026+22BYE
30-102.213Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–40.63630+19Lost to Ohio State 20–23
3152.434Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–4–10.59139+15Beat Michigan 23–20
3222.461Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–30.70026+11Beat Kansas State 41–0
3352.478Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–40.60035+18Beat Baylor 34–16
3452.650Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–4–10.59139+11Beat Washington State 34–19
35-22.689Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–40.60035+12BYE
3642.726Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–40.63630+11Beat NC State 34–31
37-62.760UTEPIND WAC7–40.63630+6Lost to Wyoming 13–37
38-12.833Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–4–10.59139+6Tied Houston 10–10
39-42.863West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–50.54542+6Lost to Syracuse 31–32
40-82.872Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–40.63630+6Lost to Pittsburgh 5–28
4112.904Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC7–40.63630+5Beat Georgia Tech 33–6
4212.964Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–40.60035+17BYE
4383.016Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–50.54542+9Beat Oregon State 44–0
44-33.027Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–60.45556+10BYE
4513.126Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–50.54542+9Beat Temple 17–14
4693.315Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–60.45556+3Beat Kansas 19–7
4763.381Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–50.54542+3Lost to LSU 36–41
48-33.458Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54542-5Lost to Texas 16–34
4973.464Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–4–20.50049-3BYE
5083.482Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54542-6Beat New Mexico State 34–10
51-43.494TCUIND SWC5–60.45556-3Lost to Texas A&M 24–42
5293.530Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.45556+2Beat California 31–7
5313.546Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45556-2Lost to Tennessee 22–24
54-63.582Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54542-5Lost to Iowa 20–34
5583.624Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50049-1Beat Tulsa 14–0
56-123.638North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–60.45556-2Lost to Duke 10–25
5703.735Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–60.455560BYE
5823.754CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA6–60.50049-3Beat Montana 43–26
5953.869Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45556-1Beat Long Beach State 17–14
60-83.874Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–5–10.50049-10Lost to Bowling Green 17–18
6153.878UNLVIND PCAA5–50.50049-7Beat Pacific 30–24
62-33.947Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–50.50049-13Lost to Air Force 31–34
63-133.962California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–6–10.35081-3Lost to Stanford 7–31
64-153.995Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–70.36473+1Lost to Vanderbilt 24–34
6584.142Duke (DUKE)ACC5–60.45556-16Beat North Carolina 25–10
6664.184Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45556-1Beat Central Michigan 18–17
67-24.211San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41769-10Beat New Mexico 53–30
68-64.228East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45556-6BYE
6974.236Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–50.50049-14Beat Colorado State 35–28
7054.258Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–70.36473-7Beat Ole Miss 30–20
7164.308Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–60.40071-6Beat Maryland 34–24
72-14.482Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–60.45556-5Beat Ohio 31–13
73-44.545Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC3–6–10.35081-11Tied Texas Tech 10–10
74-64.594Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–70.30087-10Lost to Washington 19–34
75-84.772NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–70.36473-5Lost to Virginia 31–34
76-64.923Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–70.41769-26Lost to BYU 18–21
7745.058Purdue (PURDUE)B103–7–10.31883-15Lost to Indiana 14–35
7825.103Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–5–10.45068-14BYE
7905.172Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–70.36473-19Lost to UNLV 24–30
8035.374Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA4–70.36473-28Lost to Utah State 14–17
81-75.473Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–70.36473-18Lost to Indiana State 23–24
8225.527Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–80.27388-23Lost to Mississippi State 20–30
83-55.613Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–7–10.31883-22Lost to Northwestern 10–28
8415.627Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–60.40071-15BYE
8515.637Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–80.27388-21Lost to Oklahoma State 27–48
86-45.643Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–70.36473-20Lost to Virginia Tech 20–21
8705.665Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–7–10.31883-21Lost to Miami 14–24
8855.770Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–90.18297-24Beat Cincinnati 21–20
8906.046Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–80.27388-28Lost to Michigan State 9–30
9006.106Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–90.18297-21Lost to Oregon 0–44
9146.189Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–7–10.31883-17BYE
9226.218Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–80.20094-32Lost to Wake Forest 6–33
93-26.245Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–80.27388-17Lost to Memphis 0–14
94-26.261Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–80.27388-29Lost to Rutgers 14–17
9516.273Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–80.20094-28BYE
96-86.396Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI4–70.36473-21Lost to Youngstown State 6–10
9716.566Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–8–10.22793-30Beat Illinois 28–10
98-17.068Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–100.091101-42Lost to Louisiana 28–35
9917.552Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–80.20094-23BYE
100-17.615Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–9–10.136100-25Lost to Missouri 7–19
10117.993New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA2–90.18297-41Lost to Fresno State 10–34
102-18.232Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091101-54Lost to Western Michigan 13–31
10319.099Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–10–10.045103-37Lost to Colorado 0–41
104-19.195New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–100.000104-54Lost to San Diego State 30–53

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