1987 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 22, 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	2	0.199	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
2	9	0.674	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
3	21	0.723	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Michigan State 31–8
4	4	0.779	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Miami (OH) 24–10
5	-4	0.796	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Memphis 41–24
6	6	0.885	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
7	9	0.906	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
8	12	0.918	LSU	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Rice 49–16
9	-4	1.000	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Oregon 24–14
10	0	1.006	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Northwestern 28–3
11	-9	1.027	UTEP	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colorado State 45–6
12	5	1.079	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Indiana 34–15
13	14	1.210	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Pacific 31–12
14	0	1.281	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	23	+2	Lost to Florida 14–23
15	18	1.313	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Georgia 21–20
16	55	1.327	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–1	0.500	45	+2	Beat Washington State 44–18
17	24	1.331	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	23	+3	Beat Pittsburgh 24–21
18	46	1.369	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	45	+2	Beat Washington 29–12
19	3	1.425	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tulsa 30–15
20	-2	1.440	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
21	2	1.469	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	23	+2	Lost to Clemson 20–21
22	12	1.474	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Vanderbilt 35–31
23	-2	1.509	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wyoming 35–29
24	7	1.519	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kansas 31–17
25	21	1.527	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	23	+2	Beat Alabama 23–14
26	19	1.655	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat California 32–23
27	-1	1.734	UCLA	PAC	2–1	0.667	23	+2	Beat Fresno State 17–0
28	25	1.745	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	23	+2	Beat Georgia Tech 30–23
29	21	1.755	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–1	0.667	23	+1	Beat Iowa State 48–9
30	13	1.802	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat NC State 21–3
31	-16	1.844	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	23	+2	Lost to USC 17–23
32	16	1.940	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	23	+1	Beat Cincinnati 41–0
33	11	1.959	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
34	-2	2.001	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Ohio State 14–24
35	19	2.035	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–1	0.667	23	+2	Beat West Virginia 25–20
36	-8	2.039	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 8–31
37	-1	2.217	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	23	+1	Beat Louisiana Tech 14–13
38	-32	2.265	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Utah 28–31
39	-26	2.302	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	23	0	Lost to Temple 21–24
40	-31	2.336	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Duke 31–35
41	36	2.369	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Beat San José State 36–34
42	-38	2.388	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Kentucky 15–34
43	25	2.506	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	23	0	Beat Ohio 17–12
44	-9	2.538	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	66	+1	Lost to Oklahoma State 29–35
45	-38	2.557	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	23	+1	Lost to Michigan 18–44
46	-6	2.586	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	+1	BYE
47	25	2.630	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	23	0	Beat San Diego State 49–7
48	17	2.630	USC	PAC	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Beat Boston College 23–17
49	6	2.668	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	23	0	Beat Lamar 43–14
50	13	2.669	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	23	0	Beat UNLV 21–14
51	-21	2.935	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	23	0	Lost to Oregon State 34–36
52	22	2.955	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	23	-1	Beat Wisconsin 31–28
53	-34	2.995	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Minnesota 23–32
54	-25	3.067	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	23	-1	Lost to Texas A&M 12–29
55	-17	3.108	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Syracuse 10–24
56	-31	3.163	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	23	-1	Lost to Akron 16–17
57	2	3.285	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	45	0	BYE
58	-11	3.286	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	45	0	BYE
59	17	3.297	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat Tulane 31–24
60	-23	3.367	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Maryland 20–25
61	33	3.370	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Beat New Mexico 20–9
62	20	3.447	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 17–16
63	-24	3.518	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Lost to North Carolina 23–30
64	-6	3.536	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Air Force 7–49
65	24	3.549	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–2	0.333	66	0	Beat East Carolina 20–10
66	-24	3.595	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	23	-2	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 12–31
67	30	3.664	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	66	+1	Beat Long Beach State 31–12
68	7	3.717	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	-1	BYE
69	18	3.854	TCU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Beat BYU 33–12
70	-14	3.926	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Beat Stanford 31–17
71	-20	3.979	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Florida State 24–41
72	-6	4.004	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–2	0.000	89	0	Lost to Missouri 3–28
73	-24	4.033	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Lost to Penn State 0–41
74	9	4.274	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Beat Virginia Tech 14–13
75	-15	4.372	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	45	-1	Tied Purdue 22–22
76	9	4.530	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	89	0	Lost to Kent State 17–31
77	2	4.690	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	89	0	BYE
78	-8	4.839	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Lost to UCLA 0–17
79	7	4.879	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Beat Arkansas State 47–10
80	22	4.893	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Beat Western Michigan 34–14
81	12	4.949	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Arkansas 15–30
82	-4	4.968	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	45	-2	BYE
83	-26	4.988	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Lost to Illinois 10–20
84	0	5.032	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	89	0	BYE
85	-12	5.051	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Lost to LSU 16–49
86	-19	5.078	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Lost to Southern Miss 24–31
87	5	5.192	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	89	-1	Lost to UTEP 6–45
88	-7	5.365	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Lost to Arizona State 12–31
89	-37	5.368	BYU	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	66	-3	Lost to TCU 12–33
90	13	5.406	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat Kansas State 41–14
91	-11	5.605	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	66	-3	Lost to Toledo 12–17
92	-23	5.924	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–1–1	0.250	88	-1	Tied Louisville 22–22
93	7	5.988	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Beat Ball State 24–0
94	-4	6.264	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–34
95	-33	6.358	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	89	-2	Lost to Virginia 13–14
96	2	6.518	UNLV	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	89	-2	Lost to Baylor 14–21
97	-36	6.655	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–2	0.000	89	-2	Lost to Colorado 17–31
98	-3	6.716	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	89	-3	Lost to Arizona 9–20
99	-8	6.808	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–3	0.000	89	-3	Lost to Wake Forest 3–21
100	-12	6.815	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	89	-2	BYE
101	-5	7.707	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–2	0.000	89	-3	Lost to Bowling Green 0–24
102	-3	8.255	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	89	-3	Lost to Iowa 9–48
103	-2	10.564	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Army 14–41
104	0	13.284	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	89	0	Lost to Lehigh 9–24