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1987 Week 6 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
100.244Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–01.0001+10Beat Florida State 26–25
210.773Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–01.0001+9Beat South Carolina 30–21
3110.828Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–0–10.87512+6Beat North Carolina 20–10
4-20.885LSUSEC4–0–10.90010+9Beat Florida 13–10
530.943Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5BYE
640.972Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+10Beat Missouri 24–13
701.044Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–0–10.87512+6Beat Illinois 10–6
8-41.061Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–0–10.90010+7Beat California 38–12
9-31.171Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–01.0001+4Beat Iowa State 56–3
10101.212Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–10.75023+8Beat Duke 7–0
11-61.218Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80014+8Lost to Miami 25–26
12-31.220Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–01.0001+6BYE
1321.239Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–01.0001+6BYE
1421.241Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.75023+6Beat Wisconsin 49–0
1541.273Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80014+8Beat Temple 27–13
16-51.433Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–20.60034+8Lost to LSU 10–13
17151.490Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–10.75023+6Beat UTEP 35–16
1891.491Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–10.75023+7Beat Washington 29–22
19-71.495Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–10.80014+7Beat Ole Miss 31–14
20-31.510Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–10.80014+6Beat Louisiana 38–10
2141.577Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–01.0001+4Beat Army 17–13
2211.591UCLAPAC4–10.80014+5Beat Stanford 49–0
2371.750Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–10.75023+3Beat Ohio 28–0
24-31.802Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–01.0001+2Beat Purdue 21–19
2581.971Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–20.60034+5Beat Pittsburgh 13–10
2691.979Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–10.80014+3Beat Utah 48–27
27121.995Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–20.50050+5Beat Iowa 19–14
28-152.027UTEPIND WAC3–10.75023+2Lost to Arizona State 16–35
29122.122Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–10.80014+3Beat Northern Illinois 32–31
3042.124Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–10.80014+3Beat Houston 30–18
31-72.141Indiana (INDIANA)B103–10.75023+3Beat Northwestern 35–18
32132.161Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–10.75023+3Beat Central Michigan 24–21
33152.225USCPAC3–10.75023+3Beat Oregon State 48–14
34-122.262Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–20.60034+4Lost to Penn State 13–27
35-172.306Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–20.50050+3Lost to Texas Tech 21–27
3622.332Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–10.75023+1Beat Colorado State 29–16
37-112.348Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–20.60034+3Lost to Boston College 10–13
38-72.421Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–20.50050+3Lost to Syracuse 13–24
3942.425Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–10.75023+3Beat TCU 20–10
4062.427Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–20.60034+3Beat San Diego State 52–10
41122.532Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–20.50050+3BYE
42-142.553North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–20.60034+2Lost to Auburn 10–20
43222.627Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–20.50050+2Beat Louisville 65–6
4452.660San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–10.800140Beat CAL State Fullerton 46–19
4522.712Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–20.60034+1Beat Virginia Military Institute 30–0
46-172.730Iowa (IOWA)B103–20.600340Lost to Michigan State 14–19
4792.835Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–20.600340Beat Texas A&M 27–21
4822.863Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–20.50050+2BYE
49112.896Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–20.50050+1Beat Rice 45–26
5053.150Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–20.600340Beat Memphis 9–6
51-143.176Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–20.60034-1Lost to Oregon 22–29
5273.183Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–20.50050+2BYE
53-113.257Duke (DUKE)ACC3–20.60034-2Lost to Rutgers 0–7
54-23.414South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–20.50050-1Lost to Nebraska 21–30
5593.466BYUIND WAC3–20.60034-3Beat Utah State 45–24
56-203.466Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–20.50050-1Lost to Michigan 0–49
57103.494Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–20.50050-2Beat Bowling Green 45–7
58133.515Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–20.60034-2Beat Vanderbilt 27–17
59-153.529Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–20.60034-3Lost to Air Force 27–48
60-63.592Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–20.50050-1Beat Yale 62–10
61153.716West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–30.40066-1Beat East Carolina 49–0
62123.807Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI2–30.40066-1Beat Eastern Illinois 24–10
63233.818Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–20.50050-1Beat Long Beach State 30–7
64-243.826Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–20.50050-3Lost to Western Michigan 14–21
65193.921Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–20.60034+3Beat Toledo 21–14
6603.927TCUIND SWC1–30.25078-1Lost to Arkansas 10–20
6754.003California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–40.200900Lost to Tennessee 12–38
68114.096Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–30.40066-2Beat Ball State 30–20
6984.100NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–30.40066-2Beat Georgia Tech 17–0
70154.196Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–30.25078-2Beat Navy 31–11
71-204.225Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–2–10.50050-1Lost to Southern Miss 6–65
72-144.292Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–30.25078-1Lost to Ohio State 6–10
73-54.318Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.500500Lost to Wake Forest 13–17
74-134.334CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–30.40066-1Lost to San José State 19–46
75-134.517Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–20.33376-1Lost to Baylor 18–30
76-14.686Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–30.250780Lost to USC 14–48
7734.741Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–2–10.37575+2Lost to Eastern Michigan 31–32
7854.743Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–30.25078-2Lost to Alabama 10–38
79-224.756Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–30.25078-4Lost to Tulane 17–27
80-104.853Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–30.40066-3Lost to Texas 26–45
81-124.916San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–40.20090-2Lost to Wyoming 10–52
8205.006Purdue (PURDUE)B100–3–10.12595-2Lost to Minnesota 19–21
83125.366Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA2–30.40066-6Beat New Mexico State 23–7
8435.409Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–30.25078-4Lost to Kent State 21–24
85-75.472Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–30.40066-6Lost to Fresno State 7–30
86-235.499Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–30.25078-5Lost to NC State 0–17
87-145.533East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–30.40066-5Lost to West Virginia 0–49
8835.556Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–40.20090-3Beat Kansas State 37–25
89-85.829Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–30.25078-5Lost to Mississippi State 6–9
9085.830UNLVIND PCAA1–20.33376-4Beat Nevada 24–19
91-26.027Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–50.00097-5Lost to Colorado 16–29
92-46.095Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–40.00097-5Lost to UCLA 0–49
9316.173Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–40.20090-7Lost to Georgia 14–31
94-26.482Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–30.25078-6Lost to Kentucky 0–28
9576.495Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–30.25078-1Beat Southern Illinois 16–15
9636.987Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–40.00097-6Lost to Oklahoma 3–56
97-17.096Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–40.20090-5Lost to Arizona 7–45
98-87.307New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–30.25078-4Lost to Pacific 7–23
99-67.368Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–3–10.12595-5Lost to Indiana 18–35
100-37.501Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–40.00097-6Lost to BYU 24–45
101-18.152New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–40.00097-9BYE
102-19.718Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–40.00097-11Lost to Miami (OH) 20–30
103010.392Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–40.00097-8Lost to Tulsa 25–37
104011.524Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–40.00097-5Lost to Virginia Tech 11–31

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