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1987 Week 7 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
100.340Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–01.0001+15Beat Maryland 46–16
220.815LSUSEC5–0–10.9179+15Beat Georgia 26–23
3-10.890Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–01.0001+11Beat Kansas 54–2
480.962Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B85–01.0001+12Beat Colorado 42–17
510.981Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+12BYE
650.989Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83312+13Beat Southern Miss 61–10
711.024Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–0–10.90010+8BYE
811.110Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–01.0001+8Beat Texas 44–9
941.182Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–01.0001+10Beat Virginia 38–21
10-71.184Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–0–10.90010+7Beat Vanderbilt 48–15
1141.234Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83312+12Beat Rutgers 35–21
1241.330Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–20.66725+11Beat CAL State Fullerton 65–0
1351.478Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–10.80017+10Beat USC 34–27
1471.488Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–01.0001+7Beat North Carolina 22–14
1571.532UCLAPAC4–10.80017+7BYE
16-111.554Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75023+5Lost to Pittsburgh 22–30
17141.610Indiana (INDIANA)B104–10.80017+7Beat Ohio State 31–10
1811.698Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–20.66725+9Lost to LSU 23–26
19-91.704Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–20.60035+8Lost to Penn State 21–35
2041.710Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–01.0001+4Beat Northwestern 45–33
21-141.757Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–1–10.70024+6Lost to Indiana 10–31
2251.778Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–20.60035+8Beat Michigan 17–11
2321.823Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–20.66725+8Beat Army 29–24
24151.858Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–10.80017+8Beat Texas Tech 31–0
25-21.892Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–10.80017+4Beat Ole Miss 35–6
2601.896Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–10.83312+5Beat Navy 23–13
27101.942Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–20.66725+5Beat Notre Dame 30–22
2822.052Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–10.83312+4Beat Texas State 36–15
29-152.109Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–20.60035+4Lost to Michigan State 11–17
30-22.127UTEPIND WAC4–10.80017+3Beat San Diego State 34–33
31-112.133Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–20.66725+5Lost to Memphis 10–13
3282.153Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–20.66725+7Beat BYU 29–27
33-162.170Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–20.60035+5Lost to Washington 14–27
34122.208Iowa (IOWA)B104–20.66725+3Beat Wisconsin 31–10
3532.285Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–20.60035+4Beat Kansas State 34–10
36-32.313USCPAC3–20.60035+4Lost to Oregon 27–34
3772.318San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–10.83312+2Beat New Mexico State 57–6
38132.356Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–20.66725+4Beat Arizona State 27–14
39-42.373Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–20.60035+4Beat Houston 22–17
40-42.734Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–20.60035+2Lost to Oklahoma State 17–42
41-122.738Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–20.66725+1Lost to Central Michigan 6–16
4282.823Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–20.60035+2BYE
43-12.858North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–30.50050+3Lost to Wake Forest 14–22
44102.990South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–20.60035-1Beat Virginia Tech 40–10
45233.241Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–30.50050+1Beat Western Michigan 17–0
4613.266Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–30.500500Lost to Arkansas 0–31
47-133.299Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–30.50050+1Lost to Tulsa 17–24
48153.303Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–20.60035-1Beat Southern Illinois 35–0
4983.334Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–2–10.50050-1Tied California 23–23
50-53.348Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–30.50050-1Lost to Clemson 21–38
51153.349TCUIND SWC2–30.40063+1Beat Rice 30–16
5283.356Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–20.60035-2Beat New Mexico 41–31
53-213.361Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–20.60035-1Lost to Ball State 23–24
5453.364Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–20.66725-4Beat Colorado State 24–23
55-123.383Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–30.400630Lost to Florida State 10–61
56-73.468Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–30.40063+1Lost to Oklahoma 9–44
57203.608Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–2–10.50050+3Beat Toledo 41–5
58-63.627Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–30.40063+2Lost to Miami 16–46
59-63.631Duke (DUKE)ACC3–20.60035-4BYE
6093.680NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–30.40063-1BYE
61233.763Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.40063-1Beat Eastern Michigan 16–6
62-43.812Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–20.60035-3BYE
63-73.819Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–30.40063-2Lost to Iowa 10–31
64-33.849West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–30.40063-2BYE
65-103.878BYUIND WAC3–30.50050-5Lost to Wyoming 27–29
66-183.889Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–30.40063-1Lost to East Carolina 28–56
67-264.023Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–30.40063-1Lost to Stanford 7–44
68104.095Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–30.40063-2Beat Northwestern State 13–3
69-24.246California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–4–10.25086-1Tied Arizona 23–23
7064.261Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–30.400630Beat Akron 42–26
71184.297Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–30.40063-2Beat Alabama 13–10
72154.330East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–30.50050-4Beat Cincinnati 56–28
73174.350UNLVIND PCAA2–20.50050-4Beat Utah State 28–27
74144.371Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI2–40.333790Beat Temple 24–17
75-104.544Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–30.50050+1Lost to Miami (OH) 0–17
7694.609Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–30.50050-6Beat Pacific 9–6
7794.718Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–30.40063-6Beat Indiana State 38–0
7844.734Purdue (PURDUE)B101–3–10.30085-2Beat Illinois 9–3
79-64.755Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–30.40063-2Lost to Boston College 24–29
80-64.781CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–40.33379-2Lost to Florida 0–65
8104.813San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–50.16797-2Lost to UTEP 33–34
82104.835Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–40.20088-4Beat Washington State 44–7
83-44.929Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–40.20088-4Lost to Auburn 15–48
84-95.091Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–30.25086-3Lost to Texas A&M 17–22
85-215.124Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–30.40063-6Lost to Northern Illinois 5–41
86-165.252Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–40.20088-5Lost to South Carolina 10–40
87-255.306Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI2–40.33379-7Lost to Oregon State 26–42
88-85.733Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–40.33379-7Lost to TCU 16–30
89-185.844Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–3–10.41762-3Lost to Marshall 31–34
9065.929Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–40.20088-6Beat Northern Iowa 39–38
9165.953Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–40.33379-4Beat Ohio 28–7
92-96.035Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA2–40.33379-10Lost to Long Beach State 6–9
93-216.129Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–40.20088-6Lost to Purdue 3–9
9456.175Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–4–10.10099-5Lost to Minnesota 33–45
95-26.236Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–50.16797-9Lost to Kentucky 6–35
96-56.392Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–60.000100-9Lost to Utah 23–24
97-26.744Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–40.20088-2Lost to Nebraska 2–54
9846.956Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–40.20088-10Beat Kent State 24–23
99-57.511Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–40.20088-11Lost to Bowling Green 7–28
100-27.567New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–40.20088-6Lost to San José State 6–57
101-18.130Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–50.000100-10Lost to UNLV 27–28
102-18.331New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–50.000100-13Lost to Hawai'i 31–41
10309.812Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–50.000100-11Lost to Missouri 10–34
104010.772Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–50.000100-8Lost to Air Force 13–23

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