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1987 Week 9 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
100.390Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–01.0001+22Beat Cincinnati 48–10
210.597LSUSEC6–0–10.9295+26BYE
3-10.687Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–01.0001+25Beat Kansas State 56–3
410.823Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–10.8578+23BYE
5-10.881Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+23Beat Colgate 52–6
611.052Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–01.0001+15Beat Colorado 24–6
7-11.058Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–10.83313+17Beat USC 26–15
801.203Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–0–10.9295+14Beat Mississippi State 38–7
941.250Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–10.8578+19Beat Missouri 24–20
1011.273Indiana (INDIANA)B106–10.8578+18Beat Michigan 14–10
1111.277Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–20.71419+17BYE
1231.327Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–1–10.78614+15Beat Minnesota 42–9
13-41.329UCLAPAC6–10.8578+16Beat California 42–18
1431.526Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–20.75016+18Beat Kentucky 17–14
15-11.566Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71419+15BYE
1601.612Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–20.71419+12BYE
1751.754Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–20.71419+13Beat Rice 34–21
1831.759Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–1–10.78614+10Beat Georgia Tech 29–15
19-91.764Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–10.8578+12Lost to NC State 28–30
20131.778Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–20.75016+14Beat UTEP 35–7
2131.840Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–20.71419+12Beat Oregon State 30–21
22-21.848Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–2–10.64333+12Tied Illinois 14–14
23-41.891Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–20.71419+13Beat Army 27–14
2421.899San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA7–10.8757+10Beat UNLV 48–24
2561.957Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–20.71419+9Beat Navy 10–6
26-82.001Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–30.57137+10Lost to Indiana 10–14
2772.057Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–20.71419+10BYE
2892.062South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–20.71419+7Beat East Carolina 34–12
2962.087Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–20.71419+12Beat Houston 21–17
30-52.180Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–30.57137+8Lost to Georgia 14–17
31122.251Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–30.57137+12Beat Duke 23–22
32-52.295UTEPIND WAC5–20.71419+5Lost to Air Force 7–35
3332.372Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–20.75016+7Beat Western Michigan 23–17
34162.379Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–30.57137+8Beat Memphis 17–14
35-32.439Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–30.57137+6Lost to Oklahoma State 20–24
36-132.467Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–30.57137+8Lost to Stanford 10–13
37-92.518Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–20.71419+4Lost to Ohio State 9–42
38132.526West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–30.57137+5Beat Boston College 37–16
39-92.592Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–20.71419+2Lost to Virginia 21–35
4012.656North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–30.57137+6BYE
41-122.656USCPAC4–30.57137+5Lost to Notre Dame 15–26
4222.670Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–30.57137+4BYE
4362.691Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–30.62534+4Beat Tulsa 42–7
44122.734TCUIND SWC4–30.57137+3Beat Baylor 24–0
45142.738BYUIND WAC4–30.57137+2Beat Hawai'i 16–14
46-12.738Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–20.71419+3Beat Ohio 24–10
47-12.795Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–30.50052+6BYE
4802.809Iowa (IOWA)B105–30.62534+2Beat Purdue 38–14
49-92.829Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–30.57137+4Lost to Oklahoma 6–24
50-122.864Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–40.50052+4Lost to West Virginia 16–37
51-123.066Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–30.625340Lost to TCU 0–24
52113.168Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–40.50052+1Beat Wake Forest 35–21
53-113.224Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–30.57137-2Lost to BYU 14–16
54133.315NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–40.42963+1Beat Clemson 30–28
5553.329CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA4–40.50052+5Beat Northern Illinois 21–20
56133.513Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–40.42963+1Beat Oregon 13–10
57-103.640Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–3–10.50052-3Lost to Washington State 28–45
58103.713Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–40.42963-1Beat Arizona 45–28
59123.728Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–30.57137-4Beat Virginia Tech 57–38
60-23.780Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–40.429630Lost to Auburn 7–38
61-93.866Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–40.50052-2Lost to Toledo 25–37
62-73.926Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–40.42963-2Lost to Southern Miss 14–17
63-24.113East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–40.50052-4Lost to South Carolina 12–34
64-104.118Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–3–10.500520Lost to CAL State Fullerton 20–21
6514.152Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–40.42963-4BYE
66-134.172Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–40.42963-5Lost to Ball State 3–13
67-34.324Duke (DUKE)ACC3–40.42963-8Lost to Maryland 22–23
68-114.340Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–40.42963-7Lost to Pacific 22–23
6944.691Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–50.28680-4Lost to Miami 10–48
70-84.697Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–40.50052-13Lost to Utah State 36–41
71-64.708Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA4–40.50052-12Lost to San Diego State 42–52
72104.775Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–50.37575-10Beat Vanderbilt 42–14
73-34.807California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–5–10.21493-5Lost to UCLA 18–42
7414.930Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–50.28680-9Lost to Tennessee 15–29
75124.932San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–60.25089-6Beat Long Beach State 52–42
76-24.942Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–4–10.35778-5Tied Michigan State 14–14
7774.994Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–40.42963-10Beat UL Monroe 17–7
78-65.036Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–50.28680-4Lost to Arizona State 21–30
79105.078Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43862-3Beat Akron 31–10
80-15.117Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–40.42963-4BYE
8195.119Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–40.42963-9Beat Miami (OH) 37–25
82-65.133Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–50.37575-3Lost to Eastern Michigan 17–23
83-65.419Purdue (PURDUE)B101–5–10.21493-8Lost to Iowa 14–38
84-35.447Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–50.16796-10Lost to Arkansas 17–21
8505.474UNLVIND PCAA2–40.33379-10Lost to San José State 24–48
8695.501Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–50.28680-11Beat Central Michigan 13–3
8765.574Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–50.28680-10Beat Kansas 42–28
88115.579Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–50.28680-7Beat Utah 41–36
89-95.623Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI2–60.25089-9Lost to Texas Tech 7–42
9085.665Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–50.37575-14Beat Fresno State 23–22
91-35.864Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–60.25089-12Lost to Texas A&M 21–34
92-145.987Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–50.28680-13Lost to Northwestern 24–27
93-76.070Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–60.14397-13Lost to Tulane 38–57
9436.241Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–5–10.21493-10Beat Wisconsin 27–24
95-36.319Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–60.14397-15BYE
96-136.363Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–60.14397-13Lost to Ole Miss 14–42
97-66.498Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–50.28680-8Lost to Rutgers 14–27
9836.757New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA2–50.28680-12Beat Mcneese State 32–13
99-57.085Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI2–60.25089-14Lost to Louisville 10–31
10007.364Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–60.14397-20Lost to Kent State 10–24
101-57.501Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–60.14397-10Lost to Iowa State 28–42
10208.626Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–60.14397-13Lost to Pittsburgh 6–10
10319.312Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–70.000103-17Lost to Nebraska 3–56
104-19.455New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–60.000103-24BYE

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