1992 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 20, 1992By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1992 Season Tags: • No Comments

1992 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	0	0.599	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Oregon 24–3
2	0	0.740	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	6–1	0.857	9	+23	Beat Georgia Tech 29–24
3	0	0.973	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat TCU 45–10
4	1	0.984	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–0–1	0.917	6	+13	Beat Indiana 31–3
5	1	1.072	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Tennessee 17–10
6	6	1.159	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	5–0–1	0.917	6	+12	Beat Penn State 35–32
7	10	1.185	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	11	+14	Beat West Virginia 20–17
8	0	1.193	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	13	+10	BYE
9	5	1.361	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–0–1	0.917	6	+12	Tied Oklahoma 24–24
10	-3	1.362	USC	PAC	3–1–1	0.700	23	+9	Beat California 27–24
11	0	1.382	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat UCLA 30–17
12	-3	1.434	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Rice 35–9
13	-3	1.502	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	13	+13	Beat Fresno State 47–45
14	13	1.523	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–2–1	0.583	43	+10	Beat Stanford 21–6
15	-11	1.539	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–2	0.714	16	+13	Lost to Arizona 6–21
16	3	1.679	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	9	+9	Beat Vanderbilt 30–20
17	-4	1.746	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	11	+8	Beat Iowa State 50–47
18	5	1.769	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–1–1	0.750	15	+6	BYE
19	10	1.855	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–2	0.667	26	+10	Beat Purdue 19–16
20	14	1.858	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	16	+11	Beat Toledo 10–9
21	5	1.895	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–2	0.667	26	+9	Beat Northwestern 31–7
22	-6	1.958	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	16	+6	Lost to North Carolina 7–27
23	14	1.976	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2	0.714	16	+7	Beat Virginia 27–7
24	1	2.029	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–2	0.667	26	+7	Beat Duke 21–6
25	-10	2.032	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	3–1–2	0.667	26	+5	Lost to Syracuse 17–20
26	-8	2.036	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–2	0.714	16	+8	Lost to Alabama 10–17
27	-6	2.049	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	16	+7	Lost to Boston College 32–35
28	5	2.089	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–2–1	0.688	25	+8	Tied Virginia Tech 13–13
29	-5	2.141	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–2	0.667	26	+7	Lost to Florida State 24–29
30	2	2.300	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–2	0.667	26	+7	Beat Arkansas 17–3
31	10	2.429	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–1–1	0.700	23	+3	Beat UTEP 49–27
32	14	2.431	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	40	+5	Beat Auburn 24–9
33	-11	2.438	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	26	+4	Lost to New Mexico 7–24
34	1	2.532	UCLA	PAC	3–3	0.500	53	+5	Lost to Washington State 17–30
35	10	2.600	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–2	0.667	26	+5	Beat LSU 27–25
36	0	2.637	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–2–1	0.643	38	+3	Beat Eastern Michigan 20–19
37	-9	2.649	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–3	0.500	53	+5	Lost to USC 24–27
38	-18	2.697	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	26	+2	Lost to South Carolina 6–21
39	-9	2.715	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	16	+2	Lost to Colorado State 28–32
40	-2	2.752	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	40	+2	BYE
41	14	2.764	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–4	0.429	66	+7	Beat Illinois 24–14
42	-2	2.788	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	4–2	0.667	26	+3	BYE
43	-1	2.834	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–2–1	0.583	43	+2	Tied Colorado 24–24
44	10	2.837	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	4–3	0.571	45	+2	Beat Army 45–10
45	8	2.882	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	45	+2	Beat Kent State 35–0
46	2	2.939	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	45	+5	Beat Tulane 17–7
47	9	2.985	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–2	0.667	26	0	Beat Ball State 22–14
48	-4	2.988	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–4	0.429	66	+4	Lost to Washington 3–24
49	8	3.046	BYU	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	45	+3	Beat Wyoming 31–28
50	10	3.106	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	45	+1	Beat Houston 29–23
51	-8	3.126	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–3	0.500	53	0	Lost to Bowling Green 9–10
52	-13	3.187	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–3	0.571	45	+1	Lost to Florida 9–24
53	-1	3.256	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–2–1	0.643	38	-1	Beat Ohio 23–21
54	-23	3.298	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	40	0	Lost to Utah State 16–28
55	13	3.333	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	4–2	0.667	26	-1	Beat UNLV 14–10
56	6	3.400	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	45	-1	Beat East Tennessee State 65–7
57	12	3.413	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	3–3	0.500	53	+1	Beat Oregon State 40–13
58	-7	3.478	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–3	0.500	53	0	Lost to Michigan 3–31
59	6	3.601	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–3	0.500	53	-2	Beat Maryland 30–23
60	1	3.699	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	66	0	Lost to Hawai'i 45–47
61	-3	3.759	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–4	0.429	66	-1	Lost to Akron 14–22
62	-3	3.909	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	66	-2	Lost to BYU 28–31
63	9	3.958	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–4	0.333	77	0	Beat Minnesota 20–15
64	13	3.995	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	-3	Beat Cincinnati 42–21
65	11	4.017	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	-5	Beat Arkansas State 37–7
66	-3	4.103	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–4	0.333	77	-1	Lost to Georgia 20–30
67	15	4.126	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	66	-3	Beat Tulsa 32–27
68	2	4.209	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	77	-1	BYE
69	-19	4.223	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	4–3	0.571	45	-6	Lost to Pacific 17–49
70	-23	4.248	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–3	0.500	53	-4	Lost to Iowa 14–24
71	8	4.257	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	53	-2	Beat Missouri 28–26
72	1	4.359	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	0	BYE
73	-9	4.413	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	77	-2	Lost to Southern Miss 7–17
74	-25	4.427	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	75	-3	Lost to Baylor 23–29
75	-8	4.496	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–4	0.333	77	-4	Lost to Clemson 6–21
76	19	4.582	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	2–4	0.333	77	-3	Beat Kansas State 28–16
77	-11	4.591	UNLV	IND BW	3–3	0.500	53	-7	Lost to Nevada 10–14
78	-7	4.628	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	77	-5	Lost to Texas A&M 9–35
79	14	4.629	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	66	0	Beat Air Force 32–28
80	9	4.771	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	3–4	0.429	66	-7	Beat Temple 27–20
81	-3	4.909	SMU	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	53	-8	BYE
82	3	4.986	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	2–3–1	0.417	74	-7	Tied NC State 13–13
83	14	5.002	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	86	-8	Beat Utah 24–7
84	2	5.075	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	2–5	0.286	86	0	Lost to Ole Miss 3–17
85	-11	5.220	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–4	0.333	77	-7	Lost to Wisconsin 16–19
86	1	5.394	LSU	SEC	1–6	0.143	101	-9	Lost to Kentucky 25–27
87	-12	5.443	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–6	0.143	101	-9	Lost to Wake Forest 23–30
88	-4	5.480	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	86	-9	Lost to Louisville 27–32
89	15	5.633	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	1–5	0.167	95	-7	Beat Mississippi State 21–6
90	-7	5.656	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–5	0.167	95	-6	Lost to Ohio State 7–31
91	1	5.706	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	77	-4	Lost to Kansas 47–50
92	-11	5.896	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–5	0.167	95	-9	Lost to Oklahoma State 26–28
93	-5	5.928	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	75	-5	Lost to Rutgers 10–45
94	-14	6.026	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–5–1	0.214	94	-6	Lost to Arizona State 13–40
95	-5	6.035	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	95	-10	Lost to East Carolina 21–42
96	9	6.258	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	2–5	0.286	86	-8	Beat New Mexico State 49–17
97	4	6.389	TCU	IND SWC	1–4–1	0.250	93	-8	Lost to Miami 10–45
98	-7	6.408	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–5	0.167	95	-11	Lost to Michigan State 15–20
99	4	6.453	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	2–5	0.286	86	-6	Beat Louisiana 14–10
100	-2	6.530	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	105	-9	BYE
101	-2	6.591	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–6	0.143	101	-13	Lost to Miami (OH) 21–23
102	-8	6.785	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	86	-15	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 10–14
103	-7	6.879	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–5	0.167	95	-11	Lost to Pittsburgh 20–27
104	-4	7.166	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–5	0.286	86	-18	Lost to Central Michigan 0–35
105	-3	7.570	UTEP	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	105	-16	Lost to San Diego State 27–49
106	0	8.028	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–7	0.000	105	-20	Lost to Western Michigan 19–20
107	0	9.588	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	101	-11	Lost to Memphis 7–37