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1993 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

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1993 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
150.411Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.0001+1BYE
280.483Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–01.0001+2Beat Texas A&M 44–14
3190.499Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE2–01.0001+2Beat Pittsburgh 63–21
490.617Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+2Beat Washington 21–12
5380.781Iowa (IOWA)B102–01.0001+2Beat Iowa State 31–28
6-20.853Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC3–01.0001+2Beat Clemson 57–0
7100.966Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Baylor 45–21
8240.972Akron (AKRON)MAC2–01.0001+1Beat Kent State 42–7
9-20.987Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Kentucky 24–20
1060.987Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat East Carolina 41–22
11241.033Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Memphis 54–28
12181.043NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Wake Forest 34–16
13311.064Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Texas Tech 50–27
1471.069Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–01.0001+1Beat SMU 24–16
15121.074Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Vanderbilt 17–6
1641.085Penn State (PENN STATE)B102–01.0001+2Beat USC 21–20
17241.090California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat San Diego State 45–25
1811.095Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Pacific 16–13
1961.105Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Michigan 27–23
20201.172BYUIND WAC2–01.0001+1Beat Hawai'i 41–38
21-161.172West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE1–01.00010BYE
22141.177Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat South Carolina 18–17
23-221.182Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–01.00010Beat Georgia 38–6
24-101.249Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Western Kentucky 38–13
25281.316Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–01.00010Beat Illinois 31–3
26-171.316North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–01.0001+1Beat Maryland 59–42
27101.336Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Samford 35–7
2811.336Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–01.00010Beat Navy 38–0
29-171.362Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–10.50039+1Lost to Notre Dame 23–27
30-191.372Indiana (INDIANA)B102–01.00010Beat Northern Illinois 28–10
31211.388Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–01.0001+1Beat Kansas 31–14
32-41.403Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Montana 35–30
33-91.439Miami (MIAMI)IND BE1–01.00010BYE
34-111.541Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–10.50039+1Lost to Ohio State 12–21
35211.573Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Eastern Michigan 31–28
3691.578Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE2–01.00010Beat Duke 39–38
37141.593Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–01.00010Beat Louisiana 29–28
38431.677Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–10.50039+1Beat Cincinnati 21–7
39-241.725Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–10.50039+1Lost to Oklahoma 14–44
40351.766Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–10.50039+1Beat Air Force 8–5
41141.809Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat Missouri State 45–7
4271.850Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–01.00010Beat Furman 37–3
4341.892Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Colgate 30–0
44-51.892Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–10.50039+1Lost to Colorado 21–45
45-422.055Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–10.500390Lost to Iowa 28–31
46532.080Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–10.50039+1Beat Utah State 31–29
47-392.172Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–10.500390Lost to Florida 20–24
48222.213Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500390Beat Ohio 38–0
49-472.261Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–10.500390Lost to Nebraska 27–50
5072.377Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–10.500390Beat Houston 38–24
51112.413Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–10.500390Beat Oregon State 48–30
52392.474Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–10.500390Beat Tulane 34–0
53-272.491Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–10.500390Lost to Alabama 6–17
54-122.516South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–10.500390Lost to Arkansas 17–18
55192.517Purdue (PURDUE)B101–10.500390Beat Western Michigan 28–13
56292.557UTEPIND WAC1–10.500390Beat UNLV 41–24
57-262.683Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–10.500390Lost to Fresno State 30–48
58-242.739Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–10.500390Lost to Louisville 28–54
5912.785UCLAPAC0–10.000780BYE
60302.794New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–10.500390Beat Arkansas State 22–19
6142.866Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–10.500390Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 40–7
62322.918TCUIND SWC1–10.500390Beat New Mexico 35–34
6332.964SMUIND SWC0–20.000780Lost to Wisconsin 16–24
6402.992Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–10.500390Lost to BYU 38–41
65-273.010Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE1–10.500390Lost to Virginia Tech 21–63
66-53.060USCPAC1–20.333760Lost to Penn State 20–21
67173.100Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW1–10.500390Beat Boise State 38–10
68-353.130Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–10.500390Lost to Florida State 0–57
69143.227Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–10.500390Beat Indiana State 27–10
70-23.253San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–10.500390Lost to California 25–45
71-533.267Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–10.50039-1Lost to Utah 29–31
72163.314Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–10.500390Beat Illinois State 45–30
7353.368Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10.000780BYE
7423.391Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–20.000780Lost to North Carolina 42–59
7553.413Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE0–10.000780BYE
76-283.548East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–10.000780Lost to Syracuse 22–41
77213.570Duke (DUKE)ACC0–20.000780Lost to Rutgers 38–39
7843.665Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–10.50039-1Beat San José State 31–28
7983.682Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–10.000780BYE
80213.705Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.000780Lost to Temple 28–31
81-353.708Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC1–10.50039-1Lost to Colorado State 5–8
8273.765LSUSEC1–10.50039-1Beat Mississippi State 18–16
8393.907Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–10.000780BYE
84-343.951Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–10.000780Lost to Missouri 3–31
85-273.962Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–10.50039-1Lost to Bowling Green 7–21
86103.976Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–20.333760Lost to Michigan State 14–31
8764.034Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–10.50039-1Beat Montana State 54–14
88-154.260Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–10.50039-1Beat Northern Iowa 45–42
89-354.400Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–10.000780Lost to Virginia 0–38
90-274.490New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–20.00078-1Lost to TCU 34–35
91-224.624San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW0–20.00078-1Lost to Stanford 28–31
92-64.893Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND BW0–20.00078-1Lost to Miami (OH) 28–29
93114.938Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND BW0–10.000780BYE
94-155.140Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–20.00078-1Lost to NC State 16–34
95-365.163Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–20.00078-1Lost to Tennessee 6–38
9615.320Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND BW0–20.00078-1Lost to New Mexico State 19–22
97-205.477Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–20.00078-1Lost to Rice 0–34
9855.544Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–20.00078-1Lost to Arizona 13–16
9935.791Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND BW0–20.00078-1Lost to Indiana 10–28
100-55.970Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–20.00078-1Lost to Akron 7–42
101-16.172Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–20.00078-1Lost to Central Michigan 0–38
102-356.284Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI0–10.00078-1BYE
103-326.374Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–20.00078-2Lost to LSU 16–18
104-326.710UNLVIND BW0–20.00078-2Lost to UTEP 24–41
10509.021Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–20.00078-3Lost to Tulsa 24–38
10609.581Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.00078-1Lost to Purdue 13–28

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