1993 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 21, 1993By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1993 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.442	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
2	8	0.545	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	2–0–1	0.833	24	+3	Tied Texas 21–21
3	1	0.716	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Pittsburgh 63–28
4	2	0.763	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat North Carolina 33–7
5	14	0.846	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Michigan State 36–14
6	9	0.860	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Arkansas 43–3
7	10	0.864	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Temple 58–0
8	8	0.912	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Iowa 31–0
9	3	1.013	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
10	20	1.025	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Kentucky 24–8
11	22	1.033	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Virginia Tech 21–2
12	16	1.038	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Georgia Tech 35–14
13	-4	1.093	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Tennessee 41–34
14	0	1.100	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Iowa State 28–7
15	12	1.172	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat LSU 34–10
16	8	1.179	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Minnesota 30–25
17	3	1.223	BYU	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Colorado State 27–22
18	11	1.226	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–1	0.500	48	+2	BYE
19	-8	1.237	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Arizona State 35–17
20	-19	1.275	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	48	+2	Lost to Louisville 17–35
21	18	1.380	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	26	+2	Beat Missouri 73–0
22	-1	1.383	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Maryland 42–37
23	11	1.404	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	48	+2	BYE
24	12	1.455	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
25	-12	1.522	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UCLA 14–13
26	-23	1.538	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	26	+2	Lost to Miami 2–21
27	14	1.552	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tulsa 16–10
28	-10	1.635	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Illinois 16–14
29	3	1.681	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
30	-7	1.854	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Lost to Florida 34–41
31	-24	1.899	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Lost to Stanford 37–41
32	12	1.953	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	26	+2	Beat Utah State 28–24
33	-11	2.056	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	2–1	0.667	26	+2	Lost to Alabama 3–43
34	27	2.060	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat Vanderbilt 49–7
35	-9	2.126	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	25	+1	Lost to Florida State 7–33
36	2	2.171	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	48	+1	BYE
37	-32	2.172	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–1	0.667	26	+2	Lost to Penn State 0–31
38	22	2.345	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat UTEP 31–14
39	16	2.403	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	48	+1	BYE
40	14	2.445	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 34–3
41	10	2.447	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat New Mexico 41–24
42	10	2.456	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat SAM Houston State 14–13
43	27	2.477	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat Air Force 38–31
44	20	2.504	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Kent State 49–17
45	33	2.515	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat Colorado 41–37
46	31	2.630	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	66	+1	Beat Army 42–21
47	20	2.640	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Texas Southern 63–14
48	37	2.751	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Miami (OH) 30–23
49	38	2.777	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Oregon State 51–6
50	22	2.820	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Ohio 24–16
51	-11	2.936	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	66	+1	Lost to BYU 22–27
52	-6	3.008	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat Kansas 41–16
53	-45	3.010	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–1	0.667	26	-1	Lost to Western Michigan 3–20
54	14	3.016	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	48	+1	BYE
55	-24	3.072	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 14–36
56	-21	3.110	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to California 0–58
57	-12	3.117	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Wisconsin 7–28
58	-21	3.120	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to Cincinnati 23–30
59	-12	3.137	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Indiana 8–24
60	13	3.192	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Boston College 22–21
61	-19	3.233	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to Virginia 14–35
62	-3	3.234	UCLA	PAC	0–2	0.000	93	0	Lost to Nebraska 13–14
63	13	3.323	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat UCF 41–17
64	-2	3.406	TCU	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	48	0	BYE
65	18	3.459	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Southern Illinois 49–28
66	-10	3.488	UTEP	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to New Mexico State 14–31
67	-10	3.594	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Washington State 6–51
68	21	3.598	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Eastern Illinois 31–10
69	-3	3.600	USC	PAC	1–2	0.333	66	-1	BYE
70	-1	3.625	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Kansas State 25–30
71	17	3.659	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	-2	Beat San José State 36–25
72	-1	3.668	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Lost to Baylor 24–28
73	-20	3.694	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Ole Miss 7–49
74	-9	3.705	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	66	0	Lost to Ohio State 28–63
75	-25	3.721	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Lost to Oklahoma State 10–16
76	19	4.016	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Beat Texas Tech 52–37
77	-52	4.242	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Texas A&M 0–73
78	4	4.261	LSU	SEC	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Lost to Auburn 10–34
79	-5	4.422	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–3	0.000	93	-1	Lost to West Virginia 37–42
80	17	4.470	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Beat William & Mary 10–0
81	-32	4.550	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Lost to Georgia 37–52
82	-19	4.557	SMU	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	93	-1	BYE
83	-25	4.808	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Lost to Louisiana 15–17
84	-41	4.919	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	-2	Lost to Duke 21–42
85	17	4.971	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	-2	Beat UL Monroe 44–37
86	-6	4.972	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	66	-1	Beat Western Illinois 16–14
87	4	4.976	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	0–3	0.000	93	-2	Lost to Wyoming 25–36
88	-40	5.009	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	66	-3	Lost to UNLV 20–33
89	5	5.079	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Beat App State 20–3
90	9	5.104	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Beat Arkansas State 23–7
91	-10	5.121	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	66	-3	Lost to San Diego State 31–38
92	14	5.219	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	66	+1	Beat Akron 20–3
93	11	5.250	UNLV	IND BW	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Beat Central Michigan 33–20
94	-2	5.303	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	66	-2	Beat Memphis 17–15
95	-9	5.608	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	91	-2	Lost to Utah 16–41
96	-6	5.634	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	93	-2	Lost to Fresno State 24–41
97	-22	5.656	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	0–2	0.000	93	-1	Lost to Northwestern 21–22
98	-14	5.948	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–2	0.000	93	-1	Lost to Arizona 14–16
99	-20	6.396	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–1–1	0.250	91	-1	Tied Syracuse 21–21
100	-4	6.710	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND BW	0–3	0.000	93	-3	Lost to Northern Illinois 7–23
101	-8	7.226	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND BW	0–2	0.000	93	-2	Lost to South Carolina 3–34
102	-4	7.226	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	0–2	0.000	93	-2	BYE
103	-2	7.877	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–3	0.000	93	-4	Lost to Ball State 16–24
104	-4	8.131	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–3	0.000	93	-4	Lost to Hawai'i 17–49
105	-2	9.267	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–2	0.000	93	-4	BYE
106	-1	10.254	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	93	-4	BYE