1993 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 28, 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	2	0.552	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+6	BYE
2	3	0.663	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Purdue 17–0
3	1	0.676	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	BYE
4	7	0.764	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Colorado 35–29
5	3	0.797	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Rutgers 31–7
6	-4	0.819	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	3–0–1	0.875	20	+5	Beat Cincinnati 24–21
7	6	0.860	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	BYE
8	-7	0.908	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Tulsa 41–20
9	5	0.938	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Indiana 27–15
10	-3	0.969	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat San José State 46–13
11	-1	1.122	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–1	0.750	22	+6	Lost to Wisconsin 15–27
12	0	1.126	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Duke 35–0
13	-7	1.182	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Louisiana Tech 56–3
14	5	1.218	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Texas 41–10
15	0	1.221	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Southern Miss 35–24
16	1	1.249	BYU	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Air Force 30–3
17	5	1.258	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Missouri 35–3
18	2	1.321	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	32	+4	Beat Oklahoma State 12–10
19	6	1.380	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Colorado State 48–13
20	-4	1.439	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat UNLV 36–20
21	7	1.506	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Oregon State 33–0
22	1	1.554	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	32	+3	Beat East Carolina 35–0
23	12	1.684	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	21	+4	Beat NC State 35–14
24	-3	1.809	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	32	+2	BYE
25	1	1.815	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat Maryland 55–28
26	3	1.874	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Illinois 13–7
27	7	1.934	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat Georgia 31–14
28	2	1.979	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat LSU 42–20
29	-11	1.996	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Houston 42–21
30	14	2.175	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	22	+1	Beat UTEP 52–0
31	10	2.206	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat Utah State 30–14
32	28	2.221	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Wake Forest 26–14
33	-1	2.229	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	22	+3	Beat Texas Tech 28–26
34	8	2.296	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat Iowa State 49–21
35	8	2.297	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat Minnesota 48–17
36	26	2.337	UCLA	PAC	1–2	0.333	62	+2	Beat Stanford 28–25
37	18	2.377	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Central Michigan 48–34
38	-29	2.417	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Lost to North Carolina 14–35
39	15	2.500	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Georgia Tech 16–13
40	-16	2.525	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Lost to Penn State 7–31
41	28	2.561	USC	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Beat Washington State 34–3
42	-5	2.602	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	+2	BYE
43	25	2.612	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Bowling Green 27–20
44	-13	2.675	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Miami 29–35
45	14	2.752	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Beat South Carolina 21–17
46	-19	2.906	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	32	0	Lost to Arizona State 10–12
47	50	2.927	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	62	0	Beat Temple 66–14
48	23	2.946	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	22	-1	Beat Utah 28–12
49	1	2.993	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–1	0.667	32	0	BYE
50	33	3.012	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Beat Arkansas 6–0
51	-18	3.012	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Memphis 0–6
52	1	3.115	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–1	0.667	32	-1	BYE
53	-14	3.147	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2	0.333	62	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 0–17
54	11	3.201	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	32	-1	Beat Ohio 28–10
55	-7	3.492	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Syracuse 21–24
56	-20	3.531	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	62	0	Lost to Navy 20–27
57	-11	3.537	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–3	0.250	80	+1	Lost to Virginia 0–35
58	-6	3.577	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	48	0	Lost to Wyoming 12–28
59	23	3.645	SMU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	62	-1	Beat TCU 21–15
60	-13	3.647	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Lost to Northern Illinois 42–46
61	-10	3.730	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	80	+1	Lost to Nebraska 13–48
62	-5	3.779	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	80	0	Lost to Rice 21–49
63	10	3.788	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	62	0	BYE
64	10	3.799	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	62	0	BYE
65	-20	3.833	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Lost to UCLA 25–28
66	24	3.904	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND BW	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Beat Nevada 46–42
67	-18	3.907	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Lost to USC 3–34
68	16	3.951	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	32	-3	Beat Virginia Military Institute 31–9
69	-29	3.983	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	48	-3	Lost to Kentucky 17–21
70	-32	3.990	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Lost to New Mexico 7–42
71	21	4.003	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Beat Miami (OH) 17–0
72	-11	4.027	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–2	0.333	62	-1	Lost to Clemson 13–16
73	23	4.099	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	80	-1	Beat New Mexico State 42–7
74	-7	4.282	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–3	0.250	80	0	Lost to Arizona 0–33
75	-5	4.405	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–3	0.250	80	-1	Lost to San Diego State 17–48
76	-13	4.434	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	62	-1	Lost to Washington 0–35
77	1	4.485	LSU	SEC	1–3	0.250	80	-1	Lost to Tennessee 20–42
78	-6	4.558	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	80	-3	Lost to Fresno State 14–30
79	-15	4.596	TCU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	62	-1	Lost to SMU 15–21
80	1	4.689	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	80	-3	Lost to Baylor 26–28
81	-4	4.773	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	62	-1	Lost to West Virginia 3–35
82	-7	4.784	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	80	-2	Lost to Oklahoma 20–41
83	-25	4.793	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–2	0.333	62	-3	Lost to Western Michigan 0–17
84	1	4.814	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	62	-2	Lost to Auburn 24–35
85	-29	4.982	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	62	-1	Lost to Boston College 14–66
86	-7	5.028	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–4	0.000	100	-2	Lost to Virginia Tech 28–55
87	-21	5.071	UTEP	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	80	-2	Lost to Hawai'i 0–52
88	-12	5.138	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–3	0.250	80	-3	Lost to Ole Miss 14–31
89	-3	5.173	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	62	-2	BYE
90	12	5.400	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	62	-3	Beat Sacramento State 30–6
91	0	5.419	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	80	-4	Lost to BYU 3–30
92	3	5.437	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	80	-3	BYE
93	12	5.438	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	62	-4	Beat Tulane 36–10
94	-1	5.446	UNLV	IND BW	1–3	0.250	80	-3	Lost to Kansas State 20–36
95	-1	5.452	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	62	-3	BYE
96	-9	5.533	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	0–4	0.000	100	-3	Lost to California 13–46
97	3	5.653	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	80	-4	Beat Southern Illinois 27–6
98	-18	5.680	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	80	-3	Lost to Mississippi State 10–36
99	-1	5.764	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–3	0.000	100	-2	Lost to Oregon 7–13
100	-12	6.029	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	80	-5	Lost to Michigan State 34–48
101	-12	6.080	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–3	0.250	80	-4	Lost to Northwestern 14–26
102	-3	6.699	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–2–1	0.167	99	-2	Lost to Louisville 10–41
103	-2	7.439	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND BW	0–3	0.000	100	-3	Lost to Alabama 3–56
104	0	7.888	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–3	0.000	100	-4	BYE
105	-2	8.191	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–4	0.000	100	-6	Lost to Toledo 10–28
106	0	9.249	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	100	-6	Lost to Michigan 21–42