1982 Final College Football Team RankingsJanuary 4, 1983By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1982 Season Tags: • No Comments1982 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.687Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–10.9173+76Beat Georgia 27–23210.881Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B812–10.9232+64Beat LSU 21–203-10.993Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–10.9173+61Lost to Penn State 23–27401.069UCLAPAC10–1–10.8758+54Beat Michigan 24–14521.236SMUIND SWC11–0–10.9581+47Beat Pittsburgh 7–3621.272Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI9–30.75013+44Beat West Virginia 31–127-11.349Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI9–30.75013+48Lost to SMU 3–78-31.417West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI9–30.75013+42Lost to Florida State 12–31901.447Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–1–10.8649+36BYE1001.479Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–30.75013+42BYE1141.484Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC10–20.83310+43Beat Oklahoma 32–211201.528Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC10–20.83310+44BYE1301.554New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC10–10.9096+40BYE14-31.554USCPAC8–30.72719+33BYE1521.590Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–2–10.79212+36Beat Florida 28–241601.638Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–30.75013+32BYE1711.711North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC8–40.66725+32BYE18-41.779Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–40.66725+32Lost to Arkansas 24–281911.832Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA11–10.9173+36BYE2061.836Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–40.66725+32Beat Illinois 21–152131.887Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–40.66725+27BYE2211.888Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–30.75013+29BYE23-41.963Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–40.66725+29Lost to UCLA 14–242411.964Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC10–10.9096+17BYE25-42.006Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–40.66725+23Lost to Arizona State 21–3226-42.019LSUSEC8–3–10.70822+20Lost to Nebraska 20–212712.021BYUIND WAC8–40.66725+27BYE2812.115Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–2–20.72719+13BYE2912.179Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–3–10.70822+19BYE3012.201Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–40.63634+21BYE3112.268Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–4–10.59141+22BYE32-52.348Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC8–40.66725+16Lost to Air Force 28–363302.455California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–40.63634+20BYE3402.457San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA8–30.72719+11BYE3512.521Iowa (IOWA)B108–40.66725+20Beat Tennessee 28–223672.608Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC8–50.61540+25Beat Vanderbilt 36–283712.698Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63634+17BYE3812.699Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–50.58344+11BYE39-22.702Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–4–10.59141+10BYE4002.788San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC7–50.58344+17BYE41-62.805Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–50.58344+7Lost to Alabama 15–2142-12.854Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–50.58344+12BYE43-12.889Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–40.63634+6BYE4403.036Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54548+10BYE4513.081Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.45562+9BYE4623.140NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–50.54548+8BYE4703.149Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–4–20.54548+6BYE4813.216East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–40.63634-5BYE4913.271Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–4–10.591410BYE5023.285Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54548+9BYE51-63.301Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–5–10.54258-1Lost to Iowa 22–2852-13.346Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI7–40.63634-11BYE5303.364Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC6–50.54548+4BYE5403.482Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54548-2BYE5513.493Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54548-1BYE5613.507Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–50.54548-6BYE57-23.557Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–60.45562-3BYE5803.591Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC5–5–10.50060+1BYE5913.691Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–50.54548-7BYE60-13.693Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B86–5–10.54258-9BYE6103.737Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI7–3–10.68224-2BYE6203.805Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–5–20.455620BYE6303.907Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–50.50060-6BYE6403.917Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54548-5BYE6504.036Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–60.45562-12BYE6604.158Indiana (INDIANA)B105–60.45562-10BYE6714.265Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36475-3BYE6814.304Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45562-13BYE6914.337Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45562-14BYE70-34.356Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–70.36475-10BYE7104.537Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36475-7BYE7204.551Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–6–10.40973-12BYE7304.624South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36475-4BYE7404.828Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36475-17BYE7504.837Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–60.45562-21BYE7614.843Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–70.41772-22BYE77-14.866Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45562-10BYE7814.947Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–60.45562-6BYE79-14.951Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40973-17BYE8004.999Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–70.36475-15BYE8105.193Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–8–10.22792-16BYE8205.495Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–70.36475-30BYE8305.635UNLVIND PCAA3–80.27383-25BYE8425.712Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–80.27383-29BYE8505.808Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–80.27383-32BYE86-25.809Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27383-28BYE8705.861Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31882-24BYE8805.924Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.27383-29BYE8915.956TCUIND SWC3–80.27383-28BYE90-15.990Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–90.18294-32BYE9106.277Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–90.18294-37BYE9216.404Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–8–10.22792-27BYE9316.605Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–7–20.27383-16BYE94-26.635Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–10–10.045103-34BYE9506.695UTEPIND WAC2–100.16799-32BYE9606.847Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–90.18294-30BYE9707.030Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–9–10.136100-35BYE9807.272New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC3–80.27383-18BYE9907.432CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–90.25091-32BYE10007.476North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–90.18294-24BYE10117.950Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA2–90.18294-20BYE102-18.032Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091102-50BYE10308.506Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–110.000104-50BYE10408.767Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–9–10.136100-34BYE10509.317Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–110.000104-51BYE
