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1982 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1982 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
100.745Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9094+64BYE
200.868Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–01.0001+61BYE
300.954Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–10.9173+54BYE
401.144UCLAPAC9–1–10.8648+46BYE
501.185West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI9–20.81810+46BYE
601.237Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI9–20.81810+46BYE
701.326SMUIND SWC10–0–10.9552+38BYE
801.417Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72718+37BYE
901.436Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–1–10.8648+36BYE
1001.436Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–20.81810+36BYE
1101.506USCPAC8–30.72718+34BYE
1201.538New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC10–10.9094+40BYE
1311.589Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–30.72718+35BYE
14-11.595Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–20.81810+35BYE
1511.641Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.81810+34BYE
16-11.641Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–30.72718+35BYE
1701.735Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–30.72718+29BYE
1801.741Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–2–10.77315+29BYE
1901.815Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–30.72718+26BYE
2011.818Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–30.72718+29BYE
21-11.821BYUIND WAC8–30.72718+31BYE
2201.890North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–40.63631+25BYE
2301.900LSUSEC8–2–10.77315+19BYE
2401.937Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA10–10.9094+29BYE
2501.960Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63631+26BYE
2601.964Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC10–10.9094+16BYE
2701.986Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–2–10.77315+23BYE
2802.064Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC8–30.72718+22BYE
2922.120Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–30.72718+21BYE
30-12.127Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–2–20.72718+14BYE
31-12.128Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–40.63631+23BYE
3202.266Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–4–10.59142+22BYE
3302.416California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–40.63631+20BYE
3402.440San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA8–30.72718+11BYE
3502.482Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–40.63631+13BYE
3602.503Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–40.63631+12BYE
3712.718Iowa (IOWA)B107–40.63631+15BYE
38-12.732Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63631+16BYE
3902.744Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–4–10.59142+9BYE
4002.809San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC7–50.58346+18BYE
4102.831Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–40.63631+6BYE
4252.870Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–50.58346+13Beat Kansas State 14–3
43-12.909Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC7–50.58346+17BYE
44-13.018Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54549+10BYE
45-13.081Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–4–10.59142+3BYE
46-13.094Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.45562+7BYE
47-13.105Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–4–20.54549+8BYE
4803.136NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–50.54549+9BYE
4903.185East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–40.63631-4BYE
5003.211Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–4–10.59142+1BYE
5103.254Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI7–40.63631-9BYE
5203.273Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54549+9BYE
5313.384Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC6–50.54549+4BYE
5413.473Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54549-2BYE
5513.520Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–60.45562-1BYE
5613.551Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–50.54549-6BYE
5713.552Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.545490BYE
5813.570Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC5–5–10.50060+2BYE
59-63.698Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B86–5–10.54259-8Lost to Wisconsin 3–14
6003.734Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–50.54549-6BYE
6103.786Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–5–20.45562+1BYE
6203.810Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI7–3–10.68230-2BYE
6303.866Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–50.50060-5BYE
6403.896Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54549-4BYE
6504.002Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–60.45562-10BYE
6604.123Indiana (INDIANA)B105–60.45562-8BYE
6704.275Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45562-11BYE
6814.279Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36475-3BYE
69-14.280Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–70.36475-6BYE
7004.303Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45562-11BYE
7104.459Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36475-4BYE
7204.573Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–6–10.40973-12BYE
7304.629South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36475-2BYE
7404.726Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36475-15BYE
7504.817Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–60.45562-20BYE
7604.844Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45562-10BYE
7704.852Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–70.41772-21BYE
7804.919Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40973-16BYE
7904.920Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–60.45562-5BYE
8005.007Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–70.36475-15BYE
8105.185Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–8–10.22792-16BYE
8205.522Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–70.36475-28BYE
8305.604UNLVIND PCAA3–80.27383-24BYE
8405.738Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–80.27383-28BYE
8515.775Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27383-27BYE
8615.777Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–80.27383-30BYE
87-25.786Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–90.18294-27BYE
8805.815Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31882-24BYE
8905.868Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.27383-27BYE
9005.950TCUIND SWC3–80.27383-27BYE
9106.222Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–90.18294-35BYE
9206.364Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–10–10.045103-28BYE
9306.374Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–8–10.22792-26BYE
9406.566Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–7–20.27383-15BYE
9506.689UTEPIND WAC2–100.16799-31BYE
9606.847Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–90.18294-29BYE
9706.957Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–9–10.136100-34BYE
9807.253New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC3–80.27383-18BYE
9907.443CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–90.25091-32BYE
10007.490North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–90.18294-24BYE
10107.912Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091102-47BYE
10207.964Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA2–90.18294-20BYE
10308.506Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–110.000104-48BYE
10408.661Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–9–10.136100-33BYE
10509.251Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–110.000104-50BYE

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