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1982 Regular Season Final 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
300.938Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–10.9173+54Beat Hawai'i 37–16
401.154UCLAPAC9–1–10.8648+45BYE
501.185West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI9–20.81810+46BYE
601.237Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI9–20.81810+46BYE
711.326SMUIND SWC10–0–10.9552+38BYE
8-11.417Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72718+37Lost to Florida 10–13
901.436Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–1–10.8648+36BYE
1051.436Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–20.81810+36Beat Arkansas 33–7
1111.506USCPAC8–30.72718+34BYE
12-21.543New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC10–10.9094+40BYE
1301.573Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–20.81810+35BYE
1471.589Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–30.72718+35Beat Florida State 13–10
1511.641Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–30.72718+35BYE
16-21.643Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.81810+34BYE
1701.735Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–30.72718+29BYE
18-71.741Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–2–10.77315+29Lost to Texas 7–33
1901.791Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–30.72718+26BYE
20-21.827BYUIND WAC8–30.72718+31BYE
21-11.830Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–30.72718+28BYE
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
2511.960Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63631+26BYE
26-11.966Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC10–10.9094+16BYE
2701.986Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–2–10.77315+23BYE
2802.064Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC8–30.72718+22BYE
2912.127Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–2–20.72718+14BYE
3012.128Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–40.63631+23BYE
31-22.134Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–30.72718+21BYE
3202.271Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–4–10.59142+22BYE
3302.419California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–40.63631+20BYE
3402.440San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA8–30.72718+11BYE
3502.496Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–40.63631+12BYE
3602.503Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–40.63631+12BYE
3702.732Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63631+16BYE
3802.732Iowa (IOWA)B107–40.63631+14BYE
3902.744Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–4–10.59142+9BYE
4002.830San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC7–50.58347+18BYE
4102.831Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–40.63631+6BYE
4202.929Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC7–50.58347+17BYE
4303.018Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54549+10BYE
4403.081Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–4–10.59142+3BYE
4503.094Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.45562+7BYE
4613.105Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–4–20.54549+8BYE
47-13.118Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–50.54549+7BYE
4803.136NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–50.54549+9BYE
4903.185East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–40.63631-4BYE
5013.211Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–4–10.59142+1BYE
5113.254Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI7–40.63631-9BYE
5213.277Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54549+9BYE
5313.335Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B86–4–10.59142-3BYE
54-43.392Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC6–50.54549+4Lost to Nebraska 16–37
5503.491Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54549-2BYE
5633.520Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–60.45562-1BYE
5703.551Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–50.54549-6BYE
5803.552Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.545490BYE
59-33.570Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC5–5–10.50060+2BYE
6053.739Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–50.54549-6Beat Army 24–7
61-13.747Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–5–20.45562+1BYE
62-13.810Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI7–3–10.68230-2BYE
63-13.866Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–50.50060-5BYE
64-13.896Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54549-4BYE
65-14.007Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–60.45562-10BYE
6604.141Indiana (INDIANA)B105–60.45562-9BYE
6704.275Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45562-11BYE
6804.280Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–70.36475-6BYE
6904.284Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36475-3BYE
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
7414.726Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36475-15BYE
75-14.817Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–60.45562-20BYE
7614.844Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45562-10BYE
77-14.861Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–70.41772-21BYE
7804.872Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40973-15BYE
7904.920Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–60.45562-5BYE
8005.017Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–70.36475-15BYE
8105.185Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–8–10.22792-16BYE
8205.528Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–70.36475-28Lost to Navy 7–24
8305.610UNLVIND PCAA3–80.27383-24BYE
8405.738Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–80.27383-28BYE
8535.786Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–90.18294-27BYE
86-15.800Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27383-27BYE
8705.802Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–80.27383-30BYE
88-25.815Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31882-24BYE
8905.893Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.27383-27BYE
9005.950TCUIND SWC3–80.27383-27BYE
9106.250Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–90.18294-35BYE
9216.291Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–10–10.045103-27BYE
93-16.316Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–8–10.22792-25BYE
9406.502Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–7–20.27383-14BYE
9506.695UTEPIND 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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