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1982 Week 10 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
100.716Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–01.0001+32Beat Louisville 63–14
210.725Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–10.8758+34Beat Boston College 52–17
351.017Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC8–01.0001+27Beat USC 17–10
401.042Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–10.8758+22Beat Kansas 52–0
5-31.082Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–01.0001+23Beat Rice 24–6
601.131UCLAPAC7–0–10.9386+20Beat Oregon 40–12
751.190West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–20.75018+25Beat East Carolina 30–3
821.203Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–10.85715+24Beat Miami 24–7
9-41.218Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–01.0001+23Beat Memphis 34–3
1051.292SMUIND SWC8–01.0001+21Beat Texas A&M 47–9
1131.330LSUSEC6–0–10.9297+11Beat Ole Miss 45–8
12-51.356North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–20.71424+18Lost to Maryland 24–31
13-21.456Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–10.8758+22Beat Mississippi State 20–12
14-51.581Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–10.8758+14Lost to Stanford 31–43
1561.630Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–1–10.78616+16Beat Navy 27–10
1691.637Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–20.75018+16Beat North Carolina 31–24
17-41.644Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68830+18Lost to Penn State 17–52
1851.682Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–20.75018+18Beat Minnesota 52–14
1911.708Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–1–10.78616+11BYE
2041.732Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–20.71424+16Beat Auburn 19–17
21-31.761New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC7–10.8758+17Beat North Texas 20–17
22-51.789USCPAC5–20.71424+12Lost to Arizona State 10–17
23-11.860Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–20.71424+11Beat Kent State 41–7
24-81.873Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–20.75018+16Lost to Florida 17–19
2512.011Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–20.75018+8Beat Colorado 45–10
2612.035Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–10.8758+10Beat Wichita State 30–21
27-82.050BYUIND WAC5–30.62538+12Lost to Utah State 17–20
2822.103Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA7–10.8758+13Beat Long Beach State 40–22
2922.244Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–20.66734+7Beat Texas Tech 27–0
3032.278Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–20.75018+7Beat Toledo 21–17
31142.384Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–30.62538+10Beat Washington 43–31
3232.411Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–2–10.64337+3Beat Washington State 34–17
3372.455Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–2–10.68830+4Beat Iowa State 9–3
34-62.507Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–30.62538+11Lost to Florida State 7–24
3542.520Iowa (IOWA)B105–30.62538+12Beat Illinois 14–13
3602.520California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–30.62538+9Beat Oregon State 28–14
3762.540Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–2–10.68830+2Beat Northern Illinois 27–3
38112.570Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–2–10.68830+4Beat Ohio 42–18
39-102.590Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–30.66734+9Lost to Iowa 13–14
40-22.607Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–30.62538+10Beat Northwestern 54–20
4162.620Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–30.66734+6Beat Louisiana 36–0
4262.705NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–30.62538+7Beat South Carolina 33–3
43-62.726Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–30.57151+8BYE
4402.735Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–30.62538+7Beat Purdue 38–6
4562.763Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–20.71424+3Beat BYU 20–17
4602.827Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–20.71424+3Beat CAL State Fullerton 9–3
47-133.000Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–30.62538+6Lost to Central Michigan 18–42
4873.128Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–40.55653+7Beat Wyoming 44–34
49143.177Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–40.50055+3Beat Cincinnati 41–7
5083.192San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–30.625380Beat UNLV 48–14
51-193.202Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–3–20.50055+6Lost to Oklahoma State 20–30
52-103.221Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–40.55653+1Lost to Miami (OH) 17–21
53-33.287Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–3–10.50055+2BYE
54-133.294Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–3–10.56352-1Lost to Kansas State 3–9
5553.336Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–30.62538-1Beat Richmond 20–14
5653.343Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI5–30.62538-6Beat Kentucky 29–3
5783.377Duke (DUKE)ACC4–40.50055+2Beat Georgia Tech 38–21
5843.503Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC3–4–10.43869+4Beat TCU 31–27
5983.594San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–40.50055+1Beat Utah 21–17
60-83.595Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–50.37571+5Lost to LSU 8–45
61-53.603Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–40.50055-1Lost to Notre Dame 10–27
62-53.827East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–40.50055-4Lost to West Virginia 3–30
63-103.837Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–40.50055-3Lost to Duke 21–38
64-104.009Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–40.50055-6Lost to Temple 7–41
6584.035Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–40.50055-1Beat UTEP 38–13
66-74.144Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–50.375710Lost to Texas 0–27
67164.198Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–3–20.42970-4Beat Missouri 30–20
6804.298Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–40.50055-9Lost to SMU 9–47
69-54.353Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–30.62538-2Lost to Southern Miss 0–36
70-44.380Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–50.44468-8Lost to Air Force 34–44
7144.509Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–60.33381-8Lost to Alabama 12–20
7244.555Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–40.50055-10Beat Columbia 41–8
73-24.560Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–50.37571-8Lost to San Diego State 17–21
7404.759South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–50.37571-2Lost to NC State 3–33
75-54.772TCUIND SWC3–50.37571-7Lost to Houston 27–31
7614.815Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–50.37571-9BYE
7734.823Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–40.500550Beat Eastern Michigan 16–7
78-64.843Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–50.37571-12Lost to Michigan 14–52
79-104.873Indiana (INDIANA)B103–50.37571-10Lost to Michigan State 14–22
8045.176Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–60.25087-10Beat Colgate 49–15
8165.218Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–50.37571-14Beat Baylor 30–15
82-15.309Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–50.28684-6Lost to Fresno State 22–40
83-45.320Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–50.37571-12Lost to Pittsburgh 14–63
8425.646Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–7–10.06399-10Lost to UCLA 12–40
85-35.692Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–7–10.06399-10Lost to Virginia Tech 3–29
86-85.908Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–5–10.31383-13Lost to Tulane 15–30
87-26.047Purdue (PURDUE)B102–60.25087-15Lost to Ohio State 6–38
8816.077Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–5–20.25087-3Lost to Nebraska 0–52
8926.263Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC2–50.28684-19Lost to Western Michigan 3–27
90-26.300Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–6–10.18892-13Lost to Oklahoma 10–45
9146.337Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–70.12595-18Beat Indiana 22–14
9266.416Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–50.28684-9Beat Virginia Military Institute 37–6
93-16.497CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–60.33381-8Lost to Hawai'i 3–9
94-46.508Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–70.22290-19Lost to Wisconsin 20–54
95-16.830Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–7–10.06399-14Lost to California 14–28
96-37.059UTEPIND WAC1–80.11198-18Lost to Colorado State 13–38
9707.384Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–6–10.18892-19Lost to Arizona 17–34
9817.524New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC2–70.22290-15Beat Northern Arizona 34–32
99-37.570UNLVIND PCAA1–60.14394-22Lost to San José State 14–48
10008.160Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–80.000102-24Lost to Arkansas 6–24
10108.255North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI1–70.12595-12Lost to New Mexico 17–20
10208.534Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–80.000102-20Lost to Bowling Green 7–41
10308.774Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–70.12595-9BYE
10408.777Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–80.000102-30Lost to Georgia 3–34
10509.406Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–80.000102-20Lost to Ball State 7–16

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