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1982 Week 13 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
100.839Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–10.9006+54BYE
200.932Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–01.0001+50BYE
301.045Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9006+39BYE
411.129Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI9–10.9006+47Beat Rutgers 52–6
531.218UCLAPAC9–1–10.86410+42Beat USC 20–19
601.275West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI9–20.81814+46Beat Syracuse 26–0
7-31.286Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80016+41Lost to LSU 21–55
821.372SMUIND SWC10–0–10.9552+34Tied Arkansas 17–17
901.409Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–10.9006+36BYE
1011.461Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–1–10.85011+32Beat South Carolina 24–6
1181.517LSUSEC8–1–10.85011+25Beat Florida State 55–21
1231.541New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC10–10.9093+37Beat Hawai'i 41–17
13-11.577Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–1–10.85011+29Tied SMU 17–17
1431.694Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–20.80016+25BYE
15-21.727USCPAC7–30.70026+27Lost to UCLA 19–20
1621.727Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–30.70026+29BYE
17-101.737Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–20.81814+31Lost to Washington State 20–24
1831.841BYUIND WAC8–30.72720+30Beat Utah 17–12
1911.845Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–30.70026+28BYE
2051.845Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–20.77818+23Beat Baylor 31–23
2131.856Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–30.72720+27Beat Virginia 45–14
22-61.873Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–30.72720+29Lost to Ohio State 14–24
2331.889Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC10–10.9093+17Beat North Texas 38–20
2451.958Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–30.70026+24Beat Tulane 21–7
2521.960Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA10–10.9093+26Beat UNLV 30–28
2622.033Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–2–10.77319+22Beat Holy Cross 35–10
27-132.060Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–3–10.65033+24Lost to Air Force 17–30
2822.146Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–2–20.72720+15Tied Eastern Michigan 3–3
2932.198Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–30.72720+22Beat Michigan 24–14
30-82.220North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–40.60042+18Lost to Duke 17–23
31-82.302Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–30.70026+16Lost to Long Beach State 7–24
3212.412Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–30.70026+13Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 27–16
3342.489Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC7–40.63635+20Beat Notre Dame 30–17
34102.504Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–40.60042+17Beat NC State 41–3
3542.522San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA8–30.72720+9Beat Utah State 49–26
3622.546California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–40.63635+19Beat Stanford 25–20
37-12.598Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–40.63635+13BYE
3852.790Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–3–10.65033+6Beat Kentucky 28–7
39-82.816Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63635+15Lost to Louisiana Tech 6–13
40-62.858Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–40.63635+7Lost to Cincinnati 10–20
4142.877Iowa (IOWA)B107–40.63635+13Beat Michigan State 24–18
4253.088Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–4–20.54551+10Beat Kansas 16–10
4333.098San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54551+12Beat Colorado State 38–10
4463.126Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54551+9Beat North Carolina 23–17
45103.136Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–4–20.50058+7Beat Iowa State 49–13
46-53.224Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.45564+8Lost to California 20–25
4753.224Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–50.54551+7Beat Minnesota 24–0
48-83.240Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC6–4–10.59147+2Lost to Northern Illinois 13–19
4923.248Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B86–4–10.591470Beat Colorado 33–10
5033.262East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–40.63635-3Beat Temple 23–10
5173.294Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–40.60042-2Beat Miami (OH) 20–10
52-103.305NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–50.54551+9Lost to Miami 3–41
53-183.332Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–4–10.550500Lost to Oregon 7–13
54-53.400Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–40.60042-1BYE
55-13.545Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54551-2BYE
5663.624Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–40.60042-10Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–3
57133.626Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–50.50058+4Beat Bowling Green 24–7
58-103.658Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–40.55649-2Lost to New Mexico 17–41
5953.690Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–60.45564-2Beat Ole Miss 27–10
60-33.766Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI7–3–10.68232-2Tied Mcneese State 10–10
61113.858Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–5–10.45071+4Beat Texas Tech 24–7
6293.863Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–50.50058-4Beat Central Michigan 19–13
6303.941Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54551-3Beat Kent State 24–20
64-33.995Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–50.50058-7BYE
65-94.118Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–60.45564-9Lost to BYU 12–17
6694.146Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–50.50058-8Beat TCU 34–14
67-74.286Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–70.36476-4Lost to Mississippi State 10–27
6894.296Indiana (INDIANA)B105–60.45564-9Beat Purdue 13–7
69-104.330Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36476-2Lost to Houston 7–24
70-54.387Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–60.45564-10Lost to Pittsburgh 6–52
71-34.500Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36476-3Lost to East Carolina 10–23
72-64.513Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–50.50058-5Lost to San José State 26–49
7304.633Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–6–10.40973-11Lost to Texas 23–31
7404.651South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36476-1Lost to Clemson 6–24
75-64.750Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40973-12Lost to Oklahoma State 13–49
7624.803Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI5–60.45564-18Beat Memphis 38–19
77-104.839Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–70.41772-21Lost to UTEP 32–39
7824.950Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–60.45564-4Beat Illinois State 52–17
79-35.061Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–70.36476-14Lost to San Diego State 10–38
80-15.264Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–60.40075-21BYE
8105.581Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–70.30082-23Lost to Florida 7–21
8285.603Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–8–10.15099-17Beat Arizona 13–7
83155.870Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31881-24Beat Washington 24–20
84-25.889Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27384-26Lost to Indiana 7–13
8515.934Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–90.18294-26Lost to West Virginia 0–26
86-25.942Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–80.27384-30Lost to Wisconsin 0–24
87-25.953Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–70.30082-26BYE
88-56.026TCUIND SWC3–80.27384-25Lost to Texas A&M 14–34
89-16.041Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.27384-27BYE
90-36.290Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–8–10.22791-24Lost to Kansas State 10–33
9126.295UNLVIND PCAA2–80.20092-27Lost to Fresno State 28–30
92-16.391Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–90.18294-34Lost to Iowa 18–24
9316.429Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–10–10.045102-24Lost to Tennessee 7–28
94-56.467Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–7–20.27384-13Lost to Missouri 10–16
9506.607Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–8–10.15099-24Beat Montana 30–10
9616.667UTEPIND WAC2–100.16798-28Beat Wyoming 39–32
97-16.926Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–80.20092-24Lost to Maryland 14–45
98-67.016CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–80.27384-22Lost to Pacific 0–31
9907.284New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC3–80.27384-18BYE
10007.367North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–90.18294-23Lost to Tulsa 20–38
10138.065Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA2–90.18294-20Beat CAL State Fullerton 31–0
102-18.404Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–100.000103-44Lost to Louisville 19–38
103-18.408Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–100.000103-40BYE
104-18.708Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–9–10.136101-32Tied Western Michigan 3–3
10509.258Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–110.000103-49Lost to Ohio 20–24

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