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1982 Week 6 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
100.335Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–01.0001+13Beat West Virginia 16–13
260.623Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–01.0001+7Beat Western Michigan 7–3
360.783Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–01.0001+10Beat Mississippi State 29–22
420.791Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+8Beat TCU 35–0
520.802Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+9BYE
640.884Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–01.0001+9Beat Kansas State 30–7
7-40.917Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–0–10.87518+6Beat Temple 17–7
8-60.917Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–10.75022+10Lost to LSU 13–24
9-40.924Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+5Beat Rice 34–7
10140.930North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75022+6Beat Georgia Tech 41–0
11-71.017Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+6Beat Arkansas State 34–7
12141.020Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–10.75022+6Beat Auburn 41–7
1321.074UCLAPAC4–01.0001+6Beat Colorado 34–6
14-21.118New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–01.0001+7Beat Air Force 49–37
1551.148LSUSEC3–01.0001+3Beat Florida 24–13
1611.510Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–01.0001+3Beat San Diego State 46–25
1741.522Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Michigan State 11–3
18141.525Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–10.75022+6Beat East Carolina 28–9
19-61.551SMUIND SWC4–01.0001+3Beat North Texas 38–10
20171.581Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75022+6Beat Ohio State 34–17
21101.616California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–10.75022+5Beat San José State 26–7
22131.653Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–01.0001+2Beat Utah State 31–6
23-51.713West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–10.75022+4Lost to Pittsburgh 13–16
24161.751Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–10.80019+5Beat Minnesota 42–24
25-21.759USCPAC3–10.75022+3Beat Oregon 38–7
26-11.762Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–01.0001+1Beat Kent State 20–0
27-111.792Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–10.75022+6Lost to Nebraska 7–41
28-11.800Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–10.80019+4Beat Louisville 28–6
29151.849Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–20.50046+4Beat Indiana 24–10
30-191.898Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–10.75022+2Lost to Illinois 24–42
31-21.954Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–01.00010Beat Southern Illinois 20–10
32-181.986Duke (DUKE)ACC3–10.75022+3Lost to Navy 21–27
3382.098NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–10.80019+3Beat Virginia 16–13
34-12.130Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–10.75022+1Beat Oregon State 45–5
3512.155Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–10.75022+4Beat Kansas 20–15
36-172.209San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA3–10.75022+2Lost to California 7–26
37-32.210Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–20.50046+4Beat Syracuse 26–3
38242.369Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–20.50046+3Beat Duke 27–21
39-92.508Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.750220Lost to Bowling Green 3–7
40-122.559Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–10.750220Lost to Arizona State 7–30
41142.610South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–20.60041+2Beat Cincinnati 37–10
42-202.656Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–10.75022+1Lost to Wyoming 10–28
43182.723Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–20.60041+2Beat Hawai'i 28–10
44152.756Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–20.50046+3Beat Texas A&M 24–15
4572.835Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–20.50046+2BYE
46172.848Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–20.50046+2Beat Colorado State 35–14
47132.900Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–1–10.625390Beat Kentucky 24–6
48-102.904Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–20.50046+1Beat Washington State 10–3
49-72.909Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–20.500460Lost to Florida State 17–34
50-42.920Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–1–10.625390Tied Houston 21–21
51-83.004Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–20.600410Lost to Georgia 22–29
52153.011Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–20.500460Beat Iowa State 13–3
53-83.014East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–20.500460Lost to Missouri 9–28
54103.160Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–20.50046+1Beat Purdue 35–31
55-163.182Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–20.50046-1Lost to South Carolina 10–37
56123.191Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–20.600410Beat Virginia Tech 13–10
57153.276Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–20.500460Beat Tulane 24–21
58183.344Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–20.50046+2Beat Toledo 17–14
59123.486BYUIND WAC2–20.50046-2Beat UTEP 51–3
60-133.590Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–20.60041-2Lost to Ohio 14–17
61-43.639Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–20.50046-2Lost to Oklahoma 3–13
62163.696Iowa (IOWA)B102–20.50046-1Beat Northwestern 45–7
63113.731Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–20.50046-2Beat Eastern Michigan 13–8
6413.760Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–30.400720Lost to New Mexico 37–49
65-153.770Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI2–20.50046-1Lost to North Carolina 0–41
66-173.783Indiana (INDIANA)B102–20.50046-1Lost to Michigan 10–24
67-93.807Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–20.50046-3Lost to Wake Forest 10–13
68-203.811Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–20.50046-2Lost to Texas Tech 15–24
69-183.983Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–20.50046-2Lost to Miami 6–28
70-163.988Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–20.50046-1Lost to Fresno State 6–31
71-184.084Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–30.400720Lost to Utah 14–35
72-34.103Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–2–10.37577-1Tied Baylor 21–21
73-34.148Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–30.40072-1Lost to Boston College 7–17
74164.236Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50046-2Beat Harvard 17–13
7574.350Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–20.50046-2Beat William & Mary 27–17
76194.378Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA1–20.333790Beat CAL State Fullerton 7–3
7704.411Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–20.33379-2BYE
78-224.454TCUIND SWC1–30.250820Lost to Arkansas 0–35
79104.560Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–30.40072-4Beat Memphis 34–14
80-144.831Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–50.00095-2Lost to USC 7–38
81-14.850Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–30.25082-2Lost to UCLA 6–34
82-34.931Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–20.33379-3BYE
83-105.362Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–30.25082-4Lost to Vanderbilt 21–24
84-95.530UTEPIND WAC1–40.20089-2Lost to BYU 3–51
8595.540Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–40.00095-4Lost to Notre Dame 3–11
8605.693San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–30.25082-4Lost to Washington 25–46
87-65.808Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–40.20089-4Lost to Iowa 7–45
88-35.970Purdue (PURDUE)B100–40.00095-4Lost to Wisconsin 31–35
89-55.970Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–2–10.375770Lost to Tulsa 15–20
90-26.042Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–40.20089-6Lost to Maryland 3–26
9126.196Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–40.00095-3Lost to Texas 7–34
92-56.551CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–30.40072-4Lost to Long Beach State 3–7
93-106.598Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–30.25082-6Lost to Tennessee 3–10
94-27.158Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–40.00095-4Lost to Stanford 5–45
9517.204Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–3–10.12594-4Lost to Clemson 6–24
96-57.482Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–30.25082-9Lost to Ball State 7–14
9728.073North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI0–50.00095-3Lost to SMU 10–38
9868.088Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–30.25082-1Beat Northern Illinois 14–7
9928.166Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–40.00095-4Lost to NC State 13–16
100-38.399Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–50.00095-11Lost to Southern Miss 14–34
101-18.483Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–40.00095-4Lost to Miami (OH) 0–20
10208.601New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC1–40.20089-8Beat Illinois State 26–17
103-58.789UNLVIND PCAA0–40.00095-9Lost to Pacific 27–29
10419.338Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–40.20089-2Beat UNLV 29–27
105-29.989Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–40.00095-2Lost to Central Michigan 8–13

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