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1982 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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
100.394Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–01.0001+23Beat Temple 38–17
250.774Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+16BYE
3-10.818Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–01.0001+20Beat Vanderbilt 27–13
420.890North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–10.8339+16Beat NC State 41–9
551.030Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–10.8339+12Beat Kansas State 42–13
621.048UCLAPAC5–0–10.9177+12Beat Washington State 42–17
741.067West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–10.8339+15Beat Virginia Tech 16–6
8-31.116Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–01.0001+16Beat UTEP 37–6
9-51.171Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–10.8339+15Beat Syracuse 28–7
1071.205Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–10.8339+14Beat East Carolina 56–17
11-21.238Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–10.80020+11Beat Northern Illinois 20–18
1201.270Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–01.0001+9Beat Oregon State 34–17
13-101.312Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–10.8339+12Lost to Tennessee 28–35
14-11.375LSUSEC4–0–10.9008+4Beat Kentucky 34–10
1541.448Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–1–10.75023+11Beat Rutgers 14–13
1661.526Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–10.8339+12Beat Georgia Tech 24–0
17121.564USCPAC4–10.80020+8Beat Stanford 41–21
18-31.569SMUIND SWC6–01.0001+9Beat Houston 20–14
1941.686Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–1–20.66729+8Tied Iowa State 17–17
2071.797Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–10.75023+4BYE
2191.815Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–20.66729+9Beat Iowa 29–7
2221.833New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC5–10.8339+10Beat San Diego State 22–17
23-71.910Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–10.8339+5Lost to Western Michigan 0–10
24111.934BYUIND WAC4–20.66729+7Beat Hawai'i 39–25
25-111.941Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–10.80020+8Lost to Arizona 13–16
26-51.943Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–20.66729+9Beat West Texas A&M 77–14
27102.020Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–1–10.75023+3Beat Duke 49–14
28152.045Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–1–10.75023+4Beat Miami (OH) 10–0
2922.076Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–20.66729+5Beat Kansas 38–14
30-42.089Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–10.8339+6Beat Southern Illinois 22–3
3132.099Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–20.66729+6Beat Wake Forest 52–31
3202.185Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–20.71427+8Beat Mississippi State 31–14
33-82.245California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–20.66729+7Beat Oregon 10–7
34162.336Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–2–10.58344+5Beat Alabama 35–28
3542.446Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–20.66729+6Beat Michigan State 24–23
36-162.464Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–20.71427+4Lost to Ohio State 21–26
37-192.512Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–10.8339+5Lost to Nevada 26–40
38-102.647NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–20.66729+3Lost to North Carolina 9–41
3972.648Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–20.66729+1Beat Memphis 16–7
40152.804Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–30.50050+5Beat TCU 27–9
41322.835Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–2–10.50050+1Beat Notre Dame 16–13
42-42.864Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–30.50050+3Lost to Georgia 13–27
43-72.877Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–20.66729+1Lost to BYU 25–39
44-113.043San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–20.66729+1Lost to Long Beach State 21–22
45-53.045Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–30.50050+1Lost to USC 21–41
4673.116Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–20.66729+2Beat Eastern Michigan 14–13
4703.160Iowa (IOWA)B103–30.50050+2Lost to Michigan 7–29
4813.165Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–2–10.58344-1Tied Missouri 17–17
49143.212Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–30.50050+1Beat UNLV 24–14
50213.215Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–30.50050+1Beat Illinois 26–21
51-93.218Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–2–10.58344-1Lost to Nebraska 13–42
5273.269Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA4–20.66729-1Beat Pacific 14–12
53193.321Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–2–10.583440Beat Toledo 16–12
54123.327Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–30.57148-1Beat Tulane 22–10
55-103.403Duke (DUKE)ACC3–30.50050-1Lost to Clemson 14–49
5683.434Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–30.50050+2Beat Rice 23–21
57173.438Indiana (INDIANA)B103–30.500500Beat Minnesota 40–21
58-103.457East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–30.50050-1Lost to Florida State 17–56
59-13.565Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–3–10.41777+1Lost to SMU 14–20
6093.633Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–30.50050-2Beat William & Mary 39–3
61-53.635Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–40.42971+1Lost to Colorado State 11–21
62-183.664Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–30.50050-4Lost to Indiana 21–40
63-93.667Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–30.57148-3Lost to Central Michigan 12–16
64-73.693Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI3–30.50050-2Lost to Auburn 0–24
65-133.725Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–30.50050-4Lost to West Virginia 6–16
66103.728Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–30.50050+1Beat Air Force 21–11
67-73.792Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–30.50050-1Lost to Boston College 13–14
68-63.803Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–40.42971-1Lost to Pittsburgh 17–38
69-283.854South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–30.50050+2Lost to Furman 23–28
70134.170Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–30.40079+1Beat San José State 22–21
71-104.180Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–40.42971-3Lost to Maryland 31–52
72-214.184Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–20.66729+1Lost to Texas Arlington 29–30
73-64.302Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–3–10.41777-2Lost to Texas A&M 23–28
7484.338Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–30.50050-5Beat Baylor 28–23
75-54.370Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–40.42971-6Lost to Miami 14–31
7634.414Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–30.50050-5Beat Princeton 20–14
7744.436Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–30.50050-7Beat Richmond 35–0
78-134.492Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–40.42971-5Lost to CAL State Fullerton 16–20
79-114.698TCUIND SWC2–40.33381-2Lost to Ole Miss 9–27
8004.714Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–2–20.40079-3Tied Colorado 25–25
81-64.819San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–40.33381-3Lost to New Mexico 17–22
82-45.343Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–60.00099-6Lost to California 7–10
8315.591Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–4–10.25086-6Tied Oklahoma State 25–25
8485.612CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–40.42971-4Beat Wyoming 20–16
85-85.811Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–50.28685-10Lost to Purdue 21–34
8605.885Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–50.16789-9Lost to Penn State 7–28
8735.992Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–5–10.08397-6Lost to LSU 10–34
8806.059Purdue (PURDUE)B101–50.16789-9Beat Northwestern 34–21
89-46.098Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–3–20.33381-1Lost to Oklahoma 14–38
90-16.262UTEPIND WAC1–60.14394-8Lost to Arizona State 6–37
9106.491Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–60.00099-12Lost to Wisconsin 23–24
92-56.711Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–50.16789-13Lost to Southern Miss 10–22
9316.774Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–4–10.25086-9Lost to UCLA 17–42
9426.798Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–5–10.08397-7Lost to Washington 17–34
9546.867Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–40.33381-4Beat Kent State 21–3
96-17.233Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–40.20088-13Lost to Bowling Green 18–20
97-47.295UNLVIND PCAA1–50.16789-15Lost to Utah 14–24
98-17.932North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI1–50.16789-7BYE
99-18.249Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–60.00099-15Lost to Texas Tech 21–23
10018.423Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–60.00099-18Lost to Cincinnati 7–16
101-18.474New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC1–60.14394-11Lost to Wichita State 26–28
10208.581Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–60.14394-5Lost to Utah State 12–14
10318.845Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–50.00099-9BYE
10419.102Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–60.00099-8Lost to Ohio 13–14
105-29.253Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–60.00099-12Lost to Ball State 3–21

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