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1982 Week 9 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
100.675Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–01.0001+25Beat Syracuse 14–0
200.875Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–01.0001+21Beat Houston 38–3
360.957Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–10.8579+23Beat West Virginia 24–0
410.966Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–10.8579+18Beat Missouri 23–19
5-21.020Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–01.0001+23Beat Kentucky 27–14
601.060UCLAPAC6–0–10.9297+17Beat California 47–31
7-31.086North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–10.83316+18BYE
801.164Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–01.0001+18BYE
931.244Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–01.0001+14Beat Texas Tech 10–3
1001.273Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83316+17BYE
1121.312Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–10.8579+18Beat Cincinnati 21–3
12-51.318West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–20.71423+18Lost to Penn State 0–24
1321.358Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–1–10.78619+16Beat Army 32–17
1401.366LSUSEC5–0–10.9178+7Beat South Carolina 14–6
1531.417SMUIND SWC7–01.0001+14Beat Texas 30–17
1601.571Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–10.8579+17Beat Mississippi State 35–17
1701.616USCPAC5–10.83316+10Beat Oregon State 38–0
1841.659New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–10.8579+14Beat New Mexico State 66–14
1951.730BYUIND WAC5–20.71423+11Beat Colorado State 34–18
2071.802Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–1–10.78619+8Beat NC State 38–29
2141.806Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–1–10.75021+10Tied Oregon 13–13
22-111.821Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–20.66732+10Lost to Toledo 10–24
23-21.869Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–20.71423+12Beat Northwestern 49–14
2421.921Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–20.66732+10BYE
2562.076Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–20.71423+8Beat Duke 49–22
2632.088Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–20.71423+6Beat Oklahoma State 27–9
2732.108Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–10.8579+7Beat Drake 34–18
2842.220Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–20.71423+9BYE
2972.225Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–20.75021+9Beat Wisconsin 29–28
3072.247Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–10.8579+9Beat San José State 39–27
31-112.383Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–20.60042+4Lost to SMU 17–30
32-132.433Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–2–20.57144+7Lost to Nebraska 19–23
33-102.515Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–20.71423+2Lost to Ohio 0–20
34122.527Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–20.71423+7Beat Miami (OH) 20–0
3562.560Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–2–10.58343+2Beat Pacific 55–7
36-32.597California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–30.57144+8Lost to UCLA 31–47
3752.652Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–30.57144+7Beat Ole Miss 19–10
38-32.722Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–30.57144+7Lost to Illinois 28–29
3982.777Iowa (IOWA)B104–30.57144+6Beat Minnesota 21–16
40112.825Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–2–10.643360Beat Kansas 36–7
4172.857Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–2–10.643360Beat Colorado 31–14
42212.937Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–30.62540+2Beat Bowling Green 24–10
43-152.941Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–2–10.64336-1Lost to Ball State 6–13
4462.946Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–30.57144+4Beat Indiana 49–25
4502.947Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–30.57144+3Beat Washington State 31–26
46-32.952Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–20.66732+1BYE
4772.976Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–30.62540+2Beat Louisville 48–0
48-103.014NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–30.57144+4Lost to Clemson 29–38
4943.017Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–2–10.643360Beat Kent State 31–20
50-163.122Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–3–10.50060+3Lost to Georgia Tech 21–31
5113.228Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA4–20.66732-1BYE
52-123.260Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–40.42963+4Lost to Vanderbilt 10–19
53113.263Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–30.57144+2Beat Tennessee 31–21
54-153.276Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–30.57144-1Lost to Alabama 3–21
5563.328Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–40.50060+3Beat UTEP 35–7
5643.359Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–30.57144-1Beat Citadel 28–3
5713.481East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–30.57144-2Beat Illinois State 21–0
58-143.547San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–30.57144-1Lost to Fresno State 27–39
59-33.584Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–40.42963+3Lost to Washington 3–10
6073.606Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–30.57144-2Beat Colgate 34–17
6143.649Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–30.57144-6Beat App State 34–0
62-33.677Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–4–10.35780+2Lost to Arkansas 3–38
6353.695Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–40.42963-1BYE
6483.784Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–20.71423+1Beat Lamar 24–0
65-103.937Duke (DUKE)ACC3–40.42963-2Lost to Maryland 22–49
66123.961Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–40.50060-4Beat Utah 16–13
67143.967San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–40.42963-1Beat Long Beach State 51–17
6863.973Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–30.57144-7Beat Rice 49–7
69-124.103Indiana (INDIANA)B103–40.42963-3Lost to Ohio State 25–49
7094.110TCUIND SWC3–40.42963-2Beat Baylor 38–14
71-224.154Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–40.42963-4Lost to Wyoming 13–16
72-104.235Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–40.42963-7Lost to Iowa 16–21
73-74.251Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–40.42963-1Lost to BYU 18–34
74-54.289South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–40.42963+1Lost to LSU 6–14
7504.434Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–50.37577-6Lost to Auburn 17–35
7604.886Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–40.42963-7Lost to Boston College 17–32
77-65.000Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–50.37577-8Lost to Virginia 27–34
78-55.095Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–4–10.35780-6Lost to TCU 14–38
79-25.147Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–40.42963-11Lost to Southern Miss 0–48
80155.167Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–40.42963+1Beat Western Michigan 13–6
81-115.214Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–40.33382-4Lost to San Diego State 17–51
8255.340Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–6–10.07198-6Lost to Georgia 14–27
83-35.401Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–3–20.33382-6Lost to Oklahoma 9–27
8425.608Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–60.14393-9Lost to Pittsburgh 0–14
8535.732Purdue (PURDUE)B102–50.28685-11Beat Michigan State 24–21
86-45.770Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–6–10.07198-8Tied Notre Dame 13–13
8755.909Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–50.28685-14Beat Memphis 17–10
88-55.920Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–5–10.21489-9Lost to Iowa State 14–31
8906.053Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–4–20.28685-2Lost to Kansas State 7–36
90-56.119Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–60.25088-13Lost to Michigan 14–49
9156.124Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC2–40.33382-15Beat Eastern Michigan 10–0
92-86.475CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–50.37577-5Lost to Nevada 7–17
93-36.658UTEPIND WAC1–70.12595-12Lost to Air Force 7–35
9406.804Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–6–10.07198-9Lost to USC 0–38
95-47.081Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–70.000101-18Lost to Purdue 21–24
9617.179UNLVIND PCAA1–50.16791-17BYE
97-47.352Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–5–10.21489-15Lost to Stanford 26–31
9857.458Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–50.16791-8Beat Wake Forest 34–27
9928.422New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC1–70.12595-14Lost to New Mexico 14–66
100-18.426Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–70.000101-20Lost to Texas A&M 7–49
101-38.676North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI1–60.14393-9Lost to West Texas A&M 22–24
10238.802Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–70.000101-16Lost to Central Michigan 20–31
103-18.837Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–70.12595-8Lost to Arizona 7–55
104-49.060Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–70.000101-26Lost to Tulane 10–17
105-19.235Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–70.000101-13Lost to Northern Illinois 0–10

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