1983 Final College Football Team RankingsJanuary 3, 1984By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1983 Season Tags: • No Comments1983 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status110.696Auburn (AUBURN)SEC11–10.9172+78Beat Michigan 9–72-10.798Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B812–10.9231+66Lost to Miami 30–31301.018BYUIND WAC11–10.9172+60BYE411.070Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI11–10.9172+61Beat Nebraska 31–305-11.140Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC11–10.9172+55Lost to Georgia 9–10611.162Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–1–10.8756+55Beat Texas 10–9731.248Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–2–10.79214+48Beat Iowa 14–6811.425Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–1–10.8647+37BYE941.448West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI9–30.75015+44BYE10-21.464Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–30.75015+38Lost to Auburn 7–91111.486Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC10–20.8338+43BYE12-61.568Illinois (ILLINOIS)B1010–20.8338+39Lost to UCLA 9–451321.589Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–30.75015+32Beat Pittsburgh 28–2314-31.601Iowa (IOWA)B109–30.75015+34Lost to Florida 6–141511.761Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC10–20.8338+34BYE16-21.766Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–3–10.70825+31Lost to Ohio State 23–281741.844Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–40.66727+30BYE1801.852Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC9–20.81812+25BYE1901.861SMUIND SWC10–20.8338+25BYE20111.861UCLAPAC7–4–10.62539+33Beat Illinois 45–921-11.874Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC8–30.72721+31BYE2211.887Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–30.75015+30BYE23-11.911Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–40.66727+32BYE24-71.993Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–30.75015+21Lost to Notre Dame 18–192522.003Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–40.66727+27BYE26-22.020Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–4–10.65434+32BYE27-22.069Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI9–20.81812+14BYE28-22.090Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC8–30.72721+22BYE2902.151Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–3–10.68226+19BYE3002.223Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–40.63635+19BYE3112.224East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72721+17BYE3212.254Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–50.58343+27BYE3342.272Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B88–40.66727+18Beat Baylor 24–143442.304Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–50.58343+24Beat North Carolina 28–33502.489Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–40.66727+13BYE36-82.492North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC8–40.66727+13Lost to Florida State 3–2837-12.541Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–40.63635+16BYE3852.590Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–50.58343+14Beat Boston College 19–1839-52.605Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–4–10.62539+15Lost to Oklahoma State 14–2440-12.726Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63635+7BYE4112.793Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–5–10.54254+14BYE42-12.796Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–30.72721-3BYE43-32.838Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–4–10.59141+8BYE4403.006UNLVIND PCAA7–40.63635+6BYE4533.100Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–40.66727+9BYE46-13.112Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–50.54548+8BYE4703.113Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–4–10.591410BYE48-23.180Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–50.54548+5BYE4903.343Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC7–50.58343+2BYE5003.446CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA7–50.58343+12BYE5103.460Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–5–10.50055+2BYE5203.611Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54548-5BYE5303.619Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–60.50055+3BYE5403.743Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–50.54548-5BYE5503.759Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–60.45560-2BYE5623.805Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–5–10.50055-7BYE57-13.828Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54548+2BYE58-13.835Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45560-4BYE5903.914Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54548-13BYE6003.943South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45560-6BYE6103.970New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–60.50055+3BYE6204.149California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–5–10.50055-10BYE6304.198San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45560-9BYE6404.252Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–6–10.40966-9BYE6504.274Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–6–10.40966-11BYE6604.358Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-11BYE6714.491LSUSEC4–70.36472-15BYE6814.495Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–6–10.40966-13BYE69-24.530Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–70.36472-15BYE7014.576Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–6–10.40966-14BYE71-14.587USCPAC4–6–10.40966-14BYE7234.712Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–80.27383-12BYE7304.748Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41765-15BYE7404.763Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–70.36472-17BYE75-34.799Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–7–10.31881-13BYE7614.867Purdue (PURDUE)B103–7–10.31881-15BYE77-14.872Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-15BYE7814.909Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–70.36472-16BYE79-14.942Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–70.36472-19BYE8004.961Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–70.36472-18BYE8105.165Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–80.27383-9BYE8205.340Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–70.36472-18BYE8305.363Duke (DUKE)ACC3–80.27383-21BYE8405.472Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.18295-23BYE8505.606Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–80.27383-22BYE8605.694Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.27383-23BYE8705.877Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.27383-28BYE8805.900NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27383-35BYE8906.020Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–60.40071-19BYE9006.047New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45560-15BYE9106.092Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27383-36BYE9206.169San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–9–10.20894-31BYE9306.210Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–80.27383-40BYE9416.835Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–90.25092-23BYE95-16.884Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–90.18295-33BYE9607.143Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–8–10.22793-36BYE9717.373Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–100.091100-42BYE98-17.399TCUIND SWC1–8–20.18295-37BYE9907.531UTEPIND WAC2–100.16799-40BYE10007.600Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–100.091100-38BYE10108.162Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–100.091100-45BYE10208.208Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–100.091100-44BYE10308.230Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–90.18295-26BYE10408.716Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–100.091100-52BYE
