1983 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

December 13, 1983By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1983 Season Tags: • No Comments

1983 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.757	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–1	0.909	3	+65	BYE
2	0	0.767	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	12–0	1.000	1	+64	BYE
3	0	1.023	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+55	BYE
4	0	1.051	BYU	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	3	+53	BYE
5	0	1.227	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+46	BYE
6	0	1.268	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	10–1	0.909	3	+43	BYE
7	0	1.310	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	11	+40	BYE
8	0	1.330	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+42	BYE
9	0	1.382	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+38	BYE
10	0	1.431	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+37	BYE
11	0	1.449	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	9–2	0.818	11	+36	BYE
12	0	1.500	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+38	BYE
13	0	1.562	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	9–2	0.818	11	+36	BYE
14	0	1.605	SMU	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+30	BYE
15	0	1.619	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	17	+32	BYE
16	0	1.675	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	19	+35	BYE
17	0	1.738	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	19	+27	BYE
18	0	1.799	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+24	BYE
19	2	1.805	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	10	+33	Beat Ole Miss 9–3
20	-1	1.832	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–2	0.818	11	+25	BYE
21	-1	1.841	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	19	+31	BYE
22	0	2.035	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	19	+22	BYE
23	1	2.052	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	31	+29	BYE
24	-1	2.054	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	33	+28	BYE
25	0	2.068	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+14	BYE
26	0	2.087	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–3	0.727	19	+22	BYE
27	1	2.128	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3	0.727	19	+19	BYE
28	-1	2.132	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–4	0.636	33	+21	BYE
29	0	2.149	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+19	BYE
30	0	2.190	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	33	+21	BYE
31	0	2.193	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+17	BYE
32	0	2.240	UCLA	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	42	+24	BYE
33	0	2.253	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	19	+17	BYE
34	0	2.284	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	41	+24	BYE
35	0	2.328	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+20	BYE
36	0	2.501	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	33	+17	BYE
37	0	2.511	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	33	+13	BYE
38	0	2.601	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	+17	BYE
39	0	2.645	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	42	+17	BYE
40	0	2.718	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	33	+7	BYE
41	1	2.799	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	19	-3	BYE
42	-1	2.832	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	42	+9	BYE
43	0	2.943	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	+6	BYE
44	0	2.944	UNLV	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	33	+6	BYE
45	0	3.068	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	47	+10	BYE
46	0	3.102	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	47	+8	BYE
47	0	3.117	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	31	+10	BYE
48	0	3.151	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	42	0	BYE
49	0	3.243	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	33	+14	BYE
50	0	3.404	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	46	+3	BYE
51	1	3.518	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–5–1	0.500	55	+2	BYE
52	1	3.581	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	47	-5	BYE
53	1	3.658	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	47	-4	BYE
54	-3	3.670	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–6	0.500	55	+2	Lost to Air Force 3–9
55	0	3.751	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	60	-2	BYE
56	0	3.757	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	60	-2	BYE
57	0	3.798	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	47	+2	BYE
58	0	3.800	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	55	-5	BYE
59	0	3.851	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	47	-12	BYE
60	0	3.958	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	60	-5	BYE
61	0	3.999	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	55	+3	BYE
62	0	4.157	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	60	-8	BYE
63	1	4.179	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	55	-10	BYE
64	-1	4.209	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	66	-7	BYE
65	0	4.297	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–6–1	0.409	66	-10	BYE
66	0	4.364	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-9	BYE
67	0	4.470	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
68	1	4.517	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-12	BYE
69	-1	4.522	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
70	0	4.600	USC	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-13	BYE
71	0	4.679	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	66	-15	BYE
72	0	4.716	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–7–1	0.318	81	-11	BYE
73	1	4.763	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
74	2	4.791	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	65	-15	BYE
75	-2	4.798	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	83	-12	BYE
76	-1	4.815	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
77	0	4.828	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	81	-12	BYE
78	0	4.875	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
79	0	4.887	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	72	-13	BYE
80	0	4.983	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
81	0	5.196	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-8	BYE
82	0	5.246	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
83	0	5.264	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-19	BYE
84	0	5.493	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	95	-21	BYE
85	0	5.569	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-20	BYE
86	0	5.696	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	83	-21	BYE
87	0	5.772	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	83	-24	BYE
88	0	5.788	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-33	BYE
89	0	5.996	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	71	-19	BYE
90	0	6.037	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	60	-15	BYE
91	0	6.043	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-34	BYE
92	0	6.210	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	94	-31	BYE
93	0	6.265	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-39	BYE
94	0	6.747	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	95	-29	BYE
95	0	6.806	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–9	0.250	92	-22	BYE
96	0	7.083	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–8–1	0.227	93	-35	BYE
97	0	7.281	TCU	IND SWC	1–8–2	0.182	95	-34	BYE
98	0	7.386	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–10	0.091	100	-40	BYE
99	0	7.531	UTEP	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	99	-39	BYE
100	0	7.562	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-38	BYE
101	0	8.078	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–10	0.091	100	-41	BYE
102	0	8.177	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-44	BYE
103	0	8.217	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-24	BYE
104	0	8.618	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	100	-49	BYE