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1983 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.807Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–01.0001+28Beat Texas Tech 20–3
2-10.864Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–01.0001+32Beat Kansas State 51–25
310.878Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–10.8756+31Beat Florida 28–21
421.124Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–0–10.9384+23Beat Temple 31–14
5-21.155West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–20.75017+25Lost to Miami 3–20
661.167Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–10.8756+26Beat Michigan 16–6
711.181BYUIND WAC7–10.8756+25Beat Utah State 38–34
811.204Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–10.8756+26Beat North Carolina 28–26
941.258Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–10.8895+25Beat West Virginia 20–3
10-51.396Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–1–10.81314+20Lost to Auburn 21–28
11-41.401Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–20.75017+20Lost to Illinois 6–16
12-21.468Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC8–01.0001+17Beat Kent State 37–34
1361.581Iowa (IOWA)B106–20.75017+18Beat Indiana 49–3
14101.583Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75017+17Beat Wisconsin 45–27
15-41.596North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–10.8756+15Lost to Maryland 26–28
1641.602Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–20.75017+19Beat Kansas 45–14
1701.605Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–20.75017+18Beat Syracuse 13–10
18-31.645Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC7–10.8756+18Beat Miami (OH) 17–0
1921.649Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–10.85712+14Beat Penn State 27–17
2021.793Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–20.75017+15Beat Colorado 40–14
2151.800SMUIND SWC6–10.85712+12Beat Texas A&M 10–7
2261.877Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–1–10.81314+12Beat Wake Forest 24–17
2341.976Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–20.75017+12Beat Rutgers 7–0
24102.009Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–20.75017+10Beat Navy 28–12
25-72.014Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–2–10.68834+16Tied Cincinnati 13–13
26-122.072Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–30.62541+13Lost to Ohio State 27–45
2732.106Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–20.75017+11Beat Army 41–20
2872.151Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62541+11Beat Arizona State 29–26
2902.221Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–2–10.68834+9BYE
30-52.263San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–20.71431+12BYE
3102.267Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–30.62541+12Beat Iowa State 41–18
32102.293UCLAPAC4–3–10.56349+13Beat Washington 27–24
33-102.307Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–20.75017+8Lost to UCLA 24–27
3452.331Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–2–10.68834+11Beat Tulane 24–18
35102.355Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–30.62541+14Beat Central Michigan 15–14
3622.366Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–20.75017+4Beat Louisiana 31–3
3762.396Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–20.71431+6Beat Mississippi State 35–18
38-12.420East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–20.75017+6Beat East Tennessee State 21–9
39-232.452CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA7–20.77816+17Lost to Idaho State 10–43
4042.480Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–20.71431+9Beat Rice 35–0
41-12.492Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–20.750170Beat William & Mary 59–21
42-92.688Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55650+12Lost to Boston College 17–27
43-22.705Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–2–10.64339+6Beat UTEP 25–24
4432.879Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–30.66737+2Beat Wichita State 30–19
45-92.974Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–2–10.643390Lost to Florida State 26–29
4643.282Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–30.66737+7Beat Eastern Michigan 33–20
47-153.324Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–30.62541+6Lost to Eastern Washington 17–20
4863.327UNLVIND PCAA5–30.62541+1Beat San Diego State 28–10
4903.330Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–30.62541-2BYE
50143.337Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–40.42967+3Beat Vanderbilt 24–7
51-53.460Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–30.62541-3Lost to Bowling Green 14–15
5283.465South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–40.500510Beat NC State 31–17
5363.491Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–40.50051+1Beat Oregon 24–7
54-23.638Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–40.50051-4BYE
55113.722Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–4–10.43861-1Beat Minnesota 34–10
56-83.833LSUSEC3–50.37569-2Lost to Ole Miss 24–27
57-63.841Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–4–10.43861-5Lost to Oklahoma 14–45
5833.934Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–40.50051-4BYE
59-33.936Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–50.44457+2Lost to Clemson 17–24
60173.970Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–50.44457-2Beat LSU 27–24
61103.986Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–40.50051-5Beat Ohio 16–14
62-74.000Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–40.42967-2Lost to Texas 3–20
6324.060Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–4–10.43861-4Tied Kentucky 13–13
64174.085USCPAC3–4–10.43861-3Beat California 19–9
65-24.135Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–50.44457-4Lost to Baylor 18–24
66-84.192Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–60.25083-1Lost to Alabama 18–35
6764.276Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–40.50051-10Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 30–7
68-64.297Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–4–10.43861-7Lost to SMU 7–10
6964.345Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–50.37569-4BYE
70-34.397Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–50.37569-5Lost to BYU 34–38
71-184.453Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–50.37569-6Lost to Washington State 7–24
72164.524Purdue (PURDUE)B102–5–10.31381-5Beat Northwestern 48–17
73-164.577California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–4–10.43861-8Lost to USC 9–19
74-64.635Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–50.37569-8Lost to Pittsburgh 10–13
75104.641Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–50.44457-7Beat New Mexico 25–24
76-74.821Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–60.25083-6Lost to Memphis 7–24
7714.823Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–60.25083-8Lost to Northern Illinois 0–17
78-45.007Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–50.37569-10Lost to Missouri 18–41
79-75.019Indiana (INDIANA)B103–50.37569-10Lost to Iowa 3–49
80-45.028New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–60.33379-2Lost to Colorado State 24–25
81-115.029Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–50.37569-11Lost to Western Michigan 14–16
8205.163Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–60.25083-10Lost to Georgia 14–31
8385.237Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC3–50.37569-12Beat TCU 28–21
84-45.404NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–60.25083-14Lost to South Carolina 17–31
85-25.446Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–60.25083-9Lost to Nebraska 25–51
8645.463Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–60.25083-10Lost to Oklahoma State 14–40
87-35.495Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–50.37569-18Lost to Tennessee 0–7
88-15.719San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–6–10.27882-15Lost to UNLV 10–28
8905.734Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–60.25083-17Lost to Notre Dame 12–28
90-116.008Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–70.12597-13Lost to Oregon State 18–31
9146.308Duke (DUKE)ACC1–70.12597-16Beat Georgia Tech 32–26
92-66.444Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–60.25083-15Lost to Purdue 17–48
9366.742Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–60.25083-20Beat Stanford 31–18
94-16.905Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–70.12597-12Lost to Duke 26–32
95-36.952Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA2–70.22294-16Lost to Idaho 19–31
9617.325TCUIND SWC1–6–10.18895-20Lost to Houston 21–28
97-17.395Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–70.12597-15Lost to Ball State 20–33
9807.491Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–60.25083-6Lost to Air Force 20–41
99-57.782New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC3–60.33379-14Lost to Southern Illinois 3–41
10018.059UTEPIND WAC1–80.111102-22Lost to Hawai'i 24–25
101-18.387Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–70.12597-24Lost to Michigan State 10–34
10228.693Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–60.14396-17Lost to Southern Miss 3–31
10308.712Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–80.000104-23Lost to Toledo 34–37
104-29.040Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–80.111102-32Lost to Arkansas 0–35

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