1983 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 29, 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	0.775	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	12–0	1.000	1	+63	Beat Oklahoma 28–21
2	0	0.795	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–1	0.900	7	+57	BYE
3	0	1.042	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+53	Beat Texas A&M 45–13
4	0	1.058	BYU	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	3	+52	BYE
5	0	1.223	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+46	BYE
6	1	1.263	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	10–1	0.909	3	+43	BYE
7	1	1.295	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+40	BYE
8	-2	1.317	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+41	Beat Georgia Tech 27–24
9	0	1.373	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+38	BYE
10	0	1.434	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+36	BYE
11	0	1.501	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+38	BYE
12	0	1.553	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–2–1	0.750	18	+31	BYE
13	0	1.557	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+36	BYE
14	1	1.614	SMU	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+30	Beat Houston 34–12
15	-1	1.616	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	17	+32	BYE
16	0	1.698	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	19	+35	BYE
17	0	1.738	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	19	+26	BYE
18	4	1.779	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+24	Beat Alabama 20–13
19	-1	1.827	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+25	BYE
20	0	1.853	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	19	+31	BYE
21	0	1.861	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	10	+27	Beat San Diego State 38–7
22	3	2.042	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	19	+22	BYE
23	-4	2.049	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	29	+22	Lost to Boston College 13–20
24	0	2.061	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	33	+27	BYE
25	1	2.062	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+14	BYE
26	1	2.074	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–3	0.727	19	+23	Beat Vanderbilt 34–24
27	1	2.121	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–4	0.636	33	+21	BYE
28	1	2.131	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3	0.727	19	+19	BYE
29	-6	2.139	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	33	+24	Lost to Nebraska 21–28
30	6	2.149	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	30	+19	Beat Arizona State 17–15
31	-1	2.180	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+18	BYE
32	2	2.244	UCLA	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	43	+24	BYE
33	-1	2.250	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	19	+17	BYE
34	-3	2.277	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	41	+24	BYE
35	0	2.335	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	30	+20	BYE
36	-3	2.352	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+19	BYE
37	1	2.504	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	33	+17	BYE
38	-1	2.525	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	33	+13	BYE
39	1	2.663	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	43	+17	BYE
40	-1	2.697	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	33	+8	BYE
41	4	2.785	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	43	+10	Beat Louisville 45–7
42	0	2.812	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	19	-3	BYE
43	1	2.928	UNLV	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	33	+7	BYE
44	2	2.978	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	49	+6	BYE
45	2	3.099	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	49	+10	BYE
46	4	3.117	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	32	+10	Beat Utah State 6–3
47	2	3.128	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	49	+9	Beat Texas Tech 16–13
48	-7	3.138	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	43	+1	Lost to Arizona 15–17
49	-6	3.248	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–4–1	0.550	48	+6	Lost to Wyoming 13–31
50	-2	3.253	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	7–4	0.636	33	+14	BYE
51	5	3.404	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	47	+2	Beat Hawai'i 31–13
52	0	3.505	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–5	0.545	49	+5	BYE
53	0	3.616	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	49	-5	BYE
54	1	3.685	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	49	-4	BYE
55	2	3.739	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	60	-2	BYE
56	-5	3.765	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	60	-2	Lost to Long Beach State 3–6
57	2	3.832	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	49	+2	BYE
58	-4	3.857	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	57	-5	Lost to Texas 13–45
59	1	3.890	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	49	-12	BYE
60	1	3.933	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	60	-4	BYE
61	1	4.019	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	57	+4	BYE
62	-4	4.181	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	60	-8	Lost to Louisiana 21–25
63	0	4.209	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	66	-7	BYE
64	1	4.226	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	57	-10	Beat Stanford 27–18
65	-1	4.303	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–6–1	0.409	66	-10	BYE
66	0	4.363	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-9	BYE
67	1	4.444	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	72	-11	BYE
68	1	4.470	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
69	1	4.528	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-12	BYE
70	1	4.622	USC	PAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-13	BYE
71	1	4.649	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	66	-14	BYE
72	5	4.753	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-14	BYE
73	-6	4.755	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–7–1	0.318	81	-11	Lost to Arkansas 13–16
74	2	4.761	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–8	0.273	83	-10	BYE
75	-1	4.771	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	65	-14	BYE
76	-1	4.775	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
77	2	4.828	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	81	-12	BYE
78	0	4.892	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	72	-13	BYE
79	-6	4.898	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-16	Lost to SMU 12–34
80	0	5.005	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
81	0	5.195	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-7	Lost to Georgia 24–27
82	0	5.246	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
83	2	5.264	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-19	BYE
84	0	5.417	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	95	-19	Lost to Tennessee 24–34
85	-2	5.532	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-19	Lost to Memphis 7–45
86	0	5.720	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	83	-21	BYE
87	1	5.759	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	83	-24	BYE
88	-1	5.794	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-33	BYE
89	6	5.996	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	71	-19	Beat San José State 25–21
90	-1	6.047	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	60	-15	BYE
91	2	6.080	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-34	Beat Army 42–13
92	-2	6.251	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–9–1	0.208	94	-31	Lost to Air Force 7–38
93	-2	6.272	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	-3	6.783	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–9	0.250	92	-21	BYE
96	0	7.098	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–8–1	0.227	93	-35	BYE
97	1	7.263	TCU	IND SWC	1–8–2	0.182	95	-33	BYE
98	-1	7.417	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–10	0.091	100	-40	Lost to California 18–27
99	0	7.505	UTEP	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	99	-38	BYE
100	0	7.592	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-38	BYE
101	1	8.063	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–10	0.091	100	-41	BYE
102	1	8.192	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-44	BYE
103	-2	8.223	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-24	Lost to Navy 13–42
104	0	8.648	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	100	-49	BYE