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1983 Week 3 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
100.393West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Pacific 48–7
2680.587Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.0001+1Beat Northern Illinois 37–9
320.618Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–0–10.75041+1Tied USC 19–19
4120.644Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Temple 35–0
5230.660Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–01.0001+1Beat Southern Miss 24–3
650.723North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–01.0001+2Beat Memphis 24–10
7-50.754Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Utah 38–0
8-50.796Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Wyoming 56–20
9110.828Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.0001+1BYE
10480.828San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–01.0001+1Beat UNLV 31–26
11150.849Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–01.0001+1Beat Tulsa 17–14
12330.849Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.0001+1Beat Washington State 20–17
13-30.995Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Kansas State 31–12
14381.006Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Purdue 52–6
15241.058Iowa (IOWA)B101–01.00010Beat Iowa State 51–10
16201.131Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Colorado State 34–0
17511.131Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–01.00010Beat Northwestern 34–0
1851.152Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat LSU 40–35
1961.205Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Utah State 39–12
20331.226Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Oregon 31–6
21631.289Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Clemson 31–16
22-151.299Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–01.00010Beat Texas Tech 28–13
2311.351Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Georgia Tech 20–7
24301.351Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–01.00010Beat Stanford 27–14
2571.372Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Penn State 14–3
26-141.372Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–01.00010BYE
27211.383Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–01.00010Beat Illinois 28–18
28-101.388Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–01.00010Beat Navy 27–16
2911.404Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Fresno State 35–27
30-211.409SMUIND SWC2–01.0001+1Beat Grambling State 20–13
31121.414Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–01.00010Beat Vanderbilt 21–14
32141.425Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Colorado 23–17
3351.435Indiana (INDIANA)B101–01.00010Beat Duke 15–10
34-51.446Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat BYU 40–36
35121.446Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–01.00010Beat Rice 21–17
36601.493CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–01.0001+1Beat Long Beach State 25–19
37-311.525Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–10.50042+1Lost to Arkansas 14–17
38401.615Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–10.50042+1Beat New Mexico 31–6
39581.844Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–10.50042+1Beat Houston 29–7
40231.865Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Massachusetts 45–13
41191.924TCUIND SWC0–0–10.500420Tied Kansas 16–16
42191.924Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.0001040BYE
43211.924USCPAC0–0–10.500420Tied Florida 19–19
44132.022Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat UConn 22–5
45462.095Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–01.00010Beat Wichita State 25–21
46-332.102Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–10.50042+1Lost to Pittsburgh 0–35
4782.127Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat North Texas 20–13
48212.127Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Texas Arlington 21–14
49222.407East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–10.500420Beat NC State 22–16
50-422.409Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–10.500420Lost to North Carolina 10–24
51352.423South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–10.500420Beat Miami (OH) 24–3
52-352.448Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA1–10.500420Lost to CAL State Fullerton 19–25
53212.482Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–10.500420Beat Ole Miss 27–23
54-232.690BYUIND WAC0–10.000740Lost to Baylor 36–40
55-132.735LSUSEC0–10.000740Lost to Florida State 35–40
56-232.781Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–10.000740Lost to Michigan State 17–23
57-362.790Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–10.500420Lost to Wisconsin 9–37
58182.804Duke (DUKE)ACC0–20.000740Lost to Indiana 10–15
5972.827Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–10.000740Lost to Maryland 14–21
60-262.872Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA0–10.000740Lost to Bowling Green 27–35
61-422.921Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–10.500420Lost to West Virginia 7–48
62-252.964Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–10.000740Lost to Missouri 18–28
63352.992San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–10.500420Beat California 28–14
64-153.010Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–10.000740Lost to Virginia 16–27
65173.010UCLAPAC0–10.000740BYE
66173.059Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–10.500420Lost to Boston College 16–31
67223.069Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–10.500420Lost to Michigan 17–20
68-333.101Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–10.000740Lost to Alabama 7–20
69-103.101Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–10.000740Lost to Oklahoma 14–27
70-83.192Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–10.000740Lost to Air Force 13–28
71143.195Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–10.500420Lost to Auburn 3–24
72203.213UNLVIND PCAA1–10.500420Lost to San José State 26–31
73153.226Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500420Beat Northern Michigan 37–15
74163.274Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–10.500420Beat Western Kentucky 41–22
75263.396Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–10.500420Beat Portland State 51–14
76-723.437Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–10.50042-1Lost to Miami 7–29
77103.482Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–10.500420Lost to Nebraska 20–56
7833.519Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–10.50042-1Beat Kent State 22–10
79213.627Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–20.000740Lost to Cincinnati 3–14
80-583.676California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–10.50042-1Lost to San Diego State 14–28
81-663.723New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–10.50042-1Lost to Tennessee 6–31
82-173.741Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–10.000740Lost to Arizona State 12–39
83123.764Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–20.000740Lost to Hawai'i 0–34
84183.853Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–10.500420Beat Richmond 17–10
85-344.061Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10.000740Lost to Washington 0–34
86-724.352UTEPIND WAC1–10.50042+1Lost to Idaho State 10–12
87-74.368New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC1–10.50042-1Beat Louisiana Tech 15–7
88-484.381Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–10.000740Lost to Iowa 10–51
89-334.610Purdue (PURDUE)B100–10.000740Lost to Notre Dame 6–52
90-134.998Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–20.00074-1Lost to Kentucky 12–31
91125.082Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–10.500420Beat Virginia Tech 13–6
92-175.090Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–20.00074-1Lost to Ohio State 6–31
9365.181Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–20.00074-1Lost to Minnesota 17–21
94-155.478Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–20.00074-1Lost to Arizona 0–38
95-16.061Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500420Lost to Akron 0–13
96-246.347Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–10.00074-1BYE
97-246.392Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–1–10.25073-1Tied TCU 16–16
98-486.530NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–10.00074-1Lost to East Carolina 16–22
99-326.575Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–10.00074-1Lost to Wake Forest 6–13
100-76.804Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–20.00074-2Lost to Tulane 23–27
101-577.215Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–10.00074-1Lost to South Carolina 3–24
10229.570Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–20.00074-1Lost to Syracuse 10–22
103-7612.107Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–10.000740Lost to Colgate 13–15
104-6313.158Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–10.000740Lost to UL Monroe 6–31

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