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1983 Week 5 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
170.657West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+8Beat Boston College 27–17
2100.749Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–01.0001+8Beat CAL State Fullerton 27–10
3130.831Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–0–10.87513+5Beat Mississippi State 35–12
430.898Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Tulane 26–14
5191.072Iowa (IOWA)B103–01.0001+4Beat Ohio State 20–14
6-51.139Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–01.0001+4Beat UCLA 42–10
7-31.179Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat North Texas 26–6
8-51.202Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–10.66724+3Lost to Michigan 21–38
9261.254Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–01.0001+3Beat Ball State 43–7
1091.329Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–10.66724+3Beat Tennessee 37–14
11141.338BYUIND WAC2–10.66724+3Beat Air Force 46–28
1221.338Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–10.66724+3Lost to Iowa 14–20
1341.407SMUIND SWC3–01.0001+3Beat TCU 21–17
14131.409Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–0–10.83314+2Beat South Carolina 31–13
15-51.451North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–01.0001+3Beat William & Mary 51–20
16201.502Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–10.66724+3Beat Pittsburgh 13–7
1761.505Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat Vanderbilt 44–24
18291.522Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66724+3Beat Wisconsin 38–21
1911.571Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–01.0001+2Beat Texas A&M 34–15
2061.579Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–10.75016+4Beat Notre Dame 20–0
21-101.598Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–10.75016+3Lost to West Virginia 17–27
2291.671Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–01.0001+2Beat NC State 26–14
2351.677Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66724+2BYE
24-91.785Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.66724+2Lost to LSU 14–40
25-31.797Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–0–10.833140Beat Wichita State 44–14
26-211.825Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–10.66724+2Lost to Illinois 10–20
27321.828Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–10.66724+2Beat Western Michigan 32–14
28-191.838Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–10.66724+3Lost to Florida 12–35
29341.847LSUSEC2–10.66724+2Beat Washington 40–14
30-92.014CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–10.75016+3Lost to Arizona 10–27
3132.050Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–10.75016+2Beat Texas A&M Kingsville 46–10
32-32.050Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–10.66724+1Beat Utah State 17–10
33162.072Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–10.75016+2Beat Cincinnati 31–23
34392.092Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–10.66724+1Beat Michigan State 20–10
3542.127Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC2–10.66724+1Beat Kent State 38–7
36-342.146Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–10.66724+1Lost to Maryland 7–13
3792.184California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–10.66724+1BYE
38342.312Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–1–10.625520Beat USC 26–20
39232.318Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–10.66724+1Beat Miami (OH) 17–14
40-72.381Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–10.75016+2Lost to Toledo 7–43
41102.446Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–10.66724+1Beat Tulsa 28–18
42-292.458Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–10.66724+2Lost to Texas Tech 11–26
43-12.552San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–10.66724+1Beat Stanford 23–10
44162.554Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–10.667240Beat Virginia Military Institute 28–0
4582.566Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–10.750160Beat Rutgers 17–13
46-12.646East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–10.667240BYE
4712.661Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–10.667240Beat Oregon State 38–14
48-182.680Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–20.50054+2Lost to Kentucky 14–26
4982.769Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–1–10.62552-1Beat Georgia Tech 41–14
50-442.775Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–10.66724+1Lost to Ole Miss 10–13
51152.847Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–10.75016+2Beat Richmond 31–6
52402.959Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–10.500540Beat Baylor 26–11
53272.985Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–10.667240Beat Pacific 34–14
54213.025Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–20.50054+1Beat Wyoming 27–25
5593.129Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–10.66724-1BYE
56273.259Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–20.50054+1Beat UNLV 41–28
57-133.307South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–20.500540Lost to Georgia 13–31
58-213.351Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–10.66724-1Lost to Central Michigan 14–32
59-163.375Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–20.500540Lost to Oklahoma 18–28
60243.419Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–20.50054+1Beat Hawai'i 28–25
61-433.486USCPAC1–1–10.500540Lost to Kansas 20–26
62163.560Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–20.500540Beat Eastern Michigan 31–14
63-233.570Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–20.33369-1Lost to Miami 0–20
64-263.649Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–20.500540Lost to Kansas State 25–27
6593.690Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–20.333690Lost to Alabama 24–44
66-163.696Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–20.50054-2Lost to BYU 28–46
67-153.717Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–20.333690Lost to Louisville 23–31
68-273.736Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–20.333690Lost to Auburn 14–37
69133.748San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–20.50054-1Beat UTEP 41–33
7073.831Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–20.333690BYE
71-43.886NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–20.33369-1Lost to Virginia 14–26
7273.945New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–20.500540Beat New Mexico State 31–10
73-53.986Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–20.33369-1Lost to Oklahoma State 15–34
74-184.199UNLVIND PCAA2–20.50054-2Lost to Washington State 28–41
75-44.254Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–20.33369-1Beat Lehigh 30–0
76-214.280Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–20.50054-2Lost to Oregon 14–15
77-124.312UCLAPAC0–2–10.167950Lost to Nebraska 10–42
78-174.369Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–20.33369-2Lost to Syracuse 13–17
79104.462Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–20.33369-1Beat Indiana 10–8
80-484.563Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–20.33369-1Lost to Penn State 18–23
81-234.614Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–20.33369-3Lost to Utah 25–28
82-284.980Indiana (INDIANA)B101–20.33369-2Lost to Northwestern 8–10
83-145.021Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–30.00097-2Lost to Missouri 10–17
8415.028Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25088-1Beat Temple 23–18
8585.302Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–20.33369-2Beat Houston 15–14
8685.311Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–30.25088-2Beat Arkansas 13–10
8735.317Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–20.33369-2Beat Colorado State 21–17
88-75.379Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–30.25088-2Lost to Fresno State 14–34
89115.444Purdue (PURDUE)B101–20.33369-2Beat Minnesota 32–20
90-205.594Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–20.33369-1Lost to Purdue 20–32
91-155.786Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–30.25088-2Lost to Colorado 14–38
9245.981Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–30.00097-3Lost to San José State 10–23
93106.232TCUIND SWC0–2–10.16795-2Lost to SMU 17–21
9486.429Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–20.33369-1Beat Dartmouth 13–12
95-86.484Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–30.00097-3Lost to Bowling Green 14–17
96-16.737Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–30.25088-5Beat Louisiana 22–21
97-116.956UTEPIND WAC1–30.25088-2Lost to San Diego State 33–41
98-77.247Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–20.33369-2Lost to Ohio 14–31
99-117.322Duke (DUKE)ACC0–30.00097-4BYE
100-17.855Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–30.00097-1Lost to Clemson 14–41
10108.419Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–30.00097-2Lost to Northern Illinois 7–38
102-48.845New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC1–30.25088-5Lost to New Mexico 10–31
103-69.170Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–40.00097-7Lost to Iowa State 17–21
104013.082Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–30.00097-3Lost to Rice 21–22

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