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1983 Week 8 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
100.655West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–01.0001+21Beat Virginia Tech 13–0
200.838Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–01.0001+20Beat Missouri 34–13
300.873Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–10.83312+18Beat Georgia Tech 31–13
420.962Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+13Beat Arkansas 31–3
501.222Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–0–10.9177+12BYE
611.236Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–10.83312+17Beat Wake Forest 36–33
761.237BYUIND WAC5–10.83312+14Beat New Mexico 66–21
831.320Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–0–10.9177+11Beat Vanderbilt 20–13
9-11.344Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–01.0001+11Beat Miami (OH) 10–9
10-11.390Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–10.83312+11Beat Northwestern 35–0
1151.392Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–10.83312+14Beat LSU 21–13
1231.395Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–10.83312+12Beat Ohio State 17–13
13-31.396North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–01.0001+12Beat NC State 42–14
1461.454Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–0–10.9009+5Beat USC 34–14
15-31.464Iowa (IOWA)B105–10.83312+12Beat Purdue 31–14
16-121.501Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–1–10.78626+12Lost to Oregon 10–19
1701.504Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–10.85710+12Beat Mississippi State 31–7
18-41.519SMUIND SWC5–01.0001+7BYE
1951.662CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA6–10.85710+12Beat San José State 20–11
2091.697Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–20.66729+10Beat Louisville 55–10
2101.705Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC5–10.83312+9Beat Eastern Michigan 34–15
2211.818Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–10.83312+7BYE
23-11.833Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–20.66729+8Beat Minnesota 56–17
24-51.924Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–20.66729+7Lost to Illinois 13–17
2511.937Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–10.83312+6Beat Pacific 28–16
2642.064Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–10.83312+5Beat Ohio 14–9
2792.111Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–20.66729+8Beat Oklahoma State 21–20
2862.120Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–10.83312+5Beat Memphis 27–20
2932.128Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–10.83312+5Beat Stanford 32–15
3012.148Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–1–10.75027+5Beat Duke 38–31
31-132.178Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–20.66729+7Lost to Oklahoma 20–21
3272.217Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–20.66729+6Beat Alabama 41–34
33-82.239Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–30.50050+7Lost to Nebraska 13–34
3412.260East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–10.83312+3Beat Temple 24–10
35-82.283San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–20.66729+6Lost to CAL State Fullerton 11–20
3662.329Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–20.66729+7Beat Western Michigan 23–20
3702.388Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–20.66729+4Beat Army 42–0
3802.506Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–2–10.58343+6Tied Texas A&M 13–13
3952.624Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–20.66729+3Beat UTEP 37–25
40-122.662Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–20.66729+2Lost to Tennessee 34–41
41202.775Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50050+3Beat Cincinnati 43–17
42-92.787Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–20.66729+1Lost to West Virginia 0–13
4342.800Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–20.71428+2Beat Virginia Military Institute 38–10
4412.832Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57146+6Beat Syracuse 17–6
4552.918Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–2–10.583430Beat Kansas State 31–3
46302.971Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–2–10.50050+1Beat UNLV 23–0
47-73.049Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–20.60041+3Lost to Texas 3–31
4813.209Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–20.600410Beat Rice 14–3
4933.252California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–2–10.583430Beat Oregon State 45–19
50-23.275South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–30.50050+1BYE
51213.342Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–30.500500Beat Arizona 19–10
52-13.402Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–40.33374+3Lost to Georgia 13–20
5313.423Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–30.57146-1Beat Illinois State 39–25
5453.457Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–30.500500Beat Boise State 10–7
55123.471Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–30.57146-2Beat Wyoming 69–14
5603.511Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–40.33374+3Lost to Miami 7–31
57143.584UCLAPAC2–3–10.41769+1Beat Washington State 24–14
5803.712LSUSEC2–40.333740Lost to Kentucky 13–21
59-183.716Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–3–10.41769+1Lost to Indiana 12–24
60-173.791Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–40.429620Lost to Pittsburgh 10–55
61-83.887Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–30.50050-3Lost to Bowling Green 20–23
62183.897Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–30.50050-2Beat Colorado 22–10
63-174.001Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–30.50050-4Lost to Florida State 17–43
6464.006Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–30.57146+1Beat Kent State 17–13
65124.019Indiana (INDIANA)B103–30.50050-4Beat Michigan State 24–12
66-44.055Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–40.333740Lost to Southern Miss 20–27
67-34.058New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–40.42962+5Lost to BYU 21–66
68104.237Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–30.50050-6Beat Montana State 31–12
69-144.296Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–40.42962-3Lost to Utah 14–69
70-54.397USCPAC2–3–10.41769-2Lost to Arizona State 14–34
71-114.417Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–40.33374-2Lost to Kansas 3–31
7224.462Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–3–10.41769-4Tied Baylor 13–13
73-74.550Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–40.42962-1Lost to Maryland 33–36
74-174.565UNLVIND PCAA3–30.50050-6Lost to Hawai'i 0–23
75-74.625Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–40.42962-6Lost to Penn State 6–17
76-14.633Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–40.33374-3Lost to Central Michigan 9–14
77-44.641NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–40.33374-5Lost to North Carolina 14–42
7864.957Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–40.42962-8Beat Louisiana 17–15
79-165.102Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–40.33374-5Lost to UCLA 14–24
80-115.107San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–4–10.35773-8Lost to Colorado State 15–17
8175.394Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–50.28687-7Beat TCU 20–7
8295.452Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–40.33374-9Beat Princeton 37–29
83-15.534Purdue (PURDUE)B101–4–10.25089-5Lost to Iowa 14–31
84-35.574Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–50.16791-7Lost to East Carolina 10–24
8505.586Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–40.33374-8BYE
8605.659Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–50.16791-8Lost to Toledo 9–10
87-85.714Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–40.33374-8Lost to Iowa State 10–22
8895.744Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–50.28687-6Beat San Diego State 17–15
8935.868Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–40.33374-12Beat Colgate 29–26
9065.913New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC3–40.42962-10Beat Drake 42–23
91-15.945Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–60.14397-8Lost to Long Beach State 16–28
92-35.979Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–50.16791-6Lost to Michigan 0–35
93-66.068Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–50.16791-2Lost to Auburn 13–31
9416.438Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–60.000101-9Lost to Washington 15–32
95-126.864TCUIND SWC1–4–10.25089-10Lost to Ole Miss 7–20
96-36.902Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–40.33374-4Lost to Notre Dame 0–42
9727.002Duke (DUKE)ACC0–60.000101-12Lost to Clemson 31–38
9827.189Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–50.16791-8Lost to Northern Illinois 15–34
99-17.345Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–50.16791-10Lost to Wisconsin 17–56
100-67.467Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–60.14397-14Lost to California 19–45
10107.901UTEPIND WAC1–60.14397-12Lost to Air Force 25–37
10208.687Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–60.14397-19Lost to Texas Tech 3–14
10309.051Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–60.000101-14Lost to Ball State 13–17
104010.914Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–50.000101-11Lost to Tulane 15–17

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