1984 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 27, 1984By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1984 Season Tags: • No Comments

1984 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	1.067	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	7	+40	BYE
2	1	1.145	BYU	IND WAC	12–0	1.000	1	+54	Beat Utah State 38–13
3	1	1.262	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	10–1	0.909	3	+43	BYE
4	2	1.449	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	9	+35	BYE
5	-3	1.512	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–2–1	0.750	16	+32	Lost to Baylor 10–24
6	13	1.521	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–1–1	0.864	6	+34	Beat Oklahoma State 24–14
7	10	1.524	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	12	+32	Beat Miami 47–45
8	3	1.538	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+36	Beat Clemson 22–21
9	1	1.546	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	9	+32	BYE
10	4	1.585	UNLV	IND PCAA	10–1	0.909	3	+35	Beat Fresno State 27–13
11	-6	1.588	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	9	+34	Lost to Oklahoma 14–24
12	-3	1.597	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	18	+32	BYE
13	0	1.670	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	11–1	0.917	2	+32	BYE
14	2	1.684	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	8–1–1	0.850	7	+27	BYE
15	5	1.716	LSU	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	14	+28	Beat Tulane 33–15
16	-1	1.727	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	16	+24	BYE
17	4	1.739	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	27	+32	BYE
18	7	1.789	SMU	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	12	+26	Beat Arkansas 31–28
19	-11	1.794	USC	PAC	8–3	0.727	18	+33	Lost to Notre Dame 7–19
20	7	1.817	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	18	+30	Beat Virginia 45–34
21	-14	1.820	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–2–2	0.727	18	+23	Lost to Maryland 34–45
22	2	1.927	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	14	+23	BYE
23	-11	1.940	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	30	+24	Lost to SMU 28–31
24	-6	1.959	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	33	+23	Lost to Kentucky 12–17
25	7	2.020	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	8–3	0.727	18	+23	Beat Tennessee 17–12
26	3	2.079	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	27	+29	Beat New Mexico 48–13
27	-4	2.085	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	32	+26	Lost to Boston College 45–47
28	0	2.090	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	18	+21	BYE
29	-3	2.148	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–4	0.636	35	+20	Lost to South Carolina 21–22
30	6	2.150	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+23	Beat USC 19–7
31	-1	2.158	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+24	BYE
32	-1	2.188	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	+18	BYE
33	-11	2.204	TCU	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	18	+18	Lost to Texas A&M 21–35
34	0	2.336	UCLA	PAC	8–3	0.727	18	+19	BYE
35	-2	2.364	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	18	+11	BYE
36	1	2.451	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–3–1	0.682	30	+15	BYE
37	1	2.487	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	7–4	0.636	35	+19	BYE
38	2	2.508	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	42	+17	Beat Texas Tech 24–17
39	2	2.562	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	45	+17	BYE
40	-1	2.576	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	7–4	0.636	35	+12	BYE
41	2	2.619	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	35	+13	Beat Arizona State 16–10
42	0	2.697	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	35	+10	Beat UTEP 38–12
43	1	2.796	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–5	0.545	45	+12	BYE
44	2	2.855	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	45	+12	BYE
45	0	2.871	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	43	+5	BYE
46	-11	2.887	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	45	+12	Lost to Pittsburgh 11–31
47	0	2.947	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	33	-1	BYE
48	3	3.262	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	45	+2	BYE
49	0	3.267	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–4–1	0.550	44	0	BYE
50	3	3.271	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–5	0.500	56	+5	BYE
51	7	3.295	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	63	+8	Beat Texas 24–10
52	-2	3.321	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5–1	0.542	55	0	BYE
53	-1	3.343	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	45	+2	BYE
54	0	3.459	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	45	0	BYE
55	0	3.469	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–6	0.455	63	+5	BYE
56	-8	3.475	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	63	-1	Lost to Arizona 10–16
57	0	3.641	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–5	0.545	45	-6	BYE
58	4	3.662	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	56	+1	Beat Duke 17–15
59	4	3.835	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	56	+4	BYE
60	1	3.837	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	68	-3	BYE
61	-1	3.842	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	45	-15	BYE
62	-3	3.845	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–6	0.400	72	-1	BYE
63	1	4.061	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–6	0.500	56	-3	Lost to UNLV 13–27
64	10	4.066	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	56	-9	Beat TCU 35–21
65	-9	4.117	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7–1	0.375	73	-5	Lost to Long Beach State 17–18
66	-1	4.119	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	56	-10	BYE
67	-1	4.203	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	56	-9	BYE
68	0	4.332	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	63	-8	BYE
69	8	4.476	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	69	-11	Beat Mississippi State 24–3
70	0	4.530	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	63	-15	BYE
71	0	4.550	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–6–1	0.409	69	-11	BYE
72	0	4.574	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	45	+7	BYE
73	3	4.586	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–7	0.364	74	-11	Beat Cincinnati 31–26
74	4	4.643	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	74	-14	Beat San Diego State 18–17
75	-8	4.665	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	74	-16	Lost to Houston 17–24
76	6	4.732	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	83	-9	Beat Penn State 31–11
77	-4	4.743	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	83	-14	BYE
78	-9	4.797	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	74	-13	Lost to Ole Miss 3–24
79	-4	4.841	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	74	-17	BYE
80	-1	5.063	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	74	-19	BYE
81	0	5.218	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–6–1	0.409	69	-17	BYE
82	-2	5.321	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	83	-15	BYE
83	0	5.321	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	86	-17	Lost to LSU 15–33
84	0	5.644	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	74	-30	BYE
85	2	5.736	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	86	-18	BYE
86	0	5.822	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	86	-23	BYE
87	1	5.873	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	74	-23	BYE
88	-3	5.970	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	82	-31	Lost to Hawai'i 13–48
89	0	6.165	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	92	-27	Lost to North Carolina 15–17
90	0	6.292	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	92	-32	BYE
91	0	6.329	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	92	-29	BYE
92	0	6.507	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	86	-13	BYE
93	1	6.538	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	92	-24	BYE
94	1	6.631	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	102	-31	Lost to BYU 13–38
95	-2	6.662	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–7–2	0.273	86	-30	BYE
96	0	7.071	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	92	-42	BYE
97	1	7.360	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–7–2	0.273	86	-16	BYE
98	2	7.483	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	102	-40	BYE
99	0	7.569	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	101	-39	BYE
100	-3	7.596	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	92	-32	Lost to Miami (OH) 26–31
101	0	7.622	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	92	-43	Lost to Air Force 12–38
102	0	7.906	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	92	-23	BYE
103	0	8.025	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	92	-33	BYE
104	0	8.455	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–11	0.000	104	-55	BYE