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1984 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.597Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–01.0001+3Beat Minnesota 38–7
210.676Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–01.0001+2Beat Bowling Green 31–14
340.817Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–0–10.75040+1Tied Arkansas 14–14
4230.911Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–01.0001+1BYE
5-40.953Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Indiana 48–14
6260.953Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Iowa 20–17
741.053Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Kansas 42–16
8141.121Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Pittsburgh 42–10
9271.131Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–01.0001+1BYE
1051.168Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Michigan 20–11
1191.184Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–01.0001+1BYE
1201.184West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Virginia Tech 14–7
13101.241Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Maryland 23–14
1431.254BYUIND WAC3–01.0001+1Beat Tulsa 38–15
15341.257TCUIND SWC1–01.00010Beat Utah State 62–18
16-61.278Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–01.0001+1Beat Missouri 35–34
17-81.351USCPAC1–01.00010BYE
18301.362SMUIND SWC1–01.00010Beat Louisville 41–7
1961.372Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+1Beat Washington State 44–0
20-61.503Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Utah 27–21
21-31.530Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–01.00010BYE
22-141.530UNLVIND PCAA2–01.0001+1Beat New Mexico State 28–21
23-71.540Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–01.0001+1BYE
24201.582Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 30–17
25-201.583Iowa (IOWA)B101–10.50047+1Lost to Penn State 17–20
2671.598UCLAPAC2–01.0001+1Beat Long Beach State 23–17
27-231.608New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–01.00010Beat West Texas A&M 27–0
28151.613Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–01.00010Beat Alabama 16–6
29-51.624Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–01.00010Beat Colorado 27–20
30-91.629Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Northwestern 13–12
31191.634Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Auburn 35–27
32-61.645Duke (DUKE)ACC1–01.00010BYE
3351.645Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–01.0001+2Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 14–0
34121.687Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat North Carolina 33–30
35101.781LSUSEC1–0–10.750400Beat Wichita State 47–7
36-61.797Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.00010Beat Illinois State 41–14
37171.812Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.00010Beat East Carolina 17–12
38131.812Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Texas Arlington 44–7
3901.818Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–01.00010BYE
40401.875Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–10.50047+2Beat Illinois 34–19
41-281.896Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–10.50047+3Lost to Washington 11–20
4201.928Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Colgate 41–15
43-31.931CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–01.00010Beat Idaho 28–7
44-31.962Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–0–10.500470Tied Ole Miss 14–14
45192.019Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–10.50047+1Beat Temple 10–9
46-112.070Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–10.50047+1Lost to West Virginia 7–14
47182.099Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–10.66743+1Beat Oregon State 27–8
4882.127South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–01.00010BYE
49112.344Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–10.75040+1Beat Purdue 28–17
50382.570Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–10.66743+2Beat Air Force 26–20
51432.626Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–10.50047+1Beat San José State 48–0
52152.799Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–10.500470Beat Hawai'i 10–3
53-162.954Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–10.667430Lost to Wyoming 20–26
54463.012California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–10.500470Beat Pacific 28–12
55-83.021North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–10.000830Lost to Navy 30–33
56183.049Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–10.500470Beat Louisiana Tech 34–0
57-283.133Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–10.500470Lost to Nebraska 7–38
5833.154Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–10.500470Beat Michigan State 24–20
59-253.164Purdue (PURDUE)B101–10.500470Lost to Miami 17–28
60-83.260Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–10.500470Lost to Oklahoma State 14–31
61103.272Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–20.000830Lost to Georgia Tech 6–16
62163.272Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA0–20.000830Lost to UCLA 17–23
6333.272Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–20.000830Lost to Houston 17–30
64-363.318Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–10.66743-1Lost to Stanford 19–34
65143.325Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–10.500470Beat Tennessee Tech 28–12
66203.388Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–10.500470BYE
67-143.411Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–10.500470Lost to Florida State 16–42
68193.444Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–10.500470BYE
69123.455Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–20.000830Lost to Vanderbilt 14–23
70-153.502Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–10.500470Lost to BYU 15–38
71303.531Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–1–10.50047-1Beat Tulane 63–21
72-143.721Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–20.33376+1Lost to Ohio State 0–44
73233.736Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–10.500470Beat Virginia Military Institute 35–7
74-43.752Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–20.000830Lost to Oklahoma 10–42
75-563.813Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–10.50047-1Lost to Rutgers 9–10
76173.817Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–10.500470BYE
77-53.821Indiana (INDIANA)B100–20.000830Lost to Kentucky 14–48
78-13.837San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–20.333760Beat UTEP 51–2
79-484.016Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–10.50047-1Lost to Notre Dame 20–24
8094.438Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–10.000830BYE
81-244.508Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–10.50047-1Beat App State 17–13
82-234.689Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–10.50047-1Lost to California 12–28
8374.690Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–20.000830Lost to TCU 18–62
84-24.697Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–30.00083-1Lost to Syracuse 12–13
85-174.841San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–20.33376-1Lost to Arizona State 0–48
86-804.942NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–10.50047+1Lost to Furman 30–34
87-184.964Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–20.00083-1Lost to Wisconsin 34–35
8834.968Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–20.33376-1Beat Ball State 31–17
8934.984Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–10.50047-1Beat Drake 21–17
9094.987Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–20.00083-1Lost to Texas 27–35
9145.085Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–20.33376-2Lost to Tennessee 21–27
92-95.093East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–30.00083-1Lost to Central Michigan 12–17
93-305.215Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–20.00083-1Lost to Oregon 20–27
94-195.330Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–20.00083-1Lost to Colorado State 3–10
95-195.421Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–20.00083-1Lost to Arizona 8–27
96-115.880UTEPIND WAC1–20.33376-2Lost to San Diego State 2–51
9706.069New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA0–30.00083-2Lost to UNLV 21–28
98-366.073Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–10.500470Lost to Youngstown State 23–27
99-156.564Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–20.00083-1Lost to Florida 21–63
10026.983Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI0–30.000830Lost to SMU 7–41
101-287.410Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–10.00083-1BYE
102-48.207Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–20.333760Lost to UL Monroe 6–7
10309.040Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–30.00083-2Lost to Ohio 17–31
104013.101Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.000830Lost to Marshall 17–24

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