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1984 Week 8 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
120.791LSUSEC4–0–10.9009+12Beat Vanderbilt 34–27
2-10.838Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–0–10.87512+9Tied Oklahoma 15–15
331.116Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–01.0001+14Beat Stanford 37–15
461.188Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–01.0001+11Beat Mississippi State 17–13
501.269Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–10.83313+13Beat Missouri 33–23
621.275BYUIND WAC6–01.0001+13Beat Wyoming 41–38
7-31.317SMUIND SWC4–01.0001+7Beat Baylor 24–20
8-11.380Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–0–10.9009+7Tied Texas 15–15
901.385South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+8Beat Pittsburgh 45–21
1021.414Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–10.80018+10BYE
1141.433Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–10.83313+13Beat Illinois 45–38
1261.469Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Temple 24–10
1311.490Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–0–10.9178+8Beat Ohio 35–3
1461.535Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–1–10.75022+8Beat Tennessee 43–30
1541.552CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA7–01.0001+11Beat San José State 21–12
16-31.569Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–0–10.9009+6Beat Miami (OH) 10–7
17-151.595Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–1–10.75022+10Lost to Auburn 41–42
18-21.690Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–20.75022+14Beat Cincinnati 49–25
1931.693West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–10.83313+9Beat Syracuse 20–10
2031.698TCUIND SWC4–10.80018+6Beat Rice 45–24
2141.710Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–10.80018+9Beat Ole Miss 18–12
2241.801Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–20.66731+8Beat Florida State 42–41
2351.801USCPAC4–10.80018+8Beat Oregon 19–9
24151.819Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–1–10.70028+6Beat Texas Tech 24–0
25-11.886Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–20.66731+8Beat Army 14–7
26-151.925Purdue (PURDUE)B104–20.66731+10Lost to Iowa 3–40
2742.059Iowa (IOWA)B104–20.66731+8Beat Purdue 40–3
28-12.093Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–20.66731+8BYE
2902.239Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–1–10.75022+5Tied Georgia Tech 20–20
30-132.278Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66731+7Lost to Alabama 0–6
3172.329Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–10.83313+3BYE
3202.394Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–1–10.70028+2Tied Virginia 20–20
33112.429Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–20.66731+7Beat Northwestern 31–0
3482.473UNLVIND PCAA5–10.83313+2Beat Idaho State 33–20
35122.473Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–20.66731+3Beat Duke 27–0
3652.488Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–1–10.75022+2Beat Louisiana 20–7
37-42.489Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–20.66731+5Lost to LSU 27–34
38-22.491Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–20.60045+3BYE
3962.519Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–30.50051+7Beat UTEP 24–20
40122.544Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–20.71427+2Beat Notre Dame 21–7
41122.559Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–20.66731+3Beat Western Michigan 34–7
4262.575Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–30.50051+5Beat NC State 44–21
43-132.655Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–20.66731+4Lost to USC 9–19
44-102.712Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–2–10.58348+3Lost to Georgia 12–18
4512.832Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–30.50051+5Lost to West Virginia 10–20
46-112.856Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–30.50051+8Lost to Washington 15–37
47-262.862Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–1–10.70028-1Lost to Rutgers 7–14
4892.963UCLAPAC4–20.66731+2Beat Washington State 27–24
49-93.038Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–30.57150+3Lost to Ohio State 38–45
50123.126Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–20.66731-1Beat North Carolina 14–3
51-83.165Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–2–10.50051+2Lost to Florida 30–43
52133.265Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC3–20.60045+1Beat Texas A&M 9–7
53-43.345Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–30.500510Lost to Air Force 7–21
54-173.352New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–20.66731-3Lost to Colorado State 10–16
55143.524Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–30.500510Beat Wisconsin 17–14
56193.553Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–40.33374+2Beat Penn State 6–0
5723.609Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–30.500510Lost to Kentucky 13–17
5803.668Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–3–10.50051-1Tied San Diego State 24–24
59-33.691Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–30.50051-1Lost to Boston College 10–24
60-93.763Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–30.50051-2Lost to Minnesota 14–17
61123.774Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–30.50051-1Beat East Carolina 31–20
62223.831Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–40.33374+2Beat New Mexico 16–10
6313.835San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–3–10.41769-1Tied Utah 24–24
64-13.901Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC3–2–10.58348-4Tied Eastern Michigan 10–10
6523.917Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–30.50051-3Beat Indiana 13–6
66-123.925Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–30.50051-3Lost to Bowling Green 7–34
67-73.932Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–30.400710BYE
68-183.955Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–20.60045-2Lost to Houston 7–9
69-144.006NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–30.50051+1Lost to Maryland 21–44
7024.221Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–40.429670Lost to BYU 38–41
71124.294Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–40.33374-1Beat Kansas 24–7
7284.327Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–30.50051-5Beat New Mexico State 21–7
7344.348Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–40.33374-1Beat Southern Miss 35–7
7454.416Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–40.200870Lost to SMU 20–24
75104.504Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–30.40071-3Beat Lehigh 31–14
76-54.578San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA3–40.42967-4Lost to CAL State Fullerton 12–21
77-74.599Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–40.33374-2Lost to UCLA 24–27
78-124.614Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–40.33374-6Lost to Nebraska 23–33
79-184.662Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–30.40071-4Lost to Arkansas 0–24
8084.797Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–40.33374+2Beat California 9–6
81-34.881Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–3–10.41769-3Lost to Central Michigan 3–35
8205.056Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–50.16792-3Lost to South Carolina 21–45
83-155.076California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–40.33374-7Lost to Oregon State 6–9
84-105.389Duke (DUKE)ACC1–40.20087-4Lost to Virginia Tech 0–27
8575.465Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–40.33374-6Beat Ball State 15–10
8655.568Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA1–50.16792-8Beat Utah State 24–22
8765.618Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–50.16792-5Lost to Toledo 7–10
8825.717Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–40.20087-6Lost to TCU 24–45
89-85.805Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–40.33374+2Lost to Indiana State 21–44
90-45.860North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–40.20087-5Lost to Wake Forest 3–14
91-155.875Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–40.33374-9Lost to Kansas State 7–24
92-36.555Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–50.16792-11Lost to Tulane 7–35
93-66.615Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–40.33374-13Lost to Colorado 21–23
9406.892Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–60.14399-13Lost to Michigan 0–31
9526.979Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–40.33374-5Lost to Memphis 7–20
9637.129Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–40.20087-5Lost to Miami 25–49
9757.198Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–50.16792-12Beat Iowa State 23–21
98-37.291East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–60.14399-15Lost to Tulsa 20–31
99-37.491New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–60.14399-10Lost to Pacific 7–21
100-28.059Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–50.000103-11Lost to Long Beach State 22–24
101-18.157UTEPIND WAC1–50.16792-16Lost to Hawai'i 20–24
102-18.566Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–60.14399-8Lost to Kent State 10–15
10308.857Indiana (INDIANA)B100–60.000103-18Lost to Michigan State 6–13
104011.044Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–4–20.16792-5Tied Northern Illinois 10–10

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