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1986 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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
110.864Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–0–10.9008+11Beat Oregon 37–17
2100.964Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80013+11Beat Stanford 24–14
3130.973Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–10.80013+9Beat Texas 47–12
430.976Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+12Beat Cincinnati 23–17
581.110Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–01.0001+12Beat West Virginia 58–14
6-21.136Iowa (IOWA)B105–01.0001+9Beat Wisconsin 17–6
731.184North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–0–10.9008+8Beat Wake Forest 40–30
871.201Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–01.0001+9Beat Oklahoma State 30–10
951.318Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–01.0001+10Beat Memphis 37–0
10191.393LSUSEC3–10.75027+8Beat Georgia 23–14
11-31.404Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–10.80013+9Lost to Washington 14–24
12141.470SMUIND SWC4–10.80013+10Beat Baylor 27–21
1351.471Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–01.0001+7Beat Michigan State 27–6
14-111.488USCPAC4–10.80013+10Lost to Washington State 14–34
1571.498Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–10.83310+9Beat Navy 40–6
1611.559Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–01.0001+3Beat Vanderbilt 31–9
1721.567Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–10.83310+9Beat Toledo 24–8
18221.618UCLAPAC3–20.60040+8Beat Arizona 32–25
19-141.673Indiana (INDIANA)B104–10.80013+6Lost to Ohio State 22–24
20101.710Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–10.80013+7Beat Kansas 13–10
2141.732Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–10.80013+6Beat Virginia 31–17
22-131.850Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–10.80013+7Lost to Texas Tech 7–17
23-121.862Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–10.80013+5Lost to UCLA 25–32
24-231.964Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–1–10.70030+6Lost to Ole Miss 13–33
2582.024Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–10.80013+5Beat Houston 19–7
2612.039Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–1–10.70030+6BYE
2712.054Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–1–10.75027+4Tied South Carolina 27–27
28182.083Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–20.66733+6Beat Indiana 24–22
29-92.156Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–20.66733+6Lost to SMU 21–27
3012.181Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–20.66733+7Beat Utah 38–14
31-72.256Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–20.60040+5Lost to LSU 14–23
32302.286Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–2–10.50056+4Beat NC State 59–21
33-122.327Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–30.50056+9Lost to Penn State 17–23
3422.379Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–10.83310+2Beat Arkansas State 24–9
3502.385San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–20.66733+4Beat Utah State 38–28
3652.406Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–10.800130Beat New Mexico State 17–14
37-312.449NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–1–10.70030+4Lost to Georgia Tech 21–59
3812.515Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–10.800130Beat Western Michigan 18–10
39-52.579Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–10.75027+3BYE
40102.644Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–10.80013+1Beat Tulsa 17–13
41252.649Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–2–10.58352+2Beat USC 34–14
42122.668Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–2–10.58352+1Beat Kentucky 33–13
4302.694Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–20.60040+2BYE
4442.700Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–2–10.50056+3Beat Tulane 54–21
45182.732Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–20.60040+3Beat Northwestern 44–23
46-22.737BYUIND WAC3–20.60040+3BYE
4722.787Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–20.66733+1Beat East Carolina 45–28
48173.000Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–20.66733+5Beat UNLV 21–15
49-263.028Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–20.60040+2Lost to Boston College 25–30
50-183.056Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–20.600400Lost to Air Force 6–40
5173.108Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–2–10.583520Beat Notre Dame 10–9
52-143.147Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–20.600400Lost to Iowa State 10–13
53153.212Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40066+2Beat Maryland 30–25
54193.227Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–30.50056+3Beat Arkansas 17–7
5563.280San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–20.600400BYE
56-113.297Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–30.40066+1Lost to Michigan 6–27
57-43.354Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–30.40066+3BYE
58-213.371Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–20.50056+1Lost to Oklahoma 12–47
5953.454Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–20.66733-3Beat Ohio 30–9
60-53.582Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–40.33376+3Lost to Arizona State 17–37
61-143.587UNLVIND PCAA3–20.60040-2Lost to Pacific 15–21
62163.593Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–40.33376+1Beat Kent State 52–9
63143.650Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–30.50056-1Beat Eastern Michigan 24–10
64-133.668Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–30.50056-2Lost to North Carolina 30–40
65-63.711Duke (DUKE)ACC3–20.60040-2BYE
6663.786Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–30.400660Beat Purdue 34–27
67-153.786Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–30.57155+2Lost to Louisiana 13–17
6873.892Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60040-3Beat Tennessee 25–21
69-123.932Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–30.400660Lost to Army 21–25
70-104.071Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–30.40066-2Lost to Minnesota 23–44
71-154.245TCUIND SWC2–30.40066-3Lost to Rice 31–37
72-304.255Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–30.50056+4Lost to Florida 9–52
73-64.400Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–30.40066-3Lost to Nebraska 10–30
74134.434Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–20.50056-3Beat CAL State Fullerton 30–20
7584.642Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–40.20083-4BYE
76134.779Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–40.20083-3Beat California 14–12
77-34.822Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–40.33376-3Lost to Clemson 17–31
78-84.879Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–40.20083-4Lost to Pittsburgh 9–10
79-35.012West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–40.33376-5Lost to Miami 14–58
8005.095Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–30.40066-7BYE
81-125.120Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–30.50056-10Lost to Bowling Green 10–24
82-15.134Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–40.33376-5Lost to Miami (OH) 8–24
83-15.174Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–40.20083-3Lost to Auburn 9–31
84-135.193Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–40.20083-5Lost to Texas A&M 7–19
85-15.368Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–50.16795-5Lost to Iowa 6–17
86-15.510South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–4–10.25082-6Tied Virginia Tech 27–27
8775.550Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–30.40066-1Beat TCU 37–31
88-95.847UTEPIND WAC2–50.28681-9Lost to New Mexico 22–24
8945.855Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–40.20083-8Beat Missouri 17–12
90-45.999California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–40.20083-7Lost to Oregon State 12–14
9116.508Purdue (PURDUE)B101–40.20083-7Lost to Illinois 27–34
92-26.674East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–60.00099-8Lost to Temple 28–45
93-26.764Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA1–40.20083-9Lost to San José State 28–38
9436.814New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–50.16795-9Beat UTEP 24–22
95-77.082Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–40.20083-10Lost to Colorado 12–17
9607.158Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–40.00099-7Lost to Wyoming 14–38
97-27.707Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–40.20083-6Lost to Florida State 21–54
9807.803Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.20083-7BYE
9938.008Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–60.00099-7Lost to Alabama 0–37
10008.084Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–60.00099-9Lost to Ball State 9–30
101-28.101New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–60.14397-12Lost to Fresno State 14–17
10228.381Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–60.00099-14Lost to Central Michigan 10–18
10309.303Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–60.00099-11BYE
104-39.510CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA1–60.14397-13Lost to Long Beach State 20–30

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