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1987 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1987 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
100.737Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9094+54BYE
200.751Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI11–01.0001+64BYE
300.857Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–10.9094+53BYE
400.910Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–01.0001+49BYE
501.040Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+51BYE
601.118LSUSEC9–1–10.8646+45BYE
701.162Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–1–10.8646+42BYE
801.220UCLAPAC9–20.81811+39BYE
901.257Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–30.72721+43BYE
1001.284Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–2–10.77316+42BYE
1101.402Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–20.81811+39BYE
1201.470Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B89–20.81811+38BYE
1301.573South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72721+30BYE
1421.652Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC10–20.8338+39BYE
1501.652Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–30.72721+36BYE
1611.693Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–20.81811+30BYE
1711.703Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63628+32BYE
1821.716Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72721+33BYE
1901.716Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+34BYE
2061.736Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC10–20.8338+33Beat San José State 30–27
21-71.738San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA10–20.8338+29Lost to Eastern Michigan 27–30
22-11.826USCPAC8–30.72721+27BYE
23-11.844Iowa (IOWA)B109–30.75017+27BYE
24-11.887BYUIND WAC9–30.75017+32BYE
25-11.914Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–2–10.79215+24BYE
26-11.923Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC9–30.75017+27BYE
2702.015Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–30.75017+27BYE
2802.078Indiana (INDIANA)B108–30.72721+23BYE
2902.139Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54539+22BYE
3002.199Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–40.63628+18BYE
3102.389Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–4–10.59135+15BYE
3202.491Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–50.54539+18BYE
3302.565Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–40.63628+10BYE
3402.616Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–4–10.59135+11BYE
3502.665Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–4–10.59135+12BYE
3602.689Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–40.63628+10BYE
3702.765UTEPIND WAC7–40.63628+6BYE
3802.778West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–50.54539+6BYE
3902.785Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–4–10.59135+6BYE
4012.829Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–40.63628+6BYE
41-12.840Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC7–40.63628+5BYE
4202.921Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–60.45555+11BYE
4302.968Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–50.54539+9BYE
4402.993Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–50.54539+9BYE
4503.197Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54539+11BYE
4603.296Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–60.45555+2BYE
4703.306Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–50.54539+3BYE
4803.352TCUIND SWC5–60.45555-2BYE
4903.353Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54539-5BYE
5013.453Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–4–30.50050-3BYE
51-13.468Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54539-7BYE
5203.488Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45555-4BYE
5313.520Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54539-5BYE
54-13.532Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.455550BYE
5503.603North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–60.45555-2BYE
5603.612Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50050-3BYE
5713.696Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–60.455550BYE
58-13.704Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54539-9BYE
5903.821CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA6–60.50050-6BYE
6003.847Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45555-3BYE
6103.847Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–5–10.50050-9BYE
6203.958California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–6–20.36473-4BYE
6303.971Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–70.364730BYE
6404.107Duke (DUKE)ACC5–60.45555-16BYE
6514.119Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–6–10.40972-9BYE
66-14.128UNLVIND PCAA5–60.45555-13BYE
6704.150Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45555-1BYE
6814.229Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–70.36473-9BYE
69-14.229East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45555-8BYE
7004.250San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41769-10BYE
7104.285Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–70.36473-9BYE
7204.310Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50050-9BYE
7304.354Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–60.45555-5BYE
7404.386Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–70.41769-18BYE
7504.550Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31883-10BYE
7604.788NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–70.36473-6BYE
7704.940Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–60.45555-13BYE
7804.975Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–70.41769-28BYE
7905.085Purdue (PURDUE)B103–7–10.31883-16BYE
8005.202Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–70.36473-21BYE
8125.354Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–70.36473-17BYE
82-15.364Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–80.27388-22BYE
83-15.387Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA4–70.36473-30BYE
8405.507Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–7–10.31883-21BYE
8505.569Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–7–10.31883-22BYE
8605.582Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–70.36473-20BYE
8705.612Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–80.27388-22BYE
8805.687Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–90.18294-25BYE
8906.034Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–90.18294-22BYE
9006.100Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–80.27388-30BYE
9106.129Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–80.27388-28BYE
9206.163Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–90.18294-35BYE
9306.178Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–7–10.31883-18BYE
9406.239Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–80.27388-18BYE
9506.266Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI4–70.36473-19BYE
9606.514Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–8–10.22793-30BYE
9706.584Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–90.18294-35BYE
9806.986Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–110.083102-48BYE
9907.599Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–9–10.136100-26BYE
10007.702Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–90.18294-30BYE
10107.944New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA2–90.18294-43BYE
10208.164Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091101-54BYE
10308.952Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–10–10.045103-38BYE
10408.977New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–110.000104-60BYE

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