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1987 Week 10 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
100.506Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–01.0001+29Beat East Carolina 41–3
200.696LSUSEC7–0–10.9385+32Beat Ole Miss 42–13
300.728Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–01.0001+32Beat Missouri 42–7
400.833Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–10.8758+29Beat Tulane 73–14
500.910Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–01.0001+30Beat Pittsburgh 24–10
601.035Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–01.0001+20Beat Kansas 71–10
711.057Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–0–10.9385+22Beat Florida 29–6
8-11.135Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–10.85712+21Beat Navy 56–13
941.177UCLAPAC7–10.8758+25Beat Arizona State 31–23
10-11.323Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B87–10.8758+22Beat Kansas State 56–7
11111.414Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–2–10.68824+20Beat Ohio State 13–7
1221.463Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–20.75014+21BYE
1321.463Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75014+21Beat West Virginia 25–21
14-31.501Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–30.62529+20Lost to Auburn 6–29
1511.587Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–20.75014+17Beat Mississippi State 21–18
1631.591Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–10.8758+17Beat Wake Forest 31–17
17-71.677Indiana (INDIANA)B106–20.75014+16Lost to Iowa 21–29
18-11.795Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–20.75014+14Beat Louisiana Tech 32–3
19-71.822Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–2–10.68824+14Lost to Michigan State 7–13
2081.891South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI6–20.75014+10Beat NC State 48–0
2131.913San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA8–10.8897+14Beat Utah State 24–14
22-11.994Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–30.62529+13Lost to UCLA 23–31
2332.002Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–30.62529+11Beat Northwestern 29–6
24-42.010Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–30.66727+15Lost to BYU 13–24
2542.016Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–20.75014+16Beat Rice 38–14
2612.105Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–20.75014+12Beat Colorado State 20–15
2762.220Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–20.77813+11Beat Ohio 34–16
28-102.237Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–2–10.68824+8Lost to Boston College 18–20
29-42.262Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–30.62529+10Lost to Syracuse 10–24
30112.314USCPAC5–30.62529+10Beat Washington State 42–7
31172.320Iowa (IOWA)B106–30.66727+9Beat Indiana 29–21
32-22.326Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–30.62529+8Beat Virginia Tech 14–7
33-102.336Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–30.62529+12Lost to Vanderbilt 13–27
34112.337BYUIND WAC5–30.62529+8Beat Air Force 24–13
35-32.370UTEPIND WAC6–20.75014+4Beat New Mexico 34–0
36102.383Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC6–20.75014+8Beat Toledo 17–13
3732.386North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–30.62529+10Beat Maryland 27–14
3892.428Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–30.57145+12Beat Texas Tech 41–27
39-52.461Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–30.62529+8Beat Jackson State 17–7
4022.524Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–30.62529+6Beat Oregon State 28–12
4192.531Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+9Beat Tennessee 20–18
4222.541TCUIND SWC5–30.62529+4Beat Houston 35–7
4362.748Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–30.62529+5Beat Iowa State 42–10
44-52.877Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–30.62529+2Lost to Clemson 17–31
45-142.886Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–40.50052+9Lost to North Carolina 14–27
46-112.905Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–40.50052+5Lost to Nebraska 7–42
47-103.061Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–30.62529+1Lost to Illinois 17–27
48-103.101West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–40.50052+2Lost to Penn State 21–25
4923.112Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–30.62529-1BYE
50-73.113Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–40.55647+3Lost to Texas 27–41
5113.226Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–40.50052+1BYE
52-163.246Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–40.50052+5Lost to California 6–20
5343.303Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–3–10.56346-1Beat Stanford 23–13
5413.367CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA5–40.55647+5Beat New Mexico State 48–14
5563.382Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–40.55647+2Beat Bowling Green 17–7
56103.599Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–40.50052-1Beat Western Michigan 30–27
57113.809Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–40.50052-6Beat UNLV 45–10
58-53.920Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–40.50052-7Lost to San Diego State 21–29
59-33.925Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–50.37569-1Lost to Arizona 13–23
6073.949Duke (DUKE)ACC4–40.50052-7Beat Georgia Tech 48–14
61-33.971Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–50.37569-3Lost to USC 7–42
6203.989Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–4–10.43864-2Tied Arkansas State 21–21
63-94.019NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–50.37569-3Lost to South Carolina 0–48
64124.060Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–4–10.43864-2Beat Minnesota 27–17
65-54.078Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–50.37569-4Lost to Alabama 18–21
6674.165California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–5–10.31385-3Beat Oregon 20–6
67-84.227Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–40.50052-5Lost to Florida State 14–73
68-54.333East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–50.44463-4Lost to Miami 3–41
6964.417San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–60.33380-4Beat Hawai'i 29–21
7014.508Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA4–40.50052-12BYE
71-24.530Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–50.37569-6Beat Tennessee Tech 38–17
72-24.563Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–40.55647-16Beat Boise State 31–27
73134.616Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–50.37569-9Beat Northern Illinois 42–17
7494.710Purdue (PURDUE)B102–5–10.31385-7Beat Wisconsin 49–14
75-104.714Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–50.37569-9Lost to Army 7–17
76-44.850Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–60.33380-10Lost to LSU 13–42
77-134.932Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–4–10.43864-5Lost to Ball State 17–42
78115.064Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–60.33380-8Beat Louisville 26–22
79-25.135Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–40.42967-12BYE
80-25.182Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–60.25088-6Lost to Washington 12–28
81155.215Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–60.25088-10Beat Rutgers 27–13
82-15.317Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–50.37569-13Lost to Kent State 13–17
83-35.391Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–50.37569-8Lost to Miami (OH) 7–17
8445.434Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–60.25088-8Lost to San José State 14–24
85-35.496Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–60.33380-7Lost to Central Michigan 27–30
8645.514Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–50.37569-15BYE
87-35.525Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–60.14397-13Lost to TCU 7–35
88-95.559Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–5–10.38968-8Lost to Tulsa 22–26
8985.605Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–50.37569-7Beat Temple 17–7
90-165.639Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–60.25088-15Lost to Duke 14–48
9106.002Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–70.22295-16Lost to Arkansas 14–38
92-76.069UNLVIND PCAA2–50.28687-14Lost to Fresno State 10–45
93-66.102Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–60.25088-15Lost to Colorado 10–42
94-16.353Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–70.12598-18Lost to Kentucky 7–14
9506.364Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–70.12598-20Lost to Wyoming 15–20
9636.501Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI3–60.33380-17Beat Nicholls State 23–17
97-56.569Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–60.25088-18Lost to Purdue 14–49
98-46.639Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–6–10.18896-16Lost to Michigan 6–29
99-17.077New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA2–60.25088-16Lost to CAL State Fullerton 14–48
10007.271Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–70.12598-25Lost to Eastern Michigan 16–34
10107.348Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–70.12598-11Lost to Oklahoma 10–71
10208.563Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–70.12598-17Lost to Notre Dame 13–56
10308.810Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–80.000103-19Lost to Oklahoma State 7–56
10409.063New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–70.000103-29Lost to UTEP 0–34

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