1987 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 17, 1987By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1987 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.724	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat Virginia Tech 27–13
2	0	0.764	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	6	+45	Beat Furman 41–10
3	0	0.793	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–0	1.000	1	+42	BYE
4	3	0.847	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	9	+43	Beat Alabama 37–6
5	-1	1.015	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–0	1.000	1	+35	Beat Missouri 17–13
6	0	1.095	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+40	Beat Boston College 45–17
7	1	1.122	UCLA	PAC	9–1	0.900	6	+38	Beat Washington 47–14
8	4	1.155	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–2–1	0.750	17	+36	Beat Indiana 27–3
9	-4	1.187	LSU	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	10	+35	Beat Mississippi State 34–14
10	1	1.307	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	10	+31	Beat Georgia 27–11
11	3	1.471	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–1	0.900	6	+29	Beat Maryland 45–16
12	3	1.565	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	13	+29	Beat Kansas 49–17
13	8	1.602	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	15	+24	Beat Arkansas 14–0
14	-5	1.602	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	21	+29	Lost to Auburn 11–27
15	5	1.628	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	15	+19	Beat Wake Forest 30–0
16	0	1.631	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	10–1	0.909	5	+27	Beat Long Beach State 44–16
17	-7	1.643	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	21	+28	Lost to Notre Dame 6–37
18	7	1.750	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	21	+26	Beat Penn State 10–0
19	-6	1.811	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	21	+25	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–10
20	-3	1.816	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–3	0.700	21	+22	Beat Illinois 17–14
21	10	1.828	BYU	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	21	+23	Beat UTEP 37–24
22	5	1.906	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	13	+23	Beat Utah 31–7
23	1	1.929	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	19	+22	Beat New Mexico 73–26
24	2	1.941	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	12	+22	Beat Bowling Green 38–18
25	5	1.992	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	19	+19	Beat Ohio State 29–27
26	-3	2.000	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	33	+21	Beat Kentucky 27–14
27	5	2.046	USC	PAC	7–3	0.700	21	+18	Beat Arizona 12–10
28	-9	2.070	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	21	+22	Lost to Texas A&M 0–14
29	-1	2.089	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–2–1	0.750	17	+14	Beat Ole Miss 55–13
30	-12	2.095	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–3	0.700	21	+18	Lost to Michigan State 3–27
31	-2	2.455	UTEP	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	21	+7	Lost to BYU 24–37
32	8	2.538	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	7–3	0.700	21	+9	Beat Miami (OH) 14–10
33	-11	2.561	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4	0.600	33	+14	Lost to California 20–38
34	0	2.658	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	32	+9	BYE
35	9	2.683	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	33	+5	Beat Rutgers 37–13
36	-3	2.717	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–4–1	0.550	45	+8	Lost to Iowa 27–29
37	4	2.741	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	33	+6	BYE
38	10	2.758	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	43	+12	Beat TCU 24–21
39	-1	2.815	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–4–1	0.550	45	+8	Lost to UCLA 14–47
40	5	2.819	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–4	0.600	33	+6	Beat North Carolina 20–17
41	-4	2.894	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	55	+10	Lost to Syracuse 17–45
42	-7	2.938	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–4	0.600	33	+4	Lost to South Carolina 0–30
43	7	2.988	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	33	+15	Beat East Carolina 38–34
44	-8	3.120	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	48	+5	Lost to Virginia 17–20
45	6	3.135	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	33	-1	Beat Rice 34–31
46	-7	3.202	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	48	+6	Lost to West Virginia 13–37
47	-4	3.211	TCU	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	48	-2	Lost to Texas 21–24
48	6	3.268	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–4	0.600	33	-1	Beat Wisconsin 22–19
49	-3	3.323	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–6	0.400	64	+7	Lost to Clemson 16–45
50	18	3.327	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–5–1	0.389	78	+4	Beat Arizona State 38–20
51	8	3.347	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–5	0.500	48	+5	Beat Washington State 31–17
52	1	3.390	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4–1	0.550	45	-2	Tied Toledo 17–17
53	5	3.391	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	33	0	Beat Louisiana 38–10
54	-12	3.447	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–5	0.500	48	-3	Lost to Florida 14–27
55	-3	3.459	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	64	+2	Lost to Oklahoma 13–17
56	-9	3.484	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–4–2	0.500	48	-3	Lost to USC 10–12
57	-2	3.626	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	55	+1	Lost to Kent State 10–14
58	-9	3.712	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5	0.500	48	-7	Lost to Utah State 13–17
59	-2	3.716	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	43	-9	BYE
60	-4	3.905	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	55	-3	Lost to Pacific 14–22
61	2	3.962	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–6	0.400	64	-2	Beat Oregon State 38–7
62	-1	4.071	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	55	-5	Lost to Southern Miss 34–38
63	3	4.109	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	60	-4	Beat Louisville 43–8
64	11	4.158	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	64	-4	Beat Fresno State 17–13
65	11	4.406	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	79	-8	Beat Colorado State 26–12
66	11	4.420	UNLV	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	62	-11	Beat New Mexico State 29–6
67	11	4.439	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–6	0.400	64	-1	Beat Duke 47–45
68	-8	4.446	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	83	-7	Lost to Oregon 17–31
69	11	4.469	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	83	-10	Beat Temple 37–7
70	1	4.628	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	55	-21	Lost to Wyoming 7–31
71	3	4.651	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	64	-5	BYE
72	-2	4.660	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	64	-6	Lost to Eastern Michigan 18–38
73	-11	4.698	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–6	0.400	64	-20	Lost to NC State 45–47
74	5	4.742	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–6	0.400	64	-16	Beat Ohio 30–17
75	-3	4.751	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–7	0.300	87	-11	Lost to LSU 14–34
76	-12	4.754	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	62	-15	Lost to Tulane 10–38
77	-10	4.759	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–6	0.333	83	-10	BYE
78	-13	4.816	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–6–1	0.350	80	-11	Lost to Michigan 14–17
79	9	4.856	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	64	-14	Beat CAL State Fullerton 22–14
80	-11	4.916	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	60	-13	Lost to Akron 21–27
81	1	4.918	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–6–1	0.350	80	-11	Beat Northwestern 20–15
82	3	5.007	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	64	-10	Beat Austin Peay 42–10
83	-2	5.053	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	64	-21	Lost to San José State 16–44
84	-11	5.162	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–7	0.300	87	-16	Lost to Tennessee 13–55
85	6	5.516	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	64	-15	Beat Lafayette 49–37
86	6	5.637	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	87	-17	Beat Kansas State 16–14
87	0	5.653	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–6–1	0.350	80	-19	Tied Central Michigan 17–17
88	9	5.712	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	64	-18	Beat Northern Illinois 27–21
89	-3	5.759	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–7	0.300	87	-22	Lost to Minnesota 19–22
90	-6	5.803	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–8	0.200	94	-15	Lost to Stanford 7–38
91	-1	5.956	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	87	-11	BYE
92	-9	5.958	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	87	-24	Lost to Houston 7–37
93	2	6.008	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	100	-24	Lost to Miami 13–27
94	0	6.058	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–7	0.222	93	-25	BYE
95	-6	6.152	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	86	-15	Lost to Memphis 8–43
96	-3	6.219	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	94	-26	Lost to Baylor 31–34
97	-1	6.844	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	100	-34	Lost to San Diego State 12–26
98	0	7.242	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–8–1	0.150	98	-30	Lost to Purdue 15–20
99	1	7.367	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–8–1	0.150	98	-16	Lost to Oklahoma State 17–49
100	2	7.505	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	94	-21	Beat Delaware 31–22
101	-2	7.812	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–9	0.100	100	-42	Lost to Ball State 17–30
102	-1	7.863	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	94	-33	Lost to UNLV 6–29
103	0	8.703	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–9	0.000	104	-42	Lost to Air Force 26–73
104	0	9.217	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–9–1	0.050	103	-31	Lost to Iowa State 14–16