1987 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

December 1, 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	0.739	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	4	+54	Beat Florida 28–14
2	0	0.793	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+55	Beat Notre Dame 24–0
3	0	0.841	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	4	+53	Beat Colorado 24–7
4	0	0.908	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	11–0	1.000	1	+49	BYE
5	0	1.036	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+51	BYE
6	1	1.126	LSU	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+45	BYE
7	3	1.173	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+42	Beat Alabama 10–0
8	0	1.208	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+39	BYE
9	-3	1.233	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+43	Lost to Miami 0–24
10	-1	1.278	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	8–2–1	0.773	17	+42	BYE
11	2	1.401	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	10	+38	Beat Texas 20–13
12	-1	1.442	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+30	BYE
13	-1	1.458	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+38	BYE
14	1	1.591	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	10–1	0.909	4	+31	BYE
15	4	1.633	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	9	+38	Beat Hawai'i 24–20
16	0	1.639	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+35	BYE
17	1	1.669	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–2	0.818	10	+31	BYE
18	-1	1.696	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	20	+33	Beat Georgia Tech 30–16
19	1	1.696	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+34	BYE
20	-6	1.699	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	28	+32	Lost to Auburn 0–10
21	0	1.806	BYU	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	20	+31	BYE
22	0	1.809	USC	PAC	8–3	0.727	20	+27	BYE
23	0	1.852	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	9–3	0.750	18	+27	BYE
24	1	1.904	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–2–1	0.792	16	+24	Beat Vanderbilt 38–36
25	1	1.942	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+23	BYE
26	-2	1.945	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	18	+26	BYE
27	1	2.070	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	8–3	0.727	20	+23	BYE
28	1	2.110	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	20	+22	Beat New Mexico 43–25
29	-2	2.143	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	39	+22	Lost to Florida State 14–28
30	0	2.195	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–4	0.636	28	+18	BYE
31	0	2.389	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	35	+15	BYE
32	1	2.520	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	39	+17	Lost to Texas A&M 13–20
33	-1	2.558	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	28	+10	Lost to Nebraska 7–24
34	0	2.607	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	35	+11	BYE
35	0	2.665	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	35	+12	Tied Arizona 24–24
36	0	2.669	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–4	0.636	28	+11	BYE
37	0	2.735	UTEP	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	28	+6	BYE
38	1	2.773	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	39	+6	BYE
39	-1	2.794	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	35	+6	BYE
40	0	2.833	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	7–4	0.636	28	+6	BYE
41	0	2.877	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	7–4	0.636	28	+5	BYE
42	1	2.963	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	39	+9	BYE
43	1	2.970	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	55	+10	BYE
44	1	3.048	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	39	+8	BYE
45	-3	3.192	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	39	+11	Lost to Louisiana 30–37
46	0	3.286	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	55	+2	BYE
47	0	3.314	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	39	+3	BYE
48	0	3.362	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	39	-5	BYE
49	2	3.381	TCU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	55	-3	BYE
50	0	3.450	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	39	-6	BYE
51	-2	3.453	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–4–3	0.500	50	-3	Tied Arizona State 24–24
52	1	3.483	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	55	-4	BYE
53	-1	3.507	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–6	0.455	55	+1	BYE
54	0	3.520	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	39	-5	BYE
55	1	3.603	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–6	0.455	55	-2	BYE
56	-1	3.612	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	50	-3	BYE
57	12	3.696	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	39	-9	Beat Southern Miss 37–30
58	-1	3.706	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–6	0.455	55	0	BYE
59	-1	3.752	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	6–6	0.500	50	-4	BYE
60	-1	3.846	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	55	-2	BYE
61	-1	3.857	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	50	-10	BYE
62	1	3.909	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–6–2	0.364	73	-3	Tied Washington State 17–17
63	1	3.960	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–7	0.364	73	0	BYE
64	-2	4.052	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	55	-15	Lost to Wyoming 20–24
65	0	4.106	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	55	-16	BYE
66	-5	4.113	UNLV	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	55	-12	Lost to Northern Illinois 31–34
67	6	4.115	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–6–1	0.409	71	-9	Beat Rice 45–21
68	-2	4.155	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	55	-1	BYE
69	-2	4.204	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	69	-10	BYE
70	-2	4.209	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	55	-7	BYE
71	-1	4.235	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	73	-9	BYE
72	-1	4.279	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–7	0.364	73	-9	Lost to Tennessee 36–38
73	5	4.320	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	50	-9	Beat UNLV 34–31
74	-2	4.364	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	55	-5	BYE
75	-1	4.549	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7–1	0.318	83	-10	Tied California 17–17
76	-1	4.754	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	73	-5	BYE
77	-1	4.927	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	69	-27	BYE
78	-1	5.078	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	83	-16	BYE
79	0	5.185	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	73	-20	BYE
80	1	5.365	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	73	-17	BYE
81	-1	5.370	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	73	-29	BYE
82	0	5.376	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–8	0.273	88	-22	BYE
83	4	5.520	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–7–1	0.318	83	-21	BYE
84	-1	5.562	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	83	-22	BYE
85	1	5.582	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	73	-20	BYE
86	-2	5.586	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-15	BYE
87	-2	5.618	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	88	-22	BYE
88	0	5.667	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-24	BYE
89	1	6.016	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	95	-22	BYE
90	-1	6.055	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–8	0.273	88	-28	BYE
91	0	6.171	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	83	-18	BYE
92	0	6.177	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–9	0.182	95	-35	Lost to Georgia 16–30
93	1	6.181	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	88	-30	BYE
94	-1	6.251	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	88	-18	BYE
95	1	6.282	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	73	-20	BYE
96	1	6.514	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	93	-30	BYE
97	-2	6.619	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	95	-35	Lost to Houston 21–45
98	0	7.000	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	101	-44	BYE
99	0	7.559	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	94	-24	BYE
100	0	7.599	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–9–1	0.136	100	-26	BYE
101	0	7.944	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	95	-42	BYE
102	0	8.179	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	101	-54	BYE
103	1	8.927	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	104	-58	Lost to Arkansas 25–43
104	-1	9.099	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–10–1	0.045	103	-38	BYE