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1987 Week 5 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
100.131Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–01.0001+5Beat Arkansas 51–7
260.590LSUSEC3–0–10.87512+6Tied Ohio State 13–13
330.761Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–01.0001+5Beat Arizona State 35–28
4-20.828Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–0–10.87512+5Tied Auburn 20–20
500.917Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Michigan State 31–3
610.964Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–01.0001+3Beat Tulsa 65–0
721.032Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–0–10.83314+3Tied LSU 13–13
8-51.090Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Purdue 44–20
9141.105Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–01.0001+4Beat Louisiana 36–0
10-61.176Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Virginia Tech 35–21
11141.216Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–10.75016+5Beat Mississippi State 38–3
1291.218Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–10.75016+5Beat South Carolina 13–6
13-21.229UTEPIND WAC3–01.0001+2Beat Hawai'i 37–13
1461.241Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–0–10.83314+1Tied Tennessee 20–20
1501.255Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–01.0001+4Beat Georgia Tech 33–12
1601.359Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66732+4Beat Long Beach State 49–0
17-31.392Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–10.75016+4Beat Vanderbilt 30–23
1801.406Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–10.66732+4Beat Southern Miss 27–14
19131.552Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75016+4Beat Boston College 27–17
20261.575Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–10.66732+4Beat Kentucky 19–18
2151.606Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–01.0001+2Beat Central Michigan 30–10
22-51.699Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–10.75016+4Beat Akron 23–3
2341.757UCLAPAC3–10.75016+3Beat Arizona 34–24
24181.879Indiana (INDIANA)B102–10.66732+3Beat Missouri 20–17
2551.879Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–01.0001+1Beat App State 16–12
26131.910Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–10.75016+3Beat West Virginia 6–3
2771.913Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–10.66732+3Beat San Diego State 25–20
2801.924North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75016+2Beat Navy 45–14
2901.980Iowa (IOWA)B103–10.75016+1Beat Kansas State 38–13
30-182.061Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–10.66732+1Lost to Rutgers 18–19
31-212.062Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–10.66732+2Lost to Indiana 17–20
32-192.160Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–10.66732+2Lost to Nebraska 28–35
33-22.352Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.50049+2Lost to Penn State 17–27
34162.389Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–10.75016+1Beat Texas Tech 36–22
35122.409Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–10.750160Beat Colorado State 27–19
3622.416Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–10.667320Beat Ball State 30–13
37172.496Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–10.750160Beat Pacific 31–3
38322.515Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–10.66732+1Beat Washington State 26–17
39-32.564Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–20.33366+2Lost to Florida State 3–31
4032.583Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–10.667320BYE
41152.596Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.750160Beat Kent State 23–21
42-202.675Duke (DUKE)ACC3–10.75016-1Lost to Virginia 17–42
43-242.702Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–10.66732+1Lost to Miami 7–51
4482.709Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–10.75016-1Beat Idaho State 51–16
45-212.732Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–10.667320Lost to Eastern Michigan 21–23
46-22.752Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–20.50049+1Beat Iowa State 34–17
47272.904Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–20.500490Beat Duke 42–17
4802.938USCPAC2–10.66732+1Beat California 31–14
4922.953San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA3–10.75016-1Beat Stanford 24–17
50232.962Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–20.50049+1Beat Miami (OH) 31–26
51243.050Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–1–10.625480Beat Murray State 34–10
52-193.052South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–10.66732-1Lost to Georgia 6–13
53-83.110Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–20.50049+1Lost to Colorado 17–26
5443.196Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–20.33366+1Lost to UTEP 13–37
55-183.364Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–20.500490Lost to Florida 3–38
56-73.445Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–20.50049-1Lost to Baylor 22–36
57-173.474Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–20.33366-1Lost to Alabama 23–30
5873.727Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–20.333660BYE
59-243.736Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–20.500490Lost to NC State 14–42
60403.749Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–20.33366-1Beat Oregon State 61–16
6163.749CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–20.500490Beat Utah State 30–11
62153.799Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–10.500490Beat SAM Houston State 38–34
6303.812Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–20.33366-1Lost to Clemson 12–33
64253.852BYUIND WAC2–20.50049-2Beat New Mexico 45–25
65-63.872Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–20.333660Lost to Texas A&M 14–27
6633.927TCUIND SWC1–20.33366-1BYE
67-63.950Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–20.33366-2Lost to UCLA 24–34
68223.961Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.667320Beat Citadel 48–6
69-54.000San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–30.250820Lost to Oregon 20–25
70154.066Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–20.50049-1Beat Texas State 38–28
71154.135Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–20.50049-2Beat Ole Miss 31–24
72-194.149California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–30.25082-1Lost to USC 14–31
73104.165East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–20.50049-1Beat Georgia Southern 16–13
74-124.267Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI1–30.25082-1Lost to Temple 3–23
75-344.360Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–20.333660Lost to Texas 16–61
76-164.375West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–30.25082-2Lost to Pittsburgh 3–6
77224.396NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–30.25082-1Beat Maryland 42–14
78-124.502Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–20.50049-3Lost to Michigan 0–49
79-244.515Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–30.25082-2Lost to Cincinnati 26–31
8004.566Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–1–10.50049+2Tied Northwestern 16–16
81-104.734Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–20.33366-1BYE
82104.838Purdue (PURDUE)B100–2–10.16791-1Lost to Notre Dame 20–44
83-154.892Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–20.33366-2Lost to Oklahoma State 0–36
84104.956Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–20.50049+1Beat Bowling Green 34–27
85105.067Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–30.00093-2Lost to Syracuse 21–35
86-85.241Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA1–20.33366-3BYE
87-55.481Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–20.33366-3Lost to Minnesota 10–30
8895.524Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–30.00093-3Lost to San José State 17–24
89-25.798Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–40.00093-3Lost to Air Force 19–27
90-335.847New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–20.333660Lost to Angelo State 17–21
91-105.878Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI0–40.00093-2Lost to Oklahoma 0–65
92-16.134Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–20.33366-4BYE
93-216.210Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–2–10.16791-2Tied Northern Illinois 16–16
94-156.325Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–30.25082-5Lost to Tulane 24–31
95-76.613Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–30.25082-5Lost to Washington 3–31
96-36.625Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–30.25082-3Lost to Western Michigan 27–34
97-137.185Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–30.00093-3Lost to CAL State Fullerton 11–30
98-27.261UNLVIND PCAA0–20.00093-3BYE
9937.627Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–30.00093-5Lost to Wyoming 17–34
100-28.038New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–40.00093-7Lost to BYU 25–45
10108.236Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–30.00093-5Lost to Wisconsin 13–30
102-268.343Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–30.00093-1Lost to Louisiana Tech 11–16
10308.617Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–30.00093-2Lost to Iowa 13–38
104010.918Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–30.00093-1Lost to North Carolina 14–45

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