1987 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 20, 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	0.293	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+18	BYE
2	1	0.622	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Oklahoma State 35–0
3	-1	0.625	LSU	SEC	6–0–1	0.929	6	+23	Beat Kentucky 34–9
4	1	0.742	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Penn State 48–21
5	1	0.870	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	8	+20	Beat Louisville 32–9
6	10	1.102	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+12	Beat Air Force 35–14
7	1	1.172	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Kansas State 59–10
8	2	1.194	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–0–1	0.917	7	+11	Beat Georgia Tech 20–10
9	6	1.197	UCLA	PAC	5–1	0.833	10	+13	Beat Oregon 41–10
10	-1	1.234	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Duke 17–10
11	6	1.277	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–1	0.833	10	+13	Beat Minnesota 18–17
12	0	1.282	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–2	0.714	19	+16	Beat Temple 34–3
13	-9	1.305	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	10	+14	Lost to Nebraska 0–35
14	-3	1.551	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	19	+14	Lost to Syracuse 21–48
15	6	1.651	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–1–1	0.750	17	+9	Beat Purdue 20–17
16	15	1.673	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–2	0.714	19	+10	Beat Tennessee 41–22
17	1	1.711	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–2	0.714	19	+12	Beat Vanderbilt 52–24
18	11	1.726	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–2	0.667	27	+9	Beat Iowa 37–10
19	0	1.765	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	27	+11	Beat Boston College 38–24
20	2	1.772	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–2	0.667	27	+10	Beat Northwestern 38–0
21	-14	1.792	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–1–1	0.750	17	+7	Lost to Alabama 22–41
22	17	1.847	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	27	+10	Beat Baylor 34–10
23	-10	1.867	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–2	0.667	27	+11	Lost to UCLA 10–41
24	9	1.965	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–2	0.667	27	+8	Beat Washington State 38–7
25	0	2.013	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–2	0.667	27	+7	Lost to LSU 9–34
26	11	2.019	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–1	0.857	8	+6	Beat Fresno State 20–16
27	3	2.026	UTEP	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	10	+5	Beat Lamar 38–14
28	-8	2.093	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–1	0.833	10	+4	Lost to Indiana 17–18
29	7	2.141	USC	PAC	4–2	0.667	27	+7	Beat Washington 37–23
30	-16	2.164	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–1	0.833	10	+5	Lost to Maryland 0–14
31	-4	2.177	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	27	+5	BYE
32	3	2.217	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	27	+5	Beat Iowa State 42–17
33	-7	2.230	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	19	+7	Lost to Notre Dame 14–35
34	-2	2.295	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	19	+6	Beat Houston 37–35
35	-11	2.306	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	27	+8	Lost to Texas 14–16
36	5	2.446	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	19	+4	Beat Ball State 35–28
37	7	2.468	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	27	+2	Beat Virginia 58–10
38	-15	2.494	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	44	+6	Lost to Rutgers 24–38
39	-11	2.505	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	19	+3	Lost to Texas A&M 10–34
40	0	2.614	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	27	+3	Beat Kansas 35–10
41	2	2.636	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–3	0.571	44	+6	Beat NC State 17–14
42	10	2.691	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	27	+2	Beat Utah 25–14
43	15	2.828	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–3	0.500	53	+7	Beat Wake Forest 14–0
44	-6	2.830	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–3	0.571	44	+3	Lost to USC 23–37
45	8	2.850	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–2	0.667	27	+2	Beat Western Michigan 27–13
46	10	2.896	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	53	+5	Beat Arkansas 16–14
47	2	2.901	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–2–1	0.583	42	+1	Beat Oregon State 31–17
48	-14	2.915	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–3	0.571	44	+1	Lost to Michigan 10–37
49	-3	2.952	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	44	+2	Beat Rice 59–7
50	5	2.960	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	+3	Beat Mississippi State 18–14
51	13	3.155	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	+1	Beat Cincinnati 45–17
52	-7	3.174	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–3	0.571	44	+2	Beat Ohio 10–9
53	8	3.251	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	53	+1	Beat Tulsa 41–18
54	3	3.530	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	42	+3	Beat Missouri State 27–21
55	16	3.549	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	+1	Beat Tulane 45–36
56	-5	3.629	TCU	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	53	-2	Beat North Texas 19–10
57	-9	3.652	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	53	-2	Lost to San José State 16–20
58	-16	3.685	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–3	0.500	53	-1	Lost to Southern Miss 14–18
59	6	3.712	BYU	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	53	-3	BYE
60	20	3.799	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	65	+2	Beat UNLV 28–14
61	11	3.832	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	44	-3	Beat Virginia Tech 32–23
62	-8	4.049	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	44	-7	Lost to Hawai'i 14–25
63	-13	4.049	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–4	0.429	65	-3	Lost to South Carolina 10–58
64	-5	4.064	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	53	-5	Lost to Clemson 10–17
65	11	4.075	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	44	-6	Beat New Mexico State 33–6
66	-19	4.181	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	65	-4	Lost to Florida 3–34
67	-7	4.306	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–4	0.333	72	-4	Lost to North Carolina 14–17
68	-1	4.309	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	72	-2	Lost to Arizona State 7–38
69	13	4.437	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–4	0.333	72	-4	Beat San Diego State 44–40
70	-1	4.506	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–4–1	0.250	88	-3	BYE
71	-9	4.529	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	-6	Lost to Memphis 36–45
72	-2	4.571	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	72	-1	Lost to Arizona 17–31
73	-7	4.624	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	72	-4	Lost to West Virginia 17–45
74	19	4.754	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–4	0.333	72	-4	Beat Wisconsin 16–14
75	2	4.805	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–4	0.333	72	-7	Lost to Auburn 10–20
76	-1	4.876	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–4	0.429	65	0	Lost to Kent State 13–27
77	1	4.905	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–4–1	0.250	88	-4	Lost to Ohio State 17–20
78	-15	4.937	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–4	0.333	72	-7	Lost to Illinois 14–16
79	12	5.120	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–4	0.429	65	-4	Beat Toledo 20–6
80	-6	5.240	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	83	-5	Lost to Central Michigan 18–41
81	3	5.270	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	90	-7	Lost to Wyoming 35–37
82	13	5.445	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–5	0.286	83	-10	Beat Louisiana 24–14
83	0	5.487	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–5	0.167	91	-7	Lost to Georgia 24–52
84	-16	5.493	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	72	-9	Lost to Ole Miss 14–24
85	-12	5.533	UNLV	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	70	-9	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 14–28
86	0	5.683	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	91	-8	Lost to East Carolina 23–32
87	-6	5.711	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	100	-8	Lost to Stanford 40–44
88	0	6.005	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	83	-10	Lost to Texas Tech 7–59
89	0	6.108	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	71	-5	Lost to Florida State 9–32
90	-5	6.149	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–4	0.333	72	-12	Lost to Bowling Green 6–20
91	-12	6.190	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	72	-4	Lost to Colgate 20–22
92	4	6.272	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	100	-12	Beat New Mexico 35–13
93	-3	6.554	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–5	0.167	91	-10	Lost to Missouri 17–42
94	-7	6.563	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	83	-9	Lost to Delaware State 26–52
95	3	6.708	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–5	0.167	91	-13	Lost to Eastern Michigan 28–35
96	1	6.759	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–5	0.167	91	-4	Lost to Colorado 10–35
97	-3	6.779	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–5–1	0.083	102	-9	Lost to Michigan State 0–38
98	-6	6.832	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	83	-16	Lost to Utah State 13–17
99	2	7.066	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–5	0.167	91	-10	Beat Pacific 17–13
100	-1	7.537	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–5	0.167	91	-16	Lost to Miami (OH) 9–10
101	-1	7.749	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–5	0.167	91	-10	Lost to Long Beach State 6–33
102	2	8.959	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	91	-10	Beat Pennsylvania 38–28
103	-1	9.451	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	103	-21	Lost to Colorado State 13–35
104	-1	9.596	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–6	0.000	103	-14	Lost to Oklahoma 10–59