1992 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 17, 1992By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1992 Season Tags: • No Comments

1992 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	0.894	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	9–1	0.900	4	+45	Beat Tulane 70–7
2	3	0.960	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+45	Beat Mississippi State 30–21
3	-1	1.013	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–1	0.900	4	+41	Beat Oregon State 45–16
4	-1	1.097	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	9–0	1.000	1	+35	Beat Temple 48–0
5	2	1.170	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–0–2	0.900	4	+28	Tied Illinois 22–22
6	4	1.176	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	9–1	0.900	4	+37	Beat Boston College 27–10
7	2	1.194	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	8	+31	Beat Penn State 17–16
8	0	1.223	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	10–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat Houston 38–30
9	2	1.260	USC	PAC	6–2–1	0.722	19	+28	Beat Arizona 14–7
10	3	1.299	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	18	+37	Beat Washington State 40–3
11	-7	1.380	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	13	+25	Lost to Iowa State 10–19
12	-6	1.411	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	31	+30	Lost to USC 7–14
13	2	1.419	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+37	Beat Ball State 38–6
14	2	1.501	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–1–1	0.850	8	+30	Beat Kansas 25–18
15	6	1.510	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–2	0.800	11	+32	Beat Indiana 27–10
16	3	1.638	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–2	0.800	11	+23	Beat Auburn 14–10
17	0	1.656	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	13	+28	Beat South Carolina 14–9
18	0	1.685	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+26	Beat Duke 45–27
19	-7	1.759	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	13	+27	Lost to San Diego State 28–52
20	-6	1.791	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	7–2–1	0.750	17	+21	Lost to Syracuse 10–27
21	3	2.047	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3	0.700	20	+18	BYE
22	-2	2.089	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	20	+18	Lost to Colorado 18–25
23	0	2.162	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–3	0.700	20	+14	Lost to Stanford 3–40
24	-2	2.186	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–3	0.700	20	+16	Lost to Alabama 21–30
25	3	2.194	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–3	0.700	20	+17	Beat Louisiana Tech 13–6
26	1	2.238	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3	0.700	20	+14	Beat Eastern Michigan 41–0
27	4	2.250	BYU	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	33	+21	Beat Air Force 28–7
28	8	2.251	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	7–3	0.700	20	+15	Beat Georgia Tech 23–10
29	1	2.258	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	28	+16	Beat Central Michigan 19–14
30	2	2.299	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–3	0.667	29	+14	Beat Memphis 26–21
31	-6	2.427	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	37	+11	Lost to Notre Dame 16–17
32	1	2.516	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	33	+15	Beat Virginia Tech 13–12
33	9	2.534	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–3	0.667	29	+10	Beat SMU 35–14
34	1	2.565	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–4	0.600	37	+7	BYE
35	-9	2.587	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–5	0.500	48	+11	Lost to UCLA 6–9
36	1	2.626	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–3–2	0.600	37	+7	Tied Oklahoma State 15–15
37	6	2.692	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	7–3	0.700	20	+9	Beat Pacific 28–27
38	0	2.699	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	37	+9	BYE
39	13	2.702	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–3–1	0.611	36	+7	Beat Hawai'i 52–28
40	0	2.767	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	31	+6	Tied Youngstown State 10–10
41	-7	2.817	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	33	+7	Lost to BYU 7–28
42	-1	2.883	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	46	+4	Lost to Georgia 10–14
43	8	2.957	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–5	0.500	48	+5	Beat California 28–12
44	3	3.000	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	37	+6	Beat Wyoming 38–7
45	8	3.036	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–5	0.500	48	+5	Beat Minnesota 34–6
46	4	3.048	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	6–4	0.600	37	0	Beat West Virginia 13–9
47	-18	3.060	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–5	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Maryland 23–53
48	-9	3.064	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	4–4–2	0.500	48	+4	Lost to Rutgers 9–13
49	-1	3.101	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–4–1	0.591	44	+3	Beat Kent State 31–14
50	5	3.106	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5	0.500	48	+5	Beat Purdue 35–13
51	6	3.164	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	63	+9	Beat Northwestern 56–14
52	-7	3.192	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–5	0.500	48	+2	Lost to Wake Forest 10–23
53	10	3.272	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	45	0	Beat Baylor 34–31
54	-10	3.278	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	48	+2	Lost to Rice 31–34
55	10	3.295	UCLA	PAC	5–5	0.500	48	0	Beat Oregon 9–6
56	-7	3.473	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	48	-7	Lost to Tennessee 21–26
57	1	3.594	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–5	0.500	48	-3	Lost to Ohio State 10–27
58	13	3.621	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	63	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 31–16
59	-5	3.661	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	48	-8	Lost to Ole Miss 6–13
60	10	3.691	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–4	0.600	37	+1	Beat Utah State 48–47
61	-5	3.705	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	63	-2	Lost to Utah 7–38
62	-16	3.741	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–6	0.400	73	-3	Lost to Arizona State 12–28
63	-4	3.821	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	63	-8	Lost to Western Michigan 14–19
64	3	3.830	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–4–1	0.550	46	-6	Tied Michigan 22–22
65	4	3.857	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–5	0.444	69	-1	Beat Navy 27–7
66	7	3.886	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	48	-6	Beat Arkansas State 35–18
67	-7	3.900	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	63	-4	Lost to Bowling Green 6–38
68	-6	3.949	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	4–6	0.400	73	+1	Lost to Florida 9–14
69	5	4.044	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	73	-1	Beat TCU 31–28
70	-6	4.205	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	4–6	0.400	73	-8	Lost to Nevada 47–48
71	1	4.243	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–5–1	0.450	68	-3	Tied Oklahoma 15–15
72	-4	4.274	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	48	-7	Lost to Army 14–21
73	-12	4.340	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–6	0.400	73	-7	Lost to Cincinnati 13–17
74	4	4.533	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	5–5	0.500	48	-15	Beat CAL State Fullerton 44–31
75	-9	4.602	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	69	-11	Lost to Missouri 14–27
76	8	4.683	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	69	-8	Beat Northern Illinois 21–14
77	-2	4.689	UNLV	IND BW	4–5	0.444	69	-11	BYE
78	-2	4.894	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	82	-11	Lost to Texas A&M 30–38
79	0	4.914	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	73	-17	BYE
80	5	4.936	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–8	0.273	89	-16	Beat Clemson 53–23
81	-4	5.000	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	2–6–1	0.278	88	-3	BYE
82	11	5.121	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	73	-10	Beat Nebraska 19–10
83	-2	5.197	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–7	0.300	83	-16	Lost to Michigan State 13–35
84	-1	5.221	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	81	-10	Beat Ohio 35–24
85	-5	5.223	SMU	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	73	-18	Lost to Texas 14–35
86	9	5.301	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	83	-19	Beat Kentucky 17–13
87	5	5.478	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	83	-23	Beat UTEP 35–14
88	-6	5.514	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–8	0.200	92	-16	Lost to Iowa 14–56
89	-1	5.578	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	3–7	0.300	83	-15	Lost to San José State 27–28
90	1	5.642	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8	0.200	92	-23	Lost to NC State 27–45
91	-2	5.679	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	2–7–1	0.250	90	-23	Lost to Southern Miss 12–13
92	-5	5.698	LSU	SEC	1–8	0.111	100	-18	BYE
93	-7	5.886	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	3–7	0.300	83	-25	Lost to Louisville 16–31
94	3	5.898	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	92	-22	Beat Kansas State 27–14
95	-5	5.935	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	92	-19	Lost to Florida State 7–70
96	2	6.425	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8–1	0.150	99	-24	Lost to Washington 16–45
97	-3	6.521	TCU	IND SWC	2–7–1	0.250	90	-24	Lost to Texas Tech 28–31
98	-2	6.657	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–9	0.100	102	-30	Lost to Wisconsin 6–34
99	2	7.250	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–9	0.182	98	-41	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–31
100	-1	7.387	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	100	-21	Lost to Vanderbilt 7–27
101	2	7.464	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	2–8	0.200	92	-30	Lost to New Mexico State 31–44
102	-2	7.478	UTEP	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	102	-37	Lost to New Mexico 14–35
103	-1	7.508	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–9	0.100	102	-32	Lost to Miami 0–48
104	0	7.515	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	92	-40	BYE
105	0	8.250	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–10	0.091	106	-47	Lost to Toledo 0–41
106	0	8.571	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	106	-45	Lost to Colorado State 24–35
107	0	8.874	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	102	-29	Lost to East Carolina 18–35