1992 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 22, 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	43	0.428	USC	PAC	1–0–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat Oklahoma 20–10
2	5	0.648	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Arkansas 38–11
3	22	0.693	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Nebraska 29–14
4	39	0.733	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0–1	0.750	22	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 35–3
5	0	0.811	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Florida 31–14
6	9	0.815	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat NC State 34–13
7	5	0.903	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Tulsa 40–7
8	11	0.937	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
9	1	0.995	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Syracuse 35–12
10	3	1.066	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Navy 28–0
11	-3	1.199	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Missouri 26–13
12	11	1.232	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 55–24
13	9	1.239	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Army 22–9
14	-10	1.253	UCLA	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat BYU 17–10
15	-6	1.334	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–0–1	0.750	22	+1	BYE
16	-2	1.372	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Eastern Michigan 52–7
17	-16	1.411	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	2–0–1	0.833	20	+1	Beat Maryland 34–33
18	44	1.475	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–1	0.667	26	+3	Beat Ole Miss 31–9
19	9	1.523	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida A&M 38–0
20	1	1.528	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0–1	0.833	20	0	Beat Michigan State 52–31
21	5	1.541	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Minnesota 21–20
22	7	1.553	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
23	-17	1.575	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	52	+2	Lost to Tennessee 14–31
24	-21	1.698	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	26	+2	Lost to Vanderbilt 9–31
25	2	1.721	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UTEP 30–24
26	-10	1.731	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	26	+2	Lost to Ohio State 12–35
27	32	1.783	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	26	+2	Beat Louisiana Tech 16–13
28	10	1.794	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–1–1	0.500	52	+2	Tied Arizona 14–14
29	4	1.828	UNLV	IND BW	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northern Arizona 40–7
30	-19	1.833	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Lost to USC 10–20
31	17	1.835	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat CAL State Fullerton 56–0
32	3	1.983	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–1	0.667	26	+2	Beat Indiana 37–25
33	-13	1.999	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Lost to Washington 14–29
34	8	2.047	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Montana 27–12
35	6	2.110	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Purdue 33–29
36	14	2.155	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat Northwestern 35–24
37	16	2.167	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat Wyoming 42–28
38	-1	2.204	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat South Carolina 20–18
39	-21	2.338	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Lost to Western Michigan 20–24
40	25	2.350	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 21–16
41	-5	2.375	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–1	0.750	22	+1	Lost to Florida State 13–34
42	-25	2.418	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Lost to Houston 13–31
43	8	2.421	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	52	+1	BYE
44	-20	2.484	LSU	SEC	1–2	0.333	69	+1	Lost to Auburn 28–30
45	30	2.492	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Ohio 24–0
46	-1	2.500	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	1–1–1	0.500	52	0	Tied Oregon State 14–14
47	32	2.503	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1	0.500	52	+1	Beat Bowling Green 39–18
48	-46	2.507	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Toledo 29–33
49	-17	2.545	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	26	0	Lost to Southern Miss 13–16
50	35	2.575	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Temple 26–7
51	33	2.614	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	52	+1	Beat Louisville 19–0
52	11	2.659	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat LSU 30–28
53	8	2.694	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–2	0.333	69	+1	BYE
54	17	2.731	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Tulane 38–14
55	-25	2.733	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Kentucky 25–37
56	-25	2.815	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–1	0.500	52	+1	BYE
57	26	2.950	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Louisiana 38–13
58	12	2.951	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	-1	Beat Colorado State 52–21
59	1	2.959	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	69	+1	Lost to Kansas 7–40
60	13	2.962	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	26	-1	Beat Arkansas State 31–0
61	35	3.077	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	52	0	Beat Illinois 31–13
62	24	3.291	SMU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	26	-1	Beat New Mexico 20–13
63	-9	3.292	BYU	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to UCLA 10–17
64	36	3.325	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1–1	0.500	52	0	Beat Akron 24–20
65	13	3.429	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	26	-2	Beat Memphis 20–16
66	-26	3.458	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Michigan 3–35
67	-20	3.473	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to North Carolina 9–22
68	21	3.526	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	69	0	Beat Texas Tech 16–13
69	-30	3.588	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to Iowa State 14–38
70	-24	3.606	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Virginia 24–55
71	3	3.616	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–1	0.500	52	0	BYE
72	-4	3.633	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Beat Utah State 45–10
73	-15	3.677	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	52	-1	BYE
74	6	3.681	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	2–1	0.667	26	-2	Beat Mcneese State 31–21
75	-26	3.699	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Lost to SMU 13–20
76	-20	3.813	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Lost to Rutgers 16–21
77	-20	3.829	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to Wisconsin 18–39
78	-11	4.015	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–3	0.000	90	-1	Lost to West Virginia 33–34
79	13	4.039	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Beat Rice 17–12
80	-28	4.108	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Lost to Air Force 28–42
81	17	4.370	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Colorado 20–21
82	-10	4.402	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–26
83	-6	4.430	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–1–1	0.500	52	-1	Beat Cincinnati 17–14
84	-29	4.488	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Lost to Arizona State 0–19
85	-19	4.593	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Texas A&M 13–26
86	-4	4.657	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Lost to San José State 13–38
87	-6	4.663	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	69	-2	Lost to Central Michigan 0–24
88	9	4.704	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Notre Dame 31–52
89	-20	4.730	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Lost to Georgia 0–56
90	3	4.837	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	90	0	Lost to Boston College 0–28
91	-57	4.907	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	69	-2	Lost to Oregon 13–16
92	2	4.933	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Beat Kent State 10–6
93	-5	5.185	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–3	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Stanford 24–35
94	-7	5.319	UTEP	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	90	-2	Lost to New Mexico State 24–30
95	-5	5.436	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to Alabama 11–38
96	-32	5.459	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–17
97	-21	5.659	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–3	0.000	90	-2	Lost to Penn State 7–52
98	-7	5.881	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	90	-2	BYE
99	-4	6.637	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	90	-4	Lost to Mississippi State 16–20
100	3	7.348	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	90	-3	Lost to Northern Illinois 0–31
101	4	7.452	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	0–3	0.000	90	-4	Lost to East Carolina 18–20
102	-3	7.481	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	90	-3	Lost to Duke 12–17
103	4	7.748	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Fresno State 21–52
104	-3	8.237	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	0–3	0.000	90	-2	Lost to Boise State 7–17
105	1	9.630	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	0–3	0.000	90	-4	Lost to Baylor 10–45
106	-4	9.837	TCU	IND SWC	0–1–1	0.250	89	-2	BYE
107	-3	9.941	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–3	0.000	90	-6	Lost to Ball State 6–10