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1992 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.570USCPAC1–0–10.75020+2BYE
220.591Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–0–10.83318+3Beat Houston 61–7
300.638Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–01.0001+6BYE
410.838Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–01.0001+6Beat Cincinnati 40–0
5-30.886Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Louisiana Tech 13–0
630.961Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+5BYE
710.964Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–01.0001+6Beat BYU 36–32
8-20.993Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC4–01.0001+7Beat Wake Forest 35–7
981.134West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE3–0–10.87516+4Beat Virginia Tech 16–7
1041.195UCLAPAC3–01.0001+3Beat San Diego State 35–7
1111.243Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–01.0001+3Beat Duke 55–28
12-21.314Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE4–01.0001+3Beat Michigan State 14–0
13-21.316Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–01.0001+5BYE
1491.370Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–10.50047+3BYE
1551.426Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–0–10.87516+1Beat Purdue 48–0
1661.456Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–01.0001+3Beat Fresno State 39–37
1721.541Miami (MIAMI)IND BE3–01.0001+2Beat Arizona 8–7
18121.548Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–10.66733+3BYE
1921.558Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–01.0001+3Beat Iowa 28–12
20-41.563Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+1Beat Maryland 49–13
21261.595Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–10.66733+4Beat Northern Illinois 18–17
22141.608Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–10.75020+4Beat San José State 37–13
2381.644Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–10.75020+3Beat Ole Miss 37–11
2491.645Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–10.75020+3Beat Arizona State 45–24
25-181.656Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–10.75020+3Lost to California 23–27
2681.721Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Temple 35–14
27101.732Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–10.75020+4Beat New Mexico 33–32
28401.812Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–20.50047+3Beat UNLV 59–6
29-31.833Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE2–10.66733+3BYE
3021.849Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–10.75020+4Beat South Carolina 13–9
31-131.951Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–10.66733+3BYE
3291.960NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–10.80019+4Beat North Carolina 27–20
3372.007Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE3–10.75020+2Beat Navy 40–0
34112.062Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.75020+2Beat Toledo 28–9
35212.156California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–10.66733+3Beat Kansas 27–23
36-232.173North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75020+1Lost to NC State 20–27
37402.262Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–20.50047+3Beat East Carolina 44–34
38-142.302Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–20.50047+3Lost to Georgia 11–37
39342.352Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–10.66733+1Beat Oregon State 42–9
40122.377Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–10.75020+1Beat Southern Miss 16–8
41232.384Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–1–10.62546+1Beat Ohio 19–3
42-32.540Akron (AKRON)MAC2–10.66733+1BYE
43-162.619Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–20.50047+2Lost to Auburn 8–16
4422.639Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–2–10.37568+1Lost to Miami 7–8
45102.658Indiana (INDIANA)B102–10.667330Beat Missouri 20–10
46242.677Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–10.66733+1Beat Clemson 20–16
47192.725Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–10.66733+1Beat Tulsa 24–19
48142.803SMUIND SWC3–10.75020-1Beat TCU 21–9
49-342.940San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–1–10.50047+1Lost to UCLA 7–35
50192.998Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–20.50047+1Beat Nevada 34–17
51-163.028Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–20.500470Lost to Central Michigan 9–28
52-93.037Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–20.33371+1Lost to Georgia Tech 16–20
53-113.081Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–10.667330BYE
54223.114Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–20.500470Beat Minnesota 41–33
55253.202Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–20.500470Beat Louisville 26–24
56-313.225New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW3–10.75020-2Lost to Utah State 21–48
57343.247Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–20.500470Beat Baylor 36–17
5803.285Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC2–20.500470Lost to Washington State 37–39
5963.288Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–10.66733-1BYE
60-73.300Iowa (IOWA)B101–30.25079+1Lost to Colorado 12–28
61-43.302San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW2–20.500470Lost to Stanford 13–37
62-123.377Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE2–20.50047-1Lost to West Virginia 7–16
63-153.391Purdue (PURDUE)B101–20.333710Lost to Notre Dame 0–48
64-153.465Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI2–20.50047-1Lost to Alabama 0–13
65-273.650East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–20.50047-1Lost to Bowling Green 34–44
66-63.691Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–20.50047-1Lost to Wisconsin 17–18
67-383.699UNLVIND BW2–10.66733-2Lost to Oregon 6–59
68-173.727Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–20.333710Lost to Nebraska 24–45
69233.964Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–20.50047-1Beat Miami (OH) 19–9
70-424.042Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–2–10.375680Lost to Utah 9–42
7184.055Duke (DUKE)ACC1–30.250790Lost to Virginia 28–55
72-284.124LSUSEC1–30.25079-2Lost to Colorado State 14–17
73-124.186Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–20.33371-1Lost to Michigan 7–61
74124.222Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–20.50047-2Beat Western Kentucky 17–14
75-14.286Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW2–20.50047-3Lost to Tulane 17–34
76-174.317Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–30.25079-1Lost to Oklahoma State 19–24
7714.326Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–40.00098-1Lost to Penn State 13–49
78-154.358BYUIND WAC1–30.25079-1Lost to Hawai'i 32–36
79-84.435Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–20.33371-1Lost to Florida State 7–35
8084.474Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–30.00098-1Lost to Boston College 0–14
81-64.482New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–30.25079-3Lost to Air Force 32–33
82-284.523Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–20.500470Lost to Northern Iowa 10–27
83-114.843Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–30.25079-3Lost to Texas Tech 17–36
84-24.870Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–30.25079-2Lost to Kansas State 14–35
85135.014Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–20.33371-2Beat North Texas 33–15
86-35.215Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–2–10.37568-3Lost to Ball State 9–19
8765.304Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–30.00098-1BYE
88-45.321Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–30.25079-3Lost to Wyoming 24–26
89-25.347Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–30.25079-3Lost to Western Michigan 3–19
90125.447Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–20.33371-4Beat SAM Houston State 45–14
91-65.644Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–30.00098-2Lost to Indiana 10–20
92-25.689Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–30.00098-1Lost to Rutgers 0–40
9365.808Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–30.25079-5Beat Arkansas 22–6
9425.985Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–30.00098-2Lost to Tennessee 0–40
95106.009Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–30.25079-3Beat New Mexico State 48–21
96-296.241Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–20.33371-1Lost to Citadel 14–15
9766.258Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–30.25079-1Beat LSU 17–14
98-176.296Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–30.00098-4Lost to Pittsburgh 33–41
99-106.562CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–30.25079-1Lost to Sacramento State 3–29
100-56.776Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–30.25079-3Lost to Memphis 6–22
10166.862Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–30.25079-7Beat Eastern Michigan 17–14
102-26.949Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25079-5Beat Southern Illinois 42–38
10317.107Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW1–30.25079-4Beat Missouri State 48–14
104-107.422UTEPIND WAC0–30.00098-5BYE
105-87.659Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–40.00098-6Lost to Kent State 14–17
106-57.681South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–40.00098-7Lost to Kentucky 9–13
107-18.304TCUIND SWC0–2–10.16797-4Lost to SMU 9–21

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