1993 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 4, 1994By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1993 Season Tags: • No Comments

1993 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	0.622	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	12–1	0.923	2	+80	Beat Nebraska 18–16
2	3	0.919	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	11–2	0.846	8	+65	Beat West Virginia 41–7
3	-1	1.012	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	3	+58	Lost to Florida State 16–18
4	3	1.036	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	3	+61	Beat Texas A&M 24–21
5	1	1.061	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+54	BYE
6	-3	1.066	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	11–1	0.917	3	+57	Lost to Florida 7–41
7	2	1.165	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–1–1	0.875	6	+50	Beat BYU 28–21
8	-4	1.198	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–2–1	0.792	12	+39	Lost to Penn State 13–31
9	-1	1.243	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	9	+42	Lost to Notre Dame 21–24
10	2	1.284	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	10–2	0.833	9	+49	Beat Tennessee 31–13
11	-1	1.341	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	9–3	0.750	15	+42	Lost to Arizona 0–29
12	1	1.380	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	10–1–1	0.875	6	+43	Beat UCLA 21–16
13	3	1.461	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	10–2	0.833	9	+42	Beat Miami 29–0
14	-3	1.570	UCLA	PAC	8–4	0.667	28	+39	Lost to Wisconsin 16–21
15	0	1.587	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	15	+37	BYE
16	1	1.594	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	9–3	0.750	15	+37	Beat Virginia 31–13
17	2	1.610	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	9–3	0.750	15	+32	Beat Indiana 45–20
18	2	1.703	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	15	+33	Beat Michigan State 18–7
19	-5	1.757	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–3	0.769	14	+35	Lost to Alabama 10–24
20	2	1.809	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–4	0.667	28	+30	Beat NC State 42–7
21	2	1.810	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	9–2–1	0.792	12	+31	Beat Wyoming 52–17
22	2	1.814	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–3–1	0.731	21	+30	Beat North Carolina 24–10
23	-5	1.826	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3–1	0.708	24	+30	BYE
24	1	2.024	USC	PAC	8–5	0.615	36	+30	Beat Utah 28–21
25	4	2.090	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	9–4	0.692	26	+28	Beat Iowa 37–3
26	-5	2.106	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	8–4	0.667	28	+26	Lost to Virginia Tech 20–45
27	3	2.185	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	9–3	0.750	15	+24	Beat Kentucky 14–13
28	-2	2.217	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	28	+21	BYE
29	-1	2.324	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+15	BYE
30	1	2.393	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3–1	0.708	24	+14	BYE
31	2	2.415	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	33	+16	BYE
32	2	2.434	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	6–4–1	0.591	37	+16	BYE
33	2	2.435	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3–2	0.636	33	+9	BYE
34	-7	2.443	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–5	0.583	38	+15	Lost to Boston College 13–31
35	-3	2.663	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	28	+14	Lost to Kansas State 17–52
36	1	2.671	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND BW	8–3	0.727	22	+10	BYE
37	1	2.677	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	41	+14	BYE
38	-2	2.694	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–6	0.500	47	+15	Lost to Louisville 7–18
39	0	2.853	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	7–5	0.583	38	+9	BYE
40	2	2.958	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	27	+11	BYE
41	-1	2.993	BYU	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	47	+7	Lost to Ohio State 21–28
42	3	3.054	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	47	+1	BYE
43	0	3.073	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	41	+1	BYE
44	-3	3.123	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–5	0.583	38	+4	Lost to Michigan 7–42
45	2	3.135	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–6	0.500	47	-2	BYE
46	-2	3.148	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	41	-2	BYE
47	4	3.183	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	47	+4	BYE
48	0	3.234	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	47	-3	BYE
49	0	3.235	LSU	SEC	5–6	0.455	56	+10	BYE
50	2	3.343	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	56	+1	BYE
51	2	3.385	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	7–4	0.636	33	+4	BYE
52	-6	3.414	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–6	0.538	46	+9	Lost to USC 21–28
53	-3	3.430	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–6	0.500	47	-5	Lost to Clemson 13–14
54	0	3.448	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	56	-3	BYE
55	1	3.466	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	56	+2	BYE
56	1	3.601	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	56	-8	BYE
57	1	3.620	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	41	-7	BYE
58	2	3.683	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	56	-8	BYE
59	-4	3.745	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–6	0.500	47	-8	Lost to California 3–37
60	-1	3.748	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	56	-5	BYE
61	0	3.794	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	47	-14	BYE
62	0	3.831	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	56	-3	BYE
63	0	3.911	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–7	0.417	68	-8	BYE
64	0	3.918	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–6	0.455	56	-11	BYE
65	0	3.965	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	70	-6	BYE
66	1	3.999	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	41	-19	BYE
67	-1	4.057	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	56	-16	BYE
68	1	4.154	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	70	-14	BYE
69	-1	4.188	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	70	-10	BYE
70	0	4.300	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–7	0.364	70	-6	BYE
71	0	4.400	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	5–6	0.455	56	-7	BYE
72	2	4.416	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	56	-12	BYE
73	-1	4.421	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	4–7	0.364	70	-14	BYE
74	-1	4.428	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–6–2	0.364	70	-10	BYE
75	0	4.551	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–7	0.364	70	-15	BYE
76	0	4.584	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	70	-17	BYE
77	0	4.614	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	69	-19	BYE
78	1	4.698	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–7–1	0.318	85	-8	BYE
79	-1	4.709	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	70	-21	BYE
80	0	4.807	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	70	-17	BYE
81	0	4.846	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	3–8	0.273	86	-12	BYE
82	0	4.988	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	86	-17	BYE
83	0	5.120	TCU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	70	-21	BYE
84	1	5.269	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	70	-28	BYE
85	-1	5.307	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	86	-21	BYE
86	0	5.347	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	70	-27	BYE
87	1	5.493	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	84	-38	BYE
88	-1	5.547	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	70	-30	BYE
89	0	5.614	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	96	-23	BYE
90	0	5.662	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	86	-28	BYE
91	1	5.678	SMU	IND SWC	2–7–2	0.273	86	-22	BYE
92	-1	5.788	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	96	-24	BYE
93	1	6.095	UNLV	IND BW	3–8	0.273	86	-25	BYE
94	-1	6.113	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–10	0.091	103	-34	BYE
95	0	6.280	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	3–8	0.273	86	-39	BYE
96	1	6.357	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–9	0.250	93	-36	BYE
97	-1	6.437	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	2–9	0.182	96	-38	BYE
98	0	6.568	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	94	-35	BYE
99	0	7.089	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–9	0.182	96	-44	BYE
100	0	7.258	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	96	-44	BYE
101	0	7.338	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–9–1	0.136	102	-38	BYE
102	0	7.506	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND BW	2–8–1	0.227	94	-33	BYE
103	0	7.641	UTEP	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	105	-53	BYE
104	1	7.817	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–10	0.091	103	-40	BYE
105	-1	7.893	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND BW	2–9	0.182	96	-40	BYE
106	0	8.980	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–11	0.000	106	-61	BYE