1994 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 18, 1994By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1994 Season Tags: • No Comments

1994 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	0.837	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Michigan 31–24
2	1	0.852	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat Oklahoma 45–7
3	1	0.876	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Kansas State 17–6
4	2	0.912	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–0	1.000	1	+23	Beat UTEP 47–9
5	5	1.052	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Baylor 41–21
6	2	1.161	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Hawai'i 14–3
7	0	1.167	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	4–1	0.800	22	+13	BYE
8	6	1.200	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Florida 36–33
9	0	1.270	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Clemson 19–13
10	1	1.270	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat Tennessee 17–13
11	-9	1.296	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	22	+12	Lost to Nebraska 6–17
12	6	1.406	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	6–1	0.857	10	+14	Beat East Carolina 27–20
13	-8	1.426	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	14	+10	Lost to Auburn 33–36
14	1	1.448	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	4–1	0.800	22	+9	BYE
15	2	1.451	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	14	+12	Beat Arizona State 35–14
16	-3	1.458	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–1–1	0.750	25	+9	Tied Wisconsin 27–27
17	4	1.466	BYU	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	10	+16	Beat Notre Dame 21–14
18	6	1.612	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–1	0.833	14	+10	Beat Washington State 10–7
19	0	1.703	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	14	+11	BYE
20	-8	1.728	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–2	0.667	30	+11	Lost to Penn State 24–31
21	11	1.833	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–1	0.857	10	+4	Beat Toledo 31–16
22	3	1.917	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	14	+8	Beat Wake Forest 34–3
23	6	1.918	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–1	0.833	14	+7	Beat Maryland 41–17
24	3	1.940	USC	PAC	4–2	0.667	30	+10	Beat Stanford 27–20
25	-5	1.947	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–2	0.667	30	+9	Lost to Arizona 7–10
26	5	1.990	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–2	0.667	30	+8	Beat Iowa 47–7
27	3	2.059	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–1	0.833	14	+5	Beat Georgia Tech 24–7
28	-6	2.078	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	26	+7	Lost to Texas A&M 21–41
29	-13	2.082	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	30	+8	Lost to Rice 17–19
30	9	2.126	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–2	0.714	26	+7	Beat Michigan State 23–7
31	-5	2.135	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–1	0.833	14	+6	BYE
32	10	2.234	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	30	+8	Beat South Carolina 41–36
33	-10	2.267	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	50	+7	Lost to Virginia Tech 20–27
34	2	2.274	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–2–1	0.583	40	+4	Tied Purdue 27–27
35	3	2.414	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–1	0.857	10	+9	Beat New Mexico State 45–24
36	4	2.488	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–2	0.600	38	+4	Beat Temple 45–28
37	0	2.491	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	26	+4	Beat Akron 47–0
38	-4	2.571	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	43	+4	Lost to BYU 14–21
39	23	2.629	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–2–1	0.583	40	+5	Beat Western Michigan 16–13
40	-7	2.730	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	50	+5	Lost to Colorado 7–45
41	-6	2.730	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	26	0	Lost to Ball State 13–16
42	4	2.837	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	30	-1	Beat Iowa State 41–23
43	10	2.851	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	43	+3	Beat Wyoming 38–24
44	15	2.886	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	30	+1	Beat Arkansas State 15–6
45	-17	2.895	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–3	0.571	43	+2	Lost to Vanderbilt 30–43
46	1	2.914	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	4–3	0.571	43	+4	Beat Cincinnati 14–9
47	3	2.917	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–3	0.571	43	+2	Beat California 23–7
48	12	3.001	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	60	+4	Beat Louisiana 43–20
49	3	3.082	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	50	+3	BYE
50	-9	3.151	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–4	0.429	60	+3	Lost to Alabama 13–17
51	15	3.175	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	38	0	Beat Texas 19–17
52	-9	3.238	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	4–3	0.571	43	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 36–41
53	2	3.250	TCU	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	50	+1	Beat Tulane 30–28
54	0	3.323	LSU	SEC	2–4	0.333	69	+1	Beat Kentucky 17–13
55	-7	3.486	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–2–1	0.583	40	-2	Lost to Bowling Green 16–31
56	-7	3.651	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–4	0.333	69	-3	Lost to Ohio State 7–23
57	13	3.654	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–4	0.429	60	-3	Beat Ole Miss 31–7
58	-14	3.743	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	50	-2	Lost to Missouri 15–24
59	21	3.770	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–3	0.500	50	-2	Beat Georgia 43–30
60	14	3.796	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	3–4	0.429	60	-2	Beat Pittsburgh 47–41
61	-3	3.814	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	60	-1	Lost to Fresno State 24–38
62	-17	3.835	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	50	-3	Lost to Army 29–30
63	5	3.921	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	60	-3	Beat New Mexico 20–13
64	1	4.040	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–4	0.333	69	-3	Lost to Duke 13–19
65	-8	4.047	UNLV	IND BW	4–3	0.571	43	0	Lost to Tulsa 22–44
66	9	4.086	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–3–1	0.500	50	-6	Beat Ohio 31–10
67	-11	4.107	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–3	0.500	50	-7	Lost to Oregon 7–23
68	14	4.127	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	3–3	0.500	50	-4	Beat Northern Illinois 41–32
69	-18	4.222	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–4	0.333	69	-5	Lost to Arkansas 7–31
70	11	4.236	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	2–4	0.333	69	-3	Beat Louisiana Tech 7–3
71	14	4.268	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–3–1	0.417	68	-2	Beat Minnesota 37–31
72	-8	4.312	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–4	0.333	69	-1	Lost to North Carolina 17–41
73	0	4.366	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	69	-3	BYE
74	-13	4.385	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–5	0.286	82	0	Lost to Northwestern 31–37
75	-12	4.462	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–5	0.286	82	-3	Lost to Illinois 7–47
76	-9	4.498	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–4	0.333	69	-4	Lost to Boston College 28–45
77	10	4.589	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	69	-5	Beat UCLA 23–14
78	1	4.602	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–5	0.167	90	-4	Lost to Virginia 7–24
79	-8	4.713	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	69	-5	Lost to Washington 14–35
80	13	4.766	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	69	-7	Beat UNLV 44–22
81	-3	4.794	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	82	-7	Lost to Utah 3–14
82	18	4.803	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	69	-6	Beat Oklahoma State 24–15
83	-6	4.892	UTEP	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	60	-8	Lost to Colorado State 9–47
84	11	5.039	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	69	-9	Beat Louisville 30–29
85	-16	5.260	UCLA	PAC	2–5	0.286	82	-6	Lost to Oregon State 14–23
86	0	5.350	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	90	-7	Lost to TCU 28–30
87	-11	5.399	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND BW	3–4	0.429	60	-6	Lost to Southern Miss 20–43
88	-4	5.418	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–5	0.286	82	-7	Lost to Nevada 24–45
89	-6	5.533	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND BW	2–5	0.286	82	-11	Lost to Pacific 32–41
90	-18	5.614	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–5	0.167	90	-6	Lost to LSU 13–17
91	-2	5.698	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–5	0.286	82	-8	Lost to NC State 3–34
92	-4	5.918	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–4–1	0.250	89	-9	Lost to USC 20–27
93	1	6.043	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–5	0.167	90	-10	BYE
94	9	6.388	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	90	-9	Beat Lafayette 7–0
95	-3	6.524	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–6	0.143	99	-14	Lost to West Virginia 41–47
96	1	6.604	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–5–1	0.083	104	-9	Lost to Rutgers 9–14
97	-7	6.852	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND BW	1–5	0.167	90	-15	Lost to Utah State 3–7
98	1	6.876	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND BW	1–6	0.143	99	-15	Lost to Memphis 6–15
99	-3	6.890	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	99	-16	Lost to San Diego State 13–20
100	-2	6.909	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	1–5	0.167	90	-10	BYE
101	-10	7.122	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	99	-8	Lost to UCF 16–33
102	3	7.138	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	90	-12	Beat SMU 39–33
103	-2	7.866	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–5	0.167	90	-12	Lost to Youngstown State 14–28
104	-2	8.023	SMU	IND SWC	1–6	0.143	99	-20	Lost to Houston 33–39
105	1	8.722	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–6	0.000	105	-18	Lost to Miami (OH) 10–31
106	-2	8.811	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	0–6	0.000	105	-17	Lost to Central Michigan 0–47
107	0	9.152	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–6	0.000	105	-14	Lost to Kansas 23–41