Live College Football Rankings

1982 Season

1982 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

1982 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
180.467Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+3Beat Ole Miss 42–14
200.550Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–01.0001+3Beat Navy 29–17
3160.643Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–0–10.75035+1BYE
480.737Duke (DUKE)ACC2–01.0001+3Beat South Carolina 30–17
5150.752Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.0001+3BYE
6300.763Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Florida State 37–17
7370.809Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat Michigan 23–17
8-70.846Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–01.0001+2Beat Arizona 23–13
9-30.955Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–01.0001+2Beat Central Michigan 34–30
1051.043Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–01.0001+2BYE
11161.069California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat San Diego State 28–0
12131.138New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–01.0001+2Beat UNLV 49–21
13-51.142Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+1Beat Michigan State 31–10
14-91.157SMUIND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat UTEP 31–10
15-41.167Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 68–0
1611.176Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Rutgers 49–14
17-131.204Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Purdue 36–10
18121.209West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Maryland 19–18
1951.240Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–01.0001+1BYE
20151.240San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–01.0001+1Beat Stanford 35–31
21171.304NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–01.0001+2Beat Wake Forest 30–0
22211.308LSUSEC1–01.00010Beat Oregon State 45–7
23-21.356Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–01.0001+1Beat Syracuse 47–10
24-211.391Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Southern Miss 21–19
25201.401Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–01.0001+1Beat Utah 21–12
26-131.411UCLAPAC2–01.00010Beat Wisconsin 51–26
27-171.432Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–01.0001+1Beat Houston 24–10
2831.484Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–01.0001+1Beat Marshall 17–9
29261.497North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–10.50042+1Beat Vanderbilt 34–10
30101.588Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–01.0001+1Beat Colorado State 23–13
3181.612Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat Memphis 41–17
32331.621USCPAC1–10.50042+1Beat Indiana 28–7
33-51.676Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–01.00010Beat South Dakota 42–3
34221.754Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–10.50042+1BYE
35141.785Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–01.00010Beat Northwestern 27–13
36331.803Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–10.50042+1Beat Washington State 12–0
37101.816Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–01.00010Beat Oregon 10–4
38-41.847Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat West Texas A&M 31–18
3931.894Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.00010BYE
40131.926Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–10.66736+1Beat Virginia Tech 14–8
41-341.938Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–10.50042+1Lost to Pittsburgh 17–37
42122.019Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–10.66736+2Beat Oklahoma State 25–15
4372.422BYUIND WAC1–10.500420BYE
44-282.456Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–10.66736+1Lost to Alabama 14–42
45-222.504Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–10.500420Lost to San José State 31–35
46-282.522Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–10.500420Lost to Washington 13–23
47-102.595South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–10.667360Lost to Duke 17–30
48232.632Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–10.500420Beat Kentucky 29–8
49232.632Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–10.50042+1Beat Air Force 31–30
50-92.641Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–10.500420BYE
51-192.647Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–10.500420Lost to Notre Dame 17–23
5202.671Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–10.66736+1Beat Delaware 22–0
5372.682Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–10.500420Beat Kent State 23–15
54-252.688Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–10.500420Lost to Arkansas 17–29
5522.741Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–10.500420BYE
56-302.774TCUIND SWC1–10.500420Lost to Kansas 19–30
5742.998East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–10.500420Beat East Tennessee State 30–0
58-123.018Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.500420Lost to Bowling Green 30–34
5953.060Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–20.000830Lost to West Virginia 18–19
60193.084Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–10.500420Beat Texas Arlington 61–22
61-23.128Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–1–10.250820BYE
62-43.239Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–20.33372+1Lost to Hawai'i 13–23
6343.354Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–10.500420Beat Lafayette 26–20
64263.404Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI1–10.500420Beat Citadel 36–7
65-433.472Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–10.50042-1Lost to Tulsa 15–25
66-43.491Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–20.000830Lost to Ohio State 10–31
67103.491Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–30.000830Lost to Fresno State 4–10
68173.562Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–20.333720Beat Rice 30–6
69273.628Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–10.50042-1Beat Iowa 19–7
70-563.660Indiana (INDIANA)B101–10.50042-1Lost to USC 7–28
71103.756Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–20.333720Lost to Texas 12–21
72-393.932Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–10.50042-1Lost to North Carolina 10–34
73104.000Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–20.333720Lost to NC State 0–30
7424.005UTEPIND WAC1–20.333720Lost to SMU 10–31
75-244.098Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–10.50042-1Lost to Miami 8–14
7664.190Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–20.33372-1Lost to Illinois 10–47
77-294.223Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–10.50042-1Lost to Colorado 0–12
78-44.249Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA1–10.50042-1Beat Weber State 31–10
79244.349Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–10.50042+1Beat TCU 30–19
8004.375Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–20.33372-1Lost to Auburn 19–21
81114.467Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–10.50042-1BYE
8294.555Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–20.333720Beat Richmond 23–14
83124.575CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–10.667360Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 14–10
8424.914Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC1–20.33372-2Lost to Texas Tech 30–31
8594.922Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–20.33372-2Beat Long Beach State 36–27
86125.189Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–20.00083-1Lost to Arizona State 10–24
8715.302Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–30.00083-1Lost to Miami (OH) 13–27
88-185.506Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–20.00083-1Lost to Oklahoma 8–29
89-235.528Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–20.00083-1Lost to UCLA 26–51
90-15.777Iowa (IOWA)B100–20.00083-1Lost to Iowa State 7–19
91-135.777Purdue (PURDUE)B100–20.00083-1Lost to Minnesota 10–36
92-245.921Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–30.00083-2Lost to Mississippi State 17–41
9375.958UNLVIND PCAA0–20.00083-1Lost to New Mexico 21–49
94-106.162Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–20.00083-1Lost to LSU 7–45
95-326.774Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–20.00083-2Lost to Tulane 6–30
96-96.977Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA0–20.00083-2Lost to Wyoming 27–36
9706.977San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–20.00083-2Lost to California 0–28
9817.385Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–20.00083-2Lost to Penn State 14–49
99-248.291Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–20.000830Lost to Wichita State 20–33
100-79.226North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI0–30.00083-2Lost to UL Monroe 15–38
10119.302New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–30.00083-2Lost to Nebraska 0–68
10239.853Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–20.00083-1Lost to Northern Illinois 15–23
103-309.875Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–20.00083-1Lost to James Madison 17–21
104-311.083Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA0–30.00083-1Lost to Idaho 17–36
105-113.362Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.000830Lost to Louisiana Tech 12–49

1982 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

1982 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
1710.405Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–01.0001+1Beat UTEP 55–0
2210.581Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–01.0001+1Beat Tulsa 38–0
3220.789Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–01.0001+1Beat Wake Forest 28–10
4440.789Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–01.00010Beat Ohio 57–7
5570.851SMUIND SWC1–01.00010Beat Tulane 51–7
6-50.892Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–01.00010BYE
770.903Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1BYE
8450.903Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.0001+1Beat Baylor 21–14
9120.913Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Georgia Tech 45–7
10-60.913Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Utah 23–10
11390.944Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–01.00010Beat Iowa 42–7
1280.965Duke (DUKE)ACC1–01.0001+1BYE
13540.986UCLAPAC1–01.00010Beat Long Beach State 41–10
14210.996Indiana (INDIANA)B101–01.00010Beat Northwestern 30–0
15-31.001Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Army 23–10
16-61.007Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Southern Miss 28–19
17-61.012Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Maryland 39–31
1841.038Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–01.00010Beat Oregon State 38–12
19-121.079Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–0–10.750460Tied Clemson 17–17
20-21.084Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat USC 17–9
21-191.084Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–01.00010Beat Michigan State 23–16
22331.090Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat North Texas 27–6
23401.090Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–01.00010Beat Purdue 35–14
24-91.095Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat BYU 17–14
25-171.126New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–01.00010Beat Texas Tech 14–0
26381.152TCUIND SWC1–01.00010Beat Utah State 24–9
2701.162California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–01.00010Beat Colorado 31–17
28111.162Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat Kentucky 23–9
29201.162Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Virginia 30–16
30441.162West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Oklahoma 41–27
31-151.188Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–01.00010Beat Ball State 31–14
32141.193Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.00010Beat Wisconsin 20–9
33371.204Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–01.00010Beat Memphis 24–14
3481.235Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Rice 21–14
35261.256San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–01.00010Beat Oregon 18–13
36211.297Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat North Carolina 7–6
37-341.468South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Richmond 30–10
38501.583NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–01.00010Beat East Carolina 33–26
39-261.598Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–01.00010Beat Arkansas State 31–10
40-71.785Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Montana 40–0
41411.806Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–10.50047+1Beat Louisville 38–16
42481.894Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.00010Beat Marshall 34–0
4301.925LSUSEC0–00.0001030BYE
4481.925Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.0001030BYE
45201.925Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.0001030BYE
46431.941Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010BYE
47-161.992Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA1–01.00010Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 26–6
48251.992Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Idaho 34–14
49-42.013Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–01.00010Beat William & Mary 35–17
50-452.070BYUIND WAC1–10.500470Lost to Georgia 14–17
51442.086Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–01.00010BYE
52342.131Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–10.50047+1Beat Syracuse 23–18
53242.163Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–10.500470Beat Houston 31–12
54-452.247Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–10.50047+1Lost to Arkansas 0–38
55-42.257North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–10.000640Lost to Pittsburgh 6–7
56202.336Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–10.500470Beat Iowa State 23–21
57-402.389Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–10.500470Lost to Ohio State 14–21
58262.455Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–10.500470Beat Wyoming 9–3
59212.483Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–1–10.250630Tied Boston College 17–17
60212.483Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–10.000640BYE
61-322.528East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–10.000640Lost to NC State 26–33
62-152.528Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–10.000640Lost to Illinois 16–23
63-42.528Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–10.000640Lost to Louisiana 14–21
64-202.574Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–10.000640Lost to Penn State 31–39
6532.574USCPAC0–10.000640Lost to Florida 9–17
6692.709Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–10.000640Lost to Michigan 9–20
67-432.800Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–10.000640Lost to Missouri 10–23
68172.823Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–20.000640Lost to Vanderbilt 14–24
69-412.845Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–10.000640Lost to California 17–31
70-302.845Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–10.000640Lost to Kansas State 9–23
71-172.845Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–10.000640Lost to West Virginia 27–41
72-62.845Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–10.000640Lost to New Mexico 0–14
73-22.845Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–10.000640Lost to Navy 16–30
74-52.891Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–10.000640Lost to TCU 9–24
75-492.981Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–10.000640Lost to Toledo 14–31
76-573.012UTEPIND WAC1–10.500470Lost to Washington 0–55
77243.026Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–20.000640Lost to San José State 13–18
78-203.162Purdue (PURDUE)B100–10.000640Lost to Stanford 14–35
79173.208Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–10.000640BYE
80123.255Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–10.500470Lost to Ole Miss 19–28
81123.306Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–10.500470Lost to Arizona State 10–23
82-763.314Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–10.50047-1Lost to Temple 18–23
8383.335Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–10.500470Lost to Auburn 10–28
84-283.389Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–10.000640Lost to Arizona 12–38
85-23.411Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–20.000640Lost to SMU 7–51
8613.608Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC1–10.50047-1Beat San Diego State 44–32
87-463.615Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA0–10.000640Lost to UCLA 10–41
88153.706Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–20.000640Lost to Indiana 0–30
89-533.796Iowa (IOWA)B100–10.000640Lost to Nebraska 7–42
90-583.932Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI0–10.000640Lost to Alabama 7–45
91134.249Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–20.000640Lost to Minnesota 7–57
9254.686Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–10.50047-1Lost to Cincinnati 16–38
93-144.860North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI0–20.00064-1Lost to Oklahoma State 6–27
9404.906Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–20.00064-1Lost to Colorado State 3–9
9546.119CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA1–10.500470Lost to Boise State 9–20
96-596.468Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–10.00064-1Lost to Tennessee 21–23
97-376.921San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–10.00064-1Lost to Air Force 32–44
98-647.238Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–10.00064-1Lost to Miami 12–31
99-17.419Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–10.00064-1BYE
10007.600UNLVIND PCAA0–10.00064-1BYE
10117.781Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA0–20.000640Lost to California Davis 22–23
102-249.208New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–20.00064-1Lost to Indiana State 10–14
103-6511.857Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–10.000640Lost to Wichita State 10–13
104-7412.038Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000640Lost to Akron 7–14
105012.128Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–10.000640BYE

1982 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

1982 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
100.208Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Ohio 40–0
2-10.249Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–01.00010Beat Northwestern 49–13
3-20.259South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Pacific 41–6
4-30.301Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Oregon 34–3
5-40.342BYUIND WAC1–01.00010Beat UNLV 27–0
6-50.384Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Rutgers 31–8
7-60.394Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Texas A&M 38–16
8-70.405New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Wyoming 41–20
9-80.436Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–01.00010Beat Air Force 35–17
10-90.446Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Memphis 27–10
11-100.446Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Temple 31–14
12-110.477Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–01.00010Beat Colorado State 28–14
13-120.529Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Tulane 30–21
14-130.550Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Cincinnati 38–31
15-140.560Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Clemson 13–7
16-150.560Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Northern Illinois 9–3
17-160.581Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat North Texas 21–17
18-170.592Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Miami 17–14
19-180.592UTEPIND WAC1–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 20–17
20-190.612Duke (DUKE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Tennessee 25–24
21-200.943Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.000510BYE
22-210.943Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.000510BYE
23-220.943Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–00.000510BYE
24-230.943Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000510BYE
25-240.943Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.000510BYE
26-250.943Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.000510BYE
27-260.943California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.000510BYE
28-270.943Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.000510BYE
29-280.943East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.000510BYE
30-290.943Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.000510BYE
31-300.943Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA0–00.000510BYE
32-310.943Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.000510BYE
33-320.943Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.000510BYE
34-330.943Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–00.000510BYE
35-340.943Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.000510BYE
36-350.943Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.000510BYE
37-360.943Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–00.000510BYE
38-370.943Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–00.000510BYE
39-380.943Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.000510BYE
40-390.943Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.000510BYE
41-400.943Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA0–00.000510BYE
42-410.943Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.000510BYE
43-420.943LSUSEC0–00.000510BYE
44-430.943Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.000510BYE
45-440.943Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.000510BYE
46-450.943Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.000510BYE
47-460.943Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.000510BYE
48-470.943Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.000510BYE
49-480.943Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000510BYE
50-490.943Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–00.000510BYE
51-500.943North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.000510BYE
52-510.943Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.000510BYE
53-520.943Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.000510BYE
54-530.943Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.000510BYE
55-540.943Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.000510BYE
56-550.943Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.000510BYE
57-560.943Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–00.000510BYE
58-570.943Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.000510BYE
59-580.943Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–00.000510BYE
60-590.943San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–00.000510BYE
61-600.943San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA0–00.000510BYE
62-610.943SMUIND SWC0–00.000510BYE
63-620.943Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.000510BYE
64-630.943TCUIND SWC0–00.000510BYE
65-640.943Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.000510BYE
66-650.943Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–00.000510BYE
67-660.943UCLAPAC0–00.000510BYE
68-670.943USCPAC0–00.000510BYE
69-680.943Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–00.000510BYE
70-690.943Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.000510BYE
71-700.943Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.000510BYE
72-710.943Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.000510BYE
73-720.943Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.000510BYE
74-730.943West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI0–00.000510BYE
75-740.943Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.000510BYE
76-751.136Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–10.000300Lost to Duke 24–25
77-761.226Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–10.000300Lost to Florida 14–17
78-771.226New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–10.000300Lost to UTEP 17–20
79-781.272North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI0–10.000300Lost to Baylor 17–21
80-791.362Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–10.000300Lost to Georgia 7–13
81-801.362Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–10.000300Lost to Toledo 3–9
82-811.408Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–10.000300Lost to Florida State 31–38
83-821.498Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–10.000300Lost to Mississippi State 21–30
84-831.725Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–10.000300Lost to Missouri 14–28
85-841.860Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–10.000300Lost to Ole Miss 10–27
86-851.860Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–10.000300Lost to Penn State 14–31
87-861.906Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC0–10.000300Lost to Tulsa 17–35
88-871.930NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Furman 26–0
89-881.941Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Indiana State 35–10
90-891.941Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Grand Valley State 28–3
91-901.982Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–01.00010Beat Western Carolina 31–10
92-912.013Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat UL Monroe 45–27
93-922.013Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Montana State 30–12
94-932.042Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–10.000300Lost to New Mexico 20–41
95-942.086Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Richmond 20–9
96-952.087Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–10.000300Lost to Boston College 16–38
97-962.096Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Western Kentucky 20–10
98-972.132Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–10.000300Lost to Syracuse 8–31
99-982.158CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA1–01.00010Beat Northern Arizona 19–15
100-992.313UNLVIND PCAA0–10.000300Lost to BYU 0–27
101-1002.494Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–10.000300Lost to Arizona State 3–34
102-1012.675Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA0–10.000300Lost to South Carolina 6–41
103-1022.721Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10.000300Lost to Illinois 13–49
104-1032.902Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–10.000300Lost to Bowling Green 0–40
105-10411.008Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–10.000300Lost to Marshall 21–30

1982 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

1982 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
11010.000Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1110.000Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1680.000Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
180.000Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1310.000Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
11030.000Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1740.000Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11050.000Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1760.000Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1670.000Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1820.000Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
190.000BYUIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
11210.000CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason
11080.000California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1420.000Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1570.000Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
120.000Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
11070.000Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
11300.000Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1580.000Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1730.000East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11360.000Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1410.000Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1460.000Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1960.000Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason
170.000Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11240.000Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1190.000Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1350.000Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1340.000Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00010Preseason
11100.000Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1260.000Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1620.000Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1360.000Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
11140.000Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
11020.000Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1990.000Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11170.000Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason
11290.000Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1890.000Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11120.000LSUSEC0–00.00010Preseason
1860.000Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
11280.000Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
140.000Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1160.000Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1120.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1720.000Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1600.000Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1840.000Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1300.000Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1280.000Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1380.000Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
150.000Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1970.000New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
11250.000New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
1100.000North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1910.000NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
11200.000North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11160.000Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
11340.000Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1640.000Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1830.000Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1180.000Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1230.000Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1510.000Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
11180.000Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
11330.000Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1770.000Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason
100.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
110.000Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1750.000Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1950.000Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1800.000Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1530.000San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1320.000San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason
160.000SMUIND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1560.000South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1170.000Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1880.000Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1700.000Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11090.000TCUIND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1520.000Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1450.000Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
130.000Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1500.000Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
11220.000Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1250.000Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1690.000Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1430.000Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
1290.000UCLAPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1630.000UNLVIND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason
1140.000USCPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1210.000Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1790.000Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason
11320.000UTEPIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1900.000Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11260.000Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1470.000Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11060.000Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1150.000Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1270.000Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1220.000West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1650.000Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1390.000Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1240.000Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason

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