Live College Football Rankings

1992 Season

1992 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

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
1570.346West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE1–0–10.75033+1Beat Pittsburgh 44–6
2510.458Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.0001+1Beat California 41–14
390.479Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Tulane 35–9
4510.499UCLAPAC1–01.0001+1Beat CAL State Fullerton 37–14
500.540Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Georgia 34–31
6370.570Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–01.0001+1Beat Kentucky 35–19
7150.611Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Southern Miss 17–10
8250.659Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–01.0001+3Beat Tulsa 19–9
9450.662San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–0–10.75033+1Beat BYU 45–38
10290.672Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+2Beat Bowling Green 17–6
1100.713Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Arkansas State 61–0
12-50.738Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Ball State 62–10
13100.815Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat Northwestern 49–0
14200.922Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Temple 49–8
15-70.993Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Clemson 24–20
1600.993Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat Texas 31–21
1791.034Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–01.0001+1Beat Missouri 24–17
1811.044Akron (AKRON)MAC2–01.0001+1Beat Toledo 23–20
19161.120Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–01.0001+1Beat Air Force 6–3
20-111.120Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Middle Tennessee 48–7
21-171.212Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–0–10.750330Tied Michigan 17–17
22-11.232North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Furman 28–0
2351.232Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–01.00010Beat Navy 53–0
24501.358LSUSEC1–10.50036+1Beat Mississippi State 24–3
25-121.360Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–01.00010Beat Wisconsin 27–10
26-91.370Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–01.00010Beat Baylor 57–38
27461.370New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW2–01.0001+1Beat New Mexico 42–39
28-41.375Miami (MIAMI)IND BE1–01.0001+1BYE
29471.390Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Arizona 23–20
30151.406Indiana (INDIANA)B101–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 16–0
31-251.480California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–10.50036+1Lost to Purdue 14–41
3261.492Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Eastern Michigan 31–17
33231.548UNLVIND BW1–01.00010Beat UTEP 19–17
34621.604Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–10.50036+1Beat Wyoming 49–32
35-31.606Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–10.50036+1Lost to Florida 19–35
3651.640NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–01.0001+1Beat Maryland 14–10
37541.714East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–10.50036+1Beat Virginia Tech 30–27
38621.734Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–10.50036+1Beat Fresno State 46–36
3911.800Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–10.50036+1Lost to Ole Miss 9–35
40291.874Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–01.00010BYE
41-401.902Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–10.500360Lost to Akron 20–23
4241.926Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.0001070BYE
4351.926Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–0–10.500360Tied Notre Dame 17–17
44131.926USCPAC0–0–10.500360BYE
45-431.936Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–10.500360Lost to Washington State 20–23
46-22.017Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–01.00010Beat Western Carolina 37–19
47-52.098Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Holy Cross 17–7
48-342.211Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–10.500360Lost to Tennessee 31–34
49-242.268New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–10.500360Lost to New Mexico State 39–42
50162.303Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–10.500360Beat Oregon 21–7
51-242.315Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–10.500360Lost to Florida State 20–24
52-342.356Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–10.500360Lost to Texas Tech 32–49
53-222.360Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC1–10.500360Lost to Hawai'i 3–6
54-242.399BYUIND WAC1–10.500360Lost to San Diego State 38–45
5562.427Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–10.500360Beat Memphis 16–15
56-532.431Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE1–10.500360Lost to West Virginia 6–44
57-282.449Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–10.500360Lost to Ohio State 6–17
58412.488Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–10.500360Beat Utah State 42–18
59-222.490Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–10.500360Lost to Alabama 10–17
60-242.516Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–10.500360Lost to Texas A&M 9–19
61192.545Iowa (IOWA)B101–20.33378+1Beat Iowa State 21–7
62232.581Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–10.500360Beat Duke 42–37
63322.806Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–10.500360Beat Samford 55–0
6442.815Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–10.000820BYE
65182.879Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–10.500360Beat Colgate 41–0
66-152.948Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–10.000820Lost to Illinois 17–24
67123.015Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–20.000820Lost to NC State 10–14
68-83.081Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–20.000820Lost to Colorado 38–57
6933.183CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–10.500360Lost to UCLA 14–37
70-553.185Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–10.50036-1Lost to Oregon State 36–46
71-613.238Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–10.50036-1Lost to Iowa 7–21
72-53.248Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–10.500360Lost to Penn State 8–49
7393.256Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–10.500360Beat Illinois State 26–19
74143.327Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–10.500360Beat App State 10–7
75-43.342Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.50036-1Beat Michigan State 24–20
76103.348Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.000820Lost to Louisiana Tech 17–31
77-303.348Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–1–10.250790Lost to Indiana 0–16
78-583.357Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–10.50036-1Lost to LSU 3–24
79-203.393Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–10.000820Lost to Washington 10–27
8093.469Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW1–10.50036-1Beat Pacific 20–14
81163.477Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–10.50036-1Beat Kent State 27–14
82203.482Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–10.500360Beat UL Monroe 31–23
83183.573San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW1–10.50036-1Beat Minnesota 39–30
84103.704Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–10.000820BYE
85-153.716Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE1–10.50036-1Lost to East Carolina 27–30
86-243.863SMUIND SWC1–10.50036-1Beat North Texas 28–14
87-104.459UTEPIND WAC0–20.00082-1Lost to UNLV 17–19
88154.504Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–20.000820Lost to Boston College 0–49
89-244.570Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–20.00082-1Lost to Stanford 7–21
90174.753Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–10.500360Beat South Carolina 45–7
91-44.815Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–20.00082-1Lost to Syracuse 21–31
9264.904Duke (DUKE)ACC0–20.00082-1Lost to Vanderbilt 37–42
93-414.993Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–10.000820Lost to Virginia 0–53
94-135.659Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–20.00082-1Lost to Kansas 10–62
95-325.815Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–20.00082-2Lost to Louisville 15–16
96-325.881Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–10.00082-1BYE
97-485.926Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–10.00082-1Lost to Central Michigan 20–24
98-486.148Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–10.00082-1Lost to San José State 30–39
99-246.148Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–10.00082-1BYE
100-226.193Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–1–10.25079-1Tied TCU 17–17
101-96.348Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–20.00082-2Lost to Nevada 14–20
102-186.504TCUIND SWC0–1–10.25079-1Tied Western Michigan 17–17
10336.637Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI0–20.00082-1Lost to Oklahoma 0–61
10406.948Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–20.00082-2Lost to Ohio 14–27
105-127.081South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–20.00082-2Lost to Arkansas 7–45
106-17.304Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–20.00082-2Lost to Utah 18–42
107-177.904Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–20.000820Lost to Idaho 34–37

1992 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

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
1860.479Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Arkansas State 49–0
240.509Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–01.00010Beat Utah State 49–3
3690.560Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Kent State 51–10
4590.621Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Northwestern 42–7
5790.621Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Louisiana 38–3
6120.672California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–01.00010Beat San José State 46–16
7300.682Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–01.00010Beat Oregon State 49–20
8200.703Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Duke 48–21
9470.703Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–01.00010Beat Utah 49–22
10260.713Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat Ohio 35–9
11550.723Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–01.00010Beat Texas Tech 34–9
12400.733Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Auburn 45–21
13870.733Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–01.00010Beat Arizona State 31–7
14160.754Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–01.00010Beat South Carolina 28–6
15140.764Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Pacific 42–21
16650.764Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE1–01.00010Beat East Carolina 42–21
1750.774Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–01.00010Beat Colorado State 37–17
18870.784Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Nevada 25–6
19-150.794Akron (AKRON)MAC1–01.00010Beat Eastern Michigan 27–9
20330.794Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Texas 28–10
21390.794North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–01.00010Beat Wake Forest 35–17
22-170.805Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Vanderbilt 25–8
23-90.805Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Rutgers 37–20
24230.805Miami (MIAMI)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Iowa 24–7
25330.805New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat TCU 24–7
2680.815Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–01.00010Beat Northern Illinois 30–14
27-60.835Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–01.00010Beat Ball State 24–10
28690.845Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–01.00010Beat Maryland 28–15
29-140.876Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Western Michigan 29–19
30-140.876BYUIND WAC1–01.00010Beat UTEP 38–28
31-280.886Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Rice 30–21
3280.906Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–01.00010Beat Central Michigan 21–14
33-310.917Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–01.00010Beat LSU 31–22
34370.937Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Cincinnati 24–20
35-30.947Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Oregon 24–21
36530.947Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Houston 28–25
37430.957Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Memphis 23–21
3840.968Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Baylor 10–9
39260.968Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Louisville 20–19
40480.968Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat SMU 13–12
41-401.411NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–01.00010Beat App State 35–10
42-321.648Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000940BYE
43-161.648Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.000940BYE
44-131.648Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.000940BYE
45-101.648Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.000940BYE
46-81.648Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.000940BYE
4711.648Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–0–10.500480Tied West Virginia 29–29
4811.648Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.000940BYE
4911.648Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.000940BYE
5011.648Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.000940BYE
5131.648Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.000940BYE
5231.648Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000940BYE
53201.648Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.000940BYE
54221.648San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–0–10.500480Tied USC 31–31
55351.648UCLAPAC0–00.000940BYE
56351.648UNLVIND BW0–00.000940BYE
57351.648USCPAC0–0–10.500480Tied San Diego State 31–31
58441.648West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE0–0–10.500480Tied Miami (OH) 29–29
59451.648Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.000940BYE
60-471.715Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–10.000520Lost to Louisiana Tech 9–10
61-181.715Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI0–10.000520Lost to Ohio State 19–20
62161.715SMUIND SWC0–10.000520Lost to Tulane 12–13
63-171.759Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–10.000520Lost to Southern Miss 21–23
64-311.804Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–10.000520Lost to Tulsa 25–28
6531.804Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–10.000520Lost to Hawai'i 21–24
66401.804Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–10.000520BYE
67161.844Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Boston University 35–0
68-481.848Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–10.000520Lost to Penn State 20–24
69-21.874Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat Indiana State 35–3
70281.905Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE1–01.00010Beat James Madison 49–20
71-521.981Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000520Lost to Kentucky 14–21
72-551.986CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW1–01.00010Beat Northridge State 28–7
73-142.037New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–01.00010Beat Weber State 37–21
74-302.070LSUSEC0–10.000520Lost to Texas A&M 22–31
75-12.070Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–10.000520Lost to Air Force 21–30
76252.078Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Montana 25–13
77182.115UTEPIND WAC0–10.000520Lost to BYU 28–38
78252.115Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000520Lost to Bowling Green 19–29
79-342.248Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–10.000520Lost to Virginia 15–28
80272.270Iowa (IOWA)B100–20.000520Lost to Miami 7–24
81-692.293Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–10.000520Lost to Clemson 10–24
82-212.381Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–10.000520Lost to Illinois 14–30
83-82.426Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE0–10.000520Lost to Boston College 20–37
84-22.426TCUIND SWC0–10.000520Lost to New Mexico 7–24
85112.426Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–10.000520Lost to Alabama 8–25
86-602.470Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000520Lost to Akron 9–27
87-22.470Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–10.000520Lost to Mississippi State 10–28
88112.470Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–10.000520Lost to North Carolina 17–35
89-322.515Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW0–10.000520Lost to Wyoming 6–25
90-672.559Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–10.000520Lost to Colorado 17–37
91-662.604East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–10.000520Lost to Syracuse 21–42
92-222.604Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–10.000520Lost to Fresno State 21–42
93-142.648South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–10.000520Lost to Georgia 6–28
94-872.737Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–10.000520Lost to Washington 7–31
95-842.737Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–10.000520Lost to Ole Miss 21–45
96-102.781Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–10.000520Lost to Oklahoma 9–34
97-332.826Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–10.000520Lost to Iowa State 9–35
98-742.870Duke (DUKE)ACC0–10.000520Lost to Florida State 21–48
99-62.870Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–10.000520Lost to Nebraska 22–49
100-312.959Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–10.000520Lost to Kansas 20–49
101-243.004San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW0–10.000520Lost to California 16–46
102-613.226Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–10.000520Lost to Tennessee 3–38
103-413.226Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10.000520Lost to Notre Dame 7–42
104-653.493Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–10.000520Lost to Pittsburgh 10–51
105-113.715Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–10.000520Lost to Arizona 3–49
106-973.848Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI0–10.000520Lost to Toledo 0–49
107-9911.493Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–10.000520Lost to Citadel 3–10

1992 Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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
10-0.041NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Iowa 24–14
2-10.031Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Stanford 10–7
3-20.074Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
4-30.074Akron (AKRON)MAC0–00.00050BYE
5-40.074Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00050BYE
6-50.074Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00050BYE
7-60.074Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.00050BYE
8-70.074Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–00.00050BYE
9-80.074Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
10-90.074Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
11-100.074Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00050BYE
12-110.074Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00050BYE
13-120.074Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–00.00050BYE
14-130.074Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
15-140.074Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00050BYE
16-150.074BYUIND WAC0–00.00050BYE
17-160.074CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW0–00.00050BYE
18-170.074California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00050BYE
19-180.074Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00050BYE
20-190.074Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
21-200.074Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00050BYE
22-210.074Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.00050BYE
23-220.074Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
24-230.074Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00050BYE
25-240.074East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
26-250.074Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00050BYE
27-260.074Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00050BYE
28-270.074Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC0–00.00050BYE
29-280.074Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
30-290.074Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00050BYE
31-300.074Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.00050BYE
32-310.074Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
33-320.074Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–00.00050BYE
34-330.074Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00050BYE
35-340.074Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00050BYE
36-350.074Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–00.00050BYE
37-360.074Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–00.00050BYE
38-370.074Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.00050BYE
39-380.074Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00050BYE
40-390.074Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00050BYE
41-400.074Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
42-410.074Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
43-420.074Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
44-430.074LSUSEC0–00.00050BYE
45-440.074Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00050BYE
46-450.074Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
47-460.074Miami (MIAMI)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
48-470.074Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00050BYE
49-480.074Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00050BYE
50-490.074Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00050BYE
51-500.074Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00050BYE
52-510.074Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00050BYE
53-520.074Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00050BYE
54-530.074Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.00050BYE
55-540.074Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
56-550.074Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–00.00050BYE
57-560.074Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW0–00.00050BYE
58-570.074New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
59-580.074New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–00.00050BYE
60-590.074North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00050BYE
61-600.074Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
62-610.074Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00050BYE
63-620.074Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
64-630.074Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00050BYE
65-640.074Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00050BYE
66-650.074Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.00050BYE
67-660.074Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.00050BYE
68-670.074Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00050BYE
69-680.074Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00050BYE
70-690.074Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–00.00050BYE
71-700.074Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
72-710.074Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
73-720.074Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00050BYE
74-730.074Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–00.00050BYE
75-740.074Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
76-750.074San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
77-760.074San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW0–00.00050BYE
78-770.074SMUIND SWC0–00.00050BYE
79-780.074South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–00.00050BYE
80-790.074Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
81-800.074Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
82-810.074TCUIND SWC0–00.00050BYE
83-820.074Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
84-830.074Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00050BYE
85-840.074Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.00050BYE
86-850.074Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–00.00050BYE
87-860.074Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00050BYE
88-870.074Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
89-880.074Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
90-890.074UCLAPAC0–00.00050BYE
91-900.074UNLVIND BW0–00.00050BYE
92-910.074USCPAC0–00.00050BYE
93-920.074Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
94-930.074Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–00.00050BYE
95-940.074UTEPIND WAC0–00.00050BYE
96-950.074Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00050BYE
97-960.074Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00050BYE
98-970.074Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
99-980.074Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00050BYE
100-990.074Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00050BYE
101-1000.074Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00050BYE
102-1010.074West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
103-1020.074Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00050BYE
104-1030.074Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00050BYE
105-1040.074Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
106-1050.304Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–10.00030Lost to Texas A&M 7–10
107-1060.615Iowa (IOWA)B100–10.00030Lost to NC State 14–24

1992 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

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
1260.000Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1740.000Akron (AKRON)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
140.000Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1640.000Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1440.000Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1480.000Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11060.000Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1860.000Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1540.000Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1530.000Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1310.000Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1600.000Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
180.000Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1190.000BYUIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
11000.000CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1100.000California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1160.000Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1750.000Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1170.000Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1240.000Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1870.000Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1670.000Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
190.000East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1810.000Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
120.000Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
130.000Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1210.000Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1200.000Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1340.000Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1650.000Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1610.000Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1460.000Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00010Preseason
1330.000Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1120.000Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1780.000Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1380.000Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1400.000Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
11010.000Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1790.000Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1950.000Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1290.000Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1960.000Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1490.000LSUSEC0–00.00010Preseason
1850.000Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1570.000Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
110.000Miami (MIAMI)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1450.000Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00010Preseason
150.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1800.000Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1890.000Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1620.000Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1350.000Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1830.000Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
11050.000Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1110.000Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1910.000New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
11020.000New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1360.000North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1250.000NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1930.000Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1840.000Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1140.000Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1940.000Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1320.000Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1220.000Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1980.000Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1820.000Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1970.000Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1760.000Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
160.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1420.000Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1680.000Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1770.000Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1550.000Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1300.000San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1410.000San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
11040.000SMUIND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1630.000South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1730.000Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1280.000Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1130.000Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1390.000TCUIND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1900.000Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1150.000Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1510.000Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
170.000Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1500.000Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1560.000Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
11030.000Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1230.000Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1180.000UCLAPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1880.000UNLVIND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1720.000USCPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1470.000Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1590.000Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1710.000UTEPIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1580.000Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1270.000Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1520.000Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1920.000Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
100.000Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1700.000Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1370.000West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1430.000Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1690.000Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1660.000Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason

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