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1987 Season · 24 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
53.4
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.748
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1987 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)11–10.91710.698Competitive −+65
2Miami (MIAMI)12–01.00020.708Competitive −+76
3Syracuse (SYRACUSE)11–0–10.95851.061Developing ＋+51
4Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)8–40.667111.393Developing+41
5South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)8–40.667151.640Developing −+30
6Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)8–40.667211.883Rebuilding ＋+31
7Penn State (PENN STATE)8–40.667231.898Rebuilding ＋+30
8West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)6–60.500422.965Struggling ＋+2
9Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)5–60.455432.967Struggling ＋+8
10Rutgers (RUTGERS)6–50.545443.054Struggling ＋+6
11Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)6–50.545453.261Struggling+10
12Tulane (TULANE)6–60.500543.570Struggling −-1
13Memphis (MEMPHIS)5–5–10.500563.647Struggling −-3
14Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)6–50.545583.775Struggling −-11
15Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)5–5–10.500684.234Failing ＋-9
16East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)5–60.455694.274Failing ＋-10
17Army (ARMY)5–60.455774.964Failing-14
18Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)4–70.364865.638Failing −-22
19Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)2–90.182885.735Rock Bottom-28
20Temple (TEMPLE)3–80.273926.168Rock Bottom-32
21Louisville (LOUISVILLE)3–7–10.318936.180Rock Bottom-18
22Akron (AKRON)4–70.364946.257Rock Bottom-19
23Tulsa (TULSA)3–80.273956.257Rock Bottom-21
24Navy (NAVY)2–90.1821007.729Rock Bottom-33

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1275380106Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #1Florida State — PS 1: #1Florida State — PS 2: #2Florida State — PS 3: #2Florida State — Final: #1MiamiMiami — RS Final: #2Miami — PS 1: #2Miami — PS 2: #1Miami — PS 3: #1Miami — Final: #2SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #5Syracuse — PS 1: #5Syracuse — PS 2: #5Syracuse — PS 3: #5Syracuse — Final: #5Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #9Notre Dame — PS 1: #9Notre Dame — PS 2: #9Notre Dame — PS 3: #9Notre Dame — Final: #11South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #13South Carolina — PS 1: #13South Carolina — PS 2: #13South Carolina — PS 3: #13South Carolina — Final: #15PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #15Pittsburgh — PS 1: #15Pittsburgh — PS 2: #15Pittsburgh — PS 3: #15Pittsburgh — Final: #21Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #19Penn State — PS 1: #19Penn State — PS 2: #19Penn State — PS 3: #18Penn State — Final: #23West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #38West Virginia — PS 1: #38West Virginia — PS 2: #38West Virginia — PS 3: #42West Virginia — Final: #42Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #42Boston College — PS 1: #42Boston College — PS 2: #42Boston College — PS 3: #43Boston College — Final: #43RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #44Rutgers — PS 1: #44Rutgers — PS 2: #44Rutgers — PS 3: #44Rutgers — Final: #44Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #45Southern Miss — PS 1: #45Southern Miss — PS 2: #45Southern Miss — PS 3: #45Southern Miss — Final: #45TulaneTulane — RS Final: #47Tulane — PS 1: #47Tulane — PS 2: #55Tulane — PS 3: #54Tulane — Final: #54MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #56Memphis — PS 1: #56Memphis — PS 2: #56Memphis — PS 3: #55Memphis — Final: #56LouisianaLouisiana — RS Final: #57Louisiana — PS 1: #58Louisiana — PS 2: #58Louisiana — PS 3: #58Louisiana — Final: #58Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — RS Final: #72Northern Illinois — PS 1: #72Northern Illinois — PS 2: #71Northern Illinois — PS 3: #68Northern Illinois — Final: #68East CarolinaEast Carolina — RS Final: #68East Carolina — PS 1: #69East Carolina — PS 2: #68East Carolina — PS 3: #69East Carolina — Final: #69ArmyArmy — RS Final: #77Army — PS 1: #77Army — PS 2: #77Army — PS 3: #77Army — Final: #77CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #86Cincinnati — PS 1: #86Cincinnati — PS 2: #86Cincinnati — PS 3: #86Cincinnati — Final: #86Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #88Virginia Tech — PS 1: #88Virginia Tech — PS 2: #88Virginia Tech — PS 3: #88Virginia Tech — Final: #88TempleTemple — RS Final: #90Temple — PS 1: #90Temple — PS 2: #90Temple — PS 3: #90Temple — Final: #92LouisvilleLouisville — RS Final: #93Louisville — PS 1: #93Louisville — PS 2: #93Louisville — PS 3: #93Louisville — Final: #93AkronAkron — RS Final: #95Akron — PS 1: #95Akron — PS 2: #95Akron — PS 3: #95Akron — Final: #94TulsaTulsa — RS Final: #94Tulsa — PS 1: #94Tulsa — PS 2: #94Tulsa — PS 3: #94Tulsa — Final: #95NavyNavy — RS Final: #100Navy — PS 1: #100Navy — PS 2: #100Navy — PS 3: #100Navy — Final: #100RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 3Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
3.748
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Miami
+76
Florida State
+65
Syracuse
+51
Notre Dame
+41
Pittsburgh
+31
South Carolina
+30
Penn State
+30
Southern Miss
+10
Boston College
+8
Rutgers
+6
West Virginia
+2
Tulane
-1
Memphis
-3
Northern Illinois
-9
East Carolina
-10
Louisiana
-11
Army
-14
Louisville
-18
Akron
-19
Tulsa
-21
Cincinnati
-22
Virginia Tech
-28
Temple
-32
Navy
-33

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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