1987 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
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  1 Miami (Florida)            12   -  0     4.0687 
  2 Florida State              10   -  1     2.9796 
  3 Syracuse                   10.5 -  0.5   2.1164 
  4 Oklahoma                   10   -  1     2.0085 
  5 Nebraska                   10   -  2     1.6304 
  6 Auburn                     10   -  2     1.6151 
  7 Louisiana State            10.5 -  1.5   1.4948 
  8 Michigan State              9.5 -  2.5   1.3114 
  9 UCLA                       10   -  2     1.3086 
 10 Texas A&M                  10   -  2     1.2528 

 11 Oklahoma State             10   -  2     1.1831 
 12 Notre Dame                  8   -  4     1.0038 
 13 Tennessee                  10.5 -  2.5   0.9541 
 14 Iowa                       10   -  3     0.9370 
 15 Georgia                     9   -  3     0.9300 
 16 Clemson                     9   -  2     0.9115 
 17 Eastern Michigan            9   -  2     0.8043 
 18 Southern California         8   -  4     0.8013 
 19 Alabama                     7   -  5     0.7582 
 20 San Jose State              9   -  2     0.7373 

 21 South Carolina              6   -  4     0.7370 
 22 Wyoming                    10   -  3     0.7033 
 23 Arkansas                    9   -  4     0.7028 
 24 Penn State                  8   -  4     0.6623 
 25 Indiana                     8   -  4     0.6240 
 26 Pittsburgh                  8   -  4     0.6137 
 27 Michigan                    8   -  4     0.6022 
 28 Virginia                    7   -  4     0.5578 
 29 Texas                       7   -  5     0.5307 
 30 Washington                  7.5 -  4.5   0.5151 

 31 Ohio State                  6.5 -  4.5   0.5136 
 32 Brigham Young               9   -  4     0.5093 
 33 Florida                     6   -  6     0.5048 
 34 Arizona State               7.5 -  4.5   0.4930 
 35 Southern Mississippi        5   -  4     0.4733 
 36 Air Force                   9   -  4     0.4618 
 37 Oregon                      6   -  5     0.4485 
 38 Colorado                    7   -  4     0.4466 
 39 Rutgers                     6   -  5     0.4400 
 40 Texas Tech                  6.5 -  4.5   0.4160 

 41 Boston College              5   -  6     0.3887 
 42 Wake Forest                 5   -  4     0.3718 
 43 Kent                        7   -  4     0.3606 
 44 Arizona                     5.5 -  5.5   0.3595 
 45 West Virginia               6   -  6     0.3532 
 46 Texas-El Paso               7   -  4     0.3361 
 47 Stanford                    5   -  6     0.3349 
 48 Baylor                      5   -  5     0.3206 
 49 Memphis                     5   -  5     0.3122 
 50 Tulane                      6   -  6     0.3008 

 51 Texas Christian             4   -  6     0.2986 
 52 Missouri                    5   -  6     0.2912 
 53 East Carolina               4   -  6     0.2881 
 54 Miami (Ohio)                5   -  6     0.2858 
 55 Maryland                    4   -  7     0.2847 
 56 North Carolina              5   -  6     0.2801 
 57 Bowling Green State         5   -  5     0.2789 
 58 Minnesota                   5   -  5     0.2691 
 59 Kentucky                    5   -  6     0.2688 
 60 California                  4   -  7     0.2542 

 61 Houston                     3.5 -  6.5   0.2500 
 62 North Carolina State        4   -  6     0.2415 
 63 Louisiana-Lafayette         4   -  5     0.2414 
 64 Fullerton State             5   -  6     0.2365 
 65 Vanderbilt                  4   -  7     0.2346 
 66 Mississippi State           4   -  7     0.2342 
 67 Utah State                  5   -  6     0.2237 
 68 Duke                        4   -  6     0.2135 
 69 Washington State            3.5 -  7.5   0.2134 
 70 Western Michigan            5   -  5     0.2110 

 71 Central Michigan            4.5 -  5.5   0.2036 
 72 Fresno State                4   -  5     0.2027 
 73 San Diego State             5   -  7     0.1974 
 74 Louisiana Tech              1   -  3     0.1954 
 75 Army                        3   -  4     0.1890 
 76 Tulsa                       3   -  7     0.1875 
 77 Lamar                       1   -  3     0.1830 
 78 Cincinnati                  2   -  6     0.1752 
 79 Purdue                      3.5 -  7.5   0.1701 
 80 Illinois                    3.5 -  7.5   0.1666 

 81 Ball State                  4   -  6     0.1622 
 82 Northern Illinois           3.5 -  5.5   0.1601 
 83 Akron                       2   -  5     0.1590 
 84 Louisville                  2.5 -  6.5   0.1554 
 85 Temple                      3   -  8     0.1501 
 86 Oregon State                2   -  9     0.1475 
 87 Mississippi                 2   -  8     0.1443 
 88 Toledo                      3.5 -  7.5   0.1429 
 89 Nevada-Las Vegas            4   -  6     0.1421 
 90 Pacific                     3   -  7     0.1412 

 91 Hawaii                      4   -  7     0.1246 
 92 Northwestern                2.5 -  8.5   0.1232 
 93 Iowa State                  2   -  8     0.1224 
 94 Virginia Tech               2   -  9     0.1198 
 95 Utah                        3   -  7     0.1173 
 96 Wisconsin                   3   -  8     0.1140 
 97 Long Beach State            2   -  7     0.1012 
 98 Rice                        1   -  9     0.0927 
 99 Georgia Tech                0   -  9     0.0631 
100 Navy                        0   -  7     0.0631 

101 Kansas                      0.5 -  9.5   0.0579 
102 Kansas State                0.5 -  9.5   0.0514 
103 New Mexico State            1   -  8     0.0503 
104 Colorado State              1   - 11     0.0498 
105 Ohio                        0   - 10     0.0412 
106 New Mexico                  0   - 11     0.0317 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.6103