1983 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
--- -------------------------  ----   ----   -------
  1 Auburn                     11   -  1     3.1781 
  2 Texas                      11   -  1     2.3570 
  3 Nebraska                   12   -  1     2.2646 
  4 Miami (Florida)            11   -  1     2.2536 
  5 Georgia                    10.5 -  1.5   2.2152 
  6 Brigham Young              11   -  1     1.8263 
  7 Florida                     9.5 -  2.5   1.5663 
  8 Illinois                   10   -  2     1.2672 
  9 Clemson                     8.5 -  1.5   1.2056 
 10 Northern Illinois          10   -  2     1.1593 

 11 Michigan                    9   -  3     1.0749 
 12 West Virginia               9   -  3     1.0693 
 13 Iowa                        9   -  3     1.0596 
 14 Ohio State                  9   -  3     0.9773 
 15 Air Force                  10   -  2     0.9073 
 16 Southern Methodist          9   -  2     0.8820 
 17 Toledo                      8   -  2     0.8461 
 18 Pittsburgh                  8.5 -  3.5   0.8449 
 19 Tennessee                   8   -  3     0.8113 
 20 Bowling Green State         8   -  3     0.7943 

 21 Alabama                     8   -  4     0.7798 
 22 UCLA                        7.5 -  4.5   0.7788 
 23 Maryland                    8   -  4     0.7446 
 24 East Carolina               6   -  3     0.7326 
 25 Southern Illinois           7   -  1     0.7294 
 26 Penn State                  7.5 -  4.5   0.7259 
 27 Oklahoma                    8   -  4     0.7203 
 28 Virginia Tech               9   -  2     0.7151 
 29 Central Michigan            7   -  3     0.7034 
 30 Boston College              6   -  3     0.6885 

 31 Oklahoma State              8   -  4     0.6623 
 32 Florida State               7   -  5     0.6420 
 33 Wisconsin                   7   -  4     0.6241 
 34 Missouri                    7   -  5     0.6063 
 35 North Carolina              8   -  4     0.5301 
 36 Washington                  8   -  4     0.5189 
 37 Arizona                     7.5 -  3.5   0.5126 
 38 Kentucky                    6.5 -  5.5   0.4982 
 39 Washington State            6   -  4     0.4927 
 40 Baylor                      7.5 -  4.5   0.4821 

 41 Notre Dame                  7   -  5     0.4784 
 42 Southern Mississippi        6   -  4     0.4709 
 43 North Texas                 3   -  2     0.4630 
 44 Tulsa                       7   -  3     0.4570 
 45 Memphis                     6   -  4     0.4566 
 46 Fullerton State             6   -  4     0.4542 
 47 Syracuse                    6   -  5     0.4152 
 48 Long Beach State            6   -  3     0.4075 
 49 Indiana State               6   -  4     0.4030 
 50 Wyoming                     6   -  5     0.3910 

 51 Mississippi                 6   -  6     0.3883 
 52 Nevada-Las Vegas            7   -  4     0.3784 
 53 Western Michigan            6   -  5     0.3765 
 54 Arkansas                    6   -  5     0.3557 
 55 Arizona State               6.5 -  4.5   0.3556 
 56 Ball State                  5   -  5     0.3456 
 57 Texas-Arlington             3   -  2     0.3289 
 58 New Mexico                  6   -  6     0.3027 
 59 Utah                        5   -  6     0.2882 
 60 Michigan State              4.5 -  6.5   0.2787 

 61 Virginia                    5   -  5     0.2759 
 62 Hawaii                      5.5 -  5.5   0.2692 
 63 South Carolina              5   -  6     0.2671 
 64 California                  5.5 -  5.5   0.2650 
 65 Utah State                  4   -  6     0.2572 
 66 Texas A&M                   4.5 -  5.5   0.2530 
 67 Kansas                      4.5 -  6.5   0.2509 
 68 Cincinnati                  3.5 -  6.5   0.2478 
 69 Southern California         4.5 -  6.5   0.2442 
 70 Temple                      3   -  7     0.2352 

 71 Purdue                      3.5 -  7.5   0.2250 
 72 Louisiana State             4   -  7     0.2248 
 73 Colgate                     2   -  2     0.2205 
 74 Georgia Tech                3   -  7     0.2199 
 75 Mississippi State           3   -  8     0.2198 
 76 San Jose State              5   -  6     0.2186 
 77 Tulane                      4   -  7     0.2167 
 78 Iowa State                  4   -  7     0.2155 
 79 Colorado                    4   -  7     0.2124 
 80 Eastern Illinois            1   -  3     0.2115 

 81 Miami (Ohio)                4   -  7     0.2112 
 82 Colorado State              4   -  7     0.2077 
 83 Ohio                        4   -  7     0.2074 
 84 Fresno State                3   -  5     0.2071 
 85 Oregon                      4.5 -  6.5   0.2063 
 86 Wake Forest                 3   -  6     0.1812 
 87 Illinois State              2.5 -  4.5   0.1808 
 88 New Mexico State            4   -  6     0.1782 
 89 William & Mary              2   -  4     0.1722 
 90 Kansas State                3   -  8     0.1709 

 91 Houston                     3   -  7     0.1698 
 92 Texas Tech                  3.5 -  7.5   0.1683 
 93 Duke                        3   -  8     0.1661 
 94 Vanderbilt                  2   -  9     0.1612 
 95 Indiana                     3   -  8     0.1571 
 96 Wichita State               3   -  7     0.1535 
 97 Nevada                      1   -  4     0.1472 
 98 Louisville                  2   -  8     0.1463 
 99 Louisiana-Lafayette         1   -  4     0.1353 
100 San Diego State             2.5 -  9.5   0.1319 

101 Northwestern                2   -  9     0.1272 
102 Rutgers                     2   -  8     0.1252 
103 Pacific                     2   -  8     0.1132 
104 North Carolina State        1   -  8     0.0952 
105 Navy                        1   -  8     0.0938 
106 Texas Christian             2   -  9     0.0919 
107 Oregon State                1.5 -  8.5   0.0910 
108 Army                        1   -  7     0.0860 
109 Richmond                    1   -  7     0.0853 
110 Drake                       1   -  6     0.0835 

111 Kent                        1   -  9     0.0797 
112 Texas-El Paso               1   -  9     0.0790 
113 Minnesota                   1   - 10     0.0779 
114 Stanford                    1   - 10     0.0739 
115 Virginia Military Institute 0   -  4     0.0736 
116 West Texas A&M              0.5 -  7.5   0.0636 
117 Eastern Michigan            0   -  9     0.0561 
118 Rice                        1   - 10     0.0504 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.2735