1987 saw Miami finish atop the RPR following the school’s first undefeated season in varsity play and claiming the major poll titles after an Orange Bowl win over Oklahoma. In addition to the nation’s best Win %, the Hurricanes also had top-10 finishes in SOS and Score Ratio. Archrival Florida State and postseason foe Oklahoma finished within the CCT cutoff, but Miami’s body of work (aided by head-to-head wins over both teams) placed them past both team’s reach as the best in the land.

Co-champion Consideration Threshold: 0.0426; CCT Rating Cutoff: 0.6980

Rank	Team	Rating
1	Miami, FL (AP/C)	0.7407
2	Florida State	0.7367
3	Oklahoma	0.7117
4	Nebraska	0.6902
5	Syracuse	0.6851
6	Auburn	0.6810
7	Louisiana State	0.6685
8	South Carolina	0.6641
9	Texas A&M	0.6633
10	UCLA	0.6586
11	Michigan State	0.6479
12	Clemson	0.6411
13	Notre Dame	0.6342
14	Oklahoma State	0.6292
15	Georgia	0.6284
16	Tennessee	0.6115
17	Iowa	0.6090
18	San Jose State	0.6068
19	Michigan	0.6016
20	Pittsburgh	0.6007
21	Eastern Michigan	0.5973
22	Florida	0.5960
23	Wyoming	0.5926
24	Southern California	0.5912
25	Alabama	0.5909
26	Penn State	0.5891
27	Arkansas	0.5798
28	Ohio State	0.5720
29	Indiana	0.5711
30	Texas	0.5687
31	Virginia	0.5653
32	Arizona State	0.5650
33	Air Force	0.5634
34	Brigham Young	0.5614
35	Washington	0.5580
36	Colorado	0.5545
37	Wake Forest	0.5479
38	Texas Tech	0.5455
39	West Virginia	0.5446
40	Southern Mississippi	0.5370
41	Oregon	0.5302
42	Texas-El Paso	0.5294
43	Texas Christian	0.5286
44	Boston College	0.5250
45	Fresno State	0.5228
46	Missouri	0.5215
47	Baylor	0.5207
48	Kentucky	0.5195
49	Kent State	0.5164
50	Arizona	0.5156
51	North Carolina	0.5087
52	Rutgers	0.5077
53	Houston	0.5074
54	Stanford	0.5069
55	Minnesota	0.5045
56	Tulane	0.5042
57	Memphis	0.5008
58	Duke	0.4956
59	California	0.4932
60	Maryland	0.4894
61	Miami, OH	0.4876
62	Louisiana-Lafayette	0.4867
63	California St-Fullerton	0.4814
64	East Carolina	0.4813
65	Central Michigan	0.4807
66	Vanderbilt	0.4766
67	Northern Illinois	0.4764
68	Mississippi State	0.4763
69	Hawaii	0.4729
70	Bowling Green	0.4728
71	Utah State	0.4677
72	North Carolina State	0.4661
73	UNLV	0.4648
74	Army	0.4642
75	San Diego State	0.4640
76	Western Michigan	0.4606
77	Washington State	0.4592
78	Cincinnati	0.4550
79	Mississippi	0.4504
80	Utah	0.4460
81	Purdue	0.4457
82	Georgia Tech	0.4434
83	Illinois	0.4407
84	Long Beach State	0.4387
85	Pacific	0.4365
86	Ball State	0.4334
87	Virginia Tech	0.4318
88	Iowa State	0.4285
89	Toledo	0.4248
90	Louisville	0.4247
91	Akron	0.4222
92	Rice	0.4206
93	Wisconsin	0.4137
94	Oregon State	0.4113
95	Tulsa	0.4037
96	Northwestern	0.4026
97	Temple	0.4015
98	Navy	0.4009
99	Colorado State	0.3747
100	Kansas	0.3732
101	Kansas State	0.3360
102	Ohio	0.3343
103	New Mexico State	0.3321
104	New Mexico	0.3144

Best Win Percentage: Miami, FL
Best SOS: Florida State
Best Score Ratio: Oklahoma