College Football 1997
Ranking of Teams Within College Conference

Sorensen's Rankings - Sat Oct 28 22:36:43 2023


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The Atlantic Coast Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 13
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Florida State                8 -  0   11 -  1       1   2940
    2   North Carolina               7 -  1   11 -  1       2   2012
    3   Virginia                     5 -  3    7 -  4       3    578
    4   Georgia Tech                 5 -  3    7 -  5       4    438
    5   Clemson                      4 -  4    7 -  5       5     34
    6   North Carolina State         3 -  5    6 -  5       6   -431
    7   Wake Forest                  3 -  5    5 -  6       7   -761
    8   Maryland                     1 -  7    2 -  9       8  -2279
    9   Duke                         0 -  8    2 -  9       9  -2532

The Big 10 Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 17
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Michigan                     8 -  0   12 -  0       1   3022
    2   Ohio State                   6 -  2   10 -  3       2   1757
    3   Penn State                   6 -  2    9 -  3       3   1340
    4   Purdue                       6 -  2    9 -  3       4    846
    5   Iowa                         4 -  4    7 -  5       5    317
    6   Michigan State               4 -  4    7 -  5       6    227
    7   Wisconsin                    5 -  3    8 -  5       7     69
    8   Northwestern                 3 -  5    5 -  7       8   -351
    9   Minnesota                    1 -  7    3 -  9       9  -1649
   10   Indiana                      1 -  7    2 -  9      10  -2422
   11   Illinois                     0 -  8    0 - 11      11  -3157

The Big 12 Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 18
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Nebraska                     9 -  0   13 -  0       1   3174
    2   Kansas State                 7 -  1   11 -  1       2   2635
    3   Texas A&M                    6 -  3    9 -  4       3    983
    4   Texas Tech                   5 -  3    6 -  5       4    762
    5   Missouri                     5 -  3    7 -  5       5    475
    6   Oklahoma State               5 -  3    8 -  4       6    179
    7   Colorado                     3 -  5    5 -  6       7    -99
    8   Kansas                       3 -  5    5 -  6       8   -888
    9   Oklahoma                     2 -  6    4 -  8       9  -1400
   10   Texas                        2 -  6    4 -  7      10  -1742
   11   Iowa State                   1 -  7    1 - 10      11  -1866
   12   Baylor                       1 -  7    2 -  9      12  -2213

The Big East Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 22
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Syracuse                     6 -  1    9 -  4       1   1966
    2   Virginia Tech                5 -  2    7 -  5       2   1217
    3   West Virginia                4 -  3    7 -  5       3    560
    4   Pittsburgh                   4 -  3    6 -  6       4    321
    5   Miami FL                     3 -  4    5 -  6       5   -199
    6   Boston College               3 -  4    4 -  7       6   -333
    7   Temple                       3 -  4    3 -  8       7   -572
    8   Rutgers                      0 -  7    0 - 11       8  -2960

The Big West Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 26
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Utah State                   4 -  1    6 -  6       1   1751
    2   Nevada Reno                  4 -  1    5 -  6       2   1595
    3   Boise State                  3 -  2    4 -  7       3    575
    4   Idaho                        2 -  3    5 -  6       4   -547
    5   North Texas                  2 -  3    4 -  7       5   -665
    6   New Mexico State             0 -  5    2 -  9       6  -2709

The Conference USA

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 36
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Southern Mississippi         6 -  0    9 -  3       1   2665
    2   Tulane                       5 -  1    7 -  4       2   1783
    3   East Carolina                4 -  2    5 -  6       3    728
    4   Cincinnati                   2 -  4    8 -  4       4   -692
    5   Memphis                      2 -  4    4 -  7       5   -876
    6   Houston                      2 -  4    3 -  8       6  -1141
    7   Louisville                   0 -  6    1 - 10       7  -2465

The I-A Independents

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 61
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Notre Dame                   1 -  0    7 -  6       1   2766
    2   Louisiana Tech               4 -  0    9 -  2       2   2521
    3   Alabama Birmingham           2 -  1    5 -  6       3   1171
    4   Louisiana Monroe             2 -  1    5 -  7       4    849
    5   Navy                         1 -  1    7 -  4       5    434
    6   Louisiana Lafayette          1 -  3    1 - 10       6  -1223
    7   Central Florida              0 -  1    5 -  6       7  -1381
    8   Arkansas State               0 -  3    2 -  9       8  -1937
    9   Army                         0 -  1    4 -  7       9  -3201

The Mid-America Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 75
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Marshall                     8 -  1   10 -  3       1   2631
    2   Miami OH                     6 -  2    8 -  3       2   1904
    3   Ohio University              6 -  2    8 -  3       3   1444
    4   Toledo                       7 -  2    9 -  3       4   1321
    5   Western Michigan             6 -  2    8 -  3       5    763
    6   Ball State                   4 -  4    5 -  6       6    -12
    7   Eastern Michigan             4 -  5    4 -  7       7   -251
    8   Bowling Green                3 -  5    3 -  8       8   -574
    9   Kent State                   3 -  5    3 -  8       9   -720
   10   Akron                        2 -  7    2 -  9      10  -1371
   11   Central Michigan             1 -  7    2 -  9      11  -2252
   12   Northern Illinois            0 -  8    0 - 11      12  -2882

The Pacific Ten Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 114
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Washington State             7 -  1   10 -  2       1   1988
    2   UCLA                         7 -  1   10 -  2       2   1938
    3   Washington                   5 -  3    8 -  4       3   1137
    4   Arizona State                6 -  2    9 -  3       4   1068
    5   Arizona                      4 -  4    7 -  5       5      3
    6   Southern California          4 -  4    6 -  5       6    -56
    7   Oregon                       3 -  5    7 -  5       7   -376
    8   Stanford                     3 -  5    5 -  6       8  -1008
    9   California                   1 -  7    3 -  8       9  -1755
   10   Oregon State                 0 -  8    3 -  8      10  -2940

The Southeastern Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 126
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Tennessee                    8 -  1   11 -  2       1   1915
    2   Florida                      6 -  2   10 -  2       2   1677
    3   Georgia                      6 -  2   10 -  2       3   1574
    4   Auburn                       6 -  3   10 -  3       4   1084
    5   Louisiana State              6 -  2    9 -  3       5   1071
    6   Mississippi                  4 -  4    8 -  4       6     52
    7   Mississippi State            4 -  4    7 -  4       7   -100
    8   South Carolina               3 -  5    5 -  6       8   -636
    9   Arkansas                     2 -  6    4 -  7       9  -1119
   10   Alabama                      2 -  6    4 -  7      10  -1382
   11   Kentucky                     2 -  6    5 -  6      11  -1416
   12   Vanderbilt                   0 -  8    3 -  8      12  -2720

The Western Athletic Conference

Level: 0
Division FBS (I-A)
#: 150
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Colorado State               8 -  1   11 -  2       1   2716
    2   Air Force                    6 -  2   10 -  3       2   1893
    3   Fresno State                 5 -  3    6 -  6       3   1195
    4   New Mexico                   6 -  3    9 -  4       4    881
    5   Wyoming                      4 -  4    7 -  6       5    610
    6   Utah                         5 -  3    6 -  5       6    502
    7   San Diego State              4 -  4    5 -  7       7    389
    8   Rice                         5 -  3    7 -  4       8    337
    9   Southern Methodist           5 -  3    6 -  5       9    277
   10   San Jose State               4 -  4    4 -  7      10    -82
   11   Brigham Young                4 -  4    6 -  5      11   -605
   12   Nevada Las Vegas             2 -  6    3 -  8      12  -1054
   13   Texas El Paso                3 -  5    4 -  7      13  -1196
   14   Tulsa                        2 -  6    2 -  9      14  -1513
   15   Hawaii                       1 -  7    3 -  9      15  -1804
   16   Texas Christian              1 -  7    1 - 10      16  -2546