College Football 1972
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1972/9/8 and 1973/1/1
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
6 -13.600 7 -12.571 1 3.58 Virginia 6 1-5-0 69 11 4-7-0 65 11 4-7-0
7 -15.878 6 -12.571 2 3.58 Wake Forest 6 1-5-0 54 11 2-9-0 55 11 2-9-0
5 -5.494 5 -6.286 3 3.83 Clemson 6 2-4-0 55 11 4-7-0 56 11 4-7-0
4 0.206 4 0.000 4 4.00 Duke 6 3-3-0 48 11 5-6-0 49 11 5-6-0
3 5.300 3 3.143 5 4.17 Maryland 6 3-2-1 67 11 5-5-1 66 11 5-5-1
2 14.181 2 9.429 6 4.33 North Carolina State 6 4-1-1 59 12 8-3-1 58 12 8-3-1
1 15.284 1 18.857 7 4.50 North Carolina 6 6-0-0 56 12 11-1-0 57 12 11-1-0
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -13.318 10 -15.400 1 5.06 Northwestern 9 1-8-0 33 11 2-9-0 34 11 2-9-0
8 -10.840 8 -8.800 2 5.22 Iowa 9 2-6-1 30 11 3-7-1 29 11 3-7-1
5 -1.750 6 -4.950 3 5.50 Illinois 8 3-5-0 12 11 3-8-0 12 11 3-8-0
7 -8.552 7 -5.775 4 5.50 Indiana 8 3-5-0 45 11 5-6-0 47 11 5-6-0
4 9.342 4 7.975 5 5.50 Michigan State 8 5-2-1 16 11 5-5-1 19 11 5-5-1
6 -1.833 5 0.550 6 5.50 Minnesota 8 4-4-0 21 11 4-7-0 23 11 4-7-0
1 16.918 1 15.950 7 5.56 Michigan 8 7-1-0 38 11 10-1-0 37 11 10-1-0
10 -14.799 9 -11.550 8 5.56 Wisconsin 8 2-6-0 46 11 4-7-0 48 11 4-7-0
3 11.992 2 13.750 9 6.25 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 31 11 9-2-0 30 11 9-2-0
2 12.839 3 8.250 10 6.25 Purdue 8 6-2-0 37 11 6-5-0 38 11 6-5-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -20.469 8 -13.750 1 4.00 Kansas State 7 1-6-0 20 11 3-8-0 22 11 3-8-0
7 -11.595 7 -8.250 2 4.14 Kansas 7 2-5-0 23 11 4-7-0 21 11 4-7-0
5 -1.862 6 -5.500 3 4.36 Iowa State 7 2-4-1 42 12 5-6-1 42 12 5-6-1
6 -4.533 5 -2.750 4 4.36 Missouri 7 3-4-0 8 12 6-6-0 7 12 6-6-0
4 2.609 4 2.750 5 4.57 Colorado 7 4-3-0 35 12 8-4-0 36 12 8-4-0
3 3.245 3 2.750 6 4.71 Oklahoma State 7 4-3-0 32 11 6-5-0 28 11 6-5-0
1 17.882 2 11.000 7 4.93 Nebraska 7 5-1-1 22 12 9-2-1 20 12 9-2-1
2 14.723 1 13.750 8 4.93 Oklahoma 7 6-1-0 18 12 11-1-0 15 12 11-1-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in BWC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
4 -7.958 4 -8.800 1 2.75 Fresno State 4 1-3-0 85 7 4-3-0 86 11 6-4-1
3 -2.151 5 -8.800 2 2.75 San Jose State 4 1-3-0 53 9 3-6-0 54 11 4-7-0
5 -10.098 3 -8.800 3 2.75 Cal State Long Beach 4 1-3-0 75 8 2-6-0 78 11 5-6-0
2 5.631 2 8.800 4 3.25 Pacific 4 3-1-0 62 8 5-3-0 76 11 8-3-0
1 14.576 1 17.600 5 3.50 San Diego State 4 4-0-0 80 11 10-1-0 85 11 10-1-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 1.199 9 2.474 1 4.00 Pittsburgh 6 1-5-0 47 11 1-10-0 46 11 1-10-0
8 4.739 6 8.623 2 5.17 Navy 6 2-4-0 51 11 4-7-0 52 11 4-7-0
7 6.179 3 14.617 3 6.36 Syracuse 7 4-3-0 58 11 5-6-0 59 11 5-6-0
2 28.447 1 31.535 4 6.42 Penn State 6 6-0-0 50 12 10-2-0 51 12 10-2-0
6 6.487 12 -0.119 5 7.50 Southern Illinois 1 0-0-1 76 6 0-5-1 96 10 1-8-1
1 28.476 2 27.548 6 8.00 Notre Dame 2 2-0-0 39 11 8-3-0 39 11 8-3-0
3 16.135 4 11.932 7 8.10 West Virginia 5 3-2-0 84 12 8-4-0 84 12 8-4-0
12 -0.680 5 10.976 8 8.20 Army 5 3-2-0 57 9 5-4-0 61 10 6-4-0
4 7.874 7 8.586 9 8.64 Boston College 7 4-3-0 71 10 4-6-0 71 11 4-7-0
11 -0.521 8 6.196 10 9.67 Temple 6 4-2-0 96 6 4-2-0 111 9 5-4-0
14 -8.995 17 -17.162 11 10.58 Villanova 6 1-5-0 97 9 2-7-0 104 11 2-9-0
19 -26.920 19 -27.619 12 11.17 Marshall 3 0-3-0 104 9 1-8-0 119 10 2-8-0
13 -7.609 13 -8.178 13 11.92 Holy Cross 6 2-3-1 108 8 3-4-1 110 10 5-4-1
16 -13.885 15 -16.619 14 13.08 Saint Xavier 6 2-4-0 123 8 2-6-0 133 10 2-8-0
15 -10.440 14 -13.716 15 13.17 Rutgers 3 1-2-0 112 6 2-4-0 130 11 7-4-0
18 -23.325 18 -21.947 16 13.75 Colgate 2 0-1-1 117 6 2-3-1 128 10 5-4-1
5 6.487 10 -0.119 17 14.50 Dayton 3 2-0-1 107 9 3-5-1 124 11 4-6-1
17 -14.290 16 -16.890 18 15.50 Cincinnati 2 1-1-0 95 10 1-9-0 102 11 2-9-0
10 0.644 11 -0.119 19 17.25 Northern Illinois 2 2-0-0 103 10 6-4-0 118 11 7-4-0
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Ivy League Conference [Ivy] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in Ivy based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -15.958 8 -13.750 1 4.00 Brown 7 1-6-0 101 8 1-7-0 91 9 1-8-0
6 -2.881 7 -5.500 2 4.21 Columbia 7 2-4-1 106 8 2-5-1 97 9 3-5-1
7 -5.220 6 -5.500 3 4.21 Princeton 7 2-4-1 113 9 3-5-1 99 9 3-5-1
5 0.008 5 0.000 4 4.43 Harvard 7 3-3-1 105 7 3-3-1 98 9 4-4-1
4 0.445 3 2.750 5 4.64 Cornell 7 4-3-0 118 9 6-3-0 109 9 6-3-0
3 2.375 4 2.750 6 4.64 Pennsylvania 7 4-3-0 111 7 4-3-0 121 9 6-3-0
2 10.241 2 8.250 7 4.86 Yale 7 5-2-0 119 8 6-2-0 117 9 7-2-0
1 10.989 1 11.000 8 5.00 Dartmouth 7 5-1-1 116 8 6-1-1 107 9 7-1-1
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in MAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
6 -12.802 6 -11.000 1 3.00 Ohio University 5 1-4-0 93 10 2-8-0 101 11 3-8-0
5 -4.977 5 -3.667 2 3.20 Toledo 5 2-3-0 99 10 5-5-0 113 11 6-5-0
3 0.531 4 -3.667 3 3.50 Miami OH 5 2-3-0 122 10 7-3-0 131 10 7-3-0
4 -2.423 3 -0.000 4 3.50 Western Michigan 5 2-2-1 100 10 6-3-1 120 11 7-3-1
2 7.832 2 7.333 5 3.80 Bowling Green 5 3-1-1 87 10 6-3-1 89 10 6-3-1
1 11.839 1 11.000 6 4.00 Kent State 5 4-1-0 88 11 6-5-0 90 12 6-5-1
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -17.751 8 -19.250 1 4.00 North Texas 7 0-7-0 91 11 1-10-0 94 11 1-10-0
3 5.542 4 5.472 2 4.10 Memphis 5 3-2-0 81 11 5-5-1 83 11 5-5-1
1 20.522 1 12.805 3 4.60 Louisville 5 4-1-0 114 10 9-1-0 125 10 9-1-0
4 1.931 3 8.798 4 4.62 Tulsa 4 3-1-0 60 10 3-7-0 68 11 4-7-0
6 -8.497 6 -7.834 5 4.67 Wichita State 6 2-4-0 115 9 4-5-0 129 11 6-5-0
2 13.773 2 10.839 6 4.90 Drake 5 4-1-0 98 7 5-2-0 114 12 7-5-0
7 -13.872 7 -14.215 7 5.25 New Mexico State 4 1-3-0 94 10 2-8-0 106 11 2-9-0
5 -1.648 5 3.385 8 5.75 West Texas A&M 4 3-1-0 110 9 4-5-0 122 10 5-5-0
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Pacific Eight Conference [PAC-8] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in PAC-8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -16.632 8 -13.750 1 4.00 Oregon State 7 1-6-0 10 11 2-9-0 10 11 2-9-0
7 -9.786 7 -8.250 2 4.14 Oregon 7 2-5-0 14 11 4-7-0 18 11 4-7-0
6 -4.236 5 -2.750 3 4.36 California 7 3-4-0 5 11 3-8-0 6 11 3-8-0
4 -2.372 6 -8.250 4 4.43 Stanford 7 2-5-0 26 10 5-5-0 27 11 6-5-0
5 -2.416 3 2.750 5 4.57 Washington 7 4-3-0 17 11 8-3-0 14 11 8-3-0
3 2.830 4 2.750 6 4.64 Washington State 7 4-3-0 43 11 7-4-0 44 11 7-4-0
2 10.274 2 8.250 7 4.86 UCLA 7 5-2-0 27 11 8-3-0 26 11 8-3-0
1 22.338 1 19.250 8 5.00 Southern California 7 7-0-0 4 12 12-0-0 4 12 12-0-0
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
3 10.007 1 17.761 1 5.00 Auburn 7 6-1-0 7 11 10-1-0 8 11 10-1-0
4 7.274 4 7.881 2 5.07 Louisiana State 7 4-2-1 13 12 9-2-1 13 12 9-2-1
6 -0.975 5 3.697 3 5.21 Georgia 7 4-3-0 6 11 7-4-0 5 11 7-4-0
5 5.291 6 1.596 4 5.29 Florida 7 3-3-1 1 11 5-5-1 1 11 5-5-1
9 -16.098 9 -15.460 5 5.43 Mississippi State 7 1-6-0 24 10 3-7-0 41 11 4-7-0
8 -12.582 8 -9.340 6 5.43 Kentucky 7 2-5-0 25 11 3-8-0 24 11 3-8-0
2 10.833 3 9.983 7 5.43 Tennessee 7 5-2-0 28 11 9-2-0 32 12 10-2-0
7 -1.770 7 -9.041 8 5.50 Mississippi 7 2-5-0 40 10 5-5-0 40 10 5-5-0
10 -20.248 10 -22.748 9 5.58 Vanderbilt 6 0-6-0 52 11 3-8-0 53 11 3-8-0
1 18.269 2 15.671 10 5.81 Alabama 8 7-1-0 19 12 10-2-0 17 12 10-2-0
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
6 -11.182 6 -10.312 1 3.75 Virginia Military 6 1-5-0 120 11 2-9-0 126 11 2-9-0
8 -15.254 7 -13.750 2 4.07 Furman 7 1-6-0 127 7 1-6-0 136 11 2-9-0
3 12.626 3 8.545 3 4.25 William & Mary 6 4-2-0 109 11 5-6-0 115 11 5-6-0
7 -12.534 8 -15.812 4 4.38 Appalachian State 4 0-3-1 124 5 0-4-1 132 11 5-5-1
2 13.636 2 14.830 5 4.42 Richmond 6 5-1-0 102 9 5-4-0 116 10 6-4-0
4 1.691 4 2.750 6 4.57 Citadel 7 4-3-0 126 10 5-5-0 135 11 5-6-0
1 17.353 1 19.708 7 5.00 East Carolina 6 6-0-0 121 11 9-2-0 127 11 9-2-0
5 -6.337 5 -5.958 8 5.00 Davidson 6 2-3-1 125 8 2-5-1 137 11 3-7-1
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -8.887 7 -8.250 1 4.07 Texas Christian 7 2-5-0 34 11 5-6-0 33 11 5-6-0
6 -4.722 8 -8.250 2 4.14 Texas A&M 7 2-5-0 9 11 3-8-0 9 11 3-8-0
7 -6.626 6 -2.750 3 4.21 Rice 7 3-4-0 11 11 5-5-1 11 11 5-5-1
5 -0.850 5 -2.750 4 4.43 Arkansas 7 3-4-0 29 11 6-5-0 31 11 6-5-0
3 -0.482 4 -2.750 5 4.64 Baylor 7 3-4-0 3 11 5-6-0 3 11 5-6-0
4 -0.602 3 2.750 6 4.64 Texas Tech 7 4-3-0 44 12 8-4-0 45 12 8-4-0
2 2.601 2 2.750 7 4.86 Southern Methodist 7 4-3-0 41 11 7-4-0 43 11 7-4-0
1 19.568 1 19.250 8 5.00 Texas 7 7-0-0 2 11 10-1-0 2 11 10-1-0
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Southwestern Independent Conference [SWIC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in SWIC based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Georgia Tech 2 2-0-0 12 7-4-1 27 12 7-4-1
Florida State 4 2-2-0 11 7-4-0 31 11 7-4-0
Miami FL 4 2-2-0 10 4-6-0 37 11 5-6-0
Tulane 2 0-2-0 11 6-5-0 40 11 6-5-0
Utah State 2 2-0-0 10 7-3-0 41 11 8-3-0
Tampa 1 1-0-0 9 7-2-0 42 12 10-2-0
Houston 3 1-1-1 11 6-4-1 43 11 6-4-1
Virginia Tech 4 2-1-1 11 6-4-1 44 11 6-4-1
Air Force 10 6-4-0 55 10 6-4-0
Southern Mississippi 4 1-3-0 10 3-6-1 78 11 3-7-1
South Carolina 3 1-2-0 11 4-7-0 84 11 4-7-0
Idaho 1 0-1-0 6 2-4-0 107 11 4-7-0
Texas Arlington 1 0-1-0 6 1-5-0 116 11 5-6-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 1 1-0-0 6 1-5-0 130 11 2-9-0
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Western Athletic Conference [WAC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in WAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
6 -6.532 6 -4.479 1 3.75 New Mexico 6 2-4-0 72 11 3-8-0 74 11 3-8-0
7 -16.261 8 -13.750 2 4.07 Texas El Paso 7 1-6-0 89 9 2-7-0 93 10 2-8-0
8 -16.444 7 -12.650 3 4.30 Colorado State 5 1-4-0 73 11 1-10-0 70 11 1-10-0
5 -3.187 5 -2.750 4 4.43 Wyoming 7 3-4-0 78 10 3-7-0 75 11 4-7-0
4 5.906 4 2.750 5 4.57 Arizona 7 4-3-0 64 11 4-7-0 62 11 4-7-0
1 20.085 1 14.379 6 4.58 Arizona State 6 5-1-0 83 12 10-2-0 82 12 10-2-0
3 6.549 2 8.250 7 4.79 Brigham Young 7 5-2-0 90 11 7-4-0 88 11 7-4-0
2 9.885 3 8.250 8 4.79 Utah 7 5-2-0 68 11 6-5-0 67 11 6-5-0
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