College Football 1972
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1972/9/8 and 1973/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 15.28 1 18.857 7 4.500 North Carolina 6 6-0-0 17 12 11-1-0 17 12 11-1-0
2 14.18 2 9.429 6 4.333 North Carolina State 6 4-1-1 20 12 8-3-1 19 12 8-3-1
3 5.30 3 3.143 5 4.167 Maryland 6 3-2-1 59 11 5-5-1 62 11 5-5-1
4 0.21 4 0.000 4 4.000 Duke 6 3-3-0 50 11 5-6-0 48 11 5-6-0
5 -5.49 5 -6.286 3 3.833 Clemson 6 2-4-0 73 11 4-7-0 75 11 4-7-0
6 -13.60 7 -12.571 1 3.583 Virginia 6 1-5-0 88 11 4-7-0 92 11 4-7-0
7 -15.88 6 -12.571 2 3.583 Wake Forest 6 1-5-0 107 11 2-9-0 111 11 2-9-0
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 16.92 1 15.950 7 5.562 Michigan 8 7-1-0 7 11 10-1-0 7 11 10-1-0
2 12.84 3 8.250 10 6.250 Purdue 8 6-2-0 28 11 6-5-0 29 11 6-5-0
3 11.99 2 13.750 9 6.250 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 10 11 9-2-0 10 11 9-2-0
4 9.34 4 7.975 5 5.500 Michigan State 8 5-2-1 22 11 5-5-1 23 11 5-5-1
5 -1.75 6 -4.950 3 5.500 Illinois 8 3-5-0 45 11 3-8-0 46 11 3-8-0
6 -1.83 5 0.550 6 5.500 Minnesota 8 4-4-0 53 11 4-7-0 54 11 4-7-0
7 -8.55 7 -5.775 4 5.500 Indiana 8 3-5-0 54 11 5-6-0 56 11 5-6-0
8 -10.84 8 -8.800 2 5.222 Iowa 9 2-6-1 61 11 3-7-1 63 11 3-7-1
9 -13.32 10 -15.400 1 5.056 Northwestern 9 1-8-0 81 11 2-9-0 83 11 2-9-0
10 -14.80 9 -11.550 8 5.562 Wisconsin 8 2-6-0 60 11 4-7-0 64 11 4-7-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 17.88 2 11.000 7 4.929 Nebraska 7 5-1-1 4 12 9-2-1 4 12 9-2-1
2 14.72 1 13.750 8 4.929 Oklahoma 7 6-1-0 2 12 11-1-0 2 12 11-1-0
3 3.25 3 2.750 6 4.714 Oklahoma State 7 4-3-0 16 11 6-5-0 15 11 6-5-0
4 2.61 4 2.750 5 4.571 Colorado 7 4-3-0 18 12 8-4-0 18 12 8-4-0
5 -1.86 6 -5.500 3 4.357 Iowa State 7 2-4-1 40 12 5-6-1 38 12 5-6-1
6 -4.53 5 -2.750 4 4.357 Missouri 7 3-4-0 41 12 6-6-0 39 12 6-6-0
7 -11.59 7 -8.250 2 4.143 Kansas 7 2-5-0 52 11 4-7-0 51 11 4-7-0
8 -20.47 8 -13.750 1 4.000 Kansas State 7 1-6-0 83 11 3-8-0 86 11 3-8-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in BWC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 14.58 1 17.600 5 3.500 San Diego State 4 4-0-0 33 11 10-1-0 33 11 10-1-0
2 5.63 2 8.800 4 3.250 Pacific 4 3-1-0 55 8 5-3-0 59 11 8-3-0
3 -2.15 5 -8.800 2 2.750 San Jose State 4 1-3-0 75 9 3-6-0 87 11 4-7-0
4 -7.96 4 -8.800 1 2.750 Fresno State 4 1-3-0 69 7 4-3-0 76 11 6-4-1
5 -10.10 3 -8.800 3 2.750 Cal State Long Beach 4 1-3-0 106 8 2-6-0 113 11 5-6-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 28.48 2 27.548 6 8.000 Notre Dame 2 2-0-0 12 11 8-3-0 12 11 8-3-0
2 28.45 1 31.535 4 6.417 Penn State 6 6-0-0 11 12 10-2-0 11 12 10-2-0
3 16.13 4 11.932 7 8.100 West Virginia 5 3-2-0 37 12 8-4-0 35 12 8-4-0
4 7.87 7 8.586 9 8.643 Boston College 7 4-3-0 67 10 4-6-0 67 11 4-7-0
5 6.49 10 -0.119 17 14.500 Dayton 3 2-0-1 103 9 3-5-1 117 11 4-6-1
6 6.49 12 -0.119 5 7.500 Southern Illinois 1 0-0-1 114 6 0-5-1 122 10 1-8-1
7 6.18 3 14.617 3 6.357 Syracuse 7 4-3-0 72 11 5-6-0 79 11 5-6-0
8 4.74 6 8.623 2 5.167 Navy 6 2-4-0 68 11 4-7-0 69 11 4-7-0
9 1.20 9 2.474 1 4.000 Pittsburgh 6 1-5-0 90 11 1-10-0 94 11 1-10-0
10 0.64 11 -0.119 19 17.250 Northern Illinois 2 2-0-0 87 10 6-4-0 91 11 7-4-0
11 -0.52 8 6.196 10 9.667 Temple 6 4-2-0 93 6 4-2-0 104 9 5-4-0
12 -0.68 5 10.976 8 8.200 Army 5 3-2-0 66 9 5-4-0 65 10 6-4-0
13 -7.61 13 -8.178 13 11.917 Holy Cross 6 2-3-1 96 8 3-4-1 93 10 5-4-1
14 -9.00 17 -17.162 11 10.583 Villanova 6 1-5-0 109 9 2-7-0 110 11 2-9-0
15 -10.44 14 -13.716 15 13.167 Rutgers 3 1-2-0 101 6 2-4-0 96 11 7-4-0
16 -13.89 15 -16.619 14 13.083 Saint Xavier 6 2-4-0 115 8 2-6-0 125 10 2-8-0
17 -14.29 16 -16.890 18 15.500 Cincinnati 2 1-1-0 124 10 1-9-0 136 11 2-9-0
18 -23.33 18 -21.947 16 13.750 Colgate 2 0-1-1 110 6 2-3-1 105 10 5-4-1
19 -26.92 19 -27.619 12 11.167 Marshall 3 0-3-0 122 9 1-8-0 134 10 2-8-0
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Ivy League Conference [Ivy] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in Ivy based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 10.99 1 11.000 8 5.000 Dartmouth 7 5-1-1 65 8 6-1-1 61 9 7-1-1
2 10.24 2 8.250 7 4.857 Yale 7 5-2-0 58 8 6-2-0 52 9 7-2-0
3 2.38 4 2.750 6 4.643 Pennsylvania 7 4-3-0 78 7 4-3-0 74 9 6-3-0
4 0.45 3 2.750 5 4.643 Cornell 7 4-3-0 86 9 6-3-0 73 9 6-3-0
5 0.01 5 0.000 4 4.429 Harvard 7 3-3-1 89 7 3-3-1 88 9 4-4-1
6 -2.88 7 -5.500 2 4.214 Columbia 7 2-4-1 98 8 2-5-1 98 9 3-5-1
7 -5.22 6 -5.500 3 4.214 Princeton 7 2-4-1 102 9 3-5-1 101 9 3-5-1
8 -15.96 8 -13.750 1 4.000 Brown 7 1-6-0 117 8 1-7-0 120 9 1-8-0
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in MAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 11.84 1 11.000 6 4.000 Kent State 5 4-1-0 84 11 6-5-0 89 12 6-5-1
2 7.83 2 7.333 5 3.800 Bowling Green 5 3-1-1 64 10 6-3-1 70 10 6-3-1
3 0.53 4 -3.667 3 3.500 Miami OH 5 2-3-0 74 10 7-3-0 82 10 7-3-0
4 -2.42 3 -0.000 4 3.500 Western Michigan 5 2-2-1 91 10 6-3-1 97 11 7-3-1
5 -4.98 5 -3.667 2 3.200 Toledo 5 2-3-0 99 10 5-5-0 109 11 6-5-0
6 -12.80 6 -11.000 1 3.000 Ohio University 5 1-4-0 113 10 2-8-0 123 11 3-8-0
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 20.52 1 12.805 3 4.600 Louisville 5 4-1-0 34 10 9-1-0 36 10 9-1-0
2 13.77 2 10.839 6 4.900 Drake 5 4-1-0 63 7 5-2-0 72 12 7-5-0
3 5.54 4 5.472 2 4.100 Memphis 5 3-2-0 85 11 5-5-1 90 11 5-5-1
4 1.93 3 8.798 4 4.625 Tulsa 4 3-1-0 95 10 3-7-0 103 11 4-7-0
5 -1.65 5 3.385 8 5.750 West Texas A&M 4 3-1-0 104 9 4-5-0 108 10 5-5-0
6 -8.50 6 -7.834 5 4.667 Wichita State 6 2-4-0 108 9 4-5-0 115 11 6-5-0
7 -13.87 7 -14.215 7 5.250 New Mexico State 4 1-3-0 116 10 2-8-0 127 11 2-9-0
8 -17.75 8 -19.250 1 4.000 North Texas 7 0-7-0 123 11 1-10-0 135 11 1-10-0
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Pacific Eight Conference [PAC-8] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in PAC-8 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 22.34 1 19.250 8 5.000 Southern California 7 7-0-0 1 12 12-0-0 1 12 12-0-0
2 10.27 2 8.250 7 4.857 UCLA 7 5-2-0 13 11 8-3-0 13 11 8-3-0
3 2.83 4 2.750 6 4.643 Washington State 7 4-3-0 21 11 7-4-0 22 11 7-4-0
4 -2.37 6 -8.250 4 4.429 Stanford 7 2-5-0 26 10 5-5-0 21 11 6-5-0
5 -2.42 3 2.750 5 4.571 Washington 7 4-3-0 31 11 8-3-0 32 11 8-3-0
6 -4.24 5 -2.750 3 4.357 California 7 3-4-0 46 11 3-8-0 45 11 3-8-0
7 -9.79 7 -8.250 2 4.143 Oregon 7 2-5-0 49 11 4-7-0 50 11 4-7-0
8 -16.63 8 -13.750 1 4.000 Oregon State 7 1-6-0 62 11 2-9-0 66 11 2-9-0
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 18.27 2 15.671 10 5.812 Alabama 8 7-1-0 3 12 10-2-0 3 12 10-2-0
2 10.83 3 9.983 7 5.429 Tennessee 7 5-2-0 6 11 9-2-0 6 12 10-2-0
3 10.01 1 17.761 1 5.000 Auburn 7 6-1-0 8 11 10-1-0 8 11 10-1-0
4 7.27 4 7.881 2 5.071 Louisiana State 7 4-2-1 9 12 9-2-1 9 12 9-2-1
5 5.29 6 1.596 4 5.286 Florida 7 3-3-1 14 11 5-5-1 14 11 5-5-1
6 -0.97 5 3.697 3 5.214 Georgia 7 4-3-0 15 11 7-4-0 16 11 7-4-0
7 -1.77 7 -9.041 8 5.500 Mississippi 7 2-5-0 25 10 5-5-0 26 10 5-5-0
8 -12.58 8 -9.340 6 5.429 Kentucky 7 2-5-0 57 11 3-8-0 57 11 3-8-0
9 -16.10 9 -15.460 5 5.429 Mississippi State 7 1-6-0 47 10 3-7-0 47 11 4-7-0
10 -20.25 10 -22.748 9 5.583 Vanderbilt 6 0-6-0 80 11 3-8-0 80 11 3-8-0
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 17.35 1 19.708 7 5.000 East Carolina 6 6-0-0 71 11 9-2-0 71 11 9-2-0
2 13.64 2 14.830 5 4.417 Richmond 6 5-1-0 92 9 5-4-0 95 10 6-4-0
3 12.63 3 8.545 3 4.250 William & Mary 6 4-2-0 97 11 5-6-0 100 11 5-6-0
4 1.69 4 2.750 6 4.571 Citadel 7 4-3-0 111 10 5-5-0 112 11 5-6-0
5 -6.34 5 -5.958 8 5.000 Davidson 6 2-3-1 120 8 2-5-1 126 11 3-7-1
6 -11.18 6 -10.312 1 3.750 Virginia Military 6 1-5-0 121 11 2-9-0 129 11 2-9-0
7 -12.53 8 -15.812 4 4.375 Appalachian State 4 0-3-1 126 5 0-4-1 138 11 5-5-1
8 -15.25 7 -13.750 2 4.071 Furman 7 1-6-0 127 7 1-6-0 140 11 2-9-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - University Division - College Football 1972
1972 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 19.57 1 19.250 8 5.000 Texas 7 7-0-0 5 11 10-1-0 5 11 10-1-0
2 2.60 2 2.750 7 4.857 Southern Methodist 7 4-3-0 19 11 7-4-0 20 11 7-4-0
3 -0.48 4 -2.750 5 4.643 Baylor 7 3-4-0 29 11 5-6-0 28 11 5-6-0
4 -0.60 3 2.750 6 4.643 Texas Tech 7 4-3-0 23 12 8-4-0 24 12 8-4-0
5 -0.85 5 -2.750 4 4.429 Arkansas 7 3-4-0 30 11 6-5-0 30 11 6-5-0
6 -4.72 8 -8.250 2 4.143 Texas A&M 7 2-5-0 51 11 3-8-0 53 11 3-8-0
7 -6.63 6 -2.750 3 4.214 Rice 7 3-4-0 35 11 5-5-1 34 11 5-5-1
8 -8.89 7 -8.250 1 4.071 Texas Christian 7 2-5-0 48 11 5-6-0 49 11 5-6-0
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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 Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 20.09 1 14.379 6 4.583 Arizona State 6 5-1-0 24 12 10-2-0 25 12 10-2-0
2 9.88 3 8.250 8 4.786 Utah 7 5-2-0 70 11 6-5-0 68 11 6-5-0
3 6.55 2 8.250 7 4.786 Brigham Young 7 5-2-0 77 11 7-4-0 77 11 7-4-0
4 5.91 4 2.750 5 4.571 Arizona 7 4-3-0 79 11 4-7-0 81 11 4-7-0
5 -3.19 5 -2.750 4 4.429 Wyoming 7 3-4-0 105 10 3-7-0 102 11 4-7-0
6 -6.53 6 -4.479 1 3.750 New Mexico 6 2-4-0 100 11 3-8-0 106 11 3-8-0
7 -16.26 8 -13.750 2 4.071 Texas El Paso 7 1-6-0 119 9 2-7-0 133 10 2-8-0
8 -16.44 7 -12.650 3 4.300 Colorado State 5 1-4-0 118 11 1-10-0 124 11 1-10-0
WAC results for other seasons
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