College Football 1973
Ranking of Division I Teams

Based on games played between 1973/9/1 and 1974/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1973 - Ranking of Division I teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings		Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		AP	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
1	43.59	1	36.97	3	30.00	Oklahoma	3	2	11	10-0-1	1	11	10-0-1	BIG 8
2	37.71	5	28.48	40	49.09	Ohio State	2	3	11	10-0-1	2	11	10-0-1	BIG 10
3	35.42	7	26.16	48	50.91	Michigan	6	6	11	10-0-1	3	11	10-0-1	BIG 10
4	35.42	4	30.94	16	38.83	Alabama	4	1	12	11-1-0	4	12	11-1-0	SEC
5	34.16	2	36.17	37	48.05	Notre Dame	1	4	11	11-0-0	5	11	11-0-0	EIC
6	32.44	6	28.36	1	24.88	Nebraska	7	11	12	9-2-1	6	12	9-2-1	BIG 8
7	31.49	3	32.20	54	54.79	Penn State	5	5	12	12-0-0	7	12	12-0-0	EIC
8	27.33	13	21.64	26	45.73	Texas	14	8	11	8-3-0	8	11	8-3-0	SWAC
9	25.96	10	23.63	27	45.83	Southern California	8	7	12	9-2-1	9	12	9-2-1	PAC-8
10	23.59	12	23.04	2	29.75	LSU	13	14	12	9-3-0	12	12	9-3-0	SEC
11	23.54	9	25.02	35	47.46	Texas Tech	11	12	12	11-1-0	11	12	11-1-0	SWAC
12	23.28	11	23.15	61	59.67	Houston	10	13	12	11-1-0	13	12	11-1-0	SWIC
13	22.96	25	14.72	87	73.96	Arizona State	9	10	12	11-1-0	10	12	11-1-0	WAC
14	22.21	19	17.29	57	57.32	UCLA	12	9	11	9-2-0	14	11	9-2-0	PAC-8
15	21.80	14	20.92	32	46.46	North Carolina State	16	18	12	9-3-0	15	12	9-3-0	ACC
16	20.81	16	19.89	10	35.83	Missouri	17	17	12	8-4-0	16	12	8-4-0	BIG 8
17	20.46	15	20.64	8	34.21	Georgia			12	7-4-1	17	12	7-4-1	SEC
18	19.19	17	19.44	6	33.12	Kansas	18	15	12	7-4-1	18	12	7-4-1	BIG 8
19	18.39	22	16.40	14	38.09	Oklahoma State			11	5-4-2	19	11	5-4-2	BIG 8
20	17.45	8	25.30	84	71.32	Miami (OH)	15	16	11	11-0-0	20	11	11-0-0	MAC
21	17.03	42	9.68	63	61.58	Maryland	20	20	12	8-4-0	21	12	8-4-0	ACC
22	16.21	34	11.48	47	50.55	Stanford			11	7-4-0	23	11	7-4-0	PAC-8
23	15.84	31	12.39	103	83.77	San Diego State			11	9-1-1	22	11	9-1-1	BWC
24	14.84	27	13.14	17	41.25	Minnesota			10	6-4-0	24	11	7-4-0	BIG 10
25	14.53	21	16.74	24	44.38	Tennessee	19		12	8-4-0	25	12	8-4-0	SEC
26	14.19	40	10.32	4	32.36	Colorado			11	5-6-0	26	11	5-6-0	BIG 8
27	13.64	38	10.56	19	41.32	Kentucky			11	5-6-0	27	11	5-6-0	SEC
28	13.41	37	10.68	101	83.50	East Carolina			11	9-2-0	28	11	9-2-0	SoCon
29	12.10	28	12.90	20	41.59	Mississippi			11	6-5-0	29	11	6-5-0	SEC
30	11.50	18	18.50	13	36.92	Florida		19	12	7-5-0	31	12	7-5-0	SEC
31	11.41	23	16.06	49	50.92	Tulane			12	9-3-0	34	12	9-3-0	SWIC
32	11.34	51	5.53	80	69.73	Arizona			11	8-3-0	30	11	8-3-0	WAC
33	11.02	33	11.55	60	58.73	South Carolina			11	7-4-0	35	11	7-4-0	SWIC
34	10.82	63	2.42	12	36.82	Iowa State			11	4-7-0	32	11	4-7-0	BIG 8
35	10.80	32	11.64	38	48.71	Pittsburgh			12	6-5-1	36	12	6-5-1	EIC
36	10.71	26	13.52	11	36.58	Auburn			12	6-6-0	37	12	6-6-0	SEC
37	10.43	55	4.72	28	45.95	Michigan State			11	5-6-0	38	11	5-6-0	BIG 10
38	10.19	41	10.01	83	70.61	Kent State			9	7-2-0	33	11	9-2-0	MAC
39	9.49	57	4.62	44	50.00	Texas A&M			11	5-6-0	39	11	5-6-0	SWAC
40	8.92	45	8.62	70	65.45	Boston College			10	6-4-0	42	11	7-4-0	EIC
41	8.74	56	4.65	33	46.55	Illinois			11	5-6-0	40	11	5-6-0	BIG 10
42	8.73	36	10.86	107	85.61	Richmond			9	8-1-0	46	10	8-2-0	SoCon
43	8.49	39	10.33	7	34.05	Rice			10	4-6-0	43	11	5-6-0	SWAC
44	8.37	35	11.31	9	34.36	Kansas State			11	5-6-0	41	11	5-6-0	BIG 8
45	8.12	61	3.08	29	46.09	Purdue			11	5-6-0	45	11	5-6-0	BIG 10
46	8.03	65	1.00	22	42.91	Wisconsin			11	4-7-0	44	11	4-7-0	BIG 10
47	6.96	44	8.99	46	50.15	Southern Methodist			10	5-4-1	47	11	6-4-1	SWAC
48	6.50	46	8.37	21	42.32	Arkansas			11	5-5-1	48	11	5-5-1	SWAC
49	5.72	43	9.25	23	43.36	Miami (FL)			11	5-6-0	49	11	5-6-0	SWIC
50	5.36	50	5.77	31	46.35	Mississippi State			10	4-5-1	51	11	4-5-2	SEC
51	4.98	59	3.17	91	77.14	Memphis			11	8-3-0	50	11	8-3-0	SWIC
52	4.69	60	3.16	45	50.14	Washington State			11	5-6-0	52	11	5-6-0	PAC-8
53	4.67	54	5.02	64	61.59	Utah			11	7-4-0	54	12	7-5-0	WAC
54	4.38	68	-0.34	25	44.73	Northwestern			11	4-7-0	53	11	4-7-0	BIG 10
55	4.35	58	4.52	66	62.75	Southern Mississippi			10	5-4-1	55	11	6-4-1	SWIC
56	3.50	67	0.30	43	49.77	Navy			11	4-7-0	56	11	4-7-0	EIC
57	2.62	20	17.17	89	75.50	Dartmouth			8	6-2-0	78	9	6-3-0	Ivy
58	2.60	80	-6.75	15	38.73	Indiana			11	2-9-0	57	11	2-9-0	BIG 10
59	2.31	29	12.62	82	70.43	Pennsylvania			7	5-2-0	85	9	6-3-0	Ivy
60	1.95	53	5.39	50	52.14	Georgia Tech			11	5-6-0	61	11	5-6-0	SWIC
61	1.74	47	7.45	52	53.27	West Virginia			11	6-5-0	62	11	6-5-0	EIC
62	1.49	24	15.55	85	72.06	Yale			8	6-2-0	83	9	6-3-0	Ivy
63	0.54	52	5.46	67	63.55	Air Force			10	6-4-0	63	10	6-4-0	SWIC
64	0.45	92	-10.57	81	70.30	Brigham Young			10	4-6-0	60	11	5-6-0	WAC
65	0.25	73	-2.25	88	74.22	Utah State			9	5-4-0	64	11	7-4-0	SWIC
66	-0.38	86	-8.54	30	46.09	Oregon			11	2-9-0	68	11	2-9-0	PAC-8
67	-0.62	66	0.42	62	60.64	Clemson			11	5-6-0	70	11	5-6-0	ACC
68	-0.79	62	2.49	41	49.09	Vanderbilt			11	5-6-0	67	11	5-6-0	SEC
69	-1.04	72	-2.11	36	47.50	Texas Christian			11	3-8-0	72	11	3-8-0	SWAC
70	-1.44	83	-7.91	73	66.86	Wyoming			11	4-7-0	65	11	4-7-0	WAC
71	-1.84	76	-4.86	55	56.36	California			11	4-7-0	73	11	4-7-0	PAC-8
72	-2.22	49	5.94	65	61.70	Ohio University			10	5-5-0	71	10	5-5-0	MAC
73	-2.27	69	-0.41	99	81.11	Bowling Green			9	6-3-0	69	10	7-3-0	MAC
74	-2.42	81	-7.34	79	69.44	San Jose State			9	3-4-2	66	11	5-4-2	BWC
75	-2.46	70	-0.69	121	97.58	Temple			6	5-1-0	74	10	9-1-0	EIC
76	-3.27	74	-2.95	51	52.59	North Carolina			11	4-7-0	75	11	4-7-0	ACC
77	-4.05	30	12.62	78	69.07	Harvard			7	5-2-0	91	9	7-2-0	Ivy
78	-4.77	48	7.03	75	67.71	Brown			7	4-3-0	96	8	4-3-1	Ivy
79	-5.37	78	-5.99	106	85.59	Tulsa			11	6-5-0	77	11	6-5-0	MVC
80	-5.42	90	-10.25	39	48.77	Oregon State			11	2-9-0	81	11	2-9-0	PAC-8
81	-5.58	75	-4.56	120	96.67	Tampa			9	6-3-0	79	11	8-3-0	SWIC
82	-5.77	84	-8.04	18	41.27	Baylor			11	2-9-0	82	11	2-9-0	SWAC
83	-6.47	88	-9.66	77	68.55	New Mexico			11	4-7-0	80	11	4-7-0	WAC
84	-7.12	87	-9.62	59	58.14	Duke			11	2-8-1	86	11	2-8-1	ACC
85	-7.99	108	-16.27	111	86.55	Cincinnati			11	4-7-0	84	11	4-7-0	EIC
86	-8.09	95	-11.78	56	56.55	Virginia Tech			11	2-9-0	88	11	2-9-0	SWIC
87	-8.66	100	-13.49	5	32.82	Iowa			11	0-11-0	89	11	0-11-0	BIG 10
88	-8.77	79	-6.09	109	85.73	William & Mary			11	6-5-0	93	11	6-5-0	SoCon
89	-8.84	64	1.93	76	67.88	Cornell			8	3-5-0	112	9	3-5-1	Ivy
90	-8.96	104	-15.03	115	91.27	Louisville			11	5-6-0	87	11	5-6-0	MVC
91	-9.36	77	-4.89	68	64.41	Virginia			11	4-7-0	92	11	4-7-0	ACC
92	-10.09	91	-10.28	108	85.64	Texas Arlington			7	3-4-0	106	10	4-6-0	SWIC
93	-10.35	102	-14.49	116	91.67	Pacific			6	3-2-1	76	10	7-2-1	BWC
94	-10.84	71	-2.08	110	85.75	Colgate			6	3-3-0	128	10	5-5-0	EIC
95	-10.96	112	-17.27	69	64.60	Washington			10	2-8-0	97	11	2-9-0	PAC-8
96	-11.88	82	-7.74	96	79.22	Western Michigan			9	4-5-0	90	11	6-5-0	MAC
97	-12.73	96	-12.29	93	77.59	Colorado State			11	5-6-0	95	11	5-6-0	WAC
98	-12.87	93	-11.03	112	87.71	Furman			7	3-4-0	99	11	7-4-0	SoCon
99	-13.80	94	-11.38	53	54.55	Syracuse			11	2-9-0	102	11	2-9-0	EIC
100	-14.47	118	-21.30	102	83.50	Southern Illinois			7	2-5-0	113	11	3-7-1	EIC
101	-14.75	97	-12.42	94	79.06	Marshall			9	3-6-0	98	11	4-7-0	EIC
102	-15.08	85	-8.32	113	90.33	Rutgers			6	3-3-0	104	11	6-5-0	EIC
103	-16.28	101	-13.98	98	79.90	Appalachian State			5	2-3-0	122	11	3-7-1	SoCon
104	-16.45	114	-19.49	90	76.35	Toledo			10	2-8-0	105	11	3-8-0	MAC
105	-16.83	109	-16.51	119	95.41	North Texas			11	5-5-1	109	11	5-5-1	MVC
106	-17.15	105	-15.08	92	77.36	Holy Cross			7	2-5-0	111	11	5-6-0	EIC
107	-17.19	103	-14.50	58	57.91	Wake Forest			11	1-9-1	114	11	1-9-1	ACC
108	-18.26	120	-22.46	42	49.32	Florida State			11	0-11-0	116	11	0-11-0	SWIC
109	-18.48	111	-17.07	74	67.38	Villanova			8	1-7-0	120	11	3-8-0	EIC
110	-18.64	122	-27.21	118	92.21	Cal State Long Beach			7	1-5-1	108	11	1-9-1	BWC
111	-18.80	99	-13.34	86	73.50	Virginia Military			11	3-8-0	123	11	3-8-0	SoCon
112	-19.34	113	-18.05	127	103.36	Northern Illinois			7	3-4-0	100	11	6-5-0	EIC
113	-20.29	107	-15.87	114	91.25	Dayton			8	3-4-1	126	11	5-5-1	EIC
114	-20.87	98	-12.89	125	102.55	Saint Xavier			10	5-4-1	132	11	5-5-1	EIC
115	-21.05	117	-21.13	124	99.14	New Mexico State			11	5-6-0	119	11	5-6-0	MVC
116	-21.30	115	-20.53	34	46.55	Army			10	0-10-0	124	10	0-10-0	EIC
117	-21.59	110	-16.84	97	79.58	Tennessee Chattanooga			6	2-4-0	118	11	4-7-0	SWIC
118	-21.62	121	-26.43	104	83.83	Idaho			6	1-5-0	121	11	4-7-0	SWIC
119	-22.13	106	-15.43	72	66.72	Princeton			9	1-8-0	137	9	1-8-0	Ivy
120	-25.24	116	-20.87	105	84.22	Citadel			9	2-7-0	140	11	3-8-0	SoCon
121	-28.14	124	-29.36	126	103.35	Wichita State			10	3-7-0	134	11	4-7-0	MVC
122	-28.67	119	-21.39	95	79.12	Davidson			8	1-7-0	142	10	2-8-0	SoCon
123	-29.32	89	-10.05	71	65.56	Columbia			8	1-7-0	145	9	1-7-1	Ivy
124	-29.47	126	-31.03	128	106.40	Drake			10	2-8-0	139	11	2-9-0	MVC
125	-30.47	125	-30.74	117	92.17	Fresno State			6	1-5-0	135	11	2-9-0	BWC
126	-31.40	123	-29.32	123	99.00	West Texas A&M			11	2-9-0	141	11	2-9-0	MVC
127	-33.55	127	-32.29	129	119.00	Lamar			6	3-3-0	136	10	5-5-0	SWIC
128	-36.60	128	-38.62	100	82.77	Texas El Paso			11	0-11-0	143	11	0-11-0	WAC
129	-40.25	129	-39.88	122	98.25	Louisiana Lafayette			6	0-6-0	147	10	0-10-0	SWIC

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College Football 1973Ranking of Division I Teams

Based on games played between 1973/9/1 and 1974/1/1Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 1973
Ranking of Division I Teams

Based on games played between 1973/9/1 and 1974/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)