College Football 1973
Teams in each conference

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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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 17.83 2 12.571 6 4.417 Maryland 6 5-1-0 21 12 8-4-0 21 12 8-4-0
2 16.52 1 18.857 7 4.417 North Carolina State 6 6-0-0 15 12 9-3-0 15 12 9-3-0
3 3.67 3 6.286 5 4.167 Clemson 6 4-2-0 67 11 5-6-0 70 11 5-6-0
4 -4.17 4 0.000 4 4.000 Virginia 6 3-3-0 91 11 4-7-0 92 11 4-7-0
5 -6.30 6 -12.571 3 3.750 North Carolina 6 1-5-0 76 11 4-7-0 75 11 4-7-0
6 -8.07 5 -9.429 2 3.750 Duke 6 1-4-1 84 11 2-8-1 86 11 2-8-1
7 -19.48 7 -15.714 1 3.500 Wake Forest 6 0-5-1 107 11 1-9-1 114 11 1-9-1
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 23.51 1 17.325 9 5.875 Ohio State 8 7-0-1 2 11 10-0-1 2 11 10-0-1
2 21.77 2 17.325 5 5.750 Michigan 8 7-0-1 3 11 10-0-1 3 11 10-0-1
3 4.25 3 9.900 8 5.875 Minnesota 8 6-2-0 24 10 6-4-0 24 11 7-4-0
4 0.38 4 0.550 3 5.500 Illinois 8 4-4-0 41 11 5-6-0 40 11 5-6-0
5 -3.03 5 -1.100 7 5.875 Michigan State 8 4-4-0 37 11 5-6-0 38 11 5-6-0
6 -3.44 8 -4.950 4 5.500 Wisconsin 8 3-5-0 46 11 4-7-0 44 11 4-7-0
7 -3.71 7 -1.925 10 5.875 Purdue 8 4-4-0 45 11 5-6-0 45 11 5-6-0
8 -5.43 6 -1.925 6 5.750 Northwestern 8 4-4-0 54 11 4-7-0 53 11 4-7-0
9 -14.34 10 -17.600 1 4.500 Indiana 8 0-8-0 58 11 2-9-0 57 11 2-9-0
10 -19.95 9 -17.600 2 4.500 Iowa 8 0-8-0 87 11 0-11-0 89 11 0-11-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 24.10 1 19.250 8 5.000 Oklahoma 7 7-0-0 1 11 10-0-1 1 11 10-0-1
2 5.61 2 5.500 7 4.857 Nebraska 7 4-2-1 6 12 9-2-1 6 12 9-2-1
3 -0.54 3 5.500 6 4.714 Kansas 7 4-2-1 18 12 7-4-1 18 12 7-4-1
4 -1.76 5 -2.750 5 4.500 Oklahoma State 7 2-3-2 19 11 5-4-2 19 11 5-4-2
5 -2.22 4 -2.750 4 4.500 Missouri 7 3-4-0 16 12 8-4-0 16 12 8-4-0
6 -4.35 7 -8.250 3 4.214 Iowa State 7 2-5-0 34 11 4-7-0 32 11 4-7-0
7 -7.21 6 -8.250 2 4.214 Colorado 7 2-5-0 26 11 5-6-0 26 11 5-6-0
8 -13.64 8 -8.250 1 4.000 Kansas State 7 2-5-0 44 11 5-6-0 41 11 5-6-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 11.68 1 13.200 5 3.500 San Diego State 4 3-0-1 23 11 9-1-1 22 11 9-1-1
2 9.39 2 8.800 4 3.250 San Jose State 4 2-0-2 74 9 3-4-2 66 11 5-4-2
3 6.48 3 4.400 3 3.000 Pacific 4 2-1-1 93 6 3-2-1 76 10 7-2-1
4 -11.57 5 -17.600 2 2.625 Cal State Long Beach 4 0-4-0 110 7 1-5-1 108 11 1-9-1
5 -15.98 4 -8.800 1 2.625 Fresno State 4 1-3-0 125 6 1-5-0 135 11 2-9-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 32.24 1 29.479 7 7.833 Notre Dame 3 3-0-0 5 11 11-0-0 5 11 11-0-0
2 31.66 2 28.378 8 8.200 Penn State 5 5-0-0 7 12 12-0-0 7 12 12-0-0
3 17.77 4 21.034 5 6.429 Pittsburgh 7 5-2-0 35 12 6-5-1 36 12 6-5-1
4 11.75 5 12.525 10 8.857 Boston College 7 5-2-0 40 10 6-4-0 42 11 7-4-0
5 10.98 3 22.213 11 10.250 Colgate 2 2-0-0 94 6 3-3-0 128 10 5-5-0
6 6.09 9 5.158 13 12.200 Temple 5 4-1-0 75 6 5-1-0 74 10 9-1-0
7 4.40 7 7.542 3 5.583 Navy 6 2-4-0 56 11 4-7-0 56 11 4-7-0
8 -0.15 8 5.477 1 4.875 West Virginia 4 1-3-0 61 11 6-5-0 62 11 6-5-0
9 -0.57 10 3.973 4 6.250 Syracuse 6 2-4-0 99 11 2-9-0 102 11 2-9-0
10 -2.72 6 7.546 9 8.250 Rutgers 2 1-1-0 102 6 3-3-0 104 11 6-5-0
11 -3.51 16 -15.614 14 12.667 Cincinnati 3 1-2-0 85 11 4-7-0 84 11 4-7-0
12 -8.44 13 -12.680 18 17.333 Marshall 3 2-1-0 101 9 3-6-0 98 11 4-7-0
13 -10.32 12 -7.120 6 7.750 Holy Cross 6 1-5-0 106 7 2-5-0 111 11 5-6-0
14 -10.68 14 -14.386 12 10.500 Villanova 4 1-3-0 109 8 1-7-0 120 11 3-8-0
15 -12.11 11 -6.137 2 5.200 Army 5 0-5-0 116 10 0-10-0 124 10 0-10-0
16 -13.60 19 -27.347 19 17.333 Southern Illinois 3 1-2-0 100 7 2-5-0 113 11 3-7-1
17 -14.92 18 -25.880 16 15.500 Northern Illinois 3 1-2-0 112 7 3-4-0 100 11 6-5-0
18 -18.47 15 -15.614 15 14.357 Saint Xavier 7 3-3-1 114 10 5-4-1 132 11 5-5-1
19 -19.39 17 -18.547 17 15.500 Dayton 3 1-1-1 113 8 3-4-1 126 11 5-5-1
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Ivy League Conference [Ivy] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 13.11 1 13.750 8 5.000 Dartmouth 7 6-1-0 57 8 6-2-0 78 9 6-3-0
2 10.10 4 8.250 6 4.714 Pennsylvania 7 5-2-0 59 7 5-2-0 85 9 6-3-0
3 9.92 2 8.250 7 4.786 Yale 7 5-2-0 62 8 6-2-0 83 9 6-3-0
4 3.33 3 8.250 5 4.643 Harvard 7 5-2-0 77 7 5-2-0 91 9 7-2-0
5 2.84 5 2.750 4 4.429 Brown 7 4-3-0 78 7 4-3-0 96 8 4-3-1
6 -3.83 6 -8.250 3 4.286 Cornell 7 2-5-0 89 8 3-5-0 112 9 3-5-1
7 -15.01 8 -19.250 2 4.071 Princeton 7 0-7-0 119 9 1-8-0 137 9 1-8-0
8 -20.46 7 -13.750 1 4.071 Columbia 7 1-6-0 123 8 1-7-0 145 9 1-7-1
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 15.77 1 18.333 6 4.000 Miami OH 5 5-0-0 20 11 11-0-0 20 11 11-0-0
2 14.77 2 11.000 5 3.800 Kent State 5 4-1-0 38 9 7-2-0 33 11 9-2-0
3 -2.33 4 -3.667 3 3.500 Bowling Green 5 2-3-0 73 9 6-3-0 69 10 7-3-0
4 -6.37 3 -3.667 4 3.500 Ohio University 5 2-3-0 72 10 5-5-0 71 10 5-5-0
5 -8.27 5 -11.000 2 3.200 Toledo 5 1-4-0 104 10 2-8-0 105 11 3-8-0
6 -13.56 6 -11.000 1 3.000 Western Michigan 5 1-4-0 96 9 4-5-0 90 11 6-5-0
MAC results for other seasons
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 15.00 1 12.571 7 4.500 Tulsa 6 5-1-0 79 11 6-5-0 77 11 6-5-0
2 10.13 2 12.571 6 4.333 North Texas 6 5-1-0 105 11 5-5-1 109 11 5-5-1
3 5.53 4 3.143 4 4.200 Louisville 5 3-2-0 90 11 5-6-0 87 11 5-6-0
4 3.07 3 3.143 5 4.200 New Mexico State 5 3-2-0 115 11 5-6-0 119 11 5-6-0
5 -4.85 5 -6.286 3 3.833 Wichita State 6 2-4-0 121 10 3-7-0 134 11 4-7-0
6 -12.20 6 -12.571 2 3.667 Drake 6 1-5-0 124 10 2-8-0 139 11 2-9-0
7 -16.68 7 -12.571 1 3.500 West Texas A&M 6 1-5-0 126 11 2-9-0 141 11 2-9-0
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Pacific Eight Conference [PAC-8] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 18.52 2 13.750 8 4.929 UCLA 7 6-1-0 14 11 9-2-0 14 11 9-2-0
2 17.29 1 19.250 7 4.929 Southern California 7 7-0-0 9 12 9-2-1 9 12 9-2-1
3 6.31 3 8.250 6 4.714 Stanford 7 5-2-0 22 11 7-4-0 23 11 7-4-0
4 -0.61 4 2.750 5 4.571 Washington State 7 4-3-0 52 11 5-6-0 52 11 5-6-0
5 -3.97 7 -8.250 3 4.286 Oregon 7 2-5-0 66 11 2-9-0 68 11 2-9-0
6 -6.07 5 -8.250 4 4.357 Oregon State 7 2-5-0 80 11 2-9-0 81 11 2-9-0
7 -10.63 6 -8.250 2 4.214 California 7 2-5-0 71 11 4-7-0 73 11 4-7-0
8 -20.84 8 -19.250 1 4.000 Washington 7 0-7-0 95 10 2-8-0 97 11 2-9-0
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 22.74 1 19.492 9 6.188 Alabama 8 8-0-0 4 12 11-1-0 4 12 11-1-0
2 15.11 2 15.192 5 5.417 Louisiana State 6 5-1-0 10 12 9-3-0 12 12 9-3-0
3 2.66 6 -2.036 6 5.429 Kentucky 7 3-4-0 27 11 5-6-0 27 11 5-6-0
4 0.62 7 -3.690 7 5.500 Georgia 7 3-4-0 17 12 7-4-1 17 12 7-4-1
5 -1.48 5 -0.943 8 5.583 Tennessee 6 3-3-0 25 12 8-4-0 25 12 8-4-0
6 -3.23 3 0.568 10 6.429 Mississippi 7 4-3-0 29 11 6-5-0 29 11 6-5-0
7 -6.22 4 -0.918 3 4.929 Florida 7 3-4-0 30 12 7-5-0 31 12 7-5-0
8 -7.70 8 -6.281 1 4.643 Auburn 7 2-5-0 36 12 6-6-0 37 12 6-6-0
9 -9.44 9 -7.671 4 5.071 Mississippi State 7 2-5-0 50 10 4-5-1 51 11 4-5-2
10 -13.06 10 -13.713 2 4.917 Vanderbilt 6 1-5-0 68 11 5-6-0 67 11 5-6-0
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 24.45 1 19.250 8 5.000 East Carolina 7 7-0-0 28 11 9-2-0 28 11 9-2-0
2 14.11 2 12.887 6 4.833 Richmond 6 5-1-0 42 9 8-1-0 46 10 8-2-0
3 3.94 4 -0.590 5 4.833 Furman 6 3-3-0 98 7 3-4-0 99 11 7-4-0
4 1.36 3 4.133 4 4.800 William & Mary 5 3-2-0 88 11 6-5-0 93 11 6-5-0
5 -2.03 5 -2.210 7 4.875 Appalachian State 4 2-2-0 103 5 2-3-0 122 11 3-7-1
6 -8.94 6 -5.970 3 4.167 Virginia Military 6 2-4-0 111 11 3-8-0 123 11 3-8-0
7 -15.44 8 -13.750 1 4.071 Citadel 7 1-6-0 120 9 2-7-0 140 11 3-8-0
8 -17.44 7 -13.750 2 4.071 Davidson 7 1-6-0 122 8 1-7-0 142 10 2-8-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 24.71 1 19.250 8 5.000 Texas 7 7-0-0 8 11 8-3-0 8 11 8-3-0
2 12.43 2 13.750 7 4.857 Texas Tech 7 6-1-0 11 12 11-1-0 11 12 11-1-0
3 0.15 6 -2.750 5 4.500 Texas A&M 7 3-4-0 39 11 5-6-0 39 11 5-6-0
4 -0.52 3 2.750 6 4.643 Rice 7 4-3-0 43 10 4-6-0 43 11 5-6-0
5 -2.86 4 0.000 4 4.500 Arkansas 7 3-3-1 48 11 5-5-1 48 11 5-5-1
6 -4.49 5 -0.000 3 4.357 Southern Methodist 7 3-3-1 47 10 5-4-1 47 11 6-4-1
7 -11.69 7 -13.750 2 4.143 Texas Christian 7 1-6-0 69 11 3-8-0 72 11 3-8-0
8 -17.73 8 -19.250 1 4.000 Baylor 7 0-7-0 82 11 2-9-0 82 11 2-9-0
SWAC results for other seasons
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Southwestern Independent Conference [SWIC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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
Houston 6 6-0-0 12 11-1-0 13 12 11-1-0
Tulane 2 1-1-0 12 9-3-0 34 12 9-3-0
South Carolina 4 3-1-0 11 7-4-0 35 11 7-4-0
Miami FL 2 1-1-0 11 5-6-0 49 11 5-6-0
Memphis 5 3-2-0 11 8-3-0 50 11 8-3-0
Southern Mississippi 4 4-0-0 10 5-4-1 55 11 6-4-1
Georgia Tech 2 0-2-0 11 5-6-0 61 11 5-6-0
Air Force 10 6-4-0 63 10 6-4-0
Utah State 1 0-1-0 9 5-4-0 64 11 7-4-0
Tampa 1 0-1-0 9 6-3-0 79 11 8-3-0
Virginia Tech 4 1-3-0 11 2-9-0 88 11 2-9-0
Texas Arlington 3 1-2-0 7 3-4-0 106 10 4-6-0
Florida State 5 0-5-0 11 0-11-0 116 11 0-11-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 3 2-1-0 6 2-4-0 118 11 4-7-0
Idaho 6 1-5-0 121 11 4-7-0
Lamar 2 2-0-0 6 3-3-0 136 10 5-5-0
Louisiana Lafayette 4 0-4-0 6 0-6-0 147 10 0-10-0
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Western Athletic Conference [WAC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - 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 21.66 1 13.750 8 5.000 Arizona State 7 6-1-0 13 12 11-1-0 10 12 11-1-0
2 12.64 2 13.750 7 4.857 Arizona 7 6-1-0 32 11 8-3-0 30 11 8-3-0
3 4.82 3 7.333 4 4.333 Utah 6 4-2-0 53 11 7-4-0 54 12 7-5-0
4 -0.15 5 -2.750 5 4.500 Brigham Young 7 3-4-0 64 10 4-6-0 60 11 5-6-0
5 -0.81 4 -2.750 6 4.500 Wyoming 7 3-4-0 70 11 4-7-0 65 11 4-7-0
6 -2.30 6 -2.750 2 4.286 New Mexico 7 3-4-0 83 11 4-7-0 80 11 4-7-0
7 -10.35 7 -7.333 3 4.333 Colorado State 6 2-4-0 97 11 5-6-0 95 11 5-6-0
8 -25.53 8 -19.250 1 4.000 Texas El Paso 7 0-7-0 128 11 0-11-0 143 11 0-11-0
WAC results for other seasons
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