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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 16.525 1 18.86 7 4.417 North Carolina State 6 6-0-0 14 12 9-3-0 15 12 9-3-0
1 17.831 2 12.57 6 4.417 Maryland 6 5-1-0 42 12 8-4-0 39 12 8-4-0
3 3.670 3 6.29 5 4.167 Clemson 6 4-2-0 66 11 5-6-0 68 11 5-6-0
4 -4.172 4 0.00 4 4.000 Virginia 6 3-3-0 77 11 4-7-0 78 11 4-7-0
6 -8.073 5 -9.43 2 3.750 Duke 6 1-4-1 87 11 2-8-1 91 11 2-8-1
5 -6.298 6 -12.57 3 3.750 North Carolina 6 1-5-0 74 11 4-7-0 75 11 4-7-0
7 -19.483 7 -15.71 1 3.500 Wake Forest 6 0-5-1 103 11 1-9-1 110 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 23.508 1 17.33 9 5.875 Ohio State 8 7-0-1 5 11 10-0-1 5 11 10-0-1
2 21.768 2 17.33 5 5.750 Michigan 8 7-0-1 7 11 10-0-1 7 11 10-0-1
3 4.253 3 9.90 8 5.875 Minnesota 8 6-2-0 27 10 6-4-0 27 11 7-4-0
4 0.375 4 0.55 3 5.500 Illinois 8 4-4-0 56 11 5-6-0 49 11 5-6-0
5 -3.034 5 -1.10 7 5.875 Michigan State 8 4-4-0 55 11 5-6-0 48 11 5-6-0
8 -5.429 6 -1.93 6 5.750 Northwestern 8 4-4-0 68 11 4-7-0 66 11 4-7-0
7 -3.714 7 -1.93 10 5.875 Purdue 8 4-4-0 61 11 5-6-0 57 11 5-6-0
6 -3.436 8 -4.95 4 5.500 Wisconsin 8 3-5-0 65 11 4-7-0 61 11 4-7-0
10 -19.954 9 -17.60 2 4.500 Iowa 8 0-8-0 100 11 0-11-0 104 11 0-11-0
9 -14.337 10 -17.60 1 4.500 Indiana 8 0-8-0 80 11 2-9-0 83 11 2-9-0
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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 24.100 1 19.25 8 5.000 Oklahoma 7 7-0-0 1 11 10-0-1 1 11 10-0-1
2 5.612 2 5.50 7 4.857 Nebraska 7 4-2-1 6 12 9-2-1 6 12 9-2-1
3 -0.536 3 5.50 6 4.714 Kansas 7 4-2-1 17 12 7-4-1 16 12 7-4-1
5 -2.220 4 -2.75 4 4.500 Missouri 7 3-4-0 16 12 8-4-0 17 12 8-4-0
4 -1.763 5 -2.75 5 4.500 Oklahoma State 7 2-3-2 22 11 5-4-2 21 11 5-4-2
7 -7.210 6 -8.25 2 4.214 Colorado 7 2-5-0 40 11 5-6-0 33 11 5-6-0
6 -4.347 7 -8.25 3 4.214 Iowa State 7 2-5-0 63 11 4-7-0 58 11 4-7-0
8 -13.636 8 -8.25 1 4.000 Kansas State 7 2-5-0 35 11 5-6-0 32 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 11.681 1 13.20 5 3.500 San Diego State 4 3-0-1 31 11 9-1-1 25 11 9-1-1
2 9.392 2 8.80 4 3.250 San Jose State 4 2-0-2 81 9 3-4-2 74 11 5-4-2
3 6.476 3 4.40 3 3.000 Pacific 4 2-1-1 102 6 3-2-1 79 10 7-2-1
5 -15.978 4 -8.80 1 2.625 Fresno State 4 1-3-0 125 6 1-5-0 139 11 2-9-0
4 -11.571 5 -17.60 2 2.625 Cal State Long Beach 4 0-4-0 122 7 1-5-1 128 11 1-9-1
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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 32.242 1 29.48 7 7.833 Notre Dame 3 3-0-0 2 11 11-0-0 2 11 11-0-0
2 31.660 2 28.38 8 8.200 Penn State 5 5-0-0 3 12 12-0-0 3 12 12-0-0
5 10.981 3 22.21 11 10.250 Colgate 2 2-0-0 71 6 3-3-0 111 10 5-5-0
3 17.767 4 21.03 5 6.429 Pittsburgh 7 5-2-0 32 12 6-5-1 30 12 6-5-1
4 11.748 5 12.53 10 8.857 Boston College 7 5-2-0 45 10 6-4-0 40 11 7-4-0
10 -2.719 6 7.55 9 8.250 Rutgers 2 1-1-0 85 6 3-3-0 100 11 6-5-0
7 4.404 7 7.54 3 5.583 Navy 6 2-4-0 67 11 4-7-0 65 11 4-7-0
8 -0.151 8 5.48 1 4.875 West Virginia 4 1-3-0 47 11 6-5-0 44 11 6-5-0
6 6.087 9 5.16 13 12.200 Temple 5 4-1-0 70 6 5-1-0 67 10 9-1-0
9 -0.567 10 3.97 4 6.250 Syracuse 6 2-4-0 94 11 2-9-0 92 11 2-9-0
15 -12.115 11 -6.14 2 5.200 Army 5 0-5-0 115 10 0-10-0 123 10 0-10-0
13 -10.318 12 -7.12 6 7.750 Holy Cross 6 1-5-0 105 7 2-5-0 103 11 5-6-0
12 -8.442 13 -12.68 18 17.333 Marshall 3 2-1-0 97 9 3-6-0 94 11 4-7-0
14 -10.681 14 -14.39 12 10.500 Villanova 4 1-3-0 111 8 1-7-0 124 11 3-8-0
18 -18.470 15 -15.61 15 14.357 Saint Xavier 7 3-3-1 98 10 5-4-1 113 11 5-5-1
11 -3.511 16 -15.61 14 12.667 Cincinnati 3 1-2-0 108 11 4-7-0 108 11 4-7-0
19 -19.395 17 -18.55 17 15.500 Dayton 3 1-1-1 107 8 3-4-1 119 11 5-5-1
17 -14.923 18 -25.88 16 15.500 Northern Illinois 3 1-2-0 113 7 3-4-0 112 11 6-5-0
16 -13.597 19 -27.35 19 17.333 Southern Illinois 3 1-2-0 118 7 2-5-0 130 11 3-7-1
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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 13.108 1 13.75 8 5.000 Dartmouth 7 6-1-0 20 8 6-2-0 52 9 6-3-0
3 9.923 2 8.25 7 4.786 Yale 7 5-2-0 24 8 6-2-0 63 9 6-3-0
4 3.328 3 8.25 5 4.643 Harvard 7 5-2-0 30 7 5-2-0 62 9 7-2-0
2 10.095 4 8.25 6 4.714 Pennsylvania 7 5-2-0 29 7 5-2-0 71 9 6-3-0
5 2.842 5 2.75 4 4.429 Brown 7 4-3-0 48 7 4-3-0 80 8 4-3-1
6 -3.827 6 -8.25 3 4.286 Cornell 7 2-5-0 64 8 3-5-0 96 9 3-5-1
8 -20.464 7 -13.75 1 4.071 Columbia 7 1-6-0 89 8 1-7-0 125 9 1-7-1
7 -15.005 8 -19.25 2 4.071 Princeton 7 0-7-0 106 9 1-8-0 137 9 1-8-0
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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 15.766 1 18.33 6 4.000 Miami OH 5 5-0-0 8 11 11-0-0 8 11 11-0-0
2 14.766 2 11.00 5 3.800 Kent State 5 4-1-0 41 9 7-2-0 36 11 9-2-0
4 -6.367 3 -3.67 4 3.500 Ohio University 5 2-3-0 49 10 5-5-0 45 10 5-5-0
3 -2.327 4 -3.67 3 3.500 Bowling Green 5 2-3-0 69 9 6-3-0 64 10 7-3-0
5 -8.274 5 -11.00 2 3.200 Toledo 5 1-4-0 114 10 2-8-0 114 11 3-8-0
6 -13.563 6 -11.00 1 3.000 Western Michigan 5 1-4-0 82 9 4-5-0 77 11 6-5-0
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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 14.998 1 12.57 7 4.500 Tulsa 6 5-1-0 78 11 6-5-0 76 11 6-5-0
2 10.134 2 12.57 6 4.333 North Texas 6 5-1-0 109 11 5-5-1 107 11 5-5-1
4 3.068 3 3.14 5 4.200 New Mexico State 5 3-2-0 117 11 5-6-0 118 11 5-6-0
3 5.535 4 3.14 4 4.200 Louisville 5 3-2-0 104 11 5-6-0 106 11 5-6-0
5 -4.851 5 -6.29 3 3.833 Wichita State 6 2-4-0 124 10 3-7-0 134 11 4-7-0
6 -12.202 6 -12.57 2 3.667 Drake 6 1-5-0 126 10 2-8-0 141 11 2-9-0
7 -16.682 7 -12.57 1 3.500 West Texas A&M 6 1-5-0 123 11 2-9-0 135 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 17.289 1 19.25 7 4.929 Southern California 7 7-0-0 10 12 9-2-1 10 12 9-2-1
1 18.517 2 13.75 8 4.929 UCLA 7 6-1-0 19 11 9-2-0 19 11 9-2-0
3 6.313 3 8.25 6 4.714 Stanford 7 5-2-0 34 11 7-4-0 29 11 7-4-0
4 -0.606 4 2.75 5 4.571 Washington State 7 4-3-0 60 11 5-6-0 56 11 5-6-0
6 -6.067 5 -8.25 4 4.357 Oregon State 7 2-5-0 90 11 2-9-0 90 11 2-9-0
7 -10.628 6 -8.25 2 4.214 California 7 2-5-0 76 11 4-7-0 73 11 4-7-0
5 -3.974 7 -8.25 3 4.286 Oregon 7 2-5-0 86 11 2-9-0 88 11 2-9-0
8 -20.845 8 -19.25 1 4.000 Washington 7 0-7-0 112 10 2-8-0 116 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 22.736 1 19.49 9 6.188 Alabama 8 8-0-0 4 12 11-1-0 4 12 11-1-0
2 15.111 2 15.19 5 5.417 Louisiana State 6 5-1-0 12 12 9-3-0 12 12 9-3-0
6 -3.228 3 0.57 10 6.429 Mississippi 7 4-3-0 28 11 6-5-0 28 11 6-5-0
7 -6.221 4 -0.92 3 4.929 Florida 7 3-4-0 18 12 7-5-0 18 12 7-5-0
5 -1.476 5 -0.94 8 5.583 Tennessee 6 3-3-0 21 12 8-4-0 20 12 8-4-0
3 2.659 6 -2.04 6 5.429 Kentucky 7 3-4-0 38 11 5-6-0 35 11 5-6-0
4 0.618 7 -3.69 7 5.500 Georgia 7 3-4-0 15 12 7-4-1 14 12 7-4-1
8 -7.698 8 -6.28 1 4.643 Auburn 7 2-5-0 26 12 6-6-0 26 12 6-6-0
9 -9.443 9 -7.67 4 5.071 Mississippi State 7 2-5-0 50 10 4-5-1 47 11 4-5-2
10 -13.059 10 -13.71 2 4.917 Vanderbilt 6 1-5-0 62 11 5-6-0 60 11 5-6-0
SEC results for other seasons
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 24.447 1 19.25 8 5.000 East Carolina 7 7-0-0 37 11 9-2-0 41 11 9-2-0
2 14.106 2 12.89 6 4.833 Richmond 6 5-1-0 36 9 8-1-0 37 10 8-2-0
4 1.364 3 4.13 4 4.800 William & Mary 5 3-2-0 79 11 6-5-0 85 11 6-5-0
3 3.938 4 -0.59 5 4.833 Furman 6 3-3-0 93 7 3-4-0 99 11 7-4-0
5 -2.032 5 -2.21 7 4.875 Appalachian State 4 2-2-0 101 5 2-3-0 120 11 3-7-1
6 -8.945 6 -5.97 3 4.167 Virginia Military 6 2-4-0 99 11 3-8-0 109 11 3-8-0
8 -17.443 7 -13.75 2 4.071 Davidson 7 1-6-0 119 8 1-7-0 140 10 2-8-0
7 -15.436 8 -13.75 1 4.071 Citadel 7 1-6-0 116 9 2-7-0 138 11 3-8-0
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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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 24.707 1 19.25 8 5.000 Texas 7 7-0-0 13 11 8-3-0 13 11 8-3-0
2 12.432 2 13.75 7 4.857 Texas Tech 7 6-1-0 9 12 11-1-0 9 12 11-1-0
4 -0.520 3 2.75 6 4.643 Rice 7 4-3-0 39 10 4-6-0 34 11 5-6-0
5 -2.861 4 0.00 4 4.500 Arkansas 7 3-3-1 46 11 5-5-1 42 11 5-5-1
6 -4.493 5 -0.00 3 4.357 Southern Methodist 7 3-3-1 44 10 5-4-1 43 11 6-4-1
3 0.148 6 -2.75 5 4.500 Texas A&M 7 3-4-0 57 11 5-6-0 53 11 5-6-0
7 -11.686 7 -13.75 2 4.143 Texas Christian 7 1-6-0 72 11 3-8-0 72 11 3-8-0
8 -17.728 8 -19.25 1 4.000 Baylor 7 0-7-0 84 11 2-9-0 86 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 Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 21.665 1 13.75 8 5.000 Arizona State 7 6-1-0 25 12 11-1-0 22 12 11-1-0
2 12.635 2 13.75 7 4.857 Arizona 7 6-1-0 51 11 8-3-0 46 11 8-3-0
3 4.823 3 7.33 4 4.333 Utah 6 4-2-0 54 11 7-4-0 59 12 7-5-0
5 -0.807 4 -2.75 6 4.500 Wyoming 7 3-4-0 83 11 4-7-0 81 11 4-7-0
4 -0.145 5 -2.75 5 4.500 Brigham Young 7 3-4-0 92 10 4-6-0 89 11 5-6-0
6 -2.299 6 -2.75 2 4.286 New Mexico 7 3-4-0 88 11 4-7-0 84 11 4-7-0
7 -10.345 7 -7.33 3 4.333 Colorado State 6 2-4-0 96 11 5-6-0 93 11 5-6-0
8 -25.526 8 -19.25 1 4.000 Texas El Paso 7 0-7-0 128 11 0-11-0 144 11 0-11-0
WAC results for other seasons
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