College Football 1982
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1982/9/2 and 1983/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1982 - Ranking of all teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 33.75 1 37.74 1 27.71 Penn State 12 11-1-0 1 12 11-1-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 EIC
2 30.32 4 28.62 50 49.81 Nebraska 13 12-1-0 2 13 12-1-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
3 30.26 2 31.65 15 39.71 Georgia 12 11-1-0 3 12 11-1-0 I-A 1 6 6-0-0 SEC
4 27.86 17 18.84 47 49.25 Louisiana State 12 8-3-1 4 12 8-3-1 I-A 3 6 4-1-1 SEC
5 26.35 5 26.39 21 40.79 UCLA 12 10-1-1 5 12 10-1-1 I-A 2 7 5-1-1 PAC-10
6 25.38 13 20.09 4 32.14 Southern California 11 8-3-0 6 11 8-3-0 I-A 1 7 5-2-0 PAC-10
7 25.19 7 25.83 25 43.50 Clemson 11 9-1-1 8 10 8-1-1 I-A 2 6 6-0-0 ACC
8 25.18 3 30.89 33 45.75 Washington 12 10-2-0 7 12 10-2-0 I-A 4 8 6-2-0 PAC-10
9 24.54 9 23.09 18 40.25 Pittsburgh 12 9-3-0 9 12 9-3-0 I-A 3 7 5-2-0 EIC
10 24.13 8 24.06 30 44.58 Arizona State 12 10-2-0 10 12 10-2-0 I-A 3 7 5-2-0 PAC-10
11 24.12 16 19.74 17 40.21 Maryland 12 8-4-0 11 12 8-4-0 I-A 1 6 5-1-0 ACC
12 22.41 22 16.20 39 47.38 North Carolina 12 8-4-0 12 12 8-4-0 I-A 3 6 3-3-0 ACC
13 21.24 18 18.41 20 40.54 Florida State 12 9-3-0 13 12 9-3-0 I-A 1 5 5-0-0 SIC
14 20.78 6 26.06 88 66.42 Southern Methodist 12 11-0-1 17 12 11-0-1 I-A 2 8 7-0-1 SWAC
15 20.53 10 20.56 26 43.75 West Virginia 12 9-3-0 14 12 9-3-0 I-A 4 6 4-2-0 EIC
16 20.30 20 16.50 16 39.95 Arizona 11 6-4-1 16 11 6-4-1 I-A 5 8 4-3-1 PAC-10
17 20.07 14 20.00 19 40.54 Auburn 12 9-3-0 15 12 9-3-0 I-A 2 6 4-2-0 SEC
18 19.60 21 16.24 8 35.95 Notre Dame 11 6-4-1 19 11 6-4-1 I-A 2 3 2-1-0 EIC
19 19.47 24 14.76 13 38.79 Alabama 12 8-4-0 20 11 7-4-0 I-A 4 6 3-3-0 SEC
20 19.41 26 14.01 56 53.71 Ohio State 12 9-3-0 18 12 9-3-0 I-A 2 8 7-1-0 BIG 10
21 18.47 12 20.14 9 37.33 Florida 12 8-4-0 21 12 8-4-0 I-A 7 6 3-3-0 SEC
22 17.42 34 12.11 32 45.21 Michigan 12 8-4-0 22 12 8-4-0 I-A 1 9 8-1-0 BIG 10
23 16.90 35 11.79 24 42.82 Miami FL 11 7-4-0 24 11 7-4-0 I-A 3 3 2-1-0 SIC
24 16.50 25 14.71 34 45.92 Oklahoma 12 8-4-0 26 12 8-4-0 I-A 2 7 6-1-0 BIG 8
25 16.31 15 19.87 60 54.21 Arkansas 12 9-2-1 27 12 9-2-1 I-A 3 8 5-2-1 SWAC
26 16.24 32 12.24 65 55.42 Brigham Young 12 8-4-0 25 12 8-4-0 I-A 1 8 7-1-0 WAC
27 16.02 27 13.85 57 53.96 Texas 12 9-3-0 28 12 9-3-0 I-A 1 8 7-1-0 SWAC
28 15.14 29 13.49 31 44.65 Boston College 12 8-3-1 29 10 6-3-1 I-A 5 7 5-2-0 EIC
29 13.90 23 15.66 23 42.00 California 11 7-4-0 30 11 7-4-0 I-A 7 8 4-4-0 PAC-10
30 13.33 42 7.95 7 35.18 Stanford 11 5-6-0 31 11 5-6-0 I-A 6 8 3-5-0 PAC-10
31 13.14 40 8.72 74 59.50 Southern Mississippi 11 7-4-0 23 9 6-3-0 I-A 2 5 4-1-0 SIC
32 12.94 45 6.88 51 49.83 Illinois 12 7-5-0 32 12 7-5-0 I-A 3 9 6-3-0 BIG 10
33 12.57 37 10.84 35 46.00 Vanderbilt 12 8-4-0 33 11 7-4-0 I-A 6 6 4-2-0 SEC
34 11.22 36 11.40 11 37.80 North Carolina State 11 6-5-0 34 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 6 3-3-0 ACC
35 10.91 19 16.79 90 70.95 New Mexico 11 10-1-0 35 11 10-1-0 I-A 2 7 6-1-0 WAC
36 10.88 11 20.55 97 79.88 Fresno State 12 11-1-0 36 8 8-0-0 I-A 1 6 6-0-0 BWC
37 10.83 28 13.51 55 51.79 Iowa 12 8-4-0 37 12 8-4-0 I-A 5 8 6-2-0 BIG 10
38 10.31 38 10.73 28 43.95 Duke 11 6-5-0 39 11 6-5-0 I-A 4 6 3-3-0 ACC
39 9.94 43 7.33 12 38.41 Mississippi State 11 5-6-0 38 10 4-6-0 I-A 8 6 2-4-0 SEC
40 9.45 30 13.44 102 84.36 Tulsa 11 10-1-0 40 11 10-1-0 I-A 1 6 6-0-0 MVC
41 8.51 51 3.75 48 49.62 Tennessee 12 6-5-1 41 12 6-5-1 I-A 5 6 3-2-1 SEC
42 7.88 50 3.82 63 55.08 Wisconsin 12 7-5-0 42 12 7-5-0 I-A 4 9 5-4-0 BIG 10
43 5.67 54 2.75 22 41.95 Mississippi 11 4-7-0 47 11 4-7-0 I-A 10 6 0-6-0 SEC
44 5.54 41 8.06 46 49.12 San Diego State 12 7-5-0 44 12 7-5-0 I-A 3 7 4-3-0 WAC
45 5.38 33 12.20 59 54.04 Air Force 13 8-5-0 45 13 8-5-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 WAC
46 4.90 70 -2.08 45 48.75 Temple 11 4-7-0 43 9 3-6-0 I-A 6 7 2-5-0 EIC
47 4.85 44 7.26 27 43.85 South Carolina 11 4-7-0 46 10 4-6-0 I-A 6 2 1-1-0 SIC
48 4.66 46 6.65 36 46.60 Georgia Tech 11 6-5-0 50 10 5-5-0 I-A 4 2 2-0-0 SIC
49 4.42 39 9.20 89 67.40 San Jose State 11 8-3-0 48 10 7-3-0 I-A 2 6 4-2-0 BWC
50 4.30 55 2.36 54 51.18 Indiana 11 5-6-0 49 11 5-6-0 I-A 6 9 4-5-0 BIG 10
51 3.57 95 -10.07 37 46.95 Michigan State 11 2-9-0 51 11 2-9-0 I-A 7 9 2-7-0 BIG 10
52 3.52 52 3.13 58 54.00 Navy 11 6-5-0 54 10 5-5-0 I-A 8 4 2-2-0 EIC
53 3.52 59 1.41 61 54.36 Kansas State 12 6-5-1 52 11 5-5-1 I-A 4 7 3-3-1 BIG 8
54 3.33 53 2.91 70 58.36 Missouri 11 5-4-2 53 11 5-4-2 I-A 5 7 2-3-2 BIG 8
55 2.59 67 -0.95 68 57.75 Utah 11 5-6-0 55 10 4-6-0 I-A 5 6 2-4-0 WAC
56 1.94 31 12.37 110 96.83 Boise State 3 3-0-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
57 1.89 57 1.57 69 57.95 Oklahoma State 11 4-5-2 56 11 4-5-2 I-A 3 7 3-2-2 BIG 8
58 1.67 72 -5.31 14 38.82 Syracuse 11 2-9-0 59 10 1-9-0 I-A 7 7 1-6-0 EIC
59 1.62 58 1.55 91 71.25 Virginia Tech 11 7-4-0 57 9 5-4-0 I-A 5 3 2-1-0 SIC
60 1.27 47 5.61 52 50.30 Houston 11 5-5-1 60 10 4-5-1 I-A 5 8 4-3-1 SWAC
61 0.95 49 4.59 62 54.75 Hawaii 11 6-5-0 58 10 5-5-0 I-A 6 8 4-4-0 WAC
62 -0.00 62 0.88 2 30.18 Oregon 11 2-8-1 61 11 2-8-1 I-A 9 8 2-6-0 PAC-10
63 -0.47 69 -1.70 43 48.18 Tulane 11 4-7-0 64 11 4-7-0 I-A 8 3 1-2-0 SIC
64 -0.72 63 0.26 85 63.38 Wyoming 12 5-7-0 62 12 5-7-0 I-A 8 8 2-6-0 WAC
65 -1.20 65 0.03 92 74.50 East Carolina 11 7-4-0 63 9 5-4-0 I-A 10 3 2-1-0 SIC
66 -1.71 68 -1.37 84 62.82 Texas A&M 11 5-6-0 70 9 3-6-0 I-A 6 8 3-5-0 SWAC
67 -1.95 71 -4.72 77 60.05 Iowa State 11 4-6-1 66 11 4-6-1 I-A 6 7 1-5-1 BIG 8
68 -2.28 97 -11.35 75 59.68 Minnesota 11 3-8-0 68 11 3-8-0 I-A 9 9 1-8-0 BIG 10
69 -2.33 60 1.14 66 56.23 Rutgers 11 5-6-0 73 10 4-6-0 I-A 9 7 2-5-0 EIC
70 -2.38 80 -6.29 40 47.41 Purdue 11 3-8-0 69 11 3-8-0 I-A 8 9 3-6-0 BIG 10
71 -2.67 64 0.22 64 55.22 Cincinnati 11 6-5-0 67 9 4-5-0 I-A 11 1 0-1-0 EIC
72 -3.60 61 0.91 42 47.59 Texas Tech 11 4-7-0 71 11 4-7-0 I-A 8 8 3-5-0 SWAC
73 -4.41 48 4.74 124 109.67 Eastern Illinois 3 3-0-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
74 -4.83 75 -5.53 38 47.05 Virginia 11 2-9-0 76 9 1-8-0 I-A 6 6 1-5-0 ACC
75 -5.04 78 -6.07 44 48.18 Colorado 11 2-8-1 74 11 2-8-1 I-A 7 7 1-5-1 BIG 8
76 -5.05 74 -5.43 80 60.50 Colorado State 11 4-7-0 72 11 4-7-0 I-A 7 8 3-5-0 WAC
77 -5.27 56 2.05 86 64.77 Cal State Long Beach 11 6-5-0 75 11 6-5-0 I-A 3 6 5-1-0 BWC
78 -5.74 91 -8.88 3 30.80 Oregon State 11 1-9-1 77 10 0-9-1 I-A 10 8 0-7-1 PAC-10
79 -5.80 76 -5.81 78 60.15 Louisville 11 5-6-0 78 10 4-6-0 I-A 7 5 2-3-0 SIC
80 -6.45 77 -5.89 71 58.55 Baylor 11 4-6-1 79 11 4-6-1 I-A 4 8 3-4-1 SWAC
81 -6.97 73 -5.39 111 97.70 Louisiana Lafayette 11 7-3-1 65 5 4-1-0 I-A 9 2 1-1-0 SIC
82 -8.18 90 -8.82 76 59.91 Texas Christian 11 3-8-0 87 11 3-8-0 I-A 7 8 2-6-0 SWAC
83 -8.31 92 -9.04 29 44.20 Washington State 11 3-7-1 81 10 2-7-1 I-A 8 7 2-4-1 PAC-10
84 -8.41 79 -6.09 107 92.15 Wichita State 11 8-3-0 80 9 6-3-0 I-A 2 5 4-1-0 MVC
85 -8.72 87 -8.20 114 100.91 Miami OH 11 7-4-0 82 11 7-4-0 I-A 3 8 5-3-0 MAC
86 -8.74 99 -11.77 100 82.10 Louisiana Tech 5 3-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
87 -8.84 83 -7.29 67 57.73 Kansas 11 2-7-2 83 11 2-7-2 I-A 8 7 1-5-1 BIG 8
88 -8.86 88 -8.39 123 107.80 Western Michigan 11 7-2-2 86 9 5-2-2 I-A 2 9 5-2-2 MAC
89 -8.97 81 -6.37 79 60.41 Nevada Las Vegas 11 3-8-0 84 11 3-8-0 I-A 5 5 1-4-0 BWC
90 -9.40 85 -7.75 6 34.00 Wake Forest 11 3-8-0 89 9 1-8-0 I-A 7 6 0-6-0 ACC
91 -9.71 89 -8.42 72 58.59 Northwestern 11 3-8-0 88 11 3-8-0 I-A 10 9 2-7-0 BIG 10
92 -10.41 94 -10.00 5 32.45 Kentucky 11 0-10-1 90 11 0-10-1 I-A 9 6 0-6-0 SEC
93 -10.89 66 -0.41 87 66.40 Arkansas State 5 2-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
94 -11.12 101 -12.71 49 49.64 Memphis 11 1-10-0 98 10 0-10-0 I-A 11 4 0-4-0 SIC
95 -11.55 82 -6.75 73 58.67 Pacific 11 2-9-0 92 8 2-6-0 I-A 4 6 2-4-0 BWC
96 -11.56 86 -7.78 105 88.62 Bowling Green 12 7-5-0 91 12 7-5-0 I-A 1 9 7-2-0 MAC
97 -13.42 93 -9.49 101 83.35 Southern Illinois 11 6-5-0 85 7 4-3-0 I-A 3 5 4-1-0 MVC
98 -13.55 96 -10.17 82 62.50 Colgate 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
99 -13.80 98 -11.37 41 47.54 Texas El Paso 12 2-10-0 93 12 2-10-0 I-A 9 7 1-6-0 WAC
100 -14.19 104 -15.13 93 75.83 Louisiana Monroe 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
101 -14.40 100 -12.61 117 102.05 Central Michigan 11 6-4-1 94 11 6-4-1 I-A 4 9 5-3-1 MAC
102 -15.01 84 -7.48 81 61.22 Utah State 11 5-6-0 97 8 3-5-0 I-A 6 5 2-3-0 BWC
103 -15.13 107 -17.43 113 100.64 Toledo 11 6-5-0 96 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 9 5-4-0 MAC
104 -15.58 102 -13.66 108 92.94 Drake 11 4-7-0 95 7 3-4-0 I-A 4 6 3-3-0 MVC
105 -16.62 103 -13.85 10 37.64 Army 11 4-7-0 99 7 0-7-0 I-A 10 4 0-4-0 EIC
106 -17.83 106 -17.29 98 80.43 William & Mary 11 3-8-0 105 6 1-5-0 I-A 12 3 1-2-0 SIC
107 -18.20 108 -17.67 118 103.00 Northern Illinois 10 5-5-0 100 10 5-5-0 I-A 6 9 5-4-0 MAC
108 -19.03 112 -20.65 53 51.09 Rice 11 0-11-0 103 11 0-11-0 I-A 9 8 0-8-0 SWAC
109 -19.46 114 -24.99 96 77.95 New Mexico State 11 3-8-0 102 10 2-8-0 I-A 6 5 1-4-0 MVC
110 -19.96 111 -19.19 103 84.55 West Texas A&M 11 3-8-0 101 8 2-6-0 I-A 5 5 1-4-0 MVC
111 -21.07 110 -18.99 104 86.68 Indiana State 11 4-7-0 104 9 3-6-0 I-A 7 5 2-3-0 MVC
112 -22.02 109 -18.09 119 103.77 Ohio University 11 6-5-0 106 11 6-5-0 I-A 7 9 5-4-0 MAC
113 -24.04 105 -16.76 83 62.50 Cal State Fullerton 12 3-9-0 108 8 1-7-0 I-A 7 6 0-6-0 BWC
114 -24.14 116 -26.53 95 77.18 North Texas 11 2-9-0 107 9 1-8-0 I-A 13 2 1-1-0 SIC
115 -24.68 115 -25.03 106 90.25 Virginia Military 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
116 -26.51 121 -32.96 112 99.33 McNeese State 3 0-2-1 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
117 -26.63 113 -22.55 121 105.64 Ball State 11 5-6-0 109 11 5-6-0 I-A 8 8 4-4-0 MAC
118 -27.04 119 -28.97 120 105.50 Marshall 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
119 -29.57 118 -27.79 99 81.10 Texas Arlington 5 1-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
120 -29.61 117 -26.70 122 107.17 Western Illinois 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
121 -30.26 120 -32.28 116 101.95 Eastern Michigan 11 1-9-1 110 9 1-7-1 I-A 9 9 1-7-1 MAC
122 -33.61 122 -35.86 94 77.00 Richmond 10 0-10-0 111 9 0-9-0 I-A 14 6 0-6-0 SIC
123 -35.84 124 -41.85 115 101.05 Kent State 11 0-11-0 112 10 0-10-0 I-A 10 9 0-9-0 MAC
124 -41.53 123 -39.13 109 95.61 Illinois State 11 2-9-0 113 7 0-7-0 I-A 8 5 0-5-0 MVC
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Akron 1 1-0-0
Appalachian State 2 0-2-0
James Madison 2 2-0-0
Massachusetts 1 0-1-0
Nevada Reno 2 2-0-0
Western Kentucky 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 1 1-0-0
Brown 1 1-0-0
California Davis 1 1-0-0
California Poly 2 0-2-0
Citadel 2 0-2-0
Columbia 1 0-1-0
Dartmouth 1 0-1-0
Delaware 2 1-1-0
East Tennessee State 1 0-1-0
Furman 2 1-1-0
Harvard 1 0-1-0
Holy Cross 1 0-1-0
Idaho 2 1-1-0
Idaho State 2 1-1-0
Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Lamar 2 0-2-0
Missouri State 1 0-1-0
Montana 2 0-2-0
Montana State 2 0-2-0
Morgan State 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 2 0-2-0
Northern Iowa 1 1-0-0
Princeton 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 1 0-1-0
Weber State 2 0-2-0
Western Carolina 2 0-2-0
Youngstown State 1 0-1-0
Grand Valley State 1 0-1-0
Minnesota Moorhead 1 0-1-0
Missouri Rolla 1 0-1-0
Wayne State (MI) 1 0-1-0
Nebraska Omaha 1 1-0-0
Santa Clara 1 0-1-0
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