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| 1983 - Ranking of University Division teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss | ||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 31.53 | 1 | 37.76 | 1 | 19.25 | Auburn | 12 | 11-1-0 | 1 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SEC |
| 4 | 26.78 | 2 | 31.73 | 4 | 29.25 | Georgia | 12 | 10-1-1 | 2 | 12 | 10-1-1 | SEC |
| 2 | 30.97 | 3 | 30.14 | 6 | 31.08 | Florida | 12 | 9-2-1 | 3 | 12 | 9-2-1 | SEC |
| 5 | 24.80 | 4 | 29.47 | 16 | 37.33 | Miami FL | 12 | 11-1-0 | 4 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SIC |
| 14 | 18.50 | 5 | 28.64 | 38 | 44.04 | Illinois | 12 | 10-2-0 | 5 | 12 | 10-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 10 | 19.27 | 6 | 25.63 | 20 | 38.42 | Michigan | 12 | 9-3-0 | 6 | 12 | 9-3-0 | BIG 10 |
| 3 | 29.71 | 7 | 24.21 | 43 | 45.73 | Nebraska | 13 | 12-1-0 | 7 | 13 | 12-1-0 | BIG 8 |
| 6 | 24.16 | 8 | 23.94 | 58 | 54.23 | Texas | 11 | 10-1-0 | 8 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SWAC |
| 16 | 17.43 | 9 | 22.57 | 18 | 37.71 | Iowa | 12 | 9-3-0 | 9 | 12 | 9-3-0 | BIG 10 |
| 15 | 18.03 | 10 | 22.39 | 33 | 42.88 | West Virginia | 12 | 9-3-0 | 10 | 12 | 9-3-0 | EIC |
| 8 | 20.87 | 11 | 21.56 | 44 | 46.80 | Clemson | 10 | 8-1-1 | 12 | 11 | 9-1-1 | ACC |
| 9 | 20.40 | 12 | 20.59 | 67 | 59.38 | Brigham Young | 12 | 11-1-0 | 11 | 12 | 11-1-0 | WAC |
| 12 | 18.76 | 13 | 20.12 | 17 | 37.50 | Tennessee | 11 | 8-3-0 | 13 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SEC |
| 17 | 17.32 | 14 | 19.83 | 30 | 41.58 | Ohio State | 12 | 9-3-0 | 14 | 12 | 9-3-0 | BIG 10 |
| 22 | 14.66 | 15 | 17.80 | 7 | 31.83 | Penn State | 12 | 7-4-1 | 15 | 13 | 8-4-1 | EIC |
| 19 | 16.33 | 16 | 17.19 | 24 | 39.17 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 8-3-1 | 17 | 12 | 8-3-1 | EIC |
| 20 | 15.65 | 17 | 16.89 | 29 | 40.22 | Boston College | 9 | 6-3-0 | 16 | 12 | 9-3-0 | EIC |
| 33 | 9.72 | 18 | 16.33 | 23 | 39.05 | Wisconsin | 11 | 7-4-0 | 18 | 11 | 7-4-0 | BIG 10 |
| 26 | 13.27 | 19 | 16.07 | 21 | 38.46 | Maryland | 12 | 8-4-0 | 19 | 12 | 8-4-0 | ACC |
| 13 | 18.68 | 20 | 15.82 | 8 | 33.42 | Florida State | 12 | 7-5-0 | 20 | 12 | 7-5-0 | SIC |
| 11 | 18.93 | 21 | 15.78 | 36 | 43.83 | East Carolina | 9 | 6-3-0 | 21 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SIC |
| 7 | 21.35 | 22 | 14.52 | 5 | 30.33 | Alabama | 12 | 8-4-0 | 22 | 12 | 8-4-0 | SEC |
| 21 | 15.31 | 23 | 13.17 | 32 | 42.38 | UCLA | 12 | 7-4-1 | 23 | 12 | 7-4-1 | PAC-10 |
| 29 | 12.13 | 24 | 12.41 | 11 | 35.62 | Kentucky | 12 | 6-5-1 | 25 | 12 | 6-5-1 | SEC |
| 28 | 12.27 | 25 | 12.30 | 83 | 65.50 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 8-2-0 | 26 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SIC |
| 34 | 9.11 | 26 | 12.17 | 87 | 68.08 | Air Force | 12 | 10-2-0 | 27 | 12 | 10-2-0 | WAC |
| 18 | 16.44 | 27 | 12.15 | 26 | 39.42 | Missouri | 12 | 7-5-0 | 24 | 12 | 7-5-0 | BIG 8 |
| 23 | 14.38 | 28 | 10.31 | 48 | 48.65 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 6-4-0 | 28 | 11 | 7-4-0 | SIC |
| 25 | 13.42 | 29 | 9.67 | 80 | 62.75 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 8-2-0 | 31 | 12 | 10-2-0 | SWAC |
| 32 | 11.20 | 30 | 9.33 | 47 | 48.50 | Oklahoma | 12 | 8-4-0 | 29 | 12 | 8-4-0 | BIG 8 |
| 27 | 12.32 | 31 | 8.70 | 41 | 45.54 | Notre Dame | 12 | 7-5-0 | 32 | 12 | 7-5-0 | EIC |
| 55 | -0.28 | 32 | 8.33 | 96 | 75.92 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 10-2-0 | 30 | 12 | 10-2-0 | MAC |
| 31 | 11.84 | 33 | 8.04 | 62 | 55.88 | North Carolina | 12 | 8-4-0 | 35 | 12 | 8-4-0 | ACC |
| 30 | 11.92 | 34 | 8.02 | 81 | 64.64 | Arizona | 11 | 7-3-1 | 34 | 11 | 7-3-1 | PAC-10 |
| 41 | 4.73 | 35 | 7.82 | 42 | 45.55 | Syracuse | 11 | 6-5-0 | 33 | 11 | 6-5-0 | EIC |
| 56 | -1.08 | 36 | 7.50 | 27 | 39.50 | Michigan State | 11 | 4-6-1 | 36 | 11 | 4-6-1 | BIG 10 |
| 24 | 14.24 | 37 | 6.55 | 51 | 49.77 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 37 | 12 | 8-4-0 | BIG 8 |
| 58 | -1.16 | 38 | 6.55 | 10 | 34.05 | Purdue | 11 | 3-7-1 | 38 | 11 | 3-7-1 | BIG 10 |
| 38 | 6.24 | 39 | 5.96 | 61 | 55.75 | Washington | 12 | 8-4-0 | 40 | 12 | 8-4-0 | PAC-10 |
| 35 | 8.19 | 40 | 5.37 | 31 | 41.80 | Memphis | 10 | 6-4-0 | 39 | 11 | 6-4-1 | SIC |
| 40 | 5.24 | 41 | 5.05 | 57 | 53.55 | Washington State | 10 | 6-4-0 | 41 | 11 | 7-4-0 | PAC-10 |
| 43 | 3.75 | 42 | 4.72 | 25 | 39.21 | Mississippi | 12 | 6-6-0 | 45 | 12 | 6-6-0 | SEC |
| 47 | 1.99 | 43 | 2.97 | 98 | 77.45 | Central Michigan | 10 | 7-3-0 | 42 | 11 | 8-3-0 | MAC |
| 39 | 5.56 | 44 | 2.59 | 3 | 29.18 | Mississippi State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 48 | 11 | 3-8-0 | SEC |
| 48 | 1.97 | 45 | 2.59 | 2 | 27.91 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 2-9-0 | 49 | 11 | 2-9-0 | SEC |
| 42 | 4.58 | 46 | 2.47 | 72 | 60.88 | Baylor | 12 | 7-4-1 | 47 | 12 | 7-4-1 | SWAC |
| 71 | -5.04 | 47 | 2.42 | 97 | 76.14 | Bowling Green | 11 | 8-3-0 | 44 | 11 | 8-3-0 | MAC |
| 36 | 7.71 | 48 | 2.41 | 19 | 37.73 | Louisiana State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 51 | 11 | 4-7-0 | SEC |
| 77 | -7.02 | 49 | 2.11 | 108 | 84.00 | Toledo | 10 | 8-2-0 | 43 | 11 | 9-2-0 | MAC |
| 67 | -3.08 | 50 | 1.55 | 22 | 38.64 | Indiana | 11 | 3-8-0 | 53 | 11 | 3-8-0 | BIG 10 |
| 51 | 1.05 | 51 | 1.19 | 14 | 36.45 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 3-7-0 | 55 | 11 | 3-8-0 | ACC |
| 52 | 0.39 | 52 | 0.98 | 9 | 33.95 | Temple | 10 | 3-7-0 | 52 | 11 | 4-7-0 | EIC |
| 57 | -1.09 | 53 | 0.65 | 50 | 49.27 | Iowa State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 54 | 11 | 4-7-0 | BIG 8 |
| 44 | 3.70 | 54 | -0.14 | 45 | 47.82 | South Carolina | 11 | 5-6-0 | 56 | 11 | 5-6-0 | SIC |
| 90 | -11.96 | 55 | -0.74 | 12 | 35.73 | Northwestern | 11 | 2-9-0 | 57 | 11 | 2-9-0 | BIG 10 |
| 69 | -3.80 | 56 | -1.06 | 112 | 97.92 | Southern Illinois | 6 | 5-1-0 | 46 | 14 | 13-1-0 | MVC |
| 75 | -6.59 | 57 | -1.48 | 106 | 82.33 | Cal State Long Beach | 9 | 6-3-0 | 61 | 12 | 8-4-0 | BWC |
| 37 | 6.71 | 58 | -1.73 | 82 | 65.18 | Arizona State | 11 | 6-4-1 | 58 | 11 | 6-4-1 | PAC-10 |
| 60 | -1.41 | 59 | -1.81 | 53 | 50.89 | Virginia | 9 | 4-5-0 | 64 | 11 | 6-5-0 | ACC |
| 65 | -2.86 | 60 | -1.85 | 52 | 50.23 | Colorado | 11 | 4-7-0 | 60 | 11 | 4-7-0 | BIG 8 |
| 50 | 1.34 | 61 | -2.13 | 73 | 61.27 | Arkansas | 11 | 6-5-0 | 63 | 11 | 6-5-0 | SWAC |
| 45 | 2.93 | 62 | -2.78 | 37 | 43.85 | Cincinnati | 10 | 3-6-1 | 59 | 11 | 4-6-1 | EIC |
| 53 | 0.11 | 63 | -3.00 | 84 | 66.14 | New Mexico | 11 | 6-5-0 | 77 | 12 | 6-6-0 | WAC |
| 76 | -6.72 | 64 | -3.36 | 91 | 69.61 | Cal State Fullerton | 9 | 5-4-0 | 65 | 12 | 7-5-0 | BWC |
| 78 | -7.09 | 65 | -3.85 | 13 | 35.80 | Louisville | 10 | 2-8-0 | 69 | 11 | 3-8-0 | SIC |
| 54 | -0.07 | 66 | -4.29 | 76 | 62.18 | Utah | 11 | 5-6-0 | 71 | 11 | 5-6-0 | WAC |
| 62 | -2.39 | 67 | -4.56 | 68 | 59.40 | Wyoming | 10 | 5-5-0 | 62 | 12 | 7-5-0 | WAC |
| 68 | -3.60 | 68 | -4.57 | 34 | 43.41 | Duke | 11 | 3-8-0 | 67 | 11 | 3-8-0 | ACC |
| 59 | -1.40 | 69 | -4.74 | 28 | 39.73 | Tulane | 11 | 4-7-0 | 70 | 11 | 4-7-0 | SIC |
| 63 | -2.58 | 70 | -5.03 | 90 | 69.18 | Hawaii | 11 | 5-5-1 | 74 | 11 | 5-5-1 | WAC |
| 61 | -2.18 | 71 | -5.07 | 60 | 55.50 | Kansas | 11 | 4-6-1 | 66 | 11 | 4-6-1 | BIG 8 |
| 49 | 1.35 | 72 | -5.28 | 103 | 80.80 | Tulsa | 10 | 7-3-0 | 79 | 11 | 8-3-0 | MVC |
| 81 | -9.79 | 73 | -5.66 | 78 | 62.64 | Oregon | 11 | 4-6-1 | 76 | 11 | 4-6-1 | PAC-10 |
| 66 | -3.06 | 74 | -5.77 | 85 | 66.23 | California | 11 | 5-5-1 | 73 | 11 | 5-5-1 | PAC-10 |
| 70 | -4.18 | 75 | -5.78 | 99 | 78.60 | Nevada Las Vegas | 10 | 6-4-0 | 75 | 11 | 7-4-0 | BWC |
| 46 | 2.63 | 76 | -6.21 | 71 | 60.80 | Texas A&M | 10 | 4-5-1 | 68 | 11 | 5-5-1 | SWAC |
| 64 | -2.80 | 77 | -6.68 | 55 | 51.55 | Southern California | 11 | 4-6-1 | 81 | 11 | 4-6-1 | PAC-10 |
| 72 | -6.08 | 78 | -7.36 | 79 | 62.65 | Utah State | 10 | 4-6-0 | 82 | 11 | 5-6-0 | BWC |
| 96 | -16.34 | 79 | -7.78 | 104 | 81.30 | Ball State | 10 | 5-5-0 | 80 | 11 | 6-5-0 | MAC |
| 87 | -11.18 | 80 | -7.92 | 65 | 57.55 | Colorado State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 83 | 12 | 5-7-0 | WAC |
| 94 | -15.31 | 81 | -9.17 | 102 | 79.70 | Western Michigan | 10 | 5-5-0 | 78 | 11 | 6-5-0 | MAC |
| 86 | -11.06 | 82 | -9.62 | 39 | 44.50 | Navy | 9 | 1-8-0 | 93 | 11 | 3-8-0 | EIC |
| 84 | -10.48 | 83 | -9.74 | 54 | 51.11 | Wake Forest | 9 | 3-6-0 | 84 | 11 | 4-7-0 | ACC |
| 89 | -11.76 | 84 | -10.00 | 46 | 47.95 | Kansas State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 85 | 11 | 3-8-0 | BIG 8 |
| 101 | -19.91 | 85 | -10.76 | 15 | 37.09 | Minnesota | 11 | 1-10-0 | 87 | 11 | 1-10-0 | BIG 10 |
| 82 | -9.92 | 86 | -11.08 | 63 | 56.60 | Houston | 10 | 3-7-0 | 90 | 11 | 4-7-0 | SWAC |
| 79 | -7.80 | 87 | -11.64 | 100 | 78.64 | San Jose State | 11 | 5-6-0 | 89 | 11 | 5-6-0 | BWC |
| 97 | -16.53 | 88 | -12.16 | 101 | 79.06 | Indiana State | 8 | 4-4-0 | 72 | 13 | 9-4-0 | MVC |
| 73 | -6.15 | 89 | -12.63 | 35 | 43.44 | North Carolina State | 9 | 1-8-0 | 95 | 11 | 3-8-0 | ACC |
| 80 | -9.75 | 90 | -13.44 | 64 | 57.45 | Texas Tech | 11 | 3-7-1 | 96 | 11 | 3-7-1 | SWAC |
| 105 | -21.19 | 91 | -13.80 | 93 | 74.32 | Ohio University | 11 | 4-7-0 | 88 | 11 | 4-7-0 | MAC |
| 103 | -20.87 | 92 | -13.91 | 49 | 48.71 | Army | 7 | 1-6-0 | 108 | 11 | 2-9-0 | EIC |
| 88 | -11.55 | 93 | -14.06 | 88 | 68.14 | Miami OH | 11 | 4-7-0 | 91 | 11 | 4-7-0 | MAC |
| 92 | -13.50 | 94 | -15.37 | 94 | 75.29 | Fresno State | 7 | 2-5-0 | 97 | 11 | 6-5-0 | BWC |
| 91 | -13.13 | 95 | -15.46 | 75 | 61.92 | San Diego State | 12 | 2-9-1 | 101 | 12 | 2-9-1 | WAC |
| 85 | -10.70 | 96 | -15.99 | 40 | 45.00 | Rutgers | 9 | 1-8-0 | 86 | 11 | 3-8-0 | EIC |
| 98 | -17.68 | 97 | -16.27 | 74 | 61.55 | Oregon State | 10 | 1-8-1 | 100 | 11 | 2-8-1 | PAC-10 |
| 93 | -13.68 | 98 | -16.38 | 107 | 82.88 | New Mexico State | 8 | 4-4-0 | 107 | 11 | 5-6-0 | MVC |
| 104 | -20.96 | 99 | -17.36 | 89 | 68.39 | Pacific | 9 | 2-7-0 | 110 | 12 | 3-9-0 | BWC |
| 83 | -9.97 | 100 | -17.69 | 109 | 87.25 | Illinois State | 6 | 2-3-1 | 103 | 11 | 6-4-1 | MVC |
| 95 | -15.85 | 101 | -18.13 | 69 | 60.50 | Texas Christian | 11 | 1-8-2 | 106 | 11 | 1-8-2 | SWAC |
| 74 | -6.44 | 102 | -18.14 | 66 | 59.10 | Louisiana Lafayette | 5 | 1-4-0 | 102 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SIC |
| 99 | -18.63 | 103 | -20.65 | 70 | 60.55 | Texas El Paso | 10 | 1-9-0 | 113 | 12 | 2-10-0 | WAC |
| 100 | -18.72 | 104 | -21.68 | 59 | 55.00 | William & Mary | 5 | 1-4-0 | 104 | 11 | 6-5-0 | SIC |
| 106 | -21.94 | 105 | -23.16 | 105 | 81.39 | Wichita State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 116 | 11 | 3-8-0 | MVC |
| 108 | -25.40 | 106 | -23.45 | 77 | 62.23 | Rice | 11 | 1-10-0 | 115 | 11 | 1-10-0 | SWAC |
| 102 | -19.94 | 107 | -23.75 | 56 | 52.59 | Stanford | 11 | 1-10-0 | 114 | 11 | 1-10-0 | PAC-10 |
| 107 | -23.40 | 108 | -24.01 | 92 | 72.35 | Kent State | 10 | 1-9-0 | 112 | 11 | 1-10-0 | MAC |
| 111 | -31.84 | 109 | -30.70 | 86 | 66.42 | Richmond | 6 | 0-6-0 | 119 | 11 | 3-8-0 | SIC |
| 110 | -30.83 | 110 | -31.39 | 110 | 88.36 | Drake | 7 | 1-6-0 | 122 | 11 | 1-10-0 | MVC |
| 112 | -34.12 | 111 | -32.77 | 95 | 75.72 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 0-9-0 | 120 | 11 | 1-10-0 | MAC |
| 109 | -28.06 | 112 | -40.03 | 111 | 92.58 | West Texas A&M | 6 | 0-5-1 | 124 | 11 | 0-10-1 | MVC |
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