College Football 1983
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1983/8/29 and 1984/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1983 - 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 32.96 1 39.86 1 19.92 Auburn 12 11-1-0 1 12 11-1-0 I-A 1 6 6-0-0 SEC
2 32.45 3 32.33 5 31.17 Florida 12 9-2-1 2 12 9-2-1 I-A 3 6 4-2-0 SEC
3 32.23 7 27.02 38 45.73 Nebraska 13 12-1-0 3 13 12-1-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
4 28.72 2 33.97 4 30.92 Georgia 12 10-1-1 4 12 10-1-1 I-A 2 6 5-1-0 SEC
5 27.48 8 26.17 55 54.75 Texas 12 11-1-0 6 11 10-1-0 I-A 1 8 8-0-0 SWAC
6 26.77 4 31.90 16 38.54 Miami FL 12 11-1-0 5 12 11-1-0 I-A 2 3 3-0-0 SIC
7 23.23 22 16.64 6 31.83 Alabama 12 8-4-0 7 12 8-4-0 I-A 4 6 4-2-0 SEC
8 22.88 11 22.91 66 61.54 Brigham Young 12 11-1-0 9 12 11-1-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 WAC
9 21.73 6 27.87 19 39.42 Michigan 12 9-3-0 10 12 9-3-0 I-A 2 9 8-1-0 BIG 10
10 21.61 12 22.48 54 54.68 Clemson 11 9-1-1 8 10 8-1-1 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 ACC
11 20.88 5 30.85 36 45.46 Illinois 12 10-2-0 14 12 10-2-0 I-A 1 9 9-0-0 BIG 10
12 20.40 20 18.14 9 34.50 Florida State 12 7-5-0 13 12 7-5-0 I-A 5 5 3-2-0 SIC
13 20.21 13 22.43 18 39.27 Tennessee 12 9-3-0 12 11 8-3-0 I-A 5 6 4-2-0 SEC
14 20.03 21 17.98 35 45.33 East Carolina 11 8-3-0 11 9 6-3-0 I-A 4 5 3-2-0 SIC
15 20.03 14 22.29 30 42.75 Ohio State 12 9-3-0 17 12 9-3-0 I-A 4 9 6-3-0 BIG 10
16 19.96 9 24.99 17 38.83 Iowa 12 9-3-0 16 12 9-3-0 I-A 3 9 7-2-0 BIG 10
17 19.42 10 24.23 32 43.75 West Virginia 12 9-3-0 15 12 9-3-0 I-A 5 6 4-2-0 EIC
18 18.91 24 15.08 20 39.54 Missouri 12 7-5-0 18 12 7-5-0 I-A 3 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
19 18.35 17 19.26 27 41.29 Pittsburgh 12 8-3-1 19 12 8-3-1 I-A 2 7 5-1-1 EIC
20 18.05 16 19.54 29 41.72 Boston College 12 9-3-0 20 9 6-3-0 I-A 6 7 4-3-0 EIC
21 17.83 37 9.82 46 49.08 Oklahoma State 12 8-4-0 24 11 7-4-0 I-A 4 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
22 17.51 23 15.65 31 43.25 UCLA 12 7-4-1 21 12 7-4-1 I-A 1 8 6-1-1 PAC-10
23 16.71 15 20.78 7 31.88 Penn State 13 8-4-1 22 12 7-4-1 I-A 3 8 5-2-1 EIC
24 15.77 31 11.41 82 66.91 Southern Methodist 12 10-2-0 25 10 8-2-0 I-A 2 8 7-1-0 SWAC
25 15.45 28 12.31 59 57.23 Southern Mississippi 11 7-4-0 23 10 6-4-0 I-A 3 6 4-2-0 SIC
26 14.82 19 18.21 24 40.21 Maryland 12 8-4-0 26 12 8-4-0 I-A 2 6 5-1-0 ACC
27 14.54 32 11.19 42 47.96 Notre Dame 12 7-5-0 27 12 7-5-0 I-A 4 5 3-2-0 EIC
28 14.08 34 10.46 81 66.77 Arizona 11 7-3-1 30 11 7-3-1 I-A 5 8 4-3-1 PAC-10
29 14.04 29 12.23 47 49.42 Oklahoma 12 8-4-0 32 12 8-4-0 I-A 2 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
30 13.90 25 14.98 12 36.75 Kentucky 12 6-5-1 29 12 6-5-1 I-A 8 6 2-4-0 SEC
31 13.43 26 13.53 91 73.50 Virginia Tech 11 9-2-0 28 10 8-2-0 I-A 1 5 5-0-0 SIC
32 13.12 35 10.44 60 57.58 North Carolina 12 8-4-0 31 12 8-4-0 I-A 3 7 4-3-0 ACC
33 12.55 18 19.06 22 39.59 Wisconsin 11 7-4-0 33 11 7-4-0 I-A 5 9 5-4-0 BIG 10
34 11.15 27 13.43 89 72.25 Air Force 12 10-2-0 34 12 10-2-0 I-A 2 7 5-2-0 WAC
35 10.73 39 8.45 45 48.50 Memphis 11 6-4-1 35 10 6-4-0 I-A 7 4 2-2-0 SIC
36 10.09 50 4.05 77 65.80 North Texas 5 3-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
37 9.48 51 4.04 23 39.73 Louisiana State 11 4-7-0 36 11 4-7-0 I-A 10 6 0-6-0 SEC
38 9.03 58 0.94 84 67.41 Arizona State 11 6-4-1 37 11 6-4-1 I-A 3 7 3-3-1 PAC-10
39 9.01 40 8.42 61 58.38 Washington 12 8-4-0 38 12 8-4-0 I-A 2 7 5-2-0 PAC-10
40 7.81 41 7.69 56 54.75 Washington State 11 7-4-0 40 10 6-4-0 I-A 4 8 5-3-0 PAC-10
41 7.37 47 4.74 69 63.12 Baylor 12 7-4-1 42 12 7-4-1 I-A 3 8 4-3-1 SWAC
42 6.80 33 10.66 39 47.05 Syracuse 11 6-5-0 41 11 6-5-0 I-A 7 7 4-3-0 EIC
43 6.52 48 4.70 3 30.82 Mississippi State 11 3-8-0 39 11 3-8-0 I-A 6 6 1-5-0 SEC
44 6.21 68 -2.41 78 65.91 Texas A&M 11 5-5-1 46 10 4-5-1 I-A 4 8 4-3-1 SWAC
45 5.76 56 2.12 48 49.82 South Carolina 11 5-6-0 44 11 5-6-0 I-A 9 1 0-1-0 SIC
46 5.70 42 7.29 99 77.70 Central Michigan 11 8-3-0 47 10 7-3-0 I-A 2 9 7-2-0 MAC
47 5.15 45 6.45 26 40.88 Mississippi 12 6-6-0 43 12 6-6-0 I-A 7 6 4-2-0 SEC
48 4.77 59 0.64 33 43.80 Cincinnati 11 4-6-1 45 10 3-6-1 I-A 1 3 3-0-0 EIC
49 3.95 63 -0.84 73 64.41 Arkansas 11 6-5-0 50 11 6-5-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 SWAC
50 3.87 79 -3.76 115 86.75 Tulsa 11 8-3-0 49 10 7-3-0 I-A 1 5 5-0-0 MVC
51 3.53 30 12.14 96 76.04 Northern Illinois 12 10-2-0 55 12 10-2-0 I-A 1 9 8-1-0 MAC
52 3.36 49 4.20 2 28.95 Vanderbilt 11 2-9-0 48 11 2-9-0 I-A 9 6 0-6-0 SEC
53 2.57 55 2.87 14 38.05 Georgia Tech 11 3-8-0 51 10 3-7-0 I-A 5 6 3-3-0 ACC
54 2.44 46 4.91 125 103.54 Southern Illinois 14 13-1-0 69 6 5-1-0 I-A 2 6 5-1-0 MVC
55 2.44 52 3.63 8 34.15 Temple 11 4-7-0 52 10 3-7-0 I-A 9 7 2-5-0 EIC
56 2.39 77 -3.22 83 67.12 New Mexico 12 6-6-0 53 11 6-5-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 WAC
57 2.25 71 -2.67 74 64.50 Utah 11 5-6-0 54 11 5-6-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 WAC
58 1.40 36 9.85 25 40.45 Michigan State 11 4-6-1 56 11 4-6-1 I-A 7 9 2-6-1 BIG 10
59 1.37 62 -0.81 79 66.09 Wyoming 12 7-5-0 62 10 5-5-0 I-A 3 8 5-3-0 WAC
60 1.17 38 8.82 10 35.00 Purdue 11 3-7-1 58 11 3-7-1 I-A 6 9 3-5-1 BIG 10
61 1.10 54 2.93 49 50.32 Iowa State 11 4-7-0 57 11 4-7-0 I-A 5 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
62 0.67 66 -2.12 58 56.77 Kansas 11 4-6-1 61 11 4-6-1 I-A 6 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
63 0.50 70 -2.59 28 41.55 Tulane 11 4-7-0 59 11 4-7-0 I-A 6 5 3-2-0 SIC
64 0.47 74 -3.04 90 72.50 Hawaii 11 5-5-1 63 11 5-5-1 I-A 6 7 3-3-1 WAC
65 0.03 81 -3.97 52 52.68 Southern California 11 4-6-1 64 11 4-6-1 I-A 6 7 4-3-0 PAC-10
66 -0.01 60 0.50 50 50.82 Colorado 11 4-7-0 65 11 4-7-0 I-A 7 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
67 -0.59 73 -3.01 85 67.91 California 11 5-5-1 66 11 5-5-1 I-A 7 8 3-4-1 PAC-10
68 -0.79 64 -0.93 80 66.32 Virginia 11 6-5-0 60 9 4-5-0 I-A 4 7 3-4-0 ACC
69 -0.96 53 3.55 21 39.59 Indiana 11 3-8-0 67 11 3-8-0 I-A 8 9 2-7-0 BIG 10
70 -1.00 44 6.78 98 76.68 Bowling Green 11 8-3-0 71 11 8-3-0 I-A 3 9 7-2-0 MAC
71 -1.44 75 -3.08 111 83.91 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7-4-0 70 10 6-4-0 I-A 1 6 4-2-0 BWC
72 -2.26 67 -2.29 37 45.55 Duke 11 3-8-0 68 11 3-8-0 I-A 6 7 3-4-0 ACC
73 -2.63 43 7.08 113 85.40 Toledo 11 9-2-0 77 10 8-2-0 I-A 4 9 7-2-0 MAC
74 -3.89 82 -4.95 75 64.60 Utah State 11 5-6-0 72 10 4-6-0 I-A 3 6 3-3-0 BWC
75 -4.22 65 -0.96 94 75.10 Cal State Fullerton 12 7-5-0 76 9 5-4-0 I-A 2 6 5-1-0 BWC
76 -4.26 61 0.33 114 85.50 Cal State Long Beach 12 8-4-0 75 9 6-3-0 I-A 5 6 3-3-0 BWC
77 -5.20 95 -10.86 34 45.28 North Carolina State 11 3-8-0 73 9 1-8-0 I-A 7 7 1-6-0 ACC
78 -5.40 89 -8.51 106 81.73 San Jose State 11 5-6-0 79 11 5-6-0 I-A 4 6 3-3-0 BWC
79 -5.69 69 -2.54 13 37.50 Louisville 11 3-8-0 78 10 2-8-0 I-A 11 5 0-5-0 SIC
80 -5.88 94 -10.86 97 76.50 Eastern Illinois 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
81 -6.40 102 -14.88 87 71.17 Louisiana Lafayette 10 4-6-0 74 5 1-4-0 I-A 8 3 0-3-0 SIC
82 -6.85 84 -5.49 65 60.50 Wake Forest 11 4-7-0 84 9 3-6-0 I-A 8 7 1-6-0 ACC
83 -7.01 92 -9.90 120 91.00 Texas Arlington 5 3-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
84 -7.03 90 -8.85 62 58.65 Houston 11 4-7-0 82 10 3-7-0 I-A 7 8 3-5-0 SWAC
85 -7.23 72 -2.98 112 85.14 Indiana State 13 9-4-0 97 8 4-4-0 I-A 6 6 3-3-0 MVC
86 -7.26 76 -3.19 76 64.73 Oregon 11 4-6-1 81 11 4-6-1 I-A 8 7 3-3-1 PAC-10
87 -7.50 96 -11.68 63 59.77 Texas Tech 11 3-7-1 80 11 3-7-1 I-A 6 8 3-4-1 SWAC
88 -7.69 91 -8.90 86 68.36 Miami OH 11 4-7-0 88 11 4-7-0 I-A 5 8 3-5-0 MAC
89 -7.85 86 -7.82 51 52.30 Rutgers 11 3-8-0 85 9 1-8-0 I-A 10 7 0-7-0 EIC
90 -8.58 83 -5.31 64 59.95 Colorado State 12 5-7-0 87 11 4-7-0 I-A 7 8 4-4-0 WAC
91 -9.08 98 -13.06 41 47.67 Arkansas State 3 0-2-1 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
92 -9.16 85 -7.78 44 48.05 Kansas State 11 3-8-0 89 11 3-8-0 I-A 8 7 1-6-0 BIG 8
93 -9.34 93 -10.01 40 47.39 Navy 11 3-8-0 86 9 1-8-0 I-A 8 4 1-3-0 EIC
94 -9.37 78 -3.46 105 81.27 Western Michigan 11 6-5-0 94 10 5-5-0 I-A 6 9 4-5-0 MAC
95 -9.45 103 -14.88 123 97.25 Illinois State 11 6-4-1 83 6 2-3-1 I-A 3 5 2-2-1 MVC
96 -9.62 57 1.87 11 36.36 Northwestern 11 2-9-0 90 11 2-9-0 I-A 9 9 2-7-0 BIG 10
97 -10.46 101 -13.67 72 64.29 San Diego State 12 2-9-1 91 12 2-9-1 I-A 8 8 1-6-1 WAC
98 -11.19 97 -12.28 103 80.62 Fresno State 11 6-5-0 92 7 2-5-0 I-A 6 6 2-4-0 BWC
99 -12.02 80 -3.85 104 80.75 Ball State 11 6-5-0 96 10 5-5-0 I-A 7 8 4-4-0 MAC
100 -12.32 99 -13.28 121 94.00 Colgate 4 2-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
101 -12.84 106 -15.80 67 62.05 Texas Christian 11 1-8-2 95 11 1-8-2 I-A 8 8 1-6-1 SWAC
102 -13.75 107 -16.44 116 86.82 New Mexico State 11 5-6-0 93 8 4-4-0 I-A 4 5 3-2-0 MVC
103 -14.23 105 -15.65 102 80.30 Nevada Reno 5 1-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
104 -15.31 100 -13.51 68 62.95 Oregon State 11 2-8-1 98 10 1-8-1 I-A 10 8 1-6-1 PAC-10
105 -15.89 113 -19.08 70 63.40 Texas El Paso 12 2-10-0 99 10 1-9-0 I-A 9 8 0-8-0 WAC
106 -16.25 88 -8.38 95 75.32 Ohio University 11 4-7-0 105 11 4-7-0 I-A 8 9 3-6-0 MAC
107 -17.03 114 -20.76 53 53.41 Stanford 11 1-10-0 102 11 1-10-0 I-A 9 8 1-7-0 PAC-10
108 -17.04 104 -15.02 107 82.50 William & Mary 11 6-5-0 100 5 1-4-0 I-A 10 3 1-2-0 SIC
109 -17.34 87 -8.15 15 38.36 Minnesota 11 1-10-0 101 11 1-10-0 I-A 10 9 0-9-0 BIG 10
110 -18.82 112 -18.95 88 72.00 Kent State 11 1-10-0 107 10 1-9-0 I-A 9 9 1-8-0 MAC
111 -19.18 108 -16.87 57 56.25 Army 11 2-9-0 103 7 1-6-0 I-A 11 5 1-4-0 EIC
112 -20.46 110 -18.80 92 73.80 Pacific 12 3-9-0 104 9 2-7-0 I-A 7 6 1-5-0 BWC
113 -20.74 116 -21.96 109 83.15 Wichita State 11 3-8-0 106 9 3-6-0 I-A 5 6 3-3-0 MVC
114 -21.07 121 -32.77 93 74.17 Louisiana Tech 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
115 -21.54 109 -17.94 110 83.67 Northern Iowa 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
116 -22.63 115 -21.08 71 64.14 Rice 11 1-10-0 108 11 1-10-0 I-A 9 8 0-8-0 SWAC
117 -23.96 117 -23.54 118 90.50 Western Illinois 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
118 -24.87 119 -24.02 108 83.00 Richmond 11 3-8-0 111 6 0-6-0 I-A 12 3 0-3-0 SIC
119 -25.10 118 -23.54 119 90.50 Missouri State 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
120 -25.85 111 -18.92 43 48.00 Western Carolina 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
121 -26.04 124 -37.74 117 89.25 West Texas A&M 11 0-10-1 109 6 0-5-1 I-A 7 6 0-5-1 MVC
122 -29.52 120 -26.78 101 79.85 Eastern Michigan 11 1-10-0 112 9 0-9-0 I-A 10 9 0-9-0 MAC
123 -36.25 122 -33.47 124 98.10 Drake 11 1-10-0 110 7 1-6-0 I-A 8 7 1-6-0 MVC
124 -37.24 125 -38.25 122 96.83 James Madison 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
125 -37.66 123 -35.06 100 79.75 Virginia Military 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
126 -38.87 126 -41.90 126 108.67 Marshall 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Akron 2 2-0-0
Appalachian State 2 1-1-0
Boise State 2 0-2-0
Central Florida 1 0-1-0
Connecticut 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Monroe 2 1-1-0
Massachusetts 1 0-1-0
Western Kentucky 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 1 1-0-0
Brown 1 0-1-0
California Poly 1 0-1-0
Citadel 2 0-2-0
Cornell 1 0-1-0
Dartmouth 2 0-2-0
Delaware 2 1-1-0
East Tennessee State 1 0-1-0
Eastern Washington 1 1-0-0
Furman 1 1-0-0
Grambling 1 0-1-0
Harvard 1 1-0-0
Holy Cross 1 0-1-0
Idaho 1 1-0-0
Idaho State 2 2-0-0
Lamar 2 0-2-0
Lehigh 2 1-1-0
McNeese State 2 1-1-0
Montana 1 0-1-0
Montana State 2 0-2-0
Morgan State 1 0-1-0
Murray State 1 0-1-0
Nicholls State 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 2 0-2-0
Northern Colorado 1 0-1-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0
Portland State 1 0-1-0
Princeton 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
South Dakota State 1 1-0-0
SE Missouri State 1 0-1-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 1 1-0-0
Weber State 1 0-1-0
Yale 2 0-2-0
Angelo State 1 1-0-0
Central Missouri 1 0-1-0
Missouri Southern 1 1-0-0
Northern Michigan 1 0-1-0
Texas A&M Kingsville 1 0-1-0
Boston University 1 1-0-0
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