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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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