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 (Win_Loss)

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Ranking of teams in all divisions based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 32.94 1 39.89 1 19.92 Auburn 12 11-1-0 1 12 11-1-0 I-A 1 6 6-0-0 SEC
4 28.70 2 34.01 4 30.92 Georgia 12 10-1-1 2 12 10-1-1 I-A 2 6 5-1-0 SEC
2 32.41 3 32.35 5 31.21 Florida 12 9-2-1 3 12 9-2-1 I-A 4 6 4-2-0 SEC
6 26.74 4 31.93 16 38.58 Miami FL 12 11-1-0 4 12 11-1-0 I-A 1 3 3-0-0 Southern Indep
11 20.83 5 30.90 36 45.54 Illinois 12 10-2-0 5 12 10-2-0 I-A 1 9 9-0-0 Big 10
9 21.67 6 27.94 19 39.42 Michigan 12 9-3-0 6 12 9-3-0 I-A 2 9 8-1-0 Big 10
3 32.24 7 27.03 38 45.77 Nebraska 13 12-1-0 7 13 12-1-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 Big 8
5 27.46 8 26.28 55 54.58 Texas 12 11-1-0 8 11 10-1-0 I-A 1 8 8-0-0 Southwest AC
16 19.83 9 25.03 17 38.92 Iowa 12 9-3-0 9 12 9-3-0 I-A 3 9 7-2-0 Big 10
17 19.27 10 24.24 32 43.71 West Virginia 12 9-3-0 10 12 9-3-0 I-A 4 6 4-2-0 Eastern Indep
8 22.89 11 22.92 68 61.42 Brigham Young 12 11-1-0 12 12 11-1-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 Western AC
10 21.62 12 22.48 56 54.77 Clemson 11 9-1-1 11 10 8-1-1 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 ACC
13 20.20 13 22.45 18 39.18 Tennessee 12 9-3-0 13 11 8-3-0 I-A 3 6 4-2-0 SEC
15 19.94 14 22.38 30 42.21 Ohio State 12 9-3-0 14 12 9-3-0 I-A 4 9 6-3-0 Big 10
23 16.76 15 20.81 6 31.75 Penn State 13 8-4-1 15 12 7-4-1 I-A 3 8 5-2-1 Eastern Indep
20 18.26 16 19.55 29 41.67 Boston College 12 9-3-0 17 9 6-3-0 I-A 7 7 4-3-0 Eastern Indep
19 18.31 17 19.28 27 41.33 Pittsburgh 12 8-3-1 16 12 8-3-1 I-A 2 7 5-1-1 Eastern Indep
33 12.49 18 19.09 22 39.68 Wisconsin 11 7-4-0 18 11 7-4-0 I-A 5 9 5-4-0 Big 10
26 14.79 19 18.22 24 40.29 Maryland 12 8-4-0 19 12 8-4-0 I-A 2 6 5-1-0 ACC
12 20.37 20 18.14 9 34.54 Florida State 12 7-5-0 20 12 7-5-0 I-A 5 5 3-2-0 Southern Indep
14 20.03 21 17.98 34 45.22 East Carolina 11 8-3-0 21 9 6-3-0 I-A 4 5 3-2-0 Southern Indep
7 23.25 22 16.68 7 31.83 Alabama 12 8-4-0 22 12 8-4-0 I-A 5 6 4-2-0 SEC
22 17.48 23 15.76 31 42.83 UCLA 12 7-4-1 23 12 7-4-1 I-A 1 8 6-1-1 PAC 10
18 18.91 24 15.06 20 39.58 Missouri 12 7-5-0 27 12 7-5-0 I-A 3 7 5-2-0 Big 8
30 13.87 25 14.99 12 36.83 Kentucky 12 6-5-1 24 12 6-5-1 I-A 7 6 2-4-0 SEC
31 13.39 26 13.53 92 73.73 Virginia Tech 11 9-2-0 25 10 8-2-0 I-A 2 5 5-0-0 Southern Indep
34 11.15 27 13.43 89 72.21 Air Force 12 10-2-0 26 12 10-2-0 I-A 2 7 5-2-0 Western AC
25 15.46 28 12.34 59 57.32 Southern Mississippi 11 7-4-0 28 10 6-4-0 I-A 7 6 4-2-0 Southern Indep
28 14.17 29 12.23 47 49.50 Oklahoma 12 8-4-0 30 12 8-4-0 I-A 2 7 5-2-0 Big 8
51 3.54 30 12.11 96 76.00 Northern Illinois 12 10-2-0 32 12 10-2-0 I-A 1 9 8-1-0 Mid-American
24 15.78 31 11.55 82 66.86 Southern Methodist 12 10-2-0 29 10 8-2-0 I-A 2 8 7-1-0 Southwest AC
27 14.51 32 11.16 43 48.00 Notre Dame 12 7-5-0 31 12 7-5-0 I-A 5 5 3-2-0 Eastern Indep
42 6.81 33 10.68 39 47.00 Syracuse 11 6-5-0 35 11 6-5-0 I-A 6 7 4-3-0 Eastern Indep
32 13.11 34 10.44 60 57.71 North Carolina 12 8-4-0 33 12 8-4-0 I-A 3 7 4-3-0 ACC
29 13.94 35 10.39 81 66.55 Arizona 11 7-3-1 34 11 7-3-1 I-A 5 8 4-3-1 PAC 10
59 1.34 36 9.87 25 40.50 Michigan State 11 4-6-1 36 11 4-6-1 I-A 7 9 2-6-1 Big 10
21 17.86 37 9.82 46 49.12 Oklahoma State 12 8-4-0 37 11 7-4-0 I-A 4 7 3-4-0 Big 8
60 1.11 38 8.86 10 35.09 Purdue 11 3-7-1 38 11 3-7-1 I-A 6 9 3-5-1 Big 10
38 9.01 39 8.54 62 58.08 Washington 12 8-4-0 39 12 8-4-0 I-A 2 7 5-2-0 PAC 10
35 10.72 40 8.47 45 48.55 Memphis 11 6-4-1 40 10 6-4-0 I-A 6 4 2-2-0 Southern Indep
40 7.72 41 7.97 54 54.55 Washington State 11 7-4-0 41 10 6-4-0 I-A 3 8 5-3-0 PAC 10
46 5.71 42 7.27 99 77.60 Central Michigan 11 8-3-0 43 10 7-3-0 I-A 2 9 7-2-0 Mid-American
73 -2.62 43 7.05 113 85.30 Toledo 11 9-2-0 49 10 8-2-0 I-A 3 9 7-2-0 Mid-American
69 -0.98 44 6.75 97 76.64 Bowling Green 11 8-3-0 47 11 8-3-0 I-A 4 9 7-2-0 Mid-American
47 5.14 45 6.49 26 40.88 Mississippi 12 6-6-0 42 12 6-6-0 I-A 6 6 4-2-0 SEC
41 7.38 46 4.88 70 63.00 Baylor 12 7-4-1 46 12 7-4-1 I-A 4 8 4-3-1 Southwest AC
54 2.47 47 4.87 125 103.73 Southern Illinois 14 13-1-0 56 6 5-1-0 I-A 2 6 5-1-0 MVC
43 6.51 48 4.73 3 30.86 Mississippi State 11 3-8-0 44 11 3-8-0 I-A 8 6 1-5-0 SEC
52 3.35 49 4.21 2 29.05 Vanderbilt 11 2-9-0 45 11 2-9-0 I-A 9 6 0-6-0 SEC
37 9.47 50 4.08 21 39.68 Louisiana State 11 4-7-0 48 11 4-7-0 I-A 10 6 0-6-0 SEC
36 10.11 51 4.07 77 65.80 North Texas 5 3-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
55 2.45 52 3.65 8 34.15 Temple 11 4-7-0 52 10 3-7-0 I-A 8 7 2-5-0 Eastern Indep
70 -1.02 53 3.59 23 39.73 Indiana 11 3-8-0 50 11 3-8-0 I-A 9 9 2-7-0 Big 10
61 1.09 54 2.89 49 50.36 Iowa State 11 4-7-0 53 11 4-7-0 I-A 5 7 3-4-0 Big 8
53 2.55 55 2.88 14 38.15 Georgia Tech 11 3-8-0 51 10 3-7-0 I-A 4 6 3-3-0 ACC
45 5.73 56 2.08 48 49.82 South Carolina 11 5-6-0 54 11 5-6-0 I-A 10 1 0-1-0 Southern Indep
96 -9.67 57 1.92 11 36.36 Northwestern 11 2-9-0 55 11 2-9-0 I-A 8 9 2-7-0 Big 10
39 8.94 58 0.78 85 67.91 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 43.85 Cincinnati 11 4-6-1 62 10 3-6-1 I-A 1 3 3-0-0 Eastern Indep
66 -0.11 60 0.34 50 51.18 Colorado 11 4-7-0 60 11 4-7-0 I-A 6 7 2-5-0 Big 8
76 -4.18 61 0.01 114 85.50 Cal State Long Beach 12 8-4-0 57 9 6-3-0 I-A 5 6 3-3-0 Big West
50 3.90 62 -0.70 73 64.23 Arkansas 11 6-5-0 61 11 6-5-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 Southwest AC
58 1.38 63 -0.84 79 66.09 Wyoming 12 7-5-0 67 10 5-5-0 I-A 3 8 5-3-0 Western AC
68 -0.81 64 -0.93 80 66.41 Virginia 11 6-5-0 59 9 4-5-0 I-A 5 7 3-4-0 ACC
75 -4.14 65 -1.12 95 75.30 Cal State Fullerton 12 7-5-0 64 9 5-4-0 I-A 1 6 5-1-0 Big West
82 -6.31 66 -1.61 66 61.05 Oregon 11 4-6-1 73 11 4-6-1 I-A 6 7 3-3-1 PAC 10
62 0.65 67 -2.19 58 56.73 Kansas 11 4-6-1 71 11 4-6-1 I-A 7 7 2-5-0 Big 8
44 6.20 68 -2.27 78 65.86 Texas A&M 11 5-5-1 76 10 4-5-1 I-A 3 8 4-3-1 Southwest AC
72 -2.29 69 -2.29 37 45.59 Duke 11 3-8-0 68 11 3-8-0 I-A 6 7 3-4-0 ACC
79 -5.69 70 -2.52 13 37.55 Louisville 11 3-8-0 65 10 2-8-0 I-A 9 5 0-5-0 Southern Indep
63 0.50 71 -2.56 28 41.45 Tulane 11 4-7-0 69 11 4-7-0 I-A 3 5 3-2-0 Southern Indep
57 2.26 72 -2.73 75 64.50 Utah 11 5-6-0 66 11 5-6-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 Western AC
86 -7.20 73 -2.97 112 85.23 Indiana State 13 9-4-0 88 8 4-4-0 I-A 6 6 3-3-0 MVC
64 0.48 74 -3.10 90 72.41 Hawaii 11 5-5-1 70 11 5-5-1 I-A 7 7 3-3-1 Western AC
71 -1.49 75 -3.14 111 84.18 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7-4-0 75 10 6-4-0 I-A 2 6 4-2-0 Big West
67 -0.73 76 -3.18 84 67.64 California 11 5-5-1 74 11 5-5-1 I-A 8 8 3-4-1 PAC 10
56 2.40 77 -3.21 83 67.12 New Mexico 12 6-6-0 63 11 6-5-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 Western AC
94 -9.36 78 -3.48 106 81.23 Western Michigan 11 6-5-0 81 10 5-5-0 I-A 6 9 4-5-0 Mid-American
99 -12.00 79 -3.72 104 80.80 Ball State 11 6-5-0 79 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 Mid-American
49 4.04 80 -3.79 115 86.60 Tulsa 11 8-3-0 72 10 7-3-0 I-A 1 5 5-0-0 MVC
65 -0.10 81 -4.28 52 53.09 Southern California 11 4-6-1 77 11 4-6-1 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 PAC 10
74 -3.82 82 -5.08 76 64.70 Utah State 11 5-6-0 78 10 4-6-0 I-A 4 6 3-3-0 Big West
90 -8.59 83 -5.36 64 60.00 Colorado State 12 5-7-0 80 11 4-7-0 I-A 6 8 4-4-0 Western AC
83 -6.87 84 -5.49 65 60.55 Wake Forest 11 4-7-0 83 9 3-6-0 I-A 8 7 1-6-0 ACC
89 -7.84 85 -7.82 51 52.25 Rutgers 11 3-8-0 96 9 1-8-0 I-A 11 7 0-7-0 Eastern Indep
92 -9.15 86 -7.85 42 48.00 Kansas State 11 3-8-0 84 11 3-8-0 I-A 8 7 1-6-0 Big 8
109 -17.38 87 -8.10 15 38.45 Minnesota 11 1-10-0 85 11 1-10-0 I-A 10 9 0-9-0 Big 10
84 -6.92 88 -8.22 61 57.85 Houston 11 4-7-0 86 10 3-7-0 I-A 7 8 3-5-0 Southwest AC
105 -16.24 89 -8.56 94 75.23 Ohio University 11 4-7-0 91 11 4-7-0 I-A 8 9 3-6-0 Mid-American
77 -5.01 90 -8.71 105 81.23 San Jose State 11 5-6-0 87 11 5-6-0 I-A 3 6 3-3-0 Big West
88 -7.69 91 -8.94 86 68.27 Miami OH 11 4-7-0 93 11 4-7-0 I-A 7 8 3-5-0 Mid-American
85 -6.98 92 -9.89 120 91.00 Texas Arlington 5 3-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
93 -9.35 93 -10.00 40 47.28 Navy 11 3-8-0 82 9 1-8-0 I-A 9 4 1-3-0 Eastern Indep
78 -5.21 94 -10.86 35 45.39 North Carolina State 11 3-8-0 89 9 1-8-0 I-A 7 7 1-6-0 ACC
80 -5.84 95 -10.87 98 77.00 Eastern Illinois 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
87 -7.46 96 -11.50 63 59.59 Texas Tech 11 3-7-1 90 11 3-7-1 I-A 6 8 3-4-1 Southwest AC
98 -11.10 97 -12.48 103 80.62 Fresno State 11 6-5-0 94 7 2-5-0 I-A 6 6 2-4-0 Big West
91 -9.07 98 -13.02 41 48.00 Arkansas State 3 0-2-1 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
100 -12.31 99 -13.29 121 93.88 Colgate 4 2-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
97 -10.45 100 -13.68 74 64.42 San Diego State 12 2-9-1 95 12 2-9-1 I-A 8 8 1-6-1 Western AC
81 -6.27 101 -14.88 87 71.25 Louisiana Lafayette 10 4-6-0 102 5 1-4-0 I-A 11 3 0-3-0 Southern Indep
95 -9.41 102 -14.90 123 97.45 Illinois State 11 6-4-1 100 6 2-3-1 I-A 5 5 2-2-1 MVC
108 -17.04 103 -15.03 107 82.38 William & Mary 11 6-5-0 104 5 1-4-0 I-A 8 3 1-2-0 Southern Indep
106 -16.81 104 -15.04 67 61.17 Oregon State 11 2-8-1 97 10 1-8-1 I-A 9 8 1-6-1 PAC 10
101 -12.82 105 -15.65 69 62.00 Texas Christian 11 1-8-2 101 11 1-8-2 I-A 8 8 1-6-1 Southwest AC
103 -14.19 106 -16.28 102 80.40 Nevada Reno 5 1-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
102 -13.71 107 -16.45 116 86.95 New Mexico State 11 5-6-0 98 8 4-4-0 I-A 3 5 3-2-0 MVC
111 -19.17 108 -16.86 57 56.25 Army 11 2-9-0 92 7 1-6-0 I-A 10 5 1-4-0 Eastern Indep
115 -21.50 109 -17.95 110 84.17 Northern Iowa 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
112 -20.46 110 -18.81 91 73.15 Pacific 12 3-9-0 99 9 2-7-0 I-A 7 6 1-5-0 Big West
120 -25.84 111 -18.94 44 48.33 Western Carolina 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
110 -18.81 112 -18.98 88 71.90 Kent State 11 1-10-0 108 10 1-9-0 I-A 9 9 1-8-0 Mid-American
104 -15.88 113 -19.10 71 63.35 Texas El Paso 12 2-10-0 103 10 1-9-0 I-A 9 8 0-8-0 Western AC
107 -16.83 114 -20.64 53 53.18 Stanford 11 1-10-0 107 11 1-10-0 I-A 10 8 1-7-0 PAC 10
116 -22.61 115 -20.92 72 63.86 Rice 11 1-10-0 106 11 1-10-0 I-A 9 8 0-8-0 Southwest AC
113 -20.70 116 -21.98 109 83.45 Wichita State 11 3-8-0 105 9 3-6-0 I-A 4 6 3-3-0 MVC
117 -23.91 117 -23.56 118 90.50 Western Illinois 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
119 -25.06 118 -23.56 119 90.50 Missouri State 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
118 -24.87 119 -24.05 108 83.00 Richmond 11 3-8-0 109 6 0-6-0 I-A 12 3 0-3-0 Southern Indep
122 -29.51 120 -26.81 101 79.75 Eastern Michigan 11 1-10-0 111 9 0-9-0 I-A 10 9 0-9-0 Mid-American
114 -21.01 121 -32.77 93 74.00 Louisiana Tech 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
123 -36.20 122 -33.49 124 98.20 Drake 11 1-10-0 110 7 1-6-0 I-A 7 7 1-6-0 MVC
125 -37.66 123 -35.07 100 79.62 Virginia Military 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
121 -26.00 124 -37.75 117 89.50 West Texas A&M 11 0-10-1 112 6 0-5-1 I-A 8 6 0-5-1 MVC
124 -37.25 125 -38.27 122 96.67 James Madison 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
126 -38.85 126 -41.92 126 108.33 Marshall 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
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
Southeast 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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