College Football 1985
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1985/8/29 and 1986/1/1
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -11.231 7 -8.250 1 4.07 Duke 7 2-5-0 77 11 4-7-0 69 11 4-7-0
7 -11.212 8 -13.750 2 4.07 Wake Forest 7 1-6-0 27 8 1-7-0 57 11 4-7-0
6 -10.452 6 -8.250 3 4.29 North Carolina State 7 2-5-0 68 10 3-7-0 64 11 3-8-0
5 -2.831 5 -2.750 4 4.43 North Carolina 7 3-4-0 44 10 4-6-0 44 11 5-6-0
4 3.159 4 2.750 5 4.57 Virginia 7 4-3-0 61 10 5-5-0 58 11 6-5-0
3 5.852 3 2.750 6 4.71 Clemson 7 4-3-0 43 12 6-6-0 42 12 6-6-0
2 10.597 2 10.083 7 5.50 Georgia Tech 6 5-1-0 33 10 7-2-1 31 12 9-2-1
1 16.120 1 17.417 8 5.50 Maryland 6 6-0-0 42 12 9-3-0 39 12 9-3-0
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -3.197 7 -3.850 1 5.00 Purdue 8 3-5-0 21 11 5-6-0 22 11 5-6-0
8 -9.351 8 -9.350 2 5.00 Wisconsin 8 2-6-0 52 11 5-6-0 52 11 5-6-0
9 -16.830 10 -16.500 3 5.50 Indiana 8 1-7-0 60 11 4-7-0 59 11 4-7-0
2 14.055 1 16.500 4 5.50 Iowa 8 7-1-0 39 12 10-2-0 40 12 10-2-0
1 19.767 2 14.025 5 5.50 Michigan 8 6-1-1 5 12 10-1-1 6 12 10-1-1
10 -21.164 9 -16.225 6 5.50 Northwestern 8 1-7-0 53 11 3-8-0 53 11 3-8-0
4 5.718 3 7.425 7 5.69 Illinois 8 5-2-1 26 12 6-5-1 26 12 6-5-1
6 0.183 6 -0.825 8 5.69 Minnesota 8 4-4-0 17 11 6-5-0 23 12 7-5-0
5 4.191 4 4.400 9 5.81 Michigan State 8 5-3-0 15 12 7-5-0 14 12 7-5-0
3 6.629 5 4.400 10 5.81 Ohio State 8 5-3-0 19 12 9-3-0 19 12 9-3-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -19.114 7 -13.750 1 4.07 Kansas State 7 1-6-0 66 9 1-8-0 81 11 1-10-0
7 -12.736 8 -13.750 2 4.07 Missouri 7 1-6-0 57 11 1-10-0 56 11 1-10-0
6 -8.642 5 -2.750 3 4.36 Iowa State 7 3-4-0 76 11 5-6-0 74 11 5-6-0
5 -5.895 6 -8.250 4 4.36 Kansas 7 2-5-0 69 11 5-6-0 77 12 6-6-0
4 1.129 4 2.750 5 4.57 Oklahoma State 7 4-3-0 47 11 7-4-0 60 12 8-4-0
3 6.574 3 2.750 6 4.71 Colorado 7 4-3-0 37 12 7-5-0 43 12 7-5-0
2 14.207 2 13.750 7 4.86 Nebraska 7 6-1-0 48 12 9-3-0 48 12 9-3-0
1 24.477 1 19.250 8 5.00 Oklahoma 7 7-0-0 24 12 11-1-0 25 12 11-1-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in BWC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -17.109 8 -19.250 1 4.00 New Mexico State 7 0-7-0 102 11 1-10-0 106 11 1-10-0
6 -3.536 7 -8.250 2 4.21 Pacific 7 2-5-0 93 10 3-7-0 95 12 5-7-0
7 -4.330 5 -2.750 3 4.29 Utah State 7 3-4-0 87 11 3-8-0 89 11 3-8-0
5 -1.956 6 -5.500 4 4.36 San Jose State 7 2-4-1 90 11 2-8-1 92 11 2-8-1
3 1.776 3 5.500 5 4.71 Nevada Las Vegas 7 4-2-1 103 9 4-4-1 108 11 5-5-1
4 1.125 2 8.250 6 4.71 Cal State Fullerton 7 5-2-0 106 8 5-3-0 111 11 6-5-0
2 5.675 4 2.750 7 4.71 Cal State Long Beach 7 4-3-0 101 10 5-5-0 104 12 6-6-0
1 18.355 1 19.250 8 5.00 Fresno State 7 7-0-0 105 11 10-0-1 110 12 11-0-1
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 12.132 2 14.069 1 4.00 Notre Dame 3 2-1-0 1 11 5-6-0 1 11 5-6-0
5 4.107 5 3.257 2 4.62 Navy 4 2-2-0 40 9 3-6-0 37 11 4-7-0
11 -15.838 11 -20.606 3 5.57 Rutgers 7 0-7-0 10 9 0-8-1 9 11 2-8-1
7 -5.635 7 -6.133 4 6.00 Pittsburgh 7 2-4-1 64 11 5-5-1 62 11 5-5-1
9 -7.514 9 -6.814 5 6.25 Boston College 8 3-5-0 23 11 3-8-0 21 12 4-8-0
8 -6.693 10 -10.100 6 6.29 Temple 7 2-5-0 62 9 3-6-0 75 11 4-7-0
10 -9.701 8 -6.480 7 6.33 Cincinnati 3 1-2-0 28 9 3-6-0 29 11 5-6-0
3 9.834 4 7.617 8 6.50 Syracuse 7 5-2-0 79 12 7-5-0 73 12 7-5-0
6 -1.568 6 -2.523 9 6.75 Army 4 2-2-0 71 8 5-3-0 67 12 9-3-0
1 15.993 1 19.474 10 6.75 Penn State 8 8-0-0 50 12 11-1-0 47 12 11-1-0
4 4.883 3 8.240 11 6.75 West Virginia 6 4-1-1 75 11 7-3-1 70 11 7-3-1
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in MAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
10 -10.011 10 -11.000 1 5.00 Ohio University 9 2-7-0 96 10 2-8-0 102 11 2-9-0
8 -6.487 7 -6.600 2 5.28 Ball State 9 3-6-0 97 11 4-7-0 103 11 4-7-0
9 -7.908 6 -6.600 3 5.28 Eastern Michigan 9 3-6-0 99 9 3-6-0 100 11 4-7-0
7 -6.420 8 -6.600 4 5.28 Toledo 9 3-6-0 92 11 4-7-0 98 11 4-7-0
6 -5.609 9 -9.900 5 5.38 Kent State 8 2-6-0 100 10 3-7-0 101 11 3-8-0
5 -0.641 4 1.100 6 5.38 Northern Illinois 8 4-4-0 88 11 4-7-0 91 11 4-7-0
4 1.401 5 0.000 7 5.61 Western Michigan 9 4-4-1 89 11 4-6-1 93 11 4-6-1
3 5.289 3 6.600 8 5.78 Central Michigan 9 6-3-0 104 10 7-3-0 109 10 7-3-0
2 11.166 2 13.200 9 5.89 Miami OH 9 7-1-1 94 11 8-2-1 99 11 8-2-1
1 19.220 1 19.800 10 6.00 Bowling Green 9 9-0-0 91 11 10-1-0 94 12 11-1-0
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -9.188 4 -3.102 1 3.60 Wichita State 5 2-3-0 98 10 3-7-0 105 11 3-8-0
5 -5.441 6 -12.571 2 3.75 Drake 6 1-5-0 95 8 2-6-0 107 11 4-7-0
2 1.201 2 9.794 3 3.90 West Texas A&M 5 3-1-1 109 6 4-1-1 115 10 6-3-1
4 -1.067 5 -3.388 4 4.25 Indiana State 4 2-2-0 108 6 2-4-0 114 10 4-6-0
1 21.432 1 20.040 5 4.33 Tulsa 3 3-0-0 80 11 6-5-0 79 11 6-5-0
6 -7.061 7 -14.767 6 4.62 Southern Illinois 4 1-3-0 107 5 1-4-0 112 11 4-7-0
3 0.124 3 3.993 7 4.80 Illinois State 5 3-1-1 110 5 3-1-1 116 11 6-3-2
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Pacific Ten Conference [PAC-10] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in PAC-10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -8.241 10 -11.000 1 5.11 California 9 2-7-0 65 11 4-7-0 65 11 4-7-0
9 -8.242 7 -4.400 2 5.12 Stanford 8 3-5-0 46 11 4-7-0 45 11 4-7-0
6 -0.862 6 -4.400 3 5.12 Washington State 8 3-5-0 13 10 3-7-0 11 11 4-7-0
2 11.485 2 10.281 4 5.14 Arizona State 7 5-2-0 56 12 8-4-0 55 12 8-4-0
10 -18.171 9 -10.920 5 5.44 Oregon State 8 2-6-0 25 9 2-7-0 24 11 3-8-0
1 11.995 1 10.370 6 5.81 UCLA 8 6-2-0 22 12 9-2-1 20 12 9-2-1
4 4.580 5 4.086 7 5.81 Washington 8 5-3-0 35 12 7-5-0 34 12 7-5-0
3 6.448 4 4.086 8 5.94 Southern California 8 5-3-0 18 12 6-6-0 15 12 6-6-0
5 4.261 3 7.229 9 6.14 Arizona 7 5-2-0 67 12 8-3-1 66 12 8-3-1
7 -3.254 8 -5.331 10 6.36 Oregon 7 3-4-0 63 11 5-6-0 63 11 5-6-0
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
4 7.829 6 2.200 1 4.67 Auburn 6 3-3-0 2 12 8-4-0 2 12 8-4-0
9 -14.234 8 -8.800 2 4.83 Vanderbilt 6 1-4-1 9 10 2-7-1 10 11 3-7-1
10 -16.618 10 -20.042 3 5.08 Mississippi State 6 0-6-0 12 10 4-6-0 18 11 5-6-0
8 -11.308 9 -13.273 4 5.33 Kentucky 6 1-5-0 14 10 4-6-0 13 11 5-6-0
5 6.862 5 3.046 5 5.67 Georgia 6 3-2-1 7 12 7-3-2 7 12 7-3-2
1 15.373 1 14.046 6 5.67 Tennessee 6 5-1-0 8 12 9-1-2 8 12 9-1-2
2 9.361 3 10.521 7 5.75 Alabama 6 4-1-1 6 12 9-2-1 4 12 9-2-1
3 8.524 2 13.442 8 5.75 Florida 6 5-1-0 4 11 9-1-1 5 11 9-1-1
7 -8.463 7 -7.813 9 5.75 Mississippi 6 2-4-0 11 10 3-6-1 16 11 4-6-1
6 2.673 4 6.673 10 6.50 Louisiana State 6 4-1-1 38 12 9-2-1 35 12 9-2-1
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Southern Independent Conference [SIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in SIC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -12.589 7 -6.564 1 2.50 Louisville 3 0-3-0 49 8 0-8-0 41 11 2-9-0
5 2.872 5 -1.356 2 4.90 Memphis 5 2-3-0 31 10 2-7-1 28 11 2-7-2
2 15.939 3 11.422 3 5.25 Florida State 4 3-1-0 20 11 8-3-0 17 12 9-3-0
7 -11.908 8 -9.635 4 5.25 Tulane 4 1-3-0 58 11 1-10-0 46 11 1-10-0
9 -19.558 10 -19.982 5 5.50 East Carolina 4 0-4-0 41 10 1-9-0 36 11 2-9-0
6 -1.770 6 -4.280 6 6.00 South Carolina 2 1-1-0 51 9 3-6-0 51 11 5-6-0
1 20.972 1 18.040 7 6.25 Virginia Tech 2 2-0-0 70 9 5-4-0 80 11 6-5-0
10 -20.533 9 -15.916 8 6.50 Louisiana Lafayette 4 1-3-0 86 8 3-5-0 88 11 4-7-0
3 15.214 2 16.959 9 6.50 Miami FL 3 3-0-0 30 12 10-2-0 33 12 10-2-0
4 11.359 4 11.310 10 7.80 Southern Mississippi 5 5-0-0 85 9 5-4-0 87 11 7-4-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -22.288 9 -19.556 1 4.50 Texas Christian 8 0-8-0 55 10 2-8-0 61 11 3-8-0
8 -12.633 7 -9.778 2 4.69 Rice 8 2-6-0 3 10 2-8-0 3 11 3-8-0
6 -7.004 8 -14.667 3 4.75 Texas Tech 8 1-7-0 36 10 3-7-0 49 11 4-7-0
7 -9.233 6 -4.889 4 4.81 Houston 8 3-5-0 45 11 4-7-0 38 11 4-7-0
4 9.775 5 4.889 5 5.06 Southern Methodist 8 5-3-0 32 11 6-5-0 30 11 6-5-0
3 10.276 4 9.778 6 5.19 Baylor 8 6-2-0 29 12 9-3-0 27 12 9-3-0
5 5.380 2 9.778 7 5.19 Texas 8 6-2-0 34 12 8-4-0 32 12 8-4-0
2 12.708 3 9.778 8 5.31 Arkansas 8 6-2-0 54 12 10-2-0 50 12 10-2-0
1 13.019 1 14.667 9 5.50 Texas A&M 8 7-1-0 16 11 9-2-0 12 12 10-2-0
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Western Athletic Conference [WAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in WAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -15.092 9 -14.667 1 4.50 Texas El Paso 8 1-7-0 82 11 1-10-0 82 11 1-10-0
8 -12.229 8 -9.778 2 4.62 Wyoming 8 2-6-0 72 11 3-8-0 68 11 3-8-0
7 -11.380 7 -9.778 3 4.75 New Mexico 8 2-6-0 81 11 3-8-0 78 11 3-8-0
6 -3.942 5 0.000 4 4.94 Colorado State 8 4-4-0 59 12 5-7-0 54 12 5-7-0
5 0.041 6 -2.444 5 4.94 San Diego State 8 3-4-1 73 12 5-6-1 72 12 5-6-1
3 3.707 4 2.444 6 5.19 Hawaii 8 4-3-1 83 12 4-6-2 83 12 4-6-2
4 3.418 3 4.889 7 5.19 Utah 8 5-3-0 84 11 7-4-0 85 12 8-4-0
2 17.296 2 14.667 8 5.38 Brigham Young 8 7-1-0 78 14 11-3-0 76 14 11-3-0
1 18.181 1 14.667 9 5.50 Air Force 8 7-1-0 74 13 12-1-0 71 13 12-1-0
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