College Football 1985
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1985/8/29 and 1986/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 16.12 1 17.417 8 5.500 Maryland 6 6-0-0 20 12 9-3-0 20 12 9-3-0
2 10.60 2 10.083 7 5.500 Georgia Tech 6 5-1-0 18 10 7-2-1 18 12 9-2-1
3 5.85 3 2.750 6 4.714 Clemson 7 4-3-0 41 12 6-6-0 41 12 6-6-0
4 3.16 4 2.750 5 4.571 Virginia 7 4-3-0 46 10 5-5-0 46 11 6-5-0
5 -2.83 5 -2.750 4 4.429 North Carolina 7 3-4-0 51 10 4-6-0 53 11 5-6-0
6 -10.45 6 -8.250 3 4.286 North Carolina State 7 2-5-0 87 10 3-7-0 90 11 3-8-0
7 -11.21 8 -13.750 2 4.071 Wake Forest 7 1-6-0 73 8 1-7-0 74 11 4-7-0
8 -11.23 7 -8.250 1 4.071 Duke 7 2-5-0 75 11 4-7-0 78 11 4-7-0
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 19.77 2 14.025 5 5.500 Michigan 8 6-1-1 1 12 10-1-1 2 12 10-1-1
2 14.05 1 16.500 4 5.500 Iowa 8 7-1-0 19 12 10-2-0 19 12 10-2-0
3 6.63 5 4.400 10 5.812 Ohio State 8 5-3-0 10 12 9-3-0 11 12 9-3-0
4 5.72 3 7.425 7 5.688 Illinois 8 5-2-1 37 12 6-5-1 37 12 6-5-1
5 4.19 4 4.400 9 5.812 Michigan State 8 5-3-0 29 12 7-5-0 29 12 7-5-0
6 0.18 6 -0.825 8 5.688 Minnesota 8 4-4-0 26 11 6-5-0 26 12 7-5-0
7 -3.20 7 -3.850 1 5.000 Purdue 8 3-5-0 36 11 5-6-0 36 11 5-6-0
8 -9.35 8 -9.350 2 5.000 Wisconsin 8 2-6-0 56 11 5-6-0 58 11 5-6-0
9 -16.83 10 -16.500 3 5.500 Indiana 8 1-7-0 63 11 4-7-0 66 11 4-7-0
10 -21.16 9 -16.225 6 5.500 Northwestern 8 1-7-0 82 11 3-8-0 86 11 3-8-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 24.48 1 19.250 8 5.000 Oklahoma 7 7-0-0 3 12 11-1-0 4 12 11-1-0
2 14.21 2 13.750 7 4.857 Nebraska 7 6-1-0 15 12 9-3-0 16 12 9-3-0
3 6.57 3 2.750 6 4.714 Colorado 7 4-3-0 31 12 7-5-0 31 12 7-5-0
4 1.13 4 2.750 5 4.571 Oklahoma State 7 4-3-0 28 11 7-4-0 28 12 8-4-0
5 -5.90 6 -8.250 4 4.357 Kansas 7 2-5-0 49 11 5-6-0 50 12 6-6-0
6 -8.64 5 -2.750 3 4.357 Iowa State 7 3-4-0 74 11 5-6-0 76 11 5-6-0
7 -12.74 8 -13.750 2 4.071 Missouri 7 1-6-0 90 11 1-10-0 94 11 1-10-0
8 -19.11 7 -13.750 1 4.071 Kansas State 7 1-6-0 103 9 1-8-0 111 11 1-10-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in BWC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 18.36 1 19.250 8 5.000 Fresno State 7 7-0-0 30 11 10-0-1 30 12 11-0-1
2 5.68 4 2.750 7 4.714 Cal State Long Beach 7 4-3-0 77 10 5-5-0 80 12 6-6-0
3 1.78 3 5.500 5 4.714 Nevada Las Vegas 7 4-2-1 89 9 4-4-1 92 11 5-5-1
4 1.12 2 8.250 6 4.714 Cal State Fullerton 7 5-2-0 95 8 5-3-0 100 11 6-5-0
5 -1.96 6 -5.500 4 4.357 San Jose State 7 2-4-1 102 11 2-8-1 106 11 2-8-1
6 -3.54 7 -8.250 2 4.214 Pacific 7 2-5-0 100 10 3-7-0 104 12 5-7-0
7 -4.33 5 -2.750 3 4.286 Utah State 7 3-4-0 104 11 3-8-0 110 11 3-8-0
8 -17.11 8 -19.250 1 4.000 New Mexico State 7 0-7-0 110 11 1-10-0 119 11 1-10-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 15.99 1 19.474 10 6.750 Penn State 8 8-0-0 9 12 11-1-0 9 12 11-1-0
2 12.13 2 14.069 1 4.000 Notre Dame 3 2-1-0 25 11 5-6-0 25 11 5-6-0
3 9.83 4 7.617 8 6.500 Syracuse 7 5-2-0 47 12 7-5-0 47 12 7-5-0
4 4.88 3 8.240 11 6.750 West Virginia 6 4-1-1 44 11 7-3-1 42 11 7-3-1
5 4.11 5 3.257 2 4.625 Navy 4 2-2-0 48 9 3-6-0 49 11 4-7-0
6 -1.57 6 -2.523 9 6.750 Army 4 2-2-0 39 8 5-3-0 38 12 9-3-0
7 -5.64 7 -6.133 4 6.000 Pittsburgh 7 2-4-1 54 11 5-5-1 54 11 5-5-1
8 -6.69 10 -10.100 6 6.286 Temple 7 2-5-0 64 9 3-6-0 65 11 4-7-0
9 -7.51 9 -6.814 5 6.250 Boston College 8 3-5-0 70 11 3-8-0 71 12 4-8-0
10 -9.70 8 -6.480 7 6.333 Cincinnati 3 1-2-0 65 9 3-6-0 67 11 5-6-0
11 -15.84 11 -20.606 3 5.571 Rutgers 7 0-7-0 84 9 0-8-1 89 11 2-8-1
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in MAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 19.22 1 19.800 10 6.000 Bowling Green 9 9-0-0 42 11 10-1-0 43 12 11-1-0
2 11.17 2 13.200 9 5.889 Miami OH 9 7-1-1 57 11 8-2-1 59 11 8-2-1
3 5.29 3 6.600 8 5.778 Central Michigan 9 6-3-0 71 10 7-3-0 75 10 7-3-0
4 1.40 5 0.000 7 5.611 Western Michigan 9 4-4-1 79 11 4-6-1 85 11 4-6-1
5 -0.64 4 1.100 6 5.375 Northern Illinois 8 4-4-0 91 11 4-7-0 98 11 4-7-0
6 -5.61 9 -9.900 5 5.375 Kent State 8 2-6-0 86 10 3-7-0 93 11 3-8-0
7 -6.42 8 -6.600 4 5.278 Toledo 9 3-6-0 99 11 4-7-0 107 11 4-7-0
8 -6.49 7 -6.600 2 5.278 Ball State 9 3-6-0 97 11 4-7-0 103 11 4-7-0
9 -7.91 6 -6.600 3 5.278 Eastern Michigan 9 3-6-0 101 9 3-6-0 109 11 4-7-0
10 -10.01 10 -11.000 1 5.000 Ohio University 9 2-7-0 107 10 2-8-0 116 11 2-9-0
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 21.43 1 20.040 5 4.333 Tulsa 3 3-0-0 61 11 6-5-0 60 11 6-5-0
2 1.20 2 9.794 3 3.900 West Texas A&M 5 3-1-1 88 6 4-1-1 99 10 6-3-1
3 0.12 3 3.993 7 4.800 Illinois State 5 3-1-1 93 5 3-1-1 105 11 6-3-2
4 -1.07 5 -3.388 4 4.250 Indiana State 4 2-2-0 96 6 2-4-0 112 10 4-6-0
5 -5.44 6 -12.571 2 3.750 Drake 6 1-5-0 98 8 2-6-0 102 11 4-7-0
6 -7.06 7 -14.767 6 4.625 Southern Illinois 4 1-3-0 105 5 1-4-0 108 11 4-7-0
7 -9.19 4 -3.102 1 3.600 Wichita State 5 2-3-0 106 10 3-7-0 114 11 3-8-0
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Pacific Ten Conference [PAC-10] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in PAC-10 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 12.00 1 10.370 6 5.812 UCLA 8 6-2-0 5 12 9-2-1 6 12 9-2-1
2 11.48 2 10.281 4 5.143 Arizona State 7 5-2-0 24 12 8-4-0 24 12 8-4-0
3 6.45 4 4.086 8 5.938 Southern California 8 5-3-0 32 12 6-6-0 33 12 6-6-0
4 4.58 5 4.086 7 5.812 Washington 8 5-3-0 34 12 7-5-0 35 12 7-5-0
5 4.26 3 7.229 9 6.143 Arizona 7 5-2-0 21 12 8-3-1 21 12 8-3-1
6 -0.86 6 -4.400 3 5.125 Washington State 8 3-5-0 52 10 3-7-0 55 11 4-7-0
7 -3.25 8 -5.331 10 6.357 Oregon 7 3-4-0 45 11 5-6-0 45 11 5-6-0
8 -8.24 10 -11.000 1 5.111 California 9 2-7-0 60 11 4-7-0 61 11 4-7-0
9 -8.24 7 -4.400 2 5.125 Stanford 8 3-5-0 67 11 4-7-0 70 11 4-7-0
10 -18.17 9 -10.920 5 5.438 Oregon State 8 2-6-0 83 9 2-7-0 87 11 3-8-0
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 15.37 1 14.046 6 5.667 Tennessee 6 5-1-0 2 12 9-1-2 1 12 9-1-2
2 9.36 3 10.521 7 5.750 Alabama 6 4-1-1 6 12 9-2-1 5 12 9-2-1
3 8.52 2 13.442 8 5.750 Florida 6 5-1-0 4 11 9-1-1 3 11 9-1-1
4 7.83 6 2.200 1 4.667 Auburn 6 3-3-0 11 12 8-4-0 10 12 8-4-0
5 6.86 5 3.046 5 5.667 Georgia 6 3-2-1 14 12 7-3-2 13 12 7-3-2
6 2.67 4 6.673 10 6.500 Louisiana State 6 4-1-1 23 12 9-2-1 22 12 9-2-1
7 -8.46 7 -7.813 9 5.750 Mississippi 6 2-4-0 38 10 3-6-1 40 11 4-6-1
8 -11.31 9 -13.273 4 5.333 Kentucky 6 1-5-0 33 10 4-6-0 32 11 5-6-0
9 -14.23 8 -8.800 2 4.833 Vanderbilt 6 1-4-1 76 10 2-7-1 77 11 3-7-1
10 -16.62 10 -20.042 3 5.083 Mississippi State 6 0-6-0 53 10 4-6-0 48 11 5-6-0
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Southern Independent Conference [SIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in SIC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 20.97 1 18.040 7 6.250 Virginia Tech 2 2-0-0 40 9 5-4-0 39 11 6-5-0
2 15.94 3 11.422 3 5.250 Florida State 4 3-1-0 22 11 8-3-0 23 12 9-3-0
3 15.21 2 16.959 9 6.500 Miami FL 3 3-0-0 8 12 10-2-0 8 12 10-2-0
4 11.36 4 11.310 10 7.800 Southern Mississippi 5 5-0-0 58 9 5-4-0 52 11 7-4-0
5 2.87 5 -1.356 2 4.900 Memphis 5 2-3-0 69 10 2-7-1 68 11 2-7-2
6 -1.77 6 -4.280 6 6.000 South Carolina 2 1-1-0 62 9 3-6-0 63 11 5-6-0
7 -11.91 8 -9.635 4 5.250 Tulane 4 1-3-0 94 11 1-10-0 97 11 1-10-0
8 -12.59 7 -6.564 1 2.500 Louisville 3 0-3-0 109 8 0-8-0 115 11 2-9-0
9 -19.56 10 -19.982 5 5.500 East Carolina 4 0-4-0 80 10 1-9-0 84 11 2-9-0
10 -20.53 9 -15.916 8 6.500 Louisiana Lafayette 4 1-3-0 92 8 3-5-0 96 11 4-7-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 13.02 1 14.667 9 5.500 Texas A&M 8 7-1-0 7 11 9-2-0 7 12 10-2-0
2 12.71 3 9.778 8 5.312 Arkansas 8 6-2-0 16 12 10-2-0 15 12 10-2-0
3 10.28 4 9.778 6 5.188 Baylor 8 6-2-0 17 12 9-3-0 17 12 9-3-0
4 9.77 5 4.889 5 5.062 Southern Methodist 8 5-3-0 27 11 6-5-0 27 11 6-5-0
5 5.38 2 9.778 7 5.188 Texas 8 6-2-0 35 12 8-4-0 34 12 8-4-0
6 -7.00 8 -14.667 3 4.750 Texas Tech 8 1-7-0 59 10 3-7-0 56 11 4-7-0
7 -9.23 6 -4.889 4 4.812 Houston 8 3-5-0 68 11 4-7-0 69 11 4-7-0
8 -12.63 7 -9.778 2 4.688 Rice 8 2-6-0 72 10 2-8-0 73 11 3-8-0
9 -22.29 9 -19.556 1 4.500 Texas Christian 8 0-8-0 81 10 2-8-0 83 11 3-8-0
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Western Athletic Conference [WAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1985
1985 - Ranking of teams in WAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 18.18 1 14.667 9 5.500 Air Force 8 7-1-0 12 13 12-1-0 12 13 12-1-0
2 17.30 2 14.667 8 5.375 Brigham Young 8 7-1-0 13 14 11-3-0 14 14 11-3-0
3 3.71 4 2.444 6 5.188 Hawaii 8 4-3-1 55 12 4-6-2 57 12 4-6-2
4 3.42 3 4.889 7 5.188 Utah 8 5-3-0 43 11 7-4-0 44 12 8-4-0
5 0.04 6 -2.444 5 4.938 San Diego State 8 3-4-1 50 12 5-6-1 51 12 5-6-1
6 -3.94 5 0.000 4 4.938 Colorado State 8 4-4-0 66 12 5-7-0 72 12 5-7-0
7 -11.38 7 -9.778 3 4.750 New Mexico 8 2-6-0 78 11 3-8-0 81 11 3-8-0
8 -12.23 8 -9.778 2 4.625 Wyoming 8 2-6-0 85 11 3-8-0 91 11 3-8-0
9 -15.09 9 -14.667 1 4.500 Texas El Paso 8 1-7-0 108 11 1-10-0 117 11 1-10-0
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