College Football 1985
Ranking of ALL Teams

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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1985 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
25 14.63 25 14.19 1 26.64 Notre Dame 11 5-6-0 1 11 5-6-0 I-A 1 3 2-1-0 EIC
10 22.07 9 24.00 2 31.71 Auburn 12 8-4-0 2 12 8-4-0 I-A 1 6 3-3-0 SEC
73 -4.68 54 0.70 3 32.20 Rice 11 3-8-0 3 10 2-8-0 I-A 2 8 2-6-0 SWAC
5 26.48 7 25.48 4 33.21 Alabama 12 9-2-1 6 12 9-2-1 I-A 7 6 4-1-1 SEC
3 29.81 1 37.79 5 33.86 Florida 11 9-1-1 4 11 9-1-1 I-A 8 6 5-1-0 SEC
2 30.61 6 26.46 6 34.58 Michigan 12 10-1-1 5 12 10-1-1 I-A 5 8 6-1-1 BIG 10
13 21.11 18 17.92 7 35.08 Georgia 12 7-3-2 7 12 7-3-2 I-A 5 6 3-2-1 SEC
1 30.79 2 33.56 8 36.17 Tennessee 12 9-1-2 8 12 9-1-2 I-A 6 6 5-1-0 SEC
89 -12.00 103 -16.90 9 36.72 Rutgers 11 2-8-1 10 9 0-8-1 I-A 3 7 0-7-0 EIC
77 -8.00 73 -5.40 10 36.75 Vanderbilt 11 3-7-1 9 10 2-7-1 I-A 2 6 1-4-1 SEC
55 2.06 66 -2.06 11 38.80 Washington State 11 4-7-0 13 10 3-7-0 I-A 3 8 3-5-0 PAC-10
7 24.61 10 22.89 12 39.00 Texas A&M 12 10-2-0 16 11 9-2-0 I-A 9 8 7-1-0 SWAC
32 9.77 30 11.72 13 39.15 Kentucky 11 5-6-0 14 10 4-6-0 I-A 4 6 1-5-0 SEC
29 12.12 29 11.78 14 40.62 Michigan State 12 7-5-0 15 12 7-5-0 I-A 9 8 5-3-0 BIG 10
33 9.34 42 5.31 15 40.79 Southern California 12 6-6-0 18 12 6-6-0 I-A 8 8 5-3-0 PAC-10
40 6.15 37 7.80 16 40.82 Mississippi 11 4-6-1 11 10 3-6-1 I-A 9 6 2-4-0 SEC
23 15.32 14 20.61 17 41.18 Florida State 12 9-3-0 20 11 8-3-0 I-A 3 4 3-1-0 SIC
48 4.15 38 6.63 18 41.23 Mississippi State 11 5-6-0 12 10 4-6-0 I-A 3 6 0-6-0 SEC
11 21.86 12 20.93 19 41.58 Ohio State 12 9-3-0 19 12 9-3-0 I-A 10 8 5-3-0 BIG 10
6 26.13 8 25.06 20 41.58 UCLA 12 9-2-1 22 12 9-2-1 I-A 6 8 6-2-0 PAC-10
71 -4.16 67 -2.35 21 41.68 Boston College 12 4-8-0 23 11 3-8-0 I-A 5 8 3-5-0 EIC
36 7.89 40 6.01 22 41.77 Purdue 11 5-6-0 21 11 5-6-0 I-A 1 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
26 13.18 32 10.33 23 41.86 Minnesota 12 7-5-0 17 11 6-5-0 I-A 8 8 4-4-0 BIG 10
87 -11.32 77 -8.09 24 42.00 Oregon State 11 3-8-0 25 9 2-7-0 I-A 5 8 2-6-0 PAC-10
4 29.25 3 30.92 25 42.38 Oklahoma 12 11-1-0 24 12 11-1-0 I-A 8 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
37 7.15 44 5.14 26 42.71 Illinois 12 6-5-1 26 12 6-5-1 I-A 7 8 5-2-1 BIG 10
17 19.63 20 17.13 27 42.71 Baylor 12 9-3-0 29 12 9-3-0 I-A 6 8 6-2-0 SWAC
68 -3.00 68 -2.91 28 42.80 Memphis 11 2-7-2 31 10 2-7-1 I-A 2 5 2-3-0 SIC
67 -2.91 55 0.69 29 43.50 Cincinnati 11 5-6-0 28 9 3-6-0 I-A 7 3 1-2-0 EIC
27 13.08 33 9.72 30 43.82 Southern Methodist 11 6-5-0 32 11 6-5-0 I-A 5 8 5-3-0 SWAC
18 19.47 11 22.04 31 43.95 Georgia Tech 12 9-2-1 33 10 7-2-1 I-A 7 6 5-1-0 ACC
34 8.94 23 15.57 32 43.96 Texas 12 8-4-0 34 12 8-4-0 I-A 7 8 6-2-0 SWAC
8 24.40 4 28.79 33 44.42 Miami FL 12 10-2-0 30 12 10-2-0 I-A 9 3 3-0-0 SIC
35 8.18 31 10.61 34 44.79 Washington 12 7-5-0 35 12 7-5-0 I-A 7 8 5-3-0 PAC-10
22 15.67 17 18.06 35 45.46 Louisiana State 12 9-2-1 38 12 9-2-1 I-A 10 6 4-1-1 SEC
84 -9.74 96 -14.15 36 45.55 East Carolina 11 2-9-0 41 10 1-9-0 I-A 5 4 0-4-0 SIC
49 4.02 76 -6.87 37 45.94 Navy 11 4-7-0 40 9 3-6-0 I-A 2 4 2-2-0 EIC
69 -3.25 47 3.09 38 46.18 Houston 11 4-7-0 45 11 4-7-0 I-A 4 8 3-5-0 SWAC
20 17.88 22 16.47 39 46.54 Maryland 12 9-3-0 42 12 9-3-0 I-A 8 6 6-0-0 ACC
19 18.26 16 19.83 40 46.54 Iowa 12 10-2-0 39 12 10-2-0 I-A 4 8 7-1-0 BIG 10
115 -24.28 107 -18.53 41 46.56 Louisville 11 2-9-0 49 8 0-8-0 I-A 1 3 0-3-0 SIC
41 5.75 41 5.61 42 46.62 Clemson 12 6-6-0 43 12 6-6-0 I-A 6 7 4-3-0 ACC
31 10.03 35 8.76 43 46.71 Colorado 12 7-5-0 37 12 7-5-0 I-A 6 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
53 2.43 51 1.61 44 46.80 North Carolina 11 5-6-0 44 10 4-6-0 I-A 4 7 3-4-0 ACC
70 -3.44 71 -4.49 45 47.41 Stanford 11 4-7-0 46 11 4-7-0 I-A 2 8 3-5-0 PAC-10
97 -14.75 98 -14.48 46 48.55 Tulane 11 1-10-0 58 11 1-10-0 I-A 4 4 1-3-0 SIC
9 22.59 5 28.01 47 48.67 Penn State 12 11-1-0 50 12 11-1-0 I-A 10 8 8-0-0 EIC
16 20.11 21 16.92 48 49.17 Nebraska 12 9-3-0 48 12 9-3-0 I-A 7 7 6-1-0 BIG 8
56 1.33 69 -3.18 49 49.18 Texas Tech 11 4-7-0 36 10 3-7-0 I-A 3 8 1-7-0 SWAC
15 20.27 15 20.39 50 49.38 Arkansas 12 10-2-0 54 12 10-2-0 I-A 8 8 6-2-0 SWAC
63 -1.36 64 -1.76 51 49.44 South Carolina 11 5-6-0 51 9 3-6-0 I-A 6 2 1-1-0 SIC
58 0.61 56 0.47 52 50.32 Wisconsin 11 5-6-0 52 11 5-6-0 I-A 2 8 2-6-0 BIG 10
86 -10.66 80 -8.63 53 50.36 Northwestern 11 3-8-0 53 11 3-8-0 I-A 6 8 1-7-0 BIG 10
72 -4.21 62 -1.62 54 50.38 Colorado State 12 5-7-0 59 12 5-7-0 I-A 4 8 4-4-0 WAC
24 14.71 34 9.70 55 50.42 Arizona State 12 8-4-0 56 12 8-4-0 I-A 4 7 5-2-0 PAC-10
94 -14.03 111 -21.99 56 50.55 Missouri 11 1-10-0 57 11 1-10-0 I-A 2 7 1-6-0 BIG 8
74 -5.17 87 -10.38 57 50.56 Wake Forest 11 4-7-0 27 8 1-7-0 I-A 2 7 1-6-0 ACC
46 4.68 59 -0.09 58 51.05 Virginia 11 6-5-0 61 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 ACC
66 -2.52 63 -1.64 59 51.64 Indiana 11 4-7-0 60 11 4-7-0 I-A 3 8 1-7-0 BIG 10
28 12.32 24 14.91 60 53.08 Oklahoma State 12 8-4-0 47 11 7-4-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
83 -9.02 82 -9.00 61 53.45 Texas Christian 11 3-8-0 55 10 2-8-0 I-A 1 8 0-8-0 SWAC
54 2.07 57 0.42 62 53.50 Pittsburgh 11 5-5-1 64 11 5-5-1 I-A 4 7 2-4-1 EIC
45 4.75 48 2.74 63 53.91 Oregon 11 5-6-0 63 11 5-6-0 I-A 10 7 3-4-0 PAC-10
90 -13.24 78 -8.51 64 54.45 North Carolina State 11 3-8-0 68 10 3-7-0 I-A 3 7 2-5-0 ACC
61 -1.15 81 -8.76 65 54.50 California 11 4-7-0 65 11 4-7-0 I-A 1 9 2-7-0 PAC-10
21 16.73 27 13.75 66 54.83 Arizona 12 8-3-1 67 12 8-3-1 I-A 9 7 5-2-0 PAC-10
38 6.53 39 6.49 67 57.38 Army 12 9-3-0 71 8 5-3-0 I-A 9 4 2-2-0 EIC
91 -13.46 92 -12.22 68 57.91 Wyoming 11 3-8-0 72 11 3-8-0 I-A 2 8 2-6-0 WAC
78 -8.06 70 -4.42 69 58.55 Duke 11 4-7-0 77 11 4-7-0 I-A 1 7 2-5-0 ACC
42 5.47 36 8.26 70 58.73 West Virginia 11 7-3-1 75 11 7-3-1 I-A 11 6 4-1-1 EIC
12 21.58 13 20.92 71 58.92 Air Force 13 12-1-0 74 13 12-1-0 I-A 9 8 7-1-0 WAC
51 2.52 61 -1.05 72 59.00 San Diego State 12 5-6-1 73 12 5-6-1 I-A 5 8 3-4-1 WAC
47 4.37 52 1.03 73 59.42 Syracuse 12 7-5-0 79 12 7-5-0 I-A 8 7 5-2-0 EIC
76 -6.91 46 3.41 74 59.73 Iowa State 11 5-6-0 76 11 5-6-0 I-A 3 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
65 -2.14 72 -5.40 75 59.80 Temple 11 4-7-0 62 9 3-6-0 I-A 6 7 2-5-0 EIC
14 20.49 19 17.21 76 59.93 Brigham Young 14 11-3-0 78 14 11-3-0 I-A 8 8 7-1-0 WAC
50 3.14 60 -0.84 77 60.25 Kansas 12 6-6-0 69 11 5-6-0 I-A 4 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
81 -8.71 94 -12.90 78 61.09 New Mexico 11 3-8-0 81 11 3-8-0 I-A 3 8 2-6-0 WAC
60 -0.97 50 2.09 79 61.14 Tulsa 11 6-5-0 80 11 6-5-0 I-A 5 3 3-0-0 MVC
39 6.39 45 4.28 80 61.35 Virginia Tech 11 6-5-0 70 9 5-4-0 I-A 7 2 2-0-0 SIC
111 -21.23 113 -24.57 81 61.77 Kansas State 11 1-10-0 66 9 1-8-0 I-A 1 7 1-6-0 BIG 8
117 -25.36 118 -31.55 82 62.68 Texas El Paso 11 1-10-0 82 11 1-10-0 I-A 1 8 1-7-0 WAC
57 1.06 74 -6.77 83 63.54 Hawaii 12 4-6-2 83 12 4-6-2 I-A 6 8 4-3-1 WAC
113 -22.79 116 -27.54 84 63.67 William & Mary 3 0-3-0 9 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
44 5.04 49 2.14 85 64.50 Utah 12 8-4-0 84 11 7-4-0 I-A 7 8 5-3-0 WAC
64 -2.08 95 -13.17 86 65.00 Arkansas State 3 1-2-0 2 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
52 2.47 53 0.85 87 66.05 Southern Mississippi 11 7-4-0 85 9 5-4-0 I-A 10 5 5-0-0 SIC
96 -14.45 84 -9.25 88 66.89 Louisiana Lafayette 11 4-7-0 86 8 3-5-0 I-A 8 4 1-3-0 SIC
110 -20.70 102 -16.64 89 70.50 Utah State 11 3-8-0 87 11 3-8-0 I-A 3 7 3-4-0 BWC
88 -11.82 100 -14.64 90 70.75 North Texas 4 1-3-0 4 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
98 -15.40 83 -9.17 91 74.77 Northern Illinois 11 4-7-0 88 11 4-7-0 I-A 6 8 4-4-0 MAC
106 -18.75 108 -18.86 92 75.77 San Jose State 11 2-8-1 90 11 2-8-1 I-A 4 7 2-4-1 BWC
85 -10.06 86 -9.64 93 76.00 Western Michigan 11 4-6-1 89 11 4-6-1 I-A 7 9 4-4-1 MAC
43 5.17 28 13.11 94 78.12 Bowling Green 12 11-1-0 91 11 10-1-0 I-A 10 9 9-0-0 MAC
104 -18.24 106 -17.80 95 78.80 Pacific 12 5-7-0 93 10 3-7-0 I-A 2 7 2-5-0 BWC
82 -8.78 75 -6.80 96 79.17 Louisiana Tech 3 2-1-0 3 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
62 -1.27 58 0.05 97 79.33 Akron 3 2-1-0 1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
107 -18.83 105 -17.23 98 80.32 Toledo 11 4-7-0 92 11 4-7-0 I-A 4 9 3-6-0 MAC
59 -0.12 43 5.29 99 80.91 Miami OH 11 8-2-1 94 11 8-2-1 I-A 9 9 7-1-1 MAC
109 -19.08 99 -14.57 100 81.00 Eastern Michigan 11 4-7-0 99 9 3-6-0 I-A 3 9 3-6-0 MAC
93 -13.92 104 -17.09 101 81.09 Kent State 11 3-8-0 100 10 3-7-0 I-A 5 8 2-6-0 MAC
116 -25.22 110 -20.99 102 81.50 Ohio University 11 2-9-0 96 10 2-8-0 I-A 1 9 2-7-0 MAC
103 -17.90 97 -14.34 103 82.18 Ball State 11 4-7-0 97 11 4-7-0 I-A 2 9 3-6-0 MAC
80 -8.64 79 -8.60 104 82.55 Cal State Long Beach 12 6-6-0 101 10 5-5-0 I-A 7 7 4-3-0 BWC
114 -23.21 109 -19.77 105 83.95 Wichita State 11 3-8-0 98 10 3-7-0 I-A 1 5 2-3-0 MVC
119 -31.78 117 -29.63 106 84.14 New Mexico State 11 1-10-0 102 11 1-10-0 I-A 1 7 0-7-0 BWC
102 -16.79 114 -25.91 107 84.40 Drake 11 4-7-0 95 8 2-6-0 I-A 2 6 1-5-0 MVC
92 -13.47 93 -12.60 108 87.00 Nevada Las Vegas 11 5-5-1 103 9 4-4-1 I-A 5 7 4-2-1 BWC
75 -5.33 65 -1.98 109 88.90 Central Michigan 10 7-3-0 104 10 7-3-0 I-A 8 9 6-3-0 MAC
30 11.90 26 14.15 110 90.45 Fresno State 12 11-0-1 105 11 10-0-1 I-A 8 7 7-0-0 BWC
100 -15.97 85 -9.44 111 90.94 Cal State Fullerton 11 6-5-0 106 8 5-3-0 I-A 6 7 5-2-0 BWC
108 -18.95 119 -32.90 112 94.44 Southern Illinois 11 4-7-0 107 5 1-4-0 I-A 6 4 1-3-0 MVC
101 -16.58 90 -11.54 113 95.88 Eastern Illinois 4 2-2-0 5 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
112 -21.79 112 -22.18 114 97.61 Indiana State 10 4-6-0 108 6 2-4-0 I-A 4 4 2-2-0 MVC
99 -15.94 91 -11.84 115 98.00 West Texas A&M 10 6-3-1 109 6 4-1-1 I-A 3 5 3-1-1 MVC
105 -18.64 101 -16.15 116 103.06 Illinois State 11 6-3-2 110 5 3-1-1 I-A 7 5 3-1-1 MVC
79 -8.41 88 -10.74 117 108.17 Missouri State 3 2-0-1 6 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
95 -14.16 89 -11.26 118 108.75 Northern Iowa 4 3-1-0 7 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
118 -29.75 115 -26.02 119 109.50 Western Illinois 3 1-2-0 8 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Appalachian State 2 0-2-0
Boise State 2 0-2-0
Central Florida 2 0-2-0
Louisiana Monroe 1 0-1-0
Marshall 1 1-0-0
Nevada Reno 2 2-0-0
Texas State 1 0-1-0
Western Kentucky 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 1 1-0-0
Austin Peay 1 0-1-0
Cal State Sacramento 1 0-1-0
California Poly 1 0-1-0
Citadel 1 0-1-0
Colgate 2 0-2-0
Delaware 2 2-0-0
East Tennessee State 1 0-1-0
Eastern Kentucky 1 1-0-0
Eastern Washington 1 1-0-0
Furman 1 1-0-0
Grambling 1 1-0-0
Holy Cross 2 0-2-0
Idaho 1 0-1-0
Idaho State 1 0-1-0
Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Lamar 1 0-1-0
McNeese State 1 1-0-0
Montana 2 1-1-0
Montana State 1 0-1-0
Murray State 1 0-0-1
Northern Arizona 1 0-1-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0
Pennsylvania 1 0-1-0
Richmond 2 1-1-0
SE Missouri State 1 0-1-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 2 0-2-0
Tennessee Tech 1 0-1-0
Virginia Military 2 0-2-0
Weber State 1 0-1-0
Western Carolina 2 0-2-0
Yale 1 0-1-0
Angelo State 1 0-1-0
Youngstown State 2 0-2-0
Lincoln (MO) 1 0-1-0
Texas A&M Kingsville 1 0-1-0
Wayne State (MI) 1 0-1-0
Saint Cloud State 1 0-1-0
Boston University 1 0-1-0
Texas Arlington 2 1-1-0
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