College Football 1985
Ranking of ALL Teams

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