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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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