College Football 1986
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1986/8/27 and 1987/1/2
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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
7 -10.676 7 -8.250 1 4.14 Duke 7 2-5-0 58 11 4-7-0 58 11 4-7-0
8 -11.544 6 -8.250 2 4.14 Virginia 7 2-5-0 31 10 3-7-0 26 11 3-8-0
6 -3.846 8 -8.250 3 4.14 Wake Forest 7 2-5-0 30 9 3-6-0 24 11 5-6-0
2 5.684 4 0.458 4 4.67 Georgia Tech 6 3-3-0 16 9 4-5-0 15 11 5-5-1
5 0.331 5 -3.208 5 4.67 Maryland 6 2-3-1 35 11 5-5-1 33 11 5-5-1
4 3.780 2 8.250 6 4.71 North Carolina 7 5-2-0 32 11 6-4-1 25 12 7-4-1
3 4.891 3 8.250 7 4.71 North Carolina State 7 5-2-0 42 11 7-3-1 49 12 8-3-1
1 11.381 1 11.000 8 5.00 Clemson 7 5-1-1 19 11 7-2-2 17 12 8-2-2
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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
10 -15.032 8 -8.800 1 4.69 Purdue 8 2-6-0 48 11 3-8-0 44 11 3-8-0
8 -7.528 9 -8.800 2 4.69 Wisconsin 8 2-6-0 68 12 3-9-0 66 12 3-9-0
7 -6.466 7 -5.500 3 5.44 Illinois 8 3-5-0 46 11 4-7-0 38 11 4-7-0
5 2.159 4 5.500 4 5.44 Minnesota 8 5-3-0 59 12 6-6-0 55 12 6-6-0
1 16.580 1 15.950 5 5.56 Michigan 8 7-1-0 49 13 11-2-0 41 13 11-2-0
9 -11.411 10 -11.550 6 5.56 Northwestern 8 2-6-0 63 10 3-7-0 59 11 4-7-0
6 -0.743 6 -5.500 7 5.75 Indiana 8 3-5-0 74 12 6-6-0 74 12 6-6-0
3 3.537 3 5.500 8 5.75 Iowa 8 5-3-0 78 12 9-3-0 78 12 9-3-0
4 2.772 5 -1.650 9 6.06 Michigan State 8 4-4-0 65 11 6-5-0 64 11 6-5-0
2 16.133 2 14.850 10 6.06 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 54 13 10-3-0 48 13 10-3-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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 -19.995 8 -19.250 1 4.00 Kansas 7 0-7-0 67 9 1-8-0 83 11 3-8-0
7 -17.524 7 -13.750 2 4.14 Kansas State 7 1-6-0 61 9 1-8-0 67 11 2-9-0
6 -7.062 6 -8.250 3 4.29 Missouri 7 2-5-0 72 11 3-8-0 77 11 3-8-0
5 -4.353 5 -2.750 4 4.43 Iowa State 7 3-4-0 75 10 5-5-0 88 11 6-5-0
4 -0.254 4 2.750 5 4.57 Oklahoma State 7 4-3-0 79 10 5-5-0 86 11 6-5-0
3 11.496 2 13.750 6 4.79 Colorado 7 6-1-0 47 12 6-6-0 45 12 6-6-0
2 14.657 3 8.250 7 4.79 Nebraska 7 5-2-0 60 12 10-2-0 62 12 10-2-0
1 23.035 1 19.250 8 5.00 Oklahoma 7 7-0-0 52 12 11-1-0 54 12 11-1-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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 -17.217 8 -13.750 1 4.00 New Mexico State 7 1-6-0 91 10 1-9-0 93 11 1-10-0
7 -6.715 6 -8.250 2 4.21 Cal State Fullerton 7 2-5-0 92 9 2-7-0 96 12 3-9-0
5 -3.600 7 -8.250 3 4.29 Pacific 7 2-5-0 93 9 3-6-0 97 11 4-7-0
6 -4.188 5 -2.750 4 4.36 Utah State 7 3-4-0 95 11 3-8-0 100 11 3-8-0
3 2.375 4 -2.750 5 4.64 Nevada Las Vegas 7 3-4-0 94 9 4-5-0 98 11 6-5-0
4 1.612 3 2.750 6 4.64 Cal State Long Beach 7 4-3-0 90 10 5-5-0 94 11 6-5-0
2 9.916 2 13.750 7 4.86 Fresno State 7 6-1-0 99 9 7-2-0 99 11 9-2-0
1 17.818 1 19.250 8 5.00 San Jose State 7 7-0-0 89 12 10-2-0 92 12 10-2-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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
9 -2.508 10 -6.969 1 2.75 Cincinnati 2 0-2-0 45 10 4-6-0 63 11 5-6-0
6 4.750 3 6.136 2 3.60 Temple 5 2-3-0 29 10 5-5-0 28 11 6-5-0
10 -4.518 8 -2.664 3 5.00 West Virginia 6 2-4-0 37 11 4-7-0 36 11 4-7-0
4 7.957 9 -4.426 4 5.33 Notre Dame 3 1-2-0 6 11 5-6-0 9 11 5-6-0
7 0.075 6 4.007 5 5.44 Syracuse 8 4-4-0 36 11 5-6-0 34 11 5-6-0
2 11.630 2 13.695 6 5.50 Boston College 6 4-2-0 39 11 8-3-0 35 12 9-3-0
5 4.778 4 5.534 7 5.50 Rutgers 8 4-4-0 33 11 5-5-1 31 11 5-5-1
1 25.592 1 24.528 8 5.81 Penn State 8 8-0-0 18 12 12-0-0 18 12 12-0-0
8 -2.405 7 0.629 9 6.00 Army 4 2-2-0 62 8 4-4-0 65 11 6-5-0
11 -19.953 11 -20.719 10 6.12 Navy 4 0-4-0 56 7 1-6-0 53 11 3-8-0
3 8.379 5 4.914 11 6.14 Pittsburgh 7 4-3-0 24 11 5-5-1 23 11 5-5-1
12 -33.777 12 -24.664 12 9.00 Northern Illinois 1 0-1-0 88 10 2-8-0 95 11 2-9-0
EIC results for other seasons
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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
9 -15.185 9 -19.556 1 4.50 Ohio University 8 0-8-0 103 10 1-9-0 108 11 1-10-0
7 -2.621 8 -4.889 2 4.69 Western Michigan 8 3-5-0 97 11 3-8-0 101 11 3-8-0
4 0.885 7 -0.000 3 4.94 Ball State 8 4-4-0 104 10 5-5-0 109 11 6-5-0
5 0.527 6 -0.000 4 4.94 Central Michigan 8 4-4-0 102 9 4-5-0 107 10 5-5-0
6 -0.494 5 0.000 5 4.94 Eastern Michigan 8 4-4-0 105 9 4-5-0 110 11 6-5-0
8 -3.057 2 4.889 6 5.00 Kent State 8 5-3-0 96 10 5-5-0 102 11 5-6-0
3 1.789 3 4.889 7 5.25 Bowling Green 8 5-3-0 100 11 5-6-0 105 11 5-6-0
2 3.814 4 4.889 8 5.25 Toledo 8 5-3-0 101 11 7-4-0 106 11 7-4-0
1 14.343 1 9.778 9 5.50 Miami OH 8 6-2-0 98 12 8-4-0 103 12 8-4-0
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Pacific Ten Conference [PAC-10] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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
5 5.155 4 6.684 1 5.06 Southern California 8 5-3-0 2 12 7-5-0 3 12 7-5-0
9 -13.931 9 -11.000 2 5.11 California 9 2-7-0 1 11 2-9-0 2 11 2-9-0
8 -10.207 8 -8.800 3 5.22 Washington State 9 2-6-1 5 11 3-7-1 7 11 3-7-1
2 11.579 1 12.583 4 5.36 Arizona State 7 5-1-1 27 12 10-1-1 21 12 10-1-1
10 -17.296 10 -16.158 5 5.57 Oregon State 7 1-6-0 8 10 2-8-0 6 11 3-8-0
7 -8.733 7 -5.775 6 5.81 Oregon 8 3-5-0 4 11 5-6-0 4 11 5-6-0
1 12.409 2 7.975 7 5.81 UCLA 8 5-2-1 17 12 8-3-1 12 12 8-3-1
4 8.058 5 4.125 8 5.94 Arizona 8 5-3-0 25 12 9-3-0 20 12 9-3-0
6 4.252 6 3.491 9 5.94 Stanford 8 5-3-0 12 12 8-4-0 8 12 8-4-0
3 8.713 3 6.875 10 5.94 Washington 8 5-2-1 14 12 8-3-1 13 12 8-3-1
PAC-10 results for other seasons
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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
8 -9.991 7 -3.294 1 4.25 Mississippi State 6 2-4-0 21 10 5-5-0 30 11 6-5-0
7 -3.036 8 -3.840 2 4.50 Florida 6 2-4-0 3 10 5-5-0 5 11 6-5-0
10 -20.194 10 -20.004 3 4.83 Vanderbilt 6 0-6-0 28 11 1-10-0 27 11 1-10-0
9 -10.168 9 -7.248 4 5.33 Kentucky 6 2-4-0 43 11 5-5-1 43 11 5-5-1
1 13.331 1 15.163 5 5.67 Louisiana State 6 5-1-0 7 12 9-3-0 11 12 9-3-0
2 12.994 3 5.648 6 6.00 Alabama 6 4-2-0 11 13 10-3-0 14 13 10-3-0
4 4.948 2 6.309 7 6.00 Georgia 6 4-2-0 9 11 7-4-0 10 12 8-4-0
3 10.002 5 4.383 8 6.08 Auburn 6 4-2-0 26 10 8-2-0 37 12 10-2-0
5 4.371 4 5.401 9 6.08 Mississippi 6 4-2-0 55 11 8-3-0 60 12 8-3-1
6 -2.258 6 -2.519 10 6.25 Tennessee 6 3-3-0 57 12 7-5-0 56 12 7-5-0
SEC results for other seasons
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Southern Independent Conference [SIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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
4 6.425 5 0.992 1 3.50 Virginia Tech 1 0-0-1 53 10 7-2-1 52 12 9-2-1
11 -13.473 11 -16.087 2 4.50 East Carolina 4 0-4-0 15 10 1-9-0 16 11 2-9-0
3 6.425 4 0.992 3 4.62 South Carolina 4 1-2-1 10 10 2-6-2 22 11 3-6-2
2 21.466 2 18.577 4 5.50 Florida State 6 5-1-0 50 12 7-4-1 51 12 7-4-1
10 -11.810 9 -1.979 5 5.50 Wichita State 3 1-2-0 64 7 1-6-0 70 11 3-8-0
1 28.155 1 22.486 6 5.75 Miami FL 4 4-0-0 40 12 11-1-0 42 12 11-1-0
5 3.958 8 -1.538 7 6.50 Tulsa 3 1-2-0 87 9 6-3-0 90 11 7-4-0
7 -4.153 6 -0.349 8 6.62 Louisville 4 2-2-0 71 10 2-8-0 76 11 3-8-0
12 -23.131 12 -22.289 9 7.00 Memphis 4 0-4-0 69 10 1-9-0 80 11 1-10-0
9 -5.580 7 -0.978 10 7.25 Tulane 6 3-3-0 77 11 4-7-0 85 11 4-7-0
6 -3.451 3 3.292 11 8.08 Southern Mississippi 6 4-2-0 66 10 5-5-0 73 11 6-5-0
8 -4.831 10 -3.120 12 8.40 Louisiana Lafayette 5 3-2-0 85 7 3-4-0 91 11 6-5-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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 -16.936 9 -19.556 1 4.50 Houston 8 0-8-0 20 11 1-10-0 29 11 1-10-0
8 -14.429 8 -14.667 2 4.62 Texas Christian 8 1-7-0 51 10 3-7-0 61 11 3-8-0
7 -13.349 7 -9.778 3 4.75 Rice 8 2-6-0 34 9 3-6-0 39 11 4-7-0
6 2.160 6 0.000 4 4.88 Texas 8 4-4-0 23 11 5-6-0 32 11 5-6-0
4 4.000 5 4.889 5 5.06 Southern Methodist 8 5-3-0 13 11 6-5-0 19 11 6-5-0
5 3.663 4 4.889 6 5.06 Texas Tech 8 5-3-0 41 12 7-5-0 47 12 7-5-0
3 9.818 3 9.778 7 5.25 Arkansas 8 6-2-0 44 12 9-3-0 50 12 9-3-0
2 10.294 2 9.778 8 5.38 Baylor 8 6-2-0 38 11 8-3-0 46 12 9-3-0
1 14.778 1 14.667 9 5.50 Texas A&M 8 7-1-0 22 11 8-3-0 40 12 9-3-0
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Western Athletic Conference [WAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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 -12.031 9 -14.667 1 4.50 Utah 8 1-7-0 70 11 2-9-0 69 11 2-9-0
8 -7.730 8 -9.778 2 4.62 Texas El Paso 8 2-6-0 81 11 3-8-0 81 12 4-8-0
5 0.703 6 -0.000 3 4.94 Colorado State 8 4-4-0 80 10 5-5-0 79 11 6-5-0
3 5.665 3 9.429 4 5.00 Air Force 7 5-2-0 82 11 6-5-0 82 11 6-5-0
6 0.418 4 0.000 5 5.00 Hawaii 8 4-4-0 83 12 7-5-0 84 12 7-5-0
7 -6.553 7 -9.429 6 5.00 New Mexico 7 2-5-0 86 12 4-8-0 89 12 4-8-0
4 2.232 5 -0.000 7 5.06 Wyoming 8 4-4-0 84 12 6-6-0 87 12 6-6-0
1 9.460 2 9.778 8 5.44 Brigham Young 8 6-2-0 76 13 8-5-0 75 13 8-5-0
2 7.836 1 14.667 9 5.44 San Diego State 8 7-1-0 73 12 8-4-0 71 12 8-4-0
WAC results for other seasons
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