College Football 1986
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1986/8/27 and 1987/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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 11.38 1 11.000 8 5.000 Clemson 7 5-1-1 19 11 7-2-2 18 12 8-2-2
2 5.68 4 0.458 4 4.667 Georgia Tech 6 3-3-0 25 9 4-5-0 25 11 5-5-1
3 4.89 3 8.250 7 4.714 North Carolina State 7 5-2-0 26 11 7-3-1 26 12 8-3-1
4 3.78 2 8.250 6 4.714 North Carolina 7 5-2-0 31 11 6-4-1 33 12 7-4-1
5 0.33 5 -3.208 5 4.667 Maryland 6 2-3-1 37 11 5-5-1 37 11 5-5-1
6 -3.85 8 -8.250 3 4.143 Wake Forest 7 2-5-0 48 9 3-6-0 49 11 5-6-0
7 -10.68 7 -8.250 1 4.143 Duke 7 2-5-0 68 11 4-7-0 70 11 4-7-0
8 -11.54 6 -8.250 2 4.143 Virginia 7 2-5-0 78 10 3-7-0 79 11 3-8-0
ACC results for other seasons
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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 16.58 1 15.950 5 5.562 Michigan 8 7-1-0 12 13 11-2-0 12 13 11-2-0
2 16.13 2 14.850 10 6.062 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 15 13 10-3-0 16 13 10-3-0
3 3.54 3 5.500 8 5.750 Iowa 8 5-3-0 30 12 9-3-0 29 12 9-3-0
4 2.77 5 -1.650 9 6.062 Michigan State 8 4-4-0 35 11 6-5-0 32 11 6-5-0
5 2.16 4 5.500 4 5.438 Minnesota 8 5-3-0 52 12 6-6-0 54 12 6-6-0
6 -0.74 6 -5.500 7 5.750 Indiana 8 3-5-0 50 12 6-6-0 51 12 6-6-0
7 -6.47 7 -5.500 3 5.438 Illinois 8 3-5-0 64 11 4-7-0 60 11 4-7-0
8 -7.53 9 -8.800 2 4.688 Wisconsin 8 2-6-0 75 12 3-9-0 76 12 3-9-0
9 -11.41 10 -11.550 6 5.562 Northwestern 8 2-6-0 82 10 3-7-0 85 11 4-7-0
10 -15.03 8 -8.800 1 4.688 Purdue 8 2-6-0 80 11 3-8-0 80 11 3-8-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on 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 23.04 1 19.250 8 5.000 Oklahoma 7 7-0-0 3 12 11-1-0 3 12 11-1-0
2 14.66 3 8.250 7 4.786 Nebraska 7 5-2-0 4 12 10-2-0 6 12 10-2-0
3 11.50 2 13.750 6 4.786 Colorado 7 6-1-0 39 12 6-6-0 39 12 6-6-0
4 -0.25 4 2.750 5 4.571 Oklahoma State 7 4-3-0 66 10 5-5-0 71 11 6-5-0
5 -4.35 5 -2.750 4 4.429 Iowa State 7 3-4-0 61 10 5-5-0 61 11 6-5-0
6 -7.06 6 -8.250 3 4.286 Missouri 7 2-5-0 83 11 3-8-0 87 11 3-8-0
7 -17.52 7 -13.750 2 4.143 Kansas State 7 1-6-0 92 9 1-8-0 96 11 2-9-0
8 -19.99 8 -19.250 1 4.000 Kansas 7 0-7-0 101 9 1-8-0 105 11 3-8-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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 17.82 1 19.250 8 5.000 San Jose State 7 7-0-0 40 12 10-2-0 35 12 10-2-0
2 9.92 2 13.750 7 4.857 Fresno State 7 6-1-0 56 9 7-2-0 47 11 9-2-0
3 2.38 4 -2.750 5 4.643 Nevada Las Vegas 7 3-4-0 70 9 4-5-0 68 11 6-5-0
4 1.61 3 2.750 6 4.643 Cal State Long Beach 7 4-3-0 84 10 5-5-0 84 11 6-5-0
5 -3.60 7 -8.250 3 4.286 Pacific 7 2-5-0 86 9 3-6-0 89 11 4-7-0
6 -4.19 5 -2.750 4 4.357 Utah State 7 3-4-0 100 11 3-8-0 104 11 3-8-0
7 -6.72 6 -8.250 2 4.214 Cal State Fullerton 7 2-5-0 91 9 2-7-0 95 12 3-9-0
8 -17.22 8 -13.750 1 4.000 New Mexico State 7 1-6-0 104 10 1-9-0 108 11 1-10-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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 25.59 1 24.528 8 5.812 Penn State 8 8-0-0 1 12 12-0-0 1 12 12-0-0
2 11.63 2 13.695 6 5.500 Boston College 6 4-2-0 21 11 8-3-0 21 12 9-3-0
3 8.38 5 4.914 11 6.143 Pittsburgh 7 4-3-0 29 11 5-5-1 30 11 5-5-1
4 7.96 9 -4.426 4 5.333 Notre Dame 3 1-2-0 17 11 5-6-0 17 11 5-6-0
5 4.78 4 5.534 7 5.500 Rutgers 8 4-4-0 45 11 5-5-1 46 11 5-5-1
6 4.75 3 6.136 2 3.600 Temple 5 2-3-0 27 10 5-5-0 27 11 6-5-0
7 0.07 6 4.007 5 5.438 Syracuse 8 4-4-0 51 11 5-6-0 52 11 5-6-0
8 -2.40 7 0.629 9 6.000 Army 4 2-2-0 60 8 4-4-0 62 11 6-5-0
9 -2.51 10 -6.969 1 2.750 Cincinnati 2 0-2-0 71 10 4-6-0 75 11 5-6-0
10 -4.52 8 -2.664 3 5.000 West Virginia 6 2-4-0 63 11 4-7-0 63 11 4-7-0
11 -19.95 11 -20.719 10 6.125 Navy 4 0-4-0 88 7 1-6-0 94 11 3-8-0
12 -33.78 12 -24.664 12 9.000 Northern Illinois 1 0-1-0 98 10 2-8-0 102 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 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 14.34 1 9.778 9 5.500 Miami OH 8 6-2-0 73 12 8-4-0 74 12 8-4-0
2 3.81 4 4.889 8 5.250 Toledo 8 5-3-0 89 11 7-4-0 92 11 7-4-0
3 1.79 3 4.889 7 5.250 Bowling Green 8 5-3-0 94 11 5-6-0 98 11 5-6-0
4 0.89 7 -0.000 3 4.938 Ball State 8 4-4-0 95 10 5-5-0 99 11 6-5-0
5 0.53 6 -0.000 4 4.938 Central Michigan 8 4-4-0 93 9 4-5-0 97 10 5-5-0
6 -0.49 5 0.000 5 4.938 Eastern Michigan 8 4-4-0 97 9 4-5-0 101 11 6-5-0
7 -2.62 8 -4.889 2 4.688 Western Michigan 8 3-5-0 102 11 3-8-0 106 11 3-8-0
8 -3.06 2 4.889 6 5.000 Kent State 8 5-3-0 103 10 5-5-0 107 11 5-6-0
9 -15.19 9 -19.556 1 4.500 Ohio University 8 0-8-0 105 10 1-9-0 109 11 1-10-0
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Pacific Ten Conference [PAC-10] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - Ranking of teams in PAC-10 based on 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 12.41 2 7.975 7 5.812 UCLA 8 5-2-1 9 12 8-3-1 9 12 8-3-1
2 11.58 1 12.583 4 5.357 Arizona State 7 5-1-1 7 12 10-1-1 7 12 10-1-1
3 8.71 3 6.875 10 5.938 Washington 8 5-2-1 11 12 8-3-1 11 12 8-3-1
4 8.06 5 4.125 8 5.938 Arizona 8 5-3-0 10 12 9-3-0 10 12 9-3-0
5 5.16 4 6.684 1 5.062 Southern California 8 5-3-0 13 12 7-5-0 13 12 7-5-0
6 4.25 6 3.491 9 5.938 Stanford 8 5-3-0 16 12 8-4-0 15 12 8-4-0
7 -8.73 7 -5.775 6 5.812 Oregon 8 3-5-0 33 11 5-6-0 31 11 5-6-0
8 -10.21 8 -8.800 3 5.222 Washington State 9 2-6-1 53 11 3-7-1 53 11 3-7-1
9 -13.93 9 -11.000 2 5.111 California 9 2-7-0 65 11 2-9-0 59 11 2-9-0
10 -17.30 10 -16.158 5 5.571 Oregon State 7 1-6-0 72 10 2-8-0 73 11 3-8-0
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 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 13.33 1 15.163 5 5.667 Louisiana State 6 5-1-0 8 12 9-3-0 8 12 9-3-0
2 12.99 3 5.648 6 6.000 Alabama 6 4-2-0 6 13 10-3-0 4 13 10-3-0
3 10.00 5 4.383 8 6.083 Auburn 6 4-2-0 5 10 8-2-0 5 12 10-2-0
4 4.95 2 6.309 7 6.000 Georgia 6 4-2-0 24 11 7-4-0 24 12 8-4-0
5 4.37 4 5.401 9 6.083 Mississippi 6 4-2-0 32 11 8-3-0 36 12 8-3-1
6 -2.26 6 -2.519 10 6.250 Tennessee 6 3-3-0 28 12 7-5-0 28 12 7-5-0
7 -3.04 8 -3.840 2 4.500 Florida 6 2-4-0 20 10 5-5-0 19 11 6-5-0
8 -9.99 7 -3.294 1 4.250 Mississippi State 6 2-4-0 46 10 5-5-0 44 11 6-5-0
9 -10.17 9 -7.248 4 5.333 Kentucky 6 2-4-0 47 11 5-5-1 50 11 5-5-1
10 -20.19 10 -20.004 3 4.833 Vanderbilt 6 0-6-0 87 11 1-10-0 93 11 1-10-0
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 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 28.15 1 22.486 6 5.750 Miami FL 4 4-0-0 2 12 11-1-0 2 12 11-1-0
2 21.47 2 18.577 4 5.500 Florida State 6 5-1-0 23 12 7-4-1 22 12 7-4-1
3 6.43 4 0.992 3 4.625 South Carolina 4 1-2-1 34 10 2-6-2 34 11 3-6-2
4 6.43 5 0.992 1 3.500 Virginia Tech 1 0-0-1 38 10 7-2-1 40 12 9-2-1
5 3.96 8 -1.538 7 6.500 Tulsa 3 1-2-0 54 9 6-3-0 57 11 7-4-0
6 -3.45 3 3.292 11 8.083 Southern Mississippi 6 4-2-0 62 10 5-5-0 67 11 6-5-0
7 -4.15 6 -0.349 8 6.625 Louisville 4 2-2-0 85 10 2-8-0 90 11 3-8-0
8 -4.83 10 -3.120 12 8.400 Louisiana Lafayette 5 3-2-0 69 7 3-4-0 77 11 6-5-0
9 -5.58 7 -0.978 10 7.250 Tulane 6 3-3-0 76 11 4-7-0 81 11 4-7-0
10 -11.81 9 -1.979 5 5.500 Wichita State 3 1-2-0 96 7 1-6-0 100 11 3-8-0
11 -13.47 11 -16.087 2 4.500 East Carolina 4 0-4-0 74 10 1-9-0 83 11 2-9-0
12 -23.13 12 -22.289 9 7.000 Memphis 4 0-4-0 99 10 1-9-0 103 11 1-10-0
SIC results for other seasons
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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 14.78 1 14.667 9 5.500 Texas A&M 8 7-1-0 22 11 8-3-0 23 12 9-3-0
2 10.29 2 9.778 8 5.375 Baylor 8 6-2-0 14 11 8-3-0 14 12 9-3-0
3 9.82 3 9.778 7 5.250 Arkansas 8 6-2-0 18 12 9-3-0 20 12 9-3-0
4 4.00 5 4.889 5 5.062 Southern Methodist 8 5-3-0 36 11 6-5-0 38 11 6-5-0
5 3.66 4 4.889 6 5.062 Texas Tech 8 5-3-0 42 12 7-5-0 43 12 7-5-0
6 2.16 6 0.000 4 4.875 Texas 8 4-4-0 41 11 5-6-0 45 11 5-6-0
7 -13.35 7 -9.778 3 4.750 Rice 8 2-6-0 58 9 3-6-0 66 11 4-7-0
8 -14.43 8 -14.667 2 4.625 Texas Christian 8 1-7-0 59 10 3-7-0 69 11 3-8-0
9 -16.94 9 -19.556 1 4.500 Houston 8 0-8-0 79 11 1-10-0 86 11 1-10-0
SWAC results for other seasons
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Western Athletic Conference [WAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1986
1986 - 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 9.46 2 9.778 8 5.438 Brigham Young 8 6-2-0 43 13 8-5-0 41 13 8-5-0
2 7.84 1 14.667 9 5.438 San Diego State 8 7-1-0 44 12 8-4-0 42 12 8-4-0
3 5.66 3 9.429 4 5.000 Air Force 7 5-2-0 55 11 6-5-0 55 11 6-5-0
4 2.23 5 -0.000 7 5.062 Wyoming 8 4-4-0 67 12 6-6-0 64 12 6-6-0
5 0.70 6 -0.000 3 4.938 Colorado State 8 4-4-0 49 10 5-5-0 48 11 6-5-0
6 0.42 4 0.000 5 5.000 Hawaii 8 4-4-0 57 12 7-5-0 56 12 7-5-0
7 -6.55 7 -9.429 6 5.000 New Mexico 7 2-5-0 77 12 4-8-0 78 12 4-8-0
8 -7.73 8 -9.778 2 4.625 Texas El Paso 8 2-6-0 81 11 3-8-0 82 12 4-8-0
9 -12.03 9 -14.667 1 4.500 Utah 8 1-7-0 90 11 2-9-0 91 11 2-9-0
WAC results for other seasons
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