College Football 1987
Ranking of Division I-A Teams

Based on games played between 1987/8/30 and 1988/1/2
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1987 - Ranking of Division I-A teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings		Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		AP	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
12	20.86	13	18.86	1	26.20	South Carolina	15	15	10	6-4-0	1	12	8-4-0	SIC
16	16.98	15	17.17	2	27.42	Alabama			12	7-5-0	3	12	7-5-0	SEC
84	-14.39	79	-12.80	3	29.17	Georgia Tech			9	0-9-0	4	11	2-9-0	ACC
60	-1.56	35	6.52	4	29.82	Maryland			11	4-7-0	2	11	4-7-0	ACC
9	22.70	12	19.82	5	30.54	Notre Dame			12	8-4-0	5	12	8-4-0	EIC
42	3.14	43	4.22	6	30.60	Mississippi State			10	3-7-0	14	11	4-7-0	SEC
1	37.68	2	33.28	7	30.95	Florida State	2	2	11	10-1-0	7	12	11-1-0	SIC
15	17.42	20	14.13	8	31.83	Florida			12	6-6-0	9	12	6-6-0	SEC
6	27.35	6	27.66	9	32.96	Auburn	7	7	12	9-1-2	6	12	9-1-2	SEC
61	-1.64	61	-3.73	10	33.25	Mississippi			10	2-8-0	10	11	3-8-0	SEC
10	21.17	11	20.25	11	33.50	Georgia	13	13	12	9-3-0	8	12	9-3-0	SEC
37	5.25	44	4.17	12	33.55	Boston College			11	5-6-0	13	11	5-6-0	EIC
66	-3.96	63	-4.19	13	33.59	Virginia Tech			11	2-9-0	15	11	2-9-0	SIC
38	5.13	38	5.73	14	34.45	Vanderbilt			11	4-7-0	11	11	4-7-0	SEC
13	19.63	9	23.36	15	35.04	Michigan State	8	8	12	9-2-1	16	12	9-2-1	BIG 10
88	-16.08	89	-17.67	16	35.44	Rice			9	0-9-0	27	11	2-9-0	SWAC
26	9.99	23	13.61	17	37.17	Penn State	18	19	12	8-4-0	24	12	8-4-0	EIC
5	27.46	4	28.95	18	37.17	LSU	5	5	12	10-1-1	17	12	10-1-1	SEC
22	12.77	25	13.25	19	37.36	Ohio State			11	6-4-1	20	11	6-4-1	BIG 10
91	-18.66	92	-19.73	20	37.57	Navy			7	0-7-0	18	11	2-9-0	EIC
55	-0.66	54	0.61	21	37.70	North Carolina State			10	4-6-0	12	11	4-7-0	ACC
20	13.96	22	14.07	22	38.08	Southern California	17		12	8-4-0	21	12	8-4-0	PAC-10
77	-12.21	74	-8.16	23	38.55	Oregon State			11	2-9-0	23	11	2-9-0	PAC-10
33	7.13	27	11.57	24	38.61	Southern Mississippi			9	5-4-0	28	11	6-5-0	SIC
2	36.96	1	40.78	25	38.67	Miami (FL)	1	1	12	12-0-0	30	12	12-0-0	SIC
78	-12.40	72	-7.39	26	38.70	Iowa State			10	2-8-0	25	11	3-8-0	BIG 8
97	-22.38	91	-19.10	27	38.89	Kansas			9	0-8-1	42	11	1-9-1	BIG 8
8	23.80	10	23.31	28	40.23	Texas A&M	10	4	11	9-2-0	34	12	10-2-0	SWAC
41	3.17	45	2.92	29	40.80	East Carolina			10	4-6-0	33	11	5-6-0	SIC
28	9.54	31	7.77	30	41.25	West Virginia		12	12	6-6-0	38	12	6-6-0	EIC
14	18.60	8	23.46	31	41.68	Clemson	12	10	11	9-2-0	19	12	10-2-0	ACC
65	-3.59	62	-3.79	32	41.86	Washington State			11	3-7-1	35	11	3-7-1	PAC-10
31	8.40	24	13.54	33	42.04	Texas			12	7-5-0	32	12	7-5-0	SWAC
64	-2.81	66	-5.17	34	42.18	Illinois			11	3-7-1	36	11	3-7-1	BIG 10
32	8.23	26	11.67	35	42.36	Virginia			11	7-4-0	22	12	8-4-0	ACC
47	2.42	36	6.31	36	42.41	Rutgers			11	6-5-0	39	11	6-5-0	EIC
59	-1.36	59	-1.81	37	42.59	Purdue			11	3-7-1	40	11	3-7-1	BIG 10
4	28.35	7	25.24	38	42.62	Nebraska	6	6	12	10-2-0	44	12	10-2-0	BIG 8
29	8.91	50	1.33	39	42.68	Kentucky			11	5-6-0	41	11	5-6-0	SEC
27	9.85	21	14.09	40	43.12	Indiana			12	8-4-0	37	12	8-4-0	BIG 10
48	2.31	39	5.68	41	43.59	North Carolina			11	5-6-0	26	11	5-6-0	ACC
98	-22.76	95	-20.53	42	43.80	Kansas State			10	0-9-1	50	11	0-10-1	BIG 8
7	24.94	5	27.85	43	43.86	Syracuse			11	10-0-1	56	12	11-0-1	EIC
19	14.33	18	15.27	44	44.08	Pittsburgh		17	12	8-4-0	45	12	8-4-0	EIC
40	3.87	46	2.72	45	44.14	Missouri			11	5-6-0	48	11	5-6-0	BIG 8
45	2.84	41	4.53	46	44.14	Oregon			11	6-5-0	47	11	6-5-0	PAC-10
44	2.93	32	7.33	47	44.50	Wake Forest			9	5-4-0	29	11	7-4-0	ACC
56	-0.79	71	-7.34	48	44.85	Houston			10	3-6-1	43	11	4-6-1	SWAC
62	-1.99	65	-4.74	49	44.86	California			11	3-6-2	52	11	3-6-2	PAC-10
18	15.14	28	10.57	50	44.88	Michigan	19		12	8-4-0	51	12	8-4-0	BIG 10
36	5.56	42	4.33	51	45.12	Tulane			12	6-6-0	55	12	6-6-0	SIC
67	-5.80	67	-5.38	52	45.25	Cincinnati			8	2-6-0	63	11	4-7-0	EIC
50	1.89	47	2.49	53	45.35	Memphis			10	5-5-0	54	11	5-5-1	SIC
11	21.16	17	16.16	54	45.38	UCLA	9	9	12	10-2-0	53	12	10-2-0	PAC-10
52	1.22	53	1.14	55	45.75	Duke			10	4-6-0	46	11	5-6-0	ACC
25	10.03	30	8.29	56	46.12	Washington		16	12	7-4-1	57	12	7-4-1	PAC-10
49	2.24	58	-1.24	57	46.68	Stanford			11	5-6-0	61	11	5-6-0	PAC-10
3	31.65	3	30.52	58	46.73	Oklahoma	3	3	11	10-1-0	58	12	11-1-0	BIG 8
71	-8.74	75	-8.49	59	46.77	Northwestern			11	2-8-1	60	11	2-8-1	BIG 10
24	11.10	19	14.28	60	47.00	Iowa	16	18	13	10-3-0	62	13	10-3-0	BIG 10
21	13.06	14	17.71	61	47.08	Tennessee	14	14	13	10-2-1	59	13	10-2-1	SEC
43	3.01	56	0.11	62	47.15	Texas Christian			10	4-6-0	49	11	5-6-0	SWAC
86	-15.36	78	-12.31	63	48.67	Louisville			9	2-6-1	64	11	3-7-1	SIC
69	-6.80	64	-4.58	64	49.33	Louisiana Lafayette			9	4-5-0	65	11	6-5-0	SIC
58	-0.93	55	0.38	65	49.80	Texas Tech			10	5-4-1	74	11	6-4-1	SWAC
39	5.01	48	1.91	66	50.32	Arizona	20		11	4-4-3	66	11	4-4-3	PAC-10
57	-0.88	60	-2.95	67	50.89	Baylor			9	4-5-0	71	11	6-5-0	SWAC
85	-14.56	70	-6.95	68	50.90	Tulsa			10	3-7-0	70	11	3-8-0	SIC
54	0.11	52	1.29	69	51.05	Minnesota			10	5-5-0	67	11	6-5-0	BIG 10
17	15.73	16	16.40	70	51.83	Oklahoma State	11	11	12	10-2-0	73	12	10-2-0	BIG 8
34	7.02	33	6.73	71	51.92	Arizona State	4		12	7-4-1	68	12	7-4-1	PAC-10
23	11.12	29	8.65	72	53.23	Arkansas			13	9-4-0	72	13	9-4-0	SWAC
83	-14.36	81	-14.74	73	53.50	Temple			11	3-8-0	76	11	3-8-0	EIC
30	8.81	37	5.98	74	53.64	Colorado			11	7-4-0	75	11	7-4-0	BIG 8
72	-8.89	83	-15.36	75	54.77	Wisconsin			11	3-8-0	77	11	3-8-0	BIG 10
92	-19.43	101	-29.85	76	61.96	Colorado State			12	1-11-0	78	12	1-11-0	WAC
68	-6.61	69	-6.92	77	63.07	Army			7	3-4-0	80	11	5-6-0	EIC
51	1.70	49	1.84	78	63.77	Brigham Young			13	9-4-0	79	13	9-4-0	WAC
75	-9.89	76	-10.01	79	66.32	Miami (OH)			11	5-6-0	85	11	5-6-0	MAC
73	-9.15	80	-13.17	80	66.71	San Diego State			12	5-7-0	81	12	5-7-0	WAC
46	2.59	57	-0.94	81	66.77	Air Force			13	9-4-0	84	13	9-4-0	WAC
103	-33.18	104	-41.50	82	66.86	New Mexico			11	0-11-0	82	11	0-11-0	WAC
35	6.53	34	6.60	83	67.04	Wyoming		20	13	10-3-0	83	13	10-3-0	WAC
102	-30.24	102	-33.51	84	69.75	Ohio University			10	0-10-0	87	11	1-10-0	MAC
82	-14.04	88	-17.51	85	70.14	Hawaii			11	4-7-0	86	12	5-7-0	WAC
76	-11.29	77	-10.58	86	72.20	Bowling Green			10	5-5-0	89	11	5-6-0	MAC
94	-19.91	97	-20.98	87	73.05	Toledo			11	3-7-1	94	11	3-7-1	MAC
70	-6.85	73	-7.79	88	73.15	Texas El Paso			10	6-4-0	92	11	7-4-0	WAC
99	-23.41	99	-22.96	89	73.45	Pacific			10	3-7-0	91	11	4-7-0	BWC
96	-21.20	98	-22.64	90	73.50	Utah			10	3-7-0	88	12	5-7-0	WAC
93	-19.52	84	-15.73	91	73.86	Utah State			11	5-6-0	93	11	5-6-0	BWC
89	-16.24	85	-15.74	92	74.00	Cal State Fullerton			11	5-6-0	96	12	6-6-0	BWC
100	-23.86	96	-20.89	93	76.21	Akron			7	2-5-0	97	11	4-7-0	EIC
79	-12.74	82	-15.05	94	78.05	Central Michigan			10	4-5-1	100	11	5-5-1	MAC
81	-13.36	87	-16.98	95	78.06	Fresno State			9	4-5-0	99	11	6-5-0	BWC
101	-28.05	100	-26.65	96	78.67	Cal State Long Beach			9	2-7-0	101	11	4-7-0	BWC
74	-9.72	68	-6.69	97	79.09	Kent State			11	7-4-0	102	11	7-4-0	MAC
90	-18.16	93	-19.75	98	80.15	Ball State			10	4-6-0	103	11	4-7-0	MAC
53	0.85	51	1.33	99	81.91	San Jose State			11	9-2-0	104	12	10-2-0	BWC
95	-20.61	94	-20.10	100	82.45	Nevada Las Vegas			10	4-6-0	105	11	5-6-0	BWC
87	-15.85	86	-15.88	101	82.70	Western Michigan			10	5-5-0	107	11	5-6-0	MAC
63	-2.45	40	5.07	102	83.09	Eastern Michigan			11	9-2-0	106	12	10-2-0	MAC
80	-12.76	90	-18.05	103	84.69	Northern Illinois			8	3-4-1	108	11	5-5-1	EIC
104	-41.51	103	-34.77	104	86.72	New Mexico State			9	1-8-0	109	11	2-9-0	BWC

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College Football 1987Ranking of Division I-A Teams

Based on games played between 1987/8/30 and 1988/1/2Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

College Football 1987
Ranking of Division I-A Teams

Based on games played between 1987/8/30 and 1988/1/2
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)