College Football 1987
Teams in each conference

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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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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
8 -18.436 8 -19.250 1 3.67 Georgia Tech 6 0-6-0 3 9 0-9-0 4 11 2-9-0
7 -3.775 5 2.750 2 3.67 Maryland 6 3-3-0 4 11 4-7-0 2 11 4-7-0
5 -0.711 7 -8.250 3 4.29 Duke 7 2-5-0 55 10 4-6-0 46 11 5-6-0
6 -1.301 6 -2.750 4 4.29 North Carolina 7 3-4-0 41 11 5-6-0 26 11 5-6-0
4 1.445 4 2.750 5 4.57 Wake Forest 7 4-3-0 47 9 5-4-0 29 11 7-4-0
3 3.074 3 2.750 6 4.71 North Carolina State 7 4-3-0 21 10 4-6-0 12 11 4-7-0
2 5.966 2 8.250 7 4.86 Virginia 7 5-2-0 35 11 7-4-0 22 12 8-4-0
1 13.737 1 13.750 8 5.00 Clemson 7 6-1-0 31 11 9-2-0 19 12 10-2-0
ACC results for other seasons
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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
9 -11.800 9 -9.900 1 5.12 Northwestern 8 2-6-0 59 11 2-8-1 60 11 2-8-1
5 1.802 5 1.100 2 5.12 Ohio State 8 4-4-0 19 11 6-4-1 20 11 6-4-1
4 8.652 2 11.550 3 5.25 Indiana 8 6-2-0 40 12 8-4-0 37 12 8-4-0
10 -14.886 10 -15.950 4 5.25 Wisconsin 8 1-7-0 75 11 3-8-0 77 11 3-8-0
7 -6.323 8 -8.525 5 5.56 Illinois 8 2-5-1 34 11 3-7-1 36 11 3-7-1
3 9.705 3 10.725 6 5.56 Iowa 8 6-2-0 60 13 10-3-0 62 13 10-3-0
2 9.717 4 5.500 7 5.75 Michigan 8 5-3-0 50 12 8-4-0 51 12 8-4-0
6 -5.956 6 -5.500 8 5.75 Purdue 8 3-5-0 37 11 3-7-1 40 11 3-7-1
1 17.082 1 17.875 9 5.81 Michigan State 8 7-0-1 15 12 9-2-1 16 12 9-2-1
8 -7.993 7 -6.875 10 5.81 Minnesota 8 3-5-0 69 10 5-5-0 67 11 6-5-0
BIG 10 results for other seasons
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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 -19.606 7 -16.500 1 4.07 Kansas 7 0-6-1 27 9 0-8-1 42 11 1-9-1
7 -19.543 8 -16.500 2 4.07 Kansas State 7 0-6-1 42 10 0-9-1 50 11 0-10-1
6 -14.639 6 -8.250 3 4.29 Iowa State 7 2-5-0 26 10 2-8-0 25 11 3-8-0
5 0.327 5 -2.750 4 4.43 Missouri 7 3-4-0 45 11 5-6-0 48 11 5-6-0
4 4.556 4 2.750 5 4.57 Colorado 7 4-3-0 74 11 7-4-0 75 11 7-4-0
3 8.273 3 8.250 6 4.71 Oklahoma State 7 5-2-0 70 12 10-2-0 73 12 10-2-0
2 19.905 2 13.750 7 4.86 Nebraska 7 6-1-0 38 12 10-2-0 44 12 10-2-0
1 20.727 1 19.250 8 5.00 Oklahoma 7 7-0-0 58 11 10-1-0 58 12 11-1-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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 -23.448 8 -19.250 1 4.00 New Mexico State 7 0-7-0 104 9 1-8-0 109 11 2-9-0
7 -8.643 7 -8.250 2 4.14 Cal State Long Beach 7 2-5-0 96 9 2-7-0 101 11 4-7-0
5 -1.736 6 -2.750 3 4.36 Pacific 7 3-4-0 89 10 3-7-0 91 11 4-7-0
6 -1.940 2 2.750 4 4.57 Nevada Las Vegas 7 4-3-0 100 10 4-6-0 105 11 5-6-0
4 0.507 4 2.750 5 4.57 Utah State 7 4-3-0 91 11 5-6-0 93 11 5-6-0
2 8.743 5 2.750 6 4.64 Fresno State 7 4-3-0 95 9 4-5-0 99 11 6-5-0
3 5.959 3 2.750 7 4.71 Cal State Fullerton 7 4-3-0 92 11 5-6-0 96 12 6-6-0
1 20.557 1 19.250 8 5.00 San Jose State 7 7-0-0 99 11 9-2-0 104 12 10-2-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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
11 -9.658 11 -9.130 1 3.83 Cincinnati 3 0-3-0 52 8 2-6-0 63 11 4-7-0
10 -8.011 10 -9.067 2 4.50 Navy 4 0-4-0 20 7 0-7-0 18 11 2-9-0
6 3.374 7 5.315 3 4.81 Boston College 8 3-5-0 12 11 5-6-0 13 11 5-6-0
2 18.885 4 11.287 4 5.08 West Virginia 6 3-3-0 30 12 6-6-0 38 12 6-6-0
1 29.116 1 30.153 5 5.25 Syracuse 6 6-0-0 43 11 10-0-1 56 12 11-0-1
4 12.945 3 14.063 6 5.44 Pittsburgh 8 5-3-0 44 12 8-4-0 45 12 8-4-0
7 3.156 5 8.377 7 5.56 Rutgers 8 4-4-0 36 11 6-5-0 39 11 6-5-0
5 12.087 6 7.314 8 5.62 Notre Dame 4 2-2-0 5 12 8-4-0 5 12 8-4-0
3 14.924 2 18.945 9 5.69 Penn State 8 6-2-0 17 12 8-4-0 24 12 8-4-0
9 -5.409 9 -3.820 10 6.42 Temple 6 2-4-0 73 11 3-8-0 76 11 3-8-0
8 0.256 8 0.201 11 7.88 Army 4 2-2-0 77 7 3-4-0 80 11 5-6-0
12 -30.299 12 -25.820 12 11.00 Akron 2 1-1-0 93 7 2-5-0 97 11 4-7-0
13 -41.366 13 -47.820 13 12.00 Northern Illinois 1 0-1-0 103 8 3-4-1 108 11 5-5-1
EIC results for other seasons
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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 -16.121 9 -19.556 1 4.50 Ohio University 8 0-8-0 84 10 0-10-0 87 11 1-10-0
8 -4.978 8 -4.889 2 4.62 Ball State 8 3-5-0 98 10 4-6-0 103 11 4-7-0
6 0.042 7 -2.444 3 4.81 Central Michigan 8 3-4-1 94 10 4-5-1 100 11 5-5-1
7 -3.714 6 -2.444 4 4.81 Toledo 8 3-4-1 87 11 3-7-1 94 11 3-7-1
5 0.840 5 0.000 5 5.00 Western Michigan 8 4-4-0 101 10 5-5-0 107 11 5-6-0
3 4.293 4 4.889 6 5.19 Kent State 8 5-3-0 97 11 7-4-0 102 11 7-4-0
4 2.949 3 4.889 7 5.19 Miami OH 8 5-3-0 79 11 5-6-0 85 11 5-6-0
2 4.424 2 4.889 8 5.38 Bowling Green 8 5-3-0 86 10 5-5-0 89 11 5-6-0
1 12.266 1 14.667 9 5.50 Eastern Michigan 8 7-1-0 102 11 9-2-0 106 12 10-2-0
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Pacific Ten Conference [PAC-10] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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
10 -20.041 10 -17.800 1 4.14 Oregon State 7 0-7-0 23 11 2-9-0 23 11 2-9-0
8 -1.779 6 -0.842 2 5.00 California 7 2-3-2 49 11 3-6-2 52 11 3-6-2
9 -13.417 9 -10.758 3 5.00 Washington State 7 1-5-1 32 11 3-7-1 35 11 3-7-1
7 -0.812 8 -2.475 4 5.31 Arizona 8 2-3-3 66 11 4-4-3 66 11 4-4-3
6 -0.497 4 0.275 5 5.31 Oregon 8 4-4-0 46 11 6-5-0 47 11 6-5-0
4 1.041 5 0.210 6 5.56 Stanford 8 4-4-0 57 11 5-6-0 61 11 5-6-0
1 19.973 1 15.862 7 5.62 UCLA 8 7-1-0 54 12 10-2-0 53 12 10-2-0
3 1.995 3 2.538 8 5.62 Washington 8 4-3-1 56 12 7-4-1 57 12 7-4-1
2 13.847 2 14.876 9 5.88 Southern California 8 7-1-0 22 12 8-4-0 21 12 8-4-0
5 -0.309 7 -1.886 10 6.07 Arizona State 7 3-3-1 71 12 7-4-1 68 12 7-4-1
PAC-10 results for other seasons
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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
5 5.625 6 3.406 1 4.33 Florida 6 3-3-0 8 12 6-6-0 9 12 6-6-0
8 -12.614 7 -9.215 2 4.50 Mississippi State 6 1-5-0 6 10 3-7-0 14 11 4-7-0
4 7.099 3 10.202 3 4.92 Alabama 6 4-2-0 2 12 7-5-0 3 12 7-5-0
9 -12.946 8 -13.289 4 5.25 Vanderbilt 6 1-5-0 14 11 4-7-0 11 11 4-7-0
1 20.158 1 18.825 5 5.67 Auburn 6 5-0-1 9 12 9-1-2 6 12 9-1-2
3 7.135 5 5.194 6 5.83 Georgia 6 4-2-0 11 12 9-3-0 8 12 9-3-0
7 -8.531 9 -15.402 7 5.83 Kentucky 6 1-5-0 39 11 5-6-0 41 11 5-6-0
10 -18.662 10 -17.205 8 5.83 Mississippi 6 1-5-0 10 10 2-8-0 10 11 3-8-0
2 9.312 2 10.830 9 6.42 Louisiana State 6 5-1-0 18 12 10-1-1 17 12 10-1-1
6 3.423 4 6.653 10 6.42 Tennessee 6 4-1-1 61 13 10-2-1 59 13 10-2-1
SEC results for other seasons
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Southern Independent Conference [SIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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
8 -8.416 9 -8.106 1 4.50 East Carolina 5 1-4-0 29 10 4-6-0 33 11 5-6-0
11 -16.845 11 -19.886 2 5.38 Virginia Tech 4 0-4-0 13 11 2-9-0 15 11 2-9-0
10 -16.578 10 -11.573 3 5.50 Louisville 5 1-4-0 63 9 2-6-1 64 11 3-7-1
6 0.464 6 0.515 4 5.83 Memphis 6 3-3-0 53 10 5-5-0 54 11 5-5-1
4 3.567 3 7.042 5 6.00 Louisiana Lafayette 3 2-1-0 64 9 4-5-0 65 11 6-5-0
7 -2.912 8 -7.821 6 6.08 Tulane 6 2-4-0 51 12 6-6-0 55 12 6-6-0
5 2.261 4 6.433 7 6.17 Southern Mississippi 6 4-2-0 24 9 5-4-0 28 11 6-5-0
2 18.093 1 19.787 8 6.25 Miami FL 4 4-0-0 25 12 12-0-0 30 12 12-0-0
1 21.700 2 14.539 9 6.33 Florida State 6 5-1-0 7 11 10-1-0 7 12 11-1-0
3 12.902 5 4.598 10 7.00 South Carolina 3 2-1-0 1 10 6-4-0 1 12 8-4-0
9 -14.235 7 -5.529 11 8.00 Tulsa 2 1-1-0 68 10 3-7-0 70 11 3-8-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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
8 -19.220 8 -19.250 1 4.00 Rice 7 0-7-0 16 9 0-9-0 27 11 2-9-0
7 -4.899 5 -2.750 2 4.29 Baylor 7 3-4-0 67 9 4-5-0 71 11 6-5-0
5 -1.743 7 -5.500 3 4.29 Houston 7 2-4-1 48 10 3-6-1 43 11 4-6-1
4 3.112 6 -2.750 4 4.43 Texas Christian 7 3-4-0 62 10 4-6-0 49 11 5-6-0
6 -2.826 4 0.000 5 4.43 Texas Tech 7 3-3-1 65 10 5-4-1 74 11 6-4-1
2 7.654 3 8.250 6 4.79 Arkansas 7 5-2-0 72 13 9-4-0 72 13 9-4-0
3 5.342 2 8.250 7 4.79 Texas 7 5-2-0 33 12 7-5-0 32 12 7-5-0
1 12.580 1 13.750 8 5.00 Texas A&M 7 6-1-0 28 11 9-2-0 34 12 10-2-0
SWAC results for other seasons
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Western Athletic Conference [WAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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 -21.219 9 -19.556 1 4.50 New Mexico 8 0-8-0 82 11 0-11-0 82 11 0-11-0
7 -7.219 8 -14.667 2 4.69 Colorado State 8 1-7-0 76 12 1-11-0 78 12 1-11-0
8 -10.791 7 -9.778 3 4.69 Utah 8 2-6-0 90 10 3-7-0 88 12 5-7-0
6 -2.679 6 -4.889 4 4.88 Hawaii 8 3-5-0 85 11 4-7-0 86 12 5-7-0
5 -0.583 5 -0.000 5 5.00 San Diego State 8 4-4-0 80 12 5-7-0 81 12 5-7-0
4 3.139 4 4.889 6 5.12 Texas El Paso 8 5-3-0 88 10 6-4-0 92 11 7-4-0
3 10.850 3 9.778 7 5.25 Air Force 8 6-2-0 81 13 9-4-0 84 13 9-4-0
2 10.917 2 14.667 8 5.38 Brigham Young 8 7-1-0 78 13 9-4-0 79 13 9-4-0
1 17.586 1 19.556 9 5.50 Wyoming 8 8-0-0 83 13 10-3-0 83 13 10-3-0
WAC results for other seasons
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