College Football 1987
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1987/8/30 and 1988/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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 13.74 1 13.750 8 5.000 Clemson 7 6-1-0 14 11 9-2-0 14 12 10-2-0
2 5.97 2 8.250 7 4.857 Virginia 7 5-2-0 32 11 7-4-0 25 12 8-4-0
3 3.07 3 2.750 6 4.714 North Carolina State 7 4-3-0 55 10 4-6-0 53 11 4-7-0
4 1.45 4 2.750 5 4.571 Wake Forest 7 4-3-0 44 9 5-4-0 38 11 7-4-0
5 -0.71 7 -8.250 3 4.286 Duke 7 2-5-0 52 10 4-6-0 41 11 5-6-0
6 -1.30 6 -2.750 4 4.286 North Carolina 7 3-4-0 48 11 5-6-0 43 11 5-6-0
7 -3.78 5 2.750 2 3.667 Maryland 6 3-3-0 60 11 4-7-0 59 11 4-7-0
8 -18.44 8 -19.250 1 3.667 Georgia Tech 6 0-6-0 84 9 0-9-0 68 11 2-9-0
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 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 17.08 1 17.875 9 5.812 Michigan State 8 7-0-1 13 12 9-2-1 13 12 9-2-1
2 9.72 4 5.500 7 5.750 Michigan 8 5-3-0 18 12 8-4-0 18 12 8-4-0
3 9.71 3 10.725 6 5.562 Iowa 8 6-2-0 24 13 10-3-0 24 13 10-3-0
4 8.65 2 11.550 3 5.250 Indiana 8 6-2-0 27 12 8-4-0 27 12 8-4-0
5 1.80 5 1.100 2 5.125 Ohio State 8 4-4-0 22 11 6-4-1 22 11 6-4-1
6 -5.96 6 -5.500 8 5.750 Purdue 8 3-5-0 59 11 3-7-1 60 11 3-7-1
7 -6.32 8 -8.525 5 5.562 Illinois 8 2-5-1 64 11 3-7-1 64 11 3-7-1
8 -7.99 7 -6.875 10 5.812 Minnesota 8 3-5-0 54 10 5-5-0 56 11 6-5-0
9 -11.80 9 -9.900 1 5.125 Northwestern 8 2-6-0 71 11 2-8-1 72 11 2-8-1
10 -14.89 10 -15.950 4 5.250 Wisconsin 8 1-7-0 72 11 3-8-0 74 11 3-8-0
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 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 20.73 1 19.250 8 5.000 Oklahoma 7 7-0-0 3 11 10-1-0 3 12 11-1-0
2 19.91 2 13.750 7 4.857 Nebraska 7 6-1-0 4 12 10-2-0 4 12 10-2-0
3 8.27 3 8.250 6 4.714 Oklahoma State 7 5-2-0 17 12 10-2-0 17 12 10-2-0
4 4.56 4 2.750 5 4.571 Colorado 7 4-3-0 30 11 7-4-0 31 11 7-4-0
5 0.33 5 -2.750 4 4.429 Missouri 7 3-4-0 40 11 5-6-0 42 11 5-6-0
6 -14.64 6 -8.250 3 4.286 Iowa State 7 2-5-0 78 10 2-8-0 81 11 3-8-0
7 -19.54 8 -16.500 2 4.071 Kansas State 7 0-6-1 98 10 0-9-1 103 11 0-10-1
8 -19.61 7 -16.500 1 4.071 Kansas 7 0-6-1 97 9 0-8-1 102 11 1-9-1
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Big West Conference [BWC] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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 20.56 1 19.250 8 5.000 San Jose State 7 7-0-0 53 11 9-2-0 54 12 10-2-0
2 8.74 5 2.750 6 4.643 Fresno State 7 4-3-0 81 9 4-5-0 84 11 6-5-0
3 5.96 3 2.750 7 4.714 Cal State Fullerton 7 4-3-0 89 11 5-6-0 91 12 6-6-0
4 0.51 4 2.750 5 4.571 Utah State 7 4-3-0 93 11 5-6-0 97 11 5-6-0
5 -1.74 6 -2.750 3 4.357 Pacific 7 3-4-0 99 10 3-7-0 104 11 4-7-0
6 -1.94 2 2.750 4 4.571 Nevada Las Vegas 7 4-3-0 95 10 4-6-0 99 11 5-6-0
7 -8.64 7 -8.250 2 4.143 Cal State Long Beach 7 2-5-0 101 9 2-7-0 106 11 4-7-0
8 -23.45 8 -19.250 1 4.000 New Mexico State 7 0-7-0 104 9 1-8-0 109 11 2-9-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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 29.12 1 30.153 5 5.250 Syracuse 6 6-0-0 7 11 10-0-1 7 12 11-0-1
2 18.89 4 11.287 4 5.083 West Virginia 6 3-3-0 28 12 6-6-0 29 12 6-6-0
3 14.92 2 18.945 9 5.688 Penn State 8 6-2-0 26 12 8-4-0 28 12 8-4-0
4 12.94 3 14.063 6 5.438 Pittsburgh 8 5-3-0 19 12 8-4-0 19 12 8-4-0
5 12.09 6 7.314 8 5.625 Notre Dame 4 2-2-0 9 12 8-4-0 9 12 8-4-0
6 3.37 7 5.315 3 4.812 Boston College 8 3-5-0 37 11 5-6-0 40 11 5-6-0
7 3.16 5 8.377 7 5.562 Rutgers 8 4-4-0 47 11 6-5-0 51 11 6-5-0
8 0.26 8 0.201 11 7.875 Army 4 2-2-0 68 7 3-4-0 70 11 5-6-0
9 -5.41 9 -3.820 10 6.417 Temple 6 2-4-0 83 11 3-8-0 90 11 3-8-0
10 -8.01 10 -9.067 2 4.500 Navy 4 0-4-0 91 7 0-7-0 95 11 2-9-0
11 -9.66 11 -9.130 1 3.833 Cincinnati 3 0-3-0 67 8 2-6-0 78 11 4-7-0
12 -30.30 12 -25.820 12 11.000 Akron 2 1-1-0 100 7 2-5-0 105 11 4-7-0
13 -41.37 13 -47.820 13 12.000 Northern Illinois 1 0-1-0 80 8 3-4-1 88 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 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 12.27 1 14.667 9 5.500 Eastern Michigan 8 7-1-0 63 11 9-2-0 63 12 10-2-0
2 4.42 2 4.889 8 5.375 Bowling Green 8 5-3-0 76 10 5-5-0 83 11 5-6-0
3 4.29 4 4.889 6 5.188 Kent State 8 5-3-0 74 11 7-4-0 77 11 7-4-0
4 2.95 3 4.889 7 5.188 Miami OH 8 5-3-0 75 11 5-6-0 79 11 5-6-0
5 0.84 5 0.000 5 5.000 Western Michigan 8 4-4-0 87 10 5-5-0 92 11 5-6-0
6 0.04 7 -2.444 3 4.812 Central Michigan 8 3-4-1 79 10 4-5-1 85 11 5-5-1
7 -3.71 6 -2.444 4 4.812 Toledo 8 3-4-1 94 11 3-7-1 101 11 3-7-1
8 -4.98 8 -4.889 2 4.625 Ball State 8 3-5-0 90 10 4-6-0 94 11 4-7-0
9 -16.12 9 -19.556 1 4.500 Ohio University 8 0-8-0 102 10 0-10-0 107 11 1-10-0
MAC results for other seasons
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Pacific Ten Conference [PAC-10] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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 19.97 1 15.862 7 5.625 UCLA 8 7-1-0 11 12 10-2-0 12 12 10-2-0
2 13.85 2 14.876 9 5.875 Southern California 8 7-1-0 20 12 8-4-0 20 12 8-4-0
3 1.99 3 2.538 8 5.625 Washington 8 4-3-1 25 12 7-4-1 26 12 7-4-1
4 1.04 5 0.210 6 5.562 Stanford 8 4-4-0 49 11 5-6-0 48 11 5-6-0
5 -0.31 7 -1.886 10 6.071 Arizona State 7 3-3-1 34 12 7-4-1 33 12 7-4-1
6 -0.50 4 0.275 5 5.312 Oregon 8 4-4-0 45 11 6-5-0 45 11 6-5-0
7 -0.81 8 -2.475 4 5.312 Arizona 8 2-3-3 39 11 4-4-3 39 11 4-4-3
8 -1.78 6 -0.842 2 5.000 California 7 2-3-2 62 11 3-6-2 61 11 3-6-2
9 -13.42 9 -10.758 3 5.000 Washington State 7 1-5-1 65 11 3-7-1 65 11 3-7-1
10 -20.04 10 -17.800 1 4.143 Oregon State 7 0-7-0 77 11 2-9-0 80 11 2-9-0
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 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 20.16 1 18.825 5 5.667 Auburn 6 5-0-1 6 12 9-1-2 6 12 9-1-2
2 9.31 2 10.830 9 6.417 Louisiana State 6 5-1-0 5 12 10-1-1 5 12 10-1-1
3 7.13 5 5.194 6 5.833 Georgia 6 4-2-0 10 12 9-3-0 10 12 9-3-0
4 7.10 3 10.202 3 4.917 Alabama 6 4-2-0 16 12 7-5-0 16 12 7-5-0
5 5.62 6 3.406 1 4.333 Florida 6 3-3-0 15 12 6-6-0 15 12 6-6-0
6 3.42 4 6.653 10 6.417 Tennessee 6 4-1-1 21 13 10-2-1 21 13 10-2-1
7 -8.53 9 -15.402 7 5.833 Kentucky 6 1-5-0 29 11 5-6-0 32 11 5-6-0
8 -12.61 7 -9.215 2 4.500 Mississippi State 6 1-5-0 42 10 3-7-0 50 11 4-7-0
9 -12.95 8 -13.289 4 5.250 Vanderbilt 6 1-5-0 38 11 4-7-0 36 11 4-7-0
10 -18.66 10 -17.205 8 5.833 Mississippi 6 1-5-0 61 10 2-8-0 62 11 3-8-0
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 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 21.70 2 14.539 9 6.333 Florida State 6 5-1-0 1 11 10-1-0 1 12 11-1-0
2 18.09 1 19.787 8 6.250 Miami FL 4 4-0-0 2 12 12-0-0 2 12 12-0-0
3 12.90 5 4.598 10 7.000 South Carolina 3 2-1-0 12 10 6-4-0 11 12 8-4-0
4 3.57 3 7.042 5 6.000 Louisiana Lafayette 3 2-1-0 69 9 4-5-0 69 11 6-5-0
5 2.26 4 6.433 7 6.167 Southern Mississippi 6 4-2-0 33 9 5-4-0 35 11 6-5-0
6 0.46 6 0.515 4 5.833 Memphis 6 3-3-0 50 10 5-5-0 52 11 5-5-1
7 -2.91 8 -7.821 6 6.083 Tulane 6 2-4-0 36 12 6-6-0 37 12 6-6-0
8 -8.42 9 -8.106 1 4.500 East Carolina 5 1-4-0 41 10 4-6-0 49 11 5-6-0
9 -14.23 7 -5.529 11 8.000 Tulsa 2 1-1-0 85 10 3-7-0 89 11 3-8-0
10 -16.58 10 -11.573 3 5.500 Louisville 5 1-4-0 86 9 2-6-1 93 11 3-7-1
11 -16.85 11 -19.886 2 5.375 Virginia Tech 4 0-4-0 66 11 2-9-0 66 11 2-9-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1987
1987 - 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 12.58 1 13.750 8 5.000 Texas A&M 7 6-1-0 8 11 9-2-0 8 12 10-2-0
2 7.65 3 8.250 6 4.786 Arkansas 7 5-2-0 23 13 9-4-0 23 13 9-4-0
3 5.34 2 8.250 7 4.786 Texas 7 5-2-0 31 12 7-5-0 30 12 7-5-0
4 3.11 6 -2.750 4 4.429 Texas Christian 7 3-4-0 43 10 4-6-0 44 11 5-6-0
5 -1.74 7 -5.500 3 4.286 Houston 7 2-4-1 56 10 3-6-1 58 11 4-6-1
6 -2.83 4 0.000 5 4.429 Texas Tech 7 3-3-1 58 10 5-4-1 57 11 6-4-1
7 -4.90 5 -2.750 2 4.286 Baylor 7 3-4-0 57 9 4-5-0 55 11 6-5-0
8 -19.22 8 -19.250 1 4.000 Rice 7 0-7-0 88 9 0-9-0 87 11 2-9-0
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 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 17.59 1 19.556 9 5.500 Wyoming 8 8-0-0 35 13 10-3-0 34 13 10-3-0
2 10.92 2 14.667 8 5.375 Brigham Young 8 7-1-0 51 13 9-4-0 47 13 9-4-0
3 10.85 3 9.778 7 5.250 Air Force 8 6-2-0 46 13 9-4-0 46 13 9-4-0
4 3.14 4 4.889 6 5.125 Texas El Paso 8 5-3-0 70 10 6-4-0 67 11 7-4-0
5 -0.58 5 -0.000 5 5.000 San Diego State 8 4-4-0 73 12 5-7-0 73 12 5-7-0
6 -2.68 6 -4.889 4 4.875 Hawaii 8 3-5-0 82 11 4-7-0 86 12 5-7-0
7 -7.22 8 -14.667 2 4.688 Colorado State 8 1-7-0 92 12 1-11-0 96 12 1-11-0
8 -10.79 7 -9.778 3 4.688 Utah 8 2-6-0 96 10 3-7-0 100 12 5-7-0
9 -21.22 9 -19.556 1 4.500 New Mexico 8 0-8-0 103 11 0-11-0 108 11 0-11-0
WAC results for other seasons
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