College Football 1987
Ranking of ALL Teams

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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1987 - Ranking of all teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 38.38 2 33.90 7 32.18 Florida State 12 11-1-0 1 11 10-1-0 I-A 1 6 5-1-0 SIC
2 37.61 1 41.29 30 41.12 Miami FL 12 12-0-0 2 12 12-0-0 I-A 2 4 4-0-0 SIC
3 32.39 3 31.23 58 47.68 Oklahoma 12 11-1-0 3 11 10-1-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
4 29.28 7 25.90 44 44.54 Nebraska 12 10-2-0 4 12 10-2-0 I-A 2 7 6-1-0 BIG 8
5 28.15 4 30.01 17 37.96 Louisiana State 12 10-1-1 5 12 10-1-1 I-A 2 6 5-1-0 SEC
6 28.12 5 28.58 6 31.96 Auburn 12 9-1-2 6 12 9-1-2 I-A 1 6 5-0-1 SEC
7 25.19 6 28.09 56 47.29 Syracuse 12 11-0-1 7 11 10-0-1 I-A 1 6 6-0-0 EIC
8 24.55 10 23.60 34 42.62 Texas A&M 12 10-2-0 8 11 9-2-0 I-A 1 7 6-1-0 SWAC
9 23.13 12 20.59 5 31.08 Notre Dame 12 8-4-0 9 12 8-4-0 I-A 5 4 2-2-0 EIC
10 22.40 11 21.62 8 32.42 Georgia 12 9-3-0 10 12 9-3-0 I-A 3 6 4-2-0 SEC
11 22.19 13 19.56 1 25.80 South Carolina 12 8-4-0 12 10 6-4-0 I-A 3 3 2-1-0 SIC
12 21.78 17 16.66 53 46.62 UCLA 12 10-2-0 11 12 10-2-0 I-A 1 8 7-1-0 PAC-10
13 20.15 9 24.22 16 35.71 Michigan State 12 9-2-1 13 12 9-2-1 I-A 1 8 7-0-1 BIG 10
14 20.03 8 24.83 19 38.23 Clemson 12 10-2-0 14 11 9-2-0 I-A 1 7 6-1-0 ACC
15 18.10 20 15.01 9 33.54 Florida 12 6-6-0 15 12 6-6-0 I-A 5 6 3-3-0 SEC
16 17.22 15 17.91 3 28.04 Alabama 12 7-5-0 16 12 7-5-0 I-A 4 6 4-2-0 SEC
17 16.38 16 16.98 73 53.46 Oklahoma State 12 10-2-0 17 12 10-2-0 I-A 3 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
18 15.63 28 10.64 51 46.08 Michigan 12 8-4-0 18 12 8-4-0 I-A 2 8 5-3-0 BIG 10
19 14.90 18 16.10 45 44.88 Pittsburgh 12 8-4-0 19 12 8-4-0 I-A 4 8 5-3-0 EIC
20 14.46 22 14.53 21 38.79 Southern California 12 8-4-0 20 12 8-4-0 I-A 2 8 7-1-0 PAC-10
21 13.76 14 18.58 59 47.69 Tennessee 13 10-2-1 21 13 10-2-1 I-A 6 6 4-1-1 SEC
22 13.23 26 13.46 20 38.27 Ohio State 11 6-4-1 22 11 6-4-1 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 BIG 10
23 12.19 29 10.25 72 53.35 Arkansas 13 9-4-0 23 13 9-4-0 I-A 2 7 5-2-0 SWAC
24 11.63 21 14.94 62 48.35 Iowa 13 10-3-0 24 13 10-3-0 I-A 3 8 6-2-0 BIG 10
25 10.76 25 13.65 22 39.00 Virginia 12 8-4-0 32 11 7-4-0 I-A 2 7 5-2-0 ACC
26 10.56 31 8.89 57 47.33 Washington 12 7-4-1 25 12 7-4-1 I-A 3 8 4-3-1 PAC-10
27 10.46 24 14.41 37 43.58 Indiana 12 8-4-0 27 12 8-4-0 I-A 4 8 6-2-0 BIG 10
28 10.35 23 14.52 24 39.46 Penn State 12 8-4-0 26 12 8-4-0 I-A 3 8 6-2-0 EIC
29 9.69 32 8.45 38 43.71 West Virginia 12 6-6-0 28 12 6-6-0 I-A 2 6 3-3-0 EIC
30 9.48 19 15.11 32 41.42 Texas 12 7-5-0 31 12 7-5-0 I-A 3 7 5-2-0 SWAC
31 9.48 40 5.93 75 55.41 Colorado 11 7-4-0 30 11 7-4-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
32 9.43 52 2.03 41 44.23 Kentucky 11 5-6-0 29 11 5-6-0 I-A 7 6 1-5-0 SEC
33 7.68 37 6.84 68 52.88 Arizona State 12 7-4-1 34 12 7-4-1 I-A 5 7 3-3-1 PAC-10
34 7.36 34 7.34 83 68.62 Wyoming 13 10-3-0 35 13 10-3-0 I-A 1 8 8-0-0 WAC
35 6.98 27 11.93 28 40.83 Southern Mississippi 11 6-5-0 33 9 5-4-0 I-A 5 6 4-2-0 SIC
36 6.29 38 6.27 11 34.27 Vanderbilt 11 4-7-0 38 11 4-7-0 I-A 9 6 1-5-0 SEC
37 5.74 42 4.89 55 47.04 Tulane 12 6-6-0 36 12 6-6-0 I-A 7 6 2-4-0 SIC
38 5.66 30 9.45 29 40.89 Wake Forest 11 7-4-0 44 9 5-4-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 ACC
39 5.34 53 1.90 66 52.05 Arizona 11 4-4-3 39 11 4-4-3 I-A 7 8 2-3-3 PAC-10
40 5.32 43 4.89 13 35.09 Boston College 11 5-6-0 37 11 5-6-0 I-A 6 8 3-5-0 EIC
41 4.77 45 4.63 46 44.95 Duke 11 5-6-0 52 10 4-6-0 I-A 5 7 2-5-0 ACC
42 4.71 47 3.64 48 45.55 Missouri 11 5-6-0 40 11 5-6-0 I-A 5 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
43 4.10 33 7.68 26 40.59 North Carolina 11 5-6-0 48 11 5-6-0 I-A 6 7 3-4-0 ACC
44 4.10 56 1.16 49 45.90 Texas Christian 11 5-6-0 43 10 4-6-0 I-A 4 7 3-4-0 SWAC
45 3.40 41 5.13 47 45.14 Oregon 11 6-5-0 45 11 6-5-0 I-A 6 8 4-4-0 PAC-10
46 3.25 57 -0.22 84 68.81 Air Force 13 9-4-0 46 13 9-4-0 I-A 3 8 6-2-0 WAC
47 2.79 49 2.78 79 64.96 Brigham Young 13 9-4-0 51 13 9-4-0 I-A 2 8 7-1-0 WAC
48 2.77 59 -1.10 61 47.95 Stanford 11 5-6-0 49 11 5-6-0 I-A 4 8 4-4-0 PAC-10
49 2.70 48 2.92 33 42.55 East Carolina 11 5-6-0 41 10 4-6-0 I-A 8 5 1-4-0 SIC
50 2.63 44 4.73 14 35.32 Mississippi State 11 4-7-0 42 10 3-7-0 I-A 8 6 1-5-0 SEC
51 2.49 36 7.08 39 44.09 Rutgers 11 6-5-0 47 11 6-5-0 I-A 7 8 4-4-0 EIC
52 2.02 50 2.45 54 46.90 Memphis 11 5-5-1 50 10 5-5-0 I-A 6 6 3-3-0 SIC
53 1.65 46 3.91 12 34.50 North Carolina State 11 4-7-0 55 10 4-6-0 I-A 3 7 4-3-0 ACC
54 1.33 55 1.18 104 85.27 San Jose State 12 10-2-0 53 11 9-2-0 I-A 1 7 7-0-0 BWC
55 0.63 58 -0.96 71 53.30 Baylor 11 6-5-0 57 9 4-5-0 I-A 7 7 3-4-0 SWAC
56 0.51 54 1.59 67 52.50 Minnesota 11 6-5-0 54 10 5-5-0 I-A 8 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
57 0.30 51 2.26 74 53.59 Texas Tech 11 6-4-1 58 10 5-4-1 I-A 6 7 3-3-1 SWAC
58 0.17 69 -5.43 43 44.30 Houston 11 4-6-1 56 10 3-6-1 I-A 5 7 2-4-1 SWAC
59 0.15 35 7.30 2 27.41 Maryland 11 4-7-0 60 11 4-7-0 I-A 7 6 3-3-0 ACC
60 -1.05 60 -1.47 40 44.14 Purdue 11 3-7-1 59 11 3-7-1 I-A 6 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
61 -1.49 66 -4.58 52 46.18 California 11 3-6-2 62 11 3-6-2 I-A 8 7 2-3-2 PAC-10
62 -1.74 62 -2.92 10 34.15 Mississippi 11 3-8-0 61 10 2-8-0 I-A 10 6 1-5-0 SEC
63 -1.95 39 6.17 106 87.21 Eastern Michigan 12 10-2-0 63 11 9-2-0 I-A 1 8 7-1-0 MAC
64 -2.00 67 -4.67 36 43.09 Illinois 11 3-7-1 64 11 3-7-1 I-A 7 8 2-5-1 BIG 10
65 -3.08 63 -3.65 35 42.91 Washington State 11 3-7-1 65 11 3-7-1 I-A 9 7 1-5-1 PAC-10
66 -4.25 70 -5.48 15 35.41 Virginia Tech 11 2-9-0 66 11 2-9-0 I-A 11 4 0-4-0 SIC
67 -5.82 73 -6.89 92 77.05 Texas El Paso 11 7-4-0 70 10 6-4-0 I-A 4 8 5-3-0 WAC
68 -5.83 68 -4.71 4 30.55 Georgia Tech 11 2-9-0 84 9 0-9-0 I-A 8 6 0-6-0 ACC
69 -6.70 64 -4.01 65 51.39 Louisiana Lafayette 11 6-5-0 69 9 4-5-0 I-A 4 3 2-1-0 SIC
70 -6.81 79 -8.18 80 65.19 Army 11 5-6-0 68 7 3-4-0 I-A 8 4 2-2-0 EIC
71 -8.08 72 -6.53 98 81.00 Indiana State 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
72 -8.15 75 -7.73 60 47.82 Northwestern 11 2-8-1 71 11 2-8-1 I-A 9 8 2-6-0 BIG 10
73 -8.35 84 -12.51 81 68.25 San Diego State 12 5-7-0 73 12 5-7-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 WAC
74 -8.43 87 -15.54 77 56.45 Wisconsin 11 3-8-0 72 11 3-8-0 I-A 10 8 1-7-0 BIG 10
75 -8.96 61 -2.61 31 41.33 Colgate 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
76 -9.15 80 -10.26 69 53.12 Louisiana Tech 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
77 -10.00 74 -6.94 102 83.36 Kent State 11 7-4-0 74 11 7-4-0 I-A 3 8 5-3-0 MAC
78 -10.77 78 -8.11 63 50.89 Cincinnati 11 4-7-0 67 8 2-6-0 I-A 11 3 0-3-0 EIC
79 -10.92 81 -11.55 85 70.86 Miami OH 11 5-6-0 75 11 5-6-0 I-A 4 8 5-3-0 MAC
80 -11.71 77 -8.02 23 39.23 Oregon State 11 2-9-0 77 11 2-9-0 I-A 10 7 0-7-0 PAC-10
81 -11.87 76 -7.82 25 40.10 Iowa State 11 3-8-0 78 10 2-8-0 I-A 6 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
82 -12.24 65 -4.55 95 78.17 Youngstown State 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
83 -12.54 83 -12.47 89 75.95 Bowling Green 11 5-6-0 76 10 5-5-0 I-A 2 8 5-3-0 MAC
84 -12.89 94 -17.98 99 81.72 Fresno State 11 6-5-0 81 9 4-5-0 I-A 2 7 4-3-0 BWC
85 -13.27 89 -16.30 100 82.15 Central Michigan 11 5-5-1 79 10 4-5-1 I-A 6 8 3-4-1 MAC
86 -13.34 92 -16.91 86 71.86 Hawaii 12 5-7-0 82 11 4-7-0 I-A 6 8 3-5-0 WAC
87 -14.25 82 -11.98 27 40.65 Rice 11 2-9-0 88 9 0-9-0 I-A 8 7 0-7-0 SWAC
88 -14.57 103 -22.29 108 88.78 Northern Illinois 11 5-5-1 80 8 3-4-1 I-A 13 1 0-1-0 EIC
89 -14.64 71 -6.48 70 53.20 Tulsa 11 3-8-0 85 10 3-7-0 I-A 9 2 1-1-0 SIC
90 -14.71 86 -15.09 76 55.91 Temple 11 3-8-0 83 11 3-8-0 I-A 9 6 2-4-0 EIC
91 -15.66 93 -17.69 96 78.23 Cal State Fullerton 12 6-6-0 89 11 5-6-0 I-A 3 7 4-3-0 BWC
92 -16.51 91 -16.74 107 87.80 Western Michigan 11 5-6-0 87 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 MAC
93 -17.20 85 -12.54 64 51.00 Louisville 11 3-7-1 86 9 2-6-1 I-A 10 5 1-4-0 SIC
94 -17.80 100 -21.88 103 84.00 Ball State 11 4-7-0 90 10 4-6-0 I-A 8 8 3-5-0 MAC
95 -18.35 95 -20.29 18 38.21 Navy 11 2-9-0 91 7 0-7-0 I-A 10 4 0-4-0 EIC
96 -18.55 106 -29.19 78 62.79 Colorado State 12 1-11-0 92 12 1-11-0 I-A 7 8 1-7-0 WAC
97 -19.00 90 -16.46 93 77.14 Utah State 11 5-6-0 93 11 5-6-0 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 BWC
98 -19.41 88 -15.86 90 76.00 Lamar 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
99 -20.39 99 -21.85 105 86.55 Nevada Las Vegas 11 5-6-0 95 10 4-6-0 I-A 6 7 4-3-0 BWC
100 -20.46 101 -22.21 88 75.45 Utah 12 5-7-0 96 10 3-7-0 I-A 8 8 2-6-0 WAC
101 -21.03 102 -22.21 94 77.91 Toledo 11 3-7-1 94 11 3-7-1 I-A 7 8 3-4-1 MAC
102 -21.38 98 -21.57 42 44.25 Kansas 11 1-9-1 97 9 0-8-1 I-A 8 7 0-6-1 BIG 8
103 -22.29 97 -21.27 50 46.05 Kansas State 11 0-10-1 98 10 0-9-1 I-A 7 7 0-6-1 BIG 8
104 -22.99 104 -23.92 91 76.90 Pacific 11 4-7-0 99 10 3-7-0 I-A 5 7 3-4-0 BWC
105 -23.60 96 -21.03 97 80.31 Akron 11 4-7-0 100 7 2-5-0 I-A 12 2 1-1-0 EIC
106 -27.60 105 -27.42 101 82.44 Cal State Long Beach 11 4-7-0 101 9 2-7-0 I-A 7 7 2-5-0 BWC
107 -30.70 107 -34.78 87 73.90 Ohio University 11 1-10-0 102 10 0-10-0 I-A 9 8 0-8-0 MAC
108 -32.29 109 -41.18 82 68.45 New Mexico 11 0-11-0 103 11 0-11-0 I-A 9 8 0-8-0 WAC
109 -41.18 108 -35.56 109 90.67 New Mexico State 11 2-9-0 104 9 1-8-0 I-A 8 7 0-7-0 BWC
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Appalachian State 2 0-2-0
Arkansas State 2 0-1-1
Boise State 1 0-1-0
Georgia Southern 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Monroe 2 1-1-0
Marshall 2 1-1-0
Nevada Reno 1 0-1-0
North Texas 2 0-2-0
Texas State 2 0-2-0
Austin Peay 2 1-1-0
Cal State Sacramento 1 0-1-0
Citadel 2 0-2-0
Delaware 1 0-1-0
Delaware State 1 1-0-0
East Tennessee State 1 1-0-0
Eastern Illinois 2 0-2-0
Furman 1 0-1-0
Holy Cross 1 1-0-0
Idaho 1 0-1-0
Idaho State 1 0-1-0
Illinois State 1 1-0-0
Jackson State 1 0-1-0
Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Lehigh 1 1-0-0
McNeese State 1 0-1-0
Missouri State 1 0-1-0
Montana 1 0-1-0
Montana State 1 0-1-0
Murray State 1 0-1-0
Nicholls State 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 1 1-0-0
Northern Iowa 2 0-2-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0
Pennsylvania 1 0-1-0
Richmond 1 0-1-0
Sam Houston 1 0-1-0
Southern Illinois 2 0-2-0
Tennessee Tech 1 0-1-0
Virginia Military 1 0-1-0
Weber State 1 0-1-0
Western Carolina 2 0-2-0
Western Illinois 2 0-2-0
William & Mary 1 1-0-0
Yale 1 0-1-0
Angelo State 1 1-0-0
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