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 Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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