College Football 1996
Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 1996/8/24 and 1997/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1996 - Ranking of University Division teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings			Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		Comp	AP	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
1	38.96	1	36.77	2	32.00	Florida	1	1	1	12	11-1	1	13	12-1	SEC
2	35.52	2	34.81	5	35.12	Ohio State	2	2	2	12	11-1	2	12	11-1	BIG 10
3	33.46	4	30.75	33	43.50	Arizona State	5	4	3	12	11-1	3	12	11-1	PAC-10
4	31.81	3	33.76	28	42.88	Florida State	3	3	4	12	11-1	4	12	11-1	ACC
5	27.10	5	30.27	40	45.29	Tennessee	8	9	5	12	10-2	5	12	10-2	SEC
6	27.01	8	25.12	27	42.81	Nebraska	4	6	6	13	11-2	6	13	11-2	BIG 12
7	25.98	7	25.19	15	39.96	Penn State	7	7	7	13	11-2	7	13	11-2	BIG 10
8	25.49	10	21.94	59	49.62	North Carolina	10	10	8	12	10-2	8	12	10-2	ACC
9	24.39	16	18.64	39	45.05	Notre Dame	15	19	9	11	8-3	9	11	8-3	I-A-Ind
10	24.08	14	19.65	26	42.58	Colorado	6	8	10	12	10-2	10	12	10-2	BIG 12
11	23.10	19	18.00	41	45.54	Syracuse	14	21	11	12	9-3	11	12	9-3	BE
12	21.96	6	26.76	35	43.58	Alabama	13	11	12	13	10-3	12	13	10-3	SEC
13	21.56	18	18.14	4	33.04	Michigan	17	20	13	12	8-4	13	12	8-4	BIG 10
14	20.98	11	20.94	56	48.92	Virginia Tech	12	13	14	12	10-2	14	12	10-2	BE
15	20.67	12	20.70	32	43.42	Iowa	16	18	15	12	9-3	15	12	9-3	BIG 10
16	19.66	15	18.86	10	36.12	Washington	11	16	16	12	9-3	16	12	9-3	PAC-10
17	15.98	20	17.57	86	67.67	Brigham Young	9	5	17	15	14-1	17	15	14-1	WAC
18	15.43	9	22.89	57	49.08	Northwestern	22	15	18	12	9-3	18	12	9-3	BIG 10
19	14.68	21	16.06	38	44.68	Southern Mississippi	27		19	11	8-3	19	11	8-3	CUSA
20	14.42	29	11.34	45	46.18	Kansas State	18	17	20	11	8-3	20	12	9-3	BIG 12
21	14.20	17	18.61	29	42.95	Miami FL	19	14	21	11	8-3	21	12	9-3	BE
22	13.32	31	9.18	50	47.69	Texas	21	23	22	13	8-5	22	13	8-5	BIG 12
23	13.23	23	14.04	22	41.08	Stanford	30		23	12	7-5	23	12	7-5	PAC-10
24	13.21	22	15.80	48	47.17	Auburn	23	24	24	12	8-4	24	12	8-4	SEC
25	12.97	13	20.24	58	49.58	Louisiana State	20	12	25	12	10-2	25	12	10-2	SEC
26	12.61	33	8.58	82	63.30	Army	29	25		10	8-2	26	12	10-2	I-A-Ind
27	12.50	32	8.92	6	35.29	Southern California	28			12	6-6	27	12	6-6	PAC-10
28	12.14	26	12.50	3	32.27	UCLA	35			11	5-6	28	11	5-6	PAC-10
29	11.18	30	9.74	19	40.54	Michigan State	34			12	6-6	29	12	6-6	BIG 10
30	11.15	38	6.56	61	49.92	Virginia	24			12	7-5	30	12	7-5	ACC
31	11.01	24	13.39	53	48.31	Wisconsin	25			13	8-5	31	13	8-5	BIG 10
32	10.82	25	13.23	62	50.50	West Virginia	31			12	8-4	32	12	8-4	BE
33	10.57	27	11.63	66	53.15	East Carolina	26			10	7-3	33	11	8-3	I-A-Ind
34	8.94	39	6.53	43	45.68	Oregon	36			11	6-5	34	11	6-5	PAC-10
35	8.53	49	3.96	37	43.86	Arizona	44			11	5-6	35	11	5-6	PAC-10
36	8.25	40	6.40	78	59.14	Navy	37			11	8-3	36	12	9-3	I-A-Ind
37	7.92	28	11.51	25	42.55	South Carolina	38			11	6-5	37	11	6-5	SEC
38	7.89	35	8.00	16	40.05	Houston	41			11	6-5	38	12	7-5	CUSA
39	7.74	52	3.68	60	49.92	Texas Tech	33			12	7-5	39	12	7-5	BIG 12
40	7.24	34	8.06	20	40.55	Georgia	46			11	5-6	40	11	5-6	SEC
41	7.04	43	4.88	93	74.33	Wyoming	32	22		12	10-2	41	12	10-2	WAC
42	6.04	72	-4.66	75	58.05	Air Force	42			11	6-5	42	11	6-5	WAC
43	4.67	36	7.21	54	48.91	Clemson	45			11	6-5	43	12	7-5	ACC
44	4.63	64	-1.18	68	56.25	Texas A&M	40			12	6-6	44	12	6-6	BIG 12
45	4.52	58	0.93	79	60.14	Colorado State	48			11	6-5	45	12	7-5	WAC
46	4.33	37	7.15	67	55.50	Rice	39			11	7-4	46	11	7-4	WAC
47	4.11	57	1.25	94	74.50	San Diego State	43			11	8-3	47	11	8-3	WAC
48	3.58	55	1.59	44	45.91	Washington State	51			11	5-6	48	11	5-6	PAC-10
49	3.34	46	4.48	46	46.29	California	50			12	6-6	49	12	6-6	PAC-10
50	3.17	48	4.11	49	47.23	Missouri	54			11	5-6	50	11	5-6	BIG 12
51	2.77	62	-0.57	12	38.59	Indiana	55			11	3-8	51	11	3-8	BIG 10
52	1.94	50	3.89	69	56.32	Cincinnati	53			11	6-5	52	11	6-5	CUSA
53	1.75	42	5.13	81	61.33	Utah	47			12	8-4	53	12	8-4	WAC
54	1.40	41	5.56	47	46.86	Louisville	56			11	5-6	54	11	5-6	CUSA
55	0.93	56	1.48	51	47.95	Mississippi State	52			11	5-6	55	11	5-6	SEC
56	0.82	59	0.80	71	57.14	Southern Methodist	63			11	5-6	56	11	5-6	WAC
57	-0.12	53	3.14	1	29.45	Purdue	57			11	3-8	57	11	3-8	BIG 10
58	-0.39	65	-1.55	64	52.73	Georgia Tech	58			11	5-6	58	11	5-6	ACC
59	-0.66	47	4.18	34	43.54	Boston College	67			12	5-7	59	12	5-7	BE
60	-0.97	69	-3.74	18	40.27	Tulane	75			11	2-9	60	11	2-9	CUSA
61	-0.97	45	4.77	14	39.95	Arkansas	61			11	4-7	61	11	4-7	SEC
62	-1.11	44	4.83	8	35.95	Kentucky	68			11	4-7	62	11	4-7	SEC
63	-1.51	51	3.88	24	42.14	Pittsburgh	86			11	4-7	63	11	4-7	BE
64	-1.62	60	0.03	11	37.14	Minnesota	60			11	4-7	64	11	4-7	BIG 10
65	-1.87	71	-4.44	77	59.10	Oklahoma State	70			10	4-6	65	11	5-6	BIG 12
66	-2.00	66	-3.16	55	48.91	Kansas	59			11	4-7	66	11	4-7	BIG 12
67	-3.23	61	-0.21	17	40.18	Memphis	65			11	4-7	67	11	4-7	CUSA
68	-3.70	78	-8.66	103	83.45	Miami OH	64			11	6-5	68	11	6-5	MAC
69	-3.81	76	-7.79	73	57.50	Baylor	69			11	4-7	69	11	4-7	BIG 12
70	-4.14	70	-4.38	9	36.00	Illinois	82			11	2-9	70	11	2-9	BIG 10
71	-4.65	68	-3.66	42	45.59	North Carolina State	78			11	3-8	71	11	3-8	ACC
72	-5.86	63	-1.07	31	43.22	Mississippi	76			9	3-6	72	11	5-6	SEC
73	-5.87	91	-16.03	21	40.85	Iowa State	74			10	1-9	73	11	2-9	BIG 12
74	-5.97	54	2.31	72	57.27	Louisiana Lafayette	71			11	5-6	74	11	5-6	I-A-Ind
75	-6.94	73	-4.82	88	68.25	New Mexico	66			10	5-5	75	11	6-5	WAC
76	-6.96	74	-6.02	108	89.09	Nevada Reno	49			11	8-3	76	12	9-3	BWC
77	-10.06	80	-9.73	84	64.64	Fresno State	88			11	4-7	77	11	4-7	WAC
78	-10.44	85	-11.83	107	89.00	Ball State	62			12	8-4	78	12	8-4	MAC
79	-10.65	67	-3.25	76	58.09	Maryland	72			11	5-6	79	11	5-6	ACC
80	-11.02	83	-11.24	65	52.77	Oklahoma	73			11	3-8	80	11	3-8	BIG 12
81	-11.09	81	-10.16	85	67.23	Texas Christian	87			11	4-7	81	11	4-7	WAC
82	-11.10	79	-9.19	7	35.95	Rutgers	99			10	1-9	82	11	2-9	BE
83	-11.13	86	-12.28	89	68.45	Utah State	77			10	5-5	83	11	6-5	BWC
84	-11.89	84	-11.25	99	80.20	Louisiana Tech	83			10	5-5	84	11	6-5	I-A-Ind
85	-12.06	82	-10.98	74	57.73	Tulsa	80			11	4-7	85	11	4-7	WAC
86	-12.27	94	-19.31	98	78.75	Ohio University	79			12	6-6	86	12	6-6	MAC
87	-12.75	88	-13.80	30	43.00	Oregon State	90			10	2-8	87	11	2-9	PAC-10
88	-12.84	75	-7.02	13	39.14	Vanderbilt	81			11	2-9	88	11	2-9	SEC
89	-15.01	90	-15.50	91	70.75	Central Florida	89			8	2-6	89	11	5-6	I-A-Ind
90	-15.23	99	-22.13	100	81.29	Idaho	84			7	3-4	90	11	7-4	BWC
91	-16.88	89	-14.29	80	60.17	San Jose State	101			12	3-9	91	12	3-9	WAC
92	-17.08	97	-21.51	52	48.09	Temple	94			11	1-10	92	11	1-10	BE
93	-17.22	92	-16.63	110	90.00	Toledo	85			10	6-4	93	11	7-4	MAC
94	-18.62	77	-7.82	63	51.57	Louisiana Monroe	98			7	1-6	94	11	5-6	I-A-Ind
95	-19.11	87	-13.10	36	43.75	Wake Forest	92			10	2-8	95	11	3-8	ACC
96	-19.45	100	-22.88	111	90.91	Central Michigan	91			11	5-6	96	11	5-6	MAC
97	-19.54	95	-20.32	23	42.00	Duke	96			11	0-11	97	11	0-11	ACC
98	-20.50	98	-21.86	92	71.50	Alabama Birmingham	93			8	2-6	98	11	5-6	I-A-Ind
99	-21.87	93	-16.82	95	75.05	North Texas	95			10	4-6	99	11	5-6	BWC
100	-23.36	101	-23.33	90	68.64	Texas El Paso	106			11	2-9	100	11	2-9	WAC
101	-23.67	96	-21.36	83	64.42	Hawaii	107			12	2-10	101	12	2-10	WAC
102	-24.04	102	-24.84	102	82.55	Eastern Michigan	100			11	3-8	102	11	3-8	MAC
103	-24.48	103	-24.90	105	86.32	Bowling Green	97			11	4-7	103	11	4-7	MAC
104	-25.47	105	-28.22	70	56.38	Nevada Las Vegas	104			12	1-11	104	12	1-11	WAC
105	-26.57	104	-25.38	106	87.86	Akron	102			11	4-7	105	11	4-7	MAC
106	-28.78	106	-29.95	87	68.19	Arkansas State	103			8	1-7	106	11	4-7	I-A-Ind
107	-30.45	108	-32.94	104	85.15	Western Michigan	105			10	2-8	107	11	2-9	MAC
108	-35.21	109	-32.99	101	82.17	Boise State	109			9	1-8	108	12	2-10	BWC
109	-36.76	110	-38.07	109	89.15	Kent State	108			10	1-9	109	11	2-9	MAC
110	-36.77	107	-31.30	97	77.00	Northern Illinois	110			10	1-9	110	11	1-10	I-A-Ind
111	-37.01	111	-42.18	96	75.39	New Mexico State	111			9	0-9	111	11	1-10	BWC

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College Football 1996Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 1996/8/24 and 1997/1/2Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 1996
Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 1996/8/24 and 1997/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)