College Football 1996
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1996/8/24 and 1997/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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1996 - Ranking of all teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 38.96 1 36.77 2 32.00 Florida 13 12-1 1 12 11-1 I-A 1 9 9-0 SEC
2 35.53 2 34.81 5 35.12 Ohio State 12 11-1 2 12 11-1 I-A 2 8 7-1 BIG 10
4 31.81 3 33.76 28 42.88 Florida State 12 11-1 3 12 11-1 I-A 1 8 8-0 ACC
3 33.46 4 30.75 33 43.50 Arizona State 12 11-1 4 12 11-1 I-A 1 8 8-0 PAC-10
5 27.10 5 30.27 40 45.29 Tennessee 12 10-2 5 12 10-2 I-A 2 8 7-1 SEC
12 21.96 6 26.76 35 43.58 Alabama 13 10-3 6 13 10-3 I-A 4 9 6-3 SEC
7 25.98 7 25.19 15 39.96 Penn State 13 11-2 7 13 11-2 I-A 1 8 6-2 BIG 10
6 27.01 8 25.12 27 42.81 Nebraska 13 11-2 8 13 11-2 I-A 1 9 8-1 BIG 12
18 15.43 9 22.89 57 49.08 Northwestern 12 9-3 9 12 9-3 I-A 3 8 7-1 BIG 10
8 25.49 10 21.94 59 49.62 North Carolina 12 10-2 10 12 10-2 I-A 2 8 6-2 ACC
14 20.98 11 20.94 56 48.92 Virginia Tech 12 10-2 11 12 10-2 I-A 2 7 6-1 BE
15 20.67 12 20.70 32 43.42 Iowa 12 9-3 12 12 9-3 I-A 4 8 6-2 BIG 10
25 12.97 13 20.24 58 49.58 Louisiana State 12 10-2 13 12 10-2 I-A 3 8 6-2 SEC
10 24.08 14 19.65 26 42.58 Colorado 12 10-2 14 12 10-2 I-A 2 8 7-1 BIG 12
16 19.66 15 18.86 10 36.12 Washington 12 9-3 15 12 9-3 I-A 2 8 7-1 PAC-10
9 24.39 16 18.64 39 45.05 Notre Dame 11 8-3 16 11 8-3 I-A 3 1 1-0 I-A-Ind
21 14.20 17 18.61 29 42.95 Miami FL 12 9-3 17 11 8-3 I-A 1 7 6-1 BE
13 21.57 18 18.14 4 33.04 Michigan 12 8-4 18 12 8-4 I-A 5 8 5-3 BIG 10
11 23.10 19 18.00 41 45.54 Syracuse 12 9-3 19 12 9-3 I-A 3 7 6-1 BE
17 15.98 20 17.57 86 67.67 Brigham Young 15 14-1 20 15 14-1 I-A 1 10 10-0 WAC
19 14.68 21 16.06 38 44.68 Southern Mississippi 11 8-3 21 11 8-3 I-A 1 5 4-1 CUSA
24 13.21 22 15.80 48 47.17 Auburn 12 8-4 22 12 8-4 I-A 5 8 4-4 SEC
23 13.23 23 14.04 22 41.08 Stanford 12 7-5 23 12 7-5 I-A 3 8 5-3 PAC-10
31 11.01 24 13.39 53 48.31 Wisconsin 13 8-5 24 13 8-5 I-A 7 8 3-5 BIG 10
32 10.82 25 13.23 62 50.50 West Virginia 12 8-4 25 12 8-4 I-A 4 7 4-3 BE
28 12.14 26 12.50 3 32.27 UCLA 11 5-6 26 11 5-6 I-A 4 8 4-4 PAC-10
33 10.57 27 11.63 66 53.15 East Carolina 11 8-3 27 10 7-3 I-A 2 2 2-0 I-A-Ind
37 7.92 28 11.51 25 42.55 South Carolina 11 6-5 28 11 6-5 I-A 6 8 4-4 SEC
20 14.42 29 11.34 45 46.18 Kansas State 12 9-3 29 11 8-3 I-A 3 8 6-2 BIG 12
29 11.18 30 9.74 19 40.54 Michigan State 12 6-6 30 12 6-6 I-A 6 8 5-3 BIG 10
22 13.32 31 9.18 50 47.69 Texas 13 8-5 31 13 8-5 I-A 4 9 7-2 BIG 12
27 12.50 32 8.92 6 35.29 Southern California 12 6-6 32 12 6-6 I-A 6 8 3-5 PAC-10
26 12.61 33 8.58 82 63.30 Army 12 10-2 33 10 8-2 I-A 4 1 1-0 I-A-Ind
40 7.24 34 8.06 20 40.55 Georgia 11 5-6 34 11 5-6 I-A 8 8 3-5 SEC
38 7.89 35 8.00 16 40.05 Houston 12 7-5 35 11 6-5 I-A 2 5 4-1 CUSA
43 4.67 36 7.21 54 48.91 Clemson 12 7-5 36 11 6-5 I-A 3 8 6-2 ACC
46 4.33 37 7.15 67 55.50 Rice 11 7-4 37 11 7-4 I-A 3 8 6-2 WAC
30 11.15 38 6.56 61 49.92 Virginia 12 7-5 38 12 7-5 I-A 4 8 5-3 ACC
34 8.94 39 6.53 43 45.68 Oregon 11 6-5 39 11 6-5 I-A 5 8 3-5 PAC-10
36 8.25 40 6.40 78 59.14 Navy 12 9-3 40 11 8-3 I-A 9 2 0-2 I-A-Ind
54 1.40 41 5.56 47 46.86 Louisville 11 5-6 41 11 5-6 I-A 4 5 2-3 CUSA
53 1.75 42 5.13 81 61.33 Utah 12 8-4 42 12 8-4 I-A 4 8 6-2 WAC
41 7.04 43 4.88 93 74.33 Wyoming 12 10-2 43 12 10-2 I-A 2 9 7-2 WAC
62 -1.11 44 4.83 8 35.95 Kentucky 11 4-7 44 11 4-7 I-A 7 8 3-5 SEC
61 -0.97 45 4.77 14 39.95 Arkansas 11 4-7 45 11 4-7 I-A 9 8 2-6 SEC
49 3.34 46 4.48 46 46.29 California 12 6-6 46 12 6-6 I-A 8 8 3-5 PAC-10
59 -0.66 47 4.18 34 43.54 Boston College 12 5-7 47 12 5-7 I-A 6 7 2-5 BE
50 3.17 48 4.11 49 47.23 Missouri 11 5-6 48 11 5-6 I-A 8 8 3-5 BIG 12
35 8.53 49 3.96 37 43.86 Arizona 11 5-6 49 11 5-6 I-A 7 8 3-5 PAC-10
52 1.94 50 3.89 69 56.32 Cincinnati 11 6-5 50 11 6-5 I-A 3 5 2-3 CUSA
63 -1.51 51 3.88 24 42.14 Pittsburgh 11 4-7 51 11 4-7 I-A 5 7 3-4 BE
39 7.74 52 3.68 60 49.92 Texas Tech 12 7-5 52 12 7-5 I-A 5 8 5-3 BIG 12
57 -0.12 53 3.14 1 29.45 Purdue 11 3-8 53 11 3-8 I-A 8 8 2-6 BIG 10
74 -5.97 54 2.31 72 57.27 Louisiana Lafayette 11 5-6 54 11 5-6 I-A 6 4 3-1 I-A-Ind
48 3.58 55 1.59 44 45.91 Washington State 11 5-6 55 11 5-6 I-A 9 8 3-5 PAC-10
55 0.93 56 1.48 51 47.95 Mississippi State 11 5-6 56 11 5-6 I-A 10 8 3-5 SEC
47 4.11 57 1.25 94 74.50 San Diego State 11 8-3 57 11 8-3 I-A 5 8 6-2 WAC
45 4.52 58 0.93 79 60.14 Colorado State 12 7-5 58 11 6-5 I-A 6 8 6-2 WAC
56 0.82 59 0.80 71 57.14 Southern Methodist 11 5-6 59 11 5-6 I-A 8 8 4-4 WAC
64 -1.62 60 0.03 11 37.14 Minnesota 11 4-7 60 11 4-7 I-A 10 8 1-7 BIG 10
67 -3.23 61 -0.21 17 40.18 Memphis 11 4-7 61 11 4-7 I-A 5 5 2-3 CUSA
51 2.77 62 -0.57 12 38.59 Indiana 11 3-8 62 11 3-8 I-A 9 8 1-7 BIG 10
72 -5.86 63 -1.07 31 43.22 Mississippi 11 5-6 63 9 3-6 I-A 11 8 2-6 SEC
44 4.63 64 -1.18 68 56.25 Texas A&M 12 6-6 64 12 6-6 I-A 6 8 4-4 BIG 12
58 -0.39 65 -1.55 64 52.73 Georgia Tech 11 5-6 65 11 5-6 I-A 5 8 4-4 ACC
66 -2.00 66 -3.16 55 48.91 Kansas 11 4-7 66 11 4-7 I-A 9 8 2-6 BIG 12
79 -10.65 67 -3.25 76 58.09 Maryland 11 5-6 67 11 5-6 I-A 7 8 3-5 ACC
71 -4.65 68 -3.66 42 45.59 North Carolina State 11 3-8 68 11 3-8 I-A 6 8 3-5 ACC
60 -0.97 69 -3.74 18 40.27 Tulane 11 2-9 69 11 2-9 I-A 6 5 1-4 CUSA
70 -4.14 70 -4.38 9 36.00 Illinois 11 2-9 70 11 2-9 I-A 11 8 1-7 BIG 10
65 -1.87 71 -4.44 77 59.10 Oklahoma State 11 5-6 71 10 4-6 I-A 10 8 2-6 BIG 12
42 6.04 72 -4.66 75 58.05 Air Force 11 6-5 72 11 6-5 I-A 7 8 5-3 WAC
75 -6.94 73 -4.82 88 68.25 New Mexico 11 6-5 73 10 5-5 I-A 9 8 3-5 WAC
76 -6.96 74 -6.02 108 89.09 Nevada Reno 12 9-3 74 11 8-3 I-A 1 5 4-1 BWC
88 -12.84 75 -7.02 13 39.14 Vanderbilt 11 2-9 75 11 2-9 I-A 12 8 0-8 SEC
69 -3.81 76 -7.79 73 57.50 Baylor 11 4-7 76 11 4-7 I-A 12 8 1-7 BIG 12
94 -18.62 77 -7.82 63 51.57 Louisiana Monroe 11 5-6 77 7 1-6 I-A 1 1 1-0 I-A-Ind
68 -3.70 78 -8.66 103 83.45 Miami OH 11 6-5 78 11 6-5 I-A 3 8 6-2 MAC
82 -11.10 79 -9.19 7 35.95 Rutgers 11 2-9 79 10 1-9 I-A 7 7 1-6 BE
77 -10.06 80 -9.73 84 64.64 Fresno State 11 4-7 80 11 4-7 I-A 10 8 3-5 WAC
81 -11.09 81 -10.16 85 67.23 Texas Christian 11 4-7 81 11 4-7 I-A 11 8 3-5 WAC
85 -12.06 82 -10.98 74 57.73 Tulsa 11 4-7 82 11 4-7 I-A 13 8 2-6 WAC
80 -11.02 83 -11.24 65 52.77 Oklahoma 11 3-8 83 11 3-8 I-A 7 8 3-5 BIG 12
84 -11.89 84 -11.25 99 80.20 Louisiana Tech 11 6-5 84 10 5-5 I-A 8 4 2-2 I-A-Ind
78 -10.44 85 -11.83 107 89.00 Ball State 12 8-4 85 12 8-4 I-A 1 8 7-1 MAC
83 -11.13 86 -12.28 89 68.45 Utah State 11 6-5 86 10 5-5 I-A 2 5 4-1 BWC
95 -19.11 87 -13.10 36 43.75 Wake Forest 11 3-8 87 10 2-8 I-A 8 8 1-7 ACC
87 -12.75 88 -13.80 30 43.00 Oregon State 11 2-9 88 10 2-8 I-A 10 8 1-7 PAC-10
91 -16.88 89 -14.29 80 60.17 San Jose State 12 3-9 89 12 3-9 I-A 12 8 3-5 WAC
89 -15.01 90 -15.50 91 70.75 Central Florida 11 5-6 90 8 2-6 I-A 5 3 1-2 I-A-Ind
73 -5.87 91 -16.03 21 40.85 Iowa State 11 2-9 91 10 1-9 I-A 11 8 1-7 BIG 12
93 -17.22 92 -16.63 110 90.00 Toledo 11 7-4 92 10 6-4 I-A 2 8 6-2 MAC
99 -21.87 93 -16.82 95 75.05 North Texas 11 5-6 93 10 4-6 I-A 3 5 3-2 BWC
86 -12.27 94 -19.31 98 78.75 Ohio University 12 6-6 94 12 6-6 I-A 4 8 5-3 MAC
97 -19.54 95 -20.32 23 42.00 Duke 11 0-11 95 11 0-11 I-A 9 8 0-8 ACC
101 -23.67 96 -21.36 83 64.42 Hawaii 12 2-10 96 12 2-10 I-A 14 8 1-7 WAC
92 -17.08 97 -21.51 52 48.09 Temple 11 1-10 97 11 1-10 I-A 8 7 0-7 BE
98 -20.50 98 -21.86 92 71.50 Alabama Birmingham 11 5-6 98 8 2-6 I-A 7 4 2-2 I-A-Ind
90 -15.23 99 -22.13 100 81.29 Idaho 11 7-4 99 7 3-4 I-A 4 5 3-2 BWC
96 -19.45 100 -22.88 111 90.91 Central Michigan 11 5-6 100 11 5-6 I-A 5 8 4-4 MAC
100 -23.36 101 -23.33 90 68.64 Texas El Paso 11 2-9 101 11 2-9 I-A 16 8 0-8 WAC
102 -24.04 102 -24.84 102 82.55 Eastern Michigan 11 3-8 102 11 3-8 I-A 6 8 3-5 MAC
103 -24.48 103 -24.90 105 86.32 Bowling Green 11 4-7 103 11 4-7 I-A 7 8 3-5 MAC
105 -26.57 104 -25.38 106 87.86 Akron 11 4-7 104 11 4-7 I-A 8 8 3-5 MAC
104 -25.47 105 -28.22 70 56.38 Nevada Las Vegas 12 1-11 105 12 1-11 I-A 15 9 1-8 WAC
106 -28.78 106 -29.95 87 68.19 Arkansas State 11 4-7 106 8 1-7 I-A 11 5 1-4 I-A-Ind
110 -36.77 107 -31.30 97 77.00 Northern Illinois 11 1-10 107 10 1-9 I-A 10 3 1-2 I-A-Ind
107 -30.45 108 -32.94 104 85.15 Western Michigan 11 2-9 108 10 2-8 I-A 9 8 2-6 MAC
108 -35.21 109 -32.99 101 82.17 Boise State 12 2-10 109 9 1-8 I-A 5 5 1-4 BWC
109 -36.76 110 -38.07 109 89.15 Kent State 11 2-9 110 10 1-9 I-A 10 8 1-7 MAC
111 -37.01 111 -42.18 96 75.39 New Mexico State 11 1-10 111 9 0-9 I-A 6 5 0-5 BWC
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Appalachian State 1 0-1
Georgia Southern 1 0-1
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1
Texas State 1 0-1
Western Kentucky 1 0-1
Austin Peay 1 0-1
California Poly 1 0-1
Central Arkansas 1 0-1
Charleston Southern 1 0-1
Citadel 1 0-1
Delaware 1 0-1
East Tennessee State 1 0-1
Eastern Illinois 1 1-0
Eastern Washington 2 1-1
Furman 1 0-1
Idaho State 1 0-1
Illinois State 2 0-2
Indiana State 1 0-1
Jacksonville State 2 0-2
Lafayette 1 0-1
Missouri State 1 0-1
Montana 1 1-0
Montana State 1 0-1
Nicholls State 1 0-1
Northern Arizona 1 0-1
Northern Iowa 1 0-1
Northwestern State (LA) 2 1-1
Portland State 1 0-1
Sam Houston 2 0-2
Samford 1 0-1
SE Missouri State 1 0-1
Southern Utah 1 0-1
Tennessee Chattanooga 1 0-1
Villanova 1 0-1
Virginia Military 1 0-1
Weber State 1 0-1
Western Illinois 1 1-0
William & Mary 1 0-1
Yale 1 0-1
Youngstown State 1 0-1
Cal State Northridge 2 1-1
St. Mary's CA 1 0-1
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