College Football 1997
Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 1997/8/23 and 1998/1/2
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1997 - Ranking of University Division teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings			Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		Comp	AP	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
8	24.15	8	28.42	1	23.04	Auburn	12	11	11	13	10-3	1	13	10-3	SEC
6	27.15	3	33.15	2	25.73	Tennessee	5	7	8	13	11-2	2	13	11-2	SEC
32	9.67	25	12.28	3	29.00	South Carolina	40			11	5-6	3	11	5-6	SEC
50	1.76	27	11.75	4	29.23	Arkansas	54			11	4-7	4	11	4-7	SEC
33	9.11	26	11.81	5	30.95	Stanford	42			11	5-6	5	11	5-6	PAC-10
13	21.92	13	20.46	6	31.38	Washington	13	18	18	12	8-4	6	12	8-4	PAC-10
22	13.18	18	17.42	7	31.55	Southern California	25			11	6-5	8	11	6-5	PAC-10
3	30.63	1	36.25	8	31.67	Florida	4	4	6	12	10-2	7	12	10-2	SEC
2	34.18	5	31.20	9	32.17	Florida State	2	3	3	12	11-1	9	12	11-1	ACC
16	15.35	17	18.75	10	33.45	Virginia	27			10	6-4	10	11	7-4	ACC
17	15.09	11	22.73	11	34.00	Mississippi	18	22	22	12	8-4	11	12	8-4	SEC
5	27.51	10	25.17	12	34.50	UCLA	6	5	5	12	10-2	12	12	10-2	PAC-10
37	7.10	50	1.62	13	34.68	Alabama	48			11	4-7	13	11	4-7	SEC
20	14.27	22	13.10	14	35.23	Clemson	29			11	6-5	14	12	7-5	ACC
48	2.59	45	3.51	15	35.50	California	64			11	3-8	15	11	3-8	PAC-10
76	-6.84	65	-2.88	16	35.95	Maryland	88			11	2-9	16	11	2-9	ACC
18	15.03	20	14.67	17	36.36	Mississippi State	28			11	7-4	17	11	7-4	SEC
25	12.05	23	12.95	18	36.42	Oregon	23			12	7-5	18	12	7-5	PAC-10
21	13.46	21	14.37	19	36.50	Georgia Tech	32	25		12	7-5	19	12	7-5	ACC
24	12.23	24	12.69	20	37.50	Arizona	24			12	7-5	20	12	7-5	PAC-10
9	22.88	6	29.47	21	37.96	Georgia	9	10	10	12	10-2	21	12	10-2	SEC
70	-4.74	75	-7.51	22	38.82	Duke	80			11	2-9	22	11	2-9	ACC
42	6.06	42	5.46	23	40.00	Notre Dame	34			13	7-6	23	13	7-6	I-A-Ind
63	-2.24	63	-2.77	24	40.68	Oregon State	77			11	3-8	24	11	3-8	PAC-10
27	11.83	30	10.06	25	41.14	North Carolina State	39			11	6-5	25	11	6-5	ACC
14	21.48	7	29.08	26	41.42	Washington State	10	9	9	12	10-2	26	12	10-2	PAC-10
44	5.52	37	7.68	27	41.73	Kentucky	51			11	5-6	27	11	5-6	SEC
39	6.89	40	6.75	28	42.23	Wake Forest	61			11	5-6	28	11	5-6	ACC
47	3.46	53	1.02	29	42.32	Colorado	38			11	5-6	29	11	5-6	BIG 12
106	-25.46	105	-25.32	30	42.55	Illinois	105			11	0-11	30	11	0-11	BIG 10
15	18.89	16	19.53	31	42.67	Louisiana State	14	13	13	12	9-3	31	12	9-3	SEC
77	-6.87	77	-7.59	32	43.64	Vanderbilt	74			11	3-8	32	11	3-8	SEC
11	22.52	15	19.57	33	43.88	Arizona State	16	14	14	12	9-3	33	12	9-3	PAC-10
78	-7.50	83	-11.37	34	44.91	Indiana	90			11	2-9	34	11	2-9	BIG 10
57	0.07	56	-0.51	35	45.29	Northwestern	58			12	5-7	35	12	5-7	BIG 10
7	25.45	9	26.38	36	45.92	North Carolina	8	6	4	12	11-1	36	12	11-1	ACC
4	28.67	4	32.90	37	46.29	Michigan	3	1	2	12	12-0	37	12	12-0	BIG 10
35	8.75	51	1.43	38	47.60	Central Florida	56			10	4-6	39	11	5-6	I-A-Ind
90	-14.09	87	-12.16	39	47.68	Baylor	86			11	2-9	38	11	2-9	BIG 12
96	-16.11	92	-14.77	40	47.86	Iowa State	101			11	1-10	40	11	1-10	BIG 12
12	22.22	19	16.32	41	48.69	Ohio State	11	12	12	13	10-3	42	13	10-3	BIG 10
79	-7.89	79	-9.01	42	48.75	Oklahoma	76			12	4-8	41	12	4-8	BIG 12
19	14.38	32	9.12	43	49.83	Michigan State	26			12	7-5	43	12	7-5	BIG 10
1	38.78	2	35.55	44	50.35	Nebraska	1	2	1	13	13-0	44	13	13-0	BIG 12
26	11.87	14	20.05	45	51.46	Penn State	17	16	17	12	9-3	45	12	9-3	BIG 10
87	-12.77	73	-6.83	46	52.00	Louisiana Monroe	83			10	3-7	46	12	5-7	I-A-Ind
73	-5.99	78	-7.68	47	52.50	Minnesota	81			12	3-9	47	12	3-9	BIG 10
62	-1.77	54	0.03	48	53.05	East Carolina	69			11	5-6	48	11	5-6	CUSA
55	0.53	43	4.93	49	54.54	Wisconsin	46			13	8-5	49	13	8-5	BIG 10
41	6.45	38	7.38	50	55.04	Missouri	36	23	23	12	7-5	50	12	7-5	BIG 12
65	-3.77	62	-2.30	51	55.91	Texas	71			11	4-7	51	11	4-7	BIG 12
36	8.67	29	11.24	52	56.00	Texas Tech	45			11	6-5	52	11	6-5	BIG 12
92	-14.82	89	-12.99	53	56.27	Bowling Green	89			11	3-8	54	11	3-8	MAC
88	-13.28	82	-11.12	54	56.27	Houston	91			11	3-8	53	11	3-8	CUSA
23	12.24	61	-1.96	55	56.86	Iowa	31			11	6-5	55	12	7-5	BIG 10
72	-5.95	64	-2.79	56	57.08	San Diego State	70			12	5-7	56	12	5-7	WAC
10	22.57	12	21.54	57	57.29	Kansas State	7	8	7	12	11-1	59	12	11-1	BIG 12
40	6.49	28	11.29	58	57.29	Purdue	19	15	15	12	9-3	58	12	9-3	BIG 10
110	-32.91	106	-25.79	59	57.35	Louisiana Lafayette	110			10	1-9	57	11	1-10	I-A-Ind
30	10.17	31	9.60	60	57.54	Texas A&M	21	20	21	12	8-4	60	13	9-4	BIG 12
80	-8.92	69	-4.83	61	57.91	Kansas	75			11	5-6	61	11	5-6	BIG 12
93	-15.20	96	-16.97	62	59.91	Akron	103			11	2-9	62	11	2-9	MAC
28	10.91	35	7.81	63	61.23	Syracuse	22	21	20	13	9-4	63	13	9-4	BE
45	4.37	44	3.63	64	61.42	West Virginia	49			12	7-5	64	12	7-5	BE
34	8.91	33	8.94	65	61.75	Southern Mississippi	20	19	19	12	9-3	65	12	9-3	CUSA
101	-19.62	101	-20.77	66	61.95	Louisville	106			11	1-10	66	11	1-10	CUSA
84	-10.50	84	-11.50	67	62.32	Boston College	79			11	4-7	67	11	4-7	BE
98	-18.49	98	-18.12	68	62.59	Tulsa	96			11	2-9	68	11	2-9	WAC
86	-12.57	88	-12.27	69	62.68	Temple	93			11	3-8	69	11	3-8	BE
83	-10.14	81	-10.39	70	63.09	San Jose State	85			11	4-7	70	11	4-7	WAC
68	-3.95	74	-6.89	71	63.32	Miami FL	67			11	5-6	73	11	5-6	BE
46	4.07	49	2.03	72	63.42	Oklahoma State	37	24	24	12	8-4	71	12	8-4	BIG 12
111	-32.96	110	-31.94	73	63.55	Northern Illinois	109			11	0-11	72	11	0-11	MAC
58	-0.16	66	-3.19	74	63.71	Virginia Tech	53			12	7-5	74	12	7-5	BE
108	-28.24	109	-28.92	75	64.27	Rutgers	111			11	0-11	75	11	0-11	BE
56	0.28	67	-3.42	76	64.59	Fresno State	66			11	5-6	76	12	6-6	WAC
69	-4.15	55	-0.08	77	64.75	Pittsburgh	68			12	6-6	77	12	6-6	BE
99	-19.11	100	-20.36	78	64.95	Hawaii	95			11	2-9	87	12	3-9	WAC
64	-2.80	68	-4.41	79	65.46	Wyoming	59			12	6-6	78	13	7-6	WAC
82	-9.95	80	-10.16	80	65.55	Memphis	82			11	4-7	79	11	4-7	CUSA
51	1.76	52	1.42	81	65.91	Tulane	44			11	7-4	80	11	7-4	CUSA
95	-15.82	94	-15.60	82	66.30	Nevada Las Vegas	92			10	2-8	81	11	3-8	WAC
61	-1.10	60	-1.70	83	66.86	Southern Methodist	60			11	6-5	82	11	6-5	WAC
97	-17.00	97	-18.00	84	67.28	Army	98			9	2-7	84	11	4-7	I-A-Ind
74	-6.63	72	-6.69	85	67.77	Brigham Young	63			11	6-5	83	11	6-5	WAC
91	-14.38	90	-13.79	86	68.10	Kent State	100			10	3-7	85	11	3-8	MAC
89	-13.40	93	-15.00	87	68.18	Texas El Paso	87			11	4-7	86	11	4-7	WAC
105	-25.04	107	-28.80	88	69.14	Texas Christian	104			11	1-10	88	11	1-10	WAC
67	-3.89	47	2.54	89	69.59	Rice	55			11	7-4	89	11	7-4	WAC
49	1.91	58	-1.21	90	69.90	Ohio University	52			10	7-3	90	11	8-3	MAC
94	-15.27	95	-16.81	91	70.30	Ball State	78			10	4-6	91	11	5-6	MAC
103	-21.23	99	-18.28	92	70.81	Alabama Birmingham	94			8	2-6	94	11	5-6	I-A-Ind
43	5.93	34	7.90	93	70.88	Air Force	35		25	12	9-3	93	13	10-3	WAC
38	7.04	41	5.72	94	71.04	Marshall	30			12	9-3	95	13	10-3	MAC
104	-22.41	102	-23.06	95	71.09	Central Michigan	107			11	2-9	96	11	2-9	MAC
31	10.17	36	7.69	96	71.12	Colorado State	15	17	16	13	11-2	92	13	11-2	WAC
81	-8.96	85	-11.55	97	71.64	Eastern Michigan	84			11	4-7	97	11	4-7	MAC
60	-0.90	57	-0.65	98	72.50	New Mexico	43			12	8-4	98	13	9-4	WAC
85	-11.19	91	-14.13	99	73.00	Nevada Reno	73			11	5-6	100	11	5-6	BWC
112	-41.13	112	-43.41	100	73.31	Arkansas State	112			8	0-8	99	11	2-9	I-A-Ind
66	-3.87	71	-6.17	101	73.73	Utah	62			11	6-5	101	11	6-5	WAC
54	1.00	76	-7.51	102	73.83	Navy	57			9	5-4	104	11	7-4	I-A-Ind
59	-0.19	59	-1.29	103	73.88	Cincinnati	50			12	8-4	102	12	8-4	CUSA
52	1.66	46	3.48	104	74.12	Toledo	41			12	9-3	103	12	9-3	MAC
53	1.35	39	7.09	105	75.73	Louisiana Tech	47			11	9-2	105	11	9-2	I-A-Ind
29	10.75	48	2.51	106	76.41	Miami OH	33			11	8-3	106	11	8-3	MAC
100	-19.40	104	-23.26	107	77.44	Boise State	97			9	3-6	110	11	4-7	BWC
107	-26.95	108	-28.90	108	78.30	North Texas	102			10	3-7	107	11	4-7	BWC
75	-6.76	86	-11.61	109	78.68	Utah State	72			11	5-6	109	12	6-6	BWC
71	-4.85	70	-5.32	110	78.82	Western Michigan	65			11	8-3	108	11	8-3	MAC
102	-20.47	103	-23.11	111	81.36	Idaho	99			7	2-5	111	11	5-6	BWC
109	-32.82	111	-34.03	112	83.89	New Mexico State	108			9	1-8	112	11	2-9	BWC

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College Football 1997Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 1997/8/23 and 1998/1/2Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

College Football 1997
Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 1997/8/23 and 1998/1/2
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)