College Football 1997
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1997/8/23 and 1998/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1997 - 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 39.07 2 35.97 44 50.35 Nebraska 13 13-0 1 13 13-0 I-A 1 9 9-0 BIG 12
2 34.43 5 31.53 9 32.12 Florida State 12 11-1 2 12 11-1 I-A 1 8 8-0 ACC
3 30.86 1 36.33 7 31.54 Florida 12 10-2 3 12 10-2 I-A 1 8 6-2 SEC
4 28.98 4 33.17 37 46.21 Michigan 12 12-0 4 12 12-0 I-A 1 8 8-0 BIG 10
5 27.76 10 26.01 12 34.50 UCLA 12 10-2 5 12 10-2 I-A 1 8 7-1 PAC-10
6 27.37 3 33.92 2 25.62 Tennessee 13 11-2 6 13 11-2 I-A 2 9 8-1 SEC
7 25.70 9 26.79 36 46.00 North Carolina 12 11-1 7 12 11-1 I-A 2 8 7-1 ACC
8 24.35 8 28.89 1 23.08 Auburn 13 10-3 8 13 10-3 I-A 5 9 6-3 SEC
9 23.11 6 29.86 21 37.96 Georgia 12 10-2 9 12 10-2 I-A 3 8 6-2 SEC
10 22.87 12 21.86 59 57.25 Kansas State 12 11-1 10 12 11-1 I-A 2 8 7-1 BIG 12
11 22.58 15 19.97 33 43.83 Arizona State 12 9-3 11 12 9-3 I-A 4 8 6-2 PAC-10
12 22.45 19 16.66 42 48.69 Ohio State 13 10-3 12 13 10-3 I-A 2 8 6-2 BIG 10
13 22.15 13 20.91 6 31.33 Washington 12 8-4 13 12 8-4 I-A 2 8 5-3 PAC-10
14 21.70 7 29.08 26 41.62 Washington State 12 10-2 14 12 10-2 I-A 3 8 7-1 PAC-10
15 18.96 16 19.75 31 42.58 Louisiana State 12 9-3 15 12 9-3 I-A 4 8 6-2 SEC
16 15.60 17 19.18 10 33.50 Virginia 11 7-4 16 10 6-4 I-A 4 8 5-3 ACC
17 15.27 11 22.95 11 34.08 Mississippi 12 8-4 17 12 8-4 I-A 7 8 4-4 SEC
18 15.22 20 14.99 17 36.32 Mississippi State 11 7-4 18 11 7-4 I-A 6 8 4-4 SEC
19 14.76 32 9.45 43 49.83 Michigan State 12 7-5 19 12 7-5 I-A 6 8 4-4 BIG 10
20 14.51 22 13.53 14 35.14 Clemson 12 7-5 20 11 6-5 I-A 5 8 4-4 ACC
21 13.73 21 14.77 19 36.62 Georgia Tech 12 7-5 21 12 7-5 I-A 3 8 5-3 ACC
22 13.64 18 18.05 8 31.55 Southern California 11 6-5 22 11 6-5 I-A 6 8 4-4 PAC-10
23 12.62 61 -1.48 55 56.95 Iowa 12 7-5 23 11 6-5 I-A 3 8 4-4 BIG 10
24 12.49 24 13.11 20 37.29 Arizona 12 7-5 24 12 7-5 I-A 5 8 4-4 PAC-10
25 12.32 23 13.48 18 36.58 Oregon 12 7-5 25 12 7-5 I-A 7 8 3-5 PAC-10
26 12.22 14 20.38 45 51.42 Penn State 12 9-3 26 12 9-3 I-A 4 8 6-2 BIG 10
27 12.08 30 10.42 25 41.32 North Carolina State 11 6-5 27 11 6-5 I-A 6 8 3-5 ACC
28 11.16 34 8.03 63 61.46 Syracuse 13 9-4 28 13 9-4 I-A 1 7 6-1 BE
29 10.90 48 2.71 106 76.68 Miami OH 11 8-3 29 11 8-3 I-A 2 8 6-2 MAC
30 10.49 31 9.94 60 57.58 Texas A&M 13 9-4 30 12 8-4 I-A 3 9 6-3 BIG 12
31 10.44 35 8.02 92 71.00 Colorado State 13 11-2 31 13 11-2 I-A 1 9 8-1 WAC
32 9.86 25 12.61 3 29.14 South Carolina 11 5-6 32 11 5-6 I-A 8 8 3-5 SEC
33 9.34 26 12.25 5 30.95 Stanford 11 5-6 33 11 5-6 I-A 8 8 3-5 PAC-10
34 9.05 33 9.06 65 61.88 Southern Mississippi 12 9-3 34 12 9-3 I-A 1 6 6-0 CUSA
35 8.99 28 11.67 52 56.14 Texas Tech 11 6-5 36 11 6-5 I-A 4 8 5-3 BIG 12
36 8.80 51 1.67 39 47.70 Central Florida 11 5-6 35 10 4-6 I-A 6 1 0-1 I-A-Ind
37 7.27 50 1.92 13 34.64 Alabama 11 4-7 37 11 4-7 I-A 9 8 2-6 SEC
38 7.17 41 5.92 95 71.12 Marshall 13 10-3 38 12 9-3 I-A 1 9 8-1 MAC
39 7.14 40 7.52 28 42.32 Wake Forest 11 5-6 39 11 5-6 I-A 7 8 3-5 ACC
40 6.99 29 11.56 58 57.25 Purdue 12 9-3 40 12 9-3 I-A 5 8 6-2 BIG 10
41 6.80 38 7.71 50 55.00 Missouri 12 7-5 41 12 7-5 I-A 5 8 5-3 BIG 12
42 6.48 42 5.81 23 40.00 Notre Dame 13 7-6 42 13 7-6 I-A 1 1 1-0 I-A-Ind
43 5.93 37 7.81 93 71.00 Air Force 13 10-3 43 12 9-3 I-A 2 8 6-2 WAC
44 5.73 36 8.00 27 41.64 Kentucky 11 5-6 44 11 5-6 I-A 11 8 2-6 SEC
45 4.63 45 3.83 64 61.50 West Virginia 12 7-5 45 12 7-5 I-A 3 7 4-3 BE
46 4.59 49 2.30 71 63.33 Oklahoma State 12 8-4 46 12 8-4 I-A 7 8 5-3 BIG 12
47 3.79 52 1.33 29 42.32 Colorado 11 5-6 47 11 5-6 I-A 6 8 3-5 BIG 12
48 2.78 44 3.99 15 35.55 California 11 3-8 48 11 3-8 I-A 9 8 1-7 PAC-10
49 2.14 58 -0.99 90 69.95 Ohio University 11 8-3 49 10 7-3 I-A 3 8 6-2 MAC
50 1.99 27 12.22 4 29.18 Arkansas 11 4-7 50 11 4-7 I-A 10 8 2-6 SEC
51 1.93 53 1.23 80 66.23 Tulane 11 7-4 51 11 7-4 I-A 2 6 5-1 CUSA
52 1.59 46 3.67 103 74.21 Toledo 12 9-3 52 12 9-3 I-A 4 9 7-2 MAC
53 1.51 39 7.58 105 75.73 Louisiana Tech 11 9-2 53 11 9-2 I-A 2 4 4-0 I-A-Ind
54 1.18 76 -7.18 104 74.22 Navy 11 7-4 54 9 5-4 I-A 4 2 1-1 I-A-Ind
55 0.89 43 5.46 49 54.65 Wisconsin 13 8-5 55 13 8-5 I-A 8 8 5-3 BIG 10
56 0.46 66 -2.88 76 64.55 Fresno State 12 6-6 56 11 5-6 I-A 3 8 5-3 WAC
57 0.34 55 0.01 35 45.50 Northwestern 12 5-7 57 12 5-7 I-A 7 8 3-5 BIG 10
58 0.10 67 -2.93 74 63.67 Virginia Tech 12 7-5 58 12 7-5 I-A 2 7 5-2 BE
59 0.02 59 -1.15 102 73.92 Cincinnati 12 8-4 59 12 8-4 I-A 4 6 2-4 CUSA
60 -0.42 56 -0.04 98 72.42 New Mexico 13 9-4 60 12 8-4 I-A 5 9 6-3 WAC
61 -0.89 60 -1.17 82 66.86 Southern Methodist 11 6-5 61 11 6-5 I-A 8 8 5-3 WAC
62 -1.52 57 -0.10 48 53.05 East Carolina 11 5-6 62 11 5-6 I-A 3 6 4-2 CUSA
63 -2.38 64 -2.34 24 40.68 Oregon State 11 3-8 63 11 3-8 I-A 10 8 0-8 PAC-10
64 -2.58 68 -4.04 78 65.42 Wyoming 13 7-6 64 12 6-6 I-A 4 8 4-4 WAC
65 -3.48 62 -1.90 51 55.86 Texas 11 4-7 65 11 4-7 I-A 10 8 2-6 BIG 12
66 -3.68 71 -5.63 101 73.59 Utah 11 6-5 66 11 6-5 I-A 6 8 5-3 WAC
67 -3.81 74 -6.86 73 63.50 Miami FL 11 5-6 68 11 5-6 I-A 5 7 3-4 BE
68 -3.89 54 0.14 77 64.92 Pittsburgh 12 6-6 69 12 6-6 I-A 4 7 4-3 BE
69 -3.92 47 3.46 89 69.64 Rice 11 7-4 67 11 7-4 I-A 7 8 5-3 WAC
70 -4.44 70 -5.08 108 78.77 Western Michigan 11 8-3 71 11 8-3 I-A 5 8 6-2 MAC
71 -4.54 75 -7.15 22 38.86 Duke 11 2-9 70 11 2-9 I-A 8 8 0-8 ACC
72 -5.72 63 -2.33 56 57.00 San Diego State 12 5-7 72 12 5-7 I-A 9 8 4-4 WAC
73 -5.77 78 -7.63 47 52.50 Minnesota 12 3-9 73 12 3-9 I-A 9 8 1-7 BIG 10
74 -6.45 72 -6.17 83 67.64 Brigham Young 11 6-5 74 11 6-5 I-A 10 8 4-4 WAC
75 -6.58 65 -2.50 16 36.09 Maryland 11 2-9 76 11 2-9 I-A 9 8 1-7 ACC
76 -6.74 84 -11.21 109 79.09 Utah State 12 6-6 75 11 5-6 I-A 1 5 4-1 BWC
77 -6.76 77 -7.43 32 43.82 Vanderbilt 11 3-8 77 11 3-8 I-A 12 8 0-8 SEC
78 -7.20 83 -11.11 34 44.91 Indiana 11 2-9 78 11 2-9 I-A 10 8 1-7 BIG 10
79 -7.60 79 -8.67 41 48.50 Oklahoma 12 4-8 79 12 4-8 I-A 9 8 2-6 BIG 12
80 -8.62 69 -4.50 61 57.73 Kansas 11 5-6 80 11 5-6 I-A 8 8 3-5 BIG 12
81 -8.66 85 -11.33 97 71.64 Eastern Michigan 11 4-7 81 11 4-7 I-A 7 9 4-5 MAC
82 -9.66 80 -9.92 79 65.64 Memphis 11 4-7 82 11 4-7 I-A 5 6 2-4 CUSA
83 -9.93 81 -9.97 70 62.95 San Jose State 11 4-7 83 11 4-7 I-A 11 8 4-4 WAC
84 -10.31 86 -11.36 67 62.41 Boston College 11 4-7 84 11 4-7 I-A 6 7 3-4 BE
85 -11.92 92 -14.49 100 73.32 Nevada Reno 11 5-6 85 11 5-6 I-A 2 5 4-1 BWC
86 -12.04 73 -6.31 46 51.90 Louisiana Monroe 12 5-7 87 10 3-7 I-A 5 3 2-1 I-A-Ind
87 -12.20 88 -12.05 69 62.59 Temple 11 3-8 86 11 3-8 I-A 7 7 3-4 BE
88 -13.04 82 -10.95 53 56.27 Houston 11 3-8 88 11 3-8 I-A 6 6 2-4 CUSA
89 -13.13 91 -14.36 86 68.27 Texas El Paso 11 4-7 89 11 4-7 I-A 13 8 3-5 WAC
90 -13.78 87 -11.98 38 47.55 Baylor 11 2-9 90 11 2-9 I-A 12 8 1-7 BIG 12
91 -14.11 90 -13.57 85 68.05 Kent State 11 3-8 91 10 3-7 I-A 9 8 3-5 MAC
92 -14.64 89 -12.77 54 56.36 Bowling Green 11 3-8 92 11 3-8 I-A 8 8 3-5 MAC
93 -14.99 95 -16.58 91 70.35 Ball State 11 5-6 94 10 4-6 I-A 6 8 4-4 MAC
94 -15.24 96 -16.76 62 59.77 Akron 11 2-9 93 11 2-9 I-A 10 9 2-7 MAC
95 -15.59 94 -15.58 81 66.30 Nevada Las Vegas 11 3-8 95 10 2-8 I-A 12 8 2-6 WAC
96 -15.71 93 -14.50 40 47.82 Iowa State 11 1-10 96 11 1-10 I-A 11 8 1-7 BIG 12
97 -16.79 100 -18.98 87 68.46 Hawaii 12 3-9 99 11 2-9 I-A 15 8 1-7 WAC
98 -17.29 99 -18.20 84 67.78 Army 11 4-7 97 9 2-7 I-A 9 1 0-1 I-A-Ind
99 -18.22 97 -17.65 68 62.55 Tulsa 11 2-9 98 11 2-9 I-A 14 8 2-6 WAC
100 -19.36 101 -20.54 66 62.14 Louisville 11 1-10 101 11 1-10 I-A 7 6 0-6 CUSA
101 -20.77 98 -17.71 94 71.06 Alabama Birmingham 11 5-6 103 8 2-6 I-A 3 3 2-1 I-A-Ind
102 -21.55 102 -22.93 96 71.32 Central Michigan 11 2-9 104 11 2-9 I-A 11 8 1-7 MAC
103 -22.04 112 -37.94 113 104.17 Cal State Northridge 3 1-2 -1 0 0-0 I-AA 0 0 0-0 BSky
104 -23.08 104 -24.03 111 82.07 Idaho 11 5-6 102 7 2-5 I-A 4 5 2-3 BWC
105 -24.57 103 -23.37 110 80.60 Boise State 11 4-7 100 9 3-6 I-A 3 5 3-2 BWC
106 -24.81 107 -28.43 88 69.09 Texas Christian 11 1-10 105 11 1-10 I-A 16 8 1-7 WAC
107 -25.19 105 -25.01 30 42.50 Illinois 11 0-11 106 11 0-11 I-A 11 8 0-8 BIG 10
108 -27.81 109 -29.97 107 78.75 North Texas 11 4-7 107 10 3-7 I-A 5 5 2-3 BWC
109 -28.09 108 -28.75 75 64.45 Rutgers 11 0-11 108 11 0-11 I-A 8 7 0-7 BE
110 -31.14 110 -31.43 112 86.65 New Mexico State 11 2-9 109 9 1-8 I-A 6 5 0-5 BWC
111 -32.23 106 -25.21 57 57.10 Louisiana Lafayette 11 1-10 110 10 1-9 I-A 8 4 1-3 I-A-Ind
112 -32.59 111 -31.80 72 63.36 Northern Illinois 11 0-11 111 11 0-11 I-A 12 8 0-8 MAC
113 -39.82 113 -41.56 99 73.19 Arkansas State 11 2-9 112 8 0-8 I-A 7 3 0-3 I-A-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Appalachian State 1 0-1
Buffalo 1 0-1
James Madison 1 0-1
Western Kentucky 1 0-1
California Davis 1 0-1
California Poly 1 1-0
Central Arkansas 1 0-1
Citadel 1 0-1
Colgate 2 0-2
Eastern Washington 1 1-0
Idaho State 2 0-2
Illinois State 1 0-1
Indiana State 1 0-1
Jacksonville State 1 0-1
Lafayette 1 0-1
Missouri State 1 0-1
Montana 1 0-1
Nicholls State 1 0-1
North Alabama 1 1-0
Northern Arizona 1 0-1
Northern Iowa 1 0-1
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1
Portland State 2 0-2
Richmond 1 0-1
Sam Houston 1 0-1
Samford 1 0-1
Southern Utah 1 1-0
Tennessee Tech 1 0-1
Virginia Military 1 0-1
Weber State 1 0-1
Western Illinois 1 0-1
Youngstown State 1 1-0
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