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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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