College Football 1998
Ranking of Division I-A Teams

Based on games played between 1998/8/29 and 1999/1/4
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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1998 - Ranking of Division I-A teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif		Win_Loss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings			Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		CMP	AP	USA	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
1	32.45	1	39.69	22	41.62	Tennessee	1	1	1	13	13-0	1	13	13-0	SEC
3	32.20	2	33.37	2	32.46	Florida State	3	3	3	13	11-2	2	13	11-2	ACC
2	32.28	3	29.58	36	46.50	Ohio State	2	2	2	12	11-1	3	12	11-1	Big 10
11	20.10	4	28.84	44	47.00	Georgia Tech	14	9	11	12	10-2	4	12	10-2	ACC
4	27.71	5	26.57	14	39.95	Florida	6	5	6	11	9-2	5	12	10-2	SEC
6	24.17	6	25.95	67	55.75	Wisconsin	4	6	5	12	11-1	6	12	11-1	Big 10
7	23.85	7	24.77	7	37.62	UCLA	8	8	8	12	10-2	7	12	10-2	PAC 10
8	22.16	8	22.24	15	40.18	Texas A&M	9	11	13	14	11-3	8	14	11-3	Big 12
12	19.69	9	22.11	62	54.19	Arizona	7	4	4	13	12-1	9	13	12-1	PAC 10
23	15.07	10	21.90	19	41.21	Georgia	22	14	14	12	9-3	10	12	9-3	SEC
13	19.39	11	20.17	48	47.38	Michigan	10	12	12	13	10-3	11	13	10-3	Big 10
5	25.44	12	19.77	47	47.29	Kansas State	5	10	9	12	10-2	12	13	11-2	Big 12
17	16.72	13	19.65	18	41.21	Texas	16	15	16	12	9-3	13	12	9-3	Big 12
18	16.62	14	18.31	86	65.96	Air Force	12	13	10	13	12-1	14	13	12-1	Western AC
21	16.44	15	17.14	99	74.62	Tulane	11	7	7	12	12-0	15	12	12-0	USA
14	18.50	16	16.94	25	43.12	Virginia	20	18	18	12	9-3	16	12	9-3	ACC
28	11.20	17	16.64	38	46.62	Notre Dame	25	22	22	12	9-3	17	12	9-3	I-A Indep
15	17.48	18	16.59	53	48.38	Arkansas	21	16	17	12	9-3	18	12	9-3	SEC
10	20.56	19	16.07	35	45.67	Syracuse	23	25	24	12	8-4	19	12	8-4	Big East
22	15.63	20	15.37	12	39.85	Southern California	26			13	8-5	20	13	8-5	PAC 10
9	21.20	21	15.35	70	57.33	Virginia Tech	18	23	19	12	9-3	21	12	9-3	Big East
20	16.54	22	15.30	45	47.04	Penn State	13	17	15	12	9-3	22	12	9-3	Big 10
16	17.08	23	14.67	17	41.19	Nebraska	15	19	20	13	9-4	23	13	9-4	Big 12
26	14.11	24	14.07	43	46.96	Oregon	27			12	8-4	24	12	8-4	PAC 10
41	5.83	25	13.73	111	83.45	Marshall	33			11	10-1	25	13	12-1	Mid-American
30	10.81	26	12.84	6	37.00	Kentucky	32			11	6-5	26	12	7-5	SEC
24	14.36	27	12.63	52	48.09	Miami FL	24	20	21	11	8-3	27	12	9-3	Big East
27	12.17	28	12.52	54	50.46	Colorado	29			12	8-4	28	12	8-4	Big 12
19	16.56	29	11.53	5	36.82	Missouri	19	21	25	11	7-4	29	12	8-4	Big 12
37	7.19	30	11.00	8	38.75	Washington	43			12	6-6	30	12	6-6	PAC 10
38	6.86	31	10.73	74	57.90	Wyoming	41			10	7-3	31	11	8-3	Western AC
36	7.32	32	10.66	24	42.67	Mississippi State	31			12	7-5	32	13	8-5	SEC
29	11.01	33	9.56	32	45.00	Purdue	17	24	23	13	9-4	33	13	9-4	Big 10
46	3.85	34	9.48	104	79.95	Miami OH	30			11	10-1	34	11	10-1	Mid-American
31	9.71	35	9.15	4	36.54	Alabama	35			12	7-5	35	12	7-5	SEC
39	6.65	36	8.46	51	48.00	North Carolina	42			12	7-5	36	12	7-5	ACC
34	7.82	37	7.31	26	43.17	North Carolina State	39			12	7-5	37	12	7-5	ACC
25	14.22	38	6.96	65	54.83	West Virginia	28			12	8-4	38	12	8-4	Big East
45	3.96	39	6.80	28	44.00	Arizona State	49			11	5-6	39	11	5-6	PAC 10
32	8.76	40	5.88	9	39.36	Louisiana State	46			11	4-7	40	11	4-7	SEC
51	2.02	41	5.73	61	54.12	Mississippi	47			12	7-5	41	12	7-5	SEC
62	-2.13	42	5.38	16	40.59	California	55			11	5-6	42	11	5-6	PAC 10
43	4.88	43	5.00	84	65.42	Brigham Young	45			13	8-5	43	14	9-5	Western AC
33	8.42	44	4.97	41	46.73	Oklahoma State	44			11	5-6	44	11	5-6	Big 12
42	5.16	45	4.38	83	64.33	Colorado State	36			12	8-4	45	12	8-4	Western AC
44	4.85	46	4.11	1	29.64	Auburn	56			11	3-8	46	11	3-8	SEC
47	3.80	47	3.00	76	59.67	Southern Mississippi	37			12	7-5	47	12	7-5	USA
52	2.01	48	2.70	29	44.27	Oklahoma	54			11	5-6	48	11	5-6	Big 12
48	3.63	49	2.69	46	47.27	Minnesota	50			11	5-6	49	11	5-6	Big 10
49	3.48	50	2.54	102	78.33	Central Florida	38			9	7-2	50	11	9-2	I-A Indep
35	7.57	51	2.34	55	50.46	Texas Tech	40			12	7-5	51	12	7-5	Big 12
56	0.11	52	1.66	40	46.73	Indiana	62			11	4-7	52	11	4-7	Big 10
58	-0.91	53	1.04	72	57.73	Rice	60			11	5-6	53	11	5-6	Western AC
40	6.16	54	1.03	27	43.96	Michigan State	34			12	6-6	54	12	6-6	Big 10
55	0.13	55	0.62	34	45.45	Oregon State	51			11	5-6	55	11	5-6	PAC 10
60	-1.89	56	0.26	77	61.00	Louisville	57			11	6-5	56	12	7-5	USA
65	-3.47	57	-0.51	10	39.41	Stanford	65			11	3-8	57	11	3-8	PAC 10
63	-2.24	58	-0.89	97	73.79	Toledo	61			12	7-5	58	12	7-5	Mid-American
54	0.61	59	-1.71	80	62.21	San Diego State	53			12	7-5	59	12	7-5	Western AC
61	-1.94	60	-2.28	37	46.55	Iowa State	74			11	3-8	60	11	3-8	Big 12
78	-7.60	61	-3.00	42	46.82	Washington State	80			11	3-8	61	11	3-8	PAC 10
68	-4.09	62	-3.18	50	48.00	Boston College	64			11	4-7	62	11	4-7	Big East
53	0.70	63	-3.23	20	41.35	Wake Forest	79			10	3-7	63	11	3-8	ACC
57	-0.06	64	-3.38	73	57.83	Texas Christian	48			12	7-5	64	12	7-5	Western AC
77	-7.31	65	-4.11	87	67.80	East Carolina	70			10	5-5	65	11	6-5	USA
67	-3.91	66	-4.26	39	46.70	Duke	83			10	3-7	66	11	4-7	ACC
64	-2.27	67	-4.36	69	56.75	Southern Methodist	63			12	5-7	67	12	5-7	Western AC
66	-3.57	68	-4.94	3	34.86	Baylor	76			11	2-9	68	11	2-9	Big 12
50	3.39	69	-5.23	103	79.86	Utah	52			11	7-4	69	11	7-4	Western AC
79	-8.60	70	-5.51	30	44.77	Iowa	77			11	3-8	70	11	3-8	Big 10
71	-5.46	71	-5.83	59	53.10	Rutgers	78			10	4-6	71	11	5-6	Big East
88	-12.49	72	-6.09	108	82.15	Idaho	58			10	7-3	72	12	9-3	Big West
75	-6.86	73	-6.28	81	62.23	Louisiana Tech	59			11	5-6	73	12	6-6	I-A Indep
59	-1.24	74	-6.46	13	39.90	Clemson	73			10	2-8	74	11	3-8	ACC
84	-10.17	75	-6.50	21	41.59	Vanderbilt	91			11	2-9	75	11	2-9	SEC
82	-9.55	76	-6.72	66	55.23	Army	81			11	3-8	76	11	3-8	USA
76	-7.28	77	-8.12	105	80.50	Nevada Reno	69			10	5-5	77	11	6-5	Big West
70	-5.09	78	-8.64	82	63.64	Bowling Green	66			11	5-6	78	11	5-6	Mid-American
85	-10.74	79	-9.02	89	68.86	Ohio University	75			11	5-6	79	11	5-6	Mid-American
83	-9.73	80	-9.43	112	87.82	Western Michigan	71			11	7-4	80	11	7-4	Mid-American
74	-6.85	81	-9.49	63	54.32	Houston	82			11	3-8	81	11	3-8	USA
69	-5.04	82	-9.72	23	42.05	Maryland	84			10	2-8	82	11	3-8	ACC
92	-15.08	83	-10.04	33	45.30	Illinois	88			10	2-8	83	11	3-8	Big 10
81	-8.86	84	-11.31	56	50.75	Tulsa	72			10	3-7	84	11	4-7	Western AC
90	-13.47	85	-11.48	68	56.27	Memphis	94			11	2-9	85	11	2-9	USA
95	-17.02	86	-11.93	110	82.25	Central Michigan	85			10	5-5	86	11	6-5	Mid-American
73	-5.87	87	-12.06	31	44.80	Kansas	68			10	3-7	87	11	4-7	Big 12
72	-5.50	88	-12.47	92	70.27	Fresno State	67			11	5-6	88	11	5-6	Western AC
93	-15.24	89	-12.89	90	69.09	North Texas	97			11	3-8	89	11	3-8	Big West
89	-12.87	90	-15.63	57	51.71	Northwestern	86			12	3-9	90	12	3-9	Big 10
91	-14.24	91	-16.48	60	53.80	Navy	95			10	2-8	91	11	3-8	I-A Indep
80	-8.69	92	-16.58	11	39.55	South Carolina	90			11	1-10	92	11	1-10	SEC
102	-20.90	93	-16.70	79	62.00	Louisiana Monroe	93			8	2-6	93	11	5-6	I-A Indep
97	-18.34	94	-16.85	71	57.45	Cincinnati	103			11	2-9	94	11	2-9	USA
96	-17.98	95	-16.88	109	82.25	Boise State	87			8	3-5	95	11	6-5	Big West
87	-12.27	96	-16.89	85	65.88	San Jose State	89			12	4-8	96	12	4-8	Western AC
86	-11.18	97	-17.31	49	47.90	Pittsburgh	96			10	1-9	97	11	2-9	Big East
98	-18.52	98	-18.29	107	81.86	Akron	98			11	4-7	98	11	4-7	Mid-American
99	-18.61	99	-18.45	93	70.40	Northern Illinois	106			10	2-8	99	11	2-9	Mid-American
100	-19.65	100	-19.07	64	54.80	Temple	101			10	2-8	100	11	2-9	Big East
106	-23.88	101	-20.94	75	58.06	Alabama Birmingham	100			8	1-7	101	11	4-7	I-A Indep
94	-15.40	102	-21.28	91	69.27	Texas El Paso	92			11	3-8	102	11	3-8	Western AC
110	-28.57	103	-21.33	78	61.28	Louisiana Lafayette	109			9	1-8	103	11	2-9	I-A Indep
105	-21.88	104	-21.67	95	72.70	Utah State	102			10	2-8	104	11	3-8	Big West
101	-20.42	105	-22.87	100	74.91	New Mexico State	99			11	3-8	105	11	3-8	Big West
108	-27.11	106	-23.32	106	80.55	Arkansas State	107			11	3-8	106	12	4-8	I-A Indep
104	-21.44	107	-24.89	58	52.09	Nevada Las Vegas	108			11	0-11	107	11	0-11	Western AC
103	-21.06	108	-25.41	98	73.91	New Mexico	105			11	2-9	108	12	3-9	Western AC
107	-25.74	109	-26.47	101	77.75	Eastern Michigan	104			10	3-7	109	11	3-8	Mid-American
109	-27.96	110	-27.70	96	73.32	Ball State	110			11	1-10	110	11	1-10	Mid-American
112	-36.48	111	-34.67	94	71.45	Kent State	112			10	0-10	111	11	0-11	Mid-American
111	-35.87	112	-37.01	88	68.21	Hawaii	111			12	0-12	112	12	0-12	Western AC

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College Football 1998Ranking of Division I-A Teams

Based on games played between 1998/8/29 and 1999/1/4Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

College Football 1998
Ranking of Division I-A Teams

Based on games played between 1998/8/29 and 1999/1/4
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)