College Football 2016
Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 2016/8/25 and 2017/1/9
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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2016 - Ranking of University Division teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings			Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		Comp	AP	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
1	38.26	2	32.08	5	30.14	Alabama	1	2	2	14	13-1	1	15	14-1	SEC
2	33.56	1	39.30	4	29.46	Clemson	2	1	1	14	13-1	2	15	14-1	ACC
3	26.55	9	22.18	41	45.46	Washington	4	4	4	13	11-2	3	14	12-2	PAC-12
4	26.30	3	27.63	34	44.46	Ohio State	3	6	6	13	11-2	5	13	11-2	BIG 10
5	26.24	7	23.28	49	49.15	Michigan	7	10	10	13	10-3	4	13	10-3	BIG 10
6	23.62	6	23.45	59	52.04	Oklahoma	5	5	3	13	11-2	6	13	11-2	BIG 12
7	22.12	4	27.05	3	28.67	Florida State	6	8	8	12	9-3	9	13	10-3	ACC
8	21.59	26	12.64	8	34.50	Louisiana State	11	13	14	11	7-4	8	12	8-4	SEC
9	20.98	8	23.06	24	41.83	Southern California	8	3	5	12	9-3	7	13	10-3	PAC-12
10	20.49	5	23.61	14	37.42	Tennessee	20	22	24	12	8-4	15	13	9-4	SEC
11	20.38	12	19.71	48	48.96	Penn State	10	7	7	14	11-3	11	14	11-3	BIG 10
12	20.25	13	19.16	43	46.71	Wisconsin	9	9	9	14	11-3	10	14	11-3	BIG 10
13	20.05	10	21.35	61	53.04	Oklahoma State	14	11	11	12	9-3	13	13	10-3	BIG 12
14	19.69	14	18.07	40	45.45	Miami FL	17	20	23	11	8-3	12	13	9-4	ACC
15	19.12	25	12.96	62	53.65	Louisville	19	21	20	13	9-4	14	13	9-4	ACC
16	17.71	11	19.79	12	36.92	Florida	15	14	13	12	8-4	20	13	9-4	SEC
17	16.56	16	16.48	16	38.31	Colorado	18	17	15	13	9-4	17	14	10-4	PAC-12
18	16.14	15	17.09	37	44.62	Virginia Tech	16	16	16	12	8-4	18	14	10-4	ACC
19	15.62	32	10.30	30	43.21	Texas A&M	30			12	7-5	22	13	8-5	SEC
20	15.56	20	14.12	11	36.08	Auburn	21	24	22	12	7-5	19	13	8-5	SEC
21	14.79	37	8.38	42	46.33	Washington State	28			12	8-4	21	13	8-5	PAC-12
22	14.53	19	14.67	36	44.58	Stanford	12	12	12	12	9-3	16	13	10-3	PAC-12
23	13.26	24	13.17	20	40.14	North Carolina State	42			11	5-6	31	13	7-6	ACC
24	12.80	23	13.53	104	83.50	Western Michigan	13	15	18	13	12-1	23	14	13-1	MAC
25	12.64	33	10.10	57	50.67	Minnesota	33			12	8-4	27	13	9-4	BIG 10
26	12.39	30	10.82	60	52.62	Kansas State	25			12	8-4	26	13	9-4	BIG 12
27	12.20	17	15.69	46	48.33	Iowa	34			12	8-4	28	13	8-5	BIG 10
28	11.53	27	12.36	53	50.05	West Virginia	22	18	17	11	8-3	25	13	10-3	BIG 12
29	11.49	21	14.00	54	50.19	Nebraska	35			13	9-4	32	13	9-4	BIG 10
30	11.13	31	10.59	19	38.86	North Carolina	29			11	6-5	24	13	8-5	ACC
31	10.90	44	5.71	84	74.29	Temple	39			12	9-3	39	14	10-4	AAC
32	10.29	34	9.92	56	50.41	Utah	31	23	21	11	7-4	30	13	9-4	PAC-12
33	10.01	40	7.43	25	41.88	Pittsburgh	27			12	7-5	29	13	8-5	ACC
34	9.87	18	15.23	31	43.83	Georgia Tech	26			12	8-4	33	13	9-4	ACC
35	9.26	35	8.88	45	47.42	Northwestern	44			12	7-5	35	13	7-6	BIG 10
36	8.83	38	8.07	26	41.92	Arkansas	47			12	6-6	46	13	7-6	SEC
37	8.39	48	4.21	114	84.92	Western Kentucky	24			13	10-3	34	14	11-3	CUSA
38	7.81	22	13.58	23	41.38	Georgia	43			12	7-5	45	13	8-5	SEC
39	7.26	42	6.47	33	44.45	Mississippi State	58			10	4-6	53	13	6-7	SEC
40	6.98	51	3.21	55	50.29	Texas Christian	54			12	5-7	48	13	6-7	BIG 12
41	6.64	28	11.87	76	70.17	South Florida	23	19	19	12	10-2	37	13	11-2	AAC
42	6.63	43	6.17	93	78.58	Appalachian State	36			13	10-3	42	13	10-3	SBC
43	6.48	29	11.46	28	42.92	Kentucky	53			12	6-6	58	13	7-6	SEC
44	5.60	57	2.12	32	43.96	California	60			12	5-7	51	12	5-7	PAC-12
45	5.58	46	5.10	119	86.12	San Diego State	37	25	25	13	10-3	41	14	11-3	MWC
46	5.52	41	7.10	44	47.41	Wake Forest	57			11	6-5	61	13	7-6	ACC
47	5.22	47	4.67	87	75.17	Boise State	32			12	9-3	38	13	10-3	MWC
48	4.73	55	2.52	10	35.86	Mississippi	51			11	4-7	49	12	5-7	SEC
49	4.12	64	0.01	99	80.33	Tulsa	38			12	9-3	44	13	10-3	AAC
50	3.45	45	5.17	17	38.62	Vanderbilt	55			12	5-7	63	13	6-7	SEC
51	3.03	59	1.72	110	84.50	Toledo	48			11	8-3	52	13	9-4	MAC
52	2.94	36	8.82	39	45.32	Boston College	64			11	5-6	67	13	7-6	ACC
53	2.68	54	2.63	18	38.73	Oregon State	75			11	3-8	64	12	4-8	PAC-12
54	2.50	65	-0.11	64	54.95	Texas	68			11	4-7	60	12	5-7	BIG 12
55	2.44	60	1.01	75	69.71	Houston	41			12	8-4	50	13	9-4	AAC
56	2.40	66	-0.40	9	35.27	Oregon	73			11	3-8	65	12	4-8	PAC-12
57	2.13	63	0.04	35	44.55	UCLA	70			11	3-8	59	12	4-8	PAC-12
58	1.76	49	3.80	78	72.23	Navy	50			11	7-4	57	14	9-5	AAC
59	1.33	58	2.07	65	55.77	Indiana	67			13	6-7	69	13	6-7	BIG 10
60	1.31	53	2.79	77	71.54	Wyoming	61			12	7-5	66	14	8-6	MWC
61	1.04	56	2.36	115	85.14	Air Force	45			11	8-3	55	13	10-3	MWC
62	1.02	52	3.20	13	37.14	South Carolina	72			11	4-7	79	13	6-7	SEC
63	0.40	71	-1.68	66	56.67	Baylor	52			12	6-6	62	13	7-6	BIG 12
64	-0.11	75	-2.45	58	51.91	Texas Tech	71			11	4-7	71	12	5-7	BIG 12
65	-0.37	70	-1.62	63	54.08	Maryland	77			12	5-7	73	13	6-7	BIG 10
66	-0.84	72	-1.97	123	89.17	Arkansas State	69			12	8-4	78	13	8-5	SBC
67	-1.23	74	-2.11	72	68.38	Colorado State	62			12	6-6	68	13	7-6	MWC
68	-1.40	39	7.47	106	83.68	Troy	46			11	8-3	70	13	10-3	SBC
69	-1.61	61	0.91	38	44.73	Arizona State	74			11	4-7	77	12	5-7	PAC-12
70	-1.64	67	-0.92	22	40.82	Missouri	81			11	3-8	89	12	4-8	SEC
71	-1.91	76	-3.93	15	37.80	Arizona	92			10	2-8	85	12	3-9	PAC-12
72	-1.92	68	-1.34	117	85.73	Old Dominion	59			11	8-3	76	13	10-3	CUSA
73	-1.94	50	3.64	6	33.55	Syracuse	82			10	3-7	90	12	4-8	ACC
74	-2.23	77	-4.67	50	49.41	Iowa State	89			11	3-8	86	12	3-9	BIG 12
75	-3.21	73	-1.98	71	67.58	Memphis	49			12	7-5	72	13	8-5	AAC
76	-3.46	62	0.23	120	86.38	New Mexico	65			12	8-4	75	13	9-4	MWC
77	-3.57	83	-7.18	96	79.83	Louisiana Tech	56			12	7-5	74	14	9-5	CUSA
78	-4.98	69	-1.35	101	81.54	Idaho	63			12	8-4	87	13	9-4	SBC
79	-5.16	82	-7.08	52	50.05	Virginia	102			11	2-9	113	12	2-10	ACC
80	-5.63	89	-8.92	113	84.92	Texas San Antonio	93			12	5-7	93	13	6-7	CUSA
81	-5.65	97	-11.54	27	42.33	Michigan State	84			9	1-8	81	12	3-9	BIG 10
82	-6.19	78	-5.80	73	68.83	Central Florida	78			12	5-7	83	13	6-7	AAC
83	-6.91	88	-8.61	105	83.58	Ohio University	80			13	7-6	91	14	8-6	MAC
84	-7.25	79	-6.63	29	42.95	Illinois	99			11	2-9	98	12	3-9	BIG 10
85	-7.77	90	-9.06	92	77.59	Northern Illinois	88			11	5-6	99	12	5-7	MAC
86	-7.88	86	-8.08	81	73.38	Hawaii	91			12	5-7	96	14	7-7	MWC
87	-8.50	99	-12.87	7	33.61	Duke	79			9	1-8	82	12	4-8	ACC
88	-8.77	93	-9.34	109	84.38	Miami OH	96			12	6-6	116	13	6-7	MAC
89	-9.12	84	-7.92	70	67.18	Southern Methodist	87			11	4-7	95	12	5-7	AAC
90	-9.36	81	-7.07	83	73.90	Cincinnati	98			10	3-7	112	12	4-8	AAC
91	-10.92	87	-8.28	112	84.79	Southern Mississippi	85			12	6-6	104	13	7-6	CUSA
92	-11.08	85	-8.07	98	80.17	Eastern Michigan	86			12	6-6	120	13	7-6	MAC
93	-11.16	113	-20.07	68	65.15	Utah State	101			10	2-8	100	12	3-9	MWC
94	-11.71	92	-9.15	103	82.88	Louisiana Lafayette	94			12	5-7	110	13	6-7	SBC
95	-11.96	80	-6.71	124	90.08	Middle Tennessee	83			12	7-5	111	13	8-5	CUSA
96	-12.04	100	-13.36	97	80.09	Akron	103			11	4-7	124	12	5-7	MAC
97	-12.21	95	-10.84	74	69.20	Tulane	100			10	2-8	114	12	4-8	AAC
98	-12.53	94	-10.70	80	73.23	Georgia Southern	90			11	4-7	118	12	5-7	SBC
99	-13.06	91	-9.15	47	48.36	Purdue	104			11	2-9	126	12	3-9	BIG 10
100	-14.43	110	-17.86	21	40.32	Rutgers	113			11	1-10	130	12	2-10	BIG 10
101	-14.51	98	-12.79	89	76.42	Central Michigan	95			12	5-7	129	13	6-7	MAC
102	-14.77	106	-15.54	102	82.55	Bowling Green	109			11	3-8	137	12	4-8	MAC
103	-15.61	104	-14.90	67	58.27	East Carolina	107			11	2-9	134	12	3-9	AAC
104	-15.96	101	-13.61	121	86.91	Florida International	116			11	4-7	152	12	4-8	CUSA
105	-15.97	103	-14.81	125	91.70	Nevada Reno	105			10	4-6	133	12	5-7	MWC
106	-16.00	105	-14.98	51	49.95	Kansas	114			11	1-10	138	12	2-10	BIG 12
107	-16.92	96	-11.44	82	73.86	San Jose State	106			11	3-8	135	12	4-8	MWC
108	-17.58	109	-17.59	122	87.27	Ball State	111			11	3-8	143	12	4-8	MAC
109	-17.62	108	-16.21	95	78.86	South Alabama	97			11	4-7	136	13	6-7	SBC
110	-17.63	102	-14.72	85	74.41	Louisiana Monroe	112			11	3-8	140	12	4-8	SBC
111	-19.73	119	-24.52	79	72.45	Kent State	117			10	2-8	161	12	3-9	MAC
112	-20.15	114	-20.53	116	85.14	UNC Charlotte	120			11	3-8	162	12	4-8	CUSA
113	-20.68	107	-15.77	69	66.73	Connecticut	119			11	2-9	156	12	3-9	AAC
114	-21.78	115	-21.19	94	78.82	Nevada Las Vegas	110			11	3-8	159	12	4-8	MWC
115	-21.79	112	-18.64	108	84.05	North Texas	108			10	3-7	149	13	5-8	CUSA
116	-21.83	120	-24.58	107	83.91	Florida Atlantic	125			11	2-9	165	12	3-9	CUSA
117	-22.00	111	-17.87	88	75.62	New Mexico State	118			12	3-9	166	12	3-9	SBC
118	-22.02	118	-24.17	126	94.90	Texas El Paso	122			10	3-7	171	12	4-8	CUSA
119	-23.11	117	-23.23	111	84.60	Rice	124			10	2-8	170	12	3-9	CUSA
120	-24.39	116	-23.21	91	77.41	Georgia State	115			11	2-9	157	12	3-9	SBC
121	-25.89	121	-25.08	100	80.95	Marshall	123			11	2-9	193	12	3-9	CUSA
122	-26.96	124	-32.16	86	74.55	Fresno State	126			11	0-11	191	12	1-11	MWC
123	-28.91	123	-30.44	118	86.05	Buffalo	127			10	1-9	209	12	2-10	MAC
124	-34.58	122	-29.36	90	77.23	Texas State	128			11	1-10	225	12	2-10	SBC

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College Football 2016Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 2016/8/25 and 2017/1/9Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 2016
Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 2016/8/25 and 2017/1/9
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)