1992 Final Rankings

In the off-season, we will be running our computer analysis of each of the previous seasons of college football moving backward through time as far as it makes sense to do so. Here are the final rankings from 1992:


1. Alabama Crimson Tide (13-0) - 1.1
2. Florida State Seminoles (11-1) - 1.9
3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-1-1) - 3.1
4. Miami Hurricanes (11-1) - 4.0
5. Michigan Wolverines (9-0-3) - 5.1
6. Stanford Cardinal (10-3) - 6.5
7. Washington Huskies (9-3) - 7.1
8. Georgia Bulldogs (10-2) - 8.4
9. Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3) - 9.2
10. Syracuse Orange (10-2) - 9.8
(tie) Texas A&M Aggies (12-1) - 9.8
12. Tennessee Volunteers (9-3) - 12.9
13. Colorado Buffaloes (9-2-1) - 13.4
14. Arizona Wildcats (6-5-1) - 13.7
15. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-3-1) - 15.0
16. Washington State Cougars (9-3) - 16.1
17. NC State Wolfpack (9-3-1) - 17.3
18. Florida Gators (9-4) - 18.9
19. BYU Cougars (8-5) - 20.8
20. Boston College Eagles (8-3-1) - 20.9
(tie) Penn State Nittany Lions (7-5) - 20.9
22. USC Trojans (6-5-1) - 21.3
23. Fresno State Bulldogs (9-4) - 21.8
24. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-5) - 24.9
25. Hawaii Warriors (11-2) - 25.1
26. Bowling Green Falcons (10-2) - 25.6
27. Ole Miss Rebels (9-3) - 27.1
28. North Carolina Tar Heels (9-3) - 27.5
29. Virginia Cavaliers (7-4) - 28.3
30. Kansas Jayhawks (8-4) - 28.8
31. Oregon Ducks (6-6) - 31.5
32. Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-5) - 32.6
33. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-4-2) - 32.7
34. Memphis Tigers (6-5) - 35.1
35. Baylor Bears (7-5) - 35.2
36. UCLA Bruins (6-5) - 36.4
37. San Diego State Aztecs (5-5-1) - 37.1
38. Toledo Rockets (8-3) - 38.6
39. Clemson Tigers (5-6) - 39.9
40. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-4) - 40.9
41. Oklahoma Sooners (5-4-2) - 41.1
42. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-4) - 41.2
43. Wisconsin Badgers (5-6) - 44.2
44. Texas Longhorns (6-5) - 44.5
45. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-4) - 44.7
46. Utah Utes (6-6) - 45.7
47. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-6) - 48.0
48. Michigan State Spartans (5-6) - 48.4
49. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-6) - 49.0
50. California Golden Bears (4-7) - 50.7
51. Louisville Cardinals (5-6) - 51.3
52. Central Michigan Chippewas (5-6) - 52.3
53. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-6) - 54.3
54. Maryland Terrapins (3-8) - 54.6
55. Auburn Tigers (5-5-1) - 55.0
56. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-5-1) - 55.3
57. Western Michigan Broncos (7-3-1) - 58.5
58. Rice Owls (6-5) - 58.7
59. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-6) - 58.9
60. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-7) - 59.3
61. Vanderbilt Commodores (4-7) - 59.9
62. Wyoming Cowboys (5-7) - 61.1
63. Air Force Falcons (7-5) - 62.6
64. Miami University RedHawks (6-4-1) - 63.3
65. Indiana Hoosiers (5-6) - 65.4
66. Virginia Tech Hokies (2-8-1) - 66.2
67. Kentucky Wildcats (4-7) - 67.6
68. Houston Cougars (4-7) - 67.9
69. Purdue Boilermakers (4-7) - 68.9
70. Akron Zips (7-3-1) - 70.3
71. Kansas State Wildcats (5-6) - 71.3
72. San Jose State Spartans (7-4) - 72.1
73. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-6-1) - 72.4
74. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-7-1) - 74.0
75. New Mexico Lobos (3-8) - 74.5
76. Utah State Aggies (5-6) - 75.0
77. Iowa State Cyclones (4-7) - 76.1
(tie) Missouri Tigers (3-8) - 76.1
79. Duke Blue Devils (2-9) - 76.7
80. Ball State Cardinals (5-6) - 78.4
81. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) - 81.7
82. Northwestern Wildcats (3-8) - 82.5
83. ECU Pirates (5-6) - 83.6
84. Nevada Wolf Pack (7-5) - 84.1
85. LSU Tigers (2-9) - 84.9
86. SMU Mustangs (5-6) - 86.0
87. Northern Illinois Huskies (5-6) - 87.4
88. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-8) - 88.1
89. UNLV Rebels (6-5) - 88.9
90. Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-9) - 89.3
91. Colorado State Rams (5-7) - 89.5
92. New Mexico State Aggies (6-5) - 91.0
93. Oregon State Beavers (1-9-1) - 93.5
94. TCU Horned Frogs (2-8-1) - 94.0
95. Army Black Knights (5-6) - 95.2
96. Pacific Tigers (3-8) - 95.3
97. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-9) - 96.2
98. Tulane Green Wave (2-9) - 98.1
99. UTEP Miners (1-10) - 98.9
100. Navy Midshipmen (1-10) - 101.8
101. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-9) - 102.0
(tie) Ohio Bobcats (1-10) - 102.0
103. Temple Owls (1-10) - 104.8
104. Cal State Fullerton Titans (2-9) - 104.9
105. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-9) - 105.2
106. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-9) - 106.9
107. Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-10) - 107.7

Special acknowledgement and thanks to James Howell who provided the game score data used in this analysis on his website at http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/howell/