1994 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 1994:

1. Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-0) - 1.4
2. Penn State Nittany Lions (12-0) - 1.6
3. Florida Gators (10-2-1) - 3.6
4. Colorado Buffaloes (11-1) - 4.2
(tie) Florida State Seminoles (10-1-1) - 4.2
6. Miami Hurricanes (10-2) - 6.3
7. Texas A&M Aggies (10-0-1) - 7.1
8. Auburn Tigers (9-1-1) - 7.8
9. Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) - 10.0
10. Ohio State Buckeyes (9-4) - 10.3
11. Utah Utes (10-2) - 11.1
12. Michigan Wolverines (8-4) - 12.3
13. Kansas State Wildcats (9-3) - 13.8
14. Illinois Fighting Illini (7-5) - 14.3
15. Tennessee Volunteers (8-4) - 14.7
16. Virginia Cavaliers (9-3) - 15.4
17. USC Trojans (8-3-1) - 17.2
18. Colorado State Rams (10-2) - 18.1
19. Boston College Eagles (7-4-1) - 19.9
20. Washington State Cougars (8-4) - 20.3
21. Oregon Ducks (9-4) - 21.7
22. Washington Huskies (7-4) - 21.9
23. Bowling Green Falcons (9-2) - 22.7
24. Wisconsin Badgers (7-4-1) - 23.2
25. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-5-1) - 25.2
26. Arizona Wildcats (8-4) - 25.3
27. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-4) - 26.9
28. Duke Blue Devils (8-4) - 27.7
29. Texas Longhorns (8-4) - 29.3
30. BYU Cougars (10-3) - 29.7
31. NC State Wolfpack (9-3) - 30.7
32. Air Force Falcons (8-4) - 32.1
33. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4) - 33.6
34. ECU Pirates (7-5) - 33.7
35. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4) - 35.7
36. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-6) - 36.2
37. Michigan State Spartans (5-6) - 37.6
38. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-5) - 38.1
39. Georgia Bulldogs (6-4-1) - 39.4
40. Purdue Boilermakers (4-5-2) - 41.0
41. South Carolina Gamecocks (7-5) - 41.1
42. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-5-1) - 41.8
43. Nevada Wolf Pack (9-2) - 43.5
44. Syracuse Orange (7-4) - 43.9
45. Kansas Jayhawks (6-5) - 45.7
46. LSU Tigers (4-7) - 46.6
47. Indiana Hoosiers (6-5) - 46.8
(tie) Oklahoma Sooners (6-6) - 46.8
49. TCU Horned Frogs (7-5) - 49.6
50. Baylor Bears (7-5) - 50.7
51. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-6) - 51.5
52. UCLA Bruins (5-6) - 52.2
53. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-8) - 53.9
54. Central Michigan Chippewas (9-3) - 54.6
55. Ole Miss Rebels (4-7) - 56.2
56. Oregon State Beavers (4-7) - 56.3
57. Wyoming Cowboys (6-6) - 57.0
58. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-7) - 57.5
59. New Mexico Lobos (5-7) - 58.5
60. Western Michigan Broncos (7-4) - 61.6
61. Fresno State Bulldogs (5-7-1) - 61.8
(tie) Memphis Tigers (6-5) - 61.8
63. Stanford Cardinal (3-7-1) - 62.0
64. Clemson Tigers (5-6) - 63.6
65. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-5-1) - 63.9
66. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-6) - 65.4
67. Louisville Cardinals (6-5) - 65.8
68. California Golden Bears (4-7) - 67.4
69. San Diego State Aztecs (4-7) - 69.1
70. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-8) - 69.6
71. Toledo Rockets (6-4-1) - 70.8
72. Northwestern Wildcats (3-7-1) - 72.8
73. Maryland Terrapins (4-7) - 72.9
74. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-8) - 74.1
75. Rice Owls (5-6) - 75.4
76. UNLV Rebels (7-5) - 75.9
77. Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-6) - 76.6
78. Miami University RedHawks (5-5-1) - 77.1
79. Pacific Tigers (6-5) - 77.5
80. Hawaii Warriors (3-8-1) - 77.6
81. Ball State Cardinals (5-5-1) - 79.1
82. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (6-5) - 82.0
83. Missouri Tigers (3-8-1) - 84.7
84. Northern Illinois Huskies (4-7) - 84.8
(tie) Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-8) - 84.8
86. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-7-1) - 85.0
87. UTEP Miners (3-7-1) - 86.3
88. Army Black Knights (4-7) - 88.3
89. Navy Midshipmen (3-8) - 89.4
90. San Jose State Spartans (3-8) - 89.6
91. Cincinnati Bearcats (2-8-1) - 90.5
92. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1-10) - 92.9
93. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (3-8) - 93.3
94. SMU Mustangs (1-9-1) - 94.8
95. Kentucky Wildcats (1-10) - 96.3
96. Utah State Aggies (3-8) - 96.7
97. Tulane Green Wave (1-10) - 97.5
98. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-8) - 97.9
99. Temple Owls (2-9) - 98.0
100. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-8) - 98.5
101. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-9) - 100.7
102. New Mexico State Aggies (3-8) - 100.8
103. Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-10) - 102.8
104. Iowa State Cyclones (0-10-1) - 105.6
105. Houston Cougars (1-10) - 106.6
106. Akron Zips (1-10) - 106.9
(tie) Ohio Bobcats (0-11) - 106.9


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/