1995 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 1995:

1. Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-0) - 1.0
2. Florida Gators (12-1) - 2.0
3. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-2) - 3.4
4. Florida State Seminoles (10-2) - 4.1
5. Colorado Buffaloes (10-2) - 5.7
6. Tennessee Volunteers (11-1) - 5.8
7. Kansas State Wildcats (10-2) - 6.1
8. Northwestern Wildcats (10-2) - 8.8
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3) - 9.4
10. Kansas Jayhawks (10-2) - 9.9
11. Virginia Tech Hokies (10-2) - 12.0
12. Toledo Rockets (11-0-1) - 12.5
13. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3) - 12.6
14. Michigan Wolverines (9-4) - 13.2
15. Texas A&M Aggies (9-3) - 15.2
16. USC Trojans (9-2-1) - 16.0
17. Virginia Cavaliers (9-4) - 16.3
18. Texas Longhorns (10-2-1) - 18.0
19. Syracuse Orange (9-3) - 18.9
20. Auburn Tigers (8-4) - 20.9
(tie) Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-3) - 20.9
22. Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) - 22.7
23. LSU Tigers (7-4-1) - 23.7
24. Miami University RedHawks (8-2-1) - 24.8
25. Miami Hurricanes (8-3) - 25.1
26. Nevada Wolf Pack (9-3) - 26.0
27. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-3) - 26.6
28. UCLA Bruins (7-5) - 28.4
29. Washington Huskies (7-4-1) - 29.9
30. Clemson Tigers (8-4) - 31.3
31. Oregon Ducks (9-3) - 31.6
32. ECU Pirates (9-3) - 32.3
33. Wisconsin Badgers (4-5-2) - 33.9
34. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-5-1) - 34.1
35. Air Force Falcons (8-5) - 34.3
36. Utah Utes (7-4) - 34.8
37. Cincinnati Bearcats (6-5) - 35.9
38. Stanford Cardinal (7-4-1) - 37.7
39. Colorado State Rams (8-4) - 38.8
40. Purdue Boilermakers (4-6-1) - 39.3
41. San Diego State Aztecs (8-4) - 41.8
42. Georgia Bulldogs (6-6) - 42.1
43. Michigan State Spartans (6-5-1) - 42.7
44. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-5) - 43.4
(tie) North Carolina Tar Heels (7-5) - 43.4
46. Baylor Bears (7-4) - 45.9
47. BYU Cougars (7-4) - 46.5
48. Louisville Cardinals (7-4) - 48.4
49. Arkansas Razorbacks (8-5) - 49.5
50. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-5) - 50.1
51. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-6) - 52.1
52. Arizona Wildcats (6-5) - 52.3
53. Kentucky Wildcats (4-7) - 52.6
54. Wyoming Cowboys (6-5) - 53.6
55. Maryland Terrapins (6-5) - 55.6
56. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-5) - 56.0
57. Army Black Knights (5-5-1) - 57.1
(tie) Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-8) - 57.1
59. Ball State Cardinals (7-4) - 58.7
60. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-6-1) - 59.8
61. Oklahoma Sooners (5-5-1) - 60.3
62. Ole Miss Rebels (6-5) - 61.8
63. Western Michigan Broncos (7-4) - 62.1
64. Boston College Eagles (4-8) - 64.4
65. TCU Horned Frogs (6-5) - 65.4
66. Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-5) - 65.6
67. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (6-5) - 67.7
68. Washington State Cougars (3-8) - 68.2
69. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-8) - 71.2
70. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) - 71.9
71. California Golden Bears (3-8) - 72.0
72. NC State Wolfpack (3-8) - 72.9
73. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-8) - 74.0
74. Fresno State Bulldogs (5-7) - 74.2
(tie) Indiana Hoosiers (2-9) - 74.2
76. Navy Midshipmen (5-6) - 74.6
77. Memphis Tigers (3-8) - 75.5
78. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-7) - 77.7
79. New Mexico Lobos (4-7) - 79.6
80. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-9) - 80.3
81. Bowling Green Falcons (5-6) - 82.4
82. Central Michigan Chippewas (4-7) - 83.4
83. Missouri Tigers (3-8) - 83.6
84. Rice Owls (2-8-1) - 84.1
85. Iowa State Cyclones (3-8) - 85.2
86. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-6) - 85.6
87. Pittsburgh Panthers (2-9) - 85.7
88. Duke Blue Devils (3-8) - 86.5
89. Utah State Aggies (4-7) - 87.4
90. Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-5) - 89.4
91. Houston Cougars (2-9) - 90.1
92. New Mexico State Aggies (4-7) - 90.5
93. Hawaii Warriors (4-8) - 91.6
94. Tulane Green Wave (2-9) - 94.4
95. Temple Owls (1-10) - 94.9
96. San Jose State Spartans (3-8) - 95.3
97. Northern Illinois Huskies (3-8) - 97.7
98. Pacific Tigers (3-8) - 98.1
99. SMU Mustangs (1-10) - 98.8
100. Ohio Bobcats (2-8-1) - 100.3
101. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1-10) - 100.5
102. Oregon State Beavers (1-10) - 101.5
103. UTEP Miners (2-10) - 103.1
104. Akron Zips (2-9) - 104.0
105. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-9-1) - 105.1
106. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (2-9) - 105.8
107. North Texas Mean Green (2-9) - 107.0
108. UNLV Rebels (2-9) - 108.4


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/