Monday, July 12, 2010

1975 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 1975:

1. Arkansas State Red Wolves (11-0) - 1.0
2. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) - 2.5
3. Arizona State Sun Devils (12-0) - 3.5
4. Oklahoma Sooners (11-1) - 4.0
5. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) - 4.2
6. Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2) - 6.1
7. Texas Longhorns (10-2) - 6.7
8. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-2) - 8.0
9. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3) - 9.9
10. Michigan Wolverines (8-2-2) - 10.0
11. Arizona Wildcats (9-2) - 11.2
12. UCLA Bruins (9-2-1) - 12.7
13. Texas A&M Aggies (10-2) - 13.9
14. Miami University RedHawks (11-1) - 14.9
15. Pittsburgh Panthers (8-4) - 15.6
16. San Jose State Spartans (9-2) - 16.0
17. Colorado Buffaloes (9-3) - 18.4
18. USC Trojans (8-4) - 19.6
19. California Golden Bears (8-3) - 19.7
20. Florida Gators (9-3) - 19.8
21. Maryland Terrapins (9-2-1) - 21.2
22. San Diego State Aztecs (8-3) - 22.3
23. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3) - 22.7
24. West Virginia Mountaineers (9-3) - 23.0
25. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-2) - 24.1
26. Missouri Tigers (6-5) - 25.2
27. Georgia Bulldogs (9-3) - 26.0
28. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-4) - 27.0
29. Kansas Jayhawks (7-5) - 28.0
30. Harvard Crimson (7-2) - 29.6
31. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-4) - 30.8
32. Ball State Cardinals (9-2) - 33.7
33. Michigan State Spartans (7-4) - 33.9
34. Bowling Green Falcons (8-3) - 35.8
35. Long Beach State 49ers (9-2) - 36.2
36. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-2) - 36.4
37. Tennessee Volunteers (7-5) - 36.7
38. Washington Huskies (6-5) - 39.5
39. Navy Midshipmen (7-4) - 39.7
40. Central Michigan Chippewas (8-2-1) - 40.6
41. Cincinnati Bearcats (6-5) - 41.5
42. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-4-1) - 41.8
43. NC State Wolfpack (7-4-1) - 43.2
(tie) Yale Bulldogs (7-2) - 43.2
45. Ole Miss Rebels (6-5) - 44.3
46. Boston College Eagles (7-4) - 44.7
47. New Mexico Lobos (6-5) - 45.9
48. Stanford Cardinal (6-4-1) - 47.2
49. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-4) - 48.2
50. Brown Bears (6-2-1) - 49.5
51. South Carolina Gamecocks (7-5) - 51.6
52. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-5) - 52.0
53. Syracuse Orange (6-5) - 52.2
54. ECU Pirates (8-3) - 53.9
55. Temple Owls (6-5) - 56.3
56. Memphis Tigers (7-4) - 59.1
57. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-6) - 59.3
58. Princeton Tigers (4-5) - 59.8
59. North Texas Mean Green (7-4) - 60.3
60. Appalachian State Mountaineers (8-3) - 60.6
(tie) BYU Cougars (6-5) - 60.6
62. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (7-4) - 61.3
63. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (6-5) - 61.4
64. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5) - 62.9
65. Vanderbilt Commodores (7-4) - 64.2
66. McNeese State Cowboys (7-4) - 65.0
67. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-3) - 65.5
68. Ohio Bobcats (5-5-1) - 68.1
69. LSU Tigers (4-7) - 68.2
70. Baylor Bears (3-6-2) - 69.0
71. Kentucky Wildcats (2-8-1) - 69.5
72. Dartmouth Big Green (5-3-1) - 71.2
73. Auburn Tigers (3-6-2) - 73.6
74. Duke Blue Devils (4-5-2) - 74.2
75. Colorado State Rams (6-5) - 76.1
76. Dayton Flyers (5-6) - 76.4
77. Pacific Tigers (5-6-1) - 77.4
78. Citadel Bulldogs (6-5) - 79.1
79. Iowa State Cyclones (4-7) - 80.1
80. Texas-Arlington Mavericks (4-7) - 80.5
81. Akron Zips (7-4) - 81.0
82. Richmond Spiders (5-6) - 82.6
83. Washington State Cougars (3-8) - 83.4
84. Purdue Boilermakers (4-7) - 85.0
85. Utah State Aggies (6-5) - 85.9
86. Miami Hurricanes (2-8) - 87.1
87. Hawaii Warriors (6-5) - 87.3
88. Tulane Green Wave (4-7) - 87.4
89. SMU Mustangs (4-7) - 88.5
90. West Texas A&M Buffaloes (5-6) - 90.3
91. Wisconsin Badgers (4-6-1) - 90.6
92. Florida State Seminoles (3-8) - 92.4
(tie) Toledo Rockets (5-6) - 92.4
94. Colgate Raiders (6-4) - 93.0
95. Furman Paladins (5-5-1) - 93.4
96. Indiana State Sycamores (5-5) - 95.9
97. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-8) - 96.4
98. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (5-5-1) - 98.0
99. Oregon Ducks (3-8) - 98.2
100. Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-6) - 99.2
101. Kansas State Wildcats (3-8) - 99.3
102. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-8) - 102.5
103. Rice Owls (2-9) - 104.6
104. Pennsylvania Relays (3-6) - 105.3
105. Kent State Golden Flashes (4-7) - 105.5
106. Northwestern Wildcats (3-8) - 105.7
107. North Carolina Tar Heels (3-7-1) - 107.9
108. Houston Cougars (2-8) - 108.4
109. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (4-6-1) - 108.5
110. Wyoming Cowboys (2-9) - 108.8
111. Northern Illinois Huskies (3-8) - 110.0
112. VMI Keydets (3-8) - 112.0
113. Air Force Falcons (2-8-1) - 112.4
114. New Mexico State Aggies (5-6) - 113.2
115. Indiana Hoosiers (2-8-1) - 114.3
116. Cornell Big Red (1-8) - 115.2
117. Columbia Lions (2-7) - 116.0
118. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-8) - 117.7
119. Clemson Tigers (2-9) - 119.0
120. Army Black Knights (2-9) - 121.6
121. Illinois State Redbirds (2-7-1) - 123.2
122. Oregon State Beavers (1-10) - 123.8
123. Villanova Wildcats (4-7) - 123.9
124. Drake Bulldogs (3-8) - 125.0
125. Wichita State Shockers (3-8) - 125.6
126. Virginia Cavaliers (1-10) - 127.8
127. TCU Horned Frogs (1-10) - 128.0
(tie) William & Mary Tribe (2-9) - 128.0
129. Lamar Cardinals (1-10) - 129.8
130. Marshall Thundering Herd (2-9) - 130.7
131. Cal State Fullerton Titans (2-9) - 131.3
132. Western Michigan Broncos (1-10) - 131.9
133. Holy Cross Crusaders (1-10) - 134.1
134. Louisville Cardinals (1-10) - 135.8
135. Utah Utes (1-10) - 136.0
(tie) UTEP Miners (1-10) - 136.0
137. Southern Illinois Salukis (1-9-1) - 137.5

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/

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