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 1991:
1. Washington Huskies (12-0) - 1.0
2. Miami Hurricanes (12-0) - 2.0
3. Florida State Seminoles (11-2) - 3.0
4. Michigan Wolverines (10-2) - 4.3
5. Florida Gators (10-2) - 4.9
6. Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) - 5.8
7. California Golden Bears (10-2) - 7.5
8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-3) - 8.2
9. Texas A&M Aggies (10-2) - 9.1
10. Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-2-1) - 10.1
11. Syracuse Orange (10-2) - 10.2
12. Oklahoma Sooners (9-3) - 12.1
13. Stanford Cardinal (8-4) - 14.6
14. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) - 15.3
(tie) Iowa Hawkeyes (10-1-1) - 15.3
16. Tennessee Volunteers (9-3) - 16.2
17. Clemson Tigers (9-2-1) - 17.2
18. Colorado Buffaloes (8-3-1) - 18.4
19. UCLA Bruins (9-3) - 19.3
20. BYU Cougars (8-3-2) - 19.7
21. Georgia Bulldogs (9-3) - 20.0
22. ECU Pirates (11-1) - 20.8
23. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-5) - 23.4
24. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (10-2) - 24.1
25. Virginia Cavaliers (8-3-1) - 24.3
26. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-4) - 26.6
27. NC State Wolfpack (9-3) - 27.7
28. Baylor Bears (8-4) - 29.4
29. Air Force Falcons (10-3) - 29.8
(tie) Kansas Jayhawks (6-5) - 29.8
31. Bowling Green Falcons (11-1) - 30.6
32. Fresno State Bulldogs (10-2) - 31.6
33. Indiana Hoosiers (7-4-1) - 32.0
34. Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-5) - 33.9
35. Kansas State Wildcats (7-4) - 34.5
36. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-6) - 37.4
37. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-4) - 38.0
38. San Diego State Aztecs (8-4-1) - 38.6
39. Texas Longhorns (5-6) - 39.7
40. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-5) - 40.2
41. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-6) - 40.8
42. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-5) - 41.4
43. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-5) - 41.7
44. Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6) - 43.6
45. Ole Miss Rebels (5-6) - 46.8
46. San Jose State Spartans (6-4-1) - 47.9
47. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-1-2) - 48.5
48. Memphis Tigers (5-6) - 48.8
49. Auburn Tigers (5-6) - 49.6
50. USC Trojans (3-8) - 49.8
51. Boston College Eagles (4-7) - 50.0
52. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-5) - 50.1
53. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-1-4) - 52.1
54. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-6-2) - 53.8
55. Houston Cougars (4-7) - 54.5
56. TCU Horned Frogs (7-4) - 54.6
57. Miami University RedHawks (6-4-1) - 55.4
58. Utah Utes (7-5) - 58.5
59. Arizona Wildcats (4-7) - 59.2
60. LSU Tigers (5-6) - 60.6
61. Toledo Rockets (5-5-1) - 61.3
62. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-6) - 61.5
63. Washington State Cougars (4-7) - 63.2
64. Purdue Boilermakers (4-7) - 64.3
65. Ball State Cardinals (6-5) - 64.9
66. Hawaii Warriors (4-7-1) - 66.6
67. Western Michigan Broncos (6-5) - 67.6
68. Cincinnati Bearcats (4-7) - 68.6
69. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-5) - 68.9
70. Missouri Tigers (3-7-1) - 69.7
(tie) UTEP Miners (4-7-1) - 69.7
72. Duke Blue Devils (4-6-1) - 71.0
73. Kentucky Wildcats (3-8) - 72.7
74. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-7) - 73.7
75. Utah State Aggies (5-6) - 73.9
76. Oregon Ducks (3-8) - 76.2
77. Wisconsin Badgers (5-6) - 76.5
78. Wyoming Cowboys (4-6-1) - 77.5
79. Michigan State Spartans (3-8) - 80.5
80. Maryland Terrapins (2-9) - 80.8
81. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-7-1) - 81.0
82. Rice Owls (4-7) - 82.1
83. Pacific Tigers (5-7) - 82.3
84. Iowa State Cyclones (3-7-1) - 82.8
85. Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-9) - 84.4
86. Colorado State Rams (3-8) - 85.6
87. Northwestern Wildcats (3-8) - 86.8
88. Ohio Bobcats (2-8-1) - 87.6
89. Army Black Knights (4-7) - 90.6
90. New Mexico Lobos (3-9) - 91.4
91. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-8) - 91.7
92. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-10) - 92.4
93. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-8-1) - 92.5
94. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0-10-1) - 92.6
95. Temple Owls (2-9) - 95.5
96. SMU Mustangs (1-10) - 96.5
97. Akron Zips (5-6) - 97.4
98. Oregon State Beavers (1-10) - 97.9
99. Louisville Cardinals (2-9) - 98.5
100. New Mexico State Aggies (2-9) - 99.4
101. UNLV Rebels (4-7) - 99.9
102. Long Beach State 49ers (2-9) - 102.4
103. Northern Illinois Huskies (2-9) - 103.1
104. Tulane Green Wave (1-10) - 104.9
105. Navy Midshipmen (1-10) - 106.1
106. Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-10) - 106.9
107. Cal State Fullerton Titans (2-9) - 107.9
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/
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
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/
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/
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
1993 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 1993:
1. Florida State Seminoles (12-1) - 1.0
2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) - 2.3
3. Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-1) - 2.9
4. Florida Gators (11-2) - 4.5
5. Texas A&M Aggies (10-2) - 4.6
6. Tennessee Volunteers (9-2-1) - 6.7
7. Miami Hurricanes (9-3) - 7.2
8. Auburn Tigers (11-0) - 8.5
(tie) West Virginia Mountaineers (11-1) - 8.5
10. Oklahoma Sooners (9-3) - 9.6
11. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2) - 11.5
12. Ohio State Buckeyes (10-1-1) - 12.3
13. Michigan Wolverines (8-4) - 13.5
14. Colorado Buffaloes (8-3-1) - 14.7
15. Wisconsin Badgers (10-1-1) - 15.2
16. Arizona Wildcats (10-2) - 16.3
(tie) UCLA Bruins (8-4) - 16.3
18. Virginia Tech Hokies (9-3) - 17.5
19. Boston College Eagles (9-3) - 18.8
20. Louisville Cardinals (9-3) - 19.8
21. North Carolina Tar Heels (10-3) - 20.0
22. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3-1) - 21.3
23. USC Trojans (8-5) - 23.1
24. California Golden Bears (9-4) - 24.6
25. Washington Huskies (7-4) - 24.7
26. Kansas State Wildcats (9-2-1) - 25.6
27. Indiana Hoosiers (8-4) - 27.2
28. Fresno State Bulldogs (8-4) - 28.6
29. Virginia Cavaliers (7-5) - 29.1
30. Michigan State Spartans (6-6) - 30.1
31. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-5) - 32.0
(tie) Syracuse Orange (6-4-1) - 32.0
33. Cincinnati Bearcats (8-3) - 33.8
34. Ole Miss Rebels (5-6) - 34.1
35. Texas Longhorns (5-5-1) - 35.5
36. Kentucky Wildcats (6-6) - 36.6
37. Georgia Bulldogs (5-6) - 36.8
38. Oregon Ducks (5-6) - 39.7
39. Memphis Tigers (6-5) - 39.8
40. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-6) - 40.4
41. Clemson Tigers (9-3) - 40.7
42. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-5-1) - 41.2
43. Washington State Cougars (5-6) - 43.4
44. NC State Wolfpack (7-5) - 44.7
45. BYU Cougars (6-6) - 45.3
46. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-6) - 46.9
47. Bowling Green Falcons (6-3-2) - 47.9
48. Stanford Cardinal (4-7) - 49.6
49. LSU Tigers (5-6) - 50.4
50. Kansas Jayhawks (5-7) - 50.6
51. New Mexico Lobos (6-5) - 50.7
(tie) San Diego State Aztecs (6-6) - 50.7
53. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-7) - 52.3
54. Oregon State Beavers (4-7) - 53.1
55. Wyoming Cowboys (8-4) - 54.1
56. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-6-2) - 54.9
57. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (8-3) - 57.2
58. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-6) - 57.7
59. Ball State Cardinals (8-3-1) - 59.8
60. Utah Utes (7-6) - 60.4
61. Vanderbilt Commodores (4-7) - 60.6
62. Utah State Aggies (7-5) - 60.8
63. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-6) - 61.6
64. Colorado State Rams (5-6) - 63.8
65. Hawaii Warriors (6-6) - 64.1
66. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-7) - 65.0
67. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-7) - 68.3
68. Missouri Tigers (3-7-1) - 68.4
69. Northwestern Wildcats (2-9) - 68.6
70. Western Michigan Broncos (7-3-1) - 69.3
71. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-6-1) - 69.8
72. Baylor Bears (5-6) - 73.2
73. Iowa State Cyclones (3-8) - 73.6
74. Rice Owls (6-5) - 74.4
75. Nevada Wolf Pack (7-4) - 76.6
76. Army Black Knights (6-5) - 77.0
77. Toledo Rockets (4-7) - 78.6
78. Duke Blue Devils (3-8) - 78.7
79. Central Michigan Chippewas (5-6) - 79.8
80. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-8) - 80.1
81. Air Force Falcons (4-8) - 80.7
82. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-8) - 80.9
83. Purdue Boilermakers (1-10) - 81.3
84. TCU Horned Frogs (4-7) - 81.9
85. San Jose State Spartans (2-9) - 85.1
86. Akron Zips (5-6) - 86.5
87. Miami University RedHawks (4-7) - 86.7
88. SMU Mustangs (2-7-2) - 87.0
89. Navy Midshipmen (4-7) - 88.1
90. New Mexico State Aggies (5-6) - 89.7
91. Pacific Tigers (3-8) - 90.5
92. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-8-1) - 92.1
93. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-9) - 93.5
94. Ohio Bobcats (4-7) - 93.7
95. Northern Illinois Huskies (4-7) - 94.1
96. Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-7) - 94.8
97. Maryland Terrapins (2-9) - 96.4
98. UNLV Rebels (3-8) - 98.2
99. Tulane Green Wave (3-9) - 98.7
100. Houston Cougars (1-9-1) - 100.3
101. ECU Pirates (2-9) - 101.5
102. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-8-1) - 102.4
103. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-9) - 103.6
104. UTEP Miners (1-11) - 104.0
105. Temple Owls (1-10) - 106.2
106. Kent State Golden Flashes (0-11) - 106.3
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/
1. Florida State Seminoles (12-1) - 1.0
2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) - 2.3
3. Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-1) - 2.9
4. Florida Gators (11-2) - 4.5
5. Texas A&M Aggies (10-2) - 4.6
6. Tennessee Volunteers (9-2-1) - 6.7
7. Miami Hurricanes (9-3) - 7.2
8. Auburn Tigers (11-0) - 8.5
(tie) West Virginia Mountaineers (11-1) - 8.5
10. Oklahoma Sooners (9-3) - 9.6
11. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2) - 11.5
12. Ohio State Buckeyes (10-1-1) - 12.3
13. Michigan Wolverines (8-4) - 13.5
14. Colorado Buffaloes (8-3-1) - 14.7
15. Wisconsin Badgers (10-1-1) - 15.2
16. Arizona Wildcats (10-2) - 16.3
(tie) UCLA Bruins (8-4) - 16.3
18. Virginia Tech Hokies (9-3) - 17.5
19. Boston College Eagles (9-3) - 18.8
20. Louisville Cardinals (9-3) - 19.8
21. North Carolina Tar Heels (10-3) - 20.0
22. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3-1) - 21.3
23. USC Trojans (8-5) - 23.1
24. California Golden Bears (9-4) - 24.6
25. Washington Huskies (7-4) - 24.7
26. Kansas State Wildcats (9-2-1) - 25.6
27. Indiana Hoosiers (8-4) - 27.2
28. Fresno State Bulldogs (8-4) - 28.6
29. Virginia Cavaliers (7-5) - 29.1
30. Michigan State Spartans (6-6) - 30.1
31. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-5) - 32.0
(tie) Syracuse Orange (6-4-1) - 32.0
33. Cincinnati Bearcats (8-3) - 33.8
34. Ole Miss Rebels (5-6) - 34.1
35. Texas Longhorns (5-5-1) - 35.5
36. Kentucky Wildcats (6-6) - 36.6
37. Georgia Bulldogs (5-6) - 36.8
38. Oregon Ducks (5-6) - 39.7
39. Memphis Tigers (6-5) - 39.8
40. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-6) - 40.4
41. Clemson Tigers (9-3) - 40.7
42. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-5-1) - 41.2
43. Washington State Cougars (5-6) - 43.4
44. NC State Wolfpack (7-5) - 44.7
45. BYU Cougars (6-6) - 45.3
46. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-6) - 46.9
47. Bowling Green Falcons (6-3-2) - 47.9
48. Stanford Cardinal (4-7) - 49.6
49. LSU Tigers (5-6) - 50.4
50. Kansas Jayhawks (5-7) - 50.6
51. New Mexico Lobos (6-5) - 50.7
(tie) San Diego State Aztecs (6-6) - 50.7
53. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-7) - 52.3
54. Oregon State Beavers (4-7) - 53.1
55. Wyoming Cowboys (8-4) - 54.1
56. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-6-2) - 54.9
57. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (8-3) - 57.2
58. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-6) - 57.7
59. Ball State Cardinals (8-3-1) - 59.8
60. Utah Utes (7-6) - 60.4
61. Vanderbilt Commodores (4-7) - 60.6
62. Utah State Aggies (7-5) - 60.8
63. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-6) - 61.6
64. Colorado State Rams (5-6) - 63.8
65. Hawaii Warriors (6-6) - 64.1
66. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-7) - 65.0
67. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-7) - 68.3
68. Missouri Tigers (3-7-1) - 68.4
69. Northwestern Wildcats (2-9) - 68.6
70. Western Michigan Broncos (7-3-1) - 69.3
71. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-6-1) - 69.8
72. Baylor Bears (5-6) - 73.2
73. Iowa State Cyclones (3-8) - 73.6
74. Rice Owls (6-5) - 74.4
75. Nevada Wolf Pack (7-4) - 76.6
76. Army Black Knights (6-5) - 77.0
77. Toledo Rockets (4-7) - 78.6
78. Duke Blue Devils (3-8) - 78.7
79. Central Michigan Chippewas (5-6) - 79.8
80. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-8) - 80.1
81. Air Force Falcons (4-8) - 80.7
82. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-8) - 80.9
83. Purdue Boilermakers (1-10) - 81.3
84. TCU Horned Frogs (4-7) - 81.9
85. San Jose State Spartans (2-9) - 85.1
86. Akron Zips (5-6) - 86.5
87. Miami University RedHawks (4-7) - 86.7
88. SMU Mustangs (2-7-2) - 87.0
89. Navy Midshipmen (4-7) - 88.1
90. New Mexico State Aggies (5-6) - 89.7
91. Pacific Tigers (3-8) - 90.5
92. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-8-1) - 92.1
93. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-9) - 93.5
94. Ohio Bobcats (4-7) - 93.7
95. Northern Illinois Huskies (4-7) - 94.1
96. Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-7) - 94.8
97. Maryland Terrapins (2-9) - 96.4
98. UNLV Rebels (3-8) - 98.2
99. Tulane Green Wave (3-9) - 98.7
100. Houston Cougars (1-9-1) - 100.3
101. ECU Pirates (2-9) - 101.5
102. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-8-1) - 102.4
103. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-9) - 103.6
104. UTEP Miners (1-11) - 104.0
105. Temple Owls (1-10) - 106.2
106. Kent State Golden Flashes (0-11) - 106.3
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/
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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/
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/
Monday, February 22, 2010
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/
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/
Monday, February 15, 2010
1996 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 1996:
1. Florida Gators (12-1) - 1.0
2. Florida State Seminoles (11-1) - 2.2
3. Arizona State Sun Devils (11-1) - 3.6
4. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) - 3.9
5. Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-2) - 4.8
6. Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) - 6.7
7. North Carolina Tar Heels (10-2) - 7.3
8. BYU Cougars (14-1) - 7.5
9. Colorado Buffaloes (10-2) - 9.1
10. Virginia Tech Hokies (10-2) - 10.1
11. Syracuse Orange (9-3) - 11.3
12. Washington Huskies (9-3) - 12.0
13. Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) - 12.1
14. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3) - 14.1
15. Kansas State Wildcats (9-3) - 15.8
16. Army Black Knights (10-2) - 15.9
17. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-3) - 17.9
18. Miami Hurricanes (9-3) - 18.6
19. Iowa Hawkeyes (9-3) - 19.5
20. Michigan Wolverines (8-4) - 20.4
21. ECU Pirates (8-3) - 21.8
22. Texas Longhorns (8-5) - 22.7
23. Wyoming Cowboys (10-2) - 23.3
24. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-3) - 24.0
25. Auburn Tigers (8-4) - 24.6
26. Virginia Cavaliers (7-5) - 25.3
27. LSU Tigers (10-2) - 25.9
28. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-4) - 26.4
29. Wisconsin Badgers (8-5) - 27.8
30. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 31.3
31. Rice Owls (7-4) - 31.6
32. USC Trojans (6-6) - 32.2
33. Air Force Falcons (6-5) - 32.8
34. Northwestern Wildcats (9-3) - 33.6
35. San Diego State Aztecs (8-3) - 35.0
36. Michigan State Spartans (6-6) - 36.0
37. Texas A&M Aggies (6-6) - 38.1
38. Navy Midshipmen (9-3) - 38.7
39. UCLA Bruins (5-6) - 39.8
40. Oregon Ducks (6-5) - 40.5
41. Colorado State Rams (7-5) - 41.0
42. Arizona Wildcats (5-6) - 41.7
43. Nevada Wolf Pack (9-3) - 43.9
44. Houston Cougars (7-5) - 44.0
45. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-5) - 45.0
46. Utah Utes (8-4) - 46.0
47. Georgia Bulldogs (5-6) - 46.1
48. Stanford Cardinal (7-5) - 48.1
49. California Golden Bears (6-6) - 48.5
50. Clemson Tigers (7-5) - 50.0
51. Miami University RedHawks (6-5) - 50.2
52. Kansas Jayhawks (4-7) - 51.9
53. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-6) - 53.1
54. Ball State Cardinals (8-4) - 53.5
55. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-6) - 54.0
56. Washington State Cougars (5-6) - 57.1
57. Louisville Cardinals (5-6) - 57.2
58. Cincinnati Bearcats (6-5) - 57.6
59. SMU Mustangs (5-6) - 60.1
60. Ohio Bobcats (6-6) - 60.5
61. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-7) - 60.7
62. New Mexico Lobos (6-5) - 61.3
63. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-7) - 61.9
64. Indiana Hoosiers (3-8) - 65.2
65. Tulane Green Wave (2-9) - 65.8
66. Memphis Tigers (4-7) - 66.9
67. Missouri Tigers (5-6) - 67.7
68. Utah State Aggies (6-5) - 68.4
69. Ole Miss Rebels (5-6) - 69.0
70. Purdue Boilermakers (3-8) - 70.8
71. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (5-6) - 71.6
72. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-6) - 73.1
73. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (6-5) - 73.7
74. Boston College Eagles (5-7) - 73.8
75. Baylor Bears (4-7) - 74.1
76. Toledo Rockets (7-4) - 75.3
77. Iowa State Cyclones (2-9) - 77.6
78. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-7) - 79.8
79. Kentucky Wildcats (4-7) - 80.1
(tie) Maryland Terrapins (5-6) - 80.1
81. Idaho Vandals (6-5) - 80.6
82. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) - 81.4
83. Pittsburgh Panthers (4-7) - 81.5
84. Oklahoma Sooners (3-8) - 82.3
85. UCF Knights (5-6) - 82.9
86. Central Michigan Chippewas (5-6) - 83.4
87. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-9) - 87.6
88. TCU Horned Frogs (4-7) - 88.6
89. Bowling Green Falcons (4-7) - 89.1
90. UAB Blazers (5-6) - 89.7
91. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-9) - 90.4
92. NC State Wolfpack (3-8) - 90.5
93. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-8) - 93.6
(tie) North Texas Mean Green (5-6) - 93.6
95. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-6) - 95.5
96. Akron Zips (4-7) - 96.0
97. Temple Owls (1-10) - 96.9
98. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-7) - 98.5
99. San Jose State Spartans (3-9) - 99.4
(tie) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-8) - 99.4
101. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-9) - 100.1
102. UNLV Rebels (1-11) - 101.7
103. Western Michigan Broncos (2-9) - 102.7
104. Oregon State Beavers (2-9) - 104.7
105. Hawaii Warriors (2-10) - 104.9
106. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-9) - 105.2
107. UTEP Miners (2-9) - 106.3
108. Boise State Broncos (2-10) - 108.3
109. Duke Blue Devils (0-11) - 109.1
110. New Mexico State Aggies (1-10) - 110.4
111. Northern Illinois Huskies (1-10) - 111.9
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/
1. Florida Gators (12-1) - 1.0
2. Florida State Seminoles (11-1) - 2.2
3. Arizona State Sun Devils (11-1) - 3.6
4. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) - 3.9
5. Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-2) - 4.8
6. Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) - 6.7
7. North Carolina Tar Heels (10-2) - 7.3
8. BYU Cougars (14-1) - 7.5
9. Colorado Buffaloes (10-2) - 9.1
10. Virginia Tech Hokies (10-2) - 10.1
11. Syracuse Orange (9-3) - 11.3
12. Washington Huskies (9-3) - 12.0
13. Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) - 12.1
14. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3) - 14.1
15. Kansas State Wildcats (9-3) - 15.8
16. Army Black Knights (10-2) - 15.9
17. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-3) - 17.9
18. Miami Hurricanes (9-3) - 18.6
19. Iowa Hawkeyes (9-3) - 19.5
20. Michigan Wolverines (8-4) - 20.4
21. ECU Pirates (8-3) - 21.8
22. Texas Longhorns (8-5) - 22.7
23. Wyoming Cowboys (10-2) - 23.3
24. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-3) - 24.0
25. Auburn Tigers (8-4) - 24.6
26. Virginia Cavaliers (7-5) - 25.3
27. LSU Tigers (10-2) - 25.9
28. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-4) - 26.4
29. Wisconsin Badgers (8-5) - 27.8
30. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 31.3
31. Rice Owls (7-4) - 31.6
32. USC Trojans (6-6) - 32.2
33. Air Force Falcons (6-5) - 32.8
34. Northwestern Wildcats (9-3) - 33.6
35. San Diego State Aztecs (8-3) - 35.0
36. Michigan State Spartans (6-6) - 36.0
37. Texas A&M Aggies (6-6) - 38.1
38. Navy Midshipmen (9-3) - 38.7
39. UCLA Bruins (5-6) - 39.8
40. Oregon Ducks (6-5) - 40.5
41. Colorado State Rams (7-5) - 41.0
42. Arizona Wildcats (5-6) - 41.7
43. Nevada Wolf Pack (9-3) - 43.9
44. Houston Cougars (7-5) - 44.0
45. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-5) - 45.0
46. Utah Utes (8-4) - 46.0
47. Georgia Bulldogs (5-6) - 46.1
48. Stanford Cardinal (7-5) - 48.1
49. California Golden Bears (6-6) - 48.5
50. Clemson Tigers (7-5) - 50.0
51. Miami University RedHawks (6-5) - 50.2
52. Kansas Jayhawks (4-7) - 51.9
53. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-6) - 53.1
54. Ball State Cardinals (8-4) - 53.5
55. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-6) - 54.0
56. Washington State Cougars (5-6) - 57.1
57. Louisville Cardinals (5-6) - 57.2
58. Cincinnati Bearcats (6-5) - 57.6
59. SMU Mustangs (5-6) - 60.1
60. Ohio Bobcats (6-6) - 60.5
61. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-7) - 60.7
62. New Mexico Lobos (6-5) - 61.3
63. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-7) - 61.9
64. Indiana Hoosiers (3-8) - 65.2
65. Tulane Green Wave (2-9) - 65.8
66. Memphis Tigers (4-7) - 66.9
67. Missouri Tigers (5-6) - 67.7
68. Utah State Aggies (6-5) - 68.4
69. Ole Miss Rebels (5-6) - 69.0
70. Purdue Boilermakers (3-8) - 70.8
71. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (5-6) - 71.6
72. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-6) - 73.1
73. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (6-5) - 73.7
74. Boston College Eagles (5-7) - 73.8
75. Baylor Bears (4-7) - 74.1
76. Toledo Rockets (7-4) - 75.3
77. Iowa State Cyclones (2-9) - 77.6
78. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-7) - 79.8
79. Kentucky Wildcats (4-7) - 80.1
(tie) Maryland Terrapins (5-6) - 80.1
81. Idaho Vandals (6-5) - 80.6
82. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) - 81.4
83. Pittsburgh Panthers (4-7) - 81.5
84. Oklahoma Sooners (3-8) - 82.3
85. UCF Knights (5-6) - 82.9
86. Central Michigan Chippewas (5-6) - 83.4
87. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-9) - 87.6
88. TCU Horned Frogs (4-7) - 88.6
89. Bowling Green Falcons (4-7) - 89.1
90. UAB Blazers (5-6) - 89.7
91. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-9) - 90.4
92. NC State Wolfpack (3-8) - 90.5
93. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-8) - 93.6
(tie) North Texas Mean Green (5-6) - 93.6
95. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-6) - 95.5
96. Akron Zips (4-7) - 96.0
97. Temple Owls (1-10) - 96.9
98. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-7) - 98.5
99. San Jose State Spartans (3-9) - 99.4
(tie) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-8) - 99.4
101. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-9) - 100.1
102. UNLV Rebels (1-11) - 101.7
103. Western Michigan Broncos (2-9) - 102.7
104. Oregon State Beavers (2-9) - 104.7
105. Hawaii Warriors (2-10) - 104.9
106. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-9) - 105.2
107. UTEP Miners (2-9) - 106.3
108. Boise State Broncos (2-10) - 108.3
109. Duke Blue Devils (0-11) - 109.1
110. New Mexico State Aggies (1-10) - 110.4
111. Northern Illinois Huskies (1-10) - 111.9
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/
Saturday, February 13, 2010
1997 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 1997:
1. Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-0) - 1.0
2. Florida State Seminoles (11-1) - 2.1
3. Michigan Wolverines (12-0) - 3.0
4. Kansas State Wildcats (11-1) - 4.3
5. Florida Gators (10-2) - 5.6
6. Tennessee Volunteers (11-2) - 5.9
7. UCLA Bruins (10-2) - 7.2
8. North Carolina Tar Heels (11-1) - 9.2
(tie) Ohio State Buckeyes (10-3) - 9.2
10. Washington Huskies (8-4) - 9.3
11. Georgia Bulldogs (10-2) - 9.5
12. Washington State Cougars (10-2) - 12.2
13. Auburn Tigers (10-3) - 14.3
14. Colorado State Rams (11-2) - 14.4
15. Arizona State Sun Devils (9-3) - 14.7
(tie) Marshall Thundering Herd (10-3) - 14.7
17. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3) - 17.2
18. LSU Tigers (9-3) - 18.1
19. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (9-3) - 19.6
20. Ole Miss Rebels (8-4) - 20.3
21. Michigan State Spartans (7-5) - 22.1
22. Texas A&M Aggies (9-4) - 22.3
23. Oregon Ducks (7-5) - 23.9
24. Miami University RedHawks (8-3) - 24.0
25. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) - 25.8
26. Purdue Boilermakers (9-3) - 26.0
27. Arizona Wildcats (7-5) - 27.7
(tie) Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-4) - 27.7
29. Syracuse Orange (9-4) - 28.0
30. Clemson Tigers (7-5) - 30.8
31. USC Trojans (6-5) - 31.2
32. Air Force Falcons (10-3) - 34.2
33. Virginia Cavaliers (7-4) - 34.6
34. Colorado Buffaloes (5-6) - 34.7
35. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-5) - 35.0
36. Ohio Bobcats (8-3) - 36.0
37. Missouri Tigers (7-5) - 36.6
38. NC State Wolfpack (6-5) - 38.3
39. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-4) - 38.5
40. Toledo Rockets (9-3) - 40.7
41. New Mexico Lobos (9-4) - 40.9
42. Alabama Crimson Tide (4-7) - 41.5
43. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-6) - 42.5
44. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-5) - 42.7
45. Tulane Green Wave (7-4) - 46.0
46. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-6) - 47.2
47. UCF Knights (5-6) - 47.4
48. Wyoming Cowboys (7-6) - 47.5
49. Stanford Cardinal (5-6) - 50.5
50. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (9-2) - 51.5
51. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-5) - 52.2
52. Cincinnati Bearcats (8-4) - 52.4
53. Navy Midshipmen (7-4) - 52.6
54. Virginia Tech Hokies (7-5) - 54.2
55. Rice Owls (7-4) - 54.4
56. SMU Mustangs (6-5) - 55.0
57. Wisconsin Badgers (8-5) - 55.5
58. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-7) - 55.6
59. Northwestern Wildcats (5-7) - 55.7
60. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-6) - 61.2
61. Kentucky Wildcats (5-6) - 61.5
62. Western Michigan Broncos (8-3) - 61.9
63. BYU Cougars (6-5) - 63.7
64. Nevada Wolf Pack (5-6) - 64.5
65. Utah State Aggies (6-6) - 64.6
66. Fresno State Bulldogs (6-6) - 64.8
67. California Golden Bears (3-8) - 65.5
68. Utah Utes (6-5) - 67.2
69. San Diego State Aztecs (5-7) - 67.9
70. Miami Hurricanes (5-6) - 68.1
71. ECU Pirates (5-6) - 70.5
72. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6) - 73.1
73. Texas Longhorns (4-7) - 73.8
74. Kansas Jayhawks (5-6) - 74.5
75. Oklahoma Sooners (4-8) - 75.2
76. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-8) - 76.0
77. Oregon State Beavers (3-8) - 77.1
78. Boston College Eagles (4-7) - 77.8
79. Memphis Tigers (4-7) - 79.2
80. Ball State Cardinals (5-6) - 80.2
81. Duke Blue Devils (2-9) - 80.7
82. Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-7) - 82.8
83. Hawaii Warriors (3-9) - 83.2
84. UNLV Rebels (3-8) - 83.6
85. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-7) - 85.3
86. Bowling Green Falcons (3-8) - 85.4
87. Idaho Vandals (5-6) - 87.6
88. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-9) - 87.9
89. UTEP Miners (4-7) - 88.8
90. San Jose State Spartans (4-7) - 89.8
91. Indiana Hoosiers (2-9) - 90.9
92. UAB Blazers (5-6) - 91.3
93. Army Black Knights (4-7) - 93.8
94. Temple Owls (3-8) - 94.2
95. North Texas Mean Green (4-7) - 94.3
96. Maryland Terrapins (2-9) - 95.3
97. Houston Cougars (3-8) - 96.1
98. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-9) - 97.8
99. Baylor Bears (2-9) - 98.3
100. Akron Zips (2-9) - 100.2
101. Boise State Broncos (4-7) - 100.3
102. Kent State Golden Flashes (3-8) - 102.6
103. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-9) - 103.8
104. TCU Horned Frogs (1-10) - 103.9
105. Iowa State Cyclones (1-10) - 104.1
106. Louisville Cardinals (1-10) - 105.7
107. New Mexico State Aggies (2-9) - 107.7
108. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1-10) - 109.0
109. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-9) - 111.0
110. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-11) - 111.1
111. Northern Illinois Huskies (0-11) - 111.3
112. Illinois Fighting Illini (0-11) - 111.4
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/
1. Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-0) - 1.0
2. Florida State Seminoles (11-1) - 2.1
3. Michigan Wolverines (12-0) - 3.0
4. Kansas State Wildcats (11-1) - 4.3
5. Florida Gators (10-2) - 5.6
6. Tennessee Volunteers (11-2) - 5.9
7. UCLA Bruins (10-2) - 7.2
8. North Carolina Tar Heels (11-1) - 9.2
(tie) Ohio State Buckeyes (10-3) - 9.2
10. Washington Huskies (8-4) - 9.3
11. Georgia Bulldogs (10-2) - 9.5
12. Washington State Cougars (10-2) - 12.2
13. Auburn Tigers (10-3) - 14.3
14. Colorado State Rams (11-2) - 14.4
15. Arizona State Sun Devils (9-3) - 14.7
(tie) Marshall Thundering Herd (10-3) - 14.7
17. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3) - 17.2
18. LSU Tigers (9-3) - 18.1
19. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (9-3) - 19.6
20. Ole Miss Rebels (8-4) - 20.3
21. Michigan State Spartans (7-5) - 22.1
22. Texas A&M Aggies (9-4) - 22.3
23. Oregon Ducks (7-5) - 23.9
24. Miami University RedHawks (8-3) - 24.0
25. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) - 25.8
26. Purdue Boilermakers (9-3) - 26.0
27. Arizona Wildcats (7-5) - 27.7
(tie) Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-4) - 27.7
29. Syracuse Orange (9-4) - 28.0
30. Clemson Tigers (7-5) - 30.8
31. USC Trojans (6-5) - 31.2
32. Air Force Falcons (10-3) - 34.2
33. Virginia Cavaliers (7-4) - 34.6
34. Colorado Buffaloes (5-6) - 34.7
35. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-5) - 35.0
36. Ohio Bobcats (8-3) - 36.0
37. Missouri Tigers (7-5) - 36.6
38. NC State Wolfpack (6-5) - 38.3
39. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-4) - 38.5
40. Toledo Rockets (9-3) - 40.7
41. New Mexico Lobos (9-4) - 40.9
42. Alabama Crimson Tide (4-7) - 41.5
43. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-6) - 42.5
44. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-5) - 42.7
45. Tulane Green Wave (7-4) - 46.0
46. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-6) - 47.2
47. UCF Knights (5-6) - 47.4
48. Wyoming Cowboys (7-6) - 47.5
49. Stanford Cardinal (5-6) - 50.5
50. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (9-2) - 51.5
51. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-5) - 52.2
52. Cincinnati Bearcats (8-4) - 52.4
53. Navy Midshipmen (7-4) - 52.6
54. Virginia Tech Hokies (7-5) - 54.2
55. Rice Owls (7-4) - 54.4
56. SMU Mustangs (6-5) - 55.0
57. Wisconsin Badgers (8-5) - 55.5
58. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-7) - 55.6
59. Northwestern Wildcats (5-7) - 55.7
60. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-6) - 61.2
61. Kentucky Wildcats (5-6) - 61.5
62. Western Michigan Broncos (8-3) - 61.9
63. BYU Cougars (6-5) - 63.7
64. Nevada Wolf Pack (5-6) - 64.5
65. Utah State Aggies (6-6) - 64.6
66. Fresno State Bulldogs (6-6) - 64.8
67. California Golden Bears (3-8) - 65.5
68. Utah Utes (6-5) - 67.2
69. San Diego State Aztecs (5-7) - 67.9
70. Miami Hurricanes (5-6) - 68.1
71. ECU Pirates (5-6) - 70.5
72. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6) - 73.1
73. Texas Longhorns (4-7) - 73.8
74. Kansas Jayhawks (5-6) - 74.5
75. Oklahoma Sooners (4-8) - 75.2
76. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-8) - 76.0
77. Oregon State Beavers (3-8) - 77.1
78. Boston College Eagles (4-7) - 77.8
79. Memphis Tigers (4-7) - 79.2
80. Ball State Cardinals (5-6) - 80.2
81. Duke Blue Devils (2-9) - 80.7
82. Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-7) - 82.8
83. Hawaii Warriors (3-9) - 83.2
84. UNLV Rebels (3-8) - 83.6
85. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-7) - 85.3
86. Bowling Green Falcons (3-8) - 85.4
87. Idaho Vandals (5-6) - 87.6
88. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-9) - 87.9
89. UTEP Miners (4-7) - 88.8
90. San Jose State Spartans (4-7) - 89.8
91. Indiana Hoosiers (2-9) - 90.9
92. UAB Blazers (5-6) - 91.3
93. Army Black Knights (4-7) - 93.8
94. Temple Owls (3-8) - 94.2
95. North Texas Mean Green (4-7) - 94.3
96. Maryland Terrapins (2-9) - 95.3
97. Houston Cougars (3-8) - 96.1
98. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-9) - 97.8
99. Baylor Bears (2-9) - 98.3
100. Akron Zips (2-9) - 100.2
101. Boise State Broncos (4-7) - 100.3
102. Kent State Golden Flashes (3-8) - 102.6
103. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-9) - 103.8
104. TCU Horned Frogs (1-10) - 103.9
105. Iowa State Cyclones (1-10) - 104.1
106. Louisville Cardinals (1-10) - 105.7
107. New Mexico State Aggies (2-9) - 107.7
108. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1-10) - 109.0
109. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-9) - 111.0
110. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-11) - 111.1
111. Northern Illinois Huskies (0-11) - 111.3
112. Illinois Fighting Illini (0-11) - 111.4
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/
Thursday, February 11, 2010
1998 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 1998:
1. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) - 1.4
2. Tennessee Volunteers (13-0) - 2.2
3. Florida State Seminoles (11-2) - 3.9
4. Florida Gators (10-2) - 4.4
5. Kansas State Wildcats (11-2) - 4.6
6. Tulane Green Wave (12-0) - 5.9
7. Wisconsin Badgers (11-1) - 6.8
8. UCLA Bruins (10-2) - 7.7
9. Arizona Wildcats (12-1) - 8.5
10. Texas A&M Aggies (11-3) - 9.9
11. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3) - 12.3
12. Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-4) - 12.9
13. Miami Hurricanes (9-3) - 13.9
14. Michigan Wolverines (10-3) - 14.3
15. Air Force Falcons (12-1) - 14.4
16. Missouri Tigers (8-4) - 16.2
17. Purdue Boilermakers (9-4) - 16.8
18. Arkansas Razorbacks (9-3) - 17.9
19. Syracuse Orange (8-4) - 19.3
20. Texas Longhorns (9-3) - 19.9
21. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-4) - 21.2
22. Virginia Cavaliers (9-3) - 22.0
23. Virginia Tech Hokies (9-3) - 22.3
24. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-2) - 24.2
25. Oregon Ducks (8-4) - 25.0
26. USC Trojans (8-5) - 27.4
27. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3) - 27.5
28. Georgia Bulldogs (9-3) - 27.7
29. Miami University RedHawks (10-1) - 29.5
30. UCF Knights (9-2) - 30.5
31. Marshall Thundering Herd (12-1) - 31.2
32. Colorado Buffaloes (8-4) - 31.7
(tie) Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) - 31.7
34. Michigan State Spartans (6-6) - 32.8
35. NC State Wolfpack (7-5) - 35.4
36. Colorado State Rams (8-4) - 36.5
37. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-5) - 36.8
38. BYU Cougars (9-5) - 37.1
39. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-5) - 39.2
40. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-5) - 39.6
41. LSU Tigers (4-7) - 41.0
42. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-6) - 42.0
43. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 42.6
44. Utah Utes (7-4) - 45.4
45. TCU Horned Frogs (7-5) - 45.7
46. Washington Huskies (6-6) - 46.3
47. Wyoming Cowboys (8-3) - 47.3
48. Bowling Green Falcons (5-6) - 49.0
49. Ole Miss Rebels (7-5) - 49.6
50. Auburn Tigers (3-8) - 50.7
51. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-5) - 52.4
52. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-6) - 53.3
53. Louisville Cardinals (7-5) - 54.1
54. San Diego State Aztecs (7-5) - 54.2
55. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-6) - 54.4
56. Oregon State Beavers (5-6) - 54.9
57. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (6-6) - 56.6
58. Fresno State Bulldogs (5-6) - 57.0
59. Oklahoma Sooners (5-6) - 58.1
60. Toledo Rockets (7-5) - 58.7
61. California Golden Bears (5-6) - 60.3
62. Rice Owls (5-6) - 60.6
63. Idaho Vandals (9-3) - 62.2
64. Indiana Hoosiers (4-7) - 63.7
65. SMU Mustangs (5-7) - 64.9
66. Kansas Jayhawks (4-7) - 67.3
67. Nevada Wolf Pack (6-5) - 67.5
68. Ohio Bobcats (5-6) - 67.6
69. Boston College Eagles (4-7) - 69.4
(tie) Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) - 69.4
71. Western Michigan Broncos (7-4) - 70.1
72. ECU Pirates (6-5) - 71.8
73. Stanford Cardinal (3-8) - 73.1
74. Baylor Bears (2-9) - 73.2
75. San Jose State Spartans (4-8) - 75.3
76. Iowa State Cyclones (3-8) - 76.2
77. Clemson Tigers (3-8) - 76.5
78. Army Black Knights (3-8) - 79.2
79. Boise State Broncos (6-5) - 79.4
80. Washington State Cougars (3-8) - 79.8
81. Houston Cougars (3-8) - 81.6
82. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-8) - 82.2
83. UTEP Miners (3-8) - 83.6
84. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-8) - 86.5
85. Duke Blue Devils (4-7) - 87.0
86. New Mexico State Aggies (3-8) - 87.1
87. South Carolina Gamecocks (1-10) - 88.2
88. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-6) - 88.8
89. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-5) - 89.4
90. Utah State Aggies (3-8) - 90.3
91. Northwestern Wildcats (3-9) - 90.5
92. Akron Zips (4-7) - 93.0
93. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-8) - 93.1
(tie) UAB Blazers (4-7) - 93.1
95. Memphis Tigers (2-9) - 94.5
96. Maryland Terrapins (3-8) - 95.4
97. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-6) - 95.5
98. New Mexico Lobos (3-9) - 97.3
99. Temple Owls (2-9) - 98.4
100. Pittsburgh Panthers (2-9) - 98.9
101. North Texas Mean Green (3-8) - 99.8
102. Navy Midshipmen (3-8) - 100.9
103. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-9) - 101.1
104. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-8) - 101.3
105. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-8) - 105.4
106. Cincinnati Bearcats (2-9) - 105.5
107. Northern Illinois Huskies (2-9) - 106.3
108. UNLV Rebels (0-11) - 108.4
109. Ball State Cardinals (1-10) - 109.2
110. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-9) - 109.4
111. Hawaii Warriors (0-12) - 112.0
112. Kent State Golden Flashes (0-11) - 112.8
1. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) - 1.4
2. Tennessee Volunteers (13-0) - 2.2
3. Florida State Seminoles (11-2) - 3.9
4. Florida Gators (10-2) - 4.4
5. Kansas State Wildcats (11-2) - 4.6
6. Tulane Green Wave (12-0) - 5.9
7. Wisconsin Badgers (11-1) - 6.8
8. UCLA Bruins (10-2) - 7.7
9. Arizona Wildcats (12-1) - 8.5
10. Texas A&M Aggies (11-3) - 9.9
11. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3) - 12.3
12. Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-4) - 12.9
13. Miami Hurricanes (9-3) - 13.9
14. Michigan Wolverines (10-3) - 14.3
15. Air Force Falcons (12-1) - 14.4
16. Missouri Tigers (8-4) - 16.2
17. Purdue Boilermakers (9-4) - 16.8
18. Arkansas Razorbacks (9-3) - 17.9
19. Syracuse Orange (8-4) - 19.3
20. Texas Longhorns (9-3) - 19.9
21. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-4) - 21.2
22. Virginia Cavaliers (9-3) - 22.0
23. Virginia Tech Hokies (9-3) - 22.3
24. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-2) - 24.2
25. Oregon Ducks (8-4) - 25.0
26. USC Trojans (8-5) - 27.4
27. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3) - 27.5
28. Georgia Bulldogs (9-3) - 27.7
29. Miami University RedHawks (10-1) - 29.5
30. UCF Knights (9-2) - 30.5
31. Marshall Thundering Herd (12-1) - 31.2
32. Colorado Buffaloes (8-4) - 31.7
(tie) Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) - 31.7
34. Michigan State Spartans (6-6) - 32.8
35. NC State Wolfpack (7-5) - 35.4
36. Colorado State Rams (8-4) - 36.5
37. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-5) - 36.8
38. BYU Cougars (9-5) - 37.1
39. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-5) - 39.2
40. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-5) - 39.6
41. LSU Tigers (4-7) - 41.0
42. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-6) - 42.0
43. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 42.6
44. Utah Utes (7-4) - 45.4
45. TCU Horned Frogs (7-5) - 45.7
46. Washington Huskies (6-6) - 46.3
47. Wyoming Cowboys (8-3) - 47.3
48. Bowling Green Falcons (5-6) - 49.0
49. Ole Miss Rebels (7-5) - 49.6
50. Auburn Tigers (3-8) - 50.7
51. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-5) - 52.4
52. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-6) - 53.3
53. Louisville Cardinals (7-5) - 54.1
54. San Diego State Aztecs (7-5) - 54.2
55. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-6) - 54.4
56. Oregon State Beavers (5-6) - 54.9
57. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (6-6) - 56.6
58. Fresno State Bulldogs (5-6) - 57.0
59. Oklahoma Sooners (5-6) - 58.1
60. Toledo Rockets (7-5) - 58.7
61. California Golden Bears (5-6) - 60.3
62. Rice Owls (5-6) - 60.6
63. Idaho Vandals (9-3) - 62.2
64. Indiana Hoosiers (4-7) - 63.7
65. SMU Mustangs (5-7) - 64.9
66. Kansas Jayhawks (4-7) - 67.3
67. Nevada Wolf Pack (6-5) - 67.5
68. Ohio Bobcats (5-6) - 67.6
69. Boston College Eagles (4-7) - 69.4
(tie) Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) - 69.4
71. Western Michigan Broncos (7-4) - 70.1
72. ECU Pirates (6-5) - 71.8
73. Stanford Cardinal (3-8) - 73.1
74. Baylor Bears (2-9) - 73.2
75. San Jose State Spartans (4-8) - 75.3
76. Iowa State Cyclones (3-8) - 76.2
77. Clemson Tigers (3-8) - 76.5
78. Army Black Knights (3-8) - 79.2
79. Boise State Broncos (6-5) - 79.4
80. Washington State Cougars (3-8) - 79.8
81. Houston Cougars (3-8) - 81.6
82. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-8) - 82.2
83. UTEP Miners (3-8) - 83.6
84. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-8) - 86.5
85. Duke Blue Devils (4-7) - 87.0
86. New Mexico State Aggies (3-8) - 87.1
87. South Carolina Gamecocks (1-10) - 88.2
88. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-6) - 88.8
89. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-5) - 89.4
90. Utah State Aggies (3-8) - 90.3
91. Northwestern Wildcats (3-9) - 90.5
92. Akron Zips (4-7) - 93.0
93. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-8) - 93.1
(tie) UAB Blazers (4-7) - 93.1
95. Memphis Tigers (2-9) - 94.5
96. Maryland Terrapins (3-8) - 95.4
97. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-6) - 95.5
98. New Mexico Lobos (3-9) - 97.3
99. Temple Owls (2-9) - 98.4
100. Pittsburgh Panthers (2-9) - 98.9
101. North Texas Mean Green (3-8) - 99.8
102. Navy Midshipmen (3-8) - 100.9
103. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-9) - 101.1
104. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-8) - 101.3
105. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-8) - 105.4
106. Cincinnati Bearcats (2-9) - 105.5
107. Northern Illinois Huskies (2-9) - 106.3
108. UNLV Rebels (0-11) - 108.4
109. Ball State Cardinals (1-10) - 109.2
110. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-9) - 109.4
111. Hawaii Warriors (0-12) - 112.0
112. Kent State Golden Flashes (0-11) - 112.8
Monday, February 8, 2010
1999 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 1999:
1. Florida State Seminoles (12-0) - 1.3
2. Virginia Tech Hokies (11-1) - 2.6
3. Marshall Thundering Herd (13-0) - 2.7
4. Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-1) - 3.4
5. Tennessee Volunteers (9-3) - 5.6
6. Kansas State Wildcats (11-1) - 5.7
7. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-3) - 6.7
8. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-3) - 8.5
9. Florida Gators (9-4) - 8.9
10. Wisconsin Badgers (10-2) - 10.2
11. Michigan Wolverines (10-2) - 10.5
12. Michigan State Spartans (10-2) - 12.4
13. Miami Hurricanes (9-4) - 13.0
14. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4) - 13.7
15. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (9-3) - 14.8
16. Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) - 17.0
17. Arkansas Razorbacks (8-4) - 18.7
18. Illinois Fighting Illini (8-4) - 18.9
19. Texas Longhorns (9-5) - 19.8
20. Mississippi State Bulldogs (10-2) - 19.9
21. Utah Utes (9-3) - 20.1
22. Ole Miss Rebels (8-4) - 21.4
23. Oklahoma Sooners (7-5) - 23.4
24. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-4) - 24.1
(tie) Purdue Boilermakers (7-5) - 24.1
26. BYU Cougars (8-4) - 25.8
27. Colorado State Rams (8-4) - 27.4
28. Oregon Ducks (9-3) - 28.3
29. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-3) - 29.1
30. Clemson Tigers (6-6) - 29.2
31. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-6) - 30.4
32. Stanford Cardinal (8-4) - 32.3
33. ECU Pirates (9-3) - 32.9
34. Colorado Buffaloes (7-5) - 34.3
35. Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) - 36.8
36. Washington Huskies (7-5) - 37.0
37. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-7) - 38.8
38. Louisville Cardinals (7-5) - 39.0
39. Wyoming Cowboys (7-4) - 39.3
40. Syracuse Orange (7-5) - 41.1
(tie) USC Trojans (6-6) - 41.1
42. Virginia Cavaliers (7-5) - 41.5
43. Air Force Falcons (6-5) - 42.4
44. Auburn Tigers (5-6) - 43.1
45. TCU Horned Frogs (8-4) - 43.6
46. Oregon State Beavers (7-5) - 44.1
47. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-5) - 48.0
48. Boise State Broncos (10-3) - 48.1
49. Fresno State Bulldogs (8-5) - 48.3
50. Kentucky Wildcats (6-6) - 49.0
51. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-6) - 52.3
52. Memphis Tigers (5-6) - 52.6
53. Arizona Wildcats (6-6) - 53.1
(tie) Boston College Eagles (8-4) - 53.1
55. Houston Cougars (7-4) - 54.3
56. San Diego State Aztecs (5-6) - 55.5
57. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-6) - 57.0
58. Hawaii Warriors (9-4) - 57.5
59. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-6) - 58.9
60. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-6) - 62.0
61. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-5) - 62.4
62. UCLA Bruins (4-7) - 63.7
63. Missouri Tigers (4-7) - 63.8
64. California Golden Bears (4-7) - 64.3
65. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-7) - 65.6
66. UAB Blazers (5-6) - 66.2
67. LSU Tigers (3-8) - 67.0
68. Maryland Terrapins (5-6) - 67.6
69. Toledo Rockets (6-5) - 69.4
70. Navy Midshipmen (5-7) - 69.7
(tie) Western Michigan Broncos (7-5) - 69.7
72. Iowa State Cyclones (4-7) - 70.7
73. Rice Owls (5-6) - 72.8
74. NC State Wolfpack (6-6) - 73.2
75. Miami University RedHawks (7-4) - 75.6
76. Kansas Jayhawks (5-7) - 76.4
77. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-8) - 77.1
(tie) New Mexico Lobos (4-7) - 77.1
79. Idaho Vandals (7-4) - 77.8
80. Indiana Hoosiers (4-7) - 80.3
81. UCF Knights (4-7) - 80.4
82. New Mexico State Aggies (6-5) - 81.9
83. Washington State Cougars (3-9) - 82.3
84. UTEP Miners (5-7) - 83.4
85. Akron Zips (7-4) - 84.5
86. SMU Mustangs (4-6) - 84.6
87. Tulane Green Wave (3-8) - 87.2
88. Duke Blue Devils (3-8) - 87.7
89. Utah State Aggies (4-7) - 89.9
90. Army Black Knights (3-8) - 90.2
91. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-7) - 92.6
92. North Carolina Tar Heels (3-8) - 92.8
93. Bowling Green Falcons (5-6) - 93.5
94. Temple Owls (2-9) - 93.8
95. San Jose State Spartans (3-7) - 96.4
96. Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-7) - 96.7
(tie) Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-6) - 96.7
(tie) Ohio Bobcats (5-6) - 96.7
99. Iowa Hawkeyes (1-10) - 97.2
100. Northwestern Wildcats (3-8) - 98.5
101. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-8) - 99.7
102. Northern Illinois Huskies (5-6) - 102.3
103. UNLV Rebels (3-8) - 102.5
104. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-9) - 104.5
105. Central Michigan Chippewas (4-7) - 105.1
106. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-9) - 105.5
107. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-10) - 107.9
108. North Texas Mean Green (2-9) - 108.3
109. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-11) - 108.5
110. Baylor Bears (1-10) - 109.2
111. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-8) - 111.0
112. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-9) - 111.5
113. Ball State Cardinals (0-11) - 113.7
114. Buffalo Bulls (0-11) - 115.0
1. Florida State Seminoles (12-0) - 1.3
2. Virginia Tech Hokies (11-1) - 2.6
3. Marshall Thundering Herd (13-0) - 2.7
4. Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-1) - 3.4
5. Tennessee Volunteers (9-3) - 5.6
6. Kansas State Wildcats (11-1) - 5.7
7. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-3) - 6.7
8. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-3) - 8.5
9. Florida Gators (9-4) - 8.9
10. Wisconsin Badgers (10-2) - 10.2
11. Michigan Wolverines (10-2) - 10.5
12. Michigan State Spartans (10-2) - 12.4
13. Miami Hurricanes (9-4) - 13.0
14. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4) - 13.7
15. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (9-3) - 14.8
16. Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) - 17.0
17. Arkansas Razorbacks (8-4) - 18.7
18. Illinois Fighting Illini (8-4) - 18.9
19. Texas Longhorns (9-5) - 19.8
20. Mississippi State Bulldogs (10-2) - 19.9
21. Utah Utes (9-3) - 20.1
22. Ole Miss Rebels (8-4) - 21.4
23. Oklahoma Sooners (7-5) - 23.4
24. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-4) - 24.1
(tie) Purdue Boilermakers (7-5) - 24.1
26. BYU Cougars (8-4) - 25.8
27. Colorado State Rams (8-4) - 27.4
28. Oregon Ducks (9-3) - 28.3
29. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-3) - 29.1
30. Clemson Tigers (6-6) - 29.2
31. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-6) - 30.4
32. Stanford Cardinal (8-4) - 32.3
33. ECU Pirates (9-3) - 32.9
34. Colorado Buffaloes (7-5) - 34.3
35. Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) - 36.8
36. Washington Huskies (7-5) - 37.0
37. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-7) - 38.8
38. Louisville Cardinals (7-5) - 39.0
39. Wyoming Cowboys (7-4) - 39.3
40. Syracuse Orange (7-5) - 41.1
(tie) USC Trojans (6-6) - 41.1
42. Virginia Cavaliers (7-5) - 41.5
43. Air Force Falcons (6-5) - 42.4
44. Auburn Tigers (5-6) - 43.1
45. TCU Horned Frogs (8-4) - 43.6
46. Oregon State Beavers (7-5) - 44.1
47. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-5) - 48.0
48. Boise State Broncos (10-3) - 48.1
49. Fresno State Bulldogs (8-5) - 48.3
50. Kentucky Wildcats (6-6) - 49.0
51. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-6) - 52.3
52. Memphis Tigers (5-6) - 52.6
53. Arizona Wildcats (6-6) - 53.1
(tie) Boston College Eagles (8-4) - 53.1
55. Houston Cougars (7-4) - 54.3
56. San Diego State Aztecs (5-6) - 55.5
57. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-6) - 57.0
58. Hawaii Warriors (9-4) - 57.5
59. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-6) - 58.9
60. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-6) - 62.0
61. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-5) - 62.4
62. UCLA Bruins (4-7) - 63.7
63. Missouri Tigers (4-7) - 63.8
64. California Golden Bears (4-7) - 64.3
65. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-7) - 65.6
66. UAB Blazers (5-6) - 66.2
67. LSU Tigers (3-8) - 67.0
68. Maryland Terrapins (5-6) - 67.6
69. Toledo Rockets (6-5) - 69.4
70. Navy Midshipmen (5-7) - 69.7
(tie) Western Michigan Broncos (7-5) - 69.7
72. Iowa State Cyclones (4-7) - 70.7
73. Rice Owls (5-6) - 72.8
74. NC State Wolfpack (6-6) - 73.2
75. Miami University RedHawks (7-4) - 75.6
76. Kansas Jayhawks (5-7) - 76.4
77. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-8) - 77.1
(tie) New Mexico Lobos (4-7) - 77.1
79. Idaho Vandals (7-4) - 77.8
80. Indiana Hoosiers (4-7) - 80.3
81. UCF Knights (4-7) - 80.4
82. New Mexico State Aggies (6-5) - 81.9
83. Washington State Cougars (3-9) - 82.3
84. UTEP Miners (5-7) - 83.4
85. Akron Zips (7-4) - 84.5
86. SMU Mustangs (4-6) - 84.6
87. Tulane Green Wave (3-8) - 87.2
88. Duke Blue Devils (3-8) - 87.7
89. Utah State Aggies (4-7) - 89.9
90. Army Black Knights (3-8) - 90.2
91. Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-7) - 92.6
92. North Carolina Tar Heels (3-8) - 92.8
93. Bowling Green Falcons (5-6) - 93.5
94. Temple Owls (2-9) - 93.8
95. San Jose State Spartans (3-7) - 96.4
96. Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-7) - 96.7
(tie) Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-6) - 96.7
(tie) Ohio Bobcats (5-6) - 96.7
99. Iowa Hawkeyes (1-10) - 97.2
100. Northwestern Wildcats (3-8) - 98.5
101. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-8) - 99.7
102. Northern Illinois Huskies (5-6) - 102.3
103. UNLV Rebels (3-8) - 102.5
104. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-9) - 104.5
105. Central Michigan Chippewas (4-7) - 105.1
106. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-9) - 105.5
107. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-10) - 107.9
108. North Texas Mean Green (2-9) - 108.3
109. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-11) - 108.5
110. Baylor Bears (1-10) - 109.2
111. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-8) - 111.0
112. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (2-9) - 111.5
113. Ball State Cardinals (0-11) - 113.7
114. Buffalo Bulls (0-11) - 115.0
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Football Programs Ranking - 2001-2009
Nine years into the 21st Century. 9/10 of the way through the first decade. Here's how the various football programs stack up after comparing their performance over the last nine years:
1. Texas Longhorns
2. Oklahoma Sooners
3. USC Trojans
4. Ohio State Buckeyes
5. Florida Gators
6. LSU Tigers
7. Georgia Bulldogs
8. Virginia Tech Hokies
9. Boise State Broncos
10. Miami Hurricanes
11. Florida State Seminoles
12. Auburn Tigers
13. Alabama Crimson Tide
14. Texas Tech Red Raiders
15. Boston College Eagles
16. West Virginia Mountaineers
17. Tennessee Volunteers
18. Oregon Ducks
19. Penn State Nittany Lions
20. Iowa Hawkeyes
21. Arkansas Razorbacks
22. Nebraska Cornhuskers
23. Michigan Wolverines
24. Wisconsin Badgers
25. Utah Utes
26. Clemson Tigers
27. TCU Horned Frogs
28. Oregon State Beavers
29. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
30. California Golden Bears
31. BYU Cougars
32. Pittsburgh Panthers
33. Louisville Cardinals
34. Oklahoma State Cowboys
35. South Carolina Gamecocks
36. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
37. Maryland Terrapins
38. Missouri Tigers
39. South Florida Bulls
40. Purdue Boilermakers
41. UCLA Bruins
42. Arizona State Sun Devils
43. Cincinnati Bearcats
44. Kansas State Wildcats
45. Michigan State Spartans
46. NC State Wolfpack
47. Virginia Cavaliers
48. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
49. Fresno State Bulldogs
50. Texas A&M Aggies
51. Ole Miss Rebels
52. Minnesota Golden Gophers
53. Kansas Jayhawks
54. Hawaii Warriors
55. Colorado Buffaloes
56. North Carolina Tar Heels
57. Washington State Cougars
58. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
59. Bowling Green Falcons
60. Arizona Wildcats
61. Connecticut Huskies
62. Air Force Falcons
63. Kentucky Wildcats
64. Northern Illinois Huskies
65. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
66. Stanford Cardinal
67. Northwestern Wildcats
68. Marshall Thundering Herd
69. Houston Cougars
70. Washington Huskies
71. Navy Midshipmen
72. Illinois Fighting Illini
73. Toledo Rockets
74. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
75. Troy Trojans
76. Iowa State Cyclones
77. New Mexico Lobos
78. Colorado State Rams
79. ECU Pirates
80. Miami University RedHawks
81. Syracuse Orange
82. Nevada Wolf Pack
83. UCF Knights
84. Mississippi State Bulldogs
85. Memphis Tigers
86. Vanderbilt Commodores
87. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
88. Central Michigan Chippewas
89. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
90. Ball State Cardinals
91. Western Michigan Broncos
92. Baylor Bears
93. Indiana Hoosiers
94. UAB Blazers
95. Wyoming Cowboys
96. Florida Atlantic Owls
97. UTEP Miners
98. San Diego State Aztecs
99. Rice Owls
100. UNLV Rebels
101. Akron Zips
102. Ohio Bobcats
103. North Texas Mean Green
104. San Jose State Spartans
105. SMU Mustangs
106. Tulane Green Wave
107. Temple Owls
108. Duke Blue Devils
109. Arkansas State Red Wolves
110. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
111. Kent State Golden Flashes
112. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
113. New Mexico State Aggies
114. Utah State Aggies
115. Buffalo Bulls
116. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
117. Army Black Knights
118. FIU Golden Panthers
119. Idaho Vandals
120. Eastern Michigan Eagles
1. Texas Longhorns
2. Oklahoma Sooners
3. USC Trojans
4. Ohio State Buckeyes
5. Florida Gators
6. LSU Tigers
7. Georgia Bulldogs
8. Virginia Tech Hokies
9. Boise State Broncos
10. Miami Hurricanes
11. Florida State Seminoles
12. Auburn Tigers
13. Alabama Crimson Tide
14. Texas Tech Red Raiders
15. Boston College Eagles
16. West Virginia Mountaineers
17. Tennessee Volunteers
18. Oregon Ducks
19. Penn State Nittany Lions
20. Iowa Hawkeyes
21. Arkansas Razorbacks
22. Nebraska Cornhuskers
23. Michigan Wolverines
24. Wisconsin Badgers
25. Utah Utes
26. Clemson Tigers
27. TCU Horned Frogs
28. Oregon State Beavers
29. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
30. California Golden Bears
31. BYU Cougars
32. Pittsburgh Panthers
33. Louisville Cardinals
34. Oklahoma State Cowboys
35. South Carolina Gamecocks
36. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
37. Maryland Terrapins
38. Missouri Tigers
39. South Florida Bulls
40. Purdue Boilermakers
41. UCLA Bruins
42. Arizona State Sun Devils
43. Cincinnati Bearcats
44. Kansas State Wildcats
45. Michigan State Spartans
46. NC State Wolfpack
47. Virginia Cavaliers
48. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
49. Fresno State Bulldogs
50. Texas A&M Aggies
51. Ole Miss Rebels
52. Minnesota Golden Gophers
53. Kansas Jayhawks
54. Hawaii Warriors
55. Colorado Buffaloes
56. North Carolina Tar Heels
57. Washington State Cougars
58. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
59. Bowling Green Falcons
60. Arizona Wildcats
61. Connecticut Huskies
62. Air Force Falcons
63. Kentucky Wildcats
64. Northern Illinois Huskies
65. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
66. Stanford Cardinal
67. Northwestern Wildcats
68. Marshall Thundering Herd
69. Houston Cougars
70. Washington Huskies
71. Navy Midshipmen
72. Illinois Fighting Illini
73. Toledo Rockets
74. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
75. Troy Trojans
76. Iowa State Cyclones
77. New Mexico Lobos
78. Colorado State Rams
79. ECU Pirates
80. Miami University RedHawks
81. Syracuse Orange
82. Nevada Wolf Pack
83. UCF Knights
84. Mississippi State Bulldogs
85. Memphis Tigers
86. Vanderbilt Commodores
87. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
88. Central Michigan Chippewas
89. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
90. Ball State Cardinals
91. Western Michigan Broncos
92. Baylor Bears
93. Indiana Hoosiers
94. UAB Blazers
95. Wyoming Cowboys
96. Florida Atlantic Owls
97. UTEP Miners
98. San Diego State Aztecs
99. Rice Owls
100. UNLV Rebels
101. Akron Zips
102. Ohio Bobcats
103. North Texas Mean Green
104. San Jose State Spartans
105. SMU Mustangs
106. Tulane Green Wave
107. Temple Owls
108. Duke Blue Devils
109. Arkansas State Red Wolves
110. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
111. Kent State Golden Flashes
112. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
113. New Mexico State Aggies
114. Utah State Aggies
115. Buffalo Bulls
116. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
117. Army Black Knights
118. FIU Golden Panthers
119. Idaho Vandals
120. Eastern Michigan Eagles
Friday, February 5, 2010
2000 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 2000:
1. Oklahoma Sooners (13-0) - 1.7
2. Miami Hurricanes (11-1) - 1.8
3. Florida State Seminoles (11-2) - 2.5
4. Virginia Tech Hokies (11-1) - 4.0
5. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-2) - 5.5
6. Kansas State Wildcats (11-3) - 7.3
7. Oregon State Beavers (11-1) - 7.4
8. Florida Gators (10-3) - 8.1
9. Toledo Rockets (10-1) - 8.8
10. Washington Huskies (11-1) - 9.5
11. TCU Horned Frogs (10-2) - 9.8
12. Texas Longhorns (9-3) - 12.1
13. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-3) - 13.6
14. Clemson Tigers (9-3) - 14.1
15. Oregon Ducks (10-2) - 16.9
16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3) - 17.0
17. Texas A&M Aggies (7-5) - 19.0
18. Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) - 19.1
19. South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4) - 19.7
20. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4) - 20.2
21. Michigan Wolverines (9-3) - 21.0
22. Louisville Cardinals (9-3) - 21.2
23. Wisconsin Badgers (9-4) - 22.9
24. Boise State Broncos (10-2) - 24.2
25. Auburn Tigers (9-4) - 25.6
(tie) Ohio State Buckeyes (8-4) - 25.6
27. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-4) - 28.4
28. Western Michigan Broncos (9-3) - 28.9
29. Colorado State Rams (10-2) - 29.2
30. Tennessee Volunteers (8-4) - 29.3
31. Northwestern Wildcats (8-4) - 30.7
32. Iowa State Cyclones (9-3) - 30.8
33. Purdue Boilermakers (8-4) - 31.6
34. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5) - 32.7
35. LSU Tigers (8-4) - 34.6
36. ECU Pirates (8-4) - 35.4
37. UTEP Miners (8-4) - 38.0
(tie) West Virginia Mountaineers (7-5) - 38.0
39. Syracuse Orange (6-5) - 38.4
40. Air Force Falcons (9-3) - 39.8
41. Arizona Wildcats (5-6) - 42.3
42. Boston College Eagles (7-5) - 42.8
43. UCLA Bruins (6-6) - 43.1
44. NC State Wolfpack (8-4) - 43.4
45. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-6) - 44.2
46. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-6) - 46.6
47. Stanford Cardinal (5-6) - 47.8
48. Ole Miss Rebels (7-5) - 48.5
49. UNLV Rebels (8-5) - 49.8
50. Ohio Bobcats (7-4) - 49.9
51. UAB Blazers (7-4) - 50.9
52. Fresno State Bulldogs (7-5) - 51.4
53. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-5) - 52.9
54. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-6) - 54.2
55. Marshall Thundering Herd (8-5) - 55.9
56. Washington State Cougars (4-7) - 57.4
57. Colorado Buffaloes (3-8) - 58.3
58. Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6) - 58.4
59. Virginia Cavaliers (6-6) - 58.7
60. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-8) - 60.1
61. Northern Illinois Huskies (6-5) - 61.0
62. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-5) - 61.6
63. Michigan State Spartans (5-6) - 62.1
64. San Jose State Spartans (7-5) - 62.4
65. Maryland Terrapins (5-6) - 62.5
66. USC Trojans (5-7) - 65.2
67. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-6) - 66.0
68. UCF Knights (7-4) - 67.9
69. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-7) - 68.5
70. BYU Cougars (6-6) - 69.2
71. Utah Utes (4-7) - 70.9
72. California Golden Bears (3-8) - 71.1
73. Indiana Hoosiers (3-8) - 74.1
74. Kansas Jayhawks (4-7) - 75.4
75. Akron Zips (6-5) - 75.7
76. New Mexico Lobos (5-7) - 75.9
77. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6-5) - 77.3
(tie) Temple Owls (4-7) - 77.3
79. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-9) - 77.9
80. Tulane Green Wave (6-5) - 79.5
81. Miami University RedHawks (6-5) - 80.7
82. Memphis Tigers (4-7) - 81.5
83. Kentucky Wildcats (2-9) - 84.5
(tie) Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-8) - 84.5
85. Missouri Tigers (3-8) - 84.9
86. South Florida Bulls (7-4) - 85.5
87. San Diego State Aztecs (3-8) - 86.4
88. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-8) - 86.5
89. Ball State Cardinals (5-6) - 89.2
90. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-7) - 90.4
91. New Mexico State Aggies (3-8) - 91.8
(tie) Utah State Aggies (5-6) - 91.8
93. Idaho Vandals (5-6) - 93.2
94. Rice Owls (3-8) - 94.2
95. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-8) - 94.4
96. Houston Cougars (3-8) - 95.7
97. SMU Mustangs (3-9) - 97.1
98. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-8) - 97.4
99. Hawaii Warriors (3-9) - 100.3
100. Bowling Green Falcons (2-9) - 101.1
101. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-9) - 101.5
102. Baylor Bears (2-9) - 101.8
103. Connecticut Huskies (3-8) - 102.1
104. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-9) - 104.0
105. Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-10) - 104.4
106. North Texas Mean Green (3-8) - 104.7
107. Army Black Knights (1-10) - 106.4
108. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-9) - 107.8
109. Wyoming Cowboys (1-10) - 109.8
110. Nevada Wolf Pack (2-10) - 111.4
111. Buffalo Bulls (2-9) - 111.8
112. Navy Midshipmen (1-10) - 113.3
113. Duke Blue Devils (0-11) - 113.6
114. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-10) - 114.9
115. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1-10) - 115.8
116. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-10) - 116.9
1. Oklahoma Sooners (13-0) - 1.7
2. Miami Hurricanes (11-1) - 1.8
3. Florida State Seminoles (11-2) - 2.5
4. Virginia Tech Hokies (11-1) - 4.0
5. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-2) - 5.5
6. Kansas State Wildcats (11-3) - 7.3
7. Oregon State Beavers (11-1) - 7.4
8. Florida Gators (10-3) - 8.1
9. Toledo Rockets (10-1) - 8.8
10. Washington Huskies (11-1) - 9.5
11. TCU Horned Frogs (10-2) - 9.8
12. Texas Longhorns (9-3) - 12.1
13. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-3) - 13.6
14. Clemson Tigers (9-3) - 14.1
15. Oregon Ducks (10-2) - 16.9
16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3) - 17.0
17. Texas A&M Aggies (7-5) - 19.0
18. Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) - 19.1
19. South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4) - 19.7
20. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4) - 20.2
21. Michigan Wolverines (9-3) - 21.0
22. Louisville Cardinals (9-3) - 21.2
23. Wisconsin Badgers (9-4) - 22.9
24. Boise State Broncos (10-2) - 24.2
25. Auburn Tigers (9-4) - 25.6
(tie) Ohio State Buckeyes (8-4) - 25.6
27. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-4) - 28.4
28. Western Michigan Broncos (9-3) - 28.9
29. Colorado State Rams (10-2) - 29.2
30. Tennessee Volunteers (8-4) - 29.3
31. Northwestern Wildcats (8-4) - 30.7
32. Iowa State Cyclones (9-3) - 30.8
33. Purdue Boilermakers (8-4) - 31.6
34. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5) - 32.7
35. LSU Tigers (8-4) - 34.6
36. ECU Pirates (8-4) - 35.4
37. UTEP Miners (8-4) - 38.0
(tie) West Virginia Mountaineers (7-5) - 38.0
39. Syracuse Orange (6-5) - 38.4
40. Air Force Falcons (9-3) - 39.8
41. Arizona Wildcats (5-6) - 42.3
42. Boston College Eagles (7-5) - 42.8
43. UCLA Bruins (6-6) - 43.1
44. NC State Wolfpack (8-4) - 43.4
45. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-6) - 44.2
46. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-6) - 46.6
47. Stanford Cardinal (5-6) - 47.8
48. Ole Miss Rebels (7-5) - 48.5
49. UNLV Rebels (8-5) - 49.8
50. Ohio Bobcats (7-4) - 49.9
51. UAB Blazers (7-4) - 50.9
52. Fresno State Bulldogs (7-5) - 51.4
53. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-5) - 52.9
54. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-6) - 54.2
55. Marshall Thundering Herd (8-5) - 55.9
56. Washington State Cougars (4-7) - 57.4
57. Colorado Buffaloes (3-8) - 58.3
58. Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6) - 58.4
59. Virginia Cavaliers (6-6) - 58.7
60. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-8) - 60.1
61. Northern Illinois Huskies (6-5) - 61.0
62. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-5) - 61.6
63. Michigan State Spartans (5-6) - 62.1
64. San Jose State Spartans (7-5) - 62.4
65. Maryland Terrapins (5-6) - 62.5
66. USC Trojans (5-7) - 65.2
67. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-6) - 66.0
68. UCF Knights (7-4) - 67.9
69. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-7) - 68.5
70. BYU Cougars (6-6) - 69.2
71. Utah Utes (4-7) - 70.9
72. California Golden Bears (3-8) - 71.1
73. Indiana Hoosiers (3-8) - 74.1
74. Kansas Jayhawks (4-7) - 75.4
75. Akron Zips (6-5) - 75.7
76. New Mexico Lobos (5-7) - 75.9
77. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6-5) - 77.3
(tie) Temple Owls (4-7) - 77.3
79. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-9) - 77.9
80. Tulane Green Wave (6-5) - 79.5
81. Miami University RedHawks (6-5) - 80.7
82. Memphis Tigers (4-7) - 81.5
83. Kentucky Wildcats (2-9) - 84.5
(tie) Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-8) - 84.5
85. Missouri Tigers (3-8) - 84.9
86. South Florida Bulls (7-4) - 85.5
87. San Diego State Aztecs (3-8) - 86.4
88. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-8) - 86.5
89. Ball State Cardinals (5-6) - 89.2
90. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-7) - 90.4
91. New Mexico State Aggies (3-8) - 91.8
(tie) Utah State Aggies (5-6) - 91.8
93. Idaho Vandals (5-6) - 93.2
94. Rice Owls (3-8) - 94.2
95. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-8) - 94.4
96. Houston Cougars (3-8) - 95.7
97. SMU Mustangs (3-9) - 97.1
98. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-8) - 97.4
99. Hawaii Warriors (3-9) - 100.3
100. Bowling Green Falcons (2-9) - 101.1
101. Central Michigan Chippewas (2-9) - 101.5
102. Baylor Bears (2-9) - 101.8
103. Connecticut Huskies (3-8) - 102.1
104. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-9) - 104.0
105. Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-10) - 104.4
106. North Texas Mean Green (3-8) - 104.7
107. Army Black Knights (1-10) - 106.4
108. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-9) - 107.8
109. Wyoming Cowboys (1-10) - 109.8
110. Nevada Wolf Pack (2-10) - 111.4
111. Buffalo Bulls (2-9) - 111.8
112. Navy Midshipmen (1-10) - 113.3
113. Duke Blue Devils (0-11) - 113.6
114. Kent State Golden Flashes (1-10) - 114.9
115. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1-10) - 115.8
116. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-10) - 116.9
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
2001 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 2001:
1. Miami Hurricanes (12-0) - 1.0
2. Florida Gators (10-2) - 2.3
3. Texas Longhorns (11-2) - 2.7
4. Tennessee Volunteers (11-2) - 4.2
5. Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-2) - 5.3
6. Oklahoma Sooners (11-2) - 6.1
7. Oregon Ducks (11-1) - 6.4
8. Colorado Buffaloes (10-3) - 8.4
9. Syracuse Orange (10-3) - 10.2
10. LSU Tigers (10-3) - 10.5
11. Florida State Seminoles (8-4) - 12.1
12. Illinois Fighting Illini (10-2) - 13.5
13. Washington State Cougars (10-2) - 14.1
14. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-4) - 14.2
15. Maryland Terrapins (10-2) - 16.4
16. Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) - 16.5
17. Marshall Thundering Herd (11-2) - 17.3
18. Stanford Cardinal (9-3) - 17.7
19. Fresno State Bulldogs (11-3) - 19.1
20. South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3) - 19.4
21. Louisville Cardinals (11-2) - 20.7
22. BYU Cougars (12-2) - 20.8
23. Boston College Eagles (8-4) - 21.7
24. Michigan Wolverines (8-4) - 22.1
25. UCLA Bruins (7-4) - 24.4
26. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-5) - 27.9
27. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-5) - 28.2
28. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-5) - 28.5
29. Utah Utes (8-4) - 31.8
30. Hawaii Warriors (9-3) - 32.7
31. Kansas State Wildcats (6-6) - 33.2
(tie) Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 33.2
33. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-5) - 33.6
34. Washington Huskies (8-4) - 34.2
35. USC Trojans (6-6) - 34.5
36. Bowling Green Falcons (8-3) - 34.8
37. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-5) - 35.3
38. Toledo Rockets (10-2) - 37.1
39. Ole Miss Rebels (7-4) - 38.2
40. Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) - 38.6
41. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) - 39.5
42. NC State Wolfpack (7-5) - 40.4
43. Auburn Tigers (7-5) - 43.1
44. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5) - 43.7
45. South Florida Bulls (8-3) - 45.8
46. ECU Pirates (6-6) - 47.4
47. Clemson Tigers (7-5) - 47.5
48. Boise State Broncos (8-4) - 47.6
49. Michigan State Spartans (7-5) - 48.1
50. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-6) - 48.2
51. Iowa State Cyclones (7-5) - 51.3
52. Colorado State Rams (7-5) - 51.6
53. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-3) - 52.1
54. Oregon State Beavers (5-6) - 54.4
55. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-6) - 55.0
56. Indiana Hoosiers (5-6) - 57.2
57. Purdue Boilermakers (6-6) - 59.1
58. Wisconsin Badgers (5-7) - 59.3
59. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-5) - 59.4
60. UCF Knights (6-5) - 59.6
61. Northern Illinois Huskies (6-5) - 62.2
62. Miami University RedHawks (7-5) - 62.3
63. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-8) - 62.8
64. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-7) - 63.3
65. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7-5) - 64.9
66. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-5) - 65.7
67. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-5) - 66.1
68. New Mexico Lobos (6-5) - 66.8
69. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-7) - 66.9
70. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-7) - 72.0
71. TCU Horned Frogs (6-6) - 72.2
72. Arizona Wildcats (5-6) - 72.5
73. Northwestern Wildcats (4-7) - 74.3
(tie) Virginia Cavaliers (5-7) - 74.3
75. UNLV Rebels (4-7) - 74.9
76. Western Michigan Broncos (5-6) - 75.3
77. UAB Blazers (6-5) - 76.1
78. Rice Owls (8-4) - 76.4
79. Memphis Tigers (5-6) - 77.9
80. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-8) - 79.3
81. Troy Trojans (7-4) - 79.5
82. Kent State Golden Flashes (6-5) - 80.9
83. Kentucky Wildcats (2-9) - 82.8
84. Missouri Tigers (4-7) - 84.2
85. Air Force Falcons (6-6) - 84.5
86. Temple Owls (4-7) - 85.8
87. Ball State Cardinals (5-6) - 86.7
88. SMU Mustangs (4-7) - 88.9
89. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-8) - 89.5
90. North Texas Mean Green (5-7) - 90.7
91. Kansas Jayhawks (3-8) - 91.4
92. Akron Zips (4-7) - 92.6
93. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-9) - 92.7
94. San Diego State Aztecs (3-8) - 93.7
95. Baylor Bears (3-8) - 94.8
96. Tulane Green Wave (3-9) - 95.1
97. New Mexico State Aggies (5-7) - 95.7
98. San Jose State Spartans (3-9) - 97.2
99. Utah State Aggies (4-7) - 98.3
100. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-8) - 101.0
101. California Golden Bears (1-10) - 101.7
102. Army Black Knights (3-8) - 102.0
103. Ohio Bobcats (1-10) - 102.3
104. Wyoming Cowboys (2-9) - 103.7
105. Buffalo Bulls (3-8) - 104.9
106. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-9) - 106.4
107. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-8) - 106.5
108. Navy Midshipmen (0-10) - 107.9
109. UTEP Miners (2-9) - 108.7
110. Idaho Vandals (1-10) - 110.3
111. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-9) - 111.0
112. Connecticut Huskies (2-9) - 111.7
113. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (2-9) - 114.3
114. Duke Blue Devils (0-11) - 114.4
115. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-9) - 115.0
116. Houston Cougars (0-11) - 115.2
117. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-10) - 115.8
1. Miami Hurricanes (12-0) - 1.0
2. Florida Gators (10-2) - 2.3
3. Texas Longhorns (11-2) - 2.7
4. Tennessee Volunteers (11-2) - 4.2
5. Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-2) - 5.3
6. Oklahoma Sooners (11-2) - 6.1
7. Oregon Ducks (11-1) - 6.4
8. Colorado Buffaloes (10-3) - 8.4
9. Syracuse Orange (10-3) - 10.2
10. LSU Tigers (10-3) - 10.5
11. Florida State Seminoles (8-4) - 12.1
12. Illinois Fighting Illini (10-2) - 13.5
13. Washington State Cougars (10-2) - 14.1
14. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-4) - 14.2
15. Maryland Terrapins (10-2) - 16.4
16. Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) - 16.5
17. Marshall Thundering Herd (11-2) - 17.3
18. Stanford Cardinal (9-3) - 17.7
19. Fresno State Bulldogs (11-3) - 19.1
20. South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3) - 19.4
21. Louisville Cardinals (11-2) - 20.7
22. BYU Cougars (12-2) - 20.8
23. Boston College Eagles (8-4) - 21.7
24. Michigan Wolverines (8-4) - 22.1
25. UCLA Bruins (7-4) - 24.4
26. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-5) - 27.9
27. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-5) - 28.2
28. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-5) - 28.5
29. Utah Utes (8-4) - 31.8
30. Hawaii Warriors (9-3) - 32.7
31. Kansas State Wildcats (6-6) - 33.2
(tie) Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 33.2
33. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-5) - 33.6
34. Washington Huskies (8-4) - 34.2
35. USC Trojans (6-6) - 34.5
36. Bowling Green Falcons (8-3) - 34.8
37. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-5) - 35.3
38. Toledo Rockets (10-2) - 37.1
39. Ole Miss Rebels (7-4) - 38.2
40. Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) - 38.6
41. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) - 39.5
42. NC State Wolfpack (7-5) - 40.4
43. Auburn Tigers (7-5) - 43.1
44. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5) - 43.7
45. South Florida Bulls (8-3) - 45.8
46. ECU Pirates (6-6) - 47.4
47. Clemson Tigers (7-5) - 47.5
48. Boise State Broncos (8-4) - 47.6
49. Michigan State Spartans (7-5) - 48.1
50. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-6) - 48.2
51. Iowa State Cyclones (7-5) - 51.3
52. Colorado State Rams (7-5) - 51.6
53. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-3) - 52.1
54. Oregon State Beavers (5-6) - 54.4
55. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-6) - 55.0
56. Indiana Hoosiers (5-6) - 57.2
57. Purdue Boilermakers (6-6) - 59.1
58. Wisconsin Badgers (5-7) - 59.3
59. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-5) - 59.4
60. UCF Knights (6-5) - 59.6
61. Northern Illinois Huskies (6-5) - 62.2
62. Miami University RedHawks (7-5) - 62.3
63. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-8) - 62.8
64. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-7) - 63.3
65. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7-5) - 64.9
66. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-5) - 65.7
67. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-5) - 66.1
68. New Mexico Lobos (6-5) - 66.8
69. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-7) - 66.9
70. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-7) - 72.0
71. TCU Horned Frogs (6-6) - 72.2
72. Arizona Wildcats (5-6) - 72.5
73. Northwestern Wildcats (4-7) - 74.3
(tie) Virginia Cavaliers (5-7) - 74.3
75. UNLV Rebels (4-7) - 74.9
76. Western Michigan Broncos (5-6) - 75.3
77. UAB Blazers (6-5) - 76.1
78. Rice Owls (8-4) - 76.4
79. Memphis Tigers (5-6) - 77.9
80. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-8) - 79.3
81. Troy Trojans (7-4) - 79.5
82. Kent State Golden Flashes (6-5) - 80.9
83. Kentucky Wildcats (2-9) - 82.8
84. Missouri Tigers (4-7) - 84.2
85. Air Force Falcons (6-6) - 84.5
86. Temple Owls (4-7) - 85.8
87. Ball State Cardinals (5-6) - 86.7
88. SMU Mustangs (4-7) - 88.9
89. Nevada Wolf Pack (3-8) - 89.5
90. North Texas Mean Green (5-7) - 90.7
91. Kansas Jayhawks (3-8) - 91.4
92. Akron Zips (4-7) - 92.6
93. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-9) - 92.7
94. San Diego State Aztecs (3-8) - 93.7
95. Baylor Bears (3-8) - 94.8
96. Tulane Green Wave (3-9) - 95.1
97. New Mexico State Aggies (5-7) - 95.7
98. San Jose State Spartans (3-9) - 97.2
99. Utah State Aggies (4-7) - 98.3
100. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-8) - 101.0
101. California Golden Bears (1-10) - 101.7
102. Army Black Knights (3-8) - 102.0
103. Ohio Bobcats (1-10) - 102.3
104. Wyoming Cowboys (2-9) - 103.7
105. Buffalo Bulls (3-8) - 104.9
106. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-9) - 106.4
107. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-8) - 106.5
108. Navy Midshipmen (0-10) - 107.9
109. UTEP Miners (2-9) - 108.7
110. Idaho Vandals (1-10) - 110.3
111. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-9) - 111.0
112. Connecticut Huskies (2-9) - 111.7
113. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (2-9) - 114.3
114. Duke Blue Devils (0-11) - 114.4
115. Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-9) - 115.0
116. Houston Cougars (0-11) - 115.2
117. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-10) - 115.8
Monday, February 1, 2010
2002 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 2002. This one bears some analysis - Ohio State really lacked impressive wins during the season, which explains how the only undefeated team remaining didn't have the most impressive season, at least by the numbers:
1. Miami Hurricanes (12-1) - 1.1
2. USC Trojans (11-2) - 2.2
3. Oklahoma Sooners (12-2) - 4.1
4. Ohio State Buckeyes (14-0) - 4.4
5. Kansas State Wildcats (11-2) - 4.8
6. Boise State Broncos (12-1) - 5.5
7. Georgia Bulldogs (13-1) - 6.0
8. Texas Longhorns (11-2) - 8.2
9. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-3) - 8.7
10. NC State Wolfpack (11-3) - 10.4
11. Iowa Hawkeyes (11-2) - 10.7
12. Florida State Seminoles (9-5) - 13.3
(tie) Maryland Terrapins (11-3) - 13.3
14. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-4) - 13.6
15. Washington State Cougars (10-3) - 14.8
16. Auburn Tigers (9-4) - 16.8
17. Colorado Buffaloes (9-5) - 17.1
18. Virginia Tech Hokies (10-4) - 18.4
19. Michigan Wolverines (10-3) - 19.2
20. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-3) - 19.4
21. Boston College Eagles (9-4) - 21.4
22. Arkansas Razorbacks (9-5) - 21.5
23. Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-5) - 23.2
24. South Florida Bulls (9-2) - 23.4
25. Pittsburgh Panthers (9-4) - 24.2
26. Florida Gators (8-5) - 25.7
27. West Virginia Mountaineers (9-4) - 27.8
28. Virginia Cavaliers (9-5) - 28.8
29. LSU Tigers (8-5) - 29.6
30. TCU Horned Frogs (10-2) - 29.8
31. UCLA Bruins (8-5) - 32.7
32. Purdue Boilermakers (7-6) - 33.8
33. Iowa State Cyclones (7-7) - 34.3
34. California Golden Bears (7-5) - 34.7
35. Tennessee Volunteers (8-5) - 35.3
36. Oregon State Beavers (8-5) - 37.0
37. Wisconsin Badgers (8-6) - 37.2
38. Texas A&M Aggies (6-6) - 37.7
39. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-5) - 38.9
40. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-5) - 39.7
41. Washington Huskies (7-6) - 41.0
42. Colorado State Rams (10-4) - 41.3
43. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-6) - 42.4
44. Toledo Rockets (9-5) - 44.5
45. Hawaii Warriors (10-4) - 45.4
46. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-6) - 45.6
47. Marshall Thundering Herd (11-2) - 48.0
(tie) Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-7) - 48.0
49. Bowling Green Falcons (9-3) - 48.2
50. Clemson Tigers (7-6) - 50.0
51. Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) - 50.2
52. Arizona State Sun Devils (8-6) - 50.5
53. Oregon Ducks (7-6) - 51.9
54. Missouri Tigers (5-7) - 53.4
55. Ole Miss Rebels (7-6) - 55.0
56. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-7) - 56.0
57. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-7) - 57.4
58. Miami University RedHawks (7-5) - 57.7
59. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-6) - 58.2
60. Fresno State Bulldogs (9-5) - 60.3
61. Air Force Falcons (8-5) - 60.4
62. UCF Knights (7-5) - 62.0
63. North Texas Mean Green (8-5) - 63.4
64. Northern Illinois Huskies (8-4) - 63.6
65. Tulane Green Wave (8-5) - 63.8
66. Louisville Cardinals (7-6) - 64.4
67. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-7) - 66.9
68. Connecticut Huskies (6-6) - 68.2
69. New Mexico Lobos (7-7) - 68.8
70. Utah Utes (5-6) - 70.4
71. Arizona Wildcats (4-8) - 72.3
(tie) BYU Cougars (5-7) - 72.3
73. Michigan State Spartans (4-8) - 72.8
74. Nevada Wolf Pack (5-7) - 74.3
75. San Diego State Aztecs (4-9) - 77.1
76. Houston Cougars (5-7) - 77.9
77. New Mexico State Aggies (7-5) - 78.1
78. Western Michigan Broncos (4-8) - 78.4
79. North Carolina Tar Heels (3-9) - 78.8
80. Syracuse Orange (4-8) - 80.4
81. San Jose State Spartans (6-7) - 80.8
82. UNLV Rebels (5-7) - 82.3
83. Ball State Cardinals (6-6) - 83.5
84. ECU Pirates (4-8) - 83.6
85. UAB Blazers (5-7) - 84.1
86. Stanford Cardinal (2-9) - 84.4
87. Temple Owls (4-8) - 85.1
88. Duke Blue Devils (2-10) - 88.0
89. Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-7) - 90.2
90. Memphis Tigers (3-9) - 90.9
91. Northwestern Wildcats (3-9) - 92.0
92. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-8) - 92.4
93. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-9) - 92.8
94. Rice Owls (4-7) - 93.5
95. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-10) - 95.4
96. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (4-8) - 95.6
97. Akron Zips (4-8) - 96.3
98. Troy Trojans (4-8) - 97.1
99. Ohio Bobcats (4-8) - 98.0
100. Wyoming Cowboys (2-10) - 99.6
101. Central Michigan Chippewas (4-8) - 101.2
102. Indiana Hoosiers (3-9) - 101.3
103. Utah State Aggies (4-7) - 102.1
104. Baylor Bears (3-9) - 103.7
105. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-9) - 104.4
106. Navy Midshipmen (2-10) - 105.8
107. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (3-9) - 106.9
108. Kansas Jayhawks (2-10) - 107.9
109. Idaho Vandals (2-10) - 109.1
110. SMU Mustangs (3-9) - 110.1
111. Kent State Golden Flashes (3-9) - 111.1
112. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-9) - 112.1
113. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-11) - 112.5
114. UTEP Miners (2-10) - 113.2
115. Buffalo Bulls (1-11) - 115.6
116. Army Black Knights (1-11) - 116.7
117. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-11) - 118.0
1. Miami Hurricanes (12-1) - 1.1
2. USC Trojans (11-2) - 2.2
3. Oklahoma Sooners (12-2) - 4.1
4. Ohio State Buckeyes (14-0) - 4.4
5. Kansas State Wildcats (11-2) - 4.8
6. Boise State Broncos (12-1) - 5.5
7. Georgia Bulldogs (13-1) - 6.0
8. Texas Longhorns (11-2) - 8.2
9. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-3) - 8.7
10. NC State Wolfpack (11-3) - 10.4
11. Iowa Hawkeyes (11-2) - 10.7
12. Florida State Seminoles (9-5) - 13.3
(tie) Maryland Terrapins (11-3) - 13.3
14. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-4) - 13.6
15. Washington State Cougars (10-3) - 14.8
16. Auburn Tigers (9-4) - 16.8
17. Colorado Buffaloes (9-5) - 17.1
18. Virginia Tech Hokies (10-4) - 18.4
19. Michigan Wolverines (10-3) - 19.2
20. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-3) - 19.4
21. Boston College Eagles (9-4) - 21.4
22. Arkansas Razorbacks (9-5) - 21.5
23. Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-5) - 23.2
24. South Florida Bulls (9-2) - 23.4
25. Pittsburgh Panthers (9-4) - 24.2
26. Florida Gators (8-5) - 25.7
27. West Virginia Mountaineers (9-4) - 27.8
28. Virginia Cavaliers (9-5) - 28.8
29. LSU Tigers (8-5) - 29.6
30. TCU Horned Frogs (10-2) - 29.8
31. UCLA Bruins (8-5) - 32.7
32. Purdue Boilermakers (7-6) - 33.8
33. Iowa State Cyclones (7-7) - 34.3
34. California Golden Bears (7-5) - 34.7
35. Tennessee Volunteers (8-5) - 35.3
36. Oregon State Beavers (8-5) - 37.0
37. Wisconsin Badgers (8-6) - 37.2
38. Texas A&M Aggies (6-6) - 37.7
39. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-5) - 38.9
40. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-5) - 39.7
41. Washington Huskies (7-6) - 41.0
42. Colorado State Rams (10-4) - 41.3
43. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-6) - 42.4
44. Toledo Rockets (9-5) - 44.5
45. Hawaii Warriors (10-4) - 45.4
46. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-6) - 45.6
47. Marshall Thundering Herd (11-2) - 48.0
(tie) Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-7) - 48.0
49. Bowling Green Falcons (9-3) - 48.2
50. Clemson Tigers (7-6) - 50.0
51. Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) - 50.2
52. Arizona State Sun Devils (8-6) - 50.5
53. Oregon Ducks (7-6) - 51.9
54. Missouri Tigers (5-7) - 53.4
55. Ole Miss Rebels (7-6) - 55.0
56. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-7) - 56.0
57. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-7) - 57.4
58. Miami University RedHawks (7-5) - 57.7
59. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-6) - 58.2
60. Fresno State Bulldogs (9-5) - 60.3
61. Air Force Falcons (8-5) - 60.4
62. UCF Knights (7-5) - 62.0
63. North Texas Mean Green (8-5) - 63.4
64. Northern Illinois Huskies (8-4) - 63.6
65. Tulane Green Wave (8-5) - 63.8
66. Louisville Cardinals (7-6) - 64.4
67. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-7) - 66.9
68. Connecticut Huskies (6-6) - 68.2
69. New Mexico Lobos (7-7) - 68.8
70. Utah Utes (5-6) - 70.4
71. Arizona Wildcats (4-8) - 72.3
(tie) BYU Cougars (5-7) - 72.3
73. Michigan State Spartans (4-8) - 72.8
74. Nevada Wolf Pack (5-7) - 74.3
75. San Diego State Aztecs (4-9) - 77.1
76. Houston Cougars (5-7) - 77.9
77. New Mexico State Aggies (7-5) - 78.1
78. Western Michigan Broncos (4-8) - 78.4
79. North Carolina Tar Heels (3-9) - 78.8
80. Syracuse Orange (4-8) - 80.4
81. San Jose State Spartans (6-7) - 80.8
82. UNLV Rebels (5-7) - 82.3
83. Ball State Cardinals (6-6) - 83.5
84. ECU Pirates (4-8) - 83.6
85. UAB Blazers (5-7) - 84.1
86. Stanford Cardinal (2-9) - 84.4
87. Temple Owls (4-8) - 85.1
88. Duke Blue Devils (2-10) - 88.0
89. Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-7) - 90.2
90. Memphis Tigers (3-9) - 90.9
91. Northwestern Wildcats (3-9) - 92.0
92. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-8) - 92.4
93. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-9) - 92.8
94. Rice Owls (4-7) - 93.5
95. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-10) - 95.4
96. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (4-8) - 95.6
97. Akron Zips (4-8) - 96.3
98. Troy Trojans (4-8) - 97.1
99. Ohio Bobcats (4-8) - 98.0
100. Wyoming Cowboys (2-10) - 99.6
101. Central Michigan Chippewas (4-8) - 101.2
102. Indiana Hoosiers (3-9) - 101.3
103. Utah State Aggies (4-7) - 102.1
104. Baylor Bears (3-9) - 103.7
105. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-9) - 104.4
106. Navy Midshipmen (2-10) - 105.8
107. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (3-9) - 106.9
108. Kansas Jayhawks (2-10) - 107.9
109. Idaho Vandals (2-10) - 109.1
110. SMU Mustangs (3-9) - 110.1
111. Kent State Golden Flashes (3-9) - 111.1
112. Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-9) - 112.1
113. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-11) - 112.5
114. UTEP Miners (2-10) - 113.2
115. Buffalo Bulls (1-11) - 115.6
116. Army Black Knights (1-11) - 116.7
117. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-11) - 118.0
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