Tuesday, April 27, 2010

1985 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 1985:

1. Oklahoma Sooners (11-1) - 1.4
2. Michigan Wolverines (10-1-1) - 2.6
3. Air Force Falcons (12-1) - 2.9
4. Tennessee Volunteers (9-1-2) - 3.9
5. Miami Hurricanes (10-2) - 5.6
6. Fresno State Bulldogs (11-0-1) - 7.2
7. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2-1) - 7.9
(tie) Florida Gators (9-1-1) - 7.9
9. Texas A&M Aggies (10-2) - 9.2
10. UCLA Bruins (9-2-1) - 9.3
11. Iowa Hawkeyes (10-2) - 10.4
12. Penn State Nittany Lions (11-1) - 11.2
13. Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3) - 13.4
14. Maryland Terrapins (9-3) - 14.2
15. Auburn Tigers (8-4) - 14.9
16. Baylor Bears (9-3) - 16.7
17. Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2) - 17.1
18. BYU Cougars (11-3) - 17.4
19. Ohio State Buckeyes (9-3) - 18.7
20. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-2-1) - 20.1
21. Bowling Green Falcons (11-1) - 21.0
22. Georgia Bulldogs (7-3-2) - 21.5
23. Florida State Seminoles (9-3) - 22.4
24. LSU Tigers (9-2-1) - 25.1
25. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-6) - 25.2
26. Arizona State Sun Devils (8-4) - 26.1
27. Arizona Wildcats (8-3-1) - 27.0
28. Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-5) - 27.9
29. Texas Longhorns (8-4) - 30.0
30. Michigan State Spartans (7-5) - 30.3
31. Colorado Buffaloes (7-5) - 31.3
32. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-4) - 31.6
33. SMU Mustangs (6-5) - 32.2
34. Army Black Knights (9-3) - 32.7
35. Purdue Boilermakers (5-6) - 36.0
36. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-5-1) - 36.4
37. USC Trojans (6-6) - 36.9
38. Utah Utes (8-4) - 38.6
39. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-3-1) - 40.2
40. Washington Huskies (7-5) - 41.1
41. Virginia Cavaliers (6-5) - 41.7
42. Syracuse Orange (7-5) - 42.3
43. Miami University RedHawks (8-2-1) - 42.5
(tie) Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-4) - 42.5
45. Central Michigan Chippewas (7-3) - 44.8
(tie) Clemson Tigers (6-6) - 44.8
47. Kansas Jayhawks (6-6) - 47.2
48. Oregon Ducks (5-6) - 48.7
49. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-5-1) - 49.1
50. Washington State Cougars (4-7) - 49.5
51. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-5) - 50.4
52. Navy Midshipmen (4-7) - 50.5
53. Kentucky Wildcats (5-6) - 53.1
54. Wisconsin Badgers (5-6) - 54.8
55. Hawaii Warriors (4-6-2) - 55.4
56. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-6) - 55.7
(tie) San Diego State Aztecs (5-6-1) - 55.7
58. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-5) - 58.0
59. Colorado State Rams (5-7) - 59.4
60. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-6) - 60.6
61. Ole Miss Rebels (4-6-1) - 61.0
62. Temple Owls (4-7) - 61.2
63. Cincinnati Bearcats (5-6) - 63.1
64. Boston College Eagles (4-8) - 64.4
65. Stanford Cardinal (4-7) - 65.4
66. California Golden Bears (4-7) - 66.0
67. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-6) - 66.9
68. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-7) - 68.1
69. Indiana Hoosiers (4-7) - 69.7
70. Pacific Tigers (5-7) - 71.5
71. Duke Blue Devils (4-7) - 72.2
72. Memphis Tigers (2-7-2) - 72.5
73. Iowa State Cyclones (5-6) - 73.4
74. Western Michigan Broncos (4-6-1) - 73.7
75. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-7) - 74.0
76. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-8-1) - 74.1
77. Long Beach State 49ers (6-6) - 76.5
78. Houston Cougars (4-7) - 78.3
79. Toledo Rockets (4-7) - 79.7
80. Cal State Fullerton Titans (6-5) - 80.5
81. West Texas A&M Buffaloes (6-3-1) - 82.2
82. ECU Pirates (2-9) - 82.4
83. UNLV Rebels (5-5-1) - 82.6
84. Illinois State Redbirds (6-3-2) - 83.2
85. New Mexico Lobos (3-8) - 86.5
86. Northern Illinois Huskies (4-7) - 87.3
87. Wyoming Cowboys (3-8) - 87.6
88. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-7-1) - 88.2
89. Indiana State Sycamores (4-6) - 89.8
90. Southern Illinois Salukis (4-7) - 89.9
91. Oregon State Beavers (3-8) - 90.3
92. Ball State Cardinals (4-7) - 91.3
93. Drake Bulldogs (4-7) - 92.6
(tie) Kent State Golden Flashes (3-8) - 92.6
(tie) Rice Owls (3-8) - 92.6
96. Northwestern Wildcats (3-8) - 95.5
97. Utah State Aggies (3-8) - 96.5
98. Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-7) - 97.3
99. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (4-7) - 99.3
100. NC State Wolfpack (3-8) - 100.6
101. San Jose State Spartans (2-8-1) - 102.5
102. Missouri Tigers (1-10) - 102.6
103. TCU Horned Frogs (3-8) - 102.9
104. Ohio Bobcats (2-9) - 104.5
105. Wichita State Shockers (3-8) - 105.7
106. UTEP Miners (1-10) - 106.7
107. Kansas State Wildcats (1-10) - 108.3
108. Tulane Green Wave (1-10) - 109.0
109. Louisville Cardinals (2-9) - 109.5
110. New Mexico State Aggies (1-10) - 111.0

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, April 19, 2010

1986 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 1986:

1. Miami Hurricanes (11-1) - 1.3
2. Oklahoma Sooners (11-1) - 2.1
3. Penn State Nittany Lions (12-0) - 2.6
4. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-3) - 4.4
5. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-2) - 5.0
6. Auburn Tigers (10-2) - 6.3
7. Arizona State Sun Devils (10-1-1) - 6.6
8. UCLA Bruins (8-3-1) - 8.0
9. Washington Huskies (8-3-1) - 9.3
10. Michigan Wolverines (11-2) - 9.6
11. Ohio State Buckeyes (10-3) - 11.4
12. Arizona Wildcats (9-3) - 11.8
13. LSU Tigers (9-3) - 13.2
14. Arkansas Razorbacks (9-3) - 15.1
15. Florida State Seminoles (7-4-1) - 15.6
16. Stanford Cardinal (8-4) - 15.7
17. Clemson Tigers (8-2-2) - 18.1
18. Florida Gators (6-5) - 18.6
19. Baylor Bears (9-3) - 20.0
20. San Jose State Spartans (10-2) - 20.7
21. Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) - 20.8
22. USC Trojans (7-5) - 21.6
23. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-6) - 22.3
24. Texas A&M Aggies (9-3) - 23.8
25. Iowa Hawkeyes (9-3) - 24.6
26. Boston College Eagles (9-3) - 24.7
27. Ole Miss Rebels (8-3-1) - 27.7
28. Temple Owls (6-5) - 28.2
29. NC State Wolfpack (8-3-1) - 29.6
30. Michigan State Spartans (6-5) - 30.7
31. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-4-1) - 32.5
32. BYU Cougars (8-5) - 33.1
33. Fresno State Bulldogs (9-2) - 33.5
34. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-5-1) - 33.6
35. Colorado Buffaloes (6-6) - 35.0
36. Virginia Tech Hokies (9-2-1) - 37.4
37. Maryland Terrapins (5-5-1) - 37.7
38. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) - 38.0
39. San Diego State Aztecs (8-4) - 38.3
40. Tennessee Volunteers (7-5) - 38.8
41. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-5-1) - 39.2
42. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-5-1) - 41.6
43. SMU Mustangs (6-5) - 42.6
44. Oregon Ducks (5-6) - 43.9
45. Indiana Hoosiers (6-6) - 44.9
46. Kentucky Wildcats (5-5-1) - 46.3
(tie) Miami University RedHawks (8-4) - 46.3
48. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-6) - 47.7
49. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-6-2) - 48.4
50. Colorado State Rams (6-5) - 49.4
51. Texas Longhorns (5-6) - 50.5
52. Hawaii Warriors (7-5) - 52.8
53. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-5) - 53.3
54. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (7-4) - 54.2
55. Wyoming Cowboys (6-6) - 54.8
56. Washington State Cougars (3-7-1) - 55.4
57. Iowa State Cyclones (6-5) - 57.1
58. Air Force Falcons (6-5) - 57.4
59. Syracuse Orange (5-6) - 59.0
(tie) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-6) - 59.0
61. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-7) - 61.3
62. Long Beach State 49ers (6-5) - 63.5
63. Cincinnati Bearcats (5-6) - 64.0
64. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-5) - 64.6
65. UNLV Rebels (6-5) - 65.2
66. Toledo Rockets (7-4) - 65.3
67. Army Black Knights (6-5) - 67.6
68. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-5) - 68.7
69. UTEP Miners (4-8) - 69.9
70. Oregon State Beavers (3-8) - 70.9
(tie) West Virginia Mountaineers (4-7) - 70.9
72. Wisconsin Badgers (3-9) - 71.5
73. Central Michigan Chippewas (5-5) - 72.1
74. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (6-5) - 73.3
75. New Mexico Lobos (4-8) - 75.1
76. Northwestern Wildcats (4-7) - 75.9
77. Ball State Cardinals (6-5) - 76.8
78. Purdue Boilermakers (3-8) - 78.1
79. California Golden Bears (2-9) - 79.5
80. Duke Blue Devils (4-7) - 79.8
81. Pacific Tigers (4-7) - 82.2
82. Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-5) - 83.3
(tie) TCU Horned Frogs (3-8) - 83.3
84. Bowling Green Falcons (5-6) - 84.6
85. Virginia Cavaliers (3-8) - 84.8
86. Western Michigan Broncos (3-8) - 85.9
87. Missouri Tigers (3-8) - 86.2
(tie) Rice Owls (4-7) - 86.2
89. Utah Utes (2-9) - 86.8
90. Kent State Golden Flashes (5-6) - 88.9
91. Louisville Cardinals (3-8) - 90.3
92. Tulane Green Wave (4-7) - 91.7
93. Houston Cougars (1-10) - 93.7
94. Cal State Fullerton Titans (3-9) - 93.8
95. ECU Pirates (2-9) - 94.9
96. Utah State Aggies (3-8) - 95.6
97. Navy Midshipmen (3-8) - 95.9
98. Wichita State Shockers (3-8) - 97.8
99. Kansas State Wildcats (2-9) - 100.1
100. Kansas Jayhawks (3-8) - 101.6
101. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-10) - 101.8
102. Northern Illinois Huskies (2-9) - 102.7
103. Ohio Bobcats (1-10) - 103.5
104. Memphis Tigers (1-10) - 104.9
105. New Mexico State Aggies (1-10) - 106.0

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, April 12, 2010

1987 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 1987:


1. Florida State Seminoles (11-1) - 1.2
2. Miami Hurricanes (12-0) - 1.9
3. Oklahoma Sooners (11-1) - 2.9
4. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-2) - 4.1
5. Syracuse Orange (11-0-1) - 5.3
6. Auburn Tigers (9-1-2) - 5.9
7. LSU Tigers (10-1-1) - 7.5
8. UCLA Bruins (10-2) - 7.7
9. South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4) - 9.1
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4) - 10.4
11. Texas A&M Aggies (10-2) - 11.0
12. Michigan State Spartans (9-2-1) - 12.2
13. Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-2) - 12.9
14. Georgia Bulldogs (9-3) - 13.1
15. USC Trojans (8-4) - 15.5
16. Clemson Tigers (10-2) - 16.3
17. Michigan Wolverines (8-4) - 17.2
18. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-5) - 18.6
19. Iowa Hawkeyes (10-3) - 19.1
20. Tennessee Volunteers (10-2-1) - 20.1
21. Arkansas Razorbacks (9-4) - 21.2
22. Florida Gators (6-6) - 21.5
23. Wyoming Cowboys (10-3) - 23.6
24. Pittsburgh Panthers (8-4) - 25.1
25. Arizona State Sun Devils (7-4-1) - 25.4
26. Penn State Nittany Lions (8-4) - 25.6
27. San Jose State Spartans (10-2) - 26.6
28. Indiana Hoosiers (8-4) - 28.3
29. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-6) - 28.4
30. Air Force Falcons (9-4) - 30.4
31. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-4-1) - 31.5
32. Washington Huskies (7-4-1) - 31.8
33. Texas Longhorns (7-5) - 32.7
34. Colorado Buffaloes (7-4) - 33.9
35. Virginia Cavaliers (8-4) - 35.9
36. Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-2) - 36.3
37. BYU Cougars (9-4) - 37.1
38. Boston College Eagles (5-6) - 37.6
39. Kentucky Wildcats (5-6) - 38.2
40. Arizona Wildcats (4-4-3) - 40.0
41. TCU Horned Frogs (5-6) - 41.6
42. Oregon Ducks (6-5) - 41.8
43. Missouri Tigers (5-6) - 41.9
44. Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-4-1) - 43.4
45. Stanford Cardinal (5-6) - 45.7
46. California Golden Bears (3-6-2) - 46.9
47. UTEP Miners (7-4) - 47.1
48. Houston Cougars (4-6-1) - 48.0
49. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5) - 48.1
50. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-6) - 51.3
51. Tulane Green Wave (6-6) - 51.5
52. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-4) - 52.1
53. Duke Blue Devils (5-6) - 53.9
54. Vanderbilt Commodores (4-7) - 54.4
55. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-5) - 55.6
56. Baylor Bears (6-5) - 56.3
57. Washington State Cougars (3-7-1) - 56.7
58. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-5) - 56.9
59. Maryland Terrapins (4-7) - 58.4
60. San Diego State Aztecs (5-7) - 60.7
61. Kent State Golden Flashes (7-4) - 62.2
62. Memphis Tigers (5-5-1) - 62.5
63. Fresno State Bulldogs (6-5) - 62.6
64. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-7) - 64.7
65. Central Michigan Chippewas (5-5-1) - 65.1
66. ECU Pirates (5-6) - 66.4
(tie) NC State Wolfpack (4-7) - 66.4
68. Cal State Fullerton Titans (6-6) - 66.6
69. Ole Miss Rebels (3-8) - 68.6
70. Northern Illinois Huskies (5-5-1) - 69.8
71. Miami University RedHawks (5-6) - 71.5
72. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (6-5) - 71.7
73. Hawaii Warriors (5-7) - 73.1
74. Bowling Green Falcons (5-6) - 73.4
75. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-7-1) - 73.9
76. Purdue Boilermakers (3-7-1) - 76.4
77. Wisconsin Badgers (3-8) - 77.1
78. Temple Owls (3-8) - 78.5
79. Utah State Aggies (5-6) - 79.6
80. Virginia Tech Hokies (2-9) - 79.7
81. Toledo Rockets (3-7-1) - 80.5
82. Pacific Tigers (4-7) - 83.6
83. Northwestern Wildcats (2-8-1) - 83.7
84. Utah Utes (5-7) - 84.9
85. Cincinnati Bearcats (4-7) - 85.8
86. Western Michigan Broncos (5-6) - 86.3
87. UNLV Rebels (5-6) - 86.8
88. Oregon State Beavers (2-9) - 87.3
89. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-8) - 87.7
90. Ball State Cardinals (4-7) - 89.3
91. Colorado State Rams (1-11) - 89.7
92. Army Black Knights (5-6) - 89.9
93. Long Beach State 49ers (4-7) - 92.4
94. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-9) - 93.9
95. Akron Zips (4-7) - 94.4
96. Louisville Cardinals (3-7-1) - 94.6
97. Iowa State Cyclones (3-8) - 97.2
98. Ohio Bobcats (1-10) - 98.8
99. Rice Owls (2-9) - 98.9
100. Navy Midshipmen (2-9) - 99.7
101. New Mexico State Aggies (2-9) - 102.4
102. New Mexico Lobos (0-11) - 102.7
103. Kansas Jayhawks (1-9-1) - 103.9
104. Kansas State Wildcats (0-10-1) - 104.9

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/

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

1988 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 1988:


1. Miami Hurricanes (11-1) - 1.5
(tie) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0) - 1.5
3. Florida State Seminoles (11-1) - 3.5
(tie) West Virginia Mountaineers (11-1) - 3.5
5. USC Trojans (10-2) - 5.6
6. Michigan Wolverines (9-2-1) - 6.8
7. Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-2) - 7.0
8. Auburn Tigers (10-2) - 8.0
9. Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-2) - 8.4
10. UCLA Bruins (10-2) - 10.1
11. Clemson Tigers (10-2) - 10.6
12. Oklahoma Sooners (9-3) - 11.9
13. Wyoming Cowboys (11-2) - 12.6
14. Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2) - 14.8
15. Houston Cougars (9-3) - 15.2
16. Syracuse Orange (10-2) - 15.5
17. Georgia Bulldogs (9-3) - 17.8
18. Washington State Cougars (9-3) - 19.7
19. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (10-2) - 20.0
20. LSU Tigers (8-4) - 20.6
21. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3) - 21.2
22. Indiana Hoosiers (8-3-1) - 21.9
23. Arizona Wildcats (7-4) - 22.9
24. Colorado Buffaloes (8-4) - 23.1
25. UTEP Miners (10-3) - 25.2
26. Texas A&M Aggies (7-5) - 27.8
27. Michigan State Spartans (6-5-1) - 27.9
28. Washington Huskies (6-5) - 29.3
29. NC State Wolfpack (8-3-1) - 29.5
30. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-5) - 30.0
31. Fresno State Bulldogs (10-2) - 31.7
32. Hawaii Warriors (9-3) - 31.8
33. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-4-3) - 31.9
34. South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4) - 32.0
35. BYU Cougars (9-4) - 33.9
36. Stanford Cardinal (3-6-2) - 34.8
37. Kentucky Wildcats (5-6) - 38.3
38. Oregon Ducks (6-6) - 39.1
39. Central Michigan Chippewas (7-4) - 40.4
40. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-6) - 40.8
41. Oregon State Beavers (4-6-1) - 41.3
42. Florida Gators (7-5) - 42.8
43. Maryland Terrapins (5-6) - 44.2
44. Western Michigan Broncos (9-3) - 44.7
45. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-5-1) - 46.1
46. Ball State Cardinals (8-3) - 46.3
47. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-6) - 47.1
48. California Golden Bears (5-5-1) - 47.3
49. Virginia Cavaliers (7-4) - 47.5
50. Utah Utes (6-5) - 49.3
51. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-5) - 49.4
52. Louisville Cardinals (8-3) - 50.0
53. Army Black Knights (9-3) - 50.9
54. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-4-1) - 52.8
55. Ole Miss Rebels (5-6) - 54.7
56. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-6-1) - 56.5
57. Duke Blue Devils (7-3-1) - 57.6
58. Tennessee Volunteers (5-6) - 57.8
59. Memphis Tigers (6-5) - 58.9
60. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (6-5) - 61.0
61. Air Force Falcons (5-7) - 61.7
62. Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-3-1) - 61.9
63. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-7) - 62.5
64. Baylor Bears (6-5) - 62.6
65. Iowa State Cyclones (5-6) - 66.4
66. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-6) - 66.6
67. Texas Longhorns (4-7) - 68.7
68. Virginia Tech Hokies (3-8) - 69.0
69. ECU Pirates (3-8) - 70.2
(tie) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-8) - 70.2
71. Boston College Eagles (3-8) - 70.9
72. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-8) - 71.2
73. Kent State Golden Flashes (5-6) - 71.3
74. Missouri Tigers (3-7-1) - 72.1
75. Temple Owls (4-7) - 74.2
76. TCU Horned Frogs (4-7) - 75.3
77. Toledo Rockets (6-5) - 77.0
78. Cal State Fullerton Titans (5-6) - 77.1
79. Northern Illinois Huskies (7-4) - 79.1
80. San Diego State Aztecs (3-8) - 80.5
(tie) Tulane Green Wave (5-6) - 80.5
82. San Jose State Spartans (4-8) - 82.2
83. Navy Midshipmen (3-8) - 83.2
84. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-7) - 84.1
85. Northwestern Wildcats (2-8-1) - 86.1
86. Purdue Boilermakers (4-7) - 86.3
87. Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-7-2) - 86.8
88. Akron Zips (5-6) - 87.2
89. North Carolina Tar Heels (1-10) - 87.3
90. Colorado State Rams (1-10) - 90.4
91. Ohio Bobcats (4-6-1) - 90.7
92. Utah State Aggies (4-7) - 91.2
93. UNLV Rebels (4-7) - 93.6
94. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-8) - 94.1
95. Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-10) - 94.2
96. Bowling Green Falcons (2-8-1) - 95.9
97. New Mexico Lobos (2-10) - 97.8
98. Long Beach State 49ers (3-9) - 98.2
99. Wisconsin Badgers (1-10) - 99.1
100. Rice Owls (0-11) - 100.9
101. Pacific Tigers (2-9) - 102.2
102. Kansas Jayhawks (1-10) - 102.8
103. New Mexico State Aggies (1-10) - 103.2
104. Miami University RedHawks (0-10-1) - 104.8
105. Kansas State Wildcats (0-11) - 105.8


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/

Friday, April 2, 2010

1989 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 1989:


1. Colorado Buffaloes (11-1) - 1.3
2. Miami Hurricanes (11-1) - 2.1
3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1) - 2.6
4. Florida State Seminoles (10-2) - 4.3
5. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-2) - 5.7
6. Clemson Tigers (10-2) - 7.1
7. Michigan Wolverines (10-2) - 7.5
8. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-2) - 8.2
9. Houston Cougars (9-2) - 8.3
10. USC Trojans (9-2-1) - 9.4
11. Auburn Tigers (10-2) - 10.8
12. Illinois Fighting Illini (10-2) - 11.7
13. Tennessee Volunteers (11-1) - 13.0
14. Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2) - 14.0
15. Michigan State Spartans (8-4) - 14.2
16. Virginia Cavaliers (10-3) - 16.1
17. BYU Cougars (10-3) - 17.9
18. Washington Huskies (8-4) - 18.5
19. Penn State Nittany Lions (8-3-1) - 18.7
20. Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) - 19.4
21. Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-3) - 21.5
22. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-3-1) - 22.4
23. Pittsburgh Panthers (8-3-1) - 23.2
24. Oklahoma Sooners (7-4) - 25.0
25. Fresno State Bulldogs (11-1) - 25.8
26. Oregon Ducks (8-4) - 27.5
27. Arizona Wildcats (8-4) - 28.0
28. Washington State Cougars (6-5) - 28.4
29. Duke Blue Devils (8-4) - 28.7
30. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-4) - 30.6
31. Florida Gators (7-5) - 30.8
32. Air Force Falcons (8-4-1) - 31.4
33. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-4) - 32.4
(tie) Virginia Tech Hokies (6-4-1) - 32.4
35. Hawaii Warriors (9-3-1) - 35.7
36. Georgia Bulldogs (6-6) - 35.9
37. Ole Miss Rebels (8-4) - 37.0
38. LSU Tigers (4-7) - 38.5
39. NC State Wolfpack (7-5) - 38.9
(tie) South Carolina Gamecocks (6-4-1) - 38.9
41. Syracuse Orange (8-4) - 39.4
42. Baylor Bears (5-6) - 42.1
43. Colorado State Rams (5-5-1) - 43.3
44. Texas Longhorns (5-6) - 44.7
45. Louisville Cardinals (6-5) - 46.7
46. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (5-6) - 46.9
47. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5) - 48.1
48. Northern Illinois Huskies (9-2) - 48.8
49. UCLA Bruins (3-7-1) - 49.9
50. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-4-1) - 50.2
51. Maryland Terrapins (3-7-1) - 50.7
52. ECU Pirates (5-5-1) - 51.9
53. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-4-1) - 53.5
54. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-6) - 53.7
55. San Diego State Aztecs (6-5-1) - 54.6
56. Indiana Hoosiers (5-6) - 55.2
57. Kentucky Wildcats (6-5) - 57.0
58. Army Black Knights (6-5) - 57.3
59. Wyoming Cowboys (5-6) - 57.5
60. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (7-4) - 59.0
61. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-6) - 62.5
62. San Jose State Spartans (6-5) - 62.9
63. Cal State Fullerton Titans (6-4-1) - 63.3
64. California Golden Bears (4-7) - 64.7
65. Iowa State Cyclones (6-5) - 65.2
66. Oregon State Beavers (4-7-1) - 65.4
67. Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-3-1) - 67.0
68. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-6) - 67.8
69. Akron Zips (6-4-1) - 67.9
70. Stanford Cardinal (3-8) - 68.6
71. Ball State Cardinals (7-3-2) - 68.7
72. TCU Horned Frogs (4-7) - 71.0
73. Tulane Green Wave (4-8) - 73.3
74. Boston College Eagles (2-9) - 74.4
75. Purdue Boilermakers (3-8) - 76.9
76. Central Michigan Chippewas (5-5-1) - 77.0
77. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-7) - 77.1
78. Utah Utes (4-8) - 77.2
79. Rice Owls (2-8-1) - 78.6
80. New Mexico Lobos (2-10) - 79.8
81. Western Michigan Broncos (5-6) - 80.0
82. Toledo Rockets (6-5) - 80.8
83. Navy Midshipmen (3-8) - 83.2
84. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-7-2) - 85.7
85. Wisconsin Badgers (2-9) - 86.8
86. UNLV Rebels (4-7) - 86.9
87. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-8-1) - 87.7
88. Utah State Aggies (4-7) - 88.0
89. Bowling Green Falcons (5-6) - 88.1
90. Kansas Jayhawks (4-7) - 88.6
91. North Carolina Tar Heels (1-10) - 89.6
92. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-10) - 91.0
93. Missouri Tigers (2-9) - 92.7
94. UTEP Miners (2-10) - 93.1
95. Memphis Tigers (2-9) - 95.0
96. Long Beach State 49ers (4-8) - 96.0
97. Temple Owls (1-10) - 98.9
98. SMU Mustangs (2-9) - 99.0
99. Cincinnati Bearcats (1-9-1) - 100.6
100. Ohio Bobcats (1-9-1) - 100.9
101. Miami University RedHawks (2-8-1) - 101.0
102. Pacific Tigers (2-10) - 102.0
103. Northwestern Wildcats (0-11) - 104.1
104. Kansas State Wildcats (1-10) - 104.9
105. New Mexico State Aggies (0-11) - 106.4
106. Kent State Golden Flashes (0-11) - 106.5

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

Monday, March 8, 2010

1990 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 1990:

1. Miami Hurricanes (10-2) - 1.1
2. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-0-1) - 1.9
3. Washington Huskies (10-2) - 3.8
4. Florida State Seminoles (10-2) - 4.6
(tie) Texas Longhorns (10-2) - 4.6
6. Colorado Buffaloes (11-1-1) - 5.6
7. Clemson Tigers (10-2) - 7.9
8. Tennessee Volunteers (9-2-2) - 8.6
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3) - 9.4
10. Oklahoma Sooners (8-3) - 10.6
11. Houston Cougars (10-1) - 12.5
12. Michigan Wolverines (9-3) - 12.6
13. Florida Gators (9-2) - 13.2
(tie) San Jose State Spartans (9-2-1) - 13.2
15. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3) - 13.5
16. BYU Cougars (10-3) - 15.2
17. Virginia Cavaliers (8-4) - 16.3
18. Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3) - 17.4
19. Louisville Cardinals (10-1-1) - 20.8
(tie) Michigan State Spartans (8-3-1) - 20.8
21. Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) - 21.5
22. USC Trojans (8-4-1) - 21.7
23. Texas A&M Aggies (9-3-1) - 22.1
24. Oregon Ducks (8-4) - 22.2
25. Auburn Tigers (8-3-1) - 24.2
26. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-5) - 26.3
27. Illinois Fighting Illini (8-4) - 26.8
28. California Golden Bears (7-4-1) - 29.5
29. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-5) - 30.3
30. Syracuse Orange (7-4-2) - 30.4
31. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-4-1) - 30.9
32. Stanford Cardinal (5-6) - 34.1
33. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-4) - 35.3
34. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-5) - 35.5
35. NC State Wolfpack (7-5) - 35.8
36. Ole Miss Rebels (9-3) - 36.1
37. Colorado State Rams (9-4) - 37.8
38. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-3-1) - 38.1
39. Maryland Terrapins (6-5-1) - 38.2
40. Fresno State Bulldogs (8-2-1) - 38.3
41. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-4-1) - 40.7
42. San Diego State Aztecs (6-5) - 41.6
43. UCLA Bruins (5-6) - 42.6
44. Air Force Falcons (7-5) - 44.7
(tie) Hawaii Warriors (7-5) - 44.7
46. Arizona Wildcats (7-5) - 45.5
47. Wyoming Cowboys (9-4) - 46.1
48. Toledo Rockets (9-2) - 46.7
49. Indiana Hoosiers (6-5-1) - 48.4
50. Temple Owls (7-4) - 49.8
51. Baylor Bears (6-4-1) - 50.3
52. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-6) - 52.1
53. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5) - 52.6
54. Central Michigan Chippewas (8-3-1) - 52.9
55. ECU Pirates (5-6) - 54.8
56. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-7) - 56.1
57. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-7-1) - 58.6
58. Iowa State Cyclones (4-6-1) - 58.7
59. Missouri Tigers (4-7) - 59.0
60. Northern Illinois Huskies (6-5) - 59.9
61. LSU Tigers (5-6) - 60.5
62. Rice Owls (5-6) - 62.0
63. Western Michigan Broncos (7-4) - 64.1
64. Georgia Bulldogs (4-7) - 64.5
65. Memphis Tigers (4-6-1) - 65.5
66. Washington State Cougars (3-8) - 67.1
67. Duke Blue Devils (4-7) - 67.5
68. Ball State Cardinals (7-4) - 68.2
69. Tulane Green Wave (4-7) - 68.3
70. Kansas State Wildcats (5-6) - 69.5
71. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-7) - 70.9
72. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (5-6) - 71.8
73. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-7) - 72.2
74. TCU Horned Frogs (5-6) - 72.6
75. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-8) - 76.2
76. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-7) - 76.7
77. Utah State Aggies (5-5-1) - 78.1
78. Utah Utes (4-7) - 78.3
79. Kentucky Wildcats (4-7) - 78.4
80. Miami University RedHawks (5-5-1) - 79.2
81. Kansas Jayhawks (3-7-1) - 79.4
82. Boston College Eagles (4-7) - 81.3
83. Army Black Knights (6-5) - 83.5
84. Bowling Green Falcons (3-5-2) - 84.3
85. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-8) - 84.4
86. Long Beach State 49ers (6-5) - 85.4
87. Purdue Boilermakers (2-9) - 87.0
88. New Mexico Lobos (2-10) - 87.6
89. Northwestern Wildcats (2-9) - 88.3
90. Akron Zips (3-7-1) - 90.1
91. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-8) - 91.4
92. Wisconsin Badgers (1-10) - 92.2
93. Navy Midshipmen (5-6) - 92.5
94. Pacific Tigers (4-7) - 93.2
95. UTEP Miners (3-8) - 94.8
96. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-8) - 95.4
97. Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-7-1) - 96.4
98. UNLV Rebels (4-7) - 98.2
99. Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-9) - 98.9
100. Oregon State Beavers (1-10) - 100.4
101. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-10) - 101.2
102. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-9) - 101.3
103. Cincinnati Bearcats (1-10) - 103.7
104. SMU Mustangs (1-10) - 103.8
105. Ohio Bobcats (1-9-1) - 105.4
106. New Mexico State Aggies (1-10) - 106.6
107. Cal State Fullerton Titans (1-11) - 107.8


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, March 2, 2010

Football Programs Ranking - 1991-2000

What were the most successfull programs of the '90s? Here's the complete list:

1. Florida State Seminoles
2. Nebraska Cornhuskers
3. Florida Gators
4. Tennessee Volunteers
5. Michigan Wolverines
6. Ohio State Buckeyes
7. Texas A&M Aggies
8. Miami Hurricanes
9. Penn State Nittany Lions
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11. Kansas State Wildcats
12. Washington Huskies
13. Colorado Buffaloes
14. Alabama Crimson Tide
15. Marshall Thundering Herd
16. Syracuse Orange
17. Virginia Tech Hokies
18. Georgia Bulldogs
19. Virginia Cavaliers
20. Auburn Tigers
21. UCLA Bruins
22. Texas Longhorns
23. Wisconsin Badgers
24. USC Trojans
25. Oregon Ducks
26. Arizona Wildcats
27. BYU Cougars
28. West Virginia Mountaineers
29. North Carolina Tar Heels
30. Arizona State Sun Devils
31. Mississippi State Bulldogs
32. Clemson Tigers
33. Michigan State Spartans
34. Air Force Falcons
35. Oklahoma Sooners
36. Stanford Cardinal
37. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
38. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
39. Texas Tech Red Raiders
40. Ole Miss Rebels
41. Colorado State Rams
42. LSU Tigers
43. Utah Utes
44. Purdue Boilermakers
45. NC State Wolfpack
46. Arkansas Razorbacks
47. Boston College Eagles
48. Washington State Cougars
49. Iowa Hawkeyes
50. Kansas Jayhawks
51. ECU Pirates
52. Toledo Rockets
53. Fresno State Bulldogs
54. California Golden Bears
55. San Diego State Aztecs
56. Illinois Fighting Illini
57. South Carolina Gamecocks
58. Louisville Cardinals
59. Miami University RedHawks
60. Wyoming Cowboys
61. UCF Knights
62. Indiana Hoosiers
63. Bowling Green Falcons
64. Minnesota Golden Gophers
65. Kentucky Wildcats
66. Memphis Tigers
67. Northwestern Wildcats
68. TCU Horned Frogs
69. Missouri Tigers
70. Western Michigan Broncos
71. Cincinnati Bearcats
72. Nevada Wolf Pack
73. Baylor Bears
74. Rice Owls
75. Oklahoma State Cowboys
76. Oregon State Beavers
77. Boise State Broncos
78. New Mexico Lobos
79. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
80. Pittsburgh Panthers
81. Vanderbilt Commodores
82. Maryland Terrapins
83. UAB Blazers
84. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
85. Tulane Green Wave
86. Hawaii Warriors
87. Idaho Vandals
88. Ball State Cardinals
89. Army Black Knights
90. Iowa State Cyclones
91. Houston Cougars
92. Central Michigan Chippewas
93. Utah State Aggies
94. Ohio Bobcats
95. San Jose State Spartans
96. South Florida Bulls
97. Duke Blue Devils
98. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
99. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
100. SMU Mustangs
101. Navy Midshipmen
102. UTEP Miners
103. Eastern Michigan Eagles
104. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
105. Akron Zips
106. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
107. Pacific Tigers
108. UNLV Rebels
109. New Mexico State Aggies
110. Northern Illinois Huskies
111. Temple Owls
112. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
113. Connecticut Huskies
114. North Texas Mean Green
115. Arkansas State Red Wolves
116. Kent State Golden Flashes
117. Long Beach State 49ers
118. Buffalo Bulls
119. Cal State Fullerton Titans