College Football 1972
Method 3: Chi Square Linear WL - SD
Based on games played between 1972/9/8 and 1973/1/1
Soren Sorensen - Thu Nov 11 03:29:15 1999
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1 2.999 Southern California 12 12- 0-0 Southern California
2 2.751 Oklahoma 12 11- 1-0 Oklahoma
3 2.600 Texas 11 10- 1-0 Texas
4 2.537 Alabama 12 10- 2-0 Alabama
5 2.466 Auburn 11 10- 1-0 Auburn
6 2.443 Nebraska 12 9- 2-1 Nebraska
7 2.316 Tennessee 12 10- 2-0 Tennessee
8 2.262 Michigan 11 10- 1-0 Michigan
9 2.104 LSU 12 9- 2-1 LSU
10 2.038 Ohio State 11 9- 2-0 Ohio State
11 1.933 UCLA 11 8- 3-0 UCLA
12 1.871 Penn State 12 10- 2-0 Penn State
13 1.861 Tennessee State 1 1- 0-0 Tennessee State
14 1.855 North Carolina 12 11- 1-0 North Carolina
15 1.779 Notre Dame 11 8- 3-0 Notre Dame
16 1.764 Georgia 11 7- 4-0 Georgia
17 1.651 Washington 11 8- 3-0 Washington
18 1.647 Florida 11 5- 5-1 Florida
19 1.636 Colorado 12 8- 4-0 Colorado
20 1.464 North Carolina State 12 8- 3-1 North Carolina State
21 1.443 Texas Tech 12 8- 4-0 Texas Tech
22 1.427 Southern Methodist 11 7- 4-0 Southern Methodist
23 1.425 Oklahoma State 11 6- 5-0 Oklahoma State
24 1.423 Georgia Tech 12 7- 4-1 Georgia Tech
25 1.383 Arizona State 12 10- 2-0 Arizona State
26 1.382 South Dakota 1 1- 0-0 South Dakota
27 1.362 Washington State 11 7- 4-0 Washington State
28 1.325 Stanford 11 6- 5-0 Stanford
29 1.296 Michigan State 11 5- 5-1 Michigan State
30 1.279 Baylor University 11 5- 6-0 Baylor University
31 1.270 San Diego State 11 10- 1-0 San Diego State
32 1.266 Louisiana Tech 2 2- 0-0 Louisiana Tech
33 1.249 Purdue 11 6- 5-0 Purdue
34 1.232 Arkansas 11 6- 5-0 Arkansas
35 1.222 Mississippi 10 5- 5-0 Mississippi
36 1.214 Montana State Bozeman 2 2- 0-0 Montana State Bozeman
37 1.199 Missouri 12 6- 6-0 Missouri
38 1.179 Rice 11 5- 5-1 Rice
39 1.042 Utah State 11 8- 3-0 Utah State
40 1.037 Florida State 11 7- 4-0 Florida State
41 1.034 Iowa State 12 5- 6-1 Iowa State
42 0.983 Miami (Florida) 11 5- 6-0 Miami (Florida)
43 0.952 Tulane 11 6- 5-0 Tulane
44 0.938 Tampa 12 10- 2-0 Tampa
45 0.921 Louisville 10 9- 1-0 Louisville
46 0.851 Oregon 11 4- 7-0 Oregon
47 0.850 Texas Christian 11 5- 6-0 Texas Christian
48 0.844 West Virginia 12 8- 4-0 West Virginia
49 0.839 Duke 11 5- 6-0 Duke
50 0.813 Delaware 2 2- 0-0 Delaware
51 0.800 Virginia Tech 11 6- 4-1 Virginia Tech
52 0.782 Houston 11 6- 4-1 Houston
53 0.748 Kansas 11 4- 7-0 Kansas
54 0.717 California 11 3- 8-0 California
55 0.686 Illinois 11 3- 8-0 Illinois
56 0.682 Minnesota 11 4- 7-0 Minnesota
57 0.652 Air Force 10 6- 4-0 Air Force
58 0.640 Texas A&M 11 3- 8-0 Texas A&M
59 0.621 Indiana 11 5- 6-0 Indiana
60 0.599 Pacific 11 8- 3-0 Pacific
61 0.589 Mississippi State 11 4- 7-0 Mississippi State
62 0.544 Dartmouth College 9 7- 1-1 Dartmouth College
63 0.525 Kentucky 11 3- 8-0 Kentucky
64 0.523 Army 10 6- 4-0 Army
65 0.481 Hawaii 3 1- 2-0 Hawaii
66 0.476 Maryland 11 5- 5-1 Maryland
67 0.468 Weber State College 2 1- 1-0 Weber State College
68 0.429 Utah 11 6- 5-0 Utah
69 0.419 Bowling Green State 10 6- 3-1 Bowling Green State
70 0.413 Iowa 11 3- 7-1 Iowa
71 0.396 Yale 9 7- 2-0 Yale
72 0.376 Wisconsin 11 4- 7-0 Wisconsin
73 0.375 East Carolina 11 9- 2-0 East Carolina
74 0.341 Carson Newman 1 1- 0-0 Carson Newman
75 0.332 Massachusetts 3 2- 1-0 Massachusetts
76 0.324 Navy 11 4- 7-0 Navy
77 0.312 Brigham Young 11 7- 4-0 Brigham Young
78 0.300 Kansas State 11 3- 8-0 Kansas State
79 0.299 Quantico Marines 2 2- 0-0 Quantico Marines
80 0.280 Idaho State 3 2- 1-0 Idaho State
81 0.276 Clemson 11 4- 7-0 Clemson
82 0.271 Oregon State 11 2- 9-0 Oregon State
83 0.261 California Poly State 1 0- 0-1 California Poly State
84 0.261 Fresno State 11 6- 4-1 Fresno State
85 0.245 Syracuse 11 5- 6-0 Syracuse
86 0.205 Drake 12 7- 5-0 Drake
87 0.140 Tennessee Tech 1 1- 0-0 Tennessee Tech
88 0.140 Memphis 11 5- 5-1 Memphis
89 0.120 Western Carolina 3 3- 0-0 Western Carolina
90 0.099 Miami (Ohio) 10 7- 3-0 Miami (Ohio)
91 0.094 Cornell 9 6- 3-0 Cornell
92 0.060 Vanderbilt 11 3- 8-0 Vanderbilt
93 0.053 South Carolina 11 4- 7-0 South Carolina
94 0.029 Western Michigan 11 7- 3-1 Western Michigan
95 0.023 Akron 1 0- 0-1 Akron
96 0.023 Kent State 12 6- 5-1 Kent State
97 0.019 Arizona 11 4- 7-0 Arizona
98 0.009 Boston College 11 4- 7-0 Boston College
99 -0.007 Northwestern 11 2- 9-0 Northwestern
100 -0.025 Southern Mississippi 11 3- 7-1 Southern Mississippi
101 -0.031 Northern Illinois 11 7- 4-0 Northern Illinois
102 -0.045 Virginia 11 4- 7-0 Virginia
103 -0.065 San Jose State 11 4- 7-0 San Jose State
104 -0.109 Pennsylvania 9 6- 3-0 Pennsylvania
105 -0.141 Richmond 10 6- 4-0 Richmond
106 -0.209 Tulsa 11 4- 7-0 Tulsa
107 -0.233 Middle Tennessee State 1 1- 0-0 Middle Tennessee State
108 -0.273 Holy Cross College 10 5- 4-1 Holy Cross College
109 -0.300 Temple 9 5- 4-0 Temple
110 -0.309 Wyoming 11 4- 7-0 Wyoming
111 -0.314 Toledo 11 6- 5-0 Toledo
112 -0.316 Harvard 9 4- 4-1 Harvard
113 -0.352 William & Mary 11 5- 6-0 William & Mary
114 -0.377 Pittsburgh 11 1-10-0 Pittsburgh
115 -0.433 Rutgers 11 7- 4-0 Rutgers
116 -0.453 Idaho 11 4- 7-0 Idaho
117 -0.479 West Texas A&M 10 5- 5-0 West Texas A&M
118 -0.495 Northern Michigan 1 0- 1-0 Northern Michigan
119 -0.504 Presbyterian College 1 1- 0-0 Presbyterian College
120 -0.512 New Mexico 11 3- 8-0 New Mexico
121 -0.517 Wake Forest 11 2- 9-0 Wake Forest
122 -0.603 Florida A&M 1 0- 1-0 Florida A&M
123 -0.656 Princeton 9 3- 5-1 Princeton
124 -0.666 Cal State Long Beach 11 5- 6-0 Cal State Long Beach
125 -0.681 Bucknell University 2 1- 1-0 Bucknell University
126 -0.690 Texas Arlington 11 5- 6-0 Texas Arlington
127 -0.713 Columbia 9 3- 5-1 Columbia
128 -0.743 California Davis 1 0- 1-0 California Davis
129 -0.754 Colgate 10 5- 4-1 Colgate
130 -0.794 Citadel 11 5- 6-0 Citadel
131 -0.798 New Hampshire 1 0- 1-0 New Hampshire
132 -0.800 Lamar 5 3- 2-0 Lamar
133 -0.804 Wichita State 11 6- 5-0 Wichita State
134 -0.810 Dayton 11 4- 6-1 Dayton
135 -0.851 Youngstown State 2 1- 1-0 Youngstown State
136 -0.866 Illinois State 2 1- 1-0 Illinois State
137 -0.910 East Tennessee State 2 1- 1-0 East Tennessee State
138 -0.934 UNLV 1 0- 1-0 UNLV
139 -0.944 Villanova 11 2- 9-0 Villanova
140 -1.039 Northern Iowa 1 0- 1-0 Northern Iowa
141 -1.059 Indiana State 2 1- 1-0 Indiana State
142 -1.077 Ball State 3 1- 2-0 Ball State
143 -1.107 Rhode Island 2 1- 1-0 Rhode Island
144 -1.126 Ohio University 11 3- 8-0 Ohio University
145 -1.127 Louisiana Lafayette 2 1- 1-0 Louisiana Lafayette
146 -1.168 Colorado State 11 1-10-0 Colorado State
147 -1.213 Texas El Paso 10 2- 8-0 Texas El Paso
148 -1.222 Cal State Los Angeles 2 0- 2-0 Cal State Los Angeles
149 -1.242 Santa Clara 1 0- 1-0 Santa Clara
150 -1.261 Appalachian State 11 5- 5-1 Appalachian State
151 -1.280 Cal State Sacramento 1 0- 1-0 Cal State Sacramento
152 -1.345 New Mexico State 11 2- 9-0 New Mexico State
153 -1.372 Southern Illinois 10 1- 8-1 Southern Illinois
154 -1.375 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2- 9-0 Tennessee Chattanooga
155 -1.386 Lenoir-Rhyne College 2 1- 1-0 Lenoir-Rhyne College
156 -1.404 Cincinnati 11 2- 9-0 Cincinnati
157 -1.417 Montana 3 0- 3-0 Montana
158 -1.429 Eastern Michigan 2 0- 2-0 Eastern Michigan
159 -1.433 Virginia Military 11 2- 9-0 Virginia Military
160 -1.434 North Texas 11 1-10-0 North Texas
161 -1.452 Brown University 9 1- 8-0 Brown University
162 -1.461 Davidson College 11 3- 7-1 Davidson College
163 -1.489 Boise State 1 0- 1-0 Boise State
164 -1.498 Boston University 4 1- 3-0 Boston University
165 -1.503 Saint Xavier 10 2- 8-0 Saint Xavier
166 -1.504 Louisiana Monroe 3 0- 3-0 Louisiana Monroe
167 -1.530 Connecticut 3 0- 3-0 Connecticut
168 -1.553 Lehigh 4 0- 4-0 Lehigh
169 -1.610 Furman 11 2- 9-0 Furman
170 -1.620 Marshall 10 2- 8-0 Marshall
171 -1.648 Wofford College 2 1- 1-0 Wofford College
172 -1.773 Cal State Northridge 1 0- 1-0 Cal State Northridge
173 -1.877 Grambling 1 0- 1-0 Grambling
174 -2.091 Lafayette College 3 0- 3-0 Lafayette College
175 -2.099 Cal State Fullerton 1 0- 1-0 Cal State Fullerton
176 -2.109 Morgan State 1 0- 1-0 Morgan State
177 -2.152 Abilene Christian 1 0- 1-0 Abilene Christian
178 -2.242 Arkansas State 3 0- 3-0 Arkansas State
179 -2.297 Western Kentucky 1 0- 1-0 Western Kentucky
180 -2.303 Central Michigan 1 0- 1-0 Central Michigan
181 -2.630 Fordham 1 0- 1-0 Fordham
182 -2.723 North Alabama 1 0- 1-0 North Alabama
183 -2.726 Morehead State 1 0- 1-0 Morehead State
184 -3.198 Eastern Kentucky 1 0- 1-0 Eastern Kentucky