College Football 1978
Method 1: Chi Square Win Loss
Based on games played between 1978/9/1 and 1979/1/1
Soren Sorensen - Fri Sep 08 15:42:02 2000
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Rank Rating Team #G Record Link to team info
1 1.655 Southern California 13 12- 1-0 Southern California
2 1.495 Alabama 12 11- 1-0 Alabama
3 1.366 Oklahoma 12 11- 1-0 Oklahoma
4 1.237 Penn State 12 11- 1-0 Penn State
5 1.170 Notre Dame 12 9- 3-0 Notre Dame
6 1.109 Michigan 12 10- 2-0 Michigan
7 1.094 Texas 12 9- 3-0 Texas
8 1.080 Houston 12 9- 3-0 Houston
9 1.069 Nebraska 12 9- 3-0 Nebraska
10 1.012 Arkansas 12 9- 2-1 Arkansas
11 0.958 UCLA 12 8- 3-1 UCLA
12 0.952 Missouri 12 8- 4-0 Missouri
13 0.924 Clemson 12 11- 1-0 Clemson
14 0.894 Stanford 12 8- 4-0 Stanford
15 0.872 Georgia 12 9- 2-1 Georgia
16 0.850 Texas Tech 11 7- 4-0 Texas Tech
17 0.849 Washington 11 7- 4-0 Washington
18 0.817 Michigan State 11 8- 3-0 Michigan State
19 0.813 Purdue 12 9- 2-1 Purdue
20 0.800 Arizona State 12 9- 3-0 Arizona State
21 0.730 Maryland 12 9- 3-0 Maryland
22 0.697 Texas A&M 12 8- 4-0 Texas A&M
23 0.677 Florida State 11 8- 3-0 Florida State
24 0.658 North Carolina State 12 9- 3-0 North Carolina State
25 0.624 LSU 12 8- 4-0 LSU
26 0.598 Iowa State 12 8- 4-0 Iowa State
27 0.581 Ohio State 12 7- 4-1 Ohio State
28 0.551 California 11 6- 5-0 California
29 0.521 Pittsburgh 12 8- 4-0 Pittsburgh
30 0.507 Dartmouth College 9 6- 3-0 Dartmouth College
31 0.503 Rutgers 12 9- 3-0 Rutgers
32 0.475 Auburn 11 6- 4-1 Auburn
33 0.468 Southern Methodist 11 4- 6-1 Southern Methodist
34 0.463 North Texas 11 9- 2-0 North Texas
35 0.459 Navy 12 9- 3-0 Navy
36 0.458 Georgia Tech 12 7- 5-0 Georgia Tech
37 0.442 Brown University 9 6- 3-0 Brown University
38 0.427 Mississippi State 11 6- 5-0 Mississippi State
39 0.389 Colorado 11 6- 5-0 Colorado
40 0.385 Tennessee 11 5- 5-1 Tennessee
41 0.385 Brigham Young 13 9- 4-0 Brigham Young
42 0.368 Arizona 11 5- 6-0 Arizona
43 0.348 Tulsa 11 9- 2-0 Tulsa
44 0.342 Miami (Florida) 11 6- 5-0 Miami (Florida)
45 0.329 Utah 11 8- 3-0 Utah
46 0.298 Yale 9 5- 2-2 Yale
47 0.256 Holy Cross College 11 7- 4-0 Holy Cross College
48 0.256 Wisconsin 11 5- 4-2 Wisconsin
49 0.243 Florida 11 4- 7-0 Florida
50 0.207 Southern Mississippi 11 7- 4-0 Southern Mississippi
51 0.194 Kentucky 11 4- 6-1 Kentucky
52 0.188 Mississippi 11 5- 6-0 Mississippi
53 0.176 Utah State 11 7- 4-0 Utah State
54 0.167 Kansas State 11 4- 7-0 Kansas State
55 0.166 Oregon State 11 3- 7-1 Oregon State
56 0.139 Ball State 11 10- 1-0 Ball State
57 0.135 Hawaii 11 6- 5-0 Hawaii
58 0.127 South Carolina 11 5- 5-1 South Carolina
59 0.119 Baylor University 11 3- 8-0 Baylor University
60 0.109 Rice 11 2- 9-0 Rice
61 0.080 Minnesota 11 5- 6-0 Minnesota
62 0.074 Temple 11 7- 3-1 Temple
63 0.074 Central Michigan 11 9- 2-0 Central Michigan
64 0.073 North Carolina 11 5- 6-0 North Carolina
65 0.070 Duke 11 4- 7-0 Duke
66 0.069 Indiana 11 4- 7-0 Indiana
67 0.056 Oklahoma State 11 3- 8-0 Oklahoma State
68 0.053 UNLV 11 7- 4-0 UNLV
69 0.053 New Mexico 12 7- 5-0 New Mexico
70 0.051 Cornell 9 5- 3-1 Cornell
71 0.050 East Carolina 12 9- 3-0 East Carolina
72 0.028 Miami (Ohio) 11 8- 2-1 Miami (Ohio)
73 -0.047 Texas Christian 11 2- 9-0 Texas Christian
74 -0.073 Tulane 11 4- 7-0 Tulane
75 -0.109 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 7- 3-1 Tennessee Chattanooga
76 -0.128 Syracuse 11 3- 8-0 Syracuse
77 -0.135 Washington State 11 3- 7-1 Washington State
78 -0.156 San Jose State 12 7- 5-0 San Jose State
79 -0.157 Illinois 11 1- 8-2 Illinois
80 -0.158 Wyoming 12 5- 7-0 Wyoming
81 -0.158 Oregon 11 2- 9-0 Oregon
82 -0.183 Virginia Tech 11 4- 7-0 Virginia Tech
83 -0.199 Harvard 9 4- 4-1 Harvard
84 -0.202 Memphis 11 4- 7-0 Memphis
85 -0.210 Louisville 11 7- 4-0 Louisville
86 -0.211 Kansas 11 1-10-0 Kansas
87 -0.240 Columbia 9 3- 5-1 Columbia
88 -0.241 Iowa 11 2- 9-0 Iowa
89 -0.262 Colorado State 11 5- 6-0 Colorado State
90 -0.274 Cincinnati 11 5- 6-0 Cincinnati
91 -0.289 Princeton 9 2- 5-2 Princeton
92 -0.302 Arkansas State 11 7- 4-0 Arkansas State
93 -0.304 Furman 11 8- 3-0 Furman
94 -0.324 Louisiana Tech 11 6- 5-0 Louisiana Tech
95 -0.333 Appalachian State 11 7- 4-0 Appalachian State
96 -0.352 Vanderbilt 11 2- 9-0 Vanderbilt
97 -0.365 Louisiana Monroe 11 6- 4-1 Louisiana Monroe
98 -0.379 New Mexico State 11 6- 5-0 New Mexico State
99 -0.391 Army 11 4- 6-1 Army
100 -0.412 San Diego State 11 4- 7-0 San Diego State
101 -0.417 Western Carolina 11 6- 5-0 Western Carolina
102 -0.438 Pacific 12 4- 8-0 Pacific
103 -0.467 West Virginia 11 2- 9-0 West Virginia
104 -0.473 Western Michigan 11 7- 4-0 Western Michigan
105 -0.498 Wake Forest 11 1-10-0 Wake Forest
106 -0.499 Pennsylvania 9 2- 6-1 Pennsylvania
107 -0.526 William & Mary 11 5- 5-1 William & Mary
108 -0.534 McNeese State 11 7- 4-0 McNeese State
109 -0.571 Colgate 11 3- 8-0 Colgate
110 -0.582 Villanova 11 5- 6-0 Villanova
111 -0.592 Northwestern 11 0-10-1 Northwestern
112 -0.602 Air Force 11 3- 8-0 Air Force
113 -0.620 Cal State Long Beach 11 5- 6-0 Cal State Long Beach
114 -0.641 Virginia 11 2- 9-0 Virginia
115 -0.650 Cal State Fullerton 12 5- 7-0 Cal State Fullerton
116 -0.650 Texas Arlington 11 5- 6-0 Texas Arlington
117 -0.661 Drake 11 4- 7-0 Drake
118 -0.663 Southern Illinois 11 7- 4-0 Southern Illinois
119 -0.714 Richmond 11 3- 8-0 Richmond
120 -0.784 Northern Illinois 11 5- 6-0 Northern Illinois
121 -0.797 Wichita State 11 4- 7-0 Wichita State
122 -0.819 Citadel 11 5- 6-0 Citadel
123 -0.825 Texas El Paso 12 1-11-0 Texas El Paso
124 -0.871 Virginia Military 11 3- 8-0 Virginia Military
125 -0.892 Bowling Green State 11 4- 7-0 Bowling Green State
126 -0.919 Kent State 11 4- 7-0 Kent State
127 -0.924 Ohio University 11 3- 8-0 Ohio University
128 -0.955 West Texas A&M 11 3- 8-0 West Texas A&M
129 -0.961 Louisiana Lafayette 11 3- 8-0 Louisiana Lafayette
130 -1.044 Boston College 11 0-11-0 Boston College
131 -1.089 Fresno State 11 3- 8-0 Fresno State
132 -1.096 Northwestern Louisiana 11 5- 6-0 Northwestern Louisiana
133 -1.124 Illinois State 11 2- 9-0 Illinois State
134 -1.214 Eastern Michigan 10 3- 7-0 Eastern Michigan
135 -1.262 Toledo 11 2- 9-0 Toledo
136 -1.274 Indiana State 11 3- 8-0 Indiana State
137 -1.290 Marshall 11 1-10-0 Marshall
138 -1.384 Lamar 11 2- 8-1 Lamar