College Football 1978
Method 3: Chi Square Linear WL - SD
Based on games played between 1978/9/1 and 1979/1/1
Soren Sorensen - Thu Nov 11 03:49:11 1999
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1 2.682 Southern California 13 12- 1-0 Southern California
2 2.559 Alabama 12 11- 1-0 Alabama
3 2.452 Oklahoma 12 11- 1-0 Oklahoma
4 2.154 Penn State 12 11- 1-0 Penn State
5 2.055 Michigan 12 10- 2-0 Michigan
6 2.041 Nebraska 12 9- 3-0 Nebraska
7 2.022 Notre Dame 12 9- 3-0 Notre Dame
8 2.013 Texas 12 9- 3-0 Texas
9 1.960 Houston 12 9- 3-0 Houston
10 1.937 Arkansas 12 9- 2-1 Arkansas
11 1.765 Alcorn State 1 1- 0-0 Alcorn State
12 1.737 Clemson 12 11- 1-0 Clemson
13 1.713 Missouri 12 8- 4-0 Missouri
14 1.692 Michigan State 11 8- 3-0 Michigan State
15 1.668 Stanford 12 8- 4-0 Stanford
16 1.665 UCLA 12 8- 3-1 UCLA
17 1.651 Rhode Island 1 1- 0-0 Rhode Island
18 1.650 Washington 11 7- 4-0 Washington
19 1.592 Tennessee State 1 1- 0-0 Tennessee State
20 1.553 Georgia 12 9- 2-1 Georgia
21 1.481 Texas Tech 11 7- 4-0 Texas Tech
22 1.480 Purdue 12 9- 2-1 Purdue
23 1.423 Maryland 12 9- 3-0 Maryland
24 1.419 Florida State 11 8- 3-0 Florida State
25 1.394 Arizona State 12 9- 3-0 Arizona State
26 1.379 Nevada Reno 2 2- 0-0 Nevada Reno
27 1.335 Texas A&M 12 8- 4-0 Texas A&M
28 1.323 LSU 12 8- 4-0 LSU
29 1.266 North Carolina State 12 9- 3-0 North Carolina State
30 1.250 Ohio State 12 7- 4-1 Ohio State
31 1.231 California Davis 1 1- 0-0 California Davis
32 1.140 Southern Methodist 11 4- 6-1 Southern Methodist
33 1.124 Boise State 3 3- 0-0 Boise State
34 1.100 Iowa State 12 8- 4-0 Iowa State
35 1.015 North Texas 11 9- 2-0 North Texas
36 1.014 Auburn 11 6- 4-1 Auburn
37 1.012 Mississippi State 11 6- 5-0 Mississippi State
38 1.012 Pittsburgh 12 8- 4-0 Pittsburgh
39 1.008 California 11 6- 5-0 California
40 0.919 Georgia Tech 12 7- 5-0 Georgia Tech
41 0.917 Arizona 11 5- 6-0 Arizona
42 0.898 Tennessee 11 5- 5-1 Tennessee
43 0.893 Navy 12 9- 3-0 Navy
44 0.873 Brigham Young 13 9- 4-0 Brigham Young
45 0.864 Colorado 11 6- 5-0 Colorado
46 0.842 Tennessee Tech 1 1- 0-0 Tennessee Tech
47 0.829 Florida 11 4- 7-0 Florida
48 0.828 Tulsa 11 9- 2-0 Tulsa
49 0.737 Miami (Florida) 11 6- 5-0 Miami (Florida)
50 0.698 California Poly State 2 2- 0-0 California Poly State
51 0.692 Baylor University 11 3- 8-0 Baylor University
52 0.675 Montana State Bozeman 1 1- 0-0 Montana State Bozeman
53 0.667 Southern Mississippi 11 7- 4-0 Southern Mississippi
54 0.667 South Carolina 11 5- 5-1 South Carolina
55 0.667 Kentucky 11 4- 6-1 Kentucky
56 0.654 Utah 11 8- 3-0 Utah
57 0.604 East Carolina 12 9- 3-0 East Carolina
58 0.581 Wisconsin 11 5- 4-2 Wisconsin
59 0.548 Mississippi 11 5- 6-0 Mississippi
60 0.529 Rutgers 12 9- 3-0 Rutgers
61 0.504 Ball State 11 10- 1-0 Ball State
62 0.487 Central Michigan 11 9- 2-0 Central Michigan
63 0.451 Middle Tennessee State 1 0- 0-1 Middle Tennessee State
64 0.451 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 7- 3-1 Tennessee Chattanooga
65 0.427 Indiana 11 4- 7-0 Indiana
66 0.423 Hawaii 11 6- 5-0 Hawaii
67 0.423 New Mexico 12 7- 5-0 New Mexico
68 0.404 Oklahoma State 11 3- 8-0 Oklahoma State
69 0.399 North Carolina 11 5- 6-0 North Carolina
70 0.399 Kansas State 11 4- 7-0 Kansas State
71 0.392 Oregon State 11 3- 7-1 Oregon State
72 0.353 Louisville 11 7- 4-0 Louisville
73 0.312 Temple 11 7- 3-1 Temple
74 0.310 Utah State 11 7- 4-0 Utah State
75 0.307 Rice 11 2- 9-0 Rice
76 0.288 Boston University 3 2- 1-0 Boston University
77 0.278 Duke 11 4- 7-0 Duke
78 0.272 Minnesota 11 5- 6-0 Minnesota
79 0.271 UNLV 11 7- 4-0 UNLV
80 0.269 Dayton 1 0- 0-1 Dayton
81 0.269 Miami (Ohio) 11 8- 2-1 Miami (Ohio)
82 0.236 Oregon 11 2- 9-0 Oregon
83 0.227 Northern Michigan 1 1- 0-0 Northern Michigan
84 0.221 Furman 11 8- 3-0 Furman
85 0.189 Brown University 9 6- 3-0 Brown University
86 0.181 Tulane 11 4- 7-0 Tulane
87 0.176 Yale 9 5- 2-2 Yale
88 0.158 East Tennessee State 3 2- 1-0 East Tennessee State
89 0.153 Washington State 11 3- 7-1 Washington State
90 0.125 Texas Christian 11 2- 9-0 Texas Christian
91 0.123 Dartmouth College 9 6- 3-0 Dartmouth College
92 0.116 Wyoming 12 5- 7-0 Wyoming
93 0.104 Cincinnati 11 5- 6-0 Cincinnati
94 0.071 Virginia Tech 11 4- 7-0 Virginia Tech
95 0.057 Syracuse 11 3- 8-0 Syracuse
96 0.025 Memphis 11 4- 7-0 Memphis
97 0.024 Eastern Illinois 1 1- 0-0 Eastern Illinois
98 0.023 Louisiana Tech 11 6- 5-0 Louisiana Tech
99 -0.046 San Jose State 12 7- 5-0 San Jose State
100 -0.074 Arkansas State 11 7- 4-0 Arkansas State
101 -0.078 Appalachian State 11 7- 4-0 Appalachian State
102 -0.091 Kansas 11 1-10-0 Kansas
103 -0.113 Illinois 11 1- 8-2 Illinois
104 -0.148 Colorado State 11 5- 6-0 Colorado State
105 -0.149 Holy Cross College 11 7- 4-0 Holy Cross College
106 -0.163 Iowa 11 2- 9-0 Iowa
107 -0.216 McNeese State 11 7- 4-0 McNeese State
108 -0.229 Western Carolina 11 6- 5-0 Western Carolina
109 -0.232 San Diego State 11 4- 7-0 San Diego State
110 -0.262 Cornell 9 5- 3-1 Cornell
111 -0.303 New Mexico State 11 6- 5-0 New Mexico State
112 -0.310 Pacific 12 4- 8-0 Pacific
113 -0.330 William & Mary 11 5- 5-1 William & Mary
114 -0.333 Louisiana Monroe 11 6- 4-1 Louisiana Monroe
115 -0.396 Texas Arlington 11 5- 6-0 Texas Arlington
116 -0.408 Wake Forest 11 1-10-0 Wake Forest
117 -0.411 Western Michigan 11 7- 4-0 Western Michigan
118 -0.437 Vanderbilt 11 2- 9-0 Vanderbilt
119 -0.458 Harvard 9 4- 4-1 Harvard
120 -0.483 West Virginia 11 2- 9-0 West Virginia
121 -0.490 Richmond 11 3- 8-0 Richmond
122 -0.513 Massachusetts 5 2- 3-0 Massachusetts
123 -0.525 Cal State Fullerton 12 5- 7-0 Cal State Fullerton
124 -0.547 Lehigh 3 2- 1-0 Lehigh
125 -0.566 Army 11 4- 6-1 Army
126 -0.570 Cal State Long Beach 11 5- 6-0 Cal State Long Beach
127 -0.591 Citadel 11 5- 6-0 Citadel
128 -0.615 Virginia 11 2- 9-0 Virginia
129 -0.622 Villanova 11 5- 6-0 Villanova
130 -0.645 Southeastern Louisiana 2 1- 1-0 Southeastern Louisiana
131 -0.656 Drake 11 4- 7-0 Drake
132 -0.705 Southern Illinois 11 7- 4-0 Southern Illinois
133 -0.713 Delaware 4 2- 2-0 Delaware
134 -0.727 Western Kentucky 2 1- 1-0 Western Kentucky
135 -0.732 Weber State College 3 1- 2-0 Weber State College
136 -0.783 Wichita State 11 4- 7-0 Wichita State
137 -0.793 Jacksonville State 1 0- 1-0 Jacksonville State
138 -0.833 Princeton 9 2- 5-2 Princeton
139 -0.851 Columbia 9 3- 5-1 Columbia
140 -0.853 Air Force 11 3- 8-0 Air Force
141 -0.873 Northwestern 11 0-10-1 Northwestern
142 -0.903 Virginia Military 11 3- 8-0 Virginia Military
143 -0.922 West Texas A&M 11 3- 8-0 West Texas A&M
144 -0.960 Fresno State 11 3- 8-0 Fresno State
145 -0.980 Bowling Green State 11 4- 7-0 Bowling Green State
146 -1.003 Louisiana Lafayette 11 3- 8-0 Louisiana Lafayette
147 -1.006 Northern Illinois 11 5- 6-0 Northern Illinois
148 -1.081 Pennsylvania 9 2- 6-1 Pennsylvania
149 -1.089 Northwestern Louisiana 11 5- 6-0 Northwestern Louisiana
150 -1.116 Texas El Paso 12 1-11-0 Texas El Paso
151 -1.167 Idaho State 2 0- 2-0 Idaho State
152 -1.168 Ohio University 11 3- 8-0 Ohio University
153 -1.223 Kent State 11 4- 7-0 Kent State
154 -1.285 Connecticut 5 0- 5-0 Connecticut
155 -1.290 Bucknell University 4 1- 3-0 Bucknell University
156 -1.313 Colgate 11 3- 8-0 Colgate
157 -1.320 Carson Newman 1 0- 1-0 Carson Newman
158 -1.326 New Hampshire 1 0- 1-0 New Hampshire
159 -1.348 Boston College 11 0-11-0 Boston College
160 -1.433 Montana 2 0- 2-0 Montana
161 -1.433 Indiana State 11 3- 8-0 Indiana State
162 -1.474 South Dakota 1 0- 1-0 South Dakota
163 -1.509 Lamar 11 2- 8-1 Lamar
164 -1.518 Eastern Michigan 10 3- 7-0 Eastern Michigan
165 -1.523 Marshall 11 1-10-0 Marshall
166 -1.554 Toledo 11 2- 9-0 Toledo
167 -1.571 Elon College 1 0- 1-0 Elon College
168 -1.579 South Dakota State 1 0- 1-0 South Dakota State
169 -1.683 Davidson College 1 0- 1-0 Davidson College
170 -1.713 Santa Clara 2 0- 2-0 Santa Clara
171 -1.714 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0- 1-0 Lenoir-Rhyne College
172 -1.773 Lafayette College 4 1- 3-0 Lafayette College
173 -1.776 Wofford College 4 0- 4-0 Wofford College
174 -1.799 Youngstown State 1 0- 1-0 Youngstown State
175 -1.803 California Poly Ponoma 1 0- 1-0 California Poly Ponoma
176 -1.821 Western Illinois 3 1- 2-0 Western Illinois
177 -1.823 Illinois State 11 2- 9-0 Illinois State
178 -1.899 Cal State Northridge 1 0- 1-0 Cal State Northridge
179 -1.953 Nicholls State 3 0- 3-0 Nicholls State
180 -1.956 Idaho 5 0- 5-0 Idaho
181 -1.964 Presbyterian College 1 0- 1-0 Presbyterian College
182 -2.043 James Madison 1 0- 1-0 James Madison
183 -2.305 Akron 2 0- 2-0 Akron
184 -2.550 Stephen F Austin 2 0- 2-0 Stephen F Austin
185 -2.908 Grand Valley State 1 0- 1-0 Grand Valley State