College Football 1979
Method 2: Chi Square Truncated Score Difference
Based on games played between 1979/9/1 and 1980/1/1
Soren Sorensen - Fri Sep 08 15:42:42 2000
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1 22.622 Alabama 12 12- 0-0 Alabama
2 22.007 Southern California 12 11- 0-1 Southern California
3 21.175 Ohio State 12 11- 1-0 Ohio State
4 20.756 Oklahoma 12 11- 1-0 Oklahoma
5 19.107 Nebraska 12 10- 2-0 Nebraska
6 18.926 Texas 12 9- 3-0 Texas
7 18.611 Arkansas 12 10- 2-0 Arkansas
8 18.200 Brigham Young 12 11- 1-0 Brigham Young
9 17.318 Houston 12 11- 1-0 Houston
10 16.305 Pittsburgh 12 11- 1-0 Pittsburgh
11 15.756 Texas A&M 11 6- 5-0 Texas A&M
12 15.614 Florida State 12 11- 1-0 Florida State
13 15.406 Michigan 12 8- 4-0 Michigan
14 15.097 Washington 12 9- 3-0 Washington
15 14.993 Temple 12 10- 2-0 Temple
16 14.715 North Carolina 12 8- 3-1 North Carolina
17 13.887 Penn State 12 8- 4-0 Penn State
18 13.551 LSU 12 7- 5-0 LSU
19 13.238 Baylor University 12 8- 4-0 Baylor University
20 13.083 Tulane 12 9- 3-0 Tulane
21 12.644 Auburn 11 8- 3-0 Auburn
22 12.629 Clemson 12 8- 4-0 Clemson
23 11.660 Missouri 12 7- 5-0 Missouri
24 11.609 North Carolina State 11 7- 4-0 North Carolina State
25 11.066 Purdue 12 10- 2-0 Purdue
26 10.668 UCLA 11 5- 6-0 UCLA
27 10.569 Notre Dame 11 7- 4-0 Notre Dame
28 10.550 Maryland 11 7- 4-0 Maryland
29 10.394 California 12 6- 6-0 California
30 10.307 Tennessee 12 7- 5-0 Tennessee
31 10.199 South Carolina 12 8- 4-0 South Carolina
32 9.811 Indiana 12 8- 4-0 Indiana
33 8.670 Arizona State 12 6- 6-0 Arizona State
34 8.147 Southern Mississippi 11 6- 4-1 Southern Mississippi
35 7.687 Iowa 11 5- 6-0 Iowa
36 7.505 Virginia 11 6- 5-0 Virginia
37 7.343 Southern Methodist 11 5- 6-0 Southern Methodist
38 7.258 Syracuse 12 7- 5-0 Syracuse
39 7.240 Stanford 11 5- 5-1 Stanford
40 7.127 East Carolina 11 7- 3-1 East Carolina
41 6.773 Georgia 11 6- 5-0 Georgia
42 6.761 Minnesota 11 4- 6-1 Minnesota
43 6.365 Texas Tech 11 3- 6-2 Texas Tech
44 5.744 Arizona 12 6- 5-1 Arizona
45 5.676 Kentucky 11 5- 6-0 Kentucky
46 5.647 Michigan State 11 5- 6-0 Michigan State
47 5.377 Wake Forest 12 8- 4-0 Wake Forest
48 5.140 Utah State 11 7- 3-1 Utah State
49 4.920 Central Michigan 11 10- 0-1 Central Michigan
50 4.759 Oklahoma State 11 7- 4-0 Oklahoma State
51 4.445 San Diego State 11 8- 3-0 San Diego State
52 3.978 Texas Arlington 11 8- 3-0 Texas Arlington
53 3.627 Oregon 11 6- 5-0 Oregon
54 3.250 Mississippi State 11 3- 8-0 Mississippi State
55 2.979 Miami (Florida) 11 5- 6-0 Miami (Florida)
56 2.941 Rutgers 11 8- 3-0 Rutgers
57 2.769 Mississippi 11 4- 7-0 Mississippi
58 2.698 McNeese State 12 11- 1-0 McNeese State
59 2.682 Hawaii 11 6- 5-0 Hawaii
60 1.851 Wisconsin 11 4- 7-0 Wisconsin
61 1.832 Georgia Tech 11 4- 6-1 Georgia Tech
62 1.813 Texas Christian 11 2- 8-1 Texas Christian
63 1.456 Miami (Ohio) 11 6- 5-0 Miami (Ohio)
64 1.383 UNLV 12 9- 1-2 UNLV
65 1.115 Utah 12 6- 6-0 Utah
66 1.018 Virginia Tech 11 5- 6-0 Virginia Tech
67 0.983 West Virginia 11 5- 6-0 West Virginia
68 0.686 Navy 11 7- 4-0 Navy
69 0.286 Boston College 11 5- 6-0 Boston College
70 0.223 San Jose State 11 6- 4-1 San Jose State
71 -0.584 Colorado 11 3- 8-0 Colorado
72 -0.801 Lamar 11 6- 3-2 Lamar
73 -0.983 Louisville 11 4- 6-1 Louisville
74 -1.076 Iowa State 11 3- 8-0 Iowa State
75 -1.252 Illinois 11 2- 8-1 Illinois
76 -1.451 West Texas A&M 11 6- 4-1 West Texas A&M
77 -1.939 New Mexico 12 6- 6-0 New Mexico
78 -1.977 Kansas 11 3- 8-0 Kansas
79 -2.159 Tulsa 11 6- 5-0 Tulsa
80 -2.208 Kansas State 11 3- 8-0 Kansas State
81 -2.227 Toledo 11 7- 3-1 Toledo
82 -2.263 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 9- 2-0 Tennessee Chattanooga
83 -2.419 Colorado State 12 4- 7-1 Colorado State
84 -2.436 Western Michigan 11 6- 5-0 Western Michigan
85 -2.766 Ohio University 11 6- 5-0 Ohio University
86 -2.832 Memphis 11 5- 6-0 Memphis
87 -2.881 Washington State 11 3- 8-0 Washington State
88 -3.222 Duke 11 2- 8-1 Duke
89 -3.379 Florida 11 0-10-1 Florida
90 -3.522 Ball State 11 6- 5-0 Ball State
91 -4.794 Southern Illinois 11 8- 3-0 Southern Illinois
92 -4.888 Rice 11 1-10-0 Rice
93 -5.537 Villanova 11 5- 6-0 Villanova
94 -5.542 North Texas 11 5- 6-0 North Texas
95 -5.738 Cincinnati 11 2- 9-0 Cincinnati
96 -5.884 Indiana State 11 8- 3-0 Indiana State
97 -5.939 Wyoming 12 4- 8-0 Wyoming
98 -5.997 Fresno State 11 4- 7-0 Fresno State
99 -6.388 Arkansas State 11 4- 7-0 Arkansas State
100 -6.992 Cal State Long Beach 11 7- 4-0 Cal State Long Beach
101 -7.504 Appalachian State 11 3- 8-0 Appalachian State
102 -7.914 Northern Illinois 11 5- 5-1 Northern Illinois
103 -8.074 Citadel 11 6- 5-0 Citadel
104 -8.086 Furman 11 5- 6-0 Furman
105 -8.235 Louisiana Lafayette 11 4- 7-0 Louisiana Lafayette
106 -8.366 Bowling Green State 11 4- 7-0 Bowling Green State
107 -9.083 East Tennessee State 11 7- 4-0 East Tennessee State
108 -9.687 Vanderbilt 11 1-10-0 Vanderbilt
109 -9.690 Air Force 11 2- 9-0 Air Force
110 -9.761 Oregon State 11 1-10-0 Oregon State
111 -9.854 Western Carolina 11 6- 5-0 Western Carolina
112 -9.883 Army 11 2- 8-1 Army
113 -9.900 Drake 11 3- 8-0 Drake
114 -9.954 Virginia Military 11 6- 4-1 Virginia Military
115 -10.035 Louisiana Monroe 11 3- 8-0 Louisiana Monroe
116 -10.121 Northwestern 11 1-10-0 Northwestern
117 -10.442 Pacific 10 3- 7-0 Pacific
118 -10.598 Yale 9 8- 1-0 Yale
119 -10.925 William & Mary 11 4- 7-0 William & Mary
120 -11.082 Holy Cross College 11 5- 6-0 Holy Cross College
121 -11.112 Louisiana Tech 11 2- 9-0 Louisiana Tech
122 -12.079 Northwestern Louisiana 9 3- 6-0 Northwestern Louisiana
123 -12.385 Brown University 9 6- 3-0 Brown University
124 -12.898 Cal State Fullerton 11 3- 8-0 Cal State Fullerton
125 -13.007 Texas El Paso 11 2- 9-0 Texas El Paso
126 -13.295 Cornell 9 5- 4-0 Cornell
127 -14.435 Wichita State 11 1-10-0 Wichita State
128 -15.501 New Mexico State 11 2- 9-0 New Mexico State
129 -15.960 Illinois State 11 3- 8-0 Illinois State
130 -16.208 Richmond 11 0-11-0 Richmond
131 -16.295 Princeton 9 5- 4-0 Princeton
132 -16.497 Connecticut 11 3- 6-2 Connecticut
133 -16.805 Dartmouth College 9 4- 4-1 Dartmouth College
134 -17.743 Harvard 9 3- 6-0 Harvard
135 -18.462 Marshall 11 1-10-0 Marshall
136 -19.434 Eastern Michigan 11 2- 8-1 Eastern Michigan
137 -19.472 Kent State 11 1-10-0 Kent State
138 -19.505 Colgate 10 5- 4-1 Colgate
139 -30.830 Columbia 9 1- 8-0 Columbia
140 -31.433 Pennsylvania 9 0- 9-0 Pennsylvania