College Football 1981
Method 3: Chi Square Linear WL - SD
Based on games played between 1981/9/5 and 1982/1/1
Soren Sorensen - Thu Nov 11 03:58:48 1999
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1 2.516 Penn State 12 10- 2-0 Penn State
2 2.395 Pittsburgh 12 11- 1-0 Pittsburgh
3 2.297 Clemson 12 12- 0-0 Clemson
4 2.132 Idaho State 1 1- 0-0 Idaho State
5 2.110 Texas 12 10- 1-1 Texas
6 2.084 Georgia 12 10- 2-0 Georgia
7 2.078 Youngstown State 1 1- 0-0 Youngstown State
8 2.068 Southern Methodist 11 10- 1-0 Southern Methodist
9 2.064 Nebraska 12 9- 3-0 Nebraska
10 2.022 Miami (Florida) 11 9- 2-0 Miami (Florida)
11 1.880 Alabama 12 9- 2-1 Alabama
12 1.740 Michigan 12 9- 3-0 Michigan
13 1.714 North Carolina 12 10- 2-0 North Carolina
14 1.710 Southern California 12 9- 3-0 Southern California
15 1.661 Arizona State 11 9- 2-0 Arizona State
16 1.607 West Virginia 12 9- 3-0 West Virginia
17 1.559 Washington 12 10- 2-0 Washington
18 1.499 Oklahoma 12 7- 4-1 Oklahoma
19 1.477 Ohio State 12 9- 3-0 Ohio State
20 1.474 UCLA 12 7- 4-1 UCLA
21 1.453 Brigham Young 13 11- 2-0 Brigham Young
22 1.449 Iowa 12 8- 4-0 Iowa
23 1.407 Southern Mississippi 12 9- 2-1 Southern Mississippi
24 1.403 Arkansas 12 8- 4-0 Arkansas
25 1.373 Houston 12 7- 4-1 Houston
26 1.348 Southwest Texas State 1 1- 0-0 Southwest Texas State
27 1.348 Mississippi State 12 8- 4-0 Mississippi State
28 1.336 Missouri 12 8- 4-0 Missouri
29 1.325 Washington State 12 8- 3-1 Washington State
30 1.282 Delaware 3 3- 0-0 Delaware
31 1.264 Hawaii 11 9- 2-0 Hawaii
32 1.249 Illinois 11 7- 4-0 Illinois
33 1.235 Florida 12 7- 5-0 Florida
34 1.141 Texas A&M 12 7- 5-0 Texas A&M
35 1.136 Temple 10 5- 5-0 Temple
36 1.056 Wyoming 11 8- 3-0 Wyoming
37 1.053 Kansas 12 8- 4-0 Kansas
38 1.029 Notre Dame 11 5- 6-0 Notre Dame
39 0.998 South Carolina 12 6- 6-0 South Carolina
40 0.990 Wisconsin 12 7- 5-0 Wisconsin
41 0.988 Florida State 11 6- 5-0 Florida State
42 0.975 Utah 11 8- 2-1 Utah
43 0.920 Tennessee 12 8- 4-0 Tennessee
44 0.913 Stephen F Austin 1 1- 0-0 Stephen F Austin
45 0.901 Oklahoma State 12 7- 5-0 Oklahoma State
46 0.868 Northern Michigan 1 1- 0-0 Northern Michigan
47 0.867 Cincinnati 11 6- 5-0 Cincinnati
48 0.812 San Jose State 12 9- 3-0 San Jose State
49 0.793 Tulane 11 6- 5-0 Tulane
50 0.793 Syracuse 11 4- 6-1 Syracuse
51 0.793 Auburn 11 5- 6-0 Auburn
52 0.778 Duke 11 6- 5-0 Duke
53 0.777 Maryland 11 4- 6-1 Maryland
54 0.733 Navy 12 7- 4-1 Navy
55 0.730 Purdue 11 5- 6-0 Purdue
56 0.715 Boston College 11 5- 6-0 Boston College
57 0.681 Virginia Tech 11 7- 4-0 Virginia Tech
58 0.677 Iowa State 11 5- 5-1 Iowa State
59 0.663 Minnesota 11 6- 5-0 Minnesota
60 0.663 Michigan State 11 5- 6-0 Michigan State
61 0.642 Southeastern Louisiana 2 2- 0-0 Southeastern Louisiana
62 0.633 Baylor University 11 5- 6-0 Baylor University
63 0.620 Texas A&M Kingsville 1 1- 0-0 Texas A&M Kingsville
64 0.620 San Diego State 11 6- 5-0 San Diego State
65 0.568 Maine 1 1- 0-0 Maine
66 0.552 Mississippi 11 4- 6-1 Mississippi
67 0.529 North Carolina State 11 4- 7-0 North Carolina State
68 0.527 Tulsa 11 6- 5-0 Tulsa
69 0.524 Arizona 11 6- 5-0 Arizona
70 0.514 Stanford 11 4- 7-0 Stanford
71 0.499 Vanderbilt 11 4- 7-0 Vanderbilt
72 0.472 Montana State Bozeman 2 1- 1-0 Montana State Bozeman
73 0.407 Rice 11 4- 7-0 Rice
74 0.404 Tennessee State 3 2- 1-0 Tennessee State
75 0.403 Utah State 11 5- 5-1 Utah State
76 0.394 Drake 11 10- 1-0 Drake
77 0.390 Rutgers 11 5- 6-0 Rutgers
78 0.369 Miami (Ohio) 11 8- 2-1 Miami (Ohio)
79 0.363 Nevada Reno 1 1- 0-0 Nevada Reno
80 0.359 West Texas A&M 11 7- 4-0 West Texas A&M
81 0.339 Yale 10 9- 1-0 Yale
82 0.323 Kentucky 11 3- 8-0 Kentucky
83 0.313 McNeese State 11 7- 3-1 McNeese State
84 0.277 Texas Christian 11 2- 7-2 Texas Christian
85 0.254 Colorado 11 3- 8-0 Colorado
86 0.253 Grambling 1 0- 1-0 Grambling
87 0.226 Toledo 12 9- 3-0 Toledo
88 0.194 Texas Arlington 11 6- 5-0 Texas Arlington
89 0.185 LSU 11 3- 7-1 LSU
90 0.175 Southern Illinois 11 7- 4-0 Southern Illinois
91 0.175 California 11 2- 9-0 California
92 0.160 Arkansas State 11 6- 5-0 Arkansas State
93 0.152 UNLV 12 6- 6-0 UNLV
94 0.120 Connecticut 2 1- 1-0 Connecticut
95 0.116 Indiana 11 3- 8-0 Indiana
96 0.096 East Carolina 11 5- 6-0 East Carolina
97 0.083 Pacific 11 5- 6-0 Pacific
98 0.074 Louisville 11 5- 6-0 Louisville
99 0.068 Massachusetts 3 2- 1-0 Massachusetts
100 0.032 Wake Forest 11 4- 7-0 Wake Forest
101 0.021 New Mexico 12 4- 7-1 New Mexico
102 -0.009 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 7- 3-1 Tennessee Chattanooga
103 -0.016 Texas Tech 11 1- 9-1 Texas Tech
104 -0.094 Air Force 11 4- 7-0 Air Force
105 -0.109 Colgate 10 7- 3-0 Colgate
106 -0.126 Central Michigan 11 7- 4-0 Central Michigan
107 -0.139 Fresno State 11 5- 6-0 Fresno State
108 -0.167 Furman 11 8- 3-0 Furman
109 -0.176 Virginia Military 10 6- 3-1 Virginia Military
110 -0.178 Kansas State 11 2- 9-0 Kansas State
111 -0.193 Lamar 11 4- 6-1 Lamar
112 -0.202 Wichita State 11 4- 6-1 Wichita State
113 -0.225 Idaho 1 0- 1-0 Idaho
114 -0.231 Louisiana Tech 11 4- 6-1 Louisiana Tech
115 -0.256 Oregon 11 2- 9-0 Oregon
116 -0.287 Louisiana Monroe 11 5- 6-0 Louisiana Monroe
117 -0.300 Citadel 11 7- 3-1 Citadel
118 -0.314 Virginia 11 1-10-0 Virginia
119 -0.326 Georgia Tech 11 1-10-0 Georgia Tech
120 -0.347 Holy Cross College 11 6- 5-0 Holy Cross College
121 -0.358 Northwestern Louisiana 3 1- 2-0 Northwestern Louisiana
122 -0.381 Richmond 11 4- 7-0 Richmond
123 -0.434 Bowling Green State 11 5- 5-1 Bowling Green State
124 -0.439 North Texas 11 2- 9-0 North Texas
125 -0.447 Memphis 11 1-10-0 Memphis
126 -0.448 William & Mary 11 5- 6-0 William & Mary
127 -0.460 Army 11 3- 7-1 Army
128 -0.470 Western Michigan 11 6- 5-0 Western Michigan
129 -0.504 Indiana State 11 5- 5-1 Indiana State
130 -0.570 Ohio University 11 5- 6-0 Ohio University
131 -0.576 Middle Tennessee State 2 1- 1-0 Middle Tennessee State
132 -0.578 Dartmouth College 10 6- 4-0 Dartmouth College
133 -0.707 Cal State Fullerton 11 3- 8-0 Cal State Fullerton
134 -0.722 Cal State Long Beach 10 2- 8-0 Cal State Long Beach
135 -0.754 Northwestern 11 0-11-0 Northwestern
136 -0.794 Louisiana Lafayette 11 1- 9-1 Louisiana Lafayette
137 -0.804 Princeton 10 5- 4-1 Princeton
138 -0.822 Harvard 10 5- 4-1 Harvard
139 -0.824 Oregon State 11 1-10-0 Oregon State
140 -0.853 Lehigh 2 1- 1-0 Lehigh
141 -0.874 East Tennessee State 11 6- 5-0 East Tennessee State
142 -0.896 Colorado State 12 0-12-0 Colorado State
143 -0.916 Northern Iowa 1 0- 1-0 Northern Iowa
144 -0.942 Western Carolina 11 4- 7-0 Western Carolina
145 -0.952 Portland State 1 0- 1-0 Portland State
146 -0.960 Eastern Kentucky 1 0- 1-0 Eastern Kentucky
147 -0.981 Kent State 11 4- 7-0 Kent State
148 -1.025 Santa Clara 1 0- 1-0 Santa Clara
149 -1.030 Weber State College 1 0- 1-0 Weber State College
150 -1.035 Texas El Paso 11 1-10-0 Texas El Paso
151 -1.118 Appalachian State 11 3- 7-1 Appalachian State
152 -1.162 Ball State 11 4- 7-0 Ball State
153 -1.190 New Mexico State 11 3- 8-0 New Mexico State
154 -1.236 Lafayette College 2 1- 1-0 Lafayette College
155 -1.254 Jacksonville State 1 0- 1-0 Jacksonville State
156 -1.356 Northern Illinois 11 3- 8-0 Northern Illinois
157 -1.492 Boston University 2 0- 2-0 Boston University
158 -1.560 Nebraska Omaha 1 0- 1-0 Nebraska Omaha
159 -1.655 James Madison 5 1- 4-0 James Madison
160 -1.684 Wofford College 4 0- 4-0 Wofford College
161 -1.692 Illinois State 10 3- 7-0 Illinois State
162 -1.711 Cornell 10 3- 7-0 Cornell
163 -1.727 Marshall 11 2- 9-0 Marshall
164 -1.742 Akron 2 1- 1-0 Akron
165 -1.813 South Dakota 1 0- 1-0 South Dakota
166 -1.814 Boise State 1 0- 1-0 Boise State
167 -1.824 Brown University 10 3- 7-0 Brown University
168 -1.825 Davidson College 2 0- 2-0 Davidson College
169 -1.862 Liberty 1 0- 1-0 Liberty
170 -1.867 Presbyterian College 1 0- 1-0 Presbyterian College
171 -1.903 Nicholls State 2 0- 2-0 Nicholls State
172 -2.018 Missouri Southern 1 0- 1-0 Missouri Southern
173 -2.073 Pennsylvania 10 1- 9-0 Pennsylvania
174 -2.092 Columbia 10 1- 9-0 Columbia
175 -2.104 Sam Houston State 1 0- 1-0 Sam Houston State
176 -2.185 Tennessee Tech 1 0- 1-0 Tennessee Tech
177 -2.199 Newberry College 1 0- 1-0 Newberry College
178 -2.386 Eastern Michigan 11 0-11-0 Eastern Michigan
179 -2.389 Bucknell University 2 0- 2-0 Bucknell University
180 -2.402 California Poly State 1 0- 1-0 California Poly State
181 -2.414 Western Illinois 3 0- 3-0 Western Illinois
182 -2.701 Eastern Illinois 2 0- 2-0 Eastern Illinois
183 -2.834 Morehead State 1 0- 1-0 Morehead State
184 -2.895 Rhode Island 1 0- 1-0 Rhode Island
185 -3.002 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0- 1-0 Lenoir-Rhyne College