College Football 1981
Method 2: Chi Square Truncated Score Difference
Based on games played between 1981/9/5 and 1982/1/1
Soren Sorensen - Fri Sep 08 15:43:59 2000
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Rank Rating Team #G Record Link to team info
1 23.774 Penn State 12 10- 2-0 Penn State
2 21.083 Clemson 12 12- 0-0 Clemson
3 20.706 Nebraska 12 9- 3-0 Nebraska
4 20.588 Pittsburgh 12 11- 1-0 Pittsburgh
5 20.415 Georgia 12 10- 2-0 Georgia
6 20.217 Southern Methodist 11 10- 1-0 Southern Methodist
7 16.385 Texas 12 10- 1-1 Texas
8 16.373 Alabama 12 9- 2-1 Alabama
9 16.302 Arizona State 11 9- 2-0 Arizona State
10 16.006 Miami (Florida) 11 9- 2-0 Miami (Florida)
11 15.839 Michigan 12 9- 3-0 Michigan
12 14.853 North Carolina 12 10- 2-0 North Carolina
13 14.314 Southern California 12 9- 3-0 Southern California
14 14.121 UCLA 12 7- 4-1 UCLA
15 14.076 Oklahoma 12 7- 4-1 Oklahoma
16 13.833 Southern Mississippi 12 9- 2-1 Southern Mississippi
17 13.525 West Virginia 12 9- 3-0 West Virginia
18 12.268 Arkansas 12 8- 4-0 Arkansas
19 12.239 Brigham Young 13 11- 2-0 Brigham Young
20 11.735 Washington 12 10- 2-0 Washington
21 11.671 Florida 12 7- 5-0 Florida
22 11.510 Houston 12 7- 4-1 Houston
23 11.445 Mississippi State 12 8- 4-0 Mississippi State
24 11.397 Missouri 12 8- 4-0 Missouri
25 11.225 Hawaii 11 9- 2-0 Hawaii
26 10.345 Washington State 12 8- 3-1 Washington State
27 10.298 Notre Dame 11 5- 6-0 Notre Dame
28 9.994 Texas A&M 12 7- 5-0 Texas A&M
29 9.811 Ohio State 12 9- 3-0 Ohio State
30 9.648 Iowa 12 8- 4-0 Iowa
31 8.839 Temple 10 5- 5-0 Temple
32 8.326 Wyoming 11 8- 3-0 Wyoming
33 8.012 Maryland 11 4- 6-1 Maryland
34 7.438 South Carolina 12 6- 6-0 South Carolina
35 7.327 Auburn 11 5- 6-0 Auburn
36 7.057 Tulane 11 6- 5-0 Tulane
37 5.643 Florida State 11 6- 5-0 Florida State
38 5.543 San Jose State 12 9- 3-0 San Jose State
39 5.456 Oklahoma State 12 7- 5-0 Oklahoma State
40 5.452 Illinois 11 7- 4-0 Illinois
41 5.298 Kansas 12 8- 4-0 Kansas
42 5.243 Tulsa 11 6- 5-0 Tulsa
43 5.031 Baylor University 11 5- 6-0 Baylor University
44 5.024 Virginia Tech 11 7- 4-0 Virginia Tech
45 4.981 Syracuse 11 4- 6-1 Syracuse
46 4.855 Cincinnati 11 6- 5-0 Cincinnati
47 4.797 Stanford 11 4- 7-0 Stanford
48 4.420 Wisconsin 12 7- 5-0 Wisconsin
49 4.250 Utah 11 8- 2-1 Utah
50 4.065 Navy 12 7- 4-1 Navy
51 3.836 Duke 11 6- 5-0 Duke
52 3.505 Arizona 11 6- 5-0 Arizona
53 3.355 Purdue 11 5- 6-0 Purdue
54 3.341 San Diego State 11 6- 5-0 San Diego State
55 2.730 North Carolina State 11 4- 7-0 North Carolina State
56 2.681 Michigan State 11 5- 6-0 Michigan State
57 2.655 Tennessee 12 8- 4-0 Tennessee
58 2.159 Iowa State 11 5- 5-1 Iowa State
59 2.087 McNeese State 11 7- 3-1 McNeese State
60 1.418 Texas Christian 11 2- 7-2 Texas Christian
61 1.373 Vanderbilt 11 4- 7-0 Vanderbilt
62 1.355 Utah State 11 5- 5-1 Utah State
63 1.156 Boston College 11 5- 6-0 Boston College
64 0.887 California 11 2- 9-0 California
65 0.795 Minnesota 11 6- 5-0 Minnesota
66 0.690 Louisiana Monroe 11 5- 6-0 Louisiana Monroe
67 0.578 Kentucky 11 3- 8-0 Kentucky
68 0.419 Mississippi 11 4- 6-1 Mississippi
69 -0.139 Southern Illinois 11 7- 4-0 Southern Illinois
70 -0.426 West Texas A&M 11 7- 4-0 West Texas A&M
71 -0.487 Arkansas State 11 6- 5-0 Arkansas State
72 -0.959 New Mexico 12 4- 7-1 New Mexico
73 -0.992 Texas Tech 11 1- 9-1 Texas Tech
74 -1.001 Texas Arlington 11 6- 5-0 Texas Arlington
75 -1.071 Rutgers 11 5- 6-0 Rutgers
76 -1.601 Louisville 11 5- 6-0 Louisville
77 -1.603 Colorado 11 3- 8-0 Colorado
78 -1.707 LSU 11 3- 7-1 LSU
79 -1.819 Rice 11 4- 7-0 Rice
80 -1.903 Toledo 12 9- 3-0 Toledo
81 -1.911 Miami (Ohio) 11 8- 2-1 Miami (Ohio)
82 -2.122 Yale 10 9- 1-0 Yale
83 -3.085 Drake 11 10- 1-0 Drake
84 -3.297 Wichita State 11 4- 6-1 Wichita State
85 -3.520 Indiana State 11 5- 5-1 Indiana State
86 -3.684 Oregon 11 2- 9-0 Oregon
87 -3.705 Kansas State 11 2- 9-0 Kansas State
88 -3.807 Central Michigan 11 7- 4-0 Central Michigan
89 -3.870 Colgate 10 7- 3-0 Colgate
90 -4.035 East Carolina 11 5- 6-0 East Carolina
91 -4.226 Holy Cross College 11 6- 5-0 Holy Cross College
92 -4.362 Louisiana Tech 11 4- 6-1 Louisiana Tech
93 -4.399 Wake Forest 11 4- 7-0 Wake Forest
94 -4.435 Virginia 11 1-10-0 Virginia
95 -4.541 Pacific 11 5- 6-0 Pacific
96 -4.678 Air Force 11 4- 7-0 Air Force
97 -5.266 Fresno State 11 5- 6-0 Fresno State
98 -5.509 Lamar 11 4- 6-1 Lamar
99 -5.665 UNLV 12 6- 6-0 UNLV
100 -5.696 Memphis 11 1-10-0 Memphis
101 -5.729 Richmond 11 4- 7-0 Richmond
102 -5.751 Georgia Tech 11 1-10-0 Georgia Tech
103 -5.933 North Texas 11 2- 9-0 North Texas
104 -6.125 Bowling Green State 11 5- 5-1 Bowling Green State
105 -6.699 Indiana 11 3- 8-0 Indiana
106 -6.992 Louisiana Lafayette 11 1- 9-1 Louisiana Lafayette
107 -7.377 Western Michigan 11 6- 5-0 Western Michigan
108 -8.047 Virginia Military 10 6- 3-1 Virginia Military
109 -8.428 Cal State Fullerton 11 3- 8-0 Cal State Fullerton
110 -8.629 Army 11 3- 7-1 Army
111 -8.722 Citadel 11 7- 3-1 Citadel
112 -8.762 Furman 11 8- 3-0 Furman
113 -9.200 Dartmouth College 10 6- 4-0 Dartmouth College
114 -9.402 Cal State Long Beach 10 2- 8-0 Cal State Long Beach
115 -9.553 Ohio University 11 5- 6-0 Ohio University
116 -10.653 William & Mary 11 5- 6-0 William & Mary
117 -11.793 Kent State 11 4- 7-0 Kent State
118 -11.953 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 7- 3-1 Tennessee Chattanooga
119 -12.048 Harvard 10 5- 4-1 Harvard
120 -13.515 Ball State 11 4- 7-0 Ball State
121 -13.667 Colorado State 12 0-12-0 Colorado State
122 -14.339 New Mexico State 11 3- 8-0 New Mexico State
123 -14.430 Western Carolina 11 4- 7-0 Western Carolina
124 -14.803 Oregon State 11 1-10-0 Oregon State
125 -15.077 Northern Illinois 11 3- 8-0 Northern Illinois
126 -15.491 Appalachian State 11 3- 7-1 Appalachian State
127 -15.872 Princeton 10 5- 4-1 Princeton
128 -16.181 Northwestern 11 0-11-0 Northwestern
129 -16.270 Texas El Paso 11 1-10-0 Texas El Paso
130 -17.546 East Tennessee State 11 6- 5-0 East Tennessee State
131 -19.680 Illinois State 10 3- 7-0 Illinois State
132 -22.732 Brown University 10 3- 7-0 Brown University
133 -22.894 Columbia 10 1- 9-0 Columbia
134 -22.992 Marshall 11 2- 9-0 Marshall
135 -23.323 Cornell 10 3- 7-0 Cornell
136 -24.388 Pennsylvania 10 1- 9-0 Pennsylvania
137 -27.562 Eastern Michigan 11 0-11-0 Eastern Michigan