College Football 1997
Method 2: Chi Square Truncated Score Difference
Based on games played between 1997/8/23 and 1998/1/2
Soren Sorensen - Fri Sep 08 15:48:38 2000
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1 23.877 Florida State 12 11- 1-0 Florida State
2 23.156 Nebraska 13 13- 0-0 Nebraska
3 19.622 Florida 12 10- 2-0 Florida
4 18.554 Tennessee 13 11- 2-0 Tennessee
5 18.393 Michigan 12 12- 0-0 Michigan
6 18.312 UCLA 12 10- 2-0 UCLA
7 16.937 Washington 12 8- 4-0 Washington
8 16.500 North Carolina 12 11- 1-0 North Carolina
9 16.356 Ohio State 13 10- 3-0 Ohio State
10 15.819 Georgia 12 10- 2-0 Georgia
11 15.144 Kansas State 12 11- 1-0 Kansas State
12 14.696 Auburn 13 10- 3-0 Auburn
13 13.434 Washington State 12 10- 2-0 Washington State
14 13.087 LSU 12 9- 3-0 LSU
15 12.485 Arizona State 12 9- 3-0 Arizona State
16 10.244 Clemson 12 7- 5-0 Clemson
17 10.064 Colorado State 13 11- 2-0 Colorado State
18 9.863 Michigan State 12 7- 5-0 Michigan State
19 9.721 Iowa 12 7- 5-0 Iowa
20 9.282 Mississippi 12 8- 4-0 Mississippi
21 8.470 Virginia 11 7- 4-0 Virginia
22 8.407 Southern California 11 6- 5-0 Southern California
23 8.406 Penn State 12 9- 3-0 Penn State
24 8.319 North Carolina State 11 6- 5-0 North Carolina State
25 8.308 Georgia Tech 12 7- 5-0 Georgia Tech
26 8.117 Mississippi State 11 7- 4-0 Mississippi State
27 7.842 Syracuse 13 9- 4-0 Syracuse
28 7.830 Oregon 12 7- 5-0 Oregon
29 7.389 Southern Mississippi 12 9- 3-0 Southern Mississippi
30 7.177 Texas A&M 13 9- 4-0 Texas A&M
31 7.065 Arizona 12 7- 5-0 Arizona
32 6.986 Purdue 12 9- 3-0 Purdue
33 6.944 Miami (Ohio) 11 8- 3-0 Miami (Ohio)
34 6.094 Marshall 13 10- 3-0 Marshall
35 6.017 South Carolina 11 5- 6-0 South Carolina
36 5.278 Alabama 11 4- 7-0 Alabama
37 5.192 Notre Dame 13 7- 6-0 Notre Dame
38 4.880 Colorado 11 5- 6-0 Colorado
39 4.231 Oklahoma State 12 8- 4-0 Oklahoma State
40 4.095 Stanford 11 5- 6-0 Stanford
41 4.013 Central Florida 11 5- 6-0 Central Florida
42 3.738 Missouri 12 7- 5-0 Missouri
43 3.395 Kentucky 11 5- 6-0 Kentucky
44 2.927 Texas Tech 11 6- 5-0 Texas Tech
45 2.916 Tulane 11 7- 4-0 Tulane
46 2.831 Wake Forest 11 5- 6-0 Wake Forest
47 2.350 Air Force 13 10- 3-0 Air Force
48 2.339 West Virginia 12 7- 5-0 West Virginia
49 2.284 Navy 11 7- 4-0 Navy
50 2.074 Ohio University 11 8- 3-0 Ohio University
51 1.762 California 11 3- 8-0 California
52 1.564 Wyoming 13 7- 6-0 Wyoming
53 1.375 Northwestern 12 5- 7-0 Northwestern
54 0.869 New Mexico 13 9- 4-0 New Mexico
55 0.771 Toledo 12 9- 3-0 Toledo
56 0.656 Virginia Tech 12 7- 5-0 Virginia Tech
57 0.442 Arkansas 11 4- 7-0 Arkansas
58 -0.046 Cincinnati 12 8- 4-0 Cincinnati
59 -0.259 Wisconsin 13 8- 5-0 Wisconsin
60 -1.009 Fresno State 12 6- 6-0 Fresno State
61 -1.292 Southern Methodist 11 6- 5-0 Southern Methodist
62 -1.442 Miami (Florida) 11 5- 6-0 Miami (Florida)
63 -1.617 Vanderbilt 11 3- 8-0 Vanderbilt
64 -1.937 Louisiana Tech 11 9- 2-0 Louisiana Tech
65 -2.238 Rice 11 7- 4-0 Rice
66 -2.345 Utah 11 6- 5-0 Utah
67 -2.594 Oregon State 11 3- 8-0 Oregon State
68 -2.939 Duke 11 2- 9-0 Duke
69 -3.262 Utah State 12 6- 6-0 Utah State
70 -3.295 Brigham Young 11 6- 5-0 Brigham Young
71 -3.431 East Carolina 11 5- 6-0 East Carolina
72 -3.525 Western Michigan 11 8- 3-0 Western Michigan
73 -4.038 Nevada Reno 11 5- 6-0 Nevada Reno
74 -4.316 San Diego State 12 5- 7-0 San Diego State
75 -4.496 Texas 11 4- 7-0 Texas
76 -4.559 Minnesota 12 3- 9-0 Minnesota
77 -4.574 Pittsburgh 12 6- 6-0 Pittsburgh
78 -5.043 Oklahoma 12 4- 8-0 Oklahoma
79 -6.162 Memphis 11 4- 7-0 Memphis
80 -6.494 Kansas 11 5- 6-0 Kansas
81 -6.869 Maryland 11 2- 9-0 Maryland
82 -7.088 Indiana 11 2- 9-0 Indiana
83 -7.965 Boston College 11 4- 7-0 Boston College
84 -8.064 Eastern Michigan 11 4- 7-0 Eastern Michigan
85 -8.601 Ball State 11 5- 6-0 Ball State
86 -9.675 Baylor University 11 2- 9-0 Baylor University
87 -9.778 Louisiana Monroe 12 5- 7-0 Louisiana Monroe
88 -10.086 UNLV 11 3- 8-0 UNLV
89 -10.515 Hawaii 12 3- 9-0 Hawaii
90 -10.973 Houston 11 3- 8-0 Houston
91 -11.161 San Jose State 11 4- 7-0 San Jose State
92 -11.256 Bowling Green State 11 3- 8-0 Bowling Green State
93 -11.354 Boise State 11 4- 7-0 Boise State
94 -11.376 Temple 11 3- 8-0 Temple
95 -11.482 Texas El Paso 11 4- 7-0 Texas El Paso
96 -12.038 Iowa State 11 1-10-0 Iowa State
97 -12.215 Tulsa 11 2- 9-0 Tulsa
98 -12.673 Kent State 11 3- 8-0 Kent State
99 -12.930 Army 11 4- 7-0 Army
100 -13.089 Akron 11 2- 9-0 Akron
101 -13.696 Louisville 11 1-10-0 Louisville
102 -13.877 Alabama Birmingham 11 5- 6-0 Alabama Birmingham
103 -13.907 Illinois 11 0-11-0 Illinois
104 -14.053 Idaho 11 5- 6-0 Idaho
105 -15.457 Texas Christian 11 1-10-0 Texas Christian
106 -16.310 North Texas 11 4- 7-0 North Texas
107 -18.384 Central Michigan 11 2- 9-0 Central Michigan
108 -21.289 Rutgers 11 0-11-0 Rutgers
109 -23.040 New Mexico State 11 2- 9-0 New Mexico State
110 -23.428 Louisiana Lafayette 11 1-10-0 Louisiana Lafayette
111 -25.354 Arkansas State 11 2- 9-0 Arkansas State