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Data Criteria for the College Football Rankings and Won/Loss Records

There are many college football rankings systems out there using many different methods. Another thing to keep in mind is what data are being used and how are certain types of data being treated. For example, is the ranking system exclusively for Division I-A or both Division I-A and I-AA? And if it's only for Division I-A are the games against Division I-AA teams included and if they are how are they treated? If the ranking system takes home field advantage into account, how are games at neutral sites treated? The answers to these questions will influence the outcome of the rankings.

Below are the criteria I use for my rankings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team                     Location                    Games      Last Date

Air Force                Boulder CO                      1     11/14/1959
                         Colorado Springs CO             1     11/15/1958
                         Denver CO                       3     09/23/1961

Akron                    Cleveland OH                    1     09/01/2007

Alabama                  Birmingham AL                 236     08/30/2003
                         Mobile AL                      19     09/25/1965
                         Montgomery AL                  22     09/17/1954

Alameda Coast Guard      San Francisco CA                3     10/15/1944

Arizona                  Phoenix AZ                      6     09/15/1956
                         Tucson AZ                       2     12/27/1997

Arizona State            Phoenix AZ                      2     01/01/1951
                         Tempe AZ                        6     01/01/1983

Arkansas                 Fort Smith AR                   9     11/19/1943
                         Hot Springs AR                  1     11/06/1906
                         Little Rock AR                216     11/17/2007

Arkansas State           Little Rock AR                  3     09/09/2006

Army                     Bronx NY                       36     10/11/1969
                         Brooklyn NY                     1     10/13/1923
                         East Rutherford NJ              8     12/07/2002
                         Flushing NY                     1     10/09/1965
                         New York NY                    13     09/29/1962

Auburn                   Birmingham AL                  84     09/30/1978
                         Mobile AL                      10     11/19/1955
                         Montgomery AL                  34     09/25/1953

Baylor                   Beaumont TX                     1     11/20/1937
                         Dallas TX                       3     10/11/1924
                         San Antonio TX                  1     10/19/1940
                         Wichita Falls TX                1     10/01/1938

Boise State              Boise ID                        4     12/28/2005

Boston College           Boston MA                       8     10/13/1950
                         Foxboro MA                      8     09/26/1987

Boston University        Boston MA                       8     10/28/1950

Bradley                  Pekin IL                        1     09/17/1949

Carlisle                 Harrisburg PA                   5     10/02/1912

Centre                   Louisville KY                   5     10/19/1935

Chicago                  Chicago IL                      2     11/25/1897

Cincinnati               Cincinnati OH                  23     11/03/1990

Clemson                  Anderson SC                     2     10/07/1916
                         Charlotte NC                    2     10/12/2006
                         Columbia SC                     5     10/31/1907
                         Florence SC                     2     10/11/1929
                         Greenville SC                   3     11/13/1943

Colgate                  Binghamton NY                   1     11/04/1922
                         Bronx NY                        2     11/10/1934
                         Buffalo NY                      4     10/17/1942
                         New York NY                     1     10/17/1936
                         Oneida NY                       1     10/21/1911
                         Utica NY                        5     10/27/1923

Colorado                 Denver CO                       4     11/28/1912
                         Pueblo CO                       1     11/04/1944

Colorado Mines           Denver CO                       3     10/24/1914

Colorado State           Denver CO                       2     10/26/1940

Columbia                 Hoboken NJ                      2     11/22/1879
                         New York NY                    10     11/28/1936

Cornell                  Buffalo NY                      2     10/19/1901
                         Syracuse NY                     1     11/28/1889

Dartmouth                Boston MA                       1     11/28/1931
                         New York NY                     1     12/02/1939

Davidson                 Charlotte NC                    9     11/04/1950

Detroit Mercy            Detroit MI                      1     10/05/1951

Duke                     Durham NC                       1     01/01/1942
                         Greensboro NC                   3     09/24/1938
                         Norfolk VA                      2     10/09/1971
                         Winston-Salem NC                1     11/18/1950

Duquesne                 Buffalo NY                      1     09/30/1938
                         Philadelphia PA                 1     10/10/1942
                         Pittsburgh PA                   1     09/23/1938

East Carolina            Raleigh NC                      1     09/25/1999

Eastern Michigan         Detroit MI                      1     10/19/2007

Florida                  Gainesville FL                  1     12/22/1973
                         Jacksonville FL                51     12/09/1972
                         Miami FL                        3     10/08/1960
                         Orlando FL                      3     01/01/2008
                         Tampa FL                       30     09/30/1989

Florida Atlantic         Miami FL                        2     09/15/2007

Florida State            Jacksonville FL                 5     09/29/2007
                         Miami FL                        1     11/23/1996
                         Orlando FL                      4     11/09/1996
                         Tampa FL                        2     09/15/1979

Fordham                  Bronx NY                        2     11/28/1942
                         New York NY                    70     11/20/1954
                         Randalls Island NY              2     10/05/1940

Fresno State             Fresno CA                       2     12/09/1989

Furman                   Florence SC                     1     10/11/1934

George Washington        Alexandria VA                   1     10/12/1951
                         Washington DC                   2     11/07/1953

Georgetown               Washington DC                   9     10/14/1950

Georgia                  Atlanta GA                     23     12/30/2006
                         Augusta GA                      1     11/15/1919
                         Columbus GA                     3     10/23/1943
                         Macon GA                        5     11/28/1907
                         Savannah GA                     4     11/01/1930

Georgia Tech             Atlanta GA                      3     12/29/2000
                         Jacksonville FL                 1     11/17/1973

Great Lakes Navy         Chicago IL                      3     11/27/1943

Hardin-Simmons           Odessa TX                       1     10/15/1949

Harvard                  Boston MA                       3     10/31/1881

Haskell                  St. Louis MO                    1     11/26/1904

Hawaii                   Honolulu HI                     6     12/24/2006
                         Wailuku HI                      1     09/08/2001

Holy Cross               Lynn MA                         1     09/26/1953

Houston                  Houston TX                      6     12/28/2007

Idaho                    Boise ID                       28     10/05/1968
                         Pullman WA                      5     10/20/2001
                         Spokane WA                      1     10/06/1951

Illinois                 Chicago IL                      4     09/01/1994

Indiana                  Indianapolis IN                 8     10/28/2000

Kansas                   Kansas City MO                  5     10/15/2005
                         Lawrence KS                     2     10/12/1945

Kansas State             Kansas City MO                  3     12/06/2003

Kentucky                 Louisville KY                   8     09/13/1958

Knox                     Rock Island IL                  1     11/08/1902

Lake Forest              Elgin IL                        1     11/28/1895

Long Beach State         Pasadena CA                     1     12/19/1970
                         Spokane WA                      1     10/29/1983

Louisiana State          Monroe LA                       2     11/25/1933
                         New Orleans LA                 13     01/07/2008
                         Shreveport LA                   4     10/03/1959

Louisiana Tech           Shreveport LA                   6     11/13/2004

Manhattan                Bronx NY                        4     11/09/1940
                         Brooklyn NY                    11     11/20/1937
                         New York NY                    23     11/14/1942

March Field              Los Angeles CA                  3     12/10/1944

Marquette                Chicago IL                      1     10/07/1938

Marshall                 Charleston WV                   1     11/01/1980
                         Huntington WV                   5     12/07/2002

Maryland                 Baltimore MD                   25     10/31/1998
                         Washington DC                   9     11/20/1948

Mercer                   Columbus GA                     1     11/18/1911

Miami (Florida)          Miami FL                       10     01/01/2004

Michigan                 Detroit MI                      7     11/02/1901

Middle Tennessee State   Nashville TN                    1     10/06/2006

Mississippi              Clarksdale MS                   1     10/11/1935
                         Columbus MS                     1     10/12/1907
                         Greenville MS                   1     11/05/1910
                         Jackson MS                     79     09/07/1996
                         Memphis TN                     14     10/22/1966
                         Meridian MS                     1     10/28/1933
                         West Point MS                   1     11/09/1918

Mississippi College      Hattiesburg MS                  1     11/29/1912
                         Jackson MS                      2     10/20/1923
                         Vicksburg MS                    1     11/02/1923

Mississippi State        Aberdeen MS                     1     10/18/1912
                         Columbus MS                     9     10/17/1913
                         Gulfport MS                     1     11/12/1911
                         Jackson MS                     63     11/17/1990
                         Memphis TN                      6     10/02/1948
                         Meridian MS                     4     11/12/1938

Missouri                 Kansas City MO                  4     09/03/2005
                         St Louis MO                     1     09/01/2007
                         St. Louis MO                    5     09/26/1970

Montana                  Great Falls MT                  1     09/18/1948

Navy                     Baltimore MD                   67     12/01/2007
                         Landover MD                     1     10/04/2003
                         Norfolk VA                      5     10/27/1962
                         Philadelphia PA                 1     11/30/1929
                         Raljon MD                       3     10/06/2001
                         Washington DC                   4     10/04/1975

Nebraska                 Omaha NE                        4     10/25/1919

Nevada                   Las Vegas NV                    2     11/29/1947

Nevada-Las Vegas         Las Vegas NV                    2     12/21/2000

New Mexico               Albuquerque NM                  2     12/22/2007

New York University      Bronx NY                       57     11/13/1948
                         New York NY                    11     11/02/1946
                         Randalls Island NY              1     10/13/1951

North Carolina           Charlotte NC                    1     11/07/1914
                         Durham NC                       1     11/19/1910
                         Greensboro NC                   2     10/23/1915
                         Norfolk VA                      1     11/05/1955
                         Raleigh NC                      1     10/26/1912
                         Winston-Salem NC                2     10/25/1913

North Carolina State     Norfolk VA                      1     11/12/1966
                         Winston-Salem NC                1     11/08/1941

North Texas              Dallas TX                       1     09/10/1971
                         Irving TX                      14     09/22/2001

Northern Illinois        Chicago IL                      1     09/01/2007

Northwestern             Chicago IL                     21     08/23/1997

Notre Dame               Chicago IL                      6     11/29/1930

Oglethorpe               Columbus GA                     1     11/25/1920

Ohio                     Columbus OH                     1     09/18/1982

Ohio State               Cleveland OH                    4     10/19/1991

Oklahoma                 Oklahoma City OK                5     12/02/1944

Oklahoma State           Oklahoma City OK                8     10/26/1946

Oregon                   Portland OR                    68     09/12/1970

Oregon State             Portland OR                    82     11/01/1986

Pacific                  Fresno CA                       1     11/13/1943

Penn State               Hershey PA                      1     09/20/1947
                         Philadelphia PA                 1     11/03/1928

Pennsylvania             Manheim PA                      5     11/18/1893

Pittsburgh               Pittsburgh PA                   7     11/27/1998
                         Wilkinsburg PA                  1     10/08/1910

Presbyterian             Spartanburg SC                  1     12/02/1944

Princeton                New York NY                     2     10/10/1942
                         Trenton NJ                      1     11/10/1894

Randolph Field           Fort Worth TX                   1     10/22/1944

Rice                     Houston TX                      2     11/29/2004

Rutgers                  East Rutherford NJ             35     09/23/1995
                         New York NY                     6     11/06/1923

Samford                  Montgomery AL                   1     10/29/1921

San Diego State          San Diego CA                    1     12/30/1986

San Francisco            Sacramento CA                   1     12/03/1939
                         San Francisco CA                1     11/13/1948

Santa Clara              Sacramento CA                   3     11/15/1952
                         San Francisco CA                3     09/28/1940

Sewanee                  Chattanooga TN                  5     10/11/1941
                         Memphis TN                      1     11/10/1923

South Carolina           Orangeburg SC                   2     10/27/1939
                         Sumter SC                       2     10/13/1939

Southern California      Anaheim CA                      3     12/30/1993
                         Los Angeles CA                  1     12/25/1924
                         Pasadena CA                    35     01/01/2008

Southern Methodist       Dallas TX                      10     10/15/1994
                         Irving TX                       6     11/03/1984
                         San Antonio TX                  1     11/13/1943
                         Tyler TX                        1     10/11/1941

Southern Mississippi     Jackson MS                      4     09/26/1987
                         Mobile AL                       2     10/19/1974

Southwestern (Texas)     Georgetown TX                   1     11/20/1914

Stanford                 Berkeley CA                     1     11/08/1924
                         San Francisco CA                3     11/07/1942

Stevens                  Hoboken NJ                      1     11/24/1877

Syracuse                 Bronx NY                        1     11/28/1963
                         Buffalo NY                      7     10/27/1979
                         Ithaca NY                       1     11/17/1979
                         New York NY                     1     10/24/1936

Temple                   Hershey PA                      1     10/02/1948
                         Philadelphia PA                16     11/21/1998

Tennessee                Memphis TN                      5     10/01/1983
                         Nashville TN                    1     08/31/2002

Texas                    Dallas TX                      12     10/13/1928
                         Houston TX                      3     11/06/1915
                         San Antonio TX                  3     10/21/1933

Texas A&M                Beaumont TX                     1     11/26/1914
                         Dallas TX                      24     09/23/1967
                         Galveston TX                    1     10/14/1916
                         Houston TX                      2     09/08/1979
                         San Antonio TX                  6     09/16/2006
                         Tyler TX                        3     10/14/1939

Texas Christian          Dallas TX                       9     01/01/1959
                         Fort Worth TX                   2     12/23/2003

Texas Tech               Irving TX                       1     09/07/1996

Texas-El Paso            El Paso TX                      8     12/30/1967
                         San Antonio TX                  1     09/24/1994

Toledo                   Cleveland OH                    1     10/18/1975
                         Toledo OH                       1     11/30/2001

Tulane                   Lafayette LA                    1     10/08/2005
                         Mobile AL                       1     10/29/2005
                         Monroe LA                       1     11/19/2005
                         New Orleans LA                  2     01/01/1940
                         Ruston LA                       1     10/14/2005
                         Shreveport LA                   1     09/17/2005

UCLA                     Anaheim CA                      1     12/30/1986
                         Pasadena CA                    12     01/01/1999

Utah                     Ogden UT                        1     10/08/1932

Utah State               Ogden UT                        2     10/15/1927

Vanderbilt               Nashville TN                    1     11/25/2000

Villanova                Philadelphia PA                62     12/15/1962

Virginia                 Norfolk VA                      8     11/01/1952
                         Richmond VA                    19     10/16/1971

Virginia Tech            Bluefield WV                    2     09/15/1956
                         Lynchburg VA                    1     11/12/1910
                         Norfolk VA                      3     10/18/1986
                         Richmond VA                    19     10/15/1966
                         Roanoke VA                     17     09/18/1965

Wake Forest              Asheville NC                    1     11/28/1929
                         Charlotte NC                    2     11/29/1941
                         Greensboro NC                   1     10/14/1944
                         Winston-Salem NC                9     09/24/1955

Washington               Seattle WA                      1     09/03/2005
                         Spokane WA                      1     11/18/1944

Washington & Jefferson   Pittsburgh PA                   1     11/03/1906

Washington & Lee         Lynchburg VA                    4     09/30/1950
                         Richmond VA                     5     10/30/1937
                         Roanoke VA                      7     10/02/1948

Washington State         Seattle WA                      6     09/16/2006
                         Spokane WA                     64     09/24/1983
                         Tacoma WA                       3     11/27/1948

West Texas A&M           Amarillo TX                     2     10/05/1957

West Virginia            Parkersburg WV                  1     11/13/1926
                         Wheeling WV                     1     10/06/1928

West Virginia Wesleyan   Charleston WV                   1     10/17/1914
                         Clarksburg WV                   1     09/26/1914

Whitman                  Pendleton OR                    1     10/04/1924

William & Mary           Norfolk VA                      2     10/13/1979
                         Richmond VA                     4     10/19/1968

Wisconsin                Chicago IL                      1     12/19/1896
                         Milwaukee WI                    4     10/14/1905

Wyoming                  Casper WY                       1     11/13/1926
                         Cheyenne WY                     1     10/22/1932

Below are the criteria I use for the won/loss records:

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