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1986 College Football Rankings

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                                                                  STRENGTH OF
                                     AVERAGE   OVERALL     CONF     SCHEDULE     AP
RANK TEAM                       CONF   SCORE    W- L-T   W- L-T     AVG  RANK   RANK

   1 Oklahoma                    BG8   97.89   11- 1-0   7- 0-0   56.90    33      3
   2 Miami (Florida)             IND   97.15   11- 1-0   0- 0-0   58.52    27      2
   3 Penn State                  IND   96.65   12- 0-0   0- 0-0   64.92    15      1
   4 Arizona State               P10   96.49   10- 1-1   5- 1-1   66.34    11      4
   5 UCLA                        P10   94.19    8- 3-1   5- 2-1   72.46     5     14
   6 Washington                  P10   93.54    8- 3-1   5- 2-1   70.58     7     18
   7 Nebraska                    BG8   93.37   10- 2-0   5- 2-0   53.54    44      5
   8 Michigan                    B10   93.20   11- 2-0   7- 1-0   60.89    19      8
   9 Alabama                     SEC   92.82   10- 3-0   4- 2-0   65.33    14      9
  10 Arizona                     P10   91.87    9- 3-0   5- 3-0   65.67    13     11
  11 Auburn                      SEC   90.87   10- 2-0   4- 2-0   50.36    55      6
  12 Louisiana State             SEC   90.03    9- 3-0   5- 1-0   67.21    10     10
  13 Ohio State                  B10   89.35   10- 3-0   7- 1-0   59.16    23      7
  14 Stanford                    P10   89.26    8- 4-0   5- 3-0   71.92     6       
  15 Southern California         P10   87.12    7- 5-0   5- 3-0   77.03     2       
  16 Texas A&M                   SWC   82.41    9- 3-0   7- 1-0   51.83    49     13
  17 Boston College              IND   81.64    9- 3-0   0- 0-0   53.10    45     19
  18 Clemson                     ACC   81.51    8- 2-2   5- 1-1   54.09    39     17
  19 Iowa                        B10   81.41    9- 3-0   5- 3-0   48.63    59     16
  20 Florida State               IND   80.07    7- 4-1   0- 0-0   54.07    40       
  21 Arkansas                    SWC   79.52    9- 3-0   6- 2-0   51.27    50     15
  22 Baylor                      SWC   78.67    9- 3-0   6- 2-0   50.55    52     12
  23 Georgia                     SEC   78.46    8- 4-0   4- 2-0   59.02    24       
  24 San Jose State              PCA   77.23   10- 2-0   7- 0-0   39.49    81       
  25 Notre Dame                  IND   76.83    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   68.05     9       
  26 Florida                     SEC   76.22    6- 5-0   2- 4-0   65.84    12       
  27 Pittsburgh                  IND   69.78    5- 5-1   0- 0-0   61.04    17       
  28 Oregon                      P10   69.57    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   76.59     3       
  29 Virginia Tech               IND   69.07    9- 2-1   0- 0-0   43.89    74     20
  30 Michigan State              B10   69.00    6- 5-0   4- 4-0   54.03    41       
  31 Temple                      IND   68.62    6- 5-0   0- 0-0   57.70    30       
  32 North Carolina State        ACC   68.27    8- 3-1   5- 2-0   48.87    58       
  33 Colorado                    BG8   67.90    6- 6-0   6- 1-0   59.56    22       
  34 Mississippi                 SEC   67.15    8- 3-1   4- 2-0   45.98    66       
  35 North Carolina              ACC   66.79    7- 4-1   5- 2-0   53.86    42       
  36 San Diego State             WAC   66.77    8- 4-0   7- 1-0   52.16    47       
  37 Brigham Young               WAC   66.22    8- 5-0   6- 2-0   49.16    57       
  38 Rutgers                     IND   65.29    5- 5-1   0- 0-0   58.40    28       
  39 Maryland                    ACC   64.35    5- 5-1   2- 3-1   55.58    36       
  40 Southern Methodist          SWC   63.25    6- 5-0   5- 3-0   60.58    20       
  41 Fresno State                PCA   59.33    9- 2-0   6- 1-0   27.28    98       
  42 Texas Tech                  SWC   58.55    7- 5-0   5- 3-0   51.16    51       
  43 Georgia Tech                ACC   58.18    5- 5-1   3- 3-0   50.39    54       
  44 Washington State            P10   57.51    3- 7-1   2- 6-1   74.46     4       
  45 Tennessee                   SEC   57.32    7- 5-0   3- 3-0   47.82    61       
  46 Kentucky                    SEC   56.96    5- 5-1   2- 4-0   56.06    34       
  47 Texas                       SWC   55.56    5- 6-0   4- 4-0   57.21    31       
  48 South Carolina              IND   54.20    3- 6-2   0- 0-0   60.40    21       
  49 Minnesota                   B10   54.01    6- 6-0   5- 3-0   55.38    37       
  50 Indiana                     B10   53.02    6- 6-0   3- 5-0   47.38    63       
  51 Colorado State              WAC   52.89    6- 5-0   4- 4-0   46.42    65       
  52 Tulsa                       IND   52.06    7- 4-0   0- 0-0   32.30    91       
  53 Syracuse                    IND   51.90    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   56.00    35       
  54 Iowa State                  BG8   51.64    6- 5-0   3- 4-0   45.33    67       
  55 Mississippi State           SEC   49.66    6- 5-0   2- 4-0   54.75    38       
  56 Hawaii                      WAC   48.71    7- 5-0   4- 4-0   44.71    70       
  57 Air Force                   WAC   46.46    6- 5-0   5- 2-0   42.72    77       
  58 Cincinnati                  IND   46.45    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   53.01    46       
  59 Oklahoma State              BG8   45.91    6- 5-0   4- 3-0   42.30    79       
  60 Miami (Ohio)                MID   45.83    8- 4-0   6- 2-0   27.71    97       
  61 Wyoming                     WAC   44.93    6- 6-0   4- 4-0   43.88    75       
  62 Oregon State                P10   44.34    3- 8-0   1- 6-0   69.93     8       
  63 California                  P10   43.89    2- 9-0   2- 7-0   80.25     1       
  64 Wake Forest                 ACC   43.13    5- 6-0   2- 5-0   45.25    68       
  65 West Virginia               IND   42.11    4- 7-0   0- 0-0   58.14    29       
  66 Illinois                    B10   41.73    4- 7-0   3- 5-0   61.00    18       
  67 Southern Mississippi        IND   39.63    6- 5-0   0- 0-0   42.37    78       
  68 Army                        IND   36.51    6- 5-0   0- 0-0   38.52    82       
  69 Long Beach State            PCA   34.68    6- 5-0   4- 3-0   35.51    88       
  70 Northwestern                B10   32.42    4- 7-0   2- 6-0   47.12    64       
  71 Nevada-Las Vegas            PCA   31.53    6- 5-0   3- 4-0   29.30    95       
  72 Southwest Louisiana         IND   30.16    6- 5-0   0- 0-0   26.83   100       
  73 Wisconsin                   B10   29.96    3- 9-0   2- 6-0   53.79    43       
  74 Toledo                      MID   26.82    7- 4-0   5- 3-0   20.99   102       
  75 Purdue                      B10   26.66    3- 8-0   2- 6-0   61.60    16       
  76 Duke                        ACC   26.04    4- 7-0   2- 5-0   48.22    60       
  77 New Mexico                  WAC   24.51    4- 8-0   2- 5-0   41.57    80       
  78 Missouri                    BG8   22.98    3- 8-0   2- 5-0   49.94    56       
  79 Texas-El Paso               WAC   22.64    4- 8-0   2- 6-0   43.57    76       
  80 East Carolina               IND   22.08    2- 9-0   0- 0-0   58.61    26       
  81 Rice                        SWC   20.79    4- 7-0   2- 6-0   47.42    62       
  82 Virginia                    ACC   20.67    3- 8-0   2- 5-0   50.53    53       
  83 Tulane                      IND   19.97    4- 7-0   0- 0-0   38.51    83       
  84 Utah                        WAC   19.96    2- 9-0   1- 7-0   51.86    48       
  85 Pacific                     PCA   18.13    4- 7-0   2- 5-0   31.56    93       
  86 Houston                     SWC   18.08    1-10-0   0- 8-0   58.77    25       
  87 Texas Christian             SWC   17.86    3- 8-0   1- 7-0   45.13    69       
  88 Ball State                  MID   16.90    6- 5-0   4- 4-0   16.82   105       
  89 Bowling Green               MID   16.24    5- 6-0   5- 3-0   26.91    99       
  90 Central Michigan            MID   16.04    5- 5-0   4- 4-0   20.51   103       
  91 Louisville                  IND   15.52    3- 8-0   0- 0-0   44.21    73       
  92 Vanderbilt                  SEC   14.77    1-10-0   0- 6-0   57.16    32       
  93 Eastern Michigan            MID   13.92    6- 5-0   4- 4-0   15.64   106       
  94 Navy                        IND   13.64    3- 8-0   0- 0-0   36.15    87       
  95 Wichita State               IND   13.01    3- 8-0   0- 0-0   37.82    85       
  96 Kent State                  MID   12.26    5- 6-0   5- 3-0   26.37   101       
  97 Kansas                      BG8   11.64    3- 8-0   0- 7-0   44.39    72       
  98 Utah State                  PCA   11.53    3- 8-0   3- 4-0   32.22    92       
  99 Division I-AA                     10.63   19-53-2   0- 0-0   36.26    86       
 100 Cal-Fullerton               PCA    9.67    3- 9-0   2- 5-0   30.68    94       
 101 Kansas State                BG8    8.97    2- 9-0   1- 6-0   44.45    71       
 102 Western Michigan            MID    8.62    3- 8-0   3- 5-0   29.29    96       
 103 Northern Illinois           IND    6.17    2- 9-0   0- 0-0   34.80    89       
 104 Memphis State               IND    5.76    1-10-0   0- 0-0   38.38    84       
 105 New Mexico State            PCA    3.00    1-10-0   1- 6-0   34.49    90       
 106 Ohio                        MID    1.86    1-10-0   0- 8-0   18.13   104       

Team Rankings | Conference Rankings


                        # OF AVERAGE AVERAGE      OVERALL     NON-CONF                                   
CONFERENCE      ABBREV TEAMS   SCORE    RANK     W-  L- T     W-  L- T  BEST TEAM            RANK   SCORE

Pac 10             P10    10   76.78   25.10    63- 49- 4    25- 11- 0  Arizona State           4   96.49
Southeastern       SEC    10   67.43   35.30    70- 45- 2    40- 15- 2  Alabama                 9   92.82
Big 10             B10    10   57.08   45.30    62- 56- 0    22- 16- 0  Michigan                8   93.20
Atlantic Coast     ACC     8   53.62   48.63    45- 40- 6    19- 14- 4  Clemson                18   81.51
Southwest          SWC     9   52.74   49.11    53- 50- 0    17- 14- 0  Texas A&M              16   82.41
Big 8              BG8     8   50.04   53.75    47- 44- 0    19- 16- 0  Oklahoma                1   97.89
Independent        IND    24   48.09   55.21   129-134- 6   129-134- 6  Miami (Florida)         2   97.15
Western Athletic   WAC     9   43.68   59.78    51- 55- 0    16- 20- 0  San Diego State        36   66.77
Pacific Coast Athl PCA     8   30.64   74.13    42- 48- 0    14- 20- 0  San Jose State         24   77.23
Mid American       MID     9   17.61   88.67    46- 53- 0    10- 17- 0  Miami (Ohio)           60   45.83

The database used to produce the above rankings was constructed from data listed on James Howell's website.
Click here for criteria used for determining what scores to use and which team was the home team.

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