1996/1997 NCAA Division I-A Football Teams Rated and Ranked


This is for the 1996/1997 season.
Click here for the current season.

Each team is rated and the ranking is based upon the teams' ratings. See Explanation.


Ratings and Rankings

NCAA Division I-A Football Ratings & Rankings
Based upon 668 games.
Rated & Ranked by John Wobus, 09/04/05

Rnk Team                                    Rating (W-L)
--- ----                                    ------ -----
  1 Florida                                  1.498 (12-1)
  2 Florida St                               1.423 (11-1)
  3 Ohio St                                  1.299 (11-1)
  4 Arizona St                               1.228 (11-1)
  5 Brigham Young                            1.084 (14-1)
  6 Nebraska                                 1.079 (11-2)
  7 Penn St                                  1.025 (11-2)
  8 Tennessee                                1.007 (10-2)
  9 Colorado                                 1.002 (10-2)
 10 Louisiana St                             0.984 (10-2)
 11 Alabama                                  0.958 (10-3)
 12 Virginia Tech                            0.953 (10-2)
 13 North Carolina                           0.928 (10-2)
 14 Washington                               0.893 (9-3)
 15 Miami Florida                            0.811 (9-3)
 16 Kansas St                                0.808 (9-3)
 17 Southern Miss                            0.785 (8-3)
 18 Syracuse                                 0.762 (9-3)
 19 Iowa                                     0.750 (9-3)
 20 Michigan                                 0.731 (8-4)
 21 Notre Dame                               0.718 (8-3)
 22 Auburn                                   0.691 (8-4)
 23 Northwestern                             0.687 (9-3)
 24 Army                                     0.647 (10-2)
 25 East Carolina                            0.631 (8-3)
 26 Wyoming                                  0.593 (10-2)
 27 Texas                                    0.543 (8-5)
 28 West Virginia                            0.539 (8-4)
 29 Navy                                     0.524 (9-3)
 30 Rice                                     0.510 (7-4)
 31 South Carolina                           0.487 (6-5)
 32 Texas Tech                               0.454 (7-5)
 33 Stanford                                 0.451 (7-5)
 34 Utah                                     0.448 (8-4)
 35 Houston                                  0.444 (7-5)
 36 Virginia                                 0.441 (7-5)
 37 Wisconsin                                0.433 (8-5)
 38 Clemson                                  0.409 (7-5)
 39 Southern Cal                             0.377 (6-6)
 40 UCLA                                     0.367 (5-6)
 41 Georgia                                  0.359 (5-6)
 42 Oregon                                   0.348 (6-5)
 43 Air Force                                0.287 (6-4)
 44 Michigan St                              0.279 (6-6)
 45 San Diego St                             0.251 (7-3)
 46 Mississippi St                           0.250 (5-6)
 47 Cincinnati                               0.243 (6-5)
 48 California                               0.240 (6-6)
 49 Texas A&M                                0.237 (6-6)
 50 Missouri                                 0.236 (5-6)
 51 Colorado St                              0.230 (7-5)
 52 Arkansas                                 0.226 (4-7)
 53 Kentucky                                 0.196 (4-7)
 54 Nevada                                   0.176 (9-3)
 55 Mississippi                              0.172 (5-6)
 56 Louisville                               0.156 (5-6)
 57 Arizona                                  0.149 (5-6)
 58 Sou Methodist                            0.137 (5-6)
 59 Utah St                                  0.132 (6-5)
 60 Kansas                                   0.131 (5-7)
 61 SW Louisiana                             0.129 (5-6)
 62 Memphis                                  0.125 (4-7)
 63 Boston College                           0.118 (5-7)
 64 Georgia Tech                             0.109 (5-6)
 65 Minnesota                                0.107 (4-7)
 66 Washington St                            0.100 (5-6)
 67 New Mexico                               0.062 (7-5)
 68 Oklahoma St                              0.034 (5-6)
 69 Pittsburgh                               0.025 (4-7)
 70 Purdue                                   0.023 (3-8)
 71 Maryland                                -0.001 (5-6)
 72 Ball St                                 -0.066 (8-5)
 73 Louisiana Tech                          -0.086 (6-5)
 74 Tulsa                                   -0.087 (4-7)
 75 Idaho                                   -0.091 (6-5)
 76 Indiana                                 -0.097 (3-8)
 77 NE Louisiana                            -0.117 (6-6)
 78 Baylor                                  -0.122 (4-7)
 79 Toledo                                  -0.139 (7-4)
 80 N Carolina St                           -0.163 (3-8)
 81 Oklahoma                                -0.181 (3-8)
 82 Miami Ohio                              -0.181 (6-5)
 83 Tulane                                  -0.186 (2-9)
 84 Vanderbilt                              -0.196 (2-9)
 85 Ohio                                    -0.199 (7-6)
 86 Central Flor                            -0.215 (6-6)
 87 Wake Forest                             -0.226 (4-8)
 88 Al Birmingham                           -0.237 (5-6)
 89 Tex Christian                           -0.238 (4-7)
 90 Fresno St                               -0.246 (4-7)
 91 North Texas                             -0.261 (5-6)
 92 Illinois                                -0.310 (2-9)
 93 Iowa St                                 -0.319 (2-9)
 94 Rutgers                                 -0.323 (2-9)
 95 Arkansas St                             -0.388 (4-7)
 96 Oregon St                               -0.411 (2-9)
 97 San Jose St                             -0.437 (3-9)
 98 Central Mich                            -0.495 (5-6)
 99 Bowling Green                           -0.607 (4-7)
100 Hawaii                                  -0.668 (2-10)
101 Texas El Paso                           -0.713 (2-9)
102 Akron                                   -0.726 (4-8)
103 Nevada Las Vgs                          -0.741 (1-11)
104 Eastern Mich                            -0.747 (3-8)
105 Temple                                  -0.776 (1-10)
106 Duke                                    -0.856 (0-11)
107 Western Mich                            -0.893 (2-10)
108 Boise St                                -0.949 (2-10)
109 Northern Illi                           -0.951 (1-10)
110 Kent                                    -0.991 (2-9)
111 New Mexico St                           -1.049 (1-11)
--- ----                                    ------ -----

 


Wobus Sports: www.vaporia.com/sports