Division I-A Football Conference Standings as of 1/2/97 Perfomance Ratings are from David Wilson's system The Atlantic Coast Conference 927 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Florida St. 8 0 314 71 11 1 446 174 1112 North Carolina 6 2 240 76 10 2 357 123 1030 Clemson 6 2 164 156 7 5 245 241 949 Virginia 5 3 219 112 7 5 341 203 952 Georgia Tech 4 4 157 161 5 6 220 236 905 Maryland 3 5 118 205 5 6 187 239 889 N. Carolina St. 3 5 199 285 3 8 268 401 879 Wake Forest 1 7 79 287 3 8 144 374 861 Duke 0 8 105 242 0 11 162 379 770 The Big 12 Conference 933 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Nebraska 8 1 392 111 11 2 553 174 1025 Colorado 7 1 221 126 10 2 352 220 1033 Texas 7 2 354 196 8 5 447 305 974 Kansas St. 6 2 197 162 9 3 340 191 988 Texas Tech 5 3 197 149 7 5 323 232 942 Texas A&M 4 4 174 174 6 6 351 257 915 Missouri 3 5 197 307 5 6 278 376 929 Oklahoma 3 5 193 290 3 8 255 392 870 Oklahoma St. 2 6 159 281 5 6 243 327 889 Kansas 2 6 171 286 4 7 300 358 896 Baylor 1 7 186 281 4 7 266 320 880 Iowa St. 1 7 221 299 2 9 314 401 854 The Big 10 Conference 962 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Ohio St. 7 1 264 91 11 1 455 131 1089 Northwestern 7 1 215 182 9 3 336 278 987 Penn St. 6 2 224 174 11 2 400 203 1042 Iowa 6 2 233 183 9 3 339 243 1002 Michigan 5 3 185 131 8 4 277 184 997 Michigan St. 5 3 277 179 6 6 358 302 937 Wisconsin 3 5 190 203 8 5 377 243 969 Purdue 2 6 146 248 3 8 194 324 913 Minnesota 1 7 145 281 4 7 236 340 913 Indiana 1 7 181 268 3 8 242 291 875 Illinois 1 7 149 269 2 9 190 372 860 The Big East Conference 924 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Virginia Tech 6 1 220 111 10 2 370 209 1011 Miami 6 1 233 111 9 3 368 210 1014 Syracuse 6 1 291 105 9 3 437 208 1004 West Virginia 4 3 181 112 8 4 271 156 970 Pittsburgh 3 4 121 242 4 7 214 430 911 Boston College 2 5 138 220 5 7 264 364 920 Rutgers 1 6 78 238 2 9 143 380 827 Temple 0 7 140 263 1 10 218 386 734 The Big West Conference 760 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Nevada 4 1 238 106 9 3 515 278 858 Utah St. 4 1 175 130 6 5 330 339 862 Idaho 3 2 167 112 6 5 374 296 759 North Texas 3 2 93 105 5 6 161 293 785 Boise St. 1 4 121 231 2 10 240 459 663 New Mexico St. 0 5 86 196 1 10 166 396 631 Conference USA 942 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Southern Miss. 5 1 169 115 8 3 287 247 1000 Houston 4 1 171 124 7 5 361 341 957 East Carolina 1 1 27 38 8 3 316 214 980 Cincinnati 2 3 88 100 6 5 228 212 919 Louisville 2 3 57 102 5 6 182 205 929 Memphis 2 4 75 112 4 7 141 219 926 Tulane 1 4 109 105 2 9 213 268 881 The Mid-America Conference 771 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Ball St. 7 1 217 121 8 4 296 210 821 Toledo 6 2 153 134 7 4 210 259 802 Miami, Ohio 6 2 229 90 6 5 273 168 803 Ohio U. 5 3 209 107 6 6 302 237 784 Marshall 0 0 0 0 15 0 658 210 1037 Cent. Michigan 4 4 251 239 5 6 351 353 750 Akron 4 5 150 210 4 7 175 269 730 Bowling Green 3 5 130 176 4 7 176 240 741 E. Michigan 3 5 183 185 3 8 210 284 722 W. Michigan 2 6 151 200 2 9 208 304 686 Kent 1 7 171 365 2 9 255 492 689 N. Illinois 0 1 17 34 1 10 157 400 689 The Pacific Ten Conference 946 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Arizona St. 8 0 344 182 11 1 488 216 1053 Washington 7 1 268 140 9 3 391 254 1007 Stanford 5 3 174 196 7 5 247 229 963 UCLA 4 4 257 245 5 6 330 318 949 Oregon 3 5 269 271 6 5 378 356 933 Southern Cal 3 5 210 211 6 6 325 267 952 California 3 5 224 288 6 6 382 407 915 Arizona 3 5 226 256 5 6 310 280 920 Washington St. 3 5 205 230 5 6 314 317 912 Oregon St. 1 7 125 283 2 9 216 388 854 The Southeastern Conference 978 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Florida 9 0 421 142 12 1 611 221 1142 Tennessee 7 1 275 113 10 2 437 185 1043 Louisiana St. 6 2 192 145 10 2 335 210 1038 Alabama 6 3 234 145 10 3 316 195 1043 Auburn 4 4 247 224 8 4 398 277 997 South Carolina 4 4 171 170 6 5 245 238 964 Georgia 3 5 189 224 5 6 230 257 949 Mississippi St. 3 5 136 181 5 6 249 229 933 Kentucky 3 5 118 260 4 7 138 322 933 Mississippi 2 6 96 228 5 6 203 270 912 Arkansas 2 6 88 202 4 7 174 267 928 Vanderbilt 0 8 65 198 2 9 122 234 858 The Western Athletic Conference 879 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Brigham Young 10 0 410 170 14 1 590 277 1038 Wyoming 7 2 341 180 10 2 464 284 951 San Diego St. 6 2 300 209 8 3 428 303 908 Utah 6 2 224 199 8 4 313 309 934 Rice 6 2 261 194 7 4 296 312 952 Colorado St. 6 2 248 169 7 5 380 336 905 Air Force 5 3 316 171 6 5 360 231 909 Southern Meth. 4 4 180 211 5 6 246 267 907 New Mexico 3 5 237 233 6 5 331 280 882 Texas Christian 3 5 167 208 4 7 211 302 853 Fresno St. 3 5 199 245 4 7 267 344 843 San Jose St. 3 5 168 273 3 9 221 448 820 Tulsa 2 6 178 259 4 7 245 333 877 Hawaii 1 7 100 315 2 10 161 433 758 Nevada LV 1 8 239 383 1 11 276 551 774 Texas-El Paso 0 8 129 278 2 9 183 314 756 The I-A Independents 871 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Army 1 0 28 24 10 2 379 224 956 Notre Dame 1 0 54 27 8 3 407 181 992 Louisiana-Monroe 1 0 39 38 5 6 192 353 839 Louisiana-Lafay. 2 1 108 101 5 6 304 404 897 Cent. Florida 1 1 73 52 5 6 277 261 807 Ala.-Birmingham 2 2 125 116 5 6 266 279 805 Louisiana Tech 1 2 104 123 6 5 351 342 839 Arkansas St. 1 2 103 122 4 7 272 365 745 Navy 0 2 51 82 9 3 392 309 956