Division I-AA Football Conference Standings as of 1/2/98 Perfomance Ratings are from David Wilson's system The Atlantic Ten Conference 484 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Villanova 9 0 336 195 12 1 525 288 612 Delaware 8 1 303 148 12 2 416 218 585 Northeastern 7 3 296 227 8 3 320 243 540 New Hampshire 5 4 205 176 5 6 233 226 475 William & Mary 4 4 153 157 7 4 254 203 531 Connecticut 4 4 280 215 7 4 398 246 486 Richmond 4 4 151 147 6 5 237 183 513 James Madison 4 5 214 286 5 6 252 337 472 Maine 4 5 264 218 5 6 348 275 450 Rhode Island 2 7 180 267 2 9 216 318 398 Massachusetts 1 8 110 296 2 9 149 367 373 Boston U. 1 8 141 301 1 10 162 353 373 The Big Sky Conference 473 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- E. Washington 7 1 264 147 12 2 481 245 569 Montana 6 2 282 135 8 4 368 206 529 Montana St. 5 3 158 145 6 5 227 207 476 N. Arizona 4 4 219 212 6 5 302 261 478 Weber St. 4 4 188 182 6 5 257 251 469 CS Northridge 4 4 205 210 6 6 370 316 477 Portland St. 3 5 170 192 4 7 212 294 449 Idaho St. 2 6 135 241 3 8 188 356 429 Sacramento St. 1 7 146 303 1 10 188 408 378 The Gateway Athletic Conference 432 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- W. Illinois 6 0 195 102 11 2 407 229 611 N. Iowa 5 1 187 165 7 4 308 339 560 Youngstown St. 4 2 176 82 13 2 460 230 652 SW Missouri St. 3 3 141 154 5 6 266 282 354 Indiana St. 2 4 66 146 3 8 119 248 302 S. Illinois 1 5 143 177 3 8 238 320 283 Illinois St. 0 6 106 188 2 9 220 333 259 The Mid-Eastern Conference 331 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Hampton U. 8 0 164 74 10 2 258 167 524 Florida A&M 6 2 282 167 9 3 425 264 433 S. Carolina St. 6 2 210 157 9 3 302 237 419 Howard U. 5 3 191 192 7 4 308 248 354 N. Carolina A&T 3 4 127 144 7 4 276 230 329 Norfolk St. 2 5 167 147 3 7 206 200 230 Morgan St. 2 6 111 193 3 7 149 234 232 Delaware St. 2 6 138 221 3 8 235 312 231 Bethune-Cookman 1 7 114 209 4 7 207 229 226 The Ohio Valley Conference 292 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- E. Kentucky 7 0 257 59 8 4 383 189 388 Murray St. 5 2 155 96 7 4 289 172 333 E. Illinois 4 2 138 110 8 3 267 213 347 Tennessee St. 4 2 126 146 4 7 254 331 307 Tennessee Tech 4 3 131 113 6 5 205 174 328 Middle Tenn. 2 5 182 185 4 6 292 244 274 SE Missouri 1 6 109 180 4 7 199 244 230 Tenn.-Martin 0 7 66 275 1 10 123 384 130 The Southern Conference 359 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Georgia Southern 7 1 267 98 10 3 423 229 472 Appalachian St. 6 2 236 144 7 4 294 215 430 Furman 5 3 208 176 7 4 281 223 399 E. Tennessee St. 5 3 248 187 7 4 340 242 397 Tn.-Chattanooga 4 4 129 203 7 4 203 244 378 Citadel 4 4 119 187 6 5 165 224 368 W. Carolina 3 5 146 153 3 8 172 206 319 Wofford 2 6 123 154 3 7 209 212 283 VMI 0 8 71 245 0 11 93 384 183 The Southland Conference 445 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- McNeese St. 6 1 194 88 13 2 395 173 621 NW Louisiana 6 1 186 130 8 4 303 231 499 Stephen F.Austin 5 2 196 141 8 3 296 199 497 Nicholls St. 3 4 104 175 5 6 168 238 426 Sam Houston St. 3 4 163 189 5 6 281 279 402 SW Texas St. 2 5 176 201 5 6 273 276 429 Troy St. 2 5 132 107 5 6 217 157 385 Jacksonville St. 1 6 111 231 1 10 199 356 297 The Southwestern Athletic Conference 216 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Southern U. 8 0 287 135 11 1 372 219 499 Jackson St. 7 1 283 149 9 3 387 271 398 Ark.-Pine Bluff 6 2 200 146 8 3 320 188 291 Texas Southern 4 4 187 176 5 6 249 240 204 Alcorn St. 4 4 159 162 4 7 192 244 216 Miss. Valley St. 3 5 173 177 4 6 198 214 175 Alabama St. 2 6 135 188 3 8 184 242 168 Grambling St. 2 6 125 179 3 8 187 258 141 Prairie View 0 8 66 303 0 9 76 322 -150 I-AA Independents 304 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- W. Kentucky 2 0 84 10 10 2 429 243 488 Hofstra 2 0 77 53 9 3 397 295 521 Samford 1 0 21 13 7 4 201 208 371 Liberty 2 1 124 86 9 2 356 195 507 Cal Poly-SLO 1 1 56 63 10 1 382 213 556 South Florida 1 1 27 37 5 6 307 181 222 St. Mary's, Cal. 1 1 45 51 4 6 253 255 382 LaSalle 0 0 0 0 1 8 104 367 -176 S. Utah 0 1 27 31 5 6 312 328 380 Buffalo 0 1 26 37 2 9 229 421 237 Charleston So. 0 2 20 72 1 9 133 326 133 Austin Peay 0 2 20 74 0 10 119 440 30 The Ivy League Conference 444 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Harvard 7 0 194 45 9 1 301 123 547 Dartmouth 6 1 116 103 8 2 208 165 508 Penn 5 2 149 117 6 4 198 175 473 Brown 3 4 171 138 6 4 274 194 460 Cornell 3 4 145 170 5 5 269 261 450 Princeton 2 5 87 90 5 5 148 132 449 Columbia 2 5 106 177 3 7 141 259 384 Yale 0 7 55 183 1 9 113 250 284 The Patriot League Conference 439 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Colgate 6 0 256 72 7 5 414 300 501 Bucknell 5 1 145 99 10 1 282 213 542 Fordham 4 2 129 117 5 6 215 247 430 Lehigh 2 4 150 189 4 7 307 326 448 Lafayette 2 4 130 156 3 8 236 314 399 Towson St. 1 5 51 140 3 7 126 233 371 Holy Cross 1 5 75 163 3 8 182 308 385 The Pioneer League Conference 215 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Dayton 5 0 188 65 9 1 366 187 467 San Diego 4 1 195 148 8 3 369 287 231 Drake 2 3 111 92 8 3 296 158 204 Butler 2 3 90 133 6 4 196 196 200 Valparaiso 2 3 86 140 3 7 194 342 132 Evansville 0 5 90 182 2 8 254 317 54 The Metro Atlantic Conference 93 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Georgetown, D.C. 8 0 242 76 8 3 276 178 318 Duquesne 6 2 217 106 7 3 284 132 269 St. John's, NY 5 3 144 112 8 3 206 145 240 Fairfield 5 3 193 168 7 3 244 188 240 Siena 5 3 194 192 6 3 211 205 236 Marist 4 4 185 131 6 4 232 141 211 Canisius 2 6 99 158 3 7 131 205 -22 St. Peter's 1 7 122 259 1 9 152 326 -276 Iona 0 8 54 248 0 10 54 307 -376 The Northeast Conference 198 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Robert Morris 4 0 140 57 8 3 306 193 379 Monmouth, N.J. 3 1 129 72 5 4 254 214 271 Wagner 2 2 92 101 6 4 219 200 169 Central Conn. St. 1 3 86 127 5 5 252 214 166 St. Francis, Pa. 0 4 38 128 2 9 153 350 7 I-AA Non-scholarship Independents 303 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Morehead St. 0 0 0 0 7 3 419 317 267 Elon 0 0 0 0 7 4 338 268 340