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1996 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 Ohio State                  B10   97.89   11- 1-0   7- 1-0   65.44     8      2
   2 Florida                     SEC   97.06   12- 1-0   9- 0-0   64.20    13      1
   3 Nebraska                    B12   96.74   11- 2-0   8- 1-0   64.75    10      6
   4 Florida State               ACC   96.58   11- 1-0   8- 0-0   62.28    18      3
   5 Arizona State               P10   95.21   11- 1-0   8- 0-0   59.75    33      4
   6 Tennessee                   SEC   92.28   10- 2-0   7- 1-0   56.81    44      9
   7 Colorado                    B12   92.16   10- 2-0   7- 1-0   65.08     9      8
   8 Penn State                  B10   91.85   11- 2-0   6- 2-0   61.84    20      7
   9 North Carolina              ACC   91.59   10- 2-0   6- 2-0   55.86    49     10
  10 Washington                  P10   90.24    9- 3-0   7- 1-0   65.69     6     16
  11 Notre Dame                  IND   89.53    8- 3-0   0- 0-0   58.61    39     19
  12 Syracuse                    BEC   87.61    9- 3-0   6- 1-0   54.87    54     21
  13 Brigham Young               WAC   87.52   14- 1-0  10- 0-0   43.55    82      5
  14 Virginia Tech               BEC   86.16   10- 2-0   6- 1-0   53.99    58     13
  15 Kansas State                B12   85.97    9- 3-0   6- 2-0   58.90    36     17
  16 Alabama                     SEC   85.70   10- 3-0   6- 3-0   59.86    32     11
  17 Iowa                        B10   85.60    9- 3-0   6- 2-0   60.91    25     18
  18 Michigan                    B10   84.97    8- 4-0   5- 3-0   66.37     3     20
  19 Miami (Florida)             BEC   83.00    9- 3-0   6- 1-0   54.40    55     14
  20 Louisiana State             SEC   82.64   10- 2-0   6- 2-0   53.26    62     12
  21 Southern Mississippi        USA   80.26    8- 3-0   4- 1-0   58.77    38       
  22 Texas                       B12   79.71    8- 5-0   7- 2-0   61.19    24     23
  23 Northwestern                B10   79.03    9- 3-0   7- 1-0   55.22    53     15
  24 Auburn                      SEC   77.57    8- 4-0   4- 4-0   55.45    52     24
  25 Virginia                    ACC   75.87    7- 5-0   5- 3-0   56.33    47       
  26 East Carolina               IND   75.40    8- 3-0   0- 0-0   49.92    71       
  27 Texas Tech                  B12   74.82    7- 5-0   5- 3-0   59.07    35       
  28 Southern California         P10   74.28    6- 6-0   3- 5-0   65.64     7       
  29 Wisconsin                   B10   73.50    8- 5-0   3- 5-0   53.66    60       
  30 West Virginia               BEC   72.04    8- 4-0   4- 3-0   52.03    66       
  31 Army                        IND   71.73   10- 2-0   0- 0-0   38.34    87     25
  32 UCLA                        P10   71.16    5- 6-0   4- 4-0   68.97     2       
  33 Wyoming                     WAC   70.21   10- 2-0   7- 2-0   35.47    92     22
  34 Stanford                    P10   68.72    7- 5-0   5- 3-0   61.46    23       
  35 South Carolina              SEC   68.12    6- 5-0   4- 4-0   60.70    28       
  36 Michigan State              B10   67.85    6- 6-0   5- 3-0   60.85    26       
  37 Navy                        IND   67.54    9- 3-0   0- 0-0   42.79    83       
  38 Rice                        WAC   65.15    7- 4-0   6- 2-0   52.63    65       
  39 Houston                     USA   64.83    7- 5-0   4- 1-0   56.68    45       
  40 Oregon                      P10   64.68    6- 5-0   3- 5-0   58.29    40       
  41 Texas A&M                   B12   64.30    6- 6-0   4- 4-0   54.01    57       
  42 Air Force                   WAC   62.33    6- 5-0   5- 3-0   48.02    75       
  43 Georgia                     SEC   62.12    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   64.51    11       
  44 Clemson                     ACC   60.61    7- 5-0   6- 2-0   52.92    63       
  45 San Diego State             WAC   60.30    8- 3-0   6- 2-0   35.64    91       
  46 Arizona                     P10   60.04    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   58.79    37       
  47 Utah                        WAC   59.22    8- 4-0   6- 2-0   46.15    78       
  48 California                  P10   56.40    6- 6-0   3- 5-0   58.27    42       
  49 Washington State            P10   54.63    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   56.64    46       
  50 Colorado State              WAC   53.95    7- 5-0   6- 2-0   44.50    79       
  51 Mississippi State           SEC   52.65    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   54.28    56       
  52 Nevada                      BWC   52.38    9- 3-0   4- 1-0   23.49   108       
  53 Cincinnati                  USA   52.23    6- 5-0   2- 3-0   47.47    76       
  54 Missouri                    B12   51.43    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   60.40    29       
  55 Louisville                  USA   50.90    5- 6-0   2- 3-0   55.72    50       
  56 Georgia Tech                ACC   50.81    5- 6-0   4- 4-0   53.75    59       
  57 Kansas                      B12   50.27    4- 7-0   2- 6-0   60.83    27       
  58 Minnesota                   B10   47.54    4- 7-0   1- 7-0   64.35    12       
  59 Arkansas                    SEC   47.07    4- 7-0   2- 6-0   62.48    17       
  60 Purdue                      B10   46.69    3- 8-0   2- 6-0   71.38     1       
  61 Indiana                     B10   46.14    3- 8-0   1- 7-0   61.99    19       
  62 Southern Methodist          WAC   45.59    5- 6-0   4- 4-0   50.34    70       
  63 Memphis                     USA   45.57    4- 7-0   2- 3-0   61.80    21       
  64 Boston College              BEC   42.79    5- 7-0   2- 5-0   57.73    43       
  65 Kentucky                    SEC   42.66    4- 7-0   3- 5-0   65.84     5       
  66 Southwest Louisiana         IND   41.91    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   52.78    64       
  67 Maryland                    ACC   41.16    5- 6-0   3- 5-0   49.14    73       
  68 New Mexico                  WAC   41.12    6- 5-0   3- 5-0   37.97    88       
  69 Ball State                  MID   39.76    8- 4-0   7- 1-0   26.20   105       
  70 Mississippi                 SEC   38.96    5- 6-0   2- 6-0   51.21    69       
  71 Baylor                      B12   38.96    4- 7-0   1- 7-0   51.38    67       
  72 Utah State                  BWC   36.36    6- 5-0   4- 1-0   40.46    85       
  73 Miami (Ohio)                MID   36.13    6- 5-0   6- 2-0   28.60   102       
  74 Oklahoma State              B12   35.16    5- 6-0   2- 6-0   49.17    72       
  75 Tulane                      USA   34.90    2- 9-0   1- 4-0   62.96    15       
  76 North Carolina State        ACC   34.79    3- 8-0   3- 5-0   59.96    31       
  77 Vanderbilt                  SEC   34.39    2- 9-0   0- 8-0   63.37    14       
  78 Iowa State                  B12   33.62    2- 9-0   1- 7-0   61.61    22       
  79 Oklahoma                    B12   31.70    3- 8-0   3- 5-0   58.29    41       
  80 Pittsburgh                  BEC   31.42    4- 7-0   3- 4-0   60.05    30       
  81 Ohio                        MID   31.29    6- 6-0   5- 3-0   30.90    97       
  82 Tulsa                       WAC   30.92    4- 7-0   2- 6-0   48.96    74       
  83 Louisiana Tech              IND   29.47    6- 5-0   0- 0-0   29.82   100       
  84 Illinois                    B10   27.68    2- 9-0   1- 7-0   65.95     4       
  85 Idaho                       BWC   26.54    6- 5-0   3- 2-0   24.46   107       
  86 Central Florida             IND   25.91    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   31.53    96       
  87 Texas Christian             WAC   24.05    4- 7-0   3- 5-0   42.33    84       
  88 Toledo                      MID   21.50    7- 4-0   6- 2-0   22.13   112       
  89 Fresno State                WAC   21.18    4- 7-0   3- 5-0   43.57    81       
  90 Alabama-Birmingham          IND   20.87    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   30.76    98       
  91 Wake Forest                 ACC   20.80    3- 8-0   1- 7-0   56.29    48       
  92 Rutgers                     BEC   17.44    2- 9-0   1- 6-0   59.43    34       
  93 Oregon State                P10   17.32    2- 9-0   1- 7-0   55.67    51       
  94 Northeast Louisiana         IND   17.24    5- 6-0   0- 0-0   36.52    89       
  95 North Texas                 BWC   17.16    5- 6-0   3- 2-0   35.92    90       
  96 Central Michigan            MID   16.50    5- 6-0   4- 4-0   22.41   111       
  97 Temple                      BEC   15.06    1-10-0   0- 7-0   53.60    61       
  98 Arkansas State              IND   15.03    4- 7-0   0- 0-0   33.59    93       
  99 Duke                        ACC   14.30    0-11-0   0- 8-0   62.77    16       
 100 San Jose State              WAC   12.99    3- 9-0   3- 5-0   46.92    77       
 101 Bowling Green               MID   12.82    4- 7-0   3- 5-0   26.42   104       
 102 Eastern Michigan            MID    9.85    3- 8-0   3- 5-0   29.13   101       
 103 Nevada-Las Vegas            WAC    9.83    1-11-0   1- 8-0   51.37    68       
 104 Texas-El Paso               WAC    9.45    2- 9-0   0- 8-0   39.23    86       
 105 Akron                       MID    8.57    4- 7-0   3- 5-0   23.13   109       
 106 Division I-AA                      6.91    7-41-0   0- 0-0   31.62    95       
 107 Western Michigan            MID    6.02    2- 9-0   2- 6-0   26.70   103       
 108 Hawaii                      WAC    5.78    2-10-0   1- 7-0   44.02    80       
 109 Kent                        MID    4.21    2- 9-0   1- 7-0   22.88   110       
 110 New Mexico State            BWC    2.68    1-10-0   0- 5-0   32.87    94       
 111 Boise State                 BWC    2.37    2-10-0   1- 4-0   24.54   106       
 112 Northern Illinois           IND    2.27    1-10-0   0- 0-0   29.98    99       

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

Big 10             B10    11   68.07   35.91    74- 56- 0    30- 12- 0  Ohio State              1   97.89
Pac 10             P10    10   65.27   38.50    62- 53- 0    22- 13- 0  Arizona State           5   95.21
Southeastern       SEC    12   65.10   39.00    81- 58- 0    32-  9- 0  Florida                 2   97.06
Big 12             B12    12   61.24   44.00    74- 66- 0    25- 17- 0  Nebraska                3   96.74
Conference USA     USA     6   54.78   51.00    32- 35- 0    17- 20- 0  Southern Mississippi   21   80.26
Big East           BEC     8   54.44   51.00    48- 45- 0    20- 17- 0  Syracuse               12   87.61
Atlantic Coast     ACC     9   54.06   52.33    51- 52- 0    15- 16- 0  Florida State           4   96.58
Independent        IND    11   41.54   66.73    66- 57- 0    66- 57- 0  Notre Dame             11   89.53
Western Athletic   WAC    16   41.23   66.94    91- 95- 0    25- 29- 0  Brigham Young          13   87.52
Big West           BWC     6   22.91   87.50    29- 39- 0    14- 24- 0  Nevada                 52   52.38
Mid American       MID    10   18.67   93.10    47- 65- 0     7- 25- 0  Ball State             69   39.76

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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