Division I-AA Football Conference Standings as of 1/2/97 Perfomance Ratings are from David Wilson's system The Atlantic Ten Conference 676 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- William & Mary 7 1 194 110 10 3 394 214 753 Villanova 7 2 272 178 8 4 378 261 739 Delaware 6 2 192 131 8 4 293 244 733 New Hampshire 7 3 269 186 8 3 311 213 713 Maine 5 3 221 157 7 4 285 212 685 James Madison 5 4 205 205 7 4 259 215 695 Northeastern 5 5 212 198 6 5 248 204 683 Massachusetts 4 5 188 264 6 5 257 294 670 Rhode Island 2 5 183 221 4 6 260 258 640 Connecticut 2 5 166 158 4 6 244 191 638 Richmond 1 7 127 164 2 9 157 197 602 Boston U. 0 9 80 337 1 10 119 373 562 The Big Sky Conference 738 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Montana 8 0 325 164 14 1 638 264 954 N. Arizona 7 1 324 229 9 3 506 333 817 CS Northridge 5 3 291 225 7 4 407 313 762 Weber St. 5 3 235 208 7 4 325 262 754 Montana St. 4 4 166 171 6 5 247 222 733 E. Washington 4 4 213 189 6 5 305 254 729 Idaho St. 2 6 224 246 4 7 320 316 679 Portland St. 1 7 117 292 3 8 196 359 632 Sacramento St. 0 8 190 361 1 10 248 466 581 The Gateway Athletic Conference 697 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- N. Iowa 6 0 205 83 12 2 457 255 820 W. Illinois 3 2 90 87 9 3 270 185 721 Indiana St. 3 2 88 88 6 5 256 233 672 SW Missouri St. 3 3 136 120 7 4 285 179 696 Youngstown St. 1 2 55 67 8 3 261 131 705 S. Illinois 1 4 94 142 5 6 302 302 628 Illinois St. 1 5 107 188 3 8 226 306 633 The Mid-Eastern Conference 525 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Florida A&M 7 0 295 152 9 3 437 238 615 Howard U. 7 1 307 92 10 2 441 178 637 Norfolk St. 3 1 96 101 7 4 225 203 519 N. Carolina A&T 4 3 209 137 8 3 312 194 557 S. Carolina St. 4 3 139 115 4 6 187 208 526 Hampton U. 3 5 209 191 5 6 266 241 515 Morgan St. 2 5 89 277 4 7 172 365 490 Delaware St. 2 6 168 250 3 8 257 317 463 Bethune-Cookman 0 8 124 321 2 9 195 384 403 The Ohio Valley Conference 612 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Murray St. 7 0 221 80 11 2 463 206 709 E. Kentucky 5 2 203 99 6 5 286 184 644 E. Illinois 4 2 211 135 8 4 378 240 685 Middle Tenn. 3 4 124 140 6 5 220 206 621 Tennessee Tech 3 4 119 173 5 6 180 242 604 Tennessee St. 2 4 125 153 4 7 258 268 557 SE Missouri 2 5 87 173 3 8 130 287 564 Tenn.-Martin 1 6 68 205 1 10 125 357 510 The Southern Conference 703 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- E. Tennessee St. 7 0 225 97 10 3 378 286 882 Furman 7 1 246 142 9 4 335 301 850 Appalachian St. 5 2 163 136 7 4 223 196 757 Citadel 3 5 192 217 4 7 236 335 663 Wofford 1 2 35 78 6 5 264 220 604 Georgia Southern 2 5 155 176 4 7 255 295 654 VMI 2 5 121 173 3 8 189 296 657 Tn.-Chattanooga 2 5 121 161 3 8 175 290 631 W. Carolina 2 6 146 224 4 7 232 318 632 The Southland Conference 662 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Troy St. 6 1 179 93 12 2 434 252 756 Nicholls St. 5 2 144 151 8 4 212 235 704 Stephen F.Austin 4 3 159 130 7 4 310 211 679 NW Louisiana 3 3 137 96 6 5 241 166 677 Sam Houston St. 3 3 118 145 4 7 238 309 629 SW Texas St. 2 4 113 183 5 6 221 310 659 McNeese St. 1 5 123 120 3 8 236 225 613 Jacksonville St. 0 3 39 94 1 9 177 290 575 The Southwestern Athletic Conference 514 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Jackson St. 7 1 312 101 10 2 396 183 632 Southern U. 5 2 196 92 7 5 270 195 584 Texas Southern 5 3 175 156 7 4 261 199 556 Miss. Valley St. 5 3 136 152 7 4 180 203 552 Alcorn St. 4 4 162 107 4 7 199 216 524 Ark.-Pine Bluff 2 3 81 112 5 5 220 182 526 Grambling St. 3 5 128 166 3 8 161 218 476 Alabama St. 2 5 77 142 3 8 135 248 456 Prairie View 0 7 71 310 0 11 131 439 317 I-AA Independents 593 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Cal Poly-SLO 2 0 79 67 5 6 308 356 658 Buffalo 1 0 14 10 8 3 271 241 674 Samford 1 0 12 10 6 5 175 240 615 Hofstra 2 1 84 34 5 6 203 138 624 Liberty 2 1 81 50 5 6 251 261 575 St. Mary's, Cal. 1 1 71 54 7 3 312 224 603 W. Kentucky 1 1 48 25 7 4 304 251 667 S. Utah 0 2 54 83 4 7 286 354 587 Charleston So. 0 2 7 83 2 8 164 359 414 Austin Peay 0 2 12 46 1 10 149 339 510 The Ivy League Conference 598 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Dartmouth 7 0 199 76 10 0 275 104 736 Columbia 5 2 119 133 8 2 181 159 643 Brown 4 3 171 160 5 5 238 246 589 Cornell 4 3 157 178 4 6 221 280 581 Penn 3 4 130 116 5 5 222 172 591 Harvard 2 5 98 115 4 6 163 164 563 Princeton 2 5 87 142 3 7 144 202 543 Yale 1 6 103 144 2 8 145 246 541 The Patriot League Conference 556 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Bucknell 5 1 175 87 6 5 234 223 575 Colgate 4 2 187 121 6 5 285 256 586 Lehigh 3 2 92 80 5 6 208 264 599 Lafayette 2 2 89 91 5 5 192 214 599 Fordham 1 3 72 105 2 8 172 248 517 Holy Cross 1 4 76 145 2 9 209 351 503 Towson St. 0 2 17 79 6 4 234 204 512 The Pioneer League Conference 461 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Dayton 5 0 168 95 11 0 411 186 688 Drake 4 1 183 79 8 3 361 188 505 Evansville 2 3 130 188 5 5 270 330 403 Butler 2 3 113 165 3 7 164 307 413 San Diego 1 4 77 139 4 6 197 257 393 Valparaiso 1 4 139 144 4 6 275 258 366 The Metro Atlantic Conference 332 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Duquesne 8 0 274 79 10 1 392 129 506 Georgetown, D.C. 7 1 261 76 7 3 303 167 444 Marist 6 2 194 116 7 3 254 176 433 St. John's, NY 5 3 227 185 6 4 260 209 367 Canisius 4 4 137 108 5 4 158 108 336 Siena 2 6 146 213 2 7 156 256 248 St. Peter's 2 6 119 229 2 7 131 270 248 Fairfield 1 7 93 271 1 8 112 313 201 Iona 1 7 63 237 1 9 83 290 201 The Northeast Conference 440 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Robert Morris 3 1 129 72 9 2 318 142 553 Monmouth, N.J. 3 1 108 97 7 3 247 170 492 Wagner 2 2 113 113 5 5 252 232 436 Central Conn. St. 2 2 117 123 3 7 230 344 396 St. Francis, Pa. 0 4 52 114 3 7 165 261 325 I-AA Non-scholarship Independents 472 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Morehead St. 0 0 0 0 6 4 308 252 476 Elon 0 0 0 0 4 7 246 332 468