Division I-AA Football Conference Standings as of 1/2/97
Perfomance Ratings are from
David Wilson's system.
The Big Sky Conference
442 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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Montana 8 0 0 325 164 14 1 0 638 264 752
N. Arizona 7 1 0 324 229 9 3 0 506 333 521
CS Northridge 5 3 0 291 225 7 4 0 407 313 460
Weber St. 5 3 0 235 208 7 4 0 325 262 453
Montana St. 4 4 0 166 171 6 5 0 247 222 428
E. Washington 4 4 0 213 189 6 5 0 305 254 427
Idaho St. 2 6 0 224 246 4 7 0 320 316 369
Portland St. 1 7 0 117 292 3 8 0 196 359 312
Sacramento St. 0 8 0 190 361 1 10 0 248 466 256
The Gateway Athletic Conference
398 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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N. Iowa 5 0 0 182 73 12 2 0 457 255 526
W. Illinois 3 2 0 90 87 9 3 0 270 185 416
SW Missouri St. 3 2 0 123 103 7 4 0 285 179 400
Indiana St. 3 2 0 88 88 6 5 0 256 233 379
S. Illinois 1 4 0 94 142 5 6 0 302 302 333
Illinois St. 0 5 0 76 160 3 8 0 226 306 336
The Ivy League Conference
212 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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Dartmouth 7 0 0 199 76 10 0 0 275 104 550
Columbia 5 2 0 119 133 8 2 0 181 159 228
Brown 4 3 0 171 160 5 5 0 238 246 180
Cornell 4 3 0 157 178 4 6 0 221 280 166
Penn 3 4 0 130 116 5 5 0 222 172 176
Harvard 2 5 0 98 115 4 6 0 163 164 145
Princeton 2 5 0 87 142 3 7 0 144 202 126
Yale 1 6 0 103 144 2 8 0 145 246 124
The Metro Atlantic Conference
-228 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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Duquesne 8 0 0 274 79 10 1 0 392 129 13
Georgetown, D.C. 7 1 0 261 76 7 3 0 303 167 -21
Marist 6 2 0 194 116 7 3 0 254 176 -56
St. John's, NY 5 3 0 227 185 6 4 0 260 209 -164
Canisius 4 4 0 137 108 5 4 0 158 108 -264
Siena 2 6 0 146 213 2 7 0 156 256 -364
St. Peter's 2 6 0 119 229 2 7 0 131 270 -364
Fairfield 1 7 0 93 271 1 8 0 112 313 -414
Iona 1 7 0 63 237 1 9 0 83 290 -414
The Mid-Eastern Conference
284 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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Florida A&M 7 0 0 295 152 9 3 0 437 238 367
Howard U. 6 1 0 265 78 10 2 0 441 178 394
N. Carolina A&T 4 3 0 209 137 7 4 0 305 201 301
Hampton U. 3 4 0 202 177 5 6 0 266 241 268
S. Carolina St. 3 4 0 137 117 3 7 0 185 210 267
Morgan St. 2 5 0 89 277 4 7 0 172 365 244
Delaware St. 2 5 0 145 223 3 8 0 257 317 228
Bethune-Cookman 1 6 0 97 278 3 8 0 197 382 201
The Northeast Conference
-48 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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Robert Morris 3 1 0 129 72 9 2 0 318 142 65
Monmouth, N.J. 3 1 0 108 97 7 3 0 247 170 10
Wagner 2 2 0 113 113 5 5 0 252 232 -57
Central Conn. St. 2 2 0 117 123 3 7 0 230 344 -70
St. Francis, Pa. 0 4 0 52 114 3 7 0 165 261 -190
The Ohio Valley Conference
324 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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Murray St. 8 0 0 272 87 10 2 0 398 206 435
E. Kentucky 6 2 0 227 109 6 5 0 286 184 366
E. Illinois 5 2 0 253 142 8 4 0 378 240 394
Middle Tenn. 4 4 0 174 154 6 5 0 220 206 345
Tennessee Tech 4 4 0 142 190 5 6 0 180 242 326
Tennessee St. 3 4 0 163 167 4 7 0 258 268 294
SE Missouri 3 5 0 104 186 3 8 0 130 287 284
Tenn.-Martin 1 7 0 92 260 1 10 0 125 357 234
Austin Peay 1 7 0 137 269 1 10 0 149 339 234
The Patriot League Conference
144 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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Bucknell 4 1 0 131 80 6 5 0 234 223 153
Colgate 3 2 0 152 111 6 5 0 285 256 176
Lehigh 3 2 0 92 80 5 6 0 208 264 184
Lafayette 2 2 0 89 91 5 5 0 192 214 176
Fordham 1 3 0 72 105 2 8 0 172 248 94
Holy Cross 1 4 0 76 145 2 9 0 209 351 79
The Pioneer League Conference
64 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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Dayton 5 0 0 168 95 11 0 0 411 186 550
Drake 4 1 0 183 79 8 3 0 361 188 172
Evansville 2 3 0 130 188 5 5 0 270 330 -59
Butler 2 3 0 113 165 3 7 0 164 307 -59
Valparaiso 1 4 0 139 144 4 6 0 275 258 -109
San Diego 1 4 0 77 139 4 6 0 197 257 -109
The Southern Conference
482 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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Marshall 9 0 0 385 116 15 0 0 658 210 852
E. Tennessee St. 7 1 0 235 131 10 3 0 378 286 652
Furman 6 3 0 230 235 9 4 0 335 301 592
Appalachian St. 5 3 0 173 160 7 4 0 223 196 482
Citadel 3 5 0 196 247 4 7 0 236 335 364
Georgia Southern 2 6 0 168 205 4 7 0 255 295 360
VMI 2 6 0 141 218 3 8 0 189 296 356
Tn.-Chattanooga 2 6 0 121 206 3 8 0 175 290 345
W. Carolina 1 7 0 143 274 4 7 0 232 318 338
The Southland Conference
384 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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Troy St. 6 1 0 179 93 12 2 0 434 252 479
Nicholls St. 5 2 0 144 151 8 4 0 212 235 427
Stephen F.Austin 4 3 0 159 130 7 4 0 310 211 401
NW Louisiana 3 3 0 137 96 6 5 0 241 166 395
Sam Houston St. 3 3 0 118 145 4 7 0 238 309 371
SW Texas St. 2 4 0 113 183 5 6 0 221 310 363
McNeese St. 1 5 0 123 120 3 8 0 236 225 319
Jacksonville St. 0 3 0 39 94 1 9 0 177 290 315
The Southwestern Athletic Conference
277 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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Jackson St. 6 1 0 281 91 10 2 0 396 183 377
Texas Southern 5 2 0 165 135 7 4 0 261 199 314
Miss. Valley St. 5 2 0 116 119 7 4 0 180 203 309
Southern U. 5 2 0 196 92 7 5 0 270 195 335
Alcorn St. 3 4 0 143 105 4 7 0 199 216 279
Grambling St. 2 5 0 96 151 3 8 0 161 218 242
Alabama St. 2 5 0 77 142 3 8 0 135 248 229
Prairie View 0 7 0 71 310 0 10 0 117 419 129
The Atlantic Ten Conference
361 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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William & Mary 7 1 0 194 110 10 3 0 394 214 453
Villanova 7 2 0 272 178 8 4 0 378 261 430
Delaware 6 2 0 192 131 8 4 0 293 244 421
New Hampshire 7 3 0 269 186 8 3 0 311 213 399
Maine 5 3 0 221 157 7 4 0 285 212 369
James Madison 5 4 0 205 205 7 4 0 259 215 385
Northeastern 5 5 0 212 198 6 5 0 248 204 367
Massachusetts 4 5 0 188 264 6 5 0 257 294 353
Connecticut 2 5 0 166 158 4 6 0 244 191 321
Rhode Island 2 5 0 183 221 4 6 0 260 258 314
Richmond 1 7 0 127 164 2 9 0 157 197 276
Boston U. 0 9 0 80 337 1 10 0 119 373 239
I-AA Independents
273 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf
W L T Pts Opp W L T Pts Opp Rate
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Youngstown St. 3 0 0 59 9 8 3 0 261 131 399
Cal Poly-SLO 2 0 0 79 67 5 6 0 308 356 336
Samford 1 0 0 20 14 6 5 0 175 240 343
Liberty 2 1 0 81 50 5 6 0 251 261 289
Buffalo 1 1 0 20 27 8 3 0 271 241 348
St. Mary's, Cal. 1 1 0 71 54 7 3 0 312 224 272
W. Kentucky 1 1 0 45 49 7 4 0 304 251 386
Towson St. 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 234 204 41
Wofford 2 2 0 98 77 6 5 0 264 220 311
Hofstra 2 2 0 87 48 5 6 0 203 138 311
Morehead St. 1 2 0 70 99 6 4 0 308 252 179
S. Utah 0 2 0 54 83 3 7 0 251 347 248
Charleston So. 0 4 0 49 156 2 8 0 164 359 79