Division I-A Football Conference Standings as of 1/4/99 Perfomance Ratings are from David Wilson's system The Atlantic Coast Conference 903 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Florida St. 7 1 283 88 11 2 401 161 1048 Georgia Tech 7 1 297 200 10 2 426 295 1006 Virginia 6 2 218 166 9 3 358 247 968 North Carolina 5 3 195 210 7 5 288 283 920 N. Carolina St. 5 3 241 225 7 5 366 352 910 Duke 2 6 128 263 4 7 229 319 829 Wake Forest 2 6 182 249 3 8 235 335 825 Maryland 1 7 129 213 3 8 202 290 816 Clemson 1 7 157 216 3 8 218 272 805 The Big 12 Conference 928 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Kansas St. 8 1 375 146 11 2 610 197 979 Texas A&M 8 1 227 145 11 3 335 214 1003 Texas 6 2 243 220 9 3 437 337 981 Nebraska 5 3 210 139 9 4 403 206 965 Missouri 5 3 214 156 8 4 334 236 968 Colorado 4 4 155 169 8 4 302 253 945 Texas Tech 4 4 198 189 7 5 315 255 908 Oklahoma 3 5 125 198 5 6 184 229 905 Oklahoma St. 3 5 197 218 5 6 303 296 903 Kansas 1 7 155 269 4 7 280 341 855 Iowa St. 1 7 135 288 3 8 221 328 862 Baylor 1 7 142 239 2 9 195 323 860 The Big 10 Conference 936 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Wisconsin 7 1 221 91 11 1 382 143 1061 Ohio St. 7 1 288 99 11 1 430 144 1052 Michigan 7 1 159 93 10 3 359 235 1012 Purdue 6 2 304 158 9 4 444 276 975 Penn St. 5 3 189 147 9 3 317 183 1003 Michigan St. 4 4 223 193 6 6 336 294 927 Minnesota 2 6 157 214 5 6 229 249 909 Indiana 2 6 125 230 4 7 245 305 880 Iowa 2 6 114 225 3 8 172 287 848 Illinois 2 6 79 251 3 8 149 326 831 Northwestern 0 8 93 251 3 9 214 337 802 The Big East Conference 894 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Syracuse 6 1 317 148 8 4 478 300 968 Miami 5 2 235 175 9 3 448 298 974 Virginia Tech 5 2 195 103 9 3 381 149 949 West Virginia 5 2 231 134 8 4 410 267 929 Boston College 3 4 147 165 4 7 273 311 874 Rutgers 2 5 112 270 5 6 206 376 874 Temple 2 5 100 226 2 9 198 360 790 Pittsburgh 0 7 128 244 2 9 234 334 797 The Big West Conference 803 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Idaho 4 1 162 162 9 3 392 317 868 Nevada 3 2 202 143 6 5 371 316 824 North Texas 3 2 117 114 3 8 173 297 799 Boise St. 2 3 157 176 6 5 329 350 798 Utah St. 2 3 108 135 3 8 237 309 762 New Mexico St. 1 4 168 184 3 8 331 424 765 Conference USA 851 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Tulane 6 0 239 149 12 0 540 295 983 Southern Miss. 5 1 207 80 7 5 384 238 883 Louisville 4 2 238 203 7 5 473 435 873 East Carolina 3 3 171 215 6 5 274 297 843 Army 2 4 171 199 3 8 257 325 825 Houston 2 4 175 196 3 8 254 317 819 Memphis 1 5 152 213 2 9 226 340 794 Cincinnati 1 5 161 259 2 9 259 456 785 The Mid-America Conference 794 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Marshall 8 1 262 147 12 1 405 236 934 Miami, Ohio 7 1 249 119 10 1 317 142 934 Toledo 6 3 181 124 7 5 229 216 844 W. Michigan 5 3 276 229 7 4 360 312 815 Cent. Michigan 5 3 187 163 6 5 229 253 802 Bowling Green 5 3 258 189 5 6 292 312 844 Ohio U. 5 3 224 203 5 6 269 303 818 Akron 3 6 230 236 4 7 265 299 764 E. Michigan 3 6 186 237 3 8 216 309 725 N. Illinois 2 6 126 194 2 9 160 329 726 Ball St. 1 7 116 230 1 10 150 343 691 Kent 0 8 112 336 0 11 149 454 629 The Pacific Ten Conference 926 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- UCLA 8 0 309 198 10 2 476 340 1012 Arizona 7 1 274 176 12 1 439 236 1019 Oregon 5 3 291 234 8 4 473 328 939 Southern Cal 5 3 245 160 8 5 346 241 941 Washington 4 4 198 221 6 6 303 343 923 Arizona St. 4 4 284 269 5 6 333 338 897 California 3 5 153 205 5 6 183 251 907 Oregon St. 2 6 191 252 5 6 286 291 895 Stanford 2 6 184 261 3 8 261 365 869 Washington St. 0 8 146 299 3 8 223 349 853 The Southeastern Conference 937 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Tennessee 9 0 295 120 13 0 431 189 1141 Florida 7 1 246 112 10 2 380 165 1046 Georgia 6 2 166 156 9 3 292 222 1011 Arkansas 6 2 254 139 9 3 390 227 967 Mississippi St. 6 3 249 164 8 5 350 256 924 Kentucky 4 4 266 281 7 5 431 375 945 Alabama 4 4 153 176 7 5 251 287 931 Mississippi 3 5 137 188 7 5 280 274 914 Louisiana St. 2 6 206 214 4 7 337 279 900 Auburn 1 7 124 193 3 8 166 235 894 Vanderbilt 1 7 66 290 2 9 142 369 824 South Carolina 0 8 129 258 1 10 207 330 744 The Western Athletic Conference 842 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Air Force 8 1 297 146 12 1 468 185 982 San Diego St. 7 1 194 128 7 5 243 244 876 Brigham Young 7 2 265 176 9 5 402 290 886 Wyoming 6 2 165 171 8 3 222 215 936 Colorado St. 5 3 235 163 8 4 345 263 915 Utah 5 3 246 162 7 4 339 227 850 Rice 5 3 181 154 5 6 235 257 884 Fresno St. 5 3 192 135 5 6 265 225 831 Texas Christian 4 4 180 169 7 5 267 235 912 Southern Meth. 4 4 122 114 5 7 225 248 872 San Jose St. 3 5 210 235 4 8 274 385 808 Texas-El Paso 3 5 173 204 3 8 226 305 778 Tulsa 2 6 117 180 4 7 222 258 853 New Mexico 1 7 164 286 3 9 274 397 735 Nevada LV 0 8 122 265 0 11 156 389 712 Hawaii 0 8 105 280 0 12 149 422 647 I-A Independents 818 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Cent. Florida 2 0 106 40 9 2 393 209 900 Notre Dame 1 0 30 0 9 3 328 248 961 Louisiana Tech 4 1 274 136 6 6 493 402 846 Louisiana-Monroe 2 2 81 99 5 6 227 322 772 Ala.-Birmingham 1 2 61 87 4 7 237 308 762 Arkansas St. 1 2 57 103 4 8 216 385 760 La.-Lafayette 1 4 82 196 2 9 199 453 748 Navy 0 1 0 30 3 8 255 376 798