Division I-A Football Conference Standings as of 1/4/00 Perfomance Ratings are from David Wilson's system The Atlantic Coast Conference 895 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Florida St. 8 0 310 123 12 0 458 203 1112 Georgia Tech 5 3 307 261 8 4 461 361 905 Virginia 5 3 222 210 7 5 345 365 902 Clemson 5 3 263 171 6 6 322 253 895 Wake Forest 3 5 145 178 7 5 266 209 884 N. Carolina St. 3 5 167 250 6 6 244 302 865 Duke 3 5 182 290 3 8 217 363 831 Maryland 2 6 202 250 5 6 292 260 845 North Carolina 2 6 129 194 3 8 186 272 821 The Big 10 Conference 914 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Wisconsin 7 1 281 108 10 2 409 154 967 Michigan 6 2 245 175 10 2 361 247 1005 Michigan St. 6 2 240 171 10 2 378 245 1001 Penn St. 5 3 235 163 10 3 417 234 970 Minnesota 5 3 225 158 8 4 368 196 905 Illinois 4 4 205 205 8 4 388 275 935 Purdue 4 4 226 225 7 5 384 305 913 Ohio St. 3 5 157 208 6 6 285 287 910 Indiana 3 5 205 291 4 7 291 386 848 Northwestern 1 7 106 254 3 8 141 301 834 Iowa 0 8 121 288 1 10 162 347 763 The Big 12 Conference 876 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Nebraska 8 1 304 130 12 1 442 171 1006 Kansas St. 7 1 313 137 11 1 457 164 978 Texas 6 3 299 194 9 5 450 295 910 Texas A&M 5 3 196 172 8 4 318 232 912 Colorado 5 3 242 176 7 5 405 311 891 Oklahoma 5 3 284 147 7 5 430 229 867 Texas Tech 5 3 188 213 6 5 253 282 847 Oklahoma St. 3 5 186 229 5 6 267 274 855 Kansas 3 5 170 242 5 7 294 354 833 Missouri 1 7 118 292 4 7 224 371 844 Iowa St. 1 7 173 255 4 7 247 272 818 Baylor 0 8 61 347 1 10 137 414 757 The Big East Conference 862 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Virginia Tech 7 0 315 88 11 1 484 162 1019 Miami 6 1 257 107 9 4 432 220 942 Boston College 4 3 161 156 8 4 297 308 867 Syracuse 3 4 138 189 7 5 300 256 873 West Virginia 3 4 198 168 4 7 292 289 818 Pittsburgh 2 5 167 198 5 6 281 278 832 Temple 2 5 138 261 2 9 153 366 786 Rutgers 1 6 110 317 1 10 155 427 761 The Big West 814 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Boise St. 5 1 248 111 10 3 430 277 881 Idaho 4 2 159 157 7 4 304 283 839 New Mexico St. 3 2 120 97 6 5 311 274 826 Utah St. 3 3 127 134 4 7 234 301 811 Arkansas St. 2 3 106 151 4 7 246 332 792 Nevada 2 4 177 219 3 8 283 418 791 North Texas 1 5 81 149 2 9 118 291 757 Conference USA 849 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Southern Miss. 6 0 189 88 9 3 333 189 932 East Carolina 4 2 191 133 9 3 333 225 886 Louisville 4 2 196 180 7 5 443 365 857 Memphis 4 2 158 96 5 6 232 182 853 Ala.-Birmingham 4 2 140 129 5 6 248 279 850 Houston 3 3 131 152 7 4 254 211 865 Tulane 1 5 127 236 3 8 279 399 796 Army 1 5 125 197 3 8 225 317 792 Cincinnati 0 6 121 167 3 8 275 289 807 The Mid-America Conference 756 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Marshall 9 0 332 121 13 0 463 137 994 Miami, Ohio 6 2 238 166 7 4 335 264 805 W. Michigan 6 3 267 211 7 5 373 342 827 Akron 5 3 231 200 7 4 315 314 800 Toledo 5 3 240 157 6 5 293 229 792 Ohio U. 5 3 227 178 5 6 271 287 764 N. Illinois 5 3 237 204 5 6 289 289 744 E. Michigan 4 4 216 211 4 7 239 338 752 Bowling Green 3 5 213 237 5 6 296 312 750 Cent. Michigan 3 5 173 222 4 7 229 344 713 Kent 2 6 159 257 2 9 213 376 709 Ball St. 0 8 117 249 0 11 157 361 621 Buffalo 0 8 96 333 0 11 130 426 563 The Mountain West Conference 859 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Utah 5 2 236 143 9 3 380 210 900 Brigham Young 5 2 185 98 8 4 335 251 902 Colorado St. 5 2 190 148 8 4 345 269 886 Wyoming 4 3 178 179 7 4 302 270 879 San Diego St. 3 4 159 139 5 6 272 226 847 New Mexico 3 4 148 216 4 7 240 298 820 Air Force 2 5 149 170 6 5 264 218 852 Nevada LV 1 6 95 247 3 8 160 324 790 The Pacific Ten Conference 870 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Stanford 7 1 313 197 8 4 418 364 899 Oregon 6 2 247 199 9 3 410 284 928 Washington 6 2 231 188 7 5 331 302 895 Arizona St. 5 3 227 192 6 6 285 311 860 Oregon St. 4 4 208 177 7 5 347 277 871 Southern Cal 3 5 193 206 6 6 348 278 869 Arizona 3 5 229 252 6 6 339 364 869 California 3 5 131 164 4 7 180 254 845 UCLA 2 6 137 241 4 7 230 311 853 Washington St. 1 7 158 258 3 9 248 327 814 The Southeastern Conference 900 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Alabama 8 1 244 177 10 3 378 265 974 Florida 7 2 233 152 9 4 403 272 941 Mississippi St. 6 2 156 121 10 2 255 156 952 Tennessee 6 2 251 116 9 3 369 194 949 Georgia 5 3 198 204 8 4 336 310 919 Arkansas 4 4 198 196 8 4 353 214 922 Mississippi 4 4 235 176 8 4 323 228 914 Kentucky 4 4 198 218 6 6 328 343 867 Auburn 2 6 153 188 5 6 233 236 883 Vanderbilt 2 6 129 211 5 6 252 256 867 Louisiana St. 1 7 135 218 3 8 223 259 841 South Carolina 0 8 63 216 0 11 87 278 768 The Western Athletic Conference 828 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Hawaii 5 2 214 161 9 4 371 349 875 Texas Christian 5 2 245 123 8 4 362 213 869 Fresno St. 5 2 226 141 8 5 413 282 851 Rice 4 3 198 161 5 6 237 261 837 Southern Meth. 3 3 107 113 4 6 193 235 806 Texas-El Paso 3 4 183 235 5 7 306 389 830 San Jose St. 1 5 120 268 3 7 258 402 794 Tulsa 1 6 129 220 2 9 230 386 758 I-A Independents 798 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Louisiana Tech 4 0 187 101 8 3 389 306 901 Notre Dame 1 0 28 24 5 7 348 331 870 Louisiana-Monroe 2 1 58 65 5 6 186 322 803 Cent. Florida 1 1 74 60 4 7 277 318 769 Louisiana-Lafay. 1 2 83 103 2 9 203 415 733 Navy 0 1 24 28 5 7 326 306 807 Middle Tenn. 0 4 63 136 3 8 272 379 705