Division I-A Football Conference Standings as of 1/2/98 Perfomance Ratings are from David Wilson's system The Atlantic Coast Conference 755 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Florida St. 8 0 347 128 11 1 468 181 886 North Carolina 7 1 224 110 11 1 348 146 854 Virginia 5 3 200 187 7 4 277 242 784 Georgia Tech 5 3 200 208 7 5 314 296 771 Clemson 4 4 166 158 7 5 292 219 767 N. Carolina St. 3 5 215 199 6 5 325 268 738 Wake Forest 3 5 166 229 5 6 245 288 714 Maryland 1 7 109 282 2 9 161 355 644 Duke 0 8 157 283 2 9 223 341 635 The Big 12 Conference 708 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Nebraska 9 0 441 145 13 0 607 214 1028 Kansas St. 7 1 255 132 11 1 418 177 835 Texas A&M 6 3 261 191 9 4 445 236 735 Oklahoma St. 5 3 228 186 8 4 352 233 693 Missouri 5 3 272 256 7 5 392 367 695 Texas Tech 5 3 142 121 6 5 245 217 689 Colorado 3 5 246 228 5 6 300 295 701 Kansas 3 5 129 235 5 6 177 279 648 Texas 2 6 194 255 4 7 283 366 644 Oklahoma 2 6 125 267 4 8 232 379 648 Baylor 1 7 146 257 2 9 200 375 605 Iowa St. 1 7 155 321 1 10 214 493 581 The Big 10 Conference 708 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Michigan 8 0 215 78 12 0 322 114 968 Ohio St. 6 2 253 86 10 3 394 170 797 Penn St. 6 2 217 185 9 3 366 254 799 Purdue 6 2 285 180 9 3 396 267 751 Wisconsin 5 3 165 195 8 5 291 306 723 Michigan St. 4 4 203 148 7 5 342 237 737 Iowa 4 4 221 106 7 5 411 159 697 Northwestern 3 5 141 201 5 7 243 288 698 Minnesota 1 7 119 226 3 9 238 334 614 Indiana 1 7 74 281 2 9 120 359 604 Illinois 0 8 76 283 0 11 119 368 401 The Big East Conference 635 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Syracuse 6 1 238 104 9 4 441 226 715 Virginia Tech 5 2 197 127 7 5 324 227 673 West Virginia 4 3 219 167 7 5 360 285 685 Pittsburgh 4 3 208 197 6 6 333 354 660 Miami 3 4 215 191 5 6 314 285 639 Boston College 3 4 173 176 4 7 237 314 628 Temple 3 4 150 212 3 8 212 371 606 Rutgers 0 7 121 347 0 11 191 496 473 The Big West Conference 546 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Utah St. 4 1 211 114 6 6 389 296 601 Nevada 4 1 227 137 5 6 353 320 603 Boise St. 3 2 161 127 4 7 285 358 526 Idaho 2 3 128 170 5 6 302 263 525 North Texas 2 3 118 175 4 7 232 331 554 New Mexico St. 0 5 74 196 2 9 221 398 468 Conference USA 642 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Southern Miss. 6 0 198 85 9 3 337 210 747 Tulane 5 1 211 124 7 4 375 225 686 East Carolina 4 2 148 131 5 6 214 298 674 Cincinnati 2 4 127 136 8 4 321 252 670 Memphis 2 4 104 143 4 7 218 243 601 Houston 2 4 117 189 3 8 216 410 615 Louisville 0 6 139 236 1 10 245 407 501 The Mid-America Conference 609 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Marshall 8 1 339 151 10 3 484 259 704 Toledo 7 2 272 199 9 3 356 268 680 Ohio U. 6 2 210 140 8 3 301 177 685 Miami, Ohio 6 2 319 161 8 3 412 226 677 W. Michigan 6 2 225 190 8 3 301 265 673 Ball St. 4 4 195 193 5 6 239 260 601 E. Michigan 4 5 295 281 4 7 329 352 598 Bowling Green 3 5 155 209 3 8 191 341 610 Kent 3 5 242 325 3 8 337 490 590 Akron 2 7 204 320 2 9 218 435 563 Cent. Michigan 1 7 204 315 2 9 282 479 516 N. Illinois 0 8 101 277 0 11 129 382 416 The Pacific Ten Conference 781 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Washington St. 7 1 297 246 10 2 483 296 868 UCLA 7 1 292 181 10 2 477 247 859 Arizona St. 6 2 233 168 9 3 324 210 794 Washington 5 3 277 186 8 4 420 259 816 Arizona 4 4 222 232 7 5 317 312 773 Southern Cal 4 4 171 181 6 5 233 233 789 Oregon 3 5 241 264 7 5 380 350 774 Stanford 3 5 198 262 5 6 276 317 763 California 1 7 186 259 3 8 295 339 702 Oregon St. 0 8 112 250 3 8 195 285 675 The Southeastern Conference 799 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Tennessee 8 1 285 183 11 2 428 286 928 Florida 6 2 274 158 10 2 430 205 895 Georgia 6 2 240 155 10 2 380 195 875 Louisiana St. 6 2 229 152 9 3 373 188 818 Auburn 6 3 201 189 10 3 340 250 857 Mississippi 4 4 145 147 8 4 267 240 804 Mississippi St. 4 4 154 167 7 4 226 215 791 South Carolina 3 5 178 201 5 6 258 279 764 Kentucky 2 6 212 317 5 6 348 362 733 Arkansas 2 6 127 224 4 7 181 284 749 Alabama 2 6 157 192 4 7 246 248 731 Vanderbilt 0 8 52 169 3 8 138 204 644 The Western Athletic Conference 645 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Colorado St. 8 1 341 111 11 2 477 203 735 Air Force 6 2 201 129 10 3 279 190 702 New Mexico 6 3 271 198 9 4 404 274 679 Rice 5 3 205 189 7 4 306 285 680 Southern Meth. 5 3 185 159 6 5 247 237 669 Utah 5 3 199 127 6 5 253 200 646 Fresno St. 5 3 208 166 6 6 318 288 650 Brigham Young 4 4 175 167 6 5 250 254 664 Wyoming 4 4 175 130 7 6 322 227 655 San Diego St. 4 4 171 199 5 7 257 333 660 San Jose St. 4 4 191 277 4 7 225 387 638 Texas-El Paso 3 5 128 201 4 7 162 311 616 Nevada LV 2 6 205 260 3 8 281 332 579 Tulsa 2 6 197 296 2 9 258 426 597 Hawaii 1 7 96 238 3 9 189 308 589 Texas Christian 1 7 136 237 1 10 172 325 557 I-A Independents 590 Ave. Rating /--Conference---\ /---Over-all----\ Perf W L Pts Opp W L Pts Opp Rate - - --- --- - - --- --- ---- Louisiana Tech 4 0 154 83 9 2 364 281 760 Notre Dame 1 0 21 17 7 6 282 265 742 Ala.-Birmingham 2 1 84 46 5 6 222 238 544 NE Louisiana 2 1 89 79 5 7 226 319 652 Navy 1 1 56 28 7 4 398 209 647 SW Louisiana 1 3 93 171 1 10 176 553 364 Cent. Florida 0 1 41 45 5 6 374 303 677 Army 0 1 7 39 4 7 221 311 573 Arkansas St. 0 3 59 96 2 9 200 394 353