1972 W7 CORS rankings

Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.432073+00:00

rank	school	conference	record	win_pct	cors	mov	sos	expected_wins	wins_vs_expected
1	LSU	SEC	6-0-0	1	26.72	17.83	13.99	5.63	0.37
2	Alabama	SEC	6-0-0	1	26.64	21.17	13.31	5.65	0.35
3	USC	Pac-8	7-0-0	1	26.17	30	9.76	6.66	0.34
4	Louisville	Missouri Valley	5-0-0	1	26.05	29.4	9.25	4.91	0.09
5	Ohio State	Big Ten	5-0-0	1	25.88	21.8	9.72	4.73	0.27
6	Michigan	Big Ten	6-0-0	1	25.61	20	8.15	5.87	0.13
7	Dartmouth	Ivy	4-0-0	1	24.73	17.5	4.53	3.5	0.5
8	Yale	Ivy	4-0-0	1	24.68	22.25	3.84	3.7	0.3
9	Colorado	Big 8	6-1-0	0.86	22.57	14	11.5	5.69	0.31
10	Oklahoma	Big 8	4-1-0	0.8	22.4	36.8	11.82	4.96	-0.96
11	Nebraska	Big 8	5-1-0	0.83	22.22	44	8.37	5.97	-0.97
12	UCLA	Pac-8	6-1-0	0.86	22.19	16.86	8.51	5.65	0.35
13	Arizona State	Western Athletic	5-1-0	0.83	21.78	19.83	9.59	4.74	0.26
14	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	5-1-0	0.83	21.65	14.67	9.86	5.48	-0.48
15	Air Force	FBS Independents	5-1-0	0.83	21.54	26.67	4.98	5.62	-0.62
16	Texas Tech	Southwest	5-1-0	0.83	21.52	18	8.21	5.25	-0.25
17	Penn State	FBS Independents	5-1-0	0.83	21.51	14.67	9.22	5.3	-0.3
18	Florida State	FBS Independents	6-1-0	0.86	21.5	11.57	6.25	5.4	0.6
19	North Carolina	ACC	5-1-0	0.83	21.32	5.5	12.4	3.81	1.19
20	Texas	Southwest	4-1-0	0.8	21.29	5.2	17.19	3.27	0.73
21	Auburn	SEC	5-1-0	0.83	21.22	1.67	16.3	3.43	1.57
22	Iowa State	Big 8	4-1-0	0.8	21.15	23	9.16	4.48	-0.48
23	SMU	Southwest	4-1-0	0.8	21	22.8	8.61	4.66	-0.66
24	East Carolina	Southern	5-1-0	0.83	20.94	12.67	4.62	5.12	-0.12
25	San Diego State	PCAA	5-1-0	0.83	20.73	6.67	8.16	4.25	0.75
26	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	4-1-0	0.8	20.56	19.2	4.38	4.53	-0.53
27	TCU	Southwest	4-1-0	0.8	20.31	8.4	8.82	3.58	0.42
28	Fresno State	PCAA	5-1-1	0.71	20.01	13.14	0.87	5.77	-0.77
29	Cornell	Ivy	3-1-0	0.75	19.86	7.5	10.53	2.71	0.29
30	Tennessee	SEC	4-2-0	0.67	19.03	16.17	15.38	5.39	-1.39
31	West Virginia	FBS Independents	5-2-0	0.71	18.99	13.71	11.31	5.3	-0.3
32	Stanford	Pac-8	4-2-0	0.67	18.54	11.17	13.65	4.78	-0.78
33	Harvard	Ivy	3-1-0	0.75	18.35	7.5	5.21	2.76	0.24
34	Tampa	FBS Independents	5-2-0	0.71	18.28	15.71	6.29	6.25	-1.25
35	NC State	ACC	4-2-1	0.57	18.13	12	13.54	5.31	-1.31
36	Pacific	PCAA	5-2-0	0.71	18.12	4.14	11.49	4.51	0.49
37	Oklahoma State	Big 8	4-2-0	0.67	17.76	9	12.04	4.52	-0.52
38	Washington State	Pac-8	5-2-0	0.71	17.36	8.29	3.27	4.87	0.13
39	Georgia	SEC	4-2-0	0.67	17.31	2.17	16.92	3.43	0.57
40	Drake	Missouri Valley	4-2-0	0.67	16.85	12.5	1.96	4.81	-0.81
41	Florida	SEC	3-2-0	0.6	16.7	7.2	18.5	3.63	-0.63
42	Western Michigan	Mid-American	4-2-1	0.57	16.61	1.86	12.05	3.94	0.06
43	Washington	Pac-8	5-2-0	0.71	16.52	-1.29	11.8	3.17	1.83
44	Indiana	Big Ten	4-2-0	0.67	16.28	-0.17	12.94	2.97	1.03
45	Arkansas	Southwest	4-2-0	0.67	15.83	-2.33	16.31	2.63	1.37
46	Georgia Tech	FBS Independents	3-2-1	0.5	15.65	2.33	12.67	3.38	-0.38
47	Virginia Tech	FBS Independents	3-2-1	0.5	15.59	3.5	15.38	3.49	-0.49
48	Bowling Green	Mid-American	3-2-1	0.5	15.24	0.5	14.27	3.12	-0.12
49	Purdue	Big Ten	3-3-0	0.5	13.71	10.17	12.25	4.8	-1.8
50	Maryland	ACC	3-3-1	0.43	13.37	7.14	7.95	4.92	-1.92
51	Northern Illinois	FBS Independents	4-3-0	0.57	13.24	1	5.17	3.77	0.23
52	West Texas A&M	Missouri Valley	3-3-0	0.5	13.21	9.17	4.99	4.33	-1.33
53	Ole Miss	SEC	3-3-0	0.5	12.86	1.17	12.71	3.27	-0.27
54	Rice	Southwest	2-2-1	0.4	12.61	-0.2	16.76	2.47	-0.47
55	Tulane	FBS Independents	3-3-0	0.5	12.55	0.67	11.82	3.12	-0.12
56	Pennsylvania	Ivy	2-2-0	0.5	12.54	8.5	2.55	2.72	-0.72
57	New Mexico	Western Athletic	3-3-0	0.5	12.53	3.17	9.91	3.45	-0.45
58	Toledo	Mid-American	4-3-0	0.57	12.42	-1.14	8.2	3.24	0.76
59	Southern Miss	FBS Independents	3-3-0	0.5	12.33	1.83	5.68	3.35	-0.35
60	Utah State	FBS Independents	3-3-0	0.5	12.19	0.83	9.49	3.12	-0.12
61	Wichita State	Missouri Valley	4-3-0	0.57	11.64	-4.14	3.13	2.34	1.66
62	Holy Cross	FBS Independents	2-2-1	0.4	11.62	-0.4	11.92	2.43	-0.43
63	Army	FBS Independents	3-2-0	0.6	11.41	-18.6	9.28	0.8	2.2
64	William & Mary	Southern	3-4-0	0.43	11.32	6.43	7.61	4.72	-1.72
65	Houston	FBS Independents	2-3-1	0.33	11.27	5	12.64	3.77	-1.77
66	Mississippi State	SEC	3-4-0	0.43	11.26	3.43	11.95	4.34	-1.34
67	Wisconsin	Big Ten	3-3-0	0.5	11.08	-3.67	12.77	2.29	0.71
68	Long Beach State	PCAA	3-3-0	0.5	11.01	-0.17	3.57	2.97	0.03
69	Kent State	Mid-American	3-3-1	0.43	10.94	-1.71	12.7	3.04	-0.04
70	Utah	Western Athletic	3-3-0	0.5	10.88	-2.83	15.37	2.68	0.32
71	Temple	FBS Independents	3-3-0	0.5	10.66	-2.83	8.29	2.54	0.46
72	Vanderbilt	SEC	3-3-0	0.5	10.6	-5.33	12.08	1.92	1.08
73	Navy	FBS Independents	3-3-0	0.5	10.47	-6.67	17.22	1.79	1.21
74	BYU	Western Athletic	3-3-0	0.5	10.27	-6.67	9.95	2.08	0.92
75	Colgate	FBS Independents	2-2-1	0.4	10.27	-4.4	12.86	1.94	0.06
76	The Citadel	Southern	3-4-0	0.43	10.1	1.43	4.34	3.88	-0.88
77	Columbia	Ivy	1-2-1	0.25	9.85	7	10.55	2.99	-1.99
78	Baylor	Southwest	2-3-0	0.4	9.83	0	12.52	2.5	-0.5
79	Missouri	Big 8	3-3-0	0.5	9.68	-12.83	13.49	1.27	1.73
80	Richmond	Southern	3-4-0	0.43	9.5	-0.57	10.36	3.37	-0.37
81	Duke	ACC	3-4-0	0.43	9.4	-2.14	16.34	2.85	0.15
82	Syracuse	FBS Independents	3-4-0	0.43	8.96	-6.43	15.85	1.96	1.04
83	Virginia	ACC	3-4-0	0.43	8.58	-5.43	8.48	2.55	0.45
84	Kansas State	Big 8	3-4-0	0.43	8.44	-12.29	15.31	1.65	1.35
85	Rutgers	FBS Independents	2-4-0	0.33	8.43	1.67	6.53	3.28	-1.28
86	Wyoming	Western Athletic	3-4-0	0.43	8.33	-8	8.7	2.25	0.75
87	Ohio	Mid-American	3-4-0	0.43	8.28	-6.71	5.39	2.4	0.6
88	Miami	FBS Independents	2-3-0	0.4	8.16	-4	16.84	1.88	0.12
89	South Carolina	FBS Independents	2-4-0	0.33	7.27	-1.5	12.04	2.71	-0.71
90	Boston College	FBS Independents	2-4-0	0.33	7.06	-2.17	10.32	2.63	-0.63
91	Xavier	FBS Independents	2-4-0	0.33	6.73	-3.17	10.49	2.22	-0.22
92	Kentucky	SEC	2-4-0	0.33	6.7	-5.83	17.78	1.94	0.06
93	Michigan State	Big Ten	2-4-0	0.33	6.67	-3.5	18.45	2.17	-0.17
94	Princeton	Ivy	1-2-1	0.25	6.64	-7.25	14.27	0.97	0.03
95	Kansas	Big 8	2-4-0	0.33	6.62	-6	12.77	2.22	-0.22
96	Dayton	FBS Independents	2-4-1	0.29	6.43	-3.43	5.52	2.66	-0.66
97	San José State	PCAA	2-4-0	0.33	6.07	-9.17	12.03	1.67	0.33
98	Arizona	Western Athletic	2-4-0	0.33	6	-9.33	11.1	1.53	0.47
99	Iowa	Big Ten	2-4-0	0.33	5.92	-9.83	9.92	1.08	0.92
100	Cincinnati	FBS Independents	2-4-0	0.33	5.69	-10.17	8.08	1.19	0.81
101	App State	Southern	2-4-1	0.29	5.67	-6	4.94	2.23	-0.23
102	Clemson	ACC	2-4-0	0.33	5.67	-11.33	14.88	1.03	0.97
103	Memphis	Missouri Valley	2-4-0	0.33	5.54	-11.5	12.79	1.29	0.71
104	Davidson	Southern	2-4-1	0.29	5.39	-11.86	1.95	1.73	0.27
105	Oregon	Pac-8	2-5-0	0.29	4.59	-15.14	17.71	1.32	0.68
106	Furman	Southern	2-5-0	0.29	4.58	-9.29	-0.7	1.73	0.27
107	Brown	Ivy	1-4-0	0.2	2.7	-13	12.37	1.23	-0.23
108	Chattanooga	FBS Independents	1-5-0	0.17	2.6	-3.83	1.94	2.02	-1.02
109	Texas A&M	Southwest	1-5-0	0.17	2.41	-8	19.24	1.68	-0.68
110	Southern Illinois	FBS Independents	1-4-1	0.17	2.19	-12.17	7.63	0.14	0.86
111	Tulsa	Missouri Valley	1-5-0	0.17	2.01	-12	16.86	0.95	0.05
112	Northwestern	Big Ten	1-5-0	0.17	1.83	-15.67	13.98	0.49	0.51
113	UTEP	Western Athletic	1-5-0	0.17	1.65	-17.17	5.67	0.89	0.11
114	Marshall	FBS Independents	1-5-0	0.17	1.59	-19.33	8.94	0.24	0.76
115	Minnesota	Big Ten	1-5-0	0.17	1.5	-14.5	15.71	1.14	-0.14
116	Wake Forest	ACC	1-5-0	0.17	1.45	-25.33	16.86	0.25	0.75
117	California	Pac-8	1-6-0	0.14	1.29	-13	18.18	1.54	-0.54
118	Villanova	FBS Independents	1-6-0	0.14	1.29	-11.14	8.32	1.08	-0.08
119	Oregon State	Pac-8	1-6-0	0.14	1	-18.14	18.02	0.61	0.39
120	Pittsburgh	FBS Independents	1-6-0	0.14	0.87	-14	17.43	1.43	-0.43
121	New Mexico State	Missouri Valley	1-6-0	0.14	0.29	-27.86	10.89	0.56	0.44
122	Texas-Arlington	FBS Independents	0-6-0	0	-2.34	-17.17	8.17	0.78	-0.78
123	VMI	Southern	0-7-0	0	-2.61	-22.86	11.51	0.38	-0.38
124	North Texas	Missouri Valley	0-6-0	0	-2.75	-23.67	15.73	0.21	-0.21
125	Illinois	Big Ten	0-6-0	0	-2.82	-23.33	20.58	0.34	-0.34
126	Colorado State	Western Athletic	0-7-0	0	-2.89	-28.71	16.08	0.08	-0.08