1986 W10 CORS rankings

Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:30.416300+00:00

rank	school	conference	record	win_pct	cors	mov	sos	expected_wins	wins_vs_expected
1	Arizona State	Pac-10	7-0-1	0.88	25.81	15.88	13.3	6.86	0.14
2	Miami	FBS Independents	8-0-0	1	25.71	27.25	10.81	7.47	0.53
3	Michigan	Big Ten	8-0-0	1	25.7	17.88	12.32	6.92	1.08
4	Penn State	FBS Independents	8-0-0	1	25.68	22	11.37	7.57	0.43
5	Oklahoma	Big 8	7-1-0	0.88	23.5	35.62	12.7	7.89	-0.89
6	Alabama	SEC	8-1-0	0.89	22.86	18.22	10.79	8.09	-0.09
7	Nebraska	Big 8	7-1-0	0.88	22.28	22.25	8.08	7.2	-0.2
8	Arkansas	Southwest	7-1-0	0.88	22.11	16.38	8.38	7	0
9	Texas A&M	Southwest	7-1-0	0.88	22.03	12.5	9.09	6.08	0.92
10	Auburn	SEC	7-1-0	0.88	21.77	27.38	3.59	7.72	-0.72
11	NC State	ACC	6-1-1	0.75	21.44	4	12.92	4.71	1.29
12	Fresno State	PCAA	7-1-0	0.88	21.31	15.88	4.04	6.86	0.14
13	Washington	Pac-10	6-2-0	0.75	20.46	20.75	14.47	7.12	-1.12
14	Ohio State	Big Ten	7-2-0	0.78	20.3	13.33	12.25	7.6	-0.6
15	UCLA	Pac-10	6-2-0	0.75	20.02	15.88	14.12	6.56	-0.56
16	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	7-2-0	0.78	19.82	15	8.79	7.42	-0.42
17	Iowa	Big Ten	6-2-0	0.75	19.82	18.62	10.92	7.02	-1.02
18	San José State	PCAA	7-2-0	0.78	19.61	9.67	9.4	6.41	0.59
19	Stanford	Pac-10	6-2-0	0.75	19.56	11.25	12.86	6.57	-0.57
20	Arizona	Pac-10	6-2-0	0.75	19.34	12.75	9.77	6.37	-0.37
21	LSU	SEC	5-2-0	0.71	19.27	9	17.04	5.23	-0.23
22	USC	Pac-10	6-2-0	0.75	19.21	3.75	15.72	4.92	1.08
23	Clemson	ACC	6-2-0	0.75	19.14	9.38	10.95	6.1	-0.1
24	Georgia	SEC	6-2-0	0.75	19.05	10	9.96	6.01	-0.01
25	Air Force	Western Athletic	6-2-0	0.75	18.69	6	9.76	5.27	0.73
26	Ole Miss	SEC	6-2-1	0.67	18.69	6.78	9.58	6.48	-0.48
27	Virginia Tech	FBS Independents	6-2-1	0.67	18.46	6.89	7.95	6.22	-0.22
28	BYU	Western Athletic	5-2-0	0.71	18.42	9.14	12.19	4.84	0.16
29	Rutgers	FBS Independents	5-2-1	0.62	18.14	7.5	11.81	5.83	-0.83
30	North Carolina	ACC	5-2-1	0.62	17.95	4.5	12.65	4.9	0.1
31	Hawai'i	Western Athletic	5-2-0	0.71	17.24	4.29	8.09	4.34	0.66
32	Tulsa	FBS Independents	6-3-0	0.67	16.76	12.56	5.78	7.27	-1.27
33	Michigan State	Big Ten	5-3-0	0.62	16.43	10.5	12.82	5.99	-0.99
34	Baylor	Southwest	5-3-0	0.62	16.1	10	9.96	5.84	-0.84
35	Indiana	Big Ten	5-3-0	0.62	16.06	8	11.21	5.61	-0.61
36	Colorado State	Western Athletic	5-3-0	0.62	15.98	4.5	12.6	4.99	0.01
37	Florida State	FBS Independents	4-3-1	0.5	15.9	14	14.66	6.34	-2.34
38	Boston College	FBS Independents	5-3-0	0.62	15.86	5.62	11.75	5.24	-0.24
39	SMU	Southwest	5-3-0	0.62	15.86	3.75	12.5	4.75	0.25
40	Temple	FBS Independents	5-3-0	0.62	15.7	6.12	9.49	5.08	-0.08
41	Ball State	Mid-American	6-3-0	0.67	15.63	2.44	4.06	5.28	0.72
42	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	6-3-0	0.67	15.26	1.67	3.97	4.94	1.06
43	Pittsburgh	FBS Independents	4-3-1	0.5	15.08	9.62	10.14	5.99	-1.99
44	Louisiana	FBS Independents	5-3-0	0.62	14.92	5.5	3.1	5.18	-0.18
45	Iowa State	Big 8	5-3-0	0.62	14.81	1.5	9.95	4.32	0.68
46	Mississippi State	SEC	6-3-0	0.67	14.58	-1.33	7.82	4.18	1.82
47	Georgia Tech	ACC	4-3-1	0.5	14.42	4.38	11.25	4.97	-0.97
48	Wyoming	Western Athletic	5-4-0	0.56	13.95	2.33	12.21	5.05	-0.05
49	Long Beach State	PCAA	4-3-0	0.57	13.86	2.71	8.7	4.04	-0.04
50	Florida	SEC	4-4-0	0.5	13.41	5.12	15.77	5.25	-1.25
51	Texas Tech	Southwest	5-3-0	0.62	13.17	-4.62	14.02	3.12	1.88
52	San Diego State	Western Athletic	5-3-0	0.62	13.1	-3.75	11.98	3.27	1.73
53	Colorado	Big 8	4-4-0	0.5	13.1	4.5	13.87	5.12	-1.12
54	Wake Forest	ACC	4-4-0	0.5	12.98	7	8.02	5.2	-1.2
55	Maryland	ACC	4-4-0	0.5	12.8	2.62	12.46	4.56	-0.56
56	Pacific	PCAA	4-4-0	0.5	12.27	3	7.05	4.6	-0.6
57	UNLV	PCAA	4-4-0	0.5	12.2	4.38	4.84	4.95	-0.95
58	Cincinnati	FBS Independents	5-4-0	0.56	12.11	-2.22	13.32	4.08	0.92
59	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	3-4-0	0.43	11.97	7.71	15.7	5.06	-2.06
60	Toledo	Mid-American	5-4-0	0.56	11.92	-1.33	8.69	4.13	0.87
61	Kentucky	SEC	3-4-1	0.38	11.39	2.62	14.79	4.6	-1.6
62	Minnesota	Big Ten	4-4-0	0.5	10.14	-6.88	12.79	2.74	1.26
63	Central Michigan	Mid-American	4-4-0	0.5	10	-4.38	6.71	3.25	0.75
64	Southern Miss	FBS Independents	4-4-0	0.5	9.68	-6.25	8.52	2.59	1.41
65	Washington State	Pac-10	3-4-1	0.38	8.98	-4.38	14.82	3.15	-0.15
66	Texas	Southwest	3-4-0	0.43	8.61	-6.71	14.69	2.33	0.67
67	Bowling Green	Mid-American	4-5-0	0.44	8.51	-6.44	9.32	2.6	1.4
68	TCU	Southwest	3-5-0	0.38	8.23	-0.25	7.66	3.96	-0.96
69	Kent State	Mid-American	4-5-0	0.44	8.01	-10	8.58	2.2	1.8
70	Syracuse	FBS Independents	3-5-0	0.38	7.74	-3.38	15.51	3.3	-0.3
71	South Carolina	FBS Independents	2-5-1	0.25	7.73	2.12	12.49	4.39	-2.39
72	Oklahoma State	Big 8	3-5-0	0.38	7.39	-5.12	11.08	2.72	0.28
73	Navy	FBS Independents	3-5-0	0.38	7.31	-3.25	4.54	3.41	-0.41
74	Tulane	FBS Independents	3-5-0	0.38	7.14	-5.88	11.6	3.1	-0.1
75	Duke	ACC	3-5-0	0.38	6.97	-8.12	9.15	2.02	0.98
76	Army	FBS Independents	3-5-0	0.38	6.86	-6.75	5.33	2.75	0.25
77	New Mexico	Western Athletic	3-6-0	0.33	6.73	-1.78	8.59	4.16	-1.16
78	Kansas	Big 8	3-5-0	0.38	6.6	-11.25	6.38	1.46	1.54
79	Wisconsin	Big Ten	3-6-0	0.33	6.48	-3.89	12.36	3.41	-0.41
80	Wichita State	FBS Independents	3-6-0	0.33	5.73	-6.89	4.67	3.07	-0.07
81	Oregon	Pac-10	3-6-0	0.33	5.59	-14.89	17.86	1.71	1.29
82	Tennessee	SEC	2-5-0	0.29	5.3	-5.57	13.78	2.59	-0.59
83	Northwestern	Big Ten	2-6-0	0.25	4.68	-2.62	8.15	3.42	-1.42
84	Virginia	ACC	2-6-0	0.25	3.97	-8.62	9.87	2.4	-0.4
85	Oregon State	Pac-10	2-6-0	0.25	3.88	-11.62	13.62	1.3	0.7
86	West Virginia	FBS Independents	2-6-0	0.25	3.87	-11.88	14.2	1.62	0.38
87	Missouri	Big 8	2-6-0	0.25	3.84	-10.62	10.71	1.98	0.02
88	Utah State	PCAA	2-6-0	0.25	3.77	-11.12	9.67	1.49	0.51
89	Illinois	Big Ten	2-6-0	0.25	3.75	-14.25	14.26	1.47	0.53
90	Louisville	FBS Independents	2-6-0	0.25	3.7	-12.12	8.49	1.59	0.41
91	Kansas State	Big 8	2-6-0	0.25	3.52	-14.25	6.98	1.24	0.76
92	Purdue	Big Ten	2-6-0	0.25	3.43	-15.62	12.8	1.27	0.73
93	Rice	Southwest	2-6-0	0.25	3.4	-18	8.66	1.2	0.8
94	UTEP	Western Athletic	2-7-0	0.22	3.36	-7.33	10.14	3.15	-1.15
95	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	2-8-0	0.2	2.81	-7.2	5.08	3.23	-1.23
96	Houston	Southwest	1-7-0	0.12	0.79	-11.75	16.17	1.31	-0.31
97	California	Pac-10	1-7-0	0.12	0.64	-14	14.76	1.44	-0.44
98	Vanderbilt	SEC	1-7-0	0.12	0.59	-14.88	13.57	1.41	-0.41
99	Western Michigan	Mid-American	1-8-0	0.11	0.42	-13.56	14.04	1.32	-0.32
100	Memphis	FBS Independents	1-7-0	0.12	0.27	-17.75	9.92	0.68	0.32
101	East Carolina	FBS Independents	1-8-0	0.11	0.18	-18.22	12.84	1.28	-0.28
102	Northern Illinois	FBS Independents	1-8-0	0.11	0.04	-18.11	11.86	0.79	0.21
103	New Mexico State	PCAA	1-9-0	0.1	-0.16	-21.1	9.58	1.08	-0.08
104	Ohio	Mid-American	0-9-0	0	-2.07	-12.56	9.82	1.83	-1.83
105	Utah	Western Athletic	0-7-0	0	-2.69	-24	16.14	0.99	-0.99