1986 W18 CORS rankings

Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:30.419450+00:00

rank	school	conference	record	win_pct	cors	mov	sos	expected_wins	wins_vs_expected
1	Miami	FBS Independents	11-0-0	1	25.17	25.82	11.2	10.29	0.71
2	Penn State	FBS Independents	11-0-0	1	25	18.45	11.62	10.01	0.99
3	Oklahoma	Big 8	10-1-0	0.91	23.56	35.73	12.15	10.87	-0.87
4	Michigan	Big Ten	11-1-0	0.92	23.01	15.25	11.44	10.08	0.92
5	Arizona State	Pac-10	9-1-1	0.82	22.63	18.64	10.98	9.72	-0.72
6	LSU	SEC	9-2-0	0.82	21.19	12.36	15.06	8.98	0.02
7	Nebraska	Big 8	9-2-0	0.82	20.87	24.18	10.12	10.1	-1.1
8	Arkansas	Southwest	9-2-0	0.82	20.58	14.64	10.58	9.43	-0.43
9	San José State	PCAA	10-2-0	0.83	20.54	13.75	9.26	9.38	0.62
10	Texas A&M	Southwest	9-2-0	0.82	20.46	15.73	9.57	9.08	-0.08
11	Auburn	SEC	9-2-0	0.82	20.38	24	7.2	10.38	-1.38
12	Alabama	SEC	10-3-0	0.77	19.95	14.46	13.95	11.18	-1.18
13	Clemson	ACC	8-2-2	0.67	19.91	9.08	11.44	8.98	-0.98
14	Fresno State	PCAA	9-2-0	0.82	19.67	13.82	5.31	9.24	-0.24
15	Ohio State	Big Ten	9-3-0	0.75	19.12	12.67	12.02	9.87	-0.87
16	NC State	ACC	8-2-1	0.73	19.1	5	8.79	6.78	1.22
17	Arizona	Pac-10	9-3-0	0.75	19.02	12.33	11.63	9.42	-0.42
18	Washington	Pac-10	8-3-1	0.67	19.02	15.08	13.27	9.89	-1.89
19	Virginia Tech	FBS Independents	8-2-1	0.73	18.84	7	5.69	7.66	0.34
20	Iowa	Big Ten	8-3-0	0.73	18.53	16	9.98	9.22	-1.22
21	Boston College	FBS Independents	9-3-0	0.75	18.49	8.75	9.73	8.49	0.51
22	UCLA	Pac-10	7-3-1	0.64	18.36	12.91	14.57	8.48	-1.48
23	Baylor	Southwest	8-3-0	0.73	18.09	9.64	9.43	8.08	-0.08
24	Ole Miss	SEC	8-3-1	0.67	17.84	6.08	9.9	8.43	-0.43
25	San Diego State	Western Athletic	8-3-0	0.73	17.24	1.27	11.97	5.87	2.13
26	Stanford	Pac-10	8-4-0	0.67	17.13	7.33	13.36	8.53	-0.53
27	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	8-4-0	0.67	16.86	9.83	10.15	8.75	-0.75
28	Georgia	SEC	8-4-0	0.67	16.81	6.33	11.76	7.94	0.06
29	BYU	Western Athletic	8-4-0	0.67	16.76	7.92	10.52	8.54	-0.54
30	Florida State	FBS Independents	6-4-1	0.55	16	14.64	13.55	8.78	-2.78
31	USC	Pac-10	7-4-0	0.64	15.88	3.09	13.75	6.42	0.58
32	Tulsa	FBS Independents	7-4-0	0.64	15.75	9.73	6.79	8.21	-1.21
33	North Carolina	ACC	7-4-1	0.58	15.41	2.17	11.27	6.63	0.37
34	Toledo	Mid-American	7-4-0	0.64	14.91	1.73	8.49	6.1	0.9
35	Michigan State	Big Ten	6-5-0	0.55	14.19	8	11.59	7.76	-1.76
36	Florida	SEC	6-5-0	0.55	14.08	4.55	14.02	7.11	-1.11
37	Colorado	Big 8	6-5-0	0.55	14.05	5.55	12.57	7.4	-1.4
38	Indiana	Big Ten	6-5-0	0.55	13.67	5.45	9.25	7.16	-1.16
39	Temple	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	13.64	3.36	11.74	6.33	-0.33
40	Tennessee	SEC	6-5-0	0.55	13.52	3.36	10.62	6.44	-0.44
41	Texas Tech	Southwest	7-5-0	0.58	13.34	0.25	11.82	6.08	0.92
42	Hawai'i	Western Athletic	7-5-0	0.58	13.31	0.25	11.48	6.09	0.91
43	Colorado State	Western Athletic	6-5-0	0.55	13.3	2.64	9.96	6.25	-0.25
44	UNLV	PCAA	6-5-0	0.55	13.04	4.09	5.18	6.6	-0.6
45	Air Force	Western Athletic	6-5-0	0.55	12.98	1.27	10.38	5.91	0.09
46	Iowa State	Big 8	6-5-0	0.55	12.86	1.18	9.51	5.84	0.16
47	Maryland	ACC	5-5-1	0.45	12.8	4.64	12.67	6.88	-1.88
48	Pittsburgh	FBS Independents	5-5-1	0.45	12.75	4	13.16	6.72	-1.72
49	Georgia Tech	ACC	5-5-1	0.45	12.74	6.45	9.92	7.32	-2.32
50	Louisiana	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	12.62	3.45	2.21	6.6	-0.6
51	Rutgers	FBS Independents	5-5-1	0.45	12.48	2.91	12.34	6.51	-1.51
52	Kentucky	SEC	5-5-1	0.45	12.31	1.91	13.06	6.13	-1.13
53	Wyoming	Western Athletic	6-6-0	0.5	12.19	2.25	10.94	6.67	-0.67
54	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	5-6-0	0.45	12.18	7.27	14.94	7.44	-2.44
55	Ball State	Mid-American	6-5-0	0.55	11.82	-0.18	6.4	5.43	0.57
56	Long Beach State	PCAA	6-5-0	0.55	11.71	-0.91	9.01	5.24	0.76
57	Oklahoma State	Big 8	6-5-0	0.55	11.71	-0.91	9.03	5.15	0.85
58	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	6-5-0	0.55	11.5	-0.55	5.16	5.33	0.67
59	SMU	Southwest	6-5-0	0.55	11.45	-3.36	13.2	4.59	1.41
60	Minnesota	Big Ten	6-5-0	0.55	11.27	-4.36	13.09	4.36	1.64
61	Army	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	11.17	-1.45	5.32	5.13	0.87
62	Wake Forest	ACC	5-6-0	0.45	10.94	2.73	8.31	6.13	-1.13
63	Southern Miss	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	10.8	-4.91	8.54	3.97	2.03
64	Mississippi State	SEC	6-5-0	0.55	10.76	-7.27	11.18	3.38	2.62
65	Central Michigan	Mid-American	5-5-0	0.5	10.04	-2.6	8.21	4.43	0.57
66	Texas	Southwest	5-6-0	0.45	9.58	-1.45	12.77	5.06	-0.06
67	Syracuse	FBS Independents	5-6-0	0.45	9.33	-2.27	12.54	4.86	0.14
68	Cincinnati	FBS Independents	5-6-0	0.45	8.57	-7.09	11.93	3.88	1.12
69	Oregon	Pac-10	5-6-0	0.45	8.57	-9.36	14.83	3.27	1.73
70	South Carolina	FBS Independents	3-6-2	0.27	8.56	2.45	13.16	6.09	-3.09
71	Bowling Green	Mid-American	5-6-0	0.45	8.49	-6.73	10.16	3.04	1.96
72	Kent State	Mid-American	5-6-0	0.45	8.12	-9.91	8.61	2.69	2.31
73	Pacific	PCAA	4-7-0	0.36	7.98	0.18	6.92	5.55	-1.55
74	Northwestern	Big Ten	4-7-0	0.36	6.9	-3.09	9.01	4.56	-0.56
75	New Mexico	Western Athletic	4-8-0	0.33	6.61	-1.75	10.23	5.54	-1.54
76	West Virginia	FBS Independents	4-7-0	0.36	6.6	-6.91	12.95	3.57	0.43
77	Tulane	FBS Independents	4-7-0	0.36	6.47	-6.27	9.2	4.03	-0.03
78	Duke	ACC	4-7-0	0.36	6.43	-7.64	11.02	3.34	0.66
79	Illinois	Big Ten	4-7-0	0.36	6.35	-10	13.15	2.77	1.23
80	Rice	Southwest	4-7-0	0.36	5.91	-13.18	8.26	2.23	1.77
81	UTEP	Western Athletic	4-8-0	0.33	5.77	-6.83	9.69	4.37	-0.37
82	Washington State	Pac-10	3-7-1	0.27	5.17	-8.27	14.82	3.37	-0.37
83	Western Michigan	Mid-American	3-8-0	0.27	4.49	-6.73	11.05	3.4	-0.4
84	Navy	FBS Independents	3-8-0	0.27	4.27	-6.18	3.31	3.91	-0.91
85	Wisconsin	Big Ten	3-9-0	0.25	4.24	-5.42	12.81	4.08	-1.08
86	Missouri	Big 8	3-8-0	0.27	4.17	-10.73	11.4	2.71	0.29
87	Oregon State	Pac-10	3-8-0	0.27	4.17	-11.55	12.85	2	1
88	Utah State	PCAA	3-8-0	0.27	4.16	-9.91	9.37	2.16	0.84
89	Virginia	ACC	3-8-0	0.27	4.16	-10.64	10.92	2.75	0.25
90	TCU	Southwest	3-8-0	0.27	4.1	-10.64	8.89	3.22	-0.22
91	Louisville	FBS Independents	3-8-0	0.27	4.03	-11.27	8.08	2.45	0.55
92	Wichita State	FBS Independents	3-8-0	0.27	3.99	-10.45	5.22	2.87	0.13
93	Purdue	Big Ten	3-8-0	0.27	3.96	-15.91	13.65	1.63	1.37
94	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	3-9-0	0.25	3.78	-7.92	6.33	3.88	-0.88
95	Kansas	Big 8	3-8-0	0.27	3.64	-19.55	8.19	0.8	2.2
96	Utah	Western Athletic	2-9-0	0.18	1.91	-15.09	13.12	2.73	-0.73
97	California	Pac-10	2-9-0	0.18	1.89	-16.36	15.57	1.42	0.58
98	Northern Illinois	FBS Independents	2-9-0	0.18	1.87	-14.91	9.85	1.56	0.44
99	East Carolina	FBS Independents	2-9-0	0.18	1.86	-16.09	12.79	1.88	0.12
100	Kansas State	Big 8	2-9-0	0.18	1.67	-19	8.05	1.07	0.93
101	Ohio	Mid-American	1-10-0	0.09	0.01	-12.09	7.7	2.49	-1.49
102	Houston	Southwest	1-10-0	0.09	-0.03	-12.91	13.63	1.56	-0.56
103	Vanderbilt	SEC	1-10-0	0.09	-0.09	-14	13.28	2.19	-1.19
104	Memphis	FBS Independents	1-10-0	0.09	-0.23	-17.09	8.38	0.88	0.12
105	New Mexico State	PCAA	1-10-0	0.09	-0.37	-20.64	9.46	1.47	-0.47