1987 W16 CORS rankings

Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:30.582244+00:00

rank	school	conference	record	win_pct	cors	mov	sos	expected_wins	wins_vs_expected
1	Miami	FBS Independents	11-0-0	1	25.43	25.55	12.07	10.47	0.53
2	Oklahoma	Big 8	11-0-0	1	24.9	36.09	8.19	10.83	0.17
3	Syracuse	FBS Independents	11-0-0	1	24.48	19.09	8.44	9.74	1.26
4	Florida State	FBS Independents	10-1-0	0.91	23.53	28.64	12.46	10.4	-0.4
5	Nebraska	Big 8	10-1-0	0.91	23.48	26.36	12.52	10.33	-0.33
6	Auburn	SEC	9-1-1	0.82	22.83	16.55	12.13	9.94	-0.94
7	LSU	SEC	9-1-1	0.82	22.74	14.91	12.07	9.14	-0.14
8	UCLA	Pac-10	9-2-0	0.82	21.22	20.64	12.48	9.62	-0.62
9	Oklahoma State	Big 8	9-2-0	0.82	20.73	15	10.95	8.79	0.21
10	Wyoming	Western Athletic	10-2-0	0.83	20.63	13	9.62	9.1	0.9
11	Texas A&M	Southwest	9-2-0	0.82	20.48	10.91	10.81	8.72	0.28
12	Tennessee	SEC	9-2-1	0.75	20.41	14.25	9.24	9.52	-0.52
13	San José State	PCAA	10-2-0	0.83	20.39	16.17	6.92	9.78	0.22
14	Michigan State	Big Ten	8-2-1	0.73	20.34	9.55	13.41	8.75	-0.75
15	Clemson	ACC	9-2-0	0.82	20.22	12	8.82	8.8	0.2
16	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	10-2-0	0.83	20.08	8.83	7.98	8.47	1.53
17	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	8-3-0	0.73	19.27	13.27	15.45	8.81	-0.81
18	Iowa	Big Ten	9-3-0	0.75	18.87	10.75	10.69	8.89	0.11
19	Air Force	Western Athletic	9-3-0	0.75	18.85	11.75	10.19	9.03	-0.03
20	South Carolina	FBS Independents	8-3-0	0.73	18.82	19.73	10.43	10.22	-2.22
21	Georgia	SEC	8-3-0	0.73	18.65	9.45	12.89	8.14	-0.14
22	Pittsburgh	FBS Independents	8-3-0	0.73	18.56	8.09	13.04	8.77	-0.77
23	Arkansas	Southwest	9-3-0	0.75	18.51	7	10.32	8.37	0.63
24	USC	Pac-10	8-3-0	0.73	18.47	8.64	12.16	7.79	0.21
25	BYU	Western Athletic	9-3-0	0.75	18.4	5.25	10.92	7.46	1.54
26	Penn State	FBS Independents	8-3-0	0.73	18.31	6.09	12.74	7.25	0.75
27	Indiana	Big Ten	8-3-0	0.73	17.87	4.55	11	6.86	1.14
28	Michigan	Big Ten	7-4-0	0.64	16.7	14.09	11.59	9.3	-2.3
29	Alabama	SEC	7-4-0	0.64	16.46	5.36	15.05	7.24	-0.24
30	Colorado	Big 8	7-4-0	0.64	16.07	8	9.9	7.92	-0.92
31	UTEP	Western Athletic	7-4-0	0.64	15.73	6.82	8.09	7.25	-0.25
32	Arizona State	Pac-10	6-4-1	0.55	15.16	6	11.43	7.07	-1.07
33	Ohio State	Big Ten	6-4-1	0.55	15.15	3.91	13.7	6.86	-0.86
34	Kent State	Mid-American	7-4-0	0.64	15.04	1.91	8.64	6.11	0.89
35	Florida	SEC	6-5-0	0.55	14.9	11.36	15.09	8.79	-2.79
36	Virginia	ACC	7-4-0	0.64	14.79	0.91	9.32	5.75	1.25
37	Wake Forest	ACC	7-4-0	0.64	14.76	1.45	7.47	6.04	0.96
38	Texas Tech	Southwest	6-4-1	0.55	14.72	4.45	9.37	6.59	-0.59
39	Washington	Pac-10	6-4-1	0.55	14.68	2.64	11.73	6.23	-0.23
40	West Virginia	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	14.39	10.91	10.98	8.51	-2.51
41	Fresno State	PCAA	6-5-0	0.55	13.59	7.36	6.33	7.79	-1.79
42	Texas	Southwest	6-5-0	0.55	13.11	0.55	14.13	5.63	0.37
43	Oregon	Pac-10	6-5-0	0.55	12.68	0.18	12.04	5.56	0.44
44	Tulane	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	12.67	0.55	9.85	5.61	0.39
45	Arizona	Pac-10	4-4-3	0.36	12.54	3.91	10.77	6.65	-2.65
46	Minnesota	Big Ten	6-5-0	0.55	11.92	-0.45	8.6	5.37	0.63
47	Kentucky	SEC	5-6-0	0.45	11.82	6.45	11.64	7.5	-2.5
48	Northern Illinois	FBS Independents	5-5-1	0.45	11.81	3.91	3.45	6.48	-1.48
49	Baylor	Southwest	6-5-0	0.55	11.78	-0.64	8.06	5.3	0.7
50	Central Michigan	Mid-American	5-5-1	0.45	11.74	1.73	7.23	6.08	-1.08
51	Memphis	FBS Independents	5-5-1	0.45	11.57	0.91	8.26	5.8	-0.8
52	TCU	Southwest	5-6-0	0.45	11.35	3.18	11.45	6.43	-1.43
53	Duke	ACC	5-6-0	0.45	11.34	5.27	7.87	6.87	-1.87
54	Rutgers	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	11.29	-4.09	12.41	3.99	2.01
55	Southern Miss	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	11.28	-2.36	8.63	4.9	1.1
56	Missouri	Big 8	5-6-0	0.45	11.09	1.55	13.01	6.01	-1.01
57	Army	FBS Independents	5-6-0	0.45	10.72	4.91	1.63	6.88	-1.88
58	North Carolina	ACC	5-6-0	0.45	10.66	0.64	11.98	5.72	-0.72
59	Louisiana	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	10.58	-5.55	6.59	3.76	2.24
60	Hawai'i	Western Athletic	5-7-0	0.42	10.47	3.17	9.15	6.84	-1.84
61	Stanford	Pac-10	5-6-0	0.45	9.97	-0.55	12.66	5.35	-0.35
62	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	6-6-0	0.5	9.56	-7.33	9.79	4.02	1.98
63	Boston College	FBS Independents	5-6-0	0.45	9.36	-3.36	15.63	4.59	0.41
64	Western Michigan	Mid-American	5-6-0	0.45	9.07	-2	7.68	4.88	0.12
65	Bowling Green	Mid-American	5-6-0	0.45	8.92	-3.09	8.87	4.55	0.45
66	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	5-6-0	0.45	8.85	-5	12.09	3.82	1.18
67	UNLV	PCAA	5-6-0	0.45	8.71	-4.18	8.41	4.39	0.61
68	Houston	Southwest	4-6-1	0.36	8.67	-0.73	11.61	5.32	-1.32
69	Utah State	PCAA	5-6-0	0.45	8.42	-9.18	11.86	3.07	1.93
70	East Carolina	FBS Independents	5-6-0	0.45	8.28	-9.18	9.86	3.26	1.74
71	Utah	Western Athletic	5-7-0	0.42	8.06	-3.42	6.88	5.15	-0.15
72	San Diego State	Western Athletic	5-7-0	0.42	8.03	-5.92	11.7	4.73	0.27
73	Ball State	Mid-American	4-7-0	0.36	6.95	-2.64	7.71	4.72	-0.72
74	Vanderbilt	SEC	4-7-0	0.36	6.72	-6.27	13.49	4.12	-0.12
75	California	Pac-10	3-6-2	0.27	6.64	-2.55	14.19	4.78	-1.78
76	Long Beach State	PCAA	4-7-0	0.36	6.5	-5.09	6.84	4.12	-0.12
77	Maryland	ACC	4-7-0	0.36	6.5	-9.73	15.27	2.87	1.13
78	Mississippi State	SEC	4-7-0	0.36	6.48	-8.18	12.57	2.93	1.07
79	NC State	ACC	4-7-0	0.36	6.39	-8.18	10.62	3.32	0.68
80	Pacific	PCAA	4-7-0	0.36	6.39	-7.09	8.83	3.23	0.77
81	Cincinnati	FBS Independents	4-7-0	0.36	6.22	-7.27	5.8	3.66	0.34
82	Akron	FBS Independents	4-7-0	0.36	6.14	-6.27	2.4	3.67	0.33
83	Illinois	Big Ten	3-7-1	0.27	5.41	-5	11.67	3.58	-0.58
84	Toledo	Mid-American	3-7-1	0.27	5.13	-7.27	11.1	3.1	-0.1
85	Purdue	Big Ten	3-7-1	0.27	5.11	-8	12.3	3.24	-0.24
86	Washington State	Pac-10	3-7-1	0.27	4.98	-10.73	14.32	3.06	-0.06
87	Louisville	FBS Independents	3-7-1	0.27	4.63	-12.09	7.36	2.66	0.34
88	Ole Miss	SEC	3-8-0	0.27	4.43	-7.82	11.86	3.47	-0.47
89	Wisconsin	Big Ten	3-8-0	0.27	4.32	-8.82	11.07	3.11	-0.11
90	Temple	FBS Independents	3-8-0	0.27	4.3	-8.82	10.49	2.63	0.37
91	Tulsa	FBS Independents	3-8-0	0.27	3.78	-17.82	10.34	1.59	1.41
92	Iowa State	Big 8	3-8-0	0.27	3.75	-20.18	12.36	1.56	1.44
93	Northwestern	Big Ten	2-8-1	0.18	2.48	-12.91	12.28	2.27	-0.27
94	Georgia Tech	ACC	2-9-0	0.18	2.45	-6.91	10.95	3.49	-1.49
95	Virginia Tech	FBS Independents	2-9-0	0.18	2.34	-8.82	14.5	3.12	-1.12
96	Navy	FBS Independents	2-9-0	0.18	1.85	-14.27	5.92	1.82	0.18
97	Rice	Southwest	2-9-0	0.18	1.79	-17.27	10.86	2.18	-0.18
98	New Mexico State	PCAA	2-9-0	0.18	1.66	-18.82	6.24	0.95	1.05
99	Oregon State	Pac-10	2-9-0	0.18	1.65	-22.18	15	1.35	0.65
100	Ohio	Mid-American	1-10-0	0.09	-0.04	-13.09	9.26	1.57	-0.57
101	Colorado State	Western Athletic	1-11-0	0.08	-0.11	-10.42	13.33	3.28	-2.28
102	Kansas	Big 8	1-9-1	0.09	-0.26	-23.91	10.51	0.79	0.21
103	New Mexico	Western Athletic	0-11-0	0	-2.47	-21.36	12.1	1.58	-1.58
104	Kansas State	Big 8	0-10-1	0	-2.6	-26	11.22	0.7	-0.7