1987 W17 CORS rankings

Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:30.582642+00:00

rank	school	conference	record	win_pct	cors	mov	sos	expected_wins	wins_vs_expected
1	Miami	FBS Independents	11-0-0	1	25.37	25.55	12.03	10.47	0.53
2	Oklahoma	Big 8	11-0-0	1	24.85	36.09	8.16	10.83	0.17
3	Syracuse	FBS Independents	11-0-0	1	24.43	19.09	8.41	9.74	1.26
4	Florida State	FBS Independents	10-1-0	0.91	23.48	28.64	12.42	10.4	-0.4
5	Nebraska	Big 8	10-1-0	0.91	23.43	26.36	12.48	10.33	-0.33
6	Auburn	SEC	9-1-1	0.82	22.78	16.55	12.1	9.94	-0.94
7	LSU	SEC	9-1-1	0.82	22.69	14.91	12.04	9.14	-0.14
8	UCLA	Pac-10	9-2-0	0.82	21.18	20.64	12.44	9.62	-0.62
9	Oklahoma State	Big 8	9-2-0	0.82	20.69	15	10.92	8.79	0.21
10	Wyoming	Western Athletic	10-2-0	0.83	20.59	13	9.59	9.1	0.9
11	Texas A&M	Southwest	9-2-0	0.82	20.43	10.91	10.78	8.72	0.28
12	Tennessee	SEC	9-2-1	0.75	20.37	14.25	9.21	9.52	-0.52
13	San José State	PCAA	10-2-0	0.83	20.3	16.17	6.93	9.78	0.22
14	Michigan State	Big Ten	8-2-1	0.73	20.3	9.55	13.38	8.75	-0.75
15	Clemson	ACC	9-2-0	0.82	20.18	12	8.79	8.8	0.2
16	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	10-2-0	0.83	20.02	8.83	7.83	8.47	1.53
17	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	8-3-0	0.73	19.23	13.27	15.4	8.81	-0.81
18	Iowa	Big Ten	9-3-0	0.75	18.83	10.75	10.67	8.89	0.11
19	Air Force	Western Athletic	9-3-0	0.75	18.81	11.75	10.16	9.03	-0.03
20	South Carolina	FBS Independents	8-3-0	0.73	18.78	19.73	10.39	10.22	-2.22
21	Georgia	SEC	8-3-0	0.73	18.6	9.45	12.85	8.14	-0.14
22	Pittsburgh	FBS Independents	8-3-0	0.73	18.52	8.09	13.01	8.77	-0.77
23	Arkansas	Southwest	9-3-0	0.75	18.47	7	10.29	8.37	0.63
24	USC	Pac-10	8-3-0	0.73	18.43	8.64	12.12	7.79	0.21
25	BYU	Western Athletic	9-3-0	0.75	18.36	5.25	10.89	7.46	1.54
26	Penn State	FBS Independents	8-3-0	0.73	18.27	6.09	12.7	7.25	0.75
27	Indiana	Big Ten	8-3-0	0.73	17.83	4.55	10.97	6.86	1.14
28	Michigan	Big Ten	7-4-0	0.64	16.66	14.09	11.56	9.3	-2.3
29	Alabama	SEC	7-4-0	0.64	16.42	5.36	15.01	7.24	-0.24
30	Colorado	Big 8	7-4-0	0.64	16.04	8	9.87	7.92	-0.92
31	UTEP	Western Athletic	7-4-0	0.64	15.69	6.82	8.06	7.25	-0.25
32	Washington	Pac-10	7-4-1	0.58	15.69	3.42	11.78	7.05	-0.05
33	Arizona State	Pac-10	6-4-1	0.55	15.13	6	11.4	7.07	-1.07
34	Ohio State	Big Ten	6-4-1	0.55	15.12	3.91	13.67	6.86	-0.86
35	Kent State	Mid-American	7-4-0	0.64	15.01	1.91	8.65	6.11	0.89
36	Florida	SEC	6-5-0	0.55	14.86	11.36	15.05	8.79	-2.79
37	Virginia	ACC	7-4-0	0.64	14.76	0.91	9.28	5.75	1.25
38	Wake Forest	ACC	7-4-0	0.64	14.73	1.45	7.44	6.04	0.96
39	Texas Tech	Southwest	6-4-1	0.55	14.69	4.45	9.35	6.59	-0.59
40	West Virginia	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	14.36	10.91	10.95	8.51	-2.51
41	Fresno State	PCAA	6-5-0	0.55	13.55	7.36	6.17	7.79	-1.79
42	Texas	Southwest	6-5-0	0.55	13.08	0.55	14.1	5.63	0.37
43	Oregon	Pac-10	6-5-0	0.55	12.66	0.18	12	5.56	0.44
44	Arizona	Pac-10	4-4-3	0.36	12.52	3.91	10.74	6.65	-2.65
45	Minnesota	Big Ten	6-5-0	0.55	11.9	-0.45	8.57	5.37	0.63
46	Kentucky	SEC	5-6-0	0.45	11.8	6.45	11.61	7.5	-2.5
47	Northern Illinois	FBS Independents	5-5-1	0.45	11.79	3.91	3.47	6.48	-1.48
48	Baylor	Southwest	6-5-0	0.55	11.75	-0.64	8.04	5.3	0.7
49	Central Michigan	Mid-American	5-5-1	0.45	11.72	1.73	7.25	6.08	-1.08
50	Memphis	FBS Independents	5-5-1	0.45	11.54	0.91	8.23	5.8	-0.8
51	TCU	Southwest	5-6-0	0.45	11.33	3.18	11.42	6.43	-1.43
52	Duke	ACC	5-6-0	0.45	11.31	5.27	7.84	6.87	-1.87
53	Rutgers	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	11.27	-4.09	12.38	3.99	2.01
54	Southern Miss	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	11.25	-2.36	8.61	4.9	1.1
55	Missouri	Big 8	5-6-0	0.45	11.07	1.55	12.97	6.01	-1.01
56	Tulane	FBS Independents	6-6-0	0.5	10.96	-0.5	10.23	5.89	0.11
57	Army	FBS Independents	5-6-0	0.45	10.69	4.91	1.62	6.88	-1.88
58	North Carolina	ACC	5-6-0	0.45	10.63	0.64	11.95	5.72	-0.72
59	Louisiana	FBS Independents	6-5-0	0.55	10.56	-5.55	6.57	3.76	2.24
60	Hawai'i	Western Athletic	5-7-0	0.42	10.45	3.17	9.13	6.84	-1.84
61	Stanford	Pac-10	5-6-0	0.45	9.94	-0.55	12.49	5.35	-0.35
62	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	6-6-0	0.5	9.53	-7.33	9.63	4.02	1.98
63	Boston College	FBS Independents	5-6-0	0.45	9.34	-3.36	15.6	4.59	0.41
64	Western Michigan	Mid-American	5-6-0	0.45	9.06	-2	7.69	4.88	0.12
65	Bowling Green	Mid-American	5-6-0	0.45	8.91	-3.09	8.88	4.55	0.45
66	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	5-6-0	0.45	8.84	-5	12.09	3.82	1.18
67	UNLV	PCAA	5-6-0	0.45	8.68	-4.18	8.24	4.39	0.61
68	Houston	Southwest	4-6-1	0.36	8.65	-0.73	11.58	5.32	-1.32
69	Utah State	PCAA	5-6-0	0.45	8.39	-9.18	11.69	3.07	1.93
70	East Carolina	FBS Independents	5-6-0	0.45	8.27	-9.18	9.83	3.26	1.74
71	Utah	Western Athletic	5-7-0	0.42	8.05	-3.42	6.86	5.15	-0.15
72	San Diego State	Western Athletic	5-7-0	0.42	8.01	-5.92	11.66	4.73	0.27
73	Ball State	Mid-American	4-7-0	0.36	6.93	-2.64	7.72	4.72	-0.72
74	Vanderbilt	SEC	4-7-0	0.36	6.7	-6.27	13.45	4.12	-0.12
75	California	Pac-10	3-6-2	0.27	6.62	-2.55	14.01	4.78	-1.78
76	Long Beach State	PCAA	4-7-0	0.36	6.48	-5.09	6.68	4.12	-0.12
77	Maryland	ACC	4-7-0	0.36	6.48	-9.73	15.23	2.87	1.13
78	Mississippi State	SEC	4-7-0	0.36	6.47	-8.18	12.53	2.93	1.07
79	NC State	ACC	4-7-0	0.36	6.37	-8.18	10.58	3.32	0.68
80	Pacific	PCAA	4-7-0	0.36	6.37	-7.09	8.66	3.23	0.77
81	Cincinnati	FBS Independents	4-7-0	0.36	6.2	-7.27	5.77	3.66	0.34
82	Akron	FBS Independents	4-7-0	0.36	6.13	-6.27	2.42	3.67	0.33
83	Illinois	Big Ten	3-7-1	0.27	5.4	-5	11.64	3.58	-0.58
84	Toledo	Mid-American	3-7-1	0.27	5.12	-7.27	11.1	3.1	-0.1
85	Purdue	Big Ten	3-7-1	0.27	5.1	-8	12.27	3.24	-0.24
86	Washington State	Pac-10	3-7-1	0.27	4.97	-10.73	14.28	3.06	-0.06
87	Louisville	FBS Independents	3-7-1	0.27	4.62	-12.09	7.34	2.66	0.34
88	Ole Miss	SEC	3-8-0	0.27	4.42	-7.82	11.83	3.47	-0.47
89	Wisconsin	Big Ten	3-8-0	0.27	4.31	-8.82	11.04	3.11	-0.11
90	Temple	FBS Independents	3-8-0	0.27	4.29	-8.82	10.47	2.63	0.37
91	Tulsa	FBS Independents	3-8-0	0.27	3.77	-17.82	10.31	1.59	1.41
92	Iowa State	Big 8	3-8-0	0.27	3.74	-20.18	12.33	1.56	1.44
93	Northwestern	Big Ten	2-8-1	0.18	2.48	-12.91	12.25	2.27	-0.27
94	Georgia Tech	ACC	2-9-0	0.18	2.44	-6.91	10.91	3.49	-1.49
95	Virginia Tech	FBS Independents	2-9-0	0.18	2.34	-8.82	14.45	3.12	-1.12
96	Navy	FBS Independents	2-9-0	0.18	1.85	-14.27	5.9	1.82	0.18
97	Rice	Southwest	2-9-0	0.18	1.78	-17.27	10.84	2.18	-0.18
98	New Mexico State	PCAA	2-9-0	0.18	1.65	-18.82	6.07	0.95	1.05
99	Oregon State	Pac-10	2-9-0	0.18	1.65	-22.18	14.82	1.35	0.65
100	Ohio	Mid-American	1-10-0	0.09	-0.04	-13.09	9.27	1.57	-0.57
101	Colorado State	Western Athletic	1-11-0	0.08	-0.11	-10.42	13.29	3.28	-2.28
102	Kansas	Big 8	1-9-1	0.09	-0.26	-23.91	10.48	0.79	0.21
103	New Mexico	Western Athletic	0-11-0	0	-2.46	-21.36	12.07	1.58	-1.58
104	Kansas State	Big 8	0-10-1	0	-2.59	-26	11.19	0.7	-0.7