1998 W12 CORS rankings

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rank	school	conference	record	win_pct	cors	mov	sos	expected_wins	wins_vs_expected
1	Tennessee	SEC	9-0	1	25.5	16.22	12.82	7.62	1.38
2	UCLA	Pac-10	9-0	1	25.28	14.44	12.09	6.65	2.35
3	Kansas State	Big 12	10-0	1	25.21	41.3	7.91	9.8	0.2
4	Tulane	Conference USA	9-0	1	24.37	18.89	6.6	7.17	1.83
5	Florida State	ACC	10-1	0.91	23.74	21.45	13.39	10.17	-0.17
6	Ohio State	Big Ten	9-1	0.9	23.33	26.1	11.6	9.44	-0.44
7	Texas A&M	Big 12	10-1	0.91	23.12	11.82	12.54	9.2	0.8
8	Arizona	Pac-10	10-1	0.91	22.93	17.45	9.89	9.39	0.61
9	Florida	SEC	9-1	0.9	22.8	20.5	9.76	9.02	-0.02
10	Air Force	Western Athletic	9-1	0.9	22.65	25	8.17	9.26	-0.26
11	Arkansas	SEC	8-1	0.89	22.62	16.78	10.35	7.59	0.41
12	Wisconsin	Big Ten	9-1	0.9	22.6	21.1	8.07	9.28	-0.28
13	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	9-1	0.9	22.09	16.9	6.7	8.8	0.2
14	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	8-1	0.89	22.03	10.44	9.59	6.68	1.32
15	Marshall	Mid-American	9-1	0.9	21.61	14.2	4.69	8.15	0.85
16	Oregon	Pac-10	8-2	0.8	20.8	15.6	12.75	7.71	0.29
17	Michigan	Big Ten	8-2	0.8	20.38	9.4	12.49	7.54	0.46
18	Virginia	ACC	8-2	0.8	20.18	10.9	10.54	7.54	0.46
19	Penn State	Big Ten	7-2	0.78	20.05	13.33	11.69	7.58	-0.58
20	Virginia Tech	Big East	7-2	0.78	20.02	18.33	9.33	8.2	-1.2
21	Georgia Tech	ACC	7-2	0.78	19.76	10.44	10.96	6.34	0.66
22	Georgia	SEC	7-2	0.78	19.61	7	11.86	6.26	0.74
23	Wyoming	Western Athletic	8-2	0.8	19.59	4.2	10.35	6.22	1.78
24	Nebraska	Big 12	8-3	0.73	19.47	18	13.38	9.49	-1.49
25	UCF	FBS Independents	8-2	0.8	19.46	15.2	4.65	7.9	0.1
26	Miami	Big East	6-2	0.75	19.13	18.5	8.72	6.65	-0.65
27	USC	Pac-10	7-3	0.7	18.28	12.1	12.54	7.73	-0.73
28	Missouri	Big 12	7-3	0.7	18.12	10.1	11.82	7.47	-0.47
29	BYU	Western Athletic	8-3	0.73	17.95	11.91	5.94	8.4	-0.4
30	Texas	Big 12	7-3	0.7	17.94	7.1	12.29	6.23	0.77
31	Kentucky	SEC	7-3	0.7	17.92	10.6	10.88	6.77	0.23
32	Texas Tech	Big 12	7-3	0.7	17.72	8	10.9	6.89	0.11
33	Syracuse	Big East	6-3	0.67	17.69	12.78	13.29	6.4	-0.4
34	Utah	Western Athletic	7-3	0.7	17.63	11.4	8.58	7.44	-0.44
35	West Virginia	Big East	6-3	0.67	17.3	9.22	12.21	6.2	-0.2
36	Colorado	Big 12	7-3	0.7	17.29	4.3	10.94	6.16	0.84
37	Toledo	Mid-American	7-3	0.7	16.94	2.2	11.22	5.67	1.33
38	Colorado State	Western Athletic	8-4	0.67	16.92	6.83	10.87	7.87	0.13
39	Purdue	Big Ten	7-4	0.64	16.92	10.91	13.56	7.99	-0.99
40	Mississippi State	SEC	6-3	0.67	16.65	12	6.15	6.89	-0.89
41	Idaho	Big West	7-3	0.7	16.56	6.7	3.54	6.38	0.62
42	NC State	ACC	6-3	0.67	16.52	2.89	11.87	5.03	0.97
43	Ole Miss	SEC	6-3	0.67	15.93	2	8.82	4.95	1.05
44	Southern Miss	Conference USA	6-4	0.6	15.91	12.6	12.21	7.9	-1.9
45	Western Michigan	Mid-American	7-4	0.64	15.27	4.36	5.91	6.42	0.58
46	Nevada	Big West	6-4	0.6	14.81	8.2	6	6.56	-0.56
47	Louisville	Conference USA	6-4	0.6	14.76	4.5	8.76	5.69	0.31
48	Louisiana Tech	FBS Independents	6-5	0.55	14.45	11.27	9.88	7.44	-1.44
49	San Diego State	Western Athletic	6-4	0.6	13.87	0.1	12.37	5.03	0.97
50	Alabama	SEC	6-4	0.6	13.52	-1.9	16.41	4.5	1.5
51	Michigan State	Big Ten	5-5	0.5	13.04	3.3	14.75	5.78	-0.78
52	LSU	SEC	4-5	0.44	12.33	9.78	14.84	6.34	-2.34
53	Boise State	Big West	6-4	0.6	12.06	-2	3.22	4.61	1.39
54	Arizona State	Pac-10	5-5	0.5	11.84	0.3	11.99	5.06	-0.06
55	TCU	Western Athletic	5-5	0.5	11.3	0	10.34	5	0
56	Washington	Pac-10	5-5	0.5	10.91	-2.7	16.29	4.42	0.58
57	Rice	Western Athletic	5-5	0.5	10.56	-1.6	10.53	4.58	0.42
58	Fresno State	Western Athletic	4-6	0.4	10.28	3.7	11.15	5.97	-1.97
59	California	Pac-10	5-5	0.5	10.19	-6.1	14.17	3.34	1.66
60	East Carolina	Conference USA	5-5	0.5	10.19	-2.6	7.34	4.39	0.61
61	Central Michigan	Mid-American	5-5	0.5	10.01	-3.4	7.25	4.07	0.93
62	Rutgers	Big East	5-5	0.5	9.26	-13	9.13	2.33	2.67
63	North Carolina	ACC	4-5	0.44	9.06	-3	11.38	3.84	0.16
64	Oklahoma State	Big 12	4-6	0.4	8.85	-0.7	14.13	4.85	-0.85
65	Oregon State	Pac-10	4-6	0.4	8.79	-0.8	12.5	4.81	-0.81
66	Boston College	Big East	4-6	0.4	8.6	-1.3	13.68	4.71	-0.71
67	Indiana	Big Ten	4-6	0.4	8.5	-1.5	13.08	4.64	-0.64
68	Bowling Green	Mid-American	4-6	0.4	8.31	-3.1	14.22	4.33	-0.33
69	Ohio	Mid-American	4-6	0.4	7.87	-4.4	13.3	4.01	-0.01
70	Minnesota	Big Ten	4-6	0.4	7.81	-6.2	13.98	3.31	0.69
71	Akron	Mid-American	4-6	0.4	7.79	-2.8	7.37	4.38	-0.38
72	Oklahoma	Big 12	4-6	0.4	7.73	-4.8	11.66	3.52	0.48
73	Kansas	Big 12	4-6	0.4	7.64	-5.8	11.13	3.83	0.17
74	Duke	ACC	4-6	0.4	7.43	-6.8	8.76	3.47	0.53
75	SMU	Western Athletic	4-7	0.36	7.26	-3.27	13.17	4.44	-0.44
76	UL Monroe	FBS Independents	4-6	0.4	7.07	-11.1	8.68	2.46	1.54
77	San José State	Western Athletic	4-7	0.36	6.38	-9.82	10.94	3.31	0.69
78	Arkansas State	FBS Independents	4-7	0.36	5.96	-11.36	6.58	2.72	1.28
79	Auburn	SEC	3-7	0.3	5.75	-5.5	18.96	3.22	-0.22
80	Houston	Conference USA	3-7	0.3	5.68	-3.5	10.62	4.18	-1.18
81	Navy	FBS Independents	3-6	0.33	5.58	-11.56	10.63	2.53	0.47
82	Iowa	Big Ten	3-7	0.3	5.33	-7.3	13.59	2.96	0.04
83	UTEP	Western Athletic	3-7	0.3	5.21	-7.4	11.15	3.2	-0.2
84	Wake Forest	ACC	3-7	0.3	5.21	-7.2	10.53	3.25	-0.25
85	Tulsa	Western Athletic	3-7	0.3	5.14	-7.1	8.8	3.18	-0.18
86	New Mexico State	Big West	3-7	0.3	5.13	-8.5	11.6	3.64	-0.64
87	Maryland	ACC	3-7	0.3	5.05	-7.4	10.09	3.07	-0.07
88	Washington State	Pac-10	3-7	0.3	5	-11.9	14.59	2.6	0.4
89	UAB	FBS Independents	3-7	0.3	4.79	-10.2	9.03	2.64	0.36
90	Illinois	Big Ten	3-7	0.3	4.68	-14.5	10.92	1.56	1.44
91	Utah State	Big West	3-8	0.27	4.43	-6.55	9.11	3.83	-0.83
92	New Mexico	Western Athletic	3-8	0.27	4.33	-8.27	7.8	3.67	-0.67
93	Pittsburgh	Big East	2-7	0.22	3.78	-3.78	9.53	3.71	-1.71
94	Army	Conference USA	2-7	0.22	3.55	-6.67	14.62	3.14	-1.14
95	Clemson	ACC	2-8	0.2	3.04	-6.3	12.02	3.37	-1.37
96	Baylor	Big 12	2-8	0.2	2.71	-11.4	16.25	2.43	-0.43
97	Iowa State	Big 12	2-8	0.2	2.69	-11	14.18	2.6	-0.6
98	Memphis	Conference USA	2-8	0.2	2.66	-11.1	12.68	2.56	-0.56
99	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	2-8	0.2	2.63	-9.6	6.96	2.88	-0.88
100	Stanford	Pac-10	2-8	0.2	2.59	-11.1	15.56	2.96	-0.96
101	North Texas	Big West	2-8	0.2	2.5	-13.2	11.88	1.87	0.13
102	Temple	Big East	2-8	0.2	2.46	-13.1	9.46	2.25	-0.25
103	Northern Illinois	Mid-American	2-8	0.2	2.35	-15.8	10.71	1.4	0.6
104	Vanderbilt	SEC	2-8	0.2	2.29	-18.6	13.9	1.21	0.79
105	Northwestern	Big Ten	2-9	0.18	2.05	-13.55	13.08	1.99	0.01
106	South Carolina	SEC	1-9	0.1	0.31	-11.4	16.57	2.45	-1.45
107	Ball State	Mid-American	1-9	0.1	-0.05	-18.3	10.92	1.1	-0.1
108	Louisiana	FBS Independents	1-9	0.1	-0.35	-26.8	11.01	0.89	0.11
109	Cincinnati	Conference USA	1-9	0.1	-0.38	-24.1	12.8	1.39	-0.39
110	Hawai'i	Western Athletic	0-10	0	-2.47	-21.6	10.83	0.72	-0.72
111	UNLV	Western Athletic	0-10	0	-2.52	-21	14.14	1	-1
112	Kent State	Mid-American	0-10	0	-2.7	-29.5	10.43	0.56	-0.56