Organization: Washington University, St. Louis
Date:         Sun, 23 Aug 92 12:56:09 CST
From:         Bapi Gupta <C31801AG@WUVMD>
To:           NETNEWS@WUVMD
Subject:      r.s.f.c. Preseason Poll
Newsgroups:   rec.sport.football.college


This fall I'll be conducting a r.s.f.c. weekly poll, as I did at the
end of last season.  I will take entries received Sunday through
Tuesday and post on Wednesday.

This week I'll be taking a preseason poll.  Here are the ground rules:

1) vote only once

2) Send your ranking to c31801ag@wuvmd.wustl.edu or c31801ag@wuvmd.bitnet

3) Use Chris Stassen's basic format but use the team names given
   in my rankings/predictions.  (I am reposting 1991 final poll below.)
   Note your first line should be "# $" - without the quotes.

4) Send rankings for your top 25, I will sum up points on a 25-24-..-3-2-1
   system.  If you send only your top 10, I will sum up points on a
   10-9-8-..-3-2-1 system.  No ties please.

5) Entries should be received by Tuesday night so rankings can be posted
   by Wednesday afternoon.

   A sample entry follows:

# $
# Washington
# Miami, Florida
# Florida State
# (followed by the next 22 teams on 22 lines)

  I will send confirmation mail upon receiving your entry.

  Here are the official name I am using for the poll (the same as my
computer ranking program uses).

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 Gupta Power Ratings for college football                     January 2, 1992

     Team Name                    Points    Team  W-L-T      Opponents W-L-T

  1. Washington                   332.91  12  0  0  1.000   70  52   2  0.573
  2. Miami, Florida               323.58  12  0  0  1.000   75  51   3  0.593
  3. Florida                      301.99  10  2  0  0.833   86  42   1  0.671
  4. Florida State                301.34  11  2  0  0.846   80  44   4  0.641
  5. Penn State                   296.45  11  2  0  0.846   78  58   2  0.572

  6. Michigan                     289.28  10  2  0  0.833   78  49   2  0.612
  7. Alabama                      278.83  11  1  0  0.917   65  49   1  0.570
  8. Notre Dame                   278.07  10  3  0  0.769   82  56   2  0.593
  9. Texas A&M                    270.22  10  2  0  0.833   67  57   1  0.540
 10. California                   269.74  10  2  0  0.833   68  55   2  0.552

 11. Syracuse                     266.13  10  2  0  0.833   70  55   0  0.560
 12. Tennessee                    263.04   9  3  0  0.750   80  48   0  0.625
 13. Nebraska                     260.99   9  2  1  0.792   72  49   3  0.593
 14. East Carolina                259.32  11  1  0  0.917   57  54   2  0.513
 15. Iowa                         259.02  10  1  1  0.875   61  62   4  0.496

 16. U.C.L.A.                     255.63   9  3  0  0.750   67  58   3  0.535
 17. Bowling Green                254.16  11  1  0  0.917   55  58   8  0.488
 18. Clemson                      253.37   9  2  1  0.792   64  50   3  0.560
 19. Oklahoma                     251.69   9  3  0  0.750   56  51   6  0.522
 20. Colorado                     251.05   8  3  1  0.708   67  54   4  0.552

 21. Brigham Young                247.28   8  3  2  0.692   86  55   3  0.608
 22. Virginia                     244.72   8  3  1  0.708   60  54   1  0.526
 23. Stanford                     243.02   8  4  0  0.667   68  49   1  0.581
 24. Georgia                      242.40   9  3  0  0.750   66  50   1  0.568
 25. Georgia Tech                 236.69   8  5  0  0.615   72  50   5  0.587

 26. North Carolina State         235.53   9  3  0  0.750   58  52   5  0.526
 27. Indiana                      229.04   7  4  1  0.625   65  60   1  0.520
 28. Tulsa                        227.22  10  2  0  0.833   50  60   4  0.456
 29. Fresno State                 224.82  10  2  0  0.833   45  77   1  0.370
 30. Baylor                       224.21   8  4  0  0.667   62  59   4  0.512

 31. Mississippi State            220.46   7  5  0  0.583   65  60   0  0.520
 32. Air Force                    220.19   9  4  0  0.692   60  65   6  0.481
 33. San Diego State              218.50   8  4  1  0.654   77  61   4  0.556
 34. Ohio State                   218.48   8  4  0  0.667   62  61   2  0.504
 35. Louisiana Tech               216.98   8  1  2  0.818   23  52   3  0.314

 36. Central Michigan             216.79   6  1  4  0.727   49  61   1  0.446
 37. North Carolina               214.11   7  4  0  0.636   51  50   5  0.505
 38. Kansas                       209.08   6  5  0  0.545   59  49   7  0.543
 39. Pittsburgh                   207.37   6  5  0  0.545   63  53   0  0.543
 40. Illinois                     206.49   6  6  0  0.500   66  57   2  0.536

 41. San Jose State               206.49   6  4  1  0.591   52  63   0  0.452
 42. Miami, Ohio                  206.27   6  4  1  0.591   45  59   7  0.437
 43. West Virginia                204.64   6  5  0  0.545   67  46   2  0.591
 44. Auburn                       201.66   5  6  0  0.455   61  43   1  0.586
 45. Texas                        201.28   5  6  0  0.455   61  54   0  0.530

 46. Kansas State                 201.12   7  4  0  0.636   48  42   5  0.532
 47. Arizona State                197.42   6  5  0  0.545   57  56   2  0.504
 48. Utah                         195.72   7  5  0  0.583   54  69   6  0.442
 49.-Furman                       195.50   0  1  0  0.000    7   5   0  0.583
 50. Virginia Tech                194.66   5  6  0  0.455   62  41   3  0.599

 51. Texas Christian              193.11   7  4  0  0.636   49  64   1  0.434
 52.-The Citadel                  191.43   1  0  0  1.000    4   6   0  0.400
 53. Mississippi                  190.88   5  6  0  0.455   51  62   1  0.452
 54. Toledo                       188.65   5  5  1  0.500   56  50   6  0.527
 55. Houston                      188.18   4  7  0  0.364   66  47   2  0.583

 56. Texas Tech                   187.79   6  5  0  0.545   49  63   1  0.438
 57. Memphis State                186.90   5  6  0  0.455   59  51   1  0.536
 58. Ball State                   186.51   6  5  0  0.545   43  51   8  0.461
 59. Boston College               185.25   4  7  0  0.364   70  47   0  0.598
 60. Arkansas                     184.93   6  6  0  0.500   67  56   1  0.544

 61. Southern California          184.85   3  8  0  0.273   74  44   0  0.627
 62. U.T.E.P.                     183.96   5  6  1  0.458   58  56   6  0.508
 63. Western Michigan             183.16   6  5  0  0.545   53  52   8  0.504
 64. Rutgers                      182.57   6  5  0  0.545   48  54   1  0.471
 65. South Carolina               182.11   3  6  2  0.364   72  33   2  0.682

 66.-William & Mary               180.02   1  1  0  0.500    7  13   0  0.350
 67. Vanderbilt                   179.98   5  6  0  0.455   60  53   1  0.531
 68. Louisiana State              178.79   5  6  0  0.455   66  47   0  0.584
 69. Hawaii                       175.41   4  7  1  0.375   71  56   6  0.556
 70. Wyoming                      174.51   4  6  1  0.409   57  58   6  0.496

 71. Utah State                   174.35   5  6  0  0.455   58  55   4  0.513
 72. Washington State             172.50   4  7  0  0.364   61  54   0  0.530
 73. Arizona                      172.21   4  7  0  0.364   68  48   0  0.586
 74. Duke                         170.46   4  6  1  0.409   54  49   3  0.524
 75.-Appalachian State            168.08   1  1  0  0.500   11   9   1  0.548

 76. Purdue                       167.25   4  7  0  0.364   62  52   3  0.543
 77. Southern Mississippi         166.55   4  7  0  0.364   48  52   2  0.480
 78. Oregon                       164.24   3  8  0  0.273   60  55   0  0.522
 79. Cincinnati                   163.94   4  7  0  0.364   54  50   1  0.519
 80. Kentucky                     159.00   3  8  0  0.273   60  53   2  0.530

 81. Wisconsin                    158.77   5  6  0  0.455   43  57   4  0.433
 82. Pacific                      158.13   5  7  0  0.417   47  55   3  0.462
 83. Rice                         156.97   4  7  0  0.364   47  65   1  0.420
 84.-Georgia Southern             155.82   0  1  0  0.000    4   6   0  0.400
 85.-Illinois State               154.20   1  1  0  0.500    6  14   0  0.300

 86. Missouri                     153.34   3  7  1  0.318   61  51   4  0.543
 87. Colorado State               152.16   3  8  0  0.273   53  57   7  0.483
 88.-Sacramento State             150.17   1  0  0  1.000    5   6   0  0.455
 89.-Northeast Louisiana          149.43   1  1  0  0.500    9   8   3  0.525
 90. Akron                        149.42   5  6  0  0.455   31  43   4  0.423

 91. Michigan State               149.11   3  8  0  0.273   59  52   5  0.530
 92.-Nevada - Reno                148.32   1  0  0  1.000    4   6   0  0.400
 93. Eastern Michigan             147.78   3  7  1  0.318   53  50   8  0.514
 94.-Cornell                      146.84   0  1  0  0.000    7   4   0  0.636
 95. Maryland                     145.46   2  9  0  0.182   72  43   3  0.623

 96.-Eastern Kentucky             144.57   0  1  0  0.000    1   9   0  0.100
 97.-Boise State                  144.28   1  0  0  1.000    2   8   0  0.200
 98. Iowa State                   142.78   3  7  1  0.318   54  46   4  0.538
 99. Northwestern                 142.71   3  8  0  0.273   58  55   2  0.513
100.-Middle Tennessee State       141.60   0  2  0  0.000   13   9   0  0.591

101.-Tennessee - Chattanooga      139.73   0  1  0  0.000   10   1   0  0.909
102. Army                         138.81   4  7  0  0.364   33  50   0  0.398
103. Southwest Louisiana          136.92   2  8  1  0.227   50  43   7  0.535
104.-Delaware                     135.60   1  0  0  1.000    1   9   0  0.100
105. Wake Forest                  133.47   3  8  0  0.273   44  50   3  0.469

106. New Mexico                   133.19   3  9  0  0.250   62  62   6  0.500
107. Minnesota                    131.26   2  9  0  0.182   64  48   4  0.569
108.-Marshall                     130.52   0  1  0  0.000    8   3   0  0.727
109. Temple                       128.93   2  9  0  0.182   60  44   1  0.576
110. U.N.L.V.                     128.32   4  7  0  0.364   34  68   1  0.335

111. Ohio                         127.43   2  8  1  0.227   51  45   6  0.529
112. Long Beach State             122.37   2  9  0  0.182   50  53   2  0.486
113. Louisville                   122.08   2  9  0  0.182   55  50   0  0.524
114.-Harvard                      120.74   0  1  0  0.000    3   7   0  0.300
115.-Indiana State                119.75   0  2  0  0.000   11   9   0  0.550

116. Northern Illinois            116.82   2  9  0  0.182   55  40   5  0.575
117. Kent State                   113.64   1 10  0  0.091   51  53   8  0.491
118.-Montana                      113.43   0  1  0  0.000    7   1   2  0.800
119. New Mexico State             113.10   2  9  0  0.182   42  70   2  0.377
120.-Weber State                  112.76   0  1  0  0.000    8   4   0  0.667

121. Oklahoma State               111.50   0 10  1  0.045   70  42   3  0.622
122. Oregon State                 111.14   1 10  0  0.091   67  49   0  0.578
123.-Southwest Missouri           109.57   0  1  0  0.000    9   2   0  0.818
124. Navy                         109.40   1 10  0  0.091   46  50   1  0.479
125. Southern Methodist           108.84   1 10  0  0.091   56  58   0  0.491

126. Tulane                       106.81   1 10  0  0.091   60  56   0  0.517
127.-North Texas                  106.43   0  1  0  0.000    8   3   0  0.727
128. Cal State - Fullerton        104.70   2  9  0  0.182   47  56   1  0.457
129.-Southern Illinois            103.94   0  1  0  0.000    7   1   2  0.800
130.-Central Florida              100.89   0  1  0  0.000   10   1   0  0.909

131.-Maine                        100.64   0  1  0  0.000    5   5   0  0.500
132.-Virginia Military Institute  100.45   0  1  0  0.000    7   3   1  0.682
133.-James Madison                 99.34   0  1  0  0.000    4   6   0  0.400
134.-Youngstown State              98.65   0  1  0  0.000    4   6   0  0.400
135.-Idaho State                   97.73   0  1  0  0.000    6   4   0  0.600

136.-Western Illinois              97.14   0  1  0  0.000    4   6   0  0.400
137.-Delta State                   96.51   0  1  0  0.000    3   7   0  0.300
138.-Arkansas State                96.08   0  7  0  0.000   23  44   3  0.350
139.-Cal Poly - S.L.O.             95.35   0  1  0  0.000    4   7   0  0.364
140.-Western Carolina              94.50   0  2  0  0.000   10  11   0  0.476

141.-Northwest Louisiana           94.18   0  1  0  0.000    4   6   1  0.409
142.-East Tennessee State          93.79   0  1  0  0.000    2   6   2  0.300
143.-Northern Arizona              91.64   0  1  0  0.000    4   6   0  0.400
144.-Eastern Illinois              90.87   0  1  0  0.000    2   7   1  0.250
145.-Cal State - Northridge        90.55   0  1  0  0.000    1   9   0  0.100

146.-Tennessee Tech                90.43   0  1  0  0.000    1   8   1  0.150
147.-Colgate                       89.00   0  2  0  0.000    6  13   1  0.325
148.-Howard                        83.44   0  1  0  0.000    1   9   0  0.100

note: team names preceded by "-" indicate teams not in division I-A who are
      rated based only on their play against I-A teams.
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