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ISR's -- 1992 Season

There are too many cases of unknown dates in the historical records that I used to re-create this data set for me to be able to do weekly updates as I have in later years, so these are end-of-year ratings only.

The score set behind this is incomplete, but it's close enough to justify publication. Teams with incomplete game records are listed at the bottom; in most cases, it's possible to find their D1 records by using "reflected light"; most missing D1 games can be identified through the missing team's opponents. Since most of these are unlikely to have played each other, it's likely that the great bulk of the missing games are against non-D1 competition and wouldn't have an impact on the ratings.

In keeping with my comments on 1993, we see a real confirmation that the game was different then. Overall, it was weaker, in keeping with Stephen Jay Gould's work on how dominant teams demonstrate weakness in the field at large, but that led to a world where a dozen teams stood head and shoulders against most others.

Which points out how delightful that Pepperdine championship team was. The feeling at the time among the small press and the fan base was that they had come out of nowhere and caught a hot streak to get through the postseason, but as you see here, this was a legitimate team, nearly the best the country had to offer that year.

A couple of other points of interest were also out in the LA area. The Cal State Northridge program went through a period of being heavily financially challenged during the 90's, but this was a really solid year for them; they were badly underseeded (remember that this is early days for even the bad information that the committee got from the RPI, so reputation counted for more than it probably should have; Pepperdine was also a #3 this year, which was part of the source of confusion at the time) as a #3 and didn't make it out of the regional.

Also of interest in light of current realities is Chapman at #39. Chapman has been a D3 power for so long (including a couple of national championships) that we tend to pigeonhole them there, but they had a string of successful seasons in D1 in the late '60's and early '70's. This was the peak of their early '90's attempt to rejoin D1 (I didn't include them in the 1993 or 1994 reports because they basically played hybrid schedules those years). Given that one of the things that would help out the West Coast a good bit on RPI bias would be adding a dozen or two more D1 teams out there, they should be kept in mind as a candidate (of course, this is being written in the fall of 2020, when all budgets are shot, so this is definitely long-term thinking).

Personally, my biggest memory of the 1992 season is a particular performance: The Nicholls State ace starter, whose name is long since lost to my memory, threw an absolutely stellar outing in a 1-0 11-inning loss in the regional opener against and at Mississippi State. If you're out there, here's a tip of the hat.

             Div I     All
Rank  ISR    W   L    W   L   SoS  Team

127.0  47  17  48  17   8 Texas
127.0  45  11  48  11  35 Pepperdine
126.7  44  10  55  10  40 Miami, Florida
125.7  45  17  46  17  17 Cal State Fullerton
123.7  38  23  39  23   4 Stanford
123.2  38  15  38  16  27 Cal State Northridge
123.1  48  16  50  16  43 Louisiana State
122.8  47  14  50  14  55 Clemson
122.5  52  11  56  11  97 Wichita State
121.8  39  19  41  20  15 Texas A&M
121.7  48  14  49  14  64 Hawaii
120.3  32  23  34  23   5 Arizona
120.2  34  21  36  21  10 Long Beach State
120.1  38  19  44  20  25 Florida
119.9  32  26  37  26   2 UCLA
119.7  31  24  32  24   6 Arizona State
119.2  36  10  43  11  93 Nevada
119.1  49  21  49  21  48 Florida State
119.0  34  28  35  28   3 California
118.7  45  19  45  19  57 Georgia Tech
118.6  36  19  37  20  31 Fresno State
118.3  46  16  49  16  89 Oklahoma State
118.2  28  26  28  26   1 Southern California
117.0  44  18  46  18  76 North Carolina State
117.0  33  18  40  22  38 Mississippi State
116.8  29  14  38  15  51 Texas-Arlington
116.7  44  16  44  16  88 South Alabama
116.3  36  24  43  24  29 Oklahoma
116.2  26  13  39  18  60 San Diego State
115.7  33  17  41  19  56 Creighton
114.7  42  22  42  22  69 South Carolina
114.6  27  20  31  22  30 San Jose State
114.5  33  25  35  25  22 Georgia
113.8  30  22  38  23  39 Louisiana-Lafayette
113.3  30  24  30  24  32 Nevada-Las Vegas
113.3  48  15  48  15 143 Notre Dame
113.1  38  21  40  21  75 Ohio State
112.7  34  18  36  18  82 Nicholls State
112.1  23  20  29  24  26 Chapman
112.0  23  23  29  26  16 Baylor
111.8  44  13  45  13 166 Kent State
111.6  25  20  35  20  42 Tennessee
111.4  26  18  31  18  63 Louisiana Tech
111.2  28  26  29  26  23 Rice
111.2  29  19  38  19  73 Brigham Young
111.1  34  24  39  24  59 Tulane
111.0  36  20  36  20  92 Illinois
111.0  28  22  32  25  47 Cal State Sacramento
110.8  18  23  29  25   7 Texas Tech
110.6  33  21  42  21  77 Minnesota
110.5  21  21  30  25  24 Auburn
110.2  41  18  44  21 133 Western Carolina
109.7  19  23  30  23  12 UC Santa Barbara
109.5  30  23  33  23  68 Kentucky
109.5  31  15  36  19 125 Michigan State
109.4  25  28  25  28  21 Houston
109.3  34  17  34  17 129 Virginia Tech
109.3  26  24  29  26  49 Mississippi
109.2  35  17  38  21 130 Stetson
109.1  26  25  34  25  41 New Mexico
109.1  24  24  31  26  36 Arkansas
108.9  19  24  23  27  14 UC Irvine
108.9  29  21  31  22  74 Lamar
108.7  35  22  35  22 103 Virginia Commonwealth
108.4  36  21  38  22 114 Southeastern Louisiana
108.3  34  22  36  22 100 Wake Forest
108.3  38  17  39  18 150 George Mason
108.2  26  21  39  21  66 Washington
108.0  21  18  29  19  65 Texas State
107.4  21  22  28  24  44 San Diego
107.1  34  19  40  19 131 Indiana State
107.1  32  17  32  17 134 Richmond
107.0  26  21  31  23  83 Washington State
106.9  27  27  27  27  58 New Orleans
106.5  32  21  34  21 118 Alabama
106.1  39  14  39  14 210 Delaware
106.0  25  22  30  22  70 McNeese State
105.8  26  16  38  16 127 Duke
105.8  38  18  43  18 163 Alabama-Birmingham
105.7  21  30  25  30  20 Texas Christian
105.7  26  22  29  24  80 Vanderbilt
105.6  35  24  37  24 123 Louisville
105.5  23  22  34  22  78 Missouri
105.3  21  27  23  28  37 St. Mary's
105.1  31  28  31  28  86 Southern Mississippi
105.0  31  27  31  27  87 North Carolina
105.0  34  13  37  13 216 Maryland-Baltimore County
104.5  28  23  31  23 104 Southwest Missouri State
104.3  27  20  30  22 117 Texas-Pan American
104.3  21  10  26  10 180 Yale
104.3  29  23  35  23 108 Central Florida
103.8  19  22  33  23  62 Iowa State
103.8  30  23  36  23 122 Florida International
103.3  21  28  25  28  52 Kansas
103.0  28  23  30  23 119 Western Kentucky
102.9  38  16  40  16 223 Wright State
102.9  20  26  29  26  53 Northwestern State
102.8  30  20  35  20 160 Indiana
102.8  21  28  28  28  54 Kansas State
102.6  34  19  39  19 195 Old Dominion
102.5  32  20  33  22 158 Ohio
102.5  31  17  32  17 186 Rutgers
102.2  24  22  31  27 107 Central Michigan
102.1  20  27  28  28  61 Sam Houston State
102.1  28  18  35  21 169 Middle Tennessee State
102.1  29  26  31  27 115 Georgia Southern
102.0  17  23  24  24  67 Louisiana-Monroe
101.6  20  23  29  26  85 Portland State
101.6  21  25  31  25  72 Nebraska
101.3  27  21  27  21 142 Hartford
101.3  20  36  25  37  34 Grand Canyon
101.2  18  34  21  34  28 Santa Clara
101.2  23  21  30  25 121 Purdue
101.0  31  22  34  23 157 Bradley
100.9  27  29  29  30  99 North Carolina-Charlotte
100.8  27  13  30  13 232 St. John's
100.6  29  12  31  12 250 Southern
100.5  18  23  26  23  71 Portland
100.3  24  18  32  22 156 Miami, Ohio
100.1  22  13  28  13 205 Vermont
100.0  17   9  25  13 218 West Chester
100.0  22  19  27  20 138 Mercer
 99.9  27  28  27  28 112 Maryland
 99.9  15  36  15  37  13 Loyola Marymount
 99.8  22  24  24  24 106 Penn State
 99.8  18  23  19  24  90 Maine
 99.8  12  25  27  28  33 Wyoming
 99.6  13  33  20  33  11 New Mexico State
 99.5  27  31  27  31 105 South Florida
 99.5  24  14  25  16 208 Massachusetts
 98.8  30  19  30  19 207 Towson
 98.7  24  29  26  30 110 Jacksonville
 98.6  32  28  32  28 155 Evansville
 98.6  24  18  26  19 190 Connecticut
 98.5  12  31  17  33  19 Pacific
 98.3  17  31  20  34  50 Utah
 98.1  21  30  21  30  94 Virginia
 97.9  26  13  29  15 253 Fordham
 97.9  18  13  31  20 194 East Tennessee State
 97.8  17  26  22  30  84 Gonzaga
 97.5  27  21  29  28 184 Austin Peay State
 97.5  20  27  31  27 101 Centenary
 97.5  20  12  22  12 241 Lafayette
 97.4  18  26  26  28 102 Iowa
 97.3  26  23  26  24 168 James Madison
 96.9  37  18  42  18 260 Akron
 96.9  21  18  22  18 177 Northeastern
 96.6  23  17  35  20 214 The Citadel
 96.6  25  26  25  26 152 Western Michigan
 96.6  17  29  22  30  79 Arkansas State
 96.6  25  20  29  23 199 Providence
 96.6  22  11  23  14 257 Fairfield
 96.2  21  20  25  24 165 East Carolina
 95.9  19  16  22  21 198 Villanova
 95.9  20  26  23  27 126 Ball State
 95.9  28  25  28  25 175 Davidson
 95.7  11  37  14  41  18 San Francisco
 95.6  17  28  23  30  98 Oregon State
 95.5  29  27  33  27 183 Coastal Carolina
 95.5  25  26  29  29 159 Winthrop
 95.3  22   7  28   9 273 LeMoyne
 94.9  18  14  20  14 228 Princeton
 94.9  20  25  26  30 135 Arkansas-Little Rock
 94.8  23  12  23  12 263 C. W. Post
 94.7  25  22  25  22 204 West Virginia
 94.5  16  28  21  32  96 Michigan
 94.4  28  27  28  27 189 Seton Hall
 94.0  17  27  21  31 113 Illinois State
 93.8  20  26  25  26 144 Memphis
 93.4  26  26  26  26 201 George Washington
 93.1  22  35  23  38 128 North Carolina-Wilmington
 93.0  11  34  21  39  46 Colorado State
 93.0  12  36  12  36  45 Stephen F. Austin
 93.0  20  25  20  26 147 North Carolina-Greensboro
 92.8  14  23  23  24 120 Air Force
 92.6  17  29  18  31 111 Southern Illinois
 92.5  23  19  23  19 244 Iona
 92.4  24  15  24  15 266 Long Island
 91.9  16  26  22  26 132 Eastern Michigan
 91.9  15  18  16  20 181 New Hampshire
 91.8  20  20  27  21 222 Grambling State
 91.8  23  30  24  30 173 Eastern Illinois
 91.3  20  16  24  17 248 LaSalle
 91.0  16  38  18  38  95 Northwestern
 90.9  15  16  17  17 217 Pace
 90.6  16  15  20  15 246 Harvard
 90.5  18  23  28  23 187 Radford
 90.3  23  25  25  26 211 Jackson State
 90.2  15  23  22  26 161 Cincinnati
 90.1   7  20  19  35  81 Texas-San Antonio
 90.1  18  13  24  14 269 Monmouth
 90.1  16  27  22  28 146 St. Louis
 90.1  12  14  18  17 202 Boston College
 90.0  16  29  16  29 140 College of Charleston
 89.9  17  28  20  29 148 Detroit Mercy
 89.6  13  25  18  27 136 William and Mary
 89.6  22  30  22  30 174 Eastern Kentucky
 89.4  17  24  19  26 178 Drexel
 89.4  14  24  18  29 151 Toledo
 89.2  19  18  19  21 249 St. Francis
 88.6  17  21  22  27 206 Southeast Missouri State
 88.3  11  12  22  26 230 Florida A&M
 88.3  21  30  25  31 192 Dayton
 88.1  22  27  23  27 227 Illinois-Chicago
 88.0  14  18  14  27 221 Brown
 87.8  17  26  20  28 196 North Carolina-Asheville
 87.4  15  26  20  32 176 Tennessee Tech
 87.4  18  15  30  17 268 Alabama State
 86.6  15  40  16  43 116 Xavier
 86.4  19  27  20  27 231 Liberty
 86.3  13  32  17  34 141 Appalachian State
 86.1  10  14  16  17 235 Pennsylvania
 86.1  15  30  16  32 167 Northeastern Illinois
 86.0  16  26  21  31 203 Furman
 85.8  11  11  14  17 265 Lehigh
 85.8  18  32  18  35 185 Rider
 85.8  17  23  20  24 240 St. Joseph's
 85.7  14  20  19  22 226 Central Connecticut State
 85.7  13  16  18  19 247 Cornell
 85.7  13  14  18  17 255 Bucknell
 85.7  13  19  18  20 229 Navy
 85.4  10  29  11  30 124 Texas Southern
 85.2  15  23  26  26 212 Morehead State
 84.9   2  33   4  43   9 Southern Utah
 84.6  15  17  17  21 259 Wagner
 84.5  14  31  16  31 164 Western Illinois
 84.4  11  34  14  35 137 Bowling Green State
 84.2  12  30  22  34 154 Northern Iowa
 84.0  12  18  12  23 237 Columbia
 83.2  10  18  25  22 220 Pittsburgh
 83.0  16  27  19  30 233 Valparaiso
 83.0   9  39  13  43 109 Samford
 82.8  13  32  16  38 171 Campbell
 82.7   9  25  15  26 162 Marshall
 82.7  13  19  20  24 251 Alcorn State
 82.6  12  22  12  22 219 Brooklyn
 82.2  13  27  15  35 197 Temple
 82.2  11  24  14  27 200 Tennessee State
 82.1  17  19  19  21 270 Fairleigh Dickinson
 81.9  11  19  12  19 245 Holy Cross
 81.8  18  36  18  36 225 Northern Illinois
 81.6   9  31  18  35 149 Butler
 81.6  11  22  13  26 234 Army
 81.2   6  18   9  25 172 Dartmouth
 80.9  10  26  12  27 182 Murray State
 80.6   9  21  19  32 209 North Carolina A&T
 80.4  11  16  22  19 267 St. Bonaventure
 79.6  10  26  13  29 193 Youngstown State
 79.1   8  38  11  39 139 Virginia Military
 78.8  11  23  13  24 252 Hofstra
 78.7  12  34  12  34 191 Cleveland State
 78.7   6  25   8  30 153 Boston University
 78.6  11  20  15  22 256 St. Peter's
 77.7  10   8  16  11 274 Delaware State
 77.6   9  25  13  30 215 Georgetown
 77.2   9  22   9  25 242 Mississippi Valley State
 76.7   7  22   8  25 213 Rhode Island
 76.0   5  29  12  33 145 Prairie View A&M
 75.5   1  18   2  30  91 Georgia State
 75.1   8  39   8  41 170 Howard
 75.1   7  16  14  32 264 Wisconsin-Milwaukee
 74.8   7  32  12  34 188 Charleston Southern
 74.1   8  28   8  32 236 Chicago State
 73.6  10  17  15  18 272 Niagara
 73.3  11  21  13  22 271 Canisius
 73.1   7  26   9  28 238 Mount St. Mary's
 71.9   8  23   8  25 261 Siena
 71.4   6  27   8  27 239 Marist
 70.8   6  32   7  33 224 Manhattan
 70.5   7  22  13  33 258 Maryland-Eastern Shore
 69.6   4  19   4  27 243 Colgate
 68.1   4  18  10  22 254 Duquesne
 64.1   0  18   3  33 179 Bethune-Cookman
 62.7   3  25   4  32 262 Coppin State

Team Missing Games
Chicago State 8
Bethune-Cookman 8

On the St. Francis NCAA report, they list their first three games as a series against "FDU", with FDU winning two of three. It turns out from cross-checking that those games were actually against "FIU", as confirmed from the Florida International report.

On both the Pittsburgh NCAA report and in their media guide, they list a 13-0 win over New Hampshire. The New Hampshire NCAA report doesn't list that game at all, but it turns out that the game shows up on the report for D2 Southern New Hampshire.

I don't have a full set of games for Bethune-Cookman or Chicago State. I've found a few games on likely D2 and D3 records to add in, and they played enough games against D1 competition that I'm including them here. There is a newspaper reference to a tournament game that Chicago State had schedule against NAIA William Carey, but I can't find any confirmation that the game was actually played.

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