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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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