College Football Somis Sports
Most improved teams
Final - 2007 Season
Improvement in :
Rank Team Group Conference  Rating Wins
1 Randolph - Macon D3 Old Dominion  29.86 6
2 Dayton D1AA - FCS Pioneer 28.56 7
3 Kansas D1A - BCS Big 12 28.15 6
4 Augsburg D3 Minnesota  27.46 4
5 Lindenwood NAIA Heart of America  26.55 5
6 Muhlenberg D3 Centennial 26.29 6
7 Albright D3 Middle Atlantic 23.78 5
8 Redlands D3 Southern California  23.05 4
9 Illinois D1A - BCS Big Ten 23.04 7
10 Montana - Western NAIA Frontier 21.99 4
11 California (PA) D2 Pennsylvania State  21.92 5
12 Ashland D2 GLIAC 21.65 4
13 UW - Eau Claire D3 Wisconsin  21.46 6
14 Missouri D1A - BCS Big 12 21.38 4
15 Pacific Lutheran D3 Northwest 21.24 3
16 College of New Jersey D3 New Jersey 21.22 5
17 Georgia Southern D1AA - FCS Southern 20.85 4
18 Eastern Washington D1AA - FCS Big Sky 20.80 6
19 Fordham D1AA - FCS Patriot 20.80 5
20 Luther D3 Iowa  20.71 3
21 Elon D1AA - FCS Southern 20.27 2
22 Delaware D1AA - FCS Colonial 20.15 6
23 Mesa State D2 Rocky Mountain  19.84 6
24 Heidelberg D3 Ohio Athletic 19.74 4
25 Central Missouri D2 Mid-America  19.68 2
26 Illinois Wesleyan D3 Illinois and Wisconsin 19.64 4
27 Carson - Newman D2 South Atlantic  19.52 2
28 Catawba D2 South Atlantic  19.31 5
29 Hampden - Sydney D3 Old Dominion  19.01 4
30 Richmond D1AA - FCS Colonial 18.82 5
31 Concordia - Moorhead D3 Minnesota  18.65 3
32 Hofstra D1AA - FCS Colonial 18.24 5
33 Bethany (KS) NAIA Kansas 17.90 4
34 Fort Hays D2 Mid-America  17.89 3
35 Grambling State D1AA - FCS Southwestern Athletic 17.53 5
36 Mississippi College D3 American Southwest 16.98 3
37 West Texas A&M D2 Lone Star  16.98 1
38 Central Florida D1A - BCS Conference USA 16.78 6
39 Plymouth State D3 New England Boyd 15.85 5
40 Case Western Reserve D3 University  15.68 6
41 Tri - State D3 Michigan  15.45 4
42 Charleston (WV) D2 West Virginia  15.40 3
43 Colorado D1A - BCS Big 12 15.07 4
44 Arkansas - Monticello D2 Gulf South  14.99 3
45 Prairie View D1AA - FCS Southwestern Athletic 14.96 4
46 Millsaps D3 Southern Collegiate  14.85 1
47 Ohio Dominican NAIA Mid-States - Mideast 14.73 5
48 Norfolk State D1AA - FCS Mid-Eastern  14.73 4
49 Hillsdale D2 GLIAC 14.59 3
50 Abilene Christian D2 Lone Star  14.14 2
Explanation
We compared each team's final 2007 rating to its final 2006 rating and also made
additional adjustments to slightly favor teams that had better  2006 ratings.
Based on our calculations, the 50 teams listed above showed the most improvement
in 2007 vs. 2006.
A team's rating roughly equates to net points (points scored minus points
against).  Based on the calculation, all teams listed above improved by at
at least 14 points per game.