College Football 1921
Ranking of Teams Globally

Based on games played between 1921/9/17 and 1922/1/2
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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 36810 California 10 9 - 0 - 1 19 16 2 36802 Oberlin College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 5 3 32217 Pacific Fleet 2 1 - 1 - 0 3 5 4 29026 Southern California 3 2 - 1 - 0 16 14 5 28439 Ohio State 7 5 - 2 - 0 26 22 6 27440 Iowa 7 7 - 0 - 0 61 41 7 26772 University of Chicago 7 6 - 1 - 0 51 33 8 26572 Nevada Reno 4 2 - 1 - 1 23 19 9 25973 Stanford 8 4 - 2 - 2 24 20 10 25109 Michigan 7 5 - 1 - 1 55 36 11 25013 Wisconsin 7 5 - 1 - 1 54 36 12 24526 Wabash College 1 1 - 0 - 0 69 48 13 23316 Lafayette 9 9 - 0 - 0 92 66 14 23143 Notre Dame 11 10 - 1 - 0 87 62 15 22890 Washington and Jefferson 11 10 - 0 - 1 89 63 16 21699 Washington State 7 4 - 2 - 1 57 38 17 21584 Penn State 10 8 - 0 - 2 94 68 18 20928 Nebraska 8 7 - 1 - 0 95 70 19 19680 Beloit College 1 1 - 0 - 0 106 79 20 19649 St. Mary's CA 2 0 - 2 - 0 5 5 21 19530 Navy 7 6 - 1 - 0 100 73 22 19411 Illinois 7 3 - 4 - 0 48 30 23 18639 Oregon 9 5 - 1 - 3 86 61 24 18428 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 102 75 25 18286 Olympic Club 2 0 - 2 - 0 4 5 26 17176 Cornell 8 8 - 0 - 0 147 114 27 17007 Oregon State 9 4 - 3 - 2 80 55 28 16508 Utah State 8 7 - 1 - 0 118 87 29 16128 Harvard 10 7 - 2 - 1 90 65 30 16028 Pittsburgh 9 5 - 3 - 1 85 60 31 15651 Minnesota 7 3 - 4 - 0 59 40 32 15325 Creighton 2 2 - 0 - 0 133 104 33 15313 Carlstrom Field 1 1 - 0 - 0 151 123 34 15233 Syracuse 9 7 - 2 - 0 115 85 35 15002 Princeton 7 4 - 3 - 0 84 59 36 14542 Colorado 6 4 - 1 - 1 112 82 37 14522 Muhlenberg College 2 1 - 1 - 0 43 28 38 13992 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 5 39 13708 Utah 6 3 - 2 - 1 88 63 40 13593 Knox College 1 0 - 1 - 0 6 6 41 13301 Saint John's (Maryland) 1 1 - 0 - 0 138 108 42 12595 Washington 8 3 - 4 - 1 83 58 43 12422 Vanderbilt 8 7 - 0 - 1 154 126 44 12380 Lehigh 8 4 - 4 - 0 91 66 45 12096 Centre College 11 10 - 1 - 0 162 133 46 11976 Boston College 1 1 - 0 - 0 171 140 47 11854 Multnomah Agricultural 2 0 - 1 - 1 33 25 48 11811 Purdue 7 1 - 6 - 0 35 25 49 11700 Carnegie Mellon 3 1 - 2 - 0 68 46 50 11566 Dartmouth 9 6 - 2 - 1 128 97 51 11531 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 11 11 52 11500 Missouri 8 6 - 2 - 0 129 98 53 11489 Indiana 7 3 - 4 - 0 82 57 54 11270 Whitman 2 1 - 1 - 0 74 51 55 11132 Marquette 1 0 - 1 - 0 15 14 56 11001 US Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 7 9 57 10821 Georgia Tech 9 8 - 1 - 0 168 138 58 10567 Lawrence University 1 0 - 1 - 0 10 11 59 10318 Fordham 1 0 - 1 - 0 14 13 60 10241 Idaho 8 4 - 3 - 1 110 81 61 10068 Mount Union College 1 0 - 1 - 0 9 10 62 9822 Case Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 8 10 63 9454 Georgia 10 7 - 2 - 1 149 119 64 9442 Oklahoma 8 5 - 3 - 0 127 95 65 9281 Michigan State 2 0 - 2 - 0 12 12 66 9212 Westminster PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 17 15 67 9062 Bucknell 4 0 - 3 - 1 18 16 68 9004 West Virginia 10 5 - 4 - 1 125 92 69 8931 Dickinson College 1 0 - 1 - 0 13 13 70 8816 Kansas 7 4 - 3 - 0 113 82 71 8663 Kansas State 8 5 - 3 - 0 123 90 72 8467 Pennsylvania 9 4 - 3 - 2 119 89 73 8194 Detroit 2 1 - 1 - 0 116 87 74 7994 Williams College 2 1 - 1 - 0 117 87 75 7914 Haskell Indian Nation 3 1 - 2 - 0 93 67 76 7898 Brown 9 5 - 3 - 1 137 106 77 7879 Army 3 0 - 3 - 0 22 19 78 7553 Bethany WV 2 0 - 2 - 0 20 18 79 7219 Northwestern 7 1 - 6 - 0 65 44 80 7165 Iowa State 8 4 - 4 - 0 124 91 81 7057 DePauw University 2 0 - 2 - 0 21 18 82 6796 Denver 7 4 - 2 - 1 145 113 83 6624 Pacific (Oregon) 1 0 - 1 - 0 29 23 84 6600 Amherst College 1 1 - 0 - 0 181 151 85 6312 Colorado State 6 2 - 3 - 1 109 81 86 6155 Tennessee 9 6 - 2 - 1 161 133 87 5806 Swarthmore College 2 0 - 1 - 1 79 53 88 5134 Vermont 1 0 - 1 - 0 31 24 89 4992 Willamette Oregon 2 0 - 2 - 0 34 25 90 4819 Rutgers 9 4 - 5 - 0 121 89 91 4688 North Carolina 9 5 - 2 - 2 155 127 92 4634 Pearl Harbor 1 0 - 1 - 0 27 23 93 4577 Montana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 40 28 94 4231 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 25 22 95 4231 Texas 8 6 - 1 - 1 216 172 96 4197 Holy Cross 1 0 - 1 - 0 44 29 97 4158 Texas A&M 9 6 - 1 - 2 184 151 98 3985 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 32 24 99 3897 Ogden Agricultural 1 0 - 1 - 0 42 28 100 3882 Springfield College 2 0 - 1 - 1 36 26 101 3870 Drake 7 5 - 2 - 0 173 141 102 3536 Hawaii 1 0 - 1 - 0 28 23 103 3394 Washington MO 8 4 - 3 - 1 146 114 104 3352 Furman 10 7 - 2 - 1 191 157 105 3290 Boston University 1 0 - 1 - 0 45 29 106 3287 Montana State 1 0 - 1 - 0 39 28 107 3068 Western Reserve 2 0 - 2 - 0 30 23 108 2883 Maryland 9 3 - 5 - 1 120 89 109 2668 Colorado College 8 4 - 4 - 0 142 109 110 2630 Albertson 1 0 - 1 - 0 41 28 111 2599 Sewanee 8 6 - 2 - 0 193 159 112 2342 Wyoming 7 1 - 4 - 2 105 76 113 2284 Gonzaga 2 0 - 2 - 0 56 38 114 2188 Kalamazoo College 2 0 - 2 - 0 50 33 115 2142 Rooks 1 0 - 1 - 0 38 27 116 2050 McGill 1 0 - 1 - 0 53 34 117 1923 Colgate 10 4 - 4 - 2 150 120 118 1908 Lebanon Valley College 2 0 - 2 - 0 47 30 119 1866 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 49 31 120 1720 Virginia Tech 10 7 - 3 - 0 189 156 121 1708 Chemawa 1 0 - 1 - 0 37 27 122 1582 Geneva 1 0 - 1 - 0 46 30 123 1524 Florida 11 6 - 3 - 2 178 147 124 1486 Auburn 8 5 - 3 - 0 174 141 125 1451 South Carolina 8 5 - 1 - 2 195 161 126 1390 Gettysburg College 2 0 - 2 - 0 64 44 127 1121 Washington & Lee 9 6 - 3 - 0 187 152 128 1079 Ohio University 3 1 - 2 - 0 114 84 129 925 Colorado School of Mines 6 1 - 5 - 0 101 75 130 844 West Virginia Wesleyan 2 0 - 2 - 0 60 41 131 625 North Carolina State 9 3 - 3 - 3 156 127 132 564 Virginia 9 5 - 4 - 0 163 134 133 456 Hobart College 1 0 - 1 - 0 52 34 134 230 Delaware 2 0 - 2 - 0 62 42 135 142 Louisiana State 8 6 - 1 - 1 222 177 136 126 Middlebury College 2 0 - 2 - 0 58 39 137 -53 Coe College 2 1 - 1 - 0 157 129 138 -111 Oklahoma State 10 5 - 4 - 1 166 135 139 -180 Cincinnati 2 0 - 2 - 0 70 49 140 -357 Baylor 11 8 - 3 - 0 217 172 141 -541 Central Oklahoma 2 1 - 1 - 0 159 131 142 -672 Nebraska Wesleyan 2 0 - 2 - 0 73 50 143 -902 Emporia State 2 0 - 1 - 1 134 104 144 -994 9th Army Corps 2 0 - 2 - 0 76 51 145 -1086 Saint Bonaventure 3 0 - 2 - 1 99 73 146 -1113 Saint Xavier 1 0 - 1 - 0 67 45 147 -1190 Georgetown 1 0 - 1 - 0 81 57 148 -1931 Montana 2 0 - 2 - 0 75 51 149 -2054 Colby College 1 0 - 1 - 0 103 76 150 -2184 Havana 1 1 - 0 - 0 251 220 151 -2200 Columbia 8 2 - 6 - 0 143 109 152 -2284 Kentucky 8 4 - 3 - 1 183 151 153 -2311 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 63 43 154 -2568 Maryville College 2 1 - 1 - 0 179 149 155 -2618 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 72 50 156 -2695 Norwich 1 0 - 1 - 0 71 50 157 -2745 Tennessee Doctor's 1 1 - 0 - 0 252 220 158 -2833 Duke 2 2 - 0 - 0 255 227 159 -3144 Saint Louis 2 0 - 1 - 1 77 52 160 -3240 Tulane 10 4 - 6 - 0 169 138 161 -3252 Transylvania 1 0 - 1 - 0 66 45 162 -3609 Franklin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 78 53 163 -3909 Arizona 2 0 - 2 - 0 96 71 164 -3962 Erskine 8 6 - 2 - 0 236 190 165 -3997 Mississippi College 10 7 - 2 - 1 240 196 166 -4177 Virginia Military 9 3 - 5 - 1 176 145 167 -4216 Oglethorpe 9 5 - 4 - 0 188 156 168 -4304 Alabama 11 5 - 4 - 2 192 158 169 -4427 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 104 76 170 -4500 Texas Christian 10 6 - 3 - 1 230 185 171 -4861 Texas State 1 1 - 0 - 0 256 228 172 -5372 Rice 9 4 - 4 - 1 197 162 173 -5402 Franklin & Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 98 72 174 -5491 Arkansas 9 5 - 3 - 1 233 187 175 -5717 Mississippi State 9 4 - 4 - 1 200 164 176 -6009 Rochester 2 0 - 2 - 0 97 71 177 -6205 Susquehanna 2 0 - 2 - 0 108 80 178 -6324 Grinnell College 7 2 - 5 - 0 165 135 179 -6639 Hampden-Sydney College 4 2 - 2 - 0 208 169 180 -6708 Richmond 8 4 - 3 - 1 228 185 181 -6735 New York University 4 0 - 3 - 1 139 108 182 -6796 Fort Benning 5 2 - 3 - 0 203 166 183 -7257 Tulsa 2 1 - 1 - 0 226 184 184 -7284 Fort Hays State 1 0 - 1 - 0 111 82 185 -7407 Austin College 4 2 - 2 - 0 206 168 186 -7514 DePaul 1 0 - 1 - 0 107 79 187 -7910 Mercer 9 3 - 6 - 0 180 150 188 -8497 Clemson 9 1 - 6 - 2 153 125 189 -8517 Rollins 2 1 - 1 - 0 215 172 190 -8720 Morningside 1 0 - 1 - 0 130 101 191 -8904 Washburn University 2 0 - 2 - 0 135 104 192 -9346 Davidson 10 3 - 4 - 3 213 171 193 -9438 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 132 103 194 -9634 Citadel 8 3 - 3 - 2 232 186 195 -9788 New Mexico 1 0 - 1 - 0 141 109 196 -9872 Ursinus College 1 0 - 1 - 0 122 90 197 -10099 Newberry College 7 3 - 3 - 1 231 186 198 -10206 Grand Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 140 109 199 -10425 Phillips 9 3 - 4 - 2 227 184 200 -10460 Saint Edward's 1 0 - 1 - 0 126 95 201 -10656 John Hopkins 2 0 - 2 - 0 158 129 202 -10794 Emory & Henry College 2 0 - 2 - 0 136 106 203 -11078 Hardin-Simmons 3 1 - 2 - 0 207 169 204 -11101 William & Mary 3 1 - 2 - 0 212 171 205 -11120 William Penn College 1 0 - 1 - 0 131 101 206 -11366 Allegheny College 1 0 - 1 - 0 148 117 207 -11631 Howard Payne 4 1 - 3 - 0 190 157 208 -11719 Cumberland TN 1 0 - 1 - 0 144 111 209 -12633 Morris Harvey 2 0 - 2 - 0 152 123 210 -13274 Spring Hill 8 4 - 4 - 0 239 196 211 -13424 Southern Methodist 8 1 - 6 - 1 199 163 212 -13501 Tennessee Chattanooga 10 4 - 6 - 0 235 189 213 -13827 Wake Forest 10 2 - 8 - 0 196 161 214 -13877 George Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 132 215 -14181 Cornell College 2 0 - 2 - 0 170 139 216 -14334 Wesleyan University 1 0 - 1 - 0 182 151 217 -14795 Roanoke 3 0 - 3 - 0 167 137 218 -15133 Tarleton 1 0 - 1 - 0 172 140 219 -15187 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 164 135 220 -15479 Mississippi 9 3 - 6 - 0 234 189 221 -15494 Catholic University 2 0 - 2 - 0 175 144 222 -15905 Birmingham Southern 9 4 - 4 - 1 248 212 223 -16454 Randolph Macon College 3 0 - 3 - 0 177 146 224 -16727 Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 185 152 225 -16961 Kirksville 1 0 - 1 - 0 209 170 226 -17072 Trinity University TX 2 0 - 2 - 0 211 171 227 -17583 Kentucky Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 186 152 228 -17698 Southwestern (Texas) 7 0 - 6 - 1 194 161 229 -18128 Samford 9 3 - 6 - 0 242 201 230 -18209 Presbyterian 8 1 - 7 - 0 229 185 231 -18773 Union (Tennessee) 1 0 - 1 - 0 202 165 232 -18977 Ouachita 2 0 - 2 - 0 220 174 233 -19054 West Texas A&M 1 0 - 1 - 0 210 170 234 -19065 Dahlonega 1 0 - 1 - 0 204 167 235 -19299 Louisiana College 1 0 - 1 - 0 201 165 236 -19691 Southwestern Oklahoma State 2 0 - 2 - 0 205 168 237 -19937 Hendrix 1 0 - 1 - 0 218 174 238 -20436 Drury 1 0 - 1 - 0 219 174 239 -20570 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 214 172 240 -20720 Bryson 3 0 - 3 - 0 198 163 241 -20897 Wofford 9 2 - 7 - 0 238 194 242 -21062 Stetson 2 0 - 2 - 0 221 177 243 -21100 Simpson College 1 0 - 1 - 0 223 178 244 -22248 Charleston Southern 2 0 - 2 - 0 224 180 245 -22798 Georgetown College KY 2 0 - 2 - 0 225 182 246 -24483 Parris Island Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 237 194 247 -24560 Kingfisher 1 0 - 1 - 0 241 199 248 -24768 Millsaps College 4 0 - 3 - 1 244 209 249 -26273 Loyola (New Orleans) 1 0 - 1 - 0 245 210 250 -27375 Athens 1 0 - 1 - 0 247 212 251 -27586 Marion 4 0 - 4 - 0 243 207 252 -28273 Guilford College 1 0 - 1 - 0 249 213 253 -28331 Jefferson (Texas) 1 0 - 1 - 0 246 210 254 -28792 Elon 2 0 - 2 - 0 250 216 255 -30105 Southwestern (TN) 2 0 - 2 - 0 254 221 256 -30819 Memphis 1 0 - 1 - 0 253 220 257 -32090 Jacksonville State 1 0 - 1 - 0 257 229 258 -34936 North Georgia Agricultural 1 0 - 1 - 0 258 241