College Football 1928
Ranking of Teams Globally

Based on games played between 1928/9/15 and 1929/1/1
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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 31902 YMI 1 1 - 0 - 0 11 12 2 31330 Olympic Club 2 2 - 0 - 0 9 11 3 26334 Davis & Elkins 2 2 - 0 - 0 35 29 4 22437 Southern California 10 9 - 0 - 1 78 60 5 21911 Georgia Tech 10 10 - 0 - 0 82 64 6 21857 Wisconsin 9 7 - 1 - 1 49 38 7 20071 Illinois 8 7 - 1 - 0 72 54 8 20033 Boston College 3 3 - 0 - 0 103 76 9 19914 Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 - 0 - 0 97 74 10 19779 Minnesota 8 6 - 2 - 0 63 48 11 19729 California 10 6 - 2 - 2 55 44 12 19441 Stanford 12 8 - 3 - 1 69 53 13 19411 Detroit 9 9 - 0 - 0 115 81 14 18274 Carnegie Mellon 8 7 - 1 - 0 96 73 15 17571 Tennessee 10 9 - 0 - 1 135 96 16 17172 Ohio State 8 5 - 2 - 1 64 49 17 16869 Notre Dame 9 5 - 4 - 0 39 31 18 16742 Utah 7 5 - 0 - 2 104 76 19 15912 South Dakota State 1 1 - 0 - 0 129 93 20 15751 Iowa 8 6 - 2 - 0 99 75 21 15655 Georgetown 10 8 - 2 - 0 120 87 22 15601 Alabama 9 6 - 3 - 0 81 62 23 15578 Mount Saint Charles 1 1 - 0 - 0 186 118 24 15425 Purdue 8 5 - 2 - 1 94 71 25 15098 Northwestern 8 5 - 3 - 0 53 40 26 14952 Army 10 8 - 2 - 0 111 79 27 14703 Navy 9 5 - 3 - 1 79 60 28 14688 Vanderbilt 10 8 - 2 - 0 110 79 29 14112 Albion College 1 1 - 0 - 0 170 112 30 13877 New York University 10 8 - 2 - 0 136 96 31 13774 Michigan 8 3 - 4 - 1 34 28 32 13708 West Virginia 10 8 - 2 - 0 131 94 33 13697 Loyola (New Orleans) 2 1 - 1 - 0 43 36 34 13424 Indiana 8 4 - 4 - 0 54 41 35 12806 Drake 8 7 - 1 - 0 157 108 36 12752 Bucknell 2 1 - 0 - 1 204 131 37 12430 Florida 9 8 - 1 - 0 200 129 38 12430 Oregon 11 9 - 2 - 0 183 115 39 12403 Pennsylvania 9 8 - 1 - 0 193 124 40 12364 Westminster College MO 1 1 - 0 - 0 211 136 41 11930 Nebraska 9 7 - 1 - 1 182 115 42 11642 Colorado 6 5 - 1 - 0 151 105 43 11596 North Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 4 6 44 11316 Texas 9 7 - 2 - 0 155 106 45 10621 Brown 9 8 - 1 - 0 190 121 46 10606 Harvard 8 5 - 2 - 1 133 96 47 10540 Oregon State 9 6 - 3 - 0 143 100 48 10371 Duquesne 1 1 - 0 - 0 216 139 49 10291 Princeton 8 5 - 1 - 2 187 118 50 10268 Pittsburgh 9 6 - 2 - 1 191 122 51 9576 Louisiana State 9 6 - 2 - 1 163 110 52 9442 Washington State 10 7 - 3 - 0 178 113 53 9338 Colorado State 8 6 - 2 - 0 162 110 54 9327 Arkansas 9 7 - 2 - 0 192 122 55 8847 St. Mary's CA 2 0 - 2 - 0 8 7 56 8785 Mississippi 9 5 - 4 - 0 117 82 57 8770 Colgate 9 6 - 3 - 0 152 105 58 8647 Occidental 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 4 59 8494 Oglethorpe 1 0 - 1 - 0 3 5 60 8432 Kentucky 8 4 - 3 - 1 123 90 61 8252 Tulsa 2 1 - 1 - 0 161 110 62 8067 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1 - 1 - 0 95 72 63 8010 Birmingham Southern 1 1 - 0 - 0 249 172 64 7718 West Coast Army 1 0 - 1 - 0 12 12 65 7534 Washington 11 7 - 4 - 0 179 114 66 7484 New Mexico 1 1 - 0 - 0 256 180 67 7388 Baylor 10 8 - 2 - 0 213 137 68 6723 Cornell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 5 6 69 6696 Yale 8 4 - 4 - 0 114 81 70 6643 Texas Christian 10 8 - 2 - 0 229 148 71 6554 Tulane 10 6 - 3 - 1 207 131 72 6385 Bradley 1 0 - 1 - 0 7 7 73 6324 Butler 3 1 - 2 - 0 74 56 74 6048 Georgia 9 4 - 5 - 0 116 81 75 6009 Haskell Indian Nation 3 1 - 2 - 0 77 59 76 6005 Clemson 11 8 - 3 - 0 215 138 77 5468 Coe College 1 0 - 1 - 0 6 7 78 5406 Oklahoma 8 5 - 3 - 0 189 120 79 5360 Fordham 9 4 - 5 - 0 128 92 80 5264 Santa Clara 2 0 - 2 - 0 10 11 81 5026 Loyola (Chicago) 1 0 - 1 - 0 15 13 82 4861 South Carolina 10 6 - 2 - 2 223 144 83 4846 Transylvania 1 1 - 0 - 0 245 164 84 4715 Virginia Tech 9 7 - 2 - 0 231 149 85 4611 Colorado College 8 5 - 3 - 0 199 128 86 4500 DePaul 1 0 - 1 - 0 14 13 87 4473 Oklahoma City 1 1 - 0 - 0 263 207 88 4408 Lafayette 3 1 - 1 - 1 141 100 89 4339 Fresno State 1 0 - 1 - 0 13 12 90 4331 Louisville 1 0 - 1 - 0 16 13 91 4220 Southern Methodist 10 6 - 3 - 1 219 141 92 4177 Utah State 9 5 - 3 - 1 209 135 93 4120 Creighton 9 3 - 5 - 1 105 77 94 3893 Nevada Reno 2 0 - 2 - 0 19 14 95 3632 North Carolina 10 5 - 3 - 2 201 130 96 3624 Westminster PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 18 14 97 3513 Dayton 2 0 - 2 - 0 36 29 98 3290 Richmond 1 0 - 0 - 1 140 99 99 3290 Virginia Military 10 5 - 3 - 2 202 130 100 3283 Chadron State College 1 1 - 0 - 0 265 228 101 2987 Ashland University 1 0 - 1 - 0 17 14 102 2972 Centenary 3 1 - 1 - 1 154 106 103 2918 Dartmouth 9 5 - 4 - 0 196 127 104 2818 Maryland 10 6 - 3 - 1 227 148 105 2622 Idaho 8 3 - 4 - 1 158 108 106 2599 Maryville College 1 0 - 1 - 0 20 15 107 2538 Missouri 8 4 - 4 - 0 173 112 108 2530 Saint Louis 3 1 - 2 - 0 113 80 109 2503 Arizona 2 0 - 1 - 1 106 78 110 2465 Grinnell College 8 4 - 3 - 1 195 126 111 2380 University of Chicago 9 2 - 7 - 0 90 70 112 2319 Michigan State 8 3 - 4 - 1 174 112 113 2257 Muskingum College 1 0 - 1 - 0 21 16 114 2204 Wittenberg 1 0 - 1 - 0 22 16 115 2062 Marquette 9 5 - 3 - 1 226 148 116 1885 Furman 9 5 - 4 - 0 203 130 117 1824 Syracuse 9 4 - 4 - 1 197 127 118 1793 Montana State 9 4 - 4 - 1 169 111 119 1651 Texas A&M 10 5 - 4 - 1 214 137 120 1639 Case Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 27 24 121 1536 Carleton College 1 0 - 1 - 0 29 26 122 1428 Monmouth NJ 1 0 - 1 - 0 23 20 123 1378 Duke 10 5 - 5 - 0 198 127 124 1336 DePauw University 2 0 - 2 - 0 28 25 125 1052 Mount Saint Mary's 1 0 - 1 - 0 25 21 126 917 Ripon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 24 20 127 917 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 58 45 128 917 West Virginia Wesleyan 4 0 - 4 - 0 33 27 129 871 Citadel 4 2 - 1 - 1 222 144 130 641 Thiel College 2 0 - 2 - 0 40 32 131 422 Penn State 9 3 - 5 - 1 175 112 132 410 Mississippi State 8 2 - 4 - 2 144 102 133 311 Susquehanna 1 0 - 1 - 0 26 21 134 176 Boston University 1 0 - 1 - 0 31 26 135 65 Honolulu 1 0 - 1 - 0 47 38 136 34 Washington MO 8 2 - 5 - 1 142 100 137 0 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 0 - 1 1 0 138 -15 Wabash College 3 0 - 3 - 0 48 38 139 -34 Washington and Jefferson 9 2 - 5 - 2 137 97 140 -84 Providence 1 0 - 1 - 0 30 26 141 -211 Centre College 3 0 - 3 - 0 41 34 142 -522 Loyola MD 1 0 - 1 - 0 32 27 143 -675 Denver 9 4 - 4 - 1 218 140 144 -814 Iowa State 8 2 - 5 - 1 134 96 145 -1140 Kansas 8 2 - 4 - 2 168 111 146 -1236 Rutgers 1 0 - 1 - 0 37 30 147 -1282 Holy Cross 4 0 - 2 - 2 109 79 148 -1351 Simpson College 1 0 - 1 - 0 42 35 149 -1397 Saint Edward's 3 1 - 2 - 0 149 105 150 -1432 Alfred University 1 0 - 1 - 0 38 30 151 -1658 Cornell 8 3 - 3 - 2 224 145 152 -1754 Western Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 46 38 153 -1754 UCLA 9 4 - 4 - 1 225 146 154 -1889 Florida Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 44 37 155 -2100 Northern Colorado 8 4 - 4 - 0 241 158 156 -2330 Ursinus College 1 0 - 1 - 0 51 39 157 -2434 Washington & Lee 10 2 - 8 - 0 138 97 158 -2438 Carson Newman 2 0 - 2 - 0 45 37 159 -2484 Montana 10 4 - 5 - 1 212 136 160 -2672 Franklin & Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 52 39 161 -2730 North Carolina State 10 4 - 5 - 1 220 142 162 -2883 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 57 45 163 -2887 Swarthmore College 1 0 - 1 - 0 50 39 164 -3240 Sewanee 9 2 - 7 - 0 139 98 165 -3248 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 59 45 166 -3390 Brigham Young 7 3 - 3 - 1 237 154 167 -3640 Spring Hill 1 0 - 1 - 0 67 51 168 -3943 Springfield College 1 0 - 1 - 0 60 46 169 -4024 Worcester Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 56 45 170 -4212 Texas Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 76 57 171 -4258 Willamette Oregon 2 0 - 2 - 0 68 51 172 -4316 Auburn 9 1 - 8 - 0 119 85 173 -4369 Columbia 9 5 - 3 - 1 257 187 174 -4427 Portland 1 0 - 1 - 0 61 47 175 -4554 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 62 47 176 -4573 Southwestern (Texas) 2 1 - 1 - 0 244 162 177 -4604 Virginia 9 2 - 6 - 1 177 113 178 -4627 College of the Ozarks 1 0 - 1 - 0 70 54 179 -4634 Hawaii 2 0 - 2 - 0 121 90 180 -4742 Colorado School of Mines 7 2 - 5 - 0 176 113 181 -4915 Saint Lawrence 1 0 - 1 - 0 75 57 182 -4922 Pacific (Oregon) 3 0 - 3 - 0 65 50 183 -5184 Gonzaga 3 0 - 2 - 1 150 105 184 -5233 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 93 71 185 -5502 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 66 51 186 -5809 Southwestern (TN) 2 0 - 2 - 0 73 55 187 -5898 Oklahoma Baptist 1 0 - 1 - 0 71 54 188 -5990 Whitman 3 0 - 3 - 0 98 74 189 -6524 Mercer 4 1 - 3 - 0 184 116 190 -6620 Louisiana College 2 0 - 2 - 0 80 61 191 -6673 Kansas State 8 3 - 5 - 0 239 155 192 -6766 Presbyterian 3 1 - 2 - 0 221 143 193 -7138 Daniel Baker 1 0 - 1 - 0 87 70 194 -7188 Hardin-Simmons 2 0 - 2 - 0 112 80 195 -7207 Lebanon Valley College 2 0 - 2 - 0 101 76 196 -7211 Stephen F Austin 1 0 - 1 - 0 85 67 197 -7265 Allegheny College 2 0 - 2 - 0 102 76 198 -7311 Austin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 89 70 199 -7311 Texas A&M Commerce 1 0 - 1 - 0 88 70 200 -7407 Puget Sound 1 0 - 1 - 0 83 65 201 -7434 USS Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 84 65 202 -7568 California Davis 2 0 - 2 - 0 153 106 203 -7683 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 86 69 204 -7825 Millsaps College 1 0 - 1 - 0 92 71 205 -7868 McDaniel College 1 0 - 1 - 0 147 104 206 -8029 Rice 9 2 - 7 - 0 210 135 207 -8236 Oklahoma State 8 1 - 7 - 0 164 110 208 -8263 Wofford 3 1 - 1 - 1 260 196 209 -8544 Newberry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 100 76 210 -8728 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 91 71 211 -8832 Roanoke 2 0 - 2 - 0 125 91 212 -8858 Niagara 2 0 - 2 - 0 122 90 213 -8874 Hobart College 3 0 - 3 - 0 127 92 214 -9024 Saint Bonaventure 2 0 - 1 - 1 107 79 215 -9043 Erskine 2 0 - 2 - 0 108 79 216 -9047 Missouri Rolla 2 0 - 2 - 0 132 95 217 -9465 Albertson 2 0 - 2 - 0 159 109 218 -9504 William Penn College 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 110 219 -9546 Lake Forest College 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 111 220 -9592 Lawrence University 1 0 - 1 - 0 181 115 221 -9811 Bethany WV 2 0 - 2 - 0 130 94 222 -9861 Hampden-Sydney College 3 0 - 3 - 0 167 111 223 -10379 Howard Payne 1 0 - 1 - 0 124 91 224 -10483 Kings College 1 0 - 1 - 0 118 84 225 -10602 North Texas 3 0 - 3 - 0 126 92 226 -10967 Regis 2 1 - 1 - 0 264 227 227 -11182 Norwich 1 0 - 1 - 0 145 103 228 -11316 Wyoming 9 2 - 7 - 0 228 148 229 -11688 George Washington 2 0 - 2 - 0 148 105 230 -11727 Ouachita 1 0 - 1 - 0 208 132 231 -11750 Wake Forest 10 2 - 6 - 2 254 176 232 -11781 Washington (Maryland) 1 0 - 1 - 0 146 104 233 -12026 John Hopkins 3 0 - 3 - 0 206 131 234 -12030 Vermont 2 0 - 2 - 0 166 111 235 -12526 Chicago YMCA 1 0 - 1 - 0 172 112 236 -12537 Saint Viator 1 0 - 1 - 0 180 115 237 -12645 Gettysburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 205 131 238 -12714 Central Missouri 1 0 - 1 - 0 156 107 239 -12821 William & Mary 2 0 - 1 - 1 185 117 240 -12852 Trinity University TX 4 0 - 4 - 0 188 120 241 -13032 Kalamazoo College 1 0 - 1 - 0 171 112 242 -13259 Davidson 10 2 - 8 - 0 248 165 243 -13777 Montana Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 194 125 244 -14223 Waynesburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 217 139 245 -15532 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 232 151 246 -15544 Santa Barbara 1 0 - 1 - 0 233 153 247 -15601 Western Colorado 7 0 - 7 - 0 230 149 248 -15671 Centerville (Butte) 1 0 - 1 - 0 242 159 249 -15671 Anaconda Anodes 1 0 - 1 - 0 243 159 250 -16254 Pomona-Pitzer 1 0 - 1 - 0 235 153 251 -16404 California Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 234 153 252 -16512 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 251 173 253 -16535 Bryson 1 0 - 1 - 0 247 164 254 -16654 Camp Russell 1 0 - 1 - 0 238 155 255 -17041 LaVerne 1 0 - 1 - 0 236 153 256 -17180 Samford 1 0 - 1 - 0 250 172 257 -17656 Lynchburg 1 0 - 1 - 0 240 157 258 -17690 Wesleyan University 1 0 - 1 - 0 252 173 259 -18124 Cumberland TN 1 0 - 1 - 0 246 164 260 -18754 Union College NY 1 0 - 1 - 0 253 173 261 -18850 Fort Hays State 1 0 - 1 - 0 258 191 262 -19898 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 255 177 263 -20090 Bethany KS 1 0 - 1 - 0 259 191 264 -20762 Sam Houston 1 0 - 1 - 0 262 206 265 -22437 Miami FL 1 0 - 1 - 0 268 231 266 -23289 Nebraska Kearney 1 0 - 1 - 0 266 228 267 -23470 Elon 2 0 - 2 - 0 261 201 268 -26311 Black Hills State 1 0 - 1 - 0 267 228 269 -27701 Guilford College 1 0 - 1 - 0 269 242