College Football 1939
Ranking of Teams Within College Division

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		                     Record    Record 
   No   Team                       Division     Total          Division CWDR

    1   San Diego Marines           1- 0-0    1- 0-0       1   6176
    2   Cornell                     8- 0-0    8- 0-0       2   5890
    3   Texas A&M                  11- 0-0   11- 0-0       3   5633
    4   Tulane                      8- 1-1    8- 1-1       4   5409
    5   Southern California         8- 0-2    8- 0-2       5   5040

    6   Duke                        8- 1-0    8- 1-0       6   4821
    7   Fresno State                2- 0-0    2- 0-0       7   4709
    8   Saint Mary's (Texas)        1- 0-0    1- 0-0       8   4639
    9   Tennessee                  10- 1-0   10- 1-0       9   4550
   10   Ohio State                  6- 2-0    6- 2-0      10   4530

   11   Georgia Tech                8- 2-0    8- 2-0      11   4438
   12   Notre Dame                  7- 2-0    7- 2-0      12   4306
   13   Northwest Missouri State    1- 0-0    1- 0-0      13   4154
   14   North Carolina              8- 1-1    8- 1-1      14   4116
   15   San Jose State              3- 0-0    3- 0-0      15   4056

   16   Nebraska                    7- 1-1    7- 1-1      16   4024
   17   Princeton                   7- 1-0    7- 1-0      17   4007
   18   Clemson                     9- 1-0    9- 1-0      18   3986
   19   Missouri                    8- 2-0    8- 2-0      19   3935
   20   Fordham                     6- 2-0    6- 2-0      20   3839

   21   Duquesne                    8- 0-1    8- 0-1      21   3817
   22   Iowa                        6- 1-1    6- 1-1      22   3698
   23   Michigan                    6- 2-0    6- 2-0      23   3652
   24   UCLA                        6- 0-4    6- 0-4      24   3616
   26   Catholic University         4- 0-1    4- 0-1      26   3575
   27   Boston College              9- 2-0    9- 2-0      27   3543
   28   Oklahoma                    6- 2-1    6- 2-1      28   3528
   29   Southern Methodist          6- 3-1    6- 3-1      29   3437
   30   Alabama                     5- 3-1    5- 3-1      30   3361

   31   Villanova                   6- 2-0    6- 2-0      31   3262
   32   Oregon State                9- 1-1    9- 1-1      32   3220
   33   Mississippi State           8- 2-0    8- 2-0      33   3155
   34   Penn State                  5- 1-2    5- 1-2      34   3123
   35   Holy Cross                  7- 2-0    7- 2-0      35   3081

   36   Georgetown                  7- 0-1    7- 0-1      36   3014
   37   Baylor                      7- 3-0    7- 3-0      37   2947
   38   Kentucky                    6- 2-1    6- 2-1      38   2937
   39   Butler                      1- 0-1    1- 0-1      39   2877
   40   Auburn                      5- 5-1    5- 5-1      40   2755

   41   Mississippi                 7- 2-0    7- 2-0      41   2737
   42   Northwestern State LA       1- 0-0    1- 0-0      42   2709
   43   Pittsburgh                  5- 4-0    5- 4-0      43   2704
   44   Minnesota                   3- 4-1    3- 4-1      44   2660
   45   Arizona State               8- 2-1    8- 2-1      45   2609

   46   Purdue                      3- 3-2    3- 3-2      46   2565
   47   Detroit                     5- 3-1    5- 3-1      47   2546
   48   Wake Forest                 7- 3-0    7- 3-0      48   2506
   49   San Francisco               4- 3-3    4- 3-3      49   2460
   50   Santa Barbara               0- 0-1    0- 0-1      50   2460

   51   Northwestern                3- 4-1    3- 4-1      51   2369
   52   Pennsylvania                4- 4-0    4- 4-0      52   2359
   53   Sam Houston                 1- 0-0    1- 0-0      53   2332
   54   Texas                       5- 4-0    5- 4-0      54   2261
   55   Hardin-Simmons              7- 1-1    7- 1-1      55   2076

   56   Syracuse                    3- 3-2    3- 3-2      56   2075
   57   Marshall                    1- 1-0    1- 1-0      57   2065
   58   Indiana                     2- 4-2    2- 4-2      58   2048
   59   Columbia                    2- 4-2    2- 4-2      59   2033
   60   New York University         5- 4-0    5- 4-0      60   1968

   61   Oregon                      3- 4-1    3- 4-1      61   1962
   62   Louisiana State             4- 5-0    4- 5-0      62   1953
   63   Dartmouth                   5- 3-1    5- 3-1      63   1935
   64   Washington MO               6- 3-1    6- 3-1      64   1860
   65   Virginia Military           6- 3-1    6- 3-1      65   1752

   66   Arkansas                    4- 5-1    4- 5-1      66   1748
   67   Illinois                    3- 4-1    3- 4-1      67   1706
   68   Navy                        3- 5-1    3- 5-1      68   1669
   69   Tennessee Chattanooga       1- 1-0    1- 1-0      69   1634
   70   Washington                  4- 5-0    4- 5-0      70   1573

   71   Gonzaga                     6- 2-0    6- 2-0      71   1546
   72   Michigan State              4- 4-1    4- 4-1      72   1530
   73   Richmond                    7- 1-2    7- 1-2      73   1504
   74   Beloit College              1- 0-0    1- 0-0      74   1374
   75   Manhattan                   4- 4-0    4- 4-0      75   1348

   77   Dayton                      0- 0-1    0- 0-1      77   1338
   78   Kansas State                4- 5-0    4- 5-0      78   1335
   79   Yale                        3- 4-1    3- 4-1      79   1327
   80   Utah                        6- 1-2    6- 1-2      80   1300

   81   Colgate                     2- 5-1    2- 5-1      81   1288
   82   Washington State            4- 5-0    4- 5-0      82   1279
   83   Georgia                     5- 6-0    5- 6-0      83   1216
   84   Marquette                   4- 4-0    4- 4-0      84   1203
   85   George Washington           5- 3-0    5- 3-0      85   1160

   86   Florida                     5- 5-1    5- 5-1      86   1119
   87   Texas Christian             3- 7-0    3- 7-0      87   1104
   88   Virginia                    5- 4-0    5- 4-0      88    988
   89   Bradley                     0- 0-2    0- 0-2      89    981
   90   New Mexico                  8- 2-0    8- 2-0      90    922

   91   Texas El Paso               5- 4-0    5- 4-0      91    903
   92   Oklahoma State              5- 4-1    5- 4-1      92    762
   93   Arizona                     6- 4-0    6- 4-0      93    724
   94   Colorado School of Mines    1- 0-0    1- 0-0      94    717
   95   Brown                       5- 3-1    5- 3-1      95    713

   96   Carnegie Mellon             3- 5-0    3- 5-0      96    696
   97   Williams College            0- 1-0    0- 1-0      97    624
   98   Vanderbilt                  2- 7-1    2- 7-1      98    581
   99   Harvard                     4- 4-0    4- 4-0      99    571
  100   Furman                      5- 4-0    5- 4-0     100    568

  101   William & Mary              6- 2-1    6- 2-1     101    544
  102   Miami FL                    5- 5-0    5- 5-0     102    474
  103   Pacific                     1- 1-1    1- 1-1     103    462
  104   Colorado                    5- 3-0    5- 3-0     104    461
  105   Whittier College            2- 1-0    2- 1-0     105    422

  106   Saint Joseph's PA           0- 1-0    0- 1-0     106    381
  107   Army                        3- 4-2    3- 4-2     107    377
  108   Tulsa                       4- 5-1    4- 5-1     108    361
  109   Virginia Tech               4- 5-1    4- 5-1     109    347
  110   North Carolina State        2- 8-0    2- 8-0     110    321

  111   Wisconsin                   1- 6-1    1- 6-1     111    320
  112   Temple                      2- 7-0    2- 7-0     112    298
  113   Saint Louis                 5- 3-2    5- 3-2     113    256
  114   Washington & Lee            3- 4-1    3- 4-1     114    253
  115   Waynesburg College          0- 2-0    0- 2-0     115    251

  116   California                  3- 7-0    3- 7-0     116    233
  117   South Carolina              3- 6-1    3- 6-1     117    212
  118   Rutgers                     1- 1-1    1- 1-1     118    199
  119   Rice                        1- 9-1    1- 9-1     119    186
  120   Stanford                    1- 7-1    1- 7-1     120    183

  121   Denver                      5- 3-1    5- 3-1     121     91
  122   Gettysburg College          1- 1-0    1- 1-0     122     90
  123   Sewanee                     3- 5-0    3- 5-0     123    -14
  124   Texas Tech                  5- 5-1    5- 5-1     124    -78
  125   North Texas                 0- 1-0    0- 1-0     125    -79

  126   Drake                       5- 5-0    5- 5-0     126    -86
  127   Kansas                      2- 6-0    2- 6-0     127   -198
  128   Saint Anselm                0- 1-0    0- 1-0     128   -218
  129   Loyola Marymount            2- 6-1    2- 6-1     129   -222
  130   Mercer                      0- 3-0    0- 3-0     130   -343

  131   Lebanon Valley College      0- 1-0    0- 1-0     131   -379
  132   Portland                    1- 3-0    1- 3-0     132   -398
  133   Creighton                   4- 5-0    4- 5-0     133   -435
  134   Birmingham Southern         0- 2-0    0- 2-0     134   -528
  135   Central Michigan            0- 1-0    0- 1-0     135   -536

  136   Hawaii All-Stars            0- 1-0    0- 1-0     136   -541
  137   Montana                     3- 6-0    3- 6-0     137   -601
  139   Southern Mississippi        0- 1-0    0- 1-0     139   -616
  140   Lehigh                      0- 1-0    0- 1-0     140   -638

  141   West Texas A&M              0- 2-0    0- 2-0     141   -672
  142   Illinois Wesleyan           0- 2-0    0- 2-0     142   -677
  143   Saint Xavier                0- 1-0    0- 1-0     143   -697
  144   Millsaps College            0- 1-0    0- 1-0     144   -735
  145   Centenary                   2- 9-1    2- 9-1     145   -779

  146   Providence                  0- 1-0    0- 1-0     146   -846
  147   Tennessee Tech              0- 1-1    0- 1-1     147   -890
  148   Southwestern (Texas)        0- 1-0    0- 1-0     148   -890
  149   Iowa State                  2- 7-0    2- 7-0     149   -900
  150   Western Michigan            0- 1-0    0- 1-0     150   -915

  151   Maryland                    2- 7-0    2- 7-0     151   -921
  152   Brigham Young               5- 2-2    5- 2-2     152   -960
  153   Bucknell                    3- 5-0    3- 5-0     153   -976
  154   San Diego State             0- 1-0    0- 1-0     154  -1003
  155   Oglethorpe                  0- 1-0    0- 1-0     155  -1033

  156   Davidson                    2- 7-0    2- 7-0     156  -1055
  157   Hawaii                      0- 2-0    0- 2-0     157  -1081
  158   Samford                     0- 4-0    0- 4-0     158  -1184
  159   West Virginia               2- 6-1    2- 6-1     159  -1188
  160   California Poly             0- 1-0    0- 1-0     160  -1238

  161   Lafayette                   0- 3-0    0- 3-0     161  -1294
  162   Boston University           0- 2-0    0- 2-0     162  -1306
  163   Clarkson                    0- 1-0    0- 1-0     163  -1328
  164   Elon                        0- 1-0    0- 1-0     164  -1331
  165   Howard Payne                0- 1-0    0- 1-0     165  -1385

  166   Roanoke                     0- 2-0    0- 2-0     166  -1453
  168   New Mexico State            3- 6-0    3- 6-0     168  -1520
  169   Citadel                     3- 8-0    3- 8-0     169  -1600
  170   Saint Edward's              0- 1-0    0- 1-0     170  -1622

  171   Idaho                       2- 6-0    2- 6-0     171  -1686
  172   Colorado State              2- 7-0    2- 7-0     172  -1722
  173   South Dakota                0- 2-0    0- 2-0     173  -1748
  174   East Central Oklahoma       0- 1-0    0- 1-0     174  -1793
  175   Amherst College             0- 1-0    0- 1-0     175  -1797

  176   University of Chicago       2- 6-0    2- 6-0     176  -1836
  177   Saint Bonaventure           0- 1-0    0- 1-0     177  -1862
  178   Pennsylvania Military       0- 1-0    0- 1-0     178  -1942
  179   Wayne State MI              0- 1-0    0- 1-0     179  -1985
  180   Washburn University         6- 4-0    6- 4-0     180  -1989

  181   Utah State                  3- 4-1    3- 4-1     181  -2060
  182   Saint Lawrence              0- 2-0    0- 2-0     182  -2096
  183   Hampden-Sydney College      4- 5-0    4- 5-0     183  -2125
  184   Eastern Washington          0- 1-0    0- 1-0     184  -2200
  185   Presbyterian                0- 2-0    0- 2-0     185  -2362

  186   Rollins                     0- 1-0    0- 1-0     186  -2375
  187   Davis & Elkins              0- 1-0    0- 1-0     187  -2430
  188   Stetson                     0- 1-0    0- 1-0     188  -2516
  190   Missouri Rolla              0- 2-0    0- 2-0     190  -2599

  191   Muhlenberg College          0- 2-0    0- 2-0     191  -2690
  192   Centre College              0- 2-0    0- 2-0     192  -2737
  193   Newport News - Apprentice   0- 2-0    0- 2-0     193  -2760
  194   California Davis            0- 1-0    0- 1-0     194  -2895
  195   Western New Mexico          0- 1-1    0- 1-1     195  -2907

  196   Pomona-Pitzer               0- 1-0    0- 1-0     196  -2910
  197   Memphis                     0- 2-0    0- 2-0     197  -2915
  198   Case Western Reserve        0- 1-0    0- 1-0     198  -2939
  199   Bates College               0- 1-0    0- 1-0     199  -3041
  200   Tufts University            0- 1-0    0- 1-0     200  -3089

  201   Rhode Island                0- 1-0    0- 1-0     201  -3124
  202   Wittenberg                  0- 1-0    0- 1-0     202  -3152
  203   Ursinus College             0- 1-0    0- 1-0     203  -3166
  204   Connecticut                 0- 1-0    0- 1-0     204  -3184
  205   Northwest Oklahoma          0- 1-0    0- 1-0     205  -3190

  206   Northern Arizona            1- 6-1    1- 6-1     206  -3220
  207   Wyoming                     0- 7-1    0- 7-1     207  -3308
  208   New Hampshire               0- 1-0    0- 1-0     208  -3356
  209   Loyola (New Orleans)        0- 4-0    0- 4-0     209  -3381
  210   Redlands                    0- 1-0    0- 1-0     210  -3433

  211   Randolph Macon College      0- 4-0    0- 4-0     211  -3564
  212   McDaniel College            0- 3-0    0- 3-0     212  -3595
  213   Louisiana Tech              0- 2-0    0- 2-0     213  -3653
  214   Fort Hays State             0- 2-0    0- 2-0     214  -3768
  215   Montana State               0- 2-0    0- 2-0     215  -3839

  216   Texas Wesleyan              0- 1-0    0- 1-0     216  -3868
  217   Western Colorado            0- 1-0    0- 1-0     217  -4031
  218   Northern Iowa               0- 1-0    0- 1-0     218  -4165
  219   Grinnell College            0- 2-0    0- 2-0     219  -4323
  220   Erskine                     0- 3-0    0- 3-0     220  -4425

  221   Cincinnati                  0- 1-0    0- 1-0     221  -4433
  222   Albright                    0- 1-0    0- 1-0     222  -4466
  223   Coe College                 0- 1-0    0- 1-0     223  -4491
  224   Saint Benedict              0- 1-0    0- 1-0     224  -4500
  225   Arkansas State              0- 1-0    0- 1-0     225  -4580

  226   Guilford College            0- 2-0    0- 2-0     226  -4605
  227   Nevada Reno                 0- 2-0    0- 2-0     227  -4917
  228   Wabash College              0- 1-0    0- 1-0     228  -5012
  229   West Virginia Wesleyan      0- 1-0    0- 1-0     229  -5105
  230   Colorado College            0- 1-0    0- 1-0     230  -5233

  231   Wofford                     0- 2-0    0- 2-0     231  -5347
  232   Emporia State               0- 1-0    0- 1-0     232  -5393
  233   Delaware                    0- 1-0    0- 1-0     233  -5507
  234   Oberlin College             0- 1-0    0- 1-0     234  -5549
  235   Baker University            0- 1-0    0- 1-0     235  -5735

  236   Albertson                   0- 1-0    0- 1-0     236  -5887