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| 1909 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) | ||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 10 | 24.94 | 14 | 23.69 | 1 | 10.50 | Army | 5 | 3-2-0 | 1 | 5 | 3-2-0 | NEI |
| 12 | 22.95 | 15 | 22.26 | 3 | 12.20 | Brown | 10 | 7-3-0 | 3 | 10 | 7-3-0 | NEI |
| 14 | 21.96 | 8 | 27.50 | 4 | 15.17 | Texas Christian | 8 | 5-2-1 | 5 | 8 | 5-2-1 | W-Ind |
| 31 | 9.47 | 22 | 14.77 | 5 | 15.17 | Lehigh | 9 | 4-3-2 | 4 | 9 | 4-3-2 | EIC |
| 3 | 35.91 | 5 | 34.21 | 6 | 16.75 | Harvard | 9 | 8-1-0 | 6 | 9 | 8-1-0 | NEI |
| 16 | 18.26 | 13 | 24.48 | 7 | 17.25 | Baylor | 8 | 5-3-0 | 7 | 8 | 5-3-0 | W-Ind |
| 34 | 7.85 | 47 | 1.11 | 8 | 18.25 | Cornell | 8 | 3-4-1 | 8 | 8 | 3-4-1 | NEI |
| 1 | 44.57 | 1 | 43.43 | 10 | 18.75 | Yale | 10 | 10-0-0 | 10 | 10 | 10-0-0 | NEI |
| 32 | 8.61 | 25 | 13.14 | 11 | 20.00 | Colgate | 8 | 5-2-1 | 11 | 8 | 5-2-1 | NEI |
| 11 | 24.22 | 7 | 28.11 | 12 | 20.07 | Princeton | 9 | 6-2-1 | 12 | 9 | 6-2-1 | EIC |
| 2 | 40.60 | 2 | 41.50 | 13 | 20.33 | Michigan | 7 | 6-1-0 | 13 | 7 | 6-1-0 | EIC |
| 43 | 3.08 | 41 | 4.22 | 14 | 20.70 | West Virginia | 9 | 4-3-2 | 14 | 9 | 4-3-2 | EIC |
| 36 | 6.00 | 55 | -1.61 | 16 | 21.83 | Syracuse | 10 | 4-5-1 | 16 | 10 | 4-5-1 | NEI |
| 4 | 29.78 | 4 | 34.62 | 18 | 23.90 | Lafayette | 8 | 7-0-1 | 18 | 8 | 7-0-1 | EIC |
| 60 | -4.74 | 49 | 0.76 | 19 | 24.00 | Iowa State | 8 | 4-3-1 | 19 | 8 | 4-3-1 | MVIAA |
| 5 | 29.63 | 3 | 37.18 | 20 | 24.14 | Texas A&M | 8 | 7-0-1 | 20 | 8 | 7-0-1 | W-Ind |
| 15 | 20.99 | 16 | 21.45 | 21 | 25.12 | Texas | 8 | 4-3-1 | 21 | 8 | 4-3-1 | W-Ind |
| 22 | 13.58 | 27 | 12.15 | 23 | 25.75 | Villanova | 5 | 3-2-0 | 23 | 5 | 3-2-0 | EIC |
| 6 | 28.91 | 6 | 28.41 | 26 | 26.78 | Pennsylvania | 10 | 7-1-2 | 26 | 10 | 7-1-2 | EIC |
| 8 | 27.64 | 9 | 27.41 | 27 | 27.10 | Penn State | 7 | 5-0-2 | 27 | 7 | 5-0-2 | EIC |
| 44 | 3.05 | 40 | 4.59 | 28 | 28.20 | Nebraska | 8 | 3-3-2 | 28 | 8 | 3-3-2 | MVIAA |
| 42 | 3.47 | 37 | 5.24 | 29 | 28.92 | Iowa | 7 | 2-4-1 | 29 | 7 | 2-4-1 | Big 9 |
| 13 | 22.91 | 18 | 20.87 | 30 | 29.10 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 6-2-1 | 30 | 9 | 6-2-1 | EIC |
| 29 | 10.10 | 50 | -0.55 | 32 | 31.00 | Navy | 8 | 4-3-1 | 32 | 8 | 4-3-1 | MAI |
| 49 | 1.65 | 43 | 2.83 | 33 | 33.25 | Oklahoma | 10 | 6-4-0 | 33 | 10 | 6-4-0 | W-Ind |
| 7 | 28.36 | 12 | 25.69 | 34 | 33.83 | Minnesota | 7 | 6-1-0 | 34 | 7 | 6-1-0 | Big 9 |
| 55 | -2.86 | 46 | 1.16 | 36 | 36.38 | Bucknell | 9 | 3-4-2 | 36 | 9 | 3-4-2 | EIC |
| 40 | 5.12 | 21 | 17.87 | 39 | 36.83 | Drake | 8 | 7-1-0 | 39 | 8 | 7-1-0 | MVIAA |
| 30 | 9.57 | 36 | 5.60 | 40 | 38.38 | Fordham | 6 | 2-1-3 | 40 | 6 | 2-1-3 | NEI |
| 33 | 8.49 | 30 | 10.44 | 43 | 40.10 | LSU | 8 | 6-2-0 | 43 | 8 | 6-2-0 | SIC |
| 23 | 13.22 | 10 | 27.02 | 44 | 40.70 | Missouri | 8 | 7-0-1 | 44 | 8 | 7-0-1 | MVIAA |
| 37 | 5.71 | 33 | 7.20 | 45 | 41.88 | Wisconsin | 5 | 3-1-1 | 45 | 5 | 3-1-1 | Big 9 |
| 48 | 2.11 | 35 | 6.95 | 47 | 43.20 | Tulane | 9 | 4-3-2 | 47 | 9 | 4-3-2 | SIC |
| 9 | 26.68 | 11 | 26.08 | 48 | 45.33 | Arkansas | 7 | 7-0-0 | 48 | 7 | 7-0-0 | W-Ind |
| 21 | 13.90 | 20 | 18.28 | 49 | 46.17 | Kansas | 9 | 8-1-0 | 49 | 9 | 8-1-0 | MVIAA |
| 58 | -4.33 | 59 | -6.57 | 50 | 47.12 | Georgetown | 6 | 3-2-1 | 50 | 6 | 3-2-1 | MAI |
| 70 | -15.18 | 68 | -14.44 | 51 | 48.12 | Northwestern | 5 | 1-3-1 | 51 | 5 | 1-3-1 | Big 9 |
| 59 | -4.40 | 58 | -5.29 | 53 | 50.08 | Mississippi | 9 | 4-3-2 | 53 | 9 | 4-3-2 | SIC |
| 81 | -24.86 | 84 | -27.81 | 55 | 50.75 | Purdue | 7 | 2-5-0 | 55 | 7 | 2-5-0 | Big 9 |
| 69 | -14.19 | 64 | -11.08 | 56 | 51.00 | Virginia Military | 3 | 1-2-0 | 56 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Major-Ind |
| 18 | 16.01 | 23 | 14.27 | 57 | 51.36 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 6-1-0 | 57 | 7 | 6-1-0 | MAI |
| 53 | -0.11 | 65 | -11.45 | 58 | 53.50 | Indiana | 7 | 4-3-0 | 58 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Big 9 |
| 50 | 1.45 | 48 | 1.09 | 59 | 54.00 | Kentucky | 3 | 2-1-0 | 59 | 3 | 2-1-0 | Major-Ind |
| 75 | -20.59 | 79 | -25.03 | 61 | 54.64 | Tennessee | 9 | 1-6-2 | 61 | 9 | 1-6-2 | SIC |
| 41 | 3.54 | 39 | 5.07 | 62 | 55.12 | North Carolina State | 7 | 6-1-0 | 62 | 7 | 6-1-0 | MAI |
| 38 | 5.58 | 42 | 3.93 | 63 | 55.14 | Auburn | 7 | 5-2-0 | 63 | 7 | 5-2-0 | SIC |
| 39 | 5.49 | 51 | -0.55 | 64 | 55.83 | Illinois | 7 | 5-2-0 | 64 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Big 9 |
| 27 | 11.80 | 32 | 7.23 | 65 | 57.17 | Virginia | 8 | 7-1-0 | 65 | 8 | 7-1-0 | MAI |
| 25 | 12.50 | 29 | 10.45 | 66 | 57.50 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 7-3-0 | 66 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SIC |
| 72 | -18.06 | 72 | -16.60 | 68 | 58.17 | Mercer | 7 | 3-4-0 | 68 | 7 | 3-4-0 | SIC |
| 74 | -19.78 | 69 | -14.65 | 70 | 59.90 | Richmond | 10 | 3-5-2 | 70 | 10 | 3-5-2 | MAI |
| 67 | -12.96 | 62 | -9.08 | 71 | 61.10 | Samford | 5 | 2-2-1 | 71 | 5 | 2-2-1 | SIC |
| 71 | -15.63 | 76 | -20.01 | 72 | 61.21 | Georgia | 7 | 1-4-2 | 72 | 7 | 1-4-2 | SIC |
| 52 | -0.07 | 45 | 1.43 | 73 | 61.75 | Alabama | 8 | 5-1-2 | 73 | 8 | 5-1-2 | SIC |
| 56 | -3.21 | 53 | -1.39 | 74 | 62.71 | North Carolina | 7 | 5-2-0 | 74 | 7 | 5-2-0 | MAI |
| 64 | -7.82 | 67 | -13.35 | 75 | 62.93 | Mississippi State | 9 | 5-4-0 | 75 | 9 | 5-4-0 | SIC |
| 47 | 2.21 | 54 | -1.59 | 77 | 63.69 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 7-2-0 | 77 | 9 | 7-2-0 | SIC |
| 62 | -5.79 | 60 | -8.33 | 78 | 64.06 | Clemson | 9 | 6-3-0 | 78 | 9 | 6-3-0 | MAI |
| 68 | -13.56 | 70 | -15.82 | 79 | 64.17 | Davidson | 9 | 3-4-2 | 79 | 9 | 3-4-2 | MAI |
| 84 | -26.02 | 82 | -27.39 | 80 | 65.38 | Colorado Mines | 6 | 3-3-0 | 80 | 6 | 3-3-0 | W-Ind |
| 86 | -28.84 | 83 | -27.48 | 82 | 70.17 | Colorado State | 3 | 1-2-0 | 82 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Major-Ind |
| 87 | -29.24 | 88 | -32.44 | 83 | 73.12 | South Carolina | 8 | 2-6-0 | 83 | 8 | 2-6-0 | MAI |
| 85 | -26.86 | 81 | -26.58 | 84 | 73.33 | Wake Forest | 6 | 2-4-0 | 84 | 6 | 2-4-0 | MAI |
| 79 | -23.62 | 80 | -25.48 | 85 | 73.60 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 7 | 2-3-2 | 85 | 7 | 2-3-2 | SIC |
| 90 | -44.82 | 91 | -41.58 | 87 | 78.17 | Wyoming | 8 | 3-5-0 | 87 | 8 | 3-5-0 | W-Ind |
| 51 | 1.22 | 52 | -1.36 | 88 | 78.67 | Colorado | 6 | 6-0-0 | 88 | 6 | 6-0-0 | W-Ind |
| 78 | -23.41 | 87 | -31.41 | 89 | 79.00 | Citadel | 9 | 4-3-2 | 89 | 9 | 4-3-2 | MAI |
| 91 | -46.34 | 92 | -53.76 | 92 | 84.17 | Charleston Southern | 3 | 0-3-0 | 92 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind |
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