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| 1916 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss | ||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 4 | 39.51 | 1 | 38.29 | 9 | 25.08 | Oregon | 6 | 5-0-1 | 1 | 8 | 7-0-1 | PCC |
| 2 | 39.74 | 2 | 38.22 | 15 | 30.21 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 7-0-0 | 2 | 8 | 8-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 3 | 39.69 | 3 | 36.85 | 2 | 12.12 | Brown | 4 | 3-1-0 | 3 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 5 | 35.95 | 4 | 35.52 | 12 | 26.61 | Yale | 9 | 8-1-0 | 4 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 1 | 42.29 | 5 | 34.07 | 8 | 23.70 | Colgate | 5 | 4-1-0 | 5 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 7 | 34.65 | 6 | 33.71 | 14 | 28.00 | Washington | 4 | 3-0-1 | 8 | 7 | 6-0-1 | PCC |
| 9 | 28.43 | 7 | 32.33 | 40 | 41.20 | Ohio State | 5 | 5-0-0 | 7 | 7 | 7-0-0 | Western |
| 8 | 30.20 | 8 | 31.72 | 44 | 43.42 | Army | 6 | 6-0-0 | 6 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 12 | 25.69 | 9 | 26.94 | 24 | 33.30 | Pennsylvania | 10 | 7-2-1 | 9 | 11 | 7-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 24 | 18.10 | 10 | 25.51 | 68 | 55.36 | Colorado State | 7 | 6-0-1 | 10 | 7 | 6-0-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 6 | 34.84 | 13 | 21.29 | 22 | 32.75 | Minnesota | 4 | 3-1-0 | 16 | 7 | 6-1-0 | Western |
| 11 | 26.19 | 14 | 21.07 | 26 | 34.75 | Harvard | 8 | 5-3-0 | 12 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 16 | 21.39 | 15 | 20.86 | 54 | 48.00 | Notre Dame | 4 | 3-1-0 | 14 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 13 | 25.13 | 16 | 20.16 | 34 | 39.44 | Princeton | 8 | 6-2-0 | 15 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 29 | 17.05 | 17 | 20.00 | 64 | 53.00 | Northwestern | 6 | 5-1-0 | 20 | 7 | 6-1-0 | Western |
| 14 | 23.44 | 19 | 19.63 | 28 | 35.75 | Navy | 8 | 5-3-0 | 18 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 17 | 20.23 | 20 | 19.33 | 58 | 49.11 | Penn State | 9 | 7-2-0 | 19 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 31 | 16.55 | 21 | 18.06 | 42 | 42.64 | Cornell | 7 | 5-2-0 | 21 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 26 | 17.62 | 22 | 17.42 | 79 | 63.81 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 7-0-1 | 22 | 9 | 8-0-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 15 | 23.03 | 23 | 16.01 | 76 | 61.79 | Georgetown | 7 | 6-1-0 | 23 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 30 | 16.92 | 25 | 15.30 | 53 | 47.58 | Michigan | 6 | 4-2-0 | 25 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 33 | 13.28 | 26 | 15.27 | 57 | 48.86 | Nebraska | 7 | 5-2-0 | 27 | 8 | 6-2-0 | MVIAA |
| 21 | 19.63 | 27 | 14.87 | 17 | 30.79 | Illinois | 7 | 3-3-1 | 29 | 7 | 3-3-1 | Western |
| 19 | 19.82 | 28 | 14.77 | 36 | 40.12 | West Virginia | 8 | 4-2-2 | 26 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 28 | 17.22 | 29 | 14.28 | 21 | 32.25 | Rutgers | 6 | 2-2-2 | 28 | 7 | 3-2-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 20 | 19.73 | 31 | 13.56 | 25 | 33.80 | Wisconsin | 5 | 2-2-1 | 31 | 7 | 4-2-1 | Western |
| 18 | 19.91 | 32 | 13.53 | 29 | 36.14 | Dartmouth | 7 | 3-2-2 | 30 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 27 | 17.51 | 33 | 11.80 | 11 | 25.38 | California | 4 | 1-3-0 | 37 | 11 | 6-4-1 | PCC |
| 23 | 18.27 | 34 | 11.67 | 23 | 32.86 | Syracuse | 7 | 3-4-0 | 32 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 57 | 0.83 | 37 | 9.32 | 61 | 51.88 | Kansas State | 4 | 2-1-1 | 33 | 8 | 6-1-1 | MVIAA |
| 34 | 11.82 | 39 | 8.57 | 74 | 59.71 | Lehigh | 7 | 4-2-1 | 39 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 44 | 8.15 | 40 | 8.54 | 82 | 66.14 | Missouri | 7 | 5-1-1 | 38 | 8 | 6-1-1 | MVIAA |
| 47 | 6.21 | 41 | 7.95 | 104 | 84.38 | Tennessee | 8 | 7-0-1 | 36 | 9 | 8-0-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 42 | 9.24 | 42 | 7.87 | 80 | 64.36 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 5-2-0 | 41 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 39 | 9.67 | 43 | 7.57 | 70 | 57.00 | Utah | 5 | 3-2-0 | 45 | 5 | 3-2-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 46 | 6.43 | 44 | 7.37 | 30 | 36.70 | Iowa | 5 | 2-3-0 | 44 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Western |
| 37 | 11.12 | 47 | 5.83 | 88 | 72.64 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 5-1-1 | 43 | 9 | 7-1-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 43 | 8.29 | 48 | 4.84 | 60 | 51.20 | Iowa State | 5 | 2-2-1 | 50 | 8 | 5-2-1 | MVIAA |
| 50 | 3.29 | 49 | 3.91 | 16 | 30.30 | Oregon State | 5 | 1-4-0 | 51 | 9 | 4-5-0 | PCC |
| 40 | 9.60 | 50 | 3.79 | 108 | 89.83 | Tulsa | 3 | 3-0-0 | 49 | 3 | 3-0-0 | NoConf |
| 58 | 0.20 | 52 | 2.26 | 86 | 70.17 | Georgia | 9 | 6-3-0 | 52 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 48 | 5.10 | 53 | 2.13 | 72 | 58.17 | North Carolina | 9 | 5-4-0 | 53 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 60 | -0.29 | 54 | 1.77 | 47 | 44.50 | Kansas | 6 | 2-3-1 | 58 | 8 | 4-3-1 | MVIAA |
| 63 | -1.39 | 56 | 1.17 | 90 | 74.57 | Auburn | 7 | 5-2-0 | 55 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 62 | -0.69 | 57 | 0.00 | 43 | 43.33 | Lafayette | 6 | 2-4-0 | 56 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 45 | 7.15 | 59 | -0.29 | 98 | 80.11 | Texas | 9 | 7-2-0 | 59 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Southwest AC |
| 55 | 1.86 | 60 | -0.66 | 110 | 91.88 | Baylor | 8 | 7-1-0 | 61 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Southwest AC |
| 52 | 3.23 | 61 | -0.83 | 3 | 17.00 | Holy Cross | 3 | 0-3-0 | 60 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 77 | -7.39 | 62 | -1.02 | 5 | 17.67 | Villanova | 3 | 0-3-0 | 62 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 51 | 3.29 | 63 | -1.06 | 103 | 81.94 | Rice | 8 | 5-1-2 | 64 | 9 | 6-1-2 | Southwest AC |
| 61 | -0.68 | 65 | -1.30 | 71 | 58.00 | Kentucky | 4 | 1-1-2 | 73 | 7 | 4-1-2 | Southwest Indep |
| 59 | -0.17 | 67 | -1.97 | 66 | 53.92 | Tulane | 6 | 2-3-1 | 65 | 8 | 4-3-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 53 | 2.86 | 68 | -2.17 | 99 | 81.00 | Louisiana State | 8 | 5-1-2 | 66 | 10 | 7-1-2 | Southwest Indep |
| 78 | -8.83 | 69 | -2.68 | 33 | 38.92 | Colorado | 6 | 1-5-0 | 75 | 7 | 1-5-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 76 | -6.77 | 70 | -4.36 | 87 | 72.36 | Alabama | 7 | 4-3-0 | 71 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 83 | -10.31 | 72 | -4.61 | 7 | 21.17 | Massachusetts | 3 | 0-3-0 | 69 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 64 | -1.76 | 73 | -4.87 | 67 | 54.56 | Virginia | 8 | 3-5-0 | 70 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 73 | -6.52 | 74 | -5.17 | 45 | 43.89 | Bucknell | 9 | 2-7-0 | 74 | 12 | 3-9-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 65 | -3.12 | 75 | -5.17 | 51 | 46.58 | Indiana | 6 | 1-4-1 | 72 | 7 | 2-4-1 | Western |
| 67 | -3.95 | 77 | -7.13 | 102 | 81.50 | Davidson | 9 | 5-3-1 | 77 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 87 | -12.38 | 78 | -7.21 | 55 | 48.00 | Drake | 5 | 1-4-0 | 79 | 8 | 3-5-0 | MVIAA |
| 75 | -6.60 | 80 | -7.81 | 96 | 79.94 | Texas A&M | 8 | 5-3-0 | 81 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 92 | -13.29 | 81 | -8.36 | 65 | 53.20 | Wyoming | 5 | 1-4-0 | 85 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 70 | -6.10 | 82 | -8.47 | 35 | 39.70 | Purdue | 5 | 0-4-1 | 83 | 7 | 2-4-1 | Western |
| 86 | -11.69 | 83 | -8.48 | 113 | 95.86 | Citadel | 7 | 5-1-1 | 80 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 88 | -12.54 | 84 | -9.03 | 63 | 53.00 | North Carolina State | 7 | 2-5-0 | 82 | 7 | 2-5-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 89 | -12.59 | 86 | -13.28 | 107 | 88.83 | Texas Christian | 6 | 3-2-1 | 86 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 71 | -6.20 | 87 | -13.73 | 78 | 63.57 | Oklahoma | 7 | 2-5-0 | 87 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Southwest AC |
| 84 | -11.31 | 88 | -14.43 | 37 | 40.17 | Southern California | 3 | 0-3-0 | 90 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 85 | -11.46 | 90 | -15.77 | 83 | 66.80 | Virginia Military | 5 | 1-4-0 | 89 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 81 | -9.82 | 91 | -15.77 | 106 | 87.33 | Mississippi State | 9 | 4-4-1 | 91 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 102 | -24.20 | 93 | -17.33 | 56 | 48.17 | Utah State | 3 | 0-3-0 | 99 | 7 | 1-5-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 98 | -21.92 | 98 | -19.06 | 100 | 81.11 | Clemson | 9 | 3-6-0 | 95 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 96 | -18.98 | 99 | -19.23 | 101 | 81.40 | Wake Forest | 5 | 2-3-0 | 96 | 6 | 3-3-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 103 | -24.63 | 102 | -22.07 | 75 | 60.30 | Florida | 5 | 0-5-0 | 101 | 5 | 0-5-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 100 | -23.05 | 103 | -22.37 | 62 | 52.00 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 4 | 0-4-0 | 103 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
| 105 | -25.54 | 105 | -24.86 | 109 | 91.25 | Furman | 8 | 3-5-0 | 105 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 93 | -13.49 | 106 | -25.66 | 73 | 58.38 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 0-4-0 | 107 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 112 | -35.02 | 108 | -26.80 | 115 | 104.50 | Presbyterian | 6 | 3-3-0 | 108 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 95 | -17.09 | 110 | -28.40 | 93 | 78.60 | Arkansas | 5 | 1-4-0 | 110 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 110 | -32.48 | 111 | -28.51 | 95 | 79.94 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 0-6-2 | 111 | 10 | 0-8-2 | Southwest Indep |
| 113 | -35.60 | 112 | -31.97 | 111 | 92.83 | South Carolina | 9 | 2-7-0 | 112 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 111 | -34.45 | 113 | -32.69 | 91 | 75.50 | Mississippi | 6 | 0-6-0 | 113 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 115 | -46.02 | 114 | -33.55 | 81 | 65.33 | Mercer | 3 | 0-3-0 | 114 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 116 | -50.22 | 116 | -41.39 | 114 | 100.62 | Wofford | 8 | 1-7-0 | 116 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
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Soren Sorensen - Updated Sun Jan 25 01:28:58 2026