College Football 1916
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1916/9/23 and 1917/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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Ranking of teams in all divisions based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
2 40.67 1 39.51 14 29.80 Oregon 8 7-0-1 1 6 5-0-1 NoDivi 1 3 2-0-1 PCC
3 40.24 2 38.67 13 29.57 Pittsburgh 8 8-0-0 2 7 7-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Eastern Indep
4 40.01 3 37.20 2 11.88 Brown 9 8-1-0 3 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 Northeast Indep
5 36.42 4 35.94 10 25.72 Yale 9 8-1-0 4 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 Northeast Indep
1 42.62 5 34.27 8 23.40 Colgate 9 8-1-0 5 5 4-1-0 NoDivi 1 3 2-1-0 Northeast Indep
8 30.41 6 32.02 41 42.67 Army 9 9-0-0 8 6 6-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Northeast Indep
9 28.49 7 31.92 39 41.20 Ohio State 7 7-0-0 7 5 5-0-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Western
7 30.77 8 29.57 35 40.17 Washington 7 6-0-1 6 4 3-0-1 NoDivi 2 4 3-0-1 PCC
11 26.35 9 27.53 20 32.20 Pennsylvania 11 7-3-1 9 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Eastern Indep
24 18.74 10 26.31 75 61.33 Colorado State 7 6-0-1 10 7 6-0-1 NoDivi 2 7 6-0-1 Rocky Mountain
25 18.31 11 23.21 48 45.12 Washington and Jefferson 10 8-2-0 11 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
10 26.69 12 21.57 25 33.81 Harvard 10 7-3-0 14 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 Northeast Indep
13 24.67 13 21.15 51 47.00 Colorado College 7 6-1-0 12 5 4-1-0 NoDivi 1 5 4-1-0 Rocky Mountain
16 21.50 14 20.90 52 47.75 Notre Dame 9 8-1-0 15 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Eastern Indep
12 25.63 15 20.66 32 38.50 Princeton 8 6-2-0 16 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 5 2 2-0-0 Eastern Indep
6 34.67 16 20.48 24 33.75 Minnesota 7 6-1-0 13 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 Western
36 11.68 17 20.23 6 18.17 Multnomah Agricultural 3 1-2-0 18 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
14 23.92 18 20.04 28 35.12 Navy 10 6-3-1 19 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 Mid-Atlantic
18 20.77 19 19.82 54 48.17 Penn State 10 8-2-0 20 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 Eastern Indep
29 16.95 20 19.42 64 53.83 Northwestern 7 6-1-0 17 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 3 5 4-1-0 Western
28 17.09 21 18.56 38 41.07 Cornell 8 6-2-0 21 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 7 1 0-1-0 Northeast Indep
26 18.05 22 17.92 79 63.25 Georgia Tech 9 8-0-1 22 8 7-0-1 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Southwest Indep
15 23.51 23 16.42 74 60.57 Georgetown 9 8-1-0 23 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 Mid-Atlantic
22 19.07 24 15.79 46 44.00 Washington & Lee 9 5-2-2 24 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Mid-Atlantic
27 17.35 25 15.74 50 47.00 Michigan 9 7-2-0 25 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 9 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
17 20.88 26 15.38 36 40.50 West Virginia 9 5-2-2 28 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 6 3 1-1-1 Eastern Indep
33 12.97 27 15.30 56 49.29 Nebraska 8 6-2-0 26 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 1 4 3-1-0 MVIAA
30 16.82 28 14.59 23 33.70 Rutgers 7 3-2-2 29 6 2-2-2 NoDivi 8 2 0-1-1 Eastern Indep
21 19.41 29 14.21 21 33.25 Illinois 7 3-3-1 27 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 5 5 2-2-1 Western
19 20.54 30 14.01 27 34.93 Dartmouth 9 5-2-2 32 7 3-2-2 NoDivi 4 1 1-0-0 Northeast Indep
20 19.72 31 12.58 30 37.25 Wisconsin 7 4-2-1 31 5 2-2-1 NoDivi 4 4 1-2-1 Western
23 18.78 32 12.04 19 32.07 Syracuse 9 5-4-0 34 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 6 2 0-2-0 Northeast Indep
56 1.11 33 11.79 58 50.00 Kansas State 8 6-1-1 37 4 2-1-1 NoDivi 3 3 1-1-1 MVIAA
46 6.89 34 11.71 59 50.90 Denver 7 4-2-1 30 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 Rocky Mountain
31 15.82 35 11.25 15 30.00 Tufts University 4 2-2-0 35 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
44 7.87 36 9.77 105 86.71 Tennessee 9 8-0-1 41 8 7-0-1 NoDivi 2 3 2-0-1 Southwest Indep
32 15.45 37 9.49 11 26.38 California 11 6-4-1 33 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 3 3 0-3-0 PCC
42 7.94 38 9.32 86 69.83 Missouri 8 6-1-1 40 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-1-1 MVIAA
35 12.37 39 9.12 70 58.50 Lehigh 9 6-2-1 39 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 7 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
38 11.31 40 8.56 33 38.92 University of Chicago 7 3-4-0 38 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 Western
39 9.92 41 8.44 80 63.43 Virginia Tech 9 7-2-0 42 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 Mid-Atlantic
37 11.34 42 7.42 1 10.50 Carnegie Mellon 3 0-3-0 45 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
34 12.66 43 7.21 92 74.75 Vanderbilt 9 7-1-1 47 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 5 4 3-1-0 Southwest Indep
47 6.06 44 6.33 31 38.30 Iowa 7 4-3-0 44 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 7 3 1-2-0 Western
41 8.33 45 6.24 73 60.30 Utah 5 3-2-0 43 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 5 4 2-2-0 Rocky Mountain
67 -3.77 46 6.22 29 36.83 Marietta College 3 1-2-0 46 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
63 -1.16 47 4.01 67 55.62 Colorado School of Mines 6 3-2-1 36 5 2-2-1 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 Rocky Mountain
65 -3.06 48 3.82 16 30.38 Susquehanna 4 1-3-0 51 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
40 9.47 49 3.81 108 90.17 Tulsa 3 3-0-0 50 3 3-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
43 7.92 50 3.55 65 54.38 Iowa State 8 5-2-1 48 5 2-2-1 NoDivi 2 4 2-1-1 MVIAA
52 2.53 51 3.31 17 30.90 Oregon State 9 4-5-0 49 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 4 2 0-2-0 PCC
57 0.78 52 2.82 85 68.94 Georgia 9 6-3-0 52 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 8 4 2-2-0 Southwest Indep
48 5.73 53 2.77 68 56.89 North Carolina 9 5-4-0 53 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 5-1-0 Mid-Atlantic
53 2.17 54 2.24 26 34.25 Gettysburg College 4 1-3-0 55 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
61 -0.80 55 1.88 89 73.71 Auburn 8 6-2-0 56 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 7 5 3-2-0 Southwest Indep
59 -0.15 56 0.50 42 42.67 Lafayette 9 2-6-1 57 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 12 4 0-4-0 Eastern Indep
69 -5.01 57 0.07 3 16.33 Case Western Reserve 3 0-3-0 58 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
60 -0.77 58 -0.03 47 44.30 Kansas 8 4-3-1 54 6 2-3-1 NoDivi 5 4 1-2-1 MVIAA
45 6.95 59 -0.20 99 80.06 Texas 9 7-2-0 59 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 1 7 6-1-0 Southwest AC
49 3.30 60 -0.46 4 16.50 Holy Cross 3 0-3-0 61 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
54 1.69 61 -0.64 111 92.00 Baylor 10 9-1-0 60 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 Southwest AC
77 -7.39 62 -0.68 5 17.33 Villanova 3 0-3-0 62 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
70 -5.81 63 -0.83 18 31.57 West Virginia Wesleyan 9 3-6-0 64 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 10 4 0-4-0 Eastern Indep
50 3.13 64 -1.04 103 81.56 Rice 9 6-1-2 63 8 5-1-2 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 Southwest AC
58 -0.09 65 -1.87 62 53.42 Tulane 8 4-3-1 67 6 2-3-1 NoDivi 4 4 2-1-1 Southwest Indep
51 2.60 66 -2.34 102 81.06 Louisiana State 10 7-1-2 68 8 5-1-2 NoDivi 6 4 3-0-1 Southwest Indep
55 1.24 67 -3.28 88 73.60 Sewanee 9 5-2-2 66 7 3-2-2 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 NoConf
78 -8.35 68 -3.93 53 48.17 Catholic University 3 1-2-0 71 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
81 -9.76 69 -4.11 7 20.00 Massachusetts 3 0-3-0 72 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
62 -1.02 70 -4.17 63 53.62 Virginia 9 4-5-0 73 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 6 4 3-1-0 Mid-Atlantic
74 -6.61 71 -4.19 87 72.07 Alabama 9 6-3-0 70 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 10 6 3-3-0 Southwest Indep
64 -2.07 72 -4.29 40 41.20 Indiana 7 2-4-1 75 6 1-4-1 NoDivi 8 4 0-3-1 Western
68 -4.41 73 -4.46 76 62.50 Kentucky 7 4-1-2 65 4 1-1-2 NoDivi 9 3 1-1-1 Southwest Indep
71 -6.02 74 -4.71 43 42.83 Bucknell 12 3-9-0 74 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 11 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
85 -11.34 75 -5.06 44 42.92 Colorado 7 1-5-1 69 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 6 6 1-5-0 Rocky Mountain
79 -9.23 76 -5.97 12 26.38 Westminster PA 4 0-4-0 76 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
66 -3.31 77 -6.48 100 80.50 Davidson 9 5-3-1 77 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 8 7 4-2-1 Mid-Atlantic
80 -9.31 78 -6.91 9 24.83 Franklin & Marshall 3 0-3-0 79 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
87 -12.59 79 -7.41 55 48.30 Drake 8 3-5-0 78 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 6 4 1-3-0 MVIAA
84 -11.02 80 -7.77 113 95.29 Citadel 8 6-1-1 83 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 7 5 4-0-1 Mid-Atlantic
75 -6.81 81 -7.88 97 79.69 Texas A&M 9 6-3-0 80 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 Southwest AC
86 -11.98 82 -8.47 61 52.43 North Carolina State 7 2-5-0 84 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 Mid-Atlantic
76 -7.35 83 -10.39 22 33.50 Purdue 7 2-4-1 82 5 0-4-1 NoDivi 9 5 0-4-1 Western
72 -6.08 84 -10.42 34 39.70 Lebanon Valley College 5 0-4-1 85 5 0-4-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
94 -15.78 85 -10.76 72 58.90 Wyoming 5 1-4-0 81 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 7 5 1-4-0 Rocky Mountain
89 -12.73 86 -13.24 107 88.92 Texas Christian 9 6-2-1 86 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 3 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
73 -6.36 87 -13.63 78 63.14 Oklahoma 11 6-5-0 87 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 5 3 2-1-0 Southwest AC
91 -13.18 88 -14.50 94 78.30 Mississippi College 7 4-3-0 89 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 11 5 2-3-0 Southwest Indep
83 -10.75 89 -15.10 82 65.20 Virginia Military 9 4-5-0 90 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 10 4 1-3-0 Mid-Atlantic
88 -12.65 90 -15.76 45 43.00 Southern California 3 0-3-0 88 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
82 -10.36 91 -16.13 106 87.78 Mississippi State 9 4-4-1 91 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 14 5 1-4-0 Southwest Indep
90 -12.81 92 -16.74 37 40.75 Haskell Indian Nation 5 1-4-0 92 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
105 -25.12 93 -17.91 49 46.50 Albright 4 0-4-0 95 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
97 -19.30 94 -18.04 77 62.50 Maryville College 3 0-2-1 94 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 2 1 0-1-0 NoConf
98 -21.19 95 -18.29 98 79.78 Clemson 9 3-6-0 98 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 13 5 2-3-0 Mid-Atlantic
96 -18.30 96 -18.56 101 80.60 Wake Forest 6 3-3-0 99 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 11 5 2-3-0 Mid-Atlantic
104 -25.05 97 -18.56 83 66.12 Washington MO 7 3-3-1 96 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 7 2 0-2-0 MVIAA
93 -15.69 98 -18.86 90 73.75 Southwestern (Texas) 6 1-4-1 97 6 1-4-1 NoDivi 6 4 0-4-0 Southwest AC
106 -25.72 99 -18.87 57 49.83 Utah State 7 1-5-1 93 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 8 3 0-3-0 Rocky Mountain
108 -28.79 100 -21.14 104 85.17 Trinity University TX 3 1-2-0 100 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
102 -23.86 101 -21.27 71 58.60 Florida 5 0-5-0 102 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 13 4 0-4-0 Southwest Indep
101 -23.22 102 -21.46 66 54.62 Roanoke 4 0-4-0 101 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
100 -23.08 103 -22.52 60 51.38 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0-4-0 103 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 4 1 0-1-0 NoConf
99 -22.48 104 -22.56 96 79.17 Transylvania 3 1-2-0 104 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
103 -24.86 105 -24.15 109 90.88 Furman 8 3-5-0 105 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 14 5 1-4-0 Mid-Atlantic
107 -28.11 106 -25.27 116 107.20 Newberry College 7 5-2-0 107 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 12 3 2-1-0 Mid-Atlantic
92 -13.66 107 -25.59 69 58.50 Oklahoma State 8 4-4-0 106 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 7 3 0-3-0 Southwest AC
111 -34.34 108 -26.04 115 103.50 Presbyterian 7 4-3-0 108 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
109 -32.08 109 -27.63 84 67.33 Austin College 4 0-3-1 109 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
95 -17.47 110 -28.48 95 78.50 Arkansas 8 4-4-0 110 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 8 2 0-2-0 Southwest AC
110 -32.73 111 -28.62 93 75.93 Southern Methodist 10 0-8-2 111 8 0-6-2 NoDivi 12 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
113 -34.89 112 -31.23 110 91.28 South Carolina 9 2-7-0 112 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 16 7 1-6-0 Mid-Atlantic
112 -34.35 113 -32.53 91 74.50 Mississippi 9 3-6-0 113 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 15 5 0-5-0 Southwest Indep
115 -45.44 114 -32.83 81 64.83 Mercer 3 0-3-0 114 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
117 -50.62 115 -38.08 117 109.00 Erskine 4 1-3-0 115 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
116 -49.54 116 -40.64 114 99.75 Wofford 9 2-7-0 116 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 15 6 1-5-0 Mid-Atlantic
114 -38.50 117 -41.64 112 93.67 Missouri Rolla 3 0-3-0 117 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arizona 1 0-1-0
Arkansas State 1 0-1-0
Boston College 1 0-1-0
Cincinnati 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Maryland 2 1-1-0
Michigan State 2 0-2-0
Nevada Reno 1 1-0-0
New Mexico 2 0-2-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0
South Alabama 1 0-1-0
Southern Mississippi 1 0-1-0
Texas State 1 0-1-0
Washington State 2 0-2-0
Butler 1 0-1-0
Fordham 1 0-0-1
Idaho 2 1-1-0
Maine 2 0-2-0
Montana State 1 0-0-1
Morgan State 1 0-1-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0
North Dakota 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 2 0-2-0
Richmond 2 0-2-0
Samford 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 2 0-2-0
South Dakota State 2 0-2-0
William & Mary 1 0-1-0
Bloomsburg University 1 0-1-0
Central Missouri 2 0-2-0
Central Oklahoma 2 0-2-0
Emporia State 2 0-2-0
Northwest Oklahoma 1 0-1-0
Oklahoma Baptist 1 0-1-0
Ouachita 1 0-1-0
Pittsburg State 1 0-1-0
Southwestern Oklahoma State 2 0-2-0
Washburn University 2 0-2-0
Allegheny College 1 0-1-0
Alma College 1 0-1-0
Amherst College 1 0-1-0
Bates College 1 0-1-0
Bethany WV 1 0-1-0
Carleton College 1 1-0-0
Carroll WI 1 0-1-0
Centre College 1 0-1-0
Colby College 1 0-1-0
Cornell College 1 0-1-0
DePauw University 2 0-2-0
Dickinson College 2 0-1-1
Gallaudet 1 0-1-0
Geneva 2 0-2-0
Grinnell College 2 1-1-0
Guilford College 2 0-2-0
Hampden-Sydney College 2 0-2-0
Hendrix 2 0-2-0
Howard Payne 2 0-2-0
Birmingham Southern 1 0-1-0
Knox College 1 0-0-1
Lake Forest College 1 0-1-0
Lawrence University 1 0-1-0
Mount Union College 1 0-1-0
Muhlenberg College 2 1-1-0
Muskingum College 1 0-1-0
Nebraska Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Oberlin College 1 0-1-0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon College 1 0-1-0
Rochester 1 0-1-0
Rose-Hulman 2 0-2-0
Simpson IA 1 0-1-0
Springfield College 2 0-2-0
Trinity College CT 2 0-2-0
Ursinus College 2 1-1-0
Tusculum College 1 0-1-0
Wabash College 2 0-2-0
Willamette Oregon 1 0-1-0
Williams College 2 0-2-0
Baker University 1 0-1-0
Bethany KS 1 0-1-0
Cumberland TN 2 0-2-0
Morningside 1 0-1-0
Whittier College 1 0-1-0
Southwestern KS 1 0-1-0
Bailey 1 0-1-0
Ballard Meteors 1 0-1-0
Bremerton Navy 1 0-1-0
Charleston Navy School 1 0-1-0
Chick Springs Military 1 0-1-0
Colorado Alumni 1 0-0-1
Colorado College Alumni 1 0-1-0
Creighton 1 0-1-0
Dallas 2 1-1-0
Daniel Baker 2 1-1-0
Davis & Elkins 2 0-2-0
Denver Freshmen 1 0-0-1
East Syracuse AA 1 0-1-0
Eastern College 1 0-1-0
George Washington 1 0-1-0
Georgia B 1 0-1-0
Highland Park 1 0-1-0
Jefferson (Texas) 2 0-2-0
Kingfisher 1 0-1-0
Meridian 1 0-1-0
New York University 1 1-0-0
Occidental 1 1-0-0
Oklahoma Mines 1 0-1-0
Olympic Club 2 0-1-1
Oregon State Alumni 1 1-0-0
Originals AC 2 0-2-0
Saint Louis 1 0-1-0
Southwestern (TN) 1 0-1-0
Spring Hill 1 0-1-0
St. Mary's CA 1 0-1-0
Swarthmore College 2 2-0-0
Union (Tennessee) 1 0-1-0
Vermont 1 0-1-0
West Logan High 1 0-1-0
Western Reserve 1 0-1-0
Whitman 2 0-2-0
William Penn College 1 0-1-0
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       Soren Sorensen  -  Updated Sun Jan 25 01:28:58 2026