College Football 1917
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1917/9/15 and 1917/11/30
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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1917 - Ranking of all teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
2 49.13 1 43.94 5 15.40 Ohio State 9 8-0-1 1 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 BIG 10
3 44.90 2 42.63 19 25.93 Pittsburgh 9 9-0-0 2 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 EIC
1 50.90 3 38.09 1 9.75 Minnesota 5 4-1-0 3 5 4-1-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 BIG 10
7 34.57 4 37.38 17 23.75 Syracuse 10 8-1-1 4 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 NEI
4 37.86 5 33.43 2 11.00 Wisconsin 7 4-2-1 5 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 BIG 10
9 31.67 6 29.61 9 20.40 Notre Dame 8 6-1-1 6 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 2 1 1-0-0 EIC
6 35.91 7 29.36 16 22.07 Illinois 8 5-2-1 7 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 BIG 10
5 37.73 8 29.35 52 48.89 Georgia Tech 9 9-0-0 8 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 SWIC
10 29.75 9 27.64 10 20.58 University of Chicago 6 3-2-1 9 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 5 5 2-2-1 BIG 10
23 24.72 10 27.61 33 36.75 Brown 10 8-2-0 10 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 NEI
27 21.16 11 27.13 8 18.33 47th Infantry 3 1-1-1 11 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
14 28.46 12 26.05 30 35.50 Pennsylvania 11 9-2-0 12 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 5 4 3-1-0 EIC
26 21.90 13 25.78 67 59.70 Mare Island 8 8-0-0 13 8 8-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
20 25.92 14 25.73 22 27.50 Northwestern 7 5-2-0 14 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 7 5 3-2-0 BIG 10
11 29.16 15 23.54 25 29.92 Nebraska 7 5-2-0 15 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 MVIAA
8 32.87 16 23.46 37 38.90 Navy 8 7-1-0 16 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 MAI
22 25.45 17 23.35 41 43.64 Georgetown 8 7-1-0 17 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 MAI
13 28.60 18 21.78 50 47.50 Army 8 7-1-0 18 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NEI
18 27.21 19 21.78 21 27.10 Michigan 10 8-2-0 19 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 10 1 0-1-0 BIG 10
16 27.47 20 21.75 27 32.05 West Virginia 10 6-3-1 20 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 3 4 2-1-1 EIC
21 25.63 21 21.45 66 59.00 Texas A&M 8 8-0-0 21 8 8-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 SWAC
15 27.47 22 21.28 6 17.17 Indiana 7 5-2-0 22 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 BIG 10
12 28.98 23 20.71 36 38.70 Rutgers 9 7-1-1 23 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 4 2 1-0-1 EIC
17 27.31 24 19.46 13 21.58 Washington & Jefferson 10 7-3-0 24 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 7 4 1-3-0 EIC
25 22.06 25 19.16 24 28.62 Colgate 6 4-2-0 25 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 NEI
30 17.41 26 18.56 7 18.00 Tufts University 3 1-2-0 26 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
28 18.97 27 17.29 40 42.42 Lehigh 9 7-2-0 27 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 6 3 2-1-0 EIC
33 15.15 28 16.70 48 46.31 Auburn 9 6-2-1 28 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 SWIC
37 13.01 29 16.45 15 21.90 Dartmouth 8 5-3-0 29 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 4 1 0-1-0 NEI
24 23.78 30 16.10 60 56.00 Rice 8 7-1-0 30 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 3 2 1-1-0 SWAC
48 4.96 31 15.07 94 80.83 Washington State 7 6-0-1 31 7 6-0-1 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 PCC
29 17.57 32 11.68 43 44.33 Kansas 8 6-2-0 32 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 MVIAA
31 17.15 33 11.51 73 61.83 Texas Christian 10 8-2-0 33 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 5 2 2-0-0 SWIC
35 13.90 34 10.82 20 27.00 Fordham 3 1-2-0 34 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
41 8.03 35 9.75 63 57.12 Virginia Tech 9 6-2-1 35 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-1-1 MAI
32 15.59 36 9.66 39 42.06 Penn State 9 5-4-0 36 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 9 3 0-3-0 EIC
54 2.66 37 9.65 53 48.93 Vanderbilt 8 5-3-0 37 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 SWIC
36 13.68 38 9.58 34 36.90 Washington & Lee 7 4-3-0 38 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 3 2 1-1-0 MAI
39 9.00 39 9.39 14 21.62 Iowa 8 3-5-0 39 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 8 2 0-2-0 BIG 10
34 14.02 40 8.30 55 49.50 Davidson 10 6-4-0 40 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 6 8 5-3-0 MAI
46 6.11 41 8.01 69 60.22 North Carolina State 9 6-2-1 41 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 5 6 4-1-1 MAI
19 26.79 42 7.88 18 24.17 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 1-2-0 42 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
45 6.64 43 6.92 26 31.64 Cornell 9 3-6-0 43 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 5 1 0-1-0 NEI
53 3.39 44 6.09 3 12.12 Michigan State 4 0-4-0 44 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
52 3.83 45 6.06 32 36.64 Bucknell 9 3-5-1 45 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 8 2 1-1-0 EIC
66 -4.18 46 4.91 57 53.81 California 11 5-5-1 46 11 5-5-1 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 PCC
38 10.10 47 4.66 62 56.64 Baylor 9 6-2-1 47 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 SWAC
79 -12.43 48 4.63 42 43.83 Olympic Club 3 1-2-0 48 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
47 5.27 49 3.86 4 12.88 Purdue 7 3-4-0 49 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 BIG 10
68 -4.80 50 3.36 56 52.40 Oregon 7 4-3-0 50 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 PCC
50 4.51 51 3.19 87 72.75 Clemson 8 6-2-0 51 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 7 6 5-1-0 MAI
40 8.29 52 2.44 38 41.67 Swarthmore College 3 1-2-0 52 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
73 -6.77 53 2.30 77 63.40 Oregon State 7 4-2-1 53 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 4 4 1-2-1 PCC
51 4.46 54 2.02 49 46.50 Tulane 8 5-3-0 54 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 SWIC
58 -1.69 55 0.93 96 81.75 Mississippi State 7 6-1-0 55 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 8 6 5-1-0 SWIC
72 -6.51 56 0.92 70 61.00 Southern California 3 1-1-1 56 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
55 2.63 57 -0.38 79 64.00 Southern Methodist 8 3-2-3 57 8 3-2-3 NoDivi 11 2 0-1-1 SWIC
56 -0.79 58 -0.59 23 28.14 Carlisle 8 2-6-0 58 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 11 3 0-3-0 EIC
67 -4.71 59 -1.28 12 20.83 Lebanon Valley College 3 0-3-0 59 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
44 7.11 60 -1.67 75 62.90 Iowa State 7 5-2-0 60 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 MVIAA
65 -3.84 61 -1.75 11 20.67 Carnegie Mellon 3 0-3-0 61 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
42 7.55 62 -1.85 61 56.44 Texas 8 4-4-0 62 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 2-4-0 SWAC
69 -4.85 63 -2.07 28 33.50 Gettysburg College 3 0-2-1 63 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
63 -3.26 64 -2.30 44 44.92 Lafayette 8 3-5-0 64 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 10 3 0-3-0 EIC
71 -6.40 65 -2.41 92 76.75 Sewanee 8 4-2-2 65 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 7 5 3-1-1 SWIC
75 -8.95 66 -2.47 103 89.38 Presbyterian 9 8-1-0 66 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 9 6 5-1-0 MAI
59 -1.82 67 -3.51 58 54.00 Maryland 8 4-3-1 67 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 8 4 1-2-1 MAI
49 4.92 68 -4.06 64 57.86 Oklahoma 11 6-4-1 68 11 6-4-1 NoDivi 6 3 1-1-1 SWAC
61 -2.62 69 -4.07 97 81.80 Alabama 8 5-2-1 69 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 9 5 3-1-1 SWIC
87 -17.30 70 -4.28 78 63.62 Washington 4 1-2-1 70 4 1-2-1 NoDivi 5 3 0-2-1 PCC
62 -2.63 71 -5.17 59 55.00 Virginia Military 9 4-4-1 71 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 10 4 0-3-1 MAI
43 7.14 72 -5.17 80 65.70 Kansas State 8 6-2-0 72 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 MVIAA
86 -16.68 73 -6.42 51 48.00 Samford 3 0-2-1 73 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
60 -2.54 74 -7.94 88 74.12 Arkansas 7 5-1-1 74 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 7 2 0-1-1 SWAC
93 -20.26 75 -9.06 86 72.40 Idaho 5 2-3-0 75 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 6 1 1-0-0 SWIC
90 -18.98 76 -9.33 113 106.25 Denver 9 9-0-0 76 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 RMAC
74 -7.27 77 -10.36 35 38.42 Southwestern (TX) 6 0-5-1 77 6 0-5-1 NoDivi 12 2 0-1-1 SWIC
80 -13.37 78 -10.92 29 34.00 Austin College 4 0-4-0 78 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
89 -18.26 79 -11.70 114 106.83 Utah State 8 7-0-1 79 8 7-0-1 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 RMAC
64 -3.53 80 -11.80 31 36.17 Ursinus College 3 0-3-0 80 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
57 -1.19 81 -11.80 74 62.40 Oklahoma State 9 4-5-0 81 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 SWAC
84 -15.94 82 -11.82 82 66.38 Furman 8 3-5-0 82 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 11 7 3-4-0 MAI
77 -10.86 83 -12.75 72 61.67 Haskell Indian Nation 3 1-2-0 83 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 16 2 1-1-0 SWIC
76 -9.62 84 -12.91 98 82.17 Wofford 9 5-4-0 84 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 13 6 2-4-0 MAI
82 -14.60 85 -14.71 81 65.70 Kentucky 9 3-5-1 85 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 13 5 1-4-0 SWIC
83 -15.31 86 -16.57 65 58.50 Wake Forest 8 1-6-1 86 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 14 5 0-5-0 MAI
70 -5.14 87 -16.58 68 59.86 Missouri 8 3-5-0 87 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 MVIAA
81 -14.26 88 -16.62 83 68.14 Louisiana State 8 3-5-0 88 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 10 5 2-3-0 SWIC
78 -11.20 89 -16.83 45 45.50 John Hopkins 3 0-3-0 89 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
97 -23.89 90 -16.98 71 61.60 Florida 6 2-4-0 90 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 15 3 0-3-0 SWIC
98 -24.88 91 -17.10 47 46.25 Roanoke 4 0-4-0 91 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
100 -28.97 92 -17.72 90 76.62 Whitman 4 1-3-0 92 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
101 -29.24 93 -18.05 110 101.00 Colorado 8 6-2-0 93 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 RMAC
88 -17.36 94 -18.96 46 45.62 Trinity University (TX) 4 0-4-0 94 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
92 -19.81 95 -18.98 76 63.00 Hampden-Sydney 3 0-2-1 95 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
91 -19.77 96 -20.37 54 49.25 Army Ambulance Corps 4 0-4-0 96 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
85 -16.26 97 -21.27 101 85.56 South Carolina 8 3-5-0 97 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 12 6 3-3-0 MAI
95 -22.62 98 -21.33 100 84.50 Citadel 6 3-3-0 98 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 15 4 1-3-0 MAI
103 -32.04 99 -22.58 111 101.50 Colorado Mines 8 5-3-0 99 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 RMAC
99 -27.07 100 -23.59 104 89.80 Erskine 5 2-3-0 100 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
104 -32.51 101 -24.76 91 76.70 Mississippi 6 1-4-1 101 6 1-4-1 NoDivi 17 5 1-4-0 SWIC
107 -37.16 102 -26.28 99 82.50 Montana 5 1-4-0 102 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 14 1 0-1-0 SWIC
94 -20.92 103 -27.61 95 81.67 Washington MO 7 4-3-0 103 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 MVIAA
105 -34.63 104 -28.68 109 100.30 Colorado College 6 3-3-0 104 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 RMAC
102 -29.67 105 -29.37 84 69.62 Guilford College 4 0-4-0 105 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
109 -39.96 106 -30.44 105 95.42 Utah 6 2-4-0 106 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 RMAC
96 -23.17 107 -31.33 85 71.50 Tulsa 8 0-7-1 107 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 19 1 0-1-0 SWIC
112 -47.66 108 -34.25 112 102.36 Wyoming 7 3-4-0 108 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 7 5 1-4-0 RMAC
110 -44.24 109 -34.88 93 77.12 Mississippi College 4 0-4-0 109 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 18 4 0-4-0 SWIC
108 -39.83 110 -35.38 106 96.12 Montana State 4 0-2-2 110 4 0-2-2 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
111 -44.84 111 -38.39 102 86.75 Newberry College 6 0-6-0 111 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 16 5 0-5-0 MAI
106 -36.85 112 -39.00 89 76.33 Drake 7 0-5-2 112 7 0-5-2 NoDivi 7 3 0-3-0 MVIAA
113 -48.60 113 -43.93 107 99.50 Colorado State 8 0-7-1 113 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 8 7 0-7-0 RMAC
114 -55.88 114 -47.75 108 100.00 Northern Colorado 4 0-4-0 114 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 1 0-0-1
Boston College 2 0-2-0
Louisiana Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Miami OH 1 0-0-1
Western Michigan 1 0-1-0
Butler 1 0-1-0
Delaware 1 0-1-0
Holy Cross 2 0-2-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
Richmond 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 2 0-2-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Villanova 2 0-2-0
William & Mary 1 0-1-0
Central Missouri 2 0-2-0
Central Oklahoma 2 0-2-0
Emporia State 2 0-2-0
Missouri Rolla 2 0-2-0
Pittsburg State 1 0-0-1
South Dakota Tech 1 0-1-0
Washburn University 2 0-2-0
William Jewell 1 0-1-0
Albright 2 0-2-0
Beloit College 1 0-1-0
Bethany (WV) 1 0-1-0
Case Western Reserve 2 0-2-0
Centre College 2 2-0-0
Coe College 1 0-1-0
Colby College 1 0-1-0
Cornell College (IA) 1 0-1-0
Denison University 1 0-1-0
DePauw University 2 0-2-0
Dickinson College 1 1-0-0
Emory & Henry 1 0-1-0
Franklin & Marshall 1 0-1-0
Franklin College 2 0-2-0
Gallaudet 1 0-1-0
Geneva 1 0-1-0
Grinnell College 2 2-0-0
Hardin-Simmons 1 0-1-0
Hendrix 1 0-1-0
Howard Payne 2 1-1-0
Kalamazoo College 2 0-2-0
Lake Forest College 1 0-1-0
Maryville College 1 0-1-0
Middlebury College 1 0-1-0
Mount Union College 1 0-1-0
Muhlenberg College 2 1-1-0
Nebraska Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Oberlin College 1 0-1-0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon 1 0-1-0
Rose-Hulman 1 0-1-0
Simpson (IA) 2 0-1-1
Springfield College 2 0-2-0
Wabash College 2 0-2-0
Westminster (PA) 2 0-2-0
Willamette Oregon 1 0-1-0
Williams College 1 1-0-0
Baker University 1 0-1-0
Morningside 1 0-1-0
111th Ambulance 1 0-1-0
1st Texas Artillery 1 0-1-0
2nd Texas 132nd Infantry 1 1-0-0
362nd Infantry 1 0-0-1
7th Infantry 1 0-1-0
Bailey 1 0-1-0
Camp Devens 1 0-1-0
Camp Doniphan 1 1-0-0
Camp Funston 2 1-1-0
Camp Gordon 1 1-0-0
Camp Lewis 2 0-2-0
Camp Lyons 1 0-1-0
Camp MacAurthur 1 1-0-0
Camp Sherman 2 0-2-0
Camp Wadsworth 1 0-1-0
Charleston Navy School 1 0-1-0
Colorado Alumni 1 0-1-0
Creighton 2 2-0-0
Dallas 2 0-1-1
Detroit 1 0-1-0
Drury 1 1-0-0
Florida Southern 1 0-1-0
Fort Logan 2 0-2-0
Fort Sheridan 1 0-1-0
Granite High 1 0-1-0
Great Lakes 1 1-0-0
Haverford 1 0-1-0
Illinois Medical 1 0-1-0
Jefferson (Texas) 1 0-1-0
Kingfisher 1 0-1-0
Kiski Preparatory 1 0-1-0
League Island Marines 1 0-1-0
Lombard 1 0-1-0
Mansfield University 1 0-1-0
Marion 2 0-2-0
Meridian 2 0-2-0
Multnomah Agricultural 2 0-2-0
Navy Hospital Corps 1 0-1-0
Navy Reserves 1 1-0-0
Newport NTS 1 0-1-0
Occidental 1 0-1-0
Ohio Am Corp 1 0-1-0
Pennsylvania Military 2 0-2-0
Phillips 2 1-1-0
Saint Bonaventure 2 0-2-0
Saint John's (Maryland) 1 0-1-0
Saint Louis 2 1-1-0
Spring Hill 1 0-1-0
Springfield YMCA 1 0-1-0
St. Mary's CA 2 1-1-0
Transylvania 2 0-2-0
Utah Field Artillery 1 0-1-0
Vancouver Barracks 1 0-1-0
Washington Artillery 1 0-1-0
Western Reserve 1 0-1-0
William Penn College 1 0-0-1
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