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 (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
1 67.06 1 57.55 2 6.12 Ohio State 9 8-0-1 1 5 4-0-1 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Western
2 61.75 2 45.78 1 5.62 Minnesota 5 4-1-0 3 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 Western
3 50.35 3 42.37 4 9.30 Wisconsin 7 4-2-1 5 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 Western
5 43.36 4 41.55 22 27.57 Pittsburgh 9 9-0-0 2 7 7-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Eastern Indep
8 34.76 5 37.57 17 25.33 Syracuse 10 8-1-1 4 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Northeast Indep
4 47.77 6 37.31 8 19.17 Illinois 8 5-2-1 7 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 Western
7 36.26 7 32.72 9 19.40 University of Chicago 6 3-2-1 9 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 5 5 2-2-1 Western
10 32.71 8 30.79 11 21.92 Northwestern 7 5-2-0 14 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 7 5 3-2-0 Western
6 40.12 9 30.36 6 12.17 Indiana 7 5-2-0 22 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 Western
13 30.24 10 28.40 16 24.00 Notre Dame 8 6-1-1 6 5 3-1-1 NoDivi 2 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
22 23.83 11 27.36 62 55.50 Mare Island 8 8-0-0 13 5 5-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
23 23.65 12 26.76 32 37.50 Brown 10 8-2-0 10 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 Northeast Indep
9 34.21 13 26.74 55 53.22 Georgia Tech 9 9-0-0 8 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Southwest Indep
11 32.16 14 25.58 20 26.67 Nebraska 7 5-2-0 15 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 MVIAA
17 26.68 15 25.12 33 37.67 Pennsylvania 11 9-2-0 12 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 5 4 3-1-0 Eastern Indep
14 29.06 16 23.13 19 25.90 Michigan 10 8-2-0 19 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 10 1 0-1-0 Western
26 22.96 17 21.79 44 46.21 Georgetown 8 7-1-0 17 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 Mid-Atlantic
12 30.26 18 21.77 39 42.20 Navy 8 7-1-0 16 5 4-1-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Mid-Atlantic
33 13.76 19 21.59 21 27.50 47th Infantry 3 1-1-1 11 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
16 26.86 20 20.59 50 50.00 Army 8 7-1-0 18 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Northeast Indep
20 24.78 21 20.51 71 60.21 Texas A&M 8 8-0-0 21 7 7-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Southwest AC
18 25.34 22 20.31 28 34.70 West Virginia 10 6-3-1 20 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 3 4 2-1-1 Eastern Indep
15 27.52 23 19.70 38 39.90 Rutgers 9 7-1-1 23 5 3-1-1 NoDivi 4 2 1-0-1 Eastern Indep
27 21.00 24 18.43 25 31.00 Colgate 6 4-2-0 25 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 Northeast Indep
19 25.33 25 18.24 15 23.92 Washington and Jefferson 10 7-3-0 24 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 7 4 1-3-0 Eastern Indep
30 16.11 26 17.44 10 19.67 Tufts University 3 1-2-0 26 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
45 6.70 27 16.66 91 76.75 Washington State 7 6-0-1 31 6 6-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 PCC
29 17.03 28 16.07 42 44.08 Lehigh 9 7-2-0 27 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 6 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
24 23.46 29 15.48 34 37.92 Kansas 8 6-2-0 32 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 MVIAA
39 11.54 30 15.35 13 23.40 Dartmouth 8 5-3-0 29 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 4 1 0-1-0 Northeast Indep
25 23.06 31 15.30 63 56.00 Rice 8 7-1-0 30 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 3 2 1-1-0 Southwest AC
31 15.28 32 13.83 7 17.00 Iowa 8 3-5-0 39 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 8 2 0-2-0 Western
28 17.31 33 11.63 73 60.92 Texas Christian 10 8-2-0 33 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 5 2 2-0-0 Southwest Indep
44 7.70 34 10.83 66 57.57 Auburn 9 6-2-1 28 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 Southwest Indep
32 14.66 35 10.71 3 7.12 Purdue 7 3-4-0 49 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 Western
37 11.74 36 9.38 23 29.67 Fordham 3 1-2-0 34 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
34 13.67 37 8.48 40 43.81 Penn State 9 5-4-0 36 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 9 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
48 5.16 38 7.80 72 60.25 Virginia Tech 9 6-2-1 35 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-1-1 Mid-Atlantic
40 10.77 39 7.66 37 39.40 Washington & Lee 7 4-3-0 38 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 3 2 1-1-0 Mid-Atlantic
47 5.46 40 7.61 5 10.50 Michigan State 4 0-4-0 44 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
58 -1.65 41 7.55 48 48.07 California 11 5-5-1 46 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 PCC
57 -0.68 42 7.02 53 52.79 Vanderbilt 8 5-3-0 37 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 Southwest Indep
75 -9.98 43 6.97 35 38.50 Olympic Club 3 1-2-0 48 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
21 24.70 44 6.83 18 25.83 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 1-2-0 42 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
51 3.21 45 6.18 76 63.44 North Carolina State 9 6-2-1 41 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 5 6 4-1-1 Mid-Atlantic
42 10.14 46 5.96 58 53.90 Davidson 10 6-4-0 40 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 6 8 5-3-0 Mid-Atlantic
59 -2.20 47 5.86 59 54.75 Oregon State 7 4-2-1 53 5 2-2-1 NoDivi 4 4 1-2-1 PCC
49 4.56 48 5.62 27 33.57 Cornell 9 3-6-0 43 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 5 1 0-1-0 Northeast Indep
60 -2.26 49 5.50 46 46.80 Oregon 7 4-3-0 50 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 PCC
38 11.64 50 5.45 60 55.08 Baylor 9 6-2-1 47 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 Southwest AC
52 2.27 51 5.13 36 39.21 Bucknell 9 3-5-1 45 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 8 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
35 12.60 52 1.73 64 56.40 Iowa State 7 5-2-0 60 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 MVIAA
46 6.67 53 1.53 41 44.00 Swarthmore College 3 1-2-0 52 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
50 3.73 54 1.35 78 65.17 Southern Methodist 8 3-2-3 57 5 2-1-2 NoDivi 11 2 0-1-1 Southwest Indep
55 0.24 55 0.25 90 76.56 Clemson 8 6-2-0 51 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 7 6 5-1-0 Mid-Atlantic
53 2.14 56 0.22 49 48.70 Tulane 8 5-3-0 54 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 Southwest Indep
41 10.75 57 -0.46 54 52.92 Oklahoma 11 6-4-1 68 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 6 3 1-1-1 Southwest AC
72 -6.91 58 -1.52 74 61.75 Southern California 3 1-1-1 56 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
61 -2.77 59 -1.79 24 30.71 Carlisle 8 2-6-0 58 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 11 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
43 8.10 60 -1.82 61 55.19 Texas 8 4-4-0 62 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 2-4-0 Southwest AC
36 11.90 61 -2.09 69 59.00 Kansas State 8 6-2-0 72 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 MVIAA
66 -5.38 62 -2.13 98 84.92 Mississippi State 7 6-1-0 55 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 8 6 5-1-0 Southwest Indep
70 -6.75 63 -2.59 12 22.67 Lebanon Valley College 3 0-3-0 59 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
65 -5.37 64 -2.68 14 23.67 Carnegie Mellon 3 0-3-0 61 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
64 -5.09 65 -3.22 45 46.58 Lafayette 8 3-5-0 64 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 10 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
71 -6.75 66 -3.25 30 35.67 Gettysburg College 3 0-2-1 63 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
89 -19.16 67 -4.70 70 59.33 Washington 4 1-2-1 70 4 1-2-1 NoDivi 5 3 0-2-1 PCC
77 -12.72 68 -4.95 104 91.94 Presbyterian 9 8-1-0 66 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 9 6 5-1-0 Mid-Atlantic
62 -4.38 69 -5.07 65 56.83 Maryland 8 4-3-1 67 6 2-3-1 NoDivi 8 4 1-2-1 Mid-Atlantic
74 -9.88 70 -5.20 94 80.50 Sewanee 8 4-2-2 65 6 3-1-2 NoDivi 7 5 3-1-1 Southwest Indep
69 -6.03 71 -6.85 97 84.90 Alabama 8 5-2-1 69 5 3-1-1 NoDivi 9 5 3-1-1 Southwest Indep
67 -5.44 72 -6.99 67 58.29 Virginia Military 9 4-4-1 71 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 10 4 0-3-1 Mid-Atlantic
85 -18.05 73 -7.08 82 67.90 Idaho 5 2-3-0 75 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 6 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
86 -18.16 74 -9.10 113 105.25 Denver 9 9-0-0 76 8 8-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Rocky Mountain
92 -21.35 75 -10.06 56 53.50 Samford 3 0-2-1 73 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
68 -5.68 76 -10.11 93 79.83 Arkansas 7 5-1-1 74 4 2-1-1 NoDivi 7 2 0-1-1 Southwest AC
54 1.40 77 -10.42 68 58.60 Oklahoma State 9 4-5-0 81 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 Southwest AC
80 -13.21 78 -10.49 26 32.75 Austin College 4 0-4-0 78 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
84 -17.31 79 -11.32 114 105.75 Utah State 8 7-0-1 79 6 5-0-1 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 Rocky Mountain
73 -9.31 80 -12.65 29 34.90 Southwestern (Texas) 6 0-5-1 77 6 0-5-1 NoDivi 12 2 0-1-1 Southwest Indep
63 -5.09 81 -12.73 31 37.33 Ursinus College 3 0-3-0 80 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
56 -0.01 82 -13.16 57 53.86 Missouri 8 3-5-0 87 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 MVIAA
76 -12.13 83 -14.10 77 64.00 Haskell Indian Nation 3 1-2-0 83 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 16 2 1-1-0 Southwest Indep
90 -19.53 84 -14.22 84 70.12 Furman 8 3-5-0 82 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 11 7 3-4-0 Mid-Atlantic
79 -13.12 85 -15.12 99 85.22 Wofford 9 5-4-0 84 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 13 6 2-4-0 Mid-Atlantic
99 -27.99 86 -16.72 88 74.12 Whitman 4 1-3-0 92 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
87 -18.31 87 -17.69 85 70.30 Kentucky 9 3-5-1 85 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 13 5 1-4-0 Southwest Indep
100 -28.32 88 -17.79 110 99.86 Colorado 8 6-2-0 93 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Rocky Mountain
78 -13.08 89 -17.87 47 47.67 John Hopkins 3 0-3-0 89 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
82 -16.41 90 -18.22 43 44.50 Trinity University TX 4 0-4-0 94 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
88 -18.32 91 -18.47 75 62.38 Wake Forest 8 1-6-1 86 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 14 5 0-5-0 Mid-Atlantic
97 -27.71 92 -18.90 51 50.00 Roanoke 4 0-4-0 91 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
83 -17.19 93 -18.97 86 71.29 Louisiana State 8 3-5-0 88 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 10 5 2-3-0 Southwest Indep
98 -27.94 94 -19.80 79 66.00 Florida 6 2-4-0 90 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 15 3 0-3-0 Southwest Indep
95 -22.65 95 -20.84 80 67.33 Hampden-Sydney College 3 0-2-1 95 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
93 -22.09 96 -21.67 52 50.88 Army Ambulance Corps 4 0-4-0 96 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
102 -31.08 97 -22.27 111 100.00 Colorado School of Mines 8 5-3-0 99 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 Rocky Mountain
91 -20.09 98 -23.79 101 88.00 South Carolina 8 3-5-0 97 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 12 6 3-3-0 Mid-Atlantic
96 -26.41 99 -23.80 100 87.20 Citadel 6 3-3-0 98 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 15 4 1-3-0 Mid-Atlantic
81 -15.86 100 -24.25 89 74.67 Washington MO 7 4-3-0 103 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 MVIAA
106 -35.72 101 -25.13 92 79.50 Montana 5 1-4-0 102 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 14 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
101 -30.74 102 -26.01 103 91.80 Erskine 5 2-3-0 100 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
107 -35.85 103 -27.41 95 81.00 Mississippi 6 1-4-1 101 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 17 5 1-4-0 Southwest Indep
105 -33.74 104 -28.51 109 98.60 Colorado College 6 3-3-0 104 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 Rocky Mountain
109 -39.10 105 -30.39 106 94.42 Utah 6 2-4-0 106 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 Rocky Mountain
94 -22.35 106 -31.10 83 69.20 Tulsa 8 0-7-1 107 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 19 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
104 -32.93 107 -31.33 87 73.00 Guilford College 4 0-4-0 105 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
110 -46.79 108 -33.82 112 101.21 Wyoming 7 3-4-0 108 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 7 5 1-4-0 Rocky Mountain
108 -38.69 109 -34.52 105 94.38 Montana State 4 0-2-2 110 4 0-2-2 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
103 -31.55 110 -35.48 81 67.67 Drake 7 0-5-2 112 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 7 3 0-3-0 MVIAA
111 -47.33 111 -37.36 96 81.75 Mississippi College 4 0-4-0 109 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 18 4 0-4-0 Southwest Indep
113 -48.47 112 -40.74 102 89.17 Newberry College 6 0-6-0 111 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 16 5 0-5-0 Mid-Atlantic
112 -47.60 113 -43.51 107 98.00 Colorado State 8 0-7-1 113 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 8 7 0-7-0 Rocky Mountain
114 -54.84 114 -47.21 108 98.00 Northern Colorado 4 0-4-0 114 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
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 1 0-1-0
Denison University 1 0-1-0
DePauw University 2 0-2-0
Dickinson College 1 1-0-0
Emory & Henry College 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 College 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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