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| 1920 - 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 | ||
| 1 | 47.94 | 1 | 49.10 | 9 | 23.92 | California | 6 | 6-0-0 | 1 | 9 | 9-0-0 | PCC |
| 6 | 32.18 | 2 | 39.66 | 4 | 20.25 | Ohio State | 6 | 5-1-0 | 2 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Western |
| 3 | 36.49 | 3 | 35.40 | 15 | 26.42 | Harvard | 6 | 5-0-1 | 4 | 9 | 8-0-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 2 | 36.51 | 4 | 34.97 | 23 | 30.17 | Princeton | 6 | 5-0-1 | 5 | 7 | 6-0-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 12 | 26.43 | 5 | 34.73 | 8 | 22.62 | Washington State | 4 | 3-1-0 | 3 | 6 | 5-1-0 | PCC |
| 17 | 22.62 | 6 | 33.29 | 12 | 25.50 | Stanford | 3 | 2-1-0 | 6 | 7 | 4-3-0 | PCC |
| 5 | 32.58 | 7 | 31.63 | 10 | 24.79 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 5-0-2 | 7 | 8 | 6-0-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 10 | 27.25 | 8 | 30.83 | 30 | 34.25 | Wisconsin | 6 | 5-1-0 | 8 | 7 | 6-1-0 | Western |
| 7 | 30.22 | 9 | 30.71 | 41 | 43.80 | Notre Dame | 5 | 5-0-0 | 9 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 4 | 33.64 | 10 | 30.57 | 28 | 32.57 | Penn State | 7 | 5-0-2 | 10 | 9 | 7-0-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 11 | 26.85 | 11 | 27.13 | 17 | 29.00 | Illinois | 7 | 5-2-0 | 11 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Western |
| 14 | 25.23 | 12 | 23.11 | 72 | 64.93 | Virginia Military | 7 | 7-0-0 | 13 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 26 | 17.15 | 13 | 22.75 | 33 | 36.40 | Oregon | 5 | 3-1-1 | 15 | 6 | 3-2-1 | PCC |
| 8 | 28.54 | 14 | 22.38 | 25 | 30.79 | Dartmouth | 7 | 5-2-0 | 16 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 13 | 26.00 | 15 | 22.00 | 31 | 35.25 | Michigan | 6 | 4-2-0 | 12 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Western |
| 25 | 17.15 | 16 | 21.89 | 42 | 44.83 | Nevada Reno | 3 | 2-1-0 | 14 | 3 | 2-1-0 | NoConf |
| 18 | 22.40 | 17 | 20.55 | 39 | 43.21 | Yale | 7 | 5-2-0 | 19 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 37 | 12.59 | 18 | 20.10 | 22 | 30.17 | Oregon State | 6 | 2-2-2 | 17 | 6 | 2-2-2 | PCC |
| 9 | 27.43 | 19 | 19.81 | 66 | 60.06 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 8-1-0 | 20 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 16 | 23.62 | 20 | 18.71 | 1 | 11.17 | Holy Cross | 3 | 1-2-0 | 22 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 23 | 17.35 | 21 | 18.48 | 82 | 69.89 | Georgia | 9 | 8-0-1 | 18 | 9 | 8-0-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 20 | 20.64 | 22 | 17.80 | 77 | 67.08 | Oklahoma | 6 | 5-0-1 | 23 | 7 | 6-0-1 | MVC |
| 22 | 19.34 | 23 | 17.66 | 34 | 36.67 | Iowa | 6 | 4-2-0 | 21 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Western |
| 15 | 24.63 | 24 | 16.73 | 36 | 39.14 | Syracuse | 7 | 4-2-1 | 25 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 21 | 19.38 | 25 | 16.20 | 35 | 37.75 | Nebraska | 8 | 4-3-1 | 27 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 27 | 16.98 | 27 | 15.29 | 40 | 43.42 | Indiana | 6 | 4-2-0 | 26 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Western |
| 36 | 13.21 | 28 | 14.75 | 57 | 56.00 | Missouri | 6 | 5-1-0 | 28 | 8 | 7-1-0 | MVC |
| 24 | 17.28 | 29 | 14.03 | 14 | 26.36 | Pennsylvania | 7 | 3-4-0 | 30 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 29 | 16.12 | 30 | 13.36 | 47 | 49.33 | Navy | 6 | 4-2-0 | 31 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 35 | 13.53 | 31 | 13.07 | 91 | 75.50 | Alabama | 9 | 8-1-0 | 29 | 11 | 10-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 45 | 8.68 | 32 | 12.92 | 62 | 58.50 | Maryland | 7 | 5-2-0 | 32 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 43 | 9.31 | 34 | 11.64 | 49 | 52.25 | Virginia | 8 | 4-2-2 | 37 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 31 | 15.49 | 35 | 11.38 | 71 | 64.44 | Auburn | 8 | 6-2-0 | 33 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 33 | 13.90 | 36 | 11.09 | 45 | 46.81 | Lehigh | 8 | 4-2-2 | 36 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 44 | 8.73 | 37 | 9.77 | 20 | 29.71 | West Virginia | 7 | 2-4-1 | 39 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 40 | 10.71 | 38 | 9.70 | 29 | 33.17 | Idaho | 3 | 1-2-0 | 38 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 39 | 10.95 | 39 | 9.51 | 48 | 49.50 | Kansas | 7 | 4-2-1 | 40 | 8 | 5-2-1 | MVC |
| 30 | 15.81 | 41 | 9.27 | 44 | 46.29 | Lafayette | 7 | 4-3-0 | 41 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 55 | 4.69 | 43 | 7.78 | 94 | 76.64 | Tulane | 7 | 5-1-1 | 35 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 32 | 14.39 | 44 | 7.59 | 85 | 72.00 | Colorado State | 8 | 6-1-1 | 48 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 41 | 10.13 | 45 | 7.41 | 27 | 32.25 | Northwestern | 6 | 2-4-0 | 43 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Western |
| 42 | 10.00 | 46 | 7.20 | 50 | 52.60 | Cornell | 5 | 3-2-0 | 46 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 52 | 5.59 | 47 | 7.00 | 76 | 67.05 | North Carolina State | 10 | 7-3-0 | 45 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 49 | 7.00 | 49 | 6.27 | 54 | 54.81 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 4-3-1 | 47 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 38 | 12.22 | 51 | 4.30 | 21 | 29.88 | Brown | 4 | 1-3-0 | 52 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 47 | 7.72 | 52 | 3.41 | 120 | 99.94 | Texas | 9 | 9-0-0 | 63 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Southwest AC |
| 57 | 3.47 | 53 | 3.24 | 111 | 92.11 | Furman | 9 | 8-1-0 | 51 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 66 | -0.74 | 54 | 3.21 | 69 | 64.07 | Mississippi State | 7 | 4-3-0 | 50 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 69 | -3.01 | 55 | 2.28 | 2 | 13.50 | Michigan State | 4 | 0-4-0 | 53 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
| 56 | 3.91 | 56 | 2.27 | 3 | 17.38 | Washington | 4 | 0-4-0 | 54 | 6 | 1-5-0 | PCC |
| 53 | 5.21 | 58 | 0.93 | 32 | 36.25 | Georgetown | 4 | 1-3-0 | 55 | 4 | 1-3-0 | NoConf |
| 63 | 0.18 | 59 | -0.03 | 102 | 83.07 | Tennessee | 7 | 5-2-0 | 56 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 64 | -0.36 | 60 | -0.05 | 64 | 59.38 | Utah State | 4 | 2-2-0 | 60 | 7 | 4-2-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 46 | 8.49 | 61 | -0.06 | 70 | 64.36 | Iowa State | 7 | 4-3-0 | 57 | 8 | 4-4-0 | MVC |
| 67 | -1.47 | 62 | -0.87 | 38 | 42.86 | Rutgers | 7 | 2-5-0 | 61 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 61 | 1.37 | 63 | -1.06 | 106 | 87.86 | Texas A&M | 7 | 5-1-1 | 74 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Southwest AC |
| 77 | -6.98 | 64 | -1.59 | 116 | 96.19 | Texas Christian | 8 | 7-1-0 | 72 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 60 | 2.57 | 65 | -2.09 | 97 | 80.14 | Colorado | 7 | 4-1-2 | 68 | 7 | 4-1-2 | Rocky Mountain |
| 62 | 0.67 | 66 | -2.53 | 6 | 20.90 | Purdue | 5 | 0-5-0 | 62 | 7 | 2-5-0 | Western |
| 74 | -5.17 | 67 | -2.66 | 81 | 69.71 | Louisiana State | 7 | 3-3-1 | 66 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 58 | 2.92 | 68 | -2.94 | 7 | 21.08 | Minnesota | 6 | 0-6-0 | 64 | 7 | 1-6-0 | Western |
| 75 | -5.37 | 70 | -4.21 | 86 | 72.25 | Davidson | 10 | 5-5-0 | 67 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 65 | -0.67 | 71 | -4.98 | 55 | 55.14 | Drake | 7 | 2-4-1 | 70 | 10 | 4-5-1 | MVC |
| 71 | -3.38 | 72 | -5.59 | 46 | 47.00 | Utah | 7 | 1-5-1 | 69 | 7 | 1-5-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 81 | -9.11 | 74 | -5.93 | 51 | 52.75 | North Carolina | 8 | 2-6-0 | 76 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 94 | -13.28 | 75 | -5.98 | 95 | 78.78 | South Carolina | 9 | 5-4-0 | 71 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 91 | -12.69 | 76 | -6.47 | 119 | 98.42 | Presbyterian | 6 | 4-1-1 | 73 | 7 | 5-1-1 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 70 | -3.20 | 78 | -7.17 | 52 | 53.92 | Kansas State | 6 | 1-3-2 | 78 | 9 | 3-3-3 | MVC |
| 76 | -5.51 | 80 | -7.87 | 98 | 80.93 | Rice | 7 | 3-2-2 | 91 | 8 | 4-2-2 | Southwest AC |
| 79 | -7.33 | 83 | -8.84 | 60 | 57.56 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 2-6-0 | 82 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 51 | 6.04 | 85 | -9.84 | 24 | 30.50 | Bucknell | 3 | 0-3-0 | 85 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 86 | -11.65 | 86 | -10.08 | 87 | 72.73 | Clemson | 11 | 4-6-1 | 83 | 11 | 4-6-1 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 84 | -11.53 | 87 | -11.19 | 104 | 85.80 | Arkansas | 5 | 2-2-1 | 94 | 7 | 3-2-2 | Southwest AC |
| 80 | -9.07 | 92 | -14.22 | 80 | 69.69 | Wyoming | 8 | 2-5-1 | 97 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 95 | -14.72 | 93 | -14.51 | 61 | 58.25 | Kentucky | 4 | 0-3-1 | 90 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 82 | -9.34 | 94 | -14.92 | 37 | 39.70 | Colgate | 5 | 0-5-0 | 93 | 8 | 1-5-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 103 | -22.12 | 96 | -16.33 | 79 | 68.75 | Mississippi College | 6 | 1-5-0 | 92 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 99 | -18.85 | 97 | -17.50 | 117 | 96.44 | Baylor | 9 | 4-4-1 | 105 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Southwest AC |
| 104 | -22.37 | 98 | -17.53 | 89 | 73.57 | Samford | 7 | 2-5-0 | 95 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 100 | -19.24 | 99 | -17.71 | 84 | 71.44 | Citadel | 8 | 2-6-0 | 96 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 98 | -18.36 | 100 | -18.26 | 105 | 87.17 | Richmond | 3 | 1-2-0 | 100 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 115 | -30.15 | 102 | -19.69 | 68 | 62.67 | Mississippi | 3 | 0-3-0 | 99 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 109 | -25.93 | 103 | -20.07 | 113 | 92.64 | Florida | 7 | 4-3-0 | 101 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 110 | -26.53 | 104 | -20.22 | 59 | 56.33 | William & Mary | 3 | 0-3-0 | 103 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 102 | -19.56 | 108 | -22.71 | 110 | 90.33 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 2-5-2 | 112 | 10 | 3-5-2 | Southwest AC |
| 107 | -24.67 | 109 | -23.34 | 65 | 59.93 | Wake Forest | 7 | 0-7-0 | 108 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 118 | -33.25 | 110 | -23.84 | 108 | 88.83 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 6 | 1-4-1 | 106 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 106 | -24.47 | 112 | -24.11 | 63 | 58.60 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 0-5-0 | 113 | 8 | 0-7-1 | Southwest AC |
| 101 | -19.31 | 114 | -27.07 | 75 | 66.25 | Colorado School of Mines | 6 | 0-6-0 | 114 | 6 | 0-6-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 119 | -34.73 | 120 | -33.68 | 103 | 83.81 | Wofford | 8 | 0-8-0 | 116 | 9 | 0-8-1 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 121 | -49.33 | 121 | -38.86 | 121 | 107.58 | Mercer | 6 | 1-5-0 | 121 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 122 | -59.60 | 122 | -49.95 | 122 | 111.00 | Stetson | 3 | 0-3-0 | 122 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
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