College Football 1920
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1920/9/23 and 1920/12/4
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1920 - Ranking of all teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 40.48 2 40.50 30 34.90 California 9 9-0-0 1 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 PCC
2 38.57 1 47.14 6 19.00 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 2 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 BIG 10
3 35.31 5 33.61 22 31.50 Princeton 7 6-0-1 3 7 6-0-1 NoDivi 4 1 1-0-0 EIC
4 35.02 4 33.74 15 28.67 Harvard 9 8-0-1 4 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 NEI
5 32.57 10 29.39 29 34.07 Penn State 9 7-0-2 5 9 7-0-2 NoDivi 2 3 1-0-2 EIC
6 32.50 6 33.07 35 38.50 Notre Dame 9 9-0-0 6 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 EIC
7 31.51 3 35.63 14 28.25 Wisconsin 7 6-1-0 7 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 BIG 10
8 31.44 8 30.34 9 25.86 Pittsburgh 8 6-0-2 8 8 6-0-2 NoDivi 1 5 4-0-1 EIC
9 31.03 7 31.69 7 23.50 Illinois 7 5-2-0 9 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 BIG 10
10 30.03 12 26.29 19 30.00 Michigan 7 5-2-0 10 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 BIG 10
11 26.95 15 20.65 27 33.29 Dartmouth 9 7-2-0 11 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 NEI
12 26.41 19 18.59 69 61.94 Georgia Tech 9 8-1-0 12 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 SWIC
13 26.16 16 20.22 5 16.17 University of Chicago 7 3-4-0 13 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 BIG 10
14 24.22 13 21.92 77 66.57 Virginia Military 9 9-0-0 14 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 MAI
15 23.49 27 15.28 37 41.21 Syracuse 9 6-2-1 15 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 2 2 2-0-0 NEI
16 22.80 14 21.21 18 29.83 Iowa 7 5-2-0 16 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 6 5 3-2-0 BIG 10
17 22.76 17 19.79 71 63.00 Oklahoma 7 6-0-1 17 7 6-0-1 NoDivi 1 5 4-0-1 MVC
18 22.30 9 29.69 13 27.38 Washington State 6 5-1-0 18 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 2 2 1-1-0 PCC
19 22.25 23 16.97 2 12.67 Holy Cross 3 1-2-0 19 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
20 21.19 18 19.16 41 44.93 Yale 8 5-3-0 20 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 NEI
21 19.86 20 18.49 31 37.00 Indiana 7 5-2-0 21 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 7 4 3-1-0 BIG 10
22 19.09 26 15.89 33 37.81 Nebraska 9 5-3-1 22 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
23 17.35 11 26.86 25 31.83 Stanford 7 4-3-0 23 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 PCC
24 16.78 21 17.94 81 70.61 Georgia 9 8-0-1 24 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 SWIC
25 16.06 30 12.65 12 27.29 Pennsylvania 10 6-4-0 25 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 EIC
26 15.59 37 10.47 21 31.10 Washington & Jefferson 10 6-3-1 26 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 EIC
27 15.29 25 16.65 51 52.00 Missouri 8 7-1-0 27 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 MVC
28 15.02 31 12.17 48 50.08 Navy 8 6-2-0 28 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 MAI
29 14.78 35 10.72 75 65.69 Auburn 9 7-2-0 29 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 SWIC
30 14.62 41 7.98 44 48.07 Lafayette 8 5-3-0 30 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 EIC
31 13.63 29 13.22 93 75.44 Alabama 11 10-1-0 31 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 3 8 7-1-0 SWIC
32 13.53 34 11.06 10 26.17 Northwestern 7 3-4-0 32 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 8 5 2-3-0 BIG 10
33 12.81 24 16.83 49 50.67 Nevada Reno 3 2-1-0 33 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
34 12.68 33 11.24 43 46.07 Kansas 8 5-2-1 34 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 MVC
35 12.61 38 9.79 45 48.62 Lehigh 9 5-2-2 35 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 7 5 1-2-2 EIC
36 12.51 22 17.21 42 45.10 Oregon 6 3-2-1 36 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 4 3 1-1-1 PCC
37 12.44 48 5.61 94 76.75 Colorado State 8 6-1-1 37 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 1 7 6-0-1 RMAC
38 11.43 42 7.56 117 94.11 Texas 9 9-0-0 38 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 SWAC
39 11.02 44 6.15 76 66.00 Centre College 10 8-2-0 39 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 6 4 3-1-0 SWIC
40 10.84 54 2.77 23 31.62 Brown 9 6-3-0 40 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 6 4 1-3-0 NEI
41 10.57 57 2.06 61 59.36 Iowa State 8 4-4-0 41 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 MVC
42 8.65 46 5.77 56 55.10 Cornell 8 6-2-0 42 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 NEI
43 8.36 36 10.58 55 53.94 Virginia 9 5-2-2 43 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 6 2 1-1-0 MAI
44 7.84 28 14.38 34 38.00 Oregon State 6 2-2-2 44 6 2-2-2 NoDivi 5 4 1-2-1 PCC
45 7.52 40 8.42 24 31.79 West Virginia 10 5-4-1 45 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 8 5 1-3-1 EIC
46 7.52 32 11.63 66 60.93 Maryland 9 7-2-0 46 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 4 2 2-0-0 MAI
47 6.65 49 5.03 36 40.67 Idaho 3 1-2-0 47 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
48 6.51 39 9.64 91 74.86 Tulane 9 6-2-1 48 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 5 4 4-0-0 SWIC
49 6.47 59 0.91 4 15.42 Minnesota 7 1-6-0 49 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 9 6 0-6-0 BIG 10
50 6.40 47 5.77 57 55.25 Vanderbilt 9 5-3-1 50 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 7 7 4-3-0 SWIC
51 4.86 88 -11.13 20 30.83 Bucknell 3 0-3-0 51 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
52 4.86 43 6.65 16 29.00 Carnegie Mellon 3 1-2-0 52 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
53 4.65 55 2.72 104 82.14 Texas A&M 8 6-1-1 53 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 SWAC
54 4.49 45 5.84 80 68.65 North Carolina State 10 7-3-0 54 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 3 7 6-1-0 MAI
55 4.34 58 1.38 3 15.10 Purdue 7 2-5-0 55 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 10 4 0-4-0 BIG 10
56 4.17 61 -0.25 32 37.38 Georgetown 4 1-3-0 56 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
57 4.05 53 4.38 60 58.00 Washington & Lee 8 5-3-0 57 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 2 3 3-0-0 MAI
58 2.65 56 2.45 115 93.83 Furman 10 9-1-0 58 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 7 6 6-0-0 MAI
59 2.61 60 0.80 28 33.67 Multnomah Agricultural 3 0-2-1 59 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
60 1.67 67 -2.79 50 50.71 Drake 10 4-5-1 60 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 5 5 1-3-1 MVC
61 0.95 70 -3.63 107 84.29 Colorado 7 4-1-2 61 7 4-1-2 NoDivi 2 6 3-1-2 RMAC
62 0.43 64 -0.80 99 81.08 Colorado College 7 5-1-1 62 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 3 6 4-1-1 RMAC
63 0.42 52 4.38 70 62.00 Mississippi State 8 5-3-0 63 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 8 5 3-2-0 SWIC
64 -0.25 66 -2.57 8 23.75 Washington 6 1-5-0 64 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 PCC
65 -0.40 62 -0.46 106 83.93 Tennessee 9 7-2-0 65 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 10 5 3-2-0 SWIC
66 -0.65 51 4.65 1 11.50 Michigan State 4 0-4-0 66 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
67 -0.84 78 -7.20 39 42.67 Washburn University 3 0-2-1 67 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
68 -1.37 73 -5.38 46 49.33 Kansas State 9 3-3-3 68 9 3-3-3 NoDivi 6 4 0-3-1 MVC
69 -1.62 50 4.78 119 99.00 Texas Christian 10 9-1-0 69 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 9 2 1-1-0 SWIC
70 -2.06 71 -3.85 89 74.36 Rice 8 4-2-2 70 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 SWAC
71 -2.15 86 -10.66 47 49.90 Washington MO 8 4-4-0 71 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 7 5 1-4-0 MVC
72 -2.53 65 -2.05 40 44.07 Rutgers 9 2-7-0 72 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 9 2 0-2-0 EIC
73 -3.21 69 -3.22 73 65.38 Utah State 7 4-2-1 73 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 RMAC
74 -3.45 63 -0.79 74 65.50 Louisiana State 9 5-3-1 74 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 11 4 1-3-0 SWIC
75 -5.81 77 -7.08 58 57.00 Rochester 3 1-2-0 75 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
76 -6.38 72 -5.25 88 74.15 Davidson 10 5-5-0 76 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 8 8 4-4-0 MAI
77 -6.63 82 -9.03 52 52.71 Utah 7 1-5-1 77 7 1-5-1 NoDivi 5 4 1-2-1 RMAC
78 -7.80 75 -7.03 96 79.10 Arkansas 7 3-2-2 78 7 3-2-2 NoDivi 3 3 2-0-1 SWAC
79 -8.41 92 -14.32 100 81.20 Austin College 5 2-3-0 79 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
80 -8.50 80 -7.76 11 26.50 Muhlenberg College 3 0-3-0 80 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
81 -8.68 85 -10.33 63 59.94 Virginia Tech 10 4-6-0 81 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 MAI
82 -10.15 76 -7.06 53 53.75 North Carolina 8 2-6-0 82 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 10 7 2-5-0 MAI
83 -10.70 98 -16.43 38 41.40 Colgate 8 1-5-2 83 8 1-5-2 NoDivi 7 4 0-4-0 NEI
84 -10.77 104 -19.15 72 63.67 Grinnell College 7 3-3-1 84 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 8 3 0-2-1 MVC
85 -11.19 111 -24.18 67 61.00 Creighton 3 0-3-0 85 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
86 -11.24 97 -16.38 90 74.62 Wyoming 10 4-5-1 86 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 6 8 2-5-1 RMAC
87 -12.05 84 -9.59 26 33.17 John Hopkins 3 0-3-0 87 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
88 -12.51 87 -10.86 86 73.86 Clemson 11 4-6-1 88 11 4-6-1 NoDivi 12 6 3-2-1 MAI
89 -12.70 68 -3.17 101 81.62 Birmingham Southern 9 6-3-0 89 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 15 5 2-3-0 SWIC
90 -12.78 81 -8.67 17 29.33 Catholic University 3 0-3-0 90 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
91 -13.07 83 -9.48 92 75.00 Sewanee 8 4-3-1 91 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 14 6 2-3-1 SWIC
92 -13.61 79 -7.32 120 99.33 Presbyterian 7 5-1-1 92 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 11 5 3-1-1 MAI
93 -14.20 74 -6.88 97 79.89 South Carolina 9 5-4-0 93 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 13 8 5-3-0 MAI
94 -14.35 99 -17.21 95 77.50 Denver 7 3-4-0 94 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 RMAC
95 -15.04 91 -13.28 112 90.39 Baylor 9 4-4-1 95 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 6 4 1-2-1 SWAC
96 -15.74 101 -18.33 105 83.72 Southern Methodist 10 3-5-2 96 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 5 5 0-4-1 SWAC
97 -15.78 95 -15.62 64 60.12 Kentucky 8 3-4-1 97 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 16 4 0-3-1 SWIC
98 -17.90 93 -14.68 98 80.94 Oglethorpe 9 4-4-1 98 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 13 6 2-3-1 SWIC
99 -18.95 90 -13.26 85 73.83 Transylvania 3 1-2-0 99 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
100 -19.48 105 -19.41 110 89.67 Richmond 3 1-2-0 100 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
101 -19.66 96 -15.92 79 67.90 Phillips 10 4-4-2 101 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 7 3 0-3-0 SWAC
102 -20.19 102 -18.55 83 72.12 Citadel 8 2-6-0 102 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 14 7 2-5-0 MAI
103 -21.05 94 -15.44 78 66.83 Mississippi College 8 3-5-0 103 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 18 5 1-4-0 SWIC
104 -21.57 118 -29.26 82 71.67 Colorado Mines 6 0-6-0 104 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 8 6 0-6-0 RMAC
105 -22.19 107 -21.41 54 53.90 Oklahoma State 8 0-7-1 105 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 8 3 0-3-0 SWAC
106 -22.95 100 -17.93 84 73.79 Samford 8 3-5-0 106 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 19 6 1-5-0 SWIC
107 -23.78 112 -24.20 109 86.62 Howard Payne 4 1-3-0 107 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
108 -24.30 89 -12.17 102 81.83 Spring Hill 3 1-2-0 108 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
109 -24.58 110 -23.19 87 74.12 Hardin-Simmons 4 0-3-1 109 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
110 -25.80 114 -24.45 68 61.79 Wake Forest 9 2-7-0 110 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 15 5 0-5-0 MAI
111 -26.40 106 -20.45 114 92.29 Florida 8 5-3-0 111 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 17 4 1-3-0 SWIC
112 -27.76 108 -21.50 59 57.33 William & Mary 3 0-3-0 112 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
113 -28.36 117 -27.85 103 81.86 Southwestern (TX) 8 1-6-1 113 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 12 1 0-1-0 SWIC
114 -28.55 116 -24.62 113 91.50 Trinity University (TX) 4 1-3-0 114 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
115 -29.43 109 -21.70 116 94.10 Erskine 5 2-3-0 115 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
116 -29.44 103 -18.83 62 59.83 Mississippi 3 0-3-0 116 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
117 -30.01 113 -24.26 65 60.88 Marion 4 0-4-0 117 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
118 -33.89 115 -24.46 111 90.00 Tennessee Chattanooga 8 3-4-1 118 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 20 5 1-3-1 SWIC
119 -35.67 120 -34.52 108 85.00 Wofford 9 0-8-1 119 9 0-8-1 NoDivi 16 7 0-7-0 MAI
120 -42.83 119 -31.23 118 94.44 Newberry College 8 1-7-0 120 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 17 6 1-5-0 MAI
121 -49.93 121 -39.35 121 109.58 Mercer 9 2-7-0 121 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 21 4 0-4-0 SWIC
122 -60.30 122 -50.50 122 112.67 Stetson 3 0-3-0 122 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Army 2 0-2-0
Boston College 1 1-0-0
Cincinnati 1 0-1-0
Duke 1 0-0-1
Louisiana Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Miami OH 1 1-0-0
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1-0
New Mexico 1 0-1-0
Southern California 2 2-0-0
Texas State 2 0-1-1
Tulsa 2 1-0-1
Western Michigan 1 0-1-0
Columbia 2 0-2-0
Delaware 1 0-1-0
Elon 2 0-2-0
Maine 2 0-2-0
Montana 2 1-1-0
Montana State 1 0-0-1
North Dakota 1 0-1-0
Northern Colorado 1 0-1-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
Valparaiso 2 0-2-0
Villanova 1 0-1-0
Central Oklahoma 2 0-1-1
Emporia State 2 0-1-1
Fort Hays State 1 0-1-0
Missouri Rolla 2 0-2-0
Ouachita 1 0-1-0
SE Oklahoma 1 0-1-0
SW Oklahoma 2 0-2-0
West Virginia Wesleyan 2 0-1-1
Allegheny College 1 0-0-1
Amherst College 1 0-1-0
Bethany (WV) 2 0-2-0
Case Western Reserve 2 0-2-0
Carson Newman 1 0-1-0
Coe College 2 2-0-0
Cornell College (IA) 2 0-2-0
DePauw University 2 0-2-0
Emory & Henry 2 0-2-0
Franklin College 1 0-1-0
Geneva 2 0-2-0
Gettysburg College 1 0-1-0
Guilford College 1 0-1-0
Hamilton College 1 0-1-0
Hampden-Sydney 2 0-2-0
Hendrix 1 0-0-1
Hobart College 1 0-1-0
Kalamazoo College 2 0-2-0
Knox College 1 0-1-0
Lawrence University 1 0-1-0
Lebanon Valley College 2 0-2-0
Maryville College 2 0-2-0
Millsaps College 2 0-2-0
Nebraska Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Norwich 1 0-1-0
Oberlin College 1 0-1-0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon 2 0-2-0
Simpson (IA) 2 0-2-0
Springfield College 1 0-1-0
Susquehanna 1 0-0-1
Tufts University 1 0-1-0
Union College (NY) 1 0-1-0
Ursinus College 1 1-0-0
Tusculum College 1 0-1-0
Wabash College 2 0-2-0
Westminster (PA) 1 0-1-0
Williams College 1 0-1-0
Georgetown (KY) 2 0-2-0
Montana Tech 1 0-1-0
Morningside 1 1-0-0
Southwestern (KS) 1 0-0-1
Bryson 1 0-1-0
Camp Funston 1 0-1-0
Daniel Baker 2 0-2-0
Detroit 2 2-0-0
Drury 1 0-1-0
Florida Southern 1 0-1-0
Fort Benning 1 0-1-0
George Washington 1 0-1-0
Gonzaga 1 0-1-0
Gordon 1 1-0-0
Haskell Indian Nation 2 1-1-0
Jefferson (Texas) 1 0-1-0
Kirksville 1 0-1-0
Lanier 1 0-1-0
Mare Island 1 0-1-0
Missouri Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Morris Harvey 1 0-1-0
North Georgia Agricultural 2 0-2-0
Ogden Agricultural 2 0-2-0
Olympic Club 2 1-1-0
Roanoke 2 0-2-0
Saint Bonaventure 2 0-2-0
Saint Louis 2 0-2-0
Santa Clara 1 0-1-0
Southern Military Academy 2 0-2-0
Southwestern (TN) 1 0-1-0
St. Mary's CA 2 0-2-0
Swarthmore College 2 0-2-0
Vermont 2 0-2-0
Wake Forest Freshmen 1 1-0-0
Washington (Maryland) 1 0-1-0
Western Reserve 1 0-1-0
Whitman 1 0-1-0
William Penn College 2 0-2-0
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