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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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1920 - 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 38.57 1 47.14 6 19.00 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 1 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 BIG 10
1 40.48 2 40.50 30 34.90 California 9 9-0-0 2 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 PCC
7 31.51 3 35.63 14 28.25 Wisconsin 7 6-1-0 3 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 BIG 10
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
3 35.31 5 33.61 22 31.50 Princeton 7 6-0-1 5 7 6-0-1 NoDivi 2 1 1-0-0 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
9 31.03 7 31.69 7 23.50 Illinois 7 5-2-0 7 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 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
18 22.30 9 29.69 13 27.38 Washington State 6 5-1-0 9 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 2 2 1-1-0 PCC
5 32.57 10 29.39 29 34.07 Penn State 9 7-0-2 10 9 7-0-2 NoDivi 3 3 1-0-2 EIC
23 17.35 11 26.86 25 31.83 Stanford 7 4-3-0 11 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 PCC
10 30.03 12 26.29 19 30.00 Michigan 7 5-2-0 12 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 BIG 10
14 24.22 13 21.92 77 66.57 Virginia Military 9 9-0-0 13 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 MAI
16 22.80 14 21.21 18 29.83 Iowa 7 5-2-0 14 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 BIG 10
11 26.95 15 20.65 27 33.29 Dartmouth 9 7-2-0 15 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 NEI
13 26.16 16 20.22 5 16.17 University of Chicago 7 3-4-0 16 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 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
20 21.19 18 19.16 41 44.93 Yale 8 5-3-0 18 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 NEI
12 26.41 19 18.59 69 61.94 Georgia Tech 9 8-1-0 19 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 SWIC
21 19.86 20 18.49 31 37.00 Indiana 7 5-2-0 20 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 6 4 3-1-0 BIG 10
24 16.78 21 17.94 81 70.61 Georgia 9 8-0-1 21 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 SWIC
36 12.51 22 17.21 42 45.10 Oregon 6 3-2-1 22 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 5 3 1-1-1 PCC
19 22.25 23 16.97 2 12.67 Holy Cross 3 1-2-0 23 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
33 12.81 24 16.83 49 50.67 Nevada Reno 3 2-1-0 24 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
27 15.29 25 16.65 51 52.00 Missouri 8 7-1-0 25 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 MVC
22 19.09 26 15.89 33 37.81 Nebraska 9 5-3-1 26 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
15 23.49 27 15.28 37 41.21 Syracuse 9 6-2-1 27 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 2 2 2-0-0 NEI
44 7.84 28 14.38 34 38.00 Oregon State 6 2-2-2 28 6 2-2-2 NoDivi 4 4 1-2-1 PCC
31 13.63 29 13.22 93 75.44 Alabama 11 10-1-0 29 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 4 8 7-1-0 SWIC
25 16.06 30 12.65 12 27.29 Pennsylvania 10 6-4-0 30 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 EIC
28 15.02 31 12.17 48 50.08 Navy 8 6-2-0 31 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 7 2 1-1-0 MAI
46 7.52 32 11.63 66 60.93 Maryland 9 7-2-0 32 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 2 2-0-0 MAI
34 12.68 33 11.24 43 46.07 Kansas 8 5-2-1 33 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 MVC
32 13.53 34 11.06 10 26.17 Northwestern 7 3-4-0 34 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 8 5 2-3-0 BIG 10
29 14.78 35 10.72 75 65.69 Auburn 9 7-2-0 35 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 SWIC
43 8.36 36 10.58 55 53.94 Virginia 9 5-2-2 36 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 MAI
26 15.59 37 10.47 21 31.10 Washington & Jefferson 10 6-3-1 37 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 EIC
35 12.61 38 9.79 45 48.62 Lehigh 9 5-2-2 38 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 8 5 1-2-2 EIC
48 6.51 39 9.64 91 74.86 Tulane 9 6-2-1 39 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 3 4 4-0-0 SWIC
45 7.52 40 8.42 24 31.79 West Virginia 10 5-4-1 40 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 7 5 1-3-1 EIC
30 14.62 41 7.98 44 48.07 Lafayette 8 5-3-0 41 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 EIC
38 11.43 42 7.56 117 94.11 Texas 9 9-0-0 42 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 SWAC
52 4.86 43 6.65 16 29.00 Carnegie Mellon 3 1-2-0 43 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
39 11.02 44 6.15 76 66.00 Centre College 10 8-2-0 44 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 9 4 3-1-0 SWIC
54 4.49 45 5.84 80 68.65 North Carolina State 10 7-3-0 45 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 7 6-1-0 MAI
42 8.65 46 5.77 56 55.10 Cornell 8 6-2-0 46 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 NEI
50 6.40 47 5.77 57 55.25 Vanderbilt 9 5-3-1 47 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 8 7 4-3-0 SWIC
37 12.44 48 5.61 94 76.75 Colorado State 8 6-1-1 48 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 1 7 6-0-1 RMAC
47 6.65 49 5.03 36 40.67 Idaho 3 1-2-0 49 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
69 -1.62 50 4.78 119 99.00 Texas Christian 10 9-1-0 50 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 6 2 1-1-0 SWIC
66 -0.65 51 4.65 1 11.50 Michigan State 4 0-4-0 51 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
63 0.42 52 4.38 70 62.00 Mississippi State 8 5-3-0 52 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 7 5 3-2-0 SWIC
57 4.05 53 4.38 60 58.00 Washington & Lee 8 5-3-0 53 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 3 3 3-0-0 MAI
40 10.84 54 2.77 23 31.62 Brown 9 6-3-0 54 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 6 4 1-3-0 NEI
53 4.65 55 2.72 104 82.14 Texas A&M 8 6-1-1 55 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 SWAC
58 2.65 56 2.45 115 93.83 Furman 10 9-1-0 56 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 6 6 6-0-0 MAI
41 10.57 57 2.06 61 59.36 Iowa State 8 4-4-0 57 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 MVC
55 4.34 58 1.38 3 15.10 Purdue 7 2-5-0 58 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 10 4 0-4-0 BIG 10
49 6.47 59 0.91 4 15.42 Minnesota 7 1-6-0 59 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 9 6 0-6-0 BIG 10
59 2.61 60 0.80 28 33.67 Multnomah Agricultural 3 0-2-1 60 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
56 4.17 61 -0.25 32 37.38 Georgetown 4 1-3-0 61 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
65 -0.40 62 -0.46 106 83.93 Tennessee 9 7-2-0 62 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 10 5 3-2-0 SWIC
74 -3.45 63 -0.79 74 65.50 Louisiana State 9 5-3-1 63 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 11 4 1-3-0 SWIC
62 0.43 64 -0.80 99 81.08 Colorado College 7 5-1-1 64 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 2 6 4-1-1 RMAC
72 -2.53 65 -2.05 40 44.07 Rutgers 9 2-7-0 65 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 9 2 0-2-0 EIC
64 -0.25 66 -2.57 8 23.75 Washington 6 1-5-0 66 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 PCC
60 1.67 67 -2.79 50 50.71 Drake 10 4-5-1 67 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 6 5 1-3-1 MVC
89 -12.70 68 -3.17 101 81.62 Birmingham Southern 9 6-3-0 68 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 12 5 2-3-0 SWIC
73 -3.21 69 -3.22 73 65.38 Utah State 7 4-2-1 69 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 RMAC
61 0.95 70 -3.63 107 84.29 Colorado 7 4-1-2 70 7 4-1-2 NoDivi 4 6 3-1-2 RMAC
70 -2.06 71 -3.85 89 74.36 Rice 8 4-2-2 71 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 SWAC
76 -6.38 72 -5.25 88 74.15 Davidson 10 5-5-0 72 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 8 8 4-4-0 MAI
68 -1.37 73 -5.38 46 49.33 Kansas State 9 3-3-3 73 9 3-3-3 NoDivi 5 4 0-3-1 MVC
93 -14.20 74 -6.88 97 79.89 South Carolina 9 5-4-0 74 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 10 8 5-3-0 MAI
78 -7.80 75 -7.03 96 79.10 Arkansas 7 3-2-2 75 7 3-2-2 NoDivi 3 3 2-0-1 SWAC
82 -10.15 76 -7.06 53 53.75 North Carolina 8 2-6-0 76 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 11 7 2-5-0 MAI
75 -5.81 77 -7.08 58 57.00 Rochester 3 1-2-0 77 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
67 -0.84 78 -7.20 39 42.67 Washburn University 3 0-2-1 78 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
92 -13.61 79 -7.32 120 99.33 Presbyterian 7 5-1-1 79 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 9 5 3-1-1 MAI
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
90 -12.78 81 -8.67 17 29.33 Catholic University 3 0-3-0 81 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
77 -6.63 82 -9.03 52 52.71 Utah 7 1-5-1 82 7 1-5-1 NoDivi 5 4 1-2-1 RMAC
91 -13.07 83 -9.48 92 75.00 Sewanee 8 4-3-1 83 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 13 6 2-3-1 SWIC
87 -12.05 84 -9.59 26 33.17 John Hopkins 3 0-3-0 84 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 85 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 12 4 0-4-0 MAI
71 -2.15 86 -10.66 47 49.90 Washington MO 8 4-4-0 86 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 7 5 1-4-0 MVC
88 -12.51 87 -10.86 86 73.86 Clemson 11 4-6-1 87 11 4-6-1 NoDivi 13 6 3-2-1 MAI
51 4.86 88 -11.13 20 30.83 Bucknell 3 0-3-0 88 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
108 -24.30 89 -12.17 102 81.83 Spring Hill 3 1-2-0 89 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
99 -18.95 90 -13.26 85 73.83 Transylvania 3 1-2-0 90 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
95 -15.04 91 -13.28 112 90.39 Baylor 9 4-4-1 91 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 5 4 1-2-1 SWAC
79 -8.41 92 -14.32 100 81.20 Austin College 5 2-3-0 92 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
98 -17.90 93 -14.68 98 80.94 Oglethorpe 9 4-4-1 93 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 14 6 2-3-1 SWIC
103 -21.05 94 -15.44 78 66.83 Mississippi College 8 3-5-0 94 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 15 5 1-4-0 SWIC
97 -15.78 95 -15.62 64 60.12 Kentucky 8 3-4-1 95 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 18 4 0-3-1 SWIC
101 -19.66 96 -15.92 79 67.90 Phillips 10 4-4-2 96 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 SWAC
86 -11.24 97 -16.38 90 74.62 Wyoming 10 4-5-1 97 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 6 8 2-5-1 RMAC
83 -10.70 98 -16.43 38 41.40 Colgate 8 1-5-2 98 8 1-5-2 NoDivi 7 4 0-4-0 NEI
94 -14.35 99 -17.21 95 77.50 Denver 7 3-4-0 99 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 RMAC
106 -22.95 100 -17.93 84 73.79 Samford 8 3-5-0 100 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 19 6 1-5-0 SWIC
96 -15.74 101 -18.33 105 83.72 Southern Methodist 10 3-5-2 101 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 7 5 0-4-1 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
116 -29.44 103 -18.83 62 59.83 Mississippi 3 0-3-0 103 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
84 -10.77 104 -19.15 72 63.67 Grinnell College 7 3-3-1 104 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 8 3 0-2-1 MVC
100 -19.48 105 -19.41 110 89.67 Richmond 3 1-2-0 105 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
111 -26.40 106 -20.45 114 92.29 Florida 8 5-3-0 106 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 16 4 1-3-0 SWIC
105 -22.19 107 -21.41 54 53.90 Oklahoma State 8 0-7-1 107 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 8 3 0-3-0 SWAC
112 -27.76 108 -21.50 59 57.33 William & Mary 3 0-3-0 108 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
115 -29.43 109 -21.70 116 94.10 Erskine 5 2-3-0 109 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
109 -24.58 110 -23.19 87 74.12 Hardin-Simmons 4 0-3-1 110 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
85 -11.19 111 -24.18 67 61.00 Creighton 3 0-3-0 111 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
107 -23.78 112 -24.20 109 86.62 Howard Payne 4 1-3-0 112 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
117 -30.01 113 -24.26 65 60.88 Marion 4 0-4-0 113 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
110 -25.80 114 -24.45 68 61.79 Wake Forest 9 2-7-0 114 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 15 5 0-5-0 MAI
118 -33.89 115 -24.46 111 90.00 Tennessee Chattanooga 8 3-4-1 115 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 20 5 1-3-1 SWIC
114 -28.55 116 -24.62 113 91.50 Trinity University (TX) 4 1-3-0 116 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
113 -28.36 117 -27.85 103 81.86 Southwestern (TX) 8 1-6-1 117 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 17 1 0-1-0 SWIC
104 -21.57 118 -29.26 82 71.67 Colorado Mines 6 0-6-0 118 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 8 6 0-6-0 RMAC
120 -42.83 119 -31.23 118 94.44 Newberry College 8 1-7-0 119 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 16 6 1-5-0 MAI
119 -35.67 120 -34.52 108 85.00 Wofford 9 0-8-1 120 9 0-8-1 NoDivi 17 7 0-7-0 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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