College Football 1920
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1920/9/23 and 1921/1/1
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 48.63 1 50.12 9 22.92 California 9 9-0-0 1 6 6-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 PCC
5 32.87 2 41.05 4 19.33 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 2 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Western
12 26.85 3 35.60 8 22.75 Washington State 6 5-1-0 5 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 2 2 1-1-0 PCC
3 36.03 4 35.39 14 27.83 Harvard 9 8-0-1 3 6 5-0-1 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Northeast Indep
2 36.25 5 35.28 23 30.75 Princeton 7 6-0-1 4 6 5-0-1 NoDivi 2 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
16 23.58 6 33.72 11 25.17 Stanford 7 4-3-0 6 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 PCC
6 32.19 7 32.34 17 28.67 Pittsburgh 8 6-0-2 7 7 5-0-2 NoDivi 1 5 4-0-1 Eastern Indep
9 27.86 8 32.16 30 33.33 Wisconsin 7 6-1-0 8 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 Western
7 30.67 9 31.65 41 43.20 Notre Dame 9 9-0-0 9 5 5-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Eastern Indep
4 33.79 10 30.57 34 37.58 Penn State 9 7-0-2 10 7 5-0-2 NoDivi 3 3 1-0-2 Eastern Indep
11 27.46 11 28.54 15 27.93 Illinois 7 5-2-0 11 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Western
13 26.85 12 23.90 29 33.25 Michigan 7 5-2-0 15 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 Western
14 24.83 13 23.22 73 65.14 Virginia Military 9 9-0-0 12 7 7-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Mid-Atlantic
25 17.93 14 22.64 44 44.00 Nevada Reno 3 2-1-0 16 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
24 18.45 15 22.57 37 40.25 Oregon 6 3-2-1 13 5 3-1-1 NoDivi 5 3 1-1-1 PCC
8 28.42 16 22.53 25 31.29 Dartmouth 9 7-2-0 14 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 Northeast Indep
37 12.53 17 21.81 19 30.00 Oregon State 6 2-2-2 18 6 2-2-2 NoDivi 4 4 1-2-1 PCC
23 19.12 18 20.97 86 71.81 Georgia 9 8-0-1 21 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 Southwest Indep
19 22.14 19 20.76 43 43.71 Yale 8 5-3-0 17 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 Northeast Indep
10 27.54 20 20.62 64 58.89 Georgia Tech 9 8-1-0 19 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Southwest Indep
21 19.88 21 18.90 32 35.17 Iowa 7 5-2-0 23 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 Western
17 23.32 22 18.85 1 11.83 Holy Cross 3 1-2-0 20 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
20 20.71 23 17.87 78 67.33 Oklahoma 7 6-0-1 22 6 5-0-1 NoDivi 1 5 4-0-1 MVC
18 22.60 24 17.01 5 19.75 University of Chicago 7 3-4-0 26 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 Western
15 24.29 25 16.94 36 39.57 Syracuse 9 6-2-1 24 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 2 2 2-0-0 Northeast Indep
26 17.52 26 16.62 40 41.92 Indiana 7 5-2-0 27 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 6 4 3-1-0 Western
22 19.57 27 16.30 35 38.00 Nebraska 9 5-3-1 25 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
36 13.31 28 15.15 57 55.67 Missouri 8 7-1-0 28 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 MVC
33 13.93 29 14.59 89 73.56 Alabama 11 10-1-0 31 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 4 8 7-1-0 Southwest Indep
27 17.08 30 14.30 13 26.64 Pennsylvania 10 6-4-0 29 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
29 16.06 31 14.00 47 48.42 Navy 8 6-2-0 30 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 7 2 1-1-0 Mid-Atlantic
45 8.30 32 13.21 63 58.64 Maryland 9 7-2-0 32 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 2 2 2-0-0 Mid-Atlantic
30 15.97 33 12.59 70 62.94 Auburn 9 7-2-0 35 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 Southwest Indep
28 16.47 34 12.10 20 30.10 Washington and Jefferson 10 6-3-1 33 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
48 6.98 35 11.89 91 74.75 Tulane 9 6-2-1 43 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 3 4 4-0-0 Southwest Indep
34 13.68 36 11.29 46 47.31 Lehigh 9 5-2-2 36 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 8 5 1-2-2 Eastern Indep
46 7.61 37 10.68 58 56.50 Virginia 9 5-2-2 34 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 Mid-Atlantic
39 11.82 38 10.33 27 32.00 Idaho 3 1-2-0 38 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
44 8.45 39 10.08 21 30.21 West Virginia 10 5-4-1 37 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 7 5 1-3-1 Eastern Indep
40 11.14 40 9.78 49 49.43 Kansas 8 5-2-1 39 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 MVC
31 15.61 41 9.66 45 46.64 Lafayette 8 5-3-0 41 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
35 13.57 42 9.31 74 65.36 Centre College 10 8-2-0 40 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 8 4 3-1-0 Southwest Indep
41 10.68 43 8.67 24 31.08 Northwestern 7 3-4-0 45 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 8 5 2-3-0 Western
51 5.81 44 8.01 16 28.33 Carnegie Mellon 3 1-2-0 42 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
52 5.44 45 7.35 77 66.30 North Carolina State 10 7-3-0 47 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 7 6-1-0 Mid-Atlantic
42 9.75 46 7.34 51 53.20 Cornell 8 6-2-0 46 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 Northeast Indep
47 7.03 47 7.21 53 53.81 Vanderbilt 9 5-3-1 49 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 7 7 4-3-0 Southwest Indep
32 14.03 48 6.43 90 73.75 Colorado State 8 6-1-1 44 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 1 7 6-0-1 Rocky Mountain
55 5.11 49 6.13 56 55.36 Washington & Lee 8 5-3-0 50 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 3 3 3-0-0 Mid-Atlantic
65 -0.20 50 5.17 68 61.79 Mississippi State 8 5-3-0 54 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 6 5 3-2-0 Southwest Indep
57 4.07 51 4.57 106 90.17 Furman 10 9-1-0 53 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 6 6 6-0-0 Mid-Atlantic
38 11.94 52 4.42 22 30.38 Brown 9 6-3-0 51 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 6 4 1-3-0 Northeast Indep
70 -2.50 53 3.26 2 13.38 Michigan State 4 0-4-0 55 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
56 4.43 54 2.81 3 17.38 Washington 6 1-5-0 56 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 PCC
53 5.33 55 1.51 33 36.38 Georgetown 4 1-3-0 58 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
63 0.50 56 1.09 98 80.71 Tennessee 9 7-2-0 59 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 9 5 3-2-0 Southwest Indep
43 8.63 57 0.50 71 63.71 Iowa State 8 4-4-0 61 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 MVC
59 2.58 58 0.45 94 77.42 Colorado College 7 5-1-1 57 6 4-1-1 NoDivi 2 6 4-1-1 Rocky Mountain
54 5.18 59 0.18 10 23.25 Multnomah Agricultural 3 0-2-1 48 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
64 0.14 60 0.10 65 59.12 Utah State 7 4-2-1 60 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 Rocky Mountain
68 -1.89 61 -0.86 42 43.57 Rutgers 9 2-7-0 62 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 9 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
62 1.25 62 -1.22 6 20.10 Purdue 7 2-5-0 66 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 10 4 0-4-0 Western
49 6.74 63 -1.40 120 103.17 Texas 9 9-0-0 52 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Southwest AC
58 3.50 64 -1.55 7 20.17 Minnesota 7 1-6-0 68 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 9 6 0-6-0 Western
88 -12.22 65 -1.73 96 79.19 Birmingham Southern 9 6-3-0 69 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 11 5 2-3-0 Southwest Indep
75 -6.01 66 -1.85 82 69.83 Louisiana State 9 5-3-1 67 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 10 4 1-3-0 Southwest Indep
74 -5.27 67 -3.42 84 71.15 Davidson 10 5-5-0 70 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 8 8 4-4-0 Mid-Atlantic
60 2.26 68 -3.70 99 81.21 Colorado 7 4-1-2 65 7 4-1-2 NoDivi 4 6 3-1-2 Rocky Mountain
69 -1.95 69 -4.27 39 40.58 Utah 7 1-5-1 72 7 1-5-1 NoDivi 5 4 1-2-1 Rocky Mountain
66 -0.49 70 -4.50 54 54.71 Drake 10 4-5-1 71 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 6 5 1-3-1 MVC
91 -12.88 71 -4.90 93 77.11 South Carolina 9 5-4-0 75 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 10 8 5-3-0 Mid-Atlantic
79 -8.64 72 -5.32 118 99.94 Texas Christian 10 9-1-0 64 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 17 2 1-1-0 Southwest Indep
87 -12.17 73 -5.35 116 95.92 Presbyterian 7 5-1-1 76 6 4-1-1 NoDivi 9 5 3-1-1 Mid-Atlantic
61 1.70 74 -5.50 114 94.58 Texas A&M 8 6-1-1 63 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Southwest AC
73 -4.79 75 -5.51 55 55.33 Rochester 3 1-2-0 73 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
80 -9.31 76 -5.57 50 52.38 North Carolina 8 2-6-0 74 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 11 7 2-5-0 Mid-Atlantic
77 -7.35 77 -6.21 12 26.00 Muhlenberg College 3 0-3-0 77 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
71 -3.36 78 -6.36 48 49.10 Kansas State 9 3-3-3 78 6 1-3-2 NoDivi 5 4 0-3-1 MVC
85 -11.95 79 -7.13 18 29.33 Catholic University 3 0-3-0 79 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
86 -12.13 80 -7.69 87 72.17 Sewanee 8 4-3-1 84 6 2-3-1 NoDivi 12 6 2-3-1 Southwest Indep
84 -11.78 81 -8.51 31 33.33 John Hopkins 3 0-3-0 81 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
78 -7.58 82 -8.67 61 57.62 Virginia Tech 10 4-6-0 83 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 12 4 0-4-0 Mid-Atlantic
83 -11.09 83 -8.82 83 70.91 Clemson 11 4-6-1 86 11 4-6-1 NoDivi 13 6 3-2-1 Mid-Atlantic
67 -1.08 84 -9.18 28 32.25 Washburn University 3 0-2-1 82 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
50 5.88 85 -9.41 26 31.50 Bucknell 3 0-3-0 85 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
97 -17.63 86 -11.26 80 69.50 Transylvania 3 1-2-0 88 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
108 -25.33 87 -11.74 100 81.50 Spring Hill 3 1-2-0 90 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
72 -4.16 88 -12.32 52 53.60 Washington MO 8 4-4-0 89 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 7 5 1-4-0 MVC
96 -16.54 89 -12.68 95 78.12 Oglethorpe 9 4-4-1 91 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 13 6 2-3-1 Southwest Indep
95 -14.60 90 -13.72 60 57.00 Kentucky 8 3-4-1 93 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 16 4 0-3-1 Southwest Indep
76 -6.59 91 -13.96 105 90.10 Rice 8 4-2-2 80 7 3-2-2 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 Southwest AC
103 -21.79 92 -14.65 76 66.25 Mississippi College 8 3-5-0 96 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 14 5 1-4-0 Southwest Indep
81 -9.62 93 -14.80 38 40.40 Colgate 8 1-5-2 94 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 7 4 0-4-0 Northeast Indep
94 -14.01 94 -14.99 109 90.50 Arkansas 7 3-2-2 87 5 2-2-1 NoDivi 3 3 2-0-1 Southwest AC
104 -22.05 95 -16.28 88 72.29 Samford 8 3-5-0 98 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 18 6 1-5-0 Southwest Indep
99 -18.75 96 -16.53 81 69.62 Citadel 8 2-6-0 99 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 14 7 2-5-0 Mid-Atlantic
82 -10.36 97 -16.92 85 71.21 Wyoming 10 4-5-1 92 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 6 8 2-5-1 Rocky Mountain
90 -12.85 98 -17.04 92 74.92 Denver 7 3-4-0 95 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 Rocky Mountain
114 -29.21 99 -17.36 62 58.50 Mississippi 3 0-3-0 102 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
98 -18.50 100 -17.67 103 85.67 Richmond 3 1-2-0 100 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
107 -24.96 101 -18.31 110 91.00 Florida 8 5-3-0 103 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 15 4 1-3-0 Southwest Indep
111 -28.05 102 -19.68 111 91.10 Erskine 5 2-3-0 106 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
110 -27.16 103 -20.28 59 56.67 William & Mary 3 0-3-0 104 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
89 -12.79 104 -20.80 75 66.00 Grinnell College 7 3-3-1 107 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 8 3 0-2-1 MVC
100 -19.40 105 -21.28 117 98.31 Baylor 9 4-4-1 97 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 5 4 1-2-1 Southwest AC
115 -32.83 106 -22.61 104 87.33 Tennessee Chattanooga 8 3-4-1 110 6 1-4-1 NoDivi 19 5 1-3-1 Southwest Indep
113 -29.17 107 -22.67 67 59.62 Marion 4 0-4-0 111 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
105 -24.67 108 -22.71 66 59.57 Wake Forest 9 2-7-0 109 7 0-7-0 NoDivi 15 5 0-5-0 Mid-Atlantic
92 -13.13 109 -23.15 112 91.70 Austin College 5 2-3-0 101 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
109 -26.09 110 -25.41 102 82.40 Phillips 10 4-4-2 105 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 Southwest AC
93 -13.23 111 -25.59 72 64.17 Creighton 3 0-3-0 113 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
101 -19.45 112 -27.26 108 90.50 Southern Methodist 10 3-5-2 108 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 7 5 0-4-1 Southwest AC
106 -24.81 113 -27.34 69 62.30 Oklahoma State 8 0-7-1 112 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 8 3 0-3-0 Southwest AC
102 -19.75 114 -28.63 79 68.00 Colorado School of Mines 6 0-6-0 114 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 8 6 0-6-0 Rocky Mountain
120 -41.40 115 -29.19 107 90.38 Newberry College 8 1-7-0 118 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 16 6 1-5-0 Mid-Atlantic
118 -34.24 116 -32.51 101 81.75 Wofford 9 0-8-1 120 8 0-8-0 NoDivi 17 7 0-7-0 Mid-Atlantic
112 -28.05 117 -33.06 115 95.75 Howard Payne 4 1-3-0 116 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
117 -33.24 118 -33.39 119 100.62 Trinity University TX 4 1-3-0 117 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
119 -34.25 119 -34.94 97 80.33 Hardin-Simmons 4 0-3-1 115 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
116 -33.02 120 -36.89 113 92.86 Southwestern (Texas) 8 1-6-1 119 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 21 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
121 -48.68 121 -37.39 121 105.83 Mercer 9 2-7-0 121 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 20 4 0-4-0 Southwest Indep
122 -58.85 122 -48.43 122 109.67 Stetson 3 0-3-0 122 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
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
Southeastern Oklahoma State 1 0-1-0
Southwestern Oklahoma State 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 2 0-2-0
DePauw University 2 0-2-0
Emory & Henry College 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 College 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 College 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 College 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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