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| 1921 - 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 | 49.21 | 1 | 46.49 | 10 | 19.29 | California | 7 | 6-0-1 | 1 | 10 | 9-0-1 | PCC |
| 4 | 38.74 | 2 | 41.47 | 25 | 30.58 | Iowa | 6 | 6-0-0 | 3 | 7 | 7-0-0 | Western |
| 2 | 40.85 | 3 | 41.13 | 11 | 19.70 | Ohio State | 5 | 4-1-0 | 4 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Western |
| 6 | 38.58 | 6 | 36.80 | 31 | 36.00 | Lafayette | 5 | 5-0-0 | 9 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 12 | 33.75 | 7 | 36.10 | 5 | 15.67 | Southern California | 3 | 2-1-0 | 2 | 3 | 2-1-0 | NoConf |
| 11 | 33.78 | 8 | 34.26 | 3 | 13.88 | Michigan | 4 | 2-1-1 | 10 | 7 | 5-1-1 | Western |
| 10 | 34.38 | 9 | 33.47 | 26 | 31.62 | Penn State | 8 | 6-0-2 | 11 | 10 | 8-0-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 3 | 39.13 | 10 | 32.97 | 28 | 33.93 | Notre Dame | 7 | 6-1-0 | 13 | 11 | 10-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 7 | 37.45 | 11 | 32.65 | 15 | 23.00 | Wisconsin | 5 | 3-1-1 | 12 | 7 | 5-1-1 | Western |
| 16 | 27.73 | 12 | 31.76 | 17 | 23.50 | Nevada Reno | 4 | 2-1-1 | 5 | 4 | 2-1-1 | NoConf |
| 8 | 37.32 | 13 | 29.60 | 32 | 36.29 | Nebraska | 7 | 6-1-0 | 15 | 8 | 7-1-0 | MVC |
| 19 | 22.55 | 14 | 26.27 | 14 | 21.75 | Stanford | 4 | 1-1-2 | 6 | 8 | 4-2-2 | PCC |
| 15 | 28.29 | 15 | 25.45 | 34 | 38.00 | Navy | 5 | 4-1-0 | 17 | 7 | 6-1-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 20 | 22.47 | 16 | 25.28 | 23 | 26.92 | Washington State | 6 | 3-2-1 | 14 | 7 | 4-2-1 | PCC |
| 14 | 31.08 | 17 | 25.14 | 13 | 20.57 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 3-3-1 | 21 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 17 | 26.52 | 18 | 23.46 | 1 | 6.20 | Illinois | 5 | 1-4-0 | 19 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Western |
| 18 | 25.21 | 19 | 22.78 | 40 | 44.08 | Yale | 6 | 5-1-0 | 20 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 22 | 21.21 | 20 | 22.67 | 24 | 30.50 | Harvard | 7 | 4-2-1 | 22 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 13 | 31.68 | 21 | 22.37 | 61 | 63.40 | Cornell | 5 | 5-0-0 | 24 | 8 | 8-0-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 31 | 15.16 | 22 | 21.01 | 12 | 19.83 | Minnesota | 6 | 2-4-0 | 23 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Western |
| 21 | 22.44 | 23 | 20.42 | 41 | 44.14 | Syracuse | 7 | 5-2-0 | 29 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 27 | 17.86 | 24 | 20.33 | 18 | 23.90 | Lehigh | 5 | 2-3-0 | 28 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 42 | 9.81 | 25 | 19.53 | 55 | 56.12 | Utah State | 4 | 3-1-0 | 16 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 30 | 16.09 | 27 | 17.36 | 19 | 24.38 | Oregon | 4 | 0-1-3 | 18 | 9 | 5-1-3 | PCC |
| 52 | 5.56 | 28 | 16.33 | 56 | 58.17 | Colorado | 6 | 4-1-1 | 25 | 6 | 4-1-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 23 | 20.61 | 29 | 16.29 | 29 | 34.42 | Princeton | 6 | 3-3-0 | 31 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 28 | 17.34 | 30 | 15.45 | 68 | 66.64 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 6-0-1 | 33 | 8 | 7-0-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 33 | 14.79 | 31 | 15.40 | 46 | 48.71 | Missouri | 7 | 5-2-0 | 32 | 8 | 6-2-0 | MVC |
| 24 | 18.58 | 32 | 14.94 | 16 | 23.30 | Oregon State | 5 | 1-3-1 | 26 | 9 | 4-3-2 | PCC |
| 38 | 12.31 | 34 | 14.31 | 30 | 35.92 | Kansas | 6 | 3-3-0 | 34 | 7 | 4-3-0 | MVC |
| 51 | 5.59 | 35 | 13.96 | 50 | 50.08 | Utah | 6 | 3-2-1 | 27 | 6 | 3-2-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 40 | 11.05 | 36 | 13.77 | 47 | 49.17 | Kansas State | 6 | 4-2-0 | 36 | 8 | 5-3-0 | MVC |
| 44 | 8.49 | 37 | 13.53 | 8 | 19.00 | Indiana | 5 | 1-4-0 | 35 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Western |
| 25 | 17.94 | 38 | 12.68 | 75 | 73.31 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 7-1-0 | 41 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Southern C |
| 37 | 12.35 | 39 | 12.47 | 9 | 19.00 | Purdue | 6 | 1-5-0 | 37 | 7 | 1-6-0 | Western |
| 32 | 14.83 | 40 | 12.43 | 36 | 43.58 | Dartmouth | 6 | 3-2-1 | 40 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 39 | 11.59 | 41 | 11.18 | 45 | 48.14 | Oklahoma | 7 | 4-3-0 | 43 | 8 | 5-3-0 | MVC |
| 34 | 13.50 | 42 | 10.14 | 7 | 17.62 | Bucknell | 4 | 0-3-1 | 44 | 4 | 0-3-1 | NoConf |
| 45 | 8.49 | 43 | 9.83 | 4 | 14.60 | Washington | 5 | 0-4-1 | 42 | 8 | 3-4-1 | PCC |
| 35 | 13.19 | 44 | 8.59 | 65 | 65.65 | Georgia | 10 | 7-2-1 | 45 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Southern C |
| 48 | 7.69 | 45 | 7.72 | 27 | 32.10 | Pennsylvania | 5 | 1-3-1 | 47 | 9 | 4-3-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 43 | 9.28 | 47 | 7.26 | 37 | 43.69 | West Virginia | 8 | 3-4-1 | 50 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 53 | 4.27 | 48 | 6.63 | 35 | 42.75 | Idaho | 4 | 1-2-1 | 39 | 8 | 4-3-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 41 | 10.16 | 49 | 6.42 | 39 | 44.07 | Iowa State | 7 | 3-4-0 | 48 | 8 | 4-4-0 | MVC |
| 50 | 6.64 | 50 | 5.72 | 52 | 52.33 | Brown | 6 | 3-3-0 | 51 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 36 | 12.80 | 51 | 4.80 | 2 | 13.33 | Army | 3 | 0-3-0 | 52 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 57 | 2.99 | 52 | 4.76 | 38 | 43.75 | Rutgers | 8 | 3-5-0 | 56 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 56 | 3.08 | 53 | 4.70 | 6 | 16.70 | Northwestern | 5 | 0-5-0 | 49 | 7 | 1-6-0 | Western |
| 46 | 8.45 | 54 | 4.27 | 48 | 49.25 | Drake | 4 | 2-2-0 | 53 | 7 | 5-2-0 | MVC |
| 55 | 4.00 | 56 | 3.35 | 67 | 66.64 | Tennessee | 7 | 4-2-1 | 55 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Southern C |
| 69 | -3.82 | 57 | 2.70 | 42 | 45.86 | Maryland | 7 | 2-4-1 | 60 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Southern C |
| 64 | -2.40 | 58 | 2.35 | 76 | 74.06 | North Carolina | 9 | 5-2-2 | 54 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Southern C |
| 54 | 4.04 | 59 | 1.67 | 80 | 75.69 | Texas A&M | 8 | 5-1-2 | 61 | 9 | 6-1-2 | Southwest AC |
| 66 | -3.41 | 61 | -1.12 | 59 | 61.25 | Colorado State | 6 | 2-3-1 | 59 | 6 | 2-3-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 47 | 7.80 | 62 | -1.16 | 90 | 82.71 | Texas | 7 | 5-1-1 | 66 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Southwest AC |
| 60 | -0.91 | 64 | -2.05 | 95 | 85.85 | Furman | 10 | 7-2-1 | 65 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 68 | -3.76 | 65 | -2.57 | 49 | 49.33 | Ohio University | 3 | 1-2-0 | 68 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 79 | -9.43 | 66 | -3.04 | 107 | 90.07 | Louisiana State | 7 | 5-1-1 | 67 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 62 | -1.66 | 67 | -3.08 | 87 | 81.78 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 6-3-0 | 69 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southern C |
| 58 | 0.58 | 68 | -3.47 | 78 | 75.25 | Auburn | 8 | 5-3-0 | 71 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Southern C |
| 71 | -4.06 | 69 | -4.03 | 102 | 88.12 | South Carolina | 8 | 5-1-2 | 72 | 8 | 5-1-2 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 76 | -6.49 | 70 | -4.29 | 71 | 69.72 | North Carolina State | 9 | 3-3-3 | 73 | 9 | 3-3-3 | Southern C |
| 77 | -8.03 | 71 | -4.54 | 70 | 68.17 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 3-3-0 | 70 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southwest AC |
| 73 | -4.90 | 72 | -4.85 | 93 | 84.11 | Florida | 9 | 5-2-2 | 74 | 11 | 6-3-2 | Southwest Indep |
| 65 | -3.22 | 73 | -5.07 | 51 | 51.90 | Kentucky | 5 | 1-3-1 | 80 | 8 | 4-3-1 | Southern C |
| 67 | -3.70 | 76 | -5.60 | 64 | 65.29 | Virginia | 7 | 3-4-0 | 77 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southern C |
| 70 | -3.84 | 77 | -6.10 | 53 | 53.57 | Colgate | 7 | 1-4-2 | 78 | 10 | 4-4-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 85 | -11.89 | 78 | -6.71 | 58 | 60.86 | Wyoming | 7 | 1-4-2 | 63 | 7 | 1-4-2 | Rocky Mountain |
| 63 | -1.94 | 79 | -6.82 | 111 | 93.22 | Baylor | 9 | 7-2-0 | 79 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 83 | -11.05 | 82 | -11.56 | 82 | 76.11 | Tulane | 9 | 4-5-0 | 83 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 89 | -13.41 | 83 | -11.68 | 60 | 61.33 | Colorado School of Mines | 6 | 1-5-0 | 75 | 6 | 1-5-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 87 | -12.48 | 85 | -11.97 | 91 | 83.09 | Alabama | 11 | 5-4-2 | 84 | 11 | 5-4-2 | Southern C |
| 75 | -6.37 | 87 | -12.92 | 57 | 58.40 | Columbia | 5 | 1-4-0 | 87 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 84 | -11.89 | 88 | -13.66 | 83 | 78.11 | Virginia Military | 9 | 3-5-1 | 88 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 92 | -14.49 | 89 | -14.60 | 89 | 82.50 | Mississippi State | 8 | 3-4-1 | 89 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Southern C |
| 96 | -16.10 | 93 | -17.68 | 98 | 87.00 | Texas Christian | 6 | 2-3-1 | 93 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 91 | -14.36 | 94 | -18.01 | 96 | 86.08 | Arkansas | 6 | 2-3-1 | 94 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 82 | -10.88 | 95 | -18.22 | 79 | 75.57 | Rice | 7 | 2-4-1 | 95 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Southwest AC |
| 99 | -17.61 | 96 | -18.42 | 114 | 95.21 | Richmond | 7 | 3-3-1 | 97 | 8 | 4-3-1 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 100 | -18.05 | 97 | -18.57 | 69 | 66.72 | Clemson | 9 | 1-6-2 | 102 | 9 | 1-6-2 | Southern C |
| 103 | -20.22 | 101 | -19.64 | 88 | 82.44 | Davidson | 9 | 2-4-3 | 103 | 10 | 3-4-3 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 102 | -19.21 | 103 | -21.36 | 81 | 75.75 | Mercer | 8 | 2-6-0 | 101 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 104 | -21.55 | 104 | -23.28 | 113 | 93.86 | Citadel | 7 | 2-3-2 | 105 | 8 | 3-3-2 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 107 | -25.62 | 105 | -23.43 | 108 | 90.67 | William & Mary | 3 | 1-2-0 | 104 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 112 | -32.50 | 108 | -28.03 | 86 | 81.62 | Wake Forest | 8 | 1-7-0 | 108 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 109 | -29.29 | 111 | -30.05 | 112 | 93.36 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 7 | 2-5-0 | 110 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 114 | -34.34 | 113 | -30.75 | 106 | 90.00 | Mississippi | 5 | 1-4-0 | 114 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 108 | -26.07 | 114 | -31.93 | 105 | 89.69 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 1-6-1 | 113 | 8 | 1-6-1 | Southwest AC |
| 116 | -35.85 | 116 | -37.00 | 118 | 97.38 | Presbyterian | 8 | 1-7-0 | 117 | 8 | 1-7-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| 117 | -38.57 | 118 | -37.45 | 119 | 99.44 | Samford | 8 | 2-6-0 | 116 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 119 | -47.06 | 120 | -43.86 | 115 | 95.83 | Wofford | 6 | 0-6-0 | 120 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
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