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| 1926 - 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 | ||
| 2 | 35.46 | 2 | 36.12 | 14 | 29.00 | Stanford | 6 | 5-0-1 | 2 | 11 | 10-0-1 | PCC |
| 7 | 29.10 | 3 | 34.68 | 24 | 35.38 | Navy | 8 | 7-0-1 | 4 | 10 | 9-0-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 5 | 32.45 | 4 | 33.05 | 11 | 26.25 | Michigan | 8 | 7-1-0 | 6 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Western |
| 6 | 31.25 | 5 | 32.76 | 20 | 31.67 | Notre Dame | 9 | 8-1-0 | 5 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 3 | 34.65 | 7 | 29.07 | 16 | 30.00 | Southern California | 8 | 6-2-0 | 7 | 10 | 8-2-0 | PCC |
| 16 | 23.10 | 8 | 27.79 | 32 | 38.00 | Washington State | 7 | 6-1-0 | 8 | 7 | 6-1-0 | PCC |
| 8 | 28.76 | 9 | 25.74 | 29 | 37.43 | Oregon State | 7 | 6-1-0 | 9 | 8 | 7-1-0 | PCC |
| 13 | 25.29 | 10 | 25.71 | 9 | 25.08 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 3-1-2 | 13 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 15 | 23.88 | 11 | 25.34 | 10 | 25.58 | Washington | 6 | 4-2-0 | 10 | 10 | 8-2-0 | PCC |
| 9 | 25.86 | 12 | 24.28 | 71 | 57.56 | Alabama | 9 | 8-0-1 | 14 | 10 | 9-0-1 | Southern C |
| 26 | 15.91 | 13 | 23.66 | 74 | 60.25 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 7-0-1 | 12 | 9 | 8-0-1 | Southwest AC |
| 11 | 25.66 | 14 | 23.37 | 41 | 42.50 | Ohio State | 5 | 4-1-0 | 15 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Western |
| 10 | 25.82 | 15 | 23.14 | 31 | 37.70 | Army | 5 | 3-1-1 | 16 | 9 | 7-1-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 12 | 25.60 | 16 | 23.07 | 47 | 46.42 | Northwestern | 6 | 5-1-0 | 18 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Western |
| 18 | 21.47 | 18 | 21.35 | 39 | 41.62 | Nebraska | 8 | 6-2-0 | 17 | 8 | 6-2-0 | MVIAA |
| 22 | 19.13 | 19 | 21.05 | 45 | 45.75 | Missouri | 8 | 5-1-2 | 11 | 8 | 5-1-2 | MVIAA |
| 17 | 21.94 | 20 | 19.86 | 49 | 48.25 | Brown | 4 | 3-0-1 | 20 | 10 | 9-0-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 25 | 16.57 | 21 | 19.51 | 48 | 48.00 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 5-1-0 | 21 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Southern C |
| 19 | 21.22 | 22 | 18.45 | 17 | 30.25 | Minnesota | 6 | 3-3-0 | 22 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Western |
| 24 | 16.81 | 23 | 16.83 | 40 | 42.50 | Illinois | 6 | 4-2-0 | 25 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Western |
| 38 | 10.52 | 24 | 15.67 | 43 | 44.75 | Princeton | 4 | 2-1-1 | 27 | 7 | 5-1-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 33 | 11.98 | 26 | 15.10 | 19 | 31.29 | West Virginia | 7 | 3-4-0 | 24 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 32 | 12.16 | 27 | 14.75 | 35 | 40.08 | Purdue | 6 | 3-2-1 | 29 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Western |
| 20 | 20.63 | 28 | 14.71 | 5 | 19.62 | Georgetown | 4 | 1-2-1 | 28 | 4 | 1-2-1 | NoConf |
| 40 | 9.12 | 29 | 14.56 | 52 | 49.92 | Texas Christian | 6 | 3-1-2 | 26 | 9 | 6-1-2 | Southwest AC |
| 27 | 13.89 | 30 | 14.27 | 44 | 44.79 | Wisconsin | 7 | 4-2-1 | 31 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Western |
| 53 | 4.00 | 31 | 13.36 | 77 | 64.29 | Baylor | 7 | 5-1-1 | 30 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 21 | 20.31 | 32 | 13.36 | 12 | 26.40 | Colgate | 5 | 1-2-2 | 35 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 37 | 10.61 | 33 | 12.03 | 34 | 38.71 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 3-3-1 | 34 | 8 | 3-4-1 | MVIAA |
| 36 | 11.15 | 35 | 11.90 | 3 | 16.10 | Oregon | 5 | 1-4-0 | 33 | 7 | 2-4-1 | PCC |
| 29 | 12.91 | 36 | 11.45 | 53 | 50.07 | Oklahoma | 7 | 4-2-1 | 36 | 8 | 5-2-1 | MVIAA |
| 35 | 11.19 | 37 | 11.29 | 85 | 70.93 | Tennessee | 7 | 6-1-0 | 42 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Southern C |
| 45 | 6.39 | 38 | 10.94 | 33 | 38.71 | Iowa State | 7 | 3-3-1 | 37 | 8 | 4-3-1 | MVIAA |
| 30 | 12.91 | 39 | 10.86 | 72 | 58.75 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 4-1-1 | 41 | 9 | 7-1-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 31 | 12.20 | 41 | 10.51 | 42 | 42.86 | Kansas State | 7 | 4-3-0 | 38 | 8 | 5-3-0 | MVIAA |
| 23 | 17.71 | 42 | 9.14 | 58 | 52.29 | Syracuse | 7 | 4-2-1 | 43 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 39 | 10.18 | 43 | 8.40 | 30 | 37.50 | Idaho | 7 | 2-4-1 | 39 | 8 | 3-4-1 | PCC |
| 54 | 3.47 | 44 | 7.86 | 91 | 80.90 | Furman | 10 | 8-1-1 | 44 | 10 | 8-1-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 46 | 6.10 | 45 | 6.78 | 64 | 54.12 | Cornell | 4 | 2-1-1 | 46 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 44 | 6.58 | 46 | 5.96 | 7 | 21.50 | California | 6 | 1-5-0 | 45 | 9 | 3-6-0 | PCC |
| 49 | 4.85 | 48 | 5.25 | 65 | 55.06 | Georgia | 9 | 5-4-0 | 48 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southern C |
| 43 | 6.61 | 49 | 4.23 | 70 | 57.14 | Louisiana State | 7 | 4-3-0 | 51 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Southern C |
| 61 | 1.47 | 51 | 3.36 | 27 | 35.79 | Indiana | 7 | 2-5-0 | 52 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Western |
| 48 | 4.96 | 52 | 2.99 | 63 | 53.29 | Texas | 7 | 3-4-0 | 49 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 50 | 4.71 | 53 | 2.94 | 55 | 50.78 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 4-5-0 | 54 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Southern C |
| 58 | 2.27 | 54 | 2.59 | 26 | 35.69 | Drake | 8 | 2-6-0 | 50 | 8 | 2-6-0 | MVIAA |
| 51 | 4.26 | 55 | 2.40 | 62 | 52.92 | Columbia | 6 | 3-3-0 | 55 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 72 | -4.83 | 56 | 2.18 | 93 | 82.19 | Citadel | 8 | 6-2-0 | 57 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 60 | 1.50 | 57 | 1.14 | 81 | 65.62 | Texas A&M | 8 | 4-3-1 | 56 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 47 | 5.91 | 58 | 0.78 | 57 | 51.57 | Arkansas | 7 | 3-4-0 | 58 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest AC |
| 56 | 2.74 | 59 | 0.77 | 50 | 48.60 | Harvard | 5 | 2-3-0 | 59 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 52 | 4.24 | 60 | 0.48 | 113 | 101.40 | Utah | 5 | 5-0-0 | 69 | 7 | 7-0-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 66 | -2.25 | 61 | 0.22 | 99 | 88.56 | Presbyterian | 9 | 7-2-0 | 61 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 59 | 1.94 | 63 | -0.78 | 22 | 33.33 | Montana | 6 | 1-5-0 | 63 | 8 | 3-5-0 | PCC |
| 65 | -0.73 | 64 | -0.81 | 36 | 40.38 | Michigan State | 4 | 1-3-0 | 65 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 71 | -4.67 | 65 | -1.13 | 89 | 77.94 | Virginia | 8 | 4-2-2 | 60 | 10 | 6-2-2 | Southern C |
| 74 | -6.37 | 69 | -2.50 | 18 | 31.14 | Kansas | 7 | 1-6-0 | 66 | 8 | 2-6-0 | MVIAA |
| 67 | -2.78 | 70 | -3.40 | 56 | 51.33 | Mississippi State | 6 | 2-4-0 | 72 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southern C |
| 62 | 1.00 | 71 | -4.18 | 23 | 35.00 | Iowa | 6 | 1-5-0 | 74 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Western |
| 57 | 2.61 | 72 | -4.28 | 6 | 21.00 | Penn State | 4 | 0-4-0 | 71 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 77 | -7.15 | 73 | -4.71 | 90 | 78.88 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 4-3-1 | 70 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Southern C |
| 55 | 2.82 | 74 | -4.92 | 68 | 57.00 | Dartmouth | 6 | 2-4-0 | 75 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 70 | -4.66 | 76 | -6.24 | 80 | 65.21 | Auburn | 7 | 3-4-0 | 79 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southern C |
| 82 | -9.23 | 77 | -6.64 | 78 | 64.50 | Mercer | 4 | 1-2-1 | 78 | 4 | 1-2-1 | NoConf |
| 68 | -2.93 | 81 | -8.72 | 67 | 56.44 | Tulane | 8 | 2-5-1 | 89 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Southern C |
| 75 | -6.57 | 82 | -8.78 | 97 | 87.80 | South Carolina | 10 | 6-4-0 | 81 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southern C |
| 86 | -10.72 | 84 | -9.69 | 88 | 74.50 | Maryland | 8 | 3-4-1 | 85 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southern C |
| 97 | -15.03 | 85 | -10.24 | 76 | 61.08 | Rice | 6 | 1-4-1 | 82 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Southwest AC |
| 87 | -11.09 | 86 | -10.42 | 108 | 98.10 | Davidson | 10 | 7-2-1 | 87 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 81 | -8.72 | 89 | -10.83 | 82 | 65.67 | Mississippi | 6 | 2-4-0 | 90 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southern C |
| 95 | -13.99 | 91 | -11.66 | 98 | 88.21 | Montana State | 7 | 4-2-1 | 99 | 7 | 4-2-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 84 | -10.22 | 92 | -12.70 | 112 | 99.56 | Colorado State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 98 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 93 | -13.24 | 93 | -12.93 | 110 | 98.86 | Utah State | 7 | 4-1-2 | 93 | 8 | 5-1-2 | Rocky Mountain |
| 90 | -12.25 | 94 | -13.61 | 94 | 83.39 | North Carolina | 9 | 4-5-0 | 91 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Southern C |
| 103 | -20.11 | 95 | -14.58 | 84 | 67.17 | Richmond | 3 | 1-2-0 | 92 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 85 | -10.58 | 96 | -15.12 | 79 | 64.94 | Kentucky | 8 | 1-6-1 | 94 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Southern C |
| 89 | -11.80 | 99 | -17.16 | 104 | 93.45 | Wake Forest | 10 | 5-4-1 | 97 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 92 | -13.18 | 101 | -18.42 | 86 | 71.72 | Florida | 9 | 1-6-2 | 102 | 10 | 2-6-2 | Southern C |
| 106 | -22.15 | 106 | -24.05 | 102 | 91.50 | North Carolina State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 104 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southern C |
| 113 | -30.01 | 108 | -25.84 | 95 | 84.33 | Clemson | 9 | 2-7-0 | 106 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southern C |
| 107 | -24.45 | 109 | -28.49 | 106 | 97.28 | Duke | 9 | 3-6-0 | 108 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 108 | -26.11 | 111 | -30.52 | 107 | 97.62 | Colorado | 8 | 2-5-1 | 111 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 110 | -28.16 | 112 | -32.46 | 114 | 103.00 | Northern Colorado | 7 | 3-4-0 | 113 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 112 | -29.87 | 113 | -32.68 | 115 | 103.25 | Wyoming | 6 | 1-3-2 | 112 | 8 | 2-4-2 | Rocky Mountain |
| 111 | -29.44 | 114 | -33.39 | 103 | 93.33 | Brigham Young | 6 | 1-4-1 | 116 | 7 | 1-5-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 116 | -44.11 | 117 | -42.93 | 109 | 98.62 | Elon | 4 | 0-4-0 | 117 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
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Soren Sorensen - Updated Sun Jan 25 01:29:18 2026