College Football 1926
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1926/9/18 and 1926/12/4
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1926 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
4 33.71 6 32.06 1 13.50 Carnegie Mellon 9 7-2-0 1 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 5 4 3-1-0 EIC
27 14.43 26 14.79 2 13.70 Oregon 7 2-4-1 2 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 3 5 1-4-0 PCC
49 4.72 58 1.51 3 15.67 Santa Clara 3 0-3-0 3 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
3 36.72 2 39.51 4 16.33 Washington & Jefferson 9 7-1-1 4 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 4 3 2-0-1 EIC
40 10.04 43 8.95 5 17.08 California 9 3-6-0 5 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 1 5 0-5-0 PCC
20 20.10 30 14.28 6 20.75 Georgetown 4 1-2-1 6 4 1-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
9 26.86 10 27.83 7 21.50 Washington 10 8-2-0 7 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 PCC
57 2.14 72 -4.52 8 22.12 Penn State 9 5-4-0 8 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 8 3 0-3-0 EIC
37 11.15 33 12.95 9 23.67 Gonzaga 3 1-2-0 9 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
69 -4.62 75 -5.65 10 24.83 Wabash College 3 0-3-0 10 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
2 37.68 7 31.51 11 25.88 Southern California 10 8-2-0 11 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 7 6 5-1-0 PCC
15 24.88 11 25.32 12 25.92 Pittsburgh 9 5-2-2 12 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 6 4 2-1-1 EIC
5 32.08 5 32.81 13 26.69 Michigan 8 7-1-0 13 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 BIG 10
1 40.79 1 41.36 14 27.10 Stanford 11 10-0-1 14 11 10-0-1 NoDivi 6 4 4-0-0 PCC
21 19.75 34 12.87 15 27.20 Colgate 9 5-2-2 15 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 1 2 0-0-2 NEI
79 -8.19 76 -6.96 16 29.08 Washington MO 8 1-7-0 16 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 1 6 0-6-0 MVIAA
50 4.58 59 1.38 17 29.33 Montana 8 3-5-0 17 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 2 4 0-4-0 PCC
19 20.93 21 18.30 18 30.58 Minnesota 8 5-3-0 18 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 2 4 2-2-0 BIG 10
74 -6.39 68 -2.48 19 31.21 Kansas 8 2-6-0 19 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 2 6 1-5-0 MVIAA
14 25.01 17 21.90 20 31.83 New York University 3 2-1-0 20 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
7 31.02 4 33.21 21 31.89 Notre Dame 10 9-1-0 21 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 7 2 1-1-0 EIC
35 11.50 27 14.63 22 32.14 West Virginia 10 6-4-0 22 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 2 3 0-3-0 EIC
10 25.93 8 30.20 23 32.57 Washington State 7 6-1-0 23 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 8 5 4-1-0 PCC
6 31.31 9 27.90 24 33.14 Oregon State 8 7-1-0 24 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 9 5 4-1-0 PCC
30 12.84 39 10.69 25 33.43 Idaho 8 3-4-1 25 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 4 5 1-4-0 PCC
62 0.95 70 -4.20 26 35.00 Iowa 8 3-5-0 26 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 3 5 0-5-0 BIG 10
58 2.11 52 2.57 27 35.75 Drake 8 2-6-0 27 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 4 5 1-4-0 MVIAA
36 11.46 35 12.17 28 36.00 Marquette 4 2-2-0 29 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
97 -14.97 88 -11.04 29 36.00 Centenary (LA) 3 0-3-0 28 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
8 28.53 3 34.29 30 36.19 Navy 10 9-0-1 30 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 9 1 1-0-0 EIC
63 0.77 50 2.92 31 36.36 Indiana 8 3-5-0 31 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 5 4 0-4-0 BIG 10
11 25.26 15 22.82 32 38.20 Army 9 7-1-1 32 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 3 2 2-0-0 NEI
43 6.38 38 11.00 33 38.43 Iowa State 8 4-3-1 33 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 3 7 3-3-1 MVIAA
38 10.36 36 11.85 34 38.93 Oklahoma State 8 3-4-1 34 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 7 4 3-0-1 MVIAA
34 11.63 28 14.43 35 40.42 Purdue 8 5-2-1 35 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 9 4 2-1-1 BIG 10
17 21.99 16 21.93 36 40.75 Nebraska 8 6-2-0 36 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 10 6 5-1-0 MVIAA
65 -1.36 65 -1.36 37 41.25 Michigan State 8 3-4-1 37 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 EIC
64 -0.35 66 -1.82 38 41.38 University of Chicago 8 2-6-0 38 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 4 5 0-5-0 BIG 10
104 -20.88 98 -17.20 39 41.67 Boston University 3 0-3-0 39 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
12 25.24 13 23.05 40 42.70 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 40 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 7 4 3-1-0 BIG 10
24 16.37 23 16.45 41 42.83 Illinois 8 6-2-0 41 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 6 4 2-2-0 BIG 10
70 -5.34 57 1.87 42 43.00 Albertson 3 1-2-0 42 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
33 12.13 40 10.56 43 43.21 Kansas State 8 5-3-0 43 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 5 4 2-2-0 MVIAA
29 13.51 31 14.04 44 44.93 Wisconsin 8 5-2-1 44 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 8 6 3-2-1 BIG 10
22 18.97 19 20.94 45 45.38 Missouri 8 5-1-2 45 8 5-1-2 NoDivi 8 5 4-1-0 MVIAA
41 9.76 25 15.03 46 46.38 Princeton 7 5-1-1 46 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 3 1 0-1-0 EIC
13 25.15 14 22.89 47 46.75 Northwestern 8 7-1-0 47 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 10 5 5-0-0 BIG 10
84 -10.32 101 -19.03 48 48.42 Sewanee 8 2-6-0 48 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 1 5 0-5-0 SoCon
60 1.93 63 0.13 49 50.20 Harvard 8 3-5-0 49 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 8 3 1-2-0 NEI
31 12.74 37 11.34 50 50.21 Oklahoma 8 5-2-1 50 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 6 6 3-2-1 MVIAA
18 21.20 20 19.27 51 50.25 Brown 10 9-0-1 51 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 6 4 3-0-1 NEI
26 15.16 22 18.09 52 51.00 Vanderbilt 9 8-1-0 52 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 SoCon
42 8.67 29 14.36 53 51.08 Texas Christian 9 6-1-2 53 9 6-1-2 NoDivi 6 4 1-1-2 SWAC
100 -16.54 103 -21.00 54 51.83 John Hopkins 3 0-3-0 54 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
54 3.53 56 1.90 55 52.39 Georgia Tech 9 4-5-0 55 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 6 7 4-3-0 SoCon
28 13.60 24 15.36 56 52.75 Grinnell College 8 6-1-1 56 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 9 5 3-1-1 MVIAA
46 5.54 62 0.46 57 53.00 Arkansas 10 5-5-0 57 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 3 1 0-1-0 SWAC
23 17.10 44 8.68 58 53.21 Syracuse 10 7-2-1 58 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 3 1-1-1 NEI
44 6.37 47 4.86 59 53.69 Yale 8 4-4-0 59 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 5 4 2-2-0 NEI
101 -18.59 87 -11.01 60 53.75 Trinity University (TX) 4 0-3-1 60 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
68 -4.04 71 -4.28 61 53.92 Mississippi State 9 5-4-0 61 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 5 2-3-0 SoCon
51 4.42 51 2.59 62 54.14 Texas 9 5-4-0 62 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 5 4 2-2-0 SWAC
53 3.59 55 1.90 63 54.17 Columbia 9 6-3-0 63 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 2 1-1-0 NEI
47 5.43 46 6.28 64 55.50 Cornell 8 6-1-1 64 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 9 2 1-1-0 NEI
93 -13.29 79 -8.87 65 57.00 Centre College 4 1-3-0 65 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
52 3.63 48 4.10 66 57.17 Georgia 9 5-4-0 66 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 4-2-0 SoCon
67 -3.81 81 -9.57 67 57.81 Tulane 9 3-5-1 67 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 SoCon
59 2.00 74 -5.53 68 58.17 Dartmouth 8 4-4-0 68 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 7 4 0-4-0 NEI
32 12.34 41 10.49 69 59.17 Pennsylvania 9 7-1-1 69 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 10 1 1-0-0 EIC
75 -6.55 53 2.48 70 59.25 Oglethorpe 4 2-2-0 70 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
48 5.38 49 3.18 71 59.43 Louisiana State 9 6-3-0 71 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 SoCon
81 -9.02 93 -11.74 72 61.00 William & Mary 4 1-3-0 72 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
25 15.46 12 23.36 73 61.25 Southern Methodist 9 8-0-1 73 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 7 5 5-0-0 SWAC
102 -19.87 105 -21.96 74 61.88 Southwestern (TX) 4 0-4-0 74 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
98 -15.54 86 -10.60 75 61.92 Rice 9 4-4-1 75 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 1 4 0-4-0 SWAC
55 3.43 32 13.03 76 65.07 Baylor 10 6-3-1 76 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-1-1 SWAC
16 23.07 18 21.36 77 66.19 Alabama 10 9-0-1 77 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 8 8 8-0-0 SoCon
61 1.00 61 0.72 78 66.31 Texas A&M 9 5-3-1 78 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 2 5 1-3-1 SWAC
83 -10.31 78 -7.61 79 66.38 Mercer 4 1-2-1 79 4 1-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
71 -5.63 77 -7.16 80 66.57 Auburn 9 5-4-0 80 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 10 6 3-3-0 SoCon
82 -9.53 92 -11.45 81 66.58 Mississippi 9 5-4-0 81 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 12 4 2-2-0 SoCon
87 -11.58 96 -15.97 82 67.12 Kentucky 9 2-6-1 82 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 13 6 1-4-1 SoCon
77 -7.97 69 -2.94 83 67.44 Washington & Lee 9 4-3-2 83 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 15 6 3-2-1 SoCon
105 -20.94 95 -15.33 84 68.17 Richmond 3 1-2-0 84 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
39 10.12 42 10.19 85 72.14 Tennessee 9 8-1-0 85 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 9 6 5-1-0 SoCon
95 -14.23 102 -19.34 86 73.28 Florida 10 2-6-2 86 10 2-6-2 NoDivi 11 6 1-4-1 SoCon
110 -27.26 97 -16.42 87 73.62 Newberry College 4 1-3-0 87 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
86 -11.54 85 -10.46 88 75.25 Maryland 10 5-4-1 88 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 14 5 1-3-1 SoCon
72 -5.67 67 -1.98 89 78.88 Virginia 10 6-2-2 89 10 6-2-2 NoDivi 17 7 4-2-1 SoCon
78 -8.04 73 -5.45 90 80.00 Virginia Tech 9 5-3-1 90 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 19 6 3-2-1 SoCon
56 2.47 45 6.95 91 82.05 Furman 10 8-1-1 91 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 4 3 3-0-0 SWIC
73 -5.88 60 1.26 92 83.19 Citadel 10 7-3-0 92 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 1 3 1-2-0 SWIC
90 -12.11 80 -9.06 93 83.25 Hampden-Sydney 4 1-1-2 93 4 1-1-2 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
92 -13.20 94 -14.47 94 84.94 North Carolina 9 4-5-0 94 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 18 6 3-3-0 SoCon
88 -11.65 83 -9.84 95 85.14 Montana State 7 4-2-1 95 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 12 4 4-0-0 RMAC
113 -30.98 108 -26.73 96 85.44 Clemson 9 2-7-0 96 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 20 4 1-3-0 SoCon
96 -14.59 84 -10.19 97 88.11 Virginia Military 10 5-5-0 97 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 16 6 2-4-0 SoCon
76 -7.56 82 -9.63 98 88.65 South Carolina 10 6-4-0 98 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 21 6 4-2-0 SoCon
111 -27.42 114 -31.82 99 89.50 Brigham Young 7 1-5-1 99 7 1-5-1 NoDivi 1 6 1-4-1 RMAC
66 -3.29 64 -0.73 100 89.83 Presbyterian 9 7-2-0 100 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 SWIC
118 -47.17 115 -41.48 101 91.75 Erskine 4 0-4-0 101 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
114 -33.19 111 -29.83 102 92.45 Wofford 10 2-8-0 102 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 5 5 0-5-0 SWIC
106 -23.06 107 -24.90 103 92.61 North Carolina State 10 4-6-0 103 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 22 4 0-4-0 SoCon
107 -24.16 109 -29.06 104 94.69 Colorado 9 3-5-1 104 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 2 8 2-5-1 RMAC
91 -12.76 99 -17.99 105 94.70 Wake Forest 10 5-4-1 105 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 2 5 2-2-1 SWIC
99 -16.29 106 -23.73 106 96.50 Denver 8 4-4-0 106 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 7 8 4-4-0 RMAC
85 -11.37 91 -11.42 107 96.79 Utah State 8 5-1-2 107 8 5-1-2 NoDivi 6 7 4-1-2 RMAC
80 -8.28 89 -11.20 108 97.06 Colorado State 9 6-2-1 108 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 5 7 5-2-0 RMAC
117 -47.05 117 -42.71 109 97.83 Guilford College 3 0-3-0 109 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
108 -25.37 110 -29.30 110 98.28 Duke 9 3-6-0 110 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 SWIC
89 -12.04 90 -11.27 111 99.00 Davidson 10 7-2-1 111 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 7 4 3-0-1 SWIC
45 6.17 54 1.98 112 99.10 Utah 7 7-0-0 112 7 7-0-0 NoDivi 3 5 5-0-0 RMAC
116 -45.03 118 -43.78 113 100.00 Elon 4 0-4-0 113 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
112 -27.89 113 -31.14 114 100.17 Wyoming 8 2-4-2 114 8 2-4-2 NoDivi 4 5 1-2-2 RMAC
109 -26.33 112 -30.93 115 101.29 Northern Colorado 10 6-4-0 115 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 11 6 3-3-0 RMAC
115 -41.64 116 -42.39 116 103.57 Colorado Mines 7 1-6-0 116 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 8 6 1-5-0 RMAC
103 -20.22 104 -21.06 117 104.17 Regis 3 2-1-0 117 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
94 -13.72 100 -18.67 118 104.29 Colorado College 7 5-2-0 118 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 9 7 5-2-0 RMAC
119 -48.49 119 -50.79 119 105.50 Western Colorado 8 0-8-0 119 8 0-8-0 NoDivi 10 7 0-7-0 RMAC
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arizona 1 0-0-1
Arkansas State 1 0-1-0
Fresno State 1 0-1-0
Hawaii 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Tech 1 0-1-0
Middle Tennessee 2 0-2-0
Nevada Reno 2 0-2-0
New Mexico 2 1-1-0
North Texas 1 0-1-0
Rutgers 1 0-1-0
Texas Tech 1 0-1-0
Tulsa 2 2-0-0
UCLA 1 0-1-0
Bucknell 2 0-2-0
Butler 2 0-2-0
California Davis 2 1-1-0
Fordham 1 0-1-0
Holy Cross 1 1-0-0
Indiana State 1 0-1-0
Lafayette 2 2-0-0
Lehigh 2 0-2-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0
North Dakota 2 0-2-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
Sam Houston 1 0-1-0
Samford 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 2 0-2-0
Stephen F Austin 1 0-1-0
Stetson 1 0-1-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1-1-0
Central Oklahoma 1 0-1-0
Chadron State College 2 0-2-0
Missouri Rolla 1 0-1-0
Nebraska Kearney 2 0-2-0
Mississippi College 1 0-1-0
SW Oklahoma 1 0-1-0
Washburn University 1 0-1-0
West Virginia Wesleyan 2 0-2-0
Adrian College 2 0-2-0
Allegheny College 2 0-2-0
Amherst College 1 0-1-0
Austin College 1 0-1-0
Bates College 1 0-1-0
Beloit College 1 0-1-0
Bethany (WV) 1 0-1-0
Carleton College 1 0-1-0
Carroll WI 1 0-1-0
Carson Newman 1 0-1-0
Coe College 1 0-1-0
Colby College 1 0-1-0
Cornell College (IA) 1 0-1-0
DePauw University 1 0-1-0
Franklin & Marshall 2 0-2-0
Franklin College 1 0-1-0
Gallaudet 1 0-1-0
Geneva 2 1-1-0
Hamilton College 1 0-1-0
Hendrix 1 0-1-0
Hobart College 2 0-2-0
Howard Payne 1 0-1-0
Juniata College 1 0-1-0
Kalamazoo College 1 0-1-0
Birmingham Southern 1 0-1-0
Lake Forest College 1 0-0-1
Lebanon Valley College 1 0-1-0
Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0-1-0
Marietta College 1 0-1-0
Maryville College 2 0-2-0
Millsaps College 2 0-2-0
Nebraska Wesleyan 1 1-0-0
Norwich 2 0-2-0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Pacific (OR) 1 0-0-1
Puget Sound 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon 1 0-1-0
Simpson (IA) 1 0-1-0
Susquehanna 1 0-1-0
Thiel College 1 0-1-0
Tufts University 1 0-1-0
Union College (NY) 1 0-1-0
Ursinus College 1 0-1-0
Waynesburg College 1 0-1-0
Wesleyan University 1 0-1-0
Westminster (PA) 1 0-1-0
Willamette Oregon 2 0-2-0
Williams College 2 0-2-0
Wilmington College 1 0-1-0
Wittenberg 1 0-1-0
Montana Tech 1 0-1-0
Whittier College 1 0-1-0
Bryson 2 0-2-0
California Tech 1 0-1-0
Clarkson 1 0-1-0
Creighton 2 0-2-0
Daniel Baker 1 0-1-0
Davis & Elkins 2 0-2-0
Detroit 2 0-2-0
Florida Southern 1 0-1-0
George Washington 1 0-1-0
Haskell Indian Nation 1 1-0-0
Loyola (Chicago) 1 0-1-0
Loyola (New Orleans) 1 1-0-0
Loyola MD 1 0-1-0
Lynchburg 2 0-2-0
Multnomah Agricultural 1 0-1-0
Niagara 2 0-2-0
Occidental 2 0-2-0
Olympic Club 2 0-2-0
Phillips 1 0-1-0
Providence 1 0-1-0
Quantico Marines 1 1-0-0
Roanoke 2 1-1-0
Saint Bonaventure 2 0-2-0
Saint Edward's 2 1-1-0
Saint Louis 1 0-1-0
Southwestern (TN) 2 0-2-0
St. Mary's CA 1 1-0-0
Swarthmore College 2 0-2-0
USS New Mexico 1 0-1-0
Vermont 2 0-2-0
Washington (Maryland) 1 0-1-0
Whitman 2 0-2-0
William Penn College 1 0-1-0
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