College Football 1926
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1926/9/18 and 1926/12/4
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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1926 - 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
1 40.79 1 41.36 14 27.10 Stanford 11 10-0-1 1 11 10-0-1 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 PCC
3 36.72 2 39.51 4 16.33 Washington & Jefferson 9 7-1-1 2 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 1 3 2-0-1 EIC
8 28.53 3 34.29 30 36.19 Navy 10 9-0-1 3 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 3 1 1-0-0 EIC
7 31.02 4 33.21 21 31.89 Notre Dame 10 9-1-0 4 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 6 2 1-1-0 EIC
5 32.08 5 32.81 13 26.69 Michigan 8 7-1-0 5 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 BIG 10
4 33.71 6 32.06 1 13.50 Carnegie Mellon 9 7-2-0 6 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 EIC
2 37.68 7 31.51 11 25.88 Southern California 10 8-2-0 7 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 PCC
10 25.93 8 30.20 23 32.57 Washington State 7 6-1-0 8 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 3 5 4-1-0 PCC
6 31.31 9 27.90 24 33.14 Oregon State 8 7-1-0 9 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 4 5 4-1-0 PCC
9 26.86 10 27.83 7 21.50 Washington 10 8-2-0 10 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 PCC
15 24.88 11 25.32 12 25.92 Pittsburgh 9 5-2-2 11 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 4 4 2-1-1 EIC
25 15.46 12 23.36 73 61.25 Southern Methodist 9 8-0-1 12 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 SWAC
12 25.24 13 23.05 40 42.70 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 13 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 BIG 10
13 25.15 14 22.89 47 46.75 Northwestern 8 7-1-0 14 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 4 5 5-0-0 BIG 10
11 25.26 15 22.82 32 38.20 Army 9 7-1-1 15 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 NEI
17 21.99 16 21.93 36 40.75 Nebraska 8 6-2-0 16 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 5-1-0 MVIAA
14 25.01 17 21.90 20 31.83 New York University 3 2-1-0 17 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
16 23.07 18 21.36 77 66.19 Alabama 10 9-0-1 18 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 1 8 8-0-0 SoCon
22 18.97 19 20.94 45 45.38 Missouri 8 5-1-2 19 8 5-1-2 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 MVIAA
18 21.20 20 19.27 51 50.25 Brown 10 9-0-1 20 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 4 4 3-0-1 NEI
19 20.93 21 18.30 18 30.58 Minnesota 8 5-3-0 21 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 2 4 2-2-0 BIG 10
26 15.16 22 18.09 52 51.00 Vanderbilt 9 8-1-0 22 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 SoCon
24 16.37 23 16.45 41 42.83 Illinois 8 6-2-0 23 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 6 4 2-2-0 BIG 10
28 13.60 24 15.36 56 52.75 Grinnell College 8 6-1-1 24 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-1-1 MVIAA
41 9.76 25 15.03 46 46.38 Princeton 7 5-1-1 25 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 8 1 0-1-0 EIC
27 14.43 26 14.79 2 13.70 Oregon 7 2-4-1 26 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 6 5 1-4-0 PCC
35 11.50 27 14.63 22 32.14 West Virginia 10 6-4-0 27 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 7 3 0-3-0 EIC
34 11.63 28 14.43 35 40.42 Purdue 8 5-2-1 28 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 7 4 2-1-1 BIG 10
42 8.67 29 14.36 53 51.08 Texas Christian 9 6-1-2 29 9 6-1-2 NoDivi 4 4 1-1-2 SWAC
20 20.10 30 14.28 6 20.75 Georgetown 4 1-2-1 30 4 1-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
29 13.51 31 14.04 44 44.93 Wisconsin 8 5-2-1 31 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 5 6 3-2-1 BIG 10
55 3.43 32 13.03 76 65.07 Baylor 10 6-3-1 32 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 2 5 3-1-1 SWAC
37 11.15 33 12.95 9 23.67 Gonzaga 3 1-2-0 33 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
21 19.75 34 12.87 15 27.20 Colgate 9 5-2-2 34 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 3 2 0-0-2 NEI
36 11.46 35 12.17 28 36.00 Marquette 4 2-2-0 35 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
38 10.36 36 11.85 34 38.93 Oklahoma State 8 3-4-1 36 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 1 4 3-0-1 MVIAA
31 12.74 37 11.34 50 50.21 Oklahoma 8 5-2-1 37 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 6 6 3-2-1 MVIAA
43 6.38 38 11.00 33 38.43 Iowa State 8 4-3-1 38 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 5 7 3-3-1 MVIAA
30 12.84 39 10.69 25 33.43 Idaho 8 3-4-1 39 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 7 5 1-4-0 PCC
33 12.13 40 10.56 43 43.21 Kansas State 8 5-3-0 40 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 7 4 2-2-0 MVIAA
32 12.34 41 10.49 69 59.17 Pennsylvania 9 7-1-1 41 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 5 1 1-0-0 EIC
39 10.12 42 10.19 85 72.14 Tennessee 9 8-1-0 42 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 4 6 5-1-0 SoCon
40 10.04 43 8.95 5 17.08 California 9 3-6-0 43 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 8 5 0-5-0 PCC
23 17.10 44 8.68 58 53.21 Syracuse 10 7-2-1 44 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 3 1-1-1 NEI
56 2.47 45 6.95 91 82.05 Furman 10 8-1-1 45 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 SWIC
47 5.43 46 6.28 64 55.50 Cornell 8 6-1-1 46 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 8 2 1-1-0 NEI
44 6.37 47 4.86 59 53.69 Yale 8 4-4-0 47 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 6 4 2-2-0 NEI
52 3.63 48 4.10 66 57.17 Georgia 9 5-4-0 48 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 SoCon
48 5.38 49 3.18 71 59.43 Louisiana State 9 6-3-0 49 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 SoCon
63 0.77 50 2.92 31 36.36 Indiana 8 3-5-0 50 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 BIG 10
51 4.42 51 2.59 62 54.14 Texas 9 5-4-0 51 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 4 2-2-0 SWAC
58 2.11 52 2.57 27 35.75 Drake 8 2-6-0 52 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 8 5 1-4-0 MVIAA
75 -6.55 53 2.48 70 59.25 Oglethorpe 4 2-2-0 53 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
45 6.17 54 1.98 112 99.10 Utah 7 7-0-0 54 7 7-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 RMAC
53 3.59 55 1.90 63 54.17 Columbia 9 6-3-0 55 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 NEI
54 3.53 56 1.90 55 52.39 Georgia Tech 9 4-5-0 56 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 SoCon
70 -5.34 57 1.87 42 43.00 Albertson 3 1-2-0 57 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
49 4.72 58 1.51 3 15.67 Santa Clara 3 0-3-0 58 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
50 4.58 59 1.38 17 29.33 Montana 8 3-5-0 59 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 PCC
73 -5.88 60 1.26 92 83.19 Citadel 10 7-3-0 60 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 SWIC
61 1.00 61 0.72 78 66.31 Texas A&M 9 5-3-1 61 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 5 1-3-1 SWAC
46 5.54 62 0.46 57 53.00 Arkansas 10 5-5-0 62 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 7 1 0-1-0 SWAC
60 1.93 63 0.13 49 50.20 Harvard 8 3-5-0 63 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 7 3 1-2-0 NEI
66 -3.29 64 -0.73 100 89.83 Presbyterian 9 7-2-0 64 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 SWIC
65 -1.36 65 -1.36 37 41.25 Michigan State 8 3-4-1 65 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 66 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 10 5 0-5-0 BIG 10
72 -5.67 67 -1.98 89 78.88 Virginia 10 6-2-2 67 10 6-2-2 NoDivi 8 7 4-2-1 SoCon
74 -6.39 68 -2.48 19 31.21 Kansas 8 2-6-0 68 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 MVIAA
77 -7.97 69 -2.94 83 67.44 Washington & Lee 9 4-3-2 69 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 9 6 3-2-1 SoCon
62 0.95 70 -4.20 26 35.00 Iowa 8 3-5-0 70 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 8 5 0-5-0 BIG 10
68 -4.04 71 -4.28 61 53.92 Mississippi State 9 5-4-0 71 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 7 5 2-3-0 SoCon
57 2.14 72 -4.52 8 22.12 Penn State 9 5-4-0 72 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 9 3 0-3-0 EIC
78 -8.04 73 -5.45 90 80.00 Virginia Tech 9 5-3-1 73 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 12 6 3-2-1 SoCon
59 2.00 74 -5.53 68 58.17 Dartmouth 8 4-4-0 74 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 NEI
69 -4.62 75 -5.65 10 24.83 Wabash College 3 0-3-0 75 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
79 -8.19 76 -6.96 16 29.08 Washington MO 8 1-7-0 76 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 10 6 0-6-0 MVIAA
71 -5.63 77 -7.16 80 66.57 Auburn 9 5-4-0 77 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 10 6 3-3-0 SoCon
83 -10.31 78 -7.61 79 66.38 Mercer 4 1-2-1 78 4 1-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
93 -13.29 79 -8.87 65 57.00 Centre College 4 1-3-0 79 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
90 -12.11 80 -9.06 93 83.25 Hampden-Sydney 4 1-1-2 80 4 1-1-2 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
67 -3.81 81 -9.57 67 57.81 Tulane 9 3-5-1 81 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 14 6 2-4-0 SoCon
76 -7.56 82 -9.63 98 88.65 South Carolina 10 6-4-0 82 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 13 6 4-2-0 SoCon
88 -11.65 83 -9.84 95 85.14 Montana State 7 4-2-1 83 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 RMAC
96 -14.59 84 -10.19 97 88.11 Virginia Military 10 5-5-0 84 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 20 6 2-4-0 SoCon
86 -11.54 85 -10.46 88 75.25 Maryland 10 5-4-1 85 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 19 5 1-3-1 SoCon
98 -15.54 86 -10.60 75 61.92 Rice 9 4-4-1 86 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 6 4 0-4-0 SWAC
101 -18.59 87 -11.01 60 53.75 Trinity University (TX) 4 0-3-1 87 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
97 -14.97 88 -11.04 29 36.00 Centenary (LA) 3 0-3-0 88 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
80 -8.28 89 -11.20 108 97.06 Colorado State 9 6-2-1 89 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 RMAC
89 -12.04 90 -11.27 111 99.00 Davidson 10 7-2-1 90 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 4 3-0-1 SWIC
85 -11.37 91 -11.42 107 96.79 Utah State 8 5-1-2 91 8 5-1-2 NoDivi 4 7 4-1-2 RMAC
82 -9.53 92 -11.45 81 66.58 Mississippi 9 5-4-0 92 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 11 4 2-2-0 SoCon
81 -9.02 93 -11.74 72 61.00 William & Mary 4 1-3-0 93 4 1-3-0 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 15 6 3-3-0 SoCon
105 -20.94 95 -15.33 84 68.17 Richmond 3 1-2-0 95 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
87 -11.58 96 -15.97 82 67.12 Kentucky 9 2-6-1 96 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 16 6 1-4-1 SoCon
110 -27.26 97 -16.42 87 73.62 Newberry College 4 1-3-0 97 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
104 -20.88 98 -17.20 39 41.67 Boston University 3 0-3-0 98 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
91 -12.76 99 -17.99 105 94.70 Wake Forest 10 5-4-1 99 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 SWIC
94 -13.72 100 -18.67 118 104.29 Colorado College 7 5-2-0 100 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 5 7 5-2-0 RMAC
84 -10.32 101 -19.03 48 48.42 Sewanee 8 2-6-0 101 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 18 5 0-5-0 SoCon
95 -14.23 102 -19.34 86 73.28 Florida 10 2-6-2 102 10 2-6-2 NoDivi 17 6 1-4-1 SoCon
100 -16.54 103 -21.00 54 51.83 John Hopkins 3 0-3-0 103 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
103 -20.22 104 -21.06 117 104.17 Regis 3 2-1-0 104 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
102 -19.87 105 -21.96 74 61.88 Southwestern (TX) 4 0-4-0 105 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
99 -16.29 106 -23.73 106 96.50 Denver 8 4-4-0 106 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 6 8 4-4-0 RMAC
106 -23.06 107 -24.90 103 92.61 North Carolina State 10 4-6-0 107 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 22 4 0-4-0 SoCon
113 -30.98 108 -26.73 96 85.44 Clemson 9 2-7-0 108 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 21 4 1-3-0 SoCon
107 -24.16 109 -29.06 104 94.69 Colorado 9 3-5-1 109 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 8 8 2-5-1 RMAC
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
114 -33.19 111 -29.83 102 92.45 Wofford 10 2-8-0 111 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 7 5 0-5-0 SWIC
109 -26.33 112 -30.93 115 101.29 Northern Colorado 10 6-4-0 112 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 10 6 3-3-0 RMAC
112 -27.89 113 -31.14 114 100.17 Wyoming 8 2-4-2 113 8 2-4-2 NoDivi 7 5 1-2-2 RMAC
111 -27.42 114 -31.82 99 89.50 Brigham Young 7 1-5-1 114 7 1-5-1 NoDivi 9 6 1-4-1 RMAC
118 -47.17 115 -41.48 101 91.75 Erskine 4 0-4-0 115 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
115 -41.64 116 -42.39 116 103.57 Colorado Mines 7 1-6-0 116 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 11 6 1-5-0 RMAC
117 -47.05 117 -42.71 109 97.83 Guilford College 3 0-3-0 117 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
116 -45.03 118 -43.78 113 100.00 Elon 4 0-4-0 118 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
119 -48.49 119 -50.79 119 105.50 Western Colorado 8 0-8-0 119 8 0-8-0 NoDivi 12 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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