College Football 1926
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1926/9/18 and 1927/1/1
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 44.67 1 49.25 3 15.50 Washington and Jefferson 9 7-1-1 1 3 2-0-1 NoDivi 1 3 2-0-1 Eastern Indep
2 37.22 2 37.13 13 27.33 Stanford 11 10-0-1 2 6 5-0-1 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 PCC
4 36.41 3 34.72 1 12.70 Carnegie Mellon 9 7-2-0 6 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 Eastern Indep
8 29.17 4 34.70 28 35.69 Navy 10 9-0-1 3 8 7-0-1 NoDivi 3 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
6 32.02 5 33.42 21 31.56 Notre Dame 10 9-1-0 5 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 6 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
5 33.03 6 33.28 11 27.00 Michigan 8 7-1-0 4 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Western
3 36.73 7 30.31 16 27.94 Southern California 10 8-2-0 7 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 PCC
15 25.01 8 29.34 30 36.50 Washington State 7 6-1-0 8 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 3 5 4-1-0 PCC
7 30.92 9 27.44 27 35.64 Oregon State 8 7-1-0 9 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 4 5 4-1-0 PCC
9 26.40 10 27.06 8 23.75 Washington 10 8-2-0 11 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 PCC
17 23.83 11 25.85 36 39.43 Missouri 8 5-1-2 19 8 5-1-2 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 MVIAA
23 17.77 12 25.34 67 57.12 Southern Methodist 9 8-0-1 13 8 7-0-1 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Southwest AC
16 23.93 13 24.40 18 29.90 Pittsburgh 9 5-2-2 10 6 3-1-2 NoDivi 4 4 2-1-1 Eastern Indep
14 25.63 14 23.57 71 58.22 Alabama 10 9-0-1 12 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 1 8 8-0-0 Southern C
12 25.73 15 23.23 42 43.40 Ohio State 8 7-1-0 14 5 4-1-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 Western
10 25.94 16 23.21 34 37.90 Army 9 7-1-1 15 5 3-1-1 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Northeast Indep
18 23.58 17 23.18 35 38.31 Nebraska 8 6-2-0 18 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 5-1-0 MVIAA
13 25.64 18 23.10 47 47.42 Northwestern 8 7-1-0 16 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 4 5 5-0-0 Western
11 25.80 19 22.94 24 34.00 New York University 3 2-1-0 17 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
19 21.82 20 19.73 53 50.00 Brown 10 9-0-1 20 4 3-0-1 NoDivi 4 4 3-0-1 Northeast Indep
27 16.63 21 19.38 51 49.08 Vanderbilt 9 8-1-0 21 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 Southern C
20 21.70 22 18.49 20 31.25 Minnesota 8 5-3-0 22 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 2 4 2-2-0 Western
26 16.83 23 17.78 57 52.10 Grinnell College 8 6-1-1 25 6 4-1-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-1-1 MVIAA
31 14.03 24 16.95 19 30.57 West Virginia 10 6-4-0 26 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 7 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
25 16.83 25 16.71 43 43.83 Illinois 8 6-2-0 23 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 6 4 2-2-0 Western
39 10.48 26 15.82 48 47.92 Texas Christian 9 6-1-2 29 6 3-1-2 NoDivi 4 4 1-1-2 Southwest AC
40 10.43 27 15.64 44 45.88 Princeton 7 5-1-1 24 4 2-1-1 NoDivi 8 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
21 20.71 28 15.35 6 20.38 Georgetown 4 1-2-1 28 4 1-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
37 11.73 29 14.91 41 43.20 Purdue 8 5-2-1 27 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 7 4 2-1-1 Western
49 5.23 30 14.65 76 61.93 Baylor 10 6-3-1 31 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 2 5 3-1-1 Southwest AC
29 14.65 31 14.35 46 47.25 Wisconsin 8 5-2-1 30 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 5 6 3-2-1 Western
33 13.28 32 13.37 26 35.62 Marquette 4 2-2-0 34 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
34 13.20 33 13.32 2 14.90 Oregon 7 2-4-1 35 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 6 5 1-4-0 PCC
36 12.15 34 13.26 32 37.07 Oklahoma State 8 3-4-1 33 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 1 4 3-0-1 MVIAA
22 20.09 35 13.06 14 27.60 Colgate 9 5-2-2 32 5 1-2-2 NoDivi 3 2 0-0-2 Northeast Indep
28 14.88 36 12.95 45 46.86 Oklahoma 8 5-2-1 36 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 6 6 3-2-1 MVIAA
43 7.42 37 12.34 33 37.83 Iowa State 8 4-3-1 38 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 5 7 3-3-1 MVIAA
32 14.00 38 11.95 38 41.14 Kansas State 8 5-3-0 41 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 7 4 2-2-0 MVIAA
30 14.56 39 11.93 15 27.75 Idaho 8 3-4-1 43 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 7 5 1-4-0 PCC
41 10.06 40 11.86 10 26.50 Gonzaga 3 1-2-0 40 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
35 12.97 41 10.95 73 59.08 Pennsylvania 9 7-1-1 39 6 4-1-1 NoDivi 5 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
38 11.08 42 10.85 86 71.07 Tennessee 9 8-1-0 37 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 4 6 5-1-0 Southern C
24 17.68 43 9.26 59 52.50 Syracuse 10 7-2-1 42 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 2 3 1-1-1 Northeast Indep
54 3.33 44 7.76 92 80.35 Furman 10 8-1-1 44 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Southwest Indep
42 8.70 45 7.51 5 19.42 California 9 3-6-0 46 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 8 5 0-5-0 PCC
47 6.16 46 6.90 65 55.62 Cornell 8 6-1-1 45 4 2-1-1 NoDivi 8 2 1-1-0 Northeast Indep
45 7.07 47 5.40 61 53.00 Yale 8 4-4-0 47 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 6 4 2-2-0 Northeast Indep
50 4.93 48 5.10 66 55.72 Georgia 9 5-4-0 48 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Southern C
46 6.31 49 4.08 56 51.57 Texas 9 5-4-0 52 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 3 4 2-2-0 Southwest AC
53 3.79 50 3.96 25 34.75 Drake 8 2-6-0 54 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 8 5 1-4-0 MVIAA
48 5.92 51 3.43 74 59.36 Louisiana State 9 6-3-0 49 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 Southern C
61 1.44 52 3.23 31 36.86 Indiana 8 3-5-0 51 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 Western
74 -5.58 53 3.04 69 57.38 Oglethorpe 4 2-2-0 50 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
51 4.52 54 2.61 60 52.50 Georgia Tech 9 4-5-0 53 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 Southern C
52 4.18 55 2.43 62 53.67 Columbia 9 6-3-0 55 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 Northeast Indep
56 2.91 56 2.37 78 63.56 Texas A&M 9 5-3-1 57 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 5 5 1-3-1 Southwest AC
72 -5.05 57 1.97 93 81.62 Citadel 10 7-3-0 56 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 Southwest Indep
44 7.23 58 1.31 55 51.07 Arkansas 10 5-5-0 58 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 7 1 0-1-0 Southwest AC
59 2.65 59 0.63 52 49.80 Harvard 8 3-5-0 59 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 7 3 1-2-0 Northeast Indep
68 -3.84 60 0.05 89 76.71 Virginia 10 6-2-2 65 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 8 7 4-2-1 Southern C
66 -2.48 61 -0.03 98 87.72 Presbyterian 9 7-2-0 61 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 Southwest Indep
55 3.26 62 -0.09 4 16.83 Santa Clara 3 0-3-0 67 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
57 2.85 63 -0.35 22 33.42 Montana 8 3-5-0 63 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 PCC
81 -9.14 64 -0.54 50 49.00 Albertson 3 1-2-0 62 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
64 -0.54 65 -0.65 37 41.12 Michigan State 8 3-4-1 64 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Eastern Indep
69 -4.09 66 -0.73 17 29.21 Kansas 8 2-6-0 69 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 MVIAA
63 0.33 67 -1.50 40 42.12 University of Chicago 8 2-6-0 66 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 10 5 0-5-0 Western
77 -6.61 68 -1.75 80 65.31 Washington & Lee 9 4-3-2 68 8 3-3-2 NoDivi 9 6 3-2-1 Southern C
65 -0.62 69 -3.78 113 104.80 Utah 7 7-0-0 60 5 5-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Rocky Mountain
78 -7.29 70 -4.16 90 78.38 Virginia Tech 9 5-3-1 73 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 12 6 3-2-1 Southern C
60 2.44 71 -4.17 7 22.88 Penn State 9 5-4-0 72 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 9 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
67 -3.46 72 -4.53 63 54.33 Mississippi State 9 5-4-0 70 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 7 5 2-3-0 Southern C
75 -5.85 73 -4.92 12 27.17 Washington MO 8 1-7-0 78 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 10 6 0-6-0 MVIAA
62 0.58 74 -4.93 29 36.25 Iowa 8 3-5-0 71 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 8 5 0-5-0 Western
58 2.77 75 -5.01 68 57.25 Dartmouth 8 4-4-0 74 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 Northeast Indep
70 -4.19 76 -5.33 9 26.33 Wabash College 3 0-3-0 75 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
90 -12.99 77 -7.00 91 80.25 Hampden-Sydney College 4 1-1-2 80 4 1-1-2 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
82 -9.43 78 -7.12 79 64.88 Mercer 4 1-2-1 77 4 1-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
71 -4.95 79 -7.19 82 66.21 Auburn 9 5-4-0 76 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 10 6 3-3-0 Southern C
88 -12.11 80 -7.95 64 55.25 Centre College 4 1-3-0 79 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
76 -6.54 81 -8.55 97 86.35 South Carolina 10 6-4-0 82 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 13 6 4-2-0 Southern C
94 -13.57 82 -8.82 72 58.75 Rice 9 4-4-1 85 6 1-4-1 NoDivi 6 4 0-4-0 Southwest AC
93 -13.47 83 -8.95 96 85.11 Virginia Military 10 5-5-0 83 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 20 6 2-4-0 Southern C
98 -16.65 84 -9.17 54 50.25 Trinity University TX 4 0-3-1 87 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
85 -10.48 85 -9.21 88 73.62 Maryland 10 5-4-1 84 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 19 5 1-3-1 Southern C
91 -13.10 86 -9.57 23 33.67 Centenary LA 3 0-3-0 88 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
86 -11.17 87 -9.83 105 96.95 Davidson 10 7-2-1 86 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 4 3-0-1 Southwest Indep
79 -8.38 88 -11.11 75 59.50 William & Mary 4 1-3-0 90 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
73 -5.52 89 -11.34 77 62.57 Tulane 9 3-5-1 81 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 14 6 2-4-0 Southern C
80 -9.07 90 -11.81 83 66.58 Mississippi 9 5-4-0 89 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 11 4 2-2-0 Southern C
89 -12.11 91 -13.15 94 82.78 North Carolina 9 4-5-0 94 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 15 6 3-3-0 Southern C
100 -19.67 92 -13.64 84 67.00 Richmond 3 1-2-0 95 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
96 -15.65 93 -14.18 109 101.00 Utah State 8 5-1-2 93 7 4-1-2 NoDivi 4 7 4-1-2 Rocky Mountain
84 -10.42 94 -15.17 81 65.75 Kentucky 9 2-6-1 96 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 16 6 1-4-1 Southern C
107 -26.47 95 -15.60 87 71.75 Newberry College 4 1-3-0 97 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
101 -20.06 96 -16.37 39 41.83 Boston University 3 0-3-0 98 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
87 -11.88 97 -16.87 102 92.50 Wake Forest 10 5-4-1 99 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 Southwest Indep
95 -15.27 98 -17.11 112 102.94 Colorado State 9 6-2-1 92 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 Rocky Mountain
103 -21.05 99 -18.19 106 97.17 Montana State 7 4-2-1 91 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 Rocky Mountain
83 -9.69 100 -18.77 49 48.33 Sewanee 8 2-6-0 100 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 18 5 0-5-0 Southern C
97 -15.68 101 -19.87 58 52.17 John Hopkins 3 0-3-0 103 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
92 -13.43 102 -19.87 85 70.25 Florida 10 2-6-2 101 9 1-6-2 NoDivi 17 6 1-4-1 Southern C
99 -17.97 103 -20.17 70 57.75 Southwestern (Texas) 4 0-4-0 104 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
104 -22.16 104 -23.67 101 90.50 North Carolina State 10 4-6-0 106 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 22 4 0-4-0 Southern C
102 -20.26 105 -24.10 117 108.36 Colorado College 7 5-2-0 102 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 5 7 5-2-0 Rocky Mountain
109 -30.07 106 -26.18 95 84.11 Clemson 9 2-7-0 108 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 21 4 1-3-0 Southern C
108 -27.30 107 -27.02 118 109.00 Regis 3 2-1-0 105 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
106 -24.32 108 -28.08 104 95.94 Duke 9 3-6-0 109 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 Southwest Indep
111 -32.23 109 -28.71 100 90.40 Wofford 10 2-8-0 110 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 7 5 0-5-0 Southwest Indep
105 -22.88 110 -29.46 111 102.69 Denver 8 4-4-0 107 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 6 8 4-4-0 Rocky Mountain
110 -31.36 111 -35.17 110 102.31 Colorado 9 3-5-1 111 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 8 8 2-5-1 Rocky Mountain
113 -34.93 112 -37.13 115 106.00 Wyoming 8 2-4-2 113 6 1-3-2 NoDivi 7 5 1-2-2 Rocky Mountain
112 -33.61 113 -37.75 114 105.57 Northern Colorado 10 6-4-0 112 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 10 6 3-3-0 Rocky Mountain
117 -46.09 114 -40.35 99 89.88 Erskine 4 0-4-0 115 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
116 -46.02 115 -41.33 103 95.17 Guilford College 3 0-3-0 116 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
114 -38.12 116 -42.07 108 99.20 Brigham Young 7 1-5-1 114 6 1-4-1 NoDivi 9 6 1-4-1 Rocky Mountain
115 -44.07 117 -42.45 107 97.38 Elon 4 0-4-0 117 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
118 -48.70 118 -48.47 116 108.14 Colorado School of Mines 7 1-6-0 118 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 11 6 1-5-0 Rocky Mountain
119 -55.65 119 -57.12 119 109.07 Western Colorado 8 0-8-0 119 7 0-7-0 NoDivi 12 7 0-7-0 Rocky Mountain
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
Southwestern Oklahoma State 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 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 (Oregon) 1 0-0-1
Puget Sound 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon College 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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