College Football 1927
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1927/9/17 and 1927/12/3
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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1927 - 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
2 38.97 1 47.07 6 15.62 Centenary (LA) 4 4-0-0 1 4 4-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
1 45.22 2 44.27 9 21.94 Texas A&M 9 8-0-1 2 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 1 5 4-0-1 SWAC
3 36.62 3 37.04 4 12.50 Southern Methodist 9 7-2-0 3 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 SWAC
4 27.82 4 33.15 11 26.40 Arkansas 9 8-1-0 4 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 SWAC
13 23.22 5 31.58 7 17.17 Southwestern (TX) 3 2-1-0 5 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
7 26.10 6 28.43 10 23.06 Texas 9 6-2-1 6 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 SWAC
9 25.24 7 26.44 15 32.31 Notre Dame 9 7-1-1 7 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 EIC
14 22.29 8 26.25 28 42.42 Illinois 8 7-0-1 8 8 7-0-1 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 BIG 10
6 27.41 9 26.24 22 37.21 Army 10 9-1-0 9 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 4 1 0-1-0 NEI
12 24.72 10 25.83 31 42.79 Minnesota 8 6-0-2 10 8 6-0-2 NoDivi 2 4 3-0-1 BIG 10
8 25.70 11 25.58 1 7.42 Texas Christian 9 4-3-2 11 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 5 5 1-2-2 SWAC
5 27.80 12 25.07 26 41.79 Yale 8 7-1-0 12 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 NEI
10 24.81 13 24.55 52 51.25 Georgia 10 9-1-0 13 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 4 7 6-1-0 SoCon
23 15.78 14 21.53 34 45.33 Missouri 9 7-2-0 14 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 MVIAA
16 21.20 15 20.92 73 59.92 Tennessee 9 8-0-1 15 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 3 6 5-0-1 SoCon
11 24.74 16 20.85 76 61.56 Pittsburgh 10 8-1-1 16 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 2 4 3-0-1 EIC
20 17.60 17 20.81 56 52.28 Georgia Tech 10 8-1-1 17 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 2 8 7-0-1 SoCon
17 20.05 18 18.64 23 39.86 Michigan 8 6-2-0 18 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 BIG 10
25 14.56 19 18.54 2 8.25 Rice 9 2-6-1 19 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 6 4 1-3-0 SWAC
19 18.40 20 18.07 46 49.56 Vanderbilt 11 8-1-2 20 11 8-1-2 NoDivi 5 7 5-0-2 SoCon
15 21.83 21 16.57 54 51.75 Southern California 10 8-1-1 21 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 1 5 4-0-1 PCC
22 15.88 22 16.24 79 63.33 Washington & Jefferson 9 7-0-2 22 9 7-0-2 NoDivi 5 4 2-0-2 EIC
29 10.90 23 15.80 19 34.86 Oklahoma State 8 4-4-0 23 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 MVIAA
32 10.32 24 15.72 99 76.00 Furman 11 10-1-0 24 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 SWIC
18 18.98 25 15.24 51 51.19 Nebraska 8 6-2-0 25 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 MVIAA
21 17.46 26 15.15 59 53.12 Princeton 7 6-1-0 26 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 EIC
44 5.46 27 13.13 102 78.50 North Carolina State 10 9-1-0 27 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 SoCon
28 12.19 28 10.78 5 13.25 Baylor 9 2-7-0 28 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 7 5 0-5-0 SWAC
43 5.66 29 10.74 8 21.17 Bucknell 3 1-2-0 29 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
24 15.67 30 9.85 95 73.50 Dartmouth 8 7-1-0 30 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 NEI
39 7.49 31 9.48 27 42.00 Oklahoma 8 3-3-2 31 8 3-3-2 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 MVIAA
38 7.88 32 9.48 62 55.50 Detroit 9 7-2-0 32 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 EIC
33 10.13 33 8.94 21 36.94 University of Chicago 8 4-4-0 33 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 BIG 10
30 10.87 34 8.62 49 50.14 Stanford 11 8-2-1 34 11 8-2-1 NoDivi 2 5 4-0-1 PCC
27 13.21 35 8.60 64 56.31 Navy 9 6-3-0 35 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 2 1-1-0 EIC
46 4.85 36 7.49 83 66.61 Florida 10 7-3-0 36 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 6 7 5-2-0 SoCon
31 10.49 37 7.24 44 48.67 Penn State 9 6-2-1 37 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 6 3 2-1-0 EIC
61 1.14 38 6.81 74 60.30 Mississippi 9 5-3-1 38 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 8 5 3-2-0 SoCon
34 9.33 39 6.58 69 59.17 Washington 11 9-2-0 39 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 PCC
26 13.67 40 6.31 67 59.08 Purdue 8 6-2-0 40 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 8 4 2-2-0 BIG 10
45 5.19 41 6.21 91 70.67 Creighton 8 6-1-1 41 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
54 2.91 42 5.79 43 48.29 Iowa State 8 4-3-1 42 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 MVIAA
50 3.84 43 5.03 16 32.42 Ohio State 8 4-4-0 43 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 BIG 10
65 -0.19 44 4.98 72 59.67 Washington MO 9 5-2-2 44 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 5 5 2-2-1 MVIAA
56 2.27 45 4.77 14 32.00 Kansas State 8 3-5-0 45 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 MVIAA
36 8.86 46 4.68 61 53.93 California 10 7-3-0 46 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 PCC
35 9.08 47 4.43 92 70.71 New York University 10 7-1-2 47 10 7-1-2 NoDivi 5 1 0-0-1 NEI
51 3.57 48 3.92 45 49.44 Alabama 10 5-4-1 48 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 9 8 3-4-1 SoCon
53 3.29 49 2.98 40 47.07 Wisconsin 8 4-4-0 49 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 10 5 1-4-0 BIG 10
42 6.38 50 2.98 63 55.75 Marquette 9 6-3-0 50 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 EIC
41 6.64 51 2.96 39 46.83 St. Mary's CA 3 1-1-1 51 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
48 4.35 52 2.92 37 46.07 Northwestern 8 4-4-0 52 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 BIG 10
58 2.18 53 2.65 71 59.56 Virginia 9 5-4-0 53 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 10 8 4-4-0 SoCon
47 4.53 54 2.22 3 12.00 Trinity University (TX) 3 0-3-0 54 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
49 4.11 55 2.12 13 30.33 Santa Clara 3 1-2-0 55 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
52 3.47 56 1.88 41 47.62 Indiana 8 3-4-1 56 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 7 4 1-2-1 BIG 10
82 -6.51 57 1.65 96 73.81 Clemson 9 5-3-1 57 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 7 4 2-2-0 SoCon
37 8.01 58 1.56 68 59.14 Pennsylvania 10 6-4-0 58 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 11 2 0-2-0 EIC
40 6.65 59 0.98 107 81.75 Georgetown 9 8-1-0 59 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
59 2.01 60 0.30 32 43.58 Iowa 8 4-4-0 60 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 9 5 1-4-0 BIG 10
76 -5.26 61 -0.71 57 52.69 Kansas 8 3-4-1 61 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 8 7 3-3-1 MVIAA
80 -5.99 62 -0.90 18 34.25 Sewanee 8 2-6-0 62 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 14 5 1-4-0 SoCon
71 -4.33 63 -1.37 55 52.21 Louisiana State 9 4-4-1 63 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 11 6 2-3-1 SoCon
63 0.59 64 -1.51 48 50.00 Carnegie Mellon 10 5-4-1 64 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 7 4 1-3-0 EIC
60 1.77 65 -1.63 86 69.19 Syracuse 10 5-3-2 65 10 5-3-2 NoDivi 10 2 0-1-1 NEI
57 2.25 66 -2.05 29 42.50 Harvard 8 4-4-0 66 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 NEI
85 -7.38 67 -2.19 36 45.62 Mercer 4 1-3-0 67 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
67 -1.71 68 -2.28 105 79.79 Idaho 8 4-1-3 68 8 4-1-3 NoDivi 4 4 2-0-2 PCC
62 1.08 69 -2.72 94 72.25 Virginia Tech 9 5-4-0 69 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 21 5 2-3-0 SoCon
70 -4.02 70 -2.77 53 51.38 Tulane 8 2-5-1 70 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 13 8 2-5-1 SoCon
55 2.38 71 -3.15 65 57.75 Oregon State 7 3-3-1 71 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 PCC
78 -5.69 72 -3.33 81 64.30 North Carolina 10 4-6-0 72 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 12 7 2-5-0 SoCon
69 -3.41 73 -3.37 80 63.94 Washington & Lee 9 4-4-1 73 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 18 5 2-3-0 SoCon
64 0.25 74 -3.80 97 74.00 Colgate 9 4-2-3 74 9 4-2-3 NoDivi 6 4 1-0-3 NEI
73 -4.94 75 -4.23 101 78.28 Virginia Military 10 6-4-0 75 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 19 6 2-4-0 SoCon
66 -0.71 76 -4.29 75 60.67 Washington State 8 3-3-2 76 8 3-3-2 NoDivi 7 5 1-3-1 PCC
87 -8.05 77 -4.60 98 74.00 John Hopkins 3 1-1-1 77 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
97 -16.09 78 -5.17 88 69.33 South Carolina 9 4-5-0 78 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 15 6 2-4-0 SoCon
77 -5.63 79 -5.31 82 66.40 Mississippi State 8 5-3-0 79 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 17 5 2-3-0 SoCon
74 -4.98 80 -5.59 70 59.17 West Virginia 9 2-4-3 80 9 2-4-3 NoDivi 9 4 0-2-2 EIC
72 -4.42 81 -5.84 66 57.95 Maryland 11 4-7-0 81 11 4-7-0 NoDivi 16 8 3-5-0 SoCon
79 -5.89 82 -7.05 103 79.00 Gonzaga 3 1-1-1 82 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
84 -7.06 83 -7.53 87 69.19 Duke 9 4-5-0 83 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 SWIC
83 -6.60 84 -7.67 24 41.00 Drake 9 3-6-0 84 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 9 3 1-2-0 MVIAA
81 -6.19 85 -7.97 89 69.50 Columbia 9 5-2-2 85 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 9 3 1-1-1 NEI
92 -11.68 86 -9.53 38 46.36 Kentucky 10 3-6-1 86 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 20 6 1-5-0 SoCon
86 -7.91 87 -9.74 85 67.50 Cornell 8 3-3-2 87 8 3-3-2 NoDivi 8 2 0-1-1 NEI
101 -17.65 88 -10.11 108 82.56 Davidson 9 4-4-1 88 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 4 2 0-1-1 SWIC
96 -14.92 89 -11.15 12 27.17 Allegheny College 3 0-3-0 89 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
93 -11.95 90 -11.76 35 45.62 Lafayette 9 5-3-1 90 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 10 3 0-2-1 EIC
68 -3.09 91 -11.87 118 107.25 Colorado State 8 7-1-0 91 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 2 8 7-1-0 RMAC
99 -16.58 92 -11.95 20 35.50 Michigan State 9 4-5-0 92 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 8 1 0-1-0 EIC
111 -23.76 93 -12.01 93 71.57 Wake Forest 10 2-6-2 93 10 2-6-2 NoDivi 3 3 0-2-1 SWIC
103 -18.48 94 -12.16 17 33.00 Thiel College 3 0-3-0 94 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
75 -5.06 95 -12.60 30 42.70 Brown 10 3-6-1 95 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 7 4 0-3-1 NEI
88 -8.44 96 -12.71 113 97.57 Denver 7 5-2-0 96 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 RMAC
100 -17.12 97 -14.06 84 66.92 Montana 8 3-4-1 97 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 PCC
94 -12.34 98 -14.06 50 50.79 Auburn 9 0-7-2 98 9 0-7-2 NoDivi 22 7 0-6-1 SoCon
90 -9.90 99 -14.72 42 48.00 Oregon 7 2-4-1 99 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 8 5 0-4-1 PCC
106 -19.84 100 -16.19 33 44.62 Saint Louis 4 0-4-0 100 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
91 -11.66 101 -16.88 25 41.25 Davis & Elkins 4 0-4-0 101 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
115 -31.88 102 -18.69 100 77.33 Elon 3 0-2-1 102 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
89 -9.33 103 -18.71 116 105.71 Colorado College 8 6-2-0 103 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 4 7 5-2-0 RMAC
113 -27.47 104 -19.31 77 61.67 Erskine 3 0-3-0 104 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
95 -12.34 105 -19.40 109 89.00 Utah 7 3-3-1 105 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 5 5 3-1-1 RMAC
108 -22.52 106 -19.40 60 53.29 Grinnell College 8 0-7-1 106 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 10 5 0-5-0 MVIAA
107 -20.26 107 -20.16 47 49.67 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 0-3-0 107 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
102 -17.65 108 -20.73 110 89.36 Montana State 8 4-4-0 108 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 RMAC
105 -19.79 109 -21.17 58 52.83 Hobart College 3 0-3-0 109 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
110 -23.38 110 -23.06 90 69.88 Citadel 4 0-4-0 110 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
104 -19.72 111 -25.03 78 63.33 Niagara 3 0-3-0 111 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
109 -22.95 112 -26.07 112 94.11 Colorado 9 4-5-0 112 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 7 8 4-4-0 RMAC
114 -29.68 113 -26.64 104 79.33 Wofford 3 0-3-0 113 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
98 -16.10 114 -26.88 114 103.79 Utah State 8 3-4-1 114 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 6 7 3-3-1 RMAC
118 -36.42 115 -29.26 106 81.33 Richmond 3 0-3-0 115 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
112 -26.26 116 -36.44 111 93.58 Wyoming 9 4-5-0 116 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 8 5 1-4-0 RMAC
116 -33.96 117 -39.09 117 107.00 Brigham Young 7 2-4-1 117 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 10 6 2-4-0 RMAC
117 -36.30 118 -39.80 115 105.36 Colorado Mines 7 2-5-0 118 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 9 7 2-5-0 RMAC
120 -50.50 119 -47.42 120 111.00 Western Colorado 7 1-6-0 119 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 12 6 1-5-0 RMAC
119 -45.37 120 -48.86 119 107.64 Northern Colorado 9 2-7-0 120 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 11 7 1-6-0 RMAC
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Boston College 2 0-2-0
Fresno State 1 0-1-0
Hawaii 1 1-0-0
Louisiana Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Tech 2 0-2-0
Miami FL 1 0-1-0
Nevada Reno 2 0-2-0
New Mexico 1 1-0-0
North Texas 1 0-1-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0
Rutgers 2 0-2-0
Temple 2 1-1-0
Texas Tech 2 0-2-0
Tulsa 1 1-0-0
UCLA 1 0-1-0
Butler 2 0-2-0
California Davis 2 0-1-1
Fordham 2 0-2-0
Holy Cross 2 0-2-0
Lehigh 2 0-2-0
Monmouth (NJ) 1 0-1-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0
North Dakota 2 0-2-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 2 1-0-1
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
Sam Houston 1 0-1-0
Samford 1 0-0-1
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
South Dakota State 2 0-2-0
Stetson 1 1-0-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1-1-0
William & Mary 2 0-2-0
Black Hills State 1 0-1-0
Central Oklahoma 1 0-0-1
Chadron State College 2 1-1-0
Fort Hays State 1 0-1-0
Kentucky Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Missouri Rolla 2 0-2-0
Ouachita 1 0-1-0
SW Oklahoma 1 0-1-0
Adrian College 1 0-1-0
Albion College 1 0-1-0
Albright 1 0-1-0
Alfred University 1 0-1-0
Amherst College 1 0-1-0
Austin College 2 0-2-0
Bethany (WV) 1 0-1-0
Bowdoin College 1 0-1-0
Carson Newman 1 0-1-0
Centre College 2 0-2-0
Coe College 1 0-1-0
Cornell College (IA) 2 1-1-0
Denison University 1 0-1-0
DePauw University 1 0-1-0
Franklin & Marshall 2 0-2-0
Franklin College 1 0-1-0
Gettysburg College 1 0-1-0
Grove City College 1 0-1-0
Hamilton College 1 0-1-0
Hampden-Sydney 2 0-2-0
Hendrix 2 0-1-1
Howard Payne 1 0-1-0
Kalamazoo College 1 0-1-0
Birmingham Southern 1 0-1-0
Lawrence University 1 0-1-0
Lebanon Valley College 2 1-1-0
Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0-1-0
Linfield College 1 0-1-0
Maryville College 2 0-1-1
McDaniel College 1 0-1-0
Millsaps College 2 0-2-0
Muhlenberg College 1 0-1-0
Norwich 1 0-1-0
Ohio Wesleyan 2 0-1-1
Pacific (OR) 1 0-1-0
Puget Sound 1 0-1-0
Saint Lawrence 1 0-1-0
Simpson (IA) 2 0-2-0
Susquehanna 2 0-2-0
Union College (NY) 1 0-1-0
Ursinus College 1 0-1-0
Wabash College 2 1-1-0
Waynesburg College 2 0-2-0
Wesleyan University 1 0-1-0
Westminster (MO) 1 0-0-1
Westminster (PA) 1 0-1-0
Willamette Oregon 1 0-1-0
Williams College 1 0-1-0
Wittenberg 1 0-1-0
Hastings College 1 0-1-0
Albertson 1 0-1-0
Boston University 1 0-1-0
Bradley 1 0-1-0
Bryson 1 1-0-0
California Tech 1 0-1-0
Centerville (Butte) 1 0-1-0
Clarkson 1 0-1-0
College of the Ozarks 2 0-2-0
Columbia (Dubg) 1 0-1-0
Daniel Baker 1 0-1-0
Drexel 1 0-1-0
Florida Southern 1 0-1-0
George Washington 1 0-1-0
Haskell Indian Nation 1 0-1-0
High Point 1 0-1-0
Lombard 1 0-1-0
Loyola (Chicago) 1 1-0-0
Loyola (New Orleans) 1 1-0-0
Loyola MD 1 0-1-0
Lynchburg 1 0-1-0
Montezuma 2 0-2-0
Mount Saint Charles 2 0-1-1
Occidental 1 0-1-0
Oglethorpe 2 0-2-0
Olympic Club 2 0-2-0
Quantico Marines 1 1-0-0
Roanoke 2 0-2-0
Saint Bonaventure 1 0-0-1
Saint Edward's 2 0-1-1
Saint Viator 1 0-1-0
Schuykill 1 0-1-0
Southwestern (TN) 2 0-2-0
Swarthmore College 1 0-1-0
Transylvania 2 0-2-0
USS Idaho 2 0-2-0
Vermont 2 0-2-0
Washington (Maryland) 1 0-1-0
Western Reserve 1 0-1-0
Whitman 2 0-2-0
William Penn College 1 0-0-1
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