College Football 1927
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1927/9/17 and 1928/1/2
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 47.42 1 45.68 9 25.00 Texas A&M 9 8-0-1 2 8 7-0-1 NoDivi 1 5 4-0-1 Southwest AC
2 36.86 2 44.47 7 19.12 Centenary LA 4 4-0-0 1 4 4-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
3 35.62 3 35.52 4 14.79 Southern Methodist 9 7-2-0 3 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 Southwest AC
13 23.00 4 31.25 8 19.33 Southwestern (Texas) 3 2-1-0 5 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
7 26.01 5 30.94 15 30.90 Arkansas 9 8-1-0 4 5 4-1-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 Southwest AC
8 25.82 6 27.80 12 27.50 Texas 9 6-2-1 6 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 Southwest AC
9 25.50 7 27.36 16 31.69 Notre Dame 9 7-1-1 7 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Eastern Indep
14 21.63 8 25.46 40 45.92 Illinois 8 7-0-1 8 6 5-0-1 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Western
10 24.28 9 25.42 36 44.79 Minnesota 8 6-0-2 9 7 5-0-2 NoDivi 2 4 3-0-1 Western
5 26.54 10 25.41 25 40.29 Army 10 9-1-0 10 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 4 1 0-1-0 Northeast Indep
4 27.43 11 23.93 22 37.81 Southern California 10 8-1-1 13 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 1 5 4-0-1 PCC
11 23.99 12 23.47 56 53.25 Georgia 10 9-1-0 14 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 4 7 6-1-0 Southern C
6 26.16 13 23.29 39 45.64 Yale 8 7-1-0 12 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Northeast Indep
21 16.81 14 20.72 70 58.44 Georgia Tech 10 8-1-1 16 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 2 8 7-0-1 Southern C
25 15.19 15 20.40 47 48.44 Missouri 9 7-2-0 15 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 MVIAA
18 18.67 16 20.00 17 32.06 Stanford 11 8-2-1 17 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 2 5 4-0-1 PCC
16 20.48 17 19.66 76 62.17 Tennessee 9 8-0-1 18 6 5-0-1 NoDivi 3 6 5-0-1 Southern C
15 20.59 18 19.16 2 11.12 Texas Christian 9 4-3-2 11 6 1-3-2 NoDivi 5 5 1-2-2 Southwest AC
17 19.31 19 17.76 32 42.79 Michigan 8 6-2-0 19 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 Western
27 13.89 20 17.44 1 9.17 Rice 9 2-6-1 20 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 6 4 1-3-0 Southwest AC
20 18.04 21 16.70 61 55.21 Vanderbilt 11 8-1-2 21 8 5-1-2 NoDivi 5 7 5-0-2 Southern C
12 23.71 22 16.60 79 63.00 Pittsburgh 10 8-1-1 22 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 2 4 3-0-1 Eastern Indep
24 15.76 23 15.38 34 43.75 Washington 11 9-2-0 23 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 PCC
34 10.40 24 14.99 23 37.86 Oklahoma State 8 4-4-0 24 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 MVIAA
36 9.51 25 14.78 100 77.17 Furman 11 10-1-0 25 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Southwest Indep
22 16.50 26 13.83 27 41.50 California 10 7-3-0 27 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 PCC
23 16.13 27 13.75 64 56.38 Princeton 7 6-1-0 26 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Eastern Indep
30 12.56 28 13.62 99 76.40 Washington and Jefferson 9 7-0-2 28 6 4-0-2 NoDivi 5 4 2-0-2 Eastern Indep
19 18.49 29 13.61 59 53.88 Nebraska 8 6-2-0 29 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 MVIAA
26 14.60 30 12.59 13 27.67 St. Mary's CA 3 1-1-1 31 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
49 4.32 31 11.77 103 80.80 North Carolina State 10 9-1-0 30 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Southern C
32 11.08 32 11.29 6 16.17 Santa Clara 3 1-2-0 32 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
40 7.60 33 9.15 63 55.80 Detroit 9 7-2-0 34 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
33 10.80 34 8.71 5 15.19 Baylor 9 2-7-0 33 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 7 5 0-5-0 Southwest AC
54 3.56 35 8.53 10 26.17 Bucknell 3 1-2-0 36 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
41 7.05 36 8.47 38 45.21 Oklahoma 8 3-3-2 35 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 MVIAA
37 9.15 37 7.84 26 40.88 University of Chicago 8 4-4-0 38 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Western
31 12.33 38 7.50 68 57.69 Navy 9 6-3-0 39 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 4 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
28 13.60 39 7.28 101 78.42 Dartmouth 8 7-1-0 37 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 Northeast Indep
44 6.25 40 7.01 69 58.33 Idaho 8 4-1-3 45 7 3-1-3 NoDivi 4 4 2-0-2 PCC
51 4.05 41 6.54 86 68.11 Florida 10 7-3-0 40 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 6 7 5-2-0 Southern C
48 5.28 42 6.12 92 71.67 Creighton 8 6-1-1 41 6 4-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
43 6.51 43 5.68 35 43.75 Gonzaga 3 1-1-1 62 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
29 13.12 44 5.45 77 62.67 Purdue 8 6-2-0 43 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 8 4 2-2-0 Western
64 -0.01 45 5.19 78 62.80 Mississippi 9 5-3-1 42 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 8 5 3-2-0 Southern C
38 9.07 46 5.09 57 53.33 Penn State 9 6-2-1 44 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 6 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
58 2.36 47 4.63 51 50.36 Iowa State 8 4-3-1 46 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 MVIAA
35 9.98 48 4.52 95 73.50 New York University 10 7-1-2 54 7 4-1-2 NoDivi 5 1 0-0-1 Northeast Indep
42 6.78 49 4.36 28 41.50 Washington State 8 3-3-2 52 6 2-3-1 NoDivi 7 5 1-3-1 PCC
39 8.02 50 4.27 30 42.58 Oregon State 7 3-3-1 49 6 2-3-1 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 PCC
55 3.18 51 4.15 18 34.33 Ohio State 8 4-4-0 47 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 Western
67 -0.67 52 4.00 74 61.33 Washington MO 9 5-2-2 48 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 5 5 2-2-1 MVIAA
59 1.80 53 3.70 19 34.43 Kansas State 8 3-5-0 50 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 MVIAA
52 4.02 54 3.67 46 48.29 Alabama 10 5-4-1 51 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 9 8 3-4-1 Southern C
53 3.98 55 2.73 43 47.79 Northwestern 8 4-4-0 53 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 Western
45 5.83 56 2.35 67 57.42 Marquette 9 6-3-0 55 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Eastern Indep
57 2.59 57 1.80 48 48.57 Wisconsin 8 4-4-0 56 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 10 5 1-4-0 Western
61 1.24 58 1.41 73 60.88 Virginia 9 5-4-0 57 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 10 8 4-4-0 Southern C
56 2.85 59 1.26 52 50.38 Indiana 8 3-4-1 58 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 7 4 1-2-1 Western
50 4.08 60 0.71 3 13.83 Trinity University TX 3 0-3-0 59 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
83 -7.55 61 0.42 97 75.25 Clemson 9 5-3-1 60 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 7 4 2-2-0 Southern C
60 1.75 62 0.16 37 45.08 Iowa 8 4-4-0 61 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 9 5 1-4-0 Western
46 5.49 63 -0.69 108 84.62 Georgetown 9 8-1-0 64 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
47 5.31 64 -0.98 71 59.94 Pennsylvania 10 6-4-0 63 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 11 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
62 0.54 65 -1.71 50 49.57 Carnegie Mellon 10 5-4-1 68 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 7 4 1-3-0 Eastern Indep
74 -5.67 66 -1.89 62 55.75 Kansas 8 3-4-1 66 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 8 7 3-3-1 MVIAA
77 -6.40 67 -2.07 20 36.08 Sewanee 8 2-6-0 65 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 14 5 1-4-0 Southern C
85 -7.82 68 -2.75 42 47.12 Mercer 4 1-3-0 69 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
63 0.42 69 -3.20 94 72.31 Syracuse 10 5-3-2 70 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 10 2 0-1-1 Northeast Indep
79 -6.69 70 -3.80 60 54.33 Louisiana State 9 4-4-1 67 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 11 6 2-3-1 Southern C
71 -5.16 71 -3.90 58 53.44 Tulane 8 2-5-1 71 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 13 8 2-5-1 Southern C
66 -0.16 72 -3.94 96 74.25 Virginia Tech 9 5-4-0 73 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 21 5 2-3-0 Southern C
70 -4.39 73 -4.41 82 66.25 Washington & Lee 9 4-4-1 75 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 18 5 2-3-0 Southern C
78 -6.63 74 -4.50 81 65.80 North Carolina 10 4-6-0 74 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 12 7 2-5-0 Southern C
65 -0.12 75 -4.84 45 48.00 Harvard 8 4-4-0 72 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 Northeast Indep
68 -1.78 76 -5.32 105 82.00 Colgate 9 4-2-3 77 6 2-1-3 NoDivi 6 4 1-0-3 Northeast Indep
76 -6.09 77 -5.50 102 79.50 Virginia Military 10 6-4-0 76 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 19 6 2-4-0 Southern C
89 -9.30 78 -5.91 98 75.83 John Hopkins 3 1-1-1 79 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
100 -17.12 79 -6.42 91 71.44 South Carolina 9 4-5-0 81 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 15 6 2-4-0 Southern C
80 -6.90 80 -6.66 89 70.00 Mississippi State 8 5-3-0 78 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 17 5 2-3-0 Southern C
72 -5.45 81 -7.06 72 60.15 Maryland 11 4-7-0 82 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 16 8 3-5-0 Southern C
75 -6.00 82 -7.10 75 61.72 West Virginia 9 2-4-3 83 9 2-4-3 NoDivi 9 4 0-2-2 Eastern Indep
94 -13.34 83 -8.14 41 47.10 Montana 8 3-4-1 84 6 1-4-1 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 PCC
86 -7.92 84 -8.65 90 70.69 Duke 9 4-5-0 85 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 Southwest Indep
81 -7.16 85 -8.93 31 42.79 Drake 9 3-6-0 86 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 9 3 1-2-0 MVIAA
84 -7.57 86 -9.21 88 69.25 Columbia 9 5-2-2 88 5 1-2-2 NoDivi 9 3 1-1-1 Northeast Indep
73 -5.62 87 -9.40 11 27.25 Oregon 7 2-4-1 80 5 0-4-1 NoDivi 8 5 0-4-1 PCC
69 -1.81 88 -9.63 117 105.00 Colorado State 8 7-1-0 87 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 2 8 7-1-0 Rocky Mountain
92 -12.15 89 -10.35 49 48.79 Kentucky 10 3-6-1 89 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 20 6 1-5-0 Southern C
82 -7.44 90 -11.08 113 96.64 Denver 7 5-2-0 90 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 Rocky Mountain
102 -19.22 91 -11.86 109 84.78 Davidson 9 4-4-1 91 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 4 2 0-1-1 Southwest Indep
109 -22.96 92 -11.86 84 67.42 Wake Forest 10 2-6-2 94 7 1-4-2 NoDivi 3 3 0-2-1 Southwest Indep
90 -10.21 93 -12.29 85 67.90 Cornell 8 3-3-2 92 6 2-3-1 NoDivi 8 2 0-1-1 Northeast Indep
101 -17.30 94 -12.73 24 38.00 Michigan State 9 4-5-0 93 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 8 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
97 -15.47 95 -13.08 14 30.67 Allegheny College 3 0-3-0 95 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
95 -13.58 96 -13.60 53 51.00 Lafayette 9 5-3-1 96 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 10 3 0-2-1 Eastern Indep
103 -19.73 97 -14.05 21 36.50 Thiel College 3 0-3-0 98 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
96 -13.63 98 -15.45 55 53.21 Auburn 9 0-7-2 99 7 0-6-1 NoDivi 22 7 0-6-1 Southern C
87 -7.97 99 -16.22 116 103.71 Colorado College 8 6-2-0 100 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 4 7 5-2-0 Rocky Mountain
91 -10.60 100 -16.34 110 86.42 Utah 7 3-3-1 103 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 5 5 3-1-1 Rocky Mountain
104 -20.18 101 -16.71 44 47.88 Saint Louis 4 0-4-0 101 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
99 -15.54 102 -17.65 106 83.86 Montana State 8 4-4-0 102 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 Rocky Mountain
88 -8.98 103 -17.88 29 42.12 Brown 10 3-6-1 97 5 0-4-1 NoDivi 7 4 0-3-1 Northeast Indep
93 -12.67 104 -18.33 33 43.75 Davis & Elkins 4 0-4-0 104 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
113 -28.45 105 -20.53 80 64.00 Erskine 3 0-3-0 106 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
110 -23.05 106 -20.61 65 56.64 Grinnell College 8 0-7-1 107 7 0-7-0 NoDivi 10 5 0-5-0 MVIAA
105 -20.71 107 -21.16 54 51.50 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 0-3-0 108 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
108 -21.64 108 -23.03 66 57.17 Hobart College 3 0-3-0 109 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
107 -21.30 109 -23.53 111 90.78 Colorado 9 4-5-0 110 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 7 8 4-4-0 Rocky Mountain
111 -24.54 110 -24.45 93 72.12 Citadel 4 0-4-0 111 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
118 -39.03 111 -24.73 87 68.25 Elon 3 0-2-1 105 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
98 -15.50 112 -25.70 114 102.42 Utah State 8 3-4-1 112 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 6 7 3-3-1 Rocky Mountain
106 -20.92 113 -26.66 83 66.33 Niagara 3 0-3-0 113 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
114 -30.96 114 -28.09 104 81.67 Wofford 3 0-3-0 114 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
117 -37.87 115 -30.99 107 84.33 Richmond 3 0-3-0 115 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
112 -25.15 116 -34.57 112 91.50 Wyoming 9 4-5-0 116 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 8 5 1-4-0 Rocky Mountain
115 -32.68 117 -36.96 118 105.83 Brigham Young 7 2-4-1 117 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 10 6 2-4-0 Rocky Mountain
116 -34.93 118 -37.59 115 103.29 Colorado School of Mines 7 2-5-0 118 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 9 7 2-5-0 Rocky Mountain
120 -49.20 119 -45.30 120 109.75 Western Colorado 7 1-6-0 119 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 12 6 1-5-0 Rocky Mountain
119 -44.02 120 -46.78 119 106.57 Northern Colorado 9 2-7-0 120 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 11 7 1-6-0 Rocky Mountain
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
Southwestern Oklahoma State 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 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 College 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 (Oregon) 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 College 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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