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| 1929 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference | ||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 30.67 | 2 | 31.63 | 25 | 39.71 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 9-1-0 | 1 | 10 | 9-1-0 | EIC |
| 2 | 30.20 | 3 | 30.86 | 36 | 44.50 | Purdue | 8 | 8-0-0 | 2 | 8 | 8-0-0 | BIG 10 |
| 3 | 29.38 | 1 | 32.53 | 23 | 36.94 | Notre Dame | 9 | 9-0-0 | 3 | 9 | 9-0-0 | EIC |
| 4 | 28.46 | 5 | 25.02 | 30 | 43.00 | Texas Christian | 10 | 9-0-1 | 4 | 10 | 9-0-1 | SWAC |
| 5 | 26.96 | 9 | 23.35 | 31 | 43.05 | Southern California | 12 | 10-2-0 | 5 | 12 | 10-2-0 | PCC |
| 6 | 26.88 | 6 | 24.70 | 29 | 42.64 | Stanford | 11 | 9-2-0 | 6 | 11 | 9-2-0 | PCC |
| 8 | 24.63 | 8 | 23.92 | 16 | 33.14 | Illinois | 8 | 6-1-1 | 8 | 8 | 6-1-1 | BIG 10 |
| 9 | 23.14 | 15 | 19.14 | 38 | 45.62 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 6-0-4 | 9 | 10 | 6-0-4 | SWAC |
| 10 | 21.50 | 14 | 19.32 | 20 | 34.29 | Minnesota | 8 | 6-2-0 | 10 | 8 | 6-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 11 | 21.07 | 12 | 20.47 | 1 | 15.83 | Iowa | 8 | 4-2-2 | 11 | 8 | 4-2-2 | BIG 10 |
| 12 | 20.97 | 7 | 24.32 | 27 | 39.93 | California | 9 | 7-1-1 | 12 | 9 | 7-1-1 | PCC |
| 13 | 20.62 | 22 | 13.59 | 28 | 42.44 | Texas | 9 | 5-2-2 | 13 | 9 | 5-2-2 | SWAC |
| 14 | 20.23 | 11 | 20.74 | 46 | 50.20 | Fordham | 9 | 7-0-2 | 14 | 9 | 7-0-2 | NEI |
| 15 | 20.18 | 19 | 16.04 | 86 | 69.21 | Tennessee | 10 | 9-0-1 | 15 | 10 | 9-0-1 | SoCon |
| 16 | 18.26 | 43 | 6.74 | 19 | 34.21 | Texas A&M | 9 | 5-4-0 | 16 | 9 | 5-4-0 | SWAC |
| 17 | 17.68 | 16 | 18.33 | 96 | 73.00 | Tulane | 9 | 9-0-0 | 17 | 9 | 9-0-0 | SoCon |
| 18 | 17.26 | 33 | 9.61 | 93 | 71.64 | Colgate | 9 | 8-1-0 | 18 | 9 | 8-1-0 | NEI |
| 19 | 17.12 | 13 | 19.36 | 5 | 20.08 | Northwestern | 9 | 6-3-0 | 19 | 9 | 6-3-0 | BIG 10 |
| 20 | 15.07 | 47 | 5.88 | 106 | 82.65 | North Carolina | 10 | 9-1-0 | 20 | 10 | 9-1-0 | SoCon |
| 23 | 14.10 | 24 | 12.53 | 7 | 24.56 | Wisconsin | 9 | 4-5-0 | 23 | 9 | 4-5-0 | BIG 10 |
| 24 | 13.59 | 32 | 9.73 | 55 | 54.00 | Georgetown | 9 | 5-2-2 | 24 | 9 | 5-2-2 | SWIC |
| 25 | 13.52 | 34 | 9.49 | 51 | 51.50 | Georgia | 10 | 6-4-0 | 25 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SoCon |
| 26 | 13.23 | 40 | 8.44 | 72 | 62.00 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 7-2-0 | 26 | 9 | 7-2-0 | SoCon |
| 27 | 13.15 | 25 | 12.27 | 45 | 49.25 | Nebraska | 8 | 4-1-3 | 27 | 8 | 4-1-3 | BIG 6 |
| 28 | 12.56 | 18 | 16.43 | 8 | 24.93 | Michigan | 9 | 5-3-1 | 28 | 9 | 5-3-1 | BIG 10 |
| 29 | 12.43 | 10 | 22.01 | 101 | 78.64 | Utah | 7 | 7-0-0 | 29 | 7 | 7-0-0 | RMAC |
| 30 | 12.30 | 35 | 9.41 | 32 | 43.12 | Baylor | 11 | 7-3-1 | 30 | 11 | 7-3-1 | SWAC |
| 31 | 12.01 | 36 | 9.35 | 60 | 56.70 | Kentucky | 8 | 6-1-1 | 31 | 8 | 6-1-1 | SoCon |
| 32 | 11.76 | 50 | 4.35 | 69 | 61.62 | Navy | 10 | 6-2-2 | 32 | 10 | 6-2-2 | EIC |
| 33 | 11.42 | 57 | 2.68 | 71 | 61.92 | Dartmouth | 9 | 7-2-0 | 33 | 9 | 7-2-0 | NEI |
| 34 | 11.19 | 37 | 9.01 | 44 | 48.50 | Arkansas | 9 | 7-2-0 | 34 | 9 | 7-2-0 | SWAC |
| 35 | 10.90 | 17 | 17.22 | 4 | 18.17 | Ohio State | 8 | 4-3-1 | 35 | 8 | 4-3-1 | BIG 10 |
| 36 | 10.13 | 41 | 7.11 | 68 | 59.88 | Missouri | 8 | 5-2-1 | 36 | 8 | 5-2-1 | BIG 6 |
| 38 | 9.58 | 23 | 12.53 | 74 | 62.72 | Florida | 10 | 8-2-0 | 38 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SoCon |
| 39 | 9.49 | 38 | 8.81 | 37 | 44.58 | Harvard | 8 | 5-2-1 | 39 | 8 | 5-2-1 | NEI |
| 41 | 9.11 | 52 | 4.17 | 52 | 53.36 | Alabama | 9 | 6-3-0 | 41 | 9 | 6-3-0 | SoCon |
| 42 | 9.05 | 28 | 11.21 | 33 | 43.71 | Oregon | 10 | 7-3-0 | 42 | 10 | 7-3-0 | PCC |
| 43 | 8.60 | 26 | 11.83 | 39 | 45.75 | West Virginia | 10 | 4-3-3 | 43 | 10 | 4-3-3 | EIC |
| 44 | 8.45 | 46 | 6.12 | 18 | 33.67 | Bucknell | 3 | 1-2-0 | 44 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Major-Ind |
| 45 | 8.40 | 44 | 6.72 | 66 | 59.33 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 7-2-0 | 45 | 9 | 7-2-0 | EIC |
| 48 | 7.34 | 29 | 10.81 | 83 | 68.06 | Washington State | 12 | 10-2-0 | 48 | 12 | 10-2-0 | PCC |
| 50 | 6.00 | 48 | 5.24 | 3 | 18.14 | Indiana | 9 | 2-6-1 | 50 | 9 | 2-6-1 | BIG 10 |
| 51 | 4.89 | 59 | 0.48 | 17 | 33.58 | Army | 11 | 6-4-1 | 51 | 11 | 6-4-1 | NEI |
| 52 | 3.89 | 63 | -1.92 | 53 | 53.71 | Kansas | 8 | 4-4-0 | 52 | 8 | 4-4-0 | BIG 6 |
| 53 | 3.82 | 42 | 6.79 | 13 | 29.83 | Oregon State | 9 | 5-4-0 | 53 | 9 | 5-4-0 | PCC |
| 54 | 3.59 | 79 | -7.73 | 43 | 48.12 | Holy Cross | 4 | 1-3-0 | 54 | 4 | 1-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 55 | 3.31 | 54 | 4.06 | 49 | 50.50 | Penn State | 9 | 6-3-0 | 55 | 9 | 6-3-0 | EIC |
| 56 | 3.20 | 58 | 2.34 | 81 | 67.43 | Drake | 9 | 5-3-1 | 56 | 9 | 5-3-1 | MVC |
| 57 | 2.93 | 83 | -9.06 | 54 | 53.83 | Boston College | 3 | 1-2-0 | 57 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Major-Ind |
| 60 | 2.43 | 65 | -2.55 | 35 | 44.22 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 3-6-0 | 60 | 9 | 3-6-0 | SoCon |
| 61 | 0.53 | 64 | -2.27 | 67 | 59.38 | Oklahoma | 8 | 3-3-2 | 61 | 8 | 3-3-2 | BIG 6 |
| 62 | 0.32 | 68 | -2.93 | 41 | 46.75 | Kansas State | 8 | 3-5-0 | 62 | 8 | 3-5-0 | BIG 6 |
| 63 | 0.14 | 71 | -4.04 | 79 | 65.17 | Syracuse | 9 | 6-3-0 | 63 | 9 | 6-3-0 | NEI |
| 64 | 0.07 | 75 | -6.42 | 109 | 83.25 | Cornell | 8 | 6-2-0 | 64 | 8 | 6-2-0 | NEI |
| 66 | -2.77 | 69 | -3.34 | 110 | 83.30 | Clemson | 11 | 8-3-0 | 66 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SoCon |
| 67 | -3.90 | 81 | -8.18 | 59 | 56.58 | Brown | 10 | 5-5-0 | 67 | 10 | 5-5-0 | NEI |
| 68 | -4.57 | 72 | -5.26 | 2 | 16.33 | North Texas | 3 | 0-3-0 | 68 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 69 | -4.99 | 88 | -10.39 | 77 | 64.92 | Maryland | 10 | 4-4-2 | 69 | 10 | 4-4-2 | SoCon |
| 71 | -5.68 | 92 | -12.97 | 85 | 68.75 | Duke | 10 | 4-6-0 | 71 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SoCon |
| 72 | -6.05 | 104 | -18.66 | 57 | 55.00 | Princeton | 7 | 2-4-1 | 72 | 7 | 2-4-1 | EIC |
| 73 | -6.12 | 85 | -9.36 | 78 | 64.92 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 4-3-2 | 73 | 9 | 4-3-2 | MVC |
| 74 | -6.22 | 60 | 0.29 | 14 | 30.80 | UCLA | 8 | 4-4-0 | 74 | 8 | 4-4-0 | PCC |
| 75 | -6.28 | 87 | -9.87 | 88 | 70.44 | South Carolina | 11 | 6-5-0 | 75 | 11 | 6-5-0 | SoCon |
| 76 | -6.30 | 27 | 11.61 | 98 | 76.07 | Colorado | 7 | 5-1-1 | 76 | 7 | 5-1-1 | RMAC |
| 77 | -6.54 | 84 | -9.08 | 95 | 72.93 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 5-4-0 | 77 | 9 | 5-4-0 | SoCon |
| 78 | -6.72 | 77 | -6.93 | 34 | 44.06 | Washington | 9 | 2-6-1 | 78 | 9 | 2-6-1 | PCC |
| 79 | -6.96 | 73 | -5.73 | 64 | 58.20 | Michigan State | 8 | 5-3-0 | 79 | 8 | 5-3-0 | EIC |
| 81 | -8.53 | 99 | -15.98 | 58 | 56.12 | Iowa State | 8 | 1-7-0 | 81 | 8 | 1-7-0 | BIG 6 |
| 82 | -8.65 | 62 | -1.25 | 70 | 61.64 | Idaho | 9 | 4-5-0 | 82 | 9 | 4-5-0 | PCC |
| 84 | -9.10 | 103 | -18.35 | 94 | 71.88 | Furman | 4 | 1-3-0 | 84 | 4 | 1-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 85 | -10.07 | 78 | -7.33 | 97 | 73.33 | LSU | 9 | 6-3-0 | 85 | 9 | 6-3-0 | SoCon |
| 87 | -10.56 | 90 | -12.34 | 11 | 27.00 | Rice | 9 | 2-7-0 | 87 | 9 | 2-7-0 | SWAC |
| 89 | -11.77 | 56 | 2.93 | 113 | 85.79 | Brigham Young | 8 | 5-3-0 | 89 | 8 | 5-3-0 | RMAC |
| 90 | -12.32 | 91 | -12.43 | 90 | 71.00 | Virginia | 9 | 4-3-2 | 90 | 9 | 4-3-2 | SoCon |
| 92 | -12.84 | 66 | -2.59 | 92 | 71.14 | Utah State | 7 | 3-4-0 | 92 | 7 | 3-4-0 | RMAC |
| 93 | -13.10 | 61 | -1.00 | 102 | 78.89 | Colorado State | 9 | 5-4-0 | 93 | 9 | 5-4-0 | RMAC |
| 94 | -13.93 | 108 | -21.23 | 47 | 50.30 | Columbia | 9 | 4-5-0 | 94 | 9 | 4-5-0 | NEI |
| 95 | -14.34 | 98 | -15.43 | 48 | 50.31 | Mississippi | 9 | 1-6-2 | 95 | 9 | 1-6-2 | SoCon |
| 98 | -15.49 | 80 | -8.12 | 15 | 33.00 | Nevada Reno | 3 | 0-3-0 | 98 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 99 | -16.13 | 100 | -16.36 | 107 | 82.67 | Davidson | 10 | 5-5-0 | 99 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SWIC |
| 100 | -16.83 | 96 | -15.20 | 22 | 36.64 | Auburn | 9 | 2-7-0 | 100 | 9 | 2-7-0 | SoCon |
| 103 | -19.88 | 116 | -29.94 | 99 | 76.12 | Citadel | 4 | 0-4-0 | 103 | 4 | 0-4-0 | Major-Ind |
| 104 | -20.27 | 97 | -15.26 | 82 | 67.43 | Montana | 9 | 3-5-1 | 104 | 9 | 3-5-1 | PCC |
| 105 | -20.84 | 114 | -25.97 | 108 | 82.86 | Wake Forest | 12 | 6-5-1 | 105 | 12 | 6-5-1 | SWIC |
| 106 | -20.95 | 74 | -6.00 | 117 | 92.25 | Montana State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 106 | 8 | 6-2-0 | RMAC |
| 108 | -22.71 | 109 | -21.34 | 80 | 66.60 | Mississippi State | 8 | 1-5-2 | 108 | 8 | 1-5-2 | SoCon |
| 112 | -27.70 | 115 | -26.07 | 104 | 80.56 | North Carolina State | 9 | 1-8-0 | 112 | 9 | 1-8-0 | SoCon |
| 113 | -28.64 | 86 | -9.60 | 118 | 92.83 | Northern Colorado | 7 | 4-3-0 | 113 | 7 | 4-3-0 | RMAC |
| 114 | -33.79 | 110 | -22.22 | 89 | 70.71 | Wyoming | 8 | 1-7-0 | 114 | 8 | 1-7-0 | RMAC |
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