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| 1929 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss | ||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 3 | 29.76 | 1 | 33.23 | 24 | 37.33 | Notre Dame | 9 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 4 | 29.66 | 2 | 30.32 | 32 | 44.57 | Purdue | 7 | 7-0-0 | 3 | 8 | 8-0-0 | Western |
| 1 | 32.09 | 4 | 28.32 | 21 | 35.45 | Southern California | 11 | 9-2-0 | 4 | 12 | 10-2-0 | PCC |
| 2 | 29.92 | 5 | 27.49 | 25 | 37.64 | Stanford | 7 | 6-1-0 | 5 | 11 | 9-2-0 | PCC |
| 9 | 23.56 | 6 | 27.06 | 20 | 35.36 | California | 7 | 5-1-1 | 7 | 9 | 7-1-1 | PCC |
| 20 | 15.85 | 7 | 25.49 | 93 | 72.00 | Utah | 7 | 7-0-0 | 8 | 7 | 7-0-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 7 | 24.60 | 8 | 25.41 | 28 | 38.56 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 7-1-0 | 9 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 6 | 27.30 | 9 | 23.76 | 35 | 45.50 | Texas Christian | 7 | 6-0-1 | 6 | 10 | 9-0-1 | Southwest AC |
| 8 | 23.90 | 10 | 23.11 | 18 | 33.64 | Illinois | 7 | 5-1-1 | 10 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Western |
| 12 | 20.38 | 11 | 19.83 | 1 | 16.33 | Iowa | 6 | 2-2-2 | 13 | 8 | 4-2-2 | Western |
| 15 | 18.72 | 12 | 19.23 | 51 | 53.10 | Fordham | 5 | 4-0-1 | 12 | 9 | 7-0-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 11 | 20.95 | 13 | 18.73 | 19 | 34.93 | Minnesota | 7 | 5-2-0 | 15 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Western |
| 19 | 16.57 | 14 | 18.59 | 5 | 20.75 | Northwestern | 6 | 3-3-0 | 14 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Western |
| 10 | 21.94 | 15 | 17.78 | 39 | 48.50 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 5-0-3 | 11 | 10 | 6-0-4 | Southwest AC |
| 17 | 16.88 | 16 | 17.56 | 99 | 74.14 | Tulane | 7 | 7-0-0 | 16 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Southern C |
| 28 | 11.89 | 17 | 15.80 | 10 | 25.71 | Michigan | 7 | 3-3-1 | 20 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Western |
| 37 | 9.52 | 18 | 15.55 | 4 | 19.50 | Ohio State | 6 | 2-3-1 | 17 | 8 | 4-3-1 | Western |
| 13 | 19.49 | 19 | 15.34 | 87 | 69.79 | Tennessee | 7 | 6-0-1 | 19 | 10 | 9-0-1 | Southern C |
| 67 | -2.95 | 20 | 15.03 | 86 | 69.50 | Colorado | 7 | 5-1-1 | 18 | 7 | 5-1-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 35 | 10.34 | 21 | 14.05 | 77 | 63.69 | Washington State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 24 | 12 | 10-2-0 | PCC |
| 29 | 11.71 | 22 | 13.84 | 30 | 39.50 | Oregon | 7 | 4-3-0 | 23 | 10 | 7-3-0 | PCC |
| 14 | 19.45 | 25 | 12.34 | 33 | 44.61 | Texas | 9 | 5-2-2 | 22 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Southwest AC |
| 22 | 13.71 | 26 | 12.11 | 6 | 24.56 | Wisconsin | 8 | 3-5-0 | 26 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Western |
| 38 | 9.21 | 27 | 12.11 | 69 | 61.72 | Florida | 9 | 7-2-0 | 25 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Southern C |
| 31 | 11.31 | 28 | 10.32 | 48 | 52.19 | Nebraska | 8 | 4-1-3 | 33 | 8 | 4-1-3 | Big 6 |
| 48 | 6.77 | 30 | 9.85 | 42 | 49.44 | West Virginia | 8 | 4-2-2 | 36 | 10 | 4-3-3 | Eastern Indep |
| 47 | 6.77 | 31 | 9.61 | 7 | 24.83 | Oregon State | 6 | 2-4-0 | 31 | 9 | 5-4-0 | PCC |
| 18 | 16.58 | 33 | 8.89 | 97 | 73.21 | Colgate | 7 | 6-1-0 | 39 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 25 | 12.83 | 34 | 8.87 | 49 | 52.50 | Georgia | 9 | 6-3-0 | 32 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southern C |
| 30 | 11.35 | 35 | 8.71 | 60 | 56.80 | Kentucky | 5 | 3-1-1 | 34 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Southern C |
| 27 | 12.47 | 37 | 8.55 | 59 | 56.75 | Georgetown | 6 | 3-1-2 | 40 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Southwest Indep |
| 39 | 8.95 | 38 | 8.18 | 37 | 45.67 | Harvard | 6 | 3-2-1 | 38 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 32 | 11.14 | 39 | 8.15 | 36 | 45.56 | Baylor | 8 | 4-3-1 | 28 | 11 | 7-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 36 | 10.07 | 41 | 7.84 | 45 | 51.25 | Arkansas | 6 | 4-2-0 | 30 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Southwest AC |
| 26 | 12.57 | 42 | 7.76 | 71 | 62.29 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 5-2-0 | 37 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Southern C |
| 42 | 8.11 | 44 | 6.54 | 67 | 60.25 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 4-2-0 | 45 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 82 | -8.33 | 45 | 6.42 | 106 | 80.21 | Brigham Young | 7 | 5-2-0 | 44 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 40 | 8.77 | 46 | 5.78 | 72 | 62.50 | Missouri | 8 | 5-2-1 | 48 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Big 6 |
| 16 | 17.14 | 47 | 5.59 | 22 | 36.14 | Texas A&M | 7 | 3-4-0 | 43 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 21 | 14.38 | 48 | 5.33 | 111 | 83.65 | North Carolina | 10 | 9-1-0 | 47 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Southern C |
| 51 | 5.60 | 49 | 4.67 | 2 | 18.07 | Indiana | 7 | 1-5-1 | 56 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Western |
| 49 | 6.31 | 51 | 4.27 | 27 | 38.17 | Bucknell | 3 | 1-2-0 | 53 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 33 | 11.06 | 52 | 3.67 | 75 | 63.38 | Navy | 8 | 4-2-2 | 57 | 10 | 6-2-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 68 | -3.12 | 53 | 3.51 | 11 | 26.20 | UCLA | 5 | 1-4-0 | 51 | 8 | 4-4-0 | PCC |
| 41 | 8.42 | 54 | 3.49 | 52 | 53.36 | Alabama | 7 | 4-3-0 | 52 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Southern C |
| 85 | -9.75 | 57 | 2.43 | 96 | 72.94 | Colorado State | 9 | 5-4-0 | 55 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 59 | 1.47 | 58 | 2.27 | 50 | 52.92 | Penn State | 6 | 3-3-0 | 58 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 34 | 10.82 | 59 | 2.07 | 74 | 62.92 | Dartmouth | 6 | 4-2-0 | 60 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 72 | -5.54 | 60 | 1.89 | 53 | 55.00 | Idaho | 7 | 3-4-0 | 59 | 9 | 4-5-0 | PCC |
| 56 | 2.07 | 61 | 1.00 | 88 | 70.57 | Drake | 7 | 4-2-1 | 61 | 9 | 5-3-1 | MVC |
| 84 | -9.48 | 62 | 0.84 | 78 | 64.29 | Utah State | 7 | 3-4-0 | 62 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 52 | 4.86 | 63 | 0.39 | 17 | 33.50 | Army | 6 | 1-4-1 | 63 | 11 | 6-4-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 102 | -17.66 | 64 | -2.66 | 117 | 87.33 | Montana State | 6 | 4-2-0 | 66 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 57 | 1.84 | 65 | -3.14 | 34 | 45.06 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 3-6-0 | 67 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Southern C |
| 54 | 2.57 | 66 | -3.29 | 58 | 56.57 | Kansas | 7 | 3-4-0 | 71 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Big 6 |
| 62 | -0.83 | 67 | -3.71 | 73 | 62.56 | Oklahoma | 8 | 3-3-2 | 68 | 8 | 3-3-2 | Big 6 |
| 69 | -3.38 | 68 | -3.94 | 113 | 84.00 | Clemson | 10 | 7-3-0 | 70 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Southern C |
| 63 | -0.99 | 70 | -4.27 | 41 | 49.44 | Kansas State | 8 | 3-5-0 | 72 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Big 6 |
| 92 | -11.84 | 71 | -4.28 | 12 | 26.50 | Nevada Reno | 3 | 0-3-0 | 73 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 70 | -4.29 | 72 | -4.36 | 29 | 39.25 | Washington | 8 | 1-6-1 | 74 | 9 | 2-6-1 | PCC |
| 64 | -1.08 | 74 | -5.27 | 82 | 67.17 | Syracuse | 6 | 3-3-0 | 75 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 111 | -25.29 | 75 | -6.18 | 116 | 87.33 | Northern Colorado | 6 | 3-3-0 | 76 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 74 | -5.74 | 76 | -6.54 | 3 | 18.50 | North Texas | 3 | 0-3-0 | 69 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 80 | -7.77 | 77 | -6.59 | 65 | 59.10 | Michigan State | 5 | 2-3-0 | 78 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 61 | -0.54 | 78 | -7.02 | 114 | 84.25 | Cornell | 6 | 4-2-0 | 80 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 90 | -10.91 | 80 | -8.19 | 100 | 75.17 | Louisiana State | 6 | 3-3-0 | 79 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Southern C |
| 53 | 2.60 | 81 | -8.69 | 43 | 49.50 | Holy Cross | 4 | 1-3-0 | 81 | 4 | 1-3-0 | NoConf |
| 71 | -4.63 | 82 | -8.98 | 61 | 57.83 | Brown | 6 | 2-4-0 | 84 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 78 | -7.13 | 84 | -9.66 | 98 | 73.57 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 3-4-0 | 87 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southern C |
| 58 | 1.62 | 86 | -10.25 | 57 | 56.17 | Boston College | 3 | 1-2-0 | 83 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 76 | -6.90 | 87 | -10.46 | 92 | 71.78 | South Carolina | 9 | 4-5-0 | 88 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Southern C |
| 79 | -7.41 | 88 | -10.83 | 83 | 67.67 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 1-3-2 | 82 | 9 | 4-3-2 | MVC |
| 73 | -5.58 | 89 | -10.96 | 80 | 65.50 | Maryland | 6 | 1-3-2 | 89 | 10 | 4-4-2 | Southern C |
| 100 | -17.29 | 91 | -12.11 | 70 | 61.79 | Montana | 7 | 1-5-1 | 91 | 9 | 3-5-1 | PCC |
| 93 | -12.96 | 92 | -13.04 | 91 | 71.67 | Virginia | 6 | 1-3-2 | 92 | 9 | 4-3-2 | Southern C |
| 91 | -11.72 | 93 | -13.54 | 13 | 28.92 | Rice | 6 | 0-6-0 | 90 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southwest AC |
| 77 | -6.93 | 94 | -14.12 | 89 | 70.75 | Duke | 8 | 3-5-0 | 93 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southern C |
| 101 | -17.45 | 97 | -15.81 | 23 | 36.86 | Auburn | 7 | 0-7-0 | 97 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southern C |
| 96 | -15.22 | 99 | -16.31 | 46 | 51.38 | Mississippi | 8 | 0-6-2 | 96 | 9 | 1-6-2 | Southern C |
| 99 | -16.75 | 101 | -16.84 | 112 | 83.89 | Davidson | 9 | 4-5-0 | 102 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 87 | -9.86 | 102 | -17.35 | 64 | 58.69 | Iowa State | 8 | 1-7-0 | 103 | 8 | 1-7-0 | Big 6 |
| 114 | -30.42 | 105 | -18.81 | 76 | 63.50 | Wyoming | 7 | 0-7-0 | 105 | 8 | 1-7-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 86 | -9.78 | 106 | -18.98 | 95 | 72.50 | Furman | 4 | 1-3-0 | 106 | 4 | 1-3-0 | NoConf |
| 75 | -6.57 | 107 | -19.22 | 55 | 55.30 | Princeton | 5 | 0-4-1 | 108 | 7 | 2-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 95 | -14.63 | 110 | -21.92 | 44 | 50.70 | Columbia | 5 | 0-5-0 | 110 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 109 | -23.54 | 111 | -22.14 | 84 | 67.70 | Mississippi State | 5 | 0-4-1 | 109 | 8 | 1-5-2 | Southern C |
| 107 | -21.61 | 114 | -26.64 | 115 | 84.36 | Wake Forest | 7 | 2-5-0 | 113 | 12 | 6-5-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 113 | -28.41 | 115 | -26.79 | 108 | 81.94 | North Carolina State | 8 | 1-7-0 | 114 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Southern C |
| 105 | -20.47 | 117 | -30.47 | 102 | 76.38 | Citadel | 4 | 0-4-0 | 117 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
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