College Football 1938
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1938/9/17 and 1938/12/17
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1938 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings	Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		AP	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
1	30.48	3	31.49	61	60.72	Tennessee	2	11	11-0-0	1	11	11-0-0	SEC
2	30.05	1	33.72	5	31.56	Notre Dame	5	9	8-1-0	2	9	8-1-0	EIC
3	28.75	2	32.50	2	30.05	Southern California	7	11	9-2-0	3	11	9-2-0	PCC
5	27.46	12	23.16	81	68.85	Texas Christian	1	11	11-0-0	5	11	11-0-0	SWAC
6	27.25	11	23.54	20	45.50	Holy Cross	9	9	8-1-0	6	9	8-1-0	NEI
7	25.77	10	24.34	19	44.90	Pittsburgh	8	10	8-2-0	7	10	8-2-0	EIC
8	24.74	5	28.60	72	65.00	Duke	3	10	9-1-0	8	10	9-1-0	SoCon
9	24.61	6	27.77	18	43.61	California	14	11	10-1-0	9	11	10-1-0	PCC
10	23.61	8	26.28	7	32.88	Minnesota	10	8	6-2-0	10	8	6-2-0	BIG 10
11	23.46	7	26.32	85	70.75	Oklahoma	4	11	10-1-0	11	11	10-1-0	BIG 6
12	22.76	15	20.66	36	52.56	Michigan	16	8	6-1-1	12	8	6-1-1	BIG 10
13	22.22	9	25.51	37	52.75	Alabama	13	9	7-1-1	13	9	7-1-1	SEC
14	21.60	17	19.77	8	34.25	Northwestern	17	8	4-2-2	14	8	4-2-2	BIG 10
15	21.35	30	13.73	55	58.14	Cornell	12	7	5-1-1	15	7	5-1-1	NEI
16	21.17	16	20.53	79	68.64	Villanova	18	9	8-0-1	16	9	8-0-1	EIC
17	20.90	14	20.80	10	36.21	Fordham	15	9	6-1-2	17	9	6-1-2	NEI
18	19.15	13	21.33	46	56.06	Purdue		8	5-1-2	18	8	5-1-2	BIG 10
20	17.72	24	15.17	68	62.75	Tulane	19	10	7-2-1	20	10	7-2-1	SEC
21	17.68	40	8.26	41	54.92	Dartmouth	20	9	7-2-0	21	9	7-2-0	NEI
23	16.51	32	12.57	84	70.12	Army		10	8-2-0	23	10	8-2-0	NEI
24	14.96	22	17.12	21	45.94	Wisconsin		8	5-3-0	24	8	5-3-0	BIG 10
25	14.94	21	17.35	87	71.12	Clemson		9	7-1-1	25	9	7-1-1	SoCon
26	14.40	36	12.29	70	63.94	North Carolina		9	6-2-1	26	9	6-2-1	SoCon
27	14.35	29	13.82	15	41.35	UCLA		12	7-4-1	27	12	7-4-1	PCC
28	14.22	35	12.31	30	48.75	Ohio State		8	4-3-1	28	8	4-3-1	BIG 10
29	13.90	20	17.86	14	41.22	Oregon State		9	5-3-1	29	9	5-3-1	PCC
30	13.43	18	18.86	120	94.38	Georgetown		8	8-0-0	30	8	8-0-0	SWIC
31	12.69	34	12.43	99	76.75	Mississippi		11	9-2-0	31	11	9-2-0	SEC
32	11.51	50	5.77	43	55.17	Brown		8	5-3-0	32	8	5-3-0	NEI
33	10.97	28	13.90	53	57.44	Vanderbilt		9	6-3-0	33	9	6-3-0	SEC
34	10.96	19	18.27	73	65.06	Iowa State		9	7-1-1	34	9	7-1-1	BIG 6
35	10.87	31	13.72	76	66.50	Boston College		9	6-1-2	35	9	6-1-2	NEI
36	10.35	49	5.94	58	58.88	Pennsylvania		8	3-2-3	36	8	3-2-3	EIC
37	10.30	37	9.60	35	52.43	Michigan State		9	6-3-0	37	9	6-3-0	EIC
38	10.20	61	3.22	51	56.69	Texas A&M		9	4-4-1	38	9	4-4-1	SWAC
39	9.65	42	8.14	95	73.61	Baylor		10	7-2-1	39	10	7-2-1	SWAC
40	9.58	55	4.20	82	68.89	Navy		9	4-3-2	40	9	4-3-2	EIC
41	9.35	73	0.37	74	65.19	Harvard		8	4-4-0	41	8	4-4-0	NEI
42	9.24	41	8.19	3	30.22	Stanford		9	3-6-0	42	9	3-6-0	PCC
43	8.62	59	3.33	32	51.00	Auburn		10	4-5-1	43	10	4-5-1	SEC
44	8.52	38	9.24	4	31.17	Washington		9	3-5-1	44	9	3-5-1	PCC
45	8.21	33	12.53	69	62.78	Missouri		9	6-3-0	45	9	6-3-0	BIG 6
46	7.73	47	6.76	63	61.44	Southern Methodist		10	6-4-0	46	10	6-4-0	SWAC
47	7.72	25	14.42	138	105.50	Texas Tech	11	11	10-1-0	47	11	10-1-0	BC
49	7.25	27	13.95	6	32.22	Oregon		9	4-5-0	49	9	4-5-0	PCC
51	7.03	43	7.69	23	46.33	Nebraska		9	3-5-1	51	9	3-5-1	BIG 6
52	7.02	45	7.04	54	58.00	LSU		10	6-4-0	52	10	6-4-0	SEC
53	6.33	62	3.18	24	46.35	Rice		10	4-6-0	53	10	4-6-0	SWAC
54	6.16	44	7.08	48	56.44	Georgia Tech		10	3-4-3	54	10	3-4-3	SEC
55	6.02	57	3.64	44	55.50	Illinois		8	3-5-0	55	8	3-5-0	BIG 10
57	4.55	80	-1.96	29	48.57	Colgate		7	2-5-0	57	7	2-5-0	NEI
58	4.45	53	5.46	9	34.50	Temple		10	3-6-1	58	10	3-6-1	EIC
59	4.22	90	-4.07	40	54.89	Columbia		9	3-6-0	59	9	3-6-0	NEI
60	4.15	91	-4.13	42	55.14	Princeton		8	3-4-1	60	8	3-4-1	EIC
61	4.01	46	6.79	78	68.17	Idaho		10	6-3-1	61	10	6-3-1	PCC
62	3.80	56	3.87	125	98.21	Miami (FL)		10	8-2-0	62	10	8-2-0	SWIC
63	3.65	51	5.76	59	59.36	Syracuse		8	5-3-0	63	8	5-3-0	NEI
66	2.23	83	-2.97	102	80.15	South Carolina		11	6-4-1	66	11	6-4-1	SoCon
67	2.08	70	0.97	90	72.89	Wake Forest		10	4-5-1	67	10	4-5-1	SoCon
68	2.06	54	5.43	49	56.67	Kansas State		9	4-4-1	68	9	4-4-1	BIG 6
69	1.63	85	-3.55	52	57.43	Penn State		8	3-4-1	69	8	3-4-1	EIC
70	1.39	100	-7.33	57	58.65	Arkansas		10	2-7-1	70	10	2-7-1	SWAC
71	1.16	75	-0.49	39	54.44	Kansas		9	3-6-0	71	9	3-6-0	BIG 6
73	0.93	71	0.65	93	73.45	Georgia		10	5-4-1	73	10	5-4-1	SEC
74	0.38	63	2.52	47	56.38	Lafayette		4	2-2-0	74	4	2-2-0	Major-Ind
75	-0.83	72	0.46	89	72.25	Bucknell		8	5-3-0	75	8	5-3-0	EIC
76	-0.88	68	1.25	118	93.20	Virginia Military		11	6-1-4	76	11	6-1-4	SoCon
77	-0.98	58	3.59	129	101.19	New Mexico		11	8-3-0	77	11	8-3-0	BC
78	-1.32	74	-0.02	11	36.80	Washington State		10	2-8-0	78	10	2-8-0	PCC
79	-1.46	87	-3.76	65	62.00	North Carolina State		11	3-7-1	79	11	3-7-1	SoCon
80	-1.62	104	-8.36	28	47.75	Yale		8	2-6-0	80	8	2-6-0	NEI
81	-1.70	76	-0.89	86	70.75	Drake		10	5-4-1	81	10	5-4-1	MVC
82	-2.12	88	-3.87	26	46.62	Indiana		8	1-6-1	82	8	1-6-1	BIG 10
83	-2.18	48	6.15	136	105.14	New Mexico State		9	7-2-0	83	9	7-2-0	BC
84	-2.26	67	1.64	109	87.14	Montana		9	5-3-1	84	9	5-3-1	PCC
85	-3.40	92	-4.14	77	67.67	Tulsa		10	4-5-1	85	10	4-5-1	MVC
86	-4.10	86	-3.58	145	117.61	Utah		10	7-1-2	86	10	7-1-2	MSC
88	-4.40	93	-4.72	80	68.78	Mississippi State		10	4-6-0	88	10	4-6-0	SEC
91	-5.58	65	1.96	56	58.36	West Virginia		10	4-5-1	91	10	4-5-1	EIC
93	-5.78	113	-11.73	25	46.44	Texas		9	1-8-0	93	9	1-8-0	SWAC
95	-6.02	96	-6.68	108	86.28	Virginia		9	4-4-1	95	9	4-4-1	SWIC
96	-6.02	82	-2.07	122	94.83	Rutgers		3	2-1-0	96	3	2-1-0	Major-Ind
98	-6.34	79	-1.46	113	87.92	Texas El Paso		9	6-3-0	98	9	6-3-0	BC
101	-7.70	123	-15.41	38	54.36	Kentucky		9	2-7-0	101	9	2-7-0	SEC
103	-7.94	109	-10.96	33	51.62	Iowa		8	1-6-1	103	8	1-6-1	BIG 10
104	-8.05	106	-9.99	98	76.61	Virginia Tech		10	3-5-2	104	10	3-5-2	SoCon
107	-9.65	94	-4.97	88	71.56	Arizona		9	3-6-0	107	9	3-6-0	BC
108	-10.02	95	-6.07	92	73.39	Florida		11	4-6-1	108	11	4-6-1	SEC
109	-10.13	114	-11.85	143	115.75	Brigham Young		8	4-3-1	109	8	4-3-1	MSC
116	-13.28	112	-11.67	144	117.50	Richmond		10	6-3-1	116	10	6-3-1	SoCon
117	-13.44	117	-12.93	124	96.89	Citadel		11	6-5-0	117	11	6-5-0	SoCon
118	-13.78	120	-14.10	133	103.88	Colorado		8	3-4-1	118	8	3-4-1	MSC
119	-14.16	110	-11.04	104	80.72	Davidson		10	4-6-0	119	10	4-6-0	SoCon
122	-15.32	122	-15.32	27	47.67	Mercer		3	0-3-0	122	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
125	-17.24	119	-13.72	141	107.79	Utah State		8	4-4-0	125	8	4-4-0	MSC
126	-17.91	134	-21.85	111	87.72	Furman		10	2-7-1	126	10	2-7-1	SoCon
127	-19.18	130	-19.29	67	62.33	Butler		3	0-3-0	127	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
129	-19.65	141	-29.87	126	99.50	Hawaii		3	0-3-0	129	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
130	-21.19	131	-20.04	64	61.83	Louisiana Tech		3	0-3-0	130	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
131	-21.63	128	-18.63	106	82.75	Maryland		9	2-7-0	131	9	2-7-0	SoCon
132	-22.50	135	-22.75	132	103.64	Wyoming		8	2-5-1	132	8	2-5-1	MSC
133	-22.76	140	-28.42	116	89.90	Arizona State		9	3-6-0	133	9	3-6-0	BC
134	-23.36	129	-19.03	123	95.25	Northern Arizona		9	2-6-1	134	9	2-6-1	BC
135	-24.29	137	-24.56	97	76.06	Oklahoma State		10	2-8-0	135	10	2-8-0	MVC
137	-25.50	139	-26.64	140	107.50	Colorado State		8	1-5-2	137	8	1-5-2	MSC
139	-26.53	127	-18.49	75	65.75	Montana State		4	0-4-0	139	4	0-4-0	Major-Ind
140	-27.15	138	-26.38	127	99.86	William & Mary		10	3-7-0	140	10	3-7-0	SoCon

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College Football 1938Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1938/9/17 and 1938/12/17Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 1938
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1938/9/17 and 1938/12/17
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)