College Football 1939
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1939/9/23 and 1939/12/9
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1939 - 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	31.44	1	36.53	7	37.62	Cornell	4	8	8-0-0	1	8	8-0-0	NEI
2	28.90	3	28.05	57	57.70	Texas A&M	1	11	11-0-0	2	11	11-0-0	SWAC
3	28.86	2	30.36	10	38.94	Tulane	5	10	8-1-1	3	10	8-1-1	SEC
4	27.40	9	23.99	86	72.50	Tennessee	2	11	10-1-0	4	11	10-1-0	SEC
5	24.31	4	25.35	13	40.25	Ohio State	15	8	6-2-0	5	8	6-2-0	BIG 10
6	24.21	7	24.87	53	56.50	Duke	8	9	8-1-0	6	9	8-1-0	SoCon
7	23.63	14	21.87	42	51.58	Boston College	11	11	9-2-0	7	11	9-2-0	NEI
8	20.80	18	19.36	70	65.90	North Carolina		10	8-1-1	8	10	8-1-1	SoCon
9	19.93	6	25.01	60	60.11	Southern California	3	10	8-0-2	9	10	8-0-2	PCC
10	19.46	19	18.57	39	50.72	Georgia Tech	16	10	8-2-0	10	10	8-2-0	SEC
11	19.44	21	17.33	21	45.71	Fordham	17	8	6-2-0	11	8	6-2-0	NEI
12	18.97	20	17.80	83	71.69	Clemson	12	10	9-1-0	12	10	9-1-0	SoCon
13	18.87	8	24.47	54	56.94	Missouri	6	10	8-2-0	13	10	8-2-0	BIG 6
14	17.93	25	15.76	50	55.06	Oklahoma	19	9	6-2-1	14	9	6-2-1	BIG 6
15	17.21	15	21.73	43	51.83	Nebraska	18	9	7-1-1	15	9	7-1-1	BIG 6
16	16.85	29	14.12	20	45.28	Southern Methodist		10	6-3-1	16	10	6-3-1	SWAC
17	16.72	10	23.11	45	53.14	Princeton		8	7-1-0	17	8	7-1-0	EIC
18	16.42	13	22.17	34	49.25	Michigan		8	6-2-0	18	8	6-2-0	BIG 10
19	16.06	12	22.20	9	38.83	Notre Dame	13	9	7-2-0	19	9	7-2-0	EIC
20	15.91	27	14.92	22	45.78	Alabama		9	5-3-1	20	9	5-3-1	SEC
21	15.82	41	10.03	69	65.06	Mississippi State		10	8-2-0	21	10	8-2-0	SEC
23	15.05	30	13.90	46	53.36	Villanova		8	6-2-0	23	8	6-2-0	EIC
24	15.01	34	11.42	63	61.56	Holy Cross		9	7-2-0	24	9	7-2-0	NEI
25	14.61	37	11.02	3	34.75	Auburn		11	5-5-1	25	11	5-5-1	SEC
27	13.99	11	22.29	103	85.17	San Jose State		3	3-0-0	27	3	3-0-0	Major-Ind
29	13.54	40	10.29	5	36.75	Minnesota		8	3-4-1	29	8	3-4-1	BIG 10
30	12.72	5	25.34	8	37.79	Iowa	9	8	6-1-1	30	8	6-1-1	BIG 10
31	12.56	23	16.26	71	66.20	UCLA	7	10	6-0-4	31	10	6-0-4	PCC
32	12.30	32	11.89	47	53.64	Kentucky		9	6-2-1	32	9	6-2-1	SEC
34	12.06	48	7.50	85	72.50	Mississippi	20	9	7-2-0	34	9	7-2-0	SEC
35	11.75	36	11.11	52	56.39	Baylor		10	7-3-0	35	10	7-3-0	SWAC
36	11.70	22	16.87	67	63.93	Penn State		8	5-1-2	36	8	5-1-2	EIC
37	10.45	26	15.31	102	85.14	Georgetown		8	7-0-1	37	8	7-0-1	SWIC
38	10.36	31	13.38	11	39.06	Purdue		8	3-3-2	38	8	3-3-2	BIG 10
39	9.77	52	6.17	82	71.00	Wake Forest		10	7-3-0	39	10	7-3-0	SoCon
40	9.74	42	9.93	30	47.67	Pittsburgh		9	5-4-0	40	9	5-4-0	EIC
41	9.71	33	11.45	2	32.75	Northwestern		8	3-4-1	41	8	3-4-1	BIG 10
42	8.49	28	14.34	90	75.50	Oregon State		11	9-1-1	42	11	9-1-1	PCC
43	8.41	58	2.86	38	50.17	LSU		9	4-5-0	43	9	4-5-0	SEC
44	7.78	51	6.39	79	69.69	Dartmouth		9	5-3-1	44	9	5-3-1	NEI
45	7.73	50	6.72	40	50.78	Texas		9	5-4-0	45	9	5-4-0	SWAC
46	7.49	45	8.18	4	34.88	Indiana		8	2-4-2	46	8	2-4-2	BIG 10
47	7.42	38	11.00	24	45.88	Pennsylvania		8	4-4-0	47	8	4-4-0	EIC
48	7.30	49	6.80	16	43.69	Columbia		8	2-4-2	48	8	2-4-2	NEI
50	5.69	61	1.58	28	47.22	Arkansas		10	4-5-1	50	10	4-5-1	SWAC
51	5.23	60	2.11	23	45.79	Michigan State		9	4-4-1	51	9	4-4-1	EIC
53	4.44	56	4.19	48	53.94	Kansas State		9	4-5-0	53	9	4-5-0	BIG 6
54	4.22	54	4.63	19	45.14	Illinois		8	3-4-1	54	8	3-4-1	BIG 10
55	4.10	47	7.78	15	43.43	Syracuse		8	3-3-2	55	8	3-3-2	NEI
56	3.71	88	-5.18	56	57.70	Texas Christian		10	3-7-0	56	10	3-7-0	SWAC
57	3.33	57	3.48	33	48.94	Navy		9	3-5-1	57	9	3-5-1	EIC
59	2.94	44	8.26	121	95.58	Arizona State		11	8-2-1	59	11	8-2-1	BC
61	2.38	72	-0.93	72	66.50	Georgia		11	5-6-0	61	11	5-6-0	SEC
62	2.26	67	0.46	6	37.57	Colgate		8	2-5-1	62	8	2-5-1	NEI
63	2.23	71	-0.51	62	60.94	Oregon		8	3-4-1	63	8	3-4-1	PCC
64	2.12	83	-3.82	51	55.56	Florida		11	5-5-1	64	11	5-5-1	SEC
69	1.24	59	2.77	87	72.61	Virginia Military		10	6-3-1	69	10	6-3-1	SoCon
70	1.09	89	-5.25	134	106.19	Utah		9	6-1-2	70	9	6-1-2	MSC
73	0.06	62	1.20	66	62.83	Washington		9	4-5-0	73	9	4-5-0	PCC
74	0.00	79	-2.70	130	104.12	Richmond		10	7-1-2	74	10	7-1-2	SoCon
75	-0.46	92	-6.27	37	50.00	Temple		9	2-7-0	75	9	2-7-0	EIC
76	-1.10	80	-3.10	44	52.80	Brown		9	5-3-1	76	9	5-3-1	NEI
77	-1.21	87	-4.95	32	48.56	Vanderbilt		10	2-7-1	77	10	2-7-1	SEC
78	-1.94	93	-6.42	91	75.62	Miami (FL)		10	5-5-0	78	10	5-5-0	SWIC
79	-1.97	82	-3.54	104	87.06	Virginia		9	5-4-0	79	9	5-4-0	SWIC
80	-2.35	108	-11.68	36	49.95	Rice		11	1-9-1	80	11	1-9-1	SWAC
82	-2.79	75	-2.16	65	62.42	Harvard		8	4-4-0	82	8	4-4-0	NEI
83	-2.94	81	-3.11	14	42.00	Wisconsin		8	1-6-1	83	8	1-6-1	BIG 10
84	-3.47	97	-8.23	115	92.89	Furman		9	5-4-0	84	9	5-4-0	SoCon
85	-3.87	95	-6.99	97	81.25	Virginia Tech		10	4-5-1	85	10	4-5-1	SoCon
86	-4.24	85	-4.87	49	54.36	Army		9	3-4-2	86	9	3-4-2	NEI
87	-4.29	68	0.40	74	67.00	Washington State		9	4-5-0	87	9	4-5-0	PCC
88	-5.01	78	-2.63	95	78.72	Oklahoma State		10	5-4-1	88	10	5-4-1	MVC
89	-5.19	98	-8.47	61	60.50	California		10	3-7-0	89	10	3-7-0	PCC
90	-5.38	86	-4.87	112	92.11	Arizona		10	6-4-0	90	10	6-4-0	BC
91	-5.74	96	-8.07	99	83.70	Tulsa		10	4-5-1	91	10	4-5-1	MVC
92	-5.87	99	-8.59	108	90.17	Rutgers		3	1-1-1	92	3	1-1-1	Major-Ind
93	-6.32	77	-2.49	119	94.75	Colorado		8	5-3-0	93	8	5-3-0	MSC
94	-6.66	109	-12.74	1	32.17	Mercer		3	0-3-0	94	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
97	-6.93	90	-5.27	18	44.25	North Carolina State		10	2-8-0	97	10	2-8-0	SoCon
98	-7.21	84	-4.48	120	95.57	William & Mary		9	6-2-1	98	9	6-2-1	SoCon
99	-7.63	73	-1.94	107	89.50	Texas El Paso		9	5-4-0	99	9	5-4-0	BC
100	-8.11	105	-10.92	111	91.40	Texas Tech		11	5-5-1	100	11	5-5-1	BC
101	-8.37	107	-11.57	68	64.69	Kansas		8	2-6-0	101	8	2-6-0	BIG 6
102	-8.40	119	-16.89	78	69.20	Bucknell		8	3-5-0	102	8	3-5-0	EIC
103	-8.89	65	0.85	133	106.11	New Mexico		10	8-2-0	103	10	8-2-0	BC
104	-9.09	91	-6.23	73	66.60	South Carolina		10	3-6-1	104	10	3-6-1	SoCon
105	-9.21	103	-10.50	35	49.72	Stanford		9	1-7-1	105	9	1-7-1	PCC
107	-9.64	101	-10.13	114	92.83	Drake		10	5-5-0	107	10	5-5-0	MVC
110	-11.30	113	-13.67	25	46.33	Lafayette		3	0-3-0	110	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
114	-12.21	112	-13.45	96	79.75	Montana		9	3-6-0	114	9	3-6-0	PCC
116	-13.06	116	-16.62	92	76.67	Maryland		9	2-7-0	116	9	2-7-0	SoCon
119	-14.12	118	-16.80	64	61.86	West Virginia		9	2-6-1	119	9	2-6-1	EIC
120	-14.17	123	-18.05	59	59.88	Iowa State		9	2-7-0	120	9	2-7-0	BIG 6
121	-14.32	122	-17.77	89	75.11	Davidson		9	2-7-0	121	9	2-7-0	SoCon
122	-17.69	114	-14.12	138	113.57	Brigham Young		9	5-2-2	122	9	5-2-2	MSC
123	-18.39	127	-22.08	132	105.12	Colorado State		9	2-7-0	123	9	2-7-0	MSC
124	-19.06	128	-23.18	27	47.12	Samford		4	0-4-0	124	4	0-4-0	Major-Ind
125	-19.74	130	-25.50	93	76.78	Citadel		11	3-8-0	125	11	3-8-0	SoCon
126	-20.36	126	-21.27	105	88.07	Idaho		8	2-6-0	126	8	2-6-0	PCC
128	-23.26	125	-18.66	98	82.29	New Mexico State		9	3-6-0	128	9	3-6-0	BC
129	-23.56	131	-25.55	135	110.57	Utah State		8	3-4-1	129	8	3-4-1	MSC
135	-34.29	134	-32.76	131	104.25	Wyoming		8	0-7-1	135	8	0-7-1	MSC
137	-38.43	133	-30.68	122	96.00	Northern Arizona		8	1-6-1	137	8	1-6-1	BC

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College Football 1939Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1939/9/23 and 1939/12/9Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 1939
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1939/9/23 and 1939/12/9
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)