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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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1939 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
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
3	28.86	2	30.36	10	38.94	Tulane	5	10	8-1-1	2	10	8-1-1	SEC
2	28.90	3	28.05	57	57.70	Texas A&M	1	11	11-0-0	3	11	11-0-0	SWAC
5	24.31	4	25.35	13	40.25	Ohio State	15	8	6-2-0	4	8	6-2-0	BIG 10
30	12.72	5	25.34	8	37.79	Iowa	9	8	6-1-1	5	8	6-1-1	BIG 10
9	19.93	6	25.01	60	60.11	Southern California	3	10	8-0-2	6	10	8-0-2	PCC
6	24.21	7	24.87	53	56.50	Duke	8	9	8-1-0	7	9	8-1-0	SoCon
13	18.87	8	24.47	54	56.94	Missouri	6	10	8-2-0	8	10	8-2-0	BIG 6
4	27.40	9	23.99	86	72.50	Tennessee	2	11	10-1-0	9	11	10-1-0	SEC
17	16.72	10	23.11	45	53.14	Princeton		8	7-1-0	10	8	7-1-0	EIC
27	13.99	11	22.29	103	85.17	San Jose State		3	3-0-0	11	3	3-0-0	Major-Ind
19	16.06	12	22.20	9	38.83	Notre Dame	13	9	7-2-0	12	9	7-2-0	EIC
18	16.42	13	22.17	34	49.25	Michigan		8	6-2-0	13	8	6-2-0	BIG 10
7	23.63	14	21.87	42	51.58	Boston College	11	11	9-2-0	14	11	9-2-0	NEI
15	17.21	15	21.73	43	51.83	Nebraska	18	9	7-1-1	15	9	7-1-1	BIG 6
8	20.80	18	19.36	70	65.90	North Carolina		10	8-1-1	18	10	8-1-1	SoCon
10	19.46	19	18.57	39	50.72	Georgia Tech	16	10	8-2-0	19	10	8-2-0	SEC
12	18.97	20	17.80	83	71.69	Clemson	12	10	9-1-0	20	10	9-1-0	SoCon
11	19.44	21	17.33	21	45.71	Fordham	17	8	6-2-0	21	8	6-2-0	NEI
36	11.70	22	16.87	67	63.93	Penn State		8	5-1-2	22	8	5-1-2	EIC
31	12.56	23	16.26	71	66.20	UCLA	7	10	6-0-4	23	10	6-0-4	PCC
14	17.93	25	15.76	50	55.06	Oklahoma	19	9	6-2-1	25	9	6-2-1	BIG 6
37	10.45	26	15.31	102	85.14	Georgetown		8	7-0-1	26	8	7-0-1	SWIC
20	15.91	27	14.92	22	45.78	Alabama		9	5-3-1	27	9	5-3-1	SEC
42	8.49	28	14.34	90	75.50	Oregon State		11	9-1-1	28	11	9-1-1	PCC
16	16.85	29	14.12	20	45.28	Southern Methodist		10	6-3-1	29	10	6-3-1	SWAC
23	15.05	30	13.90	46	53.36	Villanova		8	6-2-0	30	8	6-2-0	EIC
38	10.36	31	13.38	11	39.06	Purdue		8	3-3-2	31	8	3-3-2	BIG 10
32	12.30	32	11.89	47	53.64	Kentucky		9	6-2-1	32	9	6-2-1	SEC
41	9.71	33	11.45	2	32.75	Northwestern		8	3-4-1	33	8	3-4-1	BIG 10
24	15.01	34	11.42	63	61.56	Holy Cross		9	7-2-0	34	9	7-2-0	NEI
35	11.75	36	11.11	52	56.39	Baylor		10	7-3-0	36	10	7-3-0	SWAC
25	14.61	37	11.02	3	34.75	Auburn		11	5-5-1	37	11	5-5-1	SEC
47	7.42	38	11.00	24	45.88	Pennsylvania		8	4-4-0	38	8	4-4-0	EIC
29	13.54	40	10.29	5	36.75	Minnesota		8	3-4-1	40	8	3-4-1	BIG 10
21	15.82	41	10.03	69	65.06	Mississippi State		10	8-2-0	41	10	8-2-0	SEC
40	9.74	42	9.93	30	47.67	Pittsburgh		9	5-4-0	42	9	5-4-0	EIC
59	2.94	44	8.26	121	95.58	Arizona State		11	8-2-1	44	11	8-2-1	BC
46	7.49	45	8.18	4	34.88	Indiana		8	2-4-2	45	8	2-4-2	BIG 10
55	4.10	47	7.78	15	43.43	Syracuse		8	3-3-2	47	8	3-3-2	NEI
34	12.06	48	7.50	85	72.50	Mississippi	20	9	7-2-0	48	9	7-2-0	SEC
48	7.30	49	6.80	16	43.69	Columbia		8	2-4-2	49	8	2-4-2	NEI
45	7.73	50	6.72	40	50.78	Texas		9	5-4-0	50	9	5-4-0	SWAC
44	7.78	51	6.39	79	69.69	Dartmouth		9	5-3-1	51	9	5-3-1	NEI
39	9.77	52	6.17	82	71.00	Wake Forest		10	7-3-0	52	10	7-3-0	SoCon
54	4.22	54	4.63	19	45.14	Illinois		8	3-4-1	54	8	3-4-1	BIG 10
53	4.44	56	4.19	48	53.94	Kansas State		9	4-5-0	56	9	4-5-0	BIG 6
57	3.33	57	3.48	33	48.94	Navy		9	3-5-1	57	9	3-5-1	EIC
43	8.41	58	2.86	38	50.17	LSU		9	4-5-0	58	9	4-5-0	SEC
69	1.24	59	2.77	87	72.61	Virginia Military		10	6-3-1	59	10	6-3-1	SoCon
51	5.23	60	2.11	23	45.79	Michigan State		9	4-4-1	60	9	4-4-1	EIC
50	5.69	61	1.58	28	47.22	Arkansas		10	4-5-1	61	10	4-5-1	SWAC
73	0.06	62	1.20	66	62.83	Washington		9	4-5-0	62	9	4-5-0	PCC
103	-8.89	65	0.85	133	106.11	New Mexico		10	8-2-0	65	10	8-2-0	BC
62	2.26	67	0.46	6	37.57	Colgate		8	2-5-1	67	8	2-5-1	NEI
87	-4.29	68	0.40	74	67.00	Washington State		9	4-5-0	68	9	4-5-0	PCC
63	2.23	71	-0.51	62	60.94	Oregon		8	3-4-1	71	8	3-4-1	PCC
61	2.38	72	-0.93	72	66.50	Georgia		11	5-6-0	72	11	5-6-0	SEC
99	-7.63	73	-1.94	107	89.50	Texas El Paso		9	5-4-0	73	9	5-4-0	BC
82	-2.79	75	-2.16	65	62.42	Harvard		8	4-4-0	75	8	4-4-0	NEI
93	-6.32	77	-2.49	119	94.75	Colorado		8	5-3-0	77	8	5-3-0	MSC
88	-5.01	78	-2.63	95	78.72	Oklahoma State		10	5-4-1	78	10	5-4-1	MVC
74	0.00	79	-2.70	130	104.12	Richmond		10	7-1-2	79	10	7-1-2	SoCon
76	-1.10	80	-3.10	44	52.80	Brown		9	5-3-1	80	9	5-3-1	NEI
83	-2.94	81	-3.11	14	42.00	Wisconsin		8	1-6-1	81	8	1-6-1	BIG 10
79	-1.97	82	-3.54	104	87.06	Virginia		9	5-4-0	82	9	5-4-0	SWIC
64	2.12	83	-3.82	51	55.56	Florida		11	5-5-1	83	11	5-5-1	SEC
98	-7.21	84	-4.48	120	95.57	William & Mary		9	6-2-1	84	9	6-2-1	SoCon
86	-4.24	85	-4.87	49	54.36	Army		9	3-4-2	85	9	3-4-2	NEI
90	-5.38	86	-4.87	112	92.11	Arizona		10	6-4-0	86	10	6-4-0	BC
77	-1.21	87	-4.95	32	48.56	Vanderbilt		10	2-7-1	87	10	2-7-1	SEC
56	3.71	88	-5.18	56	57.70	Texas Christian		10	3-7-0	88	10	3-7-0	SWAC
70	1.09	89	-5.25	134	106.19	Utah		9	6-1-2	89	9	6-1-2	MSC
97	-6.93	90	-5.27	18	44.25	North Carolina State		10	2-8-0	90	10	2-8-0	SoCon
104	-9.09	91	-6.23	73	66.60	South Carolina		10	3-6-1	91	10	3-6-1	SoCon
75	-0.46	92	-6.27	37	50.00	Temple		9	2-7-0	92	9	2-7-0	EIC
78	-1.94	93	-6.42	91	75.62	Miami (FL)		10	5-5-0	93	10	5-5-0	SWIC
85	-3.87	95	-6.99	97	81.25	Virginia Tech		10	4-5-1	95	10	4-5-1	SoCon
91	-5.74	96	-8.07	99	83.70	Tulsa		10	4-5-1	96	10	4-5-1	MVC
84	-3.47	97	-8.23	115	92.89	Furman		9	5-4-0	97	9	5-4-0	SoCon
89	-5.19	98	-8.47	61	60.50	California		10	3-7-0	98	10	3-7-0	PCC
92	-5.87	99	-8.59	108	90.17	Rutgers		3	1-1-1	99	3	1-1-1	Major-Ind
107	-9.64	101	-10.13	114	92.83	Drake		10	5-5-0	101	10	5-5-0	MVC
105	-9.21	103	-10.50	35	49.72	Stanford		9	1-7-1	103	9	1-7-1	PCC
100	-8.11	105	-10.92	111	91.40	Texas Tech		11	5-5-1	105	11	5-5-1	BC
101	-8.37	107	-11.57	68	64.69	Kansas		8	2-6-0	107	8	2-6-0	BIG 6
80	-2.35	108	-11.68	36	49.95	Rice		11	1-9-1	108	11	1-9-1	SWAC
94	-6.66	109	-12.74	1	32.17	Mercer		3	0-3-0	109	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
114	-12.21	112	-13.45	96	79.75	Montana		9	3-6-0	112	9	3-6-0	PCC
110	-11.30	113	-13.67	25	46.33	Lafayette		3	0-3-0	113	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
122	-17.69	114	-14.12	138	113.57	Brigham Young		9	5-2-2	114	9	5-2-2	MSC
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	118	9	2-6-1	EIC
102	-8.40	119	-16.89	78	69.20	Bucknell		8	3-5-0	119	8	3-5-0	EIC
121	-14.32	122	-17.77	89	75.11	Davidson		9	2-7-0	122	9	2-7-0	SoCon
120	-14.17	123	-18.05	59	59.88	Iowa State		9	2-7-0	123	9	2-7-0	BIG 6
128	-23.26	125	-18.66	98	82.29	New Mexico State		9	3-6-0	125	9	3-6-0	BC
126	-20.36	126	-21.27	105	88.07	Idaho		8	2-6-0	126	8	2-6-0	PCC
123	-18.39	127	-22.08	132	105.12	Colorado State		9	2-7-0	127	9	2-7-0	MSC
124	-19.06	128	-23.18	27	47.12	Samford		4	0-4-0	128	4	0-4-0	Major-Ind
125	-19.74	130	-25.50	93	76.78	Citadel		11	3-8-0	130	11	3-8-0	SoCon
129	-23.56	131	-25.55	135	110.57	Utah State		8	3-4-1	131	8	3-4-1	MSC
137	-38.43	133	-30.68	122	96.00	Northern Arizona		8	1-6-1	133	8	1-6-1	BC
135	-34.29	134	-32.76	131	104.25	Wyoming		8	0-7-1	134	8	0-7-1	MSC

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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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)