College Football 1939
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1939/9/23 and 1940/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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The Big 6 Conference [Big 6] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1939
Ranking of teams in Big 6 based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 12.745 1 18.33 6 4.000 Missouri 5 5-0-0 16 10 8-2-0 16 10 8-2-0
3 5.639 2 11.00 4 3.700 Nebraska 5 4-1-0 15 9 7-1-1 15 9 7-1-1
2 7.569 3 3.67 5 3.700 Oklahoma 5 3-2-0 26 9 6-2-1 26 9 6-2-1
4 -4.394 4 -11.00 3 3.400 Kansas State 5 1-4-0 57 8 3-5-0 58 9 4-5-0
5 -10.270 5 -11.00 2 3.200 Iowa State 5 1-4-0 124 8 1-7-0 124 9 2-7-0
6 -11.288 6 -11.00 1 3.000 Kansas 5 1-4-0 108 8 2-6-0 108 8 2-6-0
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The Border Conference [Border] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1939
Ranking of teams in Border based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 17.009 1 17.85 7 4.750 Arizona State 4 4-0-0 38 7 5-1-1 44 11 8-2-1
3 5.343 2 6.59 2 3.700 Texas El Paso 5 3-2-0 73 7 4-3-0 76 9 5-4-0
4 2.544 3 6.29 5 4.083 New Mexico 6 4-2-0 64 9 7-2-0 67 10 8-2-0
2 7.990 4 5.79 6 4.333 Texas Tech 3 2-1-0 104 10 4-5-1 102 11 5-5-1
5 0.708 5 -7.03 4 4.000 Arizona 3 1-2-0 84 9 5-4-0 86 10 6-4-0
6 -10.380 6 -11.96 3 3.800 New Mexico State 5 1-4-0 123 7 1-6-0 123 9 3-6-0
7 -23.213 7 -17.51 1 3.375 Northern Arizona 4 0-4-0 133 6 0-6-0 133 8 1-6-1
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The Eastern Independent Conference [Eastern Indep] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1939
Ranking of teams in Eastern Indep based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 15.443 1 19.53 5 7.375 Duquesne 4 3-0-1 17 7 6-0-1 18 9 8-0-1
2 12.910 2 18.21 12 8.750 Villanova 2 2-0-0 30 7 5-2-0 30 8 6-2-0
4 9.813 3 15.28 13 10.833 Penn State 3 3-0-0 22 7 4-1-2 21 8 5-1-2
9 -1.458 4 9.75 14 11.750 Notre Dame 2 2-0-0 8 9 7-2-0 7 9 7-2-0
6 7.236 5 7.87 2 4.750 Marquette 2 1-1-0 67 8 4-4-0 66 8 4-4-0
5 7.807 6 7.87 1 1.500 Detroit 2 0-1-1 48 7 3-3-1 46 9 5-3-1
3 12.455 7 4.26 15 13.000 Princeton 1 1-0-0 9 7 6-1-0 9 8 7-1-0
8 2.038 8 3.15 9 8.300 Pittsburgh 5 3-2-0 42 9 5-4-0 41 9 5-4-0
11 -5.148 9 -1.23 8 8.250 Pennsylvania 2 1-1-0 37 8 4-4-0 36 8 4-4-0
7 5.664 10 -3.79 11 8.750 Michigan State 2 1-1-0 60 7 2-4-1 59 9 4-4-1
10 -3.906 11 -6.76 3 6.875 Carnegie Mellon 4 1-3-0 78 6 1-5-0 78 8 3-5-0
12 -6.175 12 -15.46 10 8.700 Temple 5 1-4-0 94 9 2-7-0 93 9 2-7-0
13 -16.017 13 -17.74 4 7.167 Navy 3 0-3-0 56 9 3-5-1 56 9 3-5-1
15 -23.031 14 -18.85 7 8.000 West Virginia 1 0-1-0 119 7 0-6-1 118 9 2-6-1
14 -17.632 15 -22.09 6 7.750 Bucknell 2 0-2-0 120 5 1-4-0 119 8 3-5-0
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The Mountain States Conference [Mountain States] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1939
Ranking of teams in Mountain States based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 9.731 1 12.57 6 4.417 Colorado 6 5-1-0 80 8 5-3-0 79 8 5-3-0
1 14.658 2 9.43 7 4.417 Utah 6 4-1-1 88 8 5-1-2 90 9 6-1-2
3 4.323 3 3.14 5 4.167 Denver 6 3-2-1 107 9 5-3-1 107 9 5-3-1
5 -3.687 4 0.00 4 3.917 Brigham Young 6 2-2-2 114 7 3-2-2 109 9 5-2-2
6 -4.066 5 -3.14 2 3.750 Utah State 6 2-3-1 130 7 2-4-1 131 8 3-4-1
4 -3.533 6 -6.29 3 3.833 Colorado State 6 2-4-0 127 8 2-6-0 127 9 2-7-0
7 -17.425 7 -15.71 1 3.500 Wyoming 6 0-5-1 134 8 0-7-1 135 8 0-7-1
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The MVC [MVC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1939
Ranking of teams in MVC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 7.873 1 10.86 6 4.375 Oklahoma State 4 3-1-0 76 9 4-4-1 73 10 5-4-1
1 8.740 2 10.32 7 4.700 Washington MO 5 4-1-0 53 7 5-2-0 53 10 6-3-1
3 5.102 3 4.06 4 4.125 Tulsa 4 2-1-1 97 10 4-5-1 96 10 4-5-1
4 -1.829 4 -4.84 3 3.875 Saint Louis 4 1-2-1 105 7 3-3-1 106 10 5-3-2
5 -2.526 5 -5.48 5 4.300 Drake 5 2-3-0 103 9 4-5-0 104 10 5-5-0
6 -3.758 6 -6.29 2 3.667 Creighton 6 2-4-0 115 8 3-5-0 115 9 4-5-0
7 -13.601 7 -8.64 1 3.500 Washburn University 4 1-3-0 132 5 1-4-0 132 10 6-4-0
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The Northeast Independent [Northeast Indep] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1939
Ranking of teams in Northeast Indep based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 17.962 1 34.00 4 5.500 Fordham 1 1-0-0 24 7 5-2-0 23 8 6-2-0
1 37.081 2 30.34 1 4.000 Boston College 1 1-0-0 23 7 5-2-0 20 11 9-2-0
4 13.983 3 17.25 8 7.875 Cornell 4 4-0-0 1 8 8-0-0 1 8 8-0-0
7 0.607 4 12.00 3 5.000 New York University 2 1-1-0 46 8 4-4-0 49 9 5-4-0
3 16.336 5 8.34 9 8.125 Holy Cross 4 3-1-0 40 8 6-2-0 40 9 7-2-0
5 3.174 6 5.25 10 8.167 Dartmouth 3 2-1-0 52 8 4-3-1 50 9 5-3-1
6 2.117 7 3.63 5 6.000 Syracuse 2 1-1-0 45 7 2-3-2 48 8 3-3-2
10 -10.909 8 -6.32 14 10.900 Yale 5 3-1-1 55 8 3-4-1 55 8 3-4-1
8 -3.713 9 -10.00 6 7.083 Colgate 6 1-4-1 71 7 1-5-1 72 8 2-5-1
11 -12.136 10 -13.66 2 4.000 Manhattan 1 0-1-0 70 6 2-4-0 68 8 4-4-0
13 -17.084 11 -17.17 12 9.500 Harvard 3 1-2-0 75 6 2-4-0 75 8 4-4-0
12 -13.396 12 -17.33 7 7.167 Brown 3 0-2-1 81 5 1-3-1 83 9 5-3-1
9 -10.663 13 -17.88 11 8.750 Columbia 4 0-2-2 50 8 2-4-2 45 8 2-4-2
14 -23.359 14 -28.46 13 10.667 Army 3 0-2-1 86 7 1-4-2 84 9 3-4-2
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The PCC [PCC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1939
Ranking of teams in PCC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 16.173 1 17.60 6 5.214 Southern California 7 5-0-2 3 10 8-0-2 3 10 8-0-2
2 11.726 2 14.65 7 5.375 UCLA 8 5-0-3 19 10 6-0-4 24 10 6-0-4
3 8.554 3 13.21 8 5.562 Oregon State 8 6-1-1 25 9 7-1-1 25 11 9-1-1
4 5.037 4 3.85 3 4.786 Oregon 7 3-3-1 68 8 3-4-1 70 8 3-4-1
5 2.267 5 2.43 4 5.000 Washington 8 4-4-0 59 9 4-5-0 62 9 4-5-0
8 -7.542 6 -3.90 5 5.062 Washington State 8 3-5-0 63 9 4-5-0 64 9 4-5-0
6 -5.440 7 -4.40 2 4.429 California 7 2-5-0 96 9 2-7-0 98 10 3-7-0
7 -5.442 8 -8.93 9 5.667 Montana 3 1-2-0 110 8 2-6-0 113 9 3-6-0
9 -11.225 9 -12.65 1 4.071 Stanford 7 0-6-1 100 9 1-7-1 101 9 1-7-1
10 -14.106 10 -21.87 10 5.833 Idaho 3 0-3-0 126 7 1-6-0 126 8 2-6-0
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The Southeastern Conference [SEC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1939
Ranking of teams in SEC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
2 17.317 1 17.81 12 8.000 Tulane 5 5-0-0 4 10 8-1-1 4 10 8-1-1
3 10.814 2 17.71 11 8.000 Georgia Tech 6 6-0-0 12 10 8-2-0 13 10 8-2-0
1 18.492 3 17.02 13 8.333 Tennessee 6 6-0-0 13 10 9-1-0 12 11 10-1-0
5 4.154 4 3.43 1 5.083 Alabama 6 2-3-1 29 9 5-3-1 29 9 5-3-1
7 0.898 5 3.22 6 6.100 Kentucky 5 2-2-1 33 7 4-2-1 32 9 6-2-1
4 4.834 6 2.94 5 6.071 Auburn 7 3-3-1 41 10 4-5-1 39 11 5-5-1
6 1.720 7 0.54 10 7.600 Mississippi State 5 3-2-0 43 8 6-2-0 42 10 8-2-0
8 -2.585 8 -1.54 9 7.375 Mississippi 4 2-2-0 49 7 5-2-0 52 9 7-2-0
10 -7.603 9 -8.35 7 6.125 Georgia 4 1-3-0 74 11 5-6-0 71 11 5-6-0
9 -7.262 10 -10.82 3 5.833 Louisiana State 6 1-5-0 61 9 4-5-0 60 9 4-5-0
11 -10.090 11 -13.29 4 5.875 Florida 4 0-3-1 83 9 3-5-1 80 11 5-5-1
12 -10.620 12 -13.71 8 6.500 Vanderbilt 7 1-6-0 89 9 2-7-0 88 10 2-7-1
13 -20.070 13 -14.96 2 5.167 Sewanee 3 0-3-0 111 6 2-4-0 112 8 3-5-0
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The Southern Conference [Southern C] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1939
Ranking of teams in Southern C based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 20.273 1 22.72 6 7.800 Duke 5 5-0-0 6 9 8-1-0 6 9 8-1-0
2 16.689 2 17.82 14 9.625 Clemson 4 4-0-0 14 9 8-1-0 14 10 9-1-0
4 10.009 3 14.09 7 7.833 William & Mary 3 2-0-1 85 7 4-2-1 85 9 6-2-1
3 14.741 4 11.09 13 9.167 North Carolina 6 5-1-0 18 10 8-1-1 19 10 8-1-1
7 4.156 5 7.25 12 8.600 Virginia Military 5 3-1-1 58 9 5-3-1 57 10 6-3-1
5 7.733 6 6.71 11 8.500 Richmond 5 3-1-1 77 8 5-1-2 82 10 7-1-2
6 5.225 7 3.63 5 6.917 Wake Forest 6 3-3-0 51 8 5-3-0 51 10 7-3-0
11 -8.402 8 -2.00 2 6.167 North Carolina State 6 2-4-0 90 10 2-8-0 89 10 2-8-0
8 2.114 9 -2.41 3 6.167 Washington & Lee 3 1-2-0 101 8 3-4-1 99 8 3-4-1
9 -1.678 10 -6.03 4 6.250 Virginia Tech 6 1-4-1 95 8 3-4-1 95 10 4-5-1
10 -5.078 11 -6.90 15 10.250 Furman 6 3-3-0 98 9 5-4-0 97 9 5-4-0
12 -14.250 12 -11.46 9 8.125 South Carolina 4 1-3-0 91 10 3-6-1 91 10 3-6-1
14 -15.690 13 -14.75 1 6.000 Maryland 1 0-1-0 117 9 2-7-0 117 9 2-7-0
13 -15.593 14 -16.38 8 8.000 Davidson 8 1-7-0 122 9 2-7-0 120 9 2-7-0
15 -20.249 15 -23.37 10 8.250 Citadel 4 0-4-0 131 9 1-8-0 130 11 3-8-0
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference [Southwest AC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1939
Ranking of teams in Southwest AC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 18.885 1 18.86 7 4.500 Texas A&M 6 6-0-0 2 11 11-0-0 2 11 11-0-0
2 5.435 2 6.29 6 4.333 Southern Methodist 6 4-2-0 28 9 5-3-1 27 10 6-3-1
3 4.026 3 6.29 5 4.167 Baylor 6 4-2-0 34 9 6-3-0 33 10 7-3-0
5 -4.507 4 0.00 4 3.917 Texas 6 3-3-0 47 9 5-4-0 47 9 5-4-0
4 -3.686 5 -3.14 3 3.917 Arkansas 6 2-3-1 62 9 3-5-1 61 10 4-5-1
6 -7.267 6 -12.57 2 3.667 Texas Christian 6 1-5-0 87 10 3-7-0 87 10 3-7-0
7 -12.886 7 -15.71 1 3.500 Rice 6 0-5-1 106 10 1-8-1 105 11 1-9-1
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The Southwestern Independent Conference [Southwest Indep] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1939
Ranking of teams in Southwest Indep based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Miami FL 0 0-0-0 93 8 3-5-0 92 10 5-5-0
1 20.974 1 27.84 5 4.167 Santa Clara 3 2-0-1 21 9 5-1-3 22 9 5-1-3
3 12.777 2 22.89 6 4.375 San Francisco 4 2-0-2 32 7 4-1-2 34 10 4-3-3
4 10.617 3 11.34 8 4.750 St. Mary's CA 4 2-2-0 66 7 3-4-0 65 8 3-4-1
5 6.688 4 11.00 11 9.500 Georgetown 1 1-0-0 27 7 6-0-1 28 8 7-0-1
2 13.911 5 11.00 13 10.000 Virginia 1 1-0-0 82 9 5-4-0 81 9 5-4-0
7 -4.577 6 5.29 2 3.375 Loyola Marymount 4 1-3-0 102 8 1-6-1 103 9 2-6-1
6 -1.968 7 3.09 9 6.167 Hardin-Simmons 3 1-1-1 36 6 4-1-1 37 9 7-1-1
10 -13.852 8 -10.66 4 3.500 Gonzaga 1 0-1-0 69 7 5-2-0 69 8 6-2-0
11 -13.911 9 -11.00 3 3.500 Hampden-Sydney College 1 0-1-0 129 6 1-5-0 129 9 4-5-0
9 -6.688 10 -11.00 7 4.500 George Washington 1 0-1-0 65 6 4-2-0 63 8 5-3-0
8 -6.288 11 -18.91 10 9.250 Centenary LA 2 1-1-0 116 10 1-8-1 121 12 2-9-1
12 -17.684 12 -40.91 12 9.500 Southwestern (TN) 1 0-1-0 121 8 2-5-1 122 9 3-5-1
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The Western Conference [Western] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1939
Ranking of teams in Western based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 15.122 1 12.85 10 6.000 Ohio State 6 5-1-0 7 8 6-2-0 8 8 6-2-0
5 2.929 2 10.25 7 5.583 Iowa 6 4-1-1 5 7 5-1-1 5 8 6-1-1
2 6.778 3 5.28 5 5.200 Michigan 5 3-2-0 11 8 6-2-0 10 8 6-2-0
4 4.891 4 5.14 3 5.083 Northwestern 6 3-2-1 35 8 3-4-1 35 8 3-4-1
6 0.850 5 3.75 9 5.800 Purdue 5 2-1-2 31 8 3-3-2 31 8 3-3-2
3 5.558 6 -0.11 2 4.250 Minnesota 6 2-3-1 39 8 3-4-1 38 8 3-4-1
7 0.064 7 -1.98 8 5.750 Illinois 6 3-3-0 54 7 3-4-0 54 8 3-4-1
8 -1.072 8 -2.61 4 5.200 Indiana 5 2-3-0 44 8 2-4-2 43 8 2-4-2
9 -11.044 9 -15.93 6 5.417 Wisconsin 6 0-5-1 79 8 1-6-1 77 8 1-6-1
10 -24.076 10 -16.62 1 3.500 University of Chicago 3 0-3-0 118 5 0-5-0 116 8 2-6-0
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