College Football 1940
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1940/9/20 and 1940/12/8
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1940 - 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	39.99	3	34.20	10	29.69	Michigan	3	8	7-1-0	1	8	7-1-0	BIG 10
2	37.49	1	43.49	4	21.88	Minnesota	1	8	8-0-0	2	8	8-0-0	BIG 10
3	32.76	8	26.94	12	31.38	Northwestern	20	8	6-2-0	3	8	6-2-0	BIG 10
4	32.62	2	37.05	15	32.83	Stanford	2	10	10-0-0	4	10	10-0-0	PCC
5	30.99	7	27.16	67	63.83	Tennessee	4	11	10-1-0	5	11	10-1-0	SEC
6	29.93	4	31.74	18	35.00	Texas A&M	6	10	9-1-0	6	10	9-1-0	SWAC
7	28.91	6	28.35	19	35.00	Washington	10	9	7-2-0	7	9	7-2-0	PCC
8	27.26	17	19.29	43	52.81	Cornell	15	8	6-2-0	8	8	6-2-0	NEI
9	26.16	9	26.65	50	57.88	Mississippi State	9	11	10-0-1	9	11	10-0-1	SEC
10	24.95	11	25.29	81	70.38	Boston College	5	11	11-0-0	10	11	11-0-0	NEI
12	23.99	14	22.18	55	59.38	Pennsylvania	14	8	6-1-1	12	8	6-1-1	EIC
13	23.35	5	29.88	14	32.61	Southern Methodist	16	10	8-1-1	13	10	8-1-1	SWAC
14	22.30	12	25.09	57	59.50	Nebraska	7	10	8-2-0	14	10	8-2-0	BIG 6
15	22.05	10	25.44	28	39.05	Texas		10	8-2-0	15	10	8-2-0	SWAC
16	22.02	21	16.27	8	28.50	Ohio State		8	4-4-0	16	8	4-4-0	BIG 10
17	21.75	16	21.04	51	57.94	Fordham	12	9	7-2-0	17	9	7-2-0	NEI
18	21.17	13	22.84	22	36.50	Rice		10	7-3-0	18	10	7-3-0	SWAC
19	21.07	26	15.58	89	75.50	Georgetown	13	10	8-2-0	19	10	8-2-0	SWIC
20	20.00	20	16.43	62	61.89	Duke	18	9	7-2-0	20	9	7-2-0	SoCon
21	18.03	23	15.72	5	24.83	California		10	4-6-0	21	10	4-6-0	PCC
22	16.66	18	17.69	59	61.28	Mississippi		11	9-2-0	22	11	9-2-0	SEC
23	15.84	35	11.68	13	32.50	Oregon		9	4-4-1	23	9	4-4-1	PCC
24	15.60	22	15.94	46	56.38	Notre Dame		9	7-2-0	24	9	7-2-0	EIC
25	15.46	19	16.56	33	44.83	Oregon State		9	5-3-1	25	9	5-3-1	PCC
26	14.74	32	12.29	11	30.83	Southern California		9	3-4-2	26	9	3-4-2	PCC
27	14.33	25	15.60	61	61.88	Alabama		9	7-2-0	27	9	7-2-0	SEC
28	13.93	39	10.35	20	35.57	Iowa		8	4-4-0	28	8	4-4-0	BIG 10
29	13.73	24	15.69	30	43.05	LSU		10	6-4-0	29	10	6-4-0	SEC
30	13.37	36	11.29	17	34.00	Pittsburgh		8	3-4-1	30	8	3-4-1	EIC
31	13.06	45	8.71	9	28.81	Indiana		8	3-5-0	31	8	3-5-0	BIG 10
32	12.80	44	8.78	29	42.69	Wisconsin		8	4-4-0	32	8	4-4-0	BIG 10
34	11.83	31	12.88	37	49.82	Auburn		11	6-4-1	34	11	6-4-1	SEC
35	10.41	81	-3.34	7	28.21	Purdue		8	2-6-0	35	8	2-6-0	BIG 10
36	10.20	67	-0.26	52	58.62	Michigan State		8	3-4-1	36	8	3-4-1	EIC
37	10.19	34	11.75	74	67.06	Navy		9	6-2-1	37	9	6-2-1	EIC
38	10.01	49	7.38	24	37.06	Baylor		10	4-6-0	38	10	4-6-0	SWAC
40	9.84	30	13.01	35	48.38	Columbia		9	5-2-2	40	9	5-2-2	NEI
41	9.41	46	8.53	97	82.31	Penn State		8	6-1-1	41	8	6-1-1	EIC
42	9.23	38	10.54	16	33.83	Tulane		10	5-5-0	42	10	5-5-0	SEC
43	9.23	53	6.12	48	57.14	Harvard		8	3-2-3	43	8	3-2-3	NEI
44	9.20	33	11.98	63	63.11	Oklahoma		9	6-3-0	44	9	6-3-0	BIG 6
45	8.96	37	10.99	31	43.05	Washington State		10	4-4-2	45	10	4-4-2	PCC
46	8.62	61	3.20	1	17.95	UCLA		10	1-9-0	46	10	1-9-0	PCC
48	8.12	43	8.99	32	43.67	Colgate		8	5-3-0	48	8	5-3-0	NEI
49	7.63	47	8.50	84	72.65	Tulsa		10	7-3-0	49	10	7-3-0	MVC
50	7.48	55	5.48	26	37.64	Syracuse		8	3-4-1	50	8	3-4-1	NEI
51	7.33	59	4.48	27	38.45	Texas Christian		10	3-7-0	51	10	3-7-0	SWAC
52	7.24	58	4.51	94	78.78	Missouri		9	6-3-0	52	9	6-3-0	BIG 6
54	6.35	52	6.59	80	69.93	Clemson		9	6-2-1	54	9	6-2-1	SoCon
55	5.94	48	8.32	110	90.39	Utah		9	7-2-0	55	9	7-2-0	MSC
56	5.75	60	3.82	38	50.19	Temple		9	4-4-1	56	9	4-4-1	EIC
57	5.69	29	13.09	6	25.00	Arkansas		10	4-6-0	57	10	4-6-0	SWAC
58	5.07	40	10.21	130	104.67	San Jose State		3	3-0-0	58	3	3-0-0	Major-Ind
59	4.44	50	7.26	65	63.29	Princeton		8	5-2-1	59	8	5-2-1	EIC
60	3.95	74	-0.86	82	71.19	Kentucky		10	5-3-2	60	10	5-3-2	SEC
61	3.84	54	5.71	73	67.00	Wake Forest		10	7-3-0	61	10	7-3-0	SoCon
62	3.40	57	4.97	69	65.06	North Carolina		10	6-4-0	62	10	6-4-0	SoCon
63	3.22	41	9.32	117	96.27	Texas Tech		11	9-1-1	63	11	9-1-1	BC
64	2.88	65	0.57	64	63.17	Georgia		10	5-4-1	64	10	5-4-1	SEC
65	1.94	78	-2.80	66	63.75	Villanova		9	4-5-0	65	9	4-5-0	EIC
66	1.06	89	-5.86	3	21.36	Illinois		8	1-7-0	66	8	1-7-0	BIG 10
68	0.82	64	1.00	78	68.38	Dartmouth		9	5-4-0	68	9	5-4-0	NEI
69	0.55	62	2.19	123	101.11	Arizona		9	7-2-0	69	9	7-2-0	BC
70	0.46	69	-0.45	53	58.67	Holy Cross		10	4-5-1	70	10	4-5-1	NEI
71	0.27	63	1.68	54	58.94	Florida		10	5-5-0	71	10	5-5-0	SEC
72	-0.47	93	-6.80	45	55.89	Georgia Tech		10	3-7-0	72	10	3-7-0	SEC
73	-0.50	51	6.90	85	73.00	Louisiana Tech		3	2-1-0	73	3	2-1-0	Major-Ind
75	-1.22	77	-1.63	100	86.44	Colorado		9	5-3-1	75	9	5-3-1	MSC
77	-1.83	100	-9.15	56	59.44	Vanderbilt		10	3-6-1	77	10	3-6-1	SEC
78	-2.13	82	-3.53	109	90.21	Furman		9	5-4-0	78	9	5-4-0	SoCon
79	-2.93	66	0.45	70	65.14	Brown		10	6-3-1	79	10	6-3-1	NEI
80	-3.02	71	-0.74	116	95.12	Virginia Military		10	7-2-1	80	10	7-2-1	SoCon
81	-4.04	107	-11.04	60	61.67	Bucknell		3	0-2-1	81	3	0-2-1	Major-Ind
82	-4.16	79	-3.14	105	88.89	Oklahoma State		10	6-3-1	82	10	6-3-1	MVC
83	-4.18	87	-5.33	71	66.06	North Carolina State		9	3-6-0	83	9	3-6-0	SoCon
85	-4.93	97	-7.80	23	37.00	Army		9	1-7-1	85	9	1-7-1	NEI
86	-5.19	68	-0.28	114	94.69	William & Mary		9	6-2-1	86	9	6-2-1	SoCon
88	-5.78	76	-1.63	121	98.64	Arizona State		11	7-2-2	88	11	7-2-2	BC
91	-6.70	75	-0.97	88	75.17	Cincinnati		3	1-1-1	91	3	1-1-1	Major-Ind
93	-6.92	73	-0.85	77	68.33	Montana		9	4-4-1	93	9	4-4-1	PCC
95	-8.29	80	-3.21	2	19.50	Mercer		3	0-3-0	95	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
96	-8.40	106	-10.76	40	50.31	Yale		8	1-7-0	96	8	1-7-0	NEI
97	-8.42	90	-6.64	75	67.14	West Virginia		9	4-4-1	97	9	4-4-1	EIC
98	-8.51	91	-6.72	102	88.25	Virginia Tech		10	5-5-0	98	10	5-5-0	SoCon
99	-8.77	102	-9.75	103	88.28	Virginia		9	4-5-0	99	9	4-5-0	SWIC
102	-9.08	104	-10.57	93	77.50	South Carolina		9	3-6-0	102	9	3-6-0	SoCon
104	-9.71	105	-10.60	95	78.81	Iowa State		9	4-5-0	104	9	4-5-0	BIG 6
105	-10.57	92	-6.72	104	88.50	Texas El Paso		9	4-4-1	105	9	4-4-1	BC
107	-11.80	108	-11.25	101	88.14	Brigham Young		8	2-4-2	107	8	2-4-2	MSC
109	-12.90	119	-17.34	92	77.06	Kansas State		9	2-7-0	109	9	2-7-0	BIG 6
110	-13.26	117	-15.49	131	104.94	New Mexico		9	5-4-0	110	9	5-4-0	BC
113	-15.14	84	-4.82	122	99.44	Richmond		9	6-3-0	113	9	6-3-0	SoCon
114	-15.37	121	-17.65	96	80.28	Kansas		9	2-7-0	114	9	2-7-0	BIG 6
115	-15.43	110	-13.38	112	92.50	Davidson		10	5-5-0	115	10	5-5-0	SoCon
116	-15.78	113	-14.70	25	37.50	Samford		4	0-4-0	116	4	0-4-0	Major-Ind
117	-15.85	111	-13.46	39	50.19	Idaho		9	1-7-1	117	9	1-7-1	PCC
119	-16.63	118	-17.28	107	89.62	Utah State		8	2-5-1	119	8	2-5-1	MSC
120	-20.07	123	-22.98	76	67.92	Miami (FL)		10	3-7-0	120	10	3-7-0	SWIC
121	-20.10	112	-14.40	120	98.38	Colorado State		9	3-4-2	121	9	3-4-2	MSC
123	-23.20	129	-26.28	128	104.14	Drake		9	4-5-0	123	9	4-5-0	MVC
128	-24.96	124	-23.12	125	101.60	Citadel		9	4-5-0	128	9	4-5-0	SoCon
129	-25.68	132	-26.96	90	76.50	Maryland		9	2-6-1	129	9	2-6-1	SoCon
130	-27.16	127	-24.81	118	97.75	Wyoming		9	1-7-1	130	9	1-7-1	MSC
131	-28.71	120	-17.52	111	92.00	Lehigh		3	1-2-0	131	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
132	-30.07	126	-24.19	132	105.33	New Mexico State		9	3-6-0	132	9	3-6-0	BC
135	-36.62	134	-32.91	133	105.71	Northern Arizona		8	2-6-0	135	8	2-6-0	BC

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College Football 1940Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1940/9/20 and 1940/12/8Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 1940
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1940/9/20 and 1940/12/8
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)