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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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

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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)