College Football 1940
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1940/9/20 and 1941/1/1
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 1940
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 18.410 1 18.33 6 4.000 Nebraska 5 5-0-0 13 10 8-2-0 13 10 8-2-0
2 8.914 2 11.00 5 3.800 Oklahoma 5 4-1-0 33 9 6-3-0 32 9 6-3-0
3 5.498 3 3.67 4 3.600 Missouri 5 3-2-0 60 9 6-3-0 59 9 6-3-0
4 -3.964 4 -3.67 3 3.400 Iowa State 5 2-3-0 106 8 3-5-0 104 9 4-5-0
5 -9.464 5 -11.00 2 3.200 Kansas State 5 1-4-0 119 9 2-7-0 119 9 2-7-0
6 -19.395 6 -18.33 1 3.000 Kansas 5 0-5-0 121 9 2-7-0 120 9 2-7-0
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The Border Conference [Border] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1940
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
2 10.428 1 14.54 7 4.750 Arizona State 4 3-0-1 76 7 4-1-2 69 11 7-2-2
3 6.907 2 9.95 4 4.000 Texas El Paso 5 3-1-1 94 7 3-3-1 95 9 4-4-1
1 12.455 3 9.04 6 4.750 Arizona 4 3-1-0 63 9 7-2-0 64 9 7-2-0
4 6.855 4 6.29 3 4.000 New Mexico 6 4-2-0 117 9 5-4-0 114 9 5-4-0
6 -14.527 5 -8.38 2 3.400 New Mexico State 5 1-4-0 126 6 2-4-0 126 9 3-6-0
5 -2.992 6 -15.71 5 4.000 Texas Tech 1 0-1-0 41 11 9-1-1 40 11 9-1-1
7 -19.124 7 -15.71 1 3.100 Northern Arizona 5 0-5-0 134 7 1-6-0 134 8 2-6-0
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The Eastern Independent Conference [Eastern Indep] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1940
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
4 11.023 1 23.10 8 7.750 Pittsburgh 2 2-0-0 35 8 3-4-1 36 8 3-4-1
2 24.188 2 19.34 5 7.250 Notre Dame 2 2-0-0 24 8 6-2-0 24 9 7-2-0
7 -0.828 3 15.58 12 10.500 Duquesne 3 3-0-0 28 7 6-1-0 29 8 7-1-0
6 2.064 4 13.70 14 11.500 Detroit 2 2-0-0 55 7 5-2-0 54 9 7-2-0
1 33.350 5 12.00 6 7.250 Pennsylvania 2 2-0-0 14 8 6-1-1 15 8 6-1-1
8 -2.140 6 4.85 9 8.333 Penn State 3 2-1-0 44 8 6-1-1 48 8 6-1-1
10 -7.811 7 -1.57 11 10.333 Temple 3 2-1-0 59 8 3-4-1 61 9 4-4-1
9 -7.314 8 -2.66 1 3.167 Carnegie Mellon 3 0-3-0 98 6 1-5-0 99 8 3-5-0
3 12.792 9 -2.66 2 4.500 Navy 3 1-2-0 31 9 6-2-1 34 9 6-2-1
12 -17.024 10 -3.84 7 7.333 Marquette 3 1-2-0 100 9 2-6-1 96 9 2-6-1
13 -20.150 11 -12.76 4 6.167 Villanova 3 0-3-0 77 8 3-5-0 77 9 4-5-0
5 5.854 12 -17.33 3 4.500 Princeton 2 0-2-0 50 7 4-2-1 52 8 5-2-1
11 -11.413 13 -18.79 13 11.167 Michigan State 3 1-2-0 71 8 3-4-1 79 8 3-4-1
14 -22.592 14 -28.97 10 9.500 West Virginia 2 0-2-0 91 7 2-4-1 93 9 4-4-1
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The Mountain States Conference [Mountain States] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1940
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 12.136 1 12.57 7 4.417 Utah 6 5-1-0 47 9 7-2-0 43 9 7-2-0
3 8.604 2 9.43 5 4.250 Denver 6 4-1-1 73 8 5-2-1 71 9 6-2-1
1 13.715 3 9.43 6 4.333 Colorado 6 4-1-1 74 9 5-3-1 76 9 5-3-1
4 -2.650 4 -3.14 4 4.000 Brigham Young 6 2-3-1 108 7 2-4-1 106 8 2-4-2
6 -7.434 5 -6.29 2 3.750 Colorado State 6 1-3-2 113 8 2-4-2 110 9 3-4-2
5 -4.940 6 -6.29 3 3.750 Utah State 6 2-4-0 120 8 2-5-1 121 8 2-5-1
7 -19.431 7 -15.71 1 3.500 Wyoming 6 0-5-1 127 8 1-6-1 132 9 1-7-1
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The MVC [MVC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1940
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
1 23.555 1 21.86 4 4.000 Tulsa 4 4-0-0 43 10 7-3-0 44 10 7-3-0
2 11.486 2 12.13 5 4.200 Oklahoma State 5 4-1-0 83 9 5-3-1 83 10 6-3-1
3 6.537 3 6.67 1 3.000 Creighton 4 2-2-0 99 7 3-2-2 98 10 6-2-2
4 0.425 4 -0.53 2 3.400 Saint Louis 5 2-3-0 114 9 3-6-0 116 10 3-6-1
5 -10.165 5 -6.80 7 5.000 Drake 4 2-2-0 131 7 2-5-0 129 9 4-5-0
6 -10.286 6 -14.51 6 4.500 Washington MO 4 1-3-0 133 6 1-5-0 133 9 3-6-0
7 -21.553 7 -18.83 3 3.500 Washburn University 4 0-4-0 137 7 1-6-0 137 10 4-6-0
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The Northeast Independent [Northeast Indep] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1940
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
1 25.180 1 20.08 6 6.083 Cornell 6 5-1-0 17 8 6-2-0 17 8 6-2-0
3 7.190 2 13.01 4 5.200 Dartmouth 5 3-2-0 64 8 4-4-0 67 9 5-4-0
4 5.799 3 9.94 3 4.700 Columbia 5 2-2-1 30 8 4-2-2 28 9 5-2-2
5 4.840 4 9.50 7 6.400 Colgate 5 3-2-0 39 6 3-3-0 41 8 5-3-0
2 10.683 5 8.86 9 7.500 Harvard 4 2-1-1 53 7 2-2-3 58 8 3-2-3
11 -3.736 6 3.76 8 6.429 Brown 7 3-3-1 67 7 3-3-1 73 10 6-3-1
7 4.520 7 3.34 5 5.500 Syracuse 4 2-2-0 56 7 2-4-1 56 8 3-4-1
8 3.512 8 3.04 13 13.000 Boston College 2 2-0-0 6 9 9-0-0 6 11 11-0-0
10 -3.120 9 0.43 1 3.875 Yale 4 1-3-0 104 8 1-7-0 107 8 1-7-0
9 -2.498 10 -3.77 2 4.333 Army 3 0-2-1 97 7 0-6-1 100 9 1-7-1
6 4.628 11 -4.14 14 13.000 Fordham 1 1-0-0 16 9 7-2-0 16 9 7-2-0
12 -10.045 12 -11.63 11 9.600 Holy Cross 5 2-3-0 68 9 3-5-1 70 10 4-5-1
13 -23.194 13 -26.14 10 9.167 New York University 3 0-3-0 96 7 1-6-0 97 9 2-7-0
14 -23.759 14 -26.29 12 10.000 Manhattan 2 0-2-0 107 7 1-6-0 105 9 3-6-0
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The PCC [PCC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1940
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 20.284 1 23.80 5 5.000 Stanford 7 7-0-0 2 10 10-0-0 2 10 10-0-0
2 16.989 2 16.35 8 5.500 Washington 8 7-1-0 9 9 7-2-0 8 9 7-2-0
5 3.442 3 4.13 6 5.250 Oregon State 8 4-3-1 27 9 5-3-1 23 9 5-3-1
6 3.308 4 1.80 2 4.429 Southern California 7 2-3-2 36 9 3-4-2 38 9 3-4-2
3 6.268 5 1.80 3 4.571 California 7 3-4-0 34 10 4-6-0 31 10 4-6-0
4 3.818 6 -0.09 4 5.000 Oregon 8 3-4-1 42 8 3-4-1 39 9 4-4-1
7 -2.900 7 -2.20 7 5.333 Washington State 9 3-4-2 40 10 4-4-2 35 10 4-4-2
8 -5.994 8 -9.20 1 4.000 UCLA 7 1-6-0 65 10 1-9-0 63 10 1-9-0
9 -19.654 9 -15.17 10 7.333 Montana 3 1-2-0 78 6 2-3-1 66 9 4-4-1
10 -25.562 10 -21.22 9 5.500 Idaho 4 0-4-0 112 8 0-7-1 108 9 1-7-1
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The Southeastern Conference [SEC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1940
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 19.879 1 21.88 1 5.000 Mississippi State 5 4-0-1 7 9 8-0-1 7 11 10-0-1
1 20.867 2 18.73 10 7.500 Tennessee 5 5-0-0 11 10 9-1-0 11 11 10-1-0
3 6.562 3 11.54 6 6.875 Mississippi 4 3-1-0 18 9 7-2-0 18 11 9-2-0
5 2.033 4 5.10 8 7.333 Alabama 6 4-2-0 20 8 6-2-0 20 9 7-2-0
6 1.377 5 4.55 2 5.250 Louisiana State 6 3-3-0 21 10 6-4-0 21 10 6-4-0
4 2.689 6 1.60 7 7.250 Auburn 6 3-2-1 25 11 6-4-1 27 11 6-4-1
7 -3.445 7 -1.40 3 5.700 Florida 5 2-3-0 61 9 4-5-0 60 10 5-5-0
10 -9.426 8 -8.00 9 7.417 Georgia 6 2-3-1 62 9 4-4-1 62 10 5-4-1
9 -8.586 9 -8.33 11 7.600 Kentucky 5 1-2-2 66 8 3-3-2 65 10 5-3-2
8 -8.566 10 -10.19 5 6.000 Tulane 4 1-3-0 32 9 4-5-0 33 10 5-5-0
12 -11.977 11 -16.27 4 5.833 Vanderbilt 6 0-5-1 95 9 2-6-1 94 10 3-6-1
11 -11.406 12 -19.22 12 7.667 Georgia Tech 6 1-5-0 79 10 3-7-0 80 10 3-7-0
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The Southern Conference [Southern C] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1940
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 23.464 1 21.18 8 7.750 Clemson 4 4-0-0 51 7 4-2-1 50 9 6-2-1
2 21.548 2 13.76 9 7.800 Duke 5 4-1-0 19 9 7-2-0 19 9 7-2-0
3 9.657 3 11.81 1 6.000 Wake Forest 6 4-2-0 54 8 5-3-0 53 10 7-3-0
11 -1.791 4 7.66 6 7.400 Richmond 5 3-2-0 85 8 5-3-0 86 9 6-3-0
6 3.170 5 7.22 11 8.500 William & Mary 4 2-1-1 69 8 5-2-1 68 9 6-2-1
4 6.770 6 7.04 4 7.300 North Carolina 5 3-2-0 57 9 5-4-0 55 10 6-4-0
7 2.461 7 3.98 10 8.417 Virginia Military 6 3-2-1 70 8 5-2-1 72 10 7-2-1
5 5.110 8 -0.91 13 9.000 Furman 7 4-3-0 80 7 4-3-0 81 9 5-4-0
12 -12.189 9 -0.94 14 9.833 Washington & Lee 3 1-1-1 125 10 2-7-1 125 10 2-7-1
8 0.027 10 -1.00 5 7.400 Virginia Tech 5 2-3-0 90 8 4-4-0 92 10 5-5-0
10 -0.501 11 -3.75 3 6.438 North Carolina State 8 3-5-0 87 9 3-6-0 85 9 3-6-0
14 -17.398 12 -9.48 12 8.750 Maryland 2 0-1-1 132 7 0-6-1 131 9 2-6-1
9 -0.161 13 -10.44 2 6.375 South Carolina 4 1-3-0 103 9 3-6-0 103 9 3-6-0
13 -15.587 14 -16.29 7 7.667 Davidson 6 1-5-0 111 9 4-5-0 111 10 5-5-0
15 -24.580 15 -29.85 15 10.375 Citadel 4 0-4-0 124 5 1-4-0 124 9 4-5-0
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference [Southwest AC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1940
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 12.653 1 12.57 7 4.500 Texas A&M 6 5-1-0 4 9 8-1-0 3 10 9-1-0
2 8.278 2 12.57 6 4.333 Southern Methodist 6 5-1-0 5 9 7-1-1 5 10 8-1-1
3 5.391 3 6.29 5 4.167 Texas 6 4-2-0 10 10 8-2-0 10 10 8-2-0
4 4.241 4 6.29 4 4.000 Rice 6 4-2-0 12 9 6-3-0 14 10 7-3-0
5 -5.480 5 -6.29 3 3.833 Texas Christian 6 2-4-0 58 10 3-7-0 57 10 3-7-0
7 -14.791 6 -12.57 1 3.583 Arkansas 6 1-5-0 29 9 3-6-0 30 10 4-6-0
6 -10.292 7 -18.86 2 3.583 Baylor 6 0-6-0 48 9 3-6-0 47 10 4-6-0
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The Southwestern Independent Conference [Southwest Indep] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1940
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 0-0-0 123 6 0-6-0 122 10 3-7-0
Virginia 0 0-0-0 102 9 4-5-0 102 9 4-5-0
Hampden-Sydney College 0 0-0-0 130 7 2-5-0 130 9 4-5-0
Sewanee 0 0-0-0 129 5 1-4-0 128 8 3-5-0
1 18.841 1 18.86 11 6.000 Santa Clara 3 3-0-0 15 8 6-1-1 12 8 6-1-1
2 12.325 2 13.36 12 6.167 Hardin-Simmons 3 3-0-0 26 7 7-0-0 26 9 9-0-0
3 7.287 3 11.00 13 7.000 Georgetown 1 1-0-0 23 8 6-2-0 25 10 8-2-0
5 2.754 4 7.86 10 5.875 St. Mary's CA 4 3-1-0 49 8 5-3-0 45 8 5-3-0
6 -3.380 5 -4.24 8 3.875 San Francisco 4 1-3-0 88 8 1-6-1 84 8 1-6-1
4 6.651 6 -8.64 5 2.000 Centenary LA 1 0-1-0 89 9 3-6-0 89 10 3-7-0
7 -7.287 7 -11.00 6 3.000 George Washington 1 0-1-0 81 8 4-3-1 78 9 5-3-1
8 -17.561 8 -13.04 7 3.250 Loyola Marymount 4 0-4-0 116 7 0-7-0 112 10 3-7-0
9 -19.632 9 -14.14 9 4.500 Gonzaga 1 0-1-0 75 7 3-3-1 74 10 5-4-1
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The Western Conference [Western] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1940
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
2 16.855 1 22.53 3 4.583 Minnesota 6 6-0-0 1 8 8-0-0 1 8 8-0-0
1 19.956 2 14.51 2 4.375 Michigan 4 3-1-0 3 8 7-1-0 4 8 7-1-0
3 10.441 3 9.09 4 4.667 Northwestern 6 4-2-0 8 8 6-2-0 9 8 6-2-0
4 1.028 4 1.45 5 4.833 Ohio State 6 3-3-0 22 8 4-4-0 22 8 4-4-0
5 -6.329 5 -2.28 8 5.750 Wisconsin 6 3-3-0 45 8 4-4-0 46 8 4-4-0
8 -11.213 6 -6.67 7 5.200 Indiana 5 2-3-0 46 8 3-5-0 49 8 3-5-0
7 -8.159 7 -7.84 9 5.900 Iowa 5 2-3-0 38 7 3-4-0 42 8 4-4-0
6 -6.812 8 -11.76 6 4.900 Purdue 5 1-4-0 84 7 1-6-0 87 8 2-6-0
9 -15.767 9 -19.02 1 4.100 Illinois 5 0-5-0 93 7 0-7-0 91 8 1-7-0
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