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| 1944 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss | ||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 2 | 43.04 | 1 | 40.17 | 12 | 27.39 | Ohio State | 9 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Western |
| 1 | 45.24 | 4 | 33.84 | 45 | 45.44 | Army | 9 | 9-0-0 | 4 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 4 | 36.15 | 6 | 31.83 | 7 | 24.55 | Michigan | 10 | 8-2-0 | 6 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Western |
| 15 | 26.39 | 7 | 31.44 | 29 | 38.72 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 8-1-0 | 7 | 9 | 8-1-0 | MVC |
| 9 | 32.41 | 9 | 27.36 | 13 | 29.30 | Notre Dame | 10 | 8-2-0 | 9 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 6 | 35.16 | 10 | 25.20 | 10 | 26.89 | Navy | 9 | 6-3-0 | 10 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 13 | 27.67 | 13 | 22.49 | 54 | 48.55 | Southern California | 10 | 8-0-2 | 12 | 10 | 8-0-2 | PCC |
| 19 | 22.25 | 14 | 21.80 | 19 | 32.22 | Minnesota | 9 | 5-3-1 | 14 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Western |
| 17 | 24.22 | 15 | 21.54 | 58 | 51.95 | Tulsa | 10 | 8-2-0 | 16 | 10 | 8-2-0 | MVC |
| 12 | 28.32 | 16 | 21.38 | 18 | 32.06 | Indiana | 9 | 6-3-0 | 15 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Western |
| 16 | 24.67 | 18 | 18.82 | 6 | 23.89 | Illinois | 9 | 4-4-1 | 18 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Western |
| 24 | 17.14 | 19 | 18.19 | 24 | 36.61 | Texas | 9 | 5-4-0 | 19 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 32 | 12.27 | 20 | 17.61 | 43 | 44.00 | Oklahoma | 10 | 6-3-1 | 20 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Big 6 |
| 21 | 21.30 | 21 | 17.23 | 35 | 41.35 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 7-3-0 | 22 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SEC |
| 22 | 20.65 | 22 | 17.01 | 36 | 41.62 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 5-3-0 | 21 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 18 | 23.82 | 23 | 16.66 | 11 | 26.90 | Purdue | 10 | 5-5-0 | 24 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Western |
| 20 | 21.39 | 24 | 16.64 | 31 | 38.90 | Duke | 10 | 6-4-0 | 23 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southern C |
| 48 | 6.43 | 25 | 14.66 | 55 | 49.30 | Texas Christian | 10 | 6-3-1 | 25 | 11 | 7-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 33 | 12.00 | 26 | 14.50 | 79 | 67.00 | Yale | 7 | 6-0-1 | 26 | 8 | 7-0-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 27 | 15.71 | 27 | 13.29 | 71 | 60.56 | Tennessee | 9 | 7-1-1 | 27 | 9 | 7-1-1 | SEC |
| 38 | 9.37 | 29 | 12.88 | 84 | 71.50 | Wake Forest | 9 | 8-1-0 | 29 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Southern C |
| 52 | 4.00 | 31 | 12.72 | 21 | 34.80 | Arkansas | 10 | 4-5-1 | 32 | 11 | 5-5-1 | Southwest AC |
| 46 | 6.88 | 34 | 11.34 | 51 | 46.93 | Tulane | 7 | 4-3-0 | 34 | 7 | 4-3-0 | SEC |
| 29 | 13.02 | 36 | 10.41 | 9 | 26.39 | Wisconsin | 9 | 3-6-0 | 36 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Western |
| 37 | 9.69 | 37 | 9.49 | 56 | 49.89 | Texas A&M | 9 | 5-4-0 | 37 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 51 | 5.69 | 38 | 7.91 | 15 | 29.43 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 2-5-0 | 39 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 35 | 11.29 | 39 | 7.80 | 44 | 45.42 | Washington | 6 | 3-3-0 | 38 | 8 | 5-3-0 | PCC |
| 69 | -2.94 | 40 | 7.76 | 34 | 41.17 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 4-5-0 | 40 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest AC |
| 50 | 5.85 | 41 | 7.33 | 90 | 73.86 | Iowa State | 7 | 5-1-1 | 41 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Big 6 |
| 26 | 15.89 | 42 | 6.99 | 52 | 47.21 | Alabama | 7 | 3-2-2 | 46 | 9 | 5-2-2 | SEC |
| 49 | 6.37 | 43 | 6.80 | 42 | 43.30 | Missouri | 10 | 3-5-2 | 42 | 10 | 3-5-2 | Big 6 |
| 45 | 7.02 | 44 | 6.76 | 70 | 60.06 | Georgia | 9 | 6-3-0 | 43 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SEC |
| 34 | 11.84 | 45 | 6.53 | 77 | 63.64 | Colorado | 7 | 5-2-0 | 44 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Mountain States |
| 43 | 7.47 | 46 | 5.96 | 98 | 79.79 | Holy Cross | 7 | 5-0-2 | 45 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 58 | 1.54 | 47 | 5.78 | 39 | 42.30 | Rice | 10 | 4-6-0 | 48 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Southwest AC |
| 47 | 6.48 | 48 | 5.57 | 89 | 73.61 | Virginia | 9 | 6-1-2 | 47 | 9 | 6-1-2 | Southwest Indep |
| 53 | 3.95 | 49 | 5.09 | 91 | 74.38 | North Carolina State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 49 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Southern C |
| 30 | 12.90 | 52 | 4.71 | 37 | 41.90 | UCLA | 10 | 4-5-1 | 51 | 10 | 4-5-1 | PCC |
| 39 | 8.90 | 53 | 3.16 | 40 | 42.50 | Coast Guard | 5 | 2-3-0 | 54 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 57 | 1.75 | 54 | 2.94 | 100 | 80.60 | Michigan State | 5 | 4-1-0 | 53 | 7 | 6-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 44 | 7.12 | 55 | 2.79 | 67 | 59.80 | Mississippi State | 5 | 3-2-0 | 56 | 8 | 6-2-0 | SEC |
| 64 | -1.20 | 56 | 2.71 | 1 | 11.00 | North Texas | 3 | 0-3-0 | 55 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 59 | 0.82 | 57 | 2.21 | 5 | 23.19 | Iowa | 8 | 1-7-0 | 57 | 8 | 1-7-0 | Western |
| 41 | 7.85 | 58 | 1.14 | 2 | 15.94 | Northwestern | 8 | 0-7-1 | 58 | 9 | 1-7-1 | Western |
| 42 | 7.80 | 59 | 0.63 | 27 | 38.19 | Louisiana State | 8 | 2-5-1 | 59 | 8 | 2-5-1 | SEC |
| 75 | -5.74 | 60 | -0.49 | 23 | 36.42 | Southwestern (Texas) | 6 | 1-5-0 | 61 | 6 | 1-5-0 | NoConf |
| 66 | -2.38 | 61 | -0.68 | 64 | 56.78 | Clemson | 9 | 4-5-0 | 60 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Southern C |
| 82 | -10.17 | 62 | -1.06 | 76 | 63.33 | West Texas A&M | 6 | 3-3-0 | 63 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Border |
| 55 | 3.49 | 63 | -1.26 | 38 | 42.15 | California | 10 | 3-6-1 | 62 | 10 | 3-6-1 | PCC |
| 61 | -0.54 | 64 | -1.80 | 74 | 63.12 | Cornell | 8 | 4-4-0 | 64 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 71 | -4.48 | 68 | -2.71 | 46 | 45.50 | Mississippi | 7 | 2-5-0 | 68 | 8 | 2-6-0 | SEC |
| 73 | -5.19 | 69 | -3.03 | 63 | 56.00 | Texas Tech | 11 | 4-7-0 | 69 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Border |
| 60 | -0.34 | 70 | -3.97 | 53 | 47.38 | Dartmouth | 8 | 2-5-1 | 72 | 8 | 2-5-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 81 | -10.05 | 71 | -3.99 | 47 | 46.12 | Nebraska | 8 | 2-6-0 | 71 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Big 6 |
| 68 | -2.83 | 72 | -4.40 | 102 | 81.62 | Utah | 8 | 5-2-1 | 74 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Mountain States |
| 62 | -0.62 | 73 | -4.41 | 62 | 55.11 | Kentucky | 9 | 3-6-0 | 73 | 9 | 3-6-0 | SEC |
| 77 | -7.06 | 74 | -5.16 | 68 | 59.90 | Kansas | 10 | 3-6-1 | 76 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Big 6 |
| 72 | -4.85 | 75 | -5.43 | 95 | 76.92 | William & Mary | 6 | 3-2-1 | 70 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Southern C |
| 76 | -5.81 | 76 | -5.57 | 101 | 81.61 | Penn State | 9 | 6-3-0 | 75 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 65 | -1.33 | 77 | -6.44 | 60 | 53.00 | Brown | 7 | 2-4-1 | 78 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 83 | -12.01 | 79 | -7.48 | 106 | 88.00 | Catawba College | 3 | 2-1-0 | 81 | 3 | 2-1-0 | NoConf |
| 95 | -18.70 | 80 | -7.66 | 81 | 67.83 | Kansas State | 9 | 2-5-2 | 79 | 9 | 2-5-2 | Big 6 |
| 74 | -5.40 | 81 | -7.80 | 69 | 60.00 | Auburn | 6 | 2-4-0 | 82 | 8 | 4-4-0 | SEC |
| 84 | -13.97 | 82 | -8.28 | 80 | 67.40 | Florida | 5 | 2-3-0 | 83 | 7 | 4-3-0 | SEC |
| 79 | -8.70 | 83 | -8.51 | 92 | 74.50 | South Carolina | 7 | 3-3-1 | 80 | 9 | 3-4-2 | Southern C |
| 87 | -14.47 | 85 | -9.60 | 86 | 72.17 | West Virginia | 6 | 2-3-1 | 84 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 78 | -8.26 | 87 | -11.44 | 30 | 38.81 | North Carolina | 8 | 0-7-1 | 89 | 9 | 1-7-1 | Southern C |
| 85 | -14.35 | 89 | -11.83 | 110 | 94.12 | Boston College | 4 | 3-1-0 | 88 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 89 | -15.41 | 91 | -13.57 | 88 | 73.17 | Nevada Reno | 3 | 1-2-0 | 90 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 86 | -14.37 | 92 | -15.71 | 93 | 75.33 | Colgate | 6 | 2-4-0 | 92 | 7 | 2-5-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 97 | -19.94 | 93 | -15.73 | 72 | 61.12 | Miami FL | 8 | 1-6-1 | 94 | 9 | 1-7-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 92 | -17.65 | 95 | -16.43 | 116 | 101.55 | Bucknell | 10 | 7-2-1 | 93 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 94 | -17.92 | 96 | -18.50 | 111 | 95.20 | Drake | 5 | 3-2-0 | 96 | 9 | 7-2-0 | MVC |
| 99 | -22.62 | 97 | -19.19 | 78 | 67.00 | Richmond | 6 | 1-5-0 | 97 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Southern C |
| 91 | -16.01 | 98 | -20.07 | 75 | 63.21 | Columbia | 7 | 1-6-0 | 100 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 103 | -23.83 | 99 | -20.13 | 85 | 71.67 | Maryland | 9 | 1-7-1 | 99 | 9 | 1-7-1 | Southern C |
| 93 | -17.67 | 100 | -20.31 | 96 | 77.50 | Temple | 7 | 1-4-2 | 101 | 8 | 2-4-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 98 | -20.58 | 101 | -20.51 | 59 | 52.57 | New Mexico | 7 | 0-7-0 | 102 | 8 | 1-7-0 | Border |
| 108 | -27.27 | 102 | -20.52 | 99 | 80.00 | Hampden-Sydney College | 4 | 1-3-0 | 98 | 4 | 1-3-0 | NoConf |
| 104 | -24.37 | 104 | -21.08 | 87 | 72.90 | Villanova | 5 | 2-3-0 | 104 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 101 | -23.10 | 105 | -21.47 | 82 | 68.50 | Virginia Military | 9 | 1-8-0 | 103 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Southern C |
| 107 | -26.24 | 106 | -21.72 | 109 | 93.42 | Utah State | 6 | 3-3-0 | 106 | 6 | 3-3-0 | Mountain States |
| 100 | -22.73 | 107 | -23.40 | 105 | 84.25 | Syracuse | 6 | 1-4-1 | 107 | 7 | 2-4-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 106 | -26.00 | 108 | -26.26 | 94 | 75.86 | Idaho State | 7 | 2-5-0 | 108 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 111 | -34.54 | 109 | -27.08 | 103 | 84.06 | Presbyterian | 8 | 2-6-0 | 109 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 114 | -40.61 | 110 | -33.49 | 104 | 84.17 | Washburn University | 3 | 0-3-0 | 110 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 110 | -33.37 | 112 | -34.81 | 97 | 78.50 | Gustav Adolphus | 3 | 0-3-0 | 112 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 112 | -38.35 | 113 | -37.44 | 108 | 91.75 | Muhlenberg College | 4 | 0-4-0 | 113 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
| 109 | -31.10 | 114 | -39.95 | 112 | 97.00 | Franklin & Marshall | 3 | 0-3-0 | 114 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 115 | -48.35 | 115 | -44.48 | 115 | 100.33 | Newberry College | 3 | 0-3-0 | 115 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
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