College Football 1944
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1944/9/9 and 1945/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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Ranking of teams in all divisions based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
2 43.02 1 40.15 12 27.33 Ohio State 9 9-0-0 1 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Western
5 35.56 2 39.65 17 31.75 Norman NAS 6 6-0-0 2 6 6-0-0 NoDivi 3 3 3-0-0 Southwest Indep
3 39.55 3 35.14 31 39.00 Randolph Field 12 12-0-0 3 8 8-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Southwest Indep
1 45.34 4 33.82 46 45.67 Army 9 9-0-0 4 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Eastern Indep
8 32.70 5 33.48 8 25.50 North Carolina Pre-Flight 3 2-0-1 5 3 2-0-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
4 36.13 6 31.77 7 24.50 Michigan 10 8-2-0 6 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 2 7 5-2-0 Western
15 26.25 7 31.26 32 39.06 Oklahoma State 9 8-1-0 7 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 1 1 1-0-0 MVC
7 33.77 8 30.09 27 37.45 Iowa Pre-Flight 11 10-1-0 8 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 2 2 2-0-0 Southwest Indep
9 32.43 9 27.27 15 29.60 Notre Dame 10 8-2-0 9 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 3 4 2-2-0 Eastern Indep
6 35.21 10 25.20 10 26.72 Navy 9 6-3-0 10 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 Eastern Indep
10 30.22 11 24.40 16 31.14 March Field 10 7-1-2 11 8 5-1-2 NoDivi 6 4 1-1-2 Southwest Indep
13 27.75 12 23.15 53 47.65 Southern California 10 8-0-2 13 10 8-0-2 NoDivi 1 5 3-0-2 PCC
14 27.62 13 22.86 20 33.06 Great Lakes 12 9-2-1 12 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 8 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
19 22.20 14 21.80 18 32.06 Minnesota 9 5-3-1 14 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 6 3-2-1 Western
11 28.31 15 21.37 19 32.17 Indiana 10 7-3-0 16 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 3 7 4-3-0 Western
17 24.00 16 21.17 59 52.50 Tulsa 10 8-2-0 15 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 2 1 0-1-0 MVC
12 28.12 17 20.22 54 49.42 Second Air Force 15 10-4-1 17 13 9-3-1 NoDivi 5 8 4-3-1 Southwest Indep
16 24.66 18 18.76 6 23.94 Illinois 10 5-4-1 18 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 Western
25 17.02 19 18.07 26 36.94 Texas 9 5-4-0 19 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 2 5 3-2-0 Southwest AC
32 12.21 20 17.59 44 44.15 Oklahoma 10 6-3-1 20 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 1 5 4-0-1 Big 6
22 20.90 21 17.21 35 41.25 Pennsylvania 8 5-3-0 22 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 6 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
21 21.32 22 17.14 37 41.45 Georgia Tech 11 8-3-0 21 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 SEC
20 21.67 23 16.57 30 38.95 Duke 10 6-4-0 24 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Southern C
18 23.83 24 16.56 11 26.90 Purdue 10 5-5-0 23 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 Western
49 6.31 25 14.47 55 49.75 Texas Christian 11 7-3-1 25 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 1 5 3-1-1 Southwest AC
33 12.07 26 14.46 80 67.43 Yale 8 7-0-1 26 7 6-0-1 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Northeast Indep
27 15.69 27 14.43 76 64.12 Tennessee 9 7-1-1 27 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 2 6 5-0-1 SEC
23 19.85 28 13.17 33 39.86 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight 7 4-3-0 32 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 9 2 1-1-0 Southwest Indep
37 9.55 29 12.90 85 71.11 Wake Forest 9 8-1-0 29 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 2 7 6-1-0 Southern C
55 3.57 30 12.80 49 46.50 Lincoln Field 3 2-1-0 28 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
28 13.69 31 12.56 50 46.64 Amarillo Field 7 4-3-0 30 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 7 5 2-3-0 Southwest Indep
53 3.87 32 12.56 23 34.95 Arkansas 11 5-5-1 31 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 3 5 2-2-1 Southwest AC
24 17.09 33 12.15 4 21.00 San Diego Marines 3 1-2-0 33 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
46 6.91 34 11.27 51 47.07 Tulane 7 4-3-0 34 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 8 3 1-2-0 SEC
40 8.45 35 10.45 43 43.69 Fort Warren 9 4-4-1 35 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 8 4 2-2-0 Southwest Indep
30 12.99 36 10.34 9 26.50 Wisconsin 9 3-6-0 36 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 Western
38 9.51 37 9.27 56 50.22 Texas A&M 11 7-4-0 37 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 4 5 2-3-0 Southwest AC
35 11.28 38 8.01 45 45.08 Washington 8 5-3-0 39 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 2 2 1-1-0 PCC
51 5.73 39 7.92 13 28.93 Pittsburgh 9 4-5-0 38 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 Eastern Indep
68 -3.06 40 7.60 38 41.61 Southern Methodist 10 5-5-0 40 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 Southwest AC
50 5.90 41 7.46 91 73.86 Iowa State 8 6-1-1 41 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 2 5 3-1-1 Big 6
48 6.36 42 6.99 42 43.45 Missouri 10 3-5-2 43 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 3 5 2-1-2 Big 6
44 7.11 43 6.78 71 60.56 Georgia 10 7-3-0 44 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 SEC
34 11.54 44 6.12 77 64.14 Colorado 8 6-2-0 45 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Mountain States
43 7.56 45 6.02 99 79.93 Holy Cross 9 5-2-2 46 7 5-0-2 NoDivi 2 5 3-0-2 Northeast Indep
26 16.01 46 5.89 57 50.58 Alabama 9 5-2-2 42 7 3-2-2 NoDivi 3 6 3-1-2 SEC
47 6.64 47 5.74 89 73.17 Virginia 9 6-1-2 48 9 6-1-2 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
58 1.40 48 5.62 41 42.60 Rice 11 5-6-0 47 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 Southwest AC
52 4.22 49 5.54 90 73.81 North Carolina State 9 7-2-0 49 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 Southern C
31 12.59 50 5.40 22 34.50 Fleet City 4 1-2-1 51 4 1-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
29 13.01 51 5.34 34 41.25 UCLA 10 4-5-1 52 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 3 4 1-2-1 PCC
36 10.07 52 5.26 62 53.50 Alameda NAS 10 5-2-3 50 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 10 2 0-1-1 Southwest Indep
57 1.79 53 3.18 100 80.30 Michigan State 7 6-1-0 54 5 4-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Eastern Indep
39 8.99 54 3.17 40 42.60 Coast Guard 9 6-3-0 53 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 3 4 2-2-0 Northeast Indep
65 -1.39 55 2.39 1 11.33 North Texas 3 0-3-0 56 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
45 7.03 56 2.37 70 60.50 Mississippi State 8 6-2-0 55 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 6 5 3-2-0 SEC
59 0.78 57 2.22 5 23.19 Iowa 8 1-7-0 57 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 9 6 0-6-0 Western
41 7.83 58 1.07 2 16.00 Northwestern 9 1-7-1 58 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 8 6 0-5-1 Western
42 7.74 59 0.53 29 38.62 Louisiana State 8 2-5-1 59 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 5 6 2-3-1 SEC
66 -1.93 60 -0.17 64 56.22 Clemson 9 4-5-0 61 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 Southern C
76 -5.87 61 -0.66 25 36.58 Southwestern (Texas) 6 1-5-0 60 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
54 3.58 62 -0.71 36 41.45 California 10 3-6-1 63 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 4 5 1-3-1 PCC
82 -10.33 63 -1.30 75 63.50 West Texas A&M 7 4-3-0 62 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 2 2 1-1-0 Border
61 -0.44 64 -1.73 73 63.06 Cornell 9 5-4-0 64 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 Northeast Indep
56 3.12 65 -1.79 86 71.31 Denver 9 4-3-2 65 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 2 4 2-1-1 Mountain States
63 -1.16 66 -2.45 3 19.43 Marquette 8 1-7-0 66 7 0-7-0 NoDivi 12 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
67 -2.59 67 -2.59 58 51.58 Lubbock Field 7 3-4-0 67 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 12 3 0-3-0 Southwest Indep
72 -4.62 68 -3.08 48 46.43 Mississippi 8 2-6-0 68 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 7 5 2-3-0 SEC
73 -5.35 69 -3.25 65 56.32 Texas Tech 11 4-7-0 69 11 4-7-0 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Border
69 -3.67 70 -3.49 93 74.80 William & Mary 8 5-2-1 75 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 7 4 2-1-1 Southern C
81 -10.08 71 -3.61 47 46.00 Nebraska 8 2-6-0 71 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 4 5 2-3-0 Big 6
60 -0.24 72 -3.93 52 47.38 Dartmouth 8 2-5-1 70 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 4 6 2-3-1 Northeast Indep
62 -0.60 73 -4.28 63 55.11 Kentucky 9 3-6-0 73 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 SEC
71 -3.91 74 -5.27 105 84.93 Utah 8 5-2-1 72 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 3 4 1-2-1 Mountain States
74 -5.72 75 -5.47 101 81.44 Penn State 9 6-3-0 76 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 7 5 2-3-0 Eastern Indep
78 -7.10 76 -5.82 68 60.15 Kansas 10 3-6-1 74 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 6 5 1-4-0 Big 6
70 -3.87 77 -6.41 24 36.00 Pacific 5 1-4-0 78 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
64 -1.25 78 -6.43 61 53.14 Brown 8 3-4-1 77 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 6 6 2-3-1 Northeast Indep
95 -18.29 79 -6.63 78 64.44 Kansas State 9 2-5-2 80 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 5 5 1-4-0 Big 6
77 -6.19 80 -7.03 84 71.08 South Carolina 9 3-4-2 83 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 6 4 1-3-0 Southern C
83 -11.73 81 -7.12 106 87.50 Catawba College 3 2-1-0 79 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
75 -5.76 82 -8.23 69 60.25 Auburn 8 4-4-0 81 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 11 4 0-4-0 SEC
87 -14.59 83 -8.54 81 67.50 Florida 7 4-3-0 82 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 10 3 0-3-0 SEC
86 -14.41 84 -9.46 87 72.00 West Virginia 9 5-3-1 85 6 2-3-1 NoDivi 5 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
80 -9.33 85 -9.61 67 59.39 Colorado College 9 3-6-0 84 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 14 2 0-2-0 Southwest Indep
89 -15.71 86 -10.67 14 29.17 Whitman 3 0-3-0 86 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
104 -24.22 87 -10.83 107 89.67 Wichita State 3 1-1-1 88 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
84 -14.27 88 -11.77 110 94.00 Boston College 7 4-3-0 89 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 7 3 2-1-0 Northeast Indep
79 -8.48 89 -12.42 21 33.36 North Carolina 9 1-7-1 87 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 8 4 0-3-1 Southern C
91 -15.96 90 -14.21 92 74.50 Nevada Reno 3 1-2-0 91 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
88 -15.02 91 -15.39 28 38.62 St. Mary's CA 4 0-4-0 94 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
85 -14.28 92 -15.65 94 75.08 Colgate 7 2-5-0 92 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 8 5 2-3-0 Northeast Indep
92 -17.55 93 -16.32 116 101.50 Bucknell 10 7-2-1 95 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 9 3 1-1-1 Eastern Indep
98 -21.97 94 -17.27 66 58.71 Miami FL 9 1-7-1 93 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 4 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
97 -20.91 95 -17.51 39 42.25 Olathe Navy 3 0-2-1 90 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
94 -17.80 96 -18.21 111 95.00 Drake 9 7-2-0 96 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 MVC
99 -22.06 97 -18.41 79 65.42 Richmond 8 2-6-0 97 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 10 4 0-4-0 Southern C
106 -26.61 98 -19.73 98 78.88 Hampden-Sydney College 4 1-3-0 102 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
103 -23.80 99 -19.90 83 70.94 Maryland 9 1-7-1 99 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 Southern C
90 -15.90 100 -20.01 74 63.21 Columbia 8 2-6-0 98 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 Northeast Indep
93 -17.59 101 -20.15 96 76.93 Temple 8 2-4-2 100 7 1-4-2 NoDivi 11 3 0-2-1 Eastern Indep
96 -20.70 102 -20.77 60 52.79 New Mexico 8 1-7-0 101 7 0-7-0 NoDivi 3 2 0-2-0 Border
101 -22.73 103 -20.90 82 67.94 Virginia Military 9 1-8-0 105 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 Southern C
105 -24.25 104 -21.02 88 72.60 Villanova 8 4-4-0 104 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 10 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
102 -23.30 105 -21.22 72 61.88 South Plains Field 4 0-4-0 103 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
108 -26.82 106 -22.15 109 94.00 Utah State 6 3-3-0 106 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 4 2 0-2-0 Mountain States
100 -22.64 107 -23.31 102 83.92 Syracuse 7 2-4-1 107 6 1-4-1 NoDivi 10 4 1-3-0 Northeast Indep
107 -26.70 108 -26.85 95 76.71 Idaho State 9 4-5-0 108 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 13 2 0-2-0 Southwest Indep
111 -34.42 109 -27.06 103 83.94 Presbyterian 9 3-6-0 109 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 11 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
114 -40.68 110 -33.69 104 84.83 Washburn University 3 0-3-0 110 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
113 -39.22 111 -33.79 114 98.00 New York University 7 2-5-0 111 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 11 1 0-1-0 Northeast Indep
110 -33.25 112 -34.57 97 78.50 Gustav Adolphus 3 0-3-0 112 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
112 -38.25 113 -37.35 108 91.00 Muhlenberg College 4 0-4-0 113 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
109 -31.00 114 -39.86 112 96.50 Franklin & Marshall 3 0-3-0 114 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
115 -47.80 115 -44.20 115 99.50 Newberry College 3 0-3-0 115 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
117 -57.41 116 -45.35 113 96.83 City College of New York 3 0-3-0 116 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
116 -54.85 117 -46.53 117 107.25 Idaho Marines 4 0-4-0 117 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 2 0-2-0
Louisiana Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Western Michigan 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 1 0-1-0
Harvard 1 1-0-0
Illinois State 1 0-1-0
Lafayette 2 1-1-0
Lehigh 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 1 0-1-0
Samford 2 0-2-0
Wayne State MI 1 0-1-0
Bates College 1 0-1-0
Bethany WV 2 0-2-0
Case Western Reserve 1 0-1-0
Cornell College 1 0-1-0
DePauw University 1 0-1-0
Lawrence University 1 0-1-0
Millsaps College 2 0-2-0
Rensselaer 1 0-1-0
Rochester 2 1-1-0
Saint Olaf 1 0-1-0
Tufts University 2 0-2-0
Union College NY 1 0-1-0
Willamette Oregon 2 0-2-0
Doane College 2 0-2-0
Worcester Tech 1 0-1-0
Missouri Valley 1 0-1-0
Peru State 2 0-2-0
Abilene Field 1 0-1-0
Atlantic City NAS 1 1-0-0
Brooklyn 2 0-2-0
Bryan AFB 1 0-1-0
Bunker Hill Navy 1 0-1-0
Camp Polk 1 0-1-0
Charleston Coast Guard 1 0-0-1
Chatham AAF 2 0-2-0
Cherry Point Marines 1 0-1-0
Daniel Field 1 0-1-0
Edmonton Field 2 0-2-0
El Toro Marines 1 0-1-0
Fort Benning 1 0-1-0
Fort Bliss 1 0-1-0
Fort Knox 1 0-1-0
Fort Monroe 1 0-1-0
Fort Pierce 1 1-0-0
Fort Sheridan 1 0-1-0
Galveston Field 1 0-1-0
Georgia Pre-Flight 2 1-1-0
Havana 1 0-1-0
Jackson Field 2 1-1-0
Jacksonville NAS 1 0-1-0
Klamath Marines 1 0-0-1
Mayport NAS 1 0-1-0
Melville PT Boats 1 1-0-0
Milligan 1 0-1-0
Morris Field 1 0-1-0
NTAC 1 0-1-0
Portsmouth Fleet 1 1-0-0
Richmond Field 2 0-2-0
Sampson NTS 2 0-2-0
San Diego All-Stars 1 0-1-0
San Francisco Clippers 1 0-0-1
Scranton 2 0-2-0
Suisun Field 1 0-1-0
Swarthmore College 2 1-1-0
Texas Arlington 1 0-1-0
Third Air Force 2 1-1-0
Torpedo Raiders 1 1-0-0
US Sub Base 1 1-0-0
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