College Football 1945
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1945/9/15 and 1945/12/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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1945 - Ranking of all teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 57.28 1 47.80 2 14.86 Army 9 9-0-0 1 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 EIC
2 42.28 2 37.39 5 19.78 Navy 9 7-1-1 2 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 3 5 3-1-1 EIC
5 34.65 3 34.10 23 35.67 Indiana 10 9-0-1 3 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 1 6 5-0-1 BIG 10
3 41.31 4 33.49 36 41.29 Alabama 10 10-0-0 4 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 SEC
4 35.67 5 32.46 3 15.55 Michigan 10 7-3-0 5 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 BIG 10
14 25.12 6 25.81 19 31.86 Duke 8 6-2-0 6 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 SoCon
10 26.86 7 25.55 14 27.28 Southern California 11 7-4-0 7 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 PCC
6 31.19 8 25.29 27 36.50 St. Mary's CA 9 7-2-0 8 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
13 25.22 9 25.08 13 27.06 Purdue 10 7-3-0 9 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 BIG 10
9 27.11 10 24.81 18 31.22 Ohio State 9 7-2-0 10 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 BIG 10
8 28.87 11 24.67 25 35.70 Notre Dame 10 7-2-1 11 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 4 4 1-2-1 EIC
7 30.76 12 23.95 35 40.94 Pennsylvania 8 6-2-0 12 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 8 3 1-2-0 EIC
12 25.39 13 23.42 46 49.11 Tennessee 9 8-1-0 13 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 SEC
16 24.40 14 23.16 15 28.44 Great Lakes 10 6-3-1 14 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 2 3 3-0-0 EIC
15 24.91 15 20.71 33 40.67 Georgia 11 9-2-0 15 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 SEC
22 17.74 16 20.59 34 40.83 Washington State 9 6-2-1 16 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 3 9 6-2-1 PCC
20 18.06 17 20.50 20 32.72 Washington 9 6-3-0 17 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 2 9 6-3-0 PCC
11 26.31 18 20.33 39 44.33 Louisiana State 9 7-2-0 18 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 SEC
17 21.59 19 20.14 79 64.94 Oklahoma State 9 9-0-0 19 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 1 1-0-0 MVC
18 21.15 20 19.33 6 21.50 Northwestern 9 4-4-1 20 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 5 7 3-3-1 BIG 10
23 17.13 21 17.51 52 52.89 Miami FL 11 9-1-1 21 11 9-1-1 NoDivi 1 1 1-0-0 SWIC
26 16.66 22 16.04 69 60.28 Texas 11 10-1-0 22 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 SWAC
27 16.01 23 15.34 83 66.22 Columbia 9 8-1-0 23 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 NEI
19 19.88 24 15.28 12 26.06 UCLA 9 5-4-0 24 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 PCC
24 16.98 25 14.91 8 23.60 California 10 4-5-1 25 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 6 7 2-4-1 PCC
37 9.69 26 14.62 17 30.50 Oregon State 9 4-4-1 26 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 4 8 4-4-0 PCC
21 17.98 27 14.61 11 25.78 Wisconsin 9 3-4-2 27 9 3-4-2 NoDivi 6 6 2-3-1 BIG 10
31 14.88 28 14.35 30 38.81 Wake Forest 9 5-3-1 28 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 2 6 4-1-1 SoCon
32 14.02 29 14.14 87 69.94 Holy Cross 10 8-2-0 29 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 2 6 6-0-0 NEI
36 9.71 30 12.52 32 39.81 Michigan State 9 5-3-1 30 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 4 2-1-1 EIC
30 14.99 31 11.66 22 34.78 Minnesota 9 4-5-0 31 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 8 6 1-5-0 BIG 10
29 15.35 32 11.57 4 18.17 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight 3 1-2-0 32 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
28 15.35 33 9.99 7 22.67 Illinois 9 2-6-1 33 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 7 6 1-4-1 BIG 10
25 16.87 34 9.62 84 66.56 Tulsa 11 8-3-0 34 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 MVC
43 6.19 35 8.89 43 46.19 Villanova 8 4-4-0 35 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 6 5 3-2-0 EIC
33 13.83 36 8.34 50 51.67 Clemson 10 6-3-1 36 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 4 4 2-1-1 SoCon
35 11.71 37 8.06 21 34.30 Georgia Tech 10 4-6-0 37 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 5 4 2-2-0 SEC
48 4.62 38 8.04 62 57.33 Missouri 10 6-4-0 38 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 BIG 6
39 8.93 39 7.68 16 29.61 Oregon 9 3-6-0 39 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 7 9 3-6-0 PCC
52 2.79 40 6.87 76 63.61 Yale 9 6-3-0 40 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 NEI
50 3.89 41 6.40 47 49.25 Tennessee Chattanooga 8 5-3-0 41 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 2 1 0-1-0 SWIC
53 2.49 42 6.14 99 79.81 Temple 8 7-1-0 42 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 10 5 4-1-0 EIC
38 9.60 43 5.69 24 35.69 North Carolina 10 5-5-0 43 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 3 4 2-2-0 SoCon
41 6.78 44 5.39 48 50.56 Texas A&M 10 6-4-0 44 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 3-3-0 SWAC
44 6.01 45 5.38 61 57.14 Penn State 8 5-3-0 45 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 9 5 2-3-0 EIC
42 6.42 46 4.82 26 36.07 South Carolina 9 2-4-3 46 9 2-4-3 NoDivi 5 5 0-3-2 SoCon
34 12.95 47 4.78 60 56.29 Mississippi State 9 6-3-0 47 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 SEC
49 4.06 48 3.64 85 67.28 William & Mary 9 6-3-0 48 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 6 6 4-2-0 SoCon
40 7.50 49 3.12 45 48.44 Southern Methodist 11 5-6-0 49 11 5-6-0 NoDivi 2 6 4-2-0 SWAC
65 -3.82 50 2.95 53 53.30 Texas Christian 10 5-5-0 50 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 SWAC
47 4.74 51 2.19 67 59.45 Marquette 10 5-4-1 51 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 7 4 1-2-1 EIC
55 1.27 52 1.77 72 61.56 Cornell 9 5-4-0 52 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 NEI
46 4.80 53 1.42 54 53.70 Rice 11 5-6-0 53 11 5-6-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 SWAC
56 0.10 54 1.38 94 76.19 Maryland 9 6-2-1 54 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 8 5 3-2-0 SoCon
51 2.81 55 1.17 29 38.45 Pittsburgh 10 3-7-0 55 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 11 6 3-3-0 EIC
54 1.79 56 0.86 59 55.75 Auburn 10 5-5-0 56 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 9 5 2-3-0 SEC
89 -13.95 57 0.23 95 77.00 Tufts University 3 2-1-0 57 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
74 -5.78 58 -0.52 1 12.33 Pacific 3 0-3-0 58 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
72 -5.35 59 -0.74 9 24.56 Iowa 9 2-7-0 59 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 BIG 10
57 0.03 60 -0.79 66 58.33 Oklahoma 10 5-5-0 60 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 BIG 6
45 4.91 61 -0.98 102 80.56 Virginia 9 7-2-0 61 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
69 -4.67 62 -1.08 96 77.67 Catawba College 3 2-1-0 62 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
71 -5.15 63 -1.47 65 58.29 Princeton 7 2-3-2 63 7 2-3-2 NoDivi 14 2 0-1-1 EIC
78 -7.97 64 -2.22 55 54.33 US Sub Base 3 1-2-0 64 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
59 -1.10 65 -2.48 28 38.12 Nevada Reno 4 1-3-0 65 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
58 -0.14 66 -2.67 64 58.15 Baylor 11 5-5-1 66 11 5-5-1 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 SWAC
61 -1.22 67 -2.81 31 39.06 Tulane 9 2-6-1 67 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 10 5 1-3-1 SEC
64 -3.80 68 -2.82 73 62.25 Fort Warren 4 2-2-0 68 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
66 -3.94 69 -3.01 68 59.69 Brown 8 3-4-1 69 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 6 7 3-3-1 NEI
76 -6.65 70 -3.23 51 52.31 Mississippi 9 4-5-0 70 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 7 6 3-3-0 SEC
67 -4.08 71 -3.57 57 55.35 Texas Tech 10 3-5-2 71 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 2 2 1-0-1 BC
68 -4.50 72 -4.61 88 70.00 Iowa State 8 4-3-1 72 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 3 5 2-2-1 BIG 6
62 -3.03 73 -5.02 75 63.12 Florida 10 4-5-1 73 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 11 5 1-3-1 SEC
81 -10.28 74 -5.08 63 58.00 Nebraska 9 4-5-0 74 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 4 5 2-3-0 BIG 6
75 -6.15 75 -5.44 90 70.38 Virginia Military 9 5-4-0 75 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 9 5 3-2-0 SoCon
82 -10.47 76 -5.50 100 79.93 Harvard 8 5-3-0 76 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 NEI
73 -5.69 77 -5.65 44 47.38 Vanderbilt 9 3-6-0 77 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 8 6 2-4-0 SEC
87 -12.29 78 -5.87 10 25.40 Idaho 8 1-7-0 78 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 8 5 0-5-0 PCC
63 -3.66 79 -5.91 37 41.44 Dartmouth 8 1-6-1 79 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 9 5 1-4-0 NEI
60 -1.13 80 -6.25 41 44.88 North Carolina State 9 3-6-0 80 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 SoCon
70 -5.08 81 -6.40 40 44.50 Arkansas 10 3-7-0 81 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 SWAC
80 -8.79 82 -6.93 80 65.81 Colgate 8 3-4-1 82 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 8 5 1-3-1 NEI
79 -8.78 83 -9.12 109 91.80 New Mexico 8 6-1-1 83 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 1 2 1-0-1 BC
83 -10.64 84 -9.88 49 51.12 Southwestern (TX) 4 1-3-0 84 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
77 -7.84 85 -10.03 97 78.57 Detroit 9 6-3-0 85 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 12 2 0-2-0 EIC
93 -16.54 86 -10.78 92 72.78 Kansas 10 4-5-1 86 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 5 5 1-3-1 BIG 6
95 -18.24 87 -12.77 98 78.60 Merchant Marine 8 5-3-0 87 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 7 2 1-1-0 NEI
85 -11.29 88 -13.85 71 60.75 Virginia Tech 8 2-6-0 88 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 10 7 2-5-0 SoCon
97 -19.13 89 -14.07 113 97.33 Rutgers 3 2-1-0 89 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
96 -18.39 90 -14.19 81 65.86 Bucknell 7 2-5-0 90 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 13 5 1-4-0 EIC
84 -11.11 91 -14.31 58 55.70 Kentucky 10 2-8-0 91 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 12 5 0-5-0 SEC
88 -12.49 92 -14.52 110 94.94 Colorado 8 5-3-0 92 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 MSC
90 -14.03 93 -14.58 104 82.56 Utah 8 4-4-0 93 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 MSC
102 -25.11 94 -17.14 42 45.50 Samford 3 0-3-0 94 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
86 -11.87 95 -17.22 70 60.64 Syracuse 7 1-6-0 95 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 12 4 0-4-0 NEI
91 -14.11 96 -17.26 107 89.44 Denver 10 4-5-1 96 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 1 5 4-1-0 MSC
99 -23.81 97 -17.56 38 43.88 Presbyterian 7 1-6-0 97 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
103 -25.37 98 -19.79 93 76.08 Boston College 7 3-4-0 98 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 11 4 1-3-0 NEI
107 -29.24 99 -19.79 89 70.07 Kansas State 8 1-7-0 99 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 6 5 0-5-0 BIG 6
94 -17.13 100 -19.86 105 85.33 Cincinnati 3 1-2-0 100 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
105 -27.45 101 -22.15 56 54.33 Louisiana Lafayette 3 0-3-0 101 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
104 -26.65 102 -22.86 101 80.38 Wichita State 10 6-4-0 102 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 2 1-1-0 MVC
109 -30.42 103 -23.23 82 66.07 Coast Guard 8 0-7-1 103 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 10 4 0-4-0 NEI
106 -27.88 104 -23.52 108 91.67 Rochester 3 1-2-0 104 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
100 -23.86 105 -23.88 115 98.57 Colorado College 8 4-3-1 105 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
98 -19.23 106 -24.41 78 64.42 West Virginia 9 2-6-1 106 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 15 2 0-2-0 EIC
92 -15.76 107 -24.72 103 81.42 Drake 10 5-4-1 107 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 4 3 1-2-0 MVC
112 -32.70 108 -25.48 91 71.07 Lafayette 9 1-7-1 108 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 16 3 0-2-1 EIC
110 -30.57 109 -25.56 77 63.92 Richmond 8 2-6-0 109 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 11 4 0-4-0 SoCon
108 -30.07 110 -29.77 112 97.12 Utah State 7 4-3-0 110 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 4 4 1-3-0 MSC
101 -24.14 111 -30.77 86 68.80 West Texas A&M 8 2-6-0 111 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 3 2 0-2-0 BC
111 -31.16 112 -31.35 74 62.88 Saint Louis 9 5-4-0 112 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 5 1 0-1-0 MVC
114 -37.60 113 -33.00 111 95.12 Scranton 4 0-3-1 113 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
113 -37.22 114 -35.78 114 98.06 Colorado State 8 2-5-1 114 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 5 4 0-4-0 MSC
115 -42.75 115 -37.31 106 86.50 New York University 7 3-4-0 115 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 13 1 0-1-0 NEI
116 -58.30 116 -54.43 116 109.83 Northern Colorado 3 0-3-0 116 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Fresno State 2 0-2-0
Louisiana Tech 2 0-2-0
Miami OH 2 0-2-0
Ohio University 1 1-0-0
Western Michigan 1 0-1-0
Lehigh 2 0-2-0
Montana 2 0-2-0
Murray State 2 0-2-0
Northern Iowa 2 0-2-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Tennessee Tech 2 0-2-0
Central Missouri 1 0-1-0
Eastern New Mexico 2 0-2-0
Missouri Rolla 1 0-1-0
Pittsburg State 1 0-1-0
Washburn University 2 1-1-0
Wayne State (MI) 2 0-2-0
Alma College 1 0-1-0
Cornell College (IA) 1 0-1-0
Emory & Henry 1 0-1-0
Guilford College 2 0-2-0
Illinois Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Muhlenberg College 1 0-1-0
Otterbein College 1 0-1-0
Rensselaer 2 1-1-0
Newberry College 1 1-0-0
Ursinus College 1 0-1-0
Doane College 1 0-1-0
63rd Infantry 1 0-1-0
Amarillo Field 1 1-0-0
Atlantic City NAS 1 1-0-0
Barksdale AFB 1 0-1-0
Berg AAF 1 0-1-0
Bergstrom Field 1 0-1-0
Blackland Field 1 0-1-0
Bogue Field 1 0-1-0
Boston University 1 0-1-0
Brooklyn 2 0-2-0
Camp Beale 1 0-0-1
Camp Blanding 1 0-1-0
Camp Lee 1 0-1-0
Camp McColl 1 0-1-0
Cherry Point Marines 1 0-1-0
City College of New York 1 0-1-0
Corpus Christ NAS 2 2-0-0
Dalhart Field 1 0-1-0
Drexel 1 0-1-0
Ellington Field 1 0-1-0
Farragut Navy 2 2-0-0
Fort Benning 1 1-0-0
Fort Bragg 1 1-0-0
Fort Riley 2 0-2-0
Herington Field 1 0-1-0
Hondo Field 2 0-2-0
Idaho Marines 2 0-2-0
Kearney Field 2 0-2-0
Keesler Field 1 0-1-0
Kirksville 1 0-1-0
Lackland Field 1 0-1-0
Louisville Field 1 0-1-0
Lubbock Field 1 0-1-0
Maxwell Field 2 1-1-0
McClellan Field 1 0-1-0
Melville PT Boats 1 0-1-0
Milligan 1 0-1-0
Oceana NAS 2 0-2-0
Olathe Navy 2 1-1-0
Pensacola NAS 2 0-2-0
San Diego Marines 2 1-1-0
Squantum NAS 1 0-1-0
Stockton Army 1 0-1-0
US Amphibians 1 1-0-0
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