College Football 1945
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1945/9/15 and 1946/1/1
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
1 58.77 1 48.94 1 12.50 Army 9 9-0-0 1 7 7-0-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Eastern Indep
2 43.60 2 38.40 3 17.11 Navy 9 7-1-1 2 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 3 5 3-1-1 Eastern Indep
3 42.69 3 35.76 22 36.50 Alabama 10 10-0-0 3 8 8-0-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 SEC
5 35.67 4 34.83 19 34.22 Indiana 10 9-0-1 4 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 1 6 5-0-1 Western
4 36.99 5 33.55 2 13.55 Michigan 10 7-3-0 5 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Western
13 26.72 6 27.50 10 27.79 Duke 8 6-2-0 6 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Southern C
14 26.25 7 26.00 8 25.78 Purdue 10 7-3-0 7 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Western
7 30.30 8 25.81 17 33.30 Notre Dame 10 7-2-1 8 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 4 4 1-2-1 Eastern Indep
11 27.30 9 25.47 35 43.78 Tennessee 9 8-1-0 10 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 SEC
10 28.06 10 25.47 11 29.11 Ohio State 9 7-2-0 9 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 Western
12 26.84 11 25.36 9 26.93 Great Lakes 10 6-3-1 13 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 2 3 3-0-0 Eastern Indep
6 32.08 12 24.72 30 39.31 Pennsylvania 8 6-2-0 11 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 8 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
8 28.49 13 24.34 20 34.60 Georgia 11 9-2-0 12 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 SEC
15 25.34 14 23.15 70 57.61 Oklahoma State 9 9-0-0 14 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 1 1-0-0 MVC
9 28.45 15 22.66 28 39.22 Louisiana State 9 7-2-0 15 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 SEC
17 20.30 16 21.48 41 45.90 Miami FL 11 9-1-1 16 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 1 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
16 22.19 17 20.06 4 20.06 Northwestern 9 4-4-1 17 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 5 7 3-3-1 Western
18 19.32 18 19.43 61 54.10 Texas 11 10-1-0 18 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 Southwest AC
20 17.61 19 17.33 23 36.56 Wake Forest 9 5-3-1 19 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 2 6 4-1-1 Southern C
22 17.14 20 15.85 86 65.56 Columbia 9 8-1-0 20 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Northeast Indep
29 14.10 21 14.71 37 44.15 Southern California 11 7-4-0 22 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 PCC
19 18.33 22 14.47 7 25.50 Wisconsin 9 3-4-2 21 9 3-4-2 NoDivi 6 6 2-3-1 Western
32 11.21 23 13.94 24 36.81 Michigan State 9 5-3-1 23 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 5 4 2-1-1 Eastern Indep
30 14.08 24 12.96 82 63.60 Holy Cross 10 8-2-0 24 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 2 6 6-0-0 Northeast Indep
25 16.16 25 12.66 51 49.42 St. Mary's CA 9 7-2-0 25 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
26 15.84 26 12.15 18 34.17 Minnesota 9 4-5-0 26 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 8 6 1-5-0 Western
21 17.40 27 11.53 43 47.25 Clemson 10 6-3-1 28 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 4 4 2-1-1 Southern C
24 16.53 28 10.88 5 21.44 Illinois 9 2-6-1 27 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 7 6 1-4-1 Western
28 14.11 29 10.53 12 30.30 Georgia Tech 10 4-6-0 29 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 5 4 2-2-0 SEC
46 5.21 30 9.76 81 63.56 Washington State 9 6-2-1 32 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 3 9 6-2-1 PCC
43 5.52 31 9.76 62 55.56 Washington 9 6-3-0 31 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 2 9 6-3-0 PCC
23 16.65 32 9.75 78 60.80 Tulsa 11 8-3-0 30 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 MVC
40 6.37 33 9.25 38 45.25 Tennessee Chattanooga 8 5-3-0 34 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 2 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
37 7.09 34 9.15 39 45.38 Villanova 8 4-4-0 33 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 6 5 3-2-0 Eastern Indep
45 5.41 35 8.29 56 51.80 Missouri 10 6-4-0 35 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Big 6
31 11.68 36 7.74 15 31.12 North Carolina 10 5-5-0 36 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 3 4 2-2-0 Southern C
34 8.84 37 7.50 42 46.06 Texas A&M 10 6-4-0 37 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 3-3-0 Southwest AC
50 3.93 38 7.19 79 62.11 Yale 9 6-3-0 39 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 Northeast Indep
27 14.86 39 6.92 59 53.36 Mississippi State 9 6-3-0 38 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 SEC
51 3.41 40 6.61 100 78.12 Temple 8 7-1-0 40 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 10 5 4-1-0 Eastern Indep
35 7.29 41 6.06 63 55.57 Penn State 8 5-3-0 41 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 9 5 2-3-0 Eastern Indep
41 5.96 42 5.28 84 64.00 William & Mary 9 6-3-0 43 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 5 6 4-2-0 Southern C
33 9.68 43 5.11 34 43.72 Southern Methodist 11 5-6-0 44 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 2 6 4-2-0 Southwest AC
60 -1.76 44 4.94 49 48.80 Texas Christian 10 5-5-0 45 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 Southwest AC
47 4.72 45 4.59 33 43.45 California 10 4-5-1 46 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 6 7 2-4-1 PCC
36 7.13 46 4.36 46 47.81 UCLA 9 5-4-0 47 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 PCC
44 5.41 47 4.18 14 31.00 South Carolina 9 2-4-3 42 8 1-4-3 NoDivi 6 5 0-3-2 Southern C
66 -2.90 48 3.78 55 51.75 Oregon State 9 4-4-1 48 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 4 8 4-4-0 PCC
48 4.38 49 3.59 53 51.12 Auburn 10 5-5-0 50 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 9 5 2-3-0 SEC
39 6.91 50 3.51 50 48.85 Rice 11 5-6-0 49 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Southwest AC
42 5.84 51 2.91 69 57.45 Marquette 10 5-4-1 51 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 7 4 1-2-1 Eastern Indep
55 1.62 52 2.75 93 73.56 Maryland 9 6-2-1 52 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 8 5 3-2-0 Southern C
53 2.39 53 2.19 76 60.61 Cornell 9 5-4-0 54 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 Northeast Indep
49 4.00 54 1.85 21 36.25 Pittsburgh 10 3-7-0 53 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 11 6 3-3-0 Eastern Indep
87 -12.04 55 1.39 96 75.67 Tufts University 3 2-1-0 59 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
52 2.89 56 1.35 25 37.33 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight 3 1-2-0 55 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
38 6.96 57 1.19 98 77.44 Virginia 9 7-2-0 56 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
63 -2.76 58 0.64 94 74.00 Catawba College 3 2-1-0 58 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
56 1.59 59 0.64 65 55.67 Oklahoma 10 5-5-0 57 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 Big 6
73 -4.36 60 -0.10 6 23.00 Iowa 9 2-7-0 60 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 Western
58 1.22 61 -0.42 16 33.28 Tulane 9 2-6-1 61 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 10 5 1-3-1 SEC
54 1.74 62 -0.73 60 53.55 Baylor 11 5-5-1 62 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Southwest AC
74 -4.47 63 -0.91 45 47.81 Mississippi 9 4-5-0 63 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 7 6 3-3-0 SEC
71 -4.09 64 -1.08 68 57.14 Princeton 7 2-3-2 64 7 2-3-2 NoDivi 14 2 0-1-1 Eastern Indep
61 -2.03 65 -1.48 54 51.25 Texas Tech 10 3-5-2 65 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 2 2 1-0-1 Border
77 -7.00 66 -2.09 58 53.00 US Sub Base 3 1-2-0 67 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
65 -2.87 67 -2.22 74 59.62 Fort Warren 4 2-2-0 66 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
59 -0.48 68 -2.44 73 58.81 Florida 10 4-5-1 68 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 11 5 1-3-1 SEC
64 -2.81 69 -2.55 72 58.31 Brown 8 3-4-1 69 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 6 7 3-3-1 Northeast Indep
70 -3.67 70 -3.40 52 50.00 Oregon 9 3-6-0 70 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 7 9 3-6-0 PCC
69 -3.56 71 -3.53 36 44.00 Vanderbilt 9 3-6-0 71 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 8 6 2-4-0 SEC
57 1.25 72 -3.68 29 39.31 North Carolina State 9 3-6-0 74 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 Southern C
72 -4.24 73 -3.69 88 66.12 Virginia Military 9 5-4-0 73 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 9 5 3-2-0 Southern C
68 -3.50 74 -3.86 89 69.00 Iowa State 8 4-3-1 72 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 3 5 2-2-1 Big 6
83 -9.28 75 -4.29 67 57.06 Nebraska 9 4-5-0 75 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 4 5 2-3-0 Big 6
67 -3.05 76 -4.34 31 39.61 Arkansas 10 3-7-0 76 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 Southwest AC
81 -9.05 77 -4.69 101 78.93 Harvard 8 5-3-0 77 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 Northeast Indep
62 -2.60 78 -5.59 32 39.88 Dartmouth 8 1-6-1 78 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 9 5 1-4-0 Northeast Indep
75 -6.23 79 -5.88 108 90.33 New Mexico 8 6-1-1 79 6 4-1-1 NoDivi 1 2 1-0-1 Border
79 -7.78 80 -6.58 83 63.94 Colgate 8 3-4-1 80 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 8 5 1-3-1 Northeast Indep
76 -6.66 81 -6.83 44 47.38 Nevada Reno 4 1-3-0 81 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
80 -8.60 82 -7.75 40 45.88 Southwestern (Texas) 4 1-3-0 82 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
78 -7.01 83 -9.49 97 76.36 Detroit 9 6-3-0 83 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 12 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
91 -15.59 84 -10.12 92 71.83 Kansas 10 4-5-1 84 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 5 5 1-3-1 Big 6
82 -9.18 85 -11.67 64 55.62 Virginia Tech 8 2-6-0 85 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 10 7 2-5-0 Southern C
97 -19.15 86 -11.96 13 30.33 Pacific 3 0-3-0 86 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
93 -17.11 87 -12.23 99 77.50 Merchant Marine 8 5-3-0 87 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 7 2 1-1-0 Northeast Indep
84 -9.39 88 -12.74 57 52.60 Kentucky 10 2-8-0 88 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 12 5 0-5-0 SEC
96 -18.20 89 -13.76 114 97.67 Rutgers 3 2-1-0 90 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
86 -11.91 90 -13.85 111 94.44 Colorado 8 5-3-0 91 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 Mountain States
95 -17.89 91 -14.24 85 64.00 Bucknell 7 2-5-0 89 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 13 5 1-4-0 Eastern Indep
100 -22.62 92 -14.41 26 37.83 Samford 3 0-3-0 92 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
98 -21.96 93 -15.55 27 38.12 Presbyterian 7 1-6-0 93 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
88 -14.66 94 -15.63 104 83.44 Utah 8 4-4-0 94 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 Mountain States
85 -10.67 95 -16.56 71 58.14 Syracuse 7 1-6-0 95 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 12 4 0-4-0 Northeast Indep
102 -24.85 96 -16.75 47 48.00 Idaho 8 1-7-0 96 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 8 5 0-5-0 PCC
89 -14.68 97 -18.24 107 87.40 Denver 10 4-5-1 97 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 1 5 4-1-0 Mountain States
92 -15.85 98 -18.74 105 84.17 Cincinnati 3 1-2-0 98 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
108 -28.25 99 -19.05 90 69.36 Kansas State 8 1-7-0 99 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 6 5 0-5-0 Big 6
103 -25.07 100 -19.66 48 48.33 Louisiana Lafayette 3 0-3-0 101 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
107 -27.14 101 -20.17 66 55.83 Coast Guard 8 0-7-1 104 7 0-6-1 NoDivi 10 4 0-4-0 Northeast Indep
104 -25.12 102 -20.29 95 74.67 Boston College 7 3-4-0 100 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 11 4 1-3-0 Northeast Indep
105 -25.89 103 -22.29 102 79.38 Wichita State 10 6-4-0 102 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 3 2 1-1-0 MVC
101 -23.06 104 -22.87 113 97.07 Colorado College 8 4-3-1 103 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
106 -26.88 105 -23.10 109 91.17 Rochester 3 1-2-0 105 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
94 -17.86 106 -23.37 80 62.33 West Virginia 9 2-6-1 106 6 0-5-1 NoDivi 15 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
109 -28.61 107 -23.73 75 59.83 Richmond 8 2-6-0 107 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 11 4 0-4-0 Southern C
90 -15.27 108 -24.28 103 81.25 Drake 10 5-4-1 108 6 1-4-1 NoDivi 4 3 1-2-0 MVC
112 -31.71 109 -25.13 91 69.86 Lafayette 9 1-7-1 109 7 0-6-1 NoDivi 16 3 0-2-1 Eastern Indep
99 -22.60 110 -29.19 87 65.60 West Texas A&M 8 2-6-0 110 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 3 2 0-2-0 Border
110 -30.16 111 -30.16 112 96.25 Utah State 7 4-3-0 111 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 4 4 1-3-0 Mountain States
111 -30.21 112 -30.65 77 60.62 Saint Louis 9 5-4-0 112 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 5 1 0-1-0 MVC
113 -37.11 113 -35.75 115 97.88 Colorado State 8 2-5-1 114 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 5 4 0-4-0 Mountain States
114 -40.37 114 -37.10 110 92.17 Scranton 4 0-3-1 113 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
115 -42.06 115 -37.14 106 86.62 New York University 7 3-4-0 115 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 13 1 0-1-0 Northeast Indep
116 -57.99 116 -54.18 116 109.50 Northern Colorado 3 0-3-0 116 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
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 1 0-1-0
Emory & Henry College 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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