College Football 1946
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1946/9/14 and 1946/12/7
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1946 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings	Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		AP	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
1	44.82	3	36.61	16	32.11	Notre Dame	1	9	8-0-1	1	9	8-0-1	EIC
2	42.56	2	38.18	11	28.70	Army	2	10	9-0-1	2	10	9-0-1	EIC
3	38.21	4	34.73	53	54.40	Georgia	3	11	11-0-0	3	11	11-0-0	SEC
4	33.94	9	26.72	6	26.33	Michigan	6	9	6-2-1	4	9	6-2-1	Big 9
5	32.37	1	39.09	3	22.85	Tennessee	7	11	9-2-0	5	11	9-2-0	SEC
6	32.15	6	31.14	21	37.80	North Carolina	9	11	8-2-1	6	11	8-2-1	SoCon
7	32.10	7	29.49	22	37.95	Georgia Tech	11	11	9-2-0	7	11	9-2-0	SEC
8	31.00	8	28.69	10	28.56	Illinois	5	10	8-2-0	8	10	8-2-0	Big 9
9	30.32	5	32.87	19	34.45	LSU	8	11	9-1-1	9	11	9-1-1	SEC
10	27.41	11	24.65	35	46.88	Pennsylvania	13	8	6-2-0	10	8	6-2-0	EIC
11	26.15	23	18.74	46	51.56	Rice	10	11	9-2-0	11	11	9-2-0	SWAC
12	23.97	10	25.65	7	27.20	Alabama		11	7-4-0	12	11	7-4-0	SEC
13	23.94	18	19.88	2	21.28	Duke		9	4-5-0	13	9	4-5-0	SoCon
14	23.11	12	23.46	17	34.44	Kentucky		10	7-3-0	14	10	7-3-0	SEC
15	22.56	27	16.60	15	31.94	Iowa		9	5-4-0	15	9	5-4-0	Big 9
16	22.54	14	22.16	85	74.05	UCLA	4	11	10-1-0	16	11	10-1-0	PCC
17	22.34	31	13.74	71	65.35	Texas	15	10	8-2-0	17	10	8-2-0	SWAC
18	22.18	16	20.98	50	54.05	North Carolina State	18	11	8-3-0	18	11	8-3-0	SoCon
20	21.64	21	18.95	13	30.25	Vanderbilt		9	5-4-0	20	9	5-4-0	SEC
21	20.85	28	16.60	64	60.11	William & Mary		10	8-2-0	21	10	8-2-0	SoCon
22	20.84	13	22.29	18	34.44	Wake Forest		9	6-3-0	22	9	6-3-0	SoCon
23	20.75	17	20.41	36	47.19	Mississippi State		10	8-2-0	23	10	8-2-0	SEC
24	19.94	20	19.17	20	35.94	Indiana	20	9	6-3-0	24	9	6-3-0	Big 9
25	18.83	15	21.29	48	52.72	Miami (FL)		10	8-2-0	25	10	8-2-0	SWIC
26	18.66	30	16.16	24	38.94	Ohio State		9	4-3-2	26	9	4-3-2	Big 9
27	18.09	25	17.50	32	44.28	Cornell		9	5-3-1	27	9	5-3-1	NEI
28	18.06	22	18.85	30	42.83	Columbia		9	6-3-0	28	9	6-3-0	NEI
29	17.44	26	17.12	92	77.85	Tulsa	17	10	9-1-0	29	10	9-1-0	MVC
30	17.34	32	13.55	29	41.78	Northwestern		9	4-4-1	30	9	4-4-1	Big 9
31	15.94	35	11.48	12	29.89	Tulane		10	3-7-0	31	10	3-7-0	SEC
32	14.90	51	7.00	52	54.28	Arkansas	16	11	6-3-2	32	11	6-3-2	SWAC
33	14.88	19	19.34	40	49.44	Boston College		9	6-3-0	33	9	6-3-0	NEI
34	13.46	52	6.74	80	70.00	Oklahoma	14	11	8-3-0	34	11	8-3-0	BIG 6
35	13.30	41	9.94	77	67.69	Penn State		8	6-2-0	35	8	6-2-0	EIC
36	12.91	53	6.73	1	16.17	Navy		9	1-8-0	36	9	1-8-0	EIC
37	12.51	46	8.67	23	38.83	Wisconsin		9	4-5-0	37	9	4-5-0	Big 9
38	12.47	29	16.49	9	27.38	Cincinnati		5	3-2-0	38	5	3-2-0	Major-Ind
39	12.26	34	11.53	34	46.67	Minnesota		9	5-4-0	39	9	5-4-0	Big 9
40	11.82	43	9.11	90	76.25	Rutgers		9	7-2-0	40	9	7-2-0	EIC
41	11.39	38	10.58	57	55.95	Villanova		10	6-4-0	41	10	6-4-0	EIC
42	10.28	47	8.24	49	53.89	Southern California		10	6-4-0	42	10	6-4-0	PCC
44	9.97	36	11.38	51	54.08	Harvard		9	7-2-0	44	9	7-2-0	NEI
45	9.84	40	10.46	4	24.62	Mississippi		9	2-7-0	45	9	2-7-0	SEC
46	9.07	50	7.04	26	41.39	Pittsburgh		9	3-5-1	46	9	3-5-1	EIC
47	9.02	44	9.00	76	67.28	Richmond		10	6-2-2	47	10	6-2-2	SoCon
48	8.48	33	12.50	94	78.44	Oregon State		9	7-1-1	48	9	7-1-1	PCC
49	8.46	48	8.16	44	51.11	Virginia		9	4-4-1	49	9	4-4-1	SWIC
50	8.28	69	0.00	39	47.94	Texas A&M		10	4-6-0	50	10	4-6-0	SWAC
51	7.18	49	7.41	37	47.78	Virginia Tech		10	3-4-3	51	10	3-4-3	SoCon
52	7.11	42	9.27	41	49.60	Michigan State		10	5-5-0	52	10	5-5-0	EIC
53	6.77	61	3.86	5	25.88	Purdue		9	2-6-1	53	9	2-6-1	Big 9
54	6.75	54	6.54	81	71.09	Texas Tech		11	8-3-0	54	11	8-3-0	BC
55	6.65	58	5.28	61	58.00	Holy Cross		9	5-4-0	55	9	5-4-0	NEI
56	6.05	62	3.21	28	41.75	Princeton		8	3-5-0	56	8	3-5-0	EIC
57	5.37	72	-0.34	63	59.55	Southern Methodist		10	4-5-1	57	10	4-5-1	SWAC
58	4.78	55	6.37	25	41.31	Clemson		9	4-5-0	58	9	4-5-0	SoCon
59	4.72	39	10.47	65	61.88	South Carolina		8	5-3-0	59	8	5-3-0	SoCon
60	4.47	65	1.81	68	64.88	Colgate		8	4-4-0	60	8	4-4-0	NEI
61	2.75	66	0.79	38	47.94	Auburn		10	4-6-0	61	10	4-6-0	SEC
63	2.20	64	2.39	74	66.94	Washington		9	5-4-0	63	9	5-4-0	PCC
64	2.03	71	-0.27	88	75.22	Stanford		10	6-3-1	64	10	6-3-1	PCC
65	1.21	57	5.65	31	43.67	Dartmouth		9	3-6-0	65	9	3-6-0	NEI
66	1.07	73	-0.57	45	51.50	Syracuse		9	4-5-0	66	9	4-5-0	NEI
67	0.77	79	-3.68	56	55.68	Oklahoma State		11	3-7-1	67	11	3-7-1	MVC
68	0.71	56	5.72	99	81.40	Kansas		10	7-2-1	68	10	7-2-1	BIG 6
69	0.32	68	0.02	54	55.25	Temple		8	2-4-2	69	8	2-4-2	EIC
70	-0.23	70	-0.19	55	55.61	Virginia Military		10	4-5-1	70	10	4-5-1	SoCon
71	-0.35	90	-8.58	43	50.45	Texas Christian		10	2-7-1	71	10	2-7-1	SWAC
72	-0.98	67	0.48	27	41.44	Maryland		9	3-6-0	72	9	3-6-0	SoCon
73	-1.01	76	-2.02	58	57.00	West Virginia		10	5-5-0	73	10	5-5-0	EIC
75	-1.71	60	3.97	78	68.50	Georgetown		8	5-3-0	75	8	5-3-0	SWIC
76	-1.72	63	3.05	14	31.42	Tennessee Chattanooga		10	5-5-0	76	10	5-5-0	SWIC
78	-2.18	77	-2.55	87	74.90	Missouri		10	5-4-1	78	10	5-4-1	BIG 6
79	-3.08	85	-5.10	59	57.39	Nebraska		9	3-6-0	79	9	3-6-0	BIG 6
80	-4.13	74	-1.54	127	107.06	Utah State		10	7-2-1	80	10	7-2-1	MSC
81	-4.62	89	-7.06	8	27.28	Florida		9	0-9-0	81	9	0-9-0	SEC
82	-4.94	88	-6.86	42	50.08	Brown		9	3-5-1	82	9	3-5-1	NEI
83	-5.27	91	-8.72	60	58.00	California		9	2-7-0	83	9	2-7-0	PCC
84	-5.86	84	-5.02	125	104.67	Utah		11	8-3-0	84	11	8-3-0	MSC
86	-7.53	97	-12.43	129	108.08	Nevada Reno		9	7-2-0	86	9	7-2-0	SWIC
87	-8.07	81	-3.96	89	75.94	Oregon		9	4-4-1	87	9	4-4-1	PCC
88	-8.21	87	-5.79	67	64.00	Bucknell		9	3-6-0	88	9	3-6-0	EIC
90	-9.15	110	-17.40	33	46.06	Baylor		9	1-8-0	90	9	1-8-0	SWAC
92	-9.65	103	-14.62	79	69.25	Washington State		8	1-6-1	92	8	1-6-1	PCC
93	-11.26	80	-3.89	117	99.38	San Jose State		5	4-1-0	93	5	4-1-0	Major-Ind
96	-12.15	102	-14.59	114	95.65	Arizona		10	4-4-2	96	10	4-4-2	BC
98	-12.81	96	-12.34	47	52.39	Furman		10	2-8-0	98	10	2-8-0	SoCon
100	-13.42	86	-5.78	132	115.83	Fresno State		3	2-0-1	100	3	2-0-1	Major-Ind
101	-14.23	93	-9.58	111	94.20	Colorado		10	5-4-1	101	10	5-4-1	MSC
102	-17.50	95	-12.31	105	86.00	Montana		8	4-4-0	102	8	4-4-0	PCC
106	-18.22	98	-13.03	112	95.23	New Mexico		12	5-5-2	106	12	5-5-2	BC
107	-18.38	100	-14.16	96	79.50	Citadel		8	3-5-0	107	8	3-5-0	SoCon
108	-19.23	107	-16.47	95	79.00	Davidson		9	4-5-0	108	9	4-5-0	SoCon
110	-22.32	118	-23.42	72	65.43	Fordham		7	0-7-0	110	7	0-7-0	NEI
112	-23.01	106	-16.05	66	63.43	Lafayette		9	2-7-0	112	9	2-7-0	EIC
113	-23.10	108	-16.92	122	104.00	Brigham Young		10	5-4-1	113	10	5-4-1	MSC
114	-23.52	115	-20.60	97	79.56	Iowa State		9	2-6-1	114	9	2-6-1	BIG 6
115	-24.52	113	-20.15	128	107.79	Montana State		10	5-3-2	115	10	5-3-2	SWIC
118	-25.54	120	-25.25	106	88.14	Drake		9	2-6-1	118	9	2-6-1	MVC
120	-26.57	112	-18.48	107	88.38	Lehigh		4	1-3-0	120	4	1-3-0	Major-Ind
121	-26.69	119	-24.18	104	85.44	Idaho		9	1-8-0	121	9	1-8-0	PCC
122	-27.34	128	-31.82	124	104.31	Texas El Paso		9	3-6-0	122	9	3-6-0	BC
123	-27.53	122	-25.64	131	111.80	Northern Arizona		9	5-2-2	123	9	5-2-2	BC
124	-30.89	126	-30.69	98	80.44	Kansas State		9	0-9-0	124	9	0-9-0	BIG 6
125	-30.95	130	-34.67	126	106.64	New Mexico State		10	5-5-0	125	10	5-5-0	BC
126	-31.63	129	-34.43	108	91.50	Hawaii		3	1-2-0	126	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
129	-35.64	131	-34.91	123	104.11	Arizona State		11	2-7-2	129	11	2-7-2	BC
130	-35.99	132	-35.42	115	95.94	Wyoming		10	1-8-1	130	10	1-8-1	MSC
132	-36.47	125	-30.17	118	101.00	Colorado State		9	2-7-0	132	9	2-7-0	Major-Ind
133	-49.64	133	-53.05	133	124.17	Northern Colorado		3	0-3-0	133	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind

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College Football 1946Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1946/9/14 and 1946/12/7Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 1946
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1946/9/14 and 1946/12/7
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)