College Football 1947
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1947/9/9 and 1947/12/20
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1947 - 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	40.72	2	36.00	5	25.95	Texas	5	11	10-1-0	1	11	10-1-0	SWAC
2	39.74	3	33.27	31	45.89	Notre Dame	1	9	9-0-0	2	9	9-0-0	EIC
3	37.59	4	32.66	26	44.17	Michigan	2	10	10-0-0	3	10	10-0-0	Big 9
4	32.98	1	38.18	18	35.60	Southern Methodist	3	11	9-0-2	4	11	9-0-2	SWAC
5	31.72	5	29.65	30	45.44	Pennsylvania	7	8	7-0-1	5	8	7-0-1	EIC
6	29.64	10	24.88	35	47.50	Southern California	8	10	7-2-1	6	10	7-2-1	PCC
7	28.67	6	28.90	12	32.65	North Carolina	9	10	8-2-0	7	10	8-2-0	SoCon
8	27.59	9	25.76	4	25.25	Rice	18	10	6-3-1	8	10	6-3-1	SWAC
9	26.07	7	27.51	32	46.20	Alabama	6	11	8-3-0	9	11	8-3-0	SEC
10	23.96	13	21.09	63	62.20	California	15	10	9-1-0	10	10	9-1-0	PCC
11	23.80	20	16.83	27	44.28	Army		9	5-2-2	11	9	5-2-2	EIC
12	23.44	8	26.00	21	41.20	Mississippi	13	11	9-2-0	12	11	9-2-0	SEC
13	22.50	11	24.46	56	59.55	Georgia Tech	10	11	10-1-0	13	11	10-1-0	SEC
14	21.60	42	11.69	23	43.33	UCLA		9	5-4-0	14	9	5-4-0	PCC
15	21.57	30	14.25	19	36.88	Illinois		9	5-3-1	15	9	5-3-1	Big 9
16	19.77	21	16.80	29	44.72	Minnesota		9	6-3-0	16	9	6-3-0	Big 9
17	19.54	16	20.27	10	31.25	Kentucky		11	8-3-0	17	11	8-3-0	SEC
19	18.54	18	18.96	14	34.05	Texas Christian		11	4-5-2	19	11	4-5-2	SWAC
20	18.37	12	22.12	38	49.83	Columbia	20	9	7-2-0	20	9	7-2-0	NEI
21	17.96	22	16.62	15	34.33	Wisconsin		9	5-3-1	21	9	5-3-1	Big 9
22	17.40	14	20.91	6	26.56	Arkansas		11	6-4-1	22	11	6-4-1	SWAC
23	17.34	28	14.44	116	92.89	Penn State	4	10	9-0-1	23	10	9-0-1	EIC
24	16.21	43	11.62	22	41.39	Purdue		9	5-4-0	24	9	5-4-0	Big 9
25	15.82	24	15.94	76	68.06	Michigan State		9	7-2-0	25	9	7-2-0	EIC
26	15.25	15	20.41	11	31.50	LSU		9	5-3-1	26	9	5-3-1	SEC
27	14.63	31	13.79	44	53.55	Georgia		12	7-4-1	27	12	7-4-1	SEC
28	14.56	45	10.55	70	64.10	Virginia	11	10	7-3-0	28	10	7-3-0	SWIC
29	14.32	17	19.05	16	34.39	Duke	19	9	4-3-2	29	9	4-3-2	SoCon
30	14.32	19	17.24	46	55.06	Maryland		11	7-2-2	30	11	7-2-2	SoCon
31	14.30	37	12.54	37	48.94	Indiana		9	5-3-1	31	9	5-3-1	Big 9
32	14.04	26	15.37	87	75.89	Kansas	12	11	8-1-2	32	11	8-1-2	BIG 6
33	13.24	29	14.37	66	62.60	Oklahoma	16	10	7-2-1	33	10	7-2-1	BIG 6
34	13.02	32	13.50	41	52.17	North Carolina State	17	9	5-3-1	34	9	5-3-1	SoCon
35	12.70	23	16.57	98	79.56	Rutgers		9	8-1-0	35	9	8-1-0	EIC
36	12.53	48	7.22	79	69.75	Oregon		10	7-3-0	36	10	7-3-0	PCC
37	12.15	35	13.36	28	44.70	Vanderbilt		10	6-4-0	37	10	6-4-0	SEC
38	11.73	39	12.51	2	21.61	Texas A&M		10	3-6-1	38	10	3-6-1	SWAC
39	11.66	44	10.97	3	24.89	Northwestern		9	3-6-0	39	9	3-6-0	Big 9
40	11.65	27	15.27	20	38.00	Tennessee		10	5-5-0	40	10	5-5-0	SEC
41	11.54	36	13.15	55	59.55	Mississippi State		10	7-3-0	41	10	7-3-0	SEC
42	11.23	57	4.49	72	66.10	Missouri		10	6-4-0	42	10	6-4-0	BIG 6
43	10.72	41	12.14	52	58.38	Princeton		8	5-3-0	43	8	5-3-0	EIC
44	10.30	33	13.46	13	33.22	Baylor		10	5-5-0	44	10	5-5-0	SWAC
45	9.37	52	6.35	1	20.44	Navy		9	1-7-1	45	9	1-7-1	EIC
46	8.22	34	13.40	118	94.25	San Diego State		3	2-1-0	46	3	2-1-0	Major-Ind
48	7.59	53	6.19	7	27.25	Iowa		9	3-5-1	48	9	3-5-1	Big 9
49	7.40	38	12.52	61	61.12	South Carolina		9	6-2-1	49	9	6-2-1	SoCon
51	6.76	79	-4.08	42	52.22	Washington		9	3-6-0	51	9	3-6-0	PCC
52	6.03	61	2.84	64	62.38	West Virginia		10	6-4-0	52	10	6-4-0	EIC
53	5.67	40	12.38	51	57.50	North Texas		4	2-2-0	53	4	2-2-0	Major-Ind
55	5.40	47	9.96	9	29.06	Tulane		9	2-5-2	55	9	2-5-2	SEC
57	4.80	58	3.75	17	35.28	Ohio State		9	2-6-1	57	9	2-6-1	Big 9
58	4.69	74	-2.36	82	70.95	Oregon State		10	5-5-0	58	10	5-5-0	PCC
59	4.10	50	6.57	120	95.60	Utah		10	8-1-1	59	10	8-1-1	MSC
60	3.67	51	6.36	67	62.90	Texas Tech		11	6-5-0	60	11	6-5-0	BC
61	3.56	56	5.45	57	59.85	Wake Forest		10	6-4-0	61	10	6-4-0	SoCon
62	3.36	66	0.74	84	71.67	Boston College		9	5-4-0	62	9	5-4-0	NEI
63	3.04	55	6.05	47	55.61	Dartmouth		9	4-4-1	63	9	4-4-1	NEI
66	0.81	65	1.66	92	78.00	San Jose State		3	2-1-0	66	3	2-1-0	Major-Ind
67	-0.12	81	-4.48	91	77.70	Holy Cross		10	4-4-2	67	10	4-4-2	NEI
70	-0.78	59	3.57	36	47.50	Southern Mississippi		3	1-2-0	70	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
71	-0.82	60	3.08	53	58.45	Florida		10	4-5-1	71	10	4-5-1	SEC
72	-0.90	77	-3.04	89	76.90	Tulsa		10	5-5-0	72	10	5-5-0	MVC
73	-0.91	70	0.02	119	95.60	Nevada Reno		11	9-2-0	73	11	9-2-0	SWIC
74	-1.31	80	-4.11	77	68.50	Clemson		9	4-5-0	74	9	4-5-0	SoCon
75	-1.32	75	-2.40	73	66.61	Virginia Tech		9	4-5-0	75	9	4-5-0	SoCon
76	-1.61	64	1.93	50	56.94	Harvard		9	4-5-0	76	9	4-5-0	NEI
77	-2.21	69	0.23	54	59.33	Cornell		9	4-5-0	77	9	4-5-0	NEI
78	-2.63	71	-2.07	8	28.22	Pittsburgh		9	1-8-0	78	9	1-8-0	EIC
79	-2.73	84	-5.10	34	47.25	Miami (FL)		10	2-7-1	79	10	2-7-1	SWIC
80	-2.84	72	-2.08	62	61.29	Brown		9	4-4-1	80	9	4-4-1	NEI
81	-3.08	73	-2.19	108	87.45	Utah State		11	6-5-0	81	11	6-5-0	MSC
82	-3.92	89	-7.58	49	56.75	Washington State		10	3-7-0	82	10	3-7-0	PCC
84	-5.18	62	2.79	69	63.25	Lafayette		4	2-2-0	84	4	2-2-0	Major-Ind
85	-5.74	98	-11.40	68	63.10	Oklahoma State		10	3-7-0	85	10	3-7-0	MVC
86	-5.83	94	-8.99	39	51.39	Nebraska		9	2-7-0	86	9	2-7-0	BIG 6
89	-6.97	87	-5.49	104	83.80	Arizona		10	5-4-1	89	10	5-4-1	BC
92	-8.06	114	-18.97	25	43.72	Stanford		9	0-9-0	92	9	0-9-0	PCC
93	-8.90	85	-5.28	95	78.36	Davidson		10	6-3-1	93	10	6-3-1	SoCon
94	-9.31	100	-12.61	111	89.38	Georgetown		8	3-4-1	94	8	3-4-1	SWIC
95	-9.47	88	-7.10	117	92.89	Montana		11	7-4-0	95	11	7-4-0	PCC
96	-9.90	82	-4.58	24	43.64	Tennessee Chattanooga		10	4-6-0	96	10	4-6-0	SWIC
97	-10.06	90	-7.62	97	79.28	Colorado		9	4-5-0	97	9	4-5-0	MSC
98	-10.19	95	-10.36	75	67.62	Syracuse		9	3-6-0	98	9	3-6-0	NEI
99	-10.52	97	-11.27	130	106.00	Abilene Christian		3	2-1-0	99	3	2-1-0	Major-Ind
100	-11.06	92	-8.30	33	46.69	Auburn		9	2-7-0	100	9	2-7-0	SEC
103	-12.63	112	-17.43	83	71.00	Iowa State		9	3-6-0	103	9	3-6-0	BIG 6
104	-13.11	110	-16.75	86	75.88	Colgate		8	1-5-2	104	8	1-5-2	NEI
105	-14.61	104	-13.33	58	60.21	Richmond		10	3-7-0	105	10	3-7-0	SoCon
107	-15.03	105	-14.03	101	81.43	Idaho		8	4-4-0	107	8	4-4-0	PCC
108	-15.92	117	-20.16	131	113.50	Texas El Paso		9	5-3-1	108	9	5-3-1	BC
109	-16.47	99	-12.18	122	97.44	Colorado State		10	5-4-1	109	10	5-4-1	Major-Ind
110	-16.77	113	-18.07	103	83.22	Brigham Young		10	3-7-0	110	10	3-7-0	MSC
111	-17.25	116	-20.02	93	78.12	Temple		9	3-6-0	111	9	3-6-0	EIC
112	-17.67	101	-13.19	65	62.38	Furman		9	2-7-0	112	9	2-7-0	SoCon
114	-19.98	102	-13.21	59	60.75	Citadel		8	3-5-0	114	8	3-5-0	SoCon
115	-20.18	108	-14.78	113	92.44	Wyoming		9	4-5-0	115	9	4-5-0	MSC
117	-20.77	115	-19.27	99	80.17	Hawaii		6	1-5-0	117	6	1-5-0	Major-Ind
118	-22.68	106	-14.59	90	77.00	Lehigh		3	1-2-0	118	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
119	-24.20	111	-17.17	43	52.83	Tennessee Tech		3	0-3-0	119	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
120	-24.24	122	-24.50	126	103.94	New Mexico		10	4-5-1	120	10	4-5-1	BC
121	-24.35	120	-22.00	121	95.69	Montana State		9	4-5-0	121	9	4-5-0	SWIC
122	-24.54	123	-25.04	125	103.39	Arizona State		11	4-7-0	122	11	4-7-0	BC
123	-25.98	126	-31.91	88	76.15	Kansas State		10	0-10-0	123	10	0-10-0	BIG 6
124	-26.65	121	-22.88	100	80.44	Fordham		8	1-6-1	124	8	1-6-1	NEI
125	-27.47	127	-32.37	124	100.62	Drake		9	1-7-1	125	9	1-7-1	MVC
130	-41.52	131	-40.06	132	120.25	New Mexico State		9	3-6-0	130	9	3-6-0	BC
131	-42.18	132	-40.12	109	88.00	Bucknell		3	0-3-0	131	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
132	-42.80	125	-31.55	133	120.83	Northern Colorado		3	1-2-0	132	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
133	-50.97	133	-46.67	128	105.42	Northern Arizona		8	1-7-0	133	8	1-7-0	BC

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College Football 1947Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1947/9/9 and 1947/12/20Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 1947
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1947/9/9 and 1947/12/20
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)