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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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1947 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings	Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		AP	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
4	32.98	1	38.18	18	35.60	Southern Methodist	3	11	9-0-2	1	11	9-0-2	SWAC
1	40.72	2	36.00	5	25.95	Texas	5	11	10-1-0	2	11	10-1-0	SWAC
2	39.74	3	33.27	31	45.89	Notre Dame	1	9	9-0-0	3	9	9-0-0	EIC
3	37.59	4	32.66	26	44.17	Michigan	2	10	10-0-0	4	10	10-0-0	Big 9
5	31.72	5	29.65	30	45.44	Pennsylvania	7	8	7-0-1	5	8	7-0-1	EIC
7	28.67	6	28.90	12	32.65	North Carolina	9	10	8-2-0	6	10	8-2-0	SoCon
9	26.07	7	27.51	32	46.20	Alabama	6	11	8-3-0	7	11	8-3-0	SEC
12	23.44	8	26.00	21	41.20	Mississippi	13	11	9-2-0	8	11	9-2-0	SEC
8	27.59	9	25.76	4	25.25	Rice	18	10	6-3-1	9	10	6-3-1	SWAC
6	29.64	10	24.88	35	47.50	Southern California	8	10	7-2-1	10	10	7-2-1	PCC
13	22.50	11	24.46	56	59.55	Georgia Tech	10	11	10-1-0	11	11	10-1-0	SEC
20	18.37	12	22.12	38	49.83	Columbia	20	9	7-2-0	12	9	7-2-0	NEI
10	23.96	13	21.09	63	62.20	California	15	10	9-1-0	13	10	9-1-0	PCC
22	17.40	14	20.91	6	26.56	Arkansas		11	6-4-1	14	11	6-4-1	SWAC
26	15.25	15	20.41	11	31.50	LSU		9	5-3-1	15	9	5-3-1	SEC
17	19.54	16	20.27	10	31.25	Kentucky		11	8-3-0	16	11	8-3-0	SEC
29	14.32	17	19.05	16	34.39	Duke	19	9	4-3-2	17	9	4-3-2	SoCon
19	18.54	18	18.96	14	34.05	Texas Christian		11	4-5-2	18	11	4-5-2	SWAC
30	14.32	19	17.24	46	55.06	Maryland		11	7-2-2	19	11	7-2-2	SoCon
11	23.80	20	16.83	27	44.28	Army		9	5-2-2	20	9	5-2-2	EIC
16	19.77	21	16.80	29	44.72	Minnesota		9	6-3-0	21	9	6-3-0	Big 9
21	17.96	22	16.62	15	34.33	Wisconsin		9	5-3-1	22	9	5-3-1	Big 9
35	12.70	23	16.57	98	79.56	Rutgers		9	8-1-0	23	9	8-1-0	EIC
25	15.82	24	15.94	76	68.06	Michigan State		9	7-2-0	24	9	7-2-0	EIC
32	14.04	26	15.37	87	75.89	Kansas	12	11	8-1-2	26	11	8-1-2	BIG 6
40	11.65	27	15.27	20	38.00	Tennessee		10	5-5-0	27	10	5-5-0	SEC
23	17.34	28	14.44	116	92.89	Penn State	4	10	9-0-1	28	10	9-0-1	EIC
33	13.24	29	14.37	66	62.60	Oklahoma	16	10	7-2-1	29	10	7-2-1	BIG 6
15	21.57	30	14.25	19	36.88	Illinois		9	5-3-1	30	9	5-3-1	Big 9
27	14.63	31	13.79	44	53.55	Georgia		12	7-4-1	31	12	7-4-1	SEC
34	13.02	32	13.50	41	52.17	North Carolina State	17	9	5-3-1	32	9	5-3-1	SoCon
44	10.30	33	13.46	13	33.22	Baylor		10	5-5-0	33	10	5-5-0	SWAC
46	8.22	34	13.40	118	94.25	San Diego State		3	2-1-0	34	3	2-1-0	Major-Ind
37	12.15	35	13.36	28	44.70	Vanderbilt		10	6-4-0	35	10	6-4-0	SEC
41	11.54	36	13.15	55	59.55	Mississippi State		10	7-3-0	36	10	7-3-0	SEC
31	14.30	37	12.54	37	48.94	Indiana		9	5-3-1	37	9	5-3-1	Big 9
49	7.40	38	12.52	61	61.12	South Carolina		9	6-2-1	38	9	6-2-1	SoCon
38	11.73	39	12.51	2	21.61	Texas A&M		10	3-6-1	39	10	3-6-1	SWAC
53	5.67	40	12.38	51	57.50	North Texas		4	2-2-0	40	4	2-2-0	Major-Ind
43	10.72	41	12.14	52	58.38	Princeton		8	5-3-0	41	8	5-3-0	EIC
14	21.60	42	11.69	23	43.33	UCLA		9	5-4-0	42	9	5-4-0	PCC
24	16.21	43	11.62	22	41.39	Purdue		9	5-4-0	43	9	5-4-0	Big 9
39	11.66	44	10.97	3	24.89	Northwestern		9	3-6-0	44	9	3-6-0	Big 9
28	14.56	45	10.55	70	64.10	Virginia	11	10	7-3-0	45	10	7-3-0	SWIC
55	5.40	47	9.96	9	29.06	Tulane		9	2-5-2	47	9	2-5-2	SEC
36	12.53	48	7.22	79	69.75	Oregon		10	7-3-0	48	10	7-3-0	PCC
59	4.10	50	6.57	120	95.60	Utah		10	8-1-1	50	10	8-1-1	MSC
60	3.67	51	6.36	67	62.90	Texas Tech		11	6-5-0	51	11	6-5-0	BC
45	9.37	52	6.35	1	20.44	Navy		9	1-7-1	52	9	1-7-1	EIC
48	7.59	53	6.19	7	27.25	Iowa		9	3-5-1	53	9	3-5-1	Big 9
63	3.04	55	6.05	47	55.61	Dartmouth		9	4-4-1	55	9	4-4-1	NEI
61	3.56	56	5.45	57	59.85	Wake Forest		10	6-4-0	56	10	6-4-0	SoCon
42	11.23	57	4.49	72	66.10	Missouri		10	6-4-0	57	10	6-4-0	BIG 6
57	4.80	58	3.75	17	35.28	Ohio State		9	2-6-1	58	9	2-6-1	Big 9
70	-0.78	59	3.57	36	47.50	Southern Mississippi		3	1-2-0	59	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
71	-0.82	60	3.08	53	58.45	Florida		10	4-5-1	60	10	4-5-1	SEC
52	6.03	61	2.84	64	62.38	West Virginia		10	6-4-0	61	10	6-4-0	EIC
84	-5.18	62	2.79	69	63.25	Lafayette		4	2-2-0	62	4	2-2-0	Major-Ind
76	-1.61	64	1.93	50	56.94	Harvard		9	4-5-0	64	9	4-5-0	NEI
66	0.81	65	1.66	92	78.00	San Jose State		3	2-1-0	65	3	2-1-0	Major-Ind
62	3.36	66	0.74	84	71.67	Boston College		9	5-4-0	66	9	5-4-0	NEI
77	-2.21	69	0.23	54	59.33	Cornell		9	4-5-0	69	9	4-5-0	NEI
73	-0.91	70	0.02	119	95.60	Nevada Reno		11	9-2-0	70	11	9-2-0	SWIC
78	-2.63	71	-2.07	8	28.22	Pittsburgh		9	1-8-0	71	9	1-8-0	EIC
80	-2.84	72	-2.08	62	61.29	Brown		9	4-4-1	72	9	4-4-1	NEI
81	-3.08	73	-2.19	108	87.45	Utah State		11	6-5-0	73	11	6-5-0	MSC
58	4.69	74	-2.36	82	70.95	Oregon State		10	5-5-0	74	10	5-5-0	PCC
75	-1.32	75	-2.40	73	66.61	Virginia Tech		9	4-5-0	75	9	4-5-0	SoCon
72	-0.90	77	-3.04	89	76.90	Tulsa		10	5-5-0	77	10	5-5-0	MVC
51	6.76	79	-4.08	42	52.22	Washington		9	3-6-0	79	9	3-6-0	PCC
74	-1.31	80	-4.11	77	68.50	Clemson		9	4-5-0	80	9	4-5-0	SoCon
67	-0.12	81	-4.48	91	77.70	Holy Cross		10	4-4-2	81	10	4-4-2	NEI
96	-9.90	82	-4.58	24	43.64	Tennessee Chattanooga		10	4-6-0	82	10	4-6-0	SWIC
79	-2.73	84	-5.10	34	47.25	Miami (FL)		10	2-7-1	84	10	2-7-1	SWIC
93	-8.90	85	-5.28	95	78.36	Davidson		10	6-3-1	85	10	6-3-1	SoCon
89	-6.97	87	-5.49	104	83.80	Arizona		10	5-4-1	87	10	5-4-1	BC
95	-9.47	88	-7.10	117	92.89	Montana		11	7-4-0	88	11	7-4-0	PCC
82	-3.92	89	-7.58	49	56.75	Washington State		10	3-7-0	89	10	3-7-0	PCC
97	-10.06	90	-7.62	97	79.28	Colorado		9	4-5-0	90	9	4-5-0	MSC
100	-11.06	92	-8.30	33	46.69	Auburn		9	2-7-0	92	9	2-7-0	SEC
86	-5.83	94	-8.99	39	51.39	Nebraska		9	2-7-0	94	9	2-7-0	BIG 6
98	-10.19	95	-10.36	75	67.62	Syracuse		9	3-6-0	95	9	3-6-0	NEI
99	-10.52	97	-11.27	130	106.00	Abilene Christian		3	2-1-0	97	3	2-1-0	Major-Ind
85	-5.74	98	-11.40	68	63.10	Oklahoma State		10	3-7-0	98	10	3-7-0	MVC
109	-16.47	99	-12.18	122	97.44	Colorado State		10	5-4-1	99	10	5-4-1	Major-Ind
94	-9.31	100	-12.61	111	89.38	Georgetown		8	3-4-1	100	8	3-4-1	SWIC
112	-17.67	101	-13.19	65	62.38	Furman		9	2-7-0	101	9	2-7-0	SoCon
114	-19.98	102	-13.21	59	60.75	Citadel		8	3-5-0	102	8	3-5-0	SoCon
105	-14.61	104	-13.33	58	60.21	Richmond		10	3-7-0	104	10	3-7-0	SoCon
107	-15.03	105	-14.03	101	81.43	Idaho		8	4-4-0	105	8	4-4-0	PCC
118	-22.68	106	-14.59	90	77.00	Lehigh		3	1-2-0	106	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
115	-20.18	108	-14.78	113	92.44	Wyoming		9	4-5-0	108	9	4-5-0	MSC
104	-13.11	110	-16.75	86	75.88	Colgate		8	1-5-2	110	8	1-5-2	NEI
119	-24.20	111	-17.17	43	52.83	Tennessee Tech		3	0-3-0	111	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
103	-12.63	112	-17.43	83	71.00	Iowa State		9	3-6-0	112	9	3-6-0	BIG 6
110	-16.77	113	-18.07	103	83.22	Brigham Young		10	3-7-0	113	10	3-7-0	MSC
92	-8.06	114	-18.97	25	43.72	Stanford		9	0-9-0	114	9	0-9-0	PCC
117	-20.77	115	-19.27	99	80.17	Hawaii		6	1-5-0	115	6	1-5-0	Major-Ind
111	-17.25	116	-20.02	93	78.12	Temple		9	3-6-0	116	9	3-6-0	EIC
108	-15.92	117	-20.16	131	113.50	Texas El Paso		9	5-3-1	117	9	5-3-1	BC
121	-24.35	120	-22.00	121	95.69	Montana State		9	4-5-0	120	9	4-5-0	SWIC
124	-26.65	121	-22.88	100	80.44	Fordham		8	1-6-1	121	8	1-6-1	NEI
120	-24.24	122	-24.50	126	103.94	New Mexico		10	4-5-1	122	10	4-5-1	BC
122	-24.54	123	-25.04	125	103.39	Arizona State		11	4-7-0	123	11	4-7-0	BC
132	-42.80	125	-31.55	133	120.83	Northern Colorado		3	1-2-0	125	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
123	-25.98	126	-31.91	88	76.15	Kansas State		10	0-10-0	126	10	0-10-0	BIG 6
125	-27.47	127	-32.37	124	100.62	Drake		9	1-7-1	127	9	1-7-1	MVC
130	-41.52	131	-40.06	132	120.25	New Mexico State		9	3-6-0	131	9	3-6-0	BC
131	-42.18	132	-40.12	109	88.00	Bucknell		3	0-3-0	132	3	0-3-0	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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)