College Football 1947
Ranking of ALL 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 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
4 32.98 1 38.18 18 35.60 Southern Methodist 11 9-0-2 1 11 9-0-2 NoDivi 1 6 5-0-1 SWAC
1 40.72 2 36.00 5 25.95 Texas 11 10-1-0 2 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 SWAC
2 39.74 3 33.27 31 45.89 Notre Dame 9 9-0-0 3 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 EIC
3 37.59 4 32.66 26 44.17 Michigan 10 10-0-0 4 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Big 9
5 31.72 5 29.65 30 45.44 Pennsylvania 8 7-0-1 5 8 7-0-1 NoDivi 4 3 2-0-1 EIC
7 28.67 6 28.90 12 32.65 North Carolina 10 8-2-0 6 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 1 5 4-1-0 SoCon
9 26.07 7 27.51 32 46.20 Alabama 11 8-3-0 7 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 SEC
12 23.44 8 26.00 21 41.20 Mississippi 11 9-2-0 8 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 1 7 6-1-0 SEC
8 27.59 9 25.76 4 25.25 Rice 10 6-3-1 9 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 SWAC
6 29.64 10 24.88 35 47.50 Southern California 10 7-2-1 10 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 PCC
13 22.50 11 24.46 56 59.55 Georgia Tech 11 10-1-0 11 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 SEC
20 18.37 12 22.12 38 49.83 Columbia 9 7-2-0 12 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 NEI
10 23.96 13 21.09 63 62.20 California 10 9-1-0 13 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 PCC
22 17.40 14 20.91 6 26.56 Arkansas 11 6-4-1 14 11 6-4-1 NoDivi 6 6 1-4-1 SWAC
26 15.25 15 20.41 11 31.50 Louisiana State 9 5-3-1 15 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 7 6 2-3-1 SEC
17 19.54 16 20.27 10 31.25 Kentucky 11 8-3-0 16 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 SEC
29 14.32 17 19.05 16 34.39 Duke 9 4-3-2 17 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 2 5 3-1-1 SoCon
19 18.54 18 18.96 14 34.05 Texas Christian 11 4-5-2 18 11 4-5-2 NoDivi 4 6 2-3-1 SWAC
30 14.32 19 17.24 46 55.06 Maryland 11 7-2-2 19 11 7-2-2 NoDivi 4 6 3-2-1 SoCon
11 23.80 20 16.83 27 44.28 Army 9 5-2-2 20 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 5 4 2-1-1 EIC
16 19.77 21 16.80 29 44.72 Minnesota 9 6-3-0 21 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 3 6 3-3-0 Big 9
21 17.96 22 16.62 15 34.33 Wisconsin 9 5-3-1 22 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 2 6 3-2-1 Big 9
35 12.70 23 16.57 98 79.56 Rutgers 9 8-1-0 23 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 3 1 1-0-0 EIC
25 15.82 24 15.94 76 68.06 Michigan State 9 7-2-0 24 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 7 2 2-0-0 EIC
18 18.91 25 15.37 96 78.61 William & Mary 11 9-2-0 25 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 3 8 7-1-0 SoCon
32 14.04 26 15.37 87 75.89 Kansas 11 8-1-2 26 11 8-1-2 NoDivi 1 5 4-0-1 BIG 6
40 11.65 27 15.27 20 38.00 Tennessee 10 5-5-0 27 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 5 2-3-0 SEC
23 17.34 28 14.44 116 92.89 Penn State 10 9-0-1 28 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 EIC
33 13.24 29 14.37 66 62.60 Oklahoma 10 7-2-1 29 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 5 4-0-1 BIG 6
15 21.57 30 14.25 19 36.88 Illinois 9 5-3-1 30 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Big 9
27 14.63 31 13.79 44 53.55 Georgia 12 7-4-1 31 12 7-4-1 NoDivi 9 6 3-3-0 SEC
34 13.02 32 13.50 41 52.17 North Carolina State 9 5-3-1 32 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 6 3-2-1 SoCon
44 10.30 33 13.46 13 33.22 Baylor 10 5-5-0 33 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 SWAC
46 8.22 34 13.40 118 94.25 San Diego State 3 2-1-0 34 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
37 12.15 35 13.36 28 44.70 Vanderbilt 10 6-4-0 35 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 SEC
41 11.54 36 13.15 55 59.55 Mississippi State 10 7-3-0 36 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 8 4 2-2-0 SEC
31 14.30 37 12.54 37 48.94 Indiana 9 5-3-1 37 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 6 6 2-3-1 Big 9
49 7.40 38 12.52 61 61.12 South Carolina 9 6-2-1 38 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 6 6 4-1-1 SoCon
38 11.73 39 12.51 2 21.61 Texas A&M 10 3-6-1 39 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 5 6 1-4-1 SWAC
53 5.67 40 12.38 51 57.50 North Texas 4 2-2-0 40 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
43 10.72 41 12.14 52 58.38 Princeton 8 5-3-0 41 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 11 2 0-2-0 EIC
14 21.60 42 11.69 23 43.33 UCLA 9 5-4-0 42 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 PCC
24 16.21 43 11.62 22 41.39 Purdue 9 5-4-0 43 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 Big 9
39 11.66 44 10.97 3 24.89 Northwestern 9 3-6-0 44 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 8 6 2-4-0 Big 9
28 14.56 45 10.55 70 64.10 Virginia 10 7-3-0 45 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
50 7.12 46 10.25 60 60.81 Yale 9 6-3-0 46 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 NEI
55 5.40 47 9.96 9 29.06 Tulane 9 2-5-2 47 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 10 7 2-3-2 SEC
36 12.53 48 7.22 79 69.75 Oregon 10 7-3-0 48 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 5-1-0 PCC
56 4.93 49 6.61 74 67.15 Villanova 10 6-3-1 49 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 10 3 2-1-0 EIC
59 4.10 50 6.57 120 95.60 Utah 10 8-1-1 50 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 MSC
60 3.67 51 6.36 67 62.90 Texas Tech 11 6-5-0 51 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 BC
45 9.37 52 6.35 1 20.44 Navy 9 1-7-1 52 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 8 4 0-4-0 EIC
48 7.59 53 6.19 7 27.25 Iowa 9 3-5-1 53 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 7 6 2-3-1 Big 9
47 8.04 54 6.07 78 69.61 San Francisco 10 7-3-0 54 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 SWIC
63 3.04 55 6.05 47 55.61 Dartmouth 9 4-4-1 55 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 3 7 4-2-1 NEI
61 3.56 56 5.45 57 59.85 Wake Forest 10 6-4-0 56 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 7 7 3-4-0 SoCon
42 11.23 57 4.49 72 66.10 Missouri 10 6-4-0 57 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 BIG 6
57 4.80 58 3.75 17 35.28 Ohio State 9 2-6-1 58 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 9 6 1-4-1 Big 9
70 -0.78 59 3.57 36 47.50 Southern Mississippi 3 1-2-0 59 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
71 -0.82 60 3.08 53 58.45 Florida 10 4-5-1 60 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 12 4 0-3-1 SEC
52 6.03 61 2.84 64 62.38 West Virginia 10 6-4-0 61 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 6 3 2-1-0 EIC
84 -5.18 62 2.79 69 63.25 Lafayette 4 2-2-0 62 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
64 1.21 63 2.77 40 51.50 Santa Clara 8 4-4-0 63 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 2 2 1-1-0 SWIC
76 -1.61 64 1.93 50 56.94 Harvard 9 4-5-0 64 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 NEI
66 0.81 65 1.66 92 78.00 San Jose State 3 2-1-0 65 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
62 3.36 66 0.74 85 71.67 Boston College 9 5-4-0 66 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 13 1 0-1-0 NEI
69 -0.27 67 0.56 48 56.12 Marquette 9 4-5-0 67 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 13 3 1-2-0 EIC
54 5.48 68 0.29 81 70.25 Pacific 3 2-1-0 68 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
77 -2.21 69 0.23 54 59.33 Cornell 9 4-5-0 69 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 7 5 2-3-0 NEI
73 -0.91 70 0.02 119 95.60 Nevada Reno 11 9-2-0 70 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 SWIC
78 -2.63 71 -2.07 8 28.22 Pittsburgh 9 1-8-0 71 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 9 3 0-3-0 EIC
80 -2.84 72 -2.08 62 61.29 Brown 9 4-4-1 72 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 5 5 2-2-1 NEI
81 -3.08 73 -2.19 108 87.45 Utah State 11 6-5-0 73 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 3 5 2-3-0 MSC
58 4.69 74 -2.36 82 70.95 Oregon State 10 5-5-0 74 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 6 7 3-4-0 PCC
75 -1.32 75 -2.40 73 66.61 Virginia Tech 9 4-5-0 75 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 9 7 4-3-0 SoCon
68 -0.14 76 -2.95 110 88.44 Hardin-Simmons 11 8-3-0 76 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 BC
72 -0.90 77 -3.04 89 76.90 Tulsa 10 5-5-0 77 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 MVC
87 -5.93 78 -3.88 105 84.40 Denver 10 5-4-1 78 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 2 5 3-2-0 MSC
51 6.76 79 -4.08 42 52.22 Washington 9 3-6-0 79 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 7 7 2-5-0 PCC
74 -1.31 80 -4.11 77 68.50 Clemson 9 4-5-0 80 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 11 4 1-3-0 SoCon
67 -0.12 81 -4.48 91 77.70 Holy Cross 10 4-4-2 81 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 8 8 3-3-2 NEI
96 -9.90 82 -4.58 24 43.64 Tennessee Chattanooga 10 4-6-0 82 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
83 -4.22 83 -4.82 71 64.25 Washington & Lee 10 5-5-0 83 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 8 5 3-2-0 SoCon
79 -2.73 84 -5.10 34 47.25 Miami FL 10 2-7-1 84 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
93 -8.90 85 -5.28 95 78.36 Davidson 10 6-3-1 85 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 10 7 3-3-1 SoCon
65 1.15 86 -5.40 94 78.12 Detroit 10 6-4-0 86 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 14 3 1-2-0 EIC
89 -6.97 87 -5.49 104 83.80 Arizona 10 5-4-1 87 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 BC
95 -9.47 88 -7.10 117 92.89 Montana 11 7-4-0 88 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 5 3 2-1-0 PCC
82 -3.92 89 -7.58 49 56.75 Washington State 10 3-7-0 89 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 8 7 2-5-0 PCC
97 -10.06 90 -7.62 97 79.28 Colorado 9 4-5-0 90 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 4 5 2-3-0 MSC
91 -7.38 91 -7.64 106 86.93 Boston University 8 5-3-0 91 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 6 5 4-1-0 NEI
100 -11.06 92 -8.30 33 46.69 Auburn 9 2-7-0 92 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 11 6 1-5-0 SEC
90 -7.11 93 -8.53 129 105.71 Wichita State 11 7-4-0 93 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 MVC
86 -5.83 94 -8.99 39 51.39 Nebraska 9 2-7-0 94 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 4 5 2-3-0 BIG 6
98 -10.19 95 -10.36 75 67.62 Syracuse 9 3-6-0 95 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 9 5 1-4-0 NEI
88 -6.47 96 -11.25 80 70.25 Virginia Military 9 3-5-1 96 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 12 6 2-3-1 SoCon
99 -10.52 97 -11.27 130 106.00 Abilene Christian 3 2-1-0 97 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
85 -5.74 98 -11.40 68 63.10 Oklahoma State 10 3-7-0 98 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 5 2 0-2-0 MVC
109 -16.47 99 -12.18 122 97.44 Colorado State 10 5-4-1 99 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Major-Ind
94 -9.31 100 -12.61 111 89.38 Georgetown 8 3-4-1 100 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
112 -17.67 101 -13.19 65 62.38 Furman 9 2-7-0 101 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 15 5 1-4-0 SoCon
114 -19.98 102 -13.21 59 60.75 Citadel 8 3-5-0 102 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 14 5 1-4-0 SoCon
102 -12.59 103 -13.30 107 87.06 Saint Louis 10 4-6-0 103 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 2 1-1-0 MVC
105 -14.61 104 -13.33 58 60.21 Richmond 10 3-7-0 104 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 13 6 1-5-0 SoCon
107 -15.03 105 -14.03 101 81.43 Idaho 8 4-4-0 105 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 9 5 1-4-0 PCC
118 -22.68 106 -14.59 90 77.00 Lehigh 3 1-2-0 106 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
101 -11.74 107 -14.77 127 104.85 West Texas A&M 11 7-4-0 107 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 4 7 5-2-0 BC
115 -20.18 108 -14.78 113 92.44 Wyoming 9 4-5-0 108 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 MSC
106 -14.74 109 -15.39 84 71.67 St. Mary's CA 10 3-7-0 109 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 4 4 1-3-0 SWIC
104 -13.11 110 -16.75 86 75.88 Colgate 8 1-5-2 110 8 1-5-2 NoDivi 10 6 1-3-2 NEI
119 -24.20 111 -17.17 43 52.83 Tennessee Tech 3 0-3-0 111 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
103 -12.63 112 -17.43 83 71.00 Iowa State 9 3-6-0 112 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 5 5 1-4-0 BIG 6
110 -16.77 113 -18.07 103 83.22 Brigham Young 10 3-7-0 113 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 6 5 1-4-0 MSC
92 -8.06 114 -18.97 25 43.72 Stanford 9 0-9-0 114 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 10 7 0-7-0 PCC
117 -20.77 115 -19.27 99 80.17 Hawaii 6 1-5-0 115 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
111 -17.25 116 -20.02 93 78.12 Temple 9 3-6-0 116 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 12 3 0-3-0 EIC
108 -15.92 117 -20.16 131 113.50 Texas El Paso 9 5-3-1 117 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 7 3-3-1 BC
113 -19.12 118 -21.18 102 81.56 George Washington 9 1-7-1 118 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 16 4 0-4-0 SoCon
116 -20.33 119 -21.28 45 54.38 Duquesne 10 2-8-0 119 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 15 1 0-1-0 EIC
121 -24.35 120 -22.00 121 95.69 Montana State 9 4-5-0 120 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 SWIC
124 -26.65 121 -22.88 100 80.44 Fordham 8 1-6-1 121 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 11 4 1-2-1 NEI
120 -24.24 122 -24.50 126 103.94 New Mexico 10 4-5-1 122 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 7 7 1-5-1 BC
122 -24.54 123 -25.04 125 103.39 Arizona State 11 4-7-0 123 11 4-7-0 NoDivi 6 7 3-4-0 BC
126 -30.09 124 -26.82 112 91.57 New York University 8 2-5-1 124 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 12 2 0-1-1 NEI
132 -42.80 125 -31.55 133 120.83 Northern Colorado 3 1-2-0 125 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
123 -25.98 126 -31.91 88 76.15 Kansas State 10 0-10-0 126 10 0-10-0 NoDivi 6 5 0-5-0 BIG 6
125 -27.47 127 -32.37 124 100.62 Drake 9 1-7-1 127 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 4 4 1-3-0 MVC
127 -32.59 128 -33.31 114 92.64 Portland 9 1-8-0 128 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 SWIC
129 -40.64 129 -33.97 123 99.83 Colorado College 3 0-3-0 129 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 2 1 0-1-0 Major-Ind
128 -40.01 130 -35.38 115 92.64 Merchant Marine 11 2-9-0 130 11 2-9-0 NoDivi 14 4 0-4-0 NEI
130 -41.52 131 -40.06 132 120.25 New Mexico State 9 3-6-0 131 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 8 5 1-4-0 BC
131 -42.18 132 -40.12 109 88.00 Bucknell 3 0-3-0 132 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
133 -50.97 133 -46.67 128 105.42 Northern Arizona 8 1-7-0 133 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 BC
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Bowling Green 1 0-1-0
Central Michigan 1 0-1-0
Cincinnati 2 1-1-0
Connecticut 1 0-1-0
Fresno State 2 0-2-0
Houston 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Tech 1 0-1-0
Miami OH 2 2-0-0
Western Michigan 1 0-1-0
California Poly 1 0-1-0
Dayton 1 0-1-0
Delaware 2 0-2-0
Eastern Washington 1 0-1-0
Elon 1 0-1-0
Idaho State 1 0-1-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 2 0-1-1
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 2 0-2-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Stephen F Austin 1 0-1-0
Wofford 2 0-2-0
Central Missouri 1 0-1-0
Colorado Mines 2 0-2-0
Midwestern State 1 0-1-0
Missouri Rolla 1 0-1-0
Wayne State (MI) 2 1-1-0
Western Colorado 2 0-2-0
Western New Mexico 1 0-1-0
Centenary (LA) 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0
Geneva 1 0-1-0
Hampden-Sydney 2 0-2-0
McDaniel College 1 0-1-0
McMurry 1 1-0-0
Muhlenberg College 1 0-1-0
Otterbein College 1 0-1-0
Puget Sound 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon 1 0-1-0
Southwestern (TX) 1 0-1-0
Springfield College 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 2 0-2-0
Trinity University (TX) 1 0-1-0
Sul Ross State 1 0-1-0
Waynesburg College 1 0-1-0
Willamette Oregon 1 0-1-0
Saint Xavier 1 0-1-0
Adelphi 1 0-1-0
Bradley 1 0-1-0
Brooklyn 2 0-2-0
Evansville 1 0-1-0
Hawaii All-Stars 2 1-1-0
Hofstra 1 1-0-0
Loyola Marymount 2 0-2-0
Mohawk 1 0-1-0
Niagara 1 0-1-0
Pepperdine 2 2-0-0
Quantico Marines 1 0-1-0
Rollins 2 1-1-0
Saint Bonaventure 2 2-0-0
Union (Tennessee) 1 0-1-0
Western Reserve 2 0-2-0
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