College Football 1947
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1947/9/9 and 1948/1/1
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 41.51 1 36.89 4 24.27 Texas 11 10-1-0 1 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Southwest AC
5 31.61 2 35.97 17 34.09 Southern Methodist 11 9-0-2 2 11 9-0-2 NoDivi 1 6 5-0-1 Southwest AC
2 41.29 3 35.01 21 39.45 Michigan 10 10-0-0 3 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Western
3 39.40 4 33.35 30 44.72 Notre Dame 9 9-0-0 4 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Eastern Indep
4 32.37 5 30.47 28 43.44 Pennsylvania 8 7-0-1 5 8 7-0-1 NoDivi 4 3 2-0-1 Eastern Indep
6 28.55 6 28.47 18 34.85 North Carolina 10 8-2-0 6 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 1 5 4-1-0 Southern C
12 23.70 7 27.15 22 40.05 Mississippi 11 9-2-0 7 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 1 7 6-1-0 SEC
9 25.25 8 26.57 24 41.95 Alabama 11 8-3-0 8 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 SEC
13 22.54 9 25.52 53 57.86 Georgia Tech 11 10-1-0 9 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 SEC
8 27.14 10 25.33 5 25.30 Rice 10 6-3-1 10 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Southwest AC
7 28.06 11 23.96 25 42.70 Southern California 10 7-2-1 11 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 PCC
19 19.11 12 22.84 37 47.78 Columbia 9 7-2-0 12 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 Northeast Indep
11 23.89 13 21.22 60 61.25 California 10 9-1-0 13 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 PCC
22 17.86 14 20.99 8 28.35 Arkansas 11 6-4-1 14 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 6 6 1-4-1 Southwest AC
28 15.08 15 20.61 10 30.56 Louisiana State 9 5-3-1 15 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 7 6 2-3-1 SEC
18 19.29 16 20.21 11 31.12 Kentucky 11 8-3-0 16 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 6 5 2-3-0 SEC
27 15.11 17 19.91 15 33.62 Duke 9 4-3-2 17 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 2 5 3-1-1 Southern C
20 18.67 18 18.54 12 32.30 Texas Christian 11 4-5-2 18 11 4-5-2 NoDivi 4 6 2-3-1 Southwest AC
10 24.48 19 17.69 35 47.12 Army 9 5-2-2 22 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 5 4 2-1-1 Eastern Indep
16 20.51 20 17.58 29 43.44 Minnesota 9 6-3-0 19 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 3 6 3-3-0 Western
32 13.40 21 17.44 95 78.19 Rutgers 9 8-1-0 23 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 3 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
21 18.55 22 17.27 13 32.56 Wisconsin 9 5-3-1 20 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 2 6 3-2-1 Western
17 19.87 23 17.21 103 83.00 Penn State 10 9-0-1 21 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 Eastern Indep
29 14.43 24 16.99 48 55.17 Maryland 11 7-2-2 25 10 6-2-2 NoDivi 4 6 3-2-1 Southern C
25 16.37 25 16.70 73 66.56 Michigan State 9 7-2-0 24 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 7 2 2-0-0 Eastern Indep
41 11.70 26 15.39 19 38.15 Tennessee 10 5-5-0 26 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 5 2-3-0 SEC
14 22.00 27 14.06 20 38.64 Illinois 9 5-3-1 27 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Western
38 12.24 28 13.85 55 58.80 Mississippi State 10 7-3-0 28 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 8 4 2-2-0 SEC
30 14.35 29 13.85 43 52.50 Georgia 12 7-4-1 29 12 7-4-1 NoDivi 9 6 3-3-0 SEC
33 13.11 30 13.62 64 63.05 Oklahoma 10 7-2-1 30 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 5 4-0-1 Big 6
39 12.19 31 13.44 31 45.10 Vanderbilt 10 6-4-0 33 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 SEC
26 15.15 32 13.17 36 47.78 Indiana 9 5-3-1 32 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 6 6 2-3-1 Western
44 10.28 33 12.98 14 33.00 Baylor 10 5-5-0 35 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 Southwest AC
42 11.51 34 12.94 49 55.88 Princeton 8 5-3-0 36 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 11 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
35 12.78 35 12.68 89 75.11 Kansas 11 8-1-2 31 10 7-1-2 NoDivi 1 5 4-0-1 Big 6
36 12.46 36 12.50 52 57.31 North Carolina State 9 5-3-1 34 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 6 3-2-1 Southern C
40 11.74 37 12.27 2 21.83 Texas A&M 10 3-6-1 40 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 5 6 1-4-1 Southwest AC
23 17.32 38 12.23 85 73.85 William & Mary 11 9-2-0 38 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 3 8 7-1-0 Southern C
24 16.72 39 12.11 23 40.17 Purdue 9 5-4-0 37 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 Western
15 21.18 40 11.96 27 42.83 UCLA 9 5-4-0 41 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 PCC
37 12.28 41 11.75 3 23.78 Northwestern 9 3-6-0 42 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 8 6 2-4-0 Western
47 7.91 42 11.16 54 58.69 Yale 9 6-3-0 43 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 Northeast Indep
52 5.89 43 11.09 76 67.50 South Carolina 9 6-2-1 39 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 6 6 4-1-1 Southern C
55 5.24 44 10.12 9 29.56 Tulane 9 2-5-2 45 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 10 7 2-3-2 SEC
31 14.28 45 9.89 69 65.45 Virginia 10 7-3-0 44 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
34 12.94 46 7.95 77 67.60 Oregon 10 7-3-0 46 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 5-1-0 PCC
46 8.59 47 7.92 71 65.83 San Francisco 10 7-3-0 47 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Southwest Indep
45 10.22 48 7.63 1 19.22 Navy 9 1-7-1 48 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 8 4 0-4-0 Eastern Indep
57 4.27 49 7.43 40 51.19 Dartmouth 9 4-4-1 52 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 3 7 4-2-1 Northeast Indep
53 5.38 50 7.32 72 65.95 Villanova 10 6-3-1 49 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 10 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
58 3.90 51 6.88 61 61.30 Texas Tech 11 6-5-0 50 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Border
48 7.73 52 6.41 6 26.00 Iowa 9 3-5-1 51 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 7 6 2-3-1 Western
60 3.33 53 5.95 121 95.90 Utah 10 8-1-1 53 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Mountain States
66 1.21 54 5.08 115 90.86 Nevada Reno 11 9-2-0 54 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 Southwest Indep
61 3.22 55 4.70 58 60.95 Wake Forest 10 6-4-0 55 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 7 7 3-4-0 Southern C
65 1.57 56 4.59 88 74.83 San Jose State 3 2-1-0 56 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
64 1.62 57 4.11 39 50.79 Santa Clara 8 4-4-0 58 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 2 2 1-1-0 Southwest Indep
67 0.34 58 4.07 59 61.12 North Texas 4 2-2-0 59 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
54 5.27 59 3.82 16 34.00 Ohio State 9 2-6-1 57 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 9 6 1-4-1 Western
43 10.71 60 3.69 74 66.65 Missouri 10 6-4-0 60 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 Big 6
71 -0.86 61 3.68 33 46.00 Southern Mississippi 3 1-2-0 61 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
82 -4.43 62 3.47 62 61.75 Lafayette 4 2-2-0 63 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
50 6.45 63 3.22 63 62.06 West Virginia 10 6-4-0 62 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 6 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
72 -1.07 64 2.33 47 55.00 Harvard 9 4-5-0 64 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 Northeast Indep
68 0.26 65 1.55 46 53.94 Marquette 9 4-5-0 65 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 13 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
59 3.61 66 1.24 82 71.17 Boston College 9 5-4-0 66 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 13 1 0-1-0 Northeast Indep
73 -1.33 67 1.22 51 57.06 Cornell 9 4-5-0 68 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 7 5 2-3-0 Northeast Indep
62 3.15 68 0.87 106 84.72 Hardin-Simmons 11 8-3-0 67 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Border
78 -2.28 69 0.70 57 60.50 Florida 10 4-5-1 69 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 12 4 0-3-1 SEC
51 6.44 70 0.45 94 77.67 Pacific 3 2-1-0 70 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
75 -1.78 71 -1.34 7 26.44 Pittsburgh 9 1-8-0 71 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 9 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
77 -2.16 72 -1.49 56 58.86 Brown 9 4-4-1 72 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 5 5 2-2-1 Northeast Indep
70 -0.22 73 -2.07 87 74.70 Tulsa 10 5-5-0 75 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 MVC
81 -3.94 74 -2.08 109 85.83 San Diego State 3 2-1-0 73 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
56 4.51 75 -2.13 81 70.55 Oregon State 10 5-5-0 74 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 6 7 3-4-0 PCC
83 -4.67 76 -3.50 116 91.68 Utah State 11 6-5-0 77 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 3 5 2-3-0 Mountain States
76 -2.10 77 -3.63 80 69.44 Virginia Tech 9 4-5-0 76 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 9 7 4-3-0 Southern C
49 6.78 78 -3.69 41 51.56 Washington 9 3-6-0 78 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 7 7 2-5-0 PCC
74 -1.64 79 -4.36 79 69.25 Clemson 9 4-5-0 80 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 11 4 1-3-0 Southern C
87 -6.61 80 -4.58 108 85.75 Denver 10 5-4-1 81 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 2 5 3-2-0 Mountain States
63 2.02 81 -4.63 91 75.31 Detroit 10 6-4-0 83 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 14 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
88 -6.67 82 -4.65 104 83.35 Arizona 10 5-4-1 82 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 Border
69 0.03 83 -5.11 96 78.56 Holy Cross 10 4-4-2 79 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 8 8 3-3-2 Northeast Indep
84 -4.82 84 -5.85 75 66.88 Washington & Lee 10 5-5-0 84 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 8 5 3-2-0 Southern C
79 -3.58 85 -6.19 38 49.12 Miami FL 10 2-7-1 85 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
100 -10.93 86 -6.46 32 45.86 Tennessee Chattanooga 10 4-6-0 87 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
96 -9.73 87 -6.62 102 82.00 Davidson 10 6-3-1 86 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 10 7 3-3-1 Southern C
80 -3.68 88 -7.13 50 55.95 Washington State 10 3-7-0 88 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 8 7 2-5-0 PCC
95 -9.68 89 -7.17 118 92.61 Montana 11 7-4-0 89 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 5 3 2-1-0 PCC
89 -6.95 90 -7.47 111 87.36 Boston University 8 5-3-0 90 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 6 5 4-1-0 Northeast Indep
99 -10.90 91 -8.50 99 80.39 Colorado 9 4-5-0 92 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 4 5 2-3-0 Mountain States
101 -11.36 92 -8.55 34 46.75 Auburn 9 2-7-0 91 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 11 6 1-5-0 SEC
86 -6.01 93 -9.29 42 51.83 Nebraska 9 2-7-0 93 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 4 5 2-3-0 Big 6
92 -7.56 94 -9.43 124 99.69 Wichita State 11 7-4-0 94 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 MVC
94 -9.47 95 -9.93 70 65.69 Syracuse 9 3-6-0 95 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 9 5 1-4-0 Northeast Indep
97 -10.25 96 -10.03 130 104.50 Abilene Christian 3 2-1-0 96 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
90 -6.98 97 -10.46 105 84.43 Georgetown 8 3-4-1 99 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
85 -5.70 98 -11.37 66 63.75 Oklahoma State 10 3-7-0 97 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 5 2 0-2-0 MVC
103 -12.47 99 -12.65 107 84.75 Saint Louis 10 4-6-0 101 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 3 2 1-1-0 MVC
91 -7.36 100 -12.69 84 73.31 Virginia Military 9 3-5-1 98 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 12 6 2-3-1 Southern C
110 -17.31 101 -12.75 122 98.56 Colorado State 10 5-4-1 100 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 NoConf
98 -10.79 102 -13.66 129 103.20 West Texas A&M 11 7-4-0 103 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 4 7 5-2-0 Border
107 -15.11 103 -13.68 101 81.21 Idaho 8 4-4-0 102 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 9 5 1-4-0 PCC
118 -22.27 104 -14.07 90 75.17 Lehigh 3 1-2-0 107 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
105 -14.16 105 -14.25 78 68.83 St. Mary's CA 10 3-7-0 108 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 4 4 1-3-0 Southwest Indep
111 -18.55 106 -14.39 68 64.69 Furman 9 2-7-0 104 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 15 5 1-4-0 Southern C
116 -20.93 107 -14.59 67 64.08 Citadel 8 3-5-0 105 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 14 5 1-4-0 Southern C
108 -15.33 108 -14.61 65 63.21 Richmond 10 3-7-0 106 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 13 6 1-5-0 Southern C
115 -20.92 109 -15.55 119 93.31 Wyoming 9 4-5-0 109 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 Mountain States
102 -12.42 110 -16.35 86 73.94 Colgate 8 1-5-2 110 8 1-5-2 NoDivi 10 6 1-3-2 Northeast Indep
104 -12.88 111 -17.88 83 72.31 Iowa State 9 3-6-0 111 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 5 5 1-4-0 Big 6
122 -24.80 112 -18.15 45 53.83 Tennessee Tech 3 0-3-0 112 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
93 -7.94 113 -18.48 26 42.83 Stanford 9 0-9-0 113 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 10 7 0-7-0 PCC
112 -18.61 114 -18.83 112 87.78 Brigham Young 10 3-7-0 114 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 6 5 1-4-0 Mountain States
106 -15.11 115 -19.18 131 111.72 Texas El Paso 9 5-3-1 115 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 7 3-3-1 Border
114 -20.91 116 -19.32 98 80.33 Hawaii 6 1-5-0 116 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
109 -16.73 117 -19.61 93 77.50 Temple 9 3-6-0 117 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 12 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
113 -20.19 118 -20.92 44 52.75 Duquesne 10 2-8-0 118 8 0-8-0 NoDivi 15 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
121 -24.66 119 -21.74 120 94.44 Montana State 9 4-5-0 120 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 Southwest Indep
123 -25.77 120 -22.28 97 78.94 Fordham 8 1-6-1 121 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 11 4 1-2-1 Northeast Indep
120 -23.59 121 -23.42 125 100.11 Arizona State 11 4-7-0 122 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 6 7 3-4-0 Border
117 -21.28 122 -23.69 100 80.43 George Washington 9 1-7-1 119 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 16 4 0-4-0 Southern C
119 -23.56 123 -23.81 127 101.83 New Mexico 10 4-5-1 123 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 7 7 1-5-1 Border
126 -29.14 124 -26.09 114 90.29 New York University 8 2-5-1 124 7 1-5-1 NoDivi 12 2 0-1-1 Northeast Indep
132 -42.88 125 -31.09 133 120.67 Northern Colorado 3 1-2-0 125 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
124 -25.91 126 -31.74 92 77.40 Kansas State 10 0-10-0 126 10 0-10-0 NoDivi 6 5 0-5-0 Big 6
125 -27.30 127 -31.85 126 100.19 Drake 9 1-7-1 127 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 4 4 1-3-0 MVC
127 -32.39 128 -32.49 113 90.21 Portland 9 1-8-0 128 7 0-7-0 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 Southwest Indep
130 -40.82 129 -34.01 123 99.50 Colorado College 3 0-3-0 129 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 2 1 0-1-0 NoConf
128 -40.06 130 -35.63 117 91.93 Merchant Marine 11 2-9-0 130 7 0-7-0 NoDivi 14 4 0-4-0 Northeast Indep
129 -40.82 131 -39.16 132 118.92 New Mexico State 9 3-6-0 131 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 8 5 1-4-0 Border
131 -41.42 132 -39.40 110 86.00 Bucknell 3 0-3-0 132 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
133 -50.19 133 -45.52 128 102.33 Northern Arizona 8 1-7-0 133 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 Border
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 School of 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 College 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 College 1 0-1-0
Southwestern (Texas) 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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