College Football 1950
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1950/9/16 and 1951/1/1
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 31.85 1 33.26 17 42.00 Tennessee 12 11-1-0 1 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 SEC
6 26.61 2 30.92 65 62.81 Princeton 9 9-0-0 2 8 8-0-0 NoDivi 2 2 2-0-0 Eastern Indep
2 30.82 3 29.21 53 57.28 Army 9 8-1-0 3 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Northeast Indep
4 27.89 4 27.33 2 22.75 Illinois 9 7-2-0 4 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Western
3 30.41 5 26.56 28 47.05 Kentucky 12 11-1-0 5 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 SEC
12 22.80 6 25.43 50 56.78 Michigan State 9 8-1-0 6 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Eastern Indep
7 25.80 7 25.37 56 58.23 Oklahoma 11 10-1-0 7 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Big 7
9 24.00 8 24.92 1 21.95 Michigan 10 6-3-1 8 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 1 6 4-1-1 Western
19 18.01 9 24.25 45 54.72 Cornell 9 7-2-0 9 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Northeast Indep
8 24.50 10 23.63 46 54.77 California 11 9-1-1 10 11 9-1-1 NoDivi 1 6 5-0-1 PCC
5 27.82 11 23.55 9 35.05 Texas 11 9-2-0 11 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Southwest AC
22 16.95 12 21.78 103 81.70 Clemson 10 9-0-1 12 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 1 4 3-0-1 Southern C
11 23.40 13 19.88 10 35.06 Ohio State 9 6-3-0 13 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 2 7 5-2-0 Western
15 20.19 14 19.37 18 42.10 Baylor 10 7-3-0 14 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 4-2-0 Southwest AC
10 23.76 15 19.11 51 57.10 Alabama 11 9-2-0 16 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 3 8 6-2-0 SEC
14 20.73 16 19.03 57 58.40 Washington 10 8-2-0 15 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 2 7 6-1-0 PCC
13 22.04 17 18.47 16 41.17 Pennsylvania 9 6-3-0 17 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
21 17.29 18 17.37 6 32.56 Wisconsin 9 6-3-0 18 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 7 5-2-0 Western
23 16.65 19 15.97 131 98.45 Wyoming 10 10-0-0 19 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Skyline
18 18.66 20 15.17 32 48.88 Tulane 9 6-2-1 20 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 5 5 3-1-1 SEC
24 15.87 21 14.93 88 75.23 Miami FL 11 9-1-1 21 11 9-1-1 NoDivi 3 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
20 17.90 22 14.42 39 51.72 UCLA 9 6-3-0 22 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 PCC
16 19.94 23 14.22 25 45.45 Texas A&M 11 7-4-0 23 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 3-3-0 Southwest AC
36 10.79 24 13.85 93 76.83 Wake Forest 9 6-1-2 24 9 6-1-2 NoDivi 2 8 6-1-1 Southern C
42 8.40 25 13.59 33 49.00 Colgate 8 5-3-0 25 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 Northeast Indep
38 10.50 26 13.54 63 61.94 Nebraska 9 6-2-1 26 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 2 6 4-2-0 Big 7
39 10.46 27 13.29 4 31.00 Indiana 9 3-5-1 27 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 8 5 1-4-0 Western
26 15.06 28 13.06 24 45.39 Northwestern 9 6-3-0 28 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 Western
17 19.81 29 12.87 13 38.15 Southern Methodist 10 6-4-0 29 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Southwest AC
65 2.54 30 12.36 48 55.83 Trinity University TX 3 2-1-0 30 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
29 13.36 31 12.33 81 71.50 Maryland 10 7-2-1 31 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 3 6 4-1-1 Southern C
28 13.99 32 12.28 100 79.94 West Texas A&M 11 10-1-0 32 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Border
33 12.05 33 12.16 115 89.83 Loyola Marymount 9 8-1-0 33 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 Southwest Indep
59 4.15 34 11.92 62 61.50 Yale 9 6-3-0 34 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 4 7 5-2-0 Northeast Indep
49 6.18 35 11.64 22 43.81 Dartmouth 9 3-5-1 35 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 3 5 3-1-1 Northeast Indep
25 15.15 36 11.03 31 48.85 Stanford 10 5-3-2 36 10 5-3-2 NoDivi 4 6 2-2-2 PCC
68 1.78 37 10.35 117 90.39 Fordham 9 8-1-0 38 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 7 4 3-1-0 Northeast Indep
35 11.48 38 10.29 86 74.85 Virginia 10 8-2-0 37 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
37 10.78 39 10.08 27 46.75 Rice 10 6-4-0 39 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 Southwest AC
27 14.03 40 10.02 99 79.70 Tulsa 11 9-1-1 40 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 1 4 3-0-1 MVC
41 8.99 41 8.75 73 68.15 Duke 10 7-3-0 41 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 5 7 5-2-0 Southern C
31 12.43 42 8.60 66 63.50 Georgia 12 6-3-3 43 12 6-3-3 NoDivi 6 6 3-2-1 SEC
32 12.23 43 8.54 19 42.55 Texas Christian 10 5-5-0 42 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Southwest AC
30 13.17 44 7.78 44 54.25 Cincinnati 6 3-3-0 44 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
46 6.95 45 7.50 36 49.72 Vanderbilt 11 7-4-0 45 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 9 7 3-4-0 SEC
34 11.73 46 7.32 15 40.73 Louisiana State 11 4-5-2 47 11 4-5-2 NoDivi 7 7 2-3-2 SEC
45 7.22 47 7.27 12 37.33 Iowa 9 3-5-1 46 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Western
55 5.29 48 6.84 38 51.45 Missouri 10 4-5-1 49 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 3 6 3-2-1 Big 7
48 6.25 49 6.80 37 49.83 Notre Dame 9 4-4-1 48 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 6 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
60 3.93 50 6.61 59 59.88 Marquette 9 5-3-1 50 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 7 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
43 8.10 51 6.49 23 44.50 Mississippi 10 5-5-0 51 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 11 6 1-5-0 SEC
40 9.11 52 5.95 69 66.77 San Francisco 11 7-4-0 52 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 Southwest Indep
58 4.27 53 5.18 83 72.89 Syracuse 10 5-5-0 53 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 9 5 2-3-0 Northeast Indep
54 5.33 54 4.32 7 32.56 Navy 9 3-6-0 54 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 12 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
47 6.86 55 3.53 8 32.81 Mississippi State 9 4-5-0 57 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 8 7 3-4-0 SEC
50 6.13 56 3.30 41 52.36 Georgia Tech 11 5-6-0 56 11 5-6-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 SEC
62 3.21 57 2.97 34 49.17 North Carolina 10 3-5-2 55 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 4 6 3-2-1 Southern C
52 5.75 58 2.85 78 70.15 Kansas 10 6-4-0 58 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Big 7
69 1.60 59 2.43 61 60.11 South Carolina 9 3-4-2 59 9 3-4-2 NoDivi 10 7 2-4-1 Southern C
63 2.90 60 2.08 3 25.89 Minnesota 9 1-7-1 60 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 7 6 1-4-1 Western
73 -0.05 61 1.49 96 78.39 Detroit 10 6-3-1 61 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 2 4 2-1-1 MVC
80 -1.60 62 1.34 94 77.44 Penn State 9 5-3-1 62 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 3 2-0-1 Eastern Indep
78 -1.30 63 1.24 108 84.17 Virginia Military 10 6-4-0 63 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 7 6 5-1-0 Southern C
84 -3.30 64 0.74 112 86.40 Texas El Paso 10 7-3-0 64 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Border
61 3.71 65 0.66 58 59.45 Florida 10 5-5-0 67 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 10 6 2-4-0 SEC
57 4.42 66 0.64 113 86.75 Washington & Lee 11 8-3-0 65 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 6 6 6-0-0 Southern C
44 8.08 67 0.47 71 67.50 Hardin-Simmons 10 5-5-0 66 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 Border
82 -2.01 68 0.26 129 96.33 Saint Bonaventure 3 2-1-0 68 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
70 1.43 69 0.20 114 87.50 Bucknell 3 2-1-0 69 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
75 -0.99 70 0.17 89 75.83 Washington State 9 4-3-2 70 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 6 7 2-3-2 PCC
71 0.16 71 0.01 26 45.72 Southern California 9 2-5-2 74 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 5 6 1-3-2 PCC
56 4.79 72 0.01 5 31.89 Purdue 9 2-7-0 71 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 9 5 1-4-0 Western
79 -1.32 73 -0.14 35 49.62 Columbia 9 4-5-0 72 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 Northeast Indep
67 2.00 74 -0.35 134 108.39 Arizona State 11 9-2-0 75 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 4 5 4-1-0 Border
85 -3.38 75 -0.36 87 75.17 George Washington 9 5-4-0 73 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 8 7 4-3-0 Southern C
83 -2.62 76 -0.64 52 57.23 Oklahoma State 11 4-6-1 76 11 4-6-1 NoDivi 4 4 1-2-1 MVC
53 5.53 77 -0.79 105 83.75 Pacific 11 7-3-1 77 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-1-1 Southwest Indep
74 -0.19 78 -1.82 104 81.94 San Jose State 10 6-3-1 78 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 6 3-2-1 Southwest Indep
64 2.80 79 -2.03 90 75.85 Colorado 10 5-4-1 79 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Big 7
66 2.06 80 -2.60 30 48.18 Texas Tech 11 3-8-0 80 11 3-8-0 NoDivi 2 5 3-2-0 Border
81 -1.98 81 -2.92 67 65.28 Villanova 9 4-5-0 81 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 3 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
97 -8.42 82 -3.34 124 92.17 Wichita State 10 5-4-1 82 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 MVC
86 -3.65 83 -3.71 43 54.17 Oregon State 9 3-6-0 83 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 7 7 2-5-0 PCC
77 -1.27 84 -3.95 92 76.50 Holy Cross 10 4-5-1 84 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 8 7 3-3-1 Northeast Indep
51 5.96 85 -4.06 14 38.95 Arkansas 10 2-8-0 85 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 Southwest AC
94 -6.76 86 -4.34 21 42.80 Tennessee Chattanooga 5 1-4-0 86 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
92 -5.45 87 -4.81 110 84.36 Rutgers 8 4-4-0 87 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 8 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
101 -9.48 88 -5.25 82 71.72 North Carolina State 10 5-4-1 88 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 9 9 4-4-1 Southern C
76 -1.13 89 -5.48 125 92.83 Drake 9 6-2-1 89 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 5 4 1-2-1 MVC
91 -5.32 90 -5.67 77 69.50 North Texas 4 2-2-0 90 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
89 -4.69 91 -6.50 116 90.29 Colorado State 9 6-3-0 91 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 NoConf
72 0.15 92 -6.57 75 68.94 Houston 10 4-6-0 92 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
96 -8.36 93 -6.98 111 84.44 Idaho 9 3-5-1 93 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 8 3 1-1-1 PCC
88 -4.50 94 -7.36 55 58.15 Santa Clara 10 3-7-0 94 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 Southwest Indep
95 -6.96 95 -7.63 64 62.61 Georgetown 9 2-7-0 95 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 8 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
90 -4.87 96 -8.43 20 42.67 Pittsburgh 9 1-8-0 96 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 11 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
87 -4.46 97 -8.87 60 60.00 Iowa State 10 3-6-1 97 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 5 6 2-3-1 Big 7
99 -9.39 98 -9.41 101 80.30 Arizona 10 4-6-0 98 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Border
102 -11.15 99 -9.88 84 73.28 Citadel 10 4-6-0 101 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 13 5 2-3-0 Southern C
98 -8.86 100 -9.90 102 80.56 Boston University 8 3-5-0 100 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 11 2 1-1-0 Northeast Indep
93 -6.27 101 -10.05 79 70.41 William & Mary 11 4-7-0 99 11 4-7-0 NoDivi 11 6 3-3-0 Southern C
103 -11.46 102 -10.16 119 90.70 Utah 10 3-4-3 103 10 3-4-3 NoDivi 3 4 1-1-2 Skyline
109 -15.04 103 -10.18 29 47.81 Harvard 8 1-7-0 102 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 10 7 1-6-0 Northeast Indep
100 -9.39 104 -11.39 97 78.43 Temple 9 4-4-1 104 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 10 2 0-1-1 Eastern Indep
105 -13.05 105 -12.58 70 67.15 Furman 11 2-8-1 105 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 12 6 2-4-0 Southern C
104 -12.00 106 -13.13 72 67.65 St. Mary's CA 10 2-7-1 106 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 Southwest Indep
107 -14.43 107 -13.51 11 37.19 Auburn 10 0-10-0 108 8 0-8-0 NoDivi 12 7 0-7-0 SEC
112 -16.43 108 -13.65 132 103.25 Hawaii 4 2-2-0 107 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
123 -25.25 109 -13.94 122 91.40 Bradley 10 5-5-0 109 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 MVC
106 -14.41 110 -14.67 91 76.19 Duquesne 9 2-6-1 110 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 9 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
117 -18.69 111 -16.12 42 52.88 Lafayette 4 0-4-0 111 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
118 -19.11 112 -16.25 47 54.80 Kansas State 11 1-9-1 112 10 0-9-1 NoDivi 7 6 0-6-0 Big 7
116 -18.17 113 -16.78 123 91.62 Davidson 9 3-6-0 113 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 15 6 1-5-0 Southern C
111 -16.26 114 -16.89 40 51.75 Boston College 10 0-9-1 115 10 0-9-1 NoDivi 13 2 0-2-0 Northeast Indep
115 -16.94 115 -16.95 76 69.39 West Virginia 10 2-8-0 114 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 14 4 1-3-0 Southern C
110 -15.30 116 -17.28 107 84.00 Denver 12 3-8-1 116 11 2-8-1 NoDivi 2 4 2-1-1 Skyline
113 -16.57 117 -18.94 68 66.50 Oregon 10 1-9-0 117 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 9 7 0-7-0 PCC
126 -26.07 118 -19.71 109 84.25 Presbyterian 4 1-3-0 118 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
120 -23.65 119 -19.87 54 58.00 Fresno State 3 0-3-0 119 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
114 -16.92 120 -20.17 49 56.38 Brown 9 1-8-0 120 8 0-8-0 NoDivi 12 5 0-5-0 Northeast Indep
121 -24.02 121 -20.44 85 74.80 New Mexico 10 2-8-0 121 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 7 7 2-5-0 Border
125 -25.96 122 -21.07 127 95.44 Brigham Young 10 4-5-1 122 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 4 4 1-2-1 Skyline
119 -22.10 123 -23.53 133 103.81 Montana 10 5-5-0 123 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 10 2 0-2-0 Southwest Indep
124 -25.52 124 -24.33 98 79.05 Nevada Reno 10 1-9-0 124 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 Southwest Indep
127 -29.01 125 -24.66 106 83.83 Richmond 10 2-8-0 125 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 16 9 1-8-0 Southern C
128 -30.61 126 -25.08 95 77.62 New York University 7 1-5-1 126 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 14 2 0-2-0 Northeast Indep
108 -14.95 127 -25.17 74 68.50 Louisville 4 0-3-1 127 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
132 -35.81 128 -27.78 130 96.50 Utah State 11 2-9-0 128 11 2-9-0 NoDivi 5 4 0-4-0 Skyline
130 -35.35 129 -28.15 120 90.80 New Mexico State 9 2-7-0 129 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 8 5 1-4-0 Border
131 -35.79 130 -29.07 80 70.78 Virginia Tech 10 0-10-0 130 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 17 8 0-8-0 Southern C
122 -25.22 131 -29.36 121 91.38 Pepperdine 4 1-3-0 131 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
129 -33.86 132 -31.45 126 95.00 Wayne State MI 3 0-3-0 132 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
133 -46.45 133 -42.39 128 95.50 Northern Arizona 9 2-7-0 133 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 Border
134 -53.42 134 -42.68 118 90.67 Montana State 3 0-3-0 134 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 1 0-1-0
Bowling Green 1 1-0-0
Connecticut 2 1-1-0
Memphis 2 0-2-0
Miami OH 2 2-0-0
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0
San Diego State 2 0-2-0
Southern Mississippi 2 0-2-0
Toledo 1 1-0-0
California Poly 1 0-1-0
Dayton 1 0-1-0
Delaware 2 0-2-0
Eastern Washington 1 0-1-0
Idaho State 1 0-1-0
Lehigh 2 2-0-0
North Dakota 1 0-1-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Northern Colorado 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 2 0-2-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
Sam Houston 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
Tennessee Tech 1 0-1-0
Wofford 2 1-0-1
Colorado School of Mines 2 1-1-0
Emporia State 1 0-1-0
Hillsdale College 1 0-1-0
Midwestern State 1 0-1-0
New Mexico Highlands 1 0-1-0
Southwestern Oklahoma State 1 1-0-0
Western New Mexico 1 1-0-0
Albright 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 2 1-1-0
Hobart College 1 0-1-0
Howard Payne 1 1-0-0
John Carroll 1 1-0-0
LaVerne 1 0-1-0
Erskine 1 0-1-0
McMurry 2 0-2-0
Merchant Marine 1 0-0-1
Puget Sound 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon College 1 0-1-0
Ripon College 1 0-1-0
Saint Vincent PA 1 0-0-1
Williams College 1 0-1-0
Baker University 1 0-1-0
Whittier College 1 1-0-0
Brooklyn 1 0-1-0
Colorado College 1 0-1-0
Corpus Christi 1 0-1-0
Fort Hood 1 0-1-0
Hawaii All-Stars 1 0-1-0
Louisiana College 1 0-1-0
New Mexico Military 1 0-1-0
Parris Island Marines 1 0-1-0
Quantico Marines 2 1-1-0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 1-0-0
Western Reserve 2 0-2-0
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