College Football 1951
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1951/9/15 and 1951/12/8
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1951 - 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	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
1	35.10	3	31.65	39	46.28	Tennessee	1	1	11	10-1-0	1	11	10-1-0	SEC
2	31.54	2	32.11	34	42.67	Michigan State	2	2	9	9-0-0	2	9	9-0-0	EIC
3	30.30	1	33.43	16	34.50	Illinois	4	3	10	9-0-1	3	10	9-0-1	BIG 10
4	29.35	6	26.38	74	66.00	Maryland	3	4	10	10-0-0	4	10	10-0-0	SoCon
5	28.98	4	30.54	41	46.59	Georgia Tech	5	5	12	11-0-1	5	12	11-0-1	SEC
6	28.35	8	25.32	25	39.33	Wisconsin	8	8	9	7-1-1	6	9	7-1-1	BIG 10
7	24.62	7	26.13	28	39.90	Baylor	9	9	11	8-2-1	7	11	8-2-1	SWAC
8	24.24	5	27.08	38	44.45	Stanford	7	7	11	9-2-0	8	11	9-2-0	PCC
9	23.89	10	22.23	30	41.25	California	12	12	10	8-2-0	9	10	8-2-0	PCC
10	23.11	9	23.42	4	27.70	Texas			10	7-3-0	10	10	7-3-0	SWAC
11	22.75	19	18.19	11	33.50	Kentucky	15	15	12	8-4-0	11	12	8-4-0	SEC
12	21.92	12	21.10	42	46.60	Notre Dame			10	7-2-1	12	10	7-2-1	EIC
13	21.36	23	16.99	61	59.45	Oklahoma	10	11	10	8-2-0	13	10	8-2-0	BIG 7
14	20.94	15	20.23	102	80.22	Princeton	6	6	9	9-0-0	14	9	9-0-0	EIC
16	20.84	14	20.28	14	33.83	UCLA	17		9	5-3-1	16	9	5-3-1	PCC
17	19.31	21	18.10	19	35.55	Texas Christian	11	10	11	6-5-0	17	11	6-5-0	SWAC
18	19.09	11	21.16	13	33.65	Southern California			10	7-3-0	18	10	7-3-0	PCC
19	17.62	20	18.15	5	28.50	Ohio State			9	4-3-2	19	9	4-3-2	BIG 10
20	17.07	13	20.81	101	80.20	Cincinnati			5	5-0-0	20	5	5-0-0	Major-Ind
21	16.34	17	19.07	82	69.72	Virginia	13	13	9	8-1-0	21	9	8-1-0	SWIC
22	16.30	28	13.95	7	31.00	Rice			10	5-5-0	22	10	5-5-0	SWAC
23	16.07	30	12.82	6	29.33	Michigan			9	4-5-0	23	9	4-5-0	BIG 10
24	15.90	25	15.68	43	49.17	Miami (FL)			11	8-3-0	24	11	8-3-0	SWIC
25	15.80	22	17.22	36	43.25	Mississippi			10	6-3-1	25	10	6-3-1	SEC
26	15.60	24	16.55	18	35.20	Texas A&M			10	5-3-2	26	10	5-3-2	SWAC
27	15.46	26	14.86	12	33.56	Purdue			9	5-4-0	27	9	5-4-0	BIG 10
28	14.83	27	14.43	21	36.50	Northwestern			9	5-4-0	28	9	5-4-0	BIG 10
29	14.36	36	10.82	3	25.00	Southern Methodist			10	3-6-1	29	10	3-6-1	SWAC
30	14.28	16	20.02	9	32.90	LSU			11	7-3-1	30	11	7-3-1	SEC
31	14.09	29	13.35	60	59.05	Washington State	18	17	10	7-3-0	31	10	7-3-0	PCC
32	13.15	35	10.86	37	44.00	Pennsylvania			9	5-4-0	32	9	5-4-0	EIC
33	12.60	33	11.19	77	68.50	Kansas			10	8-2-0	33	10	8-2-0	BIG 7
34	11.42	59	4.22	108	85.33	Holy Cross	19	18	10	8-2-0	34	10	8-2-0	NEI
35	11.38	46	8.15	31	41.30	Arkansas		19	10	5-5-0	35	10	5-5-0	SWAC
36	10.94	48	7.49	44	49.55	Florida			10	5-5-0	36	10	5-5-0	SEC
37	10.87	50	7.07	29	40.95	Oregon State			10	4-6-0	37	10	4-6-0	PCC
38	10.55	44	8.83	66	60.89	Cornell			9	6-3-0	38	9	6-3-0	NEI
39	9.44	38	10.57	67	62.45	Colorado			10	7-3-0	39	10	7-3-0	BIG 7
40	9.42	47	7.78	48	52.10	Duke			10	5-4-1	40	10	5-4-1	SoCon
41	9.17	57	4.62	2	24.56	Indiana			9	2-7-0	41	9	2-7-0	BIG 10
42	8.56	37	10.66	32	41.40	Vanderbilt			11	6-5-0	42	11	6-5-0	SEC
43	8.48	31	12.80	88	72.33	Clemson	20		10	7-3-0	43	10	7-3-0	SoCon
44	8.44	40	10.08	40	46.40	Georgia			10	5-5-0	44	10	5-5-0	SEC
45	8.05	60	3.80	27	39.75	Washington			10	3-6-1	45	10	3-6-1	PCC
47	7.48	51	6.31	103	81.32	Tulsa			11	9-2-0	47	11	9-2-0	MVC
48	7.26	53	5.91	17	34.78	Iowa			9	2-5-2	48	9	2-5-2	BIG 10
50	6.87	64	1.89	26	39.39	Navy		20	9	2-6-1	50	9	2-6-1	EIC
51	5.78	42	8.94	10	33.44	Alabama			11	5-6-0	51	11	5-6-0	SEC
53	5.45	49	7.14	8	31.89	Tulane			10	4-6-0	53	10	4-6-0	SEC
54	5.43	65	1.39	22	36.65	Pittsburgh			10	3-7-0	54	10	3-7-0	EIC
55	5.41	62	2.47	75	66.56	South Carolina			9	5-4-0	55	9	5-4-0	SoCon
56	5.07	56	5.09	56	57.61	Penn State			9	5-4-0	56	9	5-4-0	EIC
57	4.96	52	5.99	70	63.05	Wake Forest			10	6-4-0	57	10	6-4-0	SoCon
59	4.36	45	8.76	20	36.50	Mississippi State			9	4-5-0	59	9	4-5-0	SEC
60	3.72	39	10.44	80	69.25	Louisville			4	3-1-0	60	4	3-1-0	Major-Ind
62	3.21	63	1.97	87	72.00	Columbia			8	5-3-0	62	8	5-3-0	NEI
65	2.73	61	2.75	73	65.67	Syracuse			9	5-4-0	65	9	5-4-0	NEI
66	2.56	66	1.11	24	38.44	Minnesota			9	2-6-1	66	9	2-6-1	BIG 10
67	2.43	76	-3.25	89	73.30	Texas Tech			11	7-4-0	67	11	7-4-0	BC
69	1.20	43	8.91	33	41.72	Auburn			10	5-5-0	69	10	5-5-0	SEC
70	0.86	67	0.81	15	33.95	North Carolina			10	2-8-0	70	10	2-8-0	SoCon
71	0.84	68	0.35	85	71.61	Fordham			9	5-4-0	71	9	5-4-0	NEI
72	0.14	69	-0.39	84	71.40	Houston			11	6-5-0	72	11	6-5-0	MVC
73	-0.42	72	-1.84	65	60.89	Dartmouth			9	4-5-0	73	9	4-5-0	NEI
74	-0.68	77	-3.80	118	99.25	Wyoming			10	7-2-1	74	10	7-2-1	MSC
76	-4.04	74	-3.12	90	74.28	Iowa State			9	4-4-1	76	9	4-4-1	BIG 7
78	-6.13	93	-10.37	53	55.94	Army			9	2-7-0	78	9	2-7-0	NEI
80	-6.72	73	-3.12	97	78.50	Temple			10	6-4-0	80	10	6-4-0	EIC
82	-6.93	79	-5.23	58	58.72	Boston College			9	3-6-0	82	9	3-6-0	NEI
83	-7.02	86	-7.91	112	91.21	Rutgers			8	4-4-0	83	8	4-4-0	EIC
84	-7.43	80	-5.83	106	82.95	Utah			11	7-4-0	84	11	7-4-0	MSC
85	-7.64	84	-7.33	68	62.79	West Virginia			10	5-5-0	85	10	5-5-0	SoCon
86	-7.77	92	-10.29	23	38.33	Memphis			3	0-3-0	86	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
87	-7.87	89	-8.93	71	64.55	Oklahoma State			10	3-7-0	87	10	3-7-0	MVC
88	-8.76	88	-8.63	51	55.05	Missouri			10	2-8-0	88	10	2-8-0	BIG 7
92	-9.40	91	-9.76	45	49.85	Oregon			10	2-8-0	92	10	2-8-0	PCC
93	-9.83	104	-16.03	114	94.12	North Texas			4	2-2-0	93	4	2-2-0	Major-Ind
94	-9.86	85	-7.65	72	64.94	Harvard			9	3-5-1	94	9	3-5-1	NEI
95	-11.19	94	-10.49	119	100.42	Drake			9	7-2-0	95	9	7-2-0	MVC
96	-11.98	101	-14.86	120	102.22	Arizona State			10	6-3-1	96	10	6-3-1	BC
97	-12.00	90	-9.50	62	59.94	North Carolina State			10	3-7-0	97	10	3-7-0	SoCon
98	-12.02	96	-10.89	86	72.00	Colgate			9	4-5-0	98	9	4-5-0	NEI
99	-12.09	95	-10.63	46	51.20	Nebraska			10	1-8-1	99	10	1-8-1	BIG 7
100	-12.53	99	-12.07	99	79.12	Furman			10	3-6-1	100	10	3-6-1	SoCon
101	-13.42	87	-8.20	47	51.72	Kansas State			9	1-7-1	101	9	1-7-1	BIG 7
102	-14.37	102	-15.03	52	55.22	San Jose State			10	2-7-1	102	10	2-7-1	SWIC
103	-14.93	109	-19.24	91	74.44	Idaho			9	2-7-0	103	9	2-7-0	PCC
105	-15.49	111	-19.86	113	94.00	Colorado State			10	5-4-1	105	10	5-4-1	MSC
106	-17.71	115	-22.20	122	102.83	Utah State			9	3-5-1	106	9	3-5-1	MSC
107	-18.93	106	-17.22	92	74.56	Citadel			10	4-6-0	107	10	4-6-0	SoCon
108	-19.32	108	-18.43	83	70.00	Brown			9	2-7-0	108	9	2-7-0	NEI
110	-20.55	110	-19.76	123	102.90	Arizona			11	6-5-0	110	11	6-5-0	BC
112	-22.09	107	-17.51	96	76.72	Richmond			11	3-8-0	112	11	3-8-0	SoCon
113	-22.52	105	-16.31	121	102.43	Brigham Young			10	6-3-1	113	10	6-3-1	MSC
115	-24.03	120	-27.22	115	95.22	Texas El Paso			10	3-7-0	115	10	3-7-0	BC
116	-25.76	113	-20.50	78	69.11	Virginia Tech			10	2-8-0	116	10	2-8-0	SoCon
117	-26.06	121	-29.25	109	87.50	Montana			9	2-7-0	117	9	2-7-0	MSC
118	-27.59	112	-20.40	49	54.00	Lafayette			3	0-3-0	118	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
121	-30.15	123	-32.00	125	104.35	New Mexico			11	4-7-0	121	11	4-7-0	MSC
122	-31.17	119	-27.01	104	81.44	Davidson			9	1-8-0	122	9	1-8-0	SoCon
123	-35.24	116	-22.35	111	90.88	Presbyterian			4	1-3-0	123	4	1-3-0	Major-Ind
125	-36.61	122	-31.08	98	79.00	Hawaii			3	0-3-0	125	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
127	-55.52	127	-51.74	127	115.75	New Mexico State			10	1-9-0	127	10	1-9-0	BC

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College Football 1951Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1951/9/15 and 1951/12/8Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 1951
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1951/9/15 and 1951/12/8
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)