College Football 1951
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1951/9/15 and 1951/12/8
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
3 30.30 1 33.43 16 34.50 Illinois 10 9-0-1 1 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 1 6 5-0-1 Western
2 31.54 2 32.11 34 42.67 Michigan State 9 9-0-0 2 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Eastern Indep
1 35.10 3 31.65 39 46.28 Tennessee 11 10-1-0 3 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 SEC
5 28.98 4 30.54 41 46.59 Georgia Tech 12 11-0-1 4 11 10-0-1 NoDivi 2 7 7-0-0 SEC
8 24.24 5 27.08 38 44.45 Stanford 11 9-2-0 5 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 1 7 6-1-0 PCC
4 29.35 6 26.38 74 66.00 Maryland 10 10-0-0 6 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Southern C
7 24.62 7 26.13 28 39.90 Baylor 11 8-2-1 7 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 2 6 4-1-1 Southwest AC
6 28.35 8 25.32 25 39.33 Wisconsin 9 7-1-1 8 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 2 7 5-1-1 Western
10 23.11 9 23.42 4 27.70 Texas 10 7-3-0 9 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Southwest AC
9 23.89 10 22.23 30 41.25 California 10 8-2-0 10 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 4 7 5-2-0 PCC
18 19.09 11 21.16 13 33.65 Southern California 10 7-3-0 11 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 PCC
12 21.92 12 21.10 42 46.60 Notre Dame 10 7-2-1 12 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
20 17.07 13 20.81 101 80.20 Cincinnati 5 5-0-0 13 5 5-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
16 20.84 14 20.28 14 33.83 UCLA 9 5-3-1 14 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 2 6 4-1-1 PCC
14 20.94 15 20.23 102 80.22 Princeton 9 9-0-0 15 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 2 2 2-0-0 Eastern Indep
30 14.28 16 20.02 9 32.90 Louisiana State 11 7-3-1 16 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 4 7 4-2-1 SEC
21 16.34 17 19.07 82 69.72 Virginia 9 8-1-0 17 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
15 20.85 18 18.38 104 81.44 San Francisco 9 9-0-0 18 8 8-0-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Southwest Indep
11 22.75 19 18.19 11 33.50 Kentucky 12 8-4-0 19 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 SEC
19 17.62 20 18.15 5 28.50 Ohio State 9 4-3-2 20 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 5 6 2-2-2 Western
17 19.31 21 18.10 19 35.55 Texas Christian 11 6-5-0 21 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 Southwest AC
25 15.80 22 17.22 36 43.25 Mississippi 10 6-3-1 22 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 3 7 4-2-1 SEC
13 21.36 23 16.99 61 59.45 Oklahoma 10 8-2-0 23 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Big 7
26 15.60 24 16.55 18 35.20 Texas A&M 10 5-3-2 24 10 5-3-2 NoDivi 5 6 1-3-2 Southwest AC
24 15.90 25 15.68 43 49.17 Miami FL 11 8-3-0 25 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
27 15.46 26 14.86 12 33.56 Purdue 9 5-4-0 26 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 5 4-1-0 Western
28 14.83 27 14.43 20 36.50 Northwestern 9 5-4-0 27 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Western
22 16.30 28 13.95 7 31.00 Rice 10 5-5-0 28 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 3 6 3-3-0 Southwest AC
31 14.09 29 13.35 60 59.05 Washington State 10 7-3-0 29 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 PCC
23 16.07 30 12.82 6 29.33 Michigan 9 4-5-0 30 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 Western
43 8.48 31 12.80 88 72.33 Clemson 10 7-3-0 31 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 4 4 3-1-0 Southern C
61 3.37 32 12.59 63 59.95 William & Mary 10 7-3-0 32 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Southern C
33 12.60 33 11.19 77 68.50 Kansas 10 8-2-0 33 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Big 7
46 7.49 34 10.92 64 60.38 Villanova 8 5-3-0 34 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 4 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
32 13.15 35 10.86 37 44.00 Pennsylvania 9 5-4-0 35 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
29 14.36 36 10.82 3 25.00 Southern Methodist 10 3-6-1 36 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 7 6 1-4-1 Southwest AC
42 8.56 37 10.66 32 41.40 Vanderbilt 11 6-5-0 37 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 6 8 3-5-0 SEC
39 9.44 38 10.57 67 62.45 Colorado 10 7-3-0 38 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Big 7
60 3.72 39 10.44 80 69.25 Louisville 4 3-1-0 39 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
44 8.44 40 10.08 40 46.40 Georgia 10 5-5-0 40 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 10 6 2-4-0 SEC
63 3.20 41 9.27 81 69.67 Virginia Military 10 7-3-0 41 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 3 5 5-0-0 Southern C
51 5.78 42 8.94 10 33.44 Alabama 11 5-6-0 42 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 7 8 3-5-0 SEC
69 1.20 43 8.91 33 41.72 Auburn 10 5-5-0 43 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 8 7 3-4-0 SEC
38 10.55 44 8.83 66 60.89 Cornell 9 6-3-0 44 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 Northeast Indep
59 4.36 45 8.76 21 36.50 Mississippi State 9 4-5-0 45 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 11 7 2-5-0 SEC
35 11.38 46 8.15 31 41.30 Arkansas 10 5-5-0 46 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Southwest AC
40 9.42 47 7.78 48 52.10 Duke 10 5-4-1 47 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 6 6 4-2-0 Southern C
36 10.94 48 7.49 44 49.55 Florida 10 5-5-0 48 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 9 6 2-4-0 SEC
53 5.45 49 7.14 8 31.89 Tulane 10 4-6-0 49 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 12 6 1-5-0 SEC
37 10.87 50 7.07 29 40.95 Oregon State 10 4-6-0 50 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 8 3-5-0 PCC
47 7.48 51 6.31 103 81.32 Tulsa 11 9-2-0 51 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 MVC
57 4.96 52 5.99 70 63.05 Wake Forest 10 6-4-0 52 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 7 8 5-3-0 Southern C
48 7.26 53 5.91 17 34.78 Iowa 9 2-5-2 53 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 9 6 0-5-1 Western
49 7.04 54 5.91 69 62.85 Washington & Lee 10 6-4-0 54 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 5-1-0 Southern C
64 2.82 55 5.57 35 42.78 Santa Clara 9 3-5-1 55 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 2 3 1-1-1 Southwest Indep
56 5.07 56 5.09 56 57.61 Penn State 9 5-4-0 56 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 9 4 1-3-0 Eastern Indep
41 9.17 57 4.62 2 24.56 Indiana 9 2-7-0 57 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 Western
68 2.01 58 4.60 50 54.62 San Diego Marines 4 2-2-0 58 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
34 11.42 59 4.22 108 85.33 Holy Cross 10 8-2-0 59 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 5-1-0 Northeast Indep
45 8.05 60 3.80 27 39.75 Washington 10 3-6-1 60 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 7 7 1-5-1 PCC
65 2.73 61 2.75 73 65.67 Syracuse 9 5-4-0 61 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 7 5 3-2-0 Northeast Indep
55 5.41 62 2.47 75 66.56 South Carolina 9 5-4-0 62 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 8 8 5-3-0 Southern C
62 3.21 63 1.97 87 72.00 Columbia 8 5-3-0 63 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Northeast Indep
50 6.87 64 1.89 26 39.39 Navy 9 2-6-1 64 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 10 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
54 5.43 65 1.39 22 36.65 Pittsburgh 10 3-7-0 65 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 7 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
66 2.56 66 1.11 24 38.44 Minnesota 9 2-6-1 66 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 8 6 1-4-1 Western
70 0.86 67 0.81 15 33.95 North Carolina 10 2-8-0 67 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 9 5 2-3-0 Southern C
71 0.84 68 0.35 85 71.61 Fordham 9 5-4-0 68 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 6 5 3-2-0 Northeast Indep
72 0.14 69 -0.39 84 71.40 Houston 11 6-5-0 69 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
58 4.92 70 -1.09 95 75.60 Pacific 11 6-5-0 70 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 4 3 1-2-0 Southwest Indep
52 5.62 71 -1.43 94 75.50 Boston University 10 6-4-0 71 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 10 2 1-1-0 Northeast Indep
73 -0.42 72 -1.84 65 60.89 Dartmouth 9 4-5-0 72 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 Northeast Indep
80 -6.72 73 -3.12 97 78.50 Temple 10 6-4-0 73 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 8 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
76 -4.04 74 -3.12 90 74.28 Iowa State 9 4-4-1 74 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 4 6 2-4-0 Big 7
104 -14.97 75 -3.22 79 69.17 Wofford 3 1-2-0 75 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
67 2.43 76 -3.25 89 73.30 Texas Tech 11 7-4-0 76 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Border
74 -0.68 77 -3.80 118 99.25 Wyoming 10 7-2-1 77 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 7 5-1-1 Skyline
75 -3.65 78 -4.97 1 22.00 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0-3-0 78 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
82 -6.93 79 -5.23 58 58.72 Boston College 9 3-6-0 79 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 4 2 1-1-0 Northeast Indep
84 -7.43 80 -5.83 106 82.95 Utah 11 7-4-0 80 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 1 5 4-1-0 Skyline
90 -9.02 81 -6.57 57 58.56 Loyola Marymount 9 3-6-0 81 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 5 4 1-3-0 Southwest Indep
77 -4.58 82 -6.69 54 56.78 Marquette 11 4-6-1 82 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 6 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
89 -8.77 83 -7.29 55 57.50 George Washington 9 2-6-1 83 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 11 6 2-3-1 Southern C
85 -7.64 84 -7.33 68 62.79 West Virginia 10 5-5-0 84 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 10 5 2-3-0 Southern C
94 -9.86 85 -7.65 72 64.94 Harvard 9 3-5-1 85 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 9 7 2-4-1 Northeast Indep
83 -7.02 86 -7.91 112 91.21 Rutgers 8 4-4-0 86 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 11 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
101 -13.42 87 -8.20 47 51.72 Kansas State 9 1-7-1 87 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 5 6 1-4-1 Big 7
88 -8.76 88 -8.63 51 55.05 Missouri 10 2-8-0 88 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 Big 7
87 -7.87 89 -8.93 71 64.55 Oklahoma State 10 3-7-0 89 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 2 5 3-2-0 MVC
97 -12.00 90 -9.50 62 59.94 North Carolina State 10 3-7-0 90 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 12 8 2-6-0 Southern C
92 -9.40 91 -9.76 45 49.85 Oregon 10 2-8-0 91 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 8 7 1-6-0 PCC
86 -7.77 92 -10.29 23 38.33 Memphis 3 0-3-0 92 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
78 -6.13 93 -10.37 53 55.94 Army 9 2-7-0 93 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 8 3 1-2-0 Northeast Indep
95 -11.19 94 -10.49 119 100.42 Drake 9 7-2-0 94 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 4 4 3-1-0 MVC
99 -12.09 95 -10.63 46 51.20 Nebraska 10 1-8-1 95 10 1-8-1 NoDivi 6 6 1-4-1 Big 7
98 -12.02 96 -10.89 86 72.00 Colgate 9 4-5-0 96 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 12 5 1-4-0 Northeast Indep
81 -6.92 97 -11.50 76 67.75 Yale 9 2-5-2 97 8 1-5-2 NoDivi 11 6 1-4-1 Northeast Indep
79 -6.60 98 -11.63 107 83.77 Hardin-Simmons 12 6-6-0 98 11 5-6-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 Border
100 -12.53 99 -12.07 99 79.12 Furman 10 3-6-1 99 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 13 6 1-4-1 Southern C
91 -9.06 100 -13.72 116 98.28 Denver 10 6-4-0 100 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 7 4-3-0 Skyline
96 -11.98 101 -14.86 120 102.22 Arizona State 10 6-3-1 101 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 3 5 4-1-0 Border
102 -14.37 102 -15.03 52 55.22 San Jose State 10 2-7-1 102 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 3 5 1-3-1 Southwest Indep
109 -20.28 103 -15.29 93 75.20 Detroit 11 4-7-0 103 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 MVC
93 -9.83 104 -16.03 114 94.12 North Texas 4 2-2-0 104 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
113 -22.52 105 -16.31 121 102.43 Brigham Young 10 6-3-1 105 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 5 6 2-3-1 Skyline
107 -18.93 106 -17.22 92 74.56 Citadel 10 4-6-0 106 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 15 4 1-3-0 Southern C
112 -22.09 107 -17.51 96 76.72 Richmond 11 3-8-0 107 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 14 8 2-6-0 Southern C
108 -19.32 108 -18.43 83 70.00 Brown 9 2-7-0 108 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 13 5 1-4-0 Northeast Indep
103 -14.93 109 -19.24 91 74.44 Idaho 9 2-7-0 109 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 9 3 0-3-0 PCC
110 -20.55 110 -19.76 123 102.90 Arizona 11 6-5-0 110 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Border
105 -15.49 111 -19.86 113 94.00 Colorado State 10 5-4-1 111 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 4 7 3-3-1 Skyline
118 -27.59 112 -20.40 49 54.00 Lafayette 3 0-3-0 112 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
116 -25.76 113 -20.50 78 69.11 Virginia Tech 10 2-8-0 113 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 16 8 1-7-0 Southern C
119 -28.24 114 -21.74 59 58.83 New York University 8 1-7-0 114 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 14 3 0-3-0 Northeast Indep
106 -17.71 115 -22.20 122 102.83 Utah State 9 3-5-1 115 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 6 7 2-4-1 Skyline
123 -35.24 116 -22.35 111 90.88 Presbyterian 4 1-3-0 116 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
111 -20.86 117 -23.02 100 79.33 Trinity University TX 3 1-2-0 117 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
114 -23.50 118 -25.58 110 87.75 Wichita State 9 2-7-0 118 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 MVC
122 -31.17 119 -27.01 105 81.44 Davidson 9 1-8-0 119 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 17 6 1-5-0 Southern C
115 -24.03 120 -27.22 115 95.22 Texas El Paso 10 3-7-0 120 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 Border
117 -26.06 121 -29.25 109 87.50 Montana 9 2-7-0 121 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 8 5 1-4-0 Skyline
125 -36.61 122 -31.08 98 79.00 Hawaii 3 0-3-0 122 2 0-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
121 -30.15 123 -32.00 125 104.35 New Mexico 11 4-7-0 123 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 Skyline
120 -28.98 124 -33.93 126 113.90 Bradley 9 4-5-0 124 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 7 3 0-3-0 MVC
124 -36.13 125 -38.46 124 103.19 West Texas A&M 9 2-7-0 125 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 6 6 1-5-0 Border
126 -39.67 126 -44.22 117 98.50 Wayne State MI 3 0-3-0 126 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
127 -55.52 127 -51.74 127 115.75 New Mexico State 10 1-9-0 127 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 7 5 1-4-0 Border
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 1 0-1-0
Bowling Green 1 1-0-0
Buffalo 1 0-1-0
East Carolina 1 0-1-0
Florida State 1 0-1-0
Fresno State 1 0-1-0
Marshall 1 0-1-0
Miami OH 2 1-1-0
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1-0
San Diego State 1 0-0-1
Southern Mississippi 2 0-2-0
Toledo 2 1-1-0
Abilene Christian 2 1-1-0
Bucknell 2 2-0-0
Dayton 1 0-1-0
Delaware 1 0-1-0
Idaho State 2 1-1-0
Lehigh 2 2-0-0
Montana State 2 0-2-0
Northern Arizona 8 1-7-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
Stephen F Austin 1 1-0-0
Stetson 2 2-0-0
Tennessee Tech 2 0-2-0
Colorado School of Mines 2 1-1-0
Delta State 1 0-1-0
Midwestern State 1 0-1-0
New Mexico Highlands 1 1-0-0
Western Colorado 1 0-1-0
Western New Mexico 1 1-0-0
Albright 1 0-1-0
Bates College 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 2 0-2-0
Geneva 1 0-1-0
LaVerne 1 1-0-0
Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 1-0-0
McMurry 2 1-1-0
Merchant Marine 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon College 1 0-1-0
Springfield College 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 2 0-2-0
Waynesburg College 1 0-1-0
Whittier College 1 0-1-0
Brandeis 1 0-1-0
California Tech 1 1-0-0
Camp Lejeune 1 0-1-0
Camp Pendleton 1 0-1-0
Colorado College 2 0-2-0
Great Lakes 1 0-1-0
Louisiana College 1 0-1-0
Pepperdine 2 0-2-0
Quantico Marines 1 0-1-0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 0-1-0
Tampa 1 0-1-0
Western Reserve 2 0-2-0
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