College Football 1952
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1952/9/19 and 1953/1/1
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 40.99 1 40.30 21 36.22 Michigan State 9 9-0-0 1 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Eastern Indep
2 36.16 2 38.25 37 43.62 Georgia Tech 12 12-0-0 2 12 12-0-0 NoDivi 1 7 7-0-0 SEC
4 34.89 3 35.04 2 23.25 Notre Dame 10 7-2-1 3 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 6 4 1-2-1 Eastern Indep
5 34.82 4 34.65 7 32.73 Southern California 11 10-1-0 4 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 PCC
6 34.64 5 31.03 19 36.17 UCLA 9 8-1-0 5 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 PCC
7 29.89 6 29.21 15 34.65 Alabama 12 10-2-0 6 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 SEC
10 25.86 7 28.98 13 34.40 Mississippi 11 8-1-2 7 10 7-1-2 NoDivi 4 7 4-1-2 SEC
3 35.11 8 28.93 43 44.95 Oklahoma 10 8-1-1 8 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 1 6 5-0-1 Big 7
8 29.31 9 27.66 9 33.14 Texas 11 9-2-0 9 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Southwest AC
11 25.78 10 25.24 26 37.50 Maryland 9 7-2-0 10 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
9 28.22 11 24.94 18 35.50 Tennessee 11 8-2-1 11 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 6 5-0-1 SEC
13 22.79 12 24.04 45 47.55 Duke 10 8-2-0 12 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Southern C
23 17.81 13 23.51 52 52.56 Syracuse 10 7-3-0 13 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Northeast Indep
24 17.17 14 22.74 36 43.20 Washington 10 7-3-0 14 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 3 8 6-2-0 PCC
22 18.32 15 22.69 44 45.55 Penn State 10 7-2-1 15 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 Eastern Indep
18 20.74 16 21.26 39 43.89 Navy 9 6-2-1 16 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 9 3 0-2-1 Eastern Indep
15 21.89 17 20.41 34 41.60 California 10 7-3-0 17 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 PCC
16 21.74 18 19.60 3 29.44 Purdue 9 4-3-2 18 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 1 6 4-1-1 Western
29 15.24 19 19.57 30 39.22 Pittsburgh 9 6-3-0 19 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
14 22.21 20 19.43 50 51.64 Florida 11 8-3-0 20 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 SEC
27 16.31 21 18.53 29 38.91 Georgia 11 7-4-0 21 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 SEC
12 23.22 22 17.58 31 40.28 Ohio State 9 6-3-0 22 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 2 7 5-2-0 Western
17 21.42 23 17.38 27 37.90 Wisconsin 10 6-3-1 23 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 3 6 4-1-1 Western
32 14.01 24 16.70 69 64.36 Villanova 9 7-1-1 24 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Eastern Indep
19 19.47 25 16.08 61 59.65 Houston 10 8-2-0 25 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 MVC
25 17.14 26 15.95 12 33.81 Mississippi State 9 5-4-0 26 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 7 7 3-4-0 SEC
28 15.71 27 14.81 1 20.80 Louisiana State 10 3-7-0 27 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 11 7 2-5-0 SEC
20 19.05 28 14.63 55 54.35 Kansas 10 7-3-0 28 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 Big 7
21 18.48 29 14.26 28 38.28 Michigan 9 5-4-0 29 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 4-2-0 Western
46 10.23 30 14.19 33 41.60 Stanford 10 5-5-0 30 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 6 7 2-5-0 PCC
36 12.63 31 13.48 11 33.78 Minnesota 9 4-3-2 31 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 4 6 3-1-2 Western
31 14.68 32 13.17 5 31.85 Southern Methodist 10 4-5-1 32 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 3 6 3-2-1 Southwest AC
48 9.28 33 12.25 82 73.19 West Virginia 9 7-2-0 33 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 5-1-0 Southern C
41 11.22 34 11.95 25 37.41 Kentucky 11 5-4-2 34 11 5-4-2 NoDivi 9 6 1-3-2 SEC
39 12.26 35 11.85 24 37.30 Rice 10 5-5-0 35 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 2 6 4-2-0 Southwest AC
44 10.86 36 11.84 17 35.39 Tulane 10 5-5-0 36 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 10 8 3-5-0 SEC
47 10.15 37 11.69 46 48.39 Army 9 4-4-1 37 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 6 2 1-0-1 Northeast Indep
43 11.01 38 11.49 38 43.65 Missouri 10 5-5-0 38 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Big 7
40 12.04 39 11.48 100 80.50 Holy Cross 10 8-2-0 39 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 3 7 6-1-0 Northeast Indep
35 13.06 40 11.39 86 75.40 Virginia 10 8-2-0 40 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
38 12.32 41 11.36 40 44.11 Pennsylvania 9 4-3-2 41 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 7 4 1-1-2 Eastern Indep
26 16.89 42 10.70 60 59.25 San Diego Marines 4 2-2-0 42 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
33 13.62 43 10.69 35 41.65 Texas Christian 10 4-4-2 43 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 4 6 2-2-2 Southwest AC
30 15.21 44 10.31 71 64.91 Tulsa 11 8-2-1 44 11 8-2-1 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 MVC
42 11.22 45 10.16 41 44.15 Baylor 10 4-4-2 45 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 5 6 1-3-2 Southwest AC
50 7.13 46 8.31 65 61.25 Colorado 10 6-2-2 46 10 6-2-2 NoDivi 4 6 2-2-2 Big 7
34 13.55 47 8.28 23 36.78 Illinois 9 4-5-0 47 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 6 7 2-5-0 Western
37 12.56 48 7.98 103 83.06 Princeton 9 8-1-0 48 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 8 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
55 5.37 49 7.23 22 36.60 Vanderbilt 10 3-5-2 49 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 8 6 1-4-1 SEC
49 7.53 50 6.99 49 48.89 Nebraska 10 5-4-1 50 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 3 6 3-2-1 Big 7
45 10.74 51 5.55 14 34.60 Texas A&M 10 3-6-1 51 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 6 6 1-4-1 Southwest AC
54 5.38 52 5.29 62 60.40 Wake Forest 10 5-4-1 52 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Southern C
53 5.44 53 4.95 42 44.15 Washington State 10 4-6-0 53 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 5 7 3-4-0 PCC
57 4.85 54 4.48 8 33.12 North Carolina 8 2-6-0 54 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 4 3 1-2-0 Southern C
67 -0.25 55 3.52 90 76.94 San Jose State 9 6-3-0 55 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 2 2 1-1-0 Southwest Indep
52 5.60 56 3.47 95 77.88 Yale 9 7-2-0 56 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 2 5 5-0-0 Northeast Indep
59 4.28 57 3.12 53 52.94 Marquette 9 3-5-1 57 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 5 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
56 4.92 58 3.05 16 35.39 Northwestern 9 2-6-1 58 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 8 7 2-5-0 Western
58 4.62 59 2.80 78 70.12 Cincinnati 4 2-1-1 59 4 2-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
60 4.02 60 1.74 4 30.94 Iowa 9 2-7-0 60 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 7 7 2-5-0 Western
64 2.66 61 1.56 6 32.45 Auburn 10 2-8-0 61 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 12 7 0-7-0 SEC
62 3.61 62 1.36 83 74.70 Pacific 11 7-3-1 62 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 1 2 1-1-0 Southwest Indep
83 -7.10 63 1.10 70 64.72 Boston University 10 5-4-1 63 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 Northeast Indep
61 3.78 64 0.78 87 75.83 Arizona State 9 6-3-0 64 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Border
66 0.92 65 0.59 81 72.93 Colgate 9 6-3-0 65 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 8 5 2-3-0 Northeast Indep
63 3.16 66 0.28 10 33.65 Arkansas 10 2-8-0 66 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 Southwest AC
65 2.26 67 0.18 20 36.22 Indiana 9 2-7-0 67 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 Western
76 -5.83 68 -0.31 32 41.17 Oregon State 9 2-7-0 68 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 8 7 1-6-0 PCC
78 -6.70 69 -0.45 110 89.83 George Washington 9 6-2-1 69 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 6 7 5-1-1 Southern C
69 -1.40 70 -0.83 68 64.05 South Carolina 10 5-5-0 70 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 Southern C
70 -2.64 71 -1.73 58 57.68 Miami FL 11 4-7-0 71 11 4-7-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
71 -2.69 72 -2.83 105 84.35 Arizona 10 6-4-0 72 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 2 5 3-2-0 Border
68 -1.18 73 -3.63 77 68.89 William & Mary 9 4-5-0 73 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 5 4-1-0 Southern C
51 6.58 74 -4.33 48 48.85 Oklahoma State 10 3-7-0 74 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
74 -4.81 75 -4.34 47 48.50 Cornell 9 2-7-0 75 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 7 5 2-3-0 Northeast Indep
85 -8.06 76 -4.44 109 88.95 Utah 10 6-3-1 76 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Skyline
81 -6.92 77 -4.51 54 53.83 Santa Clara 9 2-6-1 77 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 3 2 1-1-0 Southwest Indep
72 -3.89 78 -5.84 106 84.70 Hardin-Simmons 10 5-3-2 78 10 5-3-2 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 Border
93 -13.05 79 -5.93 67 62.67 Stetson 3 1-2-0 79 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
82 -7.09 80 -6.31 51 51.90 Oregon 10 2-7-1 80 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 7 7 2-5-0 PCC
75 -5.43 81 -6.48 80 72.12 North Texas 4 2-2-0 81 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
90 -10.32 82 -6.56 92 77.62 Boston College 9 4-4-1 82 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 4 2 1-1-0 Northeast Indep
73 -4.55 83 -7.82 59 58.33 Clemson 9 2-6-1 83 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
92 -10.89 84 -8.02 125 105.00 New Mexico 9 7-2-0 84 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Skyline
80 -6.88 85 -8.58 56 55.06 Iowa State 9 3-6-0 85 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 6 6 1-5-0 Big 7
86 -8.21 86 -9.58 75 67.82 Texas Tech 11 3-7-1 86 11 3-7-1 NoDivi 3 4 2-1-1 Border
89 -9.55 87 -9.78 64 61.06 Columbia 9 2-6-1 87 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 10 6 2-3-1 Northeast Indep
88 -8.85 88 -10.19 88 76.44 Idaho 9 4-4-1 88 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 9 4 1-3-0 PCC
94 -13.67 89 -10.90 99 79.07 Harvard 9 5-4-0 89 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 11 5 2-3-0 Northeast Indep
84 -7.26 90 -10.93 66 62.44 Dartmouth 9 2-7-0 90 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 13 6 1-5-0 Northeast Indep
91 -10.58 91 -10.99 113 92.78 Colorado State 10 6-4-0 91 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 Skyline
98 -17.02 92 -11.55 101 81.33 Bucknell 3 1-2-0 92 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
79 -6.77 93 -11.56 76 68.56 Detroit 9 3-6-0 93 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 4 4 1-3-0 MVC
87 -8.56 94 -11.63 102 81.88 Rutgers 9 4-4-1 94 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 10 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
109 -19.91 95 -11.63 96 78.00 Fresno State 3 1-2-0 95 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
104 -19.18 96 -12.05 74 67.65 North Carolina State 10 3-7-0 96 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 9 6 2-4-0 Southern C
95 -13.86 97 -12.13 93 77.65 Virginia Tech 11 5-6-0 97 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 11 8 4-4-0 Southern C
103 -18.50 98 -12.47 111 92.00 Furman 10 6-3-1 98 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 8 5 2-2-1 Southern C
100 -17.83 99 -12.77 79 70.65 Washington & Lee 10 3-7-0 99 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 10 7 3-4-0 Southern C
96 -14.40 100 -13.80 115 94.00 Wyoming 9 5-4-0 100 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 Skyline
107 -19.33 101 -14.15 94 77.85 Virginia Military 10 3-6-1 101 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 12 6 2-3-1 Southern C
77 -5.92 102 -14.40 84 75.21 Fordham 8 2-5-1 102 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 9 4 1-3-0 Northeast Indep
101 -17.94 103 -16.07 114 93.45 Texas El Paso 11 5-5-1 103 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 5 6 2-3-1 Border
99 -17.29 104 -17.12 73 67.36 Brown 9 2-7-0 104 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 12 5 1-4-0 Northeast Indep
97 -16.78 105 -17.77 91 77.00 Trinity University TX 3 1-2-0 105 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
110 -21.24 106 -18.18 108 86.50 Brigham Young 10 4-6-0 106 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 7 3-4-0 Skyline
106 -19.21 107 -19.44 57 56.30 Kansas State 10 1-9-0 107 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 7 6 0-6-0 Big 7
102 -18.11 108 -20.09 72 67.11 Temple 10 2-7-1 108 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 11 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
108 -19.41 109 -20.59 98 78.56 Citadel 9 3-5-1 109 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 13 5 1-3-1 Southern C
112 -24.83 110 -22.04 118 96.77 Utah State 11 3-7-1 110 11 3-7-1 NoDivi 5 7 3-4-0 Skyline
105 -19.18 111 -22.36 112 92.44 Wichita State 10 3-6-1 111 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 5 3 0-3-0 MVC
113 -27.71 112 -22.82 63 60.62 Wofford 4 0-4-0 112 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
111 -23.72 113 -23.94 124 104.88 Midwestern State 4 2-2-0 113 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
114 -28.72 114 -27.38 107 86.42 New York University 8 2-5-1 114 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 14 3 0-3-0 Northeast Indep
115 -31.12 115 -28.09 122 101.67 Davidson 9 2-7-0 115 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 14 7 1-6-0 Southern C
116 -31.12 116 -29.58 116 94.33 Montana 10 2-7-1 116 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 Skyline
121 -35.24 117 -30.16 97 78.50 Hawaii 3 0-3-0 117 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
119 -33.53 118 -30.53 89 76.62 Florida State 4 0-4-0 118 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
117 -31.20 119 -32.06 117 94.71 West Texas A&M 9 3-6-0 119 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 6 5 1-4-0 Border
122 -36.39 120 -33.68 104 83.61 Richmond 10 1-9-0 120 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 15 6 0-6-0 Southern C
118 -31.98 121 -36.14 126 113.50 Bradley 3 1-2-0 121 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
120 -34.13 122 -36.42 85 75.25 Lafayette 4 0-4-0 122 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
123 -37.02 123 -37.23 123 102.31 Denver 10 3-7-0 123 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 8 7 0-7-0 Skyline
125 -43.93 124 -39.64 119 99.92 New Mexico State 9 2-6-1 124 6 0-5-1 NoDivi 7 4 1-2-1 Border
124 -39.07 125 -41.56 120 100.50 Presbyterian 4 0-4-0 125 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
126 -46.11 126 -47.69 121 100.83 Drake 9 2-7-0 126 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 1 0-1-0
Buffalo 1 0-1-0
Connecticut 2 0-2-0
Marshall 1 0-1-0
Memphis 1 0-1-0
Miami OH 2 2-0-0
San Diego State 1 0-1-0
Southern Mississippi 2 0-2-0
Abilene Christian 1 0-1-0
Dayton 1 1-0-0
Lehigh 2 0-2-0
Montana State 1 0-1-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 7 3-4-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 1-0-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 2 0-2-0
Colorado School of Mines 1 0-1-0
Eastern New Mexico 1 1-0-0
Emporia State 1 0-1-0
New Mexico Highlands 1 0-1-0
Mississippi College 1 0-1-0
Western New Mexico 1 1-0-0
Albright 1 0-1-0
Howard Payne 1 0-1-0
LaVerne 1 0-1-0
McMurry 2 1-1-0
Merchant Marine 1 0-0-1
Muhlenberg College 1 0-0-1
Randolph Macon College 1 0-1-0
Springfield College 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 2 0-2-0
Sul Ross State 1 0-1-0
Washington MO 1 0-1-0
Waynesburg College 1 0-1-0
Whittier College 1 1-0-0
Saint Xavier 2 1-1-0
Bolling Field 1 1-0-0
California Tech 1 0-1-0
Carswell AFB 1 1-0-0
Colorado College 1 0-1-0
Louisiana College 1 0-1-0
Lowry AFB 1 0-1-0
Parris Island Marines 1 0-0-1
Quantico Marines 2 2-0-0
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