College Football 1953
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1953/9/18 and 1953/12/5
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1953 - 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	33.91	5	29.41	52	53.75	Maryland	1	1	11	10-1-0	1	11	10-1-0	ACC
2	33.08	3	33.47	17	34.00	Notre Dame	2	2	10	9-0-1	2	10	9-0-1	EIC
3	31.54	2	33.60	14	31.72	Michigan State	3	3	10	9-1-0	3	10	9-1-0	BIG 10
4	31.23	4	30.05	34	40.50	UCLA	5	4	10	8-2-0	4	10	8-2-0	PCC
5	27.73	8	25.12	5	23.17	Wisconsin	15	12	9	6-2-1	5	9	6-2-1	BIG 10
6	26.87	1	35.70	21	36.00	Southern Mississippi			3	2-1-0	6	3	2-1-0	Major-Ind
7	26.55	6	28.57	12	31.06	Illinois	7	7	9	7-1-1	7	9	7-1-1	BIG 10
8	24.97	12	21.67	31	38.75	Rice	6	6	11	9-2-0	8	11	9-2-0	SWAC
9	24.76	7	25.34	43	47.30	Oklahoma	4	5	11	9-1-1	9	11	9-1-1	BIG 7
10	24.34	16	19.64	9	29.00	Iowa	9	10	9	5-3-1	10	9	5-3-1	BIG 10
11	21.37	19	17.79	41	46.05	Mississippi			10	7-2-1	11	10	7-2-1	SEC
12	21.22	15	20.15	63	63.77	Texas Tech	12	16	12	11-1-0	12	12	11-1-0	BC
13	20.50	18	17.95	30	38.56	Kentucky	16	13	10	7-2-1	13	10	7-2-1	SEC
14	19.91	9	23.34	10	30.67	Michigan	20	19	9	6-3-0	14	9	6-3-0	BIG 10
15	19.70	14	20.49	48	49.05	Georgia Tech	8	9	12	9-2-1	15	12	9-2-1	SEC
16	19.53	17	18.70	15	33.25	Texas	11	8	10	7-3-0	16	10	7-3-0	SWAC
17	19.02	10	22.63	19	34.85	Southern California			10	6-3-1	17	10	6-3-1	PCC
18	18.13	13	20.52	27	37.64	Alabama	13	15	12	6-3-3	18	12	6-3-3	SEC
19	17.91	24	15.17	38	42.39	Auburn	17	17	11	7-3-1	19	11	7-3-1	SEC
20	17.59	25	14.89	23	36.72	Mississippi State			10	5-2-3	20	10	5-2-3	SEC
21	17.40	20	16.78	22	36.20	Baylor			10	7-3-0	21	10	7-3-0	SWAC
22	17.24	11	21.94	6	25.83	Ohio State		20	9	6-3-0	22	9	6-3-0	BIG 10
23	16.85	21	16.75	2	22.67	Minnesota			9	4-4-1	23	9	4-4-1	BIG 10
24	15.74	30	12.34	60	59.45	Duke	18	18	10	7-2-1	24	10	7-2-1	ACC
26	15.44	26	14.32	8	28.70	Southern Methodist			10	5-5-0	26	10	5-5-0	SWAC
27	14.97	22	15.96	39	44.10	Stanford	19		10	6-3-1	27	10	6-3-1	PCC
28	12.54	27	14.28	42	46.30	Missouri			10	6-4-0	28	10	6-4-0	BIG 7
29	12.37	39	7.63	53	53.89	Penn State			9	6-3-0	29	9	6-3-0	EIC
30	12.33	33	10.72	26	37.50	LSU			11	5-3-3	30	11	5-3-3	SEC
31	12.06	23	15.33	68	67.44	Army	14	14	9	7-1-1	31	9	7-1-1	NEI
32	11.77	29	12.62	24	37.15	California			10	4-4-2	32	10	4-4-2	PCC
33	10.80	42	6.47	11	31.05	Arkansas			10	3-7-0	33	10	3-7-0	SWAC
34	10.53	28	12.69	50	52.95	Oklahoma State			10	7-3-0	34	10	7-3-0	MVC
35	10.40	40	7.12	37	41.95	Tennessee			11	6-4-1	35	11	6-4-1	SEC
36	9.84	34	10.66	86	76.88	West Virginia	10	11	10	8-2-0	36	10	8-2-0	SoCon
37	9.79	36	9.19	36	41.50	Houston			9	4-4-1	37	9	4-4-1	MVC
38	9.35	53	1.62	67	66.33	Syracuse			9	5-3-1	38	9	5-3-1	NEI
39	9.05	43	6.39	1	16.72	Purdue			9	2-7-0	39	9	2-7-0	BIG 10
40	8.46	35	9.93	7	28.00	Texas A&M			10	4-5-1	40	10	4-5-1	SWAC
41	8.40	56	0.09	32	39.00	Florida			10	3-5-2	41	10	3-5-2	SEC
42	6.88	38	8.04	66	65.94	South Carolina			10	7-3-0	42	10	7-3-0	ACC
43	6.80	47	5.69	70	68.00	Kansas State			10	6-3-1	43	10	6-3-1	BIG 7
44	6.37	51	3.13	13	31.45	Texas Christian			10	3-7-0	44	10	3-7-0	SWAC
45	5.63	41	6.58	16	33.33	Northwestern			9	3-6-0	45	9	3-6-0	BIG 10
46	5.62	46	5.79	20	35.55	Washington			10	3-6-1	46	10	3-6-1	PCC
47	5.28	50	3.23	59	59.00	Navy			9	4-3-2	47	9	4-3-2	EIC
48	4.88	37	8.34	18	34.11	Pennsylvania			9	3-5-1	48	9	3-5-1	EIC
49	4.34	49	4.29	76	69.88	Cincinnati			4	3-1-0	49	4	3-1-0	Major-Ind
50	4.03	44	6.24	57	57.80	Colorado			10	6-4-0	50	10	6-4-0	BIG 7
51	3.78	55	0.26	55	54.67	Miami (FL)			9	4-5-0	51	9	4-5-0	SWIC
52	3.25	45	5.93	4	23.06	Indiana			9	2-7-0	52	9	2-7-0	BIG 10
53	3.04	70	-4.27	78	70.69	Holy Cross			10	5-5-0	53	10	5-5-0	NEI
54	2.05	54	0.48	92	79.33	Utah			10	8-2-0	54	10	8-2-0	MSC
55	1.71	58	-0.52	49	50.20	Oregon			10	4-5-1	55	10	4-5-1	PCC
56	1.59	57	-0.07	25	37.36	Georgia			11	3-8-0	56	11	3-8-0	SEC
58	0.91	60	-0.69	46	48.06	Pittsburgh			9	3-5-1	58	9	3-5-1	EIC
61	-0.30	90	-10.83	75	69.06	Fordham			9	4-5-0	61	9	4-5-0	NEI
62	-0.48	52	3.04	40	45.15	Washington State			10	4-6-0	62	10	4-6-0	PCC
63	-0.95	59	-0.60	100	83.56	Texas El Paso			10	8-2-0	63	10	8-2-0	BC
64	-1.09	63	-1.12	79	70.88	Boston College			9	5-3-1	64	9	5-3-1	NEI
65	-1.52	74	-6.21	90	78.80	Wyoming			10	5-4-1	65	10	5-4-1	MSC
66	-1.85	48	5.28	29	38.28	Oregon State			9	3-6-0	66	9	3-6-0	PCC
67	-2.32	71	-4.61	64	64.90	Arizona			10	4-5-1	67	10	4-5-1	BC
68	-2.88	66	-2.70	33	39.56	Vanderbilt			10	3-7-0	68	10	3-7-0	SEC
69	-2.93	69	-3.62	44	47.80	Nebraska			10	3-6-1	69	10	3-6-1	BIG 7
70	-3.26	76	-6.52	35	40.75	Kansas			10	2-8-0	70	10	2-8-0	BIG 7
71	-3.50	68	-2.93	69	67.61	Cornell			9	4-3-2	71	9	4-3-2	NEI
72	-3.81	72	-4.93	56	57.44	Clemson			9	3-5-1	72	9	3-5-1	ACC
74	-5.15	61	-0.72	105	84.64	Furman			9	7-2-0	74	9	7-2-0	SoCon
75	-5.42	73	-6.04	58	58.10	North Carolina			10	4-6-0	75	10	4-6-0	ACC
77	-6.98	84	-8.07	114	91.86	Utah State			11	8-3-0	77	11	8-3-0	MSC
79	-7.17	89	-10.77	91	79.33	Colorado State			9	4-5-0	79	9	4-5-0	MSC
80	-7.66	85	-9.12	102	84.28	Arizona State			10	4-5-1	80	10	4-5-1	BC
81	-7.71	87	-9.52	28	37.80	Tulane			10	1-8-1	81	10	1-8-1	SEC
83	-8.46	67	-2.83	45	47.90	Tulsa			10	3-7-0	83	10	3-7-0	MVC
85	-9.60	78	-7.23	119	97.57	Harvard			8	6-2-0	85	8	6-2-0	NEI
87	-11.18	101	-18.44	83	72.89	Dartmouth			9	2-7-0	87	9	2-7-0	NEI
88	-11.18	82	-7.97	93	80.38	Florida State			4	2-2-0	88	4	2-2-0	Major-Ind
89	-11.70	96	-13.21	85	76.62	Columbia			9	4-5-0	89	9	4-5-0	NEI
90	-11.80	98	-14.08	94	81.69	Colgate			9	3-4-2	90	9	3-4-2	NEI
93	-12.77	93	-12.18	80	70.90	Wake Forest			10	3-6-1	93	10	3-6-1	ACC
94	-12.89	99	-15.90	73	68.44	North Texas			10	3-6-1	94	10	3-6-1	SWIC
95	-12.90	86	-9.46	87	76.94	San Jose State			9	4-4-1	95	9	4-4-1	SWIC
96	-13.00	97	-13.54	112	91.50	New Mexico			9	5-3-1	96	9	5-3-1	MSC
98	-14.46	88	-9.55	106	85.94	Princeton			9	5-4-0	98	9	5-4-0	EIC
99	-14.47	95	-13.19	110	88.44	Virginia Tech			10	5-5-0	99	10	5-5-0	SoCon
100	-15.89	105	-20.20	51	53.00	Iowa State			9	2-7-0	100	9	2-7-0	BIG 7
101	-16.95	92	-11.33	113	91.56	Richmond			9	5-3-1	101	9	5-3-1	SoCon
104	-19.60	100	-15.97	108	88.25	Brown			9	3-5-1	104	9	3-5-1	NEI
105	-19.81	106	-21.53	109	88.35	Brigham Young			10	2-7-1	105	10	2-7-1	MSC
106	-22.82	108	-23.51	99	83.50	Fresno State			3	0-2-1	106	3	0-2-1	Major-Ind
107	-24.14	109	-24.17	72	68.35	North Carolina State			10	1-9-0	107	10	1-9-0	ACC
108	-24.57	114	-26.73	101	84.00	Rutgers			8	2-6-0	108	8	2-6-0	EIC
109	-25.97	111	-24.43	88	77.11	Idaho			9	1-8-0	109	9	1-8-0	PCC
110	-27.25	112	-24.57	81	71.22	Virginia			9	1-8-0	110	9	1-8-0	SWIC
111	-27.37	104	-20.20	77	70.21	New Mexico State			9	2-7-0	111	9	2-7-0	BC
112	-27.97	115	-26.92	116	92.64	Montana			8	3-5-0	112	8	3-5-0	MSC
113	-28.04	110	-24.43	104	84.62	Drake			8	4-4-0	113	8	4-4-0	SWIC
115	-28.84	107	-23.06	95	82.06	Citadel			9	2-7-0	115	9	2-7-0	SoCon
116	-31.00	116	-27.38	71	68.00	Temple			4	0-4-0	116	4	0-4-0	Major-Ind
118	-37.03	117	-29.67	115	92.38	Presbyterian			4	1-3-0	118	4	1-3-0	Major-Ind
119	-43.14	119	-39.37	107	86.72	Davidson			9	0-9-0	119	9	0-9-0	SoCon

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College Football 1953Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1953/9/18 and 1953/12/5Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 1953
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1953/9/18 and 1953/12/5
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)