College Football 1953
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1953/9/18 and 1954/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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The Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in ACC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 24.101 1 19.83 4 4.000 Maryland 3 3-0-0 8 11 10-1-0 9 11 10-1-0
2 13.770 2 14.26 7 5.250 Duke 4 4-0-0 32 10 7-2-1 30 10 7-2-1
3 1.276 3 -0.23 2 3.600 South Carolina 5 2-3-0 46 9 6-3-0 40 10 7-3-0
4 0.942 4 -3.12 1 3.333 Clemson 3 1-2-0 76 9 3-5-1 76 9 3-5-1
5 -6.287 5 -3.15 3 3.800 North Carolina 5 2-3-0 79 10 4-6-0 79 10 4-6-0
6 -8.617 6 -6.97 5 4.200 Wake Forest 5 2-3-0 96 10 3-6-1 94 10 3-6-1
7 -25.186 7 -20.62 6 4.333 North Carolina State 3 0-3-0 113 10 1-9-0 113 10 1-9-0
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The Big 10 Conference [Big 10] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in Big 10 based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 13.489 1 13.03 9 6.333 Illinois 6 5-1-0 4 9 7-1-1 3 9 7-1-1
2 13.152 2 12.20 10 6.500 Michigan State 6 5-1-0 1 10 9-1-0 1 10 9-1-0
3 11.055 3 9.77 7 5.917 Wisconsin 6 4-1-1 6 9 6-2-1 6 9 6-2-1
5 -0.397 4 2.65 5 5.500 Ohio State 7 4-3-0 12 9 6-3-0 12 9 6-3-0
6 -1.401 5 1.41 2 4.917 Michigan 6 3-3-0 7 9 6-3-0 7 9 6-3-0
4 5.788 6 0.64 6 5.750 Iowa 6 3-3-0 13 9 5-3-1 14 9 5-3-1
7 -1.521 7 0.12 4 5.071 Minnesota 7 3-3-1 17 9 4-4-1 17 9 4-4-1
8 -3.671 8 -3.62 1 4.083 Purdue 6 2-4-0 47 9 2-7-0 41 9 2-7-0
9 -16.826 9 -16.03 8 6.083 Indiana 6 1-5-0 43 9 2-7-0 45 9 2-7-0
10 -19.668 10 -20.17 3 5.000 Northwestern 6 0-6-0 41 9 3-6-0 44 9 3-6-0
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The Big 7 Conference [Big 7] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in Big 7 based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 20.477 1 18.86 7 4.500 Oklahoma 6 6-0-0 3 11 9-1-1 4 11 9-1-1
3 4.168 2 6.29 5 4.250 Kansas State 6 4-2-0 40 10 6-3-1 42 10 6-3-1
2 5.523 3 6.29 6 4.250 Missouri 6 4-2-0 24 10 6-4-0 26 10 6-4-0
5 -5.679 4 -6.29 3 3.917 Colorado 6 2-4-0 39 10 6-4-0 39 10 6-4-0
4 -4.453 5 -6.29 4 3.917 Kansas 6 2-4-0 74 10 2-8-0 74 10 2-8-0
6 -7.951 6 -6.29 2 3.667 Nebraska 6 2-4-0 68 10 3-6-1 68 10 3-6-1
7 -12.084 7 -12.57 1 3.500 Iowa State 6 1-5-0 103 8 1-7-0 104 9 2-7-0
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The Border Conference [Border] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in Border based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 24.396 1 20.17 5 4.300 Texas Tech 5 5-0-0 10 12 11-1-0 10 12 11-1-0
4 4.720 2 10.69 7 4.400 Hardin-Simmons 5 4-1-0 55 11 6-5-0 55 11 6-5-0
3 6.210 3 6.29 4 4.167 Texas El Paso 6 4-2-0 35 9 7-2-0 35 10 8-2-0
2 7.457 4 1.89 6 4.400 Arizona 5 3-2-0 60 10 4-5-1 60 10 4-5-1
6 -17.645 5 -9.17 1 3.400 New Mexico State 5 1-4-0 100 7 1-6-0 100 9 2-7-0
5 -5.906 6 -11.00 3 4.000 Arizona State 4 1-3-0 73 9 4-4-1 73 10 4-5-1
7 -19.232 7 -18.86 2 3.500 West Texas A&M 6 0-6-0 108 9 1-8-0 108 10 1-8-1
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The Eastern Independent Conference [Eastern Indep] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in Eastern Indep based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Villanova 0 0-0-0 80 9 3-6-0 81 10 4-6-0
Marquette 0 0-0-0 30 9 5-3-1 32 10 6-3-1
1 23.910 1 26.10 6 3.500 Notre Dame 3 3-0-0 2 10 9-0-1 2 10 9-0-1
2 13.692 2 17.49 4 2.667 Pennsylvania 3 2-1-0 37 9 3-5-1 36 9 3-5-1
4 3.157 3 3.14 5 3.000 Navy 3 1-2-0 54 9 4-3-2 54 9 4-3-2
3 8.904 4 1.23 7 4.667 Penn State 3 2-1-0 45 9 6-3-0 43 9 6-3-0
5 -2.603 5 -8.34 3 2.250 Pittsburgh 2 0-2-0 59 9 3-5-1 59 9 3-5-1
6 -23.139 6 -12.16 9 5.250 Princeton 2 1-1-0 89 8 4-4-0 90 9 5-4-0
7 -23.921 7 -27.47 8 4.750 Rutgers 2 0-2-0 115 7 1-6-0 115 8 2-6-0
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The MVC [MVC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in MVC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 10.362 1 8.80 5 3.500 Detroit 4 3-1-0 58 8 4-4-0 57 10 6-4-0
2 7.390 2 8.80 4 3.250 Oklahoma State 4 3-1-0 23 10 7-3-0 27 10 7-3-0
4 -5.502 3 -4.40 3 2.667 Wichita State 3 1-2-0 87 7 2-4-1 87 9 4-4-1
3 -0.426 4 -4.40 2 2.667 Houston 3 1-2-0 33 9 4-4-1 34 9 4-4-1
5 -11.824 5 -8.80 1 2.500 Tulsa 4 1-3-0 66 10 3-7-0 64 10 3-7-0
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The Northeast Independent [Northeast Indep] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in Northeast Indep based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
3 12.433 1 16.57 6 7.500 Boston College 2 2-0-0 65 8 4-3-1 65 9 5-3-1
2 15.774 2 13.81 7 7.600 Syracuse 5 4-0-1 56 9 5-3-1 56 9 5-3-1
1 19.576 3 12.91 12 10.500 Army 2 2-0-0 26 9 7-1-1 18 9 7-1-1
7 -1.950 4 5.35 13 10.500 Harvard 5 4-1-0 82 7 5-2-0 82 8 6-2-0
6 0.189 5 5.19 11 8.900 Cornell 5 3-1-1 69 9 4-3-2 67 9 4-3-2
4 4.216 6 0.77 8 7.786 Holy Cross 7 4-3-0 72 8 4-4-0 72 10 5-5-0
9 -7.965 7 -3.47 4 7.300 Columbia 5 2-3-0 95 8 3-5-0 96 9 4-5-0
5 0.313 8 -3.71 2 3.500 Boston University 2 0-1-1 67 7 3-3-1 66 9 5-3-1
12 -9.488 9 -4.10 10 8.833 Yale 6 2-2-2 83 8 4-2-2 85 9 5-2-2
10 -9.189 10 -7.39 9 8.000 Brown 4 1-2-1 101 6 2-3-1 101 9 3-5-1
11 -9.466 11 -9.59 5 7.357 Colgate 7 1-4-2 98 8 2-4-2 98 9 3-4-2
8 -3.968 12 -11.62 1 3.000 Fordham 3 0-3-0 93 9 4-5-0 92 9 4-5-0
13 -10.473 13 -14.71 3 6.786 Dartmouth 7 1-6-0 104 9 2-7-0 103 9 2-7-0
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The PCC [PCC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in PCC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 20.967 1 17.15 8 5.000 UCLA 7 6-1-0 5 10 8-2-0 5 10 8-2-0
2 13.347 2 14.40 6 4.857 Stanford 7 5-1-1 19 10 6-3-1 20 10 6-3-1
3 9.611 3 8.90 4 4.714 Southern California 7 4-2-1 11 10 6-3-1 11 10 6-3-1
4 8.032 4 4.35 1 4.250 California 6 2-2-2 29 10 4-4-2 28 10 4-4-2
5 0.309 5 -2.10 2 4.429 Washington 7 2-4-1 42 10 3-6-1 47 10 3-6-1
7 -6.975 6 -3.29 7 4.929 Washington State 7 3-4-0 51 10 4-6-0 51 10 4-6-0
8 -10.192 7 -4.89 3 4.688 Oregon State 8 3-5-0 49 9 3-6-0 48 9 3-6-0
6 -4.095 8 -7.33 5 4.750 Oregon 8 2-5-1 57 10 4-5-1 58 10 4-5-1
9 -31.005 9 -27.17 9 7.000 Idaho 3 0-3-0 110 9 1-8-0 109 9 1-8-0
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The Skyline Conference [Skyline] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in Skyline based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 16.887 1 19.80 5 4.700 Utah 5 5-0-0 53 9 7-2-0 53 10 8-2-0
3 3.858 2 8.25 6 4.786 Utah State 7 5-2-0 75 11 8-3-0 75 11 8-3-0
2 8.473 3 5.50 7 4.786 Wyoming 7 4-2-1 70 10 5-4-1 70 10 5-4-1
5 -0.177 4 0.31 8 5.083 New Mexico 6 3-2-1 90 8 4-3-1 89 9 5-3-1
4 1.576 5 -2.75 3 4.500 Colorado State 7 3-4-0 84 9 4-5-0 83 9 4-5-0
8 -13.503 6 -9.11 4 4.667 Montana 6 2-4-0 111 7 2-5-0 111 8 3-5-0
6 -8.024 7 -11.00 2 4.214 Brigham Young 7 1-5-1 105 10 2-7-1 105 10 2-7-1
7 -9.090 8 -11.00 1 4.071 Denver 7 1-5-1 102 9 2-5-2 102 10 3-5-2
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The Southeastern Conference [SEC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in SEC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 10.864 1 11.86 6 6.500 Kentucky 6 4-1-1 20 9 6-2-1 21 10 7-2-1
5 7.770 2 11.85 10 7.214 Alabama 7 4-0-3 25 12 6-3-3 23 12 6-3-3
2 10.342 3 9.38 9 6.833 Mississippi 6 4-1-1 21 10 7-2-1 22 10 7-2-1
3 9.249 4 9.07 2 5.643 Mississippi State 7 3-1-3 28 9 4-2-3 29 10 5-2-3
7 4.579 5 5.93 3 5.833 Tennessee 6 3-2-1 48 10 5-4-1 49 11 6-4-1
6 6.655 6 4.95 7 6.643 Auburn 7 4-2-1 31 10 6-3-1 31 11 7-3-1
4 8.029 7 4.58 12 8.500 Georgia Tech 6 4-1-1 15 12 9-2-1 13 12 9-2-1
9 -2.420 8 -2.27 4 6.000 Louisiana State 8 2-3-3 36 11 5-3-3 37 11 5-3-3
8 -1.564 9 -5.85 5 6.333 Florida 6 1-3-2 64 9 2-5-2 69 10 3-5-2
10 -14.466 10 -11.10 1 5.083 Vanderbilt 6 1-5-0 71 9 2-7-0 71 10 3-7-0
11 -17.298 11 -16.16 11 7.333 Georgia 6 1-5-0 61 11 3-8-0 63 11 3-8-0
12 -21.740 12 -22.22 8 6.714 Tulane 7 0-7-0 91 10 1-8-1 95 10 1-8-1
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The Southern Conference [Southern C] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in Southern C based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 26.355 1 24.17 2 4.875 West Virginia 4 4-0-0 38 9 7-2-0 38 10 8-2-0
2 7.512 2 7.81 7 5.833 George Washington 6 4-2-0 85 9 5-4-0 84 9 5-4-0
5 4.556 3 5.81 4 5.400 William & Mary 5 3-2-0 81 10 5-4-1 78 10 5-4-1
6 4.071 4 3.86 1 4.750 Virginia Military 6 3-3-0 97 9 4-5-0 97 10 5-5-0
3 6.558 5 2.33 10 9.500 Furman 2 2-0-0 63 7 5-2-0 61 9 7-2-0
4 6.300 6 2.02 6 5.667 Virginia Tech 6 3-3-0 99 9 4-5-0 99 10 5-5-0
8 -6.334 7 -1.64 5 5.583 Richmond 6 3-3-0 94 8 4-3-1 93 9 5-3-1
7 -4.124 8 -5.02 3 4.917 Washington & Lee 6 2-4-0 106 9 3-6-0 106 10 4-6-0
9 -15.293 9 -15.02 8 6.000 Citadel 4 1-3-0 112 9 2-7-0 112 9 2-7-0
10 -29.601 10 -24.31 9 6.000 Davidson 5 0-5-0 119 9 0-9-0 119 9 0-9-0
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference [Southwest AC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in Southwest AC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 14.819 1 12.57 7 4.500 Rice 6 5-1-0 9 11 9-2-0 8 11 9-2-0
2 8.004 2 12.57 6 4.333 Texas 6 5-1-0 14 10 7-3-0 15 10 7-3-0
3 3.103 3 6.29 5 4.167 Baylor 6 4-2-0 16 10 7-3-0 16 10 7-3-0
4 0.290 4 0.00 4 4.000 Southern Methodist 6 3-3-0 27 10 5-5-0 24 10 5-5-0
5 -4.272 5 -6.29 3 3.833 Arkansas 6 2-4-0 44 10 3-7-0 46 10 3-7-0
6 -10.232 6 -12.57 2 3.667 Texas Christian 6 1-5-0 52 10 3-7-0 52 10 3-7-0
7 -11.712 7 -12.57 1 3.500 Texas A&M 6 1-5-0 34 10 4-5-1 33 10 4-5-1
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The Southwestern Independent Conference [Southwest Indep] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1953
Ranking of teams in Southwest Indep based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Miami FL 0 0-0-0 62 9 4-5-0 62 9 4-5-0
Virginia 0 0-0-0 114 9 1-8-0 114 9 1-8-0
Drake 0 0-0-0 109 4 1-3-0 110 8 4-4-0
1 1.440 1 7.33 4 2.000 North Texas 1 0-0-1 92 9 2-6-1 91 10 3-6-1
2 1.440 2 7.33 5 2.000 San Jose State 2 1-0-1 78 9 4-4-1 80 9 4-4-1
3 -2.880 3 -14.67 6 2.000 Pacific 1 0-1-0 77 9 3-4-2 77 10 4-4-2
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