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| 1954 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss | ||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 37.50 | 1 | 38.94 | 7 | 28.90 | Ohio State | 10 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 10 | 10-0-0 | Big 10 |
| 3 | 29.82 | 2 | 31.21 | 13 | 32.15 | Notre Dame | 10 | 9-1-0 | 2 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 2 | 32.17 | 3 | 30.96 | 51 | 55.25 | UCLA | 8 | 8-0-0 | 3 | 9 | 9-0-0 | PCC |
| 5 | 27.32 | 4 | 28.35 | 10 | 31.06 | Wisconsin | 9 | 7-2-0 | 4 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Big 10 |
| 7 | 25.81 | 5 | 26.57 | 50 | 54.30 | Oklahoma | 10 | 10-0-0 | 5 | 10 | 10-0-0 | Big 7 |
| 22 | 15.75 | 6 | 25.82 | 48 | 53.33 | Miami OH | 3 | 3-0-0 | 6 | 3 | 3-0-0 | NoConf |
| 6 | 26.04 | 7 | 23.74 | 43 | 49.50 | Miami FL | 9 | 8-1-0 | 7 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 20 | 17.12 | 8 | 22.61 | 24 | 38.83 | Minnesota | 9 | 7-2-0 | 9 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Big 10 |
| 10 | 23.61 | 9 | 22.48 | 14 | 32.23 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 8-3-0 | 8 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SEC |
| 4 | 27.44 | 10 | 22.25 | 55 | 56.10 | Navy | 10 | 8-2-0 | 10 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 14 | 21.34 | 11 | 21.46 | 20 | 36.00 | Michigan | 9 | 6-3-0 | 11 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Big 10 |
| 15 | 20.55 | 12 | 20.45 | 2 | 25.33 | Purdue | 9 | 5-3-1 | 12 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Big 10 |
| 11 | 22.91 | 13 | 20.44 | 4 | 26.89 | Iowa | 9 | 5-4-0 | 13 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Big 10 |
| 12 | 22.36 | 14 | 20.10 | 25 | 38.86 | Arkansas | 11 | 8-3-0 | 14 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 21 | 16.36 | 15 | 19.78 | 28 | 40.50 | Southern California | 12 | 8-4-0 | 15 | 12 | 8-4-0 | PCC |
| 9 | 24.42 | 16 | 19.52 | 44 | 50.10 | Maryland | 10 | 7-2-1 | 16 | 10 | 7-2-1 | ACC |
| 8 | 24.63 | 17 | 18.97 | 22 | 37.05 | Auburn | 11 | 8-3-0 | 17 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SEC |
| 13 | 21.37 | 18 | 18.85 | 17 | 35.20 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 6-3-1 | 18 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 23 | 15.35 | 19 | 17.50 | 41 | 48.32 | Duke | 11 | 8-2-1 | 19 | 11 | 8-2-1 | ACC |
| 17 | 20.29 | 20 | 17.42 | 45 | 50.95 | Mississippi | 11 | 9-2-0 | 20 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 19 | 18.81 | 21 | 16.99 | 18 | 35.65 | Rice | 10 | 7-3-0 | 21 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 16 | 20.43 | 22 | 16.61 | 63 | 60.94 | Army | 9 | 7-2-0 | 22 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 39 | 8.75 | 24 | 15.68 | 1 | 22.67 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 4-5-0 | 25 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 33 | 10.97 | 25 | 14.82 | 37 | 45.25 | Georgia | 10 | 6-3-1 | 24 | 10 | 6-3-1 | SEC |
| 18 | 19.63 | 26 | 14.56 | 21 | 36.77 | Baylor | 11 | 7-4-0 | 27 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 34 | 10.26 | 27 | 14.44 | 31 | 43.35 | Kentucky | 10 | 7-3-0 | 26 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SEC |
| 29 | 12.55 | 28 | 13.15 | 8 | 29.35 | Florida | 10 | 5-5-0 | 28 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SEC |
| 27 | 13.00 | 29 | 12.92 | 83 | 73.56 | West Virginia | 9 | 8-1-0 | 29 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Southern C |
| 24 | 14.46 | 30 | 11.83 | 6 | 28.75 | Texas | 10 | 4-5-1 | 30 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Southwest AC |
| 30 | 12.33 | 31 | 11.49 | 3 | 25.67 | Michigan State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 31 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Big 10 |
| 51 | 3.29 | 32 | 11.38 | 116 | 91.57 | Boston College | 7 | 7-0-0 | 32 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 35 | 9.62 | 33 | 10.86 | 101 | 83.81 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 7-0-1 | 33 | 9 | 8-0-1 | Southern C |
| 31 | 12.15 | 35 | 10.65 | 29 | 41.75 | California | 10 | 5-5-0 | 35 | 10 | 5-5-0 | PCC |
| 32 | 11.48 | 36 | 10.07 | 36 | 44.83 | Mississippi State | 9 | 5-4-0 | 36 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SEC |
| 40 | 8.36 | 37 | 8.97 | 64 | 61.35 | Oregon | 10 | 6-4-0 | 37 | 10 | 6-4-0 | PCC |
| 38 | 8.90 | 38 | 7.67 | 77 | 71.67 | Penn State | 9 | 7-2-0 | 39 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 49 | 4.01 | 39 | 7.64 | 46 | 51.05 | Nebraska | 10 | 5-5-0 | 40 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Big 7 |
| 43 | 6.69 | 40 | 7.57 | 47 | 53.30 | South Carolina | 10 | 6-4-0 | 38 | 10 | 6-4-0 | ACC |
| 45 | 5.86 | 41 | 7.20 | 15 | 33.64 | Louisiana State | 11 | 5-6-0 | 41 | 11 | 5-6-0 | SEC |
| 46 | 5.78 | 42 | 7.09 | 32 | 43.50 | Missouri | 10 | 4-5-1 | 42 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Big 7 |
| 25 | 14.27 | 43 | 6.75 | 16 | 33.95 | Texas Christian | 10 | 4-6-0 | 43 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southwest AC |
| 41 | 8.05 | 44 | 6.66 | 86 | 75.30 | Colorado | 10 | 7-2-1 | 44 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Big 7 |
| 50 | 3.57 | 45 | 5.70 | 82 | 73.19 | Cincinnati | 8 | 6-2-0 | 46 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 42 | 7.80 | 46 | 5.68 | 5 | 28.44 | Indiana | 9 | 3-6-0 | 45 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Big 10 |
| 37 | 9.17 | 47 | 5.03 | 39 | 45.41 | Alabama | 11 | 4-5-2 | 47 | 11 | 4-5-2 | SEC |
| 28 | 12.66 | 48 | 4.31 | 84 | 74.15 | Texas Tech | 10 | 7-2-1 | 49 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Border |
| 56 | 1.32 | 49 | 4.30 | 40 | 46.80 | North Carolina | 10 | 4-5-1 | 48 | 10 | 4-5-1 | ACC |
| 58 | 1.09 | 50 | 3.39 | 35 | 44.75 | Stanford | 10 | 4-6-0 | 51 | 10 | 4-6-0 | PCC |
| 48 | 4.58 | 51 | 3.33 | 49 | 53.45 | Clemson | 10 | 5-5-0 | 50 | 10 | 5-5-0 | ACC |
| 44 | 6.67 | 52 | 3.22 | 88 | 75.56 | Texas El Paso | 9 | 6-3-0 | 52 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Border |
| 69 | -2.50 | 53 | 3.03 | 89 | 75.80 | Kansas State | 10 | 7-3-0 | 53 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Big 7 |
| 66 | -1.10 | 54 | 2.57 | 85 | 74.61 | San Jose State | 9 | 6-3-0 | 56 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 63 | -0.13 | 55 | 2.51 | 26 | 39.00 | Tennessee | 9 | 3-6-0 | 54 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SEC |
| 47 | 5.46 | 56 | 2.37 | 11 | 31.33 | Northwestern | 9 | 2-7-0 | 57 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Big 10 |
| 65 | -0.64 | 57 | 2.22 | 66 | 65.62 | Florida State | 8 | 5-3-0 | 55 | 12 | 8-4-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 61 | 0.26 | 58 | 1.55 | 52 | 55.90 | Washington State | 10 | 4-6-0 | 58 | 10 | 4-6-0 | PCC |
| 82 | -8.17 | 59 | 1.43 | 103 | 85.25 | Harvard | 6 | 3-2-1 | 59 | 8 | 4-3-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 52 | 2.56 | 60 | 0.67 | 57 | 56.90 | Houston | 10 | 5-5-0 | 60 | 10 | 5-5-0 | MVC |
| 59 | 0.69 | 62 | -0.58 | 23 | 38.45 | Tulane | 10 | 1-6-3 | 62 | 10 | 1-6-3 | SEC |
| 78 | -6.58 | 64 | -1.66 | 111 | 88.86 | Brown | 7 | 4-2-1 | 64 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 67 | -1.44 | 66 | -2.08 | 62 | 59.75 | North Texas | 10 | 4-6-0 | 66 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 55 | 1.86 | 68 | -3.17 | 74 | 69.95 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 5-4-1 | 68 | 10 | 5-4-1 | MVC |
| 68 | -2.37 | 69 | -3.43 | 105 | 85.80 | Arizona | 10 | 7-3-0 | 70 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Border |
| 71 | -5.29 | 70 | -3.65 | 53 | 55.94 | Virginia | 9 | 3-6-0 | 69 | 9 | 3-6-0 | ACC |
| 90 | -9.80 | 71 | -3.82 | 75 | 70.94 | Furman | 9 | 4-5-0 | 71 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southern C |
| 80 | -7.99 | 72 | -4.67 | 107 | 86.69 | Colgate | 8 | 4-2-2 | 72 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 64 | -0.54 | 73 | -4.77 | 9 | 30.78 | Illinois | 9 | 1-8-0 | 73 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Big 10 |
| 83 | -8.19 | 75 | -5.17 | 19 | 35.88 | Memphis | 4 | 0-3-1 | 75 | 4 | 0-3-1 | NoConf |
| 53 | 2.07 | 76 | -5.39 | 30 | 43.11 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 2-7-0 | 77 | 9 | 2-7-0 | SEC |
| 89 | -9.70 | 78 | -5.87 | 34 | 44.00 | Washington | 10 | 2-8-0 | 79 | 10 | 2-8-0 | PCC |
| 72 | -5.33 | 79 | -5.94 | 98 | 81.50 | Cornell | 9 | 5-4-0 | 78 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 62 | 0.12 | 80 | -6.39 | 73 | 69.00 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 2-2-0 | 80 | 4 | 2-2-0 | NoConf |
| 85 | -8.68 | 81 | -7.37 | 110 | 88.61 | Princeton | 9 | 5-3-1 | 81 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 110 | -21.01 | 83 | -7.71 | 99 | 82.88 | Presbyterian | 4 | 2-2-0 | 82 | 4 | 2-2-0 | NoConf |
| 91 | -10.10 | 85 | -8.84 | 61 | 59.00 | Iowa State | 8 | 2-6-0 | 85 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Big 7 |
| 57 | 1.12 | 87 | -9.65 | 12 | 31.60 | Texas A&M | 10 | 1-9-0 | 90 | 10 | 1-9-0 | Southwest AC |
| 101 | -15.05 | 88 | -9.71 | 33 | 44.00 | Oregon State | 9 | 1-8-0 | 88 | 9 | 1-8-0 | PCC |
| 86 | -9.19 | 89 | -9.72 | 114 | 90.10 | Wyoming | 10 | 6-4-0 | 89 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Skyline |
| 100 | -14.79 | 90 | -9.74 | 71 | 68.89 | Dartmouth | 9 | 3-6-0 | 87 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 97 | -12.56 | 91 | -10.14 | 90 | 77.67 | Arizona State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 92 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Border |
| 84 | -8.53 | 92 | -10.19 | 96 | 80.62 | Syracuse | 8 | 4-4-0 | 91 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 81 | -8.07 | 93 | -11.23 | 119 | 95.60 | Davidson | 5 | 3-2-0 | 93 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Southern C |
| 79 | -7.65 | 94 | -11.43 | 54 | 56.00 | North Carolina State | 10 | 2-8-0 | 94 | 10 | 2-8-0 | ACC |
| 75 | -6.41 | 95 | -11.89 | 60 | 58.55 | Wake Forest | 10 | 2-7-1 | 95 | 10 | 2-7-1 | ACC |
| 108 | -19.46 | 98 | -13.11 | 91 | 77.75 | Idaho | 8 | 3-5-0 | 98 | 9 | 4-5-0 | PCC |
| 95 | -12.16 | 99 | -13.32 | 100 | 83.33 | Lehigh | 3 | 1-2-0 | 99 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 98 | -14.42 | 100 | -13.47 | 112 | 89.22 | Utah State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 100 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Skyline |
| 92 | -10.46 | 101 | -13.98 | 106 | 86.07 | Richmond | 7 | 3-4-0 | 101 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southern C |
| 102 | -16.08 | 102 | -14.90 | 76 | 71.20 | Holy Cross | 10 | 3-7-0 | 102 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 113 | -21.69 | 103 | -17.02 | 27 | 39.90 | Kansas | 10 | 0-10-0 | 103 | 10 | 0-10-0 | Big 7 |
| 109 | -19.48 | 104 | -18.81 | 117 | 93.94 | New Mexico | 9 | 4-5-0 | 104 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Skyline |
| 112 | -21.49 | 105 | -19.13 | 79 | 72.00 | Temple | 4 | 1-3-0 | 105 | 4 | 1-3-0 | NoConf |
| 103 | -16.60 | 108 | -21.04 | 102 | 84.64 | Utah | 11 | 4-7-0 | 109 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Skyline |
| 114 | -22.78 | 109 | -21.13 | 70 | 68.50 | Fordham | 9 | 1-7-1 | 108 | 9 | 1-7-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 120 | -29.63 | 110 | -21.49 | 56 | 56.80 | Drake | 5 | 0-5-0 | 110 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 115 | -24.42 | 111 | -21.85 | 109 | 87.45 | Colorado State | 10 | 3-7-0 | 112 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Skyline |
| 105 | -18.65 | 112 | -21.96 | 113 | 89.94 | Rutgers | 8 | 2-6-0 | 111 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 116 | -25.43 | 113 | -22.84 | 92 | 79.75 | Citadel | 8 | 1-7-0 | 113 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Southern C |
| 119 | -28.76 | 114 | -23.41 | 69 | 66.67 | Columbia | 9 | 1-8-0 | 114 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 104 | -18.56 | 116 | -24.26 | 58 | 57.14 | Tulsa | 11 | 0-11-0 | 117 | 11 | 0-11-0 | MVC |
| 111 | -21.44 | 117 | -24.47 | 42 | 48.61 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 0-9-0 | 116 | 9 | 0-9-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 121 | -35.34 | 119 | -30.38 | 93 | 79.83 | Connecticut | 3 | 0-3-0 | 119 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 117 | -28.30 | 120 | -31.90 | 121 | 98.39 | Brigham Young | 9 | 1-8-0 | 120 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Skyline |
| 118 | -28.58 | 121 | -34.49 | 108 | 87.43 | Montana | 7 | 1-6-0 | 121 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Skyline |
| 122 | -36.00 | 122 | -36.48 | 104 | 85.70 | New Mexico State | 5 | 0-5-0 | 122 | 9 | 0-9-0 | Border |
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