College Football 1954
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1954/9/17 and 1955/1/1
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 37.50 1 38.91 6 28.90 Ohio State 10 10-0-0 1 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 1 7 7-0-0 Big 10
3 29.80 2 31.21 14 32.15 Notre Dame 10 9-1-0 2 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Eastern Indep
2 32.17 3 30.92 51 55.31 UCLA 9 9-0-0 3 8 8-0-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 PCC
4 27.43 4 28.32 10 31.17 Wisconsin 9 7-2-0 4 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 7 5-2-0 Big 10
7 25.81 5 26.50 50 54.30 Oklahoma 10 10-0-0 5 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Big 7
22 15.75 6 25.76 49 53.33 Miami OH 3 3-0-0 6 3 3-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
6 26.15 7 23.79 43 49.39 Miami FL 9 8-1-0 7 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
10 23.67 8 22.63 13 32.09 Georgia Tech 11 8-3-0 9 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 4 8 6-2-0 SEC
20 17.09 9 22.59 25 38.94 Minnesota 9 7-2-0 8 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 5 6 4-2-0 Big 10
5 27.41 10 22.31 55 55.95 Navy 10 8-2-0 10 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
14 21.31 11 21.44 19 36.11 Michigan 9 6-3-0 11 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 Big 10
15 20.54 12 20.44 2 25.22 Purdue 9 5-3-1 12 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 Big 10
11 22.80 13 20.42 4 26.83 Iowa 9 5-4-0 13 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 Big 10
12 22.35 14 19.90 26 39.09 Arkansas 11 8-3-0 14 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 Southwest AC
21 16.35 15 19.73 28 40.58 Southern California 12 8-4-0 15 12 8-4-0 NoDivi 2 7 6-1-0 PCC
9 24.44 16 19.63 44 49.85 Maryland 10 7-2-1 16 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 5 4-0-1 ACC
8 24.71 17 19.19 21 36.91 Auburn 11 8-3-0 17 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 SEC
13 21.37 18 18.80 17 35.40 Southern Methodist 10 6-3-1 18 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 2 6 4-1-1 Southwest AC
23 15.37 19 17.58 41 48.05 Duke 11 8-2-1 19 11 8-2-1 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 ACC
17 20.18 20 17.58 46 51.18 Mississippi 11 9-2-0 20 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 SEC
19 18.83 21 16.93 18 35.85 Rice 10 7-3-0 21 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 Southwest AC
16 20.43 22 16.67 63 60.61 Army 9 7-2-0 22 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Northeast Indep
26 13.58 23 16.10 95 80.00 Trinity University TX 4 4-0-0 23 4 4-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
33 11.25 24 15.80 39 45.83 Georgia 10 6-3-1 25 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 6 6 3-2-1 SEC
39 8.72 25 15.69 1 22.94 Pittsburgh 9 4-5-0 24 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
34 10.30 26 14.53 31 43.20 Kentucky 10 7-3-0 27 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 7 5-2-0 SEC
18 19.64 27 14.50 22 37.05 Baylor 11 7-4-0 26 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Southwest AC
29 12.64 28 13.35 8 29.00 Florida 10 5-5-0 28 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 SEC
27 12.99 29 13.00 83 73.44 West Virginia 9 8-1-0 29 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 2 3 3-0-0 Southern C
24 14.45 30 11.76 7 28.95 Texas 10 4-5-1 30 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 5 6 2-3-1 Southwest AC
30 12.32 31 11.46 3 25.56 Michigan State 9 3-6-0 31 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 8 6 1-5-0 Big 10
51 3.30 32 11.39 116 91.43 Boston College 9 8-1-0 32 7 7-0-0 NoDivi 4 3 3-0-0 Northeast Indep
36 9.64 33 11.04 101 83.69 Virginia Tech 9 8-0-1 33 8 7-0-1 NoDivi 3 4 3-0-1 Southern C
37 9.17 34 10.73 94 80.00 Wichita State 10 9-1-0 34 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 MVC
31 12.15 35 10.56 29 41.85 California 10 5-5-0 35 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 PCC
32 11.50 36 10.03 35 44.78 Mississippi State 10 6-4-0 36 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 7 6 3-3-0 SEC
40 8.35 37 8.87 64 61.50 Oregon 10 6-4-0 37 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 8 5-3-0 PCC
43 6.71 38 7.73 47 53.15 South Carolina 10 6-4-0 40 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 ACC
38 8.89 39 7.70 77 71.50 Penn State 9 7-2-0 38 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 3 3-0-0 Eastern Indep
49 3.91 40 7.61 45 51.10 Nebraska 11 6-5-0 39 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 2 6 4-2-0 Big 7
45 5.84 41 7.23 15 33.68 Louisiana State 11 5-6-0 41 11 5-6-0 NoDivi 9 7 2-5-0 SEC
46 5.78 42 7.05 32 43.45 Missouri 10 4-5-1 42 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 4 6 3-2-1 Big 7
25 14.26 43 6.68 16 34.25 Texas Christian 10 4-6-0 43 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 6 1-5-0 Southwest AC
41 8.05 44 6.59 87 75.50 Colorado 10 7-2-1 44 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 3 6 3-2-1 Big 7
42 7.78 45 5.64 5 28.44 Indiana 9 3-6-0 46 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 Big 10
50 3.58 46 5.61 82 73.31 Cincinnati 10 8-2-0 45 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 3 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
35 9.66 47 4.64 38 45.44 Alabama 11 4-5-2 47 11 4-5-2 NoDivi 8 8 3-3-2 SEC
56 1.32 48 4.52 40 46.65 North Carolina 10 4-5-1 49 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 ACC
28 12.65 49 4.02 84 74.45 Texas Tech 10 7-2-1 48 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Border
48 4.66 50 3.66 48 53.30 Clemson 10 5-5-0 51 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 ACC
57 1.09 51 3.31 36 44.85 Stanford 10 4-6-0 50 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 PCC
44 6.67 52 3.18 88 75.67 Texas El Paso 11 8-3-0 52 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Border
68 -2.37 53 2.96 89 75.95 Kansas State 10 7-3-0 53 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 Big 7
61 0.08 54 2.49 24 38.78 Tennessee 10 4-6-0 55 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 11 6 1-5-0 SEC
65 -0.62 55 2.43 66 65.56 Florida State 12 8-4-0 57 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
66 -1.11 56 2.37 85 74.61 San Jose State 10 7-3-0 54 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 2 2 1-1-0 Southwest Indep
47 5.45 57 2.34 11 31.33 Northwestern 9 2-7-0 56 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 Big 10
60 0.25 58 1.47 54 55.90 Washington State 10 4-6-0 58 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 7 3-4-0 PCC
82 -8.17 59 1.47 103 84.92 Harvard 8 4-3-1 59 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 6 5 2-2-1 Northeast Indep
52 2.54 60 0.55 58 57.30 Houston 10 5-5-0 60 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 MVC
54 1.95 61 0.39 122 100.11 Denver 10 9-1-0 61 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 2 7 6-1-0 Skyline
63 -0.45 62 -1.03 23 37.94 Tulane 10 1-6-3 62 10 1-6-3 NoDivi 10 8 1-6-1 SEC
74 -6.33 63 -1.33 59 57.78 Marquette 9 3-5-1 63 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 7 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
78 -6.58 64 -1.62 111 88.86 Brown 9 6-2-1 64 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 3 4 2-1-1 Northeast Indep
76 -6.48 65 -1.76 97 80.50 Yale 9 5-3-1 65 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 2 7 4-2-1 Northeast Indep
67 -1.46 66 -2.02 62 59.95 North Texas 10 4-6-0 66 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
70 -4.68 67 -2.06 37 44.88 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 1-3-0 67 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
55 1.84 68 -3.30 74 70.30 Oklahoma State 10 5-4-1 68 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
71 -5.30 69 -3.53 52 55.89 Virginia 9 3-6-0 70 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 8 2 0-2-0 ACC
69 -2.37 70 -3.54 105 85.95 Arizona 10 7-3-0 69 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 Border
90 -9.76 71 -3.62 75 70.61 Furman 10 5-5-0 71 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Southern C
80 -7.99 72 -4.64 107 86.31 Colgate 9 5-2-2 72 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 5 6 3-2-1 Northeast Indep
64 -0.55 73 -4.79 9 30.83 Illinois 9 1-8-0 73 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 10 6 0-6-0 Big 10
59 0.34 74 -5.02 120 96.71 Boston University 9 7-2-0 74 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 11 4 2-2-0 Northeast Indep
83 -8.43 75 -5.21 20 36.25 Memphis 4 0-3-1 75 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
77 -6.52 76 -5.60 65 65.44 Pacific 9 4-5-0 77 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 1 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
53 2.16 77 -5.67 30 43.00 Vanderbilt 9 2-7-0 76 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 12 6 1-5-0 SEC
72 -5.33 78 -5.91 98 81.22 Cornell 9 5-4-0 79 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 7 6 3-3-0 Northeast Indep
89 -9.71 79 -5.94 33 44.05 Washington 10 2-8-0 78 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 8 7 1-6-0 PCC
62 -0.03 80 -6.41 71 68.50 Southern Mississippi 4 2-2-0 80 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
85 -8.68 81 -7.33 110 88.28 Princeton 9 5-3-1 81 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 4 2 2-0-0 Eastern Indep
110 -20.98 82 -7.49 99 82.75 Presbyterian 4 2-2-0 83 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
87 -9.22 83 -7.67 115 90.67 Midwestern State 3 2-1-0 82 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
94 -11.87 84 -8.66 86 75.30 William & Mary 10 4-4-2 84 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 6 5 1-2-2 Southern C
91 -10.09 85 -8.89 61 59.06 Iowa State 9 3-6-0 85 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 6 6 1-5-0 Big 7
96 -12.18 86 -9.32 80 72.35 Virginia Military 10 4-6-0 86 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 Southern C
100 -14.79 87 -9.71 73 68.89 Dartmouth 9 3-6-0 90 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 8 7 3-4-0 Northeast Indep
101 -15.07 88 -9.79 34 44.11 Oregon State 9 1-8-0 88 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 9 7 1-6-0 PCC
86 -9.17 89 -9.82 114 90.30 Wyoming 10 6-4-0 89 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 Skyline
58 1.01 90 -9.83 12 31.65 Texas A&M 10 1-9-0 87 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 7 6 0-6-0 Southwest AC
84 -8.53 91 -10.18 96 80.50 Syracuse 8 4-4-0 92 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 9 5 3-2-0 Northeast Indep
97 -12.56 92 -10.20 91 78.00 Arizona State 10 5-5-0 91 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 Border
81 -8.05 93 -11.04 119 95.50 Davidson 9 6-3-0 93 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 Southern C
79 -7.63 94 -11.26 53 55.90 North Carolina State 10 2-8-0 94 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 7 4 0-4-0 ACC
75 -6.33 95 -11.72 60 58.40 Wake Forest 10 2-7-1 95 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 6 6 1-4-1 ACC
93 -10.49 96 -13.00 81 72.50 Hardin-Simmons 10 4-6-0 96 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 Border
88 -9.25 97 -13.04 68 66.00 Detroit 9 2-7-0 97 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 4 4 1-3-0 MVC
108 -19.47 98 -13.22 90 77.94 Idaho 9 4-5-0 98 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 7 3 1-2-0 PCC
95 -12.17 99 -13.25 100 83.00 Lehigh 3 1-2-0 99 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
98 -14.41 100 -13.58 112 89.50 Utah State 10 4-6-0 100 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 3 7 4-3-0 Skyline
92 -10.45 101 -13.83 106 86.14 Richmond 9 5-4-0 101 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 7 5 2-3-0 Southern C
102 -16.08 102 -14.89 76 70.95 Holy Cross 10 3-7-0 102 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 12 6 2-4-0 Northeast Indep
113 -21.69 103 -17.08 27 39.90 Kansas 10 0-10-0 103 10 0-10-0 NoDivi 7 6 0-6-0 Big 7
109 -19.48 104 -18.92 118 94.22 New Mexico 10 5-5-0 104 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 Skyline
112 -21.49 105 -19.10 78 71.75 Temple 4 1-3-0 105 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
99 -14.59 106 -19.98 72 68.89 George Washington 9 1-7-1 106 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 8 5 0-4-1 Southern C
106 -19.08 107 -20.87 67 65.80 Villanova 10 1-9-0 107 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Eastern Indep
114 -22.78 108 -21.12 70 68.33 Fordham 9 1-7-1 109 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 13 4 0-4-0 Northeast Indep
103 -16.59 109 -21.14 102 84.82 Utah 11 4-7-0 108 11 4-7-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Skyline
120 -29.60 110 -21.57 56 56.80 Drake 9 2-7-0 110 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
105 -18.65 111 -21.91 113 89.94 Rutgers 9 3-6-0 112 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 8 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
115 -24.41 112 -21.95 108 87.40 Colorado State 10 3-7-0 111 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 6 7 3-4-0 Skyline
116 -25.40 113 -22.64 92 79.50 Citadel 10 2-8-0 113 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 Southern C
119 -28.76 114 -23.37 69 66.44 Columbia 9 1-8-0 114 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 10 6 1-5-0 Northeast Indep
107 -19.38 115 -24.19 79 72.06 West Texas A&M 9 1-8-0 115 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 6 6 1-5-0 Border
111 -21.46 116 -24.39 42 48.67 Pennsylvania 9 0-9-0 117 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 Eastern Indep
104 -18.49 117 -24.40 57 57.14 Tulsa 11 0-11-0 116 11 0-11-0 NoDivi 5 4 0-4-0 MVC
73 -6.18 118 -24.81 117 94.00 Wofford 3 1-2-0 118 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
121 -35.34 119 -30.36 93 79.67 Connecticut 3 0-3-0 119 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
117 -28.29 120 -32.01 121 98.56 Brigham Young 9 1-8-0 120 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 7 7 1-6-0 Skyline
118 -28.57 121 -34.59 109 87.57 Montana 9 3-6-0 121 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 8 6 1-5-0 Skyline
122 -36.00 122 -36.57 104 85.90 New Mexico State 9 0-9-0 122 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 7 4 0-4-0 Border
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 1 0-1-0
Fresno State 2 1-1-0
Hawaii 2 0-2-0
Louisville 1 0-1-0
Massachusetts 1 1-0-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0
San Diego State 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 1 1-0-0
Bucknell 2 0-2-0
Dayton 2 0-2-0
Elon 2 1-1-0
Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Montana State 1 0-1-0
North Dakota 1 0-1-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 1-0-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Stetson 2 0-2-0
Emporia State 1 0-1-0
Fort Lewis College 1 0-1-0
Southwestern Oklahoma State 1 1-0-0
Wayne State MI 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0
Hampden-Sydney College 1 0-1-0
Howard Payne 1 1-0-0
McMurry 2 1-1-0
Randolph Macon College 1 0-1-0
Springfield College 2 0-2-0
Newberry College 2 1-1-0
Sul Ross State 2 1-1-0
Waynesburg College 1 0-1-0
Saint Xavier 2 1-1-0
Bradley 1 1-0-0
Brandeis 1 0-1-0
Colorado College 1 0-1-0
Quantico Marines 1 1-0-0
San Diego Marines 2 1-1-0
Tampa 1 0-1-0
West Virginia Tech 1 0-1-0
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