College Football 1955
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1955/9/17 and 1956/1/2
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 34.99 1 32.87 13 31.90 Michigan State 10 9-1-0 1 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Big 10
2 34.51 2 31.91 54 55.05 Oklahoma 11 11-0-0 2 11 11-0-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Big 7
5 29.36 3 31.07 17 34.41 Mississippi 11 10-1-0 3 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 SEC
6 27.58 4 28.21 41 45.41 Maryland 11 10-1-0 4 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 ACC
7 27.18 5 27.12 20 35.55 Georgia Tech 11 9-1-1 5 11 9-1-1 NoDivi 2 6 4-1-1 SEC
3 32.60 6 26.98 11 30.91 UCLA 11 9-2-0 6 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 PCC
8 25.02 7 23.95 6 26.95 Texas A&M 10 7-2-1 7 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 6 4-1-1 Southwest AC
11 23.13 8 23.49 31 39.90 Notre Dame 10 8-2-0 8 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Eastern Indep
4 30.29 9 23.23 18 34.64 Texas Christian 11 9-2-0 9 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 Southwest AC
22 15.54 10 21.40 36 43.77 Auburn 11 8-2-1 10 11 8-2-1 NoDivi 3 8 5-2-1 SEC
9 24.90 11 21.05 9 30.50 Stanford 10 6-3-1 11 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 2 6 3-2-1 PCC
13 21.03 12 20.47 35 43.05 Vanderbilt 11 8-3-0 12 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 8 5-3-0 SEC
12 22.96 13 19.64 25 37.28 Ohio State 9 7-2-0 13 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Big 10
14 19.83 14 18.96 33 41.39 Miami FL 9 6-3-0 14 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 1 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
19 16.73 15 18.57 47 49.25 Duke 10 7-2-1 15 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 ACC
15 18.75 16 17.31 26 37.50 Pittsburgh 11 7-4-0 16 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 4 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
17 17.53 17 16.85 42 45.44 Michigan 9 7-2-0 18 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 Big 10
24 14.41 18 16.81 24 37.00 Kentucky 10 6-3-1 17 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 5 7 3-3-1 SEC
16 18.43 19 16.26 2 20.95 Louisiana State 10 3-5-2 19 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 8 6 2-3-1 SEC
30 13.11 20 15.89 30 38.90 Mississippi State 10 6-4-0 20 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 7 8 4-4-0 SEC
10 24.01 21 15.73 19 35.00 Southern California 10 6-4-0 21 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 PCC
31 13.01 22 15.53 28 38.33 Purdue 9 5-3-1 22 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 4 7 4-2-1 Big 10
33 12.80 23 14.30 32 40.85 Tennessee 10 6-3-1 23 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 6 6 3-2-1 SEC
28 13.52 24 13.98 46 49.19 Syracuse 8 5-3-0 24 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 2 4 4-0-0 Northeast Indep
29 13.29 25 13.51 34 42.78 Illinois 9 5-3-1 25 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 7 3-3-1 Big 10
18 17.26 26 12.80 16 33.25 Arkansas 10 5-4-1 28 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 4 6 3-2-1 Southwest AC
20 16.67 27 12.77 3 23.65 Texas 10 5-5-0 26 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Southwest AC
36 11.03 28 12.67 5 26.50 Florida 10 4-6-0 27 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 10 8 3-5-0 SEC
32 12.92 29 11.82 80 69.00 Boston College 8 5-2-1 31 6 4-1-1 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Northeast Indep
25 14.07 30 11.03 67 62.33 Navy 9 6-2-1 30 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 Eastern Indep
26 13.86 31 10.96 21 35.70 Baylor 10 5-5-0 29 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 Southwest AC
45 7.37 32 10.42 57 57.80 Houston 10 6-4-0 34 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
35 11.07 33 10.32 39 44.15 Tulane 10 5-4-1 32 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 9 7 3-3-1 SEC
39 9.33 34 9.69 55 56.09 Texas Tech 11 7-3-1 33 11 7-3-1 NoDivi 1 4 3-0-1 Border
52 4.55 35 9.69 78 67.90 Clemson 10 7-3-0 35 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 ACC
21 16.19 36 9.01 38 44.10 Washington 10 5-4-1 36 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 4 8 4-3-1 PCC
41 8.34 37 8.85 49 49.83 Pacific 9 5-4-0 37 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 2 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
51 5.40 38 8.85 53 54.67 Oregon State 9 6-3-0 38 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 PCC
23 14.74 39 8.70 14 32.15 Southern Methodist 10 4-6-0 39 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Southwest AC
38 10.09 40 8.10 84 72.15 West Virginia 10 8-2-0 40 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Southern C
27 13.74 41 7.95 23 37.00 Wisconsin 9 4-5-0 41 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 6 7 3-4-0 Big 10
65 -1.17 42 7.57 105 80.05 Colorado State 10 8-2-0 43 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 2 7 6-1-0 Skyline
46 6.93 43 7.57 44 48.80 Nebraska 10 5-5-0 42 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Big 7
34 11.13 44 7.48 12 31.67 Iowa 9 3-5-1 44 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 7 6 2-3-1 Big 10
40 9.20 45 7.41 70 64.94 Army 9 6-3-0 45 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 7 4 2-2-0 Northeast Indep
37 10.34 46 6.81 50 51.80 Oregon 10 6-4-0 46 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 6 7 4-3-0 PCC
42 7.76 47 6.19 63 59.70 Colorado 10 6-4-0 47 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 3-3-0 Big 7
54 3.74 48 5.82 10 30.75 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 1-3-0 48 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
61 0.65 49 5.44 106 81.78 Yale 9 7-2-0 49 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 5 7 6-1-0 Northeast Indep
48 6.47 50 5.02 74 66.43 Detroit 9 5-3-1 51 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 1 4 3-1-0 MVC
50 5.74 51 4.87 76 66.93 San Jose State 9 5-3-1 50 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 4 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
53 4.17 52 4.49 29 38.60 Georgia 10 4-6-0 52 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 11 7 2-5-0 SEC
56 2.63 53 4.10 86 72.78 Colgate 9 6-3-0 53 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 Northeast Indep
43 7.60 54 3.82 8 30.28 Minnesota 9 3-6-0 54 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 8 7 2-5-0 Big 10
58 2.29 55 3.06 85 72.72 Wichita State 10 7-2-1 55 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 MVC
55 3.22 56 2.95 98 76.73 Wyoming 11 8-3-0 56 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 Skyline
59 1.14 57 2.80 69 63.10 Wake Forest 10 5-4-1 57 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 4 7 3-3-1 ACC
76 -6.34 58 2.30 93 75.83 Connecticut 3 2-1-0 58 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
47 6.79 59 2.15 7 28.85 Rice 10 2-7-1 59 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 7 6 0-6-0 Southwest AC
57 2.55 60 1.62 88 73.61 Utah 9 6-3-0 60 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 1 5 4-1-0 Skyline
70 -3.20 61 0.98 116 92.06 Princeton 9 7-2-0 62 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 5 2 2-0-0 Eastern Indep
44 7.38 62 0.72 104 79.39 Arizona State 11 8-2-1 61 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 Border
66 -1.40 63 -0.10 68 62.72 Penn State 9 5-4-0 64 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 6 4 2-2-0 Eastern Indep
49 5.88 64 -0.18 102 78.45 Texas El Paso 10 6-2-2 63 10 6-2-2 NoDivi 4 6 3-2-1 Border
64 -0.97 65 -0.34 114 89.44 Denver 10 8-2-0 65 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 4 7 5-2-0 Skyline
60 0.92 66 -0.77 22 36.12 Indiana 9 3-6-0 66 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 9 6 1-5-0 Big 10
84 -8.99 67 -1.01 75 66.69 Holy Cross 10 6-4-0 67 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 Northeast Indep
73 -4.61 68 -1.18 40 44.75 North Carolina 10 3-7-0 68 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 ACC
68 -1.89 69 -2.04 81 69.30 Arizona 10 5-4-1 70 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 5 4 1-2-1 Border
63 -0.69 70 -2.29 66 62.14 North Texas 10 5-4-1 69 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
94 -12.04 71 -2.30 1 16.67 Memphis 3 0-3-0 71 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
67 -1.42 72 -2.41 62 59.70 Kansas State 10 4-6-0 72 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Big 7
62 -0.15 73 -2.66 27 38.05 California 10 2-7-1 73 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 7 7 1-5-1 PCC
71 -4.29 74 -3.34 96 76.50 George Washington 9 5-4-0 74 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 2 5 3-2-0 Southern C
72 -4.30 75 -4.29 52 53.95 Kansas 10 3-6-1 76 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 6 6 1-4-1 Big 7
79 -8.22 76 -4.33 48 49.33 Hawaii 3 1-2-0 75 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
77 -6.59 77 -4.96 110 87.55 Virginia Tech 10 6-3-1 77 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 3 4 2-1-1 Southern C
69 -2.05 78 -5.96 45 48.85 Oklahoma State 10 2-8-0 78 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 4 4 1-3-0 MVC
81 -8.32 79 -6.33 82 70.62 Florida State 10 5-5-0 80 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 3 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
78 -6.77 80 -6.48 51 53.50 Marquette 9 2-6-1 82 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 7 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
91 -10.98 81 -6.72 89 74.62 Dayton 4 2-2-0 79 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
88 -10.36 82 -6.77 64 60.22 South Carolina 9 3-6-0 81 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 ACC
82 -8.74 83 -8.08 43 46.30 Washington State 10 1-7-2 84 10 1-7-2 NoDivi 8 7 1-5-1 PCC
89 -10.67 84 -8.55 113 89.11 Cornell 9 5-4-0 85 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 9 6 3-3-0 Northeast Indep
90 -10.97 85 -8.81 4 24.75 Alabama 10 0-10-0 86 10 0-10-0 NoDivi 12 7 0-7-0 SEC
75 -6.33 86 -9.12 87 73.35 Hardin-Simmons 10 5-5-0 83 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 Border
85 -9.06 87 -9.70 91 75.80 North Carolina State 10 4-5-1 87 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 6 3 0-2-1 ACC
80 -8.27 88 -10.81 15 32.81 Northwestern 9 0-8-1 88 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 10 7 0-6-1 Big 10
86 -9.80 89 -11.51 60 58.65 Tulsa 10 2-7-1 89 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 5 4 1-3-0 MVC
97 -14.44 90 -11.90 107 82.94 Dartmouth 9 3-6-0 90 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 8 7 3-4-0 Northeast Indep
95 -12.78 91 -12.21 90 75.72 Utah State 10 4-6-0 92 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 5 7 3-4-0 Skyline
102 -17.49 92 -13.29 71 65.36 Boston University 8 2-6-0 93 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 Northeast Indep
99 -15.22 93 -13.42 118 102.33 Lehigh 3 2-1-0 94 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
105 -18.67 94 -13.67 120 107.88 Wofford 4 3-1-0 95 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
96 -13.83 95 -14.18 83 71.42 Cincinnati 9 1-6-2 91 7 1-4-2 NoDivi 3 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
92 -11.26 96 -14.53 59 58.33 Iowa State 9 1-7-1 96 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 5 6 1-4-1 Big 7
106 -20.47 97 -14.79 111 88.80 Rutgers 8 3-5-0 97 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 9 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
98 -14.76 98 -14.95 72 65.78 Idaho 9 2-7-0 98 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 PCC
100 -16.09 99 -16.16 58 58.00 Villanova 10 1-9-0 99 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Eastern Indep
83 -8.88 100 -16.36 37 43.95 Missouri 10 1-9-0 101 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 Big 7
74 -6.24 101 -16.84 94 76.00 West Texas A&M 9 4-4-1 100 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 6 6 1-4-1 Border
93 -11.79 102 -17.02 117 92.56 Richmond 9 4-3-2 102 8 3-3-2 NoDivi 4 7 3-2-2 Southern C
107 -20.52 103 -17.36 61 59.00 Bucknell 3 0-2-1 103 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
112 -27.06 104 -17.42 99 78.00 Drake 8 4-4-0 104 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
104 -18.13 105 -19.15 65 61.80 Virginia 10 1-9-0 105 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 8 4 0-4-0 ACC
101 -16.45 106 -19.20 73 65.94 William & Mary 9 1-7-1 106 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 8 5 1-3-1 Southern C
110 -25.59 107 -19.74 101 78.39 Montana 10 3-7-0 107 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Skyline
103 -17.66 108 -19.85 108 84.69 Brown 9 2-7-0 108 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 10 6 2-4-0 Northeast Indep
108 -20.67 109 -20.92 112 89.07 Harvard 8 3-4-1 109 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 12 5 1-4-0 Northeast Indep
117 -31.35 110 -21.03 119 105.79 Citadel 9 5-4-0 110 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 7 4 2-2-0 Southern C
111 -26.31 111 -21.89 56 57.00 Pennsylvania 9 0-9-0 111 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 8 4 0-4-0 Eastern Indep
113 -27.23 112 -23.89 95 76.22 Columbia 9 1-8-0 112 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 11 6 1-5-0 Northeast Indep
114 -27.97 113 -24.28 103 79.15 New Mexico 10 2-8-0 113 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 Skyline
109 -25.03 114 -25.68 115 91.17 Presbyterian 3 1-2-0 115 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
118 -31.59 115 -25.70 92 75.83 Furman 10 1-9-0 116 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 5 2 1-1-0 Southern C
87 -9.98 116 -26.40 77 67.83 Trinity University TX 3 0-3-0 114 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
116 -29.57 117 -27.87 121 109.58 Davidson 9 5-4-0 117 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 6 4 2-2-0 Southern C
115 -28.84 118 -30.55 79 69.00 Midwestern State 3 0-3-0 118 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
119 -32.53 119 -31.94 109 85.40 Virginia Military 10 1-9-0 119 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 9 7 1-6-0 Southern C
121 -36.36 120 -33.11 97 76.61 Brigham Young 10 1-9-0 120 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 8 7 0-7-0 Skyline
120 -34.33 121 -35.55 100 78.20 New Mexico State 10 3-7-0 121 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 7 4 0-4-0 Border
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Fresno State 2 1-1-0
Massachusetts 1 0-1-0
Miami OH 2 2-0-0
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0
San Diego State 2 0-2-0
Southern Mississippi 2 2-0-0
Temple 2 0-2-0
Toledo 1 1-0-0
California Poly 1 0-1-0
Delaware 1 1-0-0
Elon 1 0-1-0
Lafayette 2 2-0-0
Montana State 1 0-1-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 1-0-0
Rhode Island 1 1-0-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Stetson 1 0-1-0
Adams State 1 0-1-0
Emporia State 1 0-1-0
New Mexico Highlands 1 1-0-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0
Howard Payne 1 1-0-0
McMurry 2 0-2-0
Muhlenberg College 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon College 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 2 1-1-0
Washington & Lee 1 0-1-0
Washington MO 1 0-1-0
Saint Xavier 2 2-0-0
Bradley 1 0-1-0
Brandeis 1 0-1-0
Cal State Los Angeles 1 0-1-0
Colorado College 1 0-1-0
Corpus Christi 2 0-2-0
Quantico Marines 1 0-1-0
San Diego Marines 1 0-1-0
Tampa 1 0-1-0
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