College Football 1956
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1956/9/15 and 1957/1/1
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
3 29.77 1 35.38 10 29.00 Iowa 10 9-1-0 1 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 5-1-0 Big 10
5 29.05 2 34.80 1 21.19 Minnesota 9 6-1-2 3 9 6-1-2 NoDivi 3 7 4-1-2 Big 10
2 34.10 3 34.04 8 27.68 Georgia Tech 11 10-1-0 2 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 2 8 7-1-0 SEC
6 27.90 4 33.60 41 41.35 Texas A&M 10 9-0-1 4 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Southwest AC
1 35.23 5 33.56 29 37.00 Tennessee 11 10-1-0 5 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 SEC
4 29.07 6 30.46 4 24.61 Michigan 9 7-2-0 6 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 7 5-2-0 Big 10
9 27.01 7 28.19 36 39.85 Miami FL 10 8-1-1 7 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 2 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
12 23.21 8 27.16 7 27.14 Pittsburgh 11 7-3-1 8 11 7-3-1 NoDivi 1 4 3-0-1 Eastern Indep
10 24.97 9 26.36 37 40.23 Baylor 11 9-2-0 9 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 Southwest AC
14 22.20 10 26.10 31 37.23 Texas Christian 11 8-3-0 10 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Southwest AC
13 22.25 11 24.43 39 40.90 Southern California 10 8-2-0 11 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 PCC
7 27.38 12 23.72 40 41.28 Michigan State 9 7-2-0 12 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 5 6 4-2-0 Big 10
11 23.24 13 21.39 16 30.89 Mississippi 10 7-3-0 13 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 SEC
17 20.23 14 21.35 28 36.65 Auburn 10 7-3-0 14 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 SEC
18 19.75 15 21.31 19 33.86 Oregon State 11 7-3-1 16 11 7-3-1 NoDivi 1 8 6-1-1 PCC
8 27.11 16 21.10 73 69.55 Oklahoma 10 10-0-0 17 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Big 7
15 21.99 17 21.06 9 28.90 Florida 10 6-3-1 15 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 SEC
19 18.25 18 20.17 48 50.83 Syracuse 9 7-2-0 18 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Eastern Indep
16 21.75 19 19.00 26 35.67 Ohio State 9 6-3-0 19 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 6 4-2-0 Big 10
22 17.00 20 18.91 14 29.50 Kentucky 10 6-4-0 20 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 6 8 4-4-0 SEC
25 15.01 21 17.89 32 37.45 Arkansas 10 6-4-0 22 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Southwest AC
20 17.18 22 17.72 30 37.10 Tulane 10 6-4-0 21 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 7 6 3-3-0 SEC
21 17.02 23 17.69 35 38.75 UCLA 10 7-3-0 23 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 7 5-2-0 PCC
24 15.82 24 16.22 49 51.33 Penn State 9 6-2-1 24 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 5 5 2-2-1 Eastern Indep
23 16.36 25 13.91 20 34.10 Washington 10 5-5-0 25 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 5 8 4-4-0 PCC
26 14.68 26 13.14 57 57.90 Houston 10 7-2-1 27 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 MVC
33 12.28 27 13.02 58 58.91 Clemson 11 7-2-2 28 11 7-2-2 NoDivi 1 5 4-0-1 ACC
32 12.52 28 12.35 38 40.62 Northwestern 9 4-4-1 26 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 6 7 3-3-1 Big 10
27 14.55 29 12.33 42 42.85 Duke 10 5-4-1 29 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 ACC
36 11.11 30 12.14 60 59.50 South Carolina 10 7-3-0 30 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 ACC
47 7.05 31 11.88 15 29.55 Southern Methodist 10 4-6-0 31 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 Southwest AC
28 14.54 32 11.87 22 34.35 Oregon 10 4-4-2 32 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 4 8 3-3-2 PCC
44 9.03 33 11.09 54 55.56 Army 9 5-3-1 33 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 Eastern Indep
37 10.75 34 10.88 72 68.28 Navy 9 6-1-2 34 9 6-1-2 NoDivi 3 3 2-0-1 Eastern Indep
34 11.81 35 10.81 34 38.72 Vanderbilt 10 5-5-0 35 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 8 7 2-5-0 SEC
40 9.65 36 10.44 71 67.95 Colorado 11 8-2-1 37 11 8-2-1 NoDivi 2 6 4-1-1 Big 7
38 10.71 37 10.31 24 35.05 Rice 10 4-6-0 38 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 6 1-5-0 Southwest AC
29 13.64 38 10.08 21 34.33 Purdue 9 3-4-2 36 9 3-4-2 NoDivi 8 7 1-4-2 Big 10
50 6.25 39 9.71 59 59.20 West Virginia 10 6-4-0 39 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Southern C
42 9.19 40 9.52 108 87.69 Yale 9 8-1-0 40 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 1 7 7-0-0 Ivy League
31 12.61 41 8.04 3 24.11 Illinois 9 2-5-2 41 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 7 7 1-4-2 Big 10
43 9.05 42 7.23 105 85.55 Arizona State 10 9-1-0 43 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 Border
49 6.63 43 7.20 5 25.70 Louisiana State 10 3-7-0 42 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 10 6 1-5-0 SEC
57 2.39 44 6.88 104 85.40 George Washington 10 8-1-1 44 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 3 6 5-1-0 Southern C
35 11.19 45 6.75 83 77.10 Texas El Paso 11 9-2-0 45 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 1 5 5-0-0 Border
30 13.27 46 6.18 25 35.40 Stanford 10 4-6-0 47 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 7 3-4-0 PCC
51 4.65 47 6.12 18 32.95 Georgia 10 3-6-1 46 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 12 7 1-6-0 SEC
41 9.22 48 6.05 6 26.40 California 10 3-7-0 48 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 7 7 2-5-0 PCC
46 7.70 49 5.75 78 73.83 Virginia Tech 10 7-2-1 49 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 2 3 3-0-0 Southern C
59 1.70 50 5.16 120 101.89 Wyoming 10 10-0-0 50 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 1 7 7-0-0 Skyline
39 10.10 51 4.93 27 36.39 Mississippi State 10 4-6-0 51 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 11 7 2-5-0 SEC
65 0.06 52 4.43 64 62.42 North Texas 10 7-2-1 53 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
72 -2.48 53 4.18 33 38.44 Indiana 9 3-6-0 56 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 10 6 1-5-0 Big 10
45 7.75 54 4.05 12 29.11 Wisconsin 9 1-5-3 52 9 1-5-3 NoDivi 9 7 0-4-3 Big 10
58 2.02 55 4.03 11 29.10 Notre Dame 10 2-8-0 55 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 10 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
56 2.41 56 3.76 13 29.35 Alabama 10 2-7-1 54 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 9 7 2-5-0 SEC
54 2.86 57 3.40 91 79.50 Saint Xavier 4 3-1-0 57 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
64 0.50 58 1.88 23 35.00 Maryland 10 2-7-1 58 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 ACC
68 -1.80 59 1.71 109 87.94 Princeton 9 7-2-0 59 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 7 5-2-0 Ivy League
52 3.85 60 1.09 55 57.17 Florida State 10 5-4-1 60 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 4 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
62 0.83 61 0.95 106 85.60 Tulsa 10 7-2-1 61 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 3 4 2-1-1 MVC
48 6.84 62 0.56 100 83.43 West Texas A&M 10 8-2-0 62 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 Border
61 0.87 63 0.44 2 21.55 Texas 10 1-9-0 63 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 7 6 0-6-0 Southwest AC
77 -4.01 64 0.38 103 85.25 Wofford 4 3-1-0 64 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
67 -0.37 65 0.25 43 43.90 Washington State 10 3-6-1 65 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 8 8 2-5-1 PCC
53 2.91 66 -0.14 50 52.17 Missouri 10 4-5-1 66 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 3 6 3-2-1 Big 7
81 -5.12 67 -0.22 47 50.61 Nebraska 10 4-6-0 67 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Big 7
89 -10.06 68 -1.36 75 70.28 Pennsylvania 9 4-5-0 68 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 Ivy League
55 2.67 69 -2.01 89 79.33 Miami OH 3 2-1-0 69 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
75 -3.42 70 -2.76 85 77.19 Holy Cross 9 5-3-1 70 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 9 7 4-3-0 Eastern Indep
74 -3.09 71 -3.10 66 63.56 Idaho 9 4-5-0 71 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 9 4 0-4-0 PCC
80 -4.84 72 -3.19 94 81.00 Dartmouth 9 5-3-1 72 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 3 7 4-3-0 Ivy League
66 -0.33 73 -3.54 52 54.60 Kansas 10 3-6-1 73 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Big 7
83 -5.46 74 -3.94 53 55.10 Virginia 10 3-7-0 74 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 7 5 1-4-0 ACC
60 1.20 75 -4.28 101 84.20 Pacific 10 6-3-1 75 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 1 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
79 -4.62 76 -4.31 65 63.45 Hardin-Simmons 10 4-6-0 76 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 5 4 1-3-0 Border
73 -2.83 77 -4.63 45 47.30 North Carolina 10 2-7-1 77 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 6 6 2-3-1 ACC
70 -2.11 78 -5.57 63 61.40 Oklahoma State 10 3-5-2 78 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 2 4 2-1-1 MVC
69 -2.02 79 -6.12 61 60.25 Wake Forest 10 2-5-3 79 10 2-5-3 NoDivi 8 7 1-5-1 ACC
76 -3.51 80 -6.28 51 52.75 North Carolina State 10 3-7-0 80 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 ACC
87 -8.54 81 -7.11 99 82.31 Brown 9 5-4-0 81 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 5 7 3-4-0 Ivy League
82 -5.45 82 -7.40 82 76.85 Utah 10 5-5-0 82 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Skyline
71 -2.30 83 -7.64 84 77.11 Villanova 9 5-4-0 83 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 7 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
63 0.65 84 -8.07 68 66.50 Southern Mississippi 4 1-2-1 84 4 1-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
78 -4.44 85 -8.44 44 45.45 Texas Tech 10 2-7-1 85 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Southwest Indep
88 -9.37 86 -8.83 107 86.00 Boston College 9 5-4-0 86 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 8 5 4-1-0 Eastern Indep
85 -8.08 87 -9.10 46 47.83 Trinity University TX 3 0-2-1 87 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
86 -8.52 88 -9.68 62 60.90 Kansas State 10 3-7-0 88 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 Big 7
95 -13.92 89 -9.87 17 32.00 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0-3-0 89 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
94 -12.77 90 -10.07 56 57.33 Furman 10 2-8-0 90 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 Southern C
93 -12.54 91 -10.32 117 97.50 Lehigh 3 2-1-0 91 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
90 -11.33 92 -11.49 70 67.50 Colgate 9 4-5-0 92 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 12 4 1-3-0 Eastern Indep
84 -7.41 93 -12.17 87 78.50 Cincinnati 9 4-5-0 93 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 11 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
104 -19.79 94 -12.22 86 78.17 Columbia 9 3-6-0 94 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 7 7 2-5-0 Ivy League
97 -14.89 95 -12.36 118 98.05 Utah State 10 6-4-0 95 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 7 4-3-0 Skyline
92 -12.33 96 -14.70 76 70.61 Arizona 10 4-6-0 96 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 Border
98 -15.68 97 -15.09 96 81.75 Wichita State 10 4-6-0 97 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 4 4 1-3-0 MVC
106 -22.49 98 -15.46 81 76.33 McMurry 3 1-2-0 98 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
101 -16.55 99 -15.97 88 78.79 Harvard 8 2-6-0 99 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 6 7 2-5-0 Ivy League
100 -16.36 100 -15.98 69 66.80 Iowa State 10 2-8-0 101 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 7 6 0-6-0 Big 7
102 -17.90 101 -16.14 93 80.90 Virginia Military 10 3-6-1 100 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 5 6 2-3-1 Southern C
96 -14.14 102 -16.64 90 79.39 Dayton 10 4-6-0 103 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 6 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
91 -11.87 103 -16.75 112 92.75 Fresno State 4 2-2-0 102 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
99 -16.23 104 -17.85 119 100.11 Denver 10 6-4-0 104 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 Skyline
103 -18.54 105 -20.87 67 63.57 Boston University 8 1-5-2 105 7 0-5-2 NoDivi 13 5 0-5-0 Eastern Indep
113 -25.48 106 -20.89 92 80.33 Colorado State 10 2-7-1 108 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 5 7 2-4-1 Skyline
111 -24.39 107 -21.46 122 103.71 Davidson 9 5-3-1 106 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 7 4 1-2-1 Southern C
112 -24.94 108 -21.58 98 82.21 Richmond 9 4-5-0 107 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 6 7 2-5-0 Southern C
105 -20.20 109 -22.26 114 94.25 Citadel 9 3-5-1 109 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 8 4 1-3-0 Southern C
109 -23.74 110 -23.15 79 74.28 Cornell 9 1-8-0 110 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 8 7 1-6-0 Ivy League
114 -27.64 111 -24.05 111 91.33 Rutgers 10 3-7-0 111 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 15 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
108 -22.97 112 -24.33 116 96.85 New Mexico 10 4-6-0 112 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 Skyline
107 -22.70 113 -26.65 102 84.80 Detroit 10 2-8-0 113 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 5 4 0-4-0 MVC
110 -24.23 114 -27.17 95 81.56 San Jose State 10 2-7-1 114 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 3 2 1-1-0 Southwest Indep
116 -28.89 115 -30.45 77 71.85 William & Mary 10 0-9-1 115 10 0-9-1 NoDivi 9 5 0-5-0 Southern C
115 -27.70 116 -30.67 74 69.79 New Mexico State 10 1-9-0 116 7 0-7-0 NoDivi 6 4 0-4-0 Border
119 -30.37 117 -30.91 113 93.22 Montana 10 1-9-0 117 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 8 7 1-6-0 Skyline
118 -30.06 118 -31.52 80 76.22 Marquette 9 0-9-0 118 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 14 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
120 -31.04 119 -31.73 121 103.10 Drake 9 3-6-0 119 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 5 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
121 -35.24 120 -33.14 110 88.17 San Diego State 3 0-2-1 121 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
117 -29.65 121 -34.09 115 94.56 Brigham Young 10 2-7-1 120 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 7 7 1-5-1 Skyline
122 -36.77 122 -38.67 97 82.00 Presbyterian 3 0-3-0 122 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
123 -51.03 123 -42.12 123 105.83 Stetson 3 0-3-0 123 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Air Force 1 0-1-0
Arkansas State 1 0-1-0
Bowling Green 1 1-0-0
Connecticut 2 1-1-0
East Carolina 2 0-2-0
Hawaii 2 1-1-0
Louisville 1 0-1-0
Massachusetts 1 0-1-0
Memphis 1 0-1-0
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 2 0-2-0
Bucknell 1 0-1-0
California Poly 2 1-1-0
Delaware 1 1-0-0
Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Montana State 1 1-0-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 1-0-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Youngstown State 1 0-1-0
Midwestern State 2 0-2-0
Western Colorado 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0
Nebraska Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon College 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 2 1-0-1
Sul Ross State 1 0-1-0
Tufts University 1 1-0-0
Washington & Lee 1 0-1-0
Washington MO 1 0-1-0
Bradley 1 0-1-0
Brandeis 1 0-1-0
Colorado College 1 0-1-0
Corpus Christi 1 0-1-0
Nebraska Omaha 1 1-0-0
Quantico Marines 2 1-1-0
San Diego Marines 1 0-1-0
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