College Football 1959
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1959/9/18 and 1959/12/19
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1959 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings		Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		AP	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
1	38.69	3	35.52	23	31.75	Mississippi	2	2	11	10-1-0	1	11	10-1-0	SEC
2	36.35	1	39.35	5	25.05	LSU	3	3	11	9-2-0	2	11	9-2-0	SEC
3	32.03	4	32.06	56	54.70	Syracuse	1	1	11	11-0-0	3	11	11-0-0	EIC
4	30.58	2	37.88	26	33.95	Georgia	5	5	11	10-1-0	4	11	10-1-0	SEC
5	26.31	11	25.92	22	31.25	Auburn		16	10	7-3-0	5	10	7-3-0	SEC
6	26.23	5	31.08	31	37.05	Texas	4	4	11	9-2-0	6	11	9-2-0	SWAC
7	25.21	8	26.74	12	27.18	Texas Christian	7	8	11	8-3-0	7	11	8-3-0	SWAC
8	23.80	6	28.24	27	34.15	Arkansas	9	9	11	9-2-0	8	11	9-2-0	SWAC
9	23.08	9	26.19	46	49.23	Penn State	12	10	11	9-2-0	9	11	9-2-0	EIC
10	23.08	10	25.92	3	22.30	Georgia Tech			11	6-5-0	10	11	6-5-0	SEC
11	21.62	26	18.25	6	25.75	Kentucky			10	4-6-0	11	10	4-6-0	SEC
12	21.53	24	18.78	14	29.11	Northwestern			9	6-3-0	12	9	6-3-0	BIG 10
13	20.95	27	16.45	20	30.44	Michigan State			9	5-4-0	13	9	5-4-0	BIG 10
14	20.94	7	28.23	15	29.14	Alabama	10	18	11	7-2-2	14	11	7-2-2	SEC
15	20.88	13	23.16	43	46.65	Southern California	14	13	10	8-2-0	15	10	8-2-0	AAWU
16	20.65	15	21.53	17	30.11	Purdue			9	5-2-2	16	9	5-2-2	BIG 10
17	20.38	32	13.27	32	38.50	Iowa			9	5-4-0	17	9	5-4-0	BIG 10
18	20.15	19	19.77	62	57.70	Washington	8	7	11	10-1-0	18	11	10-1-0	AAWU
19	18.99	12	25.35	21	31.17	Vanderbilt			10	5-3-2	19	10	5-3-2	SEC
20	18.45	23	19.12	61	57.41	Clemson	11	11	11	9-2-0	20	11	9-2-0	ACC
21	18.27	16	20.67	35	40.22	Wisconsin	6	6	10	7-3-0	21	10	7-3-0	BIG 10
22	18.27	20	19.60	13	28.10	Southern Methodist			10	5-4-1	22	10	5-4-1	SWAC
23	17.81	25	18.62	37	42.60	Oklahoma	15	14	10	7-3-0	23	10	7-3-0	BIG 7
24	17.67	21	19.40	30	36.00	Florida	19	19	10	5-4-1	24	10	5-4-1	SEC
25	17.59	18	20.02	16	29.56	Illinois	13	12	9	5-3-1	25	9	5-3-1	BIG 10
26	17.18	14	22.64	2	20.75	Tennessee			10	5-4-1	26	10	5-4-1	SEC
27	16.44	22	19.26	19	30.40	Miami (FL)			10	6-4-0	27	10	6-4-0	SWIC
28	16.17	34	11.35	33	38.78	Indiana			9	4-4-1	28	9	4-4-1	BIG 10
29	16.10	17	20.17	34	39.60	Pittsburgh	20	20	10	6-4-0	29	10	6-4-0	EIC
30	14.39	28	14.96	10	26.65	Notre Dame	17		10	5-5-0	30	10	5-5-0	EIC
31	12.50	33	12.83	69	66.60	Oregon			10	8-2-0	31	10	8-2-0	SWIC
32	12.49	36	10.99	38	42.95	UCLA			10	5-4-1	32	10	5-4-1	AAWU
33	12.45	30	13.91	39	43.00	Missouri	18	17	11	6-5-0	33	11	6-5-0	BIG 7
34	11.88	29	14.80	7	25.90	Baylor			10	4-6-0	34	10	4-6-0	SWAC
35	11.55	38	9.68	40	43.65	Kansas			10	5-5-0	35	10	5-5-0	BIG 7
36	11.36	37	10.53	54	51.75	Navy			10	5-4-1	36	10	5-4-1	EIC
37	10.61	39	9.02	11	26.72	Ohio State			9	3-5-1	37	9	3-5-1	BIG 10
38	10.43	40	9.00	25	33.89	Michigan			9	4-5-0	38	9	4-5-0	BIG 10
39	10.18	31	13.85	8	25.95	Tulane			10	3-6-1	39	10	3-6-1	SEC
40	8.19	42	8.28	71	68.06	Iowa State			10	7-3-0	40	10	7-3-0	BIG 7
41	8.13	43	8.12	52	50.90	North Carolina			10	5-5-0	41	10	5-5-0	ACC
42	7.92	56	3.98	66	64.35	Washington State			10	6-4-0	42	10	6-4-0	SWIC
43	7.87	35	11.01	1	14.69	Mississippi State			9	2-7-0	43	9	2-7-0	SEC
44	7.86	41	8.49	55	51.78	Army			9	4-4-1	44	9	4-4-1	EIC
45	7.08	50	4.86	105	91.80	Wyoming	16	15	10	9-1-0	45	10	9-1-0	MSC
46	7.03	63	1.96	9	26.56	Minnesota			9	2-7-0	46	9	2-7-0	BIG 10
47	6.83	53	4.48	18	30.12	Memphis			4	1-3-0	47	4	1-3-0	Major-Ind
48	6.32	61	2.70	24	32.90	Texas A&M			10	3-7-0	48	10	3-7-0	SWAC
49	5.87	49	4.94	63	61.55	Wake Forest			10	6-4-0	49	10	6-4-0	ACC
50	5.52	44	7.61	44	47.05	Texas Tech			10	4-6-0	50	10	4-6-0	SWIC
51	5.50	60	2.95	111	94.22	North Texas			11	9-2-0	51	11	9-2-0	MVC
52	4.98	57	3.85	97	88.44	Pennsylvania			9	7-1-1	52	9	7-1-1	Ivy
53	4.53	47	6.04	4	22.90	Rice			10	1-7-2	53	10	1-7-2	SWAC
54	4.41	55	4.01	68	64.70	Oklahoma State			10	6-4-0	54	10	6-4-0	SWIC
55	4.35	58	3.53	36	41.35	Duke			10	4-6-0	55	10	4-6-0	ACC
56	4.09	46	6.18	47	49.50	Colorado			10	5-5-0	56	10	5-5-0	BIG 7
57	3.61	45	6.62	58	56.20	South Carolina			10	6-4-0	57	10	6-4-0	ACC
58	3.40	70	-1.79	45	47.30	Stanford			10	3-7-0	58	10	3-7-0	AAWU
59	3.17	54	4.34	51	50.35	Maryland			10	5-5-0	59	10	5-5-0	ACC
60	3.17	51	4.85	41	43.70	Nebraska			10	4-6-0	60	10	4-6-0	BIG 7
61	3.08	65	0.17	28	34.25	California			10	2-8-0	61	10	2-8-0	AAWU
62	3.01	64	1.22	65	64.25	Air Force			10	5-4-1	62	10	5-4-1	SWIC
64	1.40	74	-4.09	70	67.12	Southern Mississippi			4	2-2-0	64	4	2-2-0	Major-Ind
65	0.80	59	3.50	72	68.22	Boston College			9	5-4-0	65	9	5-4-0	EIC
66	0.31	72	-2.63	60	56.67	Florida State			10	4-6-0	66	10	4-6-0	SWIC
67	-0.03	77	-4.97	49	50.15	Oregon State			10	3-7-0	67	10	3-7-0	SWIC
68	-0.19	68	-1.24	64	63.90	Tulsa			10	5-5-0	68	10	5-5-0	MVC
69	-0.21	62	2.02	124	102.50	Arizona State			11	10-1-0	69	11	10-1-0	BC
70	-0.45	82	-7.50	104	91.71	New Mexico State			11	8-3-0	70	11	8-3-0	BC
71	-0.89	84	-8.24	112	94.44	Harvard			9	6-3-0	71	9	6-3-0	Ivy
72	-1.13	69	-1.73	48	49.70	Houston			10	3-7-0	72	10	3-7-0	MVC
73	-1.50	48	5.08	29	35.12	Tennessee Chattanooga			4	1-3-0	73	4	1-3-0	Major-Ind
74	-1.56	79	-6.51	81	79.55	Cincinnati			10	5-4-1	74	10	5-4-1	MVC
75	-3.99	78	-6.45	107	92.65	New Mexico			10	7-3-0	75	10	7-3-0	MSC
76	-4.69	81	-7.11	77	75.45	Utah			10	5-5-0	76	10	5-5-0	MSC
77	-4.89	66	0.09	79	76.70	Holy Cross			10	6-4-0	77	10	6-4-0	EIC
80	-5.35	93	-11.46	53	51.00	North Carolina State			10	1-9-0	80	10	1-9-0	ACC
81	-5.66	85	-8.34	103	90.65	Virginia Tech			10	6-4-0	81	10	6-4-0	SoCon
85	-7.87	67	-1.18	85	84.10	Colorado State			10	6-4-0	85	10	6-4-0	MSC
86	-8.47	71	-2.49	118	95.17	Citadel			10	8-2-0	86	10	8-2-0	SoCon
87	-8.66	75	-4.36	91	86.44	Dartmouth			9	5-3-1	87	9	5-3-1	Ivy
89	-9.88	91	-11.15	42	44.22	Kansas State			10	2-8-0	89	10	2-8-0	BIG 7
90	-10.48	97	-14.36	123	99.62	Miami (OH)			4	2-2-0	90	4	2-2-0	Major-Ind
91	-10.75	88	-10.48	74	71.70	San Jose State			10	4-6-0	91	10	4-6-0	SWIC
92	-11.43	100	-15.46	106	92.61	Princeton			9	4-5-0	92	9	4-5-0	Ivy
94	-12.58	99	-15.45	116	94.85	Richmond			10	4-5-1	94	10	4-5-1	SoCon
95	-13.05	92	-11.32	59	56.30	West Virginia			10	3-7-0	95	10	3-7-0	SoCon
97	-15.45	94	-12.78	127	111.50	Rutgers			9	6-3-0	97	9	6-3-0	EIC
98	-16.20	101	-15.52	93	86.67	Louisville			3	1-2-0	98	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
99	-16.27	95	-13.47	117	95.06	Cornell			9	5-4-0	99	9	5-4-0	Ivy
101	-16.66	114	-23.18	109	93.83	Bucknell			3	1-2-0	101	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
102	-16.79	104	-16.95	119	95.27	Utah State			11	5-6-0	102	11	5-6-0	MSC
103	-16.98	103	-15.87	115	94.83	Fresno State			3	1-2-0	103	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
105	-18.66	102	-15.87	87	84.55	Arizona			10	4-6-0	105	10	4-6-0	BC
106	-19.50	111	-21.03	78	76.39	Colgate			9	2-7-0	106	9	2-7-0	EIC
108	-19.94	108	-18.98	89	86.10	Furman			10	3-7-0	108	10	3-7-0	SoCon
109	-20.49	116	-24.36	95	87.06	Texas El Paso			10	3-7-0	109	10	3-7-0	BC
110	-20.50	107	-18.87	102	89.72	Dayton			10	3-7-0	110	10	3-7-0	EIC
111	-20.87	90	-10.99	125	104.33	Presbyterian			3	2-1-0	111	3	2-1-0	Major-Ind
112	-21.43	113	-21.65	98	88.60	Brigham Young			10	3-7-0	112	10	3-7-0	MSC
113	-21.49	117	-24.43	122	97.67	Montana State			3	1-2-0	113	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
114	-21.49	110	-20.54	94	86.72	Columbia			9	2-7-0	114	9	2-7-0	Ivy
117	-25.20	112	-21.56	50	50.15	Virginia			10	0-10-0	117	10	0-10-0	ACC
118	-25.35	119	-25.85	110	94.12	Lehigh			4	1-3-0	118	4	1-3-0	Major-Ind
119	-26.18	122	-30.81	90	86.33	Connecticut			3	0-3-0	119	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
120	-26.37	115	-23.34	83	81.06	Villanova			10	1-9-0	120	10	1-9-0	EIC
121	-26.63	118	-25.62	75	72.65	Idaho			10	1-9-0	121	10	1-9-0	SWIC
123	-29.31	121	-29.58	99	89.00	Brown			9	2-6-1	123	9	2-6-1	Ivy
124	-32.47	125	-33.05	114	94.75	Montana			9	1-8-0	124	9	1-8-0	MSC
125	-32.63	124	-31.85	88	85.12	Hawaii			4	0-4-0	125	4	0-4-0	Major-Ind
126	-33.72	127	-39.88	76	73.88	Drake			4	0-4-0	126	4	0-4-0	Major-Ind
127	-35.84	126	-37.23	120	95.56	Davidson			9	1-8-0	127	9	1-8-0	SoCon

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College Football 1959Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1959/9/18 and 1959/12/19Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

College Football 1959
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1959/9/18 and 1959/12/19
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)