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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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

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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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)