College Football 1962
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1962/9/15 and 1962/12/15
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1962 - Ranking of all teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 38.91 1 36.07 9 31.00 Wisconsin 10 8-2-0 1 10 8-2-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 BIG 10
2 34.04 2 35.82 22 40.45 Southern California 11 11-0-0 2 11 11-0-0 Uni 1 4 4-0-0 AAWU
3 31.40 3 33.06 60 58.22 Mississippi 10 10-0-0 3 9 9-0-0 Uni 3 6 6-0-0 SEC
4 30.63 7 26.42 4 21.39 Minnesota 9 6-2-1 5 9 6-2-1 Uni 2 7 5-2-0 BIG 10
5 30.62 5 31.07 6 24.89 Northwestern 9 7-2-0 4 9 7-2-0 Uni 4 6 4-2-0 BIG 10
6 30.36 10 24.25 50 51.90 Alabama 11 10-1-0 6 11 10-1-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 SEC
7 28.73 8 25.72 27 41.80 Oklahoma 11 8-3-0 7 11 8-3-0 Uni 1 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
8 27.50 6 29.05 28 42.10 Louisiana State 11 9-1-1 9 11 9-1-1 Uni 2 6 5-1-0 SEC
9 27.44 23 18.05 7 26.56 Purdue 9 4-4-1 8 9 4-4-1 Uni 5 6 3-3-0 BIG 10
10 27.28 4 32.30 47 51.10 Texas 11 9-1-1 10 11 9-1-1 Uni 1 7 6-0-1 SWAC
11 26.89 11 24.20 19 39.05 Georgia Tech 11 7-3-1 11 11 7-3-1 Uni 4 7 5-2-0 SEC
12 26.50 15 21.23 13 35.11 Ohio State 9 6-3-0 13 9 6-3-0 Uni 3 6 4-2-0 BIG 10
13 26.43 31 14.20 10 32.22 Michigan State 9 5-4-0 12 9 5-4-0 Uni 6 6 3-3-0 BIG 10
14 23.99 9 24.83 46 51.00 Penn State 11 9-2-0 14 11 9-2-0 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 EIC
15 23.38 13 22.56 63 60.25 Arkansas 11 9-2-0 16 11 9-2-0 Uni 2 7 6-1-0 SWAC
16 23.36 12 24.06 33 44.60 Washington 10 7-1-2 15 10 7-1-2 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 AAWU
17 22.05 14 21.86 48 51.10 Missouri 11 8-1-2 17 11 8-1-2 Uni 2 7 5-1-1 BIG 8
18 21.21 18 20.54 5 22.15 Notre Dame 10 5-5-0 18 10 5-5-0 Uni 1 2 2-0-0 EIC
19 20.31 20 19.87 74 67.19 Memphis 9 8-1-0 22 6 5-1-0 Uni 1 1 1-0-0 SWIC
20 20.22 17 20.76 49 51.40 Duke 10 8-2-0 19 10 8-2-0 Uni 1 6 6-0-0 ACC
21 20.13 16 20.79 41 48.15 Nebraska 11 9-2-0 21 10 8-2-0 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
22 20.12 22 18.54 2 18.22 Iowa 9 4-5-0 20 9 4-5-0 Uni 7 6 3-3-0 BIG 10
23 18.95 41 9.66 58 57.17 Southern Mississippi 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
24 18.19 19 20.09 54 55.68 Oregon State 11 9-2-0 23 11 9-2-0 Uni 10 4 4-0-0 SWIC
25 17.85 27 15.25 35 46.40 Oregon 10 6-3-1 24 10 6-3-1 Uni 9 3 2-1-0 SWIC
26 17.38 25 16.50 18 37.85 Florida 11 7-4-0 25 11 7-4-0 Uni 5 6 4-2-0 SEC
27 16.24 21 19.30 8 30.27 Miami FL 11 7-4-0 26 11 7-4-0 Uni 5 2 2-0-0 SWIC
28 14.90 35 12.00 53 54.30 Kansas 10 6-3-1 27 10 6-3-1 Uni 4 7 4-2-1 BIG 8
29 13.85 26 15.96 24 41.60 Texas Christian 10 6-4-0 28 10 6-4-0 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 SWAC
30 13.67 58 3.18 14 35.78 Indiana 9 3-6-0 29 9 3-6-0 Uni 8 6 1-5-0 BIG 10
31 13.13 32 13.65 26 41.75 Navy 10 5-5-0 30 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 6 3-3-0 EIC
32 12.73 39 9.69 34 44.95 Syracuse 10 5-5-0 31 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 6 3-3-0 EIC
33 11.23 48 6.69 55 56.10 Maryland 10 6-4-0 32 10 6-4-0 Uni 2 7 5-2-0 ACC
34 10.74 45 8.04 51 52.75 Florida State 10 4-3-3 36 10 4-3-3 Uni 6 2 0-2-0 SWIC
35 10.64 30 14.24 31 44.35 Auburn 10 6-3-1 38 9 5-3-1 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 SEC
36 10.61 62 2.15 105 84.05 Arizona State 10 7-2-1 37 10 7-2-1 Uni 1 2 1-1-0 WAC
37 10.55 28 15.19 73 67.05 West Virginia 10 8-2-0 33 10 8-2-0 Uni 1 4 4-0-0 SoCon
38 10.40 37 11.40 76 69.20 Boston College 10 8-2-0 35 10 8-2-0 Uni 7 6 4-2-0 EIC
39 10.14 42 9.39 29 42.67 Iowa State 10 5-5-0 40 9 4-5-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
40 9.96 49 6.60 61 59.45 Washington State 10 5-4-1 34 10 5-4-1 Uni 3 2 1-1-0 AAWU
41 9.80 33 12.70 1 13.50 Illinois 9 2-7-0 39 9 2-7-0 Uni 9 7 2-5-0 BIG 10
42 9.55 34 12.07 84 72.80 Ohio University 11 8-3-0 43 11 8-3-0 Uni 1 6 5-1-0 MAC
43 9.51 36 11.51 37 47.25 Houston 11 7-4-0 41 11 7-4-0 Uni 3 2 2-0-0 SWIC
44 9.22 24 16.77 72 66.94 Miami OH 11 8-2-1 45 10 7-2-1 Uni 3 5 3-1-1 MAC
45 8.51 40 9.68 3 21.39 Michigan 9 2-7-0 42 9 2-7-0 Uni 10 7 1-6-0 BIG 10
46 8.24 44 8.18 57 56.95 Clemson 10 6-4-0 44 10 6-4-0 Uni 3 6 5-1-0 ACC
47 7.78 43 8.37 12 33.33 Mississippi State 9 3-6-0 46 9 3-6-0 Uni 10 7 2-5-0 SEC
48 7.08 38 10.30 23 40.75 Pittsburgh 10 5-5-0 48 10 5-5-0 Uni 6 5 2-3-0 EIC
49 6.99 50 6.42 30 43.55 Georgia 10 3-4-3 47 10 3-4-3 Uni 7 6 2-3-1 SEC
50 6.57 68 -0.81 62 60.00 South Carolina 10 4-5-1 49 10 4-5-1 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 ACC
51 6.41 72 -2.12 56 56.45 Tennessee 10 4-6-0 51 9 3-6-0 Uni 9 8 2-6-0 SEC
52 5.72 54 5.47 36 47.20 Baylor 10 4-6-0 52 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 SWAC
53 5.59 51 6.21 108 86.40 West Texas A&M 11 9-2-0 55 9 7-2-0 Uni 2 3 3-0-0 SWIC
54 5.35 47 6.86 43 48.35 Stanford 10 5-5-0 50 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 5 2-3-0 AAWU
55 4.88 59 3.08 64 60.95 Army 10 6-4-0 56 10 6-4-0 Uni 5 5 3-2-0 EIC
56 4.61 29 14.89 82 72.38 Bowling Green 9 7-1-1 58 8 6-1-1 Uni 2 6 5-0-1 MAC
57 4.49 57 3.46 40 47.95 Kentucky 10 3-5-2 54 10 3-5-2 Uni 8 6 2-3-1 SEC
58 4.11 53 5.72 32 44.35 Oklahoma State 10 4-6-0 57 10 4-6-0 Uni 6 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
59 3.88 52 6.16 98 79.72 Villanova 10 7-3-0 53 7 5-2-0 Uni 8 5 4-1-0 EIC
60 3.72 66 0.13 71 66.55 Tulsa 10 5-5-0 63 10 5-5-0 Uni 1 3 3-0-0 MVC
61 3.20 76 -3.52 25 41.65 Southern Methodist 10 2-8-0 59 10 2-8-0 Uni 5 7 2-5-0 SWAC
62 3.05 63 1.90 17 36.30 Rice 10 2-6-2 64 10 2-6-2 Uni 6 7 2-4-1 SWAC
63 3.01 60 2.96 65 61.75 Air Force 10 5-5-0 61 10 5-5-0 Uni 13 3 1-2-0 SWIC
64 2.22 73 -2.49 114 94.30 Utah State 10 8-2-0 65 9 7-2-0 Uni 11 4 4-0-0 SWIC
65 2.03 69 -0.99 44 50.10 UCLA 10 4-6-0 66 10 4-6-0 Uni 5 4 1-3-0 AAWU
66 1.99 71 -1.68 52 52.90 North Carolina State 10 3-6-1 62 9 3-5-1 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 ACC
67 1.63 46 7.50 126 111.17 Dartmouth 9 9-0-0 60 8 8-0-0 Uni 1 7 7-0-0 Ivy
68 1.46 56 3.73 20 39.10 Texas A&M 10 3-7-0 67 10 3-7-0 Uni 7 7 3-4-0 SWAC
69 0.53 74 -2.59 39 47.95 North Carolina 10 3-7-0 68 10 3-7-0 Uni 6 7 3-4-0 ACC
70 -1.09 65 1.28 87 73.90 Louisville 10 6-4-0 69 10 6-4-0 Uni 4 2 0-2-0 SWIC
71 -1.97 67 -0.20 77 69.56 Western Michigan 9 5-4-0 72 8 4-4-0 Uni 4 6 3-3-0 MAC
72 -2.46 83 -6.32 15 35.90 California 10 1-9-0 70 10 1-9-0 Uni 6 4 0-4-0 AAWU
73 -2.56 64 1.83 88 75.05 Holy Cross 10 6-4-0 71 9 5-4-0 Uni 9 6 3-3-0 EIC
74 -3.39 61 2.31 113 92.25 New Mexico 10 7-2-1 73 10 7-2-1 Uni 4 4 2-1-1 WAC
75 -4.45 79 -5.40 102 82.20 Wyoming 10 5-5-0 75 10 5-5-0 Uni 2 4 2-2-0 WAC
76 -4.63 86 -8.03 104 83.30 Virginia 10 5-5-0 74 10 5-5-0 Uni 7 5 1-4-0 ACC
77 -5.02 55 3.98 90 75.20 Saint Xavier 10 6-4-0 76 10 6-4-0 Uni 10 3 2-1-0 EIC
78 -5.40 70 -1.11 101 81.40 Virginia Military 10 6-4-0 77 10 6-4-0 Uni 2 6 6-0-0 SoCon
79 -5.58 88 -8.48 93 77.75 Utah 10 4-5-1 78 10 4-5-1 Uni 5 4 1-2-1 WAC
80 -5.98 77 -4.25 91 76.60 Virginia Tech 10 5-5-0 79 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 5 2-3-0 SoCon
81 -6.42 80 -5.69 95 77.89 North Texas 10 6-4-0 80 9 5-4-0 Uni 3 3 2-1-0 MVC
82 -8.32 75 -3.35 86 73.10 Arizona 10 5-5-0 85 10 5-5-0 Uni 6 4 2-2-0 WAC
83 -8.62 96 -12.70 42 48.30 Vanderbilt 10 1-9-0 82 10 1-9-0 Uni 11 7 1-6-0 SEC
84 -8.63 89 -9.95 38 47.60 Texas Tech 10 1-9-0 81 10 1-9-0 Uni 8 7 0-7-0 SWAC
85 -8.96 82 -5.90 107 85.94 Richmond 9 6-3-0 86 7 5-2-0 Uni 4 5 3-2-0 SoCon
86 -9.35 102 -14.28 83 72.50 Cincinnati 10 2-8-0 87 10 2-8-0 Uni 2 3 1-2-0 MVC
87 -9.61 100 -13.71 106 85.80 Brigham Young 10 4-6-0 88 10 4-6-0 Uni 3 4 2-2-0 WAC
88 -9.64 92 -10.70 80 71.30 Pacific 10 5-5-0 83 5 2-3-0 Uni 17 3 0-3-0 SWIC
89 -10.07 94 -10.79 92 77.05 New Mexico State 10 4-6-0 84 9 3-6-0 Uni 12 3 1-2-0 SWIC
90 -10.53 84 -7.03 67 62.93 Toledo 9 3-6-0 91 7 2-5-0 Uni 5 6 1-5-0 MAC
91 -10.67 85 -7.94 99 80.75 William & Mary 10 4-5-1 89 10 4-5-1 Uni 5 8 4-3-1 SoCon
92 -11.11 78 -4.46 75 68.67 Kent State 9 3-6-0 92 9 3-6-0 Uni 6 6 2-4-0 MAC
93 -11.15 112 -18.60 110 87.44 Wichita State 10 3-7-0 96 8 2-6-0 Uni 4 3 0-3-0 MVC
94 -11.23 90 -10.01 45 50.45 Colorado 10 2-8-0 90 10 2-8-0 Uni 7 7 1-6-0 BIG 8
95 -11.41 93 -10.70 103 82.22 Texas El Paso 9 4-5-0 94 8 3-5-0 Uni 7 3 2-1-0 SWIC
96 -11.83 91 -10.50 89 75.20 George Washington 10 3-7-0 95 10 3-7-0 Uni 6 6 1-5-0 SoCon
97 -12.52 99 -13.20 109 87.33 Delaware 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
98 -13.40 109 -16.94 16 36.10 Tulane 10 0-10-0 97 10 0-10-0 Uni 12 7 0-7-0 SEC
99 -13.72 81 -5.74 100 80.75 Buffalo 9 6-3-0 102 5 2-3-0 Uni 12 4 2-2-0 EIC
100 -13.92 95 -12.57 122 109.11 Harvard 9 6-3-0 93 8 5-3-0 Uni 2 7 5-2-0 Ivy
101 -14.41 107 -16.08 21 39.75 Kansas State 10 0-10-0 98 10 0-10-0 Uni 8 7 0-7-0 BIG 8
102 -15.10 108 -16.82 94 77.83 Citadel 10 3-7-0 100 8 2-6-0 Uni 7 5 1-4-0 SoCon
103 -15.94 111 -17.27 68 65.00 Detroit 9 1-8-0 101 9 1-8-0 Uni 14 4 0-4-0 EIC
104 -16.12 105 -15.74 85 72.83 Boston University 9 2-7-0 109 7 0-7-0 Uni 11 3 0-3-0 EIC
105 -16.64 106 -15.89 70 65.61 San Jose State 11 2-8-1 99 9 1-7-1 Uni 14 4 1-2-1 SWIC
106 -16.83 97 -12.96 11 32.33 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
107 -17.05 103 -14.97 112 89.07 Furman 10 4-6-0 104 6 2-4-0 Uni 8 4 2-2-0 SoCon
108 -18.01 87 -8.24 66 62.83 Texas Arlington 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
109 -18.21 101 -13.81 79 70.50 Dayton 10 2-8-0 107 10 2-8-0 Uni 15 3 1-2-0 EIC
110 -18.61 117 -21.96 59 58.10 Wake Forest 10 0-10-0 106 10 0-10-0 Uni 8 7 0-7-0 ACC
111 -18.92 110 -17.07 115 94.71 Montana 10 5-5-0 110 6 2-4-0 Uni 15 3 2-1-0 SWIC
112 -20.72 113 -18.90 128 111.72 Princeton 9 5-4-0 105 9 5-4-0 Uni 3 7 4-3-0 Ivy
113 -21.25 121 -26.17 96 78.81 Hardin-Simmons 10 1-9-0 112 6 0-6-0 Uni 8 2 0-2-0 SWIC
114 -21.66 104 -15.10 69 65.00 Marshall 10 4-6-0 111 7 1-6-0 Uni 7 5 0-5-0 MAC
115 -22.70 119 -24.27 97 79.00 Idaho 9 2-6-1 103 7 1-5-1 Uni 18 4 0-3-1 SWIC
116 -23.12 98 -13.08 81 72.17 Massachusetts 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
117 -24.67 116 -21.33 120 107.28 Rutgers 10 5-5-0 108 6 3-3-0 Uni 13 2 1-1-0 EIC
118 -24.84 122 -27.08 78 69.95 Colorado State 10 0-10-0 115 10 0-10-0 Uni 16 4 0-4-0 SWIC
119 -24.92 120 -25.98 117 99.62 Montana State 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
120 -25.03 126 -28.79 119 103.00 Connecticut 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
121 -25.73 124 -27.57 127 111.33 Yale 9 2-5-2 113 8 1-5-2 Uni 5 7 1-5-1 Ivy
122 -27.57 118 -24.13 124 110.75 Colgate 9 3-5-1 114 7 2-4-1 Uni 16 3 0-3-0 EIC
123 -27.92 123 -27.56 116 95.14 Davidson 9 3-5-1 117 6 0-5-1 Uni 9 5 0-4-1 SoCon
124 -29.58 115 -20.75 129 112.00 Columbia 9 5-4-0 116 8 4-4-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 Ivy
125 -30.70 114 -20.21 118 101.50 Cornell 9 4-5-0 118 9 4-5-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 Ivy
126 -31.13 128 -36.75 111 88.62 Trinity University (TX) 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
127 -33.08 127 -33.26 123 109.31 Brown 9 1-6-2 119 8 1-6-1 Uni 7 7 0-6-1 Ivy
128 -35.31 125 -27.90 121 108.94 Pennsylvania 9 3-6-0 120 8 2-6-0 Uni 8 7 2-5-0 Ivy
129 -40.38 130 -43.05 125 111.00 Presbyterian 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
130 -43.98 129 -42.28 130 113.38 Lehigh 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 1 1-0-0
Central Michigan 1 0-1-0
East Carolina 1 0-1-0
Fresno State 2 2-0-0
Hawaii 1 0-1-0
San Diego State 1 1-0-0
Temple 2 0-2-0
Abilene Christian 1 1-0-0
Bucknell 2 1-1-0
Butler 1 0-1-0
Drake 2 1-1-0
Idaho State 2 0-2-0
Lafayette 2 0-2-0
Morehead State 1 0-1-0
North Dakota 1 1-0-0
Rhode Island 1 0-0-1
Samford 1 1-0-0
South Dakota 2 1-1-0
Southern Illinois 2 0-2-0
Tennessee Tech 1 0-1-0
Weber State 1 0-1-0
Wofford 2 0-2-0
Findlay University 1 0-1-0
West Chester 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0
Gettysburg College 1 0-1-0
McMurry 1 1-0-0
Cal State Los Angeles 1 0-1-0
Quantico Marines 1 0-1-0
San Diego Marines 1 0-1-0
Santa Clara 1 0-1-0
Tampa 1 1-0-0
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