College Football 1962
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1962/9/15 and 1963/1/1
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
2 36.65 1 39.43 19 36.32 Southern California 11 11-0-0 1 11 11-0-0 Uni 1 4 4-0-0 AAWU
4 33.44 2 36.68 50 50.25 Mississippi 10 10-0-0 2 9 9-0-0 Uni 2 6 6-0-0 SEC
1 36.93 3 33.75 8 28.55 Wisconsin 10 8-2-0 3 10 8-2-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 Big 10
6 30.93 4 32.89 20 36.86 Louisiana State 11 9-1-1 4 11 9-1-1 Uni 1 6 5-1-0 SEC
7 30.04 5 30.67 6 24.50 Northwestern 9 7-2-0 5 9 7-2-0 Uni 3 6 4-2-0 Big 10
3 34.79 6 29.49 32 44.50 Alabama 11 10-1-0 7 11 10-1-0 Uni 4 7 6-1-0 SEC
13 25.18 7 28.93 40 46.50 Texas 11 9-1-1 6 11 9-1-1 Uni 1 7 6-0-1 Southwest AC
5 31.18 8 26.13 4 22.38 Minnesota 9 6-2-1 8 9 6-2-1 Uni 2 7 5-2-0 Big 10
16 22.12 9 24.79 53 52.00 Missouri 11 8-1-2 9 11 8-1-2 Uni 2 7 5-1-1 Big 8
14 23.59 10 24.62 34 44.65 Washington 10 7-1-2 10 10 7-1-2 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 AAWU
11 26.32 11 24.27 23 39.14 Oklahoma 11 8-3-0 11 11 8-3-0 Uni 1 7 7-0-0 Big 8
8 27.59 12 23.21 14 33.36 Georgia Tech 11 7-3-1 12 11 7-3-1 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 SEC
18 21.40 13 22.05 48 50.15 Duke 10 8-2-0 13 10 8-2-0 Uni 1 6 6-0-0 ACC
27 17.29 14 21.67 9 29.09 Miami FL 11 7-4-0 15 11 7-4-0 Uni 3 2 2-0-0 Southwest Indep
15 23.30 15 21.63 55 54.45 Arkansas 11 9-2-0 14 11 9-2-0 Uni 2 7 6-1-0 Southwest AC
17 21.50 16 21.43 69 65.62 Memphis 9 8-1-0 22 6 5-1-0 Uni 5 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
12 26.24 17 21.17 16 35.72 Ohio State 9 6-3-0 16 9 6-3-0 Uni 4 6 4-2-0 Big 10
24 19.65 18 21.13 45 47.80 Nebraska 11 9-2-0 17 10 8-2-0 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 Big 8
19 21.38 19 20.13 5 22.70 Notre Dame 10 5-5-0 19 10 5-5-0 Uni 1 2 2-0-0 Eastern Indep
21 20.63 20 20.07 46 48.95 Penn State 11 9-2-0 20 11 9-2-0 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 Eastern Indep
25 18.00 21 19.97 60 55.91 Oregon State 11 9-2-0 18 11 9-2-0 Uni 7 4 4-0-0 Southwest Indep
20 21.27 22 19.65 13 33.14 Florida 11 7-4-0 21 11 7-4-0 Uni 5 6 4-2-0 SEC
22 20.07 23 18.50 2 19.17 Iowa 9 4-5-0 23 9 4-5-0 Uni 5 6 3-3-0 Big 10
9 27.33 24 17.37 7 28.11 Purdue 9 4-4-1 24 9 4-4-1 Uni 7 6 3-3-0 Big 10
32 12.86 25 17.18 25 40.50 Auburn 10 6-3-1 25 9 5-3-1 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 SEC
29 14.12 26 16.04 26 40.70 Texas Christian 10 6-4-0 26 10 6-4-0 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 Southwest AC
34 12.50 27 15.02 35 45.18 Houston 11 7-4-0 28 11 7-4-0 Uni 4 2 2-0-0 Southwest Indep
26 17.40 28 14.94 39 46.35 Oregon 10 6-3-1 27 10 6-3-1 Uni 8 3 2-1-0 Southwest Indep
10 26.41 29 14.23 12 32.72 Michigan State 9 5-4-0 29 9 5-4-0 Uni 6 6 3-3-0 Big 10
39 10.36 30 13.81 72 68.75 West Virginia 10 8-2-0 30 10 8-2-0 Uni 1 4 4-0-0 Southern C
33 12.76 31 12.98 30 43.50 Navy 10 5-5-0 32 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 6 3-3-0 Eastern Indep
40 10.00 32 12.95 1 13.67 Illinois 9 2-7-0 31 9 2-7-0 Uni 8 7 2-5-0 Big 10
28 14.25 33 12.40 56 54.60 Kansas 10 6-3-1 33 10 6-3-1 Uni 4 7 4-2-1 Big 8
41 9.96 34 11.16 10 29.61 Mississippi State 9 3-6-0 36 9 3-6-0 Uni 9 7 2-5-0 SEC
37 11.00 35 11.02 73 68.85 Boston College 10 8-2-0 35 10 8-2-0 Uni 7 6 4-2-0 Eastern Indep
50 6.34 36 10.98 105 83.09 West Texas A&M 11 9-2-0 34 9 7-2-0 Uni 1 3 3-0-0 Southwest Indep
30 13.24 37 10.85 47 49.28 Florida State 10 4-3-3 37 10 4-3-3 Uni 13 2 0-2-0 Southwest Indep
23 19.80 38 10.41 59 55.50 Southern Mississippi 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
65 2.21 39 10.09 95 78.31 Bowling Green 9 7-1-1 41 8 6-1-1 Uni 1 6 5-0-1 Mid-American
56 4.10 40 9.87 71 68.60 Miami OH 11 8-2-1 42 10 7-2-1 Uni 3 5 3-1-1 Mid-American
49 6.86 41 9.80 29 42.00 Pittsburgh 10 5-5-0 39 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 5 2-3-0 Eastern Indep
43 9.51 42 9.74 31 44.44 Iowa State 10 5-5-0 38 9 4-5-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 Big 8
46 8.26 43 9.27 3 21.78 Michigan 9 2-7-0 40 9 2-7-0 Uni 10 7 1-6-0 Big 10
44 9.25 44 8.72 57 55.40 Clemson 10 6-4-0 43 10 6-4-0 Uni 2 6 5-1-0 ACC
45 8.69 45 8.51 27 40.85 Georgia 10 3-4-3 44 10 3-4-3 Uni 7 6 2-3-1 SEC
35 12.10 46 8.21 41 46.65 Syracuse 10 5-5-0 45 10 5-5-0 Uni 6 6 3-3-0 Eastern Indep
53 5.42 47 7.68 44 47.65 Stanford 10 5-5-0 47 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 5 2-3-0 AAWU
36 11.56 48 7.22 58 55.45 Maryland 10 6-4-0 49 10 6-4-0 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 ACC
42 9.89 49 6.62 64 59.10 Washington State 10 5-4-1 48 10 5-4-1 Uni 3 2 1-1-0 AAWU
68 1.35 50 6.19 126 111.33 Dartmouth 9 9-0-0 46 8 8-0-0 Uni 1 7 7-0-0 Ivy League
60 3.55 51 5.89 33 44.50 Oklahoma State 10 4-6-0 51 10 4-6-0 Uni 6 7 2-5-0 Big 8
52 6.21 52 5.86 86 75.64 Ohio University 11 8-3-0 53 11 8-3-0 Uni 2 6 5-1-0 Mid-American
51 6.30 53 5.63 37 46.20 Baylor 10 4-6-0 52 10 4-6-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 Southwest AC
58 3.68 54 4.89 98 80.61 Villanova 10 7-3-0 50 7 5-2-0 Uni 8 5 4-1-0 Eastern Indep
54 4.96 55 4.69 43 47.44 Kentucky 10 3-5-2 54 10 3-5-2 Uni 8 6 2-3-1 SEC
64 2.51 56 4.34 22 37.50 Texas A&M 10 3-7-0 55 10 3-7-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 Southwest AC
38 10.45 57 3.43 103 82.60 Arizona State 10 7-2-1 56 10 7-2-1 Uni 5 2 1-1-0 Western AC
62 2.88 58 3.28 65 62.15 Air Force 10 5-5-0 57 10 5-5-0 Uni 12 3 1-2-0 Southwest Indep
31 13.18 59 3.24 18 36.00 Indiana 9 3-6-0 59 9 3-6-0 Uni 9 6 1-5-0 Big 10
55 4.60 60 3.08 66 62.70 Army 10 6-4-0 61 10 6-4-0 Uni 5 5 3-2-0 Eastern Indep
73 -3.71 61 2.91 113 91.60 New Mexico 10 7-2-1 58 10 7-2-1 Uni 1 4 2-1-1 Western AC
61 3.07 62 1.74 21 36.95 Rice 10 2-6-2 62 10 2-6-2 Uni 6 7 2-4-1 Southwest AC
80 -6.39 63 1.06 97 79.20 Saint Xavier 10 6-4-0 60 10 6-4-0 Uni 10 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
57 4.01 64 0.86 70 66.15 Tulsa 10 5-5-0 66 10 5-5-0 Uni 1 3 3-0-0 MVC
72 -2.97 65 0.81 93 77.05 Holy Cross 10 6-4-0 63 9 5-4-0 Uni 9 6 3-3-0 Eastern Indep
70 -1.70 66 0.12 82 74.70 Louisville 10 6-4-0 69 10 6-4-0 Uni 14 2 0-2-0 Southwest Indep
48 7.36 67 0.06 63 58.95 South Carolina 10 4-5-1 64 10 4-5-1 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 ACC
47 8.14 68 -0.30 54 53.60 Tennessee 10 4-6-0 71 9 3-6-0 Uni 10 8 2-6-0 SEC
66 1.90 69 -0.67 49 50.20 UCLA 10 4-6-0 67 10 4-6-0 Uni 5 4 1-3-0 AAWU
63 2.64 70 -1.46 52 51.85 North Carolina State 10 3-6-1 65 9 3-5-1 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 ACC
77 -5.28 71 -1.71 101 81.10 Virginia Military 10 6-4-0 72 10 6-4-0 Uni 2 6 6-0-0 Southern C
67 1.90 72 -1.72 114 93.70 Utah State 10 8-2-0 68 9 7-2-0 Uni 6 4 4-0-0 Southwest Indep
69 0.95 73 -2.20 42 47.05 North Carolina 10 3-7-0 70 10 3-7-0 Uni 6 7 3-4-0 ACC
84 -8.77 74 -2.78 76 71.05 Arizona 10 5-5-0 74 10 5-5-0 Uni 2 4 2-2-0 Western AC
59 3.67 75 -3.02 28 41.50 Southern Methodist 10 2-8-0 73 10 2-8-0 Uni 7 7 2-5-0 Southwest AC
74 -4.17 76 -3.47 91 76.81 Western Michigan 9 5-4-0 76 8 4-4-0 Uni 4 6 3-3-0 Mid-American
78 -5.60 77 -4.04 87 75.75 Virginia Tech 10 5-5-0 77 10 5-5-0 Uni 5 5 2-3-0 Southern C
76 -4.76 78 -5.05 102 81.70 Wyoming 10 5-5-0 75 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 4 2-2-0 Western AC
81 -6.65 79 -5.19 85 75.61 North Texas 10 6-4-0 79 9 5-4-0 Uni 2 3 2-1-0 MVC
108 -17.62 80 -5.50 62 58.67 Texas Arlington 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
71 -2.53 81 -5.94 17 35.95 California 10 1-9-0 78 10 1-9-0 Uni 6 4 0-4-0 AAWU
85 -8.83 82 -5.95 108 85.81 Richmond 9 6-3-0 82 7 5-2-0 Uni 3 5 3-2-0 Southern C
100 -14.39 83 -7.10 106 83.50 Buffalo 9 6-3-0 90 5 2-3-0 Uni 11 4 2-2-0 Eastern Indep
98 -13.06 84 -7.66 88 76.00 Kent State 9 3-6-0 83 9 3-6-0 Uni 5 6 2-4-0 Mid-American
75 -4.26 85 -7.99 104 82.85 Virginia 10 5-5-0 81 10 5-5-0 Uni 7 5 1-4-0 ACC
79 -5.99 86 -8.06 94 77.55 Utah 10 4-5-1 80 10 4-5-1 Uni 6 4 1-2-1 Western AC
90 -10.48 87 -8.15 100 80.85 William & Mary 10 4-5-1 84 10 4-5-1 Uni 4 8 4-3-1 Southern C
83 -8.42 88 -9.38 38 46.30 Texas Tech 10 1-9-0 85 10 1-9-0 Uni 8 7 0-7-0 Southwest AC
93 -11.50 89 -9.47 51 50.45 Colorado 10 2-8-0 86 10 2-8-0 Uni 7 7 1-6-0 Big 8
92 -11.48 90 -9.52 99 80.72 Texas El Paso 9 4-5-0 87 8 3-5-0 Uni 2 3 2-1-0 Southwest Indep
89 -10.26 91 -9.74 84 75.45 New Mexico State 10 4-6-0 88 9 3-6-0 Uni 10 3 1-2-0 Southwest Indep
86 -9.93 92 -10.22 77 71.20 Pacific 10 5-5-0 89 5 2-3-0 Uni 18 3 0-3-0 Southwest Indep
102 -14.86 93 -10.46 11 29.67 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
94 -11.88 94 -10.84 89 76.05 George Washington 10 3-7-0 94 10 3-7-0 Uni 7 6 1-5-0 Southern C
82 -7.40 95 -11.20 36 46.05 Vanderbilt 10 1-9-0 92 10 1-9-0 Uni 11 7 1-6-0 SEC
97 -13.05 96 -11.26 75 70.36 Toledo 9 3-6-0 93 7 2-5-0 Uni 6 6 1-5-0 Mid-American
99 -14.22 97 -13.56 122 109.56 Harvard 9 6-3-0 91 8 5-3-0 Uni 2 7 5-2-0 Ivy League
88 -10.12 98 -13.83 109 86.25 Brigham Young 10 4-6-0 95 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 Western AC
115 -23.31 99 -13.96 81 73.50 Massachusetts 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
96 -12.83 100 -14.51 112 88.17 Delaware 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
87 -9.95 101 -15.06 80 73.45 Cincinnati 10 2-8-0 103 10 2-8-0 Uni 3 3 1-2-0 MVC
107 -16.87 102 -15.40 68 65.28 San Jose State 11 2-8-1 96 9 1-7-1 Uni 15 4 1-2-1 Southwest Indep
111 -19.68 103 -15.47 83 75.35 Dayton 10 2-8-0 101 10 2-8-0 Uni 14 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
103 -14.91 104 -15.48 24 40.00 Kansas State 10 0-10-0 98 10 0-10-0 Uni 8 7 0-7-0 Big 8
95 -12.22 105 -15.50 15 34.35 Tulane 10 0-10-0 102 10 0-10-0 Uni 12 7 0-7-0 SEC
106 -16.77 106 -15.50 111 88.00 Furman 10 4-6-0 99 6 2-4-0 Uni 6 4 2-2-0 Southern C
104 -16.16 107 -16.40 79 73.06 Boston University 9 2-7-0 114 7 0-7-0 Uni 13 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
101 -14.70 108 -16.64 92 77.00 Citadel 10 3-7-0 105 8 2-6-0 Uni 8 5 1-4-0 Southern C
110 -19.23 109 -16.77 115 94.64 Montana 10 5-5-0 97 6 2-4-0 Uni 9 3 2-1-0 Southwest Indep
105 -16.30 110 -17.93 67 64.78 Detroit 9 1-8-0 107 9 1-8-0 Uni 15 4 0-4-0 Eastern Indep
91 -11.38 111 -18.85 110 87.06 Wichita State 10 3-7-0 113 8 2-6-0 Uni 4 3 0-3-0 MVC
116 -23.90 112 -18.89 78 72.29 Marshall 10 4-6-0 110 7 1-6-0 Uni 7 5 0-5-0 Mid-American
112 -20.98 113 -19.85 128 112.33 Princeton 9 5-4-0 104 9 5-4-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 Ivy League
126 -31.06 114 -21.14 118 102.06 Cornell 9 4-5-0 108 9 4-5-0 Uni 3 7 4-3-0 Ivy League
109 -18.01 115 -21.39 61 56.90 Wake Forest 10 0-10-0 111 10 0-10-0 Uni 8 7 0-7-0 ACC
124 -29.87 116 -21.72 129 112.50 Columbia 9 5-4-0 109 8 4-4-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 Ivy League
117 -24.98 117 -22.54 120 107.44 Rutgers 10 5-5-0 100 6 3-3-0 Uni 12 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
114 -23.03 118 -24.03 96 79.19 Idaho 9 2-6-1 106 7 1-5-1 Uni 16 4 0-3-1 Southwest Indep
123 -27.92 119 -24.91 125 111.12 Colgate 9 3-5-1 112 7 2-4-1 Uni 16 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
113 -21.13 120 -25.06 90 76.38 Hardin-Simmons 10 1-9-0 118 6 0-6-0 Uni 11 2 0-2-0 Southwest Indep
119 -25.21 121 -25.83 117 99.00 Montana State 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
118 -25.14 122 -26.67 74 69.65 Colorado State 10 0-10-0 116 10 0-10-0 Uni 17 4 0-4-0 Southwest Indep
122 -27.52 123 -27.71 116 95.07 Davidson 9 3-5-1 117 6 0-5-1 Uni 9 5 0-4-1 Southern C
121 -26.02 124 -28.50 127 111.89 Yale 9 2-5-2 119 8 1-5-2 Uni 7 7 1-5-1 Ivy League
128 -35.61 125 -28.84 121 109.50 Pennsylvania 9 3-6-0 115 8 2-6-0 Uni 6 7 2-5-0 Ivy League
120 -25.29 126 -29.62 119 103.38 Connecticut 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
127 -33.39 127 -34.18 123 109.94 Brown 9 1-6-2 120 8 1-6-1 Uni 8 7 0-6-1 Ivy League
125 -31.05 128 -35.15 107 85.12 Trinity University TX 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
129 -40.02 129 -43.19 124 111.00 Presbyterian 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
130 -44.30 130 -43.25 130 114.00 Lehigh 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
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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