College Football 1963
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1963/9/14 and 1963/12/14
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1963 - 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 30.41 1 34.33 27 41.50 Texas 11 11-0-0 1 11 11-0-0 Uni 1 7 7-0-0 SWAC
2 30.28 6 26.14 43 47.44 Mississippi 10 7-1-2 2 9 6-1-2 Uni 1 7 5-1-1 SEC
3 29.05 5 28.15 50 52.80 Navy 11 9-2-0 3 11 9-2-0 Uni 1 3 3-0-0 EIC
4 27.46 2 30.93 12 29.78 Illinois 10 8-1-1 4 10 8-1-1 Uni 1 7 5-1-1 BIG 10
5 26.34 9 24.37 36 44.05 Alabama 11 9-2-0 5 11 9-2-0 Uni 2 9 7-2-0 SEC
6 25.90 8 25.52 4 25.00 Michigan State 9 6-2-1 7 9 6-2-1 Uni 2 6 4-1-1 BIG 10
7 25.55 3 29.53 23 38.50 Pittsburgh 10 9-1-0 8 10 9-1-0 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 EIC
8 25.40 4 29.09 31 42.40 Auburn 11 9-2-0 6 10 8-2-0 Uni 3 7 6-1-0 SEC
9 23.05 10 22.86 11 29.72 Mississippi State 11 7-2-2 9 10 6-2-2 Uni 4 7 4-1-2 SEC
10 22.29 12 21.40 28 41.65 Baylor 11 8-3-0 11 11 8-3-0 Uni 2 7 6-1-0 SWAC
11 22.14 7 25.63 57 54.44 Nebraska 11 10-1-0 12 10 9-1-0 Uni 1 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
12 21.36 20 18.92 29 42.10 Southern California 10 7-3-0 13 10 7-3-0 Uni 1 4 3-1-0 AAWU
13 21.33 19 18.96 21 35.00 Georgia Tech 10 7-3-0 14 10 7-3-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 SEC
14 21.00 14 21.06 80 77.90 Memphis 10 9-0-1 10 9 8-0-1 Uni 2 3 3-0-0 SWIC
15 20.04 11 22.17 44 48.30 Oklahoma 10 8-2-0 16 10 8-2-0 Uni 2 7 6-1-0 BIG 8
16 20.04 16 20.21 22 35.55 Louisiana State 11 7-4-0 17 11 7-4-0 Uni 5 6 4-2-0 SEC
17 19.93 27 15.59 1 20.06 Michigan 9 3-4-2 15 9 3-4-2 Uni 4 7 2-3-2 BIG 10
18 19.90 15 20.24 30 42.20 Penn State 10 7-3-0 18 10 7-3-0 Uni 5 4 1-3-0 EIC
19 19.74 25 16.98 10 29.67 Northwestern 9 5-4-0 19 9 5-4-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 BIG 10
20 19.55 13 21.10 58 54.55 Syracuse 10 8-2-0 20 10 8-2-0 Uni 3 5 4-1-0 EIC
21 19.44 23 18.14 14 31.35 Rice 10 6-4-0 21 10 6-4-0 Uni 3 7 4-3-0 SWAC
22 18.58 22 18.30 5 25.22 Ohio State 9 5-3-1 22 9 5-3-1 Uni 3 6 4-1-1 BIG 10
23 18.38 31 14.55 26 41.05 Washington 11 6-5-0 23 11 6-5-0 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 AAWU
24 17.02 30 14.62 18 32.75 Iowa 8 3-3-2 24 8 3-3-2 Uni 7 6 2-3-1 BIG 10
25 16.58 17 19.67 20 34.33 Wisconsin 9 5-4-0 25 9 5-4-0 Uni 6 7 3-4-0 BIG 10
26 16.01 39 10.22 33 42.75 Arkansas 10 5-5-0 27 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 SWAC
27 15.91 18 19.15 64 59.10 North Carolina 11 9-2-0 26 11 9-2-0 Uni 2 7 6-1-0 ACC
28 15.86 36 11.99 63 58.15 Oregon 11 8-3-0 28 11 8-3-0 Uni 4 3 2-1-0 SWIC
29 15.09 21 18.33 8 29.33 Purdue 9 5-4-0 29 9 5-4-0 Uni 8 7 4-3-0 BIG 10
30 15.02 24 17.83 24 38.65 Florida 10 6-3-1 30 10 6-3-1 Uni 7 7 3-3-1 SEC
31 14.45 38 10.76 2 22.56 Minnesota 9 3-6-0 31 9 3-6-0 Uni 9 7 2-5-0 BIG 10
32 13.98 32 13.60 53 53.40 Missouri 10 7-3-0 32 10 7-3-0 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
33 13.51 34 12.61 15 31.60 Texas Christian 10 4-5-1 33 10 4-5-1 Uni 6 7 2-4-1 SWAC
34 13.37 42 9.57 40 45.75 Tennessee 10 5-5-0 36 9 4-5-0 Uni 8 8 3-5-0 SEC
35 13.37 37 11.16 6 26.35 Southern Methodist 11 4-7-0 34 11 4-7-0 Uni 5 7 2-5-0 SWAC
36 13.30 33 13.26 61 57.15 Air Force 11 7-4-0 35 11 7-4-0 Uni 1 1 1-0-0 SWIC
37 13.02 26 16.86 54 53.40 Army 10 7-3-0 37 10 7-3-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 EIC
38 11.42 58 4.45 47 51.85 Kansas 10 5-5-0 38 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
39 11.14 35 12.02 118 98.50 Delaware 4 4-0-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
40 10.69 45 8.29 17 32.39 Indiana 9 3-6-0 39 9 3-6-0 Uni 10 6 1-5-0 BIG 10
41 10.46 28 15.38 66 62.90 North Carolina State 11 8-3-0 40 11 8-3-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 ACC
42 9.74 51 6.44 45 48.95 Florida State 10 4-5-1 41 10 4-5-1 Uni 12 2 1-0-1 SWIC
43 9.30 43 9.20 32 42.45 Georgia 10 4-5-1 42 10 4-5-1 Uni 9 6 2-4-0 SEC
44 8.83 50 6.93 83 79.56 Princeton 9 7-2-0 49 9 7-2-0 Uni 1 7 5-2-0 Ivy
45 8.82 47 8.03 42 46.85 Texas Tech 10 5-5-0 43 10 5-5-0 Uni 8 7 2-5-0 SWAC
46 8.72 53 5.79 35 43.25 Oregon State 10 5-5-0 45 10 5-5-0 Uni 14 1 0-1-0 SWIC
47 8.62 55 5.25 3 24.89 Notre Dame 9 2-7-0 44 9 2-7-0 Uni 6 3 0-3-0 EIC
48 8.52 40 9.95 52 53.25 Duke 10 5-4-1 46 10 5-4-1 Uni 4 7 5-2-0 ACC
49 7.66 49 7.30 51 53.05 Clemson 10 5-4-1 48 10 5-4-1 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 ACC
50 7.65 48 7.34 38 45.25 California 10 4-5-1 47 10 4-5-1 Uni 6 4 1-3-0 AAWU
51 7.06 63 1.34 34 42.95 Kentucky 10 3-6-1 50 10 3-6-1 Uni 10 6 0-5-1 SEC
52 6.40 62 1.79 13 30.20 Texas A&M 10 2-7-1 51 10 2-7-1 Uni 7 7 1-5-1 SWAC
53 5.84 61 1.90 114 94.67 Wichita State 9 7-2-0 52 8 6-2-0 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 MVC
54 5.80 44 8.47 86 81.50 Virginia Tech 10 8-2-0 55 10 8-2-0 Uni 1 5 5-0-0 SoCon
55 5.58 41 9.92 71 73.56 Dartmouth 9 7-2-0 59 8 6-2-0 Uni 2 7 5-2-0 Ivy
56 5.42 56 5.08 16 32.25 Miami FL 10 3-7-0 54 10 3-7-0 Uni 16 1 0-1-0 SWIC
57 4.84 54 5.54 73 74.75 Yale 9 6-3-0 60 8 5-3-0 Uni 3 7 4-3-0 Ivy
58 4.27 70 -1.44 41 46.40 Stanford 10 3-7-0 58 10 3-7-0 Uni 5 5 1-4-0 AAWU
59 3.98 52 6.08 72 73.94 Boston College 9 6-3-0 57 9 6-3-0 Uni 7 5 3-2-0 EIC
60 3.62 73 -3.61 125 103.30 Utah State 10 8-2-0 53 9 7-2-0 Uni 3 4 4-0-0 SWIC
61 3.36 59 3.42 109 92.44 Arizona State 9 8-1-0 56 9 8-1-0 Uni 1 3 3-0-0 WAC
62 2.99 46 8.24 76 76.12 Harvard 9 5-2-2 62 8 5-2-1 Uni 4 7 4-2-1 Ivy
63 2.54 60 2.69 62 57.33 Iowa State 9 4-5-0 61 9 4-5-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
64 2.05 57 4.93 69 67.75 Southern Mississippi 9 5-3-1 66 5 2-2-1 Uni 11 2 0-1-1 SWIC
65 0.89 29 14.82 99 89.17 Quantico Marines 3 3-0-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
66 0.65 68 -0.83 107 92.17 Bucknell 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
67 0.50 64 1.28 7 28.25 UCLA 10 2-8-0 63 10 2-8-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 AAWU
68 -0.51 77 -4.26 88 82.00 Cincinnati 10 6-4-0 65 9 5-4-0 Uni 1 4 3-1-0 MVC
69 -0.70 67 -0.37 48 52.30 Washington State 10 3-6-1 64 10 3-6-1 Uni 3 2 1-1-0 AAWU
70 -0.84 66 0.42 60 55.30 West Virginia 10 4-6-0 67 10 4-6-0 Uni 2 4 3-1-0 SoCon
71 -1.37 69 -0.90 46 49.25 Maryland 10 3-7-0 69 10 3-7-0 Uni 6 7 2-5-0 ACC
72 -1.86 92 -8.89 37 44.15 Houston 10 2-8-0 68 10 2-8-0 Uni 13 1 0-1-0 SWIC
73 -2.10 74 -3.69 19 33.15 Tulane 10 1-8-1 70 10 1-8-1 Uni 11 7 0-6-1 SEC
74 -2.96 72 -3.44 39 45.70 Colorado 10 2-8-0 72 10 2-8-0 Uni 6 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
75 -3.34 75 -4.07 84 79.61 Columbia 9 4-4-1 77 9 4-4-1 Uni 5 7 2-4-1 Ivy
76 -3.38 89 -8.49 74 75.70 Utah 10 4-6-0 71 10 4-6-0 Uni 3 4 2-2-0 WAC
77 -4.67 78 -4.35 106 92.05 Saint Xavier 10 5-4-1 75 9 5-3-1 Uni 9 2 1-1-0 EIC
78 -5.10 83 -7.15 87 81.70 Arizona 10 5-5-0 73 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 WAC
79 -5.14 71 -1.66 92 84.62 Buffalo 9 5-3-1 76 7 4-2-1 Uni 8 5 3-1-1 EIC
80 -5.29 90 -8.68 113 94.45 New Mexico 10 6-4-0 74 9 5-4-0 Uni 2 4 3-1-0 WAC
81 -5.38 98 -10.44 49 52.35 Vanderbilt 10 1-7-2 78 10 1-7-2 Uni 12 7 0-5-2 SEC
82 -5.58 65 0.62 81 78.72 Cornell 9 5-4-0 85 9 5-4-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 Ivy
83 -6.01 80 -5.46 78 77.50 Idaho 9 5-4-0 80 7 3-4-0 Uni 8 3 2-1-0 SWIC
84 -6.73 84 -7.24 77 76.50 San Jose State 10 5-5-0 82 9 4-5-0 Uni 10 4 2-2-0 SWIC
85 -6.79 81 -6.11 105 91.30 Miami OH 10 5-3-2 81 10 5-3-2 Uni 2 6 4-1-1 MAC
86 -6.90 76 -4.13 110 93.25 Ohio University 10 6-4-0 79 9 6-3-0 Uni 1 6 5-1-0 MAC
87 -7.04 102 -11.32 56 54.35 South Carolina 10 1-8-1 83 10 1-8-1 Uni 5 7 1-5-1 ACC
88 -7.87 85 -8.09 103 90.30 Wyoming 10 6-4-0 84 9 5-4-0 Uni 5 5 2-3-0 WAC
89 -8.05 79 -4.81 127 105.95 Bowling Green 10 8-2-0 87 9 7-2-0 Uni 3 6 4-2-0 MAC
90 -8.17 82 -6.67 65 61.95 Virginia 10 2-7-1 88 10 2-7-1 Uni 7 6 0-5-1 ACC
91 -8.28 116 -20.28 111 93.50 Hardin-Simmons 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
92 -8.67 87 -8.17 67 63.00 Holy Cross 9 2-6-1 91 8 2-5-1 Uni 10 6 1-4-1 EIC
93 -8.99 88 -8.24 25 40.94 Oklahoma State 9 1-8-0 90 9 1-8-0 Uni 8 6 0-6-0 BIG 8
94 -9.39 103 -11.41 93 84.85 Virginia Military 10 3-5-2 92 10 3-5-2 Uni 3 6 3-1-2 SoCon
95 -9.48 86 -8.10 68 66.14 Brown 8 3-5-0 94 7 2-5-0 Uni 7 7 2-5-0 Ivy
96 -10.37 95 -9.39 128 106.83 East Carolina 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
97 -10.87 112 -19.04 95 86.79 West Texas A&M 9 4-4-1 89 7 2-4-1 Uni 9 4 1-2-1 SWIC
98 -10.93 99 -10.53 79 77.89 Tulsa 10 5-5-0 95 8 3-5-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 MVC
99 -11.53 105 -12.63 94 86.20 William & Mary 10 4-6-0 96 10 4-6-0 Uni 5 8 4-4-0 SoCon
100 -11.71 109 -17.43 98 88.25 Texas El Paso 10 3-7-0 93 10 3-7-0 Uni 5 3 2-1-0 SWIC
101 -11.79 93 -8.90 70 72.80 Richmond 10 3-6-1 101 9 2-6-1 Uni 4 5 2-2-1 SoCon
102 -13.10 104 -11.82 59 55.00 Kansas State 9 2-7-0 97 9 2-7-0 Uni 7 6 1-5-0 BIG 8
103 -13.23 97 -9.83 120 99.25 Furman 10 7-3-0 100 7 4-3-0 Uni 6 5 3-2-0 SoCon
104 -13.34 96 -9.56 90 83.19 Colgate 8 3-4-1 98 7 3-3-1 Uni 11 4 2-1-1 EIC
105 -13.60 91 -8.88 9 29.62 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
106 -14.27 121 -24.78 89 83.00 New Mexico State 10 3-6-1 86 6 1-4-1 Uni 6 3 0-2-1 SWIC
107 -14.69 94 -8.97 96 87.94 Villanova 9 5-4-0 99 7 4-3-0 Uni 13 5 2-3-0 EIC
108 -15.66 100 -11.06 119 98.94 Marshall 10 5-4-1 102 8 4-3-1 Uni 4 6 3-2-1 MAC
109 -16.66 111 -18.14 91 84.00 North Texas 9 3-6-0 104 7 2-5-0 Uni 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
110 -17.58 110 -18.07 122 101.00 Kent State 9 3-5-1 103 9 3-5-1 Uni 7 6 1-5-0 MAC
111 -18.19 108 -17.31 97 88.00 Rutgers 9 3-6-0 107 7 2-5-0 Uni 14 3 2-1-0 EIC
112 -19.12 107 -16.37 82 78.92 Boston University 8 1-6-1 109 6 1-4-1 Uni 15 5 1-3-1 EIC
113 -19.28 101 -11.14 55 53.70 Wake Forest 10 1-9-0 105 9 1-8-0 Uni 8 6 1-5-0 ACC
114 -19.60 106 -13.17 75 76.00 Pennsylvania 9 3-6-0 111 8 2-6-0 Uni 8 7 1-6-0 Ivy
115 -19.66 122 -24.85 115 94.72 George Washington 9 2-7-0 106 9 2-7-0 Uni 7 6 1-5-0 SoCon
116 -21.37 119 -22.22 112 93.90 Louisville 10 3-7-0 108 9 3-6-0 Uni 6 4 1-3-0 MVC
117 -21.67 118 -20.93 104 90.50 Western Michigan 9 2-7-0 112 8 2-6-0 Uni 5 6 2-4-0 MAC
118 -21.69 114 -19.95 117 96.83 Fresno State 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
119 -22.10 115 -20.03 85 81.25 Detroit 9 2-6-1 113 8 1-6-1 Uni 12 3 1-2-0 EIC
120 -22.61 113 -19.92 123 102.78 Citadel 10 4-6-0 115 7 2-5-0 Uni 8 6 2-4-0 SoCon
121 -22.98 117 -20.89 102 90.15 Colorado State 10 3-7-0 110 9 2-7-0 Uni 7 4 2-2-0 SWIC
122 -23.42 120 -24.63 108 92.30 Dayton 10 1-7-2 114 10 1-7-2 Uni 5 3 0-3-0 MVC
123 -26.09 124 -28.32 124 102.89 Toledo 9 2-7-0 116 8 1-7-0 Uni 6 6 1-5-0 MAC
124 -32.44 126 -29.67 121 100.00 Pacific 10 2-8-0 117 6 1-5-0 Uni 15 5 0-5-0 SWIC
125 -32.59 125 -29.36 126 105.88 Southern Illinois 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
126 -33.41 123 -26.85 129 110.14 Davidson 8 1-5-2 119 6 1-4-1 Uni 9 5 0-4-1 SoCon
127 -33.88 130 -34.22 100 89.25 Montana 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
128 -35.16 129 -33.34 116 96.28 Brigham Young 10 2-8-0 118 9 1-8-0 Uni 6 4 0-4-0 WAC
129 -36.14 128 -33.33 101 89.69 Lehigh 9 1-8-0 120 5 0-5-0 Uni 16 2 0-2-0 EIC
130 -40.25 127 -32.95 130 113.67 Presbyterian 3 0-2-1 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
131 -49.46 131 -45.92 131 116.00 Lafayette 3 0-3-0 -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 2 0-2-0
Central Michigan 1 1-0-0
Connecticut 2 1-1-0
Hawaii 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Tech 1 1-0-0
Massachusetts 2 1-0-1
San Diego State 1 1-0-0
Abilene Christian 1 1-0-0
Drake 1 0-1-0
Idaho State 1 0-1-0
Montana State 2 0-2-0
Morehead State 1 1-0-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
Samford 1 0-1-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Wofford 1 0-1-0
Eastern New Mexico 1 0-1-0
Kentucky State 1 0-1-0
Northern Michigan 1 0-1-0
Mississippi College 1 0-1-0
West Chester 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 1 1-0-0
Gettysburg College 2 1-1-0
Trinity University (TX) 2 0-2-0
Sul Ross State 1 1-0-0
San Diego Marines 1 1-0-0
Tampa 1 0-1-0
Texas Arlington 1 0-1-0
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