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 Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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