College Football 1963
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1963/9/14 and 1964/1/1
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
1 34.07 1 37.19 24 37.14 Texas 11 11-0-0 1 11 11-0-0 Uni 1 7 7-0-0 Southwest AC
2 28.66 2 32.38 9 28.35 Illinois 10 8-1-1 2 10 8-1-1 Uni 1 7 5-1-1 Big 10
7 25.17 3 31.17 45 48.55 Nebraska 11 10-1-0 3 10 9-1-0 Uni 1 7 7-0-0 Big 8
8 25.06 4 30.06 25 38.05 Pittsburgh 10 9-1-0 4 10 9-1-0 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 Eastern Indep
5 26.71 5 26.70 3 23.61 Michigan State 9 6-2-1 5 9 6-2-1 Uni 2 6 4-1-1 Big 10
6 25.88 6 26.30 44 48.14 Navy 11 9-2-0 6 11 9-2-0 Uni 1 3 3-0-0 Eastern Indep
10 23.84 7 25.45 29 40.14 Auburn 11 9-2-0 7 10 8-2-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 SEC
4 27.94 8 24.78 35 42.55 Alabama 11 9-2-0 10 11 9-2-0 Uni 3 9 7-2-0 SEC
13 21.79 9 24.51 42 46.35 Oklahoma 10 8-2-0 9 10 8-2-0 Uni 2 7 6-1-0 Big 8
9 24.01 10 24.26 27 39.00 Baylor 11 8-3-0 8 11 8-3-0 Uni 2 7 6-1-0 Southwest AC
11 22.27 11 22.57 17 33.05 Mississippi State 11 7-2-2 11 10 6-2-2 Uni 2 7 4-1-2 SEC
19 19.55 12 21.27 59 54.20 Syracuse 10 8-2-0 12 10 8-2-0 Uni 3 5 4-1-0 Eastern Indep
17 19.93 13 20.99 33 41.30 Penn State 10 7-3-0 13 10 7-3-0 Uni 6 4 1-3-0 Eastern Indep
3 28.46 14 20.95 47 48.81 Mississippi 10 7-1-2 16 9 6-1-2 Uni 4 7 5-1-1 SEC
26 17.10 15 20.52 18 33.28 Wisconsin 9 5-4-0 15 9 5-4-0 Uni 6 7 3-4-0 Big 10
14 21.69 16 20.47 31 40.95 Southern California 10 7-3-0 14 10 7-3-0 Uni 2 4 3-1-0 AAWU
21 19.05 17 19.93 64 57.18 North Carolina 11 9-2-0 17 11 9-2-0 Uni 2 7 6-1-0 ACC
15 20.39 18 19.49 14 31.30 Rice 10 6-4-0 18 10 6-4-0 Uni 3 7 4-3-0 Southwest AC
29 15.47 19 19.30 8 28.33 Purdue 9 5-4-0 21 9 5-4-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 Big 10
22 18.89 20 19.28 4 24.00 Ohio State 9 5-3-1 20 9 5-3-1 Uni 3 6 4-1-1 Big 10
23 18.16 21 18.49 94 86.89 Memphis 10 9-0-1 19 9 8-0-1 Uni 3 3 3-0-0 Southwest Indep
16 20.22 22 18.23 10 28.56 Northwestern 9 5-4-0 22 9 5-4-0 Uni 7 7 3-4-0 Big 10
12 21.94 23 18.00 22 36.55 Georgia Tech 10 7-3-0 23 10 7-3-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 SEC
20 19.38 24 17.08 20 33.68 Louisiana State 11 7-4-0 24 11 7-4-0 Uni 5 6 4-2-0 SEC
37 12.27 25 16.33 58 53.70 Army 10 7-3-0 25 10 7-3-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 Eastern Indep
18 19.64 26 15.91 1 19.33 Michigan 9 3-4-2 27 9 3-4-2 Uni 5 7 2-3-2 Big 10
25 17.11 27 15.85 15 31.75 Iowa 8 3-3-2 26 8 3-3-2 Uni 8 6 2-3-1 Big 10
31 15.03 28 15.58 30 40.35 Florida 10 6-3-1 30 10 6-3-1 Uni 7 7 3-3-1 SEC
24 17.72 29 15.41 23 37.09 Washington 11 6-5-0 28 11 6-5-0 Uni 1 5 4-1-0 AAWU
30 15.11 30 15.17 50 50.90 Missouri 10 7-3-0 29 10 7-3-0 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 Big 8
64 0.61 31 14.58 99 89.00 Quantico Marines 3 3-0-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
28 16.73 32 14.32 61 55.27 Oregon 11 8-3-0 31 11 8-3-0 Uni 7 3 2-1-0 Southwest Indep
38 11.41 33 14.10 65 58.27 North Carolina State 11 8-3-0 32 11 8-3-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 ACC
33 14.40 34 12.55 12 30.80 Texas Christian 10 4-5-1 34 10 4-5-1 Uni 5 7 2-4-1 Southwest AC
32 14.98 35 12.36 2 21.06 Minnesota 9 3-6-0 33 9 3-6-0 Uni 9 7 2-5-0 Big 10
27 16.98 36 11.63 32 41.15 Arkansas 10 5-5-0 36 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 Southwest AC
41 10.76 37 11.57 118 98.75 Delaware 4 4-0-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
42 10.30 38 11.54 57 53.45 Air Force 11 7-4-0 35 11 7-4-0 Uni 1 1 1-0-0 Southwest Indep
36 12.46 39 9.98 6 26.36 Southern Methodist 11 4-7-0 37 11 4-7-0 Uni 6 7 2-5-0 Southwest AC
56 5.31 40 9.54 70 74.28 Dartmouth 9 7-2-0 48 8 6-2-0 Uni 1 7 5-2-0 Ivy League
39 11.00 41 9.26 13 30.83 Indiana 9 3-6-0 39 9 3-6-0 Uni 10 6 1-5-0 Big 10
45 8.98 42 9.17 54 53.25 Duke 10 5-4-1 38 10 5-4-1 Uni 3 7 5-2-0 ACC
44 9.58 43 9.13 41 45.65 Texas Tech 10 5-5-0 40 10 5-5-0 Uni 7 7 2-5-0 Southwest AC
43 10.08 44 8.21 36 43.15 Georgia 10 4-5-1 42 10 4-5-1 Uni 9 6 2-4-0 SEC
51 7.70 45 8.16 38 44.40 California 10 4-5-1 41 10 4-5-1 Uni 5 4 1-3-0 AAWU
34 13.40 46 8.01 43 48.10 Tennessee 10 5-5-0 44 9 4-5-0 Uni 8 8 3-5-0 SEC
63 2.71 47 7.81 78 76.75 Harvard 9 5-2-2 52 8 5-2-1 Uni 3 7 4-2-1 Ivy League
54 6.35 48 7.49 86 81.60 Virginia Tech 10 8-2-0 45 10 8-2-0 Uni 1 5 5-0-0 Southern C
46 8.79 49 7.16 34 42.00 Oregon State 10 5-5-0 43 10 5-5-0 Uni 15 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
47 8.57 50 6.57 82 80.00 Princeton 9 7-2-0 54 9 7-2-0 Uni 2 7 5-2-0 Ivy League
49 8.39 51 6.30 52 52.65 Clemson 10 5-4-1 46 10 5-4-1 Uni 4 7 5-2-0 ACC
35 12.73 52 5.89 49 50.15 Kansas 10 5-5-0 50 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 Big 8
40 10.99 53 5.86 46 48.61 Florida State 10 4-5-1 53 10 4-5-1 Uni 11 2 1-0-1 Southwest Indep
48 8.44 54 5.79 5 24.33 Notre Dame 9 2-7-0 47 9 2-7-0 Uni 5 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
62 2.96 55 5.17 75 75.44 Boston College 9 6-3-0 49 9 6-3-0 Uni 8 5 3-2-0 Eastern Indep
57 4.50 56 5.11 74 75.25 Yale 9 6-3-0 57 8 5-3-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 Ivy League
53 6.37 57 4.39 16 32.95 Miami FL 10 3-7-0 56 10 3-7-0 Uni 16 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
61 3.27 58 3.98 108 92.44 Arizona State 9 8-1-0 51 9 8-1-0 Uni 1 3 3-0-0 Western AC
60 3.31 59 3.90 60 54.94 Iowa State 9 4-5-0 55 9 4-5-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 Big 8
67 -0.37 60 2.85 72 75.20 Southern Mississippi 9 5-3-1 62 5 2-2-1 Uni 9 2 0-1-1 Southwest Indep
52 6.88 61 2.20 11 29.85 Texas A&M 10 2-7-1 60 10 2-7-1 Uni 8 7 1-5-1 Southwest AC
66 0.01 62 2.18 7 28.20 UCLA 10 2-8-0 58 10 2-8-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 AAWU
55 5.51 63 1.97 112 94.50 Wichita State 9 7-2-0 59 8 6-2-0 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 MVC
50 8.12 64 0.86 28 39.44 Kentucky 10 3-6-1 65 10 3-6-1 Uni 11 6 0-5-1 SEC
68 -0.73 65 0.71 51 51.10 Washington State 10 3-6-1 61 10 3-6-1 Uni 3 2 1-1-0 AAWU
71 -0.94 66 0.42 63 55.35 West Virginia 10 4-6-0 64 10 4-6-0 Uni 2 4 3-1-0 Southern C
81 -5.89 67 0.18 81 79.28 Cornell 9 5-4-0 70 9 5-4-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 Ivy League
58 4.29 68 -0.25 39 44.80 Stanford 10 3-7-0 63 10 3-7-0 Uni 6 5 1-4-0 AAWU
65 0.34 69 -1.27 107 92.17 Bucknell 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
70 -0.88 70 -1.54 48 49.55 Maryland 10 3-7-0 67 10 3-7-0 Uni 5 7 2-5-0 ACC
79 -5.60 71 -2.17 91 85.25 Buffalo 9 5-3-1 68 7 4-2-1 Uni 7 5 3-1-1 Eastern Indep
73 -2.03 72 -2.19 37 43.85 Colorado 10 2-8-0 69 10 2-8-0 Uni 6 7 2-5-0 Big 8
59 3.50 73 -3.10 124 103.00 Utah State 10 8-2-0 66 9 7-2-0 Uni 2 4 4-0-0 Southwest Indep
69 -0.80 74 -4.06 87 81.61 Cincinnati 10 6-4-0 73 9 5-4-0 Uni 1 4 3-1-0 MVC
87 -7.19 75 -4.42 110 93.65 Ohio University 10 6-4-0 71 9 6-3-0 Uni 1 6 5-1-0 Mid-American
75 -3.62 76 -4.47 83 80.28 Columbia 9 4-4-1 81 9 4-4-1 Uni 6 7 2-4-1 Ivy League
77 -5.05 77 -4.57 106 92.05 Saint Xavier 10 5-4-1 75 9 5-3-1 Uni 14 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
82 -5.95 78 -4.83 76 76.38 Idaho 9 5-4-0 72 7 3-4-0 Uni 6 3 2-1-0 Southwest Indep
91 -8.30 79 -5.17 127 106.05 Bowling Green 10 8-2-0 78 9 7-2-0 Uni 3 6 4-2-0 Mid-American
72 -1.97 80 -5.19 21 35.00 Tulane 10 1-8-1 76 10 1-8-1 Uni 10 7 0-6-1 SEC
85 -7.01 81 -6.00 105 91.10 Miami OH 10 5-3-2 84 10 5-3-2 Uni 2 6 4-1-1 Mid-American
84 -6.70 82 -6.28 73 75.25 San Jose State 10 5-5-0 77 9 4-5-0 Uni 8 4 2-2-0 Southwest Indep
78 -5.26 83 -6.40 84 81.10 Arizona 10 5-5-0 74 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 Western AC
90 -8.06 84 -7.05 26 38.94 Oklahoma State 9 1-8-0 83 9 1-8-0 Uni 8 6 0-6-0 Big 8
88 -7.91 85 -7.37 66 61.95 Virginia 10 2-7-1 85 10 2-7-1 Uni 8 6 0-5-1 ACC
89 -8.05 86 -7.40 101 89.50 Wyoming 10 6-4-0 79 9 5-4-0 Uni 5 5 2-3-0 Western AC
76 -3.63 87 -7.85 71 75.10 Utah 10 4-6-0 82 10 4-6-0 Uni 3 4 2-2-0 Western AC
93 -8.85 88 -8.42 67 62.94 Holy Cross 9 2-6-1 89 8 2-5-1 Uni 12 6 1-4-1 Eastern Indep
95 -9.73 89 -8.49 68 66.71 Brown 8 3-5-0 93 7 2-5-0 Uni 7 7 2-5-0 Ivy League
80 -5.64 90 -8.72 113 94.70 New Mexico 10 6-4-0 80 9 5-4-0 Uni 2 4 3-1-0 Western AC
74 -2.10 91 -8.98 40 45.35 Houston 10 2-8-0 88 10 2-8-0 Uni 10 1 0-1-0 Southwest Indep
96 -10.40 92 -9.30 128 107.50 East Carolina 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
106 -14.99 93 -9.35 97 88.44 Villanova 9 5-4-0 90 7 4-3-0 Uni 13 5 2-3-0 Eastern Indep
101 -12.10 94 -9.95 69 73.50 Richmond 10 3-6-1 104 9 2-6-1 Uni 5 5 2-2-1 Southern C
104 -13.71 95 -9.97 89 83.75 Colgate 8 3-4-1 87 7 3-3-1 Uni 9 4 2-1-1 Eastern Indep
97 -10.87 96 -10.00 79 78.44 Tulsa 10 5-5-0 91 8 3-5-0 Uni 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
103 -13.60 97 -10.56 121 100.31 Furman 10 7-3-0 94 7 4-3-0 Uni 6 5 3-2-0 Southern C
102 -12.30 98 -10.73 53 52.83 Kansas State 9 2-7-0 92 9 2-7-0 Uni 7 6 1-5-0 Big 8
107 -15.47 99 -11.04 19 33.50 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
108 -15.80 100 -11.31 119 99.25 Marshall 10 5-4-1 97 8 4-3-1 Uni 4 6 3-2-1 Mid-American
94 -9.37 101 -11.82 92 85.35 Virginia Military 10 3-5-2 98 10 3-5-2 Uni 3 6 3-1-2 Southern C
112 -18.83 102 -12.02 55 53.35 Wake Forest 10 1-9-0 86 9 1-8-0 Uni 6 6 1-5-0 ACC
83 -6.48 103 -12.20 62 55.30 South Carolina 10 1-8-1 95 10 1-8-1 Uni 7 7 1-5-1 ACC
99 -11.59 104 -13.05 93 86.80 William & Mary 10 4-6-0 100 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 8 4-4-0 Southern C
114 -19.87 105 -13.55 77 76.72 Pennsylvania 9 3-6-0 101 8 2-6-0 Uni 8 7 1-6-0 Ivy League
86 -7.08 106 -13.93 56 53.39 Vanderbilt 10 1-7-2 96 10 1-7-2 Uni 12 7 0-5-2 SEC
113 -19.41 107 -16.67 80 79.08 Boston University 8 1-6-1 103 6 1-4-1 Uni 11 5 1-3-1 Eastern Indep
100 -12.05 108 -16.99 96 87.90 Texas El Paso 10 3-7-0 99 10 3-7-0 Uni 5 3 2-1-0 Southwest Indep
111 -18.44 109 -17.70 98 88.56 Rutgers 9 3-6-0 108 7 2-5-0 Uni 10 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
109 -17.08 110 -17.89 90 84.88 North Texas 9 3-6-0 109 7 2-5-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 MVC
110 -17.84 111 -18.62 122 101.22 Kent State 9 3-5-1 107 9 3-5-1 Uni 7 6 1-5-0 Mid-American
98 -11.24 112 -18.75 95 87.57 West Texas A&M 9 4-4-1 102 7 2-4-1 Uni 12 4 1-2-1 Southwest Indep
116 -21.85 113 -19.35 117 96.00 Fresno State 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
92 -8.64 114 -20.00 111 93.67 Hardin-Simmons 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
119 -22.34 115 -20.26 85 81.56 Detroit 9 2-6-1 111 8 1-6-1 Uni 15 3 1-2-0 Eastern Indep
120 -22.98 116 -20.43 123 102.89 Citadel 10 4-6-0 113 7 2-5-0 Uni 8 6 2-4-0 Southern C
121 -23.34 117 -20.56 103 90.45 Colorado State 10 3-7-0 106 9 2-7-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 Southwest Indep
118 -21.89 118 -21.08 104 90.69 Western Michigan 9 2-7-0 112 8 2-6-0 Uni 5 6 2-4-0 Mid-American
117 -21.85 119 -21.95 114 94.85 Louisville 10 3-7-0 110 9 3-6-0 Uni 5 4 1-3-0 MVC
105 -14.54 120 -24.35 88 83.07 New Mexico State 10 3-6-1 105 6 1-4-1 Uni 13 3 0-2-1 Southwest Indep
122 -23.63 121 -24.76 109 92.55 Dayton 10 1-7-2 115 10 1-7-2 Uni 6 3 0-3-0 MVC
115 -19.93 122 -25.39 115 95.50 George Washington 9 2-7-0 114 9 2-7-0 Uni 7 6 1-5-0 Southern C
126 -33.65 123 -27.44 129 110.36 Davidson 8 1-5-2 117 6 1-4-1 Uni 9 5 0-4-1 Southern C
123 -26.28 124 -28.47 125 103.06 Toledo 9 2-7-0 119 8 1-7-0 Uni 6 6 1-5-0 Mid-American
125 -32.84 125 -29.25 126 105.75 Southern Illinois 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
124 -32.68 126 -29.27 120 99.29 Pacific 10 2-8-0 116 6 1-5-0 Uni 14 5 0-5-0 Southwest Indep
128 -35.26 127 -33.04 116 95.89 Brigham Young 10 2-8-0 118 9 1-8-0 Uni 6 4 0-4-0 Western AC
130 -40.60 128 -33.55 130 114.17 Presbyterian 3 0-2-1 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
129 -36.34 129 -33.67 102 90.06 Lehigh 9 1-8-0 120 5 0-5-0 Uni 16 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
127 -34.11 130 -33.83 100 89.38 Montana 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
131 -49.70 131 -46.24 131 116.17 Lafayette 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 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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