College Football 1966
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1966/9/17 and 1967/1/2
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1966 - 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 37.35 3 33.04 31 44.90 Notre Dame 10 9-0-1 1 10 9-0-1 Uni 1 3 3-0-0 EIC
2 33.56 1 34.93 29 44.40 Alabama 11 11-0-0 2 10 10-0-0 Uni 1 6 6-0-0 SEC
3 33.42 4 32.41 26 42.75 Michigan State 10 9-0-1 3 10 9-0-1 Uni 1 7 7-0-0 BIG 10
4 29.20 2 33.28 37 47.41 Georgia 11 10-1-0 4 11 10-1-0 Uni 3 5 5-0-0 SEC
5 25.86 12 19.85 74 62.14 Wyoming 11 10-1-0 5 11 10-1-0 Uni 1 5 5-0-0 WAC
6 24.80 9 25.62 6 33.09 Mississippi 11 8-3-0 6 11 8-3-0 Uni 2 7 5-2-0 SEC
7 24.15 11 22.86 35 46.55 Arkansas 10 8-2-0 7 10 8-2-0 Uni 1 7 5-2-0 SWAC
8 23.89 6 26.51 43 49.60 UCLA 10 9-1-0 8 10 9-1-0 Uni 2 4 3-1-0 AAWU
9 23.32 7 26.43 11 36.41 Florida 11 9-2-0 9 11 9-2-0 Uni 5 5 4-1-0 SEC
10 23.20 8 25.86 23 41.73 Purdue 11 9-2-0 10 11 9-2-0 Uni 2 7 6-1-0 BIG 10
11 22.52 5 28.16 15 37.95 Miami FL 11 8-2-1 11 11 8-2-1 Uni 8 3 1-1-1 SWIC
12 21.14 15 19.34 39 48.23 Tennessee 11 8-3-0 12 10 7-3-0 Uni 4 5 3-2-0 SEC
13 20.76 16 19.27 4 31.77 Southern California 11 7-4-0 14 11 7-4-0 Uni 1 5 4-1-0 AAWU
14 20.73 10 23.26 16 38.55 Georgia Tech 11 9-2-0 15 11 9-2-0 Uni 1 1 1-0-0 SWIC
15 20.68 19 18.45 38 47.65 Houston 10 8-2-0 13 10 8-2-0 Uni 3 3 2-1-0 SWIC
16 20.26 23 13.91 12 36.45 Texas 11 7-4-0 16 11 7-4-0 Uni 2 7 5-2-0 SWAC
17 18.42 13 19.76 59 56.18 Nebraska 11 9-2-0 17 11 9-2-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 BIG 8
18 16.91 17 18.67 13 36.59 Southern Methodist 11 8-3-0 18 11 8-3-0 Uni 3 7 6-1-0 SWAC
19 15.97 20 15.79 46 50.80 Colorado 10 7-3-0 19 10 7-3-0 Uni 2 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
20 15.52 36 8.41 45 50.55 Oklahoma 10 6-4-0 20 10 6-4-0 Uni 3 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
21 15.41 27 13.28 41 48.65 Michigan 10 6-4-0 21 10 6-4-0 Uni 3 7 4-3-0 BIG 10
22 14.99 24 13.83 80 66.60 Brigham Young 10 8-2-0 22 10 8-2-0 Uni 2 5 3-2-0 WAC
23 14.01 38 7.76 19 40.25 Baylor 10 5-5-0 23 10 5-5-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 SWAC
24 14.00 18 18.55 10 35.30 Louisiana State 10 5-4-1 24 10 5-4-1 Uni 6 5 2-3-0 SEC
25 13.72 30 10.57 110 86.40 Miami OH 10 9-1-0 30 10 9-1-0 Uni 1 6 5-1-0 MAC
26 13.44 25 13.71 63 57.45 Syracuse 11 8-3-0 28 11 8-3-0 Uni 3 5 5-0-0 EIC
27 13.04 35 9.18 22 41.45 Florida State 11 6-5-0 25 11 6-5-0 Uni 9 3 1-2-0 SWIC
28 11.63 14 19.48 65 58.72 Memphis 9 7-2-0 26 8 6-2-0 Uni 2 3 3-0-0 SWIC
29 10.98 34 9.78 82 69.00 North Texas 10 8-2-0 27 7 6-1-0 Uni 1 4 3-1-0 MVC
30 10.55 31 10.51 5 32.40 Texas A&M 10 4-5-1 31 10 4-5-1 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 SWAC
31 10.35 21 14.73 83 70.00 Army 10 8-2-0 33 10 8-2-0 Uni 4 6 5-1-0 EIC
32 9.98 26 13.56 42 49.00 Missouri 10 6-3-1 32 10 6-3-1 Uni 4 7 4-2-1 BIG 8
33 9.65 29 11.14 34 46.22 Tulsa 10 6-4-0 29 9 5-4-0 Uni 2 4 3-1-0 MVC
34 9.11 41 7.40 57 55.60 North Carolina State 10 5-5-0 36 10 5-5-0 Uni 2 7 5-2-0 ACC
35 8.89 43 6.51 69 60.30 Texas El Paso 10 6-4-0 34 9 5-4-0 Uni 4 3 3-0-0 SWIC
36 8.65 37 8.38 67 59.50 Colorado State 10 7-3-0 35 9 6-3-0 Uni 6 3 3-0-0 SWIC
37 8.02 22 14.66 18 39.75 Tulane 10 5-4-1 37 10 5-4-1 Uni 5 3 1-1-1 SWIC
38 7.79 28 12.41 86 71.59 Virginia Tech 11 8-2-1 39 11 8-2-1 Uni 12 3 1-2-0 SWIC
39 7.51 42 6.63 44 50.15 Stanford 10 5-5-0 38 10 5-5-0 Uni 6 5 1-4-0 AAWU
40 7.08 33 10.05 50 51.90 Clemson 10 6-4-0 40 10 6-4-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 ACC
41 6.51 40 7.47 47 51.25 Penn State 10 5-5-0 43 10 5-5-0 Uni 6 4 2-2-0 EIC
42 6.50 48 5.42 51 52.05 Minnesota 10 4-5-1 41 10 4-5-1 Uni 6 7 3-3-1 BIG 10
43 6.13 47 5.56 70 60.30 Washington 10 6-4-0 42 10 6-4-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 AAWU
44 5.73 39 7.74 81 67.05 Oregon State 10 7-3-0 46 10 7-3-0 Uni 3 4 3-1-0 AAWU
45 5.60 45 6.07 14 37.50 Illinois 10 4-6-0 44 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 BIG 10
46 5.22 54 3.27 21 41.00 Texas Tech 10 4-6-0 45 10 4-6-0 Uni 7 7 2-5-0 SWAC
47 5.00 67 0.15 92 75.85 Louisville 10 6-4-0 79 8 4-4-0 Uni 4 4 1-3-0 MVC
48 4.96 70 -0.31 1 27.45 Rice 10 2-8-0 47 10 2-8-0 Uni 6 7 1-6-0 SWAC
49 4.84 62 1.58 124 102.75 Harvard 9 8-1-0 61 7 6-1-0 Uni 2 7 6-1-0 Ivy
50 4.19 44 6.17 28 43.55 Auburn 10 4-6-0 48 9 3-6-0 Uni 7 6 1-5-0 SEC
51 3.86 58 2.56 72 61.44 Southern Mississippi 10 6-4-0 52 8 4-4-0 Uni 7 1 0-1-0 SWIC
52 3.83 50 4.76 17 39.25 Northwestern 10 3-6-1 51 10 3-6-1 Uni 7 7 2-4-1 BIG 10
53 3.65 51 4.17 30 44.60 Oklahoma State 10 4-5-1 50 10 4-5-1 Uni 5 7 4-2-1 BIG 8
54 3.58 72 -0.48 96 78.06 New Mexico State 10 7-3-0 49 7 4-3-0 Uni 11 4 2-2-0 SWIC
55 3.44 60 1.96 71 60.35 Utah 10 5-5-0 53 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 5 3-2-0 WAC
56 3.36 55 3.13 64 57.70 Duke 10 5-5-0 54 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 5 2-3-0 ACC
57 3.21 49 4.97 87 73.11 West Texas A&M 10 7-3-0 55 8 5-3-0 Uni 10 5 2-3-0 SWIC
58 2.63 59 2.40 48 51.33 Ohio State 9 4-5-0 56 9 4-5-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 BIG 10
59 2.36 46 5.69 24 42.00 Kentucky 10 3-6-1 57 10 3-6-1 Uni 8 6 2-4-0 SEC
60 1.38 74 -0.78 120 98.72 Dartmouth 9 7-2-0 74 8 6-2-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 Ivy
61 0.98 52 3.82 102 83.17 Dayton 10 8-2-0 72 9 7-2-0 Uni 2 2 2-0-0 EIC
62 0.86 78 -4.02 77 62.80 Utah State 10 4-6-0 58 9 3-6-0 Uni 13 4 2-2-0 SWIC
63 0.63 71 -0.36 58 55.80 Maryland 10 4-6-0 63 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 6 3-3-0 ACC
64 0.55 69 -0.29 68 60.20 Arizona State 10 5-5-0 60 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 5 3-2-0 WAC
65 0.42 73 -0.68 93 77.31 Bowling Green 9 6-3-0 73 8 5-3-0 Uni 2 6 4-2-0 MAC
66 0.29 76 -1.53 66 58.85 Navy 10 4-6-0 65 10 4-6-0 Uni 7 5 2-3-0 EIC
67 0.19 53 3.30 73 61.83 Tampa 9 4-5-0 59 6 3-3-0 Uni 15 1 0-1-0 SWIC
68 -0.19 63 1.53 125 104.06 Colgate 10 8-1-1 78 6 4-1-1 Uni 9 2 1-0-1 EIC
69 -0.21 65 1.13 56 53.80 Air Force 10 4-6-0 62 9 3-6-0 Uni 14 1 0-1-0 SWIC
70 -0.26 57 2.80 25 42.45 Wisconsin 10 3-6-1 64 10 3-6-1 Uni 9 7 2-4-1 BIG 10
71 -0.29 64 1.25 60 56.60 Virginia 10 4-6-0 66 10 4-6-0 Uni 5 6 3-3-0 ACC
72 -0.61 85 -5.58 8 34.85 Indiana 10 1-8-1 70 10 1-8-1 Uni 8 7 1-5-1 BIG 10
73 -0.74 79 -4.06 7 33.65 Texas Christian 10 2-8-0 67 10 2-8-0 Uni 8 7 2-5-0 SWAC
74 -0.92 89 -7.44 84 70.44 San Jose State 10 3-7-0 68 8 3-5-0 Uni 16 4 1-3-0 SWIC
75 -0.93 61 1.87 3 31.50 Mississippi State 10 2-8-0 69 10 2-8-0 Uni 9 6 0-6-0 SEC
76 -1.52 106 -14.58 99 81.50 Kent State 10 4-6-0 84 9 3-6-0 Uni 4 6 2-4-0 MAC
77 -1.75 103 -11.85 78 63.45 Oregon 10 3-7-0 71 10 3-7-0 Uni 7 4 1-3-0 AAWU
78 -2.77 84 -5.40 55 53.20 Iowa State 10 2-6-2 75 10 2-6-2 Uni 6 7 2-3-2 BIG 8
79 -2.81 75 -1.25 36 47.30 California 10 3-7-0 76 10 3-7-0 Uni 5 5 2-3-0 AAWU
80 -4.04 82 -4.59 89 74.88 Southern Illinois 4 2-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
81 -4.23 32 10.48 75 62.67 Drake 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
82 -4.23 86 -5.97 91 75.70 Ohio University 10 5-5-0 90 10 5-5-0 Uni 5 6 3-3-0 MAC
83 -4.57 87 -6.21 54 52.30 Kansas 10 2-7-1 77 10 2-7-1 Uni 7 7 0-6-1 BIG 8
84 -4.88 66 0.48 117 94.33 Princeton 9 7-2-0 92 9 7-2-0 Uni 3 7 6-1-0 Ivy
85 -5.05 80 -4.22 52 52.15 Wake Forest 10 3-7-0 80 10 3-7-0 Uni 7 6 2-4-0 ACC
86 -5.37 77 -3.61 32 44.95 Iowa 10 2-8-0 81 10 2-8-0 Uni 10 7 1-6-0 BIG 10
87 -5.68 90 -7.46 2 31.45 South Carolina 10 1-9-0 82 10 1-9-0 Uni 6 4 1-3-0 ACC
88 -6.33 81 -4.59 61 56.70 Cincinnati 10 3-7-0 83 10 3-7-0 Uni 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
89 -6.35 68 0.01 98 80.81 Western Michigan 10 7-3-0 94 8 5-3-0 Uni 3 6 5-1-0 MAC
90 -6.69 95 -8.54 27 42.80 North Carolina 10 2-8-0 85 10 2-8-0 Uni 8 5 1-4-0 ACC
91 -6.73 94 -8.35 9 35.05 Vanderbilt 10 1-9-0 88 10 1-9-0 Uni 10 5 0-5-0 SEC
92 -6.87 99 -10.46 107 85.44 Buffalo 10 5-5-0 87 7 3-4-0 Uni 5 4 2-2-0 EIC
93 -6.97 83 -4.68 114 92.56 Cornell 9 6-3-0 95 9 6-3-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 Ivy
94 -6.99 88 -6.88 79 64.30 Arizona 10 3-7-0 86 10 3-7-0 Uni 5 5 1-4-0 WAC
95 -7.36 91 -7.86 85 70.50 West Virginia 10 3-5-2 89 10 3-5-2 Uni 1 3 3-0-0 SoCon
96 -9.25 96 -9.10 76 62.70 Washington State 10 3-7-0 93 10 3-7-0 Uni 8 4 1-3-0 AAWU
97 -9.38 105 -14.12 108 85.65 Saint Xavier 10 4-6-0 103 8 2-6-0 Uni 10 2 0-2-0 EIC
98 -9.39 56 2.91 97 78.56 Holy Cross 10 6-3-1 96 7 3-3-1 Uni 11 6 2-3-1 EIC
99 -10.21 112 -18.15 104 83.35 Toledo 10 2-7-1 101 9 2-7-0 Uni 6 6 1-5-0 MAC
100 -10.69 102 -11.85 121 98.90 William & Mary 10 5-4-1 97 10 5-4-1 Uni 2 6 4-1-1 SoCon
101 -11.28 100 -10.57 126 105.21 Villanova 9 6-3-0 100 7 4-3-0 Uni 8 3 2-1-0 EIC
102 -12.33 97 -9.19 33 45.85 Wichita State 10 2-8-0 91 8 2-6-0 Uni 5 4 1-3-0 MVC
103 -12.36 93 -7.92 20 40.55 Pittsburgh 10 1-9-0 99 10 1-9-0 Uni 13 5 0-5-0 EIC
104 -12.57 101 -11.09 62 56.75 New Mexico 10 2-8-0 98 10 2-8-0 Uni 6 5 0-5-0 WAC
105 -12.57 92 -7.92 113 91.22 Rutgers 9 5-4-0 106 6 2-4-0 Uni 14 3 0-3-0 EIC
106 -14.07 107 -16.24 116 94.00 Yale 9 4-5-0 107 8 3-5-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 Ivy
107 -14.13 113 -18.31 109 85.75 Quantico Marines 4 1-2-1 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
108 -14.26 114 -18.50 95 77.83 Idaho 10 4-6-0 102 6 1-5-0 Uni 17 2 1-1-0 SWIC
109 -14.75 98 -10.20 105 83.35 Boston College 10 4-6-0 104 9 3-6-0 Uni 12 6 1-5-0 EIC
110 -15.65 104 -12.51 106 84.12 Boston University 4 1-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
111 -16.83 109 -17.31 119 95.75 George Washington 10 4-6-0 105 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 SoCon
112 -18.00 119 -23.90 94 77.81 Marshall 10 2-8-0 110 7 1-6-0 Uni 7 6 1-5-0 MAC
113 -18.25 110 -17.69 122 100.06 East Carolina 10 4-5-1 109 8 4-3-1 Uni 3 6 4-1-1 SoCon
114 -19.14 111 -18.03 53 52.25 Kansas State 10 0-9-1 108 10 0-9-1 Uni 8 7 0-6-1 BIG 8
115 -20.07 120 -24.35 88 73.17 Lafayette 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
116 -20.56 121 -25.61 101 82.50 Massachusetts 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
117 -21.29 115 -18.55 49 51.67 Texas Arlington 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
118 -21.79 108 -16.61 90 75.57 Pacific 11 4-7-0 111 6 1-5-0 Uni 18 5 1-4-0 SWIC
119 -21.92 118 -23.52 40 48.25 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
120 -23.73 116 -21.38 112 89.56 Columbia 9 2-7-0 114 9 2-7-0 Uni 7 7 2-5-0 Ivy
121 -24.54 125 -27.94 118 95.69 Pennsylvania 9 2-7-0 115 7 1-6-0 Uni 6 7 1-6-0 Ivy
122 -25.83 122 -25.87 128 111.44 Citadel 10 4-6-0 112 9 3-6-0 Uni 5 8 3-5-0 SoCon
123 -26.61 117 -23.11 100 81.95 Virginia Military 10 2-8-0 113 10 2-8-0 Uni 6 4 1-3-0 SoCon
124 -31.15 123 -27.79 129 120.58 Davidson 9 4-5-0 117 5 2-3-0 Uni 7 5 2-3-0 SoCon
125 -32.28 124 -27.89 115 93.70 Richmond 10 2-8-0 116 10 2-8-0 Uni 8 6 2-4-0 SoCon
126 -33.32 128 -35.78 111 87.31 Brown 9 1-8-0 118 8 0-8-0 Uni 8 7 0-7-0 Ivy
127 -37.11 127 -34.68 127 108.58 Furman 10 2-7-1 119 6 1-5-0 Uni 9 5 1-4-0 SoCon
128 -38.16 129 -42.26 123 102.62 Lehigh 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
129 -41.52 126 -30.59 103 83.33 Hawaii 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
Akron 1 0-1-0
Central Michigan 1 0-1-0
Connecticut 2 0-2-0
Fresno State 2 2-0-0
Louisiana Monroe 2 2-0-0
Louisiana Tech 2 0-2-0
Northern Illinois 1 0-1-0
San Diego State 1 1-0-0
Temple 1 0-1-0
Bucknell 2 1-1-0
Delaware 2 0-2-0
East Tennessee State 1 0-1-0
Eastern Kentucky 2 2-0-0
Idaho State 1 0-1-0
Lamar 1 0-1-0
Montana 2 0-2-0
Montana State 2 1-1-0
Morehead State 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
Samford 1 1-0-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
SE Louisiana 1 0-1-0
Weber State 1 0-1-0
Wofford 2 1-0-1
Youngstown State 1 0-1-0
Eastern New Mexico 1 0-1-0
Northern Michigan 1 0-1-0
West Chester 1 0-1-0
Howard Payne 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 1 0-1-0
Tufts University 1 0-1-0
Wittenberg 1 1-0-0
Cal State Long Beach 1 1-0-0
Cal State Los Angeles 1 0-1-0
Parsons 1 1-0-0
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