College Football 1974
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1974/9/7 and 1975/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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1974 - 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 39.61 1 37.63 20 40.32 Oklahoma 11 11-0-0 1 11 11-0-0 Div I 1 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
2 33.65 2 34.36 35 43.58 Alabama 12 11-1-0 2 12 11-1-0 Div I 1 6 6-0-0 SEC
5 29.97 3 32.48 39 44.12 Southern California 12 10-1-1 3 12 10-1-1 Div I 1 7 6-0-1 PAC-8
4 30.69 4 29.97 40 44.32 Michigan 11 10-1-0 4 11 10-1-0 Div I 1 8 7-1-0 BIG 10
6 28.89 5 29.27 28 43.12 Auburn 12 10-2-0 5 12 10-2-0 Div I 2 6 4-2-0 SEC
13 22.93 6 28.65 50 50.12 Notre Dame 12 10-2-0 6 12 10-2-0 Div I 3 3 3-0-0 EIC
3 31.96 7 27.17 44 47.04 Ohio State 12 10-2-0 7 12 10-2-0 Div I 2 8 7-1-0 BIG 10
7 26.34 8 25.94 60 55.04 Penn State 12 10-2-0 8 12 10-2-0 Div I 5 5 4-1-0 EIC
12 24.01 9 24.51 25 41.91 Texas A&M 11 8-3-0 9 11 8-3-0 Div I 3 7 5-2-0 SWAC
11 24.06 10 24.15 2 32.62 Florida 12 8-4-0 11 12 8-4-0 Div I 5 6 3-3-0 SEC
8 24.71 11 23.89 29 43.21 Nebraska 12 9-3-0 12 12 9-3-0 Div I 2 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
14 22.25 12 23.74 75 74.14 Miami OH 11 10-0-1 10 10 9-0-1 Div I 1 5 5-0-0 MAC
16 20.63 13 23.59 3 32.67 Tennessee 12 7-3-2 13 12 7-3-2 Div I 8 6 2-3-1 SEC
18 20.22 14 22.90 17 39.86 Michigan State 11 7-3-1 14 11 7-3-1 Div I 3 8 6-1-1 BIG 10
21 18.98 15 22.61 53 50.83 North Carolina State 12 9-2-1 15 12 9-2-1 Div I 2 6 4-2-0 ACC
24 16.82 16 22.09 7 34.41 Missouri 11 7-4-0 16 11 7-4-0 Div I 3 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
17 20.42 17 21.86 10 36.96 Baylor 12 8-4-0 18 12 8-4-0 Div I 1 7 6-1-0 SWAC
10 24.33 18 21.67 32 43.25 Maryland 12 8-4-0 17 12 8-4-0 Div I 1 6 6-0-0 ACC
20 19.55 19 21.64 37 43.88 Mississippi State 12 9-3-0 19 12 9-3-0 Div I 4 6 3-3-0 SEC
9 24.46 20 21.40 34 43.29 Texas 12 8-4-0 20 12 8-4-0 Div I 2 7 5-2-0 SWAC
15 21.31 21 20.51 16 39.32 Wisconsin 11 7-4-0 21 11 7-4-0 Div I 4 8 5-3-0 BIG 10
31 15.56 22 17.99 31 43.25 Texas Tech 12 6-4-2 22 12 6-4-2 Div I 6 7 3-4-0 SWAC
29 16.46 23 17.86 18 39.91 Clemson 11 7-4-0 23 11 7-4-0 Div I 4 6 4-2-0 ACC
28 16.57 24 17.81 126 104.30 Louisiana Tech 5 5-0-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
19 19.76 25 17.48 14 39.00 Oklahoma State 12 7-5-0 24 12 7-5-0 Div I 4 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
23 17.33 26 16.48 42 44.95 Pittsburgh 11 7-4-0 26 11 7-4-0 Div I 4 7 5-2-0 EIC
32 15.35 27 16.08 56 53.86 UCLA 11 6-3-2 25 11 6-3-2 Div I 3 7 4-2-1 PAC-8
34 13.84 28 16.01 54 53.00 California 11 7-3-1 27 11 7-3-1 Div I 4 7 4-2-1 PAC-8
27 16.60 29 15.81 19 40.27 Arkansas 11 6-4-1 30 11 6-4-1 Div I 5 7 3-3-1 SWAC
37 12.71 30 15.65 47 47.41 Illinois 11 6-4-1 29 11 6-4-1 Div I 5 8 4-3-1 BIG 10
22 18.73 31 15.55 21 40.59 Kentucky 11 6-5-0 28 11 6-5-0 Div I 6 6 3-3-0 SEC
45 10.16 32 15.24 33 43.27 Stanford 11 5-4-2 31 11 5-4-2 Div I 2 7 5-1-1 PAC-8
35 13.51 33 14.62 24 41.23 Georgia Tech 11 6-5-0 32 11 6-5-0 Div I 2 2 2-0-0 SWIC
39 11.43 34 14.55 63 60.75 Houston 12 8-3-1 33 12 8-3-1 Div I 3 5 4-1-0 SWIC
36 12.88 35 14.27 4 33.71 Georgia 12 6-6-0 34 12 6-6-0 Div I 3 6 4-2-0 SEC
40 11.09 36 14.23 6 34.27 Colorado 11 5-6-0 35 11 5-6-0 Div I 5 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
26 16.69 37 14.01 23 41.23 Louisiana State 11 5-5-1 36 11 5-5-1 Div I 9 6 2-4-0 SEC
25 16.71 38 13.98 48 48.75 North Carolina 12 7-5-0 37 12 7-5-0 Div I 3 6 4-2-0 ACC
46 10.01 39 13.81 52 50.50 Miami FL 11 6-5-0 38 11 6-5-0 Div I 4 4 3-1-0 SWIC
33 14.11 40 13.79 57 54.58 Vanderbilt 12 7-3-2 39 12 7-3-2 Div I 7 6 2-3-1 SEC
38 12.40 41 12.99 46 47.41 Duke 11 6-5-0 40 11 6-5-0 Div I 5 6 2-4-0 ACC
43 10.48 42 12.86 45 47.36 Southern Methodist 11 6-4-1 41 11 6-4-1 Div I 4 7 3-3-1 SWAC
57 5.95 43 12.06 38 44.05 Washington 11 5-6-0 42 11 5-6-0 Div I 5 7 3-4-0 PAC-8
50 8.61 44 11.20 92 83.14 Arizona 11 9-2-0 43 11 9-2-0 Div I 2 7 6-1-0 WAC
47 9.55 45 10.04 95 84.05 San Diego State 11 8-2-1 46 11 8-2-1 Div I 1 4 4-0-0 BWC
42 10.50 46 9.84 12 38.14 Iowa State 11 4-7-0 44 11 4-7-0 Div I 6 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
44 10.32 47 9.64 13 38.91 Purdue 11 4-6-1 47 11 4-6-1 Div I 6 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
62 3.63 48 9.35 100 87.90 Lamar 10 8-2-0 45 8 7-1-0 Div I 1 4 4-0-0 SWIC
52 8.04 49 9.07 69 70.32 Memphis 11 7-4-0 48 11 7-4-0 Div I 9 3 1-2-0 SWIC
61 4.13 50 8.69 1 28.68 Iowa 11 3-8-0 49 11 3-8-0 Div I 7 8 2-6-0 BIG 10
51 8.47 51 8.25 81 77.32 Tulsa 11 8-3-0 50 11 8-3-0 Div I 1 6 6-0-0 MVC
30 15.70 52 8.08 93 83.28 Temple 10 8-2-0 56 8 6-2-0 Div I 7 8 6-2-0 EIC
56 5.97 53 7.64 66 65.95 Cincinnati 11 7-4-0 51 10 6-4-0 Div I 1 1 1-0-0 EIC
48 9.47 54 7.35 77 75.45 Boston College 11 8-3-0 52 10 7-3-0 Div I 9 7 5-2-0 EIC
53 8.00 55 7.31 9 36.27 Kansas 11 4-7-0 53 11 4-7-0 Div I 7 7 1-6-0 BIG 8
49 8.65 56 6.16 26 42.09 Kansas State 11 4-7-0 54 11 4-7-0 Div I 8 7 1-6-0 BIG 8
69 1.52 57 6.04 87 80.40 Utah State 11 8-3-0 55 10 7-3-0 Div I 14 2 1-1-0 SWIC
59 4.90 58 5.22 96 84.55 San Jose State 12 8-3-1 57 10 6-3-1 Div I 3 4 2-2-0 BWC
74 -0.25 59 5.03 49 49.50 South Carolina 11 4-7-0 58 11 4-7-0 Div I 13 3 0-3-0 SWIC
75 -0.53 60 5.02 85 79.57 Hawaii 11 6-5-0 59 7 5-2-0 Div I 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
54 6.97 61 4.95 73 72.67 Arizona State 12 7-5-0 61 12 7-5-0 Div I 3 7 4-3-0 WAC
86 -3.31 62 4.53 27 42.14 Northwestern 11 3-8-0 60 11 3-8-0 Div I 9 8 2-6-0 BIG 10
94 -5.60 63 3.58 36 43.70 Minnesota 11 4-7-0 62 10 3-7-0 Div I 8 8 2-6-0 BIG 10
66 2.65 64 3.27 15 39.27 Mississippi 11 3-8-0 64 11 3-8-0 Div I 10 6 0-6-0 SEC
55 6.50 65 3.20 83 78.25 Brigham Young 12 7-4-1 63 12 7-4-1 Div I 1 7 6-0-1 WAC
65 2.75 66 2.99 5 34.23 Rice 11 2-8-1 65 11 2-8-1 Div I 7 7 2-5-0 SWAC
68 2.37 67 2.35 72 72.50 Ohio University 11 6-5-0 67 10 5-5-0 Div I 3 5 3-2-0 MAC
64 2.94 68 2.07 55 53.77 Virginia 11 4-7-0 68 11 4-7-0 Div I 6 6 1-5-0 ACC
89 -4.29 69 1.75 123 102.57 Appalachian State 11 6-5-0 66 5 3-2-0 Div I 2 4 3-1-0 SoCon
60 4.49 70 1.60 43 46.05 Oregon State 11 3-8-0 69 11 3-8-0 Div I 6 7 3-4-0 PAC-8
67 2.64 71 1.22 94 83.55 Bowling Green 11 6-4-1 74 11 6-4-1 Div I 5 5 2-3-0 MAC
73 0.07 72 0.86 59 55.00 Navy 11 4-7-0 70 11 4-7-0 Div I 10 6 2-4-0 EIC
85 -3.22 73 0.59 74 74.05 Southern Mississippi 11 6-5-0 72 11 6-5-0 Div I 5 6 5-1-0 SWIC
58 5.85 74 0.21 58 54.64 West Virginia 11 4-7-0 73 11 4-7-0 Div I 13 5 1-4-0 EIC
82 -1.71 75 0.04 109 92.72 Arkansas State 10 7-3-0 95 5 3-2-0 Div I 6 3 2-1-0 SWIC
77 -1.25 76 -0.03 68 69.86 Tulane 11 5-6-0 71 11 5-6-0 Div I 8 3 2-1-0 SWIC
72 0.23 77 -0.53 99 87.41 Kent State 11 7-4-0 75 8 4-4-0 Div I 4 5 2-3-0 MAC
63 3.57 78 -1.71 65 65.45 Virginia Tech 11 4-7-0 77 11 4-7-0 Div I 7 4 2-2-0 SWIC
76 -0.77 79 -1.72 22 41.05 Syracuse 11 2-9-0 79 11 2-9-0 Div I 14 5 1-4-0 EIC
79 -1.32 80 -1.99 115 93.77 Virginia Military 11 7-4-0 76 10 6-4-0 Div I 1 5 4-1-0 SoCon
41 10.68 81 -2.29 103 89.33 Delaware 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
91 -5.33 82 -2.38 88 80.95 Pacific 11 6-5-0 78 10 5-5-0 Div I 2 4 2-2-0 BWC
97 -6.10 83 -2.91 70 71.00 Louisville 11 4-7-0 80 11 4-7-0 Div I 2 5 3-2-0 MVC
88 -3.70 84 -3.16 76 75.32 New Mexico 11 4-6-1 81 11 4-6-1 Div I 5 7 3-4-0 WAC
109 -11.19 85 -3.78 107 91.00 Richmond 10 5-5-0 83 9 5-4-0 Div I 4 6 3-3-0 SoCon
71 0.56 86 -4.40 116 94.18 East Carolina 11 7-4-0 84 10 6-4-0 Div I 3 6 3-3-0 SoCon
92 -5.41 87 -4.64 79 76.60 Eastern Michigan 5 2-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
93 -5.46 88 -4.71 101 88.94 Fresno State 12 5-7-0 87 7 3-4-0 Div I 5 4 1-3-0 BWC
70 1.13 89 -4.82 113 93.27 West Texas A&M 11 6-5-0 85 11 6-5-0 Div I 3 6 3-3-0 MVC
78 -1.28 90 -4.97 71 71.45 Colorado State 11 4-6-1 88 10 3-6-1 Div I 4 6 2-3-1 WAC
83 -2.49 91 -5.17 51 50.45 Washington State 11 2-9-0 86 11 2-9-0 Div I 7 7 1-6-0 PAC-8
81 -1.44 92 -5.17 11 37.64 Indiana 11 1-10-0 90 11 1-10-0 Div I 10 8 1-7-0 BIG 10
100 -10.01 93 -5.59 120 98.95 Cal State Long Beach 11 6-5-0 89 10 5-5-0 Div I 4 4 1-3-0 BWC
90 -4.64 94 -6.09 138 120.61 Harvard 9 7-2-0 96 9 7-2-0 Div I 1 7 6-1-0 Ivy
87 -3.62 95 -6.72 143 125.11 Yale 9 8-1-0 105 8 7-1-0 Div I 2 7 6-1-0 Ivy
80 -1.42 96 -6.77 131 112.00 Central Michigan 4 3-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
104 -10.82 97 -7.26 64 61.41 Army 11 3-8-0 92 10 2-8-0 Div I 11 4 1-3-0 EIC
84 -3.01 98 -7.52 108 91.35 Tampa 11 6-5-0 93 9 4-5-0 Div I 12 4 2-2-0 SWIC
95 -5.79 99 -7.72 91 82.73 William & Mary 11 4-7-0 91 11 4-7-0 Div I 5 5 2-3-0 SoCon
98 -6.47 100 -8.07 125 103.10 McNeese State 5 3-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
111 -11.60 101 -8.15 130 110.17 Illinois State 3 2-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
103 -10.57 102 -8.40 111 93.00 Toledo 11 6-5-0 82 10 6-4-0 Div I 2 5 3-2-0 MAC
108 -11.18 103 -8.55 30 43.23 Texas Christian 11 1-10-0 94 11 1-10-0 Div I 8 7 0-7-0 SWAC
96 -5.83 104 -9.44 8 36.14 Florida State 11 1-10-0 97 11 1-10-0 Div I 10 4 1-3-0 SWIC
107 -11.10 105 -10.24 62 57.64 Oregon 11 2-9-0 98 11 2-9-0 Div I 8 7 0-7-0 PAC-8
112 -12.49 106 -11.38 41 44.41 Wake Forest 11 1-10-0 100 11 1-10-0 Div I 7 6 0-6-0 ACC
105 -10.87 107 -11.79 112 93.00 East Tennessee State 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
99 -8.17 108 -11.81 118 97.91 New Mexico State 11 5-6-0 101 11 5-6-0 Div I 5 5 2-3-0 MVC
110 -11.36 109 -11.96 127 104.95 Holy Cross 11 5-5-1 110 8 3-5-0 Div I 16 5 1-4-0 EIC
116 -15.36 110 -12.28 82 77.86 North Texas 11 2-7-2 102 11 2-7-2 Div I 6 6 1-3-2 MVC
101 -10.29 111 -13.02 97 85.91 Texas El Paso 11 4-7-0 107 11 4-7-0 Div I 6 7 3-4-0 WAC
119 -16.86 112 -13.50 142 123.78 Pennsylvania 9 6-2-1 112 7 4-2-1 Div I 3 7 4-2-1 Ivy
102 -10.40 113 -14.24 132 117.05 Rutgers 11 7-3-1 99 6 3-2-1 Div I 2 1 1-0-0 EIC
106 -11.04 114 -14.65 105 90.10 Citadel 11 4-7-0 104 8 2-6-0 Div I 7 6 2-4-0 SoCon
114 -13.79 115 -15.05 106 90.14 Western Michigan 11 3-8-0 103 9 3-6-0 Div I 6 5 0-5-0 MAC
117 -16.11 116 -15.20 80 77.27 Wyoming 11 2-9-0 108 11 2-9-0 Div I 8 7 1-6-0 WAC
118 -16.33 117 -16.25 78 75.59 Wichita State 11 1-9-1 109 11 1-9-1 Div I 7 6 1-4-1 MVC
121 -17.36 118 -16.74 124 102.67 Connecticut 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
115 -14.91 119 -17.02 86 79.64 Villanova 11 3-8-0 114 9 2-7-0 Div I 18 3 0-3-0 EIC
124 -20.07 120 -18.34 129 110.06 Northern Illinois 11 4-7-0 106 7 4-3-0 Div I 6 2 2-0-0 EIC
128 -22.29 121 -18.66 110 92.78 Drake 11 3-7-1 113 9 2-6-1 Div I 4 6 2-3-1 MVC
127 -22.05 122 -19.75 133 118.19 Brown 9 5-4-0 120 8 4-4-0 Div I 4 7 4-3-0 Ivy
120 -17.04 123 -20.00 117 94.50 Furman 11 5-6-0 111 7 2-5-0 Div I 6 6 2-4-0 SoCon
126 -22.03 124 -20.36 67 69.23 Utah 11 1-10-0 116 11 1-10-0 Div I 7 6 1-5-0 WAC
133 -24.76 125 -21.30 122 102.31 Dayton 11 3-8-0 115 7 2-5-0 Div I 15 2 1-1-0 EIC
122 -17.93 126 -22.03 137 120.11 Princeton 9 4-4-1 121 9 4-4-1 Div I 6 7 3-4-0 Ivy
129 -22.34 127 -22.06 136 120.00 Lehigh 3 1-2-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
113 -12.61 128 -22.20 84 79.32 Air Force 11 2-9-0 118 11 2-9-0 Div I 16 2 1-1-0 SWIC
125 -20.49 129 -23.05 90 82.45 Louisiana Lafayette 11 2-9-0 122 8 1-7-0 Div I 15 7 1-6-0 SWIC
130 -22.47 130 -23.06 114 93.67 Southern Illinois 11 2-9-0 117 7 1-6-0 Div I 12 3 1-2-0 EIC
135 -26.62 131 -23.36 102 89.14 Texas Arlington 11 1-10-0 119 9 1-8-0 Div I 11 4 1-3-0 SWIC
139 -32.19 132 -24.56 89 81.83 Cal State Fullerton 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
123 -20.02 133 -25.60 61 56.75 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 4-7-0 125 5 0-5-0 Div I 17 2 0-2-0 SWIC
132 -23.92 134 -27.84 134 119.00 Dartmouth 9 3-6-0 123 8 3-5-0 Div I 5 7 3-4-0 Ivy
142 -35.70 135 -29.07 104 89.50 Davidson 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
138 -30.55 136 -29.26 135 119.60 Colgate 10 4-6-0 128 6 1-5-0 Div I 8 2 1-1-0 EIC
131 -22.57 137 -29.59 128 109.50 Massachusetts 5 1-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
134 -25.02 138 -29.71 98 87.40 Marshall 11 1-10-0 124 9 0-9-0 Div I 17 3 0-3-0 EIC
136 -27.37 139 -30.44 141 122.67 Cornell 9 3-5-1 126 8 2-5-1 Div I 7 7 1-5-1 Ivy
137 -27.98 140 -35.01 119 98.17 Idaho 11 2-8-1 127 6 0-6-0 Div I 18 2 0-2-0 SWIC
141 -34.74 141 -35.08 139 120.70 Lafayette 5 1-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
140 -34.29 142 -40.37 121 100.50 Akron 3 0-3-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
143 -44.69 143 -44.27 140 122.50 Columbia 9 1-8-0 129 7 0-7-0 Div I 8 7 0-7-0 Ivy
144 -49.18 144 -55.55 144 131.25 Bucknell 4 0-4-0 -1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Ball State 2 2-0-0
Boise State 1 1-0-0
Louisiana Monroe 2 0-2-0
Middle Tennessee 2 0-2-0
Nevada Las Vegas 1 1-0-0
Nevada Reno 1 0-1-0
Western Kentucky 1 1-0-0
Cal State Sacramento 1 0-1-0
California Poly 1 1-0-0
Eastern Kentucky 1 0-1-0
Florida A&M 1 0-1-0
Idaho State 1 0-1-0
Indiana State 2 2-0-0
Jacksonville State 1 0-1-0
Montana 1 0-0-1
Montana State 2 2-0-0
Morehead State 2 1-1-0
North Dakota 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 1-0-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 2 0-2-0
Rhode Island 2 0-2-0
Tennessee State 1 1-0-0
Tennessee Tech 1 1-0-0
Weber State 2 0-2-0
Western Carolina 1 1-0-0
Western Illinois 1 1-0-0
Wofford 1 0-1-0
Central State (OH) 1 1-0-0
Northern Michigan 1 0-1-0
Lenoir-Rhyne College 2 1-1-0
Minnesota Morris 1 0-1-0
Boston University 2 0-1-1
Cal State Northridge 1 0-1-0
California Poly Ponoma 1 1-0-0
Humboldt State 1 0-1-0
Santa Clara 2 1-1-0
Wisconsin Milwaukee 1 0-1-0
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