1934 College Football Final Rankings

In 1934, both the Alabama Crimson Tide and Minnesota Golden Gophers finished the season undefeated and untied. Both teams were declared national champions by different ranking services. Our analysis shows that Alabama had the better season.

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0) - 1.0
2. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-0) - 2.0
3. Pittsburgh Panthers (8-1) - 3.0
4. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) - 4.3
5. Stanford Cardinal (9-1-1) - 6.5
6. Colgate Raiders (7-1) - 7.1
7. Tennessee Volunteers (8-2) - 7.4
8. Rice Owls (9-1-1) - 7.9
9. Navy Midshipmen (8-1) - 10.0
10. Tulane Green Wave (10-1) - 11.5
11. Temple Owls (7-1-2) - 12.2
12. LSU Tigers (7-2-2) - 12.6
13. Princeton Tigers (7-1) - 14.3
14. SMU Mustangs (8-2-2) - 14.6
15. Army Black Knights (7-3) - 15.6
16. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-1-1) - 17.9
17. Columbia Lions (7-1) - 18.2
18. Duke Blue Devils (7-2) - 18.5
19. Texas Longhorns (7-2-1) - 18.7
20. Illinois Fighting Illini (7-1) - 19.6
21. Utah State Aggies (5-1-1) - 20.6
22. Loyola Marymount Lions (7-2-1) - 22.7
23. Syracuse Orange (6-2) - 22.8
24. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-3) - 23.2
25. Santa Clara Broncos (7-2-1) - 24.7
26. Northern Colorado Bears (6-1) - 26.4
27. New Mexico Lobos (8-1) - 27.5
28. Colorado Buffaloes (6-1-2) - 28.2
29. Colorado State Rams (6-2-1) - 29.7
30. Arizona Wildcats (7-2-1) - 30.0
31. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-2-1) - 30.1
32. Michigan State Spartans (8-1) - 33.1
33. Duquesne Dukes (8-2) - 33.7
34. Yale Bulldogs (5-3) - 34.5
35. Utah Utes (5-3) - 35.9
36. Georgia Bulldogs (7-3) - 36.4
37. St. Mary's Gaels (7-2) - 37.0
38. Centenary Gents (10-2) - 38.1
39. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-2-1) - 39.4
40. Washington State Cougars (4-3-1) - 40.1
41. Washington (MO) Bears (7-3) - 40.5
42. San Francisco Dons (3-3-1) - 40.6
43. Washington Huskies (6-1-1) - 42.3
44. TCU Horned Frogs (8-4) - 42.8
45. Maryland Terrapins (7-3) - 43.1
46. Fordham Rams (5-3) - 44.8
47. Purdue Boilermakers (5-3) - 46.8
48. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-4-2) - 48.0
49. Oregon Ducks (6-4) - 50.4
50. UCLA Bruins (7-3) - 50.5
51. Kansas Jayhawks (3-4-3) - 51.1
52. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-3) - 51.4
53. Kansas State Wildcats (7-2-1) - 52.1
54. Washington & Lee Generals (7-3) - 54.5
55. Chicago Maroons (4-4) - 54.7
56. Iowa State Cyclones (5-3-1) - 57.6
57. Indiana Hoosiers (3-3-2) - 58.2
58. Dartmouth Big Green (6-3) - 58.4
59. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-3) - 58.8
60. Bucknell Bison (7-2-2) - 60.1
61. New Mexico State Aggies (4-1-3) - 61.0
62. Kentucky Wildcats (5-5) - 61.3
63. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-4) - 61.5
64. Wisconsin Badgers (4-4) - 61.7
65. Penn State Nittany Lions (4-4) - 62.7
66. Oklahoma Sooners (3-4-2) - 63.3
67. Richmond Spiders (8-1) - 65.8
68. George Washington Colonials (6-3-1) - 69.3
69. Detroit Mercy Titans (5-3-1) - 69.4
70. USC Trojans (4-6-1) - 70.1
71. Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-2-1) - 70.2
72. Florida Gators (6-3-1) - 72.5
73. Clemson Tigers (5-4) - 73.2
74. Marquette Golden Eagles (4-5) - 73.7
75. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-5-1) - 76.7
76. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-3-1) - 78.4
(tie) Pennsylvania Relays (4-4) - 78.4
78. Cornell Big Red (2-5) - 78.9
79. Baylor Bears (3-7) - 79.3
80. California Golden Bears (6-6) - 79.6
81. Northwestern Wildcats (3-5) - 80.3
82. Oregon State Beavers (3-6-2) - 81.8
83. Ole Miss Rebels (4-5-1) - 84.0
84. Denver Pioneers (5-5-1) - 84.3
85. Wyoming Cowboys (3-5) - 84.4
86. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (4-5) - 85.3
87. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-4) - 87.8
88. Georgetown Hoyas (4-3-1) - 88.7
89. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-5) - 89.0
90. BYU Cougars (4-5) - 90.1
91. Montana Grizzlies (2-5-1) - 90.5
92. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-6) - 90.6
93. Harvard Crimson (3-5) - 93.1
94. NC State Wolfpack (2-6-1) - 95.1
95. Idaho Vandals (3-5) - 96.3
96. Auburn Tigers (2-8) - 96.5
97. Villanova Wildcats (3-4-2) - 97.1
98. Davidson Wildcats (4-4-1) - 97.6
99. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-5-1) - 97.8
100. William & Mary Tribe (2-6) - 99.0
101. Texas A&M Aggies (2-7-2) - 99.2
102. Furman Paladins (5-4) - 100.0
103. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (4-5) - 101.8
104. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1-9) - 103.7
105. New York University Violets (3-4-1) - 106.1
106. Virginia Cavaliers (3-6) - 106.9
107. Michigan Wolverines (1-7) - 107.2
108. Brown Bears (3-6) - 107.7
109. Loyola (New Orleans) Wolfpack (4-5) - 108.4
110. Montana State Bobcats (2-5) - 108.9
111. St. Louis Billikens (3-3-2) - 111.1
112. Missouri Tigers (0-8-1) - 113.4
113. VMI Keydets (1-8) - 114.0
114. Drake Bulldogs (3-6-1) - 114.3
115. Sewanee Tigers (2-7) - 115.0
116. Grinnell Pioneers (2-7) - 115.2
117. Citadel Bulldogs (3-5-1) - 117.2
118. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (1-5-1) - 117.4
119. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-7) - 117.7
120. Creighton Bluejays (2-7) - 120.7
121. Mercer Bears (3-6-1) - 121.9
122. Colorado Mines Orediggers (1-6) - 122.3
123. Colorado College Tigers (1-7) - 122.4
124. Western State Mountaineers (2-5) - 124.7


Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.