1936 College Football Final Rankings

In yesterday's post, we mentioned that the Pittsburgh Panthers, in our analysis, had the best season among top-division college football teams in 1936. 1936 was the first year of the AP poll, and voters chose Minnesota as their first national champion. Our analysis places the Golden Gophers at #4 for that season.

With the completion of the 2010 season, the AP Poll has been in existence for 75 years. In one of our upcoming posts we will do a full comparison of those 75 years. How many of those years did the voters' national champion match up with our analysis? We'll also be posting our list of the most successful top-division college football programs over the last 75 years. Watch for these postings in the coming week.

For now, here is the list of our final rankings for 1936:

1. Pittsburgh Panthers (8-1-1) - 1.5
2. Duke Blue Devils (9-1) - 1.8
3. LSU Tigers (9-1-1) - 3.1
4. Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-1) - 4.2
5. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0-1) - 5.0
6. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-2) - 6.2
7. Santa Clara Broncos (8-1) - 6.6
8. Utah State Aggies (7-0-1) - 9.7
9. TCU Horned Frogs (9-2-2) - 10.9
10. Duquesne Dukes (8-2) - 12.0
(tie) Tennessee Volunteers (6-2-2) - 12.0
12. Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-3-1) - 13.1
13. Washington Huskies (7-2-1) - 13.2
14. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-3) - 13.6
15. Marquette Golden Eagles (7-2) - 14.3
16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-2-1) - 16.9
17. Pennsylvania Relays (7-1) - 17.2
18. Dartmouth Big Green (7-1-1) - 18.2
19. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-3) - 19.6
(tie) Yale Bulldogs (7-1) - 19.6
21. Auburn Tigers (7-2-2) - 19.9
22. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-2) - 21.0
23. Northwestern Wildcats (7-1) - 22.3
24. Fordham Rams (5-1-2) - 24.1
25. Navy Midshipmen (6-3) - 25.1
26. Tulane Green Wave (6-3-1) - 27.4
27. Princeton Tigers (4-2-2) - 27.7
28. Army Black Knights (6-3) - 28.0
29. Utah Utes (6-3) - 29.7
30. George Washington Colonials (7-1-1) - 31.0
(tie) Villanova Wildcats (7-2-1) - 31.0
32. Michigan State Spartans (6-1-2) - 31.5
33. Denver Pioneers (7-1-1) - 33.3
34. Colgate Raiders (6-3) - 33.7
35. Texas A&M Aggies (8-3-1) - 35.1
36. St. Mary's Gaels (6-3-1) - 36.7
37. USC Trojans (4-2-3) - 37.3
38. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-5-1) - 37.4
39. Colorado Buffaloes (4-3) - 38.2
40. Purdue Boilermakers (5-2-1) - 39.8
41. Georgia Bulldogs (5-4-1) - 42.4
42. Davidson Wildcats (5-4) - 43.4
43. Arizona Wildcats (5-2-3) - 44.3
(tie) Holy Cross Crusaders (7-2-1) - 44.3
45. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-2-2) - 44.8
46. Ole Miss Rebels (5-5-2) - 45.1
47. Washington State Cougars (6-3-1) - 45.5
48. Kentucky Wildcats (6-4) - 49.2
49. Indiana Hoosiers (5-2-1) - 49.4
50. Detroit Mercy Titans (7-3) - 51.1
51. Kansas State Wildcats (4-3-2) - 51.3
52. Georgetown Hoyas (6-2-1) - 51.9
53. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-4) - 53.6
54. California Golden Bears (6-5) - 54.0
55. New York University Violets (5-3-1) - 54.4
56. UCLA Bruins (6-3-1) - 55.0
57. Missouri Tigers (6-2-1) - 55.2
58. Furman Paladins (7-2) - 58.3
59. Temple Owls (6-3-2) - 58.4
60. Clemson Tigers (5-5) - 58.6
61. Baylor Bears (6-3-1) - 60.1
62. Manhattan Jaspers (6-4) - 60.5
63. Rice Owls (5-7) - 61.8
64. Oklahoma Sooners (3-3-3) - 64.8
65. SMU Mustangs (5-4-1) - 65.4
66. Columbia Lions (5-3) - 66.2
67. Montana Grizzlies (6-3) - 66.5
68. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-4-1) - 66.7
69. Texas Longhorns (2-6-1) - 69.0
70. Harvard Crimson (3-4-1) - 69.4
71. Gonzaga Bulldogs (5-3) - 71.6
72. Centenary Gents (6-4-2) - 72.2
73. Stanford Cardinal (2-5-2) - 72.8
74. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (2-6) - 73.8
75. Oregon State Beavers (4-6) - 75.3
76. Colorado State Rams (4-4-1) - 77.0
77. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-5) - 78.0
78. Miami Hurricanes (6-2-2) - 78.3
79. Loyola Marymount Lions (6-3) - 78.9
80. BYU Cougars (4-5) - 79.0
81. Maryland Terrapins (6-5) - 79.6
82. Bucknell Bison (4-4-1) - 82.2
83. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-3-1) - 83.7
84. Drake Bulldogs (6-4) - 85.2
85. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-4) - 86.0
86. Florida Gators (4-6) - 86.6
87. VMI Keydets (6-4) - 87.7
88. Colorado College Tigers (3-4-1) - 87.8
(tie) Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-4-1) - 87.8
90. Cornell Big Red (3-5) - 88.8
91. Iowa State Cyclones (3-3-2) - 91.5
92. Northern Colorado Bears (5-4) - 92.1
93. Creighton Bluejays (4-4) - 93.3
94. Idaho Vandals (3-7) - 94.8
(tie) St. Louis Billikens (5-4-1) - 94.8
96. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-7) - 95.8
97. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-5-1) - 96.1
98. NC State Wolfpack (3-7) - 96.7
99. San Francisco Dons (4-4-2) - 99.8
100. Oregon Ducks (2-6-1) - 100.1
101. Washington (MO) Bears (3-7) - 101.4
102. Michigan Wolverines (1-7) - 101.6
103. Wyoming Cowboys (2-5-1) - 101.7
104. Washington & Lee Generals (4-5) - 103.6
105. Citadel Bulldogs (4-6) - 104.2
106. Wisconsin Badgers (2-6) - 105.0
107. New Mexico State Aggies (6-4-1) - 107.1
108. Montana State Bobcats (3-5) - 108.9
109. Loyola (New Orleans) Wolfpack (4-6) - 109.5
110. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-5) - 110.2
111. Kansas Jayhawks (1-6-1) - 112.6
112. Mercer Bears (3-6-1) - 112.9
113. Chicago Maroons (2-5-1) - 113.4
(tie) Western State Mountaineers (1-6) - 113.4
115. Presbyterian Blue Hose (3-6) - 114.5
116. UTEP Miners (5-3-1) - 115.7
117. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-6) - 116.8
118. Syracuse Orange (1-7) - 119.0
119. Virginia Cavaliers (2-7) - 119.6
120. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-5) - 120.3
121. Erskine Flying Fleet (4-5) - 121.9
122. New Mexico Lobos (2-7) - 123.5
123. Richmond Spiders (4-4-2) - 125.0
124. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (3-4-1) - 125.2
125. Washburn Ichabods (2-6-1) - 126.4
126. Sewanee Tigers (0-6-1) - 126.8
127. William & Mary Tribe (1-8) - 127.7
128. Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-9) - 128.4
129. Brown Bears (3-7) - 128.9
130. Wofford Terriers (1-7-1) - 130.2
131. Grinnell Pioneers (2-7) - 131.8

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