The 2011 College Football season is here! And, right on cue, we post our own rankings of college football's top-division programs. Rankings are based on a combination of tradition (historical success) and recent success. 99 years of data were included in these rankings - the entire history of the modern era of college football clear back to 1912, which was the first year touchdowns were awarded six points and teams were given four downs instead of three. We've also calculated what our program rankings would have been at the end of each season (or entering the next season - whichever you prefer) to create an instant history for the rankings stretching clear back to 1912.
So, what is the result of all of this analysis? For the sixth straight year, Ohio State is the top college football program in America, according to our analysis. Oklahoma moves up one spot from third to second from last year, and Alabama moves up two spots to complete the top three.
Here is the complete list of the latest program rankings:
Team (Change)
1. Ohio State Buckeyes (+0)
2. Oklahoma Sooners (+1)
3. Alabama Crimson Tide (+2)
4. USC Trojans (-2)
5. Texas Longhorns (-1)
6. Florida State Seminoles (+1)
7. Florida Gators (-1)
8. Nebraska Cornhuskers (+1)
9. Penn State Nittany Lions (-1)
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (+3)
11. Michigan Wolverines (+0)
12. Tennessee Volunteers (-2)
13. Georgia Bulldogs (-1)
14. Auburn Tigers (+2)
15. LSU Tigers (-1)
16. Miami Hurricanes (-1)
17. Boise State Broncos (+0)
18. Arkansas Razorbacks (+0)
19. UCLA Bruins (+0)
20. Texas A&M Aggies (+3)
21. Virginia Tech Hokies (+0)
22. Clemson Tigers (-2)
23. Michigan State Spartans (+2)
24. West Virginia Mountaineers (+0)
25. Oregon Ducks (+2)
26. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (-4)
27. Arizona State Sun Devils (-1)
28. Washington Huskies (+0)
29. Texas Tech Red Raiders (+0)
30. Wisconsin Badgers (+4)
31. Boston College Eagles (+0)
32. BYU Cougars (-2)
33. Colorado Buffaloes (+0)
34. Iowa Hawkeyes (+1)
35. Pittsburgh Panthers (+2)
36. Ole Miss Rebels (-4)
37. Utah Utes (+1)
38. Stanford Cardinal (+5)
39. South Florida Bulls (-3)
40. Missouri Tigers (+2)
41. South Carolina Gamecocks (+4)
42. North Carolina Tar Heels (-1)
43. California Golden Bears (-3)
44. Arizona Wildcats (+0)
45. Purdue Boilermakers (-6)
46. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (+0)
47. Oklahoma State Cowboys (+1)
48. Syracuse Orange (-1)
49. Maryland Terrapins (+0)
50. Air Force Falcons (+0)
51. NC State Wolfpack (+0)
52. TCU Horned Frogs (+0)
53. Mississippi State Bulldogs (+2)
54. Fresno State Bulldogs (-1)
55. Minnesota Golden Gophers (-1)
56. Kentucky Wildcats (+1)
57. Houston Cougars (-1)
58. Virginia Cavaliers (+0)
59. Louisville Cardinals (+1)
60. Illinois Fighting Illini (+2)
61. Oregon State Beavers (-2)
62. San Diego State Aztecs (+8)
63. Miami University RedHawks (+1)
64. Hawaii Warriors (+5)
65. Washington State Cougars (-2)
66. Kansas State Wildcats (+1)
67. ECU Pirates (-2)
68. Kansas Jayhawks (-7)
69. Navy Midshipmen (+3)
70. Bowling Green Falcons (-4)
71. Cincinnati Bearcats (-3)
72. Baylor Bears (+1)
73. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (+1)
74. Connecticut Huskies (-3)
75. Toledo Rockets (+0)
76. Nevada Wolf Pack (+8)
77. UCF Knights (+6)
78. Troy Trojans (+0)
79. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (-3)
80. Wyoming Cowboys (-3)
81. Colorado State Rams (+0)
82. Central Michigan Chippewas (-2)
83. Memphis Tigers (-4)
84. SMU Mustangs (+2)
85. Northwestern Wildcats (+0)
86. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (-4)
87. Iowa State Cyclones (+1)
88. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (-1)
89. Duke Blue Devils (+0)
90. Western Michigan Broncos (+0)
91. Indiana Hoosiers (+0)
92. Marshall Thundering Herd (+1)
93. Vanderbilt Commodores (-1)
94. Army Black Knights (+2)
95. New Mexico Lobos (-1)
96. Northern Illinois Huskies (+4)
97. Rice Owls (+0)
98. Ball State Cardinals (-3)
99. Tulane Green Wave (-1)
100. Temple Owls (+2)
101. San Jose State Spartans (-2)
102. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (-1)
103. Utah State Aggies (+0)
104. Ohio Bobcats (+1)
105. UAB Blazers (-1)
106. North Texas Mean Green (+1)
107. UTEP Miners (+2)
108. UNLV Rebels (+0)
109. Florida Atlantic Owls (-3)
110. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (+0)
111. Arkansas State Red Wolves (+1)
112. Akron Zips (-1)
113. Idaho Vandals (+2)
114. Kent State Golden Flashes (+0)
115. Buffalo Bulls (-2)
116. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (+0)
117. New Mexico State Aggies (+0)
118. Eastern Michigan Eagles (+0)
119. FIU Golden Panthers (+1)
120. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (-1)
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided most of the data for our analysis.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
College Football Top Division Conference Top-to-Bottom Power Rankings
With the 2011 College Football Season ready to start - the 100th season of the modern college football era - conference realignment seems to be the topic of the day. Heading into this season, the Nebraska Cornhuskers switch from the Big 12 Conference to the Big 10. Colorado leaves the Big 12 and Utah leaves the Mountain West Conference to join the PAC 10, which is now named the PAC 12. BYU also leaves the Mountain West Conference to go independent, just as Boise State joins the MWC. Already, TCU is set to join the Big East next season (leaving the MWC).
What is the result of all of these changes? Which conferences compare to the others better top-to-bottom than they did before this year's changes and which conferences have lost ground? Not surprisingly, our analysis shows that the Big 10, with its acquisition of Nebraska is the biggest winner and the WAC and Big 12 are the biggest losers.
Entering the 2011 season, here is how the conferences rank after analyzing and comparing the strength of their member programs top-to-bottom:
1. SEC
2. Big Ten
3. PAC 12
4. ACC
5. Big 12
6. Big East
7. MWC
8. CUSA
9. WAC
10. MAC
11. Sun Belt
If the programs mentioned above had remained in their same conferences instead of moving, the rankings would have been:
1. SEC
2. PAC 12 (which would have remained the PAC 10)
3. Big 12
4. Big Ten
5. ACC
6. Big East
7. MWC
8. CUSA
9. WAC
10. MAC
11. Sun Belt
In terms of the change in their ratings due to the conference realignment, six conferences improved, while five saw a decrease in their rating. (Remember that these ratings are in part a result of a comparison to other conferences, so a conference may have actually improved, but because of the nature of that improvement - not improving in areas where the conference is weakest, for example - and due to improvements in other conferences, their resulting rating might actually have been lower. Likewise, making no changes can still result in a ratings increase or decrease because of changes in other conferences.)
The conferences who saw improvement in their ratings in order from the largest improvement to the smallest are:
1. Big Ten
2. MWC
3. CUSA
4. Big East
5. MAC
6. Sun Belt
The conferences whose ratings decreased because of realignment from the largest decrease to smallest are:
1. WAC
2. Big 12
3. PAC 12
4. ACC
5. SEC
With rumors of additional changes on the horizon - Texas A&M and perhaps one other program possibly joining the SEC, replacement programs being invited to the Big 12, etc. - we will keep our eye on these potential changes and post an analysis of how these changes affect conference ratings as these things develop further.
What is the result of all of these changes? Which conferences compare to the others better top-to-bottom than they did before this year's changes and which conferences have lost ground? Not surprisingly, our analysis shows that the Big 10, with its acquisition of Nebraska is the biggest winner and the WAC and Big 12 are the biggest losers.
Entering the 2011 season, here is how the conferences rank after analyzing and comparing the strength of their member programs top-to-bottom:
1. SEC
2. Big Ten
3. PAC 12
4. ACC
5. Big 12
6. Big East
7. MWC
8. CUSA
9. WAC
10. MAC
11. Sun Belt
If the programs mentioned above had remained in their same conferences instead of moving, the rankings would have been:
1. SEC
2. PAC 12 (which would have remained the PAC 10)
3. Big 12
4. Big Ten
5. ACC
6. Big East
7. MWC
8. CUSA
9. WAC
10. MAC
11. Sun Belt
In terms of the change in their ratings due to the conference realignment, six conferences improved, while five saw a decrease in their rating. (Remember that these ratings are in part a result of a comparison to other conferences, so a conference may have actually improved, but because of the nature of that improvement - not improving in areas where the conference is weakest, for example - and due to improvements in other conferences, their resulting rating might actually have been lower. Likewise, making no changes can still result in a ratings increase or decrease because of changes in other conferences.)
The conferences who saw improvement in their ratings in order from the largest improvement to the smallest are:
1. Big Ten
2. MWC
3. CUSA
4. Big East
5. MAC
6. Sun Belt
The conferences whose ratings decreased because of realignment from the largest decrease to smallest are:
1. WAC
2. Big 12
3. PAC 12
4. ACC
5. SEC
With rumors of additional changes on the horizon - Texas A&M and perhaps one other program possibly joining the SEC, replacement programs being invited to the Big 12, etc. - we will keep our eye on these potential changes and post an analysis of how these changes affect conference ratings as these things develop further.
Monday, August 29, 2011
1920 College Football Final Rankings
With ten undefeated teams, 1920 is another season for which it is difficult to assign a national champion. There wasn't even a bowl game - this was even pre-Rose Bowl - to give the semblance of choosing a top team or two. Our analysis gives the national championship for 1920 to the Cal Bears.
1. California Golden Bears (9-0) - 1.1
2. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1) - 3.0
3. VMI Keydets (9-0) - 3.7
4. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-1) - 4.0
5. Texas Longhorns (9-0) - 4.5
6. Georgia Bulldogs (8-0-1) - 5.1
7. Harvard Crimson (8-0-1) - 6.8
8. Auburn Tigers (7-2) - 9.7
9. Princeton Tigers (6-0-1) - 9.8
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-0) - 10.2
11. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-0-2) - 11.2
12. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-0-2) - 11.7
13. Furman Paladins (9-1) - 11.8
14. Centre Colonels (8-2) - 13.3
15. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) - 15.9
16. Colorado State Rams (6-1-1) - 16.2
17. Texas A&M Aggies (6-1-1) - 17.2
18. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-3-1) - 18.1
19. Oklahoma Sooners (6-0-1) - 18.5
20. Michigan Wolverines (5-2) - 20.2
21. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-2) - 21.7
(tie) Wisconsin Badgers (6-1) - 21.7
23. Dartmouth Big Green (7-2) - 22.3
24. Indiana Hoosiers (5-2) - 24.8
25. Tennessee Volunteers (7-2) - 25.0
26. Virginia Cavaliers (5-2-2) - 27.7
27. Washington State Cougars (5-1) - 27.8
28. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2) - 28.5
29. Missouri Tigers (7-1) - 29.2
30. Syracuse Orange (6-2-1) - 31.6
31. Chicago Maroons (3-4) - 32.2
32. Rice Owls (4-2-2) - 33.2
33. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-3) - 34.0
34. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-3-1) - 34.1
35. Lafayette Leopards (5-3) - 35.9
36. Colorado College Tigers (5-1-1) - 36.8
37. Pennsylvania Relays (6-4) - 37.3
38. TCU Horned Frogs (9-1) - 38.5
39. Tulane Green Wave (6-2-1) - 39.5
40. LSU Tigers (5-3-1) - 40.1
41. Navy Midshipmen (6-2) - 40.2
42. Kansas Jayhawks (5-2-1) - 40.3
43. Yale Bulldogs (5-3) - 42.6
44. Cornell Big Red (6-2) - 42.7
45. Washington & Lee Generals (5-3) - 43.4
46. Colorado Buffaloes (4-1-2) - 43.9
47. Presbyterian Blue Hose (5-1-1) - 46.7
48. Iowa State Cyclones (4-4) - 49.6
49. Maryland Terrapins (7-2) - 49.8
50. Birmingham-Southern Panthers (6-3) - 50.0
51. Brown Bears (6-3) - 50.3
52. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (5-2-2) - 52.4
53. Davidson Wildcats (5-5) - 53.0
54. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (4-4-1) - 54.7
55. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-4-1) - 54.9
56. NC State Wolfpack (7-3) - 55.7
57. Clemson Tigers (4-6-1) - 55.8
58. Florida Gators (5-3) - 57.9
59. Sewanee Tigers (4-3-1) - 58.7
(tie) Washington & Jefferson Presidents (6-3-1) - 58.7
61. Washington (MO) Bears (4-4) - 59.8
62. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-2-2) - 61.8
63. Northwestern Wildcats (3-4) - 62.0
64. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-4) - 63.9
65. Wyoming Cowboys (4-5-1) - 64.1
66. Drake Bulldogs (4-5-1) - 66.3
67. Kansas State Wildcats (3-3-3) - 67.0
68. Denver Pioneers (3-4) - 68.6
69. Stanford Cardinal (4-3) - 69.4
70. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-6) - 70.5
71. Oregon State Beavers (2-2-2) - 71.8
72. Grinnell Pioneers (3-3-1) - 73.0
73. Utah State Aggies (4-2-1) - 73.4
74. SMU Mustangs (3-5-2) - 74.8
75. Kentucky Wildcats (3-4-1) - 74.9
76. Citadel Bulldogs (2-6) - 76.9
77. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-6) - 77.6
78. Purdue Boilermakers (2-5) - 77.9
79. Baylor Bears (4-4-1) - 78.7
80. North Carolina Tar Heels (2-6) - 79.4
81. Samford Bulldogs (3-5-1) - 80.4
82. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (3-4-1) - 80.7
83. Oregon Ducks (3-2-1) - 81.1
84. Mississippi College Choctaws (3-5) - 83.8
85. Phillips Haymakers (4-4-2) - 84.3
86. Colorado Mines Orediggers (0-6) - 86.7
87. Utah Utes (1-5-1) - 86.8
88. Washington Huskies (1-5) - 86.9
89. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-7) - 90.0
90. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-7) - 90.6
91. Wofford Terriers (0-8-1) - 91.1
92. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0-7-1) - 92.3
93. Southwestern Pirates (1-6-1) - 93.5
94. Colgate Raiders (1-5-2) - 95.0
95. Mercer Bears (2-7) - 96.0
96. Newberry Wolves (1-7) - 96.1
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
1. California Golden Bears (9-0) - 1.1
2. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1) - 3.0
3. VMI Keydets (9-0) - 3.7
4. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-1) - 4.0
5. Texas Longhorns (9-0) - 4.5
6. Georgia Bulldogs (8-0-1) - 5.1
7. Harvard Crimson (8-0-1) - 6.8
8. Auburn Tigers (7-2) - 9.7
9. Princeton Tigers (6-0-1) - 9.8
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-0) - 10.2
11. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-0-2) - 11.2
12. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-0-2) - 11.7
13. Furman Paladins (9-1) - 11.8
14. Centre Colonels (8-2) - 13.3
15. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) - 15.9
16. Colorado State Rams (6-1-1) - 16.2
17. Texas A&M Aggies (6-1-1) - 17.2
18. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-3-1) - 18.1
19. Oklahoma Sooners (6-0-1) - 18.5
20. Michigan Wolverines (5-2) - 20.2
21. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-2) - 21.7
(tie) Wisconsin Badgers (6-1) - 21.7
23. Dartmouth Big Green (7-2) - 22.3
24. Indiana Hoosiers (5-2) - 24.8
25. Tennessee Volunteers (7-2) - 25.0
26. Virginia Cavaliers (5-2-2) - 27.7
27. Washington State Cougars (5-1) - 27.8
28. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2) - 28.5
29. Missouri Tigers (7-1) - 29.2
30. Syracuse Orange (6-2-1) - 31.6
31. Chicago Maroons (3-4) - 32.2
32. Rice Owls (4-2-2) - 33.2
33. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-3) - 34.0
34. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-3-1) - 34.1
35. Lafayette Leopards (5-3) - 35.9
36. Colorado College Tigers (5-1-1) - 36.8
37. Pennsylvania Relays (6-4) - 37.3
38. TCU Horned Frogs (9-1) - 38.5
39. Tulane Green Wave (6-2-1) - 39.5
40. LSU Tigers (5-3-1) - 40.1
41. Navy Midshipmen (6-2) - 40.2
42. Kansas Jayhawks (5-2-1) - 40.3
43. Yale Bulldogs (5-3) - 42.6
44. Cornell Big Red (6-2) - 42.7
45. Washington & Lee Generals (5-3) - 43.4
46. Colorado Buffaloes (4-1-2) - 43.9
47. Presbyterian Blue Hose (5-1-1) - 46.7
48. Iowa State Cyclones (4-4) - 49.6
49. Maryland Terrapins (7-2) - 49.8
50. Birmingham-Southern Panthers (6-3) - 50.0
51. Brown Bears (6-3) - 50.3
52. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (5-2-2) - 52.4
53. Davidson Wildcats (5-5) - 53.0
54. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (4-4-1) - 54.7
55. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-4-1) - 54.9
56. NC State Wolfpack (7-3) - 55.7
57. Clemson Tigers (4-6-1) - 55.8
58. Florida Gators (5-3) - 57.9
59. Sewanee Tigers (4-3-1) - 58.7
(tie) Washington & Jefferson Presidents (6-3-1) - 58.7
61. Washington (MO) Bears (4-4) - 59.8
62. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-2-2) - 61.8
63. Northwestern Wildcats (3-4) - 62.0
64. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-4) - 63.9
65. Wyoming Cowboys (4-5-1) - 64.1
66. Drake Bulldogs (4-5-1) - 66.3
67. Kansas State Wildcats (3-3-3) - 67.0
68. Denver Pioneers (3-4) - 68.6
69. Stanford Cardinal (4-3) - 69.4
70. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-6) - 70.5
71. Oregon State Beavers (2-2-2) - 71.8
72. Grinnell Pioneers (3-3-1) - 73.0
73. Utah State Aggies (4-2-1) - 73.4
74. SMU Mustangs (3-5-2) - 74.8
75. Kentucky Wildcats (3-4-1) - 74.9
76. Citadel Bulldogs (2-6) - 76.9
77. Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-6) - 77.6
78. Purdue Boilermakers (2-5) - 77.9
79. Baylor Bears (4-4-1) - 78.7
80. North Carolina Tar Heels (2-6) - 79.4
81. Samford Bulldogs (3-5-1) - 80.4
82. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (3-4-1) - 80.7
83. Oregon Ducks (3-2-1) - 81.1
84. Mississippi College Choctaws (3-5) - 83.8
85. Phillips Haymakers (4-4-2) - 84.3
86. Colorado Mines Orediggers (0-6) - 86.7
87. Utah Utes (1-5-1) - 86.8
88. Washington Huskies (1-5) - 86.9
89. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-7) - 90.0
90. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-7) - 90.6
91. Wofford Terriers (0-8-1) - 91.1
92. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0-7-1) - 92.3
93. Southwestern Pirates (1-6-1) - 93.5
94. Colgate Raiders (1-5-2) - 95.0
95. Mercer Bears (2-7) - 96.0
96. Newberry Wolves (1-7) - 96.1
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Most Successful College Football Programs of the 20's (1921-1930)
Twice national champions and with eight top five finishes (out of ten possible years) in our analyses, the team of the decade for the years 1921-1930, was clearly the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The only team that came close to having as successful a decade was the USC Trojans, whose first year competing with a top-division college football team was 1922, but they still managed to have a top-eight finish for ten straight years starting in 1924 (only seven of which count for the decade of the 20's), including Baggaley national championships in 1928, 1931, 1932 and 1933 (although, again, the last three championships belong to the decade of the 30's).
1. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2. USC Trojans
3. Vanderbilt Commodores
4. Army Black Knights
5. Alabama Crimson Tide
6. Nebraska Cornhuskers
7. Yale Bulldogs
8. Michigan Wolverines
9. Texas Longhorns
10. New York University Violets
11. Detroit Mercy Titans
12. Pittsburgh Panthers
13. Dartmouth Big Green
14. Utah Utes
15. Lafayette Leopards
16. Georgia Bulldogs
17. Illinois Fighting Illini
18. Centre Colonels
19. Tennessee Volunteers
20. Colorado State Rams
21. Wisconsin Badgers
22. California Golden Bears
23. Florida Gators
24. Colgate Raiders
25. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
26. Minnesota Golden Gophers
27. Iowa Hawkeyes
28. Pennsylvania Relays
29. Navy Midshipmen
30. Stanford Cardinal
31. Furman Paladins
32. Washington Huskies
33. Carnegie Mellon Tartans
34. Colorado Buffaloes
35. Syracuse Orange
36. Cornell Big Red
37. Texas A&M Aggies
38. SMU Mustangs
39. West Virginia Mountaineers
40. North Carolina Tar Heels
41. Ohio State Buckeyes
42. Missouri Tigers
43. Tulane Green Wave
44. Northwestern Wildcats
45. Colorado College Tigers
46. Oregon State Beavers
47. Drake Bulldogs
48. Georgetown Hoyas
49. Chicago Maroons
50. Princeton Tigers
51. Utah State Aggies
52. Washington & Jefferson Presidents
53. Penn State Nittany Lions
54. Virginia Tech Hokies
55. Purdue Boilermakers
56. Kentucky Wildcats
57. Denver Pioneers
58. Marquette Golden Eagles
59. Brown Bears
60. Oklahoma Sooners
61. VMI Keydets
62. Arkansas Razorbacks
63. Washington State Cougars
64. Harvard Crimson
65. South Carolina Gamecocks
66. William & Mary Tribe
67. Baylor Bears
68. Virginia Cavaliers
69. Washington & Lee Generals
70. Kansas Jayhawks
71. Oregon Ducks
72. Kansas State Wildcats
73. TCU Horned Frogs
74. Idaho Vandals
75. Mississippi College Choctaws
76. LSU Tigers
77. Citadel Bulldogs
78. Maryland Terrapins
79. Montana State Bobcats
80. Auburn Tigers
81. Clemson Tigers
82. Iowa State Cyclones
83. Presbyterian Blue Hose
84. Columbia Lions
85. Gonzaga Bulldogs
86. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
87. Duke Blue Devils
88. NC State Wolfpack
89. Davidson Wildcats
90. Oklahoma State Cowboys
91. Sewanee Tigers
92. Michigan State Spartans
93. Mississippi State Bulldogs
94. Indiana Hoosiers
95. Montana Grizzlies
96. Creighton Bluejays
97. BYU Cougars
98. Mercer Bears
99. Richmond Spiders
100. Newberry Wolves
101. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels
102. Ole Miss Rebels
103. Colorado Mines Orediggers
104. Grinnell Pioneers
105. Wyoming Cowboys
106. Washington (MO) Bears
107. Rice Owls
108. Northern Colorado Bears
109. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs
110. Samford Bulls
111. Wofford Terriers
112. Western State Mountaineers
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
1. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2. USC Trojans
3. Vanderbilt Commodores
4. Army Black Knights
5. Alabama Crimson Tide
6. Nebraska Cornhuskers
7. Yale Bulldogs
8. Michigan Wolverines
9. Texas Longhorns
10. New York University Violets
11. Detroit Mercy Titans
12. Pittsburgh Panthers
13. Dartmouth Big Green
14. Utah Utes
15. Lafayette Leopards
16. Georgia Bulldogs
17. Illinois Fighting Illini
18. Centre Colonels
19. Tennessee Volunteers
20. Colorado State Rams
21. Wisconsin Badgers
22. California Golden Bears
23. Florida Gators
24. Colgate Raiders
25. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
26. Minnesota Golden Gophers
27. Iowa Hawkeyes
28. Pennsylvania Relays
29. Navy Midshipmen
30. Stanford Cardinal
31. Furman Paladins
32. Washington Huskies
33. Carnegie Mellon Tartans
34. Colorado Buffaloes
35. Syracuse Orange
36. Cornell Big Red
37. Texas A&M Aggies
38. SMU Mustangs
39. West Virginia Mountaineers
40. North Carolina Tar Heels
41. Ohio State Buckeyes
42. Missouri Tigers
43. Tulane Green Wave
44. Northwestern Wildcats
45. Colorado College Tigers
46. Oregon State Beavers
47. Drake Bulldogs
48. Georgetown Hoyas
49. Chicago Maroons
50. Princeton Tigers
51. Utah State Aggies
52. Washington & Jefferson Presidents
53. Penn State Nittany Lions
54. Virginia Tech Hokies
55. Purdue Boilermakers
56. Kentucky Wildcats
57. Denver Pioneers
58. Marquette Golden Eagles
59. Brown Bears
60. Oklahoma Sooners
61. VMI Keydets
62. Arkansas Razorbacks
63. Washington State Cougars
64. Harvard Crimson
65. South Carolina Gamecocks
66. William & Mary Tribe
67. Baylor Bears
68. Virginia Cavaliers
69. Washington & Lee Generals
70. Kansas Jayhawks
71. Oregon Ducks
72. Kansas State Wildcats
73. TCU Horned Frogs
74. Idaho Vandals
75. Mississippi College Choctaws
76. LSU Tigers
77. Citadel Bulldogs
78. Maryland Terrapins
79. Montana State Bobcats
80. Auburn Tigers
81. Clemson Tigers
82. Iowa State Cyclones
83. Presbyterian Blue Hose
84. Columbia Lions
85. Gonzaga Bulldogs
86. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
87. Duke Blue Devils
88. NC State Wolfpack
89. Davidson Wildcats
90. Oklahoma State Cowboys
91. Sewanee Tigers
92. Michigan State Spartans
93. Mississippi State Bulldogs
94. Indiana Hoosiers
95. Montana Grizzlies
96. Creighton Bluejays
97. BYU Cougars
98. Mercer Bears
99. Richmond Spiders
100. Newberry Wolves
101. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels
102. Ole Miss Rebels
103. Colorado Mines Orediggers
104. Grinnell Pioneers
105. Wyoming Cowboys
106. Washington (MO) Bears
107. Rice Owls
108. Northern Colorado Bears
109. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs
110. Samford Bulls
111. Wofford Terriers
112. Western State Mountaineers
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
1921 College Football Final Rankings
The college football season is getting really close. The first game of the 2011 season begins on Thursday, September 1st at 6:00 PM EST when Louisville hosts Murray State. We have finished our analyses of the modern college football era, going back to the 1912 season, which was the first season in which college football teams were given four downs per possession, six points for a touchdown and three points for a field goal. We probably won't have all of the results posted before the first game of the season, but that is really just academic, since we won't begin posting our weekly rankings for 2011 until week three or four anyway. We do plan on posting our updated program rankings entering the 2011 season (based on our unique formula that balances recent team performance with historical success in college football's top division) this coming Wednesday. Spread the word and make sure to come back and see where your team ranks heading into the 100th season of college football's modern era.
Today's rankings are for the 1921 season. In many of these early years, there was no single national championship awarded. Okay, to be honest, that's kind of true today ... but even more so back then. In fact, five different teams were recognized as potentially national champions of the 1921 season. To illustrate how early 1921 is in college football history, 1921 was the first season in which a college football game was broadcast on radio. Because there weren't a whole lot of cross-regional games and even the number of games that different teams played varied greatly, the analysis of these early years is shakier than the others. Our system performs best when there are more games and especially games between teams from different conferences and regions. Regardless, our analysis declares that Notre Dame had the best season in 1921, which ironically is not one of the five teams mentioned above. (Notre Dame wasn't even undefeated, although seven other teams were. The Fighting Irish lost 10-7 at Iowa, which was undefeated and ended up #10 in our analysis. Iowa's ranking was hurt by close games against #37 Illinois and especially against #98 Purdue, both of which had losing records.)
Here are our final rankings for 1921:
1. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-1) - 1.8
2. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-1) - 2.7
3. Cornell Big Red (8-0) - 3.8
4. Penn State Nittany Lions (8-0-2) - 4.2
5. Vanderbilt Commodores (7-0-1) - 5.6
6. Centre Colonels (10-1) - 5.7
7. Lafayette Leopards (9-0) - 6.2
8. California Golden Bears (9-0-1) - 7.4
9. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1) - 8.8
10. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0) - 9.7
11. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (10-0-1) - 11.2
12. Georgia Bulldogs (7-2-1) - 11.6
13. Wisconsin Badgers (5-1-1) - 14.1
14. Navy Midshipmen (6-1) - 14.5
15. Yale Bulldogs (8-1) - 15.5
16. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-3-1) - 15.9
17. Chicago Maroons (6-1) - 17.5
18. Texas Longhorns (6-1-1) - 18.0
19. Furman Paladins (7-2-1) - 18.2
20. Tennessee Volunteers (6-2-1) - 19.6
21. Sewanee Tigers (6-2) - 20.9
22. Dartmouth Big Green (6-2-1) - 22.4
23. Harvard Crimson (7-2-1) - 23.0
24. Auburn Tigers (5-3) - 25.2
25. Texas A&M Aggies (6-1-2) - 25.5
26. Michigan Wolverines (5-1-1) - 26.5
27. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-1-2) - 26.6
28. Syracuse Orange (7-2) - 26.9
29. Mississippi College Choctaws (7-2-1) - 28.0
30. Oklahoma Sooners (5-3) - 31.0
31. Missouri Tigers (6-2) - 32.2
32. Drake Bulldogs (5-2) - 32.9
33. Princeton Tigers (4-3) - 33.4
34. Kentucky Wildcats (4-3-1) - 33.8
35. LSU Tigers (6-1-1) - 34.9
(tie) Oregon Ducks (5-1-3) - 34.9
37. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-4) - 37.9
38. Virginia Tech Hokies (7-3) - 38.9
39. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2) - 39.7
40. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-4-2) - 40.1
41. Utah State Aggies (7-1) - 42.0
42. Erskine Flying Fleet (6-2) - 42.1
43. Kansas Jayhawks (4-3) - 42.4
44. Washington State Cougars (4-2-1) - 44.5
45. Iowa State Cyclones (4-4) - 45.8
46. Washington & Lee Generals (6-3) - 46.4
47. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-2-2) - 46.5
48. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-4-1) - 47.1
49. Colorado Buffaloes (4-1-1) - 47.5
50. Baylor Bears (8-3) - 48.2
51. Virginia Cavaliers (5-4) - 53.2
52. Denver Pioneers (4-2-1) - 53.7
53. Florida Gators (6-3-2) - 54.4
(tie) West Virginia Mountaineers (5-4-1) - 54.4
55. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4-4) - 55.3
(tie) Newberry Wolves (3-3-1) - 55.3
57. Citadel Bulldogs (3-3-2) - 56.1
58. NC State Wolfpack (3-3-3) - 59.7
59. Kansas State Wildcats (5-3) - 59.9
60. Idaho Vandals (4-3-1) - 60.8
61. Colorado State Rams (2-3-1) - 62.0
62. Oregon State Beavers (4-3-2) - 62.6
63. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (5-4) - 62.7
64. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-5) - 63.1
65. Pennsylvania Relays (4-3-2) - 64.0
66. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-3-1) - 66.0
67. Utah Utes (3-2-1) - 67.6
68. Tulane Green Wave (4-6) - 68.1
69. Rice Owls (4-4-1) - 68.4
70. Richmond Spiders (4-3-1) - 69.0
71. Washington (MO) Bears (4-3-1) - 69.4
72. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-4-1) - 72.5
73. Brown Bears (5-3-1) - 74.2
74. Clemson Tigers (1-6-2) - 74.3
75. Colorado College Tigers (4-4) - 74.9
76. Spring Hill Badgers (4-4) - 75.8
77. VMI Keydets (3-5-1) - 76.1
78. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-4) - 76.2
79. Mercer Bears (3-6) - 78.6
80. Davidson Wildcats (3-4-3) - 80.2
81. Colorado Mines Orediggers (1-5) - 82.5
82. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (4-6) - 82.7
83. Colgate Raiders (4-4-2) - 83.2
84. Wyoming Cowboys (1-4-2) - 83.6
85. Indiana Hoosiers (3-4) - 83.7
(tie) Stanford Cardinal (4-2-2) - 83.7
87. Maryland Terrapins (3-5-1) - 84.9
88. Samford Bulldogs (3-6) - 86.9
89. Washington Huskies (3-4-1) - 88.2
90. Ole Miss Rebels (3-6) - 89.8
91. Grinnell Pioneers (2-5) - 91.6
92. Birmingham-Southern Panthers (4-4-1) - 91.9
93. FCS School (40-208-10) - 93.0
94. Phillips Haymakers (3-4-2) - 94.7
95. TCU Horned Frogs (6-3-1) - 95.5
96. Presbyterian Blue Hose (1-7) - 96.1
97. Northwestern Wildcats (1-6) - 96.6
98. Purdue Boilermakers (1-6) - 97.0
99. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-8) - 98.1
100. Wofford Terriers (2-7) - 99.8
101. Columbia Lions (2-6) - 100.0
102. SMU Mustangs (1-6-1) - 101.8
103. Southwestern Pirates (0-6-1) - 103.0
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Today's rankings are for the 1921 season. In many of these early years, there was no single national championship awarded. Okay, to be honest, that's kind of true today ... but even more so back then. In fact, five different teams were recognized as potentially national champions of the 1921 season. To illustrate how early 1921 is in college football history, 1921 was the first season in which a college football game was broadcast on radio. Because there weren't a whole lot of cross-regional games and even the number of games that different teams played varied greatly, the analysis of these early years is shakier than the others. Our system performs best when there are more games and especially games between teams from different conferences and regions. Regardless, our analysis declares that Notre Dame had the best season in 1921, which ironically is not one of the five teams mentioned above. (Notre Dame wasn't even undefeated, although seven other teams were. The Fighting Irish lost 10-7 at Iowa, which was undefeated and ended up #10 in our analysis. Iowa's ranking was hurt by close games against #37 Illinois and especially against #98 Purdue, both of which had losing records.)
Here are our final rankings for 1921:
1. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-1) - 1.8
2. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-1) - 2.7
3. Cornell Big Red (8-0) - 3.8
4. Penn State Nittany Lions (8-0-2) - 4.2
5. Vanderbilt Commodores (7-0-1) - 5.6
6. Centre Colonels (10-1) - 5.7
7. Lafayette Leopards (9-0) - 6.2
8. California Golden Bears (9-0-1) - 7.4
9. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1) - 8.8
10. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0) - 9.7
11. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (10-0-1) - 11.2
12. Georgia Bulldogs (7-2-1) - 11.6
13. Wisconsin Badgers (5-1-1) - 14.1
14. Navy Midshipmen (6-1) - 14.5
15. Yale Bulldogs (8-1) - 15.5
16. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-3-1) - 15.9
17. Chicago Maroons (6-1) - 17.5
18. Texas Longhorns (6-1-1) - 18.0
19. Furman Paladins (7-2-1) - 18.2
20. Tennessee Volunteers (6-2-1) - 19.6
21. Sewanee Tigers (6-2) - 20.9
22. Dartmouth Big Green (6-2-1) - 22.4
23. Harvard Crimson (7-2-1) - 23.0
24. Auburn Tigers (5-3) - 25.2
25. Texas A&M Aggies (6-1-2) - 25.5
26. Michigan Wolverines (5-1-1) - 26.5
27. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-1-2) - 26.6
28. Syracuse Orange (7-2) - 26.9
29. Mississippi College Choctaws (7-2-1) - 28.0
30. Oklahoma Sooners (5-3) - 31.0
31. Missouri Tigers (6-2) - 32.2
32. Drake Bulldogs (5-2) - 32.9
33. Princeton Tigers (4-3) - 33.4
34. Kentucky Wildcats (4-3-1) - 33.8
35. LSU Tigers (6-1-1) - 34.9
(tie) Oregon Ducks (5-1-3) - 34.9
37. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-4) - 37.9
38. Virginia Tech Hokies (7-3) - 38.9
39. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2) - 39.7
40. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-4-2) - 40.1
41. Utah State Aggies (7-1) - 42.0
42. Erskine Flying Fleet (6-2) - 42.1
43. Kansas Jayhawks (4-3) - 42.4
44. Washington State Cougars (4-2-1) - 44.5
45. Iowa State Cyclones (4-4) - 45.8
46. Washington & Lee Generals (6-3) - 46.4
47. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-2-2) - 46.5
48. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-4-1) - 47.1
49. Colorado Buffaloes (4-1-1) - 47.5
50. Baylor Bears (8-3) - 48.2
51. Virginia Cavaliers (5-4) - 53.2
52. Denver Pioneers (4-2-1) - 53.7
53. Florida Gators (6-3-2) - 54.4
(tie) West Virginia Mountaineers (5-4-1) - 54.4
55. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4-4) - 55.3
(tie) Newberry Wolves (3-3-1) - 55.3
57. Citadel Bulldogs (3-3-2) - 56.1
58. NC State Wolfpack (3-3-3) - 59.7
59. Kansas State Wildcats (5-3) - 59.9
60. Idaho Vandals (4-3-1) - 60.8
61. Colorado State Rams (2-3-1) - 62.0
62. Oregon State Beavers (4-3-2) - 62.6
63. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (5-4) - 62.7
64. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-5) - 63.1
65. Pennsylvania Relays (4-3-2) - 64.0
66. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-3-1) - 66.0
67. Utah Utes (3-2-1) - 67.6
68. Tulane Green Wave (4-6) - 68.1
69. Rice Owls (4-4-1) - 68.4
70. Richmond Spiders (4-3-1) - 69.0
71. Washington (MO) Bears (4-3-1) - 69.4
72. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-4-1) - 72.5
73. Brown Bears (5-3-1) - 74.2
74. Clemson Tigers (1-6-2) - 74.3
75. Colorado College Tigers (4-4) - 74.9
76. Spring Hill Badgers (4-4) - 75.8
77. VMI Keydets (3-5-1) - 76.1
78. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-4) - 76.2
79. Mercer Bears (3-6) - 78.6
80. Davidson Wildcats (3-4-3) - 80.2
81. Colorado Mines Orediggers (1-5) - 82.5
82. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (4-6) - 82.7
83. Colgate Raiders (4-4-2) - 83.2
84. Wyoming Cowboys (1-4-2) - 83.6
85. Indiana Hoosiers (3-4) - 83.7
(tie) Stanford Cardinal (4-2-2) - 83.7
87. Maryland Terrapins (3-5-1) - 84.9
88. Samford Bulldogs (3-6) - 86.9
89. Washington Huskies (3-4-1) - 88.2
90. Ole Miss Rebels (3-6) - 89.8
91. Grinnell Pioneers (2-5) - 91.6
92. Birmingham-Southern Panthers (4-4-1) - 91.9
93. FCS School (40-208-10) - 93.0
94. Phillips Haymakers (3-4-2) - 94.7
95. TCU Horned Frogs (6-3-1) - 95.5
96. Presbyterian Blue Hose (1-7) - 96.1
97. Northwestern Wildcats (1-6) - 96.6
98. Purdue Boilermakers (1-6) - 97.0
99. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-8) - 98.1
100. Wofford Terriers (2-7) - 99.8
101. Columbia Lions (2-6) - 100.0
102. SMU Mustangs (1-6-1) - 101.8
103. Southwestern Pirates (0-6-1) - 103.0
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
1922 College Football Final Rankings
With multiple undefeated teams and no clear way to determine a national champion - okay, not even polls, which aren't exactly clear themselves - 1922 is a season for which there is very little agreement about who had the best season. Our analysis agrees with the National Championship Foundation which retroactively declared the California Golden Bears national champion. Other polls have retroactively picked Cornell (our #2) Drake (our #18) and Princeton (our #10).
1. California Golden Bears (9-0) - 1.0
2. Cornell Big Red (8-0) - 2.3
3. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-1) - 3.8
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-1-1) - 4.6
5. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-0-1) - 5.2
6. Army Black Knights (8-0-2) - 6.7
7. Centre Colonels (8-2) - 7.2
8. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-1-1) - 9.0
9. West Virginia Mountaineers (10-0-1) - 10.6
10. Princeton Tigers (8-0) - 10.8
11. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0) - 11.6
(tie) Michigan Wolverines (6-0-1) - 11.6
13. Yale Bulldogs (6-3-1) - 13.0
14. Harvard Crimson (7-2) - 13.7
15. Auburn Tigers (8-2) - 14.5
16. VMI Keydets (7-2) - 14.8
17. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-2) - 17.4
18. Drake Bulldogs (7-0) - 17.5
19. USC Trojans (10-1) - 19.1
20. North Carolina Tar Heels (9-1) - 20.2
21. Pittsburgh Panthers (8-2) - 21.3
(tie) Syracuse Orange (6-1-2) - 21.3
23. Tennessee Volunteers (8-2) - 21.4
24. Florida Gators (7-2) - 23.3
25. Navy Midshipmen (5-2) - 25.0
26. Colorado State Rams (5-2-1) - 27.5
27. Texas Longhorns (7-2) - 28.4
28. Chicago Maroons (5-1-1) - 28.9
29. Pennsylvania Relays (6-3) - 29.0
30. Colgate Raiders (6-3) - 29.7
31. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-4-1) - 31.1
32. Georgia Bulldogs (5-4-1) - 32.3
33. Lafayette Leopards (7-2) - 32.9
34. Kentucky Wildcats (6-3) - 35.6
35. Kansas Jayhawks (3-4-1) - 36.6
36. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-3-1) - 38.0
37. Furman Paladins (8-3) - 38.6
38. Virginia Cavaliers (4-4-1) - 38.7
39. Wisconsin Badgers (4-2-1) - 39.3
40. Utah Utes (7-1) - 39.7
41. Brown Bears (6-2-1) - 40.6
42. Richmond Spiders (6-2-1) - 41.2
43. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-4) - 42.3
44. Colorado Mines Orediggers (4-2-1) - 43.4
45. Presbyterian Blue Hose (6-2-1) - 44.6
(tie) William & Mary Tribe (6-3) - 44.6
47. Kansas State Wildcats (5-1-2) - 47.3
48. Clemson Tigers (5-4) - 47.5
49. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (5-3-1) - 48.9
50. Washington & Lee Generals (5-3-1) - 50.7
51. Washington Huskies (6-1-1) - 50.9
52. Denver Pioneers (6-1-1) - 52.3
53. Duke Blue Devils (7-2-1) - 53.0
54. Sewanee Tigers (3-4-1) - 53.1
55. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (6-3-1) - 55.0
56. Missouri Tigers (5-3) - 55.6
57. Northwestern Wildcats (3-3-1) - 56.1
58. Dartmouth Big Green (6-3) - 56.8
59. Colorado College Tigers (3-3-1) - 58.7
60. Colorado Buffaloes (4-4) - 60.5
61. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-3-1) - 61.0
62. Oregon Ducks (6-1-1) - 62.9
63. Tulane Green Wave (4-4) - 63.5
64. Baylor Bears (8-3) - 64.2
65. NC State Wolfpack (4-6) - 64.6
66. Idaho Vandals (3-5) - 64.8
67. Maryland Terrapins (4-5-1) - 66.6
68. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-5) - 67.8
69. Oklahoma Sooners (2-3-3) - 69.1
70. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-4) - 69.9
71. Utah State Aggies (5-4) - 70.0
72. SMU Mustangs (6-3-1) - 71.0
73. Davidson Wildcats (2-6-2) - 71.8
74. Washington State Cougars (2-5) - 74.8
75. Mississippi College Choctaws (6-3) - 75.5
76. Texas A&M Aggies (5-4) - 76.9
77. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (6-2-1) - 77.7
78. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-4-1) - 79.5
79. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-4) - 80.2
80. Oregon State Beavers (3-4) - 80.9
81. Spring Hill Badgers (4-4) - 81.3
82. Gonzaga Bulldogs (5-3) - 82.2
83. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-5) - 83.3
84. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3-5-1) - 83.9
85. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-4-2) - 85.0
86. Citadel Bulldogs (3-5) - 86.3
87. Rice Owls (4-4) - 87.1
88. Ole Miss Rebels (4-5-1) - 88.7
89. Purdue Boilermakers (1-5-1) - 88.9
90. Birmingham-Southern Panthers (2-6-1) - 90.0
91. Stanford Cardinal (4-5) - 90.8
92. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-5-2) - 91.1
93. Columbia Lions (5-4) - 91.4
94. Fort Benning Doughboys (5-5) - 91.9
95. Mercer Bears (5-6) - 95.5
96. Grinnell Pioneers (3-5) - 96.1
97. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (1-9) - 96.7
98. Newberry Wolves (2-5) - 97.7
99. Indiana Hoosiers (1-4-2) - 99.0
100. Iowa State Cyclones (2-6) - 99.9
101. LSU Tigers (3-7) - 101.1
(tie) Washington (MO) Bears (1-5-1) - 101.1
103. BYU Cougars (1-5) - 104.5
104. Hampden-Sydney Tigers (1-8) - 104.6
(tie) Wyoming Cowboys (1-8) - 104.6
106. Samford Bulldogs (2-6-2) - 106.1
107. TCU Horned Frogs (2-5-3) - 107.9
108. Wofford Terriers (2-7) - 108.5
109. Erskine Flying Fleet (0-8) - 109.5
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
1. California Golden Bears (9-0) - 1.0
2. Cornell Big Red (8-0) - 2.3
3. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-1) - 3.8
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-1-1) - 4.6
5. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-0-1) - 5.2
6. Army Black Knights (8-0-2) - 6.7
7. Centre Colonels (8-2) - 7.2
8. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-1-1) - 9.0
9. West Virginia Mountaineers (10-0-1) - 10.6
10. Princeton Tigers (8-0) - 10.8
11. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0) - 11.6
(tie) Michigan Wolverines (6-0-1) - 11.6
13. Yale Bulldogs (6-3-1) - 13.0
14. Harvard Crimson (7-2) - 13.7
15. Auburn Tigers (8-2) - 14.5
16. VMI Keydets (7-2) - 14.8
17. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-2) - 17.4
18. Drake Bulldogs (7-0) - 17.5
19. USC Trojans (10-1) - 19.1
20. North Carolina Tar Heels (9-1) - 20.2
21. Pittsburgh Panthers (8-2) - 21.3
(tie) Syracuse Orange (6-1-2) - 21.3
23. Tennessee Volunteers (8-2) - 21.4
24. Florida Gators (7-2) - 23.3
25. Navy Midshipmen (5-2) - 25.0
26. Colorado State Rams (5-2-1) - 27.5
27. Texas Longhorns (7-2) - 28.4
28. Chicago Maroons (5-1-1) - 28.9
29. Pennsylvania Relays (6-3) - 29.0
30. Colgate Raiders (6-3) - 29.7
31. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-4-1) - 31.1
32. Georgia Bulldogs (5-4-1) - 32.3
33. Lafayette Leopards (7-2) - 32.9
34. Kentucky Wildcats (6-3) - 35.6
35. Kansas Jayhawks (3-4-1) - 36.6
36. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-3-1) - 38.0
37. Furman Paladins (8-3) - 38.6
38. Virginia Cavaliers (4-4-1) - 38.7
39. Wisconsin Badgers (4-2-1) - 39.3
40. Utah Utes (7-1) - 39.7
41. Brown Bears (6-2-1) - 40.6
42. Richmond Spiders (6-2-1) - 41.2
43. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-4) - 42.3
44. Colorado Mines Orediggers (4-2-1) - 43.4
45. Presbyterian Blue Hose (6-2-1) - 44.6
(tie) William & Mary Tribe (6-3) - 44.6
47. Kansas State Wildcats (5-1-2) - 47.3
48. Clemson Tigers (5-4) - 47.5
49. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (5-3-1) - 48.9
50. Washington & Lee Generals (5-3-1) - 50.7
51. Washington Huskies (6-1-1) - 50.9
52. Denver Pioneers (6-1-1) - 52.3
53. Duke Blue Devils (7-2-1) - 53.0
54. Sewanee Tigers (3-4-1) - 53.1
55. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (6-3-1) - 55.0
56. Missouri Tigers (5-3) - 55.6
57. Northwestern Wildcats (3-3-1) - 56.1
58. Dartmouth Big Green (6-3) - 56.8
59. Colorado College Tigers (3-3-1) - 58.7
60. Colorado Buffaloes (4-4) - 60.5
61. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-3-1) - 61.0
62. Oregon Ducks (6-1-1) - 62.9
63. Tulane Green Wave (4-4) - 63.5
64. Baylor Bears (8-3) - 64.2
65. NC State Wolfpack (4-6) - 64.6
66. Idaho Vandals (3-5) - 64.8
67. Maryland Terrapins (4-5-1) - 66.6
68. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-5) - 67.8
69. Oklahoma Sooners (2-3-3) - 69.1
70. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-4) - 69.9
71. Utah State Aggies (5-4) - 70.0
72. SMU Mustangs (6-3-1) - 71.0
73. Davidson Wildcats (2-6-2) - 71.8
74. Washington State Cougars (2-5) - 74.8
75. Mississippi College Choctaws (6-3) - 75.5
76. Texas A&M Aggies (5-4) - 76.9
77. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (6-2-1) - 77.7
78. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-4-1) - 79.5
79. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-4) - 80.2
80. Oregon State Beavers (3-4) - 80.9
81. Spring Hill Badgers (4-4) - 81.3
82. Gonzaga Bulldogs (5-3) - 82.2
83. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-5) - 83.3
84. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3-5-1) - 83.9
85. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-4-2) - 85.0
86. Citadel Bulldogs (3-5) - 86.3
87. Rice Owls (4-4) - 87.1
88. Ole Miss Rebels (4-5-1) - 88.7
89. Purdue Boilermakers (1-5-1) - 88.9
90. Birmingham-Southern Panthers (2-6-1) - 90.0
91. Stanford Cardinal (4-5) - 90.8
92. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-5-2) - 91.1
93. Columbia Lions (5-4) - 91.4
94. Fort Benning Doughboys (5-5) - 91.9
95. Mercer Bears (5-6) - 95.5
96. Grinnell Pioneers (3-5) - 96.1
97. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (1-9) - 96.7
98. Newberry Wolves (2-5) - 97.7
99. Indiana Hoosiers (1-4-2) - 99.0
100. Iowa State Cyclones (2-6) - 99.9
101. LSU Tigers (3-7) - 101.1
(tie) Washington (MO) Bears (1-5-1) - 101.1
103. BYU Cougars (1-5) - 104.5
104. Hampden-Sydney Tigers (1-8) - 104.6
(tie) Wyoming Cowboys (1-8) - 104.6
106. Samford Bulldogs (2-6-2) - 106.1
107. TCU Horned Frogs (2-5-3) - 107.9
108. Wofford Terriers (2-7) - 108.5
109. Erskine Flying Fleet (0-8) - 109.5
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Friday, August 19, 2011
1923 College Football Final Rankings
1923 saw several undefeated teams. The best were a pair of teams now associated with the Ivy League: Cornell and Yale.
1. Cornell Big Red (8-0) - 1.0
2. Yale Bulldogs (8-0) - 2.0
3. Colorado Buffaloes (9-0) - 3.5
4. Texas Longhorns (8-0-1) - 4.8
5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-1) - 6.0
6. Illinois Fighting Illini (8-0) - 6.9
(tie) Washington Huskies (10-1-1) - 6.9
8. Syracuse Orange (8-1) - 7.7
9. Furman Paladins (10-1) - 9.7
10. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-1-1) - 9.9
11. Michigan Wolverines (8-0) - 10.2
12. SMU Mustangs (9-0) - 10.7
13. Chicago Maroons (7-1) - 14.7
14. VMI Keydets (9-1) - 15.1
15. Army Black Knights (6-2-1) - 15.3
16. Colorado State Rams (5-2-1) - 15.8
17. Colorado College Tigers (6-1-1) - 17.4
18. California Golden Bears (9-0-1) - 19.6
(tie) Penn State Nittany Lions (6-2-1) - 19.6
20. Centre Colonels (7-1-1) - 20.0
21. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-2-1) - 20.7
22. Colgate Raiders (6-2-1) - 21.1
23. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-2-2) - 25.3
24. Lafayette Leopards (6-1-2) - 25.6
25. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (6-1-1) - 25.8
26. Navy Midshipmen (5-1-3) - 26.0
27. Dartmouth Big Green (8-1) - 26.8
28. Baylor Bears (5-1-2) - 27.3
29. Maryland Terrapins (7-2-1) - 27.9
(tie) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-1-1) - 27.9
31. Stanford Cardinal (7-2) - 30.6
32. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-4) - 30.7
33. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2-1) - 33.5
34. Pennsylvania Relays (5-4) - 35.3
35. Florida Gators (6-1-2) - 35.5
36. USC Trojans (6-2) - 36.3
37. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-1-1) - 36.9
38. Utah Utes (4-3) - 38.1
39. Clemson Tigers (5-2-1) - 38.3
40. Idaho Vandals (5-2-1) - 39.8
41. Kansas Jayhawks (5-0-3) - 40.3
42. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-3) - 41.9
43. Utah State Aggies (5-2) - 42.2
44. Wisconsin Badgers (3-3-1) - 43.3
45. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-3-1) - 45.6
46. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-2-4) - 46.5
47. Georgia Bulldogs (5-3-1) - 48.3
48. Arkansas Razorbacks (6-2-1) - 49.0
(tie) Washington & Lee Generals (6-2-1) - 49.0
50. Texas A&M Aggies (5-3-1) - 49.9
51. Brown Bears (6-4) - 51.7
52. Drake Bulldogs (5-2) - 51.9
53. Auburn Tigers (3-3-3) - 52.1
54. William & Mary Tribe (7-3) - 54.9
55. Citadel Bulldogs (5-3-1) - 55.2
56. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-3) - 55.9
57. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (4-3-1) - 57.8
58. Tulane Green Wave (6-3-1) - 59.7
59. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-4-1) - 61.0
60. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (6-2-1) - 61.1
61. Denver Pioneers (6-3) - 61.3
62. Virginia Cavaliers (3-5-1) - 62.1
63. Kentucky Wildcats (4-3-2) - 63.0
64. Oklahoma Sooners (3-5) - 63.5
65. Kansas State Wildcats (4-2-2) - 64.6
66. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-6) - 66.2
67. Presbyterian Blue Hose (4-3-1) - 67.1
68. Montana State Bobcats (5-4) - 67.6
(tie) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-3) - 67.6
70. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-2-2) - 68.1
71. Sewanee Tigers (5-4-1) - 71.4
72. Mississippi College Choctaws (5-1-2) - 72.8
73. Oregon Ducks (3-4-1) - 73.0
74. Tennessee Volunteers (5-4-1) - 73.7
75. Iowa State Cyclones (4-3-1) - 74.4
76. Montana Grizzlies (4-4) - 75.2
77. Princeton Tigers (3-3-1) - 75.6
78. Duke Blue Devils (5-4) - 78.3
79. Missouri Tigers (2-3-3) - 79.8
80. Washington State Cougars (2-4-1) - 80.7
81. Gonzaga Bulldogs (4-3) - 81.1
82. Wofford Terriers (6-3) - 81.6
83. Harvard Crimson (4-3-1) - 82.1
84. Davidson Wildcats (3-7) - 82.3
85. BYU Cougars (2-5) - 84.0
86. NC State Wolfpack (3-7) - 85.2
87. Samford Bulldogs (3-4-3) - 86.5
88. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (5-6) - 87.6
89. Northwestern Wildcats (2-6) - 90.0
90. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-5) - 90.5
(tie) Mercer Bears (3-6) - 90.5
92. LSU Tigers (3-5-1) - 91.9
93. Richmond Spiders (3-5) - 92.3
94. Oregon State Beavers (4-5-2) - 93.6
95. Purdue Boilermakers (2-5-1) - 96.0
96. Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-8) - 96.4
97. Northern Colorado Bears (2-3-1) - 98.3
(tie) Whitman Missionaries (1-5) - 98.3
99. Newberry Wolves (2-8) - 98.9
100. Columbia Lions (4-4-1) - 99.9
(tie) Ole Miss Rebels (4-6) - 99.9
102. Indiana Hoosiers (3-4) - 100.4
103. Washington (MO) Bears (3-5) - 101.6
104. Rice Owls (3-5) - 102.3
105. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (3-4-2) - 105.5
106. Grinnell Pioneers (2-6) - 105.8
107. TCU Horned Frogs (4-5) - 107.2
108. Boston University Terriers (1-6) - 108.0
109. Wyoming Cowboys (0-8) - 109.8
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
1. Cornell Big Red (8-0) - 1.0
2. Yale Bulldogs (8-0) - 2.0
3. Colorado Buffaloes (9-0) - 3.5
4. Texas Longhorns (8-0-1) - 4.8
5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-1) - 6.0
6. Illinois Fighting Illini (8-0) - 6.9
(tie) Washington Huskies (10-1-1) - 6.9
8. Syracuse Orange (8-1) - 7.7
9. Furman Paladins (10-1) - 9.7
10. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-1-1) - 9.9
11. Michigan Wolverines (8-0) - 10.2
12. SMU Mustangs (9-0) - 10.7
13. Chicago Maroons (7-1) - 14.7
14. VMI Keydets (9-1) - 15.1
15. Army Black Knights (6-2-1) - 15.3
16. Colorado State Rams (5-2-1) - 15.8
17. Colorado College Tigers (6-1-1) - 17.4
18. California Golden Bears (9-0-1) - 19.6
(tie) Penn State Nittany Lions (6-2-1) - 19.6
20. Centre Colonels (7-1-1) - 20.0
21. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-2-1) - 20.7
22. Colgate Raiders (6-2-1) - 21.1
23. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-2-2) - 25.3
24. Lafayette Leopards (6-1-2) - 25.6
25. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (6-1-1) - 25.8
26. Navy Midshipmen (5-1-3) - 26.0
27. Dartmouth Big Green (8-1) - 26.8
28. Baylor Bears (5-1-2) - 27.3
29. Maryland Terrapins (7-2-1) - 27.9
(tie) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-1-1) - 27.9
31. Stanford Cardinal (7-2) - 30.6
32. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-4) - 30.7
33. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2-1) - 33.5
34. Pennsylvania Relays (5-4) - 35.3
35. Florida Gators (6-1-2) - 35.5
36. USC Trojans (6-2) - 36.3
37. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-1-1) - 36.9
38. Utah Utes (4-3) - 38.1
39. Clemson Tigers (5-2-1) - 38.3
40. Idaho Vandals (5-2-1) - 39.8
41. Kansas Jayhawks (5-0-3) - 40.3
42. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-3) - 41.9
43. Utah State Aggies (5-2) - 42.2
44. Wisconsin Badgers (3-3-1) - 43.3
45. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-3-1) - 45.6
46. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-2-4) - 46.5
47. Georgia Bulldogs (5-3-1) - 48.3
48. Arkansas Razorbacks (6-2-1) - 49.0
(tie) Washington & Lee Generals (6-2-1) - 49.0
50. Texas A&M Aggies (5-3-1) - 49.9
51. Brown Bears (6-4) - 51.7
52. Drake Bulldogs (5-2) - 51.9
53. Auburn Tigers (3-3-3) - 52.1
54. William & Mary Tribe (7-3) - 54.9
55. Citadel Bulldogs (5-3-1) - 55.2
56. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-3) - 55.9
57. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (4-3-1) - 57.8
58. Tulane Green Wave (6-3-1) - 59.7
59. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-4-1) - 61.0
60. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (6-2-1) - 61.1
61. Denver Pioneers (6-3) - 61.3
62. Virginia Cavaliers (3-5-1) - 62.1
63. Kentucky Wildcats (4-3-2) - 63.0
64. Oklahoma Sooners (3-5) - 63.5
65. Kansas State Wildcats (4-2-2) - 64.6
66. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-6) - 66.2
67. Presbyterian Blue Hose (4-3-1) - 67.1
68. Montana State Bobcats (5-4) - 67.6
(tie) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-3) - 67.6
70. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-2-2) - 68.1
71. Sewanee Tigers (5-4-1) - 71.4
72. Mississippi College Choctaws (5-1-2) - 72.8
73. Oregon Ducks (3-4-1) - 73.0
74. Tennessee Volunteers (5-4-1) - 73.7
75. Iowa State Cyclones (4-3-1) - 74.4
76. Montana Grizzlies (4-4) - 75.2
77. Princeton Tigers (3-3-1) - 75.6
78. Duke Blue Devils (5-4) - 78.3
79. Missouri Tigers (2-3-3) - 79.8
80. Washington State Cougars (2-4-1) - 80.7
81. Gonzaga Bulldogs (4-3) - 81.1
82. Wofford Terriers (6-3) - 81.6
83. Harvard Crimson (4-3-1) - 82.1
84. Davidson Wildcats (3-7) - 82.3
85. BYU Cougars (2-5) - 84.0
86. NC State Wolfpack (3-7) - 85.2
87. Samford Bulldogs (3-4-3) - 86.5
88. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (5-6) - 87.6
89. Northwestern Wildcats (2-6) - 90.0
90. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-5) - 90.5
(tie) Mercer Bears (3-6) - 90.5
92. LSU Tigers (3-5-1) - 91.9
93. Richmond Spiders (3-5) - 92.3
94. Oregon State Beavers (4-5-2) - 93.6
95. Purdue Boilermakers (2-5-1) - 96.0
96. Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-8) - 96.4
97. Northern Colorado Bears (2-3-1) - 98.3
(tie) Whitman Missionaries (1-5) - 98.3
99. Newberry Wolves (2-8) - 98.9
100. Columbia Lions (4-4-1) - 99.9
(tie) Ole Miss Rebels (4-6) - 99.9
102. Indiana Hoosiers (3-4) - 100.4
103. Washington (MO) Bears (3-5) - 101.6
104. Rice Owls (3-5) - 102.3
105. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (3-4-2) - 105.5
106. Grinnell Pioneers (2-6) - 105.8
107. TCU Horned Frogs (4-5) - 107.2
108. Boston University Terriers (1-6) - 108.0
109. Wyoming Cowboys (0-8) - 109.8
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
1924 College Football Final Rankings
1924 - the year of the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish went undefeated, even winning the Rose Bowl. (Yes, that's Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl playing against Stanford.) In the end, there was no doubt which team was the best in the country that year, and that is confirmed by our analysis: Notre Dame.
1. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-0) - 1.0
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1) - 2.3
3. Yale Bulldogs (6-0-2) - 4.4
4. Stanford Cardinal (7-1-1) - 5.8
5. Colorado Buffaloes (8-1-1) - 6.5
6. USC Trojans (9-2) - 7.6
7. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-1) - 8.1
8. Centre Colonels (5-1-1) - 9.6
9. Dartmouth Big Green (7-0-1) - 9.8
(tie) Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1-1) - 9.8
11. Army Black Knights (5-1-2) - 11.2
(tie) California Golden Bears (8-0-2) - 11.2
13. Washington Huskies (8-1-1) - 11.6
14. Idaho Vandals (5-2-1) - 11.9
15. Georgia Bulldogs (7-3) - 15.2
16. Florida Gators (6-2-2) - 17.2
17. Pennsylvania Relays (9-1-1) - 17.4
18. Gonzaga Bulldogs (5-0-2) - 18.7
19. Tulane Green Wave (8-1) - 19.2
20. Chicago Maroons (4-1-3) - 20.7
(tie) Washington & Lee Generals (6-3-1) - 20.7
22. Montana State Bobcats (5-1-1) - 21.6
23. Michigan Wolverines (6-2) - 22.0
24. Colorado State Rams (4-2) - 22.9
25. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-3-1) - 26.2
26. Missouri Tigers (7-2) - 26.8
27. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-3) - 28.0
28. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-2) - 28.1
29. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-1-1) - 28.7
30. Syracuse Orange (8-2-1) - 31.3
31. Columbia Lions (5-3-1) - 31.6
32. Texas A&M Aggies (7-2-1) - 32.1
33. Colorado College Tigers (5-3) - 33.3
34. Purdue Boilermakers (5-2) - 33.6
35. Utah State Aggies (4-2-1) - 34.9
36. Drake Bulldogs (5-2-1) - 36.2
37. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-3-1) - 37.1
38. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-3-1) - 38.8
39. VMI Keydets (6-3-1) - 39.3
40. Brown Bears (5-4) - 41.4
41. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-1-2) - 42.7
42. Denver Pioneers (4-2-2) - 42.8
43. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-2-1) - 43.1
(tie) Northwestern Wildcats (4-4) - 43.1
45. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-2-3) - 45.1
46. Baylor Bears (7-2-1) - 45.8
47. Utah Utes (3-4-1) - 46.8
48. Auburn Tigers (4-4-1) - 48.5
49. SMU Mustangs (5-1-4) - 49.0
50. William & Mary Tribe (6-2-1) - 49.3
51. Oregon Ducks (4-2-3) - 50.7
52. Virginia Cavaliers (5-4) - 51.5
53. Colgate Raiders (5-4) - 51.7
54. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-3-2) - 52.8
55. LSU Tigers (5-4) - 54.2
56. Princeton Tigers (4-2-1) - 55.4
57. Ohio State Buckeyes (2-3-3) - 56.8
58. Texas Longhorns (5-3-1) - 58.0
59. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-3-1) - 58.6
60. Washington State Cougars (1-5-2) - 60.2
61. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-5) - 60.6
62. South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) - 62.0
63. Kansas Jayhawks (2-5-1) - 62.5
64. Montana Grizzlies (4-4) - 64.8
65. BYU Cougars (2-3-1) - 64.9
66. Kentucky Wildcats (4-5) - 66.0
67. Iowa State Cyclones (4-3-1) - 68.1
68. Wisconsin Badgers (2-3-3) - 68.2
69. Sewanee Tigers (5-5) - 68.5
70. Davidson Wildcats (7-2-1) - 70.2
71. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (7-2) - 71.2
72. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-4) - 72.7
73. Oregon State Beavers (3-5) - 73.4
74. Mercer Bears (5-3-2) - 74.0
75. Harvard Crimson (4-4) - 74.1
76. Indiana Hoosiers (4-4) - 75.4
77. Colorado Mines Orediggers (4-4-1) - 75.5
78. Maryland Terrapins (3-3-3) - 77.7
79. Kansas State Wildcats (3-4-1) - 81.2
80. Newberry Wolves (8-2) - 81.4
81. Rice Owls (4-4) - 81.5
82. Duke Blue Devils (4-5) - 81.6
83. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (5-4) - 81.9
84. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (6-3-1) - 82.9
85. Citadel Bulldogs (6-4) - 84.1
86. Cornell Big Red (4-4) - 84.8
87. NC State Wolfpack (2-6-2) - 85.6
88. Wyoming Cowboys (2-6) - 88.2
89. TCU Horned Frogs (4-5) - 88.7
90. Furman Paladins (5-5) - 89.3
91. Tennessee Volunteers (3-5) - 89.5
92. Oklahoma Sooners (2-5-1) - 91.2
93. Washington (MO) Bears (4-4) - 91.8
94. Mississippi College Choctaws (2-5-1) - 93.8
95. Grinnell Pioneers (3-3) - 96.6
(tie) Western State Mountaineers (2-4) - 96.6
97. Clemson Tigers (2-6) - 96.8
98. Birmingham-Southern Panthers (4-4-1) - 97.8
99. Navy Midshipmen (2-6) - 98.0
100. Samford Bulldogs (3-5-1) - 99.2
101. Ole Miss Rebels (4-5) - 102.3
102. Northern Colorado Bears (2-5) - 102.8
(tie) Richmond Spiders (2-6-1) - 102.8
104. Wofford Terriers (3-7) - 104.4
105. Millsaps Majors (3-5-1) - 105.2
106. Presbyterian Blue Hose (1-6-1) - 106.3
107. Whitman Missionaries (1-5) - 107.7
108. Regis Rangers (1-6) - 108.7
109. Boston University Terriers (1-5) - 109.6
110. Erskine Flying Fleet (0-7) - 110.3
111. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (1-7-1) - 111.4
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
1. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-0) - 1.0
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1) - 2.3
3. Yale Bulldogs (6-0-2) - 4.4
4. Stanford Cardinal (7-1-1) - 5.8
5. Colorado Buffaloes (8-1-1) - 6.5
6. USC Trojans (9-2) - 7.6
7. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-1) - 8.1
8. Centre Colonels (5-1-1) - 9.6
9. Dartmouth Big Green (7-0-1) - 9.8
(tie) Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1-1) - 9.8
11. Army Black Knights (5-1-2) - 11.2
(tie) California Golden Bears (8-0-2) - 11.2
13. Washington Huskies (8-1-1) - 11.6
14. Idaho Vandals (5-2-1) - 11.9
15. Georgia Bulldogs (7-3) - 15.2
16. Florida Gators (6-2-2) - 17.2
17. Pennsylvania Relays (9-1-1) - 17.4
18. Gonzaga Bulldogs (5-0-2) - 18.7
19. Tulane Green Wave (8-1) - 19.2
20. Chicago Maroons (4-1-3) - 20.7
(tie) Washington & Lee Generals (6-3-1) - 20.7
22. Montana State Bobcats (5-1-1) - 21.6
23. Michigan Wolverines (6-2) - 22.0
24. Colorado State Rams (4-2) - 22.9
25. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-3-1) - 26.2
26. Missouri Tigers (7-2) - 26.8
27. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-3) - 28.0
28. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-2) - 28.1
29. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-1-1) - 28.7
30. Syracuse Orange (8-2-1) - 31.3
31. Columbia Lions (5-3-1) - 31.6
32. Texas A&M Aggies (7-2-1) - 32.1
33. Colorado College Tigers (5-3) - 33.3
34. Purdue Boilermakers (5-2) - 33.6
35. Utah State Aggies (4-2-1) - 34.9
36. Drake Bulldogs (5-2-1) - 36.2
37. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-3-1) - 37.1
38. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-3-1) - 38.8
39. VMI Keydets (6-3-1) - 39.3
40. Brown Bears (5-4) - 41.4
41. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-1-2) - 42.7
42. Denver Pioneers (4-2-2) - 42.8
43. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-2-1) - 43.1
(tie) Northwestern Wildcats (4-4) - 43.1
45. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-2-3) - 45.1
46. Baylor Bears (7-2-1) - 45.8
47. Utah Utes (3-4-1) - 46.8
48. Auburn Tigers (4-4-1) - 48.5
49. SMU Mustangs (5-1-4) - 49.0
50. William & Mary Tribe (6-2-1) - 49.3
51. Oregon Ducks (4-2-3) - 50.7
52. Virginia Cavaliers (5-4) - 51.5
53. Colgate Raiders (5-4) - 51.7
54. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-3-2) - 52.8
55. LSU Tigers (5-4) - 54.2
56. Princeton Tigers (4-2-1) - 55.4
57. Ohio State Buckeyes (2-3-3) - 56.8
58. Texas Longhorns (5-3-1) - 58.0
59. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-3-1) - 58.6
60. Washington State Cougars (1-5-2) - 60.2
61. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-5) - 60.6
62. South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) - 62.0
63. Kansas Jayhawks (2-5-1) - 62.5
64. Montana Grizzlies (4-4) - 64.8
65. BYU Cougars (2-3-1) - 64.9
66. Kentucky Wildcats (4-5) - 66.0
67. Iowa State Cyclones (4-3-1) - 68.1
68. Wisconsin Badgers (2-3-3) - 68.2
69. Sewanee Tigers (5-5) - 68.5
70. Davidson Wildcats (7-2-1) - 70.2
71. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (7-2) - 71.2
72. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-4) - 72.7
73. Oregon State Beavers (3-5) - 73.4
74. Mercer Bears (5-3-2) - 74.0
75. Harvard Crimson (4-4) - 74.1
76. Indiana Hoosiers (4-4) - 75.4
77. Colorado Mines Orediggers (4-4-1) - 75.5
78. Maryland Terrapins (3-3-3) - 77.7
79. Kansas State Wildcats (3-4-1) - 81.2
80. Newberry Wolves (8-2) - 81.4
81. Rice Owls (4-4) - 81.5
82. Duke Blue Devils (4-5) - 81.6
83. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (5-4) - 81.9
84. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (6-3-1) - 82.9
85. Citadel Bulldogs (6-4) - 84.1
86. Cornell Big Red (4-4) - 84.8
87. NC State Wolfpack (2-6-2) - 85.6
88. Wyoming Cowboys (2-6) - 88.2
89. TCU Horned Frogs (4-5) - 88.7
90. Furman Paladins (5-5) - 89.3
91. Tennessee Volunteers (3-5) - 89.5
92. Oklahoma Sooners (2-5-1) - 91.2
93. Washington (MO) Bears (4-4) - 91.8
94. Mississippi College Choctaws (2-5-1) - 93.8
95. Grinnell Pioneers (3-3) - 96.6
(tie) Western State Mountaineers (2-4) - 96.6
97. Clemson Tigers (2-6) - 96.8
98. Birmingham-Southern Panthers (4-4-1) - 97.8
99. Navy Midshipmen (2-6) - 98.0
100. Samford Bulldogs (3-5-1) - 99.2
101. Ole Miss Rebels (4-5) - 102.3
102. Northern Colorado Bears (2-5) - 102.8
(tie) Richmond Spiders (2-6-1) - 102.8
104. Wofford Terriers (3-7) - 104.4
105. Millsaps Majors (3-5-1) - 105.2
106. Presbyterian Blue Hose (1-6-1) - 106.3
107. Whitman Missionaries (1-5) - 107.7
108. Regis Rangers (1-6) - 108.7
109. Boston University Terriers (1-5) - 109.6
110. Erskine Flying Fleet (0-7) - 110.3
111. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (1-7-1) - 111.4
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Monday, August 15, 2011
1925 College Football Final Rankings
After a short vacation, we're back with our historic rankings for 1925. In 1925, the Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Washington Huskies in the Rose Bowl by a single point. It was the first time a Southern team had been invited to play in the Rose Bowl - this was well before the tradition was established of having the PAC-10 champion face the Big Ten Champion. Both teams rate high in our ratings. In fact, our analysis shows that Alabama had the best season of any team in the nation.
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0) - 1.3
2. Dartmouth Big Green (8-0) - 1.8
3. Washington Huskies (10-1-1) - 4.2
4. Michigan Wolverines (7-1) - 4.3
(tie) USC Trojans (11-2) - 4.3
6. Tulane Green Wave (9-0-1) - 5.1
7. Florida Gators (8-2) - 9.1
8. Wisconsin Badgers (6-1-1) - 9.6
9. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-1) - 10.2
10. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-1-1) - 11.1
11. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-2-2) - 11.4
12. Yale Bulldogs (5-2-1) - 13.6
13. Colorado State Rams (9-1) - 14.5
14. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-2-1) - 16.1
15. Utah Utes (6-2) - 16.6
16. Utah State Aggies (6-1) - 17.3
17. Princeton Tigers (5-1-1) - 18.2
18. Missouri Tigers (6-1-1) - 18.4
19. Oregon State Beavers (7-2) - 18.8
20. Texas A&M Aggies (7-1-1) - 20.0
21. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-2-1) - 21.3
22. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-2-1) - 23.2
23. Colgate Raiders (7-0-2) - 23.5
24. Pittsburgh Panthers (8-1) - 23.7
25. Georgia Bulldogs (4-5) - 23.9
26. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-2-1) - 26.0
27. South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) - 26.8
28. Virginia Cavaliers (7-1-1) - 27.9
29. Texas Longhorns (6-2-1) - 29.0
30. Cornell Big Red (6-2) - 30.3
31. Syracuse Orange (8-1-1) - 32.2
32. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-3) - 32.8
33. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-3) - 33.6
34. Pennsylvania Relays (7-2) - 35.4
35. Washington & Lee Generals (5-5) - 36.3
36. Army Black Knights (7-2) - 36.5
(tie) Northwestern Wildcats (5-3) - 36.5
38. Drake Bulldogs (5-3) - 37.8
39. Stanford Cardinal (7-2) - 38.4
40. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-3) - 38.9
41. Navy Midshipmen (5-2-1) - 39.0
42. Furman Paladins (7-3) - 40.0
43. Kansas State Wildcats (5-2-1) - 40.2
44. SMU Mustangs (5-2-2) - 41.6
45. Davidson Wildcats (6-2-2) - 43.4
46. Oklahoma Sooners (4-3-1) - 44.8
47. Iowa State Cyclones (4-3-1) - 46.9
48. Chicago Maroons (3-4-1) - 51.0
49. Tennessee Volunteers (5-2-1) - 51.7
50. California Golden Bears (6-3) - 52.5
51. Brown Bears (5-4-1) - 52.9
52. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (5-2-1) - 53.4
(tie) Wyoming Cowboys (6-3) - 53.4
54. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-3-1) - 54.4
55. Colorado Buffaloes (6-3) - 54.5
56. BYU Cougars (3-3) - 55.1
57. Columbia Lions (6-3-1) - 55.6
58. Auburn Tigers (5-3-1) - 56.7
59. Citadel Bulldogs (6-4) - 57.6
60. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-4-1) - 58.7
61. Kentucky Wildcats (6-3) - 60.3
62. VMI Keydets (5-5) - 61.7
63. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (6-2-1) - 62.4
64. TCU Horned Frogs (7-1-1) - 63.6
65. Washington State Cougars (3-4-1) - 64.2
66. NC State Wolfpack (3-5-1) - 66.0
67. Indiana Hoosiers (3-4-1) - 68.6
68. Sewanee Tigers (4-4-1) - 69.2
69. Penn State Nittany Lions (4-4-1) - 69.4
70. Mercer Bears (4-5) - 70.5
71. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-3-2) - 72.2
72. Montana Grizzlies (3-4-1) - 72.9
73. LSU Tigers (5-3-1) - 73.1
74. Montana State Bobcats (6-5) - 73.5
75. Colorado College Tigers (5-4-1) - 73.6
76. Gonzaga Bulldogs (7-2-2) - 74.1
77. Ole Miss Rebels (5-5) - 74.7
78. Kansas Jayhawks (2-5-1) - 75.3
79. Newberry Wolves (5-3) - 78.1
80. Purdue Boilermakers (3-4-1) - 80.3
81. Harvard Crimson (4-3-1) - 81.2
82. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (8-3) - 81.8
83. William & Mary Tribe (7-4) - 82.4
84. Maryland Terrapins (3-5) - 82.9
85. Grinnell Pioneers (3-3-2) - 84.6
86. Washington (MO) Bears (2-5-1) - 85.7
87. Baylor Bears (3-5-2) - 87.9
88. Wofford Terriers (3-7) - 88.3
89. Western State Mountaineers (3-4) - 89.5
90. Presbyterian Blue Hose (3-6) - 90.2
91. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-4-1) - 90.4
92. Hampden-Sydney Tigers (3-5-1) - 91.0
93. Duke Blue Devils (4-5) - 91.9
94. Rice Owls (4-4-1) - 92.7
95. Michigan State Spartans (3-5) - 94.3
96. Northern Colorado Bears (2-6-1) - 95.7
97. Oregon Ducks (1-5-1) - 97.4
98. Clemson Tigers (1-7) - 98.7
99. Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-5-1) - 99.0
100. Idaho Vandals (3-5) - 99.3
101. Richmond Spiders (3-6) - 99.7
102. Denver Pioneers (1-6) - 102.0
103. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-7) - 102.4
104. Centre Colonels (3-6) - 104.9
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0) - 1.3
2. Dartmouth Big Green (8-0) - 1.8
3. Washington Huskies (10-1-1) - 4.2
4. Michigan Wolverines (7-1) - 4.3
(tie) USC Trojans (11-2) - 4.3
6. Tulane Green Wave (9-0-1) - 5.1
7. Florida Gators (8-2) - 9.1
8. Wisconsin Badgers (6-1-1) - 9.6
9. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-1) - 10.2
10. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-1-1) - 11.1
11. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-2-2) - 11.4
12. Yale Bulldogs (5-2-1) - 13.6
13. Colorado State Rams (9-1) - 14.5
14. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-2-1) - 16.1
15. Utah Utes (6-2) - 16.6
16. Utah State Aggies (6-1) - 17.3
17. Princeton Tigers (5-1-1) - 18.2
18. Missouri Tigers (6-1-1) - 18.4
19. Oregon State Beavers (7-2) - 18.8
20. Texas A&M Aggies (7-1-1) - 20.0
21. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-2-1) - 21.3
22. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-2-1) - 23.2
23. Colgate Raiders (7-0-2) - 23.5
24. Pittsburgh Panthers (8-1) - 23.7
25. Georgia Bulldogs (4-5) - 23.9
26. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-2-1) - 26.0
27. South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) - 26.8
28. Virginia Cavaliers (7-1-1) - 27.9
29. Texas Longhorns (6-2-1) - 29.0
30. Cornell Big Red (6-2) - 30.3
31. Syracuse Orange (8-1-1) - 32.2
32. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-3) - 32.8
33. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-3) - 33.6
34. Pennsylvania Relays (7-2) - 35.4
35. Washington & Lee Generals (5-5) - 36.3
36. Army Black Knights (7-2) - 36.5
(tie) Northwestern Wildcats (5-3) - 36.5
38. Drake Bulldogs (5-3) - 37.8
39. Stanford Cardinal (7-2) - 38.4
40. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-3) - 38.9
41. Navy Midshipmen (5-2-1) - 39.0
42. Furman Paladins (7-3) - 40.0
43. Kansas State Wildcats (5-2-1) - 40.2
44. SMU Mustangs (5-2-2) - 41.6
45. Davidson Wildcats (6-2-2) - 43.4
46. Oklahoma Sooners (4-3-1) - 44.8
47. Iowa State Cyclones (4-3-1) - 46.9
48. Chicago Maroons (3-4-1) - 51.0
49. Tennessee Volunteers (5-2-1) - 51.7
50. California Golden Bears (6-3) - 52.5
51. Brown Bears (5-4-1) - 52.9
52. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (5-2-1) - 53.4
(tie) Wyoming Cowboys (6-3) - 53.4
54. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-3-1) - 54.4
55. Colorado Buffaloes (6-3) - 54.5
56. BYU Cougars (3-3) - 55.1
57. Columbia Lions (6-3-1) - 55.6
58. Auburn Tigers (5-3-1) - 56.7
59. Citadel Bulldogs (6-4) - 57.6
60. Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-4-1) - 58.7
61. Kentucky Wildcats (6-3) - 60.3
62. VMI Keydets (5-5) - 61.7
63. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (6-2-1) - 62.4
64. TCU Horned Frogs (7-1-1) - 63.6
65. Washington State Cougars (3-4-1) - 64.2
66. NC State Wolfpack (3-5-1) - 66.0
67. Indiana Hoosiers (3-4-1) - 68.6
68. Sewanee Tigers (4-4-1) - 69.2
69. Penn State Nittany Lions (4-4-1) - 69.4
70. Mercer Bears (4-5) - 70.5
71. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-3-2) - 72.2
72. Montana Grizzlies (3-4-1) - 72.9
73. LSU Tigers (5-3-1) - 73.1
74. Montana State Bobcats (6-5) - 73.5
75. Colorado College Tigers (5-4-1) - 73.6
76. Gonzaga Bulldogs (7-2-2) - 74.1
77. Ole Miss Rebels (5-5) - 74.7
78. Kansas Jayhawks (2-5-1) - 75.3
79. Newberry Wolves (5-3) - 78.1
80. Purdue Boilermakers (3-4-1) - 80.3
81. Harvard Crimson (4-3-1) - 81.2
82. Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (8-3) - 81.8
83. William & Mary Tribe (7-4) - 82.4
84. Maryland Terrapins (3-5) - 82.9
85. Grinnell Pioneers (3-3-2) - 84.6
86. Washington (MO) Bears (2-5-1) - 85.7
87. Baylor Bears (3-5-2) - 87.9
88. Wofford Terriers (3-7) - 88.3
89. Western State Mountaineers (3-4) - 89.5
90. Presbyterian Blue Hose (3-6) - 90.2
91. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-4-1) - 90.4
92. Hampden-Sydney Tigers (3-5-1) - 91.0
93. Duke Blue Devils (4-5) - 91.9
94. Rice Owls (4-4-1) - 92.7
95. Michigan State Spartans (3-5) - 94.3
96. Northern Colorado Bears (2-6-1) - 95.7
97. Oregon Ducks (1-5-1) - 97.4
98. Clemson Tigers (1-7) - 98.7
99. Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-5-1) - 99.0
100. Idaho Vandals (3-5) - 99.3
101. Richmond Spiders (3-6) - 99.7
102. Denver Pioneers (1-6) - 102.0
103. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-7) - 102.4
104. Centre Colonels (3-6) - 104.9
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Monday, August 8, 2011
1926 College Football Final Rankings
1926 was the first season in which a trophy was awarded to a college football team declaring them as national champions. (But we're going to go even further back! Stay tuned!) The Stanford Cardinal were declared national champion using the Dickinson System. They then proceeded to play the Alabama Crimson Tide to a 7-7 tie in the Rose Bowl. It shouldn't be too much of a surprise, then, that our system shows that Alabama actually had the best season in the country, followed by Stanford at #2.
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0-1) - 1.3
2. Stanford Cardinal (10-0-1) - 2.4
3. Michigan Wolverines (7-1) - 3.3
4. Brown Bears (9-0-1) - 4.9
5. Northwestern Wildcats (7-1) - 6.2
(tie) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-1) - 6.2
7. Navy Midshipmen (9-0-1) - 6.6
8. USC Trojans (8-2) - 7.3
9. Utah Utes (7-0) - 8.2
10. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) - 9.5
11. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-1) - 10.9
12. SMU Mustangs (8-0-1) - 12.3
13. Army Black Knights (7-1-1) - 12.8
14. Oregon State Beavers (7-1) - 13.9
15. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-3) - 16.9
16. Pennsylvania Relays (7-1-1) - 18.8
17. Tennessee Volunteers (8-1) - 19.0
18. Presbyterian Blue Hose (7-2) - 19.4
19. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (7-2) - 19.8
(tie) Colgate Raiders (5-2-2) - 19.8
21. Missouri Tigers (5-1-2) - 19.9
22. Washington Huskies (8-2) - 21.1
23. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2) - 22.5
24. Furman Paladins (8-1-1) - 22.9
25. Washington State Cougars (6-1) - 25.2
26. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-2) - 25.4
27. Colorado State Rams (6-2-1) - 29.0
28. Texas Longhorns (5-4) - 29.8
29. Colorado College Tigers (5-2) - 30.2
30. Syracuse Orange (7-2-1) - 31.1
31. Kansas State Wildcats (5-3) - 31.8
32. Purdue Boilermakers (5-2-1) - 32.7
33. Georgia Bulldogs (5-4) - 33.3
34. Cornell Big Red (6-1-1) - 34.1
35. Wisconsin Badgers (5-2-1) - 35.1
36. Utah State Aggies (5-1-2) - 36.9
37. Davidson Wildcats (7-2-1) - 37.0
38. LSU Tigers (6-3) - 38.5
39. Oklahoma Sooners (5-2-1) - 38.9
40. Texas A&M Aggies (5-3-1) - 40.2
41. Dartmouth Big Green (4-4) - 40.4
42. Columbia Lions (6-3) - 40.9
43. Denver Pioneers (4-4) - 42.7
44. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (7-1-1) - 44.4
45. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-4) - 45.4
(tie) Yale Bulldogs (4-4) - 45.4
47. Princeton Tigers (5-1-1) - 46.1
48. Grinnell Pioneers (6-1-1) - 47.4
(tie) Virginia Cavaliers (6-2-2) - 47.4
50. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-5) - 50.3
51. Idaho Vandals (3-4-1) - 51.2
52. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-4-1) - 51.7
53. TCU Horned Frogs (6-1-2) - 51.8
54. Maryland Terrapins (5-4-1) - 53.1
55. Iowa State Cyclones (4-3-1) - 54.9
56. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-5) - 55.1
57. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-2-2) - 58.2
58. Citadel Bulldogs (7-3) - 58.3
59. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-5) - 59.3
60. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-4) - 59.8
61. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-4) - 60.7
62. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-3-1) - 60.9
63. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-4) - 61.3
64. Montana State Bobcats (4-2-1) - 63.4
65. Chicago Maroons (2-6) - 65.2
66. Montana Grizzlies (3-5) - 66.1
67. Indiana Hoosiers (3-5) - 67.5
68. Colorado Buffaloes (3-5-1) - 68.5
69. Ole Miss Rebels (5-4) - 69.3
70. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-4-1) - 70.8
71. Baylor Bears (6-3-1) - 71.2
72. Washington & Lee Generals (4-3-2) - 72.5
73. Rice Owls (4-4-1) - 73.9
74. Northern Colorado Bears (6-4) - 74.0
75. Drake Bulldogs (2-6) - 74.9
76. NC State Wolfpack (4-6) - 75.4
77. Tulane Green Wave (3-5-1) - 76.2
78. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-5) - 76.4
(tie) Sewanee Tigers (2-6) - 76.4
80. Kentucky Wildcats (2-6-1) - 79.7
81. Oregon Ducks (2-4-1) - 79.8
82. VMI Keydets (5-5) - 82.9
83. Auburn Tigers (5-4) - 83.4
84. Michigan State Spartans (3-4-1) - 84.0
85. Florida Gators (2-6-2) - 84.7
86. Harvard Crimson (3-5) - 85.4
87. Kansas Jayhawks (2-6) - 86.6
88. Wyoming Cowboys (2-4-2) - 88.8
89. Duke Blue Devils (3-6) - 89.0
90. Washington (MO) Bears (1-7) - 90.6
91. California Golden Bears (3-6) - 91.2
92. BYU Cougars (1-5-1) - 91.4
93. Clemson Tigers (2-7) - 92.9
94. Wofford Terriers (2-8) - 94.8
95. Colorado Mines Orediggers (1-6) - 96.0
96. Western State Mountaineers (0-8) - 96.8
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0-1) - 1.3
2. Stanford Cardinal (10-0-1) - 2.4
3. Michigan Wolverines (7-1) - 3.3
4. Brown Bears (9-0-1) - 4.9
5. Northwestern Wildcats (7-1) - 6.2
(tie) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-1) - 6.2
7. Navy Midshipmen (9-0-1) - 6.6
8. USC Trojans (8-2) - 7.3
9. Utah Utes (7-0) - 8.2
10. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) - 9.5
11. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-1) - 10.9
12. SMU Mustangs (8-0-1) - 12.3
13. Army Black Knights (7-1-1) - 12.8
14. Oregon State Beavers (7-1) - 13.9
15. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-3) - 16.9
16. Pennsylvania Relays (7-1-1) - 18.8
17. Tennessee Volunteers (8-1) - 19.0
18. Presbyterian Blue Hose (7-2) - 19.4
19. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (7-2) - 19.8
(tie) Colgate Raiders (5-2-2) - 19.8
21. Missouri Tigers (5-1-2) - 19.9
22. Washington Huskies (8-2) - 21.1
23. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2) - 22.5
24. Furman Paladins (8-1-1) - 22.9
25. Washington State Cougars (6-1) - 25.2
26. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-2) - 25.4
27. Colorado State Rams (6-2-1) - 29.0
28. Texas Longhorns (5-4) - 29.8
29. Colorado College Tigers (5-2) - 30.2
30. Syracuse Orange (7-2-1) - 31.1
31. Kansas State Wildcats (5-3) - 31.8
32. Purdue Boilermakers (5-2-1) - 32.7
33. Georgia Bulldogs (5-4) - 33.3
34. Cornell Big Red (6-1-1) - 34.1
35. Wisconsin Badgers (5-2-1) - 35.1
36. Utah State Aggies (5-1-2) - 36.9
37. Davidson Wildcats (7-2-1) - 37.0
38. LSU Tigers (6-3) - 38.5
39. Oklahoma Sooners (5-2-1) - 38.9
40. Texas A&M Aggies (5-3-1) - 40.2
41. Dartmouth Big Green (4-4) - 40.4
42. Columbia Lions (6-3) - 40.9
43. Denver Pioneers (4-4) - 42.7
44. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (7-1-1) - 44.4
45. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-4) - 45.4
(tie) Yale Bulldogs (4-4) - 45.4
47. Princeton Tigers (5-1-1) - 46.1
48. Grinnell Pioneers (6-1-1) - 47.4
(tie) Virginia Cavaliers (6-2-2) - 47.4
50. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-5) - 50.3
51. Idaho Vandals (3-4-1) - 51.2
52. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-4-1) - 51.7
53. TCU Horned Frogs (6-1-2) - 51.8
54. Maryland Terrapins (5-4-1) - 53.1
55. Iowa State Cyclones (4-3-1) - 54.9
56. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-5) - 55.1
57. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-2-2) - 58.2
58. Citadel Bulldogs (7-3) - 58.3
59. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-5) - 59.3
60. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-4) - 59.8
61. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-4) - 60.7
62. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-3-1) - 60.9
63. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-4) - 61.3
64. Montana State Bobcats (4-2-1) - 63.4
65. Chicago Maroons (2-6) - 65.2
66. Montana Grizzlies (3-5) - 66.1
67. Indiana Hoosiers (3-5) - 67.5
68. Colorado Buffaloes (3-5-1) - 68.5
69. Ole Miss Rebels (5-4) - 69.3
70. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-4-1) - 70.8
71. Baylor Bears (6-3-1) - 71.2
72. Washington & Lee Generals (4-3-2) - 72.5
73. Rice Owls (4-4-1) - 73.9
74. Northern Colorado Bears (6-4) - 74.0
75. Drake Bulldogs (2-6) - 74.9
76. NC State Wolfpack (4-6) - 75.4
77. Tulane Green Wave (3-5-1) - 76.2
78. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-5) - 76.4
(tie) Sewanee Tigers (2-6) - 76.4
80. Kentucky Wildcats (2-6-1) - 79.7
81. Oregon Ducks (2-4-1) - 79.8
82. VMI Keydets (5-5) - 82.9
83. Auburn Tigers (5-4) - 83.4
84. Michigan State Spartans (3-4-1) - 84.0
85. Florida Gators (2-6-2) - 84.7
86. Harvard Crimson (3-5) - 85.4
87. Kansas Jayhawks (2-6) - 86.6
88. Wyoming Cowboys (2-4-2) - 88.8
89. Duke Blue Devils (3-6) - 89.0
90. Washington (MO) Bears (1-7) - 90.6
91. California Golden Bears (3-6) - 91.2
92. BYU Cougars (1-5-1) - 91.4
93. Clemson Tigers (2-7) - 92.9
94. Wofford Terriers (2-8) - 94.8
95. Colorado Mines Orediggers (1-6) - 96.0
96. Western State Mountaineers (0-8) - 96.8
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
1927 College Football Final Rankings
1927 was the first year in which the goal posts were moved to the end of the end zone instead of the goal line. The Illinois Illini were declared national champions under the Dickinson System. Stanford met Alabama for the second year in a row in the Rose Bowl (after the two teams had tied 7-7 the previous year) and won the game 7-6. However, the team our analysis shows had the best season that year was only ranked #11 in the Dickinson System and wasn't even considered for the Rose Bowl - the Texas A&M Aggies. Ironically, Illinois is ranked #11 in our analysis. Even more surprisingly, the Rose Bowl competitors end up ranked 41st (Alabama) and 48th (Stanford).
1. Texas A&M Aggies (8-0-1) - 1.2
2. Georgia Bulldogs (9-1) - 2.0
3. Yale Bulldogs (7-1) - 3.7
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1-1) - 4.9
5. Army Black Knights (9-1) - 6.2
(tie) Tennessee Volunteers (8-0-1) - 6.2
7. Furman Paladins (10-1) - 8.8
8. USC Trojans (8-1-1) - 9.3
9. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-0-2) - 10.3
(tie) Pittsburgh Panthers (8-1-1) - 10.3
11. Illinois Fighting Illini (7-0-1) - 10.4
12. Colorado State Rams (7-1) - 12.9
13. Michigan Wolverines (6-2) - 13.2
14. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1-1) - 13.8
15. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (7-0-2) - 15.3
16. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-1-2) - 15.5
17. Georgetown Hoyas (8-1) - 16.8
(tie) Princeton Tigers (6-1) - 16.8
19. Dartmouth Big Green (7-1) - 17.6
20. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2) - 18.7
21. Detroit Mercy Titans (7-2) - 21.9
(tie) NC State Wolfpack (9-1) - 21.9
23. Navy Midshipmen (6-3) - 22.1
24. Colorado College Tigers (6-2) - 24.1
25. Purdue Boilermakers (6-2) - 24.7
26. Arkansas Razorbacks (8-1) - 24.8
27. New York University Violets (7-1-2) - 25.7
28. Washington Huskies (9-2) - 27.5
29. Denver Pioneers (5-2) - 30.1
(tie) SMU Mustangs (7-2) - 30.1
31. Missouri Tigers (7-2) - 31.9
(tie) Texas Longhorns (6-2-1) - 31.9
33. Creighton Bluejays (6-1-1) - 34.1
34. California Golden Bears (7-3) - 34.3
35. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-2-1) - 36.2
36. Chicago Maroons (4-4) - 37.9
37. Marquette Golden Eagles (6-3) - 38.5
38. Pennsylvania Relays (6-4) - 38.8
39. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (5-4-1) - 38.9
40. Florida Gators (7-3) - 39.1
41. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-4-1) - 40.8
42. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-4) - 43.9
43. Northwestern Wildcats (4-4) - 44.6
44. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-4) - 44.7
45. Wisconsin Badgers (4-4) - 45.5
46. Lafayette Leopards (5-3-1) - 47.1
47. Utah Utes (3-3-1) - 47.2
48. Stanford Cardinal (8-2-1) - 47.3
49. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-4) - 48.3
50. Oregon State Beavers (3-3-1) - 50.1
51. Iowa State Cyclones (4-3-1) - 53.1
52. Oklahoma Sooners (3-3-2) - 53.5
53. Utah State Aggies (3-4-1) - 53.6
54. Virginia Cavaliers (5-4) - 54.2
55. Syracuse Orange (5-3-2) - 54.5
56. Colgate Raiders (4-2-3) - 54.7
57. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-4) - 55.5
58. Indiana Hoosiers (3-4-1) - 56.5
59. VMI Keydets (6-4) - 58.7
60. Duke Blue Devils (4-5) - 60.1
61. Columbia Lions (5-2-2) - 60.9
62. West Virginia Mountaineers (2-4-3) - 61.3
63. TCU Horned Frogs (4-3-2) - 63.2
64. Colorado Buffaloes (4-5) - 64.1
65. Washington & Lee Generals (4-4-1) - 64.9
66. Idaho Vandals (4-1-3) - 66.2
67. Harvard Crimson (4-4) - 67.8
(tie) Washington (MO) Bears (5-2-2) - 67.8
69. Kansas State Wildcats (3-5) - 68.1
70. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-6) - 69.0
71. Wyoming Cowboys (4-5) - 69.1
72. Montana State Bobcats (4-4) - 71.0
73. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-3) - 73.1
(tie) Washington State Cougars (3-3-2) - 73.1
75. Clemson Tigers (5-3-1) - 74.3
76. Maryland Terrapins (4-7) - 74.9
77. LSU Tigers (4-4-1) - 76.7
78. Kansas Jayhawks (3-4-1) - 77.8
79. Drake Bulldogs (3-6) - 79.3
80. Cornell Big Red (3-3-2) - 79.7
81. Ole Miss Rebels (5-3-1) - 80.1
82. Davidson Wildcats (4-4-1) - 81.4
83. Tulane Green Wave (2-5-1) - 82.7
84. Oregon Ducks (2-4-1) - 83.6
85. Brown Bears (3-6-1) - 85.1
86. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-5) - 85.9
87. Montana Grizzlies (3-4-1) - 86.1
88. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-5) - 87.9
89. Kentucky Wildcats (3-6-1) - 88.4
90. BYU Cougars (2-4-1) - 89.9
91. Sewanee Tigers (2-6) - 91.2
92. Michigan State Spartans (4-5) - 92.1
93. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-6-2) - 93.3
94. Auburn Tigers (0-7-2) - 93.4
95. Baylor Bears (2-7) - 96.8
96. Northern Colorado Bears (2-7) - 97.4
97. Rice Owls (2-6-1) - 97.9
98. Western State Mountaineers (1-6) - 98.3
99. Grinnell Pioneers (0-7-1) - 98.9
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
1. Texas A&M Aggies (8-0-1) - 1.2
2. Georgia Bulldogs (9-1) - 2.0
3. Yale Bulldogs (7-1) - 3.7
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1-1) - 4.9
5. Army Black Knights (9-1) - 6.2
(tie) Tennessee Volunteers (8-0-1) - 6.2
7. Furman Paladins (10-1) - 8.8
8. USC Trojans (8-1-1) - 9.3
9. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-0-2) - 10.3
(tie) Pittsburgh Panthers (8-1-1) - 10.3
11. Illinois Fighting Illini (7-0-1) - 10.4
12. Colorado State Rams (7-1) - 12.9
13. Michigan Wolverines (6-2) - 13.2
14. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1-1) - 13.8
15. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (7-0-2) - 15.3
16. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-1-2) - 15.5
17. Georgetown Hoyas (8-1) - 16.8
(tie) Princeton Tigers (6-1) - 16.8
19. Dartmouth Big Green (7-1) - 17.6
20. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2) - 18.7
21. Detroit Mercy Titans (7-2) - 21.9
(tie) NC State Wolfpack (9-1) - 21.9
23. Navy Midshipmen (6-3) - 22.1
24. Colorado College Tigers (6-2) - 24.1
25. Purdue Boilermakers (6-2) - 24.7
26. Arkansas Razorbacks (8-1) - 24.8
27. New York University Violets (7-1-2) - 25.7
28. Washington Huskies (9-2) - 27.5
29. Denver Pioneers (5-2) - 30.1
(tie) SMU Mustangs (7-2) - 30.1
31. Missouri Tigers (7-2) - 31.9
(tie) Texas Longhorns (6-2-1) - 31.9
33. Creighton Bluejays (6-1-1) - 34.1
34. California Golden Bears (7-3) - 34.3
35. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-2-1) - 36.2
36. Chicago Maroons (4-4) - 37.9
37. Marquette Golden Eagles (6-3) - 38.5
38. Pennsylvania Relays (6-4) - 38.8
39. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (5-4-1) - 38.9
40. Florida Gators (7-3) - 39.1
41. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-4-1) - 40.8
42. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-4) - 43.9
43. Northwestern Wildcats (4-4) - 44.6
44. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-4) - 44.7
45. Wisconsin Badgers (4-4) - 45.5
46. Lafayette Leopards (5-3-1) - 47.1
47. Utah Utes (3-3-1) - 47.2
48. Stanford Cardinal (8-2-1) - 47.3
49. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-4) - 48.3
50. Oregon State Beavers (3-3-1) - 50.1
51. Iowa State Cyclones (4-3-1) - 53.1
52. Oklahoma Sooners (3-3-2) - 53.5
53. Utah State Aggies (3-4-1) - 53.6
54. Virginia Cavaliers (5-4) - 54.2
55. Syracuse Orange (5-3-2) - 54.5
56. Colgate Raiders (4-2-3) - 54.7
57. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-4) - 55.5
58. Indiana Hoosiers (3-4-1) - 56.5
59. VMI Keydets (6-4) - 58.7
60. Duke Blue Devils (4-5) - 60.1
61. Columbia Lions (5-2-2) - 60.9
62. West Virginia Mountaineers (2-4-3) - 61.3
63. TCU Horned Frogs (4-3-2) - 63.2
64. Colorado Buffaloes (4-5) - 64.1
65. Washington & Lee Generals (4-4-1) - 64.9
66. Idaho Vandals (4-1-3) - 66.2
67. Harvard Crimson (4-4) - 67.8
(tie) Washington (MO) Bears (5-2-2) - 67.8
69. Kansas State Wildcats (3-5) - 68.1
70. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-6) - 69.0
71. Wyoming Cowboys (4-5) - 69.1
72. Montana State Bobcats (4-4) - 71.0
73. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-3) - 73.1
(tie) Washington State Cougars (3-3-2) - 73.1
75. Clemson Tigers (5-3-1) - 74.3
76. Maryland Terrapins (4-7) - 74.9
77. LSU Tigers (4-4-1) - 76.7
78. Kansas Jayhawks (3-4-1) - 77.8
79. Drake Bulldogs (3-6) - 79.3
80. Cornell Big Red (3-3-2) - 79.7
81. Ole Miss Rebels (5-3-1) - 80.1
82. Davidson Wildcats (4-4-1) - 81.4
83. Tulane Green Wave (2-5-1) - 82.7
84. Oregon Ducks (2-4-1) - 83.6
85. Brown Bears (3-6-1) - 85.1
86. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-5) - 85.9
87. Montana Grizzlies (3-4-1) - 86.1
88. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-5) - 87.9
89. Kentucky Wildcats (3-6-1) - 88.4
90. BYU Cougars (2-4-1) - 89.9
91. Sewanee Tigers (2-6) - 91.2
92. Michigan State Spartans (4-5) - 92.1
93. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-6-2) - 93.3
94. Auburn Tigers (0-7-2) - 93.4
95. Baylor Bears (2-7) - 96.8
96. Northern Colorado Bears (2-7) - 97.4
97. Rice Owls (2-6-1) - 97.9
98. Western State Mountaineers (1-6) - 98.3
99. Grinnell Pioneers (0-7-1) - 98.9
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
1928 College Football Final Rankings
1928 - The Roaring 20's. USC was declared national champions under the Dickinson System. California and Georgia Tech played in the Rose Bowl. (Georgia Tech won by a single point - the difference in the game being a safety.) Our analysis agrees with the Dickinson System. USC had the best season.
1. USC Trojans (9-0-1) - 1.9
2. Detroit Mercy Titans (9-0) - 2.2
3. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-0) - 2.9
4. Florida Gators (8-1) - 4.3
5. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (7-1) - 5.4
6. New York University Violets (8-2) - 5.9
7. Tennessee Volunteers (9-0-1) - 6.0
8. Georgetown Hoyas (8-2) - 7.4
9. Utah Utes (5-0-2) - 11.9
10. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-2) - 12.4
11. Texas Longhorns (7-2) - 13.3
12. Colorado State Rams (6-2) - 13.6
13. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-3) - 14.2
14. Wisconsin Badgers (7-1-1) - 14.5
15. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-2) - 14.6
16. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-1-1) - 16.9
17. TCU Horned Frogs (8-2) - 17.8
18. Oregon State Beavers (6-3) - 18.3
19. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-2-1) - 19.6
20. Army Black Knights (8-2) - 19.7
21. California Golden Bears (6-2-2) - 19.8
22. Pennsylvania Relays (8-1) - 21.2
23. Colorado Buffaloes (5-1) - 23.0
24. Baylor Bears (8-2) - 24.1
25. Illinois Fighting Illini (7-1) - 25.7
26. Oregon Ducks (9-2) - 27.1
27. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-2) - 28.5
(tie) Harvard Crimson (5-2-1) - 28.5
29. Colgate Raiders (6-3) - 28.6
(tie) LSU Tigers (6-2-1) - 28.6
31. Washington State Cougars (7-3) - 28.8
32. Drake Bulldogs (7-1) - 29.8
33. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-4) - 32.3
34. Purdue Boilermakers (5-2-1) - 34.1
35. SMU Mustangs (6-3-1) - 34.6
36. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2-1) - 35.8
37. Colorado College Tigers (5-3) - 37.4
38. Brown Bears (8-1) - 37.5
39. Northwestern Wildcats (5-3) - 38.0
40. Tulane Green Wave (6-3-1) - 38.2
41. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2) - 39.3
42. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-2) - 43.6
43. Stanford Cardinal (8-3-1) - 43.8
44. Yale Bulldogs (4-4) - 44.2
45. Kentucky Wildcats (4-3-1) - 45.1
46. Virginia Tech Hokies (7-2) - 46.8
47. Ole Miss Rebels (5-4) - 47.1
48. Washington Huskies (7-4) - 48.2
49. Utah State Aggies (5-3-1) - 48.9
50. Princeton Tigers (5-1-2) - 49.0
51. Oklahoma Sooners (5-3) - 52.5
52. Georgia Bulldogs (4-5) - 53.3
53. Missouri Tigers (4-4) - 53.5
54. Indiana Hoosiers (4-4) - 53.8
55. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-3-2) - 53.9
56. Maryland Terrapins (6-3-1) - 54.1
57. Dartmouth Big Green (5-4) - 57.3
58. Clemson Tigers (8-3) - 57.5
59. Texas A&M Aggies (5-4-1) - 58.6
60. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-2-2) - 60.2
61. Navy Midshipmen (5-3-1) - 60.6
62. Denver Pioneers (4-4-1) - 61.1
63. VMI Keydets (5-3-2) - 63.9
64. NC State Wolfpack (4-5-1) - 65.4
65. Iowa State Cyclones (2-5-1) - 65.7
66. Duke Blue Devils (5-5) - 66.8
67. Northern Colorado Bears (4-4) - 67.6
68. BYU Cougars (3-3-1) - 68.5
69. Marquette Golden Eagles (5-3-1) - 69.2
70. Washington & Lee Generals (2-8) - 69.9
71. Michigan Wolverines (3-4-1) - 71.4
72. Columbia Lions (5-3-1) - 71.6
73. Furman Paladins (5-4) - 73.2
74. Cornell Big Red (3-3-2) - 74.1
75. Michigan State Spartans (3-4-1) - 75.3
76. Virginia Cavaliers (2-6-1) - 78.2
77. Kansas Jayhawks (2-4-2) - 78.6
78. Creighton Bluejays (3-5-1) - 79.4
79. Idaho Vandals (3-4-1) - 79.5
80. Fordham Rams (4-5) - 79.6
81. Syracuse Orange (4-4-1) - 79.7
82. Kansas State Wildcats (3-5) - 79.8
83. UCLA Bruins (4-4-1) - 80.3
84. Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-4-2) - 80.9
85. Montana State Bobcats (4-4-1) - 83.4
86. Grinnell Pioneers (4-3-1) - 83.8
87. Montana Grizzlies (4-5-1) - 87.2
(tie) Penn State Nittany Lions (3-5-1) - 87.2
89. Chicago Maroons (2-7) - 88.3
90. Auburn Tigers (1-8) - 90.0
91. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-6-2) - 91.5
92. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (2-5-2) - 91.6
93. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-5) - 93.4
94. Davidson Wildcats (2-8) - 94.2
95. Rice Owls (2-7) - 94.4
96. Wyoming Cowboys (2-7) - 97.5
97. Sewanee Tigers (2-7) - 98.4
98. Western State Mountaineers (0-7) - 98.7
99. Washington (MO) Bears (2-5-1) - 99.0
100. Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-7) - 100.6
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
1. USC Trojans (9-0-1) - 1.9
2. Detroit Mercy Titans (9-0) - 2.2
3. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-0) - 2.9
4. Florida Gators (8-1) - 4.3
5. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (7-1) - 5.4
6. New York University Violets (8-2) - 5.9
7. Tennessee Volunteers (9-0-1) - 6.0
8. Georgetown Hoyas (8-2) - 7.4
9. Utah Utes (5-0-2) - 11.9
10. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-2) - 12.4
11. Texas Longhorns (7-2) - 13.3
12. Colorado State Rams (6-2) - 13.6
13. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-3) - 14.2
14. Wisconsin Badgers (7-1-1) - 14.5
15. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-2) - 14.6
16. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-1-1) - 16.9
17. TCU Horned Frogs (8-2) - 17.8
18. Oregon State Beavers (6-3) - 18.3
19. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-2-1) - 19.6
20. Army Black Knights (8-2) - 19.7
21. California Golden Bears (6-2-2) - 19.8
22. Pennsylvania Relays (8-1) - 21.2
23. Colorado Buffaloes (5-1) - 23.0
24. Baylor Bears (8-2) - 24.1
25. Illinois Fighting Illini (7-1) - 25.7
26. Oregon Ducks (9-2) - 27.1
27. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-2) - 28.5
(tie) Harvard Crimson (5-2-1) - 28.5
29. Colgate Raiders (6-3) - 28.6
(tie) LSU Tigers (6-2-1) - 28.6
31. Washington State Cougars (7-3) - 28.8
32. Drake Bulldogs (7-1) - 29.8
33. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-4) - 32.3
34. Purdue Boilermakers (5-2-1) - 34.1
35. SMU Mustangs (6-3-1) - 34.6
36. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2-1) - 35.8
37. Colorado College Tigers (5-3) - 37.4
38. Brown Bears (8-1) - 37.5
39. Northwestern Wildcats (5-3) - 38.0
40. Tulane Green Wave (6-3-1) - 38.2
41. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2) - 39.3
42. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-2) - 43.6
43. Stanford Cardinal (8-3-1) - 43.8
44. Yale Bulldogs (4-4) - 44.2
45. Kentucky Wildcats (4-3-1) - 45.1
46. Virginia Tech Hokies (7-2) - 46.8
47. Ole Miss Rebels (5-4) - 47.1
48. Washington Huskies (7-4) - 48.2
49. Utah State Aggies (5-3-1) - 48.9
50. Princeton Tigers (5-1-2) - 49.0
51. Oklahoma Sooners (5-3) - 52.5
52. Georgia Bulldogs (4-5) - 53.3
53. Missouri Tigers (4-4) - 53.5
54. Indiana Hoosiers (4-4) - 53.8
55. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-3-2) - 53.9
56. Maryland Terrapins (6-3-1) - 54.1
57. Dartmouth Big Green (5-4) - 57.3
58. Clemson Tigers (8-3) - 57.5
59. Texas A&M Aggies (5-4-1) - 58.6
60. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-2-2) - 60.2
61. Navy Midshipmen (5-3-1) - 60.6
62. Denver Pioneers (4-4-1) - 61.1
63. VMI Keydets (5-3-2) - 63.9
64. NC State Wolfpack (4-5-1) - 65.4
65. Iowa State Cyclones (2-5-1) - 65.7
66. Duke Blue Devils (5-5) - 66.8
67. Northern Colorado Bears (4-4) - 67.6
68. BYU Cougars (3-3-1) - 68.5
69. Marquette Golden Eagles (5-3-1) - 69.2
70. Washington & Lee Generals (2-8) - 69.9
71. Michigan Wolverines (3-4-1) - 71.4
72. Columbia Lions (5-3-1) - 71.6
73. Furman Paladins (5-4) - 73.2
74. Cornell Big Red (3-3-2) - 74.1
75. Michigan State Spartans (3-4-1) - 75.3
76. Virginia Cavaliers (2-6-1) - 78.2
77. Kansas Jayhawks (2-4-2) - 78.6
78. Creighton Bluejays (3-5-1) - 79.4
79. Idaho Vandals (3-4-1) - 79.5
80. Fordham Rams (4-5) - 79.6
81. Syracuse Orange (4-4-1) - 79.7
82. Kansas State Wildcats (3-5) - 79.8
83. UCLA Bruins (4-4-1) - 80.3
84. Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-4-2) - 80.9
85. Montana State Bobcats (4-4-1) - 83.4
86. Grinnell Pioneers (4-3-1) - 83.8
87. Montana Grizzlies (4-5-1) - 87.2
(tie) Penn State Nittany Lions (3-5-1) - 87.2
89. Chicago Maroons (2-7) - 88.3
90. Auburn Tigers (1-8) - 90.0
91. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-6-2) - 91.5
92. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (2-5-2) - 91.6
93. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-5) - 93.4
94. Davidson Wildcats (2-8) - 94.2
95. Rice Owls (2-7) - 94.4
96. Wyoming Cowboys (2-7) - 97.5
97. Sewanee Tigers (2-7) - 98.4
98. Western State Mountaineers (0-7) - 98.7
99. Washington (MO) Bears (2-5-1) - 99.0
100. Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-7) - 100.6
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
1929 College Football Final Rankings
Our national champion for 1929 does not even show up anywhere in the ranking systems of the time. Yet the Utah Utes of 1929 won all of their games by an average score of 31-3. Perhaps because they only played teams from the Rocky Mountains - it was 1929 after all, and transportation wasn't anything like it is today - the Utes did not capture much national attention, despite their gaudy performance, which even outshines their undefeated seasons in 2004 and 2008. Although they went undefeated and untied, they weren't even ranked in the Top 11 by the Dickinson System, which granted its national championship to - who else? - Notre Dame. There were three other undefeated and untied teams in 1929 - Notre Dame, Purdue and Tulane, but none of them had quite as dominating as season, in our analysis, as the Utah Utes.
1. Utah Utes (7-0) - 1.6
2. USC Trojans (10-2) - 2.0
3. Tennessee Volunteers (9-0-1) - 2.8
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-0) - 4.6
5. Purdue Boilermakers (8-0) - 6.1
6. TCU Horned Frogs (9-0-1) - 6.5
7. Pittsburgh Panthers (9-1) - 6.9
8. North Carolina Tar Heels (9-1) - 7.5
9. Tulane Green Wave (9-0) - 8.5
10. Colgate Raiders (8-1) - 9.6
11. Kentucky Wildcats (6-1-1) - 11.4
12. Stanford Cardinal (9-2) - 11.6
13. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1-1) - 13.2
14. Vanderbilt Commodores (7-2) - 14.6
15. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-2) - 16.8
16. Texas Longhorns (5-2-2) - 17.4
17. Dartmouth Big Green (7-2) - 18.1
(tie) Texas A&M Aggies (5-4) - 18.1
19. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-2-2) - 19.4
20. Washington State Cougars (10-2) - 21.0
21. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-3) - 22.5
22. Florida Gators (8-2) - 22.7
23. California Golden Bears (7-1-1) - 24.0
24. SMU Mustangs (6-0-4) - 24.4
25. Fordham Rams (7-0-2) - 26.7
26. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (5-3-1) - 26.9
27. Colorado Buffaloes (5-1-1) - 28.0
28. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1-3) - 29.2
29. VMI Keydets (8-2) - 30.1
30. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-2) - 30.5
31. Denver Pioneers (5-1-1) - 30.8
32. Detroit Mercy Titans (7-1-1) - 31.7
33. Navy Midshipmen (6-2-2) - 31.9
34. Michigan Wolverines (5-3-1) - 32.8
35. Harvard Crimson (5-2-1) - 33.9
36. Missouri Tigers (5-2-1) - 34.0
37. Wisconsin Badgers (4-5) - 36.7
38. Army Black Knights (6-4-1) - 37.7
39. Colorado College Tigers (4-3) - 38.7
40. Oregon State Beavers (5-4) - 41.0
41. Cornell Big Red (6-2) - 41.4
42. Clemson Tigers (8-3) - 41.7
43. Yale Bulldogs (5-2-1) - 42.2
44. Northwestern Wildcats (6-3) - 42.9
45. Pennsylvania Relays (7-2) - 43.8
46. Georgia Bulldogs (6-4) - 44.5
47. Colorado State Rams (5-4) - 44.8
48. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-3-1) - 50.5
49. Drake Bulldogs (5-3-1) - 50.9
50. Oregon Ducks (7-3) - 51.1
51. New York University Violets (7-3) - 52.7
52. Kansas Jayhawks (4-4) - 52.8
53. Syracuse Orange (6-3) - 53.1
54. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-5) - 54.1
55. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-6) - 54.3
56. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (5-2-2) - 55.6
57. Oklahoma Sooners (3-3-2) - 55.8
58. Utah State Aggies (3-4) - 56.4
59. Chicago Maroons (7-3) - 56.6
60. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-4) - 60.8
61. Michigan State Spartans (5-3) - 61.8
62. Baylor Bears (7-3-1) - 62.9
63. Idaho Vandals (4-5) - 63.6
64. Virginia Cavaliers (4-3-2) - 65.1
65. Kansas State Wildcats (3-5) - 66.3
66. Maryland Terrapins (4-4-2) - 66.8
67. Grinnell Pioneers (5-1-2) - 67.8
68. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-3-2) - 68.4
69. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-5) - 69.9
70. Washington (MO) Bears (3-4-1) - 71.0
71. LSU Tigers (6-3) - 72.2
72. UCLA Bruins (4-4) - 72.5
73. Columbia Lions (4-5) - 73.6
74. Montana State Bobcats (6-2) - 74.4
75. Georgetown Hoyas (5-2-2) - 74.8
76. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-3) - 75.5
77. Marquette Golden Eagles (4-3-1) - 75.7
78. Washington Huskies (2-6-1) - 76.5
79. BYU Cougars (5-3) - 77.4
80. Princeton Tigers (2-4-1) - 79.3
81. Montana Grizzlies (3-5-1) - 79.8
82. Northern Colorado Bears (4-3) - 81.6
83. Washington & Lee Generals (3-5-1) - 82.6
84. Indiana Hoosiers (2-6-1) - 82.8
85. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-3-3) - 83.0
86. Brown Bears (5-5) - 84.6
87. Iowa State Cyclones (1-7) - 85.5
88. Duke Blue Devils (4-6) - 86.8
89. Davidson Wildcats (5-5) - 86.9
90. Western State Mountaineers (2-5) - 90.1
91. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-5-1) - 90.4
92. Regis Rangers (2-7) - 91.8
93. Ole Miss Rebels (1-6-2) - 93.6
94. Wyoming Cowboys (1-7) - 94.3
95. Creighton Bluejays (2-6) - 94.6
96. Auburn Tigers (2-7) - 95.5
97. Sewanee Tigers (2-5-2) - 97.4
98. Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-5-2) - 97.5
99. NC State Wolfpack (1-8) - 97.9
100. Rice Owls (2-7) - 100.9
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
1. Utah Utes (7-0) - 1.6
2. USC Trojans (10-2) - 2.0
3. Tennessee Volunteers (9-0-1) - 2.8
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-0) - 4.6
5. Purdue Boilermakers (8-0) - 6.1
6. TCU Horned Frogs (9-0-1) - 6.5
7. Pittsburgh Panthers (9-1) - 6.9
8. North Carolina Tar Heels (9-1) - 7.5
9. Tulane Green Wave (9-0) - 8.5
10. Colgate Raiders (8-1) - 9.6
11. Kentucky Wildcats (6-1-1) - 11.4
12. Stanford Cardinal (9-2) - 11.6
13. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1-1) - 13.2
14. Vanderbilt Commodores (7-2) - 14.6
15. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-2) - 16.8
16. Texas Longhorns (5-2-2) - 17.4
17. Dartmouth Big Green (7-2) - 18.1
(tie) Texas A&M Aggies (5-4) - 18.1
19. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-2-2) - 19.4
20. Washington State Cougars (10-2) - 21.0
21. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-3) - 22.5
22. Florida Gators (8-2) - 22.7
23. California Golden Bears (7-1-1) - 24.0
24. SMU Mustangs (6-0-4) - 24.4
25. Fordham Rams (7-0-2) - 26.7
26. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (5-3-1) - 26.9
27. Colorado Buffaloes (5-1-1) - 28.0
28. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1-3) - 29.2
29. VMI Keydets (8-2) - 30.1
30. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-2) - 30.5
31. Denver Pioneers (5-1-1) - 30.8
32. Detroit Mercy Titans (7-1-1) - 31.7
33. Navy Midshipmen (6-2-2) - 31.9
34. Michigan Wolverines (5-3-1) - 32.8
35. Harvard Crimson (5-2-1) - 33.9
36. Missouri Tigers (5-2-1) - 34.0
37. Wisconsin Badgers (4-5) - 36.7
38. Army Black Knights (6-4-1) - 37.7
39. Colorado College Tigers (4-3) - 38.7
40. Oregon State Beavers (5-4) - 41.0
41. Cornell Big Red (6-2) - 41.4
42. Clemson Tigers (8-3) - 41.7
43. Yale Bulldogs (5-2-1) - 42.2
44. Northwestern Wildcats (6-3) - 42.9
45. Pennsylvania Relays (7-2) - 43.8
46. Georgia Bulldogs (6-4) - 44.5
47. Colorado State Rams (5-4) - 44.8
48. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-3-1) - 50.5
49. Drake Bulldogs (5-3-1) - 50.9
50. Oregon Ducks (7-3) - 51.1
51. New York University Violets (7-3) - 52.7
52. Kansas Jayhawks (4-4) - 52.8
53. Syracuse Orange (6-3) - 53.1
54. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-5) - 54.1
55. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-6) - 54.3
56. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (5-2-2) - 55.6
57. Oklahoma Sooners (3-3-2) - 55.8
58. Utah State Aggies (3-4) - 56.4
59. Chicago Maroons (7-3) - 56.6
60. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-4) - 60.8
61. Michigan State Spartans (5-3) - 61.8
62. Baylor Bears (7-3-1) - 62.9
63. Idaho Vandals (4-5) - 63.6
64. Virginia Cavaliers (4-3-2) - 65.1
65. Kansas State Wildcats (3-5) - 66.3
66. Maryland Terrapins (4-4-2) - 66.8
67. Grinnell Pioneers (5-1-2) - 67.8
68. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-3-2) - 68.4
69. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-5) - 69.9
70. Washington (MO) Bears (3-4-1) - 71.0
71. LSU Tigers (6-3) - 72.2
72. UCLA Bruins (4-4) - 72.5
73. Columbia Lions (4-5) - 73.6
74. Montana State Bobcats (6-2) - 74.4
75. Georgetown Hoyas (5-2-2) - 74.8
76. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-3) - 75.5
77. Marquette Golden Eagles (4-3-1) - 75.7
78. Washington Huskies (2-6-1) - 76.5
79. BYU Cougars (5-3) - 77.4
80. Princeton Tigers (2-4-1) - 79.3
81. Montana Grizzlies (3-5-1) - 79.8
82. Northern Colorado Bears (4-3) - 81.6
83. Washington & Lee Generals (3-5-1) - 82.6
84. Indiana Hoosiers (2-6-1) - 82.8
85. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-3-3) - 83.0
86. Brown Bears (5-5) - 84.6
87. Iowa State Cyclones (1-7) - 85.5
88. Duke Blue Devils (4-6) - 86.8
89. Davidson Wildcats (5-5) - 86.9
90. Western State Mountaineers (2-5) - 90.1
91. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-5-1) - 90.4
92. Regis Rangers (2-7) - 91.8
93. Ole Miss Rebels (1-6-2) - 93.6
94. Wyoming Cowboys (1-7) - 94.3
95. Creighton Bluejays (2-6) - 94.6
96. Auburn Tigers (2-7) - 95.5
97. Sewanee Tigers (2-5-2) - 97.4
98. Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-5-2) - 97.5
99. NC State Wolfpack (1-8) - 97.9
100. Rice Owls (2-7) - 100.9
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Most Successful College Football Programs of the 30's (1931-1940)
USC had the best season in the country for three straight years, 1931-1933. However, a decade is ten years long, and the Trojans did not follow it up with seven more strong seasons. In fact, the Trojans had sub-.500 seasons three of the next seven years and only end up ranked #13 among programs of the 1930's. Our team of the decade is Alabama, which only had one season ranked number one, but six seasons in the top ten and all ten seasons in the top 25. Close behind is the Tennessee Volunteers, who had seven seasons finishing in the top ten, including two ranked #1, but also went 4-5 in 1935 to drop out of the top spot.
1. Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Tennessee Volunteers
3. Pittsburgh Panthers
4. Duke Blue Devils
5. Minnesota Golden Gophers
6. Ohio State Buckeyes
7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8. Fordham Rams
9. Tulane Green Wave
10. LSU Tigers
11. Nebraska Cornhuskers
12. Santa Clara Broncos
13. USC Trojans
14. TCU Horned Frogs
15. Utah Utes
16. Army Black Knights
17. Holy Cross Crusaders
18. North Carolina Tar Heels
19. Auburn Tigers
20. Washington Huskies
21. Stanford Cardinal
22. Michigan State Spartans
23. Boston College Eagles
24. Georgia Bulldogs
25. Purdue Boilermakers
26. Duquesne Dukes
27. Colgate Raiders
28. Northwestern Wildcats
29. SMU Mustangs
30. California Golden Bears
31. St. Mary's Gaels
32. Michigan Wolverines
33. Texas A&M Aggies
34. Oklahoma Sooners
35. Dartmouth Big Green
36. Cornell Big Red
37. Villanova Wildcats
38. Detroit Mercy Titans
39. Colorado Buffaloes
40. Navy Midshipmen
41. Columbia Lions
42. Princeton Tigers
43. UCLA Bruins
44. Oregon Ducks
45. Texas Tech Red Raiders
46. Rice Owls
47. Vanderbilt Commodores
48. Oregon State Beavers
49. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
50. Texas Longhorns
51. Ole Miss Rebels
52. Temple Owls
53. Pennsylvania Relays
54. Arkansas Razorbacks
55. Yale Bulldogs
56. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
57. Baylor Bears
58. Washington State Cougars
59. Kentucky Wildcats
60. Clemson Tigers
61. Kansas State Wildcats
62. Harvard Crimson
63. Mississippi State Bulldogs
64. Arizona Wildcats
65. Syracuse Orange
66. New York University Violets
67. Carnegie Mellon Tartans
68. Marquette Golden Eagles
69. Utah State Aggies
70. George Washington Colonials
71. Wisconsin Badgers
72. Centenary Gents
73. Denver Pioneers
74. Bucknell Bison
75. Furman Paladins
76. Georgetown Hoyas
77. Indiana Hoosiers
78. Iowa Hawkeyes
79. Penn State Nittany Lions
80. Manhattan Jaspers
81. BYU Cougars
82. Illinois Fighting Illini
83. Florida Gators
84. Missouri Tigers
85. Colorado State Rams
86. Kansas Jayhawks
87. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
88. Iowa State Cyclones
89. Washington & Jefferson Presidents
90. Miami Hurricanes
91. New Mexico Lobos
92. West Virginia Mountaineers
93. NC State Wolfpack
94. Virginia Tech Hokies
95. Loyola Marymount Lions
96. Maryland Terrapins
97. Gonzaga Bulldogs
98. San Francisco Dons
99. Northern Colorado Bears
100. South Carolina Gamecocks
101. Brown Bears
102. Richmond Spiders
103. Oklahoma State Cowboys
104. Idaho Vandals
105. Montana Grizzlies
106. Drake Bulldogs
107. Washington (MO) Bears
108. VMI Keydets
109. William & Mary Tribe
110. Creighton Bluejays
111. Davidson Wildcats
112. Colorado College Tigers
113. New Mexico State Aggies
114. Chicago Maroons
115. UTEP Miners
116. St. Louis Billikens
117. Washington & Lee Generals
118. Arizona State Sun Devils
119. Mercer Bears
120. Virginia Cavaliers
121. Wyoming Cowboys
122. Citadel Bulldogs
123. Montana State Bobcats
124. Grinnell Pioneers
125. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
126. Sewanee Tigers
127. Western State Mountaineers
128. Washburn Ichabods
129. Colorado Mines Orediggers
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
1. Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Tennessee Volunteers
3. Pittsburgh Panthers
4. Duke Blue Devils
5. Minnesota Golden Gophers
6. Ohio State Buckeyes
7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8. Fordham Rams
9. Tulane Green Wave
10. LSU Tigers
11. Nebraska Cornhuskers
12. Santa Clara Broncos
13. USC Trojans
14. TCU Horned Frogs
15. Utah Utes
16. Army Black Knights
17. Holy Cross Crusaders
18. North Carolina Tar Heels
19. Auburn Tigers
20. Washington Huskies
21. Stanford Cardinal
22. Michigan State Spartans
23. Boston College Eagles
24. Georgia Bulldogs
25. Purdue Boilermakers
26. Duquesne Dukes
27. Colgate Raiders
28. Northwestern Wildcats
29. SMU Mustangs
30. California Golden Bears
31. St. Mary's Gaels
32. Michigan Wolverines
33. Texas A&M Aggies
34. Oklahoma Sooners
35. Dartmouth Big Green
36. Cornell Big Red
37. Villanova Wildcats
38. Detroit Mercy Titans
39. Colorado Buffaloes
40. Navy Midshipmen
41. Columbia Lions
42. Princeton Tigers
43. UCLA Bruins
44. Oregon Ducks
45. Texas Tech Red Raiders
46. Rice Owls
47. Vanderbilt Commodores
48. Oregon State Beavers
49. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
50. Texas Longhorns
51. Ole Miss Rebels
52. Temple Owls
53. Pennsylvania Relays
54. Arkansas Razorbacks
55. Yale Bulldogs
56. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
57. Baylor Bears
58. Washington State Cougars
59. Kentucky Wildcats
60. Clemson Tigers
61. Kansas State Wildcats
62. Harvard Crimson
63. Mississippi State Bulldogs
64. Arizona Wildcats
65. Syracuse Orange
66. New York University Violets
67. Carnegie Mellon Tartans
68. Marquette Golden Eagles
69. Utah State Aggies
70. George Washington Colonials
71. Wisconsin Badgers
72. Centenary Gents
73. Denver Pioneers
74. Bucknell Bison
75. Furman Paladins
76. Georgetown Hoyas
77. Indiana Hoosiers
78. Iowa Hawkeyes
79. Penn State Nittany Lions
80. Manhattan Jaspers
81. BYU Cougars
82. Illinois Fighting Illini
83. Florida Gators
84. Missouri Tigers
85. Colorado State Rams
86. Kansas Jayhawks
87. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
88. Iowa State Cyclones
89. Washington & Jefferson Presidents
90. Miami Hurricanes
91. New Mexico Lobos
92. West Virginia Mountaineers
93. NC State Wolfpack
94. Virginia Tech Hokies
95. Loyola Marymount Lions
96. Maryland Terrapins
97. Gonzaga Bulldogs
98. San Francisco Dons
99. Northern Colorado Bears
100. South Carolina Gamecocks
101. Brown Bears
102. Richmond Spiders
103. Oklahoma State Cowboys
104. Idaho Vandals
105. Montana Grizzlies
106. Drake Bulldogs
107. Washington (MO) Bears
108. VMI Keydets
109. William & Mary Tribe
110. Creighton Bluejays
111. Davidson Wildcats
112. Colorado College Tigers
113. New Mexico State Aggies
114. Chicago Maroons
115. UTEP Miners
116. St. Louis Billikens
117. Washington & Lee Generals
118. Arizona State Sun Devils
119. Mercer Bears
120. Virginia Cavaliers
121. Wyoming Cowboys
122. Citadel Bulldogs
123. Montana State Bobcats
124. Grinnell Pioneers
125. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
126. Sewanee Tigers
127. Western State Mountaineers
128. Washburn Ichabods
129. Colorado Mines Orediggers
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
Monday, August 1, 2011
1930 College Football Final Rankings
We'll post our program rankings for the 1930's decade next time. For now, here are our rankings for 1930. Notre Dame won the Dickinson ratings national title. Alabama won the Rose Bowl and the national title from our analysis:
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0) - 1.3
2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-0) - 1.7
3. Utah Utes (8-0) - 3.0
4. USC Trojans (8-2) - 4.4
5. Northwestern Wildcats (7-1) - 5.4
6. Tennessee Volunteers (9-1) - 6.4
7. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-2) - 8.1
8. Washington State Cougars (9-1) - 8.2
9. Army Black Knights (9-1-1) - 8.9
10. Tulane Green Wave (8-1) - 9.7
11. Colgate Raiders (9-1) - 10.1
12. Stanford Cardinal (9-1-1) - 11.3
13. Texas Longhorns (8-1-1) - 14.1
14. Dartmouth Big Green (7-1-1) - 14.3
15. Wisconsin Badgers (6-2-1) - 14.9
16. New York University Violets (7-3) - 17.9
17. Georgia Bulldogs (7-2-1) - 19.2
18. Fordham Rams (8-1) - 19.4
19. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (6-3) - 19.7
20. Marquette Golden Eagles (8-0-1) - 20.4
21. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-2-1) - 21.1
22. Purdue Boilermakers (6-2) - 21.7
23. Oregon State Beavers (7-3) - 22.7
24. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2-1) - 22.9
25. Michigan Wolverines (8-0-1) - 24.0
26. St. Mary's Gaels (8-1) - 26.4
27. Colorado Buffaloes (6-1-1) - 27.2
28. Kentucky Wildcats (5-3) - 28.2
29. Yale Bulldogs (5-2-2) - 28.7
30. Washington Huskies (5-4) - 29.9
31. SMU Mustangs (6-3-1) - 30.4
32. Duke Blue Devils (8-1-2) - 34.1
33. Michigan State Spartans (5-1-2) - 34.6
34. Baylor Bears (6-3-1) - 34.9
35. Kansas Jayhawks (6-2) - 35.2
36. Oregon Ducks (7-2) - 35.3
(tie) TCU Horned Frogs (9-2-1) - 35.3
38. Cornell Big Red (6-2) - 36.2
39. Centenary Gents (8-1-1) - 38.9
40. Navy Midshipmen (6-5) - 41.0
41. Bucknell Bison (6-3) - 42.0
42. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-3-2) - 42.4
43. Florida Gators (6-3-1) - 42.5
44. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-3-2) - 45.0
45. Temple Owls (7-3) - 45.4
46. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-4-1) - 46.1
47. Pennsylvania Relays (5-4) - 46.9
48. Detroit Mercy Titans (5-3-2) - 48.0
49. Denver Pioneers (5-4) - 48.9
50. Clemson Tigers (8-2) - 49.2
(tie) Syracuse Orange (5-2-2) - 49.2
52. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-4) - 49.9
53. Drake Bulldogs (5-4) - 52.4
54. Oklahoma Sooners (4-3-1) - 54.2
55. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (6-2-1) - 57.1
56. California Golden Bears (4-5) - 58.2
57. Maryland Terrapins (7-5) - 58.3
58. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-2-1) - 58.4
59. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-5) - 59.5
60. Montana State Bobcats (6-3) - 60.8
61. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-5) - 61.1
62. Columbia Lions (5-4) - 62.1
(tie) Kansas State Wildcats (5-3) - 62.1
64. Harvard Crimson (4-4-1) - 64.2
65. Rice Owls (8-4) - 65.0
66. Davidson Wildcats (6-4) - 65.2
67. BYU Cougars (5-2-4) - 67.1
68. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-3-1) - 67.3
69. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-4-2) - 67.4
70. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-3-1) - 70.9
71. UCLA Bruins (3-5) - 71.1
72. Wyoming Cowboys (2-5-1) - 72.4
73. Colorado State Rams (3-5-1) - 74.0
74. Grinnell Pioneers (5-4) - 74.3
75. Colorado College Tigers (2-4-2) - 76.7
76. Indiana Hoosiers (2-5-1) - 77.2
77. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-6-1) - 78.6
(tie) LSU Tigers (6-4) - 78.6
79. Regis Rangers (6-3) - 78.7
80. Brown Bears (6-3-1) - 78.8
81. Villanova Wildcats (5-5) - 79.0
82. Northern Colorado Bears (2-2-3) - 80.4
83. Utah State Aggies (3-5-1) - 82.1
84. Montana Grizzlies (5-3) - 82.2
85. Washington (MO) Bears (4-2-2) - 83.9
86. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-4) - 85.7
87. Texas A&M Aggies (2-7) - 85.8
88. Georgetown Hoyas (5-5) - 86.9
89. Ole Miss Rebels (3-5-1) - 87.8
90. Colorado Mines Orediggers (1-5) - 88.3
91. Missouri Tigers (2-5-2) - 91.5
92. Princeton Tigers (1-5-1) - 92.4
93. Idaho Vandals (4-7) - 93.7
94. Iowa State Cyclones (0-9) - 94.9
95. Chicago Maroons (2-5-2) - 95.0
96. Virginia Cavaliers (4-6) - 95.3
97. Sewanee Tigers (3-6-1) - 96.7
98. Auburn Tigers (3-7) - 98.5
99. NC State Wolfpack (2-8) - 99.7
(tie) Washington & Lee Generals (3-6-1) - 99.7
101. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-6) - 100.8
102. Creighton Bluejays (1-7) - 101.5
103. VMI Keydets (3-6) - 102.1
104. Western State Mountaineers (0-6) - 102.9
105. Gonzaga Bulldogs (1-7-1) - 105.5
106. Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-7) - 107.0
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0) - 1.3
2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-0) - 1.7
3. Utah Utes (8-0) - 3.0
4. USC Trojans (8-2) - 4.4
5. Northwestern Wildcats (7-1) - 5.4
6. Tennessee Volunteers (9-1) - 6.4
7. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-2) - 8.1
8. Washington State Cougars (9-1) - 8.2
9. Army Black Knights (9-1-1) - 8.9
10. Tulane Green Wave (8-1) - 9.7
11. Colgate Raiders (9-1) - 10.1
12. Stanford Cardinal (9-1-1) - 11.3
13. Texas Longhorns (8-1-1) - 14.1
14. Dartmouth Big Green (7-1-1) - 14.3
15. Wisconsin Badgers (6-2-1) - 14.9
16. New York University Violets (7-3) - 17.9
17. Georgia Bulldogs (7-2-1) - 19.2
18. Fordham Rams (8-1) - 19.4
19. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (6-3) - 19.7
20. Marquette Golden Eagles (8-0-1) - 20.4
21. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-2-1) - 21.1
22. Purdue Boilermakers (6-2) - 21.7
23. Oregon State Beavers (7-3) - 22.7
24. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2-1) - 22.9
25. Michigan Wolverines (8-0-1) - 24.0
26. St. Mary's Gaels (8-1) - 26.4
27. Colorado Buffaloes (6-1-1) - 27.2
28. Kentucky Wildcats (5-3) - 28.2
29. Yale Bulldogs (5-2-2) - 28.7
30. Washington Huskies (5-4) - 29.9
31. SMU Mustangs (6-3-1) - 30.4
32. Duke Blue Devils (8-1-2) - 34.1
33. Michigan State Spartans (5-1-2) - 34.6
34. Baylor Bears (6-3-1) - 34.9
35. Kansas Jayhawks (6-2) - 35.2
36. Oregon Ducks (7-2) - 35.3
(tie) TCU Horned Frogs (9-2-1) - 35.3
38. Cornell Big Red (6-2) - 36.2
39. Centenary Gents (8-1-1) - 38.9
40. Navy Midshipmen (6-5) - 41.0
41. Bucknell Bison (6-3) - 42.0
42. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-3-2) - 42.4
43. Florida Gators (6-3-1) - 42.5
44. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-3-2) - 45.0
45. Temple Owls (7-3) - 45.4
46. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-4-1) - 46.1
47. Pennsylvania Relays (5-4) - 46.9
48. Detroit Mercy Titans (5-3-2) - 48.0
49. Denver Pioneers (5-4) - 48.9
50. Clemson Tigers (8-2) - 49.2
(tie) Syracuse Orange (5-2-2) - 49.2
52. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-4) - 49.9
53. Drake Bulldogs (5-4) - 52.4
54. Oklahoma Sooners (4-3-1) - 54.2
55. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (6-2-1) - 57.1
56. California Golden Bears (4-5) - 58.2
57. Maryland Terrapins (7-5) - 58.3
58. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-2-1) - 58.4
59. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-5) - 59.5
60. Montana State Bobcats (6-3) - 60.8
61. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-5) - 61.1
62. Columbia Lions (5-4) - 62.1
(tie) Kansas State Wildcats (5-3) - 62.1
64. Harvard Crimson (4-4-1) - 64.2
65. Rice Owls (8-4) - 65.0
66. Davidson Wildcats (6-4) - 65.2
67. BYU Cougars (5-2-4) - 67.1
68. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-3-1) - 67.3
69. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-4-2) - 67.4
70. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-3-1) - 70.9
71. UCLA Bruins (3-5) - 71.1
72. Wyoming Cowboys (2-5-1) - 72.4
73. Colorado State Rams (3-5-1) - 74.0
74. Grinnell Pioneers (5-4) - 74.3
75. Colorado College Tigers (2-4-2) - 76.7
76. Indiana Hoosiers (2-5-1) - 77.2
77. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-6-1) - 78.6
(tie) LSU Tigers (6-4) - 78.6
79. Regis Rangers (6-3) - 78.7
80. Brown Bears (6-3-1) - 78.8
81. Villanova Wildcats (5-5) - 79.0
82. Northern Colorado Bears (2-2-3) - 80.4
83. Utah State Aggies (3-5-1) - 82.1
84. Montana Grizzlies (5-3) - 82.2
85. Washington (MO) Bears (4-2-2) - 83.9
86. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-4) - 85.7
87. Texas A&M Aggies (2-7) - 85.8
88. Georgetown Hoyas (5-5) - 86.9
89. Ole Miss Rebels (3-5-1) - 87.8
90. Colorado Mines Orediggers (1-5) - 88.3
91. Missouri Tigers (2-5-2) - 91.5
92. Princeton Tigers (1-5-1) - 92.4
93. Idaho Vandals (4-7) - 93.7
94. Iowa State Cyclones (0-9) - 94.9
95. Chicago Maroons (2-5-2) - 95.0
96. Virginia Cavaliers (4-6) - 95.3
97. Sewanee Tigers (3-6-1) - 96.7
98. Auburn Tigers (3-7) - 98.5
99. NC State Wolfpack (2-8) - 99.7
(tie) Washington & Lee Generals (3-6-1) - 99.7
101. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-6) - 100.8
102. Creighton Bluejays (1-7) - 101.5
103. VMI Keydets (3-6) - 102.1
104. Western State Mountaineers (0-6) - 102.9
105. Gonzaga Bulldogs (1-7-1) - 105.5
106. Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-7) - 107.0
Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.
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