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.