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.