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.