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.