College Football 1940
Method 3: Chi Square Linear WL - SD
Based on games played between 1940/9/14 and 1941/1/1
Soren Sorensen - Thu Nov 11 02:18:36 1999
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1 3.149 Minnesota 8 8- 0-0 Minnesota
2 2.878 Michigan 8 7- 1-0 Michigan
3 2.859 Stanford 10 10- 0-0 Stanford
4 2.718 Texas A&M 10 9- 1-0 Texas A&M
5 2.483 Northwestern 8 6- 2-0 Northwestern
6 2.402 Washington 9 7- 2-0 Washington
7 2.382 Southern Methodist 10 8- 1-1 Southern Methodist
8 2.376 Mississippi State 11 10- 0-1 Mississippi State
9 2.364 Tennessee 11 10- 1-0 Tennessee
10 2.296 Texas 10 8- 2-0 Texas
11 2.264 Boston College 11 11- 0-0 Boston College
12 2.253 Santa Clara 8 6- 1-1 Santa Clara
13 2.058 Rice 10 7- 3-0 Rice
14 2.006 Nebraska 10 8- 2-0 Nebraska
15 1.982 Fordham 9 7- 2-0 Fordham
16 1.963 Cornell 8 6- 2-0 Cornell
17 1.931 Pennsylvania 8 6- 1-1 Pennsylvania
18 1.930 Duke 9 7- 2-0 Duke
19 1.863 Western Reserve 1 1- 0-0 Western Reserve
20 1.828 Ohio University 1 1- 0-0 Ohio University
21 1.733 Ohio State 8 4- 4-0 Ohio State
22 1.685 Mississippi 11 9- 2-0 Mississippi
23 1.661 Pacific Lutheran 1 1- 0-0 Pacific Lutheran
24 1.657 Alabama 9 7- 2-0 Alabama
25 1.610 Georgetown University 10 8- 2-0 Georgetown University
26 1.585 LSU 10 6- 4-0 LSU
27 1.551 Oregon State 9 5- 3-1 Oregon State
28 1.503 Hardin-Simmons 9 9- 0-0 Hardin-Simmons
29 1.473 Oregon 9 4- 4-1 Oregon
30 1.472 Auburn 11 6- 4-1 Auburn
31 1.468 Notre Dame 9 7- 2-0 Notre Dame
32 1.433 Tulane 10 5- 5-0 Tulane
33 1.423 Columbia 9 5- 2-2 Columbia
34 1.402 Duquesne 8 7- 1-0 Duquesne
35 1.342 California 10 4- 6-0 California
36 1.339 Pittsburgh 8 3- 4-1 Pittsburgh
37 1.336 Fresno State 1 1- 0-0 Fresno State
38 1.324 Southern California 9 3- 4-2 Southern California
39 1.293 San Jose State 3 3- 0-0 San Jose State
40 1.284 Saint Mary's CA 8 5- 3-0 Saint Mary's CA
41 1.280 Oklahoma 9 6- 3-0 Oklahoma
42 1.271 Wisconsin 8 4- 4-0 Wisconsin
43 1.233 Lafayette College 2 2- 0-0 Lafayette College
44 1.222 Baylor University 10 4- 6-0 Baylor University
45 1.215 Navy 9 6- 2-1 Navy
46 1.196 Clemson 9 6- 2-1 Clemson
47 1.186 Arkansas 10 4- 6-0 Arkansas
48 1.181 Penn State 8 6- 1-1 Penn State
49 1.161 Iowa 8 4- 4-0 Iowa
50 1.160 Wake Forest 10 7- 3-0 Wake Forest
51 1.158 Washington State 10 4- 4-2 Washington State
52 1.156 Indiana 8 3- 5-0 Indiana
53 1.142 Tulsa 10 7- 3-0 Tulsa
54 1.094 Detroit Mercy 9 7- 2-0 Detroit Mercy
55 1.080 Colgate 8 5- 3-0 Colgate
56 1.050 Texas Christian 10 3- 7-0 Texas Christian
57 1.041 North Carolina 10 6- 4-0 North Carolina
58 1.035 Missouri 9 6- 3-0 Missouri
59 1.027 Utah 9 7- 2-0 Utah
60 1.013 Texas Tech 11 9- 1-1 Texas Tech
61 0.982 Harvard 8 3- 2-3 Harvard
62 0.969 Texas A&M Kingsville 2 0- 2-0 Texas A&M Kingsville
63 0.894 Syracuse 8 3- 4-1 Syracuse
64 0.867 UCLA 10 1- 9-0 UCLA
65 0.858 San Diego Marines 2 1- 1-0 San Diego Marines
66 0.808 Princeton 8 5- 2-1 Princeton
67 0.787 Louisiana Tech 3 2- 1-0 Louisiana Tech
68 0.784 Temple 9 4- 4-1 Temple
69 0.763 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0- 1-0 Louisiana Lafayette
70 0.755 Georgia 10 5- 4-1 Georgia
71 0.724 Kentucky 10 5- 3-2 Kentucky
72 0.711 Michigan State 8 3- 4-1 Michigan State
73 0.674 Arizona 9 7- 2-0 Arizona
74 0.650 Virginia Military 10 7- 2-1 Virginia Military
75 0.636 Denver 9 6- 2-1 Denver
76 0.636 Florida 10 5- 5-0 Florida
77 0.628 Colorado 9 5- 3-1 Colorado
78 0.618 Purdue 8 2- 6-0 Purdue
79 0.600 Dartmouth College 9 5- 4-0 Dartmouth College
80 0.554 Gonzaga 10 5- 4-1 Gonzaga
81 0.549 Millsaps College 1 0- 1-0 Millsaps College
82 0.534 Georgia Tech 10 3- 7-0 Georgia Tech
83 0.527 Marshall 2 1- 1-0 Marshall
84 0.522 Villanova 9 4- 5-0 Villanova
85 0.517 Furman 9 5- 4-0 Furman
86 0.515 Holy Cross College 10 4- 5-1 Holy Cross College
87 0.475 San Francisco State 8 1- 6-1 San Francisco State
88 0.458 Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1- 1-0 Tennessee Chattanooga
89 0.447 North Texas 2 0- 2-0 North Texas
90 0.443 William & Mary 9 6- 2-1 William & Mary
91 0.430 Arizona State 11 7- 2-2 Arizona State
92 0.421 George Washington 9 5- 3-1 George Washington
93 0.391 North Carolina State 9 3- 6-0 North Carolina State
94 0.389 Illinois 8 1- 7-0 Illinois
95 0.383 Oklahoma State 10 6- 3-1 Oklahoma State
96 0.382 Northwestern Louisiana 2 1- 1-0 Northwestern Louisiana
97 0.315 Brown University 10 6- 3-1 Brown University
98 0.302 Saint Anselm 1 0- 1-0 Saint Anselm
99 0.282 Cincinnati 3 1- 1-1 Cincinnati
100 0.249 Southwestern (Tennessee) 5 0- 4-1 Southwestern (Tennessee)
101 0.244 Vanderbilt 10 3- 6-1 Vanderbilt
102 0.142 Mercer 3 0- 3-0 Mercer
103 0.139 Creighton 10 6- 2-2 Creighton
104 0.127 West Virginia 9 4- 4-1 West Virginia
105 0.107 Marquette 9 2- 6-1 Marquette
106 0.106 Virginia 9 4- 5-0 Virginia
107 0.098 Manhattan 9 3- 6-0 Manhattan
108 0.091 Franklin & Marshall 4 2- 2-0 Franklin & Marshall
109 0.079 Virginia Tech 10 5- 5-0 Virginia Tech
110 0.072 Presbyterian College 2 1- 1-0 Presbyterian College
111 0.071 Richmond 9 6- 3-0 Richmond
112 0.028 Montana 9 4- 4-1 Montana
113 -0.001 Catholic University 4 1- 3-0 Catholic University
114 -0.004 South Carolina 9 3- 6-0 South Carolina
115 -0.006 Texas El Paso 9 4- 4-1 Texas El Paso
116 -0.015 Iowa State 9 4- 5-0 Iowa State
117 -0.016 Centenary 10 3- 7-0 Centenary
118 -0.031 Northwest Missouri State 1 1- 0-0 Northwest Missouri State
119 -0.044 Howard Payne 2 1- 1-0 Howard Payne
120 -0.066 Maine 1 0- 1-0 Maine
121 -0.072 Chadron State College 1 1- 0-0 Chadron State College
122 -0.072 Spring Hill 1 0- 1-0 Spring Hill
123 -0.083 Carnegie Mellon 8 3- 5-0 Carnegie Mellon
124 -0.084 Army 9 1- 7-1 Army
125 -0.090 Waynesburg College 2 0- 2-0 Waynesburg College
126 -0.100 Davidson College 10 5- 5-0 Davidson College
127 -0.111 New York University 9 2- 7-0 New York University
128 -0.117 Memphis 1 0- 1-0 Memphis
129 -0.162 Yale 8 1- 7-0 Yale
130 -0.222 Samford 4 0- 4-0 Samford
131 -0.227 Bucknell University 3 0- 2-1 Bucknell University
132 -0.252 Brigham Young 8 2- 4-2 Brigham Young
133 -0.264 New Mexico 9 5- 4-0 New Mexico
134 -0.299 Idaho 9 1- 7-1 Idaho
135 -0.299 Loyola (Los Angeles) 10 3- 7-0 Loyola (Los Angeles)
136 -0.315 West Texas A&M 3 1- 2-0 West Texas A&M
137 -0.323 Daniel Baker 1 0- 1-0 Daniel Baker
138 -0.350 St. Louis 10 3- 6-1 St. Louis
139 -0.416 Kansas State 9 2- 7-0 Kansas State
140 -0.419 Colorado State 9 3- 4-2 Colorado State
141 -0.423 Utah State 8 2- 5-1 Utah State
142 -0.427 Boston University 2 0- 2-0 Boston University
143 -0.451 Amherst College 1 0- 1-0 Amherst College
144 -0.462 Portland State 4 0- 3-1 Portland State
145 -0.469 Hawaii 1 0- 1-0 Hawaii
146 -0.469 Kansas 9 2- 7-0 Kansas
147 -0.481 Willamette Oregon 1 0- 1-0 Willamette Oregon
148 -0.572 Rollins 2 1- 1-0 Rollins
149 -0.689 East Central Oklahoma 1 0- 1-0 East Central Oklahoma
150 -0.709 Saint Xavier 1 0- 1-0 Saint Xavier
151 -0.722 Mississippi College 1 0- 1-0 Mississippi College
152 -0.734 Bradley 2 1- 1-0 Bradley
153 -0.753 Wayne State MI 1 0- 1-0 Wayne State MI
154 -0.779 Citadel 9 4- 5-0 Citadel
155 -0.782 Newberry College 1 0- 1-0 Newberry College
156 -0.784 Roanoke 2 0- 2-0 Roanoke
157 -0.791 Rhode Island 1 0- 1-0 Rhode Island
158 -0.807 Centre College 3 0- 3-0 Centre College
159 -0.832 William Jewell 1 0- 1-0 William Jewell
160 -0.837 Akron 1 0- 1-0 Akron
161 -0.837 Eastern Michigan 1 0- 1-0 Eastern Michigan
162 -0.847 California Davis 1 0- 1-0 California Davis
163 -0.863 Lehigh 3 1- 2-0 Lehigh
164 -0.882 Nevada Reno 2 0- 1-1 Nevada Reno
165 -0.893 Miami (Florida) 10 3- 7-0 Miami (Florida)
166 -0.901 Washington & Lee 10 2- 7-1 Washington & Lee
167 -0.904 Appalachian State 1 0- 1-0 Appalachian State
168 -0.906 Maryland 9 2- 6-1 Maryland
169 -0.910 Drake 9 4- 5-0 Drake
170 -0.932 Clarkson 1 0- 1-0 Clarkson
171 -0.947 Wichita State 5 2- 3-0 Wichita State
172 -0.956 Sewanee 8 3- 5-0 Sewanee
173 -0.982 Mount St. Mary's 1 0- 1-0 Mount St. Mary's
174 -1.050 Pacific 2 0- 2-0 Pacific
175 -1.067 Washington MO 9 3- 6-0 Washington MO
176 -1.119 Williams College 1 0- 1-0 Williams College
177 -1.179 Wyoming 9 1- 7-1 Wyoming
178 -1.181 Muhlenberg College 1 0- 1-0 Muhlenberg College
179 -1.227 Baldwin-Wallace College 1 0- 1-0 Baldwin-Wallace College
180 -1.246 Providence 1 0- 1-0 Providence
181 -1.248 Saint Lawrence 1 0- 1-0 Saint Lawrence
182 -1.266 Wofford College 2 0- 2-0 Wofford College
183 -1.268 South Dakota 2 0- 2-0 South Dakota
184 -1.281 Eastern Washington 1 0- 1-0 Eastern Washington
185 -1.298 Tufts University 1 0- 1-0 Tufts University
186 -1.304 North Dakota 2 0- 2-0 North Dakota
187 -1.322 New Mexico State 9 3- 6-0 New Mexico State
188 -1.405 Hampden-Sydney College 9 4- 5-0 Hampden-Sydney College
189 -1.451 Rutgers 2 0- 2-0 Rutgers
190 -1.468 Northern Colorado 1 0- 1-0 Northern Colorado
191 -1.545 Case Western Reserve 1 0- 1-0 Case Western Reserve
192 -1.576 Catawba College 1 0- 1-0 Catawba College
193 -1.583 Wesleyan University 1 0- 1-0 Wesleyan University
194 -1.605 Pennsylvania Military 2 0- 2-0 Pennsylvania Military
195 -1.634 Newport News - Apprentice 2 0- 2-0 Newport News - Apprentice
196 -1.649 Northern Arizona 8 2- 6-0 Northern Arizona
197 -1.687 West Virginia Wesleyan 1 0- 1-0 West Virginia Wesleyan
198 -1.718 Geneva 1 0- 1-0 Geneva
199 -1.719 Emporia State 3 1- 2-0 Emporia State
200 -1.762 Luther College 1 0- 1-0 Luther College
201 -1.772 Butler University 2 0- 2-0 Butler University
202 -1.805 Westminster PA 1 0- 1-0 Westminster PA
203 -1.814 Washburn University 10 4- 6-0 Washburn University
204 -1.824 St. Bonaventure 1 0- 1-0 St. Bonaventure
205 -1.866 Whittier College 1 0- 1-0 Whittier College
206 -1.873 Oglethorpe 2 0- 2-0 Oglethorpe
207 -1.873 Tampa 2 0- 2-0 Tampa
208 -1.954 Colorado School of Mines 2 0- 2-0 Colorado School of Mines
209 -1.988 Tennessee Tech 2 0- 2-0 Tennessee Tech
210 -2.050 Montana State Bozeman 2 0- 2-0 Montana State Bozeman
211 -2.061 Erskine 2 0- 2-0 Erskine
212 -2.117 Western Maryland College 1 0- 1-0 Western Maryland College
213 -2.136 Randolph Macon College 3 0- 3-0 Randolph Macon College
214 -2.228 Redlands 2 0- 2-0 Redlands
215 -2.484 Stetson 1 0- 1-0 Stetson
216 -2.588 Elon College 1 0- 1-0 Elon College
217 -2.603 Grinnell College 2 0- 2-0 Grinnell College
218 -2.649 Delaware 1 0- 1-0 Delaware
219 -2.695 Western New Mexico 3 0- 3-0 Western New Mexico
220 -2.897 Cumberland TN 1 0- 1-0 Cumberland TN
221 -2.956 Rockhurst 1 0- 1-0 Rockhurst
222 -3.239 California Tech 1 0- 1-0 California Tech
223 -3.242 Guilford College 1 0- 1-0 Guilford College
224 -3.427 St. Benedict 1 0- 1-0 St. Benedict