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1931 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1931 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.785USCPAC8–10.8895+42Beat Washington 44–7
200.977Tulane (TULANE)IND SOCON11–01.0001+48Beat Washington State 28–14
321.134Tennessee (TENNESSEE)IND SOCON9–0–10.9502+32Beat NEW York University 13–0
4-11.206Georgia (GEORGIA)IND SOCON8–10.8895+32BYE
521.422Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI6–0–30.83316+16BYE
621.443Alabama (ALABAMA)IND SOCON9–10.9003+23Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 49–0
721.479Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–1–10.83316+28BYE
8-21.553SMUIND SWC9–1–10.86412+33Lost to ST. Mary's 2–7
911.560Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–2–10.72234+26BYE
1011.581Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–10.8895+23BYE
11-71.711Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–20.77824+22Lost to Oregon State 0–12
1201.783Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI6–1–20.77824+16BYE
1301.812Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–10.87510+18BYE
1401.819Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–2–10.75028+18BYE
1511.846Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI8–10.8895+13BYE
1621.857Purdue (PURDUE)B109–10.9003+18BYE
17-21.869Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI7–10.87510+11BYE
18-11.886Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI7–1–10.83316+12BYE
1901.897Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–1–10.85013+16BYE
2001.935Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI8–10.8895+15BYE
2101.972Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–1–20.75028+9BYE
2231.989Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–20.80020+26Beat Colorado State 20–7
2302.007Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–2–20.72733+18BYE
24-22.033Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–1–10.83316+8BYE
25-12.107California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–20.77824+18BYE
2642.138Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI8–1–10.85013+13Beat Denver 18–0
2712.140Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON8–1–10.85013+12Beat Mcdaniel 41–6
2872.149ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI8–20.80020+29Beat SMU 7–2
2932.280Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)IND SOCON5–40.55659+18BYE
30-12.293Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–2–10.75028+25BYE
3102.319Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–2–20.70035+14BYE
3212.357Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–30.70035+16BYE
33-72.359NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–3–10.65042+12Lost to Tennessee 0–13
3402.388Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–30.70035+18BYE
3532.470Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66739+14BYE
3612.478TCUIND SWC9–2–10.79223+20BYE
3722.542Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B88–20.80020+8Beat Wichita State 20–6
38-112.568Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–3–10.61148+12Lost to USC 7–44
3912.610Kentucky (KENTUCKY)IND SOCON5–2–20.66739+8Beat Florida 7–2
40-42.647Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–20.75028+11BYE
4192.665Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC6–3–10.65042+6Beat Utah 12–0
4202.782Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC8–2–10.77327+9BYE
4312.861Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–3–10.61148+3BYE
4422.893Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON5–3–20.60052+10BYE
4522.910Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61148-1BYE
4633.005Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–40.60052+12BYE
47-63.036Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–40.60052+10Lost to Tulane 14–28
4803.048Auburn (AUBURN)IND SOCON5–3–10.61148+6BYE
4923.167Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–20.75028+7BYE
5033.171Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND SOCON6–3–10.65042+4BYE
5133.228North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–3–30.55063+7BYE
52-93.293Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–40.55659+10Lost to Nebraska 7–20
53-83.315Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–30.667390Lost to Navy 0–6
5433.317Rice (RICE)IND SWC6–40.60052+3BYE
5503.328Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–30.62545+3BYE
56-43.334Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY5–30.62545+5BYE
57-13.370LSUIND SOCON5–40.55659+5BYE
5803.428Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI7–30.70035-1BYE
5903.521Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–4–10.55063+3BYE
6083.642Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–4–10.550630Beat Pennsylvania 6–0
6103.671Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)IND FBSI6–40.60052+5BYE
6223.936Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–40.60052-1BYE
6303.966UCLAPAC3–4–10.43879+1BYE
6414.057Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–5–10.38984-1Tied Duquesne 0–0
6514.107Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–3–20.55659-9BYE
6634.342Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI5–50.50067-11BYE
67-54.392Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–50.50067+4Lost to Loyola Marymount 7–22
68-14.410Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY4–40.50067-3BYE
6924.423Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–4–20.44477-2BYE
7004.425Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND MVC5–30.62545-8BYE
71-114.504South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–4–10.55063-4Lost to Centre 7–9
7234.529Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–50.50067-3Beat Washburn 6–0
73-14.549New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR6–40.60052-4BYE
74-14.675Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI4–5–10.450750BYE
75-14.867Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–40.42980-7BYE
7614.873West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–60.40082-9BYE
7724.912Indiana (INDIANA)B102–5–10.31392-6BYE
7804.979BYUIND SKY4–40.50067-3BYE
7914.988Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC4–50.44477+5BYE
8015.023Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–5–10.45075-11BYE
81-55.135Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–60.40082-12Lost to Temple 0–18
8205.148Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND FBSI4–4–20.50067-10BYE
8305.175New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR3–3–10.50067-5BYE
8405.285Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)IND SOCON2–6–10.27894-7BYE
8505.399Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–5–10.38984-12BYE
8615.472Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–60.33390-16BYE
8735.540Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND FBSI4–40.50067+1BYE
88-25.563Florida (FLORIDA)IND SOCON2–6–20.30093-7Lost to Kentucky 2–7
89-15.586Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI3–40.42980-9BYE
9015.768Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND SOCON2–6–10.27894-9BYE
9115.883Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–5–10.38984-8BYE
9215.917Iowa (IOWA)B101–6–10.188107-11BYE
9326.009Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR3–50.37587+2BYE
9436.077Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–60.25098-16BYE
95-66.172Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–6–10.27894-8Lost to Oklahoma City 0–6
96-26.207Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY2–4–10.35788-13BYE
9716.320Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35089-12BYE
9826.473Chicago (CHICAGO)B102–6–10.27894-10BYE
9906.613NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–60.33390-12BYE
100-46.642Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–80.200104-13Lost to ST. Louis 6–31
10107.190Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON1–7–20.200104-20BYE
10217.453Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)IND SOCON2–60.25098-17BYE
103-17.506Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–80.200104-10BYE
10407.635Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–70.125110-15BYE
10507.964Montana (MONTANA)PAC1–60.143108-14BYE
10608.499Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON1–6–20.222100-8BYE
10709.018Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY1–60.143108-19BYE
10809.117Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC2–70.222100-18BYE
10909.135Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY1–5–10.214102-16BYE
11009.677Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY1–5–10.214102-19BYE

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