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1935 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1935 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
101.072Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–01.0001+29BYE
201.109SMUIND SWC12–01.0001+55Beat Texas A&M 24–0
311.199LSUSEC9–10.9005+41BYE
411.218Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–10.8759+27BYE
511.323Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI9–01.0001+26BYE
611.365North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON8–10.8897+29BYE
711.394California (CALIFORNIA)PAC9–10.9005+28BYE
8-51.420UCLAPAC7–20.77820+31Beat Idaho 13–6
901.494Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–1–10.83313+25BYE
1011.504Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–2–10.72231+26BYE
1121.506Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–10.8759+24BYE
12-21.511TCUIND SWC11–10.9174+42Beat Santa Clara 10–6
13-11.520Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–1–20.77820+18BYE
1401.548Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI7–10.8759+25BYE
1501.605Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–2–10.72231+24BYE
1601.618Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON8–20.80017+29BYE
1791.752ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI5–1–20.75025+13Beat Oregon 18–0
18-11.778Rice (RICE)IND SWC8–30.72727+32BYE
19-11.805Furman (FURMAN)IND FBSI8–10.8897+17BYE
20-11.815Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–20.80017+27BYE
21-11.885Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75025+29BYE
2201.895NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI7–10.8759+11BYE
2311.942New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR7–1–10.83313+10BYE
24-11.996Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR7–20.77820+14BYE
2502.023Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI6–1–20.77820+10BYE
2612.105Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–2–10.72231+13BYE
27-62.124Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–30.66737+18Lost to ST. Mary's 0–18
2812.124Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–30.70034+20BYE
29-12.133Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–30.72727+16BYE
3002.156Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77820+12BYE
3102.174Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81815+19BYE
3202.227Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI8–20.80017+9BYE
3302.260Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–30.70034+16BYE
3412.311Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+6BYE
35-12.362Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–2–10.64347+8BYE
3612.370Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY5–2–10.68836+9BYE
37-12.410Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON6–30.66737+14BYE
3812.457Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON7–2–20.72727+10Beat Mcdaniel 22–7
39-12.508Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–40.60053+17BYE
4002.522Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–30.66737+16BYE
4102.567Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72727+15BYE
4202.579Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–30.66737+9BYE
4302.688Iowa (IOWA)B104–2–20.62548+4BYE
4412.711Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–30.62548+9Beat USC 6–2
45-12.716Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–30.66737+8BYE
4602.774Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–30.66737+9BYE
4752.840SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI5–30.62548+9Beat Loyola Marymount 9–0
4802.899Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI6–30.66737+5BYE
49-22.901Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–40.60053+10BYE
50-12.940Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–40.55665+10BYE
51-12.996Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–40.55665+9BYE
52-13.037Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–3–10.56361+6BYE
5303.145Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI6–30.66737+13BYE
5493.157Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC6–40.60053+8Beat Oklahoma State 39–13
5513.233Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY5–40.55665+4BYE
56-23.281NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON6–40.60053+9BYE
5713.300Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–50.50073+9BYE
5813.322Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–30.66737+5BYE
59-43.327Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC6–4–10.591590BYE
60-33.335New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR6–40.600530BYE
61-13.388Indiana (INDIANA)B104–3–10.56361+11BYE
62-13.412Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–30.62548+1BYE
63-13.412George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI6–30.66737-6BYE
6403.479Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–50.50073+2BYE
6513.518Purdue (PURDUE)B104–40.50073+3BYE
6623.554Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–40.50073+5BYE
6733.593Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–3–20.55665-1BYE
68-13.599Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–3–20.60053-7Tied Oklahoma City 7–7
6903.609Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND FBSI4–3–20.556650BYE
7013.617Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–4–10.50073+4BYE
7113.630Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI6–50.545710BYE
7213.675Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–3–10.61152-4BYE
7313.678Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–40.50073-3BYE
7413.718Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–50.44491+6BYE
7513.786Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–40.50073-2BYE
7613.856Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY4–3–10.56361-3BYE
7723.941Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–3–30.50073-4BYE
7803.956Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–60.40096+3BYE
79-143.966Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI6–50.54571+10Lost to SAN Francisco 0–9
8004.121Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI5–4–10.55070+1BYE
8104.156Citadel (CITADEL)IND FBSI4–3–10.56361-9BYE
8204.168BYUIND SKY4–40.50073-2BYE
8304.221Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–4–10.438940BYE
8404.242Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–4–10.50073-2BYE
8504.313Chicago (CHICAGO)B104–40.50073-6BYE
8614.347West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–4–20.44491-7BYE
8714.364Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–40.50073-5BYE
88-24.377Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI3–60.333105-7Lost to TCU 6–10
8924.586Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–4–20.50073-10BYE
9004.611Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR3–3–30.50073-9BYE
9114.745Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI4–40.500730BYE
92-34.816USCPAC3–60.333105-9Lost to Washington 2–6
9304.900Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–50.375102+3BYE
9425.029ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND FBSI5–60.45589-13BYE
9505.065Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY4–30.57160-1BYE
9615.086Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–4–30.38998-6BYE
9725.140Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–70.300109-16Lost to SMU 0–24
9805.168Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–50.375102-6BYE
9915.169Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–4–30.389980BYE
10025.263Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–6–10.350104-3BYE
10105.273Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI3–3–30.50073-6BYE
10215.369Mercer (MERCER)IND FBSI4–50.44491-10BYE
10325.441William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI3–4–30.45090-15BYE
10445.511Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC3–5–10.38998-3BYE
10515.528Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI2–5–10.313107-4BYE
106-25.557Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–5–10.313107-12BYE
10705.591Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND FBSI2–70.222118-6BYE
10825.592Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–70.300109-18Beat South Carolina 22–0
109-155.628South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–70.300109-16Lost to Florida 0–22
110-15.658Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–4–10.43894-14BYE
11116.377Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–7–10.250116-17BYE
112-16.440Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–70.300109-27Lost to Washington (MISSOURI) 13–39
11326.726Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–70.222118-18Lost to UCLA 6–13
11406.754Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND MVC3–5–10.38998-7BYE
115-26.762Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY2–6–10.278114-15BYE
11606.868Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC4–60.40096-12BYE
11706.897Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–70.125125-9BYE
11817.356Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC2–70.222118-30BYE
11917.511Montana (MONTANA)PAC1–5–20.250116-18BYE
12017.579Loyola (new Orleans) (LOYOLA (NEW ORLEANS))IND FBSI2–6–10.278114-9BYE
12117.598Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)IND FBSI2–70.222118-24BYE
12217.778Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON1–5–40.300109-11BYE
12318.059Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY1–60.143123-19BYE
124-68.061Centre (CENTRE)IND FBSI1–7–10.167122-20Lost to Western Kentucky 7–13
12508.651Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–80.111126-18BYE
12608.911Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY1–60.143123-19BYE
12708.989Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–6–10.071128-7BYE
128010.554UTEPIND BOR1–80.111126-10BYE

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