1936 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 5, 1937By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1936 Season Tags: • No Comments

1936 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	1.006	LSU	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	9	+44	Lost to Santa Clara 14–21
2	4	1.060	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	10	+34	Beat Washington 21–0
3	-1	1.151	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–0–1	0.944	1	+36	BYE
4	1	1.180	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	9–1	0.900	3	+44	BYE
5	-2	1.216	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–1	0.875	5	+26	BYE
6	4	1.223	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	4	+32	Beat LSU 21–14
7	1	1.305	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	7–0–1	0.938	2	+26	BYE
8	1	1.350	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	5	+25	BYE
9	4	1.395	TCU	IND SWC	9–2–2	0.769	20	+39	Beat Marquette 16–6
10	1	1.417	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	16	+24	BYE
11	-7	1.442	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	16	+28	Lost to TCU 6–16
12	0	1.517	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	7–1–1	0.833	11	+19	BYE
13	-6	1.517	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2–1	0.750	21	+29	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–21
14	0	1.559	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–2–2	0.727	25	+29	Tied Villanova 7–7
15	0	1.610	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	7–1	0.875	5	+20	BYE
16	0	1.623	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	5	+19	BYE
17	0	1.642	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	14	+33	BYE
18	1	1.697	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	5–1–2	0.750	21	+13	BYE
19	-1	1.700	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	7–1–1	0.833	11	+22	BYE
20	0	1.752	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1–2	0.778	16	+13	BYE
21	0	1.755	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	26	+21	BYE
22	0	1.800	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	30	+27	BYE
23	0	1.854	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–2–2	0.700	30	+19	BYE
24	0	1.969	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	44	+22	BYE
25	0	1.970	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND FBSI	7–1–1	0.833	11	+11	BYE
26	0	2.003	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	6–3	0.667	37	+20	BYE
27	6	2.010	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	14	+29	Beat Mississippi State 13–12
28	0	2.087	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–3	0.625	51	+13	BYE
29	1	2.141	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	44	+20	BYE
30	-1	2.144	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	+19	BYE
31	0	2.148	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	5–2–3	0.650	44	+14	BYE
32	0	2.178	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	21	+21	BYE
33	1	2.243	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–2–1	0.722	26	+12	BYE
34	1	2.310	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–3–1	0.708	29	+22	BYE
35	1	2.316	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	21	+14	Tied Auburn 7–7
36	1	2.339	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	26	+10	BYE
37	2	2.348	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–2–2	0.667	37	+8	BYE
38	0	2.371	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	4–2–2	0.625	51	+7	BYE
39	-12	2.374	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	36	+13	Lost to Duquesne 12–13
40	0	2.489	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	30	+19	BYE
41	0	2.523	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	7–2	0.778	16	+15	BYE
42	0	2.556	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–2–1	0.688	34	+7	BYE
43	1	2.627	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	+4	BYE
44	2	2.663	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	+4	BYE
45	-2	2.670	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	44	+14	BYE
46	1	2.707	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	6–2–2	0.700	30	+1	BYE
47	-2	2.732	USC	PAC	4–2–3	0.611	55	+5	BYE
48	0	2.751	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	4–3	0.571	65	+11	BYE
49	0	2.855	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–2–1	0.688	34	+2	BYE
50	0	2.932	UCLA	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	44	+8	BYE
51	1	2.941	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–3–2	0.636	50	+6	BYE
52	-1	2.944	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	71	+13	BYE
53	0	2.957	Manhattan (MANHATTAN)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	58	+5	BYE
54	0	2.963	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	67	+10	BYE
55	0	3.002	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	6–3	0.667	37	+3	BYE
56	0	3.008	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–3–1	0.650	44	+4	BYE
57	0	3.084	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–4	0.600	58	+8	BYE
58	1	3.210	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	67	+8	BYE
59	1	3.211	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	-3	BYE
60	-2	3.270	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–5–2	0.500	77	+4	BYE
61	0	3.296	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	77	+7	BYE
62	1	3.346	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	51	+1	BYE
63	-1	3.381	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–3–2	0.556	67	-1	BYE
64	0	3.401	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	6–4–2	0.583	64	+1	BYE
65	0	3.428	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	51	-3	BYE
66	0	3.446	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	77	+11	BYE
67	0	3.468	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	55	-6	BYE
68	1	3.571	SMU	IND SWC	5–4–1	0.550	71	0	BYE
69	1	3.621	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	4–4–1	0.500	77	+4	BYE
70	1	3.681	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	75	-4	BYE
71	1	3.682	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	58	-3	BYE
72	1	3.738	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	58	+3	BYE
73	1	3.755	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	58	0	BYE
74	1	3.768	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	66	0	BYE
75	1	3.834	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	92	0	BYE
76	2	3.843	Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	118	+1	BYE
77	0	3.858	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	4–4–2	0.500	77	-4	BYE
78	1	3.919	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–3–2	0.500	77	0	BYE
79	1	3.920	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–7	0.417	96	-4	BYE
80	2	4.011	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	92	-3	BYE
81	0	4.038	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	6–4–1	0.591	63	+4	BYE
82	1	4.057	BYU	IND SKY	4–5	0.444	88	+1	BYE
83	1	4.081	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	75	+2	BYE
84	1	4.087	Bucknell (BUCKNELL)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	77	-5	BYE
85	1	4.165	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–3–3	0.500	77	-4	BYE
86	1	4.232	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–7	0.417	96	+7	BYE
87	2	4.358	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	71	+5	BYE
88	0	4.362	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	77	+1	BYE
89	2	4.381	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	5–4–1	0.550	71	+7	BYE
90	0	4.396	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	103	-4	BYE
91	-23	4.431	UTEP	IND BOR	5–3–1	0.611	55	+3	Lost to Hardin Simmons 6–34
92	0	4.520	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	98	-5	BYE
93	0	4.638	Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)	IND SKY	5–4	0.556	67	-4	BYE
94	0	4.770	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	88	-9	BYE
95	0	4.840	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–5–2	0.333	107	-4	BYE
96	0	4.964	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	77	-16	BYE
97	0	5.000	Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)	IND SKY	3–4–1	0.438	92	-6	BYE
98	0	5.034	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–6–1	0.278	115	-9	BYE
99	0	5.137	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–5–1	0.389	102	-5	BYE
100	0	5.137	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	103	-4	BYE
101	1	5.184	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–7	0.125	127	-7	BYE
102	-1	5.210	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–6	0.400	98	-15	BYE
103	1	5.395	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–4–2	0.500	77	-13	BYE
104	-1	5.406	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	4–5	0.444	88	-7	BYE
105	1	5.506	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	2–5–1	0.313	109	-7	BYE
106	-1	5.591	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–6	0.250	118	-13	BYE
107	1	5.675	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	111	-3	BYE
108	-1	5.688	Loyola (new Orleans) (LOYOLA (NEW ORLEANS))	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	98	-5	BYE
109	1	5.716	Montana State (MONTANA STATE)	IND SKY	3–5	0.375	103	-14	BYE
110	-1	5.757	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	3–7	0.300	111	-12	BYE
111	0	5.790	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	98	-16	BYE
112	1	5.946	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	111	-16	BYE
113	-1	5.965	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	111	-12	BYE
114	0	6.188	Mercer (MERCER)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	106	-8	BYE
115	0	6.217	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–6–1	0.278	115	-18	BYE
116	0	6.245	Erskine (ERSKINE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	88	-22	BYE
117	0	6.327	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	3–4–1	0.438	92	-3	BYE
118	0	6.435	Chicago (CHICAGO)	B10	2–5–1	0.313	109	-13	BYE
119	0	6.463	Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	107	-23	BYE
120	0	6.810	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–6–1	0.188	124	-12	BYE
121	0	7.374	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	121	-27	BYE
122	1	7.466	Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)	IND SKY	2–6	0.250	118	-23	BYE
123	-1	7.564	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	2–7	0.222	121	-15	BYE
124	0	8.108	Washburn (WASHBURN)	IND MVC	2–6–1	0.278	115	-23	BYE
125	0	8.399	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	1–9	0.100	130	-27	BYE
126	0	8.486	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	127	-23	BYE
127	0	8.507	Western State (WESTERN STATE)	IND SKY	1–6	0.143	126	-18	BYE
128	0	8.895	Grinnell (GRINNELL)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	121	-18	BYE
129	0	9.047	Wofford (WOFFORD)	IND FBSI	1–7–1	0.167	125	-27	BYE
130	0	9.393	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	129	-28	BYE
131	0	10.697	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	SEC	0–6–1	0.071	131	-22	BYE