1932 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 3, 1933By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1932 Season Tags: • No Comments

1932 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	0.658	USC	PAC	10–0	1.000	1	+57	Beat Pittsburgh 35–0
2	0	0.970	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+32	BYE
3	1	1.083	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	7–0–1	0.938	8	+27	BYE
4	1	1.112	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	6–1–1	0.813	19	+27	BYE
5	-2	1.209	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–1–2	0.818	18	+36	Lost to USC 0–35
6	0	1.329	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	IND SOCON	9–0–1	0.950	5	+33	BYE
7	1	1.372	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	8–0–1	0.944	7	+26	BYE
8	-1	1.374	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+21	BYE
9	0	1.399	Auburn (AUBURN)	IND SOCON	9–0–1	0.950	5	+27	BYE
10	0	1.451	TCU	IND SWC	10–0–1	0.955	4	+26	BYE
11	0	1.525	Alabama (ALABAMA)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	21	+33	BYE
12	0	1.549	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	11	+21	BYE
13	0	1.688	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	25	+23	BYE
14	0	1.694	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–1–1	0.813	19	+18	BYE
15	0	1.724	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–1–3	0.688	40	+14	BYE
16	0	1.751	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	7–1–1	0.833	13	+13	BYE
17	0	1.810	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–1–1	0.833	13	+22	BYE
18	0	1.818	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	8–1	0.889	9	+25	BYE
19	0	1.834	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	11	+14	BYE
20	0	1.865	BYU	IND SKY	8–1	0.889	9	+13	BYE
21	0	1.933	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	21	+23	BYE
22	1	1.951	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–1–1	0.833	13	+18	BYE
23	-1	1.968	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–1–2	0.750	29	+13	BYE
24	0	1.991	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	6–1–2	0.778	25	+16	BYE
25	0	2.041	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	21	+14	BYE
26	0	2.099	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–2–2	0.700	37	+16	BYE
27	0	2.127	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	9–1–2	0.833	13	+18	BYE
28	0	2.174	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	IND SOCON	6–1–2	0.778	25	+12	BYE
29	0	2.209	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	32	+16	BYE
30	0	2.234	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	21	+26	BYE
31	1	2.283	Tulane (TULANE)	IND SOCON	6–2–1	0.722	32	+18	BYE
32	1	2.293	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	29	+18	BYE
33	-2	2.308	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	29	+9	BYE
34	0	2.315	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	37	+21	BYE
35	0	2.394	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	40	+5	BYE
36	0	2.433	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	46	+18	BYE
37	0	2.481	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–3	0.625	49	+15	BYE
38	0	2.491	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	25	+3	BYE
39	0	2.545	LSU	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	46	+11	BYE
40	0	2.588	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	10–2	0.833	13	+8	BYE
41	1	2.664	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	37	+12	BYE
42	-1	2.671	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	5–2–1	0.688	40	+7	BYE
43	0	2.688	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	2–2–3	0.500	67	+6	BYE
44	0	2.701	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–3–2	0.667	43	+9	BYE
45	0	2.750	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	49	+10	BYE
46	0	2.904	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	49	+6	BYE
47	0	2.918	Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)	IND SKY	5–2	0.714	35	+6	BYE
48	0	2.966	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–4–2	0.500	67	+13	BYE
49	0	3.055	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	4–2–2	0.625	49	+7	BYE
50	0	3.075	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	32	+8	BYE
51	0	3.126	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	57	+5	BYE
52	0	3.199	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	43	0	BYE
53	0	3.261	UCLA	PAC	6–4	0.600	56	+6	BYE
54	0	3.262	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	43	-2	BYE
55	0	3.321	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	49	+1	BYE
56	0	3.331	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	4–3–1	0.563	59	+5	BYE
57	0	3.365	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	4–3–1	0.563	59	+2	BYE
58	0	3.417	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	35	+4	BYE
59	0	3.427	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	2–2–3	0.500	67	-1	BYE
60	0	3.429	Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)	IND SKY	4–2–1	0.643	48	-1	BYE
61	0	3.472	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	59	-1	BYE
62	0	3.536	Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	55	+7	BYE
63	0	3.626	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	49	-4	BYE
64	0	3.627	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–4–1	0.500	67	+1	BYE
65	0	3.771	Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)	IND FBSI	4–3–2	0.556	63	-4	BYE
66	0	3.846	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–4	0.556	63	0	BYE
67	0	3.865	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND SOCON	4–5–1	0.450	83	+6	BYE
68	0	3.891	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–4	0.500	67	-4	BYE
69	0	3.957	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–4–2	0.545	66	+8	BYE
70	0	3.998	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	85	+1	BYE
71	0	4.066	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	88	+1	BYE
72	0	4.124	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	4–4	0.500	67	-3	BYE
73	1	4.168	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	3–2–2	0.571	58	-3	BYE
74	1	4.175	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	67	-6	BYE
75	1	4.203	Bucknell (BUCKNELL)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	67	-5	BYE
76	-3	4.204	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	67	0	BYE
77	0	4.261	Chicago (CHICAGO)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	88	-2	BYE
78	0	4.341	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	63	-11	BYE
79	0	4.385	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	93	-5	BYE
80	0	4.425	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–5–2	0.400	93	0	BYE
81	0	4.466	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	4–3–1	0.563	59	-2	BYE
82	0	4.467	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	67	-8	BYE
83	0	4.485	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	81	0	BYE
84	0	4.565	Georgia (GEORGIA)	IND SOCON	2–5–2	0.333	101	-1	BYE
85	1	4.689	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	67	-6	BYE
86	-1	4.703	Grinnell (GRINNELL)	IND MVC	3–4–1	0.438	88	-6	BYE
87	0	4.795	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	88	-4	BYE
88	0	4.854	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND FBSI	3–3–2	0.500	67	-2	BYE
89	0	4.862	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	3–5	0.375	97	-8	BYE
90	0	4.891	Montana State (MONTANA STATE)	IND SKY	3–3–1	0.500	67	-9	BYE
91	4	4.934	SMU	IND SWC	3–7–2	0.333	101	-8	Beat UTEP 26–0
92	-1	5.054	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	2–4	0.333	101	-4	BYE
93	-1	5.079	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	67	-6	BYE
94	-1	5.099	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	4–5	0.444	85	+4	BYE
95	-1	5.158	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–4–1	0.438	88	-10	BYE
96	0	5.229	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–5–1	0.389	95	-10	BYE
97	1	5.316	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	81	-12	BYE
98	-1	5.320	Florida (FLORIDA)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	101	-4	BYE
99	1	5.774	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	2–6–1	0.278	106	-10	BYE
100	1	5.776	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	4–5–1	0.450	83	-5	BYE
101	-2	5.778	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	106	-5	BYE
102	0	5.902	Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	97	-11	BYE
103	0	5.903	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	97	-15	BYE
104	0	6.276	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	105	-6	BYE
105	0	6.318	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	85	-9	BYE
106	0	6.350	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	3–5–1	0.389	95	-11	BYE
107	0	6.522	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–6–1	0.278	106	-12	BYE
108	0	6.957	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–7	0.125	118	-15	BYE
109	0	7.031	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	114	-25	BYE
110	0	7.204	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–7–1	0.167	116	-16	BYE
111	0	7.280	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	110	-12	BYE
112	1	7.318	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–6–2	0.222	112	-12	BYE
113	-1	7.374	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	2–7	0.222	112	-24	BYE
114	0	7.681	Western State (WESTERN STATE)	IND SKY	1–5	0.167	116	-16	BYE
115	0	7.785	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	106	-13	BYE
116	0	7.976	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	120	-31	BYE
117	0	8.031	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	IND SOCON	2–7–1	0.250	110	-31	BYE
118	0	8.235	Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)	IND SKY	1–7	0.125	118	-15	BYE
119	0	8.557	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	1–6–1	0.188	115	-9	BYE
120	0	8.638	Butler (BUTLER)	IND MVC	2–4–1	0.357	100	0	BYE