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1934 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1934 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
101.098Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–01.0001+28BYE
231.133Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–01.0001+37Beat Vanderbilt 34–0
331.135Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI8–10.8895+41Beat Army 3–0
4-21.155Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–10.8895+37Beat Carnegie Tech 20–0
5-11.251Stanford (STANFORD)PAC9–0–10.9503+31BYE
611.334Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–0–20.8895+24Tied Bucknell 0–0
721.480Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–10.87510+19BYE
8111.504Tulane (TULANE)SEC9–10.9004+32Beat LSU 13–12
911.511Rice (RICE)IND SWC9–1–10.86416+30Beat Baylor 32–0
10-71.527LSUSEC6–1–20.77825+25Lost to Tulane 12–13
1101.555Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI7–10.87510+24BYE
1211.557North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–1–10.83319+28BYE
13-11.602Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–10.87510+25BYE
1471.613Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY6–1–20.77825+21Beat Denver 7–0
1521.634Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–20.77825+30Beat Kentucky 19–0
1641.718Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI7–10.87510+17Beat Brown 20–13
1751.767Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–1–10.81322+22Beat USC 14–7
1801.782Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–10.87510+15BYE
19-51.796Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–2–10.75031+28Beat Texas A&M 13–0
2041.936New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR8–10.8895+8Beat Colorado College 33–6
2141.942Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI7–10.87510+17BYE
2211.948Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–1–10.83319+13Beat Portland 12–6
2341.985Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY6–10.85717+13BYE
24182.029ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI7–20.77825+27Beat Oregon 13–7; Beat SAN FRANCISCO 7–3
2512.067Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY6–2–10.72237+18BYE
26-112.105Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI7–2–10.75031+13Lost to UCLA 6–13
27-192.147Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY5–1–10.78624+12Lost to Utah 7–14
2812.160Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI8–1–10.85018+6BYE
29-132.172Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR6–2–10.72237+14Lost to Texas Tech 7–13
30-22.176Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–20.75031+14BYE
3192.224SMUIND SWC7–2–20.72736+14Beat TCU 19–0
3222.224Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI5–2–10.68845+17Tied Arkansas 7–7
33-22.236Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–30.62554+19BYE
3422.292Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI8–20.80023+6BYE
3562.294Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON7–20.77825+15Beat NC State 32–0
3622.317Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI10–20.83319+21Beat Loyola (NEW ORLEANS) 17–6
37-22.344Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–30.70039+19Beat Georgia Tech 7–0
38-12.380Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–30.62554+16BYE
3902.401Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI8–10.8895+12Beat William & Mary 6–0
40-72.407Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–30.70039+15Lost to Navy 0–3
4172.445Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON7–30.70039+21Beat South Carolina 14–7
42-122.451Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–30.66747+20Lost to ST. Mary's 7–13
4302.474New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–1–30.68845-1BYE
4472.485Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B87–2–10.75031+10Beat Nebraska 19–7
4572.554Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR7–2–10.75031+5Beat Arizona 13–7
4682.573Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–30.62554+12Beat Utah State 14–7
47-152.621Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–30.66747+13Lost to Kansas State 7–19
4872.633UCLAPAC7–30.70039+12Beat Loyola Marymount 13–6
4912.679Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON7–30.70039+12Beat Johns Hopkins 19–0
50-12.698Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC7–20.77825+1BYE
51-42.804Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI6–2–20.70039+14Tied Temple 0–0
52102.833Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI5–30.62554+9Beat NEW York University 39–13
5302.841Purdue (PURDUE)B105–30.62554+12BYE
54-92.852TCUIND SWC7–40.63653+13Lost to SMU 0–19
55-112.917Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–30.66747+12Lost to Alabama 0–34
5612.938California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–40.60061+10BYE
5712.967George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI6–3–10.65051+16Beat Oklahoma 3–0
5863.040West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–40.60061+12Beat Washington & Jefferson 14–12
5983.103Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61159+4Beat Washington State 6–0
60-143.126Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–3–10.56363+6Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–6
6183.253Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–3–10.65051+3Beat Stetson 14–0
62-13.303Indiana (INDIANA)B103–3–20.50070+7BYE
6323.468Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–30.66747-3BYE
64-13.493Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–4–20.50070+4Tied Tulsa 7–7
65-63.535Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–4–10.55069+5Lost to Colorado 0–7
6603.608Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–50.500700Lost to Tennessee 0–19
6733.677Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–3–10.61159-2BYE
6843.679Chicago (CHICAGO)B104–40.50070-1BYE
69-133.704Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–4–20.44484+5Lost to George Washington 0–3
70113.845Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON5–40.55666-1Beat Furman 7–0
7143.856Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–3–10.56363-3Beat San Diego State 14–6
72-13.901Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI4–50.44484+3Lost to Pittsburgh 0–20
7343.950Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–40.50070+1BYE
7454.005Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–4–30.45080-1Beat Missouri 20–0
75-74.030SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI2–3–10.417920Lost to ST. Mary's 3–7
76-24.065USCPAC4–5–10.45080-3Lost to Washington 7–14
7734.065Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44484-1BYE
78-54.136Furman (FURMAN)IND FBSI5–40.55666-4Lost to Clemson 0–7
7994.177Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–40.50070+1Beat Cornell 23–13
80-44.218South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–40.55666-3Lost to Washington & LEE 7–14
8144.233Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–50.50070-5Beat Virginia Military Institute 13–0
8204.264Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–40.50070-9BYE
83-234.275Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI4–3–10.56363-2Lost to Mcdaniel 0–13
8494.504Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–5–10.450800Beat Mississippi State 7–3
8594.540Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND FBSI4–4–10.50070-8Beat Wake Forest 13–12
8604.630Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–50.37595-1BYE
87-94.783Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–50.286109-3Lost to Pennsylvania 13–23
88-44.857Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–50.37595-5BYE
8914.908BYUIND SKY4–50.44484-9BYE
90-15.088Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)IND FBSI4–50.44484-16Lost to West Virginia 12–14
91105.109Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–50.37595-8Beat Creighton 13–0
92-15.146Loyola (new Orleans) (LOYOLA (NEW ORLEANS))IND FBSI4–50.44484-10Lost to Centenary 6–17
93-105.162Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–5–10.45080-5Lost to Oklahoma City 0–13
9435.196ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND FBSI3–3–20.50070-5BYE
95-35.257Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–6–20.300106-8Lost to Texas 0–13
96-95.271Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–60.40093-7Lost to Ole Miss 3–7
97-15.274Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–4–20.44484+3BYE
98-35.362Iowa (IOWA)B102–5–10.313104-7BYE
99-15.405Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–70.300106-14Lost to Rice 0–32
10035.466Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–60.333102-15BYE
101-15.573Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–50.37595-7BYE
102-35.595Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–6–20.36499-13BYE
10315.890Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–5–10.313104-13BYE
104-25.960Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND FBSI3–70.300106-13Lost to Davidson 12–13
10515.963Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–6–10.350100-16BYE
10626.150NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–6–10.278112-15Lost to Duke 0–32
10706.230Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–60.333102-12Lost to Colgate 13–20
10856.282Citadel (CITADEL)IND FBSI3–5–10.38994-14Beat Presbyterian 13–7
10916.410William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI2–60.250113-21Lost to Richmond 0–6
110-56.448NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–4–10.43891-8Lost to Fordham 13–39
111-26.603Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–80.200118-17BYE
11206.721Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–70.125120-15BYE
113-26.849Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY2–50.286109-17BYE
11406.912Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC1–90.100123-23Lost to Georgia 0–7
11537.138Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY1–70.125120-16Lost to New Mexico 6–33
11617.281Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC2–70.222114-12BYE
11737.311Mercer (MERCER)IND FBSI3–6–10.350100-9Beat Oglethorpe 7–6
118-27.371Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–80.111122-24Lost to Virginia Tech 0–13
119-47.479Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY1–60.143119-14BYE
120-18.099Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC2–70.222114-14Lost to Idaho 0–13
12108.136Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY2–50.286109-17BYE
12218.239Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–5–10.214117-5BYE
12318.646Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND MVC2–70.222114-17BYE
124-28.802Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–8–10.056124-25Lost to Kansas 0–20

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