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1936 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.874LSUSEC9–0–10.9501+45BYE
201.143Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–0–10.9442+35BYE
301.160Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–10.8755+26BYE
431.206Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI7–10.8755+30BYE
501.218Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–1–10.83311+30BYE
601.222Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–1–10.83311+27BYE
711.246Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON9–10.9004+42BYE
811.307Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY7–0–10.9383+26BYE
911.324Yale (YALE)IND FBSI7–10.8755+25BYE
10-61.397Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–10.8755+23Lost to TCU 0–9
1101.442Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–20.77817+24BYE
1201.502Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI7–1–10.83311+19BYE
1391.590TCUIND SWC8–2–20.75023+31Beat Santa Clara 9–0
1401.599Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI7–10.8755+19BYE
1501.600Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–10.8755+20BYE
16-31.609Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–2–10.75023+29BYE
1701.690Denver (DENVER)IND SKY7–1–10.83311+22BYE
18-21.713North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON8–20.80016+32BYE
19-11.729Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–1–20.77817+14BYE
2011.745Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI5–1–20.75023+13BYE
21-11.783Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–2–10.72228+21Tied USC 13–13
22-31.833Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–30.70031+27Beat Texas 6–0
2301.899Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–2–20.70031+19Tied Ole Miss 0–0
24111.901ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI6–3–10.65045+23Beat Temple 13–7
2501.963George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI7–1–10.83311+11BYE
2602.040Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–30.66738+20BYE
2702.083Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–2–30.65045+14Tied Texas Tech 7–7
2842.083Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–2–10.75023+16Beat Florida 7–0
2902.124Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–30.62553+13BYE
30112.152Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–1–20.77817+8Beat Georgetown 10–6
31-12.161Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–30.66738+19BYE
3222.170Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–3–10.65045+21BYE
33-52.202Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–2–10.75023+21BYE
34-12.204Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI7–20.77817+21BYE
3522.292Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–2–10.72228+12BYE
36-122.342Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI6–2–10.72228+11Lost to Miami 6–10
3712.361Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–2–20.62553+7BYE
38-22.370Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77817+13BYE
3902.373Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–2–20.66738+8BYE
40102.525Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–3–10.68237+17Beat Manhattan 13–6
41-12.532Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–30.70031+18BYE
4232.561Purdue (PURDUE)B105–2–10.68834+7BYE
4302.580Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–20.77817+14BYE
4402.582USCPAC4–2–30.61157+7Tied Notre Dame 13–13
45-142.589Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–3–10.65045+15Lost to Gonzaga 6–13
4612.657Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–30.66738+4BYE
4712.693Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–30.66738+4BYE
4812.769Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–30.57166+11BYE
4922.845UCLAPAC6–3–10.65045+9BYE
5022.872Indiana (INDIANA)B105–2–10.68834+2BYE
51-52.973Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–3–20.63652+6Lost to ST. Mary's 7–13
5222.985Montana (MONTANA)PAC6–30.66738+3BYE
53-113.019Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI6–40.60059+5Lost to Texas A&M 6–13
5413.024Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–40.55668+10BYE
55-23.026Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–4–10.55073+13BYE
5613.045Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–3–10.65045+4BYE
5713.128California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–40.60059+2BYE
5813.128Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–5–20.50078+7Tied Tennessee 0–0
59-33.143Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60059+8BYE
6003.194Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI6–30.66738-2BYE
6103.215New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR6–3–10.65045+5BYE
6203.250Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–40.55668+8BYE
6313.336Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–3–20.556680BYE
6413.367Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI5–30.62553+1BYE
6513.418UTEPIND BOR5–2–10.68834+3BYE
66193.422Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI5–30.62553-3Beat Washington State 13–6
6763.461Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI6–4–20.583650Beat Oklahoma State 7–0
68-13.503SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI4–3–20.55668-1BYE
69-13.522NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61157-6BYE
70-13.556Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON5–50.50078+9BYE
71103.641SMUIND SWC5–4–10.550730Beat Rice 9–0
72-13.645Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–4–10.50078+4BYE
73-13.667Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–5–10.45087+1BYE
7403.695Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–40.60059-3BYE
7503.765West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–40.600590BYE
7613.787Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–3–10.563670BYE
77-13.812Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60059+2BYE
7803.814Iowa (IOWA)B103–4–10.438920BYE
7903.931Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI2–60.250118+1BYE
8003.974Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–3–20.500780BYE
81-113.977Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–70.41796-3Lost to SMU 0–9
8213.998Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–4–10.43892-3BYE
8314.041BYUIND SKY4–50.44488+1BYE
84-24.071Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI4–4–10.50078-4BYE
85-224.126Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON6–50.54577+2Lost to Mcdaniel 0–12
8604.214Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–3–30.50078-4BYE
8704.325Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC4–40.50078+2BYE
8804.338ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND FBSI5–4–10.55073+6BYE
8914.356Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–50.375102-4BYE
90-14.390Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–60.40097-3BYE
9104.423Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–4–10.55073+6Tied Arizona 7–7
9214.666Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY5–40.55668-4BYE
93-14.748Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–5–20.333107-3BYE
9404.788Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–50.44488-9BYE
9504.872South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–70.364105+1BYE
9634.988Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY3–4–10.43892-6BYE
97-15.032Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–50.50078-16BYE
98-15.113Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–6–10.278115-10Lost to Arkansas 0–6
9915.119Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–50.375102-4BYE
10015.131Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–5–10.389101-4BYE
10115.191Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–70.125127-7BYE
10215.209Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–50.44488-6BYE
103-55.239Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–60.40097-14Lost to Mississippi State 0–7
10405.430Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–4–20.50078-13BYE
10515.479Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–60.250118-12BYE
106-15.491Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–5–10.313109-7BYE
10715.623Loyola (new Orleans) (LOYOLA (NEW ORLEANS))IND FBSI4–60.40097-4BYE
10825.709Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–70.300111-11BYE
10905.711Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY3–50.375102-14BYE
110-35.731NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–70.300111-3BYE
11105.829Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–60.40097-16BYE
11215.949Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–70.300111-12BYE
11316.009Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC3–70.300111-16BYE
114-26.022Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–6–10.278115-16BYE
11506.070Mercer (MERCER)IND FBSI3–6–10.350106-6BYE
11606.200Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR3–4–10.43892-2BYE
11706.278Erskine (ERSKINE)IND FBSI4–50.44488-22BYE
11806.451Chicago (CHICAGO)B102–5–10.313109-13BYE
11906.536Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)IND FBSI3–60.333107-23BYE
12006.890Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–6–10.188124-12BYE
12117.315New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–70.222121-13BYE
122-17.413Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–70.222121-27BYE
12307.473Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY2–60.250118-23BYE
12408.122Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC2–6–10.278115-23BYE
12518.445Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC1–90.100130-27Lost to Centenary 0–7
126-18.510Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–70.125127-23BYE
12708.534Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY1–60.143126-18BYE
12808.920Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND MVC2–70.222121-18BYE
12909.071Wofford (WOFFORD)IND FBSI1–7–10.167125-27BYE
13009.415William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–80.111129-28BYE
131010.624Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC0–6–10.071131-21BYE

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