1939 Division 1-A College Football Ratings
Based on 477 games between 124 teams
Through games of 1/1/1940

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 Rank  Team                     Rating    PF     PA     W     L     T
    1  Texas A&M                 94.11   212     31    11     0     0    Champion  
    2  Cornell                   91.18   197     52     8     0     0              
    3  Tulane                    90.36   194     60     8     1     1              
    4  Southern Cal              88.84   181     33     8     0     2              
    5  Tennessee                 87.47   167     14     8     1     0              
    6  Duke                      86.09   183     42     8     1     0              
    7  Ohio St.                  84.72   189     64     6     2     0              
    8  North Carolina            84.07   228     52     8     1     1              
    9  Georgia Tech              83.69   115     56     7     2     0              
   10  Clemson                   83.18   147     45     8     1     0              
   11  Notre Dame                81.69   100     73     7     2     0              
   12  Fordham                   81.47    90     41     5     2     0              
   13  UCLA                      80.18   127     62     6     0     4              
   14  Missouri                  79.91   155     79     8     2     0              
   15  Oregon St.                79.75   105     59     6     1     1              
   16  Nebraska                  79.68   115     70     7     1     1              
   17  Duquesne                  79.36   101     43     6     0     1              
   18  Alabama                   79.25    60     53     3     3     1              
   19  Iowa                      79.23    89     91     5     1     1              
   20  Santa Clara               79.21   117     40     5     1     3              
   21  Michigan                  79.02   219     94     6     2     0              
   22  Boston College            78.64   107     40     5     2     0              
   23  Oklahoma                  78.22   186     62     6     2     1              
   24  Villanova                 77.64    95     55     5     2     0              
   25  Princeton                 77.09   106     59     6     1     0              
   26  SMU                       76.93   102     60     5     3     1              
   27  Mississippi St.           76.90   103     32     5     2     0              
   28  Kentucky                  75.08    81     64     4     2     1              
   29  Minnesota                 74.84   154     82     3     4     1              
   30  Pittsburgh                74.82   119     98     5     4     0              
   31  Auburn                    74.78    65     69     4     5     1              
   32  Penn St.                  74.60    65     70     4     1     2              
   33  Holy Cross                74.47   130     47     6     2     0              
   34  Mississippi               74.39   157     50     5     2     0              
   35  Purdue                    74.08    56     53     3     3     2              
   36  Detroit Mercy             74.02   102     69     3     2     1              
   37  Northwestern              73.97    47     67     3     4     1              
   38  Georgetown                73.94    84     22     6     0     1              
   39  Baylor                    73.93   102     81     6     3     0              
   40  San Francisco             73.58    78     47     4     0     2              
   41  Wake Forest               72.67   143     76     4     3     0              
   42  Indiana                   71.97    70     96     2     4     2              
   43  Oregon                    71.78   101     74     3     4     1              
   44  Illinois                  71.23    75     74     3     4     0              
   45  LSU                       71.17    91    116     3     5     0              
   46  St. Mary's                71.09    66     37     3     3     0              
   47  Texas                     70.95   106    125     5     4     0              
   48  Pennsylvania              70.88    64     98     3     4     0              
   49  Washington                69.86    77     93     4     5     0              
   50  NYU                       68.75    48     85     3     4     0              
   51  Syracuse                  68.58    51     92     2     3     2              
   52  Arkansas                  68.45    83    111     3     5     1              
   53  Michigan St.              67.99    73     86     2     4     1              
   54  Washington St.            67.49    67    134     4     5     0              
   55  Dartmouth                 67.48    99     64     3     3     1              
   56  Columbia                  67.17    72     88     2     4     2              
   57  Manhattan                 67.09    39     85     2     4     0              
   58  Navy                      66.26    88    107     3     5     1              
   59  Gonzaga                   66.06    66     45     4     2     0              
   60  California                65.98    61    114     2     6     0              
   61  Hardin-Simmons            65.30    72     38     4     1     1              
   62  Florida                   65.28    50     66     3     5     1              
   63  TCU                       64.53   116    119     3     7     0              
   64  VMI                       64.43    84    100     5     3     1              
   65  Kansas St.                64.30    83    101     3     5     0              
   66  Yale                      64.26    78    122     3     4     1              
   67  Arizona St.               64.23   110     38     4     1     0              
   68  Marquette                 64.08    99     95     4     4     0              
   69  Colgate                   63.88    35     92     1     5     1              
   70  Carnegie Tech             63.88    19     62     1     5     0              
   71  Georgia                   63.84    97     89     4     6     0              
   72  Wisconsin                 63.51    54    113     1     6     1              
   73  Stanford                  63.29    54    146     1     7     1              
   74  Geo. Washington           63.22    53     40     4     2     0              
   75  Washington (MO)           62.94   127     88     5     2     0              
   76  Utah                      62.67   227     55     5     1     2              
   77  Richmond                  62.56    65     14     4     1     1              
   78  Temple                    62.09    51     96     2     7     0              
   79  Vanderbilt                61.77    83    152     2     7     0              
   80  Oklahoma St.              60.64    76    115     4     4     0              
   81  Army                      60.57    51     86     1     4     2              
   82  Rice                      59.97    69    134     1     8     1              
   83  Virginia                  59.91   143     75     5     4     0              
   84  Harvard                   59.83    96     67     2     4     0              
   85  Miami (FL)                59.50    85     79     3     4     0              
   86  Furman                    59.25    86     62     4     4     0              
   87  William & Mary            58.90    69     77     3     2     1              
   88  Virginia Tech             58.74    52     64     2     4     1              
   89  Loyola Marymount          57.75    27    120     1     4     0              
   90  Tulsa                     57.53    64     85     3     4     1              
   91  South Carolina            57.48    40    151     3     5     1              
   92  Colorado                  57.17   106    110     5     3     0              
   93  No. Carolina St.          57.11    49    191     2     8     0              
   94  Arizona                   56.99    76    106     4     4     0              
   95  New Mexico                56.91   138     91     7     2     0              
   96  Brown                     56.80    26     70     0     3     1              
   97  UTEP                      56.07    62     61     3     3     0              
   98  Washington & Lee          54.95    51     51     3     4     1              
   99  Denver                    54.74   129     75     5     3     1              
  100  Texas Tech                54.74   107     74     3     5     1              
  101  Drake                     54.46    70     92     4     4     0              
  102  Kansas                    54.10    47    107     2     6     0              
  103  St. Louis                 53.84    77     95     2     3     1              
  104  Bucknell                  53.36    16     49     0     4     0              
  105  Creighton                 52.90   117    130     2     5     0              
  106  Iowa St.                  51.18    31    117     1     7     0              
  107  Maryland                  50.42    39     81     1     6     0              
  108  Montana                   50.20    26     83     1     6     0              
  109  West Virginia             50.16    19     94     0     6     1              
  110  Centenary                 50.06    32    131     1     8     1              
  111  BYU                       48.61    85     84     3     2     2              
  112  Washburn                  48.47    39    114     1     3     0              
  113  Sewanee                   48.19    27    133     2     4     0              
  114  Davidson                  47.28    49    160     1     7     0              
  115  Idaho                     46.51    38    125     1     6     0              
  116  Colorado St.              45.97    75    109     2     6     0              
  117  Utah St.                  44.94    43     81     2     4     1              
  118  Rhodes                    43.75    20    125     0     5     1              
  119  New Mexico St.            40.77    47    131     1     6     0              
  120  Citadel                   38.66    28    185     0     8     0              
  121  Wyoming                   34.86    47    241     0     7     1              
  122  Hampden-Sydney            28.28    13    137     0     5     0              
  123  No. Arizona               22.19    19    178     0     5     0              
  124  Chicago                    7.93     0    300     0     5     0