1917 NCAA Football Rankings

Rank  Team                       Record       Rank     H-Rank   V-Rank 
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  1   Pittsburgh                 10  - 0      0.929    0.944    0.904  
  2   Georgia Tech                9  - 0      0.908    0.942    0.784  
  3   Mare Island Marines         8  - 0      0.908    0.911    0.905  
  4   Texas A&M                   8  - 0      0.903    0.911    0.895  
  5   Ohio State                  8.5- 0.5    0.903    0.923    0.871  
  6   Syracuse                    8.5- 1.5    0.881    0.875    0.889  
  7   Denver                      9  - 0      0.880    0.870    0.888  
  8   Rice                        7  - 1      0.867    0.866    0.867  
  9   Georgetown                  7  - 1      0.850    0.857    0.846  
 10   Washington State            6.5- 0.5    0.842    0.775    0.879  

 11   Navy                        7  - 1      0.841    0.883    0.500  
 12   Michigan                    8  - 2      0.837    0.932    0.484  
 13   Auburn                      6.5- 2.5    0.837    0.788    0.870  
 14   Utah State                  7.5- 0.5    0.836    0.899    0.744  
 15   Notre Dame                  6.5- 1.5    0.835    0.823    0.840  
 16   Pennsylvania                9  - 2      0.831    0.881    0.678  
 17   Lehigh                      7  - 2      0.823    0.821    0.825  
 18   Nebraska                    5  - 2      0.821    0.858    0.747  
 19   Brown                       8  - 2      0.818    0.887    0.656  
 20   Rutgers                     7.5- 1.5    0.817    0.851    0.765  

 21   Clemson                     6  - 2      0.814    0.690    0.889  
 22   Minnesota                   4  - 1      0.800    0.871    0.711  
 23   Illinois                    5.5- 2.5    0.791    0.837    0.689  
 24   Texas Christian             8  - 2      0.786    0.821    0.724  
 25   Kansas State                6  - 2      0.786    0.838    0.652  
 26   Washington & Jefferson      7  - 3      0.782    0.696    0.839  
 27   Army                        7  - 1      0.781    0.837    0.500  
 28   West Virginia               6.5- 3.5    0.778    0.778    0.777  
 29   Presbyterian                8  - 1      0.776    0.795    0.767  
 30   Kansas                      6  - 2      0.775    0.690    0.832  

 31   Davidson                    6  - 4      0.773    0.874    0.690  
 32   Wisconsin                   4.5- 2.5    0.770    0.808    0.707  
 33   Colorado                    6  - 2      0.766    0.818    0.726  
 34   Mississippi State           6  - 1      0.755    0.780    0.728  
 35   Vanderbilt                  5  - 3      0.755    0.832    0.643  
 36   Virginia Tech               6.5- 2.5    0.751    0.833    0.581  
 37   Creighton                   2  - 0      0.746    0.830    0.500  
 38   North Carolina State        6.5- 2.5    0.743    0.834    0.646  
 39   Grinnell                    2  - 0      0.743    0.500    0.827  
 40   Northwestern                5  - 2      0.736    0.867    0.543  

 41   Indiana                     5  - 2      0.731    0.783    0.646  
 42   Centre                      2  - 0      0.728    0.755    0.695  
 43   2nd Texas 132nd Infantry    1  - 0      0.725    0.500    0.811  
 44   Iowa State                  5  - 2      0.716    0.900    0.356  
 45   Camp MacAurthur             1  - 0      0.713    0.500    0.799  
 46   Tulane                      5  - 3      0.712    0.655    0.777  
 47   Arkansas                    5.5- 1.5    0.711    0.848    0.462  
 48   Baylor                      6.5- 2.5    0.707    0.851    0.442  
 49   Camp Doniphan               1  - 0      0.706    0.792    0.500  
 50   Navy Reserves               1  - 0      0.698    0.784    0.500  

 51   Camp Gordon                 1  - 0      0.695    0.696    0.695  
 52   Washington & Lee            4  - 3      0.686    0.816    0.320  
 53   Oregon State                4.5- 2.5    0.685    0.777    0.608  
 54   Colgate                     4  - 2      0.684    0.780    0.592  
 55   Chicago                     3.5- 2.5    0.681    0.746    0.398  
 56   Dartmouth                   5  - 3      0.667    0.798    0.265  
 57   St. Mary's                  1  - 1      0.666    0.500    0.732  
 58   Colorado Mines              5  - 3      0.665    0.613    0.721  
 59   Penn State                  5  - 4      0.653    0.821    0.316  
 60   47th Infantry               1.5- 1.5    0.650    0.500    0.701  

 61   Alabama                     5.5- 2.5    0.641    0.639    0.643  
 62   Oklahoma                    6.5- 4.5    0.634    0.550    0.699  
 63   Williams                    1  - 0      0.627    0.500    0.702  
 64   Sewanee                     5  - 3      0.625    0.639    0.605  
 65   362nd Infantry              0.5- 0.5    0.609    0.626    0.592  
 66   Oregon                      4  - 3      0.602    0.732    0.416  
 67   Muhlenberg                  1  - 1      0.592    0.500    0.631  
 68   California                  5.5- 5.5    0.592    0.677    0.359  
 69   Drury                       1  - 0      0.590    0.500    0.652  
 70   Maryland                    4.5- 3.5    0.589    0.702    0.489  

 71   Great Lakes Navy            1  - 0      0.579    0.637    0.500  
 72   Texas                       4  - 4      0.574    0.729    0.260  
 73   Dickinson                   1  - 0      0.566    0.617    0.500  
 74   West Virginia Wesleyan      1  - 2      0.565    0.719    0.466  
 75   Olympic Club                1  - 2      0.563    0.500    0.583  
 76   Southern California         1.5- 1.5    0.554    0.410    0.706  
 77   Phillips                    2  - 1      0.537    0.576    0.497  
 78   Citadel                     3  - 3      0.529    0.823    0.175  
 79   St. Louis                   1  - 1      0.519    0.500    0.528  
 80   Oklahoma State              4  - 5      0.517    0.743    0.295  

 81   Virginia Military Institute 4.5- 4.5    0.515    0.596    0.280  
 82   Colorado College            3  - 3      0.507    0.704    0.249  
 83   Howard Payne                1  - 2      0.504    0.500    0.505  
 84   Tufts                       1  - 2      0.492    0.673    0.317  
 85   Iowa                        3  - 5      0.491    0.740    0.188  
 86   Washington (Missouri)       4  - 3      0.490    0.273    0.728  
 87   Wofford                     5  - 4      0.488    0.708    0.335  
 88   Washington                  1.5- 2.5    0.488    0.595    0.304  
 89   Carlisle                    3  - 6      0.487    0.818    0.173  
 90   Fordham                     1  - 2      0.486    0.281    0.702  

 91   Miami (Ohio)                0.5- 0.5    0.481    0.500    0.472  
 92   Camp Lee                    0  - 1      0.473    0.500    0.450  
      Bethany (West Virginia)     0  - 1      0.473    0.500    0.450  
 94   Detroit Mercy               0  - 1      0.468    0.500    0.440  
      Mount Union                 0  - 1      0.468    0.500    0.440  
      Western Michigan            0  - 1      0.468    0.500    0.440  
 97   Denison                     0  - 1      0.464    0.500    0.433  
      Ohio Wesleyan               0  - 1      0.464    0.500    0.433  
 99   Idaho                       2  - 3      0.461    0.577    0.284  
100   Coe                         0  - 1      0.455    0.500    0.417  

101   Utah Field Artillery        0  - 1      0.454    0.500    0.416  
      Granite High                0  - 1      0.454    0.500    0.416  
103   Colby                       0  - 1      0.449    0.500    0.408  
      Camp Devens                 0  - 1      0.449    0.500    0.408  
      Rhode Island                0  - 1      0.449    0.500    0.408  
106   Swarthmore                  1  - 2      0.448    0.652    0.283  
107   Western Reserve             0  - 1      0.448    0.500    0.405  
      Haverford                   0  - 1      0.448    0.500    0.405  
109   Missouri                    3  - 5      0.445    0.405    0.515  
110   Dallas                      0.5- 1.5    0.444    0.500    0.418  

111   South Dakota State          0  - 1      0.443    0.500    0.398  
112   Lake Forest                 0  - 1      0.441    0.500    0.395  
113   Illinois Medical            0  - 1      0.441    0.500    0.394  
114   Nebraska Wesleyan           0  - 1      0.438    0.500    0.389  
115   Case                        0  - 2      0.437    0.500    0.387  
116   Samford                     0.5- 2.5    0.436    0.500    0.413  
117   Hardin-Simmons              0  - 1      0.435    0.500    0.385  
118   League Island Navy          0  - 1      0.435    0.500    0.385  
      Camp Wadsworth              0  - 1      0.435    0.500    0.385  
120   Hendrix                     0  - 1      0.434    0.500    0.384  

121   Southern Methodist          4.5- 3.5    0.434    0.410    0.511  
122   Arkansas State              0.5- 0.5    0.433    0.500    0.400  
123   Morningside                 0  - 1      0.431    0.379    0.500  
124   Geneva                      0  - 1      0.431    0.378    0.500  
      Kiski Preparatory           0  - 1      0.431    0.378    0.500  
126   Baker                       0  - 1      0.430    0.500    0.378  
127   Emory & Henry               0  - 1      0.428    0.500    0.375  
128   Southwestern (Texas)        1.5- 5.5    0.428    0.751    0.250  
129   Fort Sheridan               0  - 1      0.427    0.443    0.413  
130   Erskine                     2  - 3      0.426    0.179    0.683  

131   7th Infantry                0  - 1      0.425    0.370    0.500  
132   Camp Funston                1  - 1      0.425    0.384    0.500  
133   Charleston Navy             0  - 1      0.425    0.500    0.369  
134   1st Texas Artillery         0  - 1      0.424    0.500    0.368  
135   Franklin & Marshall         0  - 1      0.423    0.500    0.366  
136   Colorado Alumni             0  - 1      0.423    0.500    0.366  
137   Richmond                    0  - 1      0.422    0.500    0.365  
      Randolph-Macon              0  - 1      0.422    0.500    0.365  
139   Fort Lewis                  0  - 2      0.421    0.389    0.459  
140   Newport Navy                0  - 1      0.419    0.405    0.435  

141   Beloit                      0  - 1      0.419    0.500    0.361  
142   New Hampshire               0  - 1      0.416    0.500    0.356  
      Middlebury                  0  - 1      0.416    0.500    0.356  
144   Westminster (Pennsylvania)  0  - 2      0.411    0.378    0.450  
145   Vancouver Barracks          0  - 1      0.409    0.500    0.346  
146   Pittsburg State             0.5- 0.5    0.406    0.500    0.359  
147   Haskell                     1  - 2      0.406    0.476    0.336  
148   Bailey Military             0  - 1      0.405    0.341    0.500  
149   Camp Sherman                0  - 2      0.404    0.378    0.433  
150   Kalamazoo                   0  - 2      0.401    0.500    0.335  

151   William Penn                0.5- 0.5    0.401    0.500    0.352  
152   Wyoming                     3  - 4      0.397    0.485    0.314  
153   Cornell (Iowa)              0  - 1      0.397    0.500    0.329  
154   Mansfield                   0  - 1      0.395    0.500    0.327  
155   Florida                     2  - 4      0.395    0.620    0.176  
156   Willamette                  0  - 1      0.394    0.500    0.326  
157   Rose-Hulman                 0  - 1      0.393    0.324    0.500  
158   111th Ambulance             0  - 1      0.392    0.322    0.500  
159   Boston College              0  - 2      0.392    0.500    0.322  
160   Villanova                   0  - 2      0.391    0.500    0.320  

161   Simpson                     0.5- 1.5    0.390    0.374    0.417  
162   Bucknell                    3.5- 5.5    0.389    0.735    0.153  
163   Purdue                      3  - 4      0.386    0.441    0.273  
164   Camp Lyons                  0  - 1      0.386    0.500    0.314  
165   St. John's (Maryland)       0  - 1      0.385    0.500    0.313  
      Delaware                    0  - 1      0.385    0.500    0.313  
167   Pennsylvania Military       0  - 2      0.385    0.500    0.313  
168   South Carolina              3  - 5      0.384    0.431    0.328  
169   Louisiana State             3  - 5      0.384    0.314    0.500  
170   Gettysburg                  0.5- 2.5    0.380    0.384    0.377  

171   Occidental                  0  - 1      0.378    0.500    0.304  
      Navy Hospital Corps         0  - 1      0.378    0.500    0.304  
173   Lafayette                   3  - 5      0.376    0.485    0.218  
174   Utah                        2  - 4      0.376    0.456    0.256  
175   Kentucky                    3.5- 5.5    0.374    0.443    0.218  
176   Washington Artillery        0  - 1      0.372    0.500    0.296  
      Spring Hill                 0  - 1      0.372    0.500    0.296  
      Jefferson                   0  - 1      0.372    0.500    0.296  
179   Furman                      3  - 5      0.371    0.402    0.297  
180   Ohio Am. Corp.              0  - 1      0.368    0.368    0.367  

181   Hampden-Sydney              0.5- 2.5    0.365    0.500    0.323  
182   Florida Southern            0  - 1      0.362    0.500    0.284  
183   South Dakota Mines          0  - 1      0.361    0.500    0.282  
184   St. Bonaventure             0  - 2      0.357    0.500    0.278  
185   Gallaudet                   0  - 1      0.356    0.500    0.277  
      William & Mary              0  - 1      0.356    0.500    0.277  
187   Central Missouri State      0  - 2      0.355    0.500    0.275  
188   Missouri-Rolla              0  - 2      0.351    0.324    0.384  
189   Montana State               1  - 3      0.348    0.622    0.201  
190   South Dakota                0  - 2      0.348    0.500    0.267  

191   Cornell                     3  - 6      0.346    0.340    0.364  
192   Kingfisher                  0  - 1      0.345    0.500    0.263  
193   Washburn                    0  - 2      0.340    0.500    0.257  
      Emporia State               0  - 2      0.340    0.500    0.257  
195   Lebanon Valley              0  - 3      0.337    0.500    0.254  
196   Springfield                 0  - 3      0.335    0.500    0.252  
197   Camp Logan                  0  - 2      0.330    0.500    0.246  
198   Whitman                     1  - 3      0.329    0.500    0.281  
199   Transylvania                0  - 2      0.324    0.359    0.295  
200   Maryville                   0  - 1      0.321    0.500    0.237  

      Butler                      0  - 1      0.321    0.500    0.237  
202   Central Oklahoma            0  - 2      0.321    0.312    0.330  
203   Marion                      0  - 2      0.316    0.500    0.231  
204   William Jewell              0  - 1      0.313    0.500    0.228  
205   Holy Cross                  0  - 2      0.302    0.238    0.410  
206   Oberlin                     0  - 1      0.301    0.500    0.216  
207   Louisiana-Lafayette         0  - 1      0.297    0.500    0.211  
208   Lombard                     0  - 1      0.290    0.500    0.204  
209   Mississippi                 1.5- 4.5    0.285    0.300    0.267  
210   Meridian                    0  - 2      0.283    0.500    0.197  

211   DePauw                      0  - 2      0.282    0.500    0.196  
      Wabash                      0  - 2      0.282    0.500    0.196  
      Franklin                    0  - 2      0.282    0.500    0.196  
214   Wake Forest                 1.5- 6.5    0.279    0.513    0.131  
215   Johns Hopkins               0  - 3      0.277    0.247    0.314  
216   Multnomah A.C.              0  - 2      0.277    0.231    0.346  
217   Albright                    0  - 3      0.275    0.500    0.190  
218   Ursinus                     0  - 3      0.271    0.500    0.186  
219   Carnegie Tech               0  - 3      0.266    0.500    0.181  
220   Roanoke                     0  - 4      0.260    0.500    0.176  

221   Michigan State              0  - 4      0.258    0.222    0.308  
222   Montana                     1  - 4      0.253    0.260    0.241  
223   Austin                      0  - 4      0.251    0.198    0.346  
224   Drake                       1  - 6      0.224    0.204    0.247  
225   Army Ambulance Corps        0  - 4      0.209    0.251    0.179  
226   Trinity (Texas)             0  - 4      0.201    0.237    0.174  
227   Northern Colorado           0  - 4      0.193    0.159    0.246  
228   Guilford                    0  - 4      0.184    0.165    0.210  
229   Mississippi College         0  - 4      0.168    0.289    0.118  
230   Colorado State              0.5- 7.5    0.161    0.253    0.107  

231   Newberry                    0  - 6      0.157    0.238    0.117  
232   Tulsa                       0.5- 8.5    0.152    0.219    0.100