1932 college football rankings

none August 2023 December 2025 1932 USCper Boand System, Dunkel System, Houlgate System, Williamson System, Berryman QPRS, Billingsley Report, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, Sagarin Ratings Predictor methodMichiganper Dickinson System and Sagarin Ratings Elo chess method; co-champion (alongside Colgate) per Parke H. Davis (Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide)Colgate (not claimed)co-champion (alongside Michigan) per Parke H. Davis (Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide) The 1932 college football rankings ranked the best teams participating in the 1932 college football season. They included mathematical systems operated by William F. Boand, Frank G. Dickinson, and Dick Dunkel. Champions (by ranking) All major rankings (both contemporary and retroactive) have identified the University of Southern California as the season's champions, with exception of Parke H. Davis's retroactive ranking for Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide, which identified Pittsburgh and Purdue as co-champions.Football Bowl Subdivision Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf NCAA 112 2017 July 29, 2025 Berryman QPRS: USC Billingsley Report: USC Boand System: USC College Football Researchers Association: USC Parke H. Davisfor Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide: Colgate and Michigan (co-champions) Dickinson System: Michigan Dunkel System: USC Helms Athletic Foundation: USC Houlgate System: USC National Championship Foundation: USC Poling System: USC Sagarin Ratings Elo chess method: Michigan Sagarin Ratings Predictor method: USC Williamson System: USC Note: Boand System, Dickinson System, Dunkel System, Houlgate System, and Williamson System were given contemporarily. All others were given retroactively Boand System The Boand System was a mathematical ranking system developed by William F. Boand and sometimes billed as the "Azzi Ratem" (as I rate 'em) system. Boand's final rating, issued in January 1933, ranked the teams as follows: 1. USC - 166 points 2. Michigan - 158 points 3. Purdue - 151 points 4. Pittsburgh - 150 points 5. TCU - 143.4 points 6. Tennessee - 142.4 points 7. Notre Dame - 138.8 points 8. Colgate - 136.1 points 9. Auburn - 134.1 points 10. Centenary - 133.7 points Azzi System Says Trojans Grid Champs Los Angeles Times January 5, 1933 19 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-azzi-system-says-t/124948073/ Newspapers.com Dickinson System The Dickinson System was a mathematical rating system devised by University of Illinois economics professor Frank G. Dickinson.Associated Press Michigan Gets Rockne Trophy as U.S. Champ — USC Rated Second, Pittsburgh Third The Daily Argus-Leader Champaign, Illinois Sioux Falls, South Dakota December 11, 1932 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98586842/dickinson-ratings/ Although Southern California's Trojans defeated Notre Dame today to finish their regular season undefeated and untied, the University of Michigan tonight was declared winner of the Knute. K. Rockne memorial trophy, symbolic of the national football championship, under the Dickinson rating system. 1. Michigan - 28.47 points 2. USC - 26.81 points 3. Pittsburgh - 26.40 points 4. Purdue - 26.33 points 5. Colgate - 25.00 points 6. Ohio State - 23.60 7. Notre Dame - 20.44 points 8. Army - 20.00 points 9. Tennessee - 19.18 points 10. TCU - 19.12 points 11. Wisconsin - 18.80 points Dunkel System The Dunkel System issued updated ratings for more than 600 teams throughout the season. The system was accurate in predicting the winner in 81.5% of games during the 1932 season. The top 100 teams in the final Dunkel rankings were as follows: 15em 1. USC (10–0) - 65.5 2. Notre Dame (7–2) - 53.3 3. Purdue (7–0–1) - 50.1 4. Michigan (8–0) - 46.8 5. Colgate (9–0) - 46.4 6. Army (8–2) - 46.3 7. Ohio State (4–1–3) - 46.2 8. Tennessee (9–0–1) - 45.5 9. Wisconsin (6–1–1) - 45.4 10. Alabama (8–2) - 45.3 11. Washington (6–2–2) - 45.0 12. Minnesota (5–3) - 44.0 13. Pittsburgh (8–1–2) - 42.9 14. Northwestern - 42.8 15. California - 42.7 16. Stanford - 42.7 17. Fordham (6–2) - 42.5 18. TCU - 41.7 19. Penn - 41.7 20. Illinois - 41.7 21. Saint Mary's (6–2–1) - 41.6 22. Texas - 41.5 23. Michigan State - 40.8 24. Princeton - 40.7 25. Kansas - 40.2 26. Washington State - 40.2 27. Carnegie Tech - 39.8 28. Cornell - 39.8 29. NYU (5–3) - 39.7 30. Yale - 39.7 31. Oregon - 39.5 32. Detroit (8–2) - 39.4 33. Gonzaga (5–3) - 38.7 34. Tulane - 38.1 35. Nebraska - 37.9 36. Brown - 37.6 37. Oregon State - 37.6 38. Utah - 37.3 39. Auburn - 36.7 40. LSU - 36.7 41. Columbia State - 36.1 42. Georgia - 36.1 43. Vanderbilt - 36.1 44. Centenary (8–0–1) - 36.0 45. San Francisco - 36.0 46. Navy - 35.6 47. Catholic Univ. (6–1–1) - 35.6 48. Tulsa - 35.6 49. Duquesne - 35.5 50. Virginia Polytechnic - 35.5 51. Florida - 35.2 52. Rice - 35.2 53. Indiana - 34.7 54. Syracuse - 34.7 55. Georgia Tech - 34.6 56. Western Maryland (5–1–2) - 34.6 57. Villanova (7–2) - 34.3 58. Duke (7–3) - 34.1 59. George Washington (6–2–1) - 34.1 60. South Carolina (5–4–2) - 33.7 61. Marquette (4–3–1) - 33.6 62. Kentucky (4–5) - 33.6 63. Oklahoma (4–4–1) - 33.2 64. North Dakota (7–1) - 33.1 65. Kansas Aggies - 33.1 66. Miami (OH) (7–1) - 33.1 67. Dartmouth (4–4) - 33.0 68. Rutgers (6–3–1) - 33.0 69. Harvard (5–3) - 32.8 70. Chicago (3–4–1) - 32.7 71. Holy Cross (6–2–2) - 32.5 72. Washington & Jefferson (5–3–1) - 32.4 73. Furman (8–1) - 32.2 74. Idaho (3–5) - 32.2 75. Lafayette (3–5) - 32.1 76. Boston College (4–2–2) - 31.8 77. NC State (6–1–2) - 31.5 78. Ohio (7–2) - 31.4 79. BYU (8–1) - 31.3 80. West Virginia (5–5) - 31.3 81. Mercer (6–2) - 31.0 82. Loyola (Los Angeles) (4–4) - 30.9 83. Baylor (3–5–1) - 30.9 84. Olympic Club (CA) - 30.8 85. Jefferson (TX) (8–0) - 30.5 86. SMU (3–7–2) - 30.4 87. Ole Miss (5–6) - 30.0 88. Oklahoma A&M (9–1–2) - 30.0 89. Marshall (6–2–1) - 29.9 90. Providence (4–2–2) - 29.9 91. Whittier (10–1) - 29.9 92. Michigan State Normal (5–2) - 29.7 93. Temple (5–1–2) - 29.6 94. Arkansas (1–6–2) - 29.5 95. West Coast Navy - 29.5 96. Creighton (5–2–1) - 29.2 97. Colorado College (4–4) - 29.1 98. Saint Louis (5–2) - 29.0 99. South Dakota (4–5–1) - 29.0 100. Colorado Aggies (4–3–1) - 28.8 Purdue Team Placed 3rd in Dunkel Rating Lafayette Journal and Courier January 6, 1933 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-and-courier-purdue-team-placed-3/124949083/ Newspapers.com Houlgate System The Houlgate System was developed by USC alumnus and engineer Deke Houlgate. His final rankings, issued in December 1932, were as follows: 1. USC - 35 points 2. Pittsburgh - 34 points 3. Michigan - 32 points Jack Rissman May Adopt 'Deke' Houlgate's System The Pasadena Post December 17, 1932 5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pasadena-post-jack-rissman-may-adopt/124949333/ Newspapers.comWho Does He Figure? Los Angeles Times December 13, 1932 II-10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-who-does-he-figure/124949374/ Newspapers.com Williamson System The Williamson System was created by Paul B. Williamson, a consulting engineer, geologist, and Auburn alumnus. His final 1932 rankings were as follows: 1. USC 2. Michigan 3. Auburn 4. Pittsburgh 5. Purdue 6. Tennessee 7. Colgate 8. TCU 9. Centenary 10. Notre Dame Brass Tacks Cy Sherman The Lincoln Star January 17, 1933 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lincoln-star-brass-tacks/124948292/Sport Slant Monitor-Index and Democrat Alan Gould January 21, 1933 5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/moberly-monitor-index-sport-slant/124948474/ Newspapers.com Notes See also 1932 College Football All-America Team References * Category:College football rankings