1933 college football rankings

none August 2023 December 2025 1933 Michiganper Boand System, Dickinson System (received Rockne Trophy), Houlgate System, Berryman QPRS, Billingsley Report, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, Sagarin Ratings Elo chess method, and Sagarin Ratings Predictor method; co-champion (alongside Princeton) per Parke H. Davis (Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide)Ohio Stateper Dunkel System (not claimed)Princetonco-champions (alongside Michigan) per Parke H. Davis (Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide)USCper Williamson System (not claimed) The 1933 college football rankings included mathematical systems operated by William F. Boand and Frank G. Dickinson. Both systems selected the undefeated Michigan Wolverines as the national champion. The AP sportswriters' poll would not begin being published continuously until 1936.http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1936 Archived copy 2009-01-06 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090417072610/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1936 2009-04-17 (although, the first time was a one instance publishing in 1934http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/research/1934-11-15_poll.cfm Archived copy 2009-12-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090213140833/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/research/1934-11-15_poll.cfm 2009-02-13 ) Champions (by ranking) Most major rankings (both contemporary and retroactive) have identified Michigan as the season's champion. The three exceptions were the contemporary ranking Dunkel System (which found Ohio State the champion), the contemporary Williamson System ranking (which found USC to be the champion), and ranking by Parke H. Davis for Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide (which found Princeton to have been co-champion alongside Michigan).Football Bowl Subdivision Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf NCAA 112 2017 July 29, 2025 Berryman QPRS: Michigan Billingsley Report: Michigan Boand System: Michigan College Football Researchers Association: Michigan Parke H. Davisfor Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide: Michigan and Princeton (co-champions) Dickinson System: Michigan Dunkel System: Ohio State Helms Athletic Foundation: Michigan Houlgate System: Michigan National Championship Foundation: Michigan Poling System: Michigan Sagarin Ratings Elo chess method: Michigan Sagarin Ratings Predictor method: Michigan Williamson System: USC Note: Boand System, Dickinson System, Dunkel System, Houlgate System, and were Williamson System given contemporarily. Parke Davis' rankings were also published soon after season. All other methods 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. 1. Michigan 2. Princeton 3. USC Azzi Ratem System Awards National Football Title to Michigan The Arizona Daily Star December 11, 1933 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-azzi-ratem-system-awa/124809225/ Newspapers.com Dickinson System Frank G. Dickinson, an economics professor at the University of Illinois, had invented the Dickinson System to rank colleges based upon their records and the strength of their opposition. The system was originally designed to rank teams in the Big Nine (later the Big Ten) conference. Chicago clothing manufacturer Jack Rissman then persuaded Dickinson to rank the nation's teams under the system, and the Rockne Memorial Trophy was awarded to the winning university.Herschel Nissenson Tales From College Football's Sidelines (Sports Publishing LLC, 2001), p93. In an AP story, the system was explained: For each victory of a first division team over another first division team, the winner gets 30 points and the loser 15 points. For each tie between two first division teams, each team gets 12.5 points. For each victory of a first division team over a second division team, the first division winner gets 20 points and the second division loser 10 points. For each tie between two second division teams, each gets 15 points. For each tie between a first division team and a second division team, the first division team gets 15 points and the second division team gets 20 points. Then, after each team has been given its quota of points its final "score" is tabulated by taking an average on the number of games played." "Grid Season Put In Hands 'Brain Trust'," The Evening Tribune (Albert Lea, Minn.) Nov. 27, 1934, p12 Michigan (7–0–1), Minnesota (4–0–4) and Princeton (9–0) were all unbeaten, and Princeton was untied as well. Based on its schedule, Michigan was ranked highest by Professor Dickinson. As in 1932, Dickinson, an economics professor at the University of Illinois, included four Big Ten Conference teams among the best in the US. In 1933, they were Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, and Purdue. "Dickinson System Awards Michigan National Grid Title," Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wis.), December 10, 1933, p19 Rank Team Record Rating 1 Michigan 7–0–1 28.52 2 Nebraska 8–1 24.61 3 Minnesota 4–0–4 23.87 4 Pittsburgh 8–1 23.01 5 Ohio State 7–1 22.79 6 USC 10–1–1 22.61 7 Princeton 9–0 22.50 8 Oregon 9–1 22.36 9 Army 9–1 22.16 10 Purdue 6–1–1 21.88 11 Stanford 9–1–1 20.34 The Dickinson System was a mathematical rating system devised by University of Illinois economics professor Frank G. Dickinson. 1. Michigan - 28.52 points 2. Nebraska - 24.61 3. Minnesota - 23.87 4. Pittsburgh - 23.01 5. Ohio State - 22.79 6. USC - 22.61 7. Princeton - 22.50 8. (tie) Oregon - 22.16 8. (tie) Army - 22.16 10. Purdue - 21.88 11. Stanford - 20.34 Dunkel System August 2023 Houlgate System 1. Michigan 2. USC 3. Princeton 4. LSU 5. Oregon 6. Stanford 7. Minnesota 8. Duquesne 8. Nebraska 10. Centenary 11. Columbia 11. Pittsburgh Bowl Classic To Determine Grid Ratings Pasadena Post December 12, 1933 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pasadena-post-bowl-classic-to-determ/124817819/ Newspapers.com Williamson System 1. USC 98.05 2. Michigan 97.58 3. Princeton 97.26 [...] 279. Montana State Gould Alan January 17, 1933 Sport Slants https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115699507/williamson-system-1932/ The Dispatch Moline, Illinois January 2, 2023 we find Southern California clearly on top, within two points of perfection, at 98.12, with the result of the Rose Bowl game considered. See also 1933 College Football All-America Team Notes References * Category:College football rankings