| 1932 college football rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1932 |
| Bowl season | 1932–33 bowl games |
| End of season champions | USC[a] Michigan[b] Colgate[c] |
| college football rankings | |
The1932 college football rankings ranked the best teams participating in the1932 college football season. They included mathematical systems operated by William F. Boand, Frank G. Dickinson, and Dick Dunkel.
All major rankings (both contemporary and retroactive) have identified the University of Southern California as the season's champions, with exception ofParke H. Davis's retroactive ranking forSpalding's Official Foot Ball Guide, which identified Pittsburgh and Purdue as co-champions.[1]
Note: Boand System, Dickinson System, Dunkel System, Houlgate System, and Williamson System were given contemporarily. All others were given retroactively
TheBoand 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
[2]
TheDickinson System was a mathematical rating system devised byUniversity of Illinois economics professor Frank G. Dickinson.[3]
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
TheDunkel 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.[4] The top 100 teams in the final Dunkel rankings were as follows:
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
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
[5][6]
TheWilliamson 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
[7][8]
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.