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.
Berryman QPRS: USC Billingsley Report: USC Boand System: USC College Football Researchers Association: USC Parke H. Davis: 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
Dickinson System The Dickinson System was a mathematical rating system devised by University of Illinois economics professor Frank G. Dickinson.
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:
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
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
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
Notes
See also
1932 College Football All-America Team
References