1917 Rankings
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| Rk | Team | W | L | T | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8444 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.8163 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.8110 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.7916 |
| 5 | Illinois | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.7570 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7412 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.7140 |
| 8 | Navy | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7085 |
| 9 | Auburn | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6947 |
| 10 | Washington State | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.6939 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6884 |
| 12 | Georgetown | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.6848 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.6816 |
| 14 | Clemson | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6488 |
| 15 | Chicago | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.6466 |
| 16 | Rice | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.6438 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.6270 |
| 18 | Kansas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6024 |
| 19 | Texas Christian | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.5929 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.5860 |
| 21 | Davidson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5851 |
| 22 | Presbyterian | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.5785 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5662 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.5639 |
| 25 | Lehigh | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5608 |
| 26 | Brown | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.5600 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5507 |
| 28 | Washington & Jefferson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5490 |
| 29 | Tulane | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5296 |
| 30 | Mississippi State | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5281 |
| 31 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5243 |
| 32 | Army | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5130 |
| 33 | Kansas State | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5014 |
| 34 | Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5009 |
| 35 | Michigan | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.4993 |
| 36 | Indiana | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.4963 |
| 37 | Colgate | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.4839 |
| 38 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.4812 |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.4768 |
| 40 | North Carolina State | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.4700 |
| 41 | Alabama | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.4681 |
| 42 | Washington & Lee | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4677 |
| 43 | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4613 |
| 44 | Penn State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4576 |
| 45 | Baylor | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.4464 |
| 46 | Wofford | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4380 |
| 47 | Citadel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.4253 |
| 48 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4183 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.4093 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.4021 |
| 51 | Dartmouth | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.3964 |
| 52 | Idaho | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.3431 |
| 53 | Furman | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3387 |
| 54 | Iowa | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3344 |
| 55 | California | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.3315 |
| 56 | Purdue | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.3302 |
| 57 | South Carolina | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3205 |
| 58 | Missouri | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3121 |
| 59 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.2964 |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.2843 |
| 61 | Louisiana State | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.2812 |
| 62 | Virginia Military Institute | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.2698 |
| 63 | Carlisle | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2627 |
| 64 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.2602 |
| 65 | Washington (Missouri) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.2439 |
| 66 | Sewanee | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.2329 |
| 67 | Lafayette | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.2263 |
| 68 | Florida | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.2237 |
| 69 | Kentucky | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.1737 |
| 70 | Bucknell | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.1723 |
| 71 | Cornell | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.1659 |
| 72 | Southwestern (Texas) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.1373 |
| 73 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.1280 |
| 74 | Montana | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.1089 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.1016 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 3 | 4 | 0 | -0.0245 |
| 77 | Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 1 | -0.0963 |
| 78 | Tulsa | 0 | 8 | 1 | -0.1198 |
| 79 | Newberry | 0 | 6 | 0 | -0.1208 |
| 80 | Drake | 0 | 5 | 2 | -0.3191 |