1934 college football rankings
1934 NCAA football rankings | |
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Season | 1934 |
Bowl season | 1934–35 bowl games |
The
Associated Press poll
In mid-November 1934, the Associated Press published the results of its poll of the country's leading newspapers.[1] The results of the poll were as follows:
Rank | Team | Points | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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1 | Minnesota (8–0) | 635 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Stanford (9–1–1) | 468 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 16.5 | 12.5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Alabama (10–0) | 438.5 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
4 | Pittsburgh (8–1) | 420 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
5 | Princeton (7–1) | 300.5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5-1/2 |
6 | Illinois (7–1) | 183.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3-1/2 |
7 | Navy (8–1) | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
8 | Colgate (7–1) | 181.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3-1/2 |
9 | Ohio State (7–1) | 170.5 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
10 | Syracuse (6–2) | 130.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5-1/2 |
11 | Santa Clara (7–2–1) | 119 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Rice (9–1–1) | 106 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
13 | LSU (7–2–2) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
14 | Army (7–3) | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
15 | Temple (7–1–2) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Toledo Cup
The
. In preliminary polling in December 1934, the results were as follows:1. Minnesota (8–0) - 840 points
2. Alabama (10–0) - 361-1/4 points
3. Pittsburgh (8–1) - 281 points
4. Stanford (9–1–1) - 134-1/2 points
5. Ohio State (7–1) - 62 points
6. Temple (7–1–2) - 7 points
7. Colgate (7–1) - 6 points
8. LSU (7–2–2) - 4 points
9. Wisconsin (4–4) - 3 points
10. (tie) Princeton (7–1), Washington (6–1–1) - 1 point each
[2]
In final polling in January 1935, the results were as follows:
1. Minnesota - 224 votes
2. Alabama - 23 votes
[3]
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 typically updated his rankings after the bowl games, but his post-bowl rankings have not been found. His final pre-bowl rankings released in mid-December 1934 were as follows:
1. Minnesota - 150 points
2. Pittsburgh - 147 points
3. Stanford - 137 points
3. Alabama - 137 points
5. Navy - 135 points
6. Ohio State - 132 points
6. Rice - 132 points
8. Temple - 127 points
9. Colgate - 125 points
10. Tennessee - 123 points
11. Columbia - 122 points
12. Tulane - 121 points
13. Illinois - 120 points
13. Texas - 120 points
15. Notre Dame - 118 points
15. LSU - 118 points
17. Washington - 117 points
Dickinson System
The
1. Minnesota (8–0) - 23.51 points
2. Pittsburgh (8–1) - 24.19 points
3. Navy (8–1) - 23.00 points
4. Illinois (7–1) - 22.01 points
5. Rice (9–1–1) - 21.97 points
6. Alabama (10–0) - 21.70 points
7. Columbia (7–1) - 21.67 points
8. Ohio State (7–1) - 21.51 points
9. Colgate (7–1) - 21.06 points
10. Stanford (9–1–1) - 20.34 points
11. Tulane (10–1) - 20.03 points
Houlgate System
The Houlgate System rankings for 1934 were as follows:
1. Stanford (9–1–1) - 32.5[6]
2. Navy (8–1)
3. Alabama (10–0)
4. Pittsburgh (8–1)
5. Minnesota (8–0)
[7]
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