1932 college football rankings

The 1932 college football season rankings included mathematical systems operated by William F. Boand, Frank G. Dickinson, and Dick Dunkel.

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