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The Litkenhous Difference by Score Ratings system was a mathematical system used to rank football and basketball teams.[1][2] The Litrating system was developed by Vanderbilt University professor Edward E. Litkenhous (1907 – December 22, 1984)[2] and his brother, Francis H. Litkenhous (December 9, 1912 – June 22, 1996).[1][3]
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football records book includes the Litkenhous Ratings as a "major selector" of college football national championships for the seasons 1934 through 1984.[3]
Teams in the following table were ranked No. 1 by the Litkenhous Difference by Score Ratings system.[5][6]
The NCAA records book credits Litkenhous as a "major selector" for the seasons 1934 through 1984, and credits the system with 51 total rankings.[3] However no selections are listed in the NCAA records book for six seasons: 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, and 1980.[3]
Season | Champion[5][6] | Record | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1934 | Minnesota | 8–0 | |
1935 | Minnesota | 8–0 | |
1936 | Minnesota | 7–1 | |
1937 | Pittsburgh | 9–0–1 | |
1938 | Tennessee | 11–0 | |
1939 | Cornell | 8–0 | |
1940 | Minnesota | 8–0 | |
1941 | Minnesota | 8–0 | |
1942 | Georgia | 11–1 | |
1943 | Notre Dame | 9–1 | |
1944 | Army | 9–0 | |
1945[7] | Army | 9–0 | |
1946 | Notre Dame | 8–0–1 | |
1947[8] | Michigan | 10–0 | |
1948 | Michigan | 9–0 | |
1949 | Notre Dame | 10–0 | |
1950 | Oklahoma | 10–1 | |
1951 | Tennessee | 10–1 | |
1952 | Michigan State | 9–0 | |
1953 | Notre Dame | 9–0–1 | |
1954 | UCLA | 9–0 | |
1955 | Oklahoma | 11–0 | |
1956 | Oklahoma | 10–0 | |
1957[5] | Ohio State | 9–1 | |
1958 | LSU | 11–0 | |
1959 | Syracuse | 11–0 | |
1960 | Iowa | 8–1 | |
1961[9] | Alabama | 11–0 | |
1962[4] | Ole Miss | 10–0 | |
1963 | Texas | 11–0 | |
1964 | Alabama | 10–1 | |
1965 | Michigan State | 10–1 | |
1966[6] | Notre Dame | 9–0–1 | |
1967[10] | Tennessee | 9–2 | |
1968[11] | Georgia | 8–1–2 | |
1969[12] | Texas | 10–0 | |
1970[13] | Texas | 10–1 | |
1971[14] | Nebraska | 13–0 | |
1972[15] | USC | 12–0 | |
1973[16] † | Alabama | 11–1 | |
1974[17] | Oklahoma | 11–0 | |
1975[18] † | Ohio State | 11–1 | |
1976[19] † | Michigan | 10–2 | |
1977[20] † | Texas | 11–1 | |
1978 | |||
1979 † | |||
1980 † | |||
1981 | |||
1982[21] | Nebraska | 12–1 | [22] |
1983[23] | Nebraska | 12–1 | |
1984 | |||
† Years where Litkenhous selection is omitted from the NCAA records book.[3]
The No. 1 team in the year's final ranking was awarded the Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy.[4][9] The traveling trophy took the form of a huge wooden plaque and bronze mural by artist Marion Junkin.[24][4]
The trophy plaque is engraved with the winners for 1934–1962. Ole Miss was evidently the last Litkenhous champion to receive the trophy; the trophy is still held today at the University of Mississippi.[4]
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