1935 college football rankings

Weekly top ten rankings were published by the Associated Press news service throughout the season. The rankings were made by Associated Press sports editor Alan Gould.

Gould's final rankings on December 3, 1935, declared a three-way tie for first between SMU, Princeton, and Minnesota.{{cite news |last=Gould |first=Alan |agency=Associated Press |date=December 3, 1935 |title=Associated Press Rates Grid Teams — Mustangs, Tigers, Gophers Are Ranked as Equal All Unbeaten |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-duncan-eagle-associated-press-rates/124840783/ |work=The Duncan Eagle |place=New York |publication-place=Duncan, Oklahoma |access-date=May 16, 2023}} Controversy surrounding his selections lead Gould to instead poll the nation's sportswriters in subsequent years; thus the AP Poll would officially begin in 1936.{{cite news |last=Nissenson |first=Herschel |agency=Associated Press |date=December 29, 1985 |title=Half a Century Later, Football Poll Still Causing Controversy |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-29-sp-26081-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 16, 2023 |quote=}}

At the end of the regular season, the United Press (UP) polled 141 sports writers from all sections of the country. Each writer was asked to rank the top ten teams, and the UP then assigned points with ten points being awarded to a first-place vote, nine points for a second-place vote, etc.{{cite news|title=Minnesota Is Voted Mythical National Grid Championship|newspaper=Buffalo Evening News|agency=United Press|author=George Kirksey|date=December 12, 1935|page=40|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-minnesota-is-voted-myth/124792025/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Minnesota Voted No. 1 Football Eleven|newspaper=The Anniston Star|author=George Kirksey|date=December 12, 1935|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star-minnesota-voted-no-1/124791188/|via=Newspapers.com}} The leaders in the poll were:

The following teams were ranked below the top 10:

11. Fordham

12. North Carolina

13. Duke

14. Holy Cross

15. Auburn

16. Northwestern

17. Alabama

18. (tie) Army, Iowa, UCLA

21. (tie) Nebraska, Ohio

23. (tie) Marquette, Washington, Saint Mary's

26. (tie) Temple, Dartmouth, NYU

The Toledo Cup was presented to the college football national champion. Overseen by a committee including westbrook Pegler, Avery Brundage, Gustavus Kirby, Lynn St. John, Wilbur C. Smith, Stewart Edward White, and Theodore Roosevelt Jr., the Toledo Cup award was based on input from a judge's committee of 250 sports editors of leading newspapers.

A preliminary vote was taken in December 1935 with the following results:

1. Minnesota - 840 points

2. Princeton - 379 points

3. SMU - 347 points

4. TCU - 71 points

5. Ohio State - 52 points

6. LSU - 24 points

7. Notre Dame - 23 points

8. Stanford - 22 points

9. California - 9 points

10. Pittsburgh - 2 points

11. (tie) Dartmouth, Alabama, Northwestern, and Saint Mary's - 1 point each

{{cite news|title=Minnesota, Princeton and Mustangs Lead for the Toledo Cup|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=December 22, 1935|page=3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-minnesota-princ/124794651/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The final vote of the committee was taken in January 1936 with the following results:

1. Minnesota - 168 votes

2. SMU - 46 votes

3. Princeton - 22 votes

{{cite news|title=Trophy To Minnesota: Wins Toledo Cup Again, Symbolical of Gridiron Championship|newspaper=The Emporia Daily Gazette|date=January 17, 1936|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-emporia-gazette-trophy-to-minnesota/124793770/|via=Newspapers.com}}

It was Minnesota's second consecutive year winning the Toledo Cup.{{cite news|title=Toledo Cup Goes To Gophers|newspaper=The Minneapolis Tribune|date=January 18, 1936|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-toledo-cup/124793995/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The Boand System was a mathematical rating system, also known as the "Azzi Ratem" system, developed by W. F. Boand. The Boand ratings released in early December 1935 were as follows:

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1. Minnesota - 170 points

2. SMU - 165 points

3. Princeton - 160 points

4. Ohio State - 159 points

5. LSU - 157 points

6. Notre Dame - 152 points

7. California - 151 points

8. TCU - 149 points

9. Pittsburgh - 147 points

10. Stanford - 144 points

11. Nebraska - 143 points

12. Auburn - 142 points

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{{cite news|title=Gophers Rated Tops By Boand, Cards Are 10th|newspaper=The Arizona Daily Star|date=December 6, 1935|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-gophers-rated-tops-by/124824402/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The Dickinson System was a mathematical rating system devised by University of Illinois economics professor Frank G. Dickinson. In his 1935 rankings, Dickinson weighted each team's performance based on the strength of the conferences, reported as follows: Big Ten (+3.78), SWC (+3.31), East (0.00), Pacific Coast (-0.11), SEC (-0.12), Big Six (-1.95) and Southern (-6.15) "Dickinson System Rates Mustangs Champions of U.S.." Alton (Ill.) Evening Telegraph Dec. 10, 1935, p10 The final Dickinson System rankings for 1935 were released in December 1935, prior to SMU's loss to Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Dickinson ranked the top 11 teams as follows:

{{cite news|title=So. Methodist Rated No. 1 by Dickinson|newspaper=The Chicago Daily Tribune|date=December 10, 1935|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-so-methodist-rated-no/124790872/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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1. SMU (12-0) - 28.01 points

2. Minnesota (8-0) - 27.35 points

3. Princeton (9-0) - 26.00 points

4. LSU (9-1-1) - 24.03 points

5. (tie) Stanford (7-1) - 23.11 points

5. (tie) California (9-1) - 23.11 points

7. Ohio State (7-1) - 22.21 points

8. TCU (10-1) - 22.01 points

9. Notre Dame (7-1-1) - 21.66 points

10. UCLA (8-2) - 21.25 points

11. Fordham (6-1-2) - 20.89 points

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Northwestern, North Carolina, and Dartmouth followed.

In early December 1935, Deke Houlgate released his Houlgate System rankings as follows:

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1. SMU

2. Princeton

3. LSU

4. California

5. Minnesota

6. TCU

7. Notre Dame

8. Tie: Holy Cross (9–0–1), Ohio State, Stanford

11. Pittsburgh

12. Tie: Fordham (6–1–2), Rice (8–3)

14. Tie: Duke, UCLA

16. North Carolina

17. Alabama

18. Auburn

19. Marquette (7–1)

20. Michigan State (6–2)

21. NYU (7–1)

22. Nebraska (6–2–1)

23. Tie: Catholic University (8–1), Furman (8–1)

25. Villanova (7–2)

26. Saint Mary's (5–2–2)

27. Tie: Army (6–2–1), Mississippi State (8–3)

29. Tie: Bucknell (6–3), Temple (7–3)

31. Tie: Oregon (6–3), Syracuse (6–1–1)

33. Vanderbilt (7–3–1)

34. Maryland (7–2–2)

35. Ole Miss (9–3)

36. Iowa (4–2–2)

37. Dartmouth (8–2)

38. Baylor (8–3)

39. Tie: Detroit (6–3), Yale (6–3)

41. Northwestern (4–3–1)

42. Clemson (6–3)

43. Georgia (6–4)

44. Tie: Colgate (7–3), Washington

46. Tie: NC State (6–4), Tulane (6–4)

48. Duquesne (6–3)

49. Boston College (6–3)

50. Tie: Indiana (4–3–1), Michigan (4–4), Navy (5–4), Penn State (4–4), Western Maryland

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{{cite news|title=Scoopin' Em Up|newspaper=The Greenville NEws|date=December 10, 1935|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-scoopin-em-up/124822301/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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