The Williamson System was a mathematical system used to rank college football teams. The system was created by Paul B. Williamson, a geologist and member of the Sugar Bowl committee. [1]
The NCAA college football records book includes the Williamson System as a "major selector" of national championships for the years 1932-1963. [1]
Paul Williamson died in 1955. His son Mitch Williamson subsequently took up his father's syndicated column for the 1955–1963 seasons. [2]
The following teams were ranked No. 1 by the Williamson System for the 1932–1963 college football seasons.
The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records book contains five apparent errors in its listing of Williamson System champions. The following table contains the contemporary champions syndicated by Paul Williamson. The NCAA record book's errors are documented in the Notes column.
The criteria for being included in this historical list of poll selectors is that the poll be national in scope, either through distribution in newspaper, television, radio and/or computer online. The list includes both former selectors, who were instrumental in the sport of college football, and selectors who were among the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) selectors.
Mr. Williamson died and his son elected not to continue the rating system.
we find Southern California clearly on top, within two points of perfection, at 98.12, with the result of the Rose Bowl game considered.
No Undisputable National Champions Picked; Sugar Bowl Game One of Best
At the curtain of the 1936 football season, again like for 1935, the Williamson Rating System does not name any team that could be consistently called the out and out national football champion.
National football champions: Army