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1926 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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1926 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
121.004Alabama (ALABAMA)IND SOCON4–01.0001+8Beat Georgia Tech 21–0
261.077Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–0–20.66750+2Tied SMU 7–7
331.164Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Penn State 28–0
401.183Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5Beat Dartmouth 14–7
5-41.281Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–01.0001+4Beat Minnesota 20–0
6191.308Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+3Beat Columbia 32–7
7-51.327Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–01.0001+3Beat Drake 11–0
811.395Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY1–0–10.75033+1BYE
971.455Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–01.0001+2Beat Denver 7–6
1031.486Tennessee (TENNESSEE)IND SOCON4–01.0001+5Beat Maryville 6–0
1101.522USCPAC4–01.0001+2Beat Occidental 28–6
12161.528Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Chicago 27–0
1351.539Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–01.0001+2Beat California 27–7
14-41.542Furman (FURMAN)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Georgia 14–7
15181.542Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–01.0001+2Beat Indiana 20–0
16261.576Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Syracuse 27–21
17-21.579Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–01.0001+2Beat New Mexico 63–0
18171.607Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–01.0001+2Beat Iowa 13–6
1981.607Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Princeton 27–13
20-11.610Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–0–10.83331+1Tied BYU 0–0
2181.617Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–01.0001+2Beat Idaho 26–0
22-101.637Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–01.0001+3Beat Kansas 27–0
23-11.678Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND FBSI5–01.0001+4Beat NC State 3–0
24-41.693West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Georgetown 13–10
2511.720SMUIND SWC3–0–10.875270Tied Missouri 7–7
26-121.729Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–0–10.83331+1Tied Purdue 0–0
27101.744Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Michigan State 24–14
28161.792Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Carnegie Tech 17–6
2991.934Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–01.00010Beat Bates 27–14
30101.958Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–0–10.875270Beat ST. Edward's 19–0
31101.964Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–01.00010Beat Nevada 33–9
32-251.995Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–10.75033+3Lost to Yale 7–14
33102.022Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND B83–0–10.875270Tied Iowa State 0–0
34112.053Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–01.00010BYE
35122.128TCUIND SWC3–0–10.875270Beat Austin 7–0
36162.164LSUIND SOCON3–10.75033+3Beat Auburn 10–0
37112.204Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–10.75033+3Beat Hendrix 14–7
38112.224Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)IND FBSI3–10.75033+4Beat Wake Forest 13–0
39-342.269Iowa (IOWA)B102–10.66750+3Lost to Illinois 6–13
40102.290Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)IND SOCON3–10.75033+2Beat Texas 7–0
41-242.513Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.750330Lost to Notre Dame 0–28
42-122.593Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–10.750330Lost to Army 21–27
43142.789Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)IND SOCON3–10.750330Beat Millsaps 34–0
44-212.826Auburn (AUBURN)IND SOCON3–10.75033+1Lost to LSU 0–10
45-62.844Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–10.750330Lost to Ohio State 7–32
46-222.917Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI2–10.667500Lost to Washington & Jefferson 6–17
47152.954Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–10.66750+1Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 20–6
4863.016Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–10.750330Beat Maryland 24–8
4963.073Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND SOCON2–10.667500BYE
50-143.092Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–10.667500Lost to Colorado State 6–7
5103.093Georgia (GEORGIA)IND SOCON2–20.50063+2Lost to Furman 7–14
52-213.097Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–10.75033-1Lost to Pittsburgh 16–19
53143.109Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–1–10.62559+1Beat Kentucky 14–13
5493.130Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–10.667500Beat Montana 14–6
55-343.151Indiana (INDIANA)B102–10.66750+1Lost to Northwestern 0–20
56-243.209Chicago (CHICAGO)B102–10.66750+2Lost to Pennsylvania 0–27
57133.231Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)IND SOCON3–10.750330Beat Loyola (CHICAGO) 13–7
58153.286South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–10.75033-1Beat Wofford 27–13
59-13.385Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY3–10.75033-1Beat Colorado Mines 26–7
6013.387Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–1–10.500630BYE
6133.477Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY1–1–10.500630Tied Wyoming 13–13
62-93.622Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND FBSI2–20.50063+1Lost to Presbyterian 0–13
63153.636North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–20.50063+3Beat Duke 6–0
6443.660Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY1–10.500630BYE
6543.720Purdue (PURDUE)B101–1–10.500630Tied Wisconsin 0–0
66-323.771Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–1–10.500630Lost to Washington 0–26
67123.852Citadel (CITADEL)IND FBSI3–10.750330Beat Newberry 27–0
68-223.859Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–1–10.500630Lost to Navy 13–27
69-103.918Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–20.333820Lost to Michigan 0–20
70103.959Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–1–10.625590Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–7
71-154.020Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–20.50063-1Lost to Vanderbilt 0–7
72-74.026Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.500630Lost to Cornell 14–24
73184.048Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–1–10.62559+3Beat Colgate 19–16
74-24.450Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–20.333820Lost to Kansas State 0–27
75-44.720Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND SOCON2–20.50063+3Lost to Alabama 0–21
76144.722Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–1–10.625590Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 14–0
7704.940Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON2–20.50063-1BYE
78-25.113California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–20.500630Lost to Oregon State 7–27
79105.592NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–30.25088-2Lost to Davidson 0–3
80-65.600Duke (DUKE)IND FBSI2–20.50063-2Lost to North Carolina 0–6
8105.677Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–1–10.50063-1Tied Grinnell 0–0
8265.911Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–1–10.500630Tied Colorado 13–13
83105.913Drake (DRAKE)IND B80–30.00092-1Lost to Oklahoma 0–11
84-246.192Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–20.33382+1Lost to Tulsa 0–28
85-196.208Kentucky (KENTUCKY)IND SOCON1–20.33382-2Lost to Washington & LEE 13–14
86-46.297Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON1–30.25088-3Lost to Virginia Tech 8–24
87-16.629Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND B81–20.33382-2Lost to Nebraska 6–20
88-16.656Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–30.40080-3Lost to Virginia 7–14
89-47.548Florida (FLORIDA)IND SOCON1–30.25088-2Lost to Mercer 3–6
90-157.551Tulane (TULANE)IND SOCON1–2–10.37581-2Lost to NEW York University 0–21
91-77.744Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY0–30.00092-2Lost to Northern Colorado 7–26
92-98.338Montana (MONTANA)PAC0–30.00092-2Lost to Washington State 6–14
9338.425Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–20.333820Beat William & Mary 27–7
9408.763Wofford (WOFFORD)IND FBSI0–40.00092-6Lost to South Carolina 13–27
95-39.270Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY0–20.00092-2BYE
96-110.458BYUIND SKY0–2–10.16791-1Tied Utah State 0–0

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