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1927 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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1927 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
100.800Georgia (GEORGIA)IND SOCON7–01.0001+29Beat Clemson 32–0
251.204Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–10.85715+26Beat Princeton 14–6
331.289USCPAC6–0–10.9296+13Beat Colorado 46–7
4-11.333Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–0–20.85715+12Beat Drake 27–6
5-11.334Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–0–10.9382+15Beat Rice 14–0
6-11.344Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–0–10.9296+16Beat Chicago 15–6
731.366Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–0–10.9382+13Beat Nebraska 21–13
811.434Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–0–30.75028+6Tied Washington State 7–7
9-71.492Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–1–10.78625+17Lost to Army 0–18
1011.507Tennessee (TENNESSEE)IND SOCON7–0–10.9382+13Tied Vanderbilt 7–7
1151.623Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–10.85715+19Beat Navy 27–12
1201.624NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–0–20.8759+5Tied Penn State 13–13
1311.692Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)IND FBSI7–0–10.9382+9Beat Bucknell 19–3
1481.707Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–10.8759+14Beat Notre Dame 18–0
1541.724Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–10.85715+17Beat Iowa State 13–6
16-31.746NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON7–10.8759+19Beat Duke 20–18
1701.778Furman (FURMAN)IND FBSI7–10.8759+15Beat South Carolina 33–0
1831.854Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–10.8898+9Beat California 6–0
1961.892Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI7–10.8759+8Beat Cornell 53–7
20-21.941Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–10.85715+12Beat Oklahoma State 33–20
21-131.944Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI6–10.85715+10Lost to Yale 6–14
2221.945Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI7–10.8759+4Beat Boston College 47–0
23-32.027Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND SOCON5–1–10.78625+16Beat LSU 23–0
2422.068Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY5–10.83321+8Beat Western State 33–6
2552.073Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–1–10.81323+9Beat Kansas State 41–7
26-112.131Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–20.66738+8Lost to Pittsburgh 13–21
2762.218Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–10.83321+9Beat Colorado Mines 37–6
2812.233Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81323+13Tied NEW York University 13–13
2962.346SMUIND SWC6–20.75028+15Beat Baylor 34–0
3022.386Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)IND SOCON5–1–20.75028+2Tied Tennessee 7–7
31102.575Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–1–20.66738+6Beat Kansas 26–7
32102.617Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND FBSI5–1–10.78625+6Beat South Dakota State 14–0
33-102.619Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–20.71433+8Lost to Michigan 12–27
34-72.629California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–20.75028+3Lost to Washington 0–6
35-42.756Alabama (ALABAMA)IND SOCON5–2–10.68836+4Lost to Florida 6–13
3632.790Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–20.71433+1Beat ST. Louis 21–0
37182.801Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–20.66738+8Beat Utah State 13–0
3852.924Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–2–20.62542+4Tied Colgate 13–13
39122.951Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI5–30.62542+2Beat Western Reserve 45–0
40-62.955Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON5–2–10.68836+3Lost to Georgia 0–32
4152.955Purdue (PURDUE)B105–20.71433+4Beat Franklin 46–0
4272.970Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON5–30.62542+14Beat Maryland 21–0
43103.085Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–20.60053+3Beat Oregon 21–7
44-163.100Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–2–10.72232+13Lost to Santa Clara 6–13
45183.201Florida (FLORIDA)IND SOCON5–30.62542+3Beat Alabama 13–6
46223.213Iowa (IOWA)B104–30.57155+5Beat Wisconsin 16–0
47193.318Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–30.62542+3Beat Columbia 27–0
48193.383Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND B84–2–20.625420Beat Grinnell 18–7
49-133.430Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–30.57155+3Lost to Iowa 0–16
50153.453Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56363-2Beat Susquehanna 73–6
5163.485Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY4–30.57155+6Beat Wyoming 6–0
52-143.535Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–2–10.58354+2Lost to Missouri 6–13
53-163.561Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–2–20.57155-2Lost to Dartmouth 7–53
5473.574Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–2–20.57155-1Tied Idaho 7–7
55-113.587Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–2–20.62542-5Lost to Pennsylvania 0–27
5633.643Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–2–20.62542+1Tied Syracuse 13–13
57-53.651Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–30.57155+4Lost to USC 7–46
5863.670Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)IND SOCON4–20.66738-4Beat Auburn 7–6
59153.684Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–30.62542+5Beat Washington & LEE 21–0
60-133.696LSUIND SOCON4–3–10.56363-1Lost to Georgia Tech 0–23
6183.710Chicago (CHICAGO)B103–40.42975+8Lost to Illinois 6–15
6283.738Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–30.57155+1Beat Denison 61–6
63-233.823TCUIND SWC4–2–20.62542+1Lost to Centenary 3–7
64-193.827Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–3–10.56363+2Lost to Virginia Tech 0–21
6583.838Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI5–30.62542-6Beat Holy Cross 12–6
66-163.884Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–30.50069+1Lost to Texas 7–41
67104.001Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–30.57155-1Beat Brown 18–6
6884.209Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–30.50069+1Beat BYU 20–0
69-214.280Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)IND SOCON4–3–10.56363+1Lost to Loyola (CHICAGO) 6–7
70-84.305Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–40.42975+1Lost to Indiana 7–18
71-154.332Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON4–40.50069+1Lost to Virginia 0–21
72-144.347Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–30.50069-2Lost to Denver 0–13
73-194.472Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND FBSI4–3–10.56363-6Lost to North Carolina 0–27
74-34.564Duke (DUKE)IND FBSI3–40.42975-6Lost to NC State 18–20
75-154.565Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–40.55668-7Lost to Kentucky 0–25
7624.614Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–40.33383+7Lost to Arkansas 20–33
7734.641Indiana (INDIANA)B103–3–10.500690Beat Northwestern 18–7
78-34.826South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–40.50069-3Lost to Furman 0–33
7965.151West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–4–20.37580-5Beat Davis & Elkins 15–12
80-85.496Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–3–10.41779-6Lost to Oregon State 7–21
8105.548Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–4–10.35781-5Tied Gonzaga 0–0
8265.891Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42975-6Beat Albion 20–6
8305.982Drake (DRAKE)IND B82–50.28686-8Lost to Minnesota 6–27
8456.102North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–60.25090-7Beat Davidson 27–0
85-16.109Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY2–40.33383-6Lost to Colorado State 6–37
8616.151Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND SOCON2–50.28686-4Beat Tulane 12–6
87-86.271Tulane (TULANE)IND SOCON1–5–10.21495-5Lost to Sewanee 6–12
88-66.305Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–4–10.35781-7Lost to Oklahoma 7–26
89-36.316Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–50.28686-10Lost to Montana State 0–6
9036.444Kentucky (KENTUCKY)IND SOCON2–5–10.31385-7Beat Virginia Military Institute 25–0
91-17.124Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–60.25090-6Lost to SMU 0–34
92-17.201Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–60.25090-8Lost to Harvard 6–18
93-18.085BYUIND SKY1–4–10.25090-11Lost to Utah 0–20
9418.105Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY2–50.28686-12BYE
9518.564Auburn (AUBURN)IND SOCON0–6–20.12598-10Lost to Mississippi State 6–7
9628.741Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–6–10.18896-3Lost to Texas A&M 0–14
97-38.809Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND FBSI1–5–20.25090-4Lost to Quantico Marines 10–39
98-19.354Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY1–50.16797-13Lost to Colorado College 6–33
99010.316Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND B80–6–10.07199-19Lost to Washington (MISSOURI) 7–18

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