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1927 Week 8 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
170.865Georgia (GEORGIA)IND SOCON3–01.0001+7Beat Furman 32–0
250.898Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–01.0001+7Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 13–0
321.034Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–0–10.75032+2Tied Creighton 13–13
4-21.040Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY2–01.0001+2Beat Montezuma 82–0
5-41.204Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–0–10.83328+3Beat Whitman 40–0
601.357Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–01.0001+4Beat Wisconsin 14–0
7-41.390Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND SOCON3–01.0001+6Beat Alabama 13–0
831.393Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–01.0001+3Beat Ohio State 19–13
9261.408Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Navy 19–6
10311.474Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–0–10.87522+3Beat Vanderbilt 13–6
11161.490Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–01.0001+3Beat Arkansas 40–6
12-21.543Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Drake 32–0
1371.556Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–0–10.83328+1Tied Indiana 14–14
14281.580Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Washington & LEE 13–0
15-111.602Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–0–10.87522+2Beat Gonzaga 13–0
16311.645Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Carnegie Tech 20–6
17321.669Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Georgetown 19–6
18251.675California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–01.0001+2Beat Oregon 16–0
1991.683Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Elon 27–0
20141.683Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–01.0001+2Beat Montana 32–0
2111.701USCPAC3–0–10.87522+1Tied Stanford 13–13
22-31.724Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Davis & Elkins 27–6
23211.749Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND FBSI2–0–10.83328+2Tied Oklahoma 13–13
2411.749Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–01.00010Beat Temple 47–7
2551.776Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–0–10.833280Tied Iowa State 12–12
26-51.782LSUIND SOCON3–0–10.875220Beat Auburn 9–0
2741.786Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–0–10.875220Tied West Virginia 7–7
2851.808Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–01.00010BYE
2931.815NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–01.00010Beat Fordham 32–0
3081.865Tennessee (TENNESSEE)IND SOCON4–01.0001+2Beat Ole Miss 21–7
31141.914Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)IND SOCON3–01.0001+1Beat Tulane 13–6
32142.039TCUIND SWC3–0–10.875220Beat Austin 20–13
33-182.179Furman (FURMAN)IND FBSI3–10.75032+5Lost to Georgia 0–32
34212.225Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY3–10.75032+3Beat Utah State 13–6
35282.283Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–10.75032+3Beat Virginia Tech 13–7
36162.289Chicago (CHICAGO)B102–10.66750+3Beat Purdue 7–6
37-252.344Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–10.750320Lost to Syracuse 6–19
38322.459Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–10.66750+4Beat Colorado State 6–0
39142.527Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–10.66750+1Beat Grinnell 58–0
40-262.537Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–10.66750+2Lost to Northwestern 13–19
41162.538Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–10.75032+2Beat Columbia 13–7
4292.556NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–10.75032+2Beat Wake Forest 30–7
43-172.576Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–10.750320Lost to Washington & Jefferson 6–20
44182.627Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–10.66750+2Beat Brown 19–0
45-212.628Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–10.75032+2Lost to Maryland 7–13
46-102.629Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)IND SOCON3–10.750320Lost to Texas 6–13
47112.644Florida (FLORIDA)IND SOCON3–10.75032+1Beat Kentucky 27–6
48132.739Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–10.50069+1BYE
4912.864Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND B83–10.75032+1Lost to Missouri 0–13
50-102.886Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–1–10.62564+2Lost to Princeton 0–13
51-422.925Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–10.66750+1Lost to Notre Dame 6–19
52-292.956Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–10.75032+1Lost to Penn State 0–20
53-162.977Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–10.66750+2Lost to Texas A&M 6–40
54-252.984Alabama (ALABAMA)IND SOCON2–1–10.625640Lost to Georgia Tech 0–13
55-162.989Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–10.75032-1Lost to Colgate 7–13
56-433.004Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–10.66750+1Lost to Michigan 0–14
57113.020Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–10.66750+1Beat Kansas 13–2
58193.074South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–10.75032+2Beat North Carolina 14–6
59223.127Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75032+3Beat Pennsylvania 20–0
60-443.224Purdue (PURDUE)B102–10.66750+1Lost to Chicago 6–7
61-133.299Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–1–10.625640Lost to California 0–16
62163.330SMUIND SWC3–10.75032+1Beat Rice 34–6
63203.357Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY2–10.667500Beat Northern Colorado 43–0
6493.377Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–20.500690Beat Loras 58–0
65-483.599Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–10.667500Lost to Denver 0–6
6613.611Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–10.500690BYE
67-13.723Iowa (IOWA)B102–10.66750-1Beat Wabash 38–0
68183.738Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON2–1–10.62564-1Beat Erskine 25–6
6963.802Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–1–10.700490Tied USC 13–13
70-163.839Tulane (TULANE)IND SOCON1–20.33389+1Lost to Mississippi State 6–13
71173.862Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–20.50069+2Beat Virginia Military Institute 13–8
72-14.056Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–10.66750-1Beat Holy Cross 14–6
73-174.061Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–20.60068-2Lost to Virginia 8–13
74-94.118Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–20.500690Lost to Washington 0–32
75-14.125West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–1–20.500690Tied Lafayette 7–7
76-584.209Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–10.50069-1Lost to Montana State 6–13
77124.369Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–20.50069-1Beat Chadron State 30–13
78-24.456Duke (DUKE)IND FBSI2–20.50069-2Beat Richmond 72–0
7914.620Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–20.33389+1Beat Marquette 8–0
80-14.700Indiana (INDIANA)B101–1–10.500690Tied Minnesota 14–14
81-224.817Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–20.50069-2Lost to Yale 0–19
82-224.846Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–20.50069-2Lost to Oklahoma State 0–8
8344.989Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–1–10.50069-1Tied Illinois 12–12
84-205.147Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.500690Lost to Cornell (IOWA) 13–19
85145.472Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY1–10.50069-1Beat Western State 51–6
86-25.547North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–30.250940Lost to South Carolina 6–14
87-25.676Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)IND SOCON1–2–10.37585-2Lost to Tennessee 7–21
88-165.735Drake (DRAKE)IND B81–20.33389-1Lost to Pittsburgh 0–32
8945.879Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–20.50069-1Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 20–12
9026.304Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND SOCON1–20.333890BYE
91-226.358Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–20.33389-2Lost to Kansas State 2–13
92-26.739Kentucky (KENTUCKY)IND SOCON1–2–10.37585-2Lost to Florida 6–27
93-27.223Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND FBSI1–2–10.375850Lost to NC State 7–30
9407.406Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–2–10.37585-1Lost to SMU 6–34
9538.392Auburn (AUBURN)IND SOCON0–40.00098-2Lost to LSU 0–9
96-18.781Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY1–30.25094-2Lost to Colorado 0–43
97-159.628BYUIND SKY0–1–10.25094-1Tied California Davis 0–0
98-211.100Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY0–30.00098-3Lost to Colorado Mines 6–51
99-211.764Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND B80–2–10.16797-3Lost to Nebraska 0–58

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