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1927 Week 9 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
100.896Georgia (GEORGIA)IND SOCON4–01.0001+10Beat Auburn 33–3
220.924Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY3–01.0001+6Beat Montana State 28–7
331.213Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–01.0001+7Beat Ohio State 21–0
4101.265Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Cornell 21–10
541.378Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Indiana 19–6
6-11.412Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–0–10.87519+5Beat Montana 42–6
761.412Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–0–10.87519+3Beat Iowa 38–0
841.428Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–01.0001+6Beat Carnegie Tech 23–7
921.435Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–0–10.90014+4Tied TCU 0–0
10151.437Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–0–10.87519+3Beat Northwestern 7–6
11-41.458Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND SOCON4–01.0001+8Beat North Carolina 13–0
12-21.477Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–0–10.90014+5Beat Rice 27–0
13131.524LSUIND SOCON4–0–10.90014+3Beat Mississippi State 9–7
1461.534Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–01.0001+5Beat Washington State 14–0
1511.544Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)IND FBSI5–01.0001+6Beat Lafayette 14–0
1681.632Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–01.0001+2Beat Harvard 30–6
17131.723Tennessee (TENNESSEE)IND SOCON5–01.0001+3Beat Transylvania 57–0
1851.738Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND FBSI3–0–10.87519+4Beat Marquette 14–0
19-11.742California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–01.0001+2Beat Olympic Club 21–0
2011.768USCPAC4–0–10.90014+1Beat California Tech 51–0
21-191.771Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–10.75034+7Lost to SMU 9–32
2271.773NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–01.00010Beat Rutgers 60–6
23-41.815Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND FBSI4–0–10.90014+3Tied Wake Forest 13–13
24201.960Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–10.75034+6Beat Army 10–6
25172.034NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON4–10.80023+6Beat Florida 12–6
2662.039TCUIND SWC3–0–20.800230Tied Texas A&M 0–0
2762.056Furman (FURMAN)IND FBSI4–10.80023+6Beat Erskine 47–0
28-202.109Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–10.75034+4Lost to Illinois 6–7
2992.232Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–10.75034+5Beat Colorado Mines 39–0
30212.277Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.75034+4Beat Duke 32–6
3162.311Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI4–10.800230Beat West Virginia 25–0
32-152.346Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–10.80023+3Lost to Penn State 6–9
3322.364Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON4–10.80023+5Beat Virginia Military Institute 10–6
34122.378Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)IND SOCON4–10.80023+1Beat Tulane 32–0
35212.475Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75034+3Beat Purdue 12–6
36-212.501Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–1–10.70046+2Lost to Washington 0–14
37-152.571Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–10.80023+3Lost to Yale 6–10
38212.571Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80023+7Beat Syracuse 9–6
39232.607SMUIND SWC4–10.80023+4Beat Missouri 32–9
40142.608Alabama (ALABAMA)IND SOCON3–1–10.70046+1Beat Sewanee 24–0
4192.608Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–1–10.70046+3Beat Kentucky 25–0
42-152.647Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–1–10.700460Lost to Washington & Jefferson 0–14
43-152.659Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–10.750340Lost to Princeton 10–21
4492.715Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–10.75034+2Beat Missouri Rolla 34–0
45232.755Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–1–10.70046+2Beat South Carolina 20–0
46-152.784Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)IND SOCON3–10.75034+1Lost to LSU 7–9
47-112.802Chicago (CHICAGO)B103–10.75034+5Beat Pennsylvania 13–7
4892.804Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–10.75034+1Beat Oklahoma 20–14
49-152.834Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY3–20.60057+4Lost to Colorado College 7–28
5052.914Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–10.80023-2Beat Williams 19–0
51-122.990Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–10.667520BYE
52-43.026Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–10.66752+2Beat Colorado 20–13
53-503.071Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–1–10.50065+2Lost to Kansas State 14–20
54-113.180Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–20.600570Lost to Pittsburgh 7–23
55103.195Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–10.66752+1BYE
56-73.254Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND B83–1–10.700460Tied Kansas 21–21
57123.261Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–1–10.75034+1Beat Oregon State 20–6
5833.330Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–1–10.625560BYE
59123.388Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–20.60057+4Beat Virginia Tech 7–0
60163.391Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–10.667520Beat Wyoming 42–0
61-143.460Florida (FLORIDA)IND SOCON3–20.600570Lost to NC State 6–12
6223.609Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–20.50065-1BYE
63-233.728Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–20.50065+1Lost to Michigan 0–21
64-123.818Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–20.600570Lost to Chicago 7–13
65-73.838South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–20.60057+2Lost to Clemson 0–20
66-213.838Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–20.600570Lost to Virginia 0–7
67-74.076Purdue (PURDUE)B102–20.500650Lost to Wisconsin 6–12
6854.162Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–30.50065-3Lost to Maryland 6–10
69-284.178Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–20.60057+2Lost to Wabash 0–7
70184.365Drake (DRAKE)IND B82–20.50065-1Beat Grinnell 26–6
71-44.526Iowa (IOWA)B102–20.50065-2Lost to Minnesota 0–38
72154.531Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)IND SOCON2–2–10.50065-3Beat Rhodes 39–0
73-104.569Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY2–20.50065-1Lost to Utah 13–20
74-84.571Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–20.33388-1Lost to Stanford 6–20
7554.714Indiana (INDIANA)B101–2–10.375860Lost to Notre Dame 6–19
76-44.748Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–20.50065-2Lost to Dartmouth 6–30
7714.829Duke (DUKE)IND FBSI2–30.40077-3Lost to Navy 6–32
78-44.877Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–30.40077-1Lost to Idaho 6–42
79-94.903Tulane (TULANE)IND SOCON1–30.250920Lost to Vanderbilt 0–32
8034.965Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–1–10.50065-1BYE
8135.069Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.500650BYE
82-75.117West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–2–20.40077-1Lost to Georgetown 0–25
83-65.168Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–30.40077-2Lost to Utah State 0–42
84-25.331Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–30.40077-4Lost to Creighton 0–14
8515.609North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–40.200950Lost to Georgia Tech 0–13
8655.668Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–2–10.37586-2Tied Washington (MISSOURI) 21–21
87-66.209Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–30.40077-3Lost to Lebanon Valley 12–13
88-36.247Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY1–20.33388-2Lost to Denver 0–39
89-106.554Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–30.25092+1Lost to Tulsa 26–28
9006.782Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND SOCON1–30.25092-1Lost to Alabama 0–24
91-26.892Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–30.40077-1Lost to Centenary 6–9
9226.931Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–3–10.30090-1Lost to Texas 0–27
9307.019Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND FBSI1–2–20.400770Tied Davidson 13–13
9427.107Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY2–30.40077-3Beat BYU 21–7
95-37.868Kentucky (KENTUCKY)IND SOCON1–3–10.30090-5Lost to Washington & LEE 0–25
96-17.881Auburn (AUBURN)IND SOCON0–50.00098-3Lost to Georgia 3–33
97010.660BYUIND SKY0–2–10.16796-4Lost to Northern Colorado 7–21
98111.420Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND B80–3–10.12597-5Lost to Drake 6–26
99-111.516Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY0–30.00098-5BYE

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