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1929 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

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1929 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
121.058Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–01.0001+21Beat Carnegie Tech 34–13
221.114Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+27Beat USC 13–12
3-21.134Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–01.0001+17Beat Wyoming 44–0
4-21.220California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–0–10.9389+24Beat Washington 7–0
501.302Purdue (PURDUE)B107–01.0001+23Beat Iowa 7–0
621.352Tennessee (TENNESSEE)IND SOCON8–01.0001+18Beat Vanderbilt 13–0
781.490SMUIND SWC5–0–30.81318+11Beat Baylor 25–6
861.591TCUIND SWC8–01.0001+11Beat Texas 15–12
901.608Tulane (TULANE)IND SOCON8–01.0001+15Beat Sewanee 18–0
10111.625Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–1–10.78619+18Beat Chicago 20–6
1101.675Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI6–0–20.87511+6Beat Thiel 40–7
1251.677Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–0–10.92910+8Beat Michigan State 25–0
1331.709Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–10.85715+11BYE
14-41.728Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI6–01.0001+6Beat Western Reserve 36–0
1531.771North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–10.87511+21Beat Davidson 26–7
16111.773Kentucky (KENTUCKY)IND SOCON6–10.85715+14Beat Virginia Military Institute 23–12
17-111.788USCPAC6–20.75023+16Lost to Notre Dame 12–13
18-111.815Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–1–20.75023+11Lost to TCU 12–15
1961.842Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–1–10.78619+13Beat Princeton 13–0
2021.897Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI7–10.87511+12Beat Syracuse 21–0
21-11.948Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–10.87511+12Beat Montana 13–0
22142.060Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–1–10.75023+12Beat Colorado State 6–0
2352.090Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–10.85715+10Beat Oregon State 16–0
2402.172Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–1–30.58361+9Tied Oklahoma 13–13
2592.220NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–20.75023+12Beat Missouri 14–0
2652.264Alabama (ALABAMA)IND SOCON6–20.75023+9Beat Georgia Tech 14–0
27-42.348Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–20.77821+14Lost to Kentucky 12–23
28112.430Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–20.75023+11Beat Columbia 20–0
2982.446Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)IND FBSI5–1–20.750230Beat Wittenberg 15–0
30-182.487Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–20.77821+13Lost to Santa Clara 7–13
3142.490Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–20.75023+7Beat Centenary 13–2
32-62.492Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)IND SOCON6–20.75023+9Lost to Tennessee 0–13
33-202.576Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–20.71437+9Lost to Michigan 6–7
34-152.606Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–20.75023+6Lost to Indiana 14–19
3552.655Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–2–10.64347+7Beat Kenyon 54–0
36-62.655Iowa (IOWA)B104–2–10.64347+7Lost to Purdue 0–7
37192.657Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–2–20.62552+6Beat Wake Forest 61–0
3832.678Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–1–20.75023+6Tied West Virginia 0–0
39-72.714Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–2–10.72236+6Lost to SMU 6–25
40142.834Florida (FLORIDA)IND SOCON5–20.71437+12Beat Clemson 13–7
41102.845Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–2–10.68842+2Beat Dickinson 89–7
4222.862Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–2–10.68842+7Beat Iowa State 7–0
43242.910Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–1–10.70041+4Beat Utah State 13–0
44142.920Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–30.62552+11Beat Minnesota 7–6
45-162.970Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75023+9Lost to Bucknell 6–27
46-132.981Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI4–2–10.64347+2Lost to Pittsburgh 13–34
4763.027LSUIND SOCON6–20.75023-2Beat Ole Miss 13–6
4823.054Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY3–20.60060+7Beat Western State 54–21
49-113.080Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON6–30.66744+7Lost to Florida 7–13
50113.148Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–2–10.64347+1Beat Holy Cross 12–6
5113.187Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND MVC4–1–20.71437-3BYE
52-103.266Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–30.625520Lost to Colgate 0–21
5393.294Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–40.50067+3Beat Rice 26–6
54-63.341Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–40.50067+9BYE
55-83.477Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62552-2Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–25
56-13.484Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–2–20.625520Tied Washington & LEE 13–13
57-113.487Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–30.62552+6Lost to Colorado 0–6
58-93.529Chicago (CHICAGO)B106–30.66744-1Lost to Illinois 6–20
59-143.558Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–30.62552+1Lost to Maryland 0–24
60-33.641Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY5–20.71437+1BYE
61-183.654Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–2–10.58361+3Lost to NEW York University 0–14
62123.668Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY4–20.66744+1Beat Kearney 20–0
63103.685Georgia (GEORGIA)IND SOCON4–40.50067+10Beat Auburn 24–0
6413.771Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–2–10.64347-3Tied ST. Louis 0–0
6553.786South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–30.62552-3Beat Furman 2–0
66-33.893Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–2–10.58361+2Tied Nebraska 13–13
67-83.982Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–40.50067-3Lost to Oregon 0–16
68-43.999Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–40.50067-4Lost to Pennsylvania 0–20
6974.024Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–30.57164+1Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 13–0
70-14.057BYUIND SKY4–30.57164+7BYE
7104.148West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–3–30.50067+7Tied Georgetown 0–0
72-124.158Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–30.50067+2Lost to Denver 0–13
73114.264Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–3–20.50067-1Beat Virginia Tech 24–0
74-24.343Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–30.50067+2BYE
75-74.353Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND SOCON2–50.28690+1Lost to Alabama 0–14
7634.754Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–5–10.31388-6Lost to California 0–7
7784.809Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–40.50067-3Beat Norwich 66–6
78-125.053Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–40.42981+2Lost to Gonzaga 14–20
79-15.072Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–4–10.43879-7Lost to Washington State 0–13
80-55.137Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND FBSI5–40.55666-5Lost to Navy 0–61
8105.192Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–4–10.43879-6Tied Virginia 13–13
82-25.244Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND FBSI4–50.44478-11Lost to North Carolina 7–26
8365.429Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–3–10.50067-5Beat Boston College 20–6
84-15.482Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–4–10.35785-8Lost to Yale 0–13
8565.575Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY2–40.33387-4Beat Regis 7–0
8645.587Indiana (INDIANA)B102–5–10.313880Beat Northwestern 19–14
8715.767Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND SOCON2–4–20.37584-4Lost to Tulane 0–18
88-115.800UCLAPAC3–40.42981-5Lost to ST. Mary's 0–24
8935.827Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON3–40.42981+5Beat NC State 19–12
90-45.847Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)IND SOCON1–6–10.18896-6Lost to LSU 6–13
91-96.327Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC2–4–10.35785-9Lost to Kansas 0–13
92-56.553Auburn (AUBURN)IND SOCON2–60.25094-11Lost to Georgia 0–24
9347.207Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–60.14397-11Lost to Utah 0–44
9407.416Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY2–50.28690-13Lost to Colorado College 21–54
95-27.548Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–50.28690-5Lost to Texas A&M 6–26
9627.704Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–60.14397-11Lost to Drake 0–7
97-27.720Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC2–50.28690-3Lost to North Dakota 0–54
9818.216Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)IND SOCON1–5–10.21495-10Tied Millsaps 0–0
99-38.421NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–60.14397-15Lost to Duke 12–19
10009.481Regis (REGIS)IND FBSI1–60.14397-13Lost to Colorado Mines 0–7

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