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1930 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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1930 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
100.934Alabama (ALABAMA)IND SOCON7–01.0001+24Beat Florida 20–0
201.007Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–01.0001+21Beat Pennsylvania 60–20
301.114USCPAC6–10.85716+22Beat California 74–0
411.215Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–01.0001+15Beat Indiana 25–0
511.228Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–01.0001+20Beat Idaho 33–7
621.246Georgia (GEORGIA)IND SOCON6–0–10.92910+15Beat NEW York University 7–6
701.259Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–01.0001+11Beat Colorado College 41–6
8-41.410Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–0–10.92910+8Beat Allegheny 43–14
901.430Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI7–01.0001+14Beat Detroit Mercy 13–7
1011.455Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–0–10.92910+13Beat Harvard 6–3
1121.568TCUIND SWC8–0–10.9449+11Beat Rice 20–0
12-21.586Oregon (OREGON)PAC7–01.0001+13Beat UCLA 7–0
1351.658Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–1–20.71440+10Beat Alfred 66–0
14-21.700Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–0–10.92910+5Beat Illinois 13–0
1551.727Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY5–0–10.91714+7Beat Northern Colorado 27–7
1611.737Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+9Beat Iowa 7–0
17111.745Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–10.85716+7Beat Columbia 54–0
18-41.751Tennessee (TENNESSEE)IND SOCON6–10.85716+12Beat Carson Newman 34–0
1921.758Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–1–10.78630+13Beat Carnegie Tech 7–6
20-41.783Purdue (PURDUE)B105–10.83325+14Beat Chicago 26–7
2111.824Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)IND SOCON6–10.85716+10Beat Georgia Tech 6–0
2221.912Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–1–10.81327+9Beat Baylor 14–0
23-41.928Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–10.85716+10Beat Miami 34–0
2452.037Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON6–10.85716+14Beat Kentucky 14–7
2502.037Tulane (TULANE)IND SOCON6–10.85716+7Beat Auburn 21–0
26102.052Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–1–10.81327+10Beat Washington 25–7
2732.076Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON7–10.87515+8Beat Virginia Military Institute 32–0
28-12.123Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–1–10.78630+5Beat South Dakota State 58–7
29142.128Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–1–10.75035+11Beat Kansas 16–0
3042.170Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI6–10.85716+5Beat Villanova 20–14
3122.268Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–10.80029+5BYE
3262.319Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–1–10.78630+4Beat North Dakota State 19–11
3342.320North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–2–10.64352+14Beat NC State 13–6
34-192.385Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–20.71440+9Lost to Stanford 7–25
35-122.416NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–20.71440+9Lost to Georgia 6–7
3632.485Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–10.83325-1Beat Hobart 54–0
37-112.508Kentucky (KENTUCKY)IND SOCON4–20.66748+8Lost to Duke 7–14
3832.576BYUIND SKY3–1–30.64352+4Tied Carroll (MONTANA) 13–13
3952.615ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI6–10.85716-2Beat Olympic Club 15–0
4052.684Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)IND FBSI4–1–10.75035-1BYE
4152.690Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–1–20.71440-1Tied Penn State 0–0
4282.734Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI5–1–10.786300Beat Tufts 32–7
43-122.779Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–20.66748+6Lost to Notre Dame 20–60
44-92.791Rice (RICE)IND SWC6–20.75035+5Lost to TCU 0–20
45-132.852Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI5–20.71440+4Lost to Colgate 0–54
4632.855Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI5–1–10.786300Beat Edmond Tech 19–0
4792.875Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–2–10.58359+4Beat Navy 27–0
48-82.909Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI4–20.66748+4Lost to Fordham 7–13
4952.957Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY6–20.75035+5Beat Carroll (MONTANA) 21–0
5092.994Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON5–20.71440+6Beat Washington & LEE 41–7
5112.996LSUIND SOCON6–20.75035-2Beat Ole Miss 6–0
5233.096SMUIND SWC4–2–10.64352+2Beat Texas A&M 13–7
5353.272West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–30.62558+7Beat Kansas State 23–7
54123.363Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–2–10.583590Beat South Dakota 59–0
55163.445Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–2–10.64352+4Beat Virginia 34–13
56-33.455Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–3–10.500700Lost to Michigan 3–6
57-103.469Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI4–30.57162-1Lost to Pittsburgh 6–7
5823.500Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–30.57162-2BYE
5953.506Regis (REGIS)IND FBSI5–20.71440-3BYE
60-123.517Florida (FLORIDA)IND SOCON4–2–10.64352+6Lost to Alabama 0–20
61-193.518Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–20.667480Lost to Nebraska 0–16
6263.527Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–20.71440+2Beat Boston College 20–19
63103.566Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–30.57162+5Beat Utah State 32–7
64-33.590Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–2–20.57162-2Tied Syracuse 0–0
65113.679Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–30.50070+3Beat Creighton 38–6
66193.952Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–2–10.64352+8Beat Arkansas 26–0
67-44.005Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–3–10.50070-3Lost to Texas 0–14
68-174.057South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–30.57162+8Lost to Furman 0–14
6964.165Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–30.571620Beat Gonzaga 27–15
70204.207Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC3–2–10.58359-2Beat Grinnell 6–0
71-144.331Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–30.50070-2Lost to Ohio State 0–27
72104.349Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND FBSI4–30.57162-5Beat Wofford 13–0
73-84.370California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–40.42977+7Lost to USC 0–74
74-44.371Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–40.42977-4Lost to Washington State 7–33
7544.505Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–40.33388-1Lost to Army 0–13
76-144.556Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND FBSI4–30.57162-1Lost to Presbyterian 0–13
77-104.562Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND SOCON2–3–10.41784+1Lost to Vanderbilt 0–6
7824.572Iowa (IOWA)B102–40.333880Lost to Marquette 0–7
79-54.608Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–40.42977+2Lost to Bucknell 14–20
8064.733UCLAPAC2–40.33388-3Lost to Oregon 0–7
81-94.893Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–3–10.50070-3Lost to Denver 7–32
8254.950Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND SOCON3–4–10.43875-5Tied Tennessee Chattanooga 0–0
83-65.018Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–40.42977+4Lost to Oklahoma State 0–26
84-15.030Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–50.28693-3Lost to SMU 7–13
85-165.035Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–40.33388-1Lost to Wyoming 6–21
86-25.303Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND MVC3–40.42977-6Lost to Washington (MISSOURI) 0–6
87-65.447Chicago (CHICAGO)B102–3–20.42977-4Lost to Purdue 7–26
88-105.466Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–30.40085-4Lost to West Virginia 7–23
89-15.501Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–50.37587-6Lost to Virginia Tech 13–34
9015.652Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–40.42977-4Lost to Clemson 0–32
91-25.940Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–4–10.43875-7Lost to Maryland 7–41
9205.962Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY1–40.200101-6Lost to Utah 6–41
9305.989Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY1–2–20.40085-3Lost to Colorado 7–27
9406.252Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)IND SOCON1–5–10.21499-8Lost to LSU 0–6
9536.341Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–40.33388-2Beat Iowa State 14–0
9656.441Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–4–10.25095-4Beat Colorado State 21–6
97-16.592Auburn (AUBURN)IND SOCON2–50.28693-6Lost to Tulane 0–21
9816.697Indiana (INDIANA)B101–5–10.21499-6Lost to Northwestern 0–25
9946.928Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY1–30.25095-5Beat Western State 13–0
100-37.140NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–60.25095-10Lost to North Carolina 6–13
101-67.526Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–4–10.25095-5Lost to Lehigh 9–13
102-28.286Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC1–50.167102-9Lost to Drake 6–38
103-19.088Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–50.000105-12Lost to Missouri 0–14
10409.193Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI0–6–10.071104-11Lost to Montana 15–27
10509.836Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)IND SOCON1–60.143103-1Lost to Henderson State 7–25
106010.676Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY0–50.000105-13Lost to Colorado Mines 0–13

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