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1931 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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1931 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
100.738Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–0–10.9295+25Beat Navy 20–0
200.940USCPAC6–10.85714+26Beat Montana 69–0
301.011Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–0–10.9295+23Beat Indiana 7–6
411.147Tulane (TULANE)IND SOCON8–01.0001+25Beat Georgia 20–7
511.267Tennessee (TENNESSEE)IND SOCON8–01.0001+21Beat Vanderbilt 21–7
6-21.288Georgia (GEORGIA)IND SOCON6–10.85714+20Lost to Tulane 7–20
711.373SMUIND SWC8–01.0001+25Beat Baylor 6–0
8-11.423Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–01.0001+16Beat Holy Cross 7–0
901.427Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI6–0–20.8757+12Tied NEW York University 0–0
1041.476Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–10.85714+15Beat Colorado 32–0
1101.492Alabama (ALABAMA)IND SOCON7–10.8757+16Beat Clemson 74–7
1241.689Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI5–0–30.81322+7Beat Washington & Jefferson 10–6
1351.758Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–10.8757+13Beat Army 26–0
1451.759Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI7–10.8757+11Beat Brown 9–7
1561.886Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–1–20.77827+12Beat Nevada 26–0
16-31.946Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–2–10.68841+12Lost to Pittsburgh 0–26
17-51.947Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–10.8757+7Lost to Colgate 7–21
18-81.974Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI6–10.85714+6Lost to Dartmouth 0–14
19111.987Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–10.85714+13Beat Kansas State 6–3
2002.019Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–1–20.75029+12Tied Oregon State 0–0
21162.035Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI7–10.8757+6Beat Syracuse 21–7
2272.073Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–10.85714+10Beat Colorado State 6–0
2302.107Purdue (PURDUE)B107–10.8757+10Beat Iowa 22–0
2402.149Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–20.71435+12Beat Wisconsin 6–0
25142.176Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–2–10.68841+12Beat Washington State 12–0
2602.238NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–2–10.68841+8Tied Fordham 0–0
27-102.245Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)IND SOCON5–30.62552+13Lost to Tennessee 7–21
2862.252Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–20.75029+11Beat Cornell (IOWA) 47–7
29-22.295Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–1–10.81322+5Tied Michigan State 0–0
3052.334Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–10.85714+5Beat Georgia Tech 13–12
3172.365Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI6–10.85714+3Beat Butler 21–0
32172.373Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–2–10.68841+5Beat Cornell 14–0
33-182.404Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81322+5Lost to Carnegie Tech 13–19
3482.409California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–20.75029+10Beat Idaho 18–0
35-32.528Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON5–1–10.78626+6BYE
3642.603Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–2–10.688410Tied Michigan 0–0
3782.631Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–30.66747+11Beat Rice 7–0
3862.643Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–1–20.66747+1BYE
3942.680Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–2–10.68841+14Tied Villanova 0–0
40-152.685TCUIND SWC8–20.80025+14Lost to Texas 0–10
41-132.773Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–20.71435+7Lost to Nebraska 3–6
42-202.847ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI6–20.75029+12Lost to UCLA 0–12
43142.868Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–30.62552+11Beat TCU 10–0
44-82.894Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND SOCON6–2–10.72234+4Lost to Auburn 0–12
4572.923Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC7–20.77827+7Beat Tulsa 7–6
4682.935Kentucky (KENTUCKY)IND SOCON4–2–10.64349+5Beat Virginia Military Institute 20–12
4762.956New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR3–1–10.700400Tied Arizona 7–7
48-173.028Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–20.71435+4Lost to Drake 6–7
49-33.169Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–30.62552+6Lost to Washington 0–12
50173.183Auburn (AUBURN)IND SOCON4–2–10.64349+4Beat Sewanee 12–0
5103.192LSUIND SOCON5–30.62552+3Beat Ole Miss 26–3
52-193.260Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–3–10.56362+7Lost to NC State 0–14
53-63.260Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI6–20.750290Lost to Columbia 7–9
5413.280Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–3–10.61160-1Tied Oregon 0–0
55-143.286Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–20.71435+6Lost to Northern Arizona 6–13
5673.330North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–3–20.50066+6Beat Davidson 20–0
57-93.351Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–3–10.56362+4Lost to Ohio State 0–6
5843.402Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI5–30.62552-1Beat Union (TENNESSEE) 19–0
59113.536Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–30.62552-1Beat BYU 13–7
60-43.545Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–2–20.62552-4Tied Detroit Mercy 0–0
61143.569Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–30.57161+6Beat Iowa State 7–6
62-43.571Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–30.50066+4Lost to Utah State 0–6
63-33.682Florida (FLORIDA)IND SOCON2–3–20.42978+4Tied South Carolina 6–6
64153.690Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–40.42978+1Beat Temple 19–13
65163.752UCLAPAC2–3–10.41784+2Beat ST. Mary's 12–0
66-53.770South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–2–10.64349-3Tied Florida 6–6
67-173.834Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND MVC5–20.71435-2Lost to Creighton 0–8
6863.983New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–30.62552-3Beat Wayland 20–6
69-104.011Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–40.50066-3Lost to Texas A&M 0–7
70-24.174Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–3–10.50066-2Lost to Notre Dame 0–20
71134.213Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY3–30.50066+1Beat Denver 9–2
72-84.234Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY3–30.500660Lost to Utah 0–32
73-14.298Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)IND FBSI4–40.50066+1Lost to Bucknell 6–10
74-54.372Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–40.50066-4Lost to Colorado College 2–9
7524.510Indiana (INDIANA)B102–4–10.35791-1Lost to Northwestern 6–7
7694.602Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–3–10.56362-6Beat Princeton 6–0
77-114.665Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND FBSI4–3–20.55665-5Lost to North Carolina 0–20
78-74.673Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–40.42978-4Lost to California 0–18
79-34.758BYUIND SKY4–40.500660Lost to Wyoming 7–13
80114.785Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC4–40.50066+7Beat Grinnell 8–0
8124.856Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–40.42978-7Lost to SMU 0–6
82-94.941West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–50.37587-5Lost to Georgetown 0–13
83104.967Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR3–40.42978+3Beat Arizona State 13–6
84-195.079Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI3–30.50066-5Lost to West Seattle A.c. 12–13
8555.092Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–4–10.43877-1Beat West Virginia 13–0
86-45.211Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–4–20.37587-3Tied Virginia 0–0
87135.450Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY2–3–10.41784-5Beat Western State 12–0
8845.490Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–50.37587-5Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 28–0
8955.559Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–50.28695-5Beat Oklahoma 7–0
90-125.631Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–50.28695-6Lost to Missouri 0–7
91-45.757Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–4–10.35791-9BYE
92-125.832Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–50.28695-10Lost to Chicago 6–13
93-75.868Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)IND SOCON1–6–10.188105-7Lost to LSU 3–26
9435.887Iowa (IOWA)B101–5–10.214102-8Lost to Purdue 0–22
9516.105Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND SOCON1–5–10.214102-6Lost to Pennsylvania 12–13
96-86.162Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38986-7Lost to Kentucky 12–20
97-26.396Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–4–10.35791-5Tied New Mexico 7–7
9856.408NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–50.37587-6Beat Duke 14–0
9936.425Chicago (CHICAGO)B102–5–10.31394-5Beat Illinois 13–6
100-26.539Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON1–6–20.222101-12Tied Virginia Tech 0–0
101-126.674Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND FBSI3–40.42978-3Lost to Oglethorpe 0–37
10246.947Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)IND SOCON2–50.28695-9Beat Rhodes 14–0
103-47.485Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–60.143107-10Lost to Washington & LEE 0–6
10408.045Montana (MONTANA)PAC1–60.143107-12Lost to USC 0–69
105-48.118Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–70.125110-4Lost to Lafayette 0–33
10628.345Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON1–6–10.188105-5Lost to Alabama 7–74
107-28.516Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC2–60.25099-14Lost to Kansas 0–28
108-18.536Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY1–60.143107-14Lost to Northern Colorado 0–12
10908.719Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY1–5–10.214102-13BYE
11009.608Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY1–4–10.25099-13BYE

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