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1937 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1937 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
100.748Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI9–0–10.9504+43BYE
201.062Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI7–0–10.9387+24BYE
301.104Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY8–01.0001+30BYE
401.127Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–01.0001+38BYE
501.249Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI8–0–10.9446+26BYE
601.349California (CALIFORNIA)PAC9–0–10.9504+24BYE
701.357Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI7–0–20.88910+16BYE
801.402North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–1–10.83313+29BYE
901.466Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81315+21BYE
1011.519LSUSEC9–10.9008+28BYE
11-11.520Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI8–01.0001+21BYE
1201.548Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI8–0–20.9008+20BYE
1301.563Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–2–10.72230+28BYE
1401.653Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–1–20.77820+22BYE
1501.658Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON7–2–10.75024+27BYE
1601.846Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–20.77820+21BYE
1701.866Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–2–10.68835+15BYE
1801.879Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–20.75024+15BYE
1901.887Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI8–10.88910+19BYE
2001.966Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–20.77820+24BYE
2102.002Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–2–30.65042+17BYE
2202.022Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–2–20.70031+18BYE
2302.048Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–2–20.70031+16BYE
2402.057Montana (MONTANA)PAC7–10.87512+14BYE
2502.057Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR8–20.80016+21BYE
2602.082Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75024+13BYE
2702.149West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–1–10.83313+7BYE
2802.161Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–2–20.66738+17BYE
2902.234UTEPIND BOR7–1–20.80016+5BYE
3002.238New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR7–20.77820+19BYE
3122.244Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–3–10.65042+20BYE
32-12.248Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR8–30.72729+25BYE
33-12.256Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–2–10.68835+13BYE
3402.292Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–20.75024+13BYE
3512.339Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–3–20.60054+18BYE
36-12.350Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC8–20.80016+9BYE
3702.363Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–3–10.65042+15BYE
3802.453Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON8–20.80016+14BYE
3902.565Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI6–3–10.65042+14BYE
4002.590Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–2–20.66738+13BYE
4102.598Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–30.70031+7BYE
4202.633Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–30.70031+10BYE
4302.644Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68835+3BYE
4402.648ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI4–3–20.55659+12BYE
4502.658NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON5–3–10.61153+15BYE
4602.680Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–2–20.66738+9BYE
4702.722Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62548+9BYE
4802.733Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–3–20.55659+8BYE
4982.759Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–3–20.63646+8Beat Miami 26–0
50-12.790Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–30.62548+9BYE
51-12.812Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–2–40.55659+10BYE
52-12.852Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI6–3–30.62548+8BYE
53-12.925Indiana (INDIANA)B105–30.62548+4BYE
54-12.948Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–3–10.56356+9BYE
55-12.955TCUIND SWC4–4–20.50069+10BYE
56-12.973BYUIND SKY6–30.66738+12BYE
57-13.005Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–4–10.55066+8BYE
5803.147ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC7–2–10.75024-6BYE
5903.165Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–40.50069+6BYE
6003.340Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI6–40.60054+3BYE
6113.352USCPAC4–4–20.50069+5BYE
62-13.355Purdue (PURDUE)B104–3–10.56356+2BYE
6303.507New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–4–10.50069+1BYE
6403.583Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–40.63646-9BYE
6503.589Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–3–30.50069+3BYE
6603.622Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–3–10.56356-1BYE
6713.704Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI5–40.55659-1BYE
6813.706Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–40.50069+2BYE
69-23.708Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY5–30.62548+4BYE
7003.732Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–4–10.55066+1BYE
7103.815Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–3–30.500690BYE
7213.836Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–4–10.500690BYE
73-13.845Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–4–10.50069+2BYE
7403.917Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–50.50069+9BYE
7503.966Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–40.50069-2BYE
7603.980Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY5–40.55659-3BYE
7704.096Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–3–20.50069-4BYE
7804.157Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–5–10.45088-4BYE
7904.170Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–3–20.55659-10BYE
8014.201NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–40.556590BYE
81-14.202SMUIND SWC5–60.45587-1BYE
8214.239Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–50.50069-6BYE
83-14.245Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50069+2BYE
8404.252Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–4–10.55066-9BYE
8504.309SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI4–5–10.45088-1BYE
8604.322Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–3–20.50069+1BYE
8704.385Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI2–5–10.313111+2BYE
8834.559Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR5–50.50069-10BYE
8904.563Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–50.44490-5BYE
9004.563Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–50.375100-7BYE
9114.608George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI3–4–10.43894-5BYE
9214.628Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–60.40096-4BYE
9314.711Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–6–10.350106-1BYE
9424.795Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–4–20.444900BYE
9504.814South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–6–10.45886-3BYE
9614.815Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.364104-6BYE
97-94.860Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–4–10.50069-11Lost to Georgia 0–26
9804.877Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–60.40096-8BYE
9904.995Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–6–10.278115-3BYE
10005.141Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY3–4–10.43894-13BYE
10105.144Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI4–70.364104-5BYE
10205.147Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI2–4–20.3751000BYE
10305.167Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–60.40096-16BYE
10405.173Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–50.44490-11BYE
10515.248Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–5–10.313111-3BYE
106-15.251Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–4–20.375100-4BYE
10705.277Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC4–60.40096-7BYE
10805.366Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–60.333107-9BYE
10905.416Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–5–20.333107-10BYE
11005.556William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–50.44490-20BYE
11105.932Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–60.333107-12BYE
11206.091Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–60.333107-15BYE
11306.139UCLAPAC2–6–10.278115-11BYE
11406.160Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–50.375100-10BYE
11506.476Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY2–50.286114-14BYE
11606.617Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY2–60.250117-10BYE
11706.860Iowa (IOWA)B101–70.125123-18BYE
11806.865Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–70.222118-22BYE
11906.984Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI2–6–20.300113-22BYE
12007.057Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–80.200121-21BYE
12107.219Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC2–70.222118-21BYE
12207.343Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC2–70.222118-20BYE
12307.348Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–60.143122-18BYE
12407.594Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–70.125123-16BYE
12509.424Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR0–8–10.056125-14BYE
126011.680Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC0–100.000126-21BYE

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