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1937 Regular Season Final 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
100.746Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI9–0–10.9504+43BYE
201.067Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI7–0–10.9387+24BYE
301.104Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY8–01.0001+30BYE
401.129Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–01.0001+38BYE
501.252Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI8–0–10.9446+26BYE
611.355California (CALIFORNIA)PAC9–0–10.9504+24BYE
7-11.362Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI7–0–20.88910+16BYE
801.404North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–1–10.83313+29BYE
911.472Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81315+21BYE
10-11.520Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI8–01.0001+21Beat Loyola Marymount 7–0
1101.521LSUSEC9–10.9008+28BYE
1201.566Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI8–0–20.9008+19BYE
1301.573Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–2–10.72230+28BYE
1401.650Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–1–20.77820+22BYE
1501.658Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON7–2–10.75024+27BYE
1611.855Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–20.77820+21BYE
1721.874Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–2–10.68835+15BYE
1801.882Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–20.75024+15BYE
19-31.890Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI8–10.88910+19BYE
2001.966Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–20.77820+24BYE
2132.002Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–2–30.65042+17BYE
2212.026Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–2–20.70031+18Tied Manhattan 0–0
23-22.044Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–2–20.70031+16BYE
24-22.057Montana (MONTANA)PAC7–10.87512+14BYE
2502.060Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR8–20.80016+21Beat Oregon 20–6
2612.096Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75024+13BYE
27-12.149West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–1–10.83313+7BYE
2802.166Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–2–20.66738+17Beat SAN Francisco 42–0
2912.237UTEPIND BOR7–1–20.80016+5BYE
30-12.241New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR7–20.77820+19Beat Santa Barbara 9–7
3122.253Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR8–30.72729+25BYE
32-12.256Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–2–10.68835+13BYE
3332.268Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–3–10.65042+19Beat Ole Miss 32–0
3402.295Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–20.75024+13BYE
35-32.320Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC8–20.80016+9BYE
3622.331Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–3–20.60053+18Beat SMU 15–7
37-22.366Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–3–10.65042+15BYE
38-12.453Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON8–20.80016+14BYE
3912.562Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI6–3–10.65042+14Tied Tulsa 0–0
4022.586Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–2–20.66738+13BYE
4122.601Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–30.70031+7BYE
42-12.633Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–30.70031+10BYE
4322.640Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68835+3BYE
44-52.648ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI4–3–20.55660+12BYE
45-12.649NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON5–3–10.61152+15BYE
4612.688Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–2–20.66738+9BYE
47-12.713Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62547+9BYE
4822.743Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–3–20.55660+8BYE
49-12.777Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–30.62547+9BYE
5012.819Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–2–40.55660+10BYE
51-22.855Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI6–3–30.62547+8Tied Louisiana Tech 7–7
5202.916Indiana (INDIANA)B105–30.62547+4BYE
5322.954Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–3–10.56356+9BYE
54-12.965TCUIND SWC4–4–20.50070+10BYE
55-12.965BYUIND SKY6–30.66738+12BYE
5603.049Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–4–10.55067+8BYE
5723.087Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–3–20.60053+4BYE
58-13.147ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC7–2–10.75024-6BYE
59-13.191Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–40.50070+6BYE
60123.347Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI6–40.60053+3Beat Mississippi State 9–0
6103.355Purdue (PURDUE)B104–3–10.56356+2BYE
6253.367USCPAC4–4–20.50070+5Beat UCLA 19–13
6303.532New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–4–10.50070+1BYE
6413.576Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–40.63646-9BYE
65-13.612Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–3–30.50070+3BYE
6603.628Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–3–10.56356-1BYE
6723.699Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY5–30.62547+4BYE
6823.718Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI5–40.55660-1BYE
6923.726Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–40.50070+2BYE
70-103.747Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–4–10.55067+1Lost to Duquesne 0–9
7123.837Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–3–30.500700BYE
7243.861Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–4–10.50070+2BYE
7353.888Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–4–10.500700BYE
7433.936Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–50.50070+9BYE
7543.992Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–40.50070-2BYE
7643.994Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY5–40.55660-3BYE
7754.118Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–3–20.50070-4BYE
78-164.167Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–5–10.45088-4Lost to Tennessee 0–32
7964.170Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–3–20.55660-10BYE
80-54.202SMUIND SWC5–60.45587-1Lost to Rice 7–15
8134.215NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–40.556600BYE
8214.255Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50070+2BYE
8334.258Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–50.50070-6BYE
8434.270Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–4–10.55067-9BYE
85-114.309SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI4–5–10.45088-1Lost to Texas A&M 0–42
8624.330Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–3–20.50070+1BYE
8724.393Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI2–5–10.313111+2BYE
88-204.436Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–3–10.56356-8Lost to South Carolina 0–3
8924.572Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–50.44490-5BYE
9024.576Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–50.375100-7BYE
9124.578Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR5–50.50070-10BYE
92-24.608George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI3–4–10.43894-5BYE
93-124.633Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–60.40096-4Lost to Florida 0–6
9404.711Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–6–10.350106-1BYE
95134.794South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–6–10.45886-3Beat Miami 3–0
96-14.795Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–4–20.444900BYE
9744.849Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.364104-7Beat Kentucky 6–0
98-24.892Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–60.40096-8Lost to Arizona 6–20
99-24.995Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–6–10.278115-3BYE
10005.134Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY3–4–10.43894-13BYE
101-35.144Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI4–70.364104-5Lost to Santa Clara 0–7
102-35.155Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI2–4–20.3751000BYE
10305.167Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–60.40096-16BYE
104-25.178Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–50.44490-11BYE
10505.242Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–4–20.375100-4BYE
10605.255Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–5–10.313111-3BYE
107-35.277Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC4–60.40096-7BYE
108-15.366Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–60.333107-9BYE
10905.432Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–5–20.333107-10BYE
11015.576William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–50.44490-20BYE
11115.938Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–60.333107-12BYE
11216.091Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–60.333107-15BYE
113-36.154UCLAPAC2–6–10.278115-11Lost to USC 13–19
11406.166Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–50.375100-10BYE
11506.476Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY2–50.286114-14BYE
11606.603Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY2–60.250117-10BYE
11716.860Iowa (IOWA)B101–70.125123-18BYE
11816.892Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–70.222118-22BYE
119-26.984Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI2–6–20.300113-22BYE
12007.057Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–80.200121-21BYE
12107.219Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC2–70.222118-21BYE
12207.356Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC2–70.222118-20BYE
12307.376Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–60.143122-18BYE
12407.593Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–70.125123-16BYE
12509.443Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR0–8–10.056125-14BYE
126011.688Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC0–100.000126-21BYE

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