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1937 Week 12 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
100.846Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–0–10.9385+24Beat Nebraska 13–7
201.201Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–0–10.9297+18Beat Princeton 26–0
301.229Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–01.0001+25Beat Georgia Tech 7–0
421.236North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–1–10.81316+24Beat Duke 14–6
551.296Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY7–01.0001+18Beat Colorado College 35–6
631.297Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI5–0–10.9179+11BYE
7-21.337Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–0–10.9297+16Beat Boston University 12–0
801.385Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–01.0001+15Beat Gonzaga 27–0
9-21.428California (CALIFORNIA)PAC8–0–10.9444+16Beat Oregon 26–0
1021.435Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–0–20.87510+11Tied Cornell 6–6
1121.448LSUSEC7–10.87510+19Beat Auburn 9–7
12-81.563Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–1–20.71428+14Lost to Pittsburgh 7–13
1351.680Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–0–10.9385+13Beat Brown 7–0
14161.693Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–2–10.64341+16Beat Army 7–0
15-41.709Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON6–1–10.81316+18Lost to North Carolina 6–14
1691.727Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–1–10.81316+17Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 32–7
1701.749Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–10.87510+19Beat Tennessee 13–7
1831.849Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI7–10.87510+13Beat Carnegie Tech 13–6
1911.924Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–1–10.78621+7Tied Columbia 6–6
20-61.964Montana (MONTANA)PAC6–10.85714+11Lost to Idaho 0–6
21122.001Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–20.71428+11Beat Northwestern 7–0
22-72.019Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–20.71428+16Lost to Notre Dame 0–7
2392.106ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI4–2–10.64341+12BYE
24-12.136Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–10.85714+9Beat Wyoming 21–6
25132.170Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–20.75023+7Beat North Dakota 40–0
2602.187Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–2–10.64341+11Tied Dartmouth 6–6
27172.208Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–20.71428+11Beat New Mexico 23–0
2812.215Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–1–40.62549+9Tied Bucknell 0–0
29-132.240Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–2–20.62549+10Lost to LSU 7–9
3042.244West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+4Beat Toledo 34–0
31152.315Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–2–10.68836+9Beat Ole Miss 32–6
3252.350Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–2–20.57158+8Tied Texas A&M 6–6
33102.360UTEPIND BOR5–1–20.75023+5Beat Arizona State 19–0
34-152.383Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–20.75023+6Lost to SMU 7–13
35172.391New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–20.71428+15Beat Western State 33–6
36152.392Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71428+8Beat Maryland 21–14
37-152.407NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON5–2–10.68836+13Lost to Manhattan 0–15
38-142.420Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–30.62549+12Lost to Alabama 0–7
3982.461Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–2–20.57158+9Tied Rice 6–6
40202.493Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI5–30.62549+14Beat NC State 15–0
4172.522Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–20.71428+7Beat Illinois 19–0
42-62.523Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–2–10.64341+7Beat Davidson 15–0
43-42.537Indiana (INDIANA)B105–20.71428+5Beat Iowa 3–0
44112.552Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR6–30.66738+13Beat Duquesne 13–0
4502.567ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC6–1–10.81316+1Beat Creighton 7–6
4632.580Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–20.77822+4Beat COE 31–2
47-192.603Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON6–20.75023+9Lost to Penn State 14–21
48-212.609Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI5–2–20.66738+5Lost to Loyola Marymount 7–14
4942.622Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–2–20.62549+7Beat Missouri 7–0
50112.640Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–2–10.64341+4Beat Kentucky 13–0
5152.644Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–2–10.64341+6Beat Washington State 23–0
52-172.764Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–3–10.56366+10Lost to Vanderbilt 7–13
53102.847Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–2–20.62549+5Beat UCLA 26–0
54-232.888Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–3–10.56366+6Lost to Georgia 6–7
55-52.909Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–2–10.64341+7BYE
56122.948Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–30.57158+6Beat Colorado State 45–0
5702.948Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–2–30.56366+4Tied USC 12–12
58-183.019Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–3–10.56366+3Lost to Arkansas 6–32
59-173.064Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY4–20.66738+2Lost to New Mexico State 6–33
60-193.088Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–30.57158+6Lost to Minnesota 0–7
61233.154Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–3–10.56366+7Beat Montana 6–0
62-43.186Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–2–10.64341+1Tied Purdue 7–7
6363.240Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–1–10.750230Beat Catholic 21–0
6413.248USCPAC3–3–20.50077+4Tied Oregon State 12–12
65123.263BYUIND SKY5–30.62549+7Beat Utah State 54–0
6653.301Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–30.62549+3Beat Tulane 7–6
67-13.391SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI4–3–10.56366+2Tied Portland 0–0
68-143.518Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY4–30.57158+3Lost to Colorado 6–35
69-103.533Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–40.50077+6Lost to Boston College 0–13
70193.586SMUIND SWC4–40.50077+4Beat Baylor 13–7
7123.675TCUIND SWC2–4–20.375101+2Beat Texas 14–0
72113.719Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–40.55674+12Beat Citadel 27–0
7393.731Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–30.571580Beat Pennsylvania 7–0
74-123.744Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI4–30.57158-4Lost to Texas Tech 0–13
75113.798Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–3–10.563660Beat Sewanee 12–0
7603.892Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–40.500770Lost to Holy Cross 0–7
77203.996Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–30.57158-2Beat Kansas 7–0
78-144.006NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–30.625490Lost to Georgetown 0–6
79164.024George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI3–30.50077-2Beat North Dakota State 33–0
8014.114Purdue (PURDUE)B103–3–10.50077-2Tied Wisconsin 7–7
81-144.135Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–40.55674-5Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–27
82-24.144Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–50.286107+1Lost to Oklahoma 0–7
8394.215Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–40.50077-3Beat Florida 10–9
8414.299Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI2–50.2861070Lost to Michigan State 6–13
85164.307Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–40.50077-1Beat William & Mary 14–12
86-124.313New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR3–4–10.43893-4Lost to Arizona 0–23
8744.336Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–3–20.50077+2Tied Temple 0–0
88-164.355Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–4–10.357104+1Lost to Michigan 0–7
89-114.390Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–3–10.50077+2Lost to Kansas State 0–7
90184.443Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI4–40.50077-1Beat Centenary 14–7
9194.467Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–3–10.56366-11Beat South Carolina 12–0
9244.470Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR5–40.55674-6Beat LA Verne 20–7
93-54.476Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–40.42995-1Lost to Yale 0–26
9494.531Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–40.50077-9Beat Oklahoma City 27–7
95-164.541Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–3–20.42995-3Lost to Ohio State 0–19
96154.663Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY3–3–10.50077-9Beat Carroll (MONTANA) 74–0
97-104.674Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–50.375101-4Lost to Clemson 9–10
98-234.745Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–3–30.43893-1Lost to Stanford 0–23
99-294.750Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–3–20.42995-2Lost to BYU 0–54
10044.916Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–50.44492-8Beat Virginia 14–7
101-84.952Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–40.42995-2Lost to California 0–26
102-124.960Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–5–10.313106-1Lost to TCU 0–14
103134.983Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI2–3–20.42995+2Beat NEW York University 6–0
104-105.027William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–40.50077-12Lost to Washington & LEE 12–14
10545.086Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–4–10.50077-11Beat Hampden Sydney 19–0
106-45.313Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–4–10.357104-8Tied Syracuse 6–6
107-85.340Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–50.286107-9BYE
108-105.391South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–5–10.389100-7Lost to Furman 0–12
109-25.548Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC3–50.375101-5Lost to Tulsa 7–32
110105.978Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY2–50.286107-5Beat Colorado Mines 32–6
111-55.992Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–60.250113-12Lost to Iowa State 0–3
112-76.070UCLAPAC1–4–10.250113-4Lost to Washington 0–26
11346.492Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC2–50.286107-10Lost to ST. Louis 6–7
114-16.594Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–70.222119-11Lost to Harvard 0–15
11566.630Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON2–60.250113-14Beat Wofford 24–0
11636.779Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–60.250113-14Beat Marquette 3–0
11716.841Iowa (IOWA)B101–60.143123-14Lost to Indiana 0–3
118-36.892Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–50.286107-10Lost to Denver 6–21
119-76.904Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–60.250113-17Lost to Virginia Tech 7–14
12036.912Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–50.167121-12Beat Beloit 26–9
121-116.958Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY1–50.167121-11Lost to Northern Colorado 6–32
122-87.071Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC2–60.250113-12Lost to Mississippi State 0–12
123-17.293Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI1–6–10.188120-15Lost to Santa Clara 0–27
12409.364Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–60.000125-17Lost to Utah 0–45
12519.918Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR0–6–10.071124-11Lost to UTEP 0–19
126-110.633Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC0–80.000125-15Lost to ST. Mary's (TEXAS) 13–51

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