1937 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 30, 1937By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1937 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.759	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–0–1	0.950	4	+42	Beat Duke 10–0
2	1	1.067	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	7–0–1	0.938	7	+24	Beat NEW York University 20–7
3	3	1.096	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	8–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Denver 34–7
4	-2	1.142	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+36	Beat Vanderbilt 9–7
5	-1	1.236	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	8–0–1	0.944	6	+26	Beat Loyola Marymount 25–0
6	1	1.362	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	7–0–2	0.889	10	+16	BYE
7	1	1.376	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	9–0–1	0.950	4	+23	BYE
8	-3	1.399	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	7–1–1	0.833	13	+29	Beat Virginia 40–0
9	0	1.449	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+17	BYE
10	2	1.469	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	6–1–1	0.813	15	+21	BYE
11	0	1.483	LSU	SEC	9–1	0.900	8	+26	Beat Tulane 20–7
12	1	1.566	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	8–0–2	0.900	8	+19	Beat Boston College 20–0
13	1	1.633	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	30	+27	Beat USC 13–6
14	2	1.640	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–1–2	0.778	19	+22	Beat Kansas State 3–0
15	-5	1.644	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	7–2–1	0.750	23	+27	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–10
16	3	1.842	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	10	+19	Beat SAN Francisco 14–0
17	5	1.844	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	19	+21	Beat Navy 6–0
18	2	1.867	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–2	0.750	23	+15	BYE
19	-1	1.869	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	35	+15	BYE
20	-5	1.900	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	7–2	0.778	19	+23	Lost to Alabama 7–9
21	12	1.975	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–2–2	0.700	32	+15	Beat Tulsa 28–7
22	-1	2.011	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	7–1	0.875	12	+14	BYE
23	-6	2.018	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–2–1	0.722	30	+18	Lost to Arkansas 7–28
24	1	2.026	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–2–3	0.650	42	+15	Beat Florida 14–0
25	9	2.115	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	7–2	0.778	19	+16	Beat Colorado State 47–0
26	3	2.149	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–1–1	0.833	13	+7	Beat George Washington 26–0
27	-1	2.170	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–2	0.750	23	+13	BYE
28	-1	2.226	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–2–2	0.625	47	+13	Beat Texas 7–0
29	6	2.233	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	6–2	0.750	23	+19	Beat Arizona State 14–0
30	1	2.252	UTEP	IND BOR	7–1–2	0.800	16	+5	Beat ST. Edward's 34–7
31	1	2.260	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	35	+13	Beat Pennsylvania 34–20
32	9	2.275	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	16	+9	Beat Miami 7–0
33	4	2.281	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	8–3	0.727	29	+23	Beat Creighton 27–0
34	-10	2.284	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	6–2	0.750	23	+13	Lost to Colorado 7–34
35	-7	2.343	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	42	+14	Tied Georgia 6–6
36	10	2.385	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–3–1	0.611	52	+15	Beat Kentucky 13–0
37	5	2.468	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	16	+13	Beat Washington & LEE 8–0
38	23	2.483	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–3–2	0.556	59	+13	Beat Baylor 13–7
39	-3	2.531	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	4–3–2	0.556	59	+12	Tied Gonzaga 0–0
40	-2	2.542	Manhattan (MANHATTAN)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	38	+15	BYE
41	-11	2.605	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	32	+10	Lost to Rice 7–13
42	-2	2.614	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–2–2	0.667	38	+12	BYE
43	-20	2.615	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	32	+7	Lost to Duquesne 7–14
44	1	2.636	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	5–3–1	0.611	52	+15	BYE
45	-1	2.644	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	35	+3	BYE
46	1	2.713	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	47	+9	BYE
47	1	2.733	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–2–2	0.667	38	+8	BYE
48	4	2.769	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	5–3	0.625	47	+9	Beat Utah State 27–0
49	8	2.776	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	6–3–2	0.636	45	+8	Beat Oklahoma State 19–0
50	0	2.795	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–3–2	0.556	59	+8	Tied Columbia 0–0
51	-2	2.880	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–2–4	0.556	59	+9	BYE
52	3	2.908	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–3	0.625	47	+4	BYE
53	13	2.915	TCU	IND SWC	4–4–2	0.500	70	+9	Beat SMU 3–0
54	0	2.956	BYU	IND SKY	6–3	0.667	38	+12	BYE
55	1	2.959	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	4–3–1	0.563	56	+9	BYE
56	-13	2.981	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	68	+8	Lost to LSU 7–20
57	-18	3.080	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	7–2–1	0.750	23	-5	Lost to Washington (MISSOURI) 0–6
58	4	3.170	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–4	0.500	70	+6	BYE
59	-1	3.190	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–3–2	0.600	55	+3	Tied Georgia Tech 6–6
60	15	3.239	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–3–1	0.611	52	+4	Beat Ole Miss 9–7
61	3	3.350	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	56	+2	BYE
62	-11	3.514	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–4–1	0.500	70	0	Lost to Mississippi State 7–9
63	28	3.559	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	4–4–1	0.500	70	+1	Beat Northern Arizona 7–6
64	7	3.560	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–3–3	0.500	70	+3	BYE
65	7	3.611	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	45	-9	Beat Oglethorpe 7–6
66	3	3.617	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	56	-1	BYE
67	-7	3.702	USC	PAC	3–4–2	0.444	88	+3	Lost to Notre Dame 6–13
68	-9	3.715	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	44	-2	Lost to Drake 0–7
69	-16	3.716	Western State (WESTERN STATE)	IND SKY	5–3	0.625	47	+4	Lost to NEW Mexico Military 14–27
70	6	3.718	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	59	-1	Beat Rutgers 7–6
71	2	3.726	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	70	+2	BYE
72	20	3.750	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	59	-2	Beat Detroit Mercy 14–7
73	7	3.754	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–3–3	0.500	70	+1	BYE
74	-9	3.760	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	70	+1	Lost to Michigan State 0–14
75	-7	3.768	SMU	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	70	+2	Lost to TCU 0–3
76	-9	3.850	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	70	+2	Lost to Army 0–6
77	-7	3.936	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	70	+9	Lost to Virginia Tech 6–12
78	0	3.960	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	4–4–1	0.500	70	-2	Tied Furman 0–0
79	3	3.981	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–4	0.500	70	-2	BYE
80	6	3.994	Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)	IND SKY	5–4	0.556	59	-3	Beat Whitman 16–6
81	-18	4.093	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–5	0.444	88	+2	Lost to Tennessee 0–13
82	2	4.111	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–3–2	0.500	70	-4	BYE
83	-9	4.211	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	70	+2	Lost to Holy Cross 0–20
84	-3	4.215	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	59	0	Lost to Fordham 7–20
85	0	4.225	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–3–2	0.556	59	-11	Tied Clemson 0–0
86	12	4.280	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	70	-6	Beat Virginia Military Institute 12–6
87	13	4.309	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–4–1	0.550	68	-9	Beat William & Mary 6–0
88	0	4.330	Bucknell (BUCKNELL)	IND FBSI	3–3–2	0.500	70	+1	BYE
89	0	4.459	Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	110	+1	BYE
90	-11	4.475	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	95	-4	Lost to West Virginia 0–26
91	-8	4.527	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	88	-4	Lost to Maryland 0–8
92	-5	4.588	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	101	-7	BYE
93	-3	4.595	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	5–5	0.500	70	-10	Lost to New Mexico 6–7
94	-17	4.663	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–6–1	0.350	105	0	Tied Kansas 0–0; Lost to UCLA 0–13
95	0	4.803	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–4–2	0.444	88	0	Tied Missouri 0–0
96	11	4.805	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–5	0.444	88	-5	Beat SAN Diego Marines 24–6
97	7	5.009	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–6–1	0.278	116	-2	Lost to Texas A&M 0–7
98	-1	5.040	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	98	-4	Lost to Villanova 0–25
99	6	5.128	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	2–4–2	0.375	101	0	BYE
100	6	5.134	Montana State (MONTANA STATE)	IND SKY	3–4–1	0.438	95	-13	BYE
101	2	5.149	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–7	0.300	113	-10	Lost to Auburn 0–14
102	-6	5.163	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	88	-11	Lost to Nebraska 0–3
103	-2	5.190	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	98	-16	Lost to Centenary 0–19
104	8	5.203	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	98	-6	Beat ST. Louis 6–0
105	-11	5.214	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	2–4–2	0.375	101	-4	Lost to Utah 0–27
106	-7	5.255	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	110	-3	Lost to Cornell 20–34
107	1	5.389	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	106	-10	BYE
108	-15	5.411	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–6–1	0.409	97	-6	Lost to Catholic 14–27
109	0	5.424	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	2–5–2	0.333	106	-10	Tied Stanford 0–0
110	4	5.564	UCLA	PAC	2–5–1	0.313	110	-6	Beat Missouri 13–0
111	-9	5.576	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	88	-20	Lost to Richmond 0–6
112	-1	5.908	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	106	-12	BYE
113	3	6.101	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	106	-15	Beat Davidson 19–7
114	7	6.171	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	3–5	0.375	101	-10	Beat Northern Colorado 33–0
115	-2	6.476	Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)	IND SKY	2–5	0.286	115	-14	BYE
116	-6	6.624	Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)	IND SKY	2–6	0.250	117	-10	Lost to Wyoming 0–33
117	0	6.781	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	2–6–2	0.300	113	-19	Tied ST. Mary's 0–0
118	2	6.852	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–7	0.125	123	-18	BYE
119	-1	6.892	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	118	-22	Lost to North Carolina 0–40
120	-5	7.112	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	121	-21	Lost to Wake Forest 7–19
121	-2	7.212	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	118	-21	Lost to Texas Tech 0–27
122	0	7.330	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	SEC	2–7	0.222	118	-19	BYE
123	0	7.357	Chicago (CHICAGO)	B10	1–6	0.143	122	-18	BYE
124	0	7.601	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	1–7	0.125	123	-16	Lost to Arizona 0–47
125	0	9.499	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	0–8–1	0.056	125	-14	Lost to New Mexico State 0–14
126	0	11.695	Washburn (WASHBURN)	IND MVC	0–10	0.000	126	-21	Lost to Wichita State 7–19