1937 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 12, 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	1	0.615	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0–1	0.750	42	+3	Tied Illinois 0–0
2	10	0.741	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Mississippi State 14–0
3	1	0.857	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Princeton 20–7
4	1	0.957	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–0–1	0.833	35	+3	Beat NEW York University 19–6
5	10	1.042	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Duquesne 6–0
6	4	1.109	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Virginia 40–13
7	30	1.165	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Brown 34–7
8	5	1.195	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Iowa State 20–7
9	5	1.218	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat South Carolina 20–0
10	26	1.321	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Oklahoma State 22–13
11	57	1.369	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	35	+2	Beat ST. Louis 21–0
12	20	1.403	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Washington State 27–0
13	8	1.429	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat New Mexico 5–0
14	10	1.475	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Chicago 27–0
15	16	1.490	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–0–1	0.833	35	+3	Beat Florida 7–6
16	23	1.509	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat San José State 25–2; Beat SAN FRANCISCO 13–0
17	21	1.511	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Utah State 33–0
18	17	1.553	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	3–0–1	0.875	34	+2	BYE
19	-10	1.565	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Colorado State 22–0
20	5	1.572	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	35	+2	Tied Duke 0–0
21	7	1.576	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Columbia 21–18
22	-16	1.579	LSU	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Rice 13–0
23	36	1.585	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pennsylvania 27–7
24	10	1.676	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	35	+1	Tied Auburn 0–0; Beat MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 84–0
25	15	1.685	Western State (WESTERN STATE)	IND SKY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Chadron State 26–7
26	-25	1.689	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Michigan 7–0
27	15	1.695	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kentucky 32–0
28	23	1.703	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Arkansas 20–14
29	0	1.706	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Waynesburg 48–0
30	-7	1.711	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	2–0–1	0.833	35	+2	Tied Tennessee 0–0
31	-12	1.721	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Clemson 14–0
32	32	1.781	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Georgetown 27–6
33	17	1.804	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas Tech 34–0
34	-8	1.815	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat West Virginia Wesleyan 18–13
35	9	1.836	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–0–1	0.750	42	0	Tied Auburn 0–0
36	-20	1.856	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Rhodes 17–6
37	9	1.867	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–0–1	0.833	35	0	Tied NC State 7–7
38	18	1.897	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Springfield 42–0
39	2	1.901	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
40	5	1.914	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Spring Hill 26–0
41	2	1.934	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oklahoma City 36–6
42	19	1.940	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat ST. Lawrence 40–0
43	12	1.983	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
44	18	2.035	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0–2	0.667	46	0	Tied Tulane 0–0; Tied VILLANOVA 0–0
45	20	2.079	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–0–2	0.667	46	0	Tied Notre Dame 0–0
46	41	2.214	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	+2	Beat Bucknell 30–14
47	-30	2.291	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	46	+2	Lost to USC 12–13
48	-37	2.302	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	79	+2	Lost to Yale 7–27
49	-41	2.318	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–1–1	0.500	79	+2	Lost to California 0–27
50	43	2.368	Manhattan (MANHATTAN)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	+2	Beat Michigan State 3–0
51	20	2.388	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Beat Indiana 6–0
52	-19	2.395	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	+2	Lost to Arizona 13–22
53	52	2.400	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	+2	Beat Washington & LEE 6–0
54	16	2.554	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	42	+1	Beat Washburn 25–0
55	-37	2.682	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Lost to Idaho 7–9
56	26	2.746	USC	PAC	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Beat Ohio State 13–12
57	32	2.776	SMU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 14–0
58	-31	2.817	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Lost to West Virginia 0–6
59	-12	2.885	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	46	0	Lost to Texas A&M 0–14
60	21	2.892	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	42	0	Beat Presbyterian 19–0
61	-7	2.902	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–6
62	-42	2.904	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Lost to Oregon State 3–6
63	-15	2.982	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	0	Lost to North Carolina 6–19
64	-7	2.996	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	0	Lost to Ole Miss 0–21
65	19	3.034	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	2–1	0.667	46	+2	Beat Utah 9–7
66	-63	3.037	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	79	+1	Lost to Cornell 7–20
67	13	3.103	BYU	IND SKY	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat California Davis 34–0
68	38	3.104	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat ST. Bonaventure 34–0
69	-3	3.131	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	0	Lost to Santa Clara 0–13
70	4	3.165	Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)	IND SKY	1–1	0.500	79	+1	Beat Wyoming 9–6
71	25	3.188	UTEP	IND BOR	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat West Texas A&M 16–14
72	22	3.192	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat South Dakota 7–6
73	-6	3.214	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	0	Lost to Harvard 7–34
74	36	3.232	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat Tennessee Wesleyan 25–0
75	25	3.238	TCU	IND SWC	1–1–1	0.500	79	+1	Beat Tulsa 20–13
76	-4	3.374	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–1–1	0.500	79	+1	Tied Oklahoma 7–7
77	-55	3.375	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	0	Lost to TCU 13–20
78	-26	3.398	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	79	0	Lost to Army 18–21
79	7	3.500	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	79	0	Beat Kansas State 14–7
80	-27	3.509	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Lost to Manhattan 0–3
81	-21	3.518	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–1–1	0.500	79	0	Lost to Baylor 14–20
82	8	3.518	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Beat Carnegie Tech 7–0
83	-8	3.542	Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)	IND SKY	1–1	0.500	79	0	BYE
84	-35	3.550	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	79	0	Lost to Holy Cross 6–27
85	0	3.568	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat Gonzaga 40–6
86	-7	3.579	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	1–1–1	0.500	79	+1	Tied Furman 7–7
87	34	3.633	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	100	+1	Beat Washington 6–3
88	-25	3.643	Bucknell (BUCKNELL)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Lost to Penn State 14–30
89	3	3.683	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Beat Grinnell 6–0
90	11	3.685	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–1–1	0.625	78	-1	Beat Roanoke 21–12
91	-8	3.858	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–2–1	0.375	99	0	Lost to Alabama 0–20
92	11	3.861	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	100	0	Beat Nevada 42–0
93	-5	3.955	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Beat Mcdaniel 6–0
94	8	3.966	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–2	0.333	100	0	Lost to Temple 6–7
95	0	3.972	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	1–2	0.333	100	0	Lost to New Mexico State 0–5
96	22	4.009	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–2	0.333	100	0	Beat UCLA 12–7
97	11	4.023	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	112	0	Lost to Georgia 0–14
98	-91	4.168	UCLA	PAC	1–1	0.500	79	0	Lost to Stanford 7–12
99	8	4.198	Chicago (CHICAGO)	B10	0–2	0.000	119	0	Lost to Wisconsin 0–27
100	4	4.272	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	100	0	Lost to Georgia Tech 0–32
101	11	4.316	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	100	0	Beat Erskine 18–0
102	9	4.322	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	100	0	Lost to Nebraska 7–20
103	23	4.488	Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)	IND SKY	1–1	0.500	79	-1	Beat Montana State 33–26
104	-28	4.551	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–1–1	0.500	79	-1	Tied Texas 7–7
105	-47	4.595	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	0–1–1	0.250	112	0	Lost to Colorado 0–33
106	13	4.620	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	79	+2	Beat Davidson 7–0
107	-38	4.644	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	79	-1	Lost to Minnesota 0–6
108	-10	4.777	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–1	0.500	79	-1	Beat Bradley 14–7
109	5	4.910	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	1–3	0.250	112	+1	Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–34
110	-32	5.351	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–2	0.000	119	-1	Lost to Northwestern 0–7
111	11	5.453	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	100	-1	Beat Virginia Tech 12–0
112	4	5.569	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	100	-2	Lost to SMU 0–14
113	-4	5.716	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	100	-1	Lost to Navy 13–40
114	-1	5.816	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	112	-2	Lost to William & Mary 0–12
115	-38	5.861	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	0–2–1	0.167	117	-1	Lost to Oregon 6–40
116	-86	6.055	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	79	0	Lost to Wichita State 7–18
117	-2	6.192	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	2–2	0.500	79	-3	Lost to San José State 6–21
118	-1	6.507	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	112	-3	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–7
119	5	6.655	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	119	-1	Lost to LSU 0–13
120	-21	6.693	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	119	-1	Lost to Missouri 7–14
121	4	6.844	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	0–2	0.000	119	-1	Lost to Denver 0–22
122	-49	7.109	Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	119	-2	Lost to Purdue 0–7
123	-3	7.388	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	1–2	0.333	100	-1	Lost to Colorado College 6–9
124	-33	8.431	Montana State (MONTANA STATE)	IND SKY	0–2–1	0.167	117	-2	Lost to Northern Colorado 26–33
125	-28	8.753	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	0–2	0.000	119	0	Lost to Santa Barbara 7–27
126	-3	10.302	Washburn (WASHBURN)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	119	-2	Lost to Drake 0–25