1938 Final College Football Team RankingsJanuary 3, 1939By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1938 Season Tags: • No Comments1938 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.812Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC11–01.0001+58Beat Oklahoma 17–0201.106Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–10.8899+36BYE311.181TCUIND SWC11–01.0001+46Beat Carnegie Tech 15–74-11.397Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON9–10.9008+36Lost to USC 3–75101.404USCPAC9–20.81814+46Beat Duke 7–36-11.463Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9095+36Lost to Tennessee 0–17721.481Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–1–10.83311+28BYE801.488Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI8–01.0001+21BYE9-21.496Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI8–10.8899+24BYE1041.525California (CALIFORNIA)PAC10–10.9095+31BYE1101.534Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI8–0–10.9444+18BYE1211.560Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI6–1–20.77823+18BYE13-31.565Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–20.80018+31BYE14-21.566Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON7–1–10.83311+26BYE1521.659Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–1–10.81316+17BYE16-101.661Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR10–10.9095+25Lost to ST. Mary's 13–201771.689ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI6–20.75028+24Beat Texas Tech 20–131801.720Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B87–1–10.83311+21BYE1901.770Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–20.75028+20BYE2071.805Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–1–20.80018+16Beat New Mexico 26–02101.805Tulane (TULANE)SEC7–2–10.75028+24BYE22-21.810Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–1–10.78622+16BYE23-11.880Purdue (PURDUE)B105–1–20.75028+14BYE24-81.906CTCarnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI7–20.77823+22Lost to TCU 7–1525-21.996Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–2–20.62547+14BYE2602.053Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81814+25BYE27-22.067North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–2–10.72236+19BYE2802.099Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–1–20.77823+10BYE2912.116Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI6–20.75028+17BYE3012.179Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–1–40.72734+12BYE3112.292Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–30.66738+18BYE3212.366Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–2–10.75028+16BYE3322.392Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI7–20.77823+7BYE34-52.392New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR8–30.72734+15Lost to Utah 0–2635-12.395Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80018+7BYE3602.421Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–30.66738+16BYE3702.563Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–20.80018+14BYE3802.584New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR7–20.77823+16BYE3902.615Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC6–1–10.81316-3BYE4002.745Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66738+7BYE4102.805Idaho (IDAHO)PAC6–3–10.65043+5BYE4202.814Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–30.62547+9BYE4302.946Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–3–20.55662+7BYE4413.019Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–3–10.61153+6BYE45-13.041UTEPIND BOR6–30.66738+11BYE4663.071UCLAPAC7–4–10.62547+4Beat Hawai'i 32–747-13.087Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–30.62547+4BYE48-13.087Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–3–10.56359+5BYE49-13.137Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–40.60055+5BYE50-13.144LSUSEC6–40.60055+6BYE51-13.166Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC6–3–10.65043-4BYE52-13.170SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI5–2–10.68837-3BYE5303.233Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–4–10.55065+4BYE5403.305Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI5–30.62547+2BYE5503.365Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–4–10.55065+8BYE5613.395Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI7–40.63646-2BYE57-13.407Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI5–30.62547-2BYE5803.440Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–3–10.65043+5BYE5903.476Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–40.50068+2BYE6003.510SMUIND SWC6–40.60055+2BYE6103.527South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–4–10.59158-1BYE6213.673Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–2–30.563590BYE63-13.674Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–4–10.50068+1BYE6403.751Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI5–40.55662+6BYE6503.815Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–4–30.450760BYE6603.823Montana (MONTANA)PAC5–3–10.611530BYE6713.838Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–50.44481+5BYE68-13.856George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI5–40.55662-3BYE6913.965Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35096+3BYE70-13.975Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–4–10.500680BYE7104.038Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–4–10.50068-4BYE7204.099Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–5–10.38993-1BYE7304.146Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–5–10.45076-2BYE7414.151Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–5–10.45076-1BYE7514.169Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC6–30.66738-8BYE76-24.178Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON4–5–10.45076+5BYE7714.208West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–5–10.45076+2BYE7814.211Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–40.50068-5BYE79-24.215Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–60.400870BYE8004.347BYUIND SKY4–3–10.56359+1BYE8124.444Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–5–10.38993-1BYE82-14.453Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–50.54567-14BYE83-14.500Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–4–10.50068-3BYE8404.528Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883+1BYE8514.553Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–60.33397-4BYE8624.622Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–60.33397-4BYE87-24.637Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI4–60.40087-11BYE88-14.662NYUNEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–40.50068-4BYE8914.816Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY3–4–10.43883-8BYE90-14.845Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–60.33397-5BYE9104.853Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883-3BYE9214.949Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–5–20.40087-7BYE9314.955W&LWashington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–4–10.50068-4BYE9414.971Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–60.33397-3BYE95-34.992NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–7–10.318102-5BYE9605.078DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–60.40087-12BYE9705.106COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–50.286105-6BYE9805.237Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–60.40087-9BYE9915.288Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI4–50.44481-13BYE100-15.302Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–50.37595-5BYE10105.636Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–6–10.40986-12BYE10205.772Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–5–10.313103-9BYE10305.843Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–60.250107-10BYE10405.902Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–7–10.250107-17BYE10506.095MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–70.125119-12BYE10606.330Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–70.222112-13BYE10706.340Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–80.200114-20BYE10806.416ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–5–20.40087-10BYE10906.469Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–70.222112-17BYE11016.655William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–70.300104-18BYE111-16.669Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–60.33397-14BYE11206.941Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–7–10.250107-27BYE11307.010Indiana (INDIANA)B101–6–10.188116-16BYE11407.069Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI1–70.125119-24BYE11507.072Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–80.200114-22BYE11607.152Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–5–20.250107-15BYE11707.356Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–80.111121-26BYE11817.689Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI2–60.250107-14BYE119-17.724Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–6–10.278106-5BYE12007.907SESewanee (SEWANEE)SEC1–80.111121-14BYE12108.527Iowa (IOWA)B101–6–10.188116-24BYE12209.289CHChicago (CHICAGO)B101–6–10.188116-19BYE
