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1938 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

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1938 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
130.912Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–01.0001+21Beat Navy 15–0
211.016Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–01.0001+23Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 45–0
321.137TCUIND SWC7–01.0001+21Beat Tulsa 21–0
421.188Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON6–01.0001+20BYE
5-31.205Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–10.85714+19Lost to Carnegie Tech 10–20
621.258Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–0–20.80027+6Tied Colorado 0–0
701.289Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI6–01.0001+16Beat SAN Francisco 7–0
841.385Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–01.0001+14Beat Kansas State 26–0
951.413Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI6–01.0001+12Beat Bucknell 13–0
1011.482Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI7–01.0001+10Beat Dickinson 44–6
1171.487USCPAC6–10.85714+18Beat California 13–7
1241.488Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON5–1–10.78629+15Beat George Washington 27–0
1321.494Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B87–01.0001+15Beat Drake 14–0
14-51.494Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR7–01.0001+10Beat Loyola (NEW ORLEANS) 55–0
15-21.505Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–10.85714+16Beat ST. Louis 14–12
16-151.616Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–1–10.75030+12Lost to Wisconsin 13–20
1721.617Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–10.85714+15Beat Tulane 3–0
1891.666Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI5–10.83321+12Beat Pittsburgh 20–10
1931.681Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–10.85714+12Beat Temple 33–0
2031.724Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–0–10.91711+5Beat Auburn 25–12
21-111.729California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–10.87513+13Lost to USC 7–13
22-51.775Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–10.83321+11Beat Iowa 28–0
23-21.781Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–0–10.91711+5Beat Indiana 14–0
2411.806Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–10.85714+14Beat Sewanee 14–0
2531.828Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–10.83321+11Beat Pennsylvania 19–13
26131.881Purdue (PURDUE)B104–1–20.71434+9Beat Ohio State 12–0
2781.907Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI4–1–10.75030+6Beat ST. Mary's 3–0
28101.979LSUSEC5–20.71434+12Beat Mississippi State 32–7
29-92.019Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–2–10.64350+10Lost to Alabama 0–3
3002.025Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–10.80027+8BYE
3112.073Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–10.83321+11Beat Florida 19–6
3242.185North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–20.71434+13Beat Virginia Tech 7–0
3302.197New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR6–10.85714+6Beat Denver 7–6
34-82.348Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–2–20.57160+7Lost to Notre Dame 0–15
35-12.449Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–1–30.68839+7Tied Wake Forest 6–6
36-122.502ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI4–20.66740+5Lost to Fordham 0–3
37222.550Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–20.66740+8Beat Michigan State 6–0
3882.614UCLAPAC5–20.71434+5Beat Washington State 21–0
39282.637Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–20.66740+4Beat Northwestern 20–13
4072.639Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–1–10.75030+3Beat Texas 14–3
4142.644Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–10.83321-1Beat Oglethorpe 44–0
42142.751New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–10.83321+6Beat Western NEW Mexico 43–7
43152.841Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–20.71434+2Beat Franklin & Marshall 20–12
44252.873Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–20.66740+2Beat BYU 3–0
45-22.928Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57160+4Lost to Missouri 0–6
46-63.005Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–2–10.58356+2Lost to Purdue 0–12
47-63.008George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI4–20.66740+2Lost to Clemson 0–27
48-113.012Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–2–10.64350+2Lost to Oregon 6–19
49123.020Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC4–1–10.75030-2Beat ST. Benedict 39–6
50153.021Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–20.66740+1Beat Colgate 7–0
51-13.182Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–30.57160+5Lost to TCU 0–21
52-83.182Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–3–10.50068+4Lost to SMU 7–10
53-223.187Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–2–10.64350+5Lost to Columbia 0–39
54-53.220Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI4–20.66740+1Lost to Georgetown 0–13
55-43.285Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–3–10.56366+1Lost to Iowa State 0–14
56-143.310Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–20.66740-2Lost to Yale 14–20
57233.321SMUIND SWC4–20.667400Beat Texas A&M 10–7
58123.333Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–30.50068+3Beat Kentucky 19–18
59-303.380UTEPIND BOR3–20.60055+6Lost to ST. Mary's (TEXAS) 6–13
60243.405Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–30.50068+4Beat Virginia 39–0
61-43.478Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–2–10.58356+1Lost to Michigan 13–19
62-83.481SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI3–2–10.58356-2Lost to Santa Clara 0–7
63143.505South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–3–10.56366+1Beat Duquesne 7–0
64243.508Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–30.50068+4Beat Idaho 19–6
65-103.523Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI5–30.62553-2Lost to Arizona 6–7
66103.617Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC4–30.57160-1Beat Oklahoma State 24–0
67-143.700Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–4–10.35793+2Lost to Holy Cross 0–33
68113.723Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–30.500680Beat Arkansas 3–0
69263.766Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–40.33398+4Beat Centenary 7–6
70-223.787Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–40.42985+3Lost to Nebraska 7–16
7103.847Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–4–10.35793+2Lost to New Mexico 6–7
72-43.892Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–30.500680Lost to Oklahoma 0–26
73-103.911BYUIND SKY3–2–10.58356+3Lost to Utah State 0–3
74-83.922Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–30.62553+1Lost to Citadel 0–6
75-13.930Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–30.50068-2BYE
7623.930Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–4–10.43884+1Tied Virginia Military Institute 6–6
7793.990Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI4–30.57160+1Beat NC State 3–0
78-144.032Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–30.57160-3Lost to LSU 7–32
79-274.102Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50068+2Lost to Lafayette 0–7
80194.103Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–40.33398+1Beat Brown 20–14
81-94.120Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–40.333980Lost to Syracuse 0–7
82154.177Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–40.50068-2Beat Richmond 6–0
8304.274Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC4–20.66740-3BYE
84124.307Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–40.50068-3Beat Wofford 29–0
8544.327Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–40.33398-2Beat Chicago 47–13
86-264.359West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–3–10.500680Lost to Western Reserve 0–7
87154.424Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–4–10.2501100Beat Kansas 16–7
8864.464Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–40.42985-5Beat North Dakota 38–6
89-164.464Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI3–40.42985-4Lost to South Carolina 0–7
9024.600Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–4–10.35793-2Lost to Villanova 12–25
91104.625Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–3–10.50068-1Beat Gonzaga 9–0
9214.641Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY2–3–10.41788-4Tied Utah 0–0
93-34.646Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–30.50068-9BYE
94-124.679Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–50.37591-4Lost to North Carolina 0–7
95-334.690Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–3–10.50068+2Lost to Centre 0–7
9624.722Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–40.200115-1BYE
97-164.902Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–40.33398-3Lost to Washington 7–10
98-74.974ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–3–10.50068-4Lost to Ole Miss 12–14
99-144.974NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–4–10.35793-4Lost to Manhattan 0–3
10054.975NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–30.50068-4Beat Lehigh 45–0
101-145.237Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–50.286105-6Lost to Rice 0–3
102-275.336Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–3–10.41788-1Lost to Rutgers 18–20
103-35.379Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–40.33398-2BYE
10485.607Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–4–10.250110-5Beat Stanford 10–7
10555.811Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–4–10.35793-2Beat Panhandle State 33–7
10635.979William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–50.37591-8Beat Hampden Sydney 18–7
107-36.028Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–50.286105-4Lost to Georgia 6–19
10856.159Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–5–10.313104-13Beat Marshall 18–13
109-66.191Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–50.286105-8Lost to Georgia Tech 18–19
11016.367Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–2–20.40090-5BYE
11156.655Iowa (IOWA)B101–4–10.250110-8Lost to Minnesota 0–28
11227.039Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–60.143118-13Lost to UCLA 0–21
113-77.080Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI2–50.286105-11Lost to William & Mary 7–18
114-67.163Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–50.286105-6Lost to Hardin Simmons 7–12
11537.276Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON1–50.167117-11BYE
116-17.299Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–4–10.250110-9BYE
117-107.375Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI1–40.200115-13Lost to Montana 0–9
11817.503Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC1–60.143118-15Lost to Washington (MISSOURI) 0–24
11937.857Indiana (INDIANA)B100–5–10.083121-11Lost to Boston College 0–14
12008.036Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC1–60.143118-7Lost to Vanderbilt 0–14
12108.058Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–70.000122-17Lost to Baylor 3–14
122-58.118Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–4–10.250110-11Lost to Harvard 13–47

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