1938 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 20, 1938By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1938 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	0.233	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Citadel 12–6
2	-1	0.276	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
3	-2	0.276	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
4	-3	0.276	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
5	-4	0.276	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
6	-5	0.276	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
7	-6	0.276	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
8	-7	0.276	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
9	-8	0.276	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
10	-9	0.276	Bucknell (BUCKNELL)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
11	-10	0.276	BYU	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
12	-11	0.276	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
13	-12	0.276	Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
14	-13	0.276	Chicago (CHICAGO)	B10	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
15	-14	0.276	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
16	-15	0.276	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
17	-16	0.276	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
18	-17	0.276	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
19	-18	0.276	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
20	-19	0.276	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
21	-20	0.276	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
22	-21	0.276	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
23	-22	0.276	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
24	-23	0.276	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
25	-24	0.276	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
26	-25	0.276	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
27	-26	0.276	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
28	-27	0.276	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
29	-28	0.276	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
30	-29	0.276	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
31	-30	0.276	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
32	-31	0.276	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
33	-32	0.276	Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
34	-33	0.276	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
35	-34	0.276	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
36	-35	0.276	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
37	-36	0.276	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
38	-37	0.276	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
39	-38	0.276	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
40	-39	0.276	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
41	-40	0.276	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
42	-41	0.276	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
43	-42	0.276	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
44	-43	0.276	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
45	-44	0.276	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
46	-45	0.276	Manhattan (MANHATTAN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
47	-46	0.276	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
48	-47	0.276	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
49	-48	0.276	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
50	-49	0.276	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
51	-50	0.276	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
52	-51	0.276	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
53	-52	0.276	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
54	-53	0.276	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
55	-54	0.276	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
56	-55	0.276	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
57	-56	0.276	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
58	-57	0.276	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
59	-58	0.276	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
60	-59	0.276	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
61	-60	0.276	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
62	-61	0.276	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
63	-62	0.276	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
64	-63	0.276	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
65	-64	0.276	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
66	-65	0.276	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
67	-66	0.276	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
68	-67	0.276	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
69	-68	0.276	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
70	-69	0.276	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
71	-70	0.276	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
72	-71	0.276	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
73	-72	0.276	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
74	-73	0.276	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
75	-74	0.276	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
76	-75	0.276	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
77	-76	0.276	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
78	-77	0.276	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
79	-78	0.276	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
80	-79	0.276	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
81	-80	0.276	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
82	-81	0.276	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
83	-82	0.276	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
84	-83	0.276	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
85	-84	0.276	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
86	-85	0.276	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
87	-86	0.276	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
88	-87	0.276	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
89	-88	0.276	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
90	-89	0.276	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
91	-90	0.276	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
92	-91	0.276	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
93	-92	0.276	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
94	-93	0.276	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
95	-94	0.276	UTEP	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
96	-95	0.276	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
97	-96	0.276	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
98	-97	0.276	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
99	-98	0.276	Washburn (WASHBURN)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
100	-99	0.276	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
101	-100	0.276	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
102	-101	0.276	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
103	-102	0.276	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
104	-103	0.276	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
105	-104	0.276	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
106	-105	0.276	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	18	BYE
107	-106	0.764	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	16	Lost to Davidson 6–12
108	-107	1.726	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Erskine 53–0
109	-108	1.744	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Randolph Macon 57–6
110	-109	1.798	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Central (IOWA) 45–0
111	-110	1.887	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Montana State 35–0
112	-111	1.905	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Emory & Henry 33–0
113	-112	1.923	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat ST. Mary's (TEXAS) 31–0
114	-113	1.959	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Norfolk Navy 27–0
115	-114	1.967	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Presbyterian 26–0
116	-115	1.967	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Elon 33–7
117	-116	2.075	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northwestern State 14–0
118	-117	2.084	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Fort Warren 20–7
119	-118	2.102	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Central Oklahoma 23–12
120	-119	2.137	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Oglethorpe 13–6
121	-120	2.146	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Newport News 6–0
122	-121	10.481	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	0–1	0.000	16	Lost to San José State 7–18