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1938 Week 8 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
120.867Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–0–10.83327+4Tied Ohio State 0–0
240.939Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–01.0001+8Beat Alabama 13–0
340.993TCUIND SWC4–01.0001+10Beat Texas A&M 34–6
441.113Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat Wisconsin 26–6
5121.225Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Brown 34–13
6-41.246Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Arizona 27–0
7-61.252Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5Beat Illinois 14–6
871.272Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Ole Miss 13–7
951.377Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–01.0001+4Beat Michigan 7–6
1091.408Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–01.0001+5Beat Montana 19–13
11121.413Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Cornell 19–17
12271.464Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Holy Cross 7–6
13311.494UTEPIND BOR3–01.0001+3Beat New Mexico 7–6
1461.497California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–01.0001+4Beat UCLA 20–7
15-61.516Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–01.0001+6Beat Georgia Tech 6–0
1661.532BYUIND SKY3–0–10.87524+3Tied Utah 7–7
17101.580Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–0–10.87524+3Beat Gonzaga 26–12
1881.663Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–01.0001+3BYE
19-31.670Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–01.0001+6Beat Mercer 28–19
20131.696Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–01.0001+2Beat Kansas 19–0
21211.714Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Detroit Mercy 9–6
2281.753Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI2–0–10.833270Tied Purdue 6–6
2311.768Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Randolph Macon 33–0
24141.815Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–01.0001+2Beat Missouri 16–13
25-121.847Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–10.75032+5Lost to Tennessee 0–13
26151.866Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Florida 19–7
2791.884Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Centre 35–6
2871.891Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC2–0–10.83327+1Tied Drake 7–7
29111.896Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–0–10.750320Tied BYU 7–7
30-261.915Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66748+3Lost to Minnesota 6–7
3161.956George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Colorado 13–0
32152.006SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI3–0–10.875240BYE
33312.014North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–10.75032+6Beat NEW York University 7–0
34-292.119Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.75032+4Lost to Yale 7–9
35152.146Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–0–20.667480BYE
36422.182Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–1–10.62565+3Beat Mississippi State 20–6
37-162.201Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75032+3Lost to Vanderbilt 7–13
38352.301Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–10.66748+2Beat Pennsylvania 13–0
39282.363Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI4–10.80030+3Beat Loyola Marymount 7–6
40312.370Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–10.66748+2Beat Oregon 27–16
41172.371Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON2–1–10.62565+2BYE
42-102.374Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–10.75032+2Lost to Carnegie Tech 6–7
43102.427USCPAC3–10.75032+2Beat Washington State 19–6
44-192.479New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR3–10.75032+1Lost to UTEP 6–7
45-342.496Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–10.66748+2Lost to Pittsburgh 6–26
46152.561Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–1–10.62565+3Beat Virginia Tech 14–6
4742.608Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–20.50075+3Lost to TCU 6–34
4892.617Purdue (PURDUE)B102–1–10.62565+2Tied Fordham 6–6
49302.626Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–1–20.60072+3Beat Richmond 13–6
5092.666Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–10.66748+2Beat Marquette 6–0
51-222.678Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–10.66748+1Lost to Syracuse 17–19
52182.693Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–1–10.62565+2Beat Rice 26–17
5312.717ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI2–10.66748+1Beat Portland 32–7
54-22.779Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–10.75032+1Beat Harvard 20–17
5512.841Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–20.50075+3Lost to Oklahoma 0–19
56202.850Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–10.75032+1Beat ST. Louis 28–0
57352.859Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–20.50075+3Beat Bucknell 26–0
58222.860Denver (DENVER)IND SKY1–2–10.37594+2Beat Utah State 7–0
59-412.862Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–10.75032+1Lost to Temple 0–26
60-152.876Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–10.80030+1Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–13
6142.902LSUSEC3–10.75032-1Beat Loyola (NEW ORLEANS) 47–6
62-162.907Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–10.75032-1Lost to Centenary 6–7
6352.929Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.750320Beat West Virginia 26–0
64-362.954Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.750320Lost to Auburn 6–20
65-553.048Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–10.66748+2Lost to Colgate 0–12
6603.060Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–10.667480Beat Lehigh 59–6
67-243.106Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–10.667480Lost to Dartmouth 13–34
68-193.120Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–1–10.625650Lost to Texas Tech 13–19
69333.127Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–1–10.62565+2Beat Kentucky 8–0
7023.175Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–20.50075+1Beat Texas 42–6
71-593.185Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–10.66748+1Lost to Stanford 16–27
72-383.297Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–10.667480Lost to Princeton 0–13
73163.418Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC2–20.50075+1Beat Simpson 58–6
74-263.454NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–10.66748-1Lost to North Carolina 0–7
75123.462Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC3–10.75032-2Beat Colorado College 20–0
76-73.564Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–2–10.1671130Tied Indiana 0–0
77-33.586Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–20.33399+1Beat Columbia 12–0
7883.626Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–20.500750Beat West Virginia Wesleyan 13–0
79-163.630Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–20.60072+2Lost to NC State 7–19
80103.634NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–20.50075+3Beat Wake Forest 19–7
8143.641South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–20.600720Beat Davidson 25–0
82-223.704UCLAPAC2–20.500750Lost to California 7–20
83-213.755Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.50075-1Lost to Washington & LEE 0–8
84-73.869Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC1–20.333990Lost to Duke 0–6
85163.914Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–20.50075-1Beat Washington 13–6
86-553.936Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–10.66748-2Lost to Denver 0–7
87-53.984SMUIND SWC2–10.66748-2BYE
88-54.117Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–20.50075-1Lost to Boston College 6–9
8984.213Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–1–10.50075-1Tied Northwestern 0–0
9014.243Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–2–10.375940BYE
9144.270Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–2–10.50075-2Tied Creighton 7–7
92-44.447Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–30.400900Lost to Virginia 6–14
93-94.450Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–20.33399+1Beat Navy 9–7
9444.462New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–10.667480BYE
95-204.637West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–2–10.37594-1Lost to Michigan State 0–26
9644.642Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–20.33399-1Lost to Iowa State 13–16
97-424.648Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–20.333990Lost to Kansas State 0–6
98-54.753Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–20.500750Lost to Notre Dame 6–14
9944.759Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI1–20.33399-1Lost to Idaho 12–26
100-45.188Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–30.40090-2Lost to South Carolina 0–25
101115.291Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI2–20.50075-1Beat Providence 20–7
10245.366Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC1–30.250106-2BYE
10375.554Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–30.40090-4Beat Furman 9–6
10445.636Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI1–30.250106-2Beat Emory & Henry 13–0
105-15.646Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–30.000117-2Lost to Tulane 17–26
10685.893Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON1–30.250106-2Beat Mcdaniel 14–8
107-135.945Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–40.200112-4Lost to Citadel 6–9
108135.953Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–2–10.37594+1Beat Arizona State 19–13
10926.210Iowa (IOWA)B101–20.33399-3Beat Chicago 27–14
11086.268William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–30.40090-4Beat Guilford 45–0
111-26.339Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–30.2501060Lost to Miami 7–19
112-76.403Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–40.000117-3Lost to USC 6–19
11366.517Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR0–30.000117-2Lost to Santa Clara 0–27
114-16.899ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC1–2–10.37594-1Lost to Tulsa 0–28
115-347.115Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–30.000117-3Lost to Army 17–20
11617.558Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY0–30.000117-3Lost to George Washington 0–13
117-17.584Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–40.000117-5Lost to Arkansas 6–42
11847.657Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC1–30.250106-3Beat Hiwassee 44–0
119-127.675Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–3–10.125116-4Lost to Oregon State 6–13
120-57.915Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR1–30.250106-3Lost to Northern Arizona 13–19
121-19.457Indiana (INDIANA)B100–2–10.167113-3Tied Nebraska 0–0
122-239.867Chicago (CHICAGO)B100–2–10.167113-3Lost to Iowa 14–27

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