1939 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 2, 1940By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1939 Season Tags: • No Comments

1939 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	0	0.793	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+34	BYE
2	1	0.926	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+52	Beat Tulane 14–13
3	1	0.939	USC	PAC	8–0–2	0.900	6	+41	Beat Tennessee 14–0
4	-2	0.980	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	11	+41	Lost to Texas A&M 13–14
5	1	1.288	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	8–1	0.889	8	+34	BYE
6	2	1.401	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	8–1–1	0.850	11	+31	BYE
7	6	1.421	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	9–1	0.900	6	+36	Beat Boston College 6–3
8	1	1.425	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	8–0–1	0.944	3	+23	BYE
9	-4	1.482	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	17	+33	Lost to Georgia Tech 7–21
10	0	1.483	UCLA	PAC	6–0–4	0.800	17	+20	BYE
11	0	1.518	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–1–1	0.833	13	+27	BYE
12	0	1.520	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	7–0–1	0.938	4	+19	BYE
13	3	1.551	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	8–2	0.800	17	+33	Beat Missouri 21–7
14	0	1.557	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	9	+22	BYE
15	-8	1.564	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–1	0.909	5	+30	Lost to USC 0–14
16	-1	1.701	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	23	+28	BYE
17	1	1.778	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	5–1–3	0.722	34	+13	BYE
18	1	1.878	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–2	0.750	28	+19	BYE
19	2	1.897	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–1–1	0.813	16	+14	BYE
20	2	1.905	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–1–2	0.750	28	+14	BYE
21	-1	1.924	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–2–1	0.722	34	+18	BYE
22	1	1.946	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	6–1–2	0.778	23	+9	BYE
23	1	1.956	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	9–1–1	0.864	10	+17	Beat Hawaii ALL Stars 28–0; Beat HAWAII 39–6
24	1	1.990	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–2	0.750	28	+17	BYE
25	1	2.009	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	7–1–2	0.800	17	+12	BYE
26	-9	2.017	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	15	+17	Lost to Clemson 3–6
27	0	2.075	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	8–2	0.800	17	+15	BYE
28	0	2.170	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–2	0.778	23	+13	BYE
29	1	2.188	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND FBSI	7–1–1	0.833	13	+12	BYE
30	-1	2.201	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	23	+14	BYE
31	1	2.221	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	8–2	0.800	17	+15	BYE
32	1	2.249	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	28	+13	BYE
33	-2	2.257	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	28	+12	BYE
34	0	2.281	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–2–1	0.722	34	+12	BYE
35	0	2.380	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–3–1	0.611	46	+12	BYE
36	0	2.424	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	8–2–1	0.773	27	+16	Tied Catholic 0–0
37	0	2.512	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	38	+16	BYE
38	0	2.560	SMU	IND SWC	6–3–1	0.650	41	+13	BYE
39	0	2.582	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	38	+9	BYE
40	1	2.651	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	54	+15	BYE
41	1	2.662	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	6–2–1	0.722	34	+5	BYE
42	-2	2.690	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	6–3–1	0.650	41	+16	BYE
43	0	2.775	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	62	+13	BYE
44	0	2.807	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	5–3	0.625	44	+7	BYE
45	0	2.865	BYU	IND SKY	5–2–2	0.667	40	+4	BYE
46	0	2.900	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	28	+4	BYE
47	0	2.988	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	46	+3	BYE
48	0	3.006	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	60	+9	BYE
49	0	3.014	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–3–2	0.500	62	+5	BYE
50	0	3.047	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	41	+8	BYE
51	1	3.164	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	+6	BYE
52	-1	3.165	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	54	+5	BYE
53	0	3.177	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	5–3–1	0.611	46	+2	BYE
54	0	3.295	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	54	+3	BYE
55	1	3.302	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	54	+6	BYE
56	-1	3.352	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	46	+6	BYE
57	0	3.371	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	44	+9	BYE
58	0	3.412	UTEP	IND BOR	5–4	0.556	54	+9	BYE
59	0	3.434	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	85	+5	BYE
60	0	3.545	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	5–3–2	0.600	51	-6	BYE
61	0	3.629	Manhattan (MANHATTAN)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	0	BYE
62	0	3.637	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	46	-8	BYE
63	0	3.649	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	75	+2	BYE
64	0	3.657	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	+3	BYE
65	0	3.661	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	5–5–1	0.500	62	-3	BYE
66	0	3.760	LSU	SEC	4–5	0.444	78	-1	BYE
67	2	3.849	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–3–2	0.500	62	-1	BYE
68	-1	3.857	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	78	-3	BYE
69	-1	3.873	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	62	-4	BYE
70	0	3.878	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	6–4	0.600	51	-4	BYE
71	1	3.939	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–5	0.444	78	0	BYE
72	2	3.971	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	74	-3	BYE
73	0	3.971	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	62	-5	BYE
74	2	3.981	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–4–1	0.438	85	0	BYE
75	-4	4.006	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	2–4–2	0.375	95	+3	BYE
76	-1	4.010	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	-7	BYE
77	0	4.021	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–5	0.444	78	+1	BYE
78	0	4.052	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	54	-5	BYE
79	0	4.057	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	93	+2	BYE
80	0	4.078	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	3–4–1	0.438	85	-1	BYE
81	0	4.102	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	85	-1	BYE
82	0	4.210	Washburn (WASHBURN)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	51	-8	BYE
83	0	4.295	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	85	-2	BYE
84	1	4.317	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	4–5–1	0.450	75	+1	BYE
85	-1	4.319	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	78	-7	BYE
86	1	4.381	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	85	+5	BYE
87	-1	4.385	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	62	-3	BYE
88	0	4.475	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	85	-1	BYE
89	0	4.587	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	62	-8	BYE
90	0	4.728	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	4–3–3	0.550	60	+12	BYE
91	0	4.748	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	103	-5	BYE
92	0	4.811	Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	95	-10	BYE
93	0	4.893	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–4–2	0.375	95	-4	BYE
94	0	5.056	Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	78	-17	BYE
95	0	5.127	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–4–2	0.444	78	-10	BYE
96	0	5.157	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–5–1	0.450	75	-8	BYE
97	1	5.169	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	3–4–1	0.438	85	-12	BYE
98	-1	5.186	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	119	-8	BYE
99	0	5.339	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	3–6	0.333	101	-16	BYE
100	1	5.485	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–6–1	0.350	100	-4	BYE
101	-1	5.486	TCU	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	104	-15	BYE
102	0	5.568	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	3–6	0.333	101	-17	BYE
103	0	5.691	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–7–1	0.250	109	-14	BYE
104	1	5.714	Bucknell (BUCKNELL)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	95	-11	BYE
105	2	5.732	Rhodes (RHODES)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	93	-19	BYE
106	-2	5.776	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	113	-13	BYE
107	-1	5.815	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–6	0.250	109	-14	BYE
108	0	5.913	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–7	0.300	104	-9	BYE
109	1	5.998	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	2–6	0.250	109	-15	BYE
110	-1	6.054	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	SEC	3–5	0.375	95	-7	BYE
111	0	6.087	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	106	-17	BYE
112	0	6.222	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	113	-19	BYE
113	0	6.312	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	113	-12	BYE
114	0	6.372	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	108	-28	BYE
115	0	6.562	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	2–7	0.222	113	-14	BYE
116	0	6.685	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	113	-23	BYE
117	0	6.828	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–7–1	0.167	122	-18	BYE
118	0	6.956	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	106	-5	BYE
119	0	7.399	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	2–9–1	0.208	118	-28	BYE
120	0	7.712	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–6–1	0.188	120	-17	BYE
121	0	7.799	Chicago (CHICAGO)	B10	2–6	0.250	109	-16	BYE
122	0	8.149	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–9–1	0.136	123	-29	BYE
123	0	8.269	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	1–6–1	0.188	120	-17	BYE
124	0	8.646	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	0–7–1	0.063	124	-23	BYE