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1939 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.795Tulane (TULANE)SEC8–0–10.9444+40Beat LSU 33–20
200.806Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI8–01.0001+34BYE
311.012Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC10–01.0001+42Beat Texas 20–0
4-11.076USCPAC7–0–10.9386+29Beat Washington 9–7
501.206Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–10.8899+35BYE
601.302Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON8–10.8899+33BYE
721.403North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON8–1–10.85013+31Beat Virginia 19–0
841.415Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–01.0001+25Beat Kentucky 19–0
9-21.438Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI8–0–10.9444+23Tied Detroit Mercy 10–10
10-21.474UCLAPAC6–0–30.83314+20Beat Washington State 24–7
1101.486Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–1–10.83314+28BYE
12-21.517Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI7–0–10.9386+19BYE
1301.549Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON8–10.8899+28BYE
1401.564Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–10.87512+22BYE
1501.714Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–20.77823+26BYE
1691.761Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–10.9008+18Beat Holy Cross 14–0
17-11.792Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–20.77823+24Beat Georgia 13–0
1801.806Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI5–1–30.72234+13BYE
19-21.826Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75028+19BYE
2001.876Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–2–10.72234+19BYE
2111.914Iowa (IOWA)B106–1–10.81318+14BYE
2211.934Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–1–20.75028+14BYE
2311.958Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–1–20.77823+9BYE
24-31.975Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–1–10.83314+17BYE
2512.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–20.75028+17BYE
2622.011Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON7–1–20.80019+12BYE
2732.061Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–20.80019+16BYE
2812.140Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–20.77823+13BYE
29-102.205Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–20.77823+14Lost to Boston College 0–14
3012.211Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI7–1–10.83314+11Beat Centenary 7–6
3162.212Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI6–20.75028+13Beat NEW York University 18–7
3212.223Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–20.75028+14BYE
3312.234New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR8–20.80019+15Beat Colorado State 21–19
3412.320Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–3–10.61145+14Beat Vanderbilt 39–0
35-82.335Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–2–10.72234+12Lost to Tennessee 0–19
3602.437Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR8–20.80019+16BYE
3762.521SMUIND SWC5–3–10.61145+12Beat TCU 14–7
3802.527Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–30.70038+15Beat Rice 10–7
3932.567Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON7–30.70038+9Beat Davidson 46–7
40-12.622Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–4–10.55061+15Tied Florida 7–7
4162.641Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC6–3–10.65041+17Beat ST. Louis 21–17
42-12.658William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–2–10.72234+5BYE
43-32.660Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–40.55654+15BYE
44102.735Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY5–30.62543+8Beat Denver 27–17
4512.861BYUIND SKY5–2–20.66740+4BYE
4622.896Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI6–20.75028+4BYE
47-152.975Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–3–10.61145+3Lost to Stanford 3–14
4812.998Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC5–4–10.55061+9BYE
4943.044Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–3–10.65041+8Beat Virginia Tech 19–7
5013.073Purdue (PURDUE)B103–3–20.50064+5BYE
51-73.160Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–3–10.61145+2Lost to Colorado 17–27
52-73.185NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–40.55654+5Lost to Fordham 7–18
5343.211Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–40.50064+6BYE
54-43.282Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–40.55654+3Lost to North Carolina 0–19
5513.288Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61145+7Tied Duquesne 10–10
56-13.307Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–40.55654+6Lost to Texas A&M 0–20
5783.366George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI5–30.62543+9Beat West Virginia 13–0
5813.425Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–4–10.43884+5BYE
5933.433UTEPIND BOR5–40.55654+9BYE
60-83.532ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC5–3–20.60051-6Lost to Washington (MISSOURI) 17–21
6103.615Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI4–40.500640BYE
62-43.620LSUSEC4–50.44477+2Lost to Tulane 20–33
6353.624Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI5–3–10.61145-8Beat Rutgers 13–0
64203.642Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–5–10.45074+1Beat Tulsa 23–0
65133.670Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–5–10.50064-2Beat Loyola (NEW ORLEANS) 13–0
6663.708Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–40.50064+3BYE
6723.726Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–50.44477-1BYE
68223.895Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–3–20.50064-1Beat Maryland 10–7
69143.899Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR6–40.60051-5Beat Montana 6–0
7093.926Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–4–20.37595+4BYE
7103.929Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–5–10.50064-4Tied Auburn 7–7
72-63.939Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–50.444770Lost to USC 7–9
73-33.986Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–4–10.438840BYE
74-74.021Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–50.44477+1Lost to UCLA 7–24
75-24.041Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–40.50064-7BYE
7654.045Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50064-5BYE
77-14.062Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–4–10.43884-1BYE
7894.077Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–5–10.38993+2Beat Army 10–0
79-44.104Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43884-1BYE
80-34.125Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–40.55654-6BYE
81104.196Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–40.55654-2Beat NC State 27–7
82-224.214Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC6–40.60051-8Lost to Wichita State 6–7
8324.266Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–4–10.43884-2BYE
84-104.300Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–5–10.45074+1Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–19
85-214.302Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC4–50.44477-7Lost to SAN Francisco 14–26
86-234.373Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–50.50064-2Lost to San José State 0–12
8714.378ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–4–10.43884+5BYE
88-24.445Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–4–10.43884-1BYE
89-94.610Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–60.40092-7Lost to Georgia Tech 0–13
90134.718SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI4–3–30.55061+12Beat Creighton 26–14
9134.749Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–5–10.313103-5BYE
9204.798Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–50.37595-10BYE
9324.912Indiana (INDIANA)B102–4–20.37595-4BYE
9425.039Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI4–50.44477-17BYE
95-135.110Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–4–20.44477-10Lost to Navy 0–10
96-35.111NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–80.200118-6Lost to Miami 7–27
9705.153Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–4–10.43884-12BYE
98-95.154Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–5–10.45074-9Lost to Arkansas 0–23
9925.351New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–60.333101-16BYE
100-15.502TCUIND SWC3–70.300104-16Lost to SMU 7–14
101-15.574Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–60.333101-17Lost to Arizona 0–6
10205.577South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–6–10.350100-4BYE
103-55.651Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–7–10.250109-13Lost to Alabama 0–39
10405.702Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–70.222113-12BYE
10525.720Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–50.37595-11BYE
106-15.734Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–60.250109-13BYE
107-15.770Rhodes (RHODES)IND FBSI3–5–10.38993-19BYE
10805.919California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–70.300104-9BYE
10925.953Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC3–50.37595-5BYE
11006.035Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–60.250109-15BYE
111-26.087West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–6–10.278106-17Lost to George Washington 0–13
11216.162Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–70.222113-18BYE
113-16.346Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–70.222113-12Lost to Syracuse 7–10
11426.434Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–80.273108-27Beat Wofford 21–2
11506.563Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–70.222113-14Lost to New Mexico 19–21
116-26.685Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–70.222113-23Lost to Wake Forest 7–46
11736.838Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–7–10.167121-18Beat Dartmouth 14–3
118-16.970Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI2–6–10.278106-5BYE
119-17.696Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–6–10.188119-17BYE
120-17.806Chicago (CHICAGO)B102–60.250109-16BYE
12117.975Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI1–9–10.136123-27Lost to Hardin Simmons 6–7
122-18.256Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–8–10.150122-27Lost to Baylor 7–10
12308.282Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–6–10.188119-17BYE
12408.635Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY0–7–10.063124-23BYE

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