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1939 Week 11 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
120.708Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–0–10.90012+15BYE
2-10.922Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–01.0001+13Beat Columbia 13–7
310.923North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–0–10.9296+20Beat NC State 17–0
4-21.049Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–0–10.9177+14Beat Iowa State 38–6
511.078Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–01.0001+15Beat Army 14–0
611.120Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–01.0001+18Beat Arkansas 27–0
761.208USCPAC4–0–10.90012+10Beat Oregon State 19–7
821.307Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–01.0001+11Beat LSU 20–0
931.389Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+12Beat Marquette 21–13
1061.403Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–10.80028+11Beat Indiana 24–0
1101.436UCLAPAC5–0–10.9177+11Beat California 20–7
12191.519Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–10.83316+13Beat Nebraska 27–13
1351.551Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–0–10.9177+6Beat Yale 33–0
1411.552Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–0–10.9177+7Tied Alabama 7–7
1521.558Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–0–10.9177+8Beat West Virginia 14–0
16-21.566Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–10.83316+10Beat Vanderbilt 14–7
17101.717Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON5–10.83316+11Beat Georgia Tech 7–6
1811.735Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–0–20.85714+4Tied Virginia Military Institute 0–0
1941.796Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–10.83316+8Beat Providence 46–0
20-111.885Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–1–10.75034+9Lost to Missouri 13–27
2141.938NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–10.83316+7Beat Lafayette 14–0
2281.961Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON5–10.83316+7Beat George Washington 13–6
2331.968Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–1–10.75034+8Tied Kentucky 7–7
24-192.012Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–10.80028+7Lost to Illinois 7–16
25112.034Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–10.83316+8Beat Washburn 20–7
26152.040Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–10.80028+8Beat Detroit Mercy 13–6
27182.049SMUIND SWC3–1–10.70039+6Beat Texas 10–0
28-202.110Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–1–20.66741+4Lost to Colorado 14–21
2932.121Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–10.80028+6Beat Navy 13–6
3072.141Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–10.80028+6Beat Harvard 9–6
31-112.171Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–10.85714+4Lost to Hardin Simmons 7–19
32-112.202Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–10.83316+6Lost to USC 7–19
3372.234Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–20.66741+9Beat Temple 13–7
34192.292Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI5–10.83316+5Beat Arizona State 19–7
3592.293BYUIND SKY5–10.83316+5Beat Denver 21–18
36-72.308Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI3–1–20.66741+3Beat Stanford 27–7
37-32.348New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR5–10.83316+2BYE
3842.400Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–20.75034+5Beat Marshall 14–13
39-62.447Iowa (IOWA)B104–10.80028+3Beat Purdue 4–0
4032.463Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–10.83316+1Beat Auburn 13–7
41182.483Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–1–10.70039+4Beat Maryland 12–0
42-142.492LSUSEC4–20.66741+6Lost to Tennessee 0–20
4392.549Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–20.66741+5Beat Kansas 27–6
44-92.698Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–3–10.41780+5Lost to Pennsylvania 6–13
4532.722Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–20.66741+6Beat TCU 27–0
4652.726Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–30.57166+9Beat New Mexico State 20–0
47102.747Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI3–20.60053+4Beat Rice 13–7
48-242.776Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–20.66741+7Lost to SMU 0–10
49132.808Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–20.66741+3Beat Chicago 47–0
5052.834Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–20.71437+3Beat Birmingham Southern 28–0
51-292.864Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–2–10.58360+4Lost to Washington (MISSOURI) 6–12
52-142.990Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–20.60053+2Lost to Duke 6–7
5383.015Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–20.60053+1BYE
54-153.062Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–2–10.58360+1Lost to BYU 18–21
5583.185Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–2–10.64352+3Tied Richmond 0–0
56163.193Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–2–10.58360+2Beat Washington State 38–0
57-73.194Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC5–20.71437-2Lost to Drake 7–20
58103.200Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI3–20.60053+1Beat Boston University 26–0
59143.229Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–20.60053+2Beat Minnesota 14–7
60243.260ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–2–10.58360+1Beat Creighton 21–14
61-143.263Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–2–10.58360+1Lost to Notre Dame 0–14
62-163.442Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–20.66741-1Lost to Virginia Tech 7–20
6323.482Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI3–20.60053+2BYE
64-83.543Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI4–20.66741+3Lost to Villanova 6–13
65-113.660Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–30.40085+2Lost to Dartmouth 0–33
66-173.714Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–30.57166-1Lost to South Carolina 0–6
67163.716Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–30.400850BYE
6893.753Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–20.66741-2Beat Centenary 7–0
69253.784Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY3–30.50068-1Beat Utah 21–14
7083.880William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–2–10.58360-3BYE
71-73.893Indiana (INDIANA)B102–2–10.500680Lost to Ohio State 0–24
72-53.903Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–30.40085-1Lost to Princeton 6–9
73-44.041Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–30.400850Lost to Kansas State 6–27
74-44.116Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–40.42979-2Lost to Miami 0–19
75-174.152Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–3–10.3001060Lost to Northwestern 7–14
7654.158Purdue (PURDUE)B101–3–10.300106+1Lost to Iowa 0–4
77214.169Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–3–10.50068+2Beat Furman 20–7
78234.194Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–20.60053+1Beat Texas Tech 19–0
79204.230Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC2–3–10.41780+3Beat Washington & LEE 12–6
8024.267Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–40.333930Lost to Boston College 7–13
81-74.275Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC3–30.50068-3Lost to ST. Louis 14–21
82144.288Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–30.50068-5Beat Tufts 54–7
83-124.347New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–30.50068-5Lost to Oklahoma State 0–20
84-84.390Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI2–3–10.41780-1Lost to SAN Francisco 7–14
8514.442Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–3–10.3001060Lost to Cornell 7–13
8664.453Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–40.333930Lost to Duquesne 13–21
87-124.474Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–30.50068-5Lost to Washington 0–9
8824.478Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–40.33393-3Beat Mercer 16–9
89-44.510Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–40.33393-2Lost to Pittsburgh 7–13
90-34.592West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–3–10.41780-4Lost to Georgetown 0–14
91-314.632ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI2–2–10.50068+2Lost to Portland 12–14
92224.675Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–3–10.3001060Beat Michigan 16–7
93-274.768Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–30.50068-2Lost to Catholic 7–13
94144.787Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–40.33393-4Beat Montana 9–0
95-154.791Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–40.33393-3Lost to Oregon 0–38
96-54.999George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI2–30.400850Lost to Clemson 6–13
9755.032Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50068-7Beat Syracuse 14–3
98-55.090UTEPIND BOR2–40.333930BYE
99135.183Rhodes (RHODES)IND FBSI2–3–10.41780-6Beat Loyola (NEW ORLEANS) 20–0
10035.216Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–40.33393-5Beat Utah State 19–7
101105.220SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI3–3–10.50068+7Beat Loyola Marymount 14–7
102-235.231Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC2–30.400850Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 7–10
103-65.321Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–50.286110-6Lost to Texas A&M 0–27
104-45.343NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–50.167116-4Lost to North Carolina 0–17
105115.399South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–4–10.35792+1Beat Florida 6–0
106-175.417Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–30.40085-7Lost to Idaho 7–19
107-195.498Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–3–20.33393-4Lost to Michigan State 3–14
108-135.670Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–5–10.214112-6Lost to Ole Miss 7–14
10905.730Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI2–40.33393-8BYE
110-35.867California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–50.286110-2Lost to UCLA 7–20
11145.963Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–40.33393-5Beat Wyoming 22–0
112-85.971Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–40.33393-4Lost to Penn State 0–12
11346.055Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–40.33393-5Beat Mcdaniel 32–6
114-86.104Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–60.143120-8Lost to Oklahoma 6–38
115-106.184Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–40.200114-5BYE
116-66.639TCUIND SWC1–50.167116-11Lost to Baylor 0–27
11767.394Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–50.167116-13Beat Citadel 22–14
118-57.645Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–60.143120-14Lost to Davidson 14–22
11937.712Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–4–10.100122-8Lost to Santa Clara 7–27
12017.913Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–5–10.214112-9BYE
121-38.039Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–50.167116-11Lost to Fordham 7–13
122-28.568Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–40.200114-6Lost to Virginia 0–47
123-48.751Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY0–50.000123-11Lost to Colorado State 0–22
12409.389Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI0–70.000123-16Lost to Arizona 0–7

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