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1939 Week 12 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
100.568Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–0–10.9178+23Beat Alabama 13–0
200.959Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI6–01.0001+19Beat Colgate 14–12
331.059Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–01.0001+24Beat SMU 6–2
401.137Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–0–10.9296+18Beat Kansas State 13–10
5-21.165North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–0–10.9385+21Beat Davidson 32–0
611.232USCPAC5–0–10.9178+13Beat Stanford 33–0
751.258Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–10.85713+20Beat NEW York University 20–7
811.378Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+16Beat NC State 7–0
921.429UCLAPAC5–0–10.9178+13BYE
1001.462Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–10.83322+14Beat Chicago 61–0
11-61.480Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–10.85713+16Lost to Iowa 6–7
12-41.495Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–01.0001+12Beat Citadel 34–0
1331.569Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–10.85713+13Beat Southern Miss 27–7
14161.590Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–10.83322+13Beat Dartmouth 9–7
1521.598Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON6–10.85713+16Beat Virginia Military Institute 20–7
1621.676Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–0–20.87511+7Beat Virginia Tech 13–0
17-21.700Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI6–0–10.9296+10Beat Maryland 20–0
1811.779Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–10.85713+11Beat Temple 14–0
1911.780Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–1–10.78625+13Beat Kansas 7–0
2021.853Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON6–10.85713+13Beat Wake Forest 20–7
21111.934Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC6–10.85713+11Beat Oregon 19–14
22-91.971Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–1–10.78625+7Lost to Princeton 7–9
23101.994Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–20.71433+14Beat Carnegie Tech 6–0
24152.041Iowa (IOWA)B105–10.83322+9Beat Notre Dame 7–6
25122.076New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR6–10.85713+7Beat New Mexico State 9–6
26102.082Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI4–1–20.71433+7Beat Michigan State 6–0
2742.103Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–10.87511+6Beat Northern Arizona 41–6
28132.114Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–1–10.75030+8Beat Pennsylvania 10–0
29-152.115Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–1–10.78625+7Lost to Georgia Tech 6–13
30102.163Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–10.85713+5Beat Detroit Mercy 20–13
31-82.174Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–2–10.64350+10Lost to Tulane 0–13
32-42.224Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–1–20.71433+4Beat Hawai'i 34–19
33192.236Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–20.66741+8Beat Kentucky 13–6
34112.252Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–20.71433+11Beat Texas 20–0
3502.339BYUIND SKY5–1–10.78625+6Tied Utah State 0–0
36-22.350Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI5–1–10.78625+6Tied SAN Francisco 6–6
37-162.392NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–20.71433+7Lost to Missouri 7–20
38122.411Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–20.75030+7Beat LSU 15–12
39-122.481SMUIND SWC3–2–10.58354+6Lost to Texas A&M 2–6
4072.503Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI4–20.66741+6Beat Indiana 13–0
4182.539Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–20.71433+6Beat Washington & LEE 7–0
42-172.570Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–20.71433+8Lost to Miami 6–33
43-52.605Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–30.66741+5Lost to Clemson 7–20
44-152.634Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–20.66741+6Lost to Penn State 0–10
45-22.711Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–30.57156+6Lost to Oklahoma 10–13
46122.756Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI4–20.66741+4Beat West Virginia 19–7
47-232.789Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–20.66741+5Lost to Minnesota 7–20
48-62.826LSUSEC4–30.57156+6Lost to Mississippi State 12–15
49142.855Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI4–20.66741+5Beat Montana 23–0
5042.866Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–2–10.64350+3Beat Colorado State 13–6
51-252.871Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–20.66741+4Lost to Auburn 9–10
5253.015Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC6–20.75030-3Beat Grinnell 19–7
5373.038ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–2–10.643500Beat Wyoming 39–6
54-83.040Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–40.50062+7Lost to Washington (MISSOURI) 0–7
5573.138Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–20.714330Beat South Carolina 20–0
56243.216Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–40.42978+5Beat Villanova 10–9
57183.221Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–3–10.41789+3Beat Michigan 20–7
58203.259Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–20.66741+5Beat Drake 33–6
59-33.291Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–3–10.50062+2Lost to Oregon State 14–19
60-123.333Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–30.57156+4Lost to Baylor 0–20
61183.351Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC3–3–10.50062+7Beat Oklahoma State 7–0
62103.359Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–30.500620Beat Army 15–0
63-123.436Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–3–10.50062+2Lost to Virginia 0–7
64123.443Purdue (PURDUE)B102–3–10.41789+3Beat Northwestern 3–0
65-103.447Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–3–10.56361+3Lost to Duke 7–20
6643.482William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–2–10.64350-3Beat Randolph Macon 19–6
67243.702ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–2–10.58354+5Beat Loyola Marymount 40–7
68-153.731Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–30.50062-3Lost to Pittsburgh 0–6
69-103.743Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–30.50062+1Lost to Purdue 0–3
7043.794Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–4–10.43876-1Tied Centenary 0–0
71-23.866Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY3–30.50062-1BYE
72-283.875Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–4–10.35797+2Lost to Columbia 13–19
73153.927Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–40.42978-1Beat Florida 6–2
74-103.972Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI4–30.57156+1Lost to Boston College 13–20
75-143.991Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–3–10.50062-2Lost to Harvard 0–15
7694.010Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–3–10.41789+2Beat Navy 19–13
77-104.029Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–40.333100-1Lost to Cornell 12–14
78204.129UTEPIND BOR3–40.42978+4Beat Arizona 14–6
79164.132Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–40.42978-1Beat Idaho 21–13
80144.134Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–40.42978-2Beat California 13–6
8104.148Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC3–30.50062-4BYE
82-164.200Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–40.50062-6Lost to Georgia 2–6
83-184.201Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–3–10.417890Tied Brown 14–14
84-24.252Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–3–10.50062-6Tied Yale 14–14
85-84.283Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–4–10.43876+2Lost to Richmond 0–13
86-184.343Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–30.57156-6Lost to UTEP 6–14
87-164.358Indiana (INDIANA)B102–3–10.41789-1Lost to Fordham 0–13
88-24.379Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–40.42978-2Beat Iowa State 21–2
89-64.546New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–40.42978-8Lost to New Mexico 6–9
9094.567Rhodes (RHODES)IND FBSI3–3–10.50062-7Beat Samford 13–6
9114.579Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–3–10.41789-1Beat Wisconsin 7–0
92-34.715Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–50.286108-3Lost to Holy Cross 0–14
93-64.789Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–40.42978-7Lost to Gonzaga 0–23
94-214.848Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–40.333100-3Lost to Nebraska 0–7
9515.129George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI2–30.400960BYE
96135.133Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI3–40.42978-10Beat Wofford 14–0
9705.145Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42978-9Lost to Santa Clara 0–6
98-85.164West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–4–10.35797-7Lost to Manhattan 7–19
9925.199SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI3–3–20.50062+8Tied Hardin Simmons 6–6
100-165.239Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI2–4–10.35797-4Lost to ST. Mary's 7–40
10175.261Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–5–10.313105-7Beat Sewanee 25–7
10215.308Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–5–10.313105-7Tied Rice 12–12
10315.384NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–60.143118-6Lost to Duquesne 0–7
104-115.567Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–40.42978-9Lost to TCU 0–16
105115.606TCUIND SWC2–50.286108-9Beat Tulsa 16–0
10605.641Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–3–10.41789-9Tied BYU 0–0
10705.679Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–3–20.333100-5BYE
10845.757Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–50.286108-4Lost to Georgetown 0–20
109-95.853Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–50.286108-10Lost to Washington State 13–21
110-55.889South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–5–10.313105-3Lost to Furman 0–20
11126.205Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–40.333100-6BYE
112-26.223California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–60.250113-6Lost to Washington 6–13
113-116.253Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC2–40.333100-5Lost to Vanderbilt 7–25
114-36.486Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–50.286108-8Lost to Denver 6–13
115-16.669Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–70.125120-14Lost to Marquette 2–21
11636.892Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–5–10.083122-9Lost to USC 0–33
117-27.075Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–50.167116-10Lost to Illinois 0–7
11807.247Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–70.125120-15Lost to Tennessee 0–34
119-27.299Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–60.143118-16Lost to North Carolina 0–32
12007.789Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–6–10.188115-11Lost to Arizona State 6–41
12108.082Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–5–10.214114-13Tied Arkansas 12–12
12208.326Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–50.167116-8Lost to Ohio State 0–61
12308.419Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY0–60.000124-14Lost to ST. Louis 6–39
12409.477Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI0–7–10.063123-18Tied Texas Tech 0–0

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