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1939 Week 13 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
100.689Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–0–10.9296+29Beat Columbia 25–0
200.831Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI7–01.0001+27Beat Dartmouth 35–6
341.100Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–10.87510+30Beat Oklahoma 7–6
4-11.136Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–01.0001+28Beat Rice 19–0
511.225USCPAC5–0–10.9177+15BYE
691.272Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON7–10.87510+26Beat North Carolina 13–3
7-21.415North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–1–10.83322+23Lost to Duke 3–13
801.423Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+18BYE
981.475Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI7–0–10.9385+17Beat NEW York University 14–0
10-11.489UCLAPAC5–0–20.85718+13Tied Santa Clara 0–0
1111.518Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–01.0001+16Beat Vanderbilt 13–0
12-11.522Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–10.87510+20Beat Northwestern 7–0
13-31.540Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–10.85718+18Beat Illinois 21–0
14-101.558Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–1–10.81323+19Lost to Missouri 6–7
15-11.638Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI6–10.85718+17Beat Yale 13–7
1631.657Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–1–10.81323+20Beat Pittsburgh 14–13
17-11.664Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON7–0–20.8898+11Beat Hampden Sydney 26–7
1821.683Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON7–10.87510+18Beat Rhodes 21–6
19-61.704Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–10.87510+13Beat Memphis 46–7
20-21.725Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–10.87510+15Beat Carnegie Tech 21–0
2161.877Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR8–10.8898+13Beat New Mexico 28–6
22111.907Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–20.71431+14Beat Alabama 6–0
23-21.921Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–10.87510+14Beat California 21–0
2451.980Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–1–10.81323+11Beat West Virginia 13–6
25-11.987Iowa (IOWA)B106–10.85718+12Beat Minnesota 13–9
2622.088Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–1–20.71431+9Tied Army 14–14
2732.099Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–10.87510+7Beat Boston University 19–0
28-22.111Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI4–1–30.68837+7Tied UCLA 0–0
2932.152Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–1–20.75028+6Beat Colorado State 42–7
3062.197Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI6–1–10.81323+10Beat New Mexico State 28–13
3132.210Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–20.75028+13Beat Centenary 13–6
3282.336Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI5–20.71431+8Beat ST. Mary's 13–0
33-112.342Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–2–10.68837+8Lost to Cornell 6–35
34-112.352Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–30.62544+14Lost to Nebraska 13–14
3532.414Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–20.77827+8Beat Millsaps 40–0
36112.485Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–20.71431+9Beat Pennsylvania 19–17
37-122.528New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR6–20.75028+7Lost to Arizona State 6–28
38-72.545Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–3–10.56360+10Lost to Georgia Tech 0–6
39122.564Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–20.71431+8Beat Temple 12–6
4032.661Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–30.66742+5BYE
4192.682Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–2–10.68837+5Beat Idaho 23–0
42-52.695NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–30.62544+7Lost to Georgetown 0–14
43132.769Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–40.50064+10Beat LSU 21–7
4452.815Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI5–20.71431+4Beat Eastern Washington 27–0
45-102.826BYUIND SKY5–2–10.68837+4Lost to Colorado 6–12
46152.921Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC4–3–10.56360+12Beat Drake 25–13
4763.054ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–2–20.625440Tied Tulsa 0–0
48233.068Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–30.57154+4Beat BYU 12–6
49-83.069Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–30.62544+4Lost to Virginia Tech 0–13
50-63.087Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–30.57154+4Lost to Michigan 17–19
51-93.096Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–30.62544+5Lost to Washington (MISSOURI) 13–25
52133.192Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–3–10.61153+5Beat Maryland 13–0
53133.193William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–2–10.68837-1Beat Washington & LEE 18–14
5463.193Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–30.62544+6Beat TCU 25–19
5543.197Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–3–10.50064+3BYE
56-173.217SMUIND SWC3–3–10.50064+3Lost to Arkansas 0–14
5753.221Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–30.57154-1Beat NEW Hampshire 46–0
58-123.242Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI4–30.57154+2Lost to Detroit Mercy 13–36
59-53.258Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–4–10.50064+6Tied Wichita State 0–0
60143.275Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–30.62544+6Beat Manhattan 36–13
61-133.341LSUSEC4–40.50064+3Lost to Auburn 7–21
62193.369Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC4–30.57154+2Beat Washburn 47–0
63-183.504Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–40.500640Lost to Iowa State 0–10
64-123.512Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC6–30.66742-6Lost to Creighton 0–47
65-83.518Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–4–10.35797+3Lost to Iowa 9–13
66-23.600Purdue (PURDUE)B102–3–20.42984+3Tied Wisconsin 7–7
6763.654Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–40.500640Beat South Carolina 33–7
68143.674Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–40.55663-2Beat Miami 13–0
69-143.700Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–30.62544-4Lost to NC State 7–12
70153.767Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–4–10.50064+5Beat Virginia 13–0
71-83.789Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–4–10.43880+1Lost to William & Mary 14–18
7273.859Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–40.50064-1Beat Stanford 7–0
73113.862Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–3–10.56360-7Beat UConn 41–0
7443.910UTEPIND BOR4–40.50064+4Beat Louisiana Tech 27–0
75133.970Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–40.50064+1Beat Texas Tech 22–19
76103.999Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–30.62544-7Beat Pacific 12–7
77-194.000Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–30.57154+1Lost to Florida 0–13
78-64.043Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–4–10.35797+1BYE
79-44.074Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–3–20.50064-3Tied Penn State 14–14
80-134.136ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–3–10.50064+4Lost to Fordham 0–13
81-54.150Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–4–10.35797+2Lost to Tulane 0–25
82-24.225Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–40.42984-3BYE
83124.240George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI3–30.50064+2Beat Kansas 14–7
84-164.252Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–40.42984-6Lost to Holy Cross 0–21
85-164.322Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–40.42984-1Lost to Notre Dame 0–7
8614.366Indiana (INDIANA)B102–3–20.42984-1Tied Michigan State 7–7
87154.384Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–5–10.38993-4Beat SMU 14–0
88154.459NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–60.250109-1Beat Furman 12–7
89-194.521Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–5–10.38993-6Lost to Marquette 19–22
90-74.667Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–4–10.35797-3Lost to Princeton 7–13
91154.687Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–3–10.50064-10Beat Wyoming 20–13
92154.697Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–3–20.42984-3Beat Colgate 7–0
93-34.729Rhodes (RHODES)IND FBSI3–4–10.43880-8Lost to Clemson 6–21
94-174.785Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–50.286104-4Lost to Syracuse 0–7
95-24.862Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–40.42984-7BYE
9614.935Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43880-8Tied Indiana 7–7
97-84.968New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–50.37595-10Lost to Hardin Simmons 13–28
98-74.989Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–4–10.35797-2Lost to Ohio State 0–21
99-74.991Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–60.250109-6Lost to Villanova 6–12
10015.006Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–6–10.278107-7Lost to Tennessee 0–13
101-25.355SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI3–3–30.50064+8Tied Santa Barbara 0–0
10295.384Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–40.42984-7Beat Muhlenberg 25–3
103-75.455Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI3–50.37595-13Lost to Richmond 7–26
10405.545Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–4–10.43880-9Tied ST. Louis 0–0
105-75.591West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–5–10.313102-11Lost to Kentucky 6–13
106-125.603Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–50.286104-8Lost to George Washington 7–14
10725.687Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–60.250109-11Lost to Denver 0–23
10855.689Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC3–40.42984-6Beat Citadel 14–7
109-45.749TCUIND SWC2–60.250109-13Lost to Texas 19–25
11055.939Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–70.222116-13Beat Kansas State 10–0
111-36.154Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–60.250109-8Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–13
112-126.164Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI2–5–10.313102-4Lost to San José State 0–10
113-36.228South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–6–10.278107-6Lost to Georgia 7–33
114-26.255California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–70.222116-7Lost to Oregon State 0–21
115-16.418Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–60.250109-10Lost to Utah 7–42
11636.503Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–60.250109-19Beat Erskine 32–6
11757.069Chicago (CHICAGO)B102–50.286104-9Beat Oberlin 25–0
118-17.202Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–10.214118-11Tied Purdue 7–7
119-37.216Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–6–10.071122-13Lost to Washington State 0–7
120-27.333Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–80.111121-21Lost to Sewanee 7–14
12107.655Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–6–10.188119-15Lost to Texas A&M 0–19
122-28.415Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–6–10.188119-15BYE
12308.490Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY0–70.000124-19Lost to Utah State 13–20
12409.051Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI0–8–10.056123-22Lost to Baylor 6–13

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