1939 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 19, 1939By 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	Game Status
1	0	0.048	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
2	-1	0.048	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
3	-2	0.048	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
4	-3	0.048	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
5	-4	0.048	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
6	-5	0.048	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
7	-6	0.048	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
8	-7	0.048	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
9	-8	0.048	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
10	-9	0.048	Bucknell (BUCKNELL)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
11	-10	0.048	BYU	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
12	-11	0.048	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
13	-12	0.048	Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
14	-13	0.048	Chicago (CHICAGO)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
15	-14	0.048	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
16	-15	0.048	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
17	-16	0.048	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
18	-17	0.048	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
19	-18	0.048	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
20	-19	0.048	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
21	-20	0.048	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
22	-21	0.048	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
23	-22	0.048	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
24	-23	0.048	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
25	-24	0.048	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
26	-25	0.048	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
27	-26	0.048	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
28	-27	0.048	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
29	-28	0.048	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
30	-29	0.048	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
31	-30	0.048	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
32	-31	0.048	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
33	-32	0.048	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
34	-33	0.048	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
35	-34	0.048	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
36	-35	0.048	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
37	-36	0.048	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
38	-37	0.048	Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
39	-38	0.048	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
40	-39	0.048	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
41	-40	0.048	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
42	-41	0.048	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
43	-42	0.048	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
44	-43	0.048	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
45	-44	0.048	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
46	-45	0.048	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
47	-46	0.048	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
48	-47	0.048	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
49	-48	0.048	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
50	-49	0.048	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
51	-50	0.048	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
52	-51	0.048	Manhattan (MANHATTAN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
53	-52	0.048	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
54	-53	0.048	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
55	-54	0.048	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
56	-55	0.048	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
57	-56	0.048	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
58	-57	0.048	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
59	-58	0.048	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
60	-59	0.048	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
61	-60	0.048	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
62	-61	0.048	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
63	-62	0.048	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
64	-63	0.048	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
65	-64	0.048	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
66	-65	0.048	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
67	-66	0.048	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
68	-67	0.048	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
69	-68	0.048	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
70	-69	0.048	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	0–0–1	0.500	2	Tied Western NEW Mexico 12–12
71	-70	0.048	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
72	-71	0.048	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
73	-72	0.048	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
74	-73	0.048	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
75	-74	0.048	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
76	-75	0.048	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
77	-76	0.048	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
78	-77	0.048	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
79	-78	0.048	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
80	-79	0.048	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
81	-80	0.048	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
82	-81	0.048	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
83	-82	0.048	Rhodes (RHODES)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
84	-83	0.048	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
85	-84	0.048	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
86	-85	0.048	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
87	-86	0.048	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
88	-87	0.048	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
89	-88	0.048	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
90	-89	0.048	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
91	-90	0.048	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
92	-91	0.048	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
93	-92	0.048	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
94	-93	0.048	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
95	-94	0.048	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
96	-95	0.048	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
97	-96	0.048	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
98	-97	0.048	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
99	-98	0.048	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
100	-99	0.048	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
101	-100	0.048	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
102	-101	0.048	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
103	-102	0.048	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
104	-103	0.048	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
105	-104	0.048	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
106	-105	0.048	UTEP	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
107	-106	0.048	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
108	-107	0.048	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
109	-108	0.048	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
110	-109	0.048	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
111	-110	0.048	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
112	-111	0.048	Washburn (WASHBURN)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
113	-112	0.048	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
114	-113	0.048	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
115	-114	0.048	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
116	-115	0.048	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
117	-116	0.048	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
118	-117	0.048	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
119	-118	0.048	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
120	-119	0.048	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
121	-120	0.048	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
122	-121	1.901	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Elon 34–0
123	-122	9.680	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	3	Lost to ST. Mary's (TEXAS) 6–7
124	-123	10.218	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	3	Lost to Northwestern State 0–15