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1939 Week 8 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
140.656Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–0–10.83327+4Tied Dartmouth 0–0
260.974Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–01.0001+5Beat Fordham 7–0
370.994North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–01.0001+8Beat NEW York University 14–7
481.003Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–0–10.83327+2Beat BYU 35–13
521.016Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–01.0001+3Beat Iowa 27–7
671.044Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Duke 14–13
7-51.079Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Centenary 34–0
8-21.118Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Princeton 20–7
9131.131Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–01.0001+5Beat Villanova 33–7
10-91.131USCPAC2–0–10.83327+2Beat Illinois 26–0
11141.210Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–0–10.83327+2Beat Texas 24–12
12-81.223Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+2Beat Northwestern 13–0
13-101.226Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–01.0001+4Beat Oglethorpe 59–0
14141.382Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–01.0001+4Beat Arkansas 19–7
1591.399Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–0–10.83327+3Tied Columbia 6–6
1611.412ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI2–0–10.83327+3Tied Dayton 6–6
17151.424Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–1–10.50070+2Tied Purdue 13–13
18161.452Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat SMU 20–19
19-101.474Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–0–10.83327+2Beat Iowa State 10–7
20321.518Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Chicago 61–0
21-21.540New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–01.0001+3Beat UTEP 14–0
2281.646Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Lehigh 49–7
23361.663Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Yale 6–0
2431.672Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–0–10.87526+1Tied Rutgers 6–6
2561.734Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–0–10.83327+1Tied Navy 0–0
26-101.745Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 28–0
27171.754Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–01.0001+1Beat Colorado 20–0
28171.760Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI2–0–10.83327+1Tied Syracuse 13–13
29121.801Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Case 21–0
30-11.804Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–0–10.83327+1Beat California 6–0
31181.813Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Manhattan 7–0
32281.834LSUSEC2–10.66744+3Beat Rice 7–0
33-181.857Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–01.0001+1Beat Portland 14–12
34-111.860Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat Mercer 20–0
3551.888Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–01.00010BYE
36-31.905UCLAPAC2–0–10.833270Tied Stanford 14–14
37291.926Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–10.66744+3Beat Maryland 12–7
38-11.974Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat West Texas A&M 18–13
39111.976Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–01.00010Beat Whittier 28–0
4062.004Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC4–01.00010Beat Colorado College 22–6
41162.112ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–0–10.833270Beat Wichita State 7–0
42372.125Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI1–1–10.50070+1Beat Loyola Marymount 41–0
43-322.155Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–10.66744+3Lost to Oklahoma 12–24
44212.230Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON4–10.80039+3Beat NC State 32–0
45442.275Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–10.66744+3Beat Mississippi State 7–0
46-282.337Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON2–10.66744+1Lost to Pittsburgh 13–14
47-332.350Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.75040+3Lost to Auburn 0–7
48142.447Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–10.75040+2Beat Citadel 7–0
49-112.472Iowa (IOWA)B102–10.66744+1Lost to Michigan 7–27
50192.496Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–10.66744+2Beat Washington 6–0
51192.582Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–10.75040+1Beat Vanderbilt 20–13
52-132.585NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–10.66744+1Lost to North Carolina 7–14
53112.619Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–10.66744+1Beat Wyoming 32–7
54292.673Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC2–10.66744+1Beat Drake 7–0
55122.734Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON2–10.66744+1BYE
56-302.746Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–10.66744+1Lost to Creighton 0–7
57112.748Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–10.667440Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 14–0
58352.750Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–20.50070+2Beat Tulsa 9–7
59-392.765BYUIND SKY2–10.66744+1Lost to Utah 13–35
60302.773Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–10.66744+1Beat Georgia 13–0
61-262.787Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–10.66744+1Lost to Texas A&M 7–33
62-412.987Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–10.667440Lost to Oklahoma State 7–9
63173.001William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–10.667440BYE
64183.009West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–10.667440Beat Cincinnati 7–0
65-223.092New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–10.750400Lost to Arizona 3–20
66333.179Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI2–20.50070+2Beat Idaho 19–0
67-43.189Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–10.667440Beat Colorado State 7–0
68363.214Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–10.66744+2Beat New Mexico State 20–3
69-273.246Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–10.667440Lost to Virginia 7–12
7043.263Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC1–10.500700Beat Samford 35–0
7103.286Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–1–10.500700Tied Rhodes 7–7
72-363.334Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–10.500700Lost to Pennsylvania 0–6
7333.373Purdue (PURDUE)B100–1–10.2501030Tied Minnesota 13–13
74-193.429SMUIND SWC1–1–10.500700Lost to Notre Dame 19–20
75-223.519Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–10.500700Lost to Cornell 7–20
7613.572Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–20.333890Beat TCU 13–11
77103.598Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–1–10.500700Tied Georgetown 13–13
7833.605Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–20.333890Lost to Tulane 0–7
79153.662Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–20.500700Beat Boston College 7–0
80-53.667Indiana (INDIANA)B101–1–10.500700Beat Wisconsin 14–0
81-343.678Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–10.66744-2Lost to Florida 0–7
8223.680Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–2–10.1671140Tied UCLA 14–14
8383.703Rhodes (RHODES)IND FBSI1–1–10.500700Tied Washington & LEE 7–7
84-123.893Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–20.50070-1Lost to Baylor 7–19
85103.949Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–20.0001150Lost to Ohio State 0–13
86-253.970Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–2–10.375880Lost to Virginia Military Institute 13–20
87-363.999Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–10.66744-2Lost to Colgate 0–10
8844.219Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–20.333890Beat Brown 10–0
89-414.256Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–1–10.2501030Lost to USC 0–26
90154.260Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–10.66744-3Beat Montana State 6–0
91-354.437Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–10.667440Lost to Catholic 13–14
92324.506Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–10.50070-1Beat Tampa 32–7
93134.709Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–20.33389-1Beat Michigan State 17–14
9484.781Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI1–20.33389-1Lost to Duquesne 0–7
95-74.794Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–30.000115-1Lost to Washington State 0–6
96204.829Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR2–20.50070-4Beat Northern Arizona 54–0
97-14.919Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–20.33389-1Lost to Holy Cross 0–13
98165.126Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY0–30.000115-1Lost to Kansas State 0–20
99-135.150Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–20.33389-2Lost to Gonzaga 0–19
10075.153UTEPIND BOR1–30.250103+2Lost to New Mexico 0–14
101115.197Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–30.250103-2Lost to Nebraska 7–10
102-175.313Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33389-2Lost to Marquette 14–17
103-25.338NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–30.250103-2Lost to Wake Forest 0–32
104-265.347Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–20.33389-1Lost to Indiana 0–14
105-475.450Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI1–1–10.50070-1Lost to Santa Clara 0–41
10635.521Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI1–30.250103-2Beat Guilford 32–0
10735.711California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–30.2501030Lost to Oregon 0–6
108-85.792Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY0–30.000115-1Lost to Denver 7–32
109-115.802Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–20.33389-3Lost to LSU 0–7
110115.979Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–20.333890Beat Albright 15–0
11105.987Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–20.333890BYE
112-586.143George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI1–10.500700Lost to Butler 6–13
113-56.321Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–30.250103-3Lost to Furman 0–7
114-16.473Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–20.333890Lost to Harvard 0–61
115-186.767Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–3–10.300102-4Lost to Texas Tech 0–54
116-16.848Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC0–20.000115-1BYE
11767.140South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–30.250103-2Beat Davidson 7–0
118-157.341TCUIND SWC0–30.000115-4Lost to Temple 11–13
11917.814Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC0–30.000115-1Lost to Missouri 0–14
12028.038Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI0–40.000115-2Lost to Ole Miss 0–34
121-38.456SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI1–30.250103+2Lost to Fresno State 2–21
122-498.672Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–1–10.250103-1Tied Army 6–6
123-48.800Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–30.000115-2Lost to Kansas 0–7
124-79.027Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–40.000115-8Lost to South Carolina 0–7

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