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1939 Week 9 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
170.906Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5Beat Penn State 47–0
210.911North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–0–10.90014+10Tied Tulane 14–14
3150.964Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat Navy 14–7
470.965Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–0–10.87516+6Beat Kansas 27–7
520.986Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–01.0001+6Beat ST. Louis 42–0
6-41.068Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–0–10.87516+6Tied North Carolina 14–14
7-31.082Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–0–10.87516+4Beat Idaho 35–0
8-31.091Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–01.0001+4Beat Chicago 85–0
931.118Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+5Beat Minnesota 23–20
10131.253Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Harvard 22–7
1151.254ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI2–0–10.83323+5BYE
1271.258Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–0–10.87516+5Beat Baylor 20–0
1301.309Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–01.0001+6Beat Georgia 13–6
14121.333Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–01.0001+5Beat Alabama 21–0
15-61.334Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–01.0001+6Beat TCU 20–6
16151.408Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Pittsburgh 21–13
17-71.430USCPAC2–0–10.83323+2BYE
18-171.615Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–1–10.62561+5Lost to Notre Dame 7–14
1951.674Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–0–10.90014+2Beat Gettysburg 21–0
20161.716UCLAPAC3–0–10.87516+2Beat Montana 20–6
21-151.726Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–10.75030+5Lost to Duquesne 13–21
22301.757NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–10.75030+5Beat Carnegie Tech 6–0
2351.778Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–0–10.87516+2Beat Bucknell 13–7
24331.788Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–10.75030+5Beat Kansas State 9–7
25-81.800Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–2–10.37589+3Lost to Ohio State 20–23
26131.808Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–01.0001+3Beat New Mexico State 7–0
27111.894Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat ST. Edward's 33–3
28-31.895Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–0–10.87516+1Beat Lafayette 14–0
2931.936LSUSEC3–10.75030+4Beat Loyola (NEW ORLEANS) 20–0
3031.951Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–01.0001+1Beat Washington 13–7
31122.027Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–10.75030+6Beat Arkansas 14–13
32122.039Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–10.83323+4Beat Mcdaniel 66–0
33272.085Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–10.75030+4Beat Brown 20–0
34-202.125Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–10.75030+5Lost to Nebraska 0–20
35112.179Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON3–10.75030+2Beat Syracuse 33–6
36112.261Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–10.80026+4Beat Rhodes 37–0
37142.277Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–10.80026+3Beat Virginia 16–13
38332.277Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–1–10.62561+3Beat West Virginia 9–0
39142.300Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–10.75030+2Beat Utah State 7–0
40182.314Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–20.60068+6Beat Washburn 27–6
41-202.321New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–10.80026+3Lost to Texas Tech 7–19
4272.361Iowa (IOWA)B102–10.66751+2BYE
43292.376Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–10.66751+2Beat Army 20–15
44112.491Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–10.75030+2Beat South Carolina 27–0
45-32.548Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI1–1–20.50073+1Tied SAN Francisco 13–13
46-192.581Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–10.75030+1Lost to Missouri 7–9
47-132.600Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–10.75030+1Lost to Tennessee 0–21
48-282.620Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–10.66751+1Lost to Pennsylvania 7–22
49102.717BYUIND SKY3–10.75030+1Beat Nevada 7–0
50-212.748Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–10.750300Lost to NEW York University 0–6
51192.750Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–10.66751+1Beat Vanderbilt 14–6
52-372.793Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–1–10.62561+2Lost to Yale 15–20
53212.796SMUIND SWC2–1–10.62561+1Beat Marquette 16–0
54-62.827Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–10.75030+1BYE
5572.894Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–10.750300Beat Centenary 15–7
5602.929Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–10.75030+1Beat Iowa State 7–0
57-172.936Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC4–10.80026-1Lost to Oklahoma State 6–27
58-362.953Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66751+1Lost to Cornell 0–47
5922.959Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–10.66751+1BYE
60132.973Purdue (PURDUE)B101–1–10.50073+1Beat Michigan State 20–7
6172.974Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–10.75030+2Beat Loyola Marymount 25–7
62192.981Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–10.75030-1Beat Temple 19–0
6332.985Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI3–20.60068+4Beat Oregon 12–7
64-12.990William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–1–10.700500Tied Virginia Tech 6–6; Beat HAMPDEN-SYDNEY 26–0
65103.088Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–10.667510Beat Columbia 14–7
66-313.102Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–10.667510Lost to Denver 0–7
67123.251Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–20.60068+1Beat Tampa 7–0
68123.371Indiana (INDIANA)B102–1–10.625610Beat Illinois 7–6
69-283.383ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–1–10.625610Lost to Ole Miss 0–42
70-403.456Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–1–10.625610Lost to Gonzaga 7–12
71-263.459Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–20.50073+2Lost to Manhattan 0–7
72203.538Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–10.66751-1Beat Rollins 14–6
73213.546Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI2–20.50073+1Beat Auburn 7–0
74-93.566New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–20.600680Lost to Arizona State 0–7
75103.588Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–20.33394+1Beat Wisconsin 13–7
76203.591Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–20.600680Beat New Mexico 19–7
77143.599Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–10.75030+1Beat NC State 21–6
78-413.644Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–20.50073+1Lost to Virginia Military Institute 13–16
79-123.735Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–20.500730Lost to Oklahoma 7–27
8083.737Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–20.500730Beat ST. Lawrence 31–0
81-313.972Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–20.500730Lost to California 7–13
82-284.069Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC2–20.50073-1Lost to Washington (MISSOURI) 12–42
83-54.140Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–20.33394-1BYE
84-204.381West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–20.50073-2Lost to Washington & LEE 0–9
85274.413George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI2–10.66751+1Beat Citadel 13–7
86-94.547Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–2–10.37589-1Lost to Duke 6–33
87104.555Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–30.25099-1Lost to Kentucky 6–13
88-44.563Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–30.40086-3Lost to Texas 13–14
89-64.650Rhodes (RHODES)IND FBSI1–2–10.37589-1Lost to Mississippi State 0–37
90-44.673Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–3–10.30097-1Lost to Georgia Tech 6–14
91-44.678Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–20.50073-3Lost to Holy Cross 0–20
92-24.689Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–20.50073-3Lost to UCLA 6–20
93-174.694Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–30.25099-2Lost to Boston College 0–19
9464.801UTEPIND BOR2–30.40086+2Beat Wichita State 14–0
95125.005California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–30.40086+1Beat Washington State 13–7
96205.081Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC1–20.33394-1Beat Tennessee Tech 9–7
9725.168Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–30.25099-2Lost to Utah 0–35
9855.344NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–40.200111-3Lost to Detroit Mercy 6–21
99-305.506Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–20.50073-1Lost to Rutgers 12–25
100-25.605Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY1–30.25099-3Beat Colorado State 13–0
10105.653Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–40.200111-4Lost to Drake 0–7
102175.661Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC1–30.250990Beat Creighton 42–12
103-85.725Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–40.000119-3Lost to Oregon State 7–13
104-225.744Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–2–10.167116-1BYE
105-165.840Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–2–10.167116-1Lost to Indiana 6–7
10656.006Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–2–10.375890Tied William & Mary 6–6
107-26.044Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI1–2–10.37589-2Lost to Arizona 7–25
108-46.077Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–30.25099-3Lost to Northwestern 7–13
109-166.107Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–30.25099-4Lost to SMU 0–16
110-26.218Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY0–30.000119-2BYE
111-96.360Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25099-4Lost to Purdue 7–20
112-26.404Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–30.25099-1Lost to Georgetown 7–13
113-76.580Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI1–40.200111-5Lost to William & Mary 0–26
114-16.660Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–40.200111-5Lost to George Washington 7–13
11537.078TCUIND SWC0–40.000119-6Lost to Texas A&M 6–20
11617.205South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–40.200111-3Lost to Clemson 0–27
117-87.303Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–30.25099-4Lost to SAM Houston State 8–9
118-47.393Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–30.25099-1Lost to Michigan 0–85
11937.434Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–2–10.167116-2Lost to Princeton 7–14
12007.871Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI0–50.000119-4Lost to Tulsa 7–15
121-68.170Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–4–10.25099-5Lost to Whittier 13–27
122-18.740SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI1–3–10.30097+2Tied Santa Clara 13–13
12318.941Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–40.000119-10BYE
124-19.814Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–40.000119-6Lost to Colorado 0–13

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