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1940 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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1940 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
100.600Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–01.0001+4Beat Ohio State 6–3
210.654Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–01.0001+3Beat Army 45–0
3190.960Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.0001+3BYE
4-21.100Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR2–0–10.83331+3Beat Montana 32–19
571.160Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–01.0001+3Beat Harvard 26–0
6421.172USCPAC1–0–20.66743+1Beat Illinois 13–7
7101.178Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5Beat UTEP 20–6
8161.195Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–01.0001+5Beat Wake Forest 39–0
961.214Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+3Beat Oklahoma 19–16
10161.244Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–01.0001+3Beat LSU 23–0
1131.373Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–01.0001+3Beat Santa Clara 7–6
12131.413Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–01.0001+4Beat Georgia 28–14
13221.425Iowa (IOWA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Wisconsin 30–12
14241.455Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Princeton 12–6
1551.461Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–01.0001+2Beat UCLA 7–0
1631.530Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 53–0
17101.572George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Washington & LEE 20–14
18-21.578Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Yale 50–7
19361.605Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Georgia Tech 26–20
20-141.623Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–0–10.83331+2Beat California 9–6
21-141.635Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–10.75037+5Lost to Clemson 0–39
22171.645Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Florida 28–0
23-191.731Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Tulane 20–7
24-11.767Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–0–10.83331+1Tied Auburn 7–7
25351.778Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON1–10.50068+3BYE
26-51.799Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–0–10.833310Beat Portland 26–0
2751.803Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–0–10.87530+1Tied Vanderbilt 7–7
28281.817Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Dartmouth 20–6
2941.848Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Temple 33–20
3001.851Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Waynesburg 26–12
31271.889Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat West Virginia 17–13
3221.893Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Tennessee Tech 25–6
33171.914Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Eastern Michigan 47–0
3461.917Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Maryland 19–6
35121.957Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat South Carolina 27–21
36151.969Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–01.00010Beat Samford 31–0
37171.993Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Tampa 27–0
38-292.002Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–10.50068+2Lost to Texas 16–19
3952.011Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–0–10.833310Tied Mississippi State 7–7
4062.029SMUIND SWC2–0–10.833310Tied Pittsburgh 7–7
41292.037Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–10.66743+3Beat Creighton 32–0
42-242.101Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI2–10.66743+2Lost to Stanford 6–7
43-382.177Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–10.66743+2Lost to Northwestern 3–6
44422.213Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–10.66743+2Beat Brown 20–3
45-342.220TCUIND SWC2–10.66743+2Lost to North Carolina 14–21
46332.227Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–10.66743+2Beat Arizona 24–0
47162.270NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–10.66743+3BYE
48172.411North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–10.75037+2Beat TCU 21–14
49122.520Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–10.66743+2Beat Colorado State 14–13
50-402.532Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–10.50068+1Lost to Navy 6–12
51-202.533Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–10.50068+1Lost to Iowa 12–30
52172.621Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.66743+1Beat Oregon 10–0
53-242.690Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–10.667430Lost to Ole Miss 14–28
5482.691LSUSEC2–20.50068+2Lost to Rice 0–23
55302.724Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–10.66743+1Beat Baylor 12–6
56372.750Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–10.66743+1Beat NEW York University 47–13
57232.771Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–10.667430Beat Citadel 36–7
5882.800Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY2–10.66743+1Beat Utah State 26–0
59-312.802Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–10.66743+1Lost to Arkansas 6–12
60232.808Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–10.75037+1Beat New Mexico 13–6
61102.877Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI2–10.667430Beat Boston University 20–6
62-492.907Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–10.66743+1Lost to Utah 0–24
63192.949Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI1–10.50068+1Beat Purdue 20–7
64113.120Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI2–10.667430BYE
65-13.135Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–1–10.50068+1Tied SMU 7–7
66383.278Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–10.66743-1Beat Carnegie Tech 18–0
67513.291BYUIND SKY1–1–10.500680Beat Wyoming 20–0
68273.321Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–10.750370Beat Davidson 13–7
69-263.324Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–10.500680Lost to USC 7–13
7083.354Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–10.500680Beat Indiana 13–7
71-263.364Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC1–10.500680Lost to Notre Dame 20–26
72-43.389California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–20.33394+1Lost to Washington State 6–9
73443.408Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–10.500680Beat Drake 20–6
74293.440Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–10.667430Beat Kansas State 24–13
75-333.526Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC2–10.66743-1Lost to Tulsa 0–32
76-243.540Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–10.66743-1Lost to Colgate 3–20
77-403.658Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–10.75037+1Lost to Franklin & Marshall 0–21
78-53.677West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–20.333940Lost to Penn State 13–17
79-383.679Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–10.66743-1Lost to Kansas 6–20
80193.695Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI3–10.75037-3Beat Guilford 34–0
81-243.728Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–10.500680Lost to Michigan 0–26
8223.759Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–1–10.62567-1Beat Wichita State 26–6
83223.792William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–20.500680Beat Virginia Tech 20–13
8443.849Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–30.0001120Lost to Fordham 7–20
8573.869Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–20.0001120Lost to Boston College 20–33
8653.952Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–10.50068+1Beat Iowa State 41–25
87-284.060Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–10.500680Lost to Cornell 0–45
8824.076Montana (MONTANA)PAC1–20.333940Lost to Texas Tech 19–32
89134.156Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–30.250106+2Lost to George Washington 14–20
90-34.160Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–20.333940Lost to Villanova 0–28
9134.196Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–20.50068-1Lost to Marquette 25–41
92-434.281Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–1–10.50068-1Lost to Denver 13–14
93-194.282Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–20.0001120Lost to Pennsylvania 7–50
94-584.388Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–10.50068-1Lost to Furman 7–36
9514.400SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI0–10.0001120BYE
9654.405ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI1–10.500680BYE
97-444.510Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI1–10.50068-1Lost to Holy Cross 0–18
98-314.548Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–1–10.500680Tied Kentucky 7–7
99-274.636UCLAPAC0–30.000112-1Lost to Texas A&M 0–7
100-924.667Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–1–10.500680Lost to BYU 0–20
101-14.715UTEPIND BOR2–20.50068+1Lost to Hardin Simmons 6–20
102-134.824Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–20.33394-1Lost to Washington 0–10
103-64.952Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI1–20.33394-1Beat ST. Louis 19–6
10475.161Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON0–30.000112-1Lost to Virginia 6–19
105105.362Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI2–20.50068-1Beat Idaho 25–0
10605.549Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–20.33394-2Lost to Missouri 13–24
107135.652Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC1–10.50068+1Beat Washburn 28–0
108-315.675New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR1–20.33394-2Lost to Arizona State 6–13
109-115.757South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON0–20.000112-1Lost to Duquesne 21–27
110-345.830Purdue (PURDUE)B101–20.33394-2Lost to Michigan State 7–20
111-35.964Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–20.333940Lost to Columbia 6–20
11206.165Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–30.250106-3Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–13
113-326.230Indiana (INDIANA)B100–20.000112-1Lost to Nebraska 7–13
114-57.013NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–20.33394-1Lost to Syracuse 13–47
115-27.266New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–20.33394-1BYE
116-27.364Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–30.000112-3Lost to Gonzaga 0–25
117-77.414Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–30.250106-3Lost to William & Mary 13–20
118-118.007Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–30.250106-3Lost to West Texas A&M 6–27
119-38.011Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC1–30.250106-2Lost to Washington (MISSOURI) 0–28
120-19.220ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC0–2–10.167111-3Lost to Centenary 6–19
121010.675Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY0–20.000112-1Lost to Colorado 0–26

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