1941 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 6, 1942By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1941 Season Tags: • No Comments

1941 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.949	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–1–1	0.850	10	+38	BYE
2	1	1.113	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–1–1	0.833	12	+31	BYE
3	-1	1.123	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+31	BYE
4	5	1.166	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+44	Beat Texas A&M 29–21
5	0	1.179	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	6–0–2	0.875	7	+20	BYE
6	0	1.271	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–0–1	0.944	3	+28	BYE
7	0	1.279	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+25	BYE
8	-4	1.363	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	9–1	0.900	4	+31	Lost to Oregon State 16–20
9	2	1.436	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	10	+29	BYE
10	5	1.447	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	9	+28	Beat TCU 40–26
11	1	1.456	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	7	+23	BYE
12	-4	1.507	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	9–2	0.818	13	+32	Lost to Tulsa 0–6
13	1	1.540	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–1–1	0.813	16	+21	BYE
14	5	1.574	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	8–2	0.800	18	+34	Beat Duke 20–16
15	2	1.595	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	5	+30	Beat Missouri 2–0
16	-6	1.653	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	13	+29	Lost to Alabama 21–29
17	-1	1.717	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–2	0.800	18	+24	BYE
18	-5	1.720	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	18	+25	Lost to Fordham 0–2
19	1	1.948	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–1–1	0.813	16	+17	BYE
20	-2	2.019	TCU	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	35	+25	Lost to Georgia 26–40
21	12	2.022	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	18	+20	Beat Texas Tech 6–0
22	-1	2.037	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	26	+21	BYE
23	-1	2.050	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	8–2	0.800	18	+17	BYE
24	-1	2.100	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	31	+17	BYE
25	-1	2.133	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	+19	BYE
26	-1	2.134	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	5	+9	BYE
27	-1	2.150	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–2–1	0.722	30	+15	BYE
28	-1	2.174	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	33	+14	BYE
29	0	2.224	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–3	0.625	43	+14	BYE
30	-2	2.232	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	18	+12	BYE
31	-1	2.238	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–3	0.667	37	+18	BYE
32	-1	2.283	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	7–2	0.778	26	+15	BYE
33	-1	2.295	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	26	+13	BYE
34	1	2.328	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	31	+17	BYE
35	2	2.339	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	43	+12	BYE
36	-2	2.347	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	37	+14	BYE
37	-1	2.359	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+9	BYE
38	0	2.398	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	26	+9	BYE
39	0	2.528	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	8–2	0.800	18	+11	BYE
40	0	2.608	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	45	+9	BYE
41	0	2.622	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	5–4	0.556	51	+13	BYE
42	0	2.649	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	33	+4	BYE
43	1	2.663	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	45	+12	BYE
44	2	2.671	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–4	0.556	51	+13	BYE
45	0	2.715	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	5–4	0.556	51	+11	BYE
46	-3	2.716	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	6–3–1	0.650	41	+9	BYE
47	0	2.730	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–4	0.600	47	+13	BYE
48	0	3.006	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	7–3–1	0.682	35	+9	BYE
49	0	3.064	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	4–2–1	0.643	42	+2	BYE
50	0	3.077	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	6–3	0.667	37	0	BYE
51	0	3.129	LSU	SEC	4–4–2	0.500	62	+6	BYE
52	0	3.202	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–4–1	0.500	62	+7	BYE
53	1	3.246	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	51	+5	BYE
54	-1	3.258	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–3–2	0.500	62	+2	BYE
55	1	3.304	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–5	0.500	62	+6	BYE
56	-1	3.316	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	51	+9	BYE
57	0	3.349	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	47	-2	BYE
58	1	3.384	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	51	-2	BYE
59	-1	3.421	SMU	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	62	0	BYE
60	0	3.438	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	47	0	BYE
61	0	3.462	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–4–2	0.500	62	+2	BYE
62	0	3.475	BYU	IND SKY	4–3–2	0.556	51	-3	BYE
63	0	3.547	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	+3	BYE
64	0	3.561	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–4	0.556	51	-1	BYE
65	0	3.562	UCLA	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	62	+4	BYE
66	0	3.650	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–5	0.444	80	0	BYE
67	0	3.713	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	80	+3	BYE
68	0	3.748	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	62	-4	BYE
69	0	3.796	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	62	-3	BYE
70	2	3.846	Manhattan (MANHATTAN)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	62	-4	BYE
71	-1	3.851	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	62	+3	BYE
72	-1	3.853	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	5–4–1	0.550	61	-4	BYE
73	1	3.884	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	91	+3	BYE
74	-1	3.989	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	3–4–1	0.438	86	0	BYE
75	2	4.102	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–5–1	0.450	76	-6	BYE
76	0	4.105	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	87	0	BYE
77	-2	4.116	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	4–5–2	0.455	75	-3	BYE
78	0	4.252	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	4–3–2	0.556	51	-10	BYE
79	0	4.253	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–3–1	0.563	50	-11	BYE
80	0	4.263	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	3–6	0.333	96	-3	BYE
81	0	4.290	UTEP	IND BOR	4–5–1	0.450	76	-7	BYE
82	0	4.309	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	96	+2	BYE
83	1	4.489	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	4–5	0.444	80	-11	BYE
84	-1	4.505	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–6–1	0.350	95	-5	BYE
85	0	4.545	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	5–5–1	0.500	62	-5	BYE
86	2	4.609	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–6	0.400	87	-9	BYE
87	-1	4.612	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	80	-5	BYE
88	-1	4.643	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	101	-7	BYE
89	0	4.691	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	51	-10	BYE
90	0	4.738	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	4–5–1	0.450	76	-4	BYE
91	0	4.752	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	87	-10	BYE
92	0	4.795	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–5	0.375	91	-4	BYE
93	0	4.892	USC	PAC	2–6–1	0.278	105	-4	BYE
94	1	5.144	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–6	0.250	107	-6	BYE
95	-1	5.195	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–4–2	0.444	80	-11	BYE
96	0	5.319	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–5	0.375	91	-8	BYE
97	1	5.512	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	3–5	0.375	91	-17	BYE
98	-1	5.536	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–5–2	0.333	96	-9	BYE
99	0	5.586	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	101	-18	BYE
100	0	5.615	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	4–5–1	0.450	76	-21	BYE
101	0	5.666	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	80	-16	BYE
102	1	5.686	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–5–1	0.313	100	-9	BYE
103	-1	5.830	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–6	0.250	107	-12	BYE
104	0	5.915	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	96	-15	BYE
105	0	5.957	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	3–5–1	0.389	90	-7	BYE
106	0	5.961	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	107	-14	BYE
107	0	6.246	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	112	-17	BYE
108	0	6.383	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	117	-15	BYE
109	0	6.731	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–6–1	0.278	105	-22	BYE
110	0	7.334	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	101	-21	BYE
111	0	7.499	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	2–7–1	0.250	107	-16	BYE
112	0	7.656	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	112	-31	BYE
113	0	7.718	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	2–7	0.222	112	-24	BYE
114	0	7.796	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	1–6–2	0.222	112	-23	BYE
115	0	7.987	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	104	-3	BYE
116	0	8.073	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–6–3	0.250	107	-23	BYE
117	0	8.344	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	1–7–1	0.167	116	-21	BYE
118	1	9.338	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	0–8	0.000	119	-24	BYE
119	-1	9.463	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	0–8–2	0.100	118	-21	BYE