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1941 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.913Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–1–10.85012+39Beat Oregon 71–7
211.127Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–01.0001+31BYE
3-11.141Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–1–10.83315+31BYE
401.169Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON9–01.0001+33BYE
521.183Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–0–20.8759+20Beat Arizona 12–6
6-11.278Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–0–10.9444+28BYE
7-11.279Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI8–01.0001+25BYE
801.290Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR9–10.9005+34BYE
901.321Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–20.80018+34BYE
1011.416Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–10.9005+31Beat Washington State 7–0
1121.421Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–1–10.85012+28Beat SAN Francisco 26–13
12-21.485Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI7–10.8759+23BYE
13-11.515Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–10.8897+26BYE
1411.570Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–1–10.81316+21BYE
15-11.573Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–1–10.85012+21BYE
1601.720Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–20.80018+25BYE
1701.818Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI7–10.8759+22BYE
1801.820TCUIND SWC7–2–10.75030+26BYE
1901.881Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–20.77824+24BYE
2001.944Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–1–10.81316+17BYE
2102.015Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–20.77824+21BYE
2202.058Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC8–20.80018+16BYE
2322.099Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–30.70032+17BYE
2402.146Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–10.8897+9BYE
2542.162Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–2–10.72231+15BYE
26-32.173Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI6–30.66737+18BYE
2732.196Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–2–10.68834+14BYE
2802.237William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON8–20.80018+12BYE
2932.251Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–30.62543+14BYE
3012.263Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON7–20.77824+15BYE
3122.272Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–20.77824+13BYE
32-52.302Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–30.66737+17BYE
3322.303Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–20.77824+12BYE
3402.304Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–30.66737+15BYE
3532.309Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–20.80018+10Beat Virginia Military Institute 10–7
36-102.337Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR7–30.70032+17Lost to Utah 6–12
37-12.367Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–30.62543+12BYE
38-12.372Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–20.77824+9BYE
3912.528West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR8–20.80018+11BYE
4012.566Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61145+10BYE
4152.640Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–40.55651+13BYE
4232.651Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68834+4BYE
4352.684Rice (RICE)IND SWC6–3–10.65041+10Beat SMU 6–0
44-12.688Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC5–40.55651+12BYE
45-32.695Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61145+12BYE
46-22.746Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–40.55651+12BYE
47-82.756Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–40.60047+13Lost to Texas A&M 0–7
4892.985Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR7–3–10.68236+10Beat Arizona State 20–0
4913.070Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–2–10.64342+2BYE
5033.073LSUSEC4–4–20.50062+6BYE
5113.145Montana (MONTANA)PAC6–30.667370BYE
5243.202South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–4–10.50062+7BYE
5323.214Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–3–20.50062+3BYE
5403.269ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI5–40.55651+5BYE
5533.311Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–40.55651+9BYE
56-53.353SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI6–40.60047-2Lost to Mississippi State 13–26
57-83.368SMUIND SWC5–50.50062+2Lost to Rice 0–6
58-113.381Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–50.50062+6Lost to Texas 7–71
5923.403Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–40.55651-2BYE
6003.442Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–40.600470BYE
6113.453Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–40.50062+3BYE
6213.468Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–4–20.50062+2BYE
63-43.475BYUIND SKY4–3–20.55651-3BYE
6403.580Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–40.55651-1BYE
6513.690Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44480+3BYE
6613.699Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI5–50.50062-3BYE
67-23.724California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–50.44480-1BYE
6813.761Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC5–50.50062-2BYE
6933.788Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–5–10.50062+5BYE
7003.807New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR5–4–10.55061-3BYE
7123.840Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI4–4–10.50062-4BYE
7223.936Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–50.37591+3BYE
7323.943Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY3–4–10.43887+1BYE
74-33.951UCLAPAC4–5–10.450750Tied USC 7–7
7524.066NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON4–5–20.45574-2BYE
7604.097Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–5–10.45075-6BYE
77-94.108Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–60.400880Lost to Miami 7–10
7814.126Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–50.44480-4BYE
79-14.189Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–60.33396-1BYE
8024.253Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–3–10.56350-11BYE
81-14.258Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–3–20.55651-10BYE
8264.283UTEPIND BOR4–5–10.45075-7Beat 260th Coast Artillery 54–6
8304.338Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–60.33396+2BYE
8414.436Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–6–10.35095-3BYE
85-14.504Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–50.44480-11BYE
8604.541Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–50.44480-4BYE
87-64.550Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–5–10.50062-5Lost to Hardin Simmons 0–20
88-14.572Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–70.300101-6BYE
8904.696Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI5–40.55651-10BYE
9004.700ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–5–10.45075-3BYE
9104.801West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–60.40088-10BYE
9214.815Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–50.37591-4BYE
93-14.950USCPAC2–6–10.278105-5Tied UCLA 7–7
9405.183Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–60.250107-6BYE
9505.199Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–4–20.44480-11BYE
9605.326Iowa (IOWA)B103–50.37591-8BYE
9705.453Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–5–20.33396-8BYE
9805.512Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR3–50.37591-17BYE
9905.598North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–70.300101-17BYE
10005.624Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–5–10.45075-21BYE
10105.638Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC4–50.44480-16BYE
10205.739Indiana (INDIANA)B102–60.250107-11BYE
10305.762Purdue (PURDUE)B102–5–10.313100-9BYE
10415.829Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–60.33396-14BYE
105-15.872Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–5–10.38990-6BYE
10605.999Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–60.250107-14BYE
10706.147NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–70.222112-15BYE
10806.418Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–70.125117-15BYE
10906.631Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–6–10.278105-21BYE
11007.328Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI3–70.300101-21BYE
11107.506Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–7–10.250107-16BYE
11207.663Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–70.222112-31BYE
11307.718New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–70.222112-24BYE
11407.816Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–6–20.222112-23BYE
11517.987Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND FBSI2–50.286104-3BYE
116-18.053Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–6–30.250107-22BYE
11708.335George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–7–10.167116-21BYE
11819.283Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI0–8–20.100118-19BYE
119-19.338Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY0–80.000119-24BYE

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