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1942 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1942 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
101.101Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC10–01.0001+35BYE
201.255Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC9–10.9004+37BYE
301.284Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR9–0–10.9502+29BYE
401.321Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9093+36BYE
501.442Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–10.9004+28BYE
601.494Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–10.8896+22BYE
701.521Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–1–10.8508+23BYE
801.538Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B108–1–10.8508+27BYE
901.615Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY7–20.77813+19BYE
1011.657Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–20.80011+27BYE
11-11.658Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–2–20.72722+24BYE
1201.682William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON9–1–10.8647+29BYE
1301.696Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–20.77813+35BYE
1411.747Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–2–10.75019+23BYE
15-11.753Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81310+16BYE
1601.937Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80011+17BYE
1702.034Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72223+16BYE
1812.122Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–2–10.72223+15BYE
19-12.135Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–30.66734+18BYE
2002.158Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–30.70027+24BYE
2102.194Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI7–20.77813+21BYE
2212.202LSUSEC7–30.70027+16BYE
23-12.205Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC6–3–10.65038+18BYE
2402.282Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–20.77813+9BYE
2502.285Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–4–10.59153+20BYE
2602.335Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON7–2–10.75019+10BYE
2702.396TCUIND SWC7–30.70027+16BYE
2802.424Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–30.70027+21BYE
2962.433UCLAPAC7–30.70027+24Beat USC 14–7
30-12.486Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI5–3–10.61144+15BYE
31-12.519Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–2–20.70027+9BYE
32-12.530Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–3–10.70826+18BYE
3302.544West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR7–20.77813+8BYE
34-22.560Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–30.66734+9BYE
35-12.564North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–2–20.66734+8BYE
3602.611Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–40.60047+11BYE
3702.667Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–40.55656+12BYE
3812.702Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON5–4–10.55064+16BYE
39-12.709ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+6BYE
4002.744Jacksonville NAS (JACKSONVILLE NAS)IND FBSI9–30.75019+17BYE
4102.819Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–3–10.61144+14BYE
4202.841Indiana (INDIANA)B107–30.70027+10BYE
4302.901Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–4–10.59153+18BYE
4402.926Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON7–20.77813-3BYE
4502.967Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR6–40.60047+17BYE
4602.988Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–3–10.650380BYE
4703.020Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+2BYE
4803.149Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–30.66734+5BYE
4903.172Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–3–10.65038-3BYE
5013.248Iowa (IOWA)B106–40.60047+13BYE
51-13.257Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–30.57155+1BYE
5203.259Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–40.60047+6BYE
5313.295West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–40.55656+2BYE
5413.299Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–30.62543+2BYE
55-23.303Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–4–10.55064+2BYE
5613.309Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR4–5–10.45074+6BYE
57-13.324Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–40.55656+12BYE
5803.345Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–50.44478+12BYE
5903.366Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–40.60047-5BYE
6003.377Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–3–20.55656-1BYE
6103.405Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–40.55656+2BYE
6213.497SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI6–40.60047-9BYE
6313.517Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–20.71425-8BYE
6413.594Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–3–10.61144+8BYE
6513.630Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–40.55656-4BYE
66-43.657USCPAC4–5–10.45074-2Lost to UCLA 7–14
6703.784Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–3–30.55064-6BYE
6803.843Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–5–10.45074+4BYE
6903.900Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC5–40.55656-6BYE
7003.904UTEPIND BOR5–40.55656+2BYE
7104.034California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–50.50068-7BYE
7204.037NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON4–4–20.50068+7BYE
7304.047ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–50.444780BYE
7404.113Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–5–10.45074-4BYE
7504.193Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–60.33390-5BYE
7604.206Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI5–4–10.55064-4BYE
7704.488Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–40.50068-1BYE
7804.497Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38981-4BYE
7904.515Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–6–10.35086-10BYE
8004.574Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–5–10.38981-7BYE
8104.574Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–70.30095-9BYE
8214.600New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–5–20.45573-13BYE
83-14.603Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–40.50068-8BYE
8404.626Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–5–20.40080-7BYE
8504.638Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC5–50.50068-12BYE
8604.834Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–50.37584-12BYE
8705.014SMUIND SWC3–6–20.36485-15BYE
8805.270Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–6–10.35086-16BYE
8905.374George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–60.33390-14BYE
9005.434Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–60.33390-17BYE
9105.490Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–70.30095-15BYE
9205.525Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–60.33390-7BYE
9305.561Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–5–10.38981-7BYE
9405.801Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–60.33390-18BYE
9505.877Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–70.222107-21BYE
9606.023Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–6–10.278101-7BYE
9706.090BYUIND SKY2–50.286100-7BYE
9806.157Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–6–10.35086-17BYE
9906.212Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–6–10.278101-9BYE
10006.310Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–5–30.35086-6BYE
10106.413South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–7–10.167110-20BYE
10216.545Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–70.30095-20BYE
103-16.550Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI2–60.250105-11BYE
10406.619Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–6–10.278101-14BYE
10506.691Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–60.250105-10BYE
10606.770Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–70.30095-23BYE
10706.858Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–70.30095-14BYE
10807.320Purdue (PURDUE)B101–80.111112-18BYE
10907.355Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–90.100115-15BYE
11007.366Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.273104-18BYE
11107.391Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–80.200108-21BYE
11207.783Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–80.200108-17BYE
11308.614Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–50.167110-18BYE
11409.207Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–80.111112-32BYE
11509.887New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–80.111112-28BYE
116010.762Montana (MONTANA)PAC0–80.000116-32BYE

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