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1942 Regular Season Final 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
211.255Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC9–10.9004+37BYE
3-11.284Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR9–0–10.9502+29BYE
401.323Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9093+36BYE
501.430Ohio 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
901.609Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY7–20.77813+19BYE
1011.639Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–2–20.72722+24Tied Great Lakes Navy 13–13
1131.657Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–20.80011+27Beat SAN Francisco 19–7
12-21.682William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON9–1–10.8647+29BYE
1301.710Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–20.77813+35BYE
14-21.750Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81310+16BYE
1501.754Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–2–10.75019+23Beat SMU 13–7
1611.940Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80011+17BYE
1722.031Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72223+16BYE
1802.114Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–30.66733+18BYE
1932.122Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–2–10.72223+15BYE
2032.158Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–30.70027+24BYE
2102.194Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI7–20.77813+21BYE
22-22.199Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC6–3–10.65038+18BYE
2322.208LSUSEC7–30.70027+16BYE
2422.286Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–20.77813+9BYE
2532.289Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–4–10.59153+20BYE
2612.331Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON7–2–10.75019+10BYE
2732.418TCUIND SWC7–30.70027+15BYE
2812.424Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–30.70027+21BYE
2922.482Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI5–3–10.61144+15BYE
30-142.507Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–2–20.70027+10Lost to Texas A&M 0–21
3122.532Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–3–10.70826+18Beat Iowa PRE Flight 7–0
3232.547Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–30.66733+9BYE
3312.551West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR7–20.77813+8BYE
34-22.565North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–2–20.66733+8BYE
3572.612UCLAPAC6–30.66733+20Beat Idaho 40–13
3602.617Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–40.60047+11BYE
3702.662Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–40.55656+12BYE
3892.696ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+6Beat Detroit Mercy 2–0
39-12.702Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON5–4–10.55064+16BYE
40-12.744Jacksonville NAS (JACKSONVILLE NAS)IND FBSI9–30.75019+17Beat Spence Field 19–6
41-12.814Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–3–10.61144+14BYE
42-12.841Indiana (INDIANA)B107–30.70027+10BYE
4312.904Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–4–10.59153+18BYE
44-12.926Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON7–20.77813-3BYE
45-212.968Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR6–40.60047+17Lost to Second AIR Force (WASHINGTON) 13–27
46-12.970Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–3–10.650380BYE
47-13.007Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+2BYE
4803.135Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–30.66733+5BYE
4903.154Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–3–10.65038-3BYE
5013.239Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–30.57155+1BYE
5123.248Iowa (IOWA)B106–40.60047+13BYE
5253.259Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–40.60047+6BYE
5323.293Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–4–10.55064+2BYE
5423.295West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–40.55656+2BYE
55-33.299Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–30.62543+2BYE
5643.324Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–40.55656+12BYE
5713.331Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR4–5–10.45075+6BYE
5853.338Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–50.44478+12BYE
5923.370Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–40.60047-5BYE
60-13.377Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–3–20.55656-1BYE
6113.405Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–40.55656+2BYE
6243.412USCPAC4–4–10.50068+1Beat Montana 38–0
63-93.493SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI6–40.60047-9Lost to Mississippi State 7–19
6403.517Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–20.71425-8BYE
6503.594Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–3–10.61144+8BYE
66-163.621Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–40.55656-4Lost to ST. Mary's 0–2
6723.819Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–3–30.55064-6BYE
68133.866Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–5–10.45075+4Beat Washington State 21–0
69-13.904Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC5–40.55656-6BYE
70-33.908UTEPIND BOR5–40.55656+2BYE
7134.034California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–50.50068-6Beat ST. Mary's PRE Flight 12–6
72-24.037NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON4–4–20.50068+7BYE
73-24.060ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–50.444780BYE
74-24.158Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–5–10.45075-4BYE
75-24.193Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–60.33390-5BYE
7634.206Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI5–4–10.55064-4Beat Redlands 27–0
77-24.482Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–40.50068-1BYE
78-24.497Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38981-4BYE
7914.515Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–6–10.35086-10BYE
80-24.561Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–5–10.38981-7BYE
8144.574Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–70.30095-9BYE
8204.603Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–40.50068-8BYE
83-64.623New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–5–20.45574-13BYE
84-14.626Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–5–20.40080-7BYE
85-14.638Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC5–50.50068-12BYE
8604.814Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–50.37584-12BYE
8705.020SMUIND SWC3–6–20.36485-15Lost to Rice 7–13
8805.270Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–6–10.35086-16BYE
8905.374George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–60.33390-14BYE
9005.428Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–60.33390-17BYE
9105.496Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–70.30095-15BYE
9205.525Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–60.33390-7BYE
9305.554Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–5–10.38981-7BYE
9405.795Iowa 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
9706.064BYUIND SKY2–50.286100-7BYE
9806.157Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–6–10.35086-17BYE
9906.204Harvard (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
10206.543Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI2–60.250105-11BYE
10316.545Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–70.30095-20BYE
10416.619Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–6–10.278101-14BYE
10516.696Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–60.250105-10BYE
106-36.799Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–70.30095-23Lost to UCLA 13–40
10706.857Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–70.30095-14BYE
10807.320Purdue (PURDUE)B101–80.111112-18BYE
10917.355Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–90.100115-15BYE
110-17.360Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.273104-18BYE
11107.385Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–80.200108-21BYE
11217.789Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–80.200108-17Beat Northern Arizona 14–2
113-18.625Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–50.167110-18Lost to Arizona State 2–14
11409.207Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–80.111112-32BYE
11509.895New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–80.111112-28BYE
116010.721Montana (MONTANA)PAC0–80.000116-31Lost to USC 0–38

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