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1942 Week 6 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
1330.762Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat West Virginia 33–0
2450.762UTEPIND BOR1–01.0001+2Beat New Mexico 7–0
3430.827Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–0–10.75042+1Beat Fordham 40–14
450.978Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–01.0001+4Beat Furman 40–7
5151.001Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Ole Miss 14–6
6-11.175Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Notre Dame 13–6
7201.213Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–01.0001+2Beat Colorado 26–13
801.227Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat California 13–8
9211.228William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–01.0001+3Beat Virginia Tech 21–7
10-41.307NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–0–10.83340+2Beat Clemson 7–6
11201.307Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+1Beat Indiana 32–21
12391.312Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Mississippi State 21–6
13101.316North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–01.0001+1Beat South Carolina 18–6
14431.349Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Cornell 18–6
15101.363TCUIND SWC2–01.0001+1Beat Arkansas 13–6
16-151.387Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–01.0001+1Beat Utah 14–0
17571.401Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat LSU 27–14
1801.462Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–01.0001+1Beat Colorado Mines 27–0
1971.462Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–01.00010Beat Oklahoma 23–0
20561.471Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–0–10.83340+1Beat Marquette 35–7
2181.576Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–01.0001+2Beat North Texas 34–0
22341.598Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–01.00010Beat Purdue 26–0
23-71.636Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Stanford 14–6
24-221.645SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Nevada 27–7
25341.669Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–01.00010Beat Butler 67–0
26-21.669Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–01.00010Beat Oregon 7–0
27-101.673Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 58–7
28411.716George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–01.0001+1Beat Richmond 27–0
29381.725Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Holy Cross 25–0
30451.829Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–01.00010Beat Michigan State 20–0
31501.830Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–10.50057+1Beat Virginia 35–0
32231.838Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Boston University 25–0
33251.857Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–01.00010Beat Regis 28–2
34261.866Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Maine 34–2
35291.885Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–01.00010Beat Presbyterian 47–12
36-11.937Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Rhode Island 28–0
37-11.946Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Wayne State 27–0
38281.946Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–0–10.750420Tied USC 0–0
39111.946Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Lehigh 33–6
40-31.965Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Occidental 25–0
4171.966Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–00.0001160BYE
42191.974Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–01.00010Beat Lakehurst NAS 14–0
43-52.012Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Muhlenberg 27–7
44362.041Jacksonville NAS (JACKSONVILLE NAS)IND FBSI2–10.66744+2Beat Miami 14–0
45-122.068Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Lafayette 14–0
46392.098Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON1–10.50057+1Beat Duke 20–7
47-32.134Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Bucknell 14–7
48412.207Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–10.50057+1Beat BYU 13–6
49-212.336LSUSEC2–10.66744+1Lost to Rice 14–27
50522.471Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–10.66744+1Beat Tulane 27–13
51462.542Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–10.667440Beat Washington & LEE 53–0
52422.550Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–10.667440Beat Oklahoma State 18–12
53-212.846New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–10.667440Lost to UTEP 0–7
54-322.901California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–10.500570Lost to Oregon State 8–13
55-22.922Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–10.667440Lost to William & Mary 7–21
56312.977Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–10.500570Beat Virginia Military Institute 7–6
57-33.002Indiana (INDIANA)B101–10.500570Lost to Ohio State 21–32
58-463.006Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–10.667440Lost to Northwestern 0–3
59-73.014Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY1–10.500570Lost to Missouri 13–26
60-533.022Iowa (IOWA)B102–10.66744+3Lost to Great Lakes Navy 0–25
61403.057Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC2–10.667440Beat Creighton 13–12
62263.061Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–10.500570Beat Texas Tech 19–0
63-503.081Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–10.500570Lost to Wisconsin 7–35
64-453.132Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–10.500570Lost to Tennessee 14–40
65-503.139West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–10.500570Lost to Boston College 0–33
66-43.179Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–10.500570Lost to Georgetown 6–14
67-263.183Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–1–10.250920Lost to Georgia Tech 6–13
68163.183Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–20.000990Lost to Santa Clara 6–14
69313.195Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–10.500570Beat Iowa State 26–0
70-53.230Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–10.500570Lost to TCU 6–13
71-13.246Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON1–1–10.500570Lost to NC State 6–7
72-93.259Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–10.500570Lost to Alabama 6–21
73-693.265Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR1–10.500570Lost to Texas A&M 0–19
74-293.388South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON0–1–10.250920Lost to North Carolina 6–18
75-653.409Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–10.50057+1Lost to Nebraska 0–26
76153.429Utah (UTAH)IND SKY0–20.000990Lost to Arizona 0–14
77213.432Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–10.66744-1Beat Kansas 17–0
78323.438Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–10.66744-1Beat Tampa 26–6
79-23.531Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI1–10.500570Lost to Colgate 6–18
80103.634Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–20.000990Lost to Duquesne 0–25
81-413.716Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI0–10.000990Lost to Michigan 0–20
82213.719ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC1–10.500570Beat Missouri Rolla 14–7
83253.817Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–10.500570Beat SMU 20–7
84-423.839Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–1–10.250920Lost to Tulsa 0–23
85-713.912Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–10.50057-1Lost to Auburn 13–27
86134.037Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–20.333890Lost to George Washington 0–27
87-764.127Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON1–10.50057-1Lost to Wake Forest 7–20
88-674.216BYUIND SKY1–10.50057-1Lost to Wyoming 6–13
89-214.228Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC1–10.50057-1Lost to Washington (MISSOURI) 12–13
90154.353West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–10.50057-1Beat Arizona State 28–0
91-884.400Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–10.50057+1Lost to Iowa PRE Flight 6–7
92194.461Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–10.667440Beat Grinnell 7–6
93214.629Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–10.50057+2Beat Texas 3–0
94-234.677SMUIND SWC1–10.50057-1Lost to Pittsburgh 7–20
95-225.004Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–10.50057-1Lost to Navy 0–35
96-185.357Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–20.00099-1Lost to Georgia 7–40
97185.549Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI1–10.500570Beat Harvard 19–7
98-125.870Purdue (PURDUE)B100–20.00099-1Lost to Vanderbilt 0–26
99-276.103Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–10.500570Lost to Williams 7–19
10066.530New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–20.333890Lost to Mcmurry 0–12
101-586.670Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC0–1–10.25092-1Lost to Baylor 12–18
10276.752Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR0–20.00099-1Lost to West Texas A&M 0–28
103-646.998Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–10.00099-1Lost to Jacksonville NAS 0–14
10437.383Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–20.33389-1Lost to Fort Riley 7–21
105-567.532Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–1–10.25092-1Lost to Temple 6–7
106-237.737ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI0–10.00099-1BYE
10767.819Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–20.000990Lost to Washington State 0–7
108-297.901UCLAPAC0–20.000990Lost to ST. Mary's PRE Flight 7–18
109-178.065USCPAC0–1–10.25092-1Tied Washington 0–0
110-178.332Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON0–20.00099-2Lost to Kentucky 0–53
111-78.598Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–20.000990Lost to Second AIR Force (WASHINGTON) 0–14
112-179.952Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR0–20.00099-1Lost to Redlands 0–6
113-110.034Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–30.00099-2Lost to Denver 0–17
114-3210.198Montana (MONTANA)PAC0–20.00099-1Lost to Mather Field 13–19
115110.465Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–20.00099-1Lost to Pennsylvania 7–19
116-2010.670Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–2–10.16798-1Lost to Rollins 0–14

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