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1944 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

1944 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
100.316Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–0–20.75023+6Tied Brown 24–24
210.518Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+8Beat Coast Guard 76–0
310.733Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+9BYE
4-20.797Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–01.0001+8Beat Navy 17–15
500.825Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Wisconsin 28–13
621.134Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4BYE
701.138Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–0–10.87514+5Tied Alabama 0–0
811.138Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–01.0001+8Beat NC State 21–7
9101.344TCUIND SWC3–0–10.87514+5Beat Texas A&M 13–7
10-41.356Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–01.0001+3Beat Great Lakes Navy 26–6
1141.378Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–01.0001+3Beat Ole Miss 47–0
1211.395Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–0–10.87514+2Tied Missouri 21–21
13141.437USCPAC3–0–20.80017+4Beat Washington 38–7
14-31.451Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–01.0001+3Beat Denver 33–21
15-51.492Norman NAS (NORMAN NAS)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Amarillo Field 19–13
16-21.498Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–0–20.750230Tied Tennessee 0–0
1701.659Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Maryland 8–0
18-21.723Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–01.00010Beat LSU 13–6
1931.839Indiana (INDIANA)B104–10.80017+4Beat Northwestern 14–7
20101.840Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–10.66732+5Beat Auburn 16–13
2171.882Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–1–10.75023+4Beat Pittsburgh 39–5
22-11.897Alameda Coast Guard (ALAMEDA COAST GUARD)IND FBSI3–0–20.800170Beat Pacific 19–0
2331.951Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–10.75023+3Beat Daniel Field 57–6
2411.979Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–01.00010Beat Gustavus Adolphus 14–2
25-22.089Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–10.75023+5Beat South Carolina 20–13
26-142.113Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.800170Lost to USC 7–38
2722.360Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–10.80017+3BYE
2842.598Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–10.66732+1BYE
2982.617Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75023+2Beat Colgate 6–0
3082.635William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–10.750230Beat Richmond Field 39–0
31132.768Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–20.50044+2Beat Kansas State 68–0
3232.841Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–1–10.625360BYE
3372.869Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–10.800170Beat Muhlenberg 7–0
3452.944Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–1–10.625360Tied Syracuse 7–7
35-12.986NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–20.60038+1Lost to Wake Forest 7–21
36-53.000Coast Guard (COAST GUARD)IND FBSI4–20.667320Lost to Army 0–76
37-13.006Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–20.60038+2Beat Sampson NTS 13–6
38-53.180Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–20.50044+2Lost to Notre Dame 13–28
39123.192Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–10.75023+3Beat Arkansas 19–0
4023.372Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–20.50044+4Lost to Georgia Tech 15–17
4183.391Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–30.40059+1Beat Virginia Military Institute 26–2
4213.406Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–20.60038-2Lost to TCU 7–13
43-233.588California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–1–10.70031+1Lost to Fleet City 2–19
4463.619Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–3–10.417580Beat Nebraska 20–0
4513.656Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–1–10.500440Tied Holy Cross 24–24
46-53.911Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–20.50044-1Lost to Tulane 13–16
4713.917Denver (DENVER)IND SKY1–2–10.37561-1Lost to Oklahoma State 21–33
4844.059Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–20.60038-3BYE
49104.078Purdue (PURDUE)B103–20.60038+5Beat Iowa 26–7
50194.099Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–10.667320Beat NEW York University 42–13
51164.182Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–20.60038+1Beat SMU 21–10
52-74.243Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–30.40059+1Lost to Illinois 5–39
53-64.476Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–3–10.300660Lost to Texas 0–19
5424.493Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–20.500440BYE
5534.550North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–30.250690BYE
56154.674Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–20.50044-2Beat Idaho State 38–12
57-24.686Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–20.50044-3BYE
58224.754Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY2–20.50044+5Beat Colorado College 28–0
5994.761West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–2–10.50044-4Beat Bethany (WEST VIRGINIA) 20–0
60-34.775Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–30.25069-1Lost to Tulsa 0–47
61-75.261Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–30.500440Lost to Colorado 0–28
62-15.386Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON1–30.250690BYE
63-105.431SMUIND SWC2–20.50044-2Lost to Rice 10–21
64-15.467Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–2–10.167790BYE
65-55.529Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–20.33364+2Lost to Penn State 0–6
66-15.588Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–20.50044-6BYE
67-495.668Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–10.500440Lost to Nevada 7–13
6825.929Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–2–10.37561-3Tied Temple 7–7
69-36.196South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–2–10.37561-1Lost to Clemson 13–20
7036.247Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–3–10.30066-5Tied Iowa State 21–21
7186.313LSUSEC0–3–10.12580-4Lost to Mississippi State 6–13
7236.410West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–20.33364+1BYE
73-116.473Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–30.25069-1Lost to Kentucky 2–26
7436.939Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–40.20075-4Lost to Indiana 7–14
7517.011Iowa (IOWA)B100–30.00083-3Lost to Purdue 7–26
76-47.444Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–40.20075-5Lost to Lincoln Field 12–13
7757.563Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON0–3–10.125800Lost to Michigan State 0–8
78-147.715UCLAPAC1–3–10.30066-1Lost to ST. Mary's PRE Flight 12–21
79-57.756Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)IND FBSI1–30.25069-2Lost to Catawba 0–19
80-28.623Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR0–50.00083-2Lost to Southwestern (TEXAS) 19–21
8139.670New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR1–40.20075-5BYE
8239.719Idaho State (IDAHO STATE)IND FBSI1–40.20075-4Lost to Utah 12–38
8309.807Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–30.00083-6Lost to Kansas 0–20
84-39.862Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–3–10.12580-5Lost to Oklahoma 0–68
85110.469NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–30.00083-2Lost to Boston College 13–42
86-6214.901Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–1–10.250690Lost to Fort Pierce 0–38

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