1945 Final College Football Team RankingsJanuary 8, 1946By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1945 Season Tags: • No Comments1945 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.457Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–01.0001+42BYE200.799Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+44Beat USC 34–14300.841Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–1–10.83310+35BYE400.899Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC9–01.0001+44Beat ST. Mary's 33–13501.081Indiana (INDIANA)B109–0–10.9504+37BYE601.082Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–10.8896+34BYE701.118Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–1–10.8649+39Beat Holy Cross 13–6801.201Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–20.81811+41Beat Tulsa 20–6901.458Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–20.75018+23BYE1001.510LSUSEC7–20.77814+30BYE1131.551Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC10–10.9095+32Beat Missouri 40–271211.608Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–30.70024+28BYE13-11.626Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI8–10.8896+20BYE14-31.771Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI8–20.80013+18Lost to Miami 6–131511.782Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–10.8758+17BYE1631.789New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR6–1–10.81312+11Beat Denver 34–241711.839Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON6–20.75018+18BYE18-11.900Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–20.77814+18BYE19-41.940Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–30.72721+22Lost to Georgia 6–202012.058Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON6–2–10.72222+12BYE21-12.142ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI7–20.77814+7Lost to Oklahoma State 13–332202.230Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–20.77814+7BYE2302.264Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–2–10.72222+10BYE2452.352Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–3–10.61138+14Beat South Carolina 26–1425-12.390Purdue (PURDUE)B107–30.70024+13BYE26-12.401Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–2–10.75018+18BYE27-12.476Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–30.66726+13BYE28-12.491William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–30.66726+8BYE2922.560Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–30.66726+7BYE3032.576Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON6–3–10.65031+6BYE3112.630Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–30.66726+6BYE32-42.725USCPAC7–40.63632+17Lost to Alabama 14–343312.743Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY5–30.62533+12BYE34-42.845Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–40.60040+12Lost to Texas 27–403502.862Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–40.50052+12BYE3602.867Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62533+2BYE3702.911Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI5–30.62533+3BYE3802.950Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–30.66726-1BYE3902.981Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–40.60040+7BYE4003.098Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+12BYE4103.206Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–4–10.50052+4BYE4213.275Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI5–30.62533-4BYE4313.414CCColorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56344-1BYE4423.457Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–4–10.50052+2BYE4503.465Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–50.50052-1BYE4613.510Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–3–10.56344-3BYE4723.520North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–50.50052+1BYE4833.562Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–4–10.55050-8Beat Fresno State 13–1249-73.578Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–5–10.45063+2Lost to New Mexico 24–345003.617MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55050+7BYE51-33.624Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–40.50052+8BYE5203.679Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–4–10.43871+1BYE5313.691TCUIND SWC5–50.50052+6BYE5413.694Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–30.62533+5BYE55-23.737UCLAPAC5–40.55646+1BYE5603.760Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–40.55646-2BYE5703.836Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–40.55646+3BYE5803.860Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–4–20.44467+1BYE5913.872Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–60.400760BYE6023.931ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC5–40.55646-12BYE61-23.986Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–30.57143-10BYE62-13.993Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–5–10.50052-9BYE6304.037Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–50.44467-2BYE6404.083SMUIND SWC5–60.45561+3BYE6514.170Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–3–20.42973-1BYE6614.205Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC6–40.60040-10BYE67-24.240California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–5–10.45063-9BYE6804.298Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–50.50052-6BYE6914.395NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–60.33379-7BYE70-14.501COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43871-8BYE7104.579Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–50.44467-7BYE7214.639Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–60.45561+6BYE7334.710Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–60.33379-9BYE7444.745Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–70.30083-8BYE7504.794Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–5–20.40076-7BYE76-44.804Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–5–10.45063-12BYE7704.831Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–50.44467-10BYE7814.842Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–5–10.45063-9BYE79-55.061South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–4–30.38978-6Lost to Wake Forest 14–268015.311Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–60.33379-9BYE81-15.367Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–40.42973-10BYE8205.437Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–70.30083-16BYE8305.652Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–6–10.27886-6BYE8415.677Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–60.25089-15BYE8515.728Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–6–10.27886-13BYE86-25.749Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–6–10.18894-13BYE8706.325NYUNEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–40.42973-5BYE8806.777Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–50.28685-18BYE8906.892West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–60.25089-17BYE9017.007Iowa (IOWA)B102–70.22292-18BYE91-17.011Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–80.20093-19BYE9207.170Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–60.14396-17BYE9317.204Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–60.25089-17BYE94-17.335Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–5–10.31382-15BYE9507.562West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–6–10.27886-24BYE9618.592Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–70.12598-17BYE97-18.639Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–70.12598-20BYE9808.957Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–7–10.16795-14BYE9909.614CGCoast Guard (COAST GUARD)IND FBSI0–7–10.063100-14BYE100010.019Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)IND FBSI1–60.14396-15BYE
