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1945 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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1945 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
110.560Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–01.0001+15Beat Pennsylvania 14–7
210.699Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+14Beat Georgia 28–14
371.031LSUSEC4–10.80018+13Beat Vanderbilt 39–7
4101.154Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–01.0001+8Beat Duke 48–13
561.187Indiana (INDIANA)B105–0–10.91713+11Beat Tulsa 7–2
6111.198Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC5–01.0001+11Beat TCU 25–12
7-11.250Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–01.0001+8Beat Iowa 56–0
8-11.268Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+9Beat Pittsburgh 6–0
9-11.270Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–01.0001+9Beat Colgate 21–0
10-11.301Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Virginia Tech 31–13
11121.404Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–10.80018+9Beat Minnesota 20–7
1241.416Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–01.0001+5BYE
1361.430Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–10.80018+9Beat Villanova 33–2
14-11.440Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+6Beat Brown 27–6
15-141.449Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–0–10.83314+3Beat Rutgers 14–6
1651.623New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–01.0001+3BYE
1731.629Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–10.80018+7Beat Miami (OH) 27–13
1861.631ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI5–01.0001+2BYE
19-151.669Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–10.75027+5Lost to Navy 7–14
20-151.679Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–10.83314+8Lost to Indiana 2–7
21-91.792Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–10.80018+5Lost to Ohio State 7–20
22121.933Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80018+7Beat USC 13–7
23-11.980Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–20.66733+7Lost to Alabama 14–28
2452.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–20.66733+6Beat Illinois 19–0
25-72.042Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–10.83314+5Lost to Rice 6–7
26-112.127Purdue (PURDUE)B105–10.83314+5Lost to Northwestern 14–26
2702.178TCUIND SWC3–20.60040+7Lost to Oklahoma State 12–25
2802.192Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75027+4BYE
29202.350Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–20.66733+6Beat Baylor 19–13
30-42.357Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON3–20.60040+3Lost to Army 13–48
31102.405Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–20.60040+5Beat Auburn 20–7
3252.466ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–10.80018-1Beat Olathe Navy 19–13
33-32.485Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–1–10.70030+2Tied West Virginia 13–13
34142.523Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI4–10.80018+1Beat Boston College 33–20
3532.567Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–1–10.70030+1Tied South Carolina 0–0
36292.648Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–2–10.50054+4Beat Purdue 26–14
3722.678Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–10.80018+6BYE
38142.683Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–20.66733+1Beat Kansas State 41–13
39222.826Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–20.50054+3Beat Cornell 18–7
4002.850Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–20.66733+3Beat Nebraska 19–0
4162.937Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–2–10.583510Beat Louisiana 45–0
42113.037Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–30.50054+3Beat Ole Miss 19–0
4333.051Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–1–10.70030+1Tied Marquette 13–13
4473.080Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–20.60040+1BYE
45-33.132USCPAC4–20.66733+5Lost to Washington 7–13
46-143.170Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–2–10.583510Lost to Texas A&M 13–19
47-33.232Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–30.50054+5Lost to Tennessee 2–33
48-233.236Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–10.75027-2Lost to Denver 6–41
49153.254Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–20.60040-1Beat Drake 19–14
50-153.274Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–20.60040+1Lost to LSU 7–39
51-183.315Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–20.60040+1Lost to Yale 7–18
5233.325Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–20.60040-1Beat Idaho 21–0
53173.354Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–2–10.58351+1Beat Wichita State 13–0
54123.387UCLAPAC4–20.66733+2Beat Oregon 12–0
55-243.419William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–20.60040-1Lost to NC State 6–20
56-203.602Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–20.60040-1Lost to Arkansas 0–19
5713.617California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–30.400690Beat Nevada 19–6
5853.750Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.400690BYE
59-33.859North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–20.60040-2BYE
60-63.869Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–30.40069-1Lost to Holy Cross 0–21
61243.979Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–3–10.41766-1Beat Utah State 41–6
6263.993Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–20.50054-2BYE
63-134.025Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–2–10.50054-3Lost to Detroit Mercy 14–19
64-214.076Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–30.25083+1Lost to Columbia 6–27
65-204.170Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–3–10.300810Lost to Michigan 0–19
66-64.194Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–2–20.40069-1BYE
6724.256South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–2–10.50054-1Tied Clemson 0–0
68-94.400Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.50054-2Lost to Merchant Marine 20–33
69-124.410Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–30.40069-1Lost to UCLA 0–12
7044.412Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–2–10.50054-4BYE
7114.477Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–40.333770Lost to Temple 0–6
7274.488NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–20.50054-2Beat Brooklyn 13–6
73-24.577Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–30.250830Beat Syracuse 8–0
74-74.643Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–30.25083-1Lost to Virginia 13–31
7524.651Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR2–3–10.41766-3Beat West Texas A&M 12–6
76-14.730Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–2–10.37575-1BYE
77104.798NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–40.33377-3Beat William & Mary 20–6
78-25.013Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON1–30.25083-1BYE
79-65.108Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–30.40069-1Lost to Georgia Tech 7–20
8015.542West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–3–10.41766-8Tied Maryland 13–13
81-195.646Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–40.20090-3Lost to Dartmouth 0–8
82-45.747Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–40.42965-7Lost to Kansas 0–13
83-15.748Iowa (IOWA)B101–40.20090-2Lost to Notre Dame 0–56
84-45.781SMUIND SWC2–40.33377-2Lost to Tulane 7–19
85106.044Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–20.500540Beat Coast Guard 25–0
86106.196Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–40.33377+1Beat Texas 7–6
87116.331Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–2–10.37575-5Beat SMU 19–7
8826.451Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–50.28682-10Beat Lafayette 26–2
8987.005Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–40.20090-3Beat Colorado State 28–0
90-77.184Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–30.25083-3Lost to Catawba 7–21
91-57.291West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–50.16796-6Lost to Texas Tech 6–12
92-37.538Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–4–10.25083-5Tied Michigan State 13–13
93-17.570Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–50.000100-7Lost to Missouri 0–19
94-107.719Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–50.16796-7Lost to Cincinnati 7–16
95-28.071Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–40.20090-7Lost to Washington State 0–21
96-88.148Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–40.20090-6Lost to Utah 0–28
97-38.262Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.20090-5Lost to Oklahoma 13–41
9828.438Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)IND FBSI1–30.25083-3Beat Camp Mackall 34–20
99-88.796Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–4–10.10098-9Lost to Bucknell 2–26
100-110.566Coast Guard (COAST GUARD)IND FBSI0–4–10.10098-2Lost to Harvard 0–25

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