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1945 Week 11 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
100.551Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–0–10.91711+18Tied Notre Dame 6–6
200.802Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–01.0001+18Beat Kentucky 60–19
300.948LSUSEC5–10.83315+19Beat Ole Miss 32–13
400.995Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–01.0001+14Beat Villanova 54–0
511.255Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC5–01.0001+13BYE
6-11.283Indiana (INDIANA)B106–0–10.92910+13Beat Cornell (IOWA) 46–6
771.294Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI6–01.0001+11Beat Cornell 34–26
821.320Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+10Beat West Virginia 13–7
9101.343Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–10.80021+8Beat Princeton 28–0
1031.348Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–10.83315+14Beat North Carolina 20–6
11-21.378Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–01.0001+11Beat NEW London Submarine Base 20–6
1241.381New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR5–01.0001+8Beat Colorado 12–6
13-61.416Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–0–10.91711+8Tied Navy 6–6
14-31.451Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–10.83315+12Beat Northwestern 16–14
1531.490ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI6–01.0001+6Beat USC 26–0
1641.536Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–10.83315+11BYE
17-91.547Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+9Beat Lafayette 20–0
18-11.624Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–10.83315+10Beat Clemson 7–6
1951.747Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–20.71427+11Beat Minnesota 26–0
2031.891Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–20.71427+10Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 34–7
2111.906Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–10.83315+10Beat Oregon 7–0
2251.907TCUIND SWC4–20.66730+12Beat Oklahoma 13–7
2371.907Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–20.66730+7Beat Georgia Tech 14–6
2421.963Purdue (PURDUE)B106–10.85713+9Beat Pittsburgh 28–0
2542.107Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–20.71427+10Beat Arkansas 34–0
26-12.123Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–10.85713+7Beat SMU 12–7
2712.155Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80021+5Beat Syracuse 26–0
28-162.181Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–10.80021+4Lost to Tulane 13–14
29152.338Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–20.66730+6Beat Vanderbilt 27–13
30-92.477Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–20.66730+4Lost to Michigan 0–26
31122.550Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–1–10.75026+5Beat Missouri 14–7
3222.626Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI4–10.800210BYE
33222.628William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–20.66730+3Beat Maryland 33–14
3452.729Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–20.60040+4Beat Dartmouth 6–0
35-202.779Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–1–10.62539+2Lost to Pennsylvania 0–28
36102.825Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–2–10.64338+1Beat Southwestern (TEXAS) 19–0
37-62.834Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–30.50049+4Lost to Duke 6–14
38102.863Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–10.80021-2Beat Idaho Marines 52–0
39-22.905Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–20.66730+8Lost to New Mexico 6–12
40-52.947Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–2–10.58341+1Lost to Miami 6–7
41222.987Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–2–10.583410Beat ST. Louis 25–0
42-63.061Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–3–10.41769+4Lost to Ohio State 14–16
43-113.110ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–20.66730-3Lost to Drake 0–25
44-113.141Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–2–10.583410Lost to William & Mary 14–33
45-73.168Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–30.571460Lost to TCU 7–13
46203.233Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–2–20.50049+1Beat Iowa 27–7
4753.263Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–2–10.58341-1Tied California 7–7
48-83.315Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–30.57146+3Lost to Michigan State 7–14
49-43.462USCPAC4–30.57146+5Lost to ST. Mary's 0–26
50-83.510Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–40.42965+2Lost to Texas A&M 0–34
5133.529UCLAPAC4–20.66730+1BYE
52123.610Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–30.40071+1Beat Coast Guard 33–6
53-63.657Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–40.42965+6Lost to Army 0–54
54-33.710Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–30.500490Lost to Columbia 26–34
55-143.753Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–3–10.50049-4Lost to Auburn 0–19
56313.754Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–2–10.50049-1Beat Mississippi State 14–13
5703.771California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–3–10.417690Tied Washington State 7–7
58183.781Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–2–10.500490Beat Idaho 34–0
59193.850Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON2–30.40071+1Beat Presbyterian 53–0
6003.873Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–30.40071-1BYE
61-113.900Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–30.50049-2Lost to Virginia Military Institute 13–27
6283.920Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–2–10.58341-4Beat Kansas State 40–13
63164.001Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–30.50049+1Beat Florida 19–0
6434.111South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–2–10.50049-1BYE
65124.184NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–40.42965-2Beat Virginia Tech 6–0
66-104.227Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–30.50049-4Lost to LSU 13–32
67-94.242Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40071-2BYE
68-94.267North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–30.50049-4Lost to Tennessee 6–20
69-204.345Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–30.50049-6Lost to Marquette 14–32
70-24.354Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.50049-2BYE
71-184.389Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–3–10.50049-4Lost to Nebraska 13–27
72-34.439Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–40.33382-2Lost to Washington 0–7
73-114.616Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–30.40071-4Lost to Georgia 7–34
74-135.031Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–4–10.35778-4Lost to Utah 21–33
75-45.034Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–50.28685-2Lost to Purdue 0–28
7665.040Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–40.50049-9Beat Pittsburg State 40–9
7795.158Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–40.42965+4Beat Texas Tech 13–0
78-55.162Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–40.20090-2Lost to Yale 0–6
79-45.341Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR2–4–10.35778-6Lost to Rice 0–13
80125.722Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–4–10.35778-3Beat Detroit Mercy 32–14
8135.743SMUIND SWC2–50.28685-3Lost to Texas 7–12
82-25.769West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–4–10.35778-10Lost to Virginia 7–13
83-95.808Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–40.20090-6Lost to NC State 0–6
84-195.856Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–4–10.250890Lost to Great Lakes Navy 6–12
85-135.912NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–30.40071-2Lost to Rochester 3–19
8645.938Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–30.40071-4Beat Oceana NAS 28–12
8725.953Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–40.33382-2Beat Denver 33–21
88-35.960Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–20.500490BYE
89-66.244Iowa (IOWA)B101–50.16793-4Lost to Wisconsin 7–27
90-96.249Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–50.16793-6Lost to Penn State 0–26
9106.395West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–50.28685-7Beat Dalhart Field 21–9
9216.402Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–50.16793-7Beat Kansas 27–13
9336.799Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–40.33382-7Beat Northern Colorado 25–14
94-66.810Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–50.28685-13BYE
95-17.589Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–60.14398-9Lost to Alabama 19–60
9638.166Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–5–10.08399-9Lost to Temple 0–20
9708.415Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–50.16793-8Lost to Iowa State 13–40
98-38.572Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–50.16793-10Lost to Oregon State 0–34
99-19.398Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)IND FBSI1–40.20090-7Lost to Wake Forest 0–53
100010.657Coast Guard (COAST GUARD)IND FBSI0–5–10.08399-5Lost to Brown 6–33

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