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1945 Week 13 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
120.600Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–01.0001+29Beat Pennsylvania 61–0
2-10.601Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–0–10.9386+31Beat Wisconsin 36–7
3-10.776Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+26Beat Vanderbilt 71–0
431.106Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–10.85713+23BYE
501.133Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC7–01.0001+25Beat Texas Tech 46–6
601.205Indiana (INDIANA)B108–0–10.9445+25Beat Pittsburgh 19–0
711.310LSUSEC6–20.75020+27Beat Georgia Tech 9–7
861.366Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–20.77818+23Beat Auburn 35–0
921.440Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+19Beat NC State 21–7
10-61.497Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–20.71423+17Lost to Army 0–61
11-21.505Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–01.0001+13Beat Oceana NAS 40–0
1251.536Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI7–10.8758+16Beat Princeton 32–7
1321.637Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–20.75020+18Beat Baylor 26–7
14-11.644Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–10.8758+18Beat Illinois 27–2
15-51.682Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–10.8758+14Lost to Temple 6–14
1621.744Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–10.8897+18Beat TCU 20–0
1751.761Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–10.8758+15Beat Holy Cross 14–6
1821.777Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON5–20.71423+12BYE
1961.788Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–30.66731+21Beat Purdue 27–13
2011.811Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+14Beat Northwestern 34–7
21-21.841Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–10.85713+11Beat Northwestern State 54–0
22-101.912ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI7–10.8758+5Lost to UCLA 7–13
2311.982New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR5–10.83315+7BYE
24-82.064Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71423+11Lost to Michigan State 0–33
2522.199Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY5–20.71423+16BYE
2622.307Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–20.75020+12Beat Idaho 12–0
27-42.321Purdue (PURDUE)B107–20.77818+10Lost to Michigan 13–27
2852.397Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON5–2–10.68828+5Beat Tulane 47–20
29102.552Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–2–10.68828+4Beat Oregon State 13–6
30-42.741Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–30.66731+8Lost to Rice 0–6
31102.765Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–40.50051+12BYE
3202.773Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON4–2–10.64335+2BYE
33192.795UCLAPAC5–20.71423+9Beat ST. Mary's 13–7
34192.832Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68828+11Beat Penn State 33–0
35142.833Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–30.62536+9Beat Oklahoma 14–6
36112.878William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–30.62536+3Beat Merchant Marine 25–7
37-82.969Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–40.50051+5Lost to LSU 7–9
38183.048Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–30.625360Beat ST. Louis 27–0
39-13.158Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–3–10.50051+4Lost to Washington State 6–13
40193.173Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–30.50051+5Beat North Carolina 14–13
41-53.189Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–40.55648+1Lost to Missouri 6–14
42-113.225Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–3–10.56346-3Lost to Iowa State 6–8
4303.233USCPAC5–30.62536+6BYE
44-93.262TCUIND SWC4–40.50051+7Lost to Texas 0–20
4563.277Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–30.62536+1Beat Dartmouth 20–13
46-23.287Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–20.66731-4BYE
47-173.319Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–2–20.50051+2Lost to Columbia 7–32
4863.334Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–30.571420Beat Coast Guard 41–6
4963.344Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–30.571420Beat West Texas A&M 20–19
50-163.450Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–40.50051+1Lost to Iowa 19–20
5163.450Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–30.57142-1Beat Murray State 28–12
52-123.452Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–4–10.43867+4Lost to Notre Dame 7–34
53-163.476ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC5–30.62536-7Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–27
54-123.569Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–40.42969+1Lost to Harvard 7–14
5593.585Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–3–10.56346-3Beat Drake 8–6
56-83.668Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI4–30.57142-4Lost to William & Mary 7–25
5783.731Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–20.66731+7Beat Brown 14–7
58-123.760Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–4–10.50051-5Lost to Tulsa 7–26
59123.917Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–40.55648+14Beat Texas A&M 6–0
60-103.994North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–40.50051-3Lost to Wake Forest 13–14
6184.048Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–4–10.50051-8Beat Presbyterian 41–0
6204.070Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–4–10.43867-2BYE
63-34.118South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–2–20.50051-1BYE
64-64.119Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–40.50051-1Lost to Georgia 0–35
65-204.150Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–40.50051+3Lost to Catawba 7–14
6684.183Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50051+2Beat Kentucky 19–13
6764.235Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–50.37575-3Beat California 20–13
6824.267Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–40.42969-6Beat Syracuse 7–6
69-64.387Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–4–20.37575-1Lost to Navy 7–36
7094.455Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–4–10.50051-8Beat Kansas State 27–0
71-54.463Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–40.42969+4BYE
72-114.560Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–5–10.38974-4Lost to Oklahoma State 6–46
7324.574NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–60.33380-5Lost to Miami 7–21
7424.736Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–40.55648-13BYE
7584.817Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–30.50051-8Beat Scranton 12–0
76-45.000Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–4–10.35779-5Lost to Clemson 20–47
7715.067Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–40.42969-8BYE
78-115.095California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–5–10.31383-8Lost to Oregon 13–20
7975.117Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–50.37575-9Beat South Dakota 53–0
8055.170SMUIND SWC3–60.33380-3Beat Arkansas 21–0
81-135.197Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–60.33380-11Lost to SMU 0–21
82-55.231Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–50.37575-7Lost to Alabama 0–71
83-15.322Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–5–10.31383-1Lost to Ohio State 2–27
8445.353Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–50.28685-9Beat Richmond 44–6
85-45.373Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–70.22292-8Lost to Indiana 0–19
86-25.917Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–5–10.21494-9Lost to Cornell 13–20
87-76.094NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–40.42969-4Lost to Rutgers 7–13
8876.473Iowa (IOWA)B102–60.25090-9Beat Minnesota 20–19
8926.650Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–50.28685-17BYE
9006.953West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–60.25090-15Lost to Colorado College 19–20
91-26.993Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–60.14396-14Lost to Colgate 6–7
92-57.095Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–50.28685-11Lost to Virginia Tech 6–44
9307.199Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–70.22292-15Lost to Marquette 13–19
9407.279Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–50.28685-12BYE
95-37.614West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–6–10.27889-21Lost to Ohio 0–14
9618.561Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–70.12597-14Lost to Washington 0–12
97-18.663Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–70.12597-18Lost to Kansas 0–27
9819.222Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)IND FBSI1–50.16795-11Lost to Florida 0–41
99-19.483Coast Guard (COAST GUARD)IND FBSI0–7–10.06399-10Lost to Yale 6–41
100010.156Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–7–10.06399-14Lost to Atlantic City NAS 7–12

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