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1946 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

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1946 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
100.742Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–0–10.9504+46BYE
200.850UCLAPAC10–01.0001+45BYE
300.971Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–10.9006+49BYE
401.038Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–0–10.9445+31BYE
501.071Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–01.0001+42BYE
601.131LSUSEC9–10.9006+43BYE
701.202North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON8–1–10.8509+33BYE
801.249Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–2–10.72230+27BYE
901.343Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC9–10.9006+33BYE
1001.389Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR10–01.0001+27BYE
1101.435William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON8–20.80013+22BYE
1201.477Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY7–1–10.83310+21BYE
1301.511Yale (YALE)IND FBSI7–1–10.83310+21BYE
1401.586Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–20.77821+25BYE
1501.599Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80013+26BYE
1601.651Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–30.66734+26BYE
1701.696Rice (RICE)IND SWC8–20.80013+26BYE
1801.706Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–1–10.83310+21BYE
1901.714Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–20.80013+27BYE
2001.727Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC8–20.80013+28BYE
2101.774Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–30.66734+24BYE
2211.839Utah (UTAH)IND SKY8–20.80013+20Beat Hawaii ALL Stars 40–6
23-11.849NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON8–20.80013+22BYE
2401.935Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–20.75025+16BYE
2501.947Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–20.80013+17BYE
2601.980Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–20.77821+13BYE
2702.004Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR8–30.72729+28BYE
2802.040Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63641+25BYE
2902.088Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–2–10.75025+20BYE
3002.138Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI6–30.66734+19BYE
3102.152Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–20.77821+11BYE
3202.177Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–30.70031+16BYE
3302.253Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–30.70031+15BYE
3402.332ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI6–20.75025+10BYE
3502.453Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI7–20.77821+1BYE
3602.465USCPAC6–40.60047+17BYE
3702.465Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–50.44477+12BYE
3802.537Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–2–20.70031+6BYE
3902.560Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75025+4BYE
4002.571Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–3–10.61145+12BYE
4102.649Indiana (INDIANA)B106–30.66734+18BYE
4202.689Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–3–10.65039+9BYE
4302.735Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–40.60047+11BYE
4402.739Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–40.55651+10BYE
4502.761Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–3–20.55651+9BYE
4602.860Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–30.62542+3BYE
4702.886Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–40.55651+5BYE
4802.944Iowa (IOWA)B105–40.55651+7BYE
4903.019Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–3–10.65039+1BYE
5003.108Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–40.60047+3BYE
5103.137Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–4–10.50061+5BYE
5203.150Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND FBSI5–3–10.611450BYE
5323.153Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY5–4–10.55057+5BYE
54-13.167Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR5–2–20.66734-5BYE
55-13.174Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–40.55651+4BYE
5603.189Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–4–10.55057+3BYE
5703.315Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–4–10.50061+3BYE
5803.329Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–4–10.55057+2BYE
5903.336George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–30.571500BYE
6003.366Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–40.55651+3BYE
6103.376Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–40.50061+3BYE
6203.428South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–30.625420BYE
6303.650New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR5–5–10.50061+9BYE
6403.667Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–4–20.50061-5BYE
6503.729Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–3–30.50061+1BYE
6603.731Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI5–50.50061-8BYE
6703.749Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–10.50061-2BYE
6803.763NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–30.62542-8BYE
6903.780Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–40.50061-1BYE
7003.793Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50061+4BYE
7113.916BYUIND SKY5–4–10.55057+2BYE
72-13.918West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–50.50061+3BYE
7303.976Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–50.375880BYE
7404.002SMUIND SWC4–5–10.45075-5BYE
7504.060Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–50.44477-4BYE
7604.076Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–60.40083-7BYE
7704.111Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–5–10.38986+1BYE
7804.223Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–50.44477-6BYE
7904.236Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–5–10.45075-4BYE
8004.290Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–50.44477-8BYE
8104.343Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–70.300100-7BYE
8204.350West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–50.50061-10BYE
8304.448Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44477-7BYE
8404.517New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–50.50061-17BYE
8504.583Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–60.33392-10BYE
8604.604Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–7–10.31898-7BYE
8704.645Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–60.33392-9BYE
8804.658Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–60.33392-4BYE
8904.663Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–50.500610BYE
9004.699SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI3–60.33392-10BYE
9104.744Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–4–20.37588-3BYE
9205.019Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–60.40083-14BYE
9305.048Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–50.44477-18BYE
9405.081Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–80.111115-9BYE
9505.297Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–70.222108-7BYE
9605.330Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–5–10.38986-13BYE
9705.436California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–70.222108-14BYE
9805.522ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–60.40083-25BYE
9905.522UTEPIND BOR3–60.33392-17BYE
10005.583Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI2–5–10.31399-2BYE
10105.669Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–50.37588-17BYE
10205.724Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–60.250105-16BYE
10305.837TCUIND SWC2–7–10.250105-19BYE
10405.870Purdue (PURDUE)B102–6–10.278101-15BYE
10506.220Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI4–70.36491-15BYE
10606.526Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–60.33392-9BYE
10706.848Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–6–10.278101-23BYE
10816.872Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–70.222108-18BYE
109-16.885Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–80.200112-27BYE
11007.029Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–6–10.188113-23BYE
11107.105Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–7–20.273104-24BYE
11207.166Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–80.111115-29BYE
11307.495Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–6–10.278101-20BYE
11407.773Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–8–10.150114-32BYE
11507.864Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI0–70.000118-23BYE
11607.911Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–90.000118-33BYE
11708.047Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–70.222108-17BYE
11808.644Portland (PORTLAND)IND FBSI2–7–10.250105-15BYE
11908.854Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–90.000118-36BYE
12009.130Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–80.111115-21BYE

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