1946 Week 15 College Football Team RankingsDecember 3, 1946By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1946 Season Tags: • No Comments1946 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 Status100.740Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–0–10.9504+46Beat Navy 21–18200.872UCLAPAC10–01.0001+43Beat Nebraska 18–0300.971Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–10.9006+49Beat Vanderbilt 7–6411.033Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–0–10.9445+30Beat USC 26–6511.071Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–01.0001+42Beat Georgia Tech 35–76-21.114LSUSEC9–10.9006+43Beat Tulane 41–27701.204North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON8–1–10.8509+33Beat Virginia 49–14801.237Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–2–10.72230+27BYE901.349Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC9–10.9006+33Beat Arkansas 14–131011.376HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR10–01.0001+27Beat Texas Tech 21–61171.435William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON8–20.80013+22Beat Richmond 40–01211.511Yale (YALE)IND FBSI7–1–10.83310+21BYE1311.575Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–20.77820+25BYE1431.602Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80013+26Beat Texas A&M 24–715111.619Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–1–10.81312+15Beat Utah 22–141691.648Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–30.66734+26Beat South Carolina 35–017-21.678Rice (RICE)IND SWC8–20.80013+26Beat Baylor 38–618-81.706Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC8–20.80013+28Lost to Georgia 7–351951.722Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–20.80013+27Beat Detroit Mercy 21–72011.740Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–1–10.83310+19Beat Washington 21–1221-91.770Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–30.66734+24Lost to Holy Cross 6–1322-31.815Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–20.77820+21Lost to Utah State 14–2223-11.854NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON8–20.80013+22Beat Maryland 28–72461.924Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–20.75024+16Beat Cornell 26–2025-91.931Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–20.80013+17Lost to Alabama 7–2426-61.959Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR8–30.72729+28Lost to Hardin Simmons 6–2127-41.963Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–20.77820+13BYE2841.999Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63640+25Beat Mississippi State 24–72952.050Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–2–10.75024+20Beat Missouri 20–1930-12.127Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI6–30.66734+19BYE31-32.137Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–20.77820+11BYE3212.179Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–30.70031+16BYE3332.253Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–30.70031+15Beat Oklahoma State 73–123442.335ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI6–20.75024+9Beat SAN Francisco 6–03502.456Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–50.44477+12BYE3632.498Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI6–20.75024+1BYE37-102.529Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–2–20.70031+6Lost to William & Mary 0–4038-12.537USCPAC5–40.55651+13Lost to Notre Dame 6–263932.556Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75024+4BYE40-92.557Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–3–10.61144+12Lost to Pennsylvania 20–264122.645Indiana (INDIANA)B106–30.66734+18BYE42-22.689Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–3–10.65039+9Lost to Tulsa 13–144332.750Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–40.60048+11BYE4402.781Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–3–20.55651+8BYE45-42.787Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–40.55651+9Lost to Oregon State 12–2146172.847Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–30.62541+3Beat NEW York University 19–124702.881Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–40.55651+5Lost to Tennessee 6–74822.935Iowa (IOWA)B105–40.55651+7BYE4932.968Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–3–10.61144+3Beat Colorado College 28–65013.002New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR5–4–10.55058+9BYE51-23.126Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–40.60048+3Lost to Miami 7–215223.134Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR5–2–20.66734-4BYE53-83.147Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–4–10.50062+5Lost to North Carolina 14–4954-13.155Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–3–10.61144+1BYE5553.155Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY5–4–10.55058+4Beat Colorado State 18–05693.182Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–40.55651+4Beat Boston College 13–657-13.199Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61144-1BYE5833.324George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–30.571500BYE59-43.325Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–4–10.55058+2Lost to Kansas 19–2060-23.326Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–4–10.50062+3BYE6113.366Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–40.55651+3BYE62-33.381COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–40.50062+3BYE63-153.405South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–30.625410Lost to Wake Forest 0–356483.723Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–4–20.50062-5Beat Kansas State 28–765-83.740NYUNEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–30.62541-8Lost to Georgetown 12–1966203.745Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–3–30.50062+1Beat Virginia Military Institute 20–76783.747Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI5–50.50062-8Beat Rollins 34–66853.797Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50062+4Beat Washington State 26–2069-33.799Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–10.50062-2BYE70-23.808Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–40.50062-1BYE7133.893BYUIND SKY5–4–10.55058+3BYE72-13.902West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–50.50062+4BYE73-43.957Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–50.375880BYE74-43.965Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–60.33392-3Lost to LSU 27–417534.007SMUIND SWC4–5–10.45075-5Beat TCU 30–137604.055Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–50.44477-4BYE77-104.076Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–60.40083-7Lost to Texas 7–2478-14.105Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–5–10.38986+1BYE7904.180Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–50.44477-5BYE80-164.241Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–5–10.45075-4Lost to Virginia Tech 7–208104.290Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–50.44477-8BYE8204.371West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–50.50062-10BYE8324.469MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44477-7BYE8464.498New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–50.50062-16Beat UTEP 14–785-54.561Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–7–10.31899-7Lost to Oklahoma 12–7386-24.582Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–60.33392-10Lost to NC State 7–288704.639Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–60.33392-9Lost to UCLA 0–188804.640Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–60.33392-4BYE8944.679Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–50.500620Beat Arizona State 34–1990-14.743Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–4–20.37588-3BYE91-84.801SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI3–60.33392-11Lost to ST. Mary's 0–69244.979Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–60.40083-13Beat Florida 47–129355.038DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–50.44477-18Beat Furman 13–79405.073Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–80.111115-9Lost to Army 18–2195-45.297Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–70.222107-7BYE96-15.330Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–5–10.38986-13BYE97-55.485UTEPIND BOR3–60.33392-16Lost to New Mexico State 7–149815.507California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–70.222107-14BYE9955.527ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–60.40083-25Beat Bradley 26–2010005.656Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–50.37588-17BYE10105.711Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI2–5–10.313100-3BYE10205.732W&LWashington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–60.250105-16BYE103-65.844TCUIND SWC2–7–10.250105-19Lost to SMU 13–30104-15.862Purdue (PURDUE)B102–6–10.278101-15BYE10506.230Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI4–70.36491-15BYE10616.507Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–60.33392-9BYE10736.848Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–6–10.278101-23BYE108-26.849Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–80.200111-27Lost to Davidson 7–13109-16.865Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–70.222107-17Lost to Colorado 0–18110-17.121Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–6–10.188112-23Lost to Michigan State 20–2611117.166Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–80.111115-29Lost to Rice 6–38112-17.209Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–7–20.273104-23Lost to Wichita State 19–3411317.518Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–6–10.278101-20BYE11417.757Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–8–10.150114-31BYE11517.830Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI0–70.000118-23BYE116-37.858Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–90.000118-32Lost to Auburn 12–4711708.040Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–70.222107-17BYE11808.775Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–90.000118-35Lost to Arizona 7–2811909.202Portland (PORTLAND)IND FBSI1–6–10.188112-15Lost to San José State 19–2612009.236Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–80.111115-22Lost to Fresno State 12–13
