1946 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 17, 1946By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1946 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	-0.236	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Merchant Marine 40–6
2	-1	0.066	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
3	-2	0.066	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
4	-3	0.066	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
5	-4	0.066	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
6	-5	0.066	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
7	-6	0.066	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
8	-7	0.066	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
9	-8	0.066	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
10	-9	0.066	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
11	-10	0.066	Bucknell (BUCKNELL)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
12	-11	0.066	BYU	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
13	-12	0.066	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
14	-13	0.066	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
15	-14	0.066	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
16	-15	0.066	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
17	-16	0.066	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
18	-17	0.066	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
19	-18	0.066	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
20	-19	0.066	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
21	-20	0.066	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
22	-21	0.066	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
23	-22	0.066	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
24	-23	0.066	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
25	-24	0.066	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
26	-25	0.066	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
27	-26	0.066	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
28	-27	0.066	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
29	-28	0.066	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
30	-29	0.066	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
31	-30	0.066	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
32	-31	0.066	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
33	-32	0.066	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
34	-33	0.066	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
35	-34	0.066	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
36	-35	0.066	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
37	-36	0.066	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
38	-37	0.066	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
39	-38	0.066	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
40	-39	0.066	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
41	-40	0.066	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
42	-41	0.066	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
43	-42	0.066	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
44	-43	0.066	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
45	-44	0.066	Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
46	-45	0.066	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
47	-46	0.066	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
48	-47	0.066	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
49	-48	0.066	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
50	-49	0.066	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
51	-50	0.066	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
52	-51	0.066	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
53	-52	0.066	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
54	-53	0.066	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
55	-54	0.066	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
56	-55	0.066	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
57	-56	0.066	Montana State (MONTANA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
58	-57	0.066	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
59	-58	0.066	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
60	-59	0.066	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
61	-60	0.066	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
62	-61	0.066	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
63	-62	0.066	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
64	-63	0.066	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
65	-64	0.066	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
66	-65	0.066	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
67	-66	0.066	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
68	-67	0.066	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
69	-68	0.066	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
70	-69	0.066	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
71	-70	0.066	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
72	-71	0.066	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
73	-72	0.066	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
74	-73	0.066	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
75	-74	0.066	Portland (PORTLAND)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
76	-75	0.066	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
77	-76	0.066	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
78	-77	0.066	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
79	-78	0.066	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
80	-79	0.066	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
81	-80	0.066	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
82	-81	0.066	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
83	-82	0.066	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
84	-83	0.066	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
85	-84	0.066	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
86	-85	0.066	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
87	-86	0.066	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
88	-87	0.066	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
89	-88	0.066	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
90	-89	0.066	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
91	-90	0.066	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
92	-91	0.066	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
93	-92	0.066	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
94	-93	0.066	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
95	-94	0.066	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
96	-95	0.066	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
97	-96	0.066	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
98	-97	0.066	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
99	-98	0.066	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
100	-99	0.066	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
101	-100	0.066	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
102	-101	0.066	UTEP	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
103	-102	0.066	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
104	-103	0.066	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
105	-104	0.066	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
106	-105	0.066	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
107	-106	0.066	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
108	-107	0.066	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
109	-108	0.066	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
110	-109	0.066	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
111	-110	0.066	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
112	-111	0.066	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
113	-112	0.066	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
114	-113	0.066	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
115	-114	0.066	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
116	-115	0.066	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
117	-116	0.066	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
118	-117	1.531	Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	4	Lost to Villanova 6–40
119	-118	2.036	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Beaumont Hospital 25–7
120	-119	2.145	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Williams Field 6–0