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1946 Week 8 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
100.580Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+7Beat Oklahoma 20–13
2130.621UCLAPAC3–01.0001+5Beat Stanford 26–6
3-10.752Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–01.0001+6Beat BYU 35–6
4-10.757Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+8Beat Michigan 20–13
5-10.764North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–0–10.83326+3Beat Maryland 33–0
620.821Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5Beat Yale 28–20
700.855Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–01.0001+8Beat Texas Tech 21–6
890.868Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Dartmouth 39–6
920.939LSUSEC3–01.0001+5Beat Texas A&M 33–9
10120.979Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–01.0001+4Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 47–7
11-21.021Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–01.0001+5Beat Minnesota 14–7
1281.094Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–01.0001+4Beat Clemson 19–7
13-11.133Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Purdue 49–6
14181.155NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–01.0001+4Beat Davidson 25–0
15101.230Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–01.0001+4Beat Kentucky 28–13
16331.297Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–01.0001+3Beat Montana 34–0
17-41.317Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66736+5Lost to Army 13–20
18-21.318Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+4Beat Louisiana 54–0
1971.409Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–0–10.83326+1Beat Virginia Military Institute 19–8
2031.441Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Syracuse 9–0
2191.476Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–0–10.87523+4Beat Iowa State 24–8
2221.521Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–0–10.87523+2Beat Baylor 13–0
23-171.526Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–10.50061+2Lost to Harvard 12–13
24341.589Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75028+4Beat Ohio State 20–7
25151.604Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–10.66736+4Beat TCU 20–12
26-81.609Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–0–10.87523+1Beat Hampden Sydney 33–6
27171.664Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Princeton 13–12
2891.806Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat Florida 20–0
29101.809Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat ST. Louis 27–7
30251.835New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR3–10.75028+5Beat New Mexico State 7–6
31101.909Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–01.00010BYE
3221.910Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–10.66736+2Beat Michigan State 6–0
33-21.945George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–01.00010Beat Rollins 13–0
34251.993William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–10.75028+1Beat Virginia Tech 49–0
35221.995Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY3–10.75028+4Beat Wyoming 20–0
36282.039Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–10.66736+1Beat NEW York University 26–0
37-162.055Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–10.66736+1Beat UTEP 27–13
38-32.132Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–10.75028+3Lost to Tulsa 6–21
39-12.135Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–10.66736+2Beat Ole Miss 24–7
4022.146Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–10.66736+1Beat Merchant Marine 56–7
41-272.185Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–10.66736+1Lost to UCLA 6–26
42212.225Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–10.66736+1Beat Tulane 25–6
43-332.230Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–10.66736+2Lost to Pennsylvania 6–39
44-252.354Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–10.66736+2Lost to Oregon 0–34
45-92.437Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–10.75028+1Lost to Georgia 13–28
46392.453Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–10.667360Beat Montana State 28–14
47132.471Iowa (IOWA)B103–10.75028+1Beat Nebraska 21–7
48212.482Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–10.66736+1Beat USC 6–0
49402.496Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI2–10.667360Beat Arizona State 74–2
50-212.533Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–10.667360Lost to NC State 0–25
51-242.573Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–10.667360Lost to Columbia 20–28
52212.735South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–10.66736+1Beat Furman 14–7
53512.760California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–20.33381+1Beat ST. Mary's 20–13
54202.762Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON1–20.33381+1Beat Navy 21–6
55152.789Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–1–10.62558+1Beat Kansas State 26–0
56102.829Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–10.667360Beat Colgate 13–9
57342.957West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–10.75028-1Beat Washington & LEE 6–0
58-533.060Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–1–10.500610Lost to Wisconsin 7–20
59-263.076ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI2–10.66736-1Lost to California 13–20
60153.116SMUIND SWC1–1–10.500610Beat Oklahoma State 15–6
61153.167Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–20.60060+1Beat Holy Cross 14–13
62153.217Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–1–10.62558-1BYE
63303.230Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–10.66736-1Beat SAN Francisco 18–6
64-103.276Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–20.500610Lost to Indiana 7–14
65-33.349Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–20.33381+1Lost to Texas 13–20
66143.357Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI1–10.500610Beat Fordham 8–7
67123.411Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–2–10.37575+1Tied Temple 0–0
68303.448Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–20.50061+1Beat Colorado State 33–0
69323.503Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–10.66736-1Beat Newberry 28–7
70123.578Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–20.333810Beat Washington State 21–7
71-183.652TCUIND SWC1–2–10.375750Lost to Miami 12–20
72-213.655SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI1–20.333810Lost to Detroit Mercy 6–18
73-23.676Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON1–20.333810Lost to North Carolina 0–33
7443.705Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–10.66736-1Beat Rhode Island 29–0
75-323.779Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–10.50061-1Lost to West Virginia 0–6
76-43.784New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–20.50061-1Lost to New Mexico 6–7
77-303.867Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–20.33381-1Lost to Villanova 13–14
78-133.890Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC1–2–10.37575+1Lost to SMU 6–15
7973.910Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–20.33381-1Lost to Northwestern 7–14
80-523.945Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND FBSI1–1–10.500610Lost to Utah State 14–28
8123.946Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON1–30.2501010Lost to Wake Forest 7–19
82234.004Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–20.50061-2Beat Idaho 46–6
83-154.038Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–20.33381-1Lost to Penn State 0–9
84-364.046Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–20.33381+1Lost to Duke 6–21
85-244.059Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–20.33381-1Lost to Rice 6–25
86174.137Indiana (INDIANA)B102–20.50061+2Beat Illinois 14–7
87-314.229Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–20.50061-2Lost to Denver 0–33
8844.417Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–1–20.333810Tied Pittsburgh 0–0
89114.417Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–2–10.37575-1Lost to Virginia 8–19
90-404.427NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–10.50061-1Lost to Rutgers 0–26
91-34.564Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–30.250101-1Lost to South Carolina 7–14
92-254.575Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–20.50061-3Lost to Wichita State 6–12
9364.614Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI1–20.33381-1Lost to Tennessee 7–47
9404.668Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33381-2Lost to Mississippi State 0–6
9574.705Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–30.250101-1Lost to Kansas 8–24
96-444.720USCPAC1–20.33381-1Lost to Oregon State 0–6
97-164.920Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–30.250101-2Lost to Georgia Tech 7–24
98-24.940Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–20.33381-2Lost to Arkansas 0–13
99155.209Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–30.250101+2Beat Drake 12–6
100-105.321Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–20.33381-3Lost to Iowa 7–21
101-65.339Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–2–10.37575-3Lost to Colorado 0–20
102-55.356Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–30.250101-3Lost to LSU 9–33
10385.562ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC1–30.250101-3Lost to Auburn 7–27
10445.900Purdue (PURDUE)B101–30.250101-3Lost to Notre Dame 6–49
10525.971BYUIND SKY1–30.250101-3Lost to Utah 6–35
106-225.983Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–20.33381-4Lost to Washington 7–21
107-16.106Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR1–2–10.37575-2Lost to Nevada 2–74
108116.504Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI1–20.33381-1Beat Portland 6–0
109-226.579Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–20.000111-2Lost to Cornell 9–13
11066.686West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–30.250101-2Beat Colorado College 13–12
111-27.127Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–30.000111-3Lost to Missouri 0–26
112-667.392Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–1–20.33381-1Lost to William & Mary 0–49
113-17.451UTEPIND BOR0–20.000111-3Lost to Arizona 13–27
114-698.106Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI0–10.000111-1Lost to Georgetown 7–8
115-58.317Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–30.000111-1Lost to Muhlenberg 0–6
11618.383Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–30.000111-5Lost to Vanderbilt 0–20
117-28.383Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI0–50.000111-4Lost to Boston College 7–56
118-59.322Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–30.000111-5Lost to Marquette 6–46
119110.446Portland (PORTLAND)IND FBSI0–30.000111-3Lost to Santa Clara 0–6
120-210.856Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–30.0001110Lost to Gettysburg 14–27

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