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1947 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1947 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
100.724Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–10.9006+51BYE
200.903Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–01.0001+34BYE
300.919SMUIND SWC9–0–10.9504+46BYE
400.930Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI7–0–10.9385+28BYE
500.960North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON8–20.80014+43BYE
601.179Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–01.0001+29BYE
701.241William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON9–10.9006+33BYE
801.318Kansas (KANSAS)IND B88–0–20.9006+24BYE
901.346Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–20.80014+33BYE
1001.472USCPAC7–1–10.83313+27BYE
1101.499California (CALIFORNIA)PAC9–10.9006+28BYE
1201.517Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–01.0001+19BYE
1301.528Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI7–20.77818+26BYE
1401.532Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC9–10.9006+27BYE
1501.560Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–2–20.66730+18BYE
1601.587Utah (UTAH)IND SKY8–1–10.85012+28BYE
1701.709Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–20.80014+29BYE
1801.814Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–10.88911+14BYE
1921.834Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON7–2–10.75020+22BYE
20-11.838Rice (RICE)IND SWC6–3–10.65033+21BYE
21-11.840Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC8–30.72722+23BYE
2201.863Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI7–20.77818+21BYE
2301.870Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI8–20.80014+22BYE
2401.897LSUSEC5–3–10.61140+19BYE
2501.952Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–30.70024+21BYE
2602.050Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–3–20.55652+16BYE
2702.096Oregon (OREGON)PAC7–30.70024+19BYE
2802.110Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–3–10.65033+17BYE
2902.110Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–3–10.61140+17BYE
3002.163Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–2–10.75020+18BYE
3102.172Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–30.70024+17BYE
3212.207NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON5–3–10.61140+17BYE
33-12.208SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI7–30.70024+12BYE
3402.229South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–2–10.72223+13BYE
3502.285Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–30.62538+13BYE
3602.325Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–40.63636+16BYE
3702.326Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR7–30.70024+18BYE
3802.433Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–30.66730+11BYE
3902.550Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR6–40.60046+18BYE
4002.574Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–30.66730+11BYE
4102.622Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–40.60046+10BYE
4202.640Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–40.60046+14BYE
4302.714UCLAPAC5–40.55652+10BYE
4402.744Purdue (PURDUE)B105–40.55652+7BYE
4512.768Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–4–10.55057+8BYE
46-12.768Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–50.50062+13BYE
4702.771Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–40.60046+9BYE
4802.793West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–40.60046+3BYE
4902.857Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–4–10.55057+10BYE
5002.943Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–3–10.61140+2BYE
5123.075Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON6–3–10.65033-1BYE
5203.079Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–4–10.50062+7BYE
5313.090Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–40.60046+2BYE
5413.119West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR7–40.63636+5BYE
5513.130UTEPIND BOR5–3–10.61140-2BYE
5613.175Indiana (INDIANA)B105–3–10.61140+3BYE
5723.254Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–4–10.55057+4Beat Hawai'i 27–0
5803.304Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC7–30.70024-4BYE
5913.341Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–40.556520BYE
6013.403TCUIND SWC4–4–20.50062+2BYE
6113.412Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–50.50062+5BYE
6213.460Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–50.50062+4BYE
6313.480Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–30.62538-4BYE
6413.563Montana (MONTANA)PAC5–40.55652-2BYE
6523.607Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–4–20.50062-2BYE
6603.616Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–4–10.50062-3BYE
6713.641Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–50.44475-1BYE
6813.653Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44475+1BYE
69-183.663Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–50.54561+17Lost to Pacific 21–35
7003.757Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI4–40.50062-3BYE
7103.833Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–50.50062-6BYE
7213.949Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON5–50.50062-5BYE
73-13.969Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–4–10.55057-7BYE
7404.019Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–50.44475-1BYE
7504.040Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–50.44475-2BYE
7604.063Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–60.33391-1BYE
7714.082Iowa (IOWA)B103–5–10.38986-3BYE
78-14.096Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–6–10.35090-2BYE
7904.119Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–5–20.33391+1BYE
8014.305Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–50.44475-11BYE
81-14.314Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–50.44475-7BYE
8204.327Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–40.50062-10BYE
8304.333Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–7–10.167113-2BYE
8404.504Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–50.44475-9BYE
8504.618Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–70.30099-7BYE
8604.653Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883-9BYE
8704.684Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–5–10.45073-6BYE
8804.722Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–60.33391-11BYE
8904.785New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–5–10.45073-18BYE
9005.019Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38986-12BYE
9115.076Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–50.37588-11BYE
9215.112Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–70.30099-15BYE
93-25.112Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND FBSI4–50.44475-11BYE
9405.228ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–60.40084-12BYE
9505.463Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–60.33391-19BYE
9605.469Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–60.40084-17BYE
9705.503Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–70.222107-14BYE
9805.544Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–6–10.278104-10BYE
9905.595Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–70.36489-8BYE
10005.755Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–60.33391-21BYE
10105.801ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–70.30099-23BYE
10205.901Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–70.30099-16BYE
10305.930Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–60.33391-11BYE
10406.288BYUIND SKY3–70.30099-9BYE
10506.380Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–70.222107-22BYE
10606.382Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–80.111117-15BYE
10706.766NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–5–10.31398-18BYE
10806.784Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–5–20.250105-15BYE
10906.794Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–80.200110-29BYE
11006.805New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–60.33391-18BYE
11106.878Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–7–10.250105-21BYE
11206.920Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–70.222107-18BYE
11307.451Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–90.000119-28BYE
11407.775Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC1–7–10.167113-29BYE
11507.859Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–6–10.188111-10BYE
11608.568Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–70.125116-25BYE
11708.664George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–7–10.167113-27BYE
11809.077Portland (PORTLAND)IND FBSI1–80.111117-34BYE
11909.078Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–100.000119-43BYE
12009.265Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI2–90.182112-27BYE

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