1947 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 9, 1947By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1947 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.722	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	6	+51	BYE
2	0	0.903	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+34	BYE
3	0	0.919	SMU	IND SWC	9–0–1	0.950	4	+46	BYE
4	0	0.927	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	7–0–1	0.938	5	+28	BYE
5	0	0.960	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	14	+43	BYE
6	2	1.181	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat USC 38–7
7	0	1.239	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	9–1	0.900	6	+33	BYE
8	1	1.339	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	8–0–2	0.900	6	+23	BYE
9	1	1.347	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–2	0.800	14	+33	BYE
10	-4	1.472	USC	PAC	7–1–1	0.833	13	+27	Lost to Notre Dame 7–38
11	0	1.501	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	9–1	0.900	6	+28	BYE
12	1	1.517	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+19	BYE
13	1	1.522	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	18	+26	BYE
14	1	1.532	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	9–1	0.900	6	+27	BYE
15	-3	1.556	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–2–2	0.667	30	+18	BYE
16	0	1.567	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	8–1–1	0.850	12	+27	Tied Arizona 20–20
17	0	1.706	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–2	0.800	14	+29	BYE
18	0	1.812	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	11	+14	BYE
19	2	1.834	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	6–3–1	0.650	33	+21	BYE
20	6	1.837	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+23	Beat Villanova 24–14
21	-1	1.838	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	7–2–1	0.750	20	+22	BYE
22	1	1.860	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	18	+21	BYE
23	-1	1.868	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	14	+22	BYE
24	0	1.902	LSU	SEC	5–3–1	0.611	40	+19	Tied Tulane 6–6
25	0	1.949	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	24	+21	BYE
26	1	2.060	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	4–3–2	0.556	53	+16	BYE
27	1	2.093	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	7–3	0.700	24	+19	BYE
28	-9	2.110	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	33	+17	Lost to Kentucky 14–24
29	0	2.114	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	40	+17	BYE
30	0	2.160	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–2–1	0.750	20	+18	BYE
31	1	2.172	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–3	0.700	24	+17	BYE
32	-1	2.205	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	24	+12	BYE
33	0	2.212	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	5–3–1	0.611	40	+17	BYE
34	0	2.229	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–2–1	0.722	23	+13	BYE
35	0	2.276	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	38	+13	BYE
36	0	2.325	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+16	BYE
37	1	2.329	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	24	+18	Beat Arizona State 42–0
38	-1	2.426	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	30	+11	BYE
39	1	2.574	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	6–4	0.600	46	+17	BYE
40	-1	2.577	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–3	0.667	30	+11	BYE
41	0	2.618	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	6–4	0.600	46	+10	BYE
42	0	2.647	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	46	+14	BYE
43	0	2.724	UCLA	PAC	5–4	0.556	53	+10	BYE
44	0	2.759	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–4	0.556	53	+7	BYE
45	0	2.760	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–5	0.500	61	+13	BYE
46	0	2.769	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–4–1	0.550	58	+8	BYE
47	0	2.774	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	46	+9	BYE
48	0	2.790	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	46	+3	BYE
49	0	2.876	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	5–4–1	0.550	58	+10	Tied Utah 20–20
50	0	2.948	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	40	+2	BYE
51	0	2.978	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	46	+16	BYE
52	1	3.058	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	61	+7	BYE
53	1	3.071	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	33	-1	BYE
54	-2	3.086	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	46	+2	BYE
55	0	3.116	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	7–4	0.636	36	+5	BYE
56	0	3.135	UTEP	IND BOR	5–3–1	0.611	40	-2	BYE
57	0	3.179	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	40	+3	BYE
58	0	3.251	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	7–3	0.700	24	-3	BYE
59	1	3.335	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	4–4–1	0.500	61	+5	BYE
60	-1	3.347	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	53	0	BYE
61	0	3.387	TCU	IND SWC	4–4–2	0.500	61	+2	BYE
62	0	3.396	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	61	+5	BYE
63	0	3.439	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	61	+4	BYE
64	0	3.485	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	38	-4	BYE
65	0	3.514	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	5–4	0.556	53	-1	BYE
66	1	3.589	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	61	-3	BYE
67	-1	3.590	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–4–2	0.500	61	-2	BYE
68	1	3.626	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-1	BYE
69	-1	3.658	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	+1	BYE
70	0	3.741	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	61	-3	BYE
71	0	3.818	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–5	0.500	61	-6	BYE
72	0	3.920	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	5–4–1	0.550	58	-6	BYE
73	0	3.933	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	61	-5	BYE
74	0	3.986	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	4–5	0.444	75	0	BYE
75	0	4.035	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	75	-2	BYE
76	0	4.069	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–6	0.333	91	-1	BYE
77	0	4.084	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–6–1	0.350	90	-2	BYE
78	0	4.095	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–5–1	0.389	86	-3	BYE
79	0	4.119	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	2–5–2	0.333	91	+1	Tied LSU 6–6
80	0	4.309	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-7	BYE
81	0	4.310	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	75	-11	BYE
82	0	4.311	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	4–4	0.500	61	-10	BYE
83	0	4.333	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–7–1	0.167	113	-2	BYE
84	0	4.484	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	4–5	0.444	75	-9	BYE
85	0	4.614	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7	0.300	99	-7	BYE
86	0	4.653	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	83	-9	BYE
87	1	4.684	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–5–1	0.450	73	-6	BYE
88	-1	4.722	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–6	0.333	91	-11	BYE
89	0	4.790	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	4–5–1	0.450	73	-18	BYE
90	1	5.019	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–5–1	0.389	86	-12	BYE
91	-1	5.037	Montana State (MONTANA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-10	BYE
92	0	5.076	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	88	-11	BYE
93	0	5.147	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	99	-15	BYE
94	0	5.228	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	84	-12	BYE
95	2	5.463	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	91	-19	BYE
96	2	5.464	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-17	BYE
97	2	5.496	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	107	-14	BYE
98	-2	5.552	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–6–1	0.278	104	-10	BYE
99	-4	5.600	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	4–7	0.364	89	-8	Lost to Hardin Simmons 0–42
100	0	5.749	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	91	-21	BYE
101	0	5.801	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	99	-23	BYE
102	0	5.895	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	99	-16	BYE
103	0	5.918	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	91	-11	BYE
104	0	6.261	BYU	IND SKY	3–7	0.300	99	-9	BYE
105	1	6.380	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	107	-22	BYE
106	-1	6.390	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	117	-15	BYE
107	1	6.766	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	98	-18	BYE
108	1	6.784	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–5–2	0.250	105	-15	BYE
109	1	6.794	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	110	-29	BYE
110	-3	6.805	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	3–6	0.333	91	-18	BYE
111	0	6.864	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	105	-21	BYE
112	0	6.920	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–7	0.222	107	-18	BYE
113	0	7.434	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–9	0.000	119	-28	BYE
114	0	7.775	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–7–1	0.167	113	-29	BYE
115	0	7.849	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	1–6–1	0.188	111	-10	BYE
116	0	8.568	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	1–7	0.125	116	-25	BYE
117	0	8.655	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	1–7–1	0.167	113	-27	BYE
118	0	9.069	Portland (PORTLAND)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	117	-34	BYE
119	0	9.086	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–10	0.000	119	-43	BYE
120	0	9.265	Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	112	-27	BYE