1947 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 11, 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	1	0.795	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	9	+29	Beat Baylor 28–7
2	-1	0.883	SMU	IND SWC	7–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Texas A&M 13–0
3	0	0.905	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Indiana 35–0
4	3	0.941	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Virginia 19–7
5	1	1.171	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Colorado State 19–0
6	-2	1.192	USC	PAC	6–0–1	0.929	8	+17	Beat Stanford 14–0
7	7	1.288	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Army 27–7
8	8	1.288	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	6–1	0.857	11	+17	Beat Virginia Military Institute 28–20
9	2	1.298	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–1	0.857	11	+18	Beat Auburn 14–0
10	3	1.405	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Temple 7–0
11	-2	1.413	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Navy 16–14
12	3	1.463	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–1	0.875	9	+20	Beat Washington 13–7
13	-3	1.478	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–1–1	0.786	17	+15	Beat Iowa 46–14
14	4	1.485	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	23	+16	Beat Dartmouth 15–0
15	7	1.520	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–0–2	0.857	11	+7	Beat Nebraska 13–7
16	-8	1.540	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	11	+15	Lost to Pennsylvania 7–19
17	-5	1.560	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	37	+12	Lost to Notre Dame 7–27
18	-13	1.562	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	4–2–1	0.643	37	+14	Lost to Missouri 7–28
19	2	1.601	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–2	0.750	18	+16	Beat Tennessee 43–13
20	7	1.606	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–2	0.750	18	+15	Beat West Virginia 15–6
21	-2	1.615	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	6–1	0.857	11	+15	Beat Duquesne 32–0
22	7	1.674	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	23	+15	Beat NC State 41–6
23	1	1.844	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–2	0.714	23	+11	Beat Tennessee Tech 68–0
24	1	1.850	LSU	SEC	4–2	0.667	34	+10	BYE
25	10	1.862	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	23	+11	Beat Boston College 14–13
26	-6	1.907	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	23	+10	Lost to Brown 14–20
27	-10	1.923	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	4–2	0.667	34	+9	Lost to Texas Tech 28–41
28	6	1.952	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	23	+14	Beat Santa Clara 28–0
29	-3	2.018	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	23	+10	BYE
30	-7	2.057	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	18	+11	Lost to Detroit Mercy 6–38
31	1	2.074	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	11	+5	Beat Lafayette 20–0
32	11	2.144	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	18	+10	Beat Duke 28–7
33	-5	2.239	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	34	+5	Lost to Wake Forest 13–14
34	4	2.252	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–2	0.714	23	+9	BYE
35	12	2.299	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–2	0.714	23	+9	Beat Purdue 26–21
36	-3	2.325	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–3	0.571	49	+8	Lost to Minnesota 21–26
37	4	2.365	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–2–1	0.643	37	+5	Beat Western Michigan 60–14
38	11	2.373	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	5–2	0.714	23	+10	Beat West Texas A&M 27–6
39	5	2.375	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	37	+7	Beat Marquette 25–7
40	-9	2.450	TCU	IND SWC	4–2–1	0.643	37	+5	BYE
41	4	2.476	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–3	0.625	45	+10	Beat Washington State 12–6
42	6	2.496	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	23	+5	Beat Citadel 12–0
43	15	2.508	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–3–1	0.500	62	+7	Beat Arkansas 26–0
44	2	2.515	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–2–1	0.643	37	+7	Beat Kansas State 27–13
45	5	2.592	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–3	0.625	45	+7	Beat Florida 34–6
46	-10	2.727	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	49	+2	Lost to Kentucky 6–15
47	6	2.752	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	6–2	0.750	18	-1	Beat ST. Louis 38–6
48	12	2.770	UCLA	PAC	4–3	0.571	49	+5	Beat Oregon State 27–7
49	-12	2.864	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	62	+5	Lost to Columbia 0–15
50	15	2.866	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	62	+4	Beat Harvard 33–7
51	-21	2.878	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–3–1	0.563	60	+3	Lost to Rice 0–26
52	3	2.878	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	5–3	0.625	45	+12	Beat Colorado 35–12
53	13	2.890	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	37	+1	Beat Yale 20–14
54	9	2.925	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	45	+3	Beat Nevada 38–6
55	7	2.938	UTEP	IND BOR	4–2–1	0.643	37	0	Beat Arizona State 21–0
56	3	2.967	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	49	+5	Beat Oklahoma State 13–0
57	11	2.976	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	3–3–1	0.500	62	+6	Beat Wyoming 27–7
58	-16	3.055	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	49	+3	Lost to Texas 7–28
59	-19	3.110	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–3	0.571	49	+2	Lost to UCLA 7–27
60	-21	3.163	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	4–3	0.571	49	+3	Lost to Denver 7–27
61	17	3.317	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	4–4	0.500	62	+4	Beat Arizona 41–28
62	-11	3.427	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	62	+1	Lost to North Carolina 6–41
63	-9	3.435	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–4–1	0.438	76	+2	Lost to SMU 0–13
64	-7	3.688	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	77	+1	Lost to Villanova 7–25
65	14	3.695	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	3–4	0.429	77	+1	Beat Washington & LEE 27–14
66	14	3.697	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	49	-3	Beat Syracuse 12–6
67	16	3.701	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	4–3	0.571	49	-4	Beat Idaho 21–0
68	-4	3.806	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	62	-3	BYE
69	12	3.859	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	4–3–1	0.563	60	-5	Beat Richmond 13–7
70	5	3.875	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	2–4	0.333	94	+1	BYE
71	2	3.877	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–5–1	0.214	110	+1	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–16
72	-20	3.938	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	3–4	0.429	77	+1	Lost to Utah State 12–35
73	13	3.986	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	3–3–1	0.500	62	-4	Beat Fresno State 34–3
74	-18	4.009	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	4–4	0.500	62	-3	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–27
75	2	4.103	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	4–4	0.500	62	-1	Lost to Hardin Simmons 6–27
76	-15	4.221	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	77	-3	Lost to Princeton 7–33
77	14	4.224	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	49	-9	Beat Union (TENNESSEE) 46–7
78	-8	4.259	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	4–3	0.571	49	+5	Lost to UTEP 0–21
79	-8	4.262	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–5	0.286	98	-4	Lost to Ole Miss 13–43
80	-11	4.288	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	77	-5	Lost to Michigan State 0–28
81	-9	4.354	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	3–3–1	0.500	62	-6	Lost to Utah 0–19
82	11	4.377	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	62	-6	Beat Fordham 26–6
83	-7	4.442	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–3–1	0.500	62	-5	Lost to Michigan 0–35
84	-17	4.463	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–5	0.286	98	-2	Lost to Ohio State 6–7
85	-1	4.533	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–3–2	0.429	77	-3	Tied Colgate 6–6
86	-1	4.542	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–5	0.286	98	-6	Lost to California 7–13
87	13	4.736	Montana State (MONTANA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	-7	Beat Portland 20–13
88	-6	4.773	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	86	-8	Lost to Tulsa 0–13
89	-2	4.818	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–6	0.250	108	-6	Lost to Oregon 6–12
90	-2	4.850	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–5–1	0.313	97	-6	Lost to Wisconsin 14–46
91	4	4.887	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	77	-11	BYE
92	-18	4.977	BYU	IND SKY	3–5	0.375	86	-1	Lost to San José State 19–28
93	4	5.001	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	98	-5	Lost to Kansas 7–13
94	-5	5.029	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	3–5	0.375	86	-6	Lost to Wichita State 6–38
95	-3	5.031	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–4–1	0.357	91	-7	Lost to William & Mary 20–28
96	6	5.036	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–4–1	0.357	91	-3	Beat Northwestern 7–6
97	7	5.154	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	98	-10	Beat Furman 35–7
98	-4	5.415	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	86	-7	Lost to Davidson 7–13
99	-1	5.474	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	94	-8	Lost to South Carolina 0–12
100	1	5.496	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	98	-9	Lost to Maryland 0–32
101	-2	5.503	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	77	-12	Lost to Penn State 0–7
102	-6	5.549	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	3–4	0.429	77	-15	Lost to Montana 0–21
103	4	5.935	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	114	-5	BYE
104	6	5.948	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–3–2	0.333	94	-5	Tied Holy Cross 6–6
105	-2	5.959	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–5	0.286	98	-7	Lost to Georgia 6–34
106	-16	5.978	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	91	-7	Lost to Cincinnati 7–20
107	5	6.046	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–6	0.250	108	-14	Beat Drake 36–6
108	0	6.107	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–5	0.286	98	-5	Lost to Mississippi State 0–14
109	-3	6.492	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	98	-6	Lost to Cornell 6–12
110	3	6.508	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	3–5	0.375	86	-9	Beat Northern Arizona 26–6
111	-6	6.613	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	111	-6	Lost to Boston University 6–26
112	-3	6.735	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	98	-17	Lost to Clemson 7–35
113	-2	7.554	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–6–1	0.188	113	-18	Lost to Iowa State 6–36
114	0	7.856	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	111	-13	BYE
115	2	7.977	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–8	0.000	117	-21	Lost to Oklahoma 13–27
116	0	8.106	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–7	0.000	117	-19	Lost to USC 0–14
117	-2	8.428	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	1–7	0.125	116	-18	Lost to New Mexico State 6–26
118	0	8.979	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	0–6	0.000	117	-19	BYE
119	0	9.556	Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	115	-11	Lost to Lehigh 6–20
120	0	9.896	Portland (PORTLAND)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	117	-26	Lost to Montana State 13–20