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1947 Week 13 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
100.698Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–10.8897+38Beat TCU 20–0
210.826Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–01.0001+28Beat Wisconsin 40–6
310.838Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–0–10.9295+22Tied Army 7–7
4-20.882SMUIND SWC8–01.0001+37Beat Arkansas 14–6
531.196William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON7–10.8759+24Beat Washington & LEE 45–6
601.235USCPAC6–0–10.9295+19BYE
7151.322North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–20.75018+24Beat Maryland 19–0
8-11.329Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+18Beat Northwestern 26–19
931.332California (CALIFORNIA)PAC8–10.8897+27Beat Montana 60–14
1071.422Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–2–20.62540+15Tied Pennsylvania 7–7
1181.433Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–20.77815+22Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 52–0
12121.434LSUSEC5–20.71427+18Beat Mississippi State 21–6
13-31.460Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–01.0001+16Beat Navy 20–7
1421.473Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–10.8759+21Beat West Virginia 6–0
1501.548Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–0–20.8759+11Beat Oklahoma State 13–7
16-21.576Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI6–20.75018+19Beat Holy Cross 10–0
1731.614Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–20.77815+18Beat Evansville 36–0
18-91.637Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–20.75018+18Lost to LSU 6–21
19-141.649Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–10.8759+18Lost to Idaho 6–13
20-21.692Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–2–20.62540+14Tied South Carolina 0–0
21-101.701Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–10.8759+15Lost to Alabama 7–14
2261.735Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75018+20Beat Temple 14–6
23111.778Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–20.75018+19Beat Georgia Tech 14–7
24-11.810Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–20.75018+15Beat Miami 33–7
25-121.818Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–2–10.68829+17Lost to Michigan 6–40
2611.835Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–20.71427+14Beat Arizona State 26–13
2731.870Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI7–20.77815+17Beat Montana State 55–0
2831.890Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–10.8759+9Beat NEW York University 40–0
29-81.943Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON6–20.75018+14Lost to North Carolina 0–19
30-11.990SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI6–20.75018+11Beat Loyola Marymount 41–6
3172.022Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR6–20.75018+16Beat UTEP 18–0
32122.077Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–2–10.68829+14Beat Missouri 21–12
3342.234Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–2–10.68829+8Beat Ohio State 28–7
3492.238Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–3–10.56352+10Beat Texas A&M 41–7
3542.256Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–2–10.68829+11Beat Georgetown 14–12
3652.307Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–30.66734+13Beat Stanford 21–6
37-12.320Purdue (PURDUE)B105–30.62540+10Beat Pittsburgh 28–0
3872.345Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–30.66734+11Beat Auburn 28–6
39112.417Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–30.57148+9Beat Yale 17–0
4092.467Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–3–10.56352+10Beat Cornell 21–13
41-162.477Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–30.62540+10Lost to NC State 0–20
42-102.477Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–30.66734+9Lost to Oklahoma 12–21
43-12.494South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–2–10.68829+6Tied Duke 0–0
44-182.537Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–30.62540+8Lost to Princeton 0–17
4532.623UCLAPAC5–30.62540+8Beat Washington 34–7
4682.656Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–30.66734+6Beat ST. Louis 37–6
4752.705Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–30.66734+15Beat Denver 20–0
48142.738NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON4–30.57148+7Beat Wake Forest 20–0
49-92.889TCUIND SWC4–3–10.56352+4Lost to Texas 0–20
5082.906Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–30.62540+5Beat Tulsa 7–6
51-163.034Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–30.62540+5Lost to Iowa 7–13
52-13.035Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–4–10.50062+4Lost to SMU 6–14
53-73.044West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–40.50062+1Lost to Virginia 0–6
54-213.074Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–30.57148+1Lost to Tennessee 13–38
55173.296Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–40.50062+5Beat Wyoming 21–6
56203.303Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–40.50062+2Beat Brown 13–7
5743.334Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR4–40.50062+5BYE
58-33.345UTEPIND BOR4–3–10.56352-2Lost to Hardin Simmons 0–18
5963.416Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–40.50062+3Beat Richmond 26–14
60-73.460Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–3–10.56352-3Lost to Harvard 7–13
61-143.542Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC6–30.66734-2Lost to Miami (OH) 7–22
62173.569Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–50.37584-1Beat Boston College 38–13
63-73.588Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–40.50062+2Lost to Baylor 6–7
6493.622New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–3–10.56352-4Beat Drake 8–7
65153.642Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI4–40.50062-2Beat ST. Mary's 33–9
66163.660Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–30.57148-3Beat Merchant Marine 33–6
67143.701Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–3–10.56352-4Beat BYU 27–25
68153.744Indiana (INDIANA)B104–3–10.56352-3Beat Marquette 48–6
69-123.772Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–4–10.43879+2Lost to Utah State 0–20
70-113.809Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–40.50062-3Lost to Washington State 13–14
71-113.817Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–40.50062-2Lost to Colorado 6–21
72183.844Iowa (IOWA)B103–5–10.38982-1Beat Minnesota 13–7
73-43.865Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–3–10.56352-6BYE
74-73.877Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–40.50062-3Lost to California 14–60
75-123.890Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–5–10.38982-1Lost to Rice 7–41
76-63.898Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–4–10.357920Tied Florida 7–7
77-23.985West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–40.55661-2Beat Colorado College 40–6
78114.026Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–60.33393-1Beat Oregon State 14–13
79-84.051Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–6–10.1881120Lost to Penn State 7–20
80-164.113Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–50.37584-2Lost to Indiana 6–48
81-154.121Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–40.50062-6Lost to Dartmouth 13–21
82-84.374Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–50.44477-5Lost to William & Mary 6–45
83194.384Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–40.50062-9Beat Utah 13–6
84-74.484Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–40.50062-12Lost to Ole Miss 0–52
85-174.521Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–40.42980-7Lost to Villanova 12–14
86-84.580Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–40.50062+3Lost to Arizona 13–26
87-24.581Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–4–20.37584-5Lost to Columbia 0–10
8894.675Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–50.37584-10Beat Duquesne 34–13
89-54.689Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–60.250107-3Lost to Notre Dame 19–26
9094.913Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–40.42980-7Beat Virginia Military Institute 7–6
91-35.018Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–60.33393-11Lost to Kansas 7–13
92-55.103Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND FBSI4–50.44477-9Lost to Nevada 0–55
9305.125Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–50.286103-6BYE
94-85.245Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–60.250107-11Lost to UCLA 7–34
95-45.310ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–50.37584-15Lost to Santa Clara 9–33
9605.357Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–5–10.31399-6Lost to Illinois 7–28
97105.366Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–60.33393-15Beat Kansas State 14–0
98-65.420BYUIND SKY3–60.33393-6Lost to Colorado State 25–27
9925.500Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–50.37584-15Lost to Michigan State 6–14
100-65.612ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–60.33393-12Lost to Detroit Mercy 6–37
101-65.761Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–5–10.31399-13Lost to Citadel 6–7
10275.772Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–50.37584-7Beat Colgate 7–0
10325.864Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–5–10.31399-7Tied Tulane 7–7
104-65.925Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–60.33393-13Lost to Virginia Tech 14–26
105-56.134Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–60.250107-16Lost to Clemson 13–34
10606.224Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–5–10.31399-10Lost to Vanderbilt 7–33
107-46.251Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–60.143115-9Lost to Purdue 0–28
10826.414New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–50.37584-10BYE
10936.441Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–50.286103-16BYE
110-26.496Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–60.250107-10Lost to Georgia 6–28
111-76.675Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–4–20.286103-10Lost to Syracuse 0–7
11226.811NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–50.286103-17Beat Bucknell 19–6; Lost to RUTGERS 0–40
113-27.573Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–50.167113-6Lost to Lafayette 0–7
114-17.753Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC1–7–10.167113-25Lost to New Mexico 7–8
11517.848Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–80.000118-24Lost to Oregon 6–21
11638.577Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI2–70.222111-17Beat Brooklyn 22–14; Lost to BOSTON UNIVERSITY 6–33
117-28.642Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–90.000118-31Lost to Iowa State 0–14
118-18.707Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–70.125116-21BYE
11919.022Portland (PORTLAND)IND FBSI1–80.111117-30Beat Willamette 27–0
120-29.983George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON0–70.000118-23Lost to Wayne State 6–7

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