1947 Week 15 College Football Team RankingsDecember 2, 1947By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1947 Season Tags: • No Comments1947 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.732Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–10.9007+51Beat Texas A&M 32–13210.903Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–01.0001+34BYE310.921SMUIND SWC9–0–10.9504+46Tied TCU 19–194-20.927Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI7–0–10.9385+28Beat Cornell 21–0500.966North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON8–20.80014+43Beat Virginia 40–7601.178USCPAC7–0–10.9385+27BYE711.253William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON9–10.9007+33Beat Richmond 35–0811.336Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–01.0001+22BYE911.339Kansas (KANSAS)IND B88–0–20.9007+23Beat Arizona 54–281031.352Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–20.80014+32Beat Mississippi State 33–141101.482California (CALIFORNIA)PAC9–10.9007+29BYE12-51.517Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–2–20.66730+18Beat Navy 21–01311.517Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–01.0001+19BYE14-21.525Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI7–20.77818+26BYE1541.545Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC9–10.9007+27Beat Georgia 7–01641.576Utah (UTAH)IND SKY8–10.88912+27Beat Utah State 40–1417-21.714Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–20.80014+28Beat Miami 21–61861.822Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–10.88912+14Beat Brown 27–201941.836Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–2–10.72222+20BYE20-21.838Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON7–2–10.75020+22Tied NC State 0–02181.838Rice (RICE)IND SWC6–3–10.65034+21Beat Baylor 34–62231.855Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI8–20.80014+22Beat Arizona State 33–1323-21.866Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI7–20.77818+21Beat Hawai'i 58–1924-81.902LSUSEC5–30.62538+19BYE25-81.952Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–30.70024+21Lost to North Carolina 7–402612.025Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–30.70024+17BYE27-12.065Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–3–20.55653+16BYE2862.096Oregon (OREGON)PAC7–30.70024+19BYE2912.123Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–3–10.61141+17BYE3072.163Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–2–10.75020+18Beat Oklahoma State 21–133152.175SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI7–30.70024+13Beat ST. Mary's 32–2032-102.190Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–30.70024+16Lost to Ole Miss 14–3333-12.212NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON5–3–10.61141+17Tied Maryland 0–03462.233South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–2–10.72222+13Beat Wake Forest 6–03502.281Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–30.62538+13BYE36-32.335Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–40.63636+16Lost to Georgia Tech 0–73722.426Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–30.66730+11BYE38-102.519HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR6–30.66730+14Lost to Texas Tech 6–143932.581Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–30.66730+11BYE40112.600Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR6–40.60046+16Beat Hardin Simmons 14–641-102.625Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–40.60046+10Lost to Tennessee 7–1242-42.651Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–40.60046+14Lost to South Carolina 0–64322.678UCLAPAC5–40.55653+11BYE4432.763Purdue (PURDUE)B105–40.55653+7BYE4582.773Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–50.50061+12Beat Vanderbilt 12–74692.774Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–4–10.55059+8Beat Tulsa 27–1347-12.774Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–40.60046+9BYE4802.798West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–40.60046+3Beat Pittsburgh 17–249-82.883Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–40.55653+10Lost to Kansas 28–5450-12.952Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–3–10.61141+2BYE51-82.982Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–40.60046+16Lost to Utah 14–405223.051Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–40.60046+3BYE53-33.058Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–4–10.50061+7BYE5463.079DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON6–3–10.65034-1Beat Furman 20–655103.120West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR7–40.63636+5Beat New Mexico 28–1856-43.141UTEPIND BOR5–3–10.61141-2BYE5703.184Indiana (INDIANA)B105–3–10.61141+3BYE5863.251Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC7–30.70024-3Beat Colorado College 62–659-153.309Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–40.556530Lost to Holy Cross 6–2060103.341Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–4–10.50061+5Beat Colorado 26–206123.392TCUIND SWC4–4–20.50061+2Tied SMU 19–1962-63.396Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–50.50061+5Lost to Arkansas 13–2763-53.443Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–50.50061+4Lost to Rice 6–346473.490Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–30.62538-4Beat Colgate 20–146573.518Montana (MONTANA)PAC5–40.55653-1Beat Colorado State 41–766163.540Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–4–20.50061-1Beat Boston College 20–667-13.594Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–4–10.50061-3Lost to Rutgers 20–2768-13.610MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44475+2BYE69-13.631Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–50.44475-1BYE70-13.747Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI4–40.50061-3BYE71103.769Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–50.50061-5Beat Nebraska 27–672-133.924Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–4–10.55059-6Lost to Montana 7–417303.937W&LWashington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON5–50.50061-5BYE74-123.992Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–50.444750Lost to Denver 20–2675-144.046Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–50.44475-2Lost to Virginia Military Institute 14–2876-24.069Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–60.33391-1BYE77-14.090Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–6–10.35090-2Lost to Texas 13–327804.114Iowa (IOWA)B103–5–10.38987-3BYE7904.127Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–5–10.31397+1BYE80-34.309Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–50.44475-7Lost to Pennsylvania 0–2181-14.310Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–50.44475-11BYE8244.316Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–40.50061-10BYE83-84.351Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–7–10.167113-2Lost to Army 0–2184-14.489Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–50.44475-9BYE8544.550Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–70.30099-6BYE86-14.590Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883-8BYE8714.655Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–60.33391-10BYE8844.684Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–5–10.45073-6Beat Kansas State 25–789-54.795New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–5–10.45073-17Lost to West Texas A&M 18–289005.037Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND FBSI4–50.44475-10BYE91105.057Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38987-12Beat Virginia Tech 28–149235.114Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–50.37589-11BYE93-25.147Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–70.30099-15Lost to Oklahoma 13–219455.228ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–60.40084-12Beat Duquesne 14–1395-25.401Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–60.40084-5Lost to Nevada 13–339615.460Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–6–10.278104-9BYE97-15.463Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–60.33391-19BYE98-115.464Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–60.40084-17Lost to North Texas 7–1499-55.496Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–70.222107-14Lost to Oregon State 6–2710025.749Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–60.33391-21BYE101-35.807ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–70.30099-23Lost to SAN Francisco 20–32102-25.906Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–70.30099-16Lost to William & Mary 0–3510305.918Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–60.33391-11BYE10416.266BYUIND SKY3–70.30099-9BYE105-16.390Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–80.111117-15Lost to West Virginia 2–1710616.394Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–70.222107-22Lost to Davidson 6–2010726.774New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–60.33391-17BYE10836.774NYUNEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–5–10.31397-18Tied Fordham 13–13109-16.784COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–5–20.250105-15Lost to Boston University 14–20110-46.794Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–80.200110-29Lost to ST. Louis 13–1411116.864Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–7–10.250105-21Lost to Alabama 6–21112-26.927Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–70.222107-18BYE11307.337Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–90.000119-27BYE11407.775Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC1–7–10.167113-29BYE11507.859Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–6–10.188111-10Tied NEW York University 13–1311608.525Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–70.125116-24BYE11738.664George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–7–10.167113-27Beat Merchant Marine 40–011819.069Portland (PORTLAND)IND FBSI1–80.111117-34BYE119-29.086Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–100.000119-43Lost to Florida 7–25120-29.212Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI2–90.182112-26Lost to George Washington 0–40
