1947 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 16, 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	Game Status
1	0	-0.109	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Santa Clara 22–6
2	-1	0.033	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
3	-2	0.033	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
4	-3	0.033	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
5	-4	0.033	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
6	-5	0.033	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
7	-6	0.033	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
8	-7	0.033	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
9	-8	0.033	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
10	-9	0.033	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
11	-10	0.033	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
12	-11	0.033	BYU	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
13	-12	0.033	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
14	-13	0.033	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
15	-14	0.033	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
16	-15	0.033	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
17	-16	0.033	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
18	-17	0.033	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
19	-18	0.033	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
20	-19	0.033	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
21	-20	0.033	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
22	-21	0.033	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
23	-22	0.033	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
24	-23	0.033	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
25	-24	0.033	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
26	-25	0.033	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
27	-26	0.033	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
28	-27	0.033	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
29	-28	0.033	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
30	-29	0.033	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
31	-30	0.033	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
32	-31	0.033	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
33	-32	0.033	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
34	-33	0.033	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
35	-34	0.033	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
36	-35	0.033	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
37	-36	0.033	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
38	-37	0.033	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
39	-38	0.033	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
40	-39	0.033	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
41	-40	0.033	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
42	-41	0.033	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
43	-42	0.033	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
44	-43	0.033	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
45	-44	0.033	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
46	-45	0.033	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
47	-46	0.033	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
48	-47	0.033	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
49	-48	0.033	Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
50	-49	0.033	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
51	-50	0.033	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
52	-51	0.033	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
53	-52	0.033	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
54	-53	0.033	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
55	-54	0.033	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
56	-55	0.033	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
57	-56	0.033	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
58	-57	0.033	Montana State (MONTANA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
59	-58	0.033	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
60	-59	0.033	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
61	-60	0.033	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
62	-61	0.033	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
63	-62	0.033	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
64	-63	0.033	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
65	-64	0.033	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
66	-65	0.033	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
67	-66	0.033	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
68	-67	0.033	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
69	-68	0.033	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
70	-69	0.033	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
71	-70	0.033	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
72	-71	0.033	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
73	-72	0.033	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
74	-73	0.033	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
75	-74	0.033	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
76	-75	0.033	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
77	-76	0.033	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
78	-77	0.033	Portland (PORTLAND)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
79	-78	0.033	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
80	-79	0.033	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
81	-80	0.033	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
82	-81	0.033	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
83	-82	0.033	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
84	-83	0.033	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
85	-84	0.033	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
86	-85	0.033	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
87	-86	0.033	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
88	-87	0.033	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
89	-88	0.033	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
90	-89	0.033	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
91	-90	0.033	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
92	-91	0.033	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
93	-92	0.033	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
94	-93	0.033	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
95	-94	0.033	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
96	-95	0.033	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
97	-96	0.033	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
98	-97	0.033	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
99	-98	0.033	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
100	-99	0.033	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
101	-100	0.033	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
102	-101	0.033	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
103	-102	0.033	UTEP	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
104	-103	0.033	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
105	-104	0.033	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
106	-105	0.033	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
107	-106	0.033	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
108	-107	0.033	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
109	-108	0.033	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
110	-109	0.033	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
111	-110	0.033	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
112	-111	0.033	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
113	-112	0.033	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
114	-113	0.033	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
115	-114	0.033	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
116	-115	0.033	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
117	-116	0.033	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
118	-117	0.033	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
119	-118	0.033	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
120	-119	0.757	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	2	Lost to SMU 6–22