1947 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 21, 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	0.806	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–0–1	0.875	14	+6	Beat Virginia Tech 40–0
2	5	0.885	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Arkansas 21–6
3	13	1.000	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–0–1	0.875	14	+5	Beat Minnesota 40–13
4	10	1.003	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Columbia 34–14
5	6	1.009	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Washington & LEE 32–7
6	0	1.015	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	3–0–1	0.875	14	+6	Beat Maryland 19–7
7	-3	1.093	SMU	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Rice 14–0
8	1	1.116	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Washington State 21–6
9	1	1.173	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Northwestern 49–21
10	-2	1.248	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Auburn 27–7
11	8	1.300	USC	PAC	3–0–1	0.875	14	+4	Beat Oregon State 48–6
12	15	1.343	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+8	Beat Marquette 34–13
13	0	1.357	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat NEW York University 40–0
14	4	1.370	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Texas Tech 32–6
15	17	1.391	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	24	+7	Beat Duquesne 34–0
16	9	1.391	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat George Washington 39–7
17	6	1.405	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Syracuse 40–0
18	4	1.412	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Nebraska 31–0
19	9	1.444	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	3–1	0.750	24	+7	Beat UTEP 14–13
20	-8	1.459	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Denver 13–7
21	31	1.523	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–1–1	0.625	43	+5	Beat Yale 9–0
22	-17	1.599	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–1	0.750	24	+7	Lost to Kentucky 0–14
23	-6	1.633	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–0–2	0.800	18	+2	Tied Oklahoma 13–13
24	-3	1.641	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–1	0.800	18	+7	Beat Tulane 27–14
25	20	1.773	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–1	0.800	18	+5	Beat Vanderbilt 14–0
26	4	1.863	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	2–1–1	0.625	43	+4	Beat Brown 13–10
27	29	1.877	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	59	+6	Beat William & Mary 13–7
28	-26	1.914	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to North Carolina 7–13
29	-5	2.020	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to Duke 7–19
30	13	2.052	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+4	Beat ST. Mary's 39–14
31	17	2.059	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Beat Utah State 33–19
32	-17	2.067	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to SAN Francisco 13–34
33	5	2.077	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+5	Beat Iowa State 20–0
34	-31	2.081	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to Wisconsin 0–9
35	0	2.092	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	39	+4	Beat Detroit Mercy 14–12
36	8	2.165	LSU	SEC	3–1	0.750	24	+3	Beat Boston College 14–13
37	0	2.170	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+3	Beat Holy Cross 7–0
38	-9	2.288	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–1–1	0.625	43	+4	Tied Kansas 13–13
39	2	2.331	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	41	+2	Beat Colgate 20–7
40	20	2.352	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	3–1	0.750	24	+5	Beat New Mexico 33–7
41	-21	2.398	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–1	0.750	24	+3	Lost to Illinois 13–40
42	-9	2.484	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+3	Lost to Pennsylvania 14–34
43	-12	2.530	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	59	+4	Lost to USC 6–48
44	6	2.551	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	0	Beat Fordham 36–6
45	-11	2.611	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	3–2	0.600	47	+8	Lost to Wyoming 19–33
46	-4	2.612	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	47	+2	Lost to Texas 6–21
47	7	2.613	UCLA	PAC	3–1	0.750	24	+1	Beat Stanford 39–6
48	7	2.718	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–2–1	0.500	59	+1	Tied Ohio State 13–13
49	30	2.718	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	47	+3	Beat Oklahoma State 20–7
50	15	2.753	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	47	+3	Beat Kansas State 47–7
51	0	2.825	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	18	-2	Beat Abilene Christian 7–0
52	38	2.844	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Beat Boston University 62–7
53	-27	2.867	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	41	0	Lost to LSU 13–14
54	-7	3.000	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	47	+2	Lost to Virginia 7–32
55	15	3.013	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	3–2	0.600	47	-1	Beat Drake 41–12
56	6	3.094	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	3–1–1	0.700	39	-2	Beat Colorado College 28–7
57	35	3.136	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	0	Beat Tulsa 12–0
58	-19	3.257	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	1–2–1	0.375	93	+2	Lost to Utah 7–13
59	25	3.317	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–1–1	0.625	43	-1	Beat Pittsburgh 41–6
60	14	3.342	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	47	0	Beat Pacific 21–20
61	-25	3.450	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Florida 6–7
62	7	3.471	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Penn State 0–40
63	12	3.570	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	47	-1	Beat Tennessee 10–0
64	-18	3.619	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–3	0.250	100	+1	Lost to Michigan 21–49
65	-8	3.695	UTEP	IND BOR	3–2	0.600	47	-3	Lost to Arizona 13–14
66	11	3.697	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	59	-1	BYE
67	28	3.734	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–3	0.400	80	+1	Beat Washington 6–0
68	32	3.750	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Beat BYU 9–7
69	13	3.763	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	47	-3	Beat Hampden Sydney 49–0
70	2	3.789	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	93	0	Lost to Harvard 0–7
71	-3	3.820	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Lost to Hardin Simmons 7–33
72	11	3.880	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–4	0.200	110	+2	Lost to California 6–21
73	-15	3.894	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2–1	0.375	93	0	Lost to SMU 0–14
74	25	3.900	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	93	0	Beat Cornell 38–19
75	-16	3.919	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	2–3	0.400	80	+1	Lost to Baylor 6–32
76	-9	3.996	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–3	0.250	100	0	Lost to Alabama 0–10
77	24	3.998	TCU	IND SWC	2–2–1	0.500	59	-2	Beat Texas A&M 26–0
78	13	4.010	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–2–1	0.375	93	+1	Tied Iowa 13–13
79	-8	4.070	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	-2	Lost to Dartmouth 10–13
80	-7	4.090	BYU	IND SKY	2–3	0.400	80	-1	Lost to Colorado 7–9
81	-32	4.107	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	-2	Lost to Purdue 7–62
82	-29	4.296	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	59	-3	Lost to Richmond 20–21
83	-43	4.432	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	-2	Lost to Navy 19–38
84	-20	4.441	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	59	-3	Lost to Georgetown 0–12
85	-19	4.479	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	80	-2	Lost to TCU 0–26
86	16	4.479	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	3–2	0.600	47	+3	Beat Northern Arizona 31–7
87	11	4.484	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	3–2	0.600	47	-6	Beat Portland 20–14
88	-10	4.508	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	-3	Lost to Villanova 12–14
89	-8	4.549	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	100	0	Lost to Army 0–40
90	-14	4.567	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	80	-2	Lost to Georgia 7–20
91	-4	4.603	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Georgia Tech 7–27
92	14	4.845	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	-4	Beat Centenary 20–0
93	3	4.884	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	-3	Beat Muhlenberg 7–6
94	-31	5.038	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	59	-4	Lost to Furman 0–7
95	-9	5.056	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	1–3	0.250	100	0	Lost to Ole Miss 14–27
96	-2	5.121	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	-4	Lost to Mississippi State 0–34
97	-8	5.130	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	-4	Lost to Nevada 14–39
98	14	5.145	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	93	-2	Beat Rollins 6–0
99	-6	5.154	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	100	-1	Lost to Notre Dame 0–31
100	8	5.167	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	80	-1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 21–20
101	-16	5.180	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	2–3	0.400	80	-6	Lost to Montana State 12–13
102	-14	5.345	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	100	-3	BYE
103	-23	5.483	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	99	-2	Lost to Princeton 7–20
104	0	5.550	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	2–3	0.400	80	-2	Beat Midwestern Texas State 38–0
105	-44	5.747	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–3	0.250	100	-4	Lost to Oregon 0–6
106	-9	5.755	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	114	-1	Lost to Indiana 6–41
107	-4	6.182	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	0–4	0.000	114	-4	Lost to Wake Forest 7–39
108	8	6.195	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–3	0.250	100	-1	Beat NC State 7–6
109	6	6.245	Montana State (MONTANA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	80	-4	Beat Montana 13–12
110	-1	6.279	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-4	Lost to West Virginia 0–40
111	8	6.381	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	100	-5	Beat Citadel 7–0
112	-1	6.509	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–4	0.000	114	-5	Lost to UCLA 6–39
113	-3	6.601	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	110	-6	Lost to Michigan State 0–20
114	0	6.659	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	2–3	0.400	80	-2	Beat SUL Ross State 27–14
115	-10	7.017	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–5	0.000	114	-8	Lost to ST. Louis 12–41
116	1	7.421	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	114	-3	Lost to Rutgers 6–36
117	1	7.954	Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	110	-4	Beat Adelphi 46–0
118	-5	8.047	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	1–4	0.200	110	-5	Lost to Arizona State 7–31
119	-12	8.548	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–5	0.000	114	-10	Lost to Missouri 7–47
120	0	9.619	Portland (PORTLAND)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	114	-9	Lost to Idaho 14–20