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1948 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1948 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
100.801North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON9–0–10.9504+46BYE
200.829Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–01.0001+43BYE
300.998SMUIND SWC8–1–10.85014+39BYE
401.008Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–0–10.9446+31BYE
501.060Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–10.88911+37BYE
601.145Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–0–10.9504+32Tied USC 14–14
711.224California (CALIFORNIA)PAC10–01.0001+36BYE
8-11.226Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–10.9007+36BYE
901.312Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–10.9007+37BYE
1011.358Utah (UTAH)IND SKY8–1–10.85014+35BYE
1111.358Tulane (TULANE)SEC9–10.9007+33BYE
12-21.368Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON10–01.0001+28Beat Citadel 20–0
1301.496Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI8–10.88911+26BYE
1401.570Oregon (OREGON)PAC9–10.9007+30BYE
1501.610Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–2–20.66735+24BYE
1601.665Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–2–20.70030+20BYE
1711.666Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC8–2–10.77324+23Beat Miami 33–6
18-11.694Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–1–10.83317+20BYE
1901.754Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–2–10.75025+26BYE
2001.774Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–20.77820+25BYE
2101.792Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–20.80018+25BYE
2221.830UTEPIND BOR8–1–10.85014+19Beat Hawai'i 49–6
23-11.838Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–20.75025+20BYE
24-11.847Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI8–10.88911+9BYE
2501.921Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–30.70030+24BYE
2601.989Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–2–10.75025+18BYE
2712.027Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–3–10.65043+22BYE
2812.028USCPAC6–3–10.65043+22Tied Notre Dame 14–14
29-22.033Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY8–20.80018+20BYE
3002.076Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66735+20BYE
3102.091Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–30.66735+20BYE
3202.175Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–20.77820+16BYE
3302.190Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–30.62545+16BYE
3412.234Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR7–30.70030+18BYE
35-12.236Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI7–20.77820+10BYE
3602.305William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–2–20.70030+19BYE
3702.427Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–20.77820+8BYE
3802.440Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–30.70030+16BYE
3902.451Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–30.66735+18BYE
4002.542Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–3–20.60049+11BYE
4102.678Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–30.66735+8BYE
4202.688West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–30.72729+8BYE
4302.698Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC6–30.66735+5BYE
4402.735Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–2–20.62545+5BYE
4532.771Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–4–20.50058+10BYE
46-12.782Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–3–20.60049+7BYE
47-12.792Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–40.50058+13BYE
48-12.803Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–40.50058+8BYE
4902.806Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–3–10.61147+11BYE
5002.940Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON6–40.60049+8BYE
5103.052Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–3–20.55655+4BYE
5223.074Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–4–10.59154+6Beat Auburn 55–0
53-13.123Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR6–40.60049+9BYE
54-13.172Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–20.75025+7BYE
5503.289Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–4–10.55056+2BYE
5603.316Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–3–10.61147+11BYE
5713.321Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–3–20.600490Tied Rollins 27–27
5813.331Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–4–10.50058+2BYE
59-23.352Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–30.66735-5BYE
6003.362Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–30.66735+5BYE
6103.542Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–4–30.50058+2BYE
6203.646Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–5–10.450680BYE
6313.786TCUIND SWC4–5–10.45068-1BYE
6413.802Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–50.50058-9BYE
65-23.818Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–50.50058-5BYE
6603.825Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–50.44471-2BYE
6723.947Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–50.50058-5BYE
6823.998Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–5–10.45068+1BYE
6924.137Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40079-3BYE
7024.159NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35088-1BYE
71-34.226Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–60.40079-7Lost to Vanderbilt 6–33
7214.251Iowa (IOWA)B104–50.44471-5BYE
7314.272Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–50.44471-8BYE
7464.378West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–50.545570Beat Texas A&M Corpus Christi 21–13
7504.418Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–60.33389-4BYE
7604.431ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI4–60.40079-9BYE
77-104.473Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY5–60.45566-1Lost to San Diego State 19–28
7804.503Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–60.33389-6BYE
79-24.507Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–50.44471-20BYE
80-14.548LSUSEC3–70.30096-1BYE
8104.603Purdue (PURDUE)B103–60.33389-5BYE
8204.616South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–50.37586-9BYE
8304.661Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–60.40079-10BYE
8404.695BYUIND SKY5–60.45566+1BYE
8504.701Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–4–10.43878-9BYE
8604.877Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–50.44471-11BYE
8704.902Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–50.44471-18BYE
8805.115Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–60.33389-14BYE
8905.165George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–60.40079-6BYE
9005.329Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–60.40079-18BYE
9115.469Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–7–10.250102-11BYE
92-15.481UCLAPAC3–70.30096-14BYE
9305.607Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–5–10.38985-16BYE
9405.712Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–6–10.278100-15BYE
9505.795Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.222103-13BYE
9605.867Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–60.33389-22BYE
9716.159Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–6–10.278100-13BYE
9816.167Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–70.222103-19BYE
9916.203Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR4–50.44471-7BYE
10016.268Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–8–10.056114-14BYE
10116.278NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–60.33389-15BYE
10216.321Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–80.200108-20BYE
10316.344Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI3–60.33389-10BYE
10416.402New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–80.200108-15BYE
105-86.497Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–8–10.150111-20Lost to Alabama 0–55
10606.500ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–70.36487-18BYE
10706.582SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI2–70.222103-7BYE
10807.092Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–70.222103-20BYE
10907.118Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–80.200108-29BYE
11047.537Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–70.222103-23Lost to Clemson 0–20
11107.597Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–80.111112-28BYE
112-27.601Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–9–10.050116-31BYE
11307.685New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–70.30096-21BYE
114-27.728Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–70.30096-29BYE
11508.195Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–8–10.056114-27BYE
11608.329Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–9–10.050116-32BYE
11708.745Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–90.100113-42BYE

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