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1948 Week 12 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
100.774North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–0–10.9386+32Beat Maryland 49–20
200.881Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–01.0001+32Beat Indiana 54–0
300.996Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–01.0001+27Beat Pennsylvania 26–20
411.108SMUIND SWC7–10.8759+29Beat Arkansas 14–12
561.116Tulane (TULANE)SEC7–10.8759+27Beat Baylor 35–13
611.171Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–01.0001+25Beat Northwestern 12–7
721.187California (CALIFORNIA)PAC9–01.0001+28Beat Washington State 44–14
821.207Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON7–01.0001+19Beat Wake Forest 21–14
9-51.209Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–0–10.9297+17Beat Temple 47–0
10-41.218Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–10.8759+24Beat Tennessee 16–13
1111.379Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–10.8759+22Beat Auburn 42–14
1231.446Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–1–10.83318+24Tied Oregon State 20–20
1301.447Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–10.8759+21Beat Nebraska 41–14
1431.586Oregon (OREGON)PAC8–10.8898+23Beat UCLA 26–7
15101.652Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI7–10.8759+17Beat Dartmouth 27–26
16-81.662Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–20.75022+18Lost to Alabama 12–14
1731.689Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–20.77820+22Beat ST. Mary's 10–7
18-41.742Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–20.75022+20Lost to Notre Dame 7–12
19-31.748Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–10.8759+17Beat Kansas State 20–14
20-11.810Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–20.71430+15Lost to Army 20–26
21-31.815Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–2–20.57151+12Tied William & Mary 14–14
2251.859Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68833+12Beat Iowa State 48–7
23101.898Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75022+16Beat Illinois 34–7
2471.938Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–20.75022+14Beat Colorado 27–13
2511.976Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI7–10.8759+3Beat Fresno State 53–7
26-42.009Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–20.71430+14Lost to Cornell 26–27
2752.030Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–30.66738+19Beat TCU 14–7
28-72.038Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON6–20.75022+12Lost to North Carolina 20–49
29112.055Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–2–10.68833+12Beat Georgetown 36–7
3082.065Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY7–20.77820+14Beat BYU 20–0
3142.066USCPAC5–30.62543+16Beat Washington 32–7
32-42.102Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–2–10.68833+8Beat Marshall 56–0
3362.204UTEPIND BOR6–1–10.81319+10Beat Arizona 25–14
3432.245Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–20.75022+11Beat Iowa 28–21
35-112.290Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–2–10.68833+9Lost to Tulane 13–35
36-72.359Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–30.62543+13Lost to Clemson 14–21
37-12.394Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC5–20.71430+6BYE
38-152.394Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI6–20.75022+6Lost to Harvard 19–30
39-52.439Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–3–10.56356+9Lost to Ole Miss 13–16
4092.444Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–30.57151+9Beat Yale 20–14
4172.517Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–20.75022+4Beat NEW York University 40–0
42132.583Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–2–10.68833+7Beat West Virginia 7–0
4322.590Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–2–20.62543+4Beat George Washington 62–0
44-32.599Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–10.85717+10BYE
45-22.674Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–30.62543+7BYE
46122.709Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–3–10.56356+7Beat Georgia Tech 14–12
47122.742Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–1–20.66738+2Beat West Texas A&M 28–6
48-62.884West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–30.66738+3Lost to Virginia 0–7
4922.890Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–30.62543+6Beat Citadel 34–6
5022.958Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–30.62543+8Beat Purdue 20–13
51-42.992William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–2–20.62543+8Tied Boston College 14–14
5283.004Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–30.57151+3Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 19–0
5343.094Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–3–10.56356+3Beat LSU 7–0
54153.166Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–3–10.56356+1Beat Florida 34–15
55-113.194TCUIND SWC4–40.50063+4Lost to Texas 7–14
56-263.208Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–2–10.64342+11Lost to Miami (OH) 16–41
57223.350Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–40.42976+7Beat Brown 30–19
58-53.389Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–3–10.56356+3Lost to California 14–44
5943.405Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–30.66738+4Beat New Mexico 13–0
60-63.434Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–40.50063+2Lost to UTEP 14–25
6163.505Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–30.57151-7Beat Montana State 46–12
62-13.597Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–3–10.56356-3Tied Virginia Tech 7–7
63103.610Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–30.62543-5Beat ST. Louis 27–14
6463.680Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–3–30.50063+1Tied Utah 20–20
65-153.772Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY5–40.55662-1Lost to Denver 6–41
66-103.830Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–40.50063-4Lost to Kentucky 15–34
6783.843Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–40.50063-4Beat Texas A&M 28–6
68-33.852Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–40.50063-6Lost to SMU 12–14
6923.940South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–40.42976-4Beat Tulsa 27–7
70203.959Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–5–10.38978-1Beat Utah State 41–6
71-253.960Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–30.57151-1Lost to Loyola Marymount 12–16
7253.964Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–50.37579-1Beat Syracuse 20–13
73-114.001Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–40.50063-4Lost to Princeton 14–20
7464.032Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–50.37579-2Beat Navy 13–0
75-94.044NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–4–10.357890BYE
7654.070Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–40.50063-5Beat Fordham 13–6
7714.093Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–50.44473-3Beat Montana 39–7
78-104.171Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–50.44473-2Lost to Michigan State 7–48
79-154.257Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–3–10.50063-4Lost to Villanova 7–36
80-84.258Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–50.37579-4Lost to Ohio State 7–34
81-54.344ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–50.37579-6Lost to Santa Clara 7–10
82-84.613Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–50.37579-7Lost to Missouri 13–27
83135.031Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–50.37579-12Beat Portland 28–0
8475.093Iowa (IOWA)B103–50.37579-10Lost to Minnesota 21–28
8545.103UCLAPAC3–60.33391-8Lost to Oregon 7–26
8625.114West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–50.44473-1Lost to Hardin Simmons 6–28
87-15.120Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–5–10.31394-7Lost to Penn State 0–47
88-55.156Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI3–50.37579-12Lost to Miami 0–19
8945.158Indiana (INDIANA)B102–60.250101-6Lost to Michigan 0–54
9025.203LSUSEC2–60.250101-6Lost to Mississippi State 0–7
9185.214Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–50.37579-11Beat Davidson 21–20
92-55.281Purdue (PURDUE)B102–60.250101-8Lost to Pittsburgh 13–20
93-85.367George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–60.33391-4Lost to Duke 0–62
9415.419Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–4–10.35789-6BYE
95-135.456Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR4–40.50063-5Lost to Pepperdine 20–34
96-25.576Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–60.250101-10Lost to Oklahoma 14–41
97-135.701SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI2–50.28696-5Lost to Pacific 14–32
9835.860New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–60.250101-6Lost to Drake 0–13
99-16.039Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–6–10.188109-11Lost to USC 7–32
10056.061Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–60.250101-15Beat Marquette 26–0
101-46.075Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–80.000116-12Lost to Columbia 0–13
10216.158BYUIND SKY3–60.33391-6Lost to Colorado State 0–20
103-36.251NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–50.28696-7Lost to Rutgers 0–40
10426.434Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–6–10.188109-13Lost to Georgia 14–42
10566.472New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–50.37579-15Beat Fort Hays State 27–12
106-46.488Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–5–10.31394-15Lost to Washington & LEE 20–21
10716.869Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–50.28696-12BYE
108-47.087Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–70.125111-18Lost to Colgate 13–20
109-27.259Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI2–50.28696-8Lost to Holy Cross 6–13
110-17.734Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–50.28696-18Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–34
11117.773Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–90.000116-27Lost to Rice 6–28
11217.837Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–7–10.063114-19Tied Richmond 7–7
113-38.052Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–7–10.063114-19Lost to South Carolina 7–27
11438.062Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–70.125111-25Lost to Kansas 14–20
11508.079ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–70.222107-17Lost to Detroit Mercy 14–27
116-28.324Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–70.125111-26Lost to Wisconsin 0–26
117-18.681Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–70.222107-23Lost to Stanford 7–39

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