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1949 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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1949 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
100.820California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–01.0001+24Beat UCLA 35–21
260.879Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83315+17Beat Temple 62–14
311.137Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–01.0001+13Beat Virginia Military Institute 40–14
421.147Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–01.0001+15Beat Iowa State 34–7
501.179Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–01.0001+11Beat Navy 40–0
651.228Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–01.0001+14Beat TCU 40–14
791.243SMUIND SWC4–10.80021+16Beat Texas 7–6
841.366Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI6–01.0001+10Beat Columbia 54–0
991.368Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Georgetown 42–0
1041.426Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–10.83315+13Beat Texas Tech 28–0
11-41.487Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–01.0001+7Beat Scranton 46–6
1251.514Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–01.0001+10Beat West Virginia 19–14
13-101.514UCLAPAC5–20.71434+18Lost to California 21–35
14-121.522Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–10.80021+10Lost to Pittsburgh 21–22
15-21.523Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY7–01.0001+8Beat BYU 45–0
16-71.664Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–30.57155+13Lost to SMU 6–7
1751.675Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–20.66735+11Beat Illinois 13–0
18-31.683Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–10.85711+9Beat Cincinnati 14–7
1991.736Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON5–10.83315+8Beat Georgia Tech 27–14
20-101.762USCPAC4–1–10.75030+10Beat Washington 40–28
21-21.783Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–10.83315+7Beat Mississippi State 54–6
2231.784Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–1–10.75030+8Beat Northwestern 24–7
2331.806Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–10.85711+9Beat Boston College 28–14
2451.975Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON4–10.80021+5Beat South Carolina 44–7
25181.978Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR5–1–10.78627+12Beat UTEP 33–14
2611.991Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI5–1–10.78627+7Tied Stanford 7–7
2742.006Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–10.83315+8Beat Utah State 28–6
28-42.019Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–20.66735+8Beat Nebraska 21–20
29-62.037Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–20.66735+7Lost to Duke 14–27
30102.111Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–10.83315+8Beat Pennsylvania 22–21
31142.156SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI6–10.85711+11Beat Nevada 41–13
32-122.167UTEPIND BOR6–10.85711+3Lost to Hardin Simmons 14–33
3322.168LSUSEC4–20.66735+7Beat Ole Miss 34–7
34172.172Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–1–10.75030+3Beat North Carolina 35–6
35112.213Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–10.80021+4Beat Yale 34–13
3622.333Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–2–10.58351+6Beat Indiana 30–14
3722.376Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–20.66735+6Beat Texas A&M 27–6
38-82.419Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–1–10.78627+2Tied ST. Mary's 13–13
3952.422Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–20.66735+4Beat Auburn 26–7
4072.425Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–10.80021+1Beat New Mexico 28–19
41-92.438Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–2–10.64347+6Lost to Oklahoma 7–34
42-212.617Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–20.66735+3Lost to Purdue 7–13
4392.650Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–20.66735+2Beat Northern Colorado 68–13
44-112.655North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–20.66735+5Lost to Tennessee 6–35
4552.660Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–2–10.64347+2Tied Santa Clara 7–7
46-122.667Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–30.57155+6Lost to Iowa 31–34
47-112.673TCUIND SWC4–2–10.64347+5Lost to Baylor 14–40
48142.693Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–2–10.58351+3Beat Georgia 14–7
4942.737Iowa (IOWA)B104–20.66735+5Beat Oregon 34–31
5062.807Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–10.80021-3Beat Western Reserve 28–14
51-102.809Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI4–20.66735+4Lost to Fordham 0–42
52-42.987Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–2–20.50061+2Lost to Michigan 0–13
5373.020William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–30.57155+2Beat Richmond 34–0
5413.090Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–10.75030-1BYE
55-183.092Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–20.66735+1Lost to Michigan State 14–62
5683.132Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–30.57155+4Beat Washington State 35–6
5793.148Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–30.50061+2Beat Rutgers 34–14
5803.156Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–2–10.58351+2Beat Furman 28–27
5963.176Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50061+3Beat Syracuse 33–21
60-183.202Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–20.60050+1Lost to Dartmouth 13–34
61103.343Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC3–30.50061+1Beat Oklahoma State 13–7
62123.640Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–40.429730Beat Kansas State 38–0
63-23.651Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–40.33387+4Lost to Notre Dame 0–40
64-103.764Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–40.429730Lost to Alabama 7–14
65-83.852Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–3–10.417820Lost to Detroit Mercy 7–13
66143.860Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–40.429730Beat Clemson 35–21
6763.864ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI2–4–10.35785+1Tied Drake 13–13
6813.873Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–40.333870Lost to Ohio State 7–24
69-203.886Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–2–10.58351+2Lost to Midwestern Texas State 21–33
7004.087Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR4–40.50061-4Lost to Rice 0–28
71-84.126Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–40.42973-2Lost to Oregon State 6–35
72264.193Purdue (PURDUE)B102–40.33387-1Beat Minnesota 13–7
73264.200Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI3–30.50061-5Beat ST. Louis 51–14
74-64.293Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–40.42973-3Lost to Wichita State 21–27
7504.318Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI4–30.57155-2Lost to SAN Francisco 13–41
76154.322Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–30.50061+1Beat Tulsa 27–21
77-184.346Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–40.33387-2Lost to Penn State 21–33
7874.349Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–30.57155-2Beat Arizona 20–6
79-24.359West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–40.42973+1Lost to Virginia 14–19
8064.362Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–30.50061-4Beat Utah 14–7
81144.411George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–30.50061-6Beat Lafayette 14–7
82-154.442Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–30.50061-8Lost to Princeton 14–34
8394.459Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–30.50061-7Beat Portland 49–21
84-24.655New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR1–50.167107-1Lost to Arizona State 19–28
85-74.855Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–4–10.35785-7Lost to LSU 7–34
8614.871Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–40.33387+3Lost to Army 14–40
87-84.907Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–40.33387-5Lost to Missouri 20–21
88-124.926Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–40.33387-2Lost to Cornell 0–54
89-84.932Indiana (INDIANA)B101–50.167107-2Lost to Wisconsin 14–30
90-184.962ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–30.40084-5Lost to Duquesne 14–51
91104.993Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–40.33387-6Beat Davidson 53–0
9255.082Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–4–10.25099-3Lost to Villanova 14–28
9335.123Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–40.200103-4BYE
9495.163Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–40.42973-10Beat Montana State 34–12
95-25.229Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–60.143113-3Lost to Arkansas 6–27
96-85.323Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR1–4–10.25099-6Lost to Denver 6–20
97-145.517Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON2–3–10.41782-8Lost to Wake Forest 21–35
98-95.558Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–40.42973-5Lost to William & Mary 0–34
9965.709New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–30.50061-9Beat NEW Mexico Highlands 40–12
100-105.737South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–40.200103-6Lost to Maryland 7–44
101-175.739Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC3–40.42973-8Lost to Louisville 12–35
102-25.842Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–60.143113-7Lost to USC 28–40
103-16.005West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–40.33387-7BYE
10496.050Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI2–40.33387-6Beat San Diego State 34–20
10546.064Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–50.167107-7Beat Holy Cross 22–14
106-126.092Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–40.33387-7Lost to Kansas 0–38
10736.776Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–50.167107-12Lost to Colorado State 6–28
10866.907NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–50.167107-12Beat Virginia Tech 14–13
109-37.047Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–5–10.214102-15Lost to Colorado 7–14
110-37.162Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–50.28698-12Lost to Florida 27–28
11107.573Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–4–10.100115-9Lost to Vanderbilt 7–26
112-87.705NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–40.200103-2Lost to Lehigh 6–21
11337.705Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–5–10.083116-4Lost to Tulane 6–54
114-67.893Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–40.200103-8Lost to Wofford 7–21
115-38.060Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–60.000117-14Lost to Harvard 14–22
116-18.609Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–50.167107-10Lost to Washington & LEE 0–53
11708.696Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–70.000117-13Lost to NC State 13–14
11809.282Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–4–10.25099-1BYE
11909.645BYUIND SKY0–70.000117-10Lost to Wyoming 0–45

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