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1949 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

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
100.853California (CALIFORNIA)PAC10–01.0001+49BYE
210.854Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+45Beat Oklahoma State 41–0
3-10.875Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–01.0001+40Beat USC 32–0
411.042Rice (RICE)IND SWC9–10.9005+42Beat Baylor 21–7
5-11.080Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–01.0001+31Beat Navy 38–0
631.326Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–1–20.77815+24BYE
731.472Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–20.77815+25BYE
8-11.493Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–20.80013+31Lost to Rice 7–21
921.494Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66734+24BYE
10-41.496Tulane (TULANE)SEC7–2–10.75018+24Lost to LSU 0–21
1121.507Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON7–10.87511+23Beat West Virginia 47–7
1201.551Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI8–10.8898+24BYE
1361.567Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC9–20.81812+25Beat Miami 21–6
1421.605Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI8–10.8898+20Beat Pennsylvania 29–21
1571.612LSUSEC8–20.80013+25Beat Tulane 21–0
16-21.645Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY9–10.9005+18Beat Denver 25–6
17-21.688Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–2–10.72226+22BYE
1821.758Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–2–10.75018+22BYE
19-111.797SMUIND SWC5–3–10.61144+25Lost to TCU 13–21
2081.829Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–2–10.75018+19Beat Vanderbilt 26–20
21-31.837Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY9–10.9005+20Beat Colorado 14–7
2271.863North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–30.70029+29Beat Virginia 14–7
23-21.962Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–40.60048+22Beat Texas A&M 42–14
24-12.069Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–30.70029+22Beat Kansas State 34–27
2502.074UCLAPAC6–30.66734+22BYE
26-92.082Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–20.77815+14Lost to North Carolina 7–14
2772.083Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–30.70029+20Beat Georgia 7–6
28-12.099Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–3–10.65040+14BYE
2922.129Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI8–10.8898+6Beat Colgate 41–26
3072.195Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–2–10.72226+11Beat Florida 35–13
3152.224Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–30.70029+20BYE
3212.236Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI6–30.66734+15BYE
3322.320Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–20.75018+10BYE
34132.333TCUIND SWC6–3–10.65040+14Beat SMU 21–13
35-112.346Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–20.75018+9Lost to Kentucky 6–21
3622.349Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–3–10.61144+13BYE
3782.364UTEPIND BOR7–2–10.75018+5Beat New Mexico State 69–7
38-122.368USCPAC5–3–10.61144+16Lost to Notre Dame 0–32
3902.395Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–20.75018+16BYE
40-102.451Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–40.50059+11Lost to Cornell 21–29
41-12.502Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON6–30.66734+11BYE
42-12.554Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–30.66734+12BYE
4312.569SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI7–30.70029+16BYE
44-22.579Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55651+14BYE
45-22.656Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–2–10.72226+3BYE
46-142.694Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–20.75018+1Lost to Loyola Marymount 7–27
4722.744Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR7–40.63642+11Beat Hardin Simmons 23–13
48-22.761Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–3–10.61144+8BYE
4942.814Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI5–30.62543+5Beat NEW York University 34–6
50-23.023Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–30.66734-3BYE
5143.048William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–40.60048+5Beat NC State 33–7
5283.080Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50059+5Beat Holy Cross 76–0
5353.184Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC5–40.55651+3Beat Wichita State 33–7
54-23.186Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–50.50059+1Lost to Tennessee 20–26
55103.280Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–50.50059+3Beat Tulsa 40–7
56-63.281Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–4–20.50059+3Lost to Oklahoma 0–41
5703.343Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–40.55651+6BYE
58-73.383Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR5–4–10.55057+5Lost to Texas Tech 13–23
5973.429Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–50.500590Beat Arizona 46–0
60123.452Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI6–40.60048+5Beat Arizona State 27–7
61-73.552Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–5–10.45071+2Lost to Alabama 13–35
6223.616Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–40.55651-2BYE
63-23.641Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–50.444730BYE
64-23.694Purdue (PURDUE)B104–50.44473+2BYE
6523.697Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–40.50059-3BYE
66-103.730Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–5–10.50059-2Lost to Arkansas 7–40
67-83.830Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–6–10.40981-3Lost to Georgia Tech 6–7
6873.830West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–40.55651-2Beat New Mexico 41–13
69-63.961Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–5–10.38987+4Lost to Army 0–38
7003.987Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–4–20.44473-2BYE
71-23.998Iowa (IOWA)B104–50.44473+1BYE
72-14.024Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–50.44473-4BYE
7304.099Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–50.44473-6BYE
7404.224Montana (MONTANA)PAC5–40.55651-12BYE
7584.266Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–5–10.45071-13Beat Mississippi State 26–0
7604.303George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–50.44473-7BYE
7704.316Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–4–20.50059-8Tied Auburn 20–20
7864.422South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–60.33393-5Beat Wake Forest 27–20
79-114.430Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON4–60.40083-8Lost to South Carolina 20–27
80-24.521Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44473-13BYE
81-24.570Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–60.40083-9BYE
8294.590Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI5–4–10.55057+6Beat ST. Louis 35–0
83-24.691ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–6–10.35091+3BYE
84-24.778Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–70.300100-5BYE
85154.992Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–40.50059-8Beat Davidson 25–19
86-65.018West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–6–10.40981-9Lost to Maryland 7–47
87-25.068Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–60.33393-11BYE
8885.105Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI5–50.50059-10Beat North Texas 28–7
8915.110Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38987-1Tied Virginia Tech 28–28
9025.343Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC5–50.50059-11BYE
91-35.345Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–60.40083-12Lost to Wyoming 6–25
92-35.414Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–8–10.150113-11Lost to Texas 14–42
93-65.417Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–6–10.35091-9Lost to Detroit Mercy 7–33
9415.475Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–50.37590-17BYE
9575.486Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38987-8Beat Richmond 35–14
96-105.488NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–70.300100-16Lost to William & Mary 7–33
97-45.766New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–60.40083-19Lost to UTEP 7–69
9856.126Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–70.300100-24Lost to Colorado State 7–14
9906.180New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–80.200108-18Lost to West Texas A&M 13–41
100-66.260Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI3–60.33393-16Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 0–13
10136.281Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–70.222107-16BYE
102-56.315Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–60.33393-26Lost to Utah 0–34
103-56.382Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–7–10.250105-20Lost to Kansas 0–46
104-36.390NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–60.33393-12Lost to Fordham 6–34
10506.407Indiana (INDIANA)B101–80.111114-17BYE
10606.551Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–4–30.31399-15Tied Clemson 20–20
10726.583Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–60.33393-18BYE
10806.637Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–80.111114-20BYE
10916.905Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–80.200108-22Lost to Missouri 27–34
11046.909Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–7–10.250105-22Beat Utah State 34–0
111-46.947ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–6–10.278104-24Lost to Houston 0–35
11207.055Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–80.111114-28Lost to Brown 26–41
113-27.472Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–70.300100-26Lost to Washington & LEE 14–35
114-17.817Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–7–20.200108-19Tied Virginia Military Institute 28–28
11508.253Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–8–10.056118-19Lost to Ole Miss 0–26
11608.399Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–90.100117-37Lost to Boston College 0–76
11708.645Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–80.200108-30Lost to Citadel 19–25
11819.741Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–6–10.188112-12BYE
119-19.840BYUIND SKY0–110.000119-29Lost to Pepperdine 14–28

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