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1949 Week 9 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
100.938California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–01.0001+16Beat Washington 21–7
201.011Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+9Beat Navy 28–7
331.145UCLAPAC5–10.83313+16Beat Washington State 27–20
431.159Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–01.0001+8Beat Columbia 63–6
551.235Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7BYE
631.258Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–01.0001+10Beat Nebraska 48–0
711.272Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat NEW York University 38–0
8101.350Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80019+9Beat Penn State 24–0
9-41.351Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–20.66744+12Lost to Rice 15–17
1061.385USCPAC3–1–10.70040+9Beat Oregon 40–13
1131.404Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–01.0001+9Beat Texas A&M 21–0
1231.441Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–01.0001+6Beat Princeton 14–12
13-21.461Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–01.0001+7Beat Utah 13–0
1461.491Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–10.80019+8Beat Texas 17–15
15-111.539Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–10.83313+8Lost to SMU 7–20
16291.596SMUIND SWC3–10.75030+9Beat Kentucky 20–7
1761.610Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+5Beat Virginia Military Institute 32–13
1891.665Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Syracuse 47–21
1961.742Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–10.80019+6Beat Auburn 14–6
2021.748UTEPIND BOR6–01.0001+4Beat New Mexico 7–0
21-181.792Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–10.80019+6Lost to Michigan 7–14
22191.805Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–20.60048+9Beat Minnesota 14–7
2361.833Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–10.80019+5Beat Florida 43–14
24241.892Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–20.60048+6Beat Iowa State 32–0
25101.901Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–1–10.70040+5Beat Wisconsin 21–0
2661.910Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–10.83313+6Beat Duquesne 20–0
2711.949Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI5–10.83313+6Beat Loyola Marymount 27–19
2831.990Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–10.80019+3Beat Virginia Tech 55–7
2912.088Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–10.75030+3Beat NC State 14–6
3072.127Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–10.83313+3Beat ST. Louis 27–14
3122.162Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–10.80019+5BYE
32-152.220Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–1–10.75030+4Lost to Missouri 0–32
33-142.235North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–10.80019+4Lost to LSU 7–13
34-132.247Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–20.66744+7Lost to USC 13–40
35182.249LSUSEC3–20.60048+5Beat North Carolina 13–7
36202.352TCUIND SWC4–1–10.75030+4Beat Ole Miss 33–27
37-12.355Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–10.80019+3Beat Rhode Island 47–6
38-252.381Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–2–10.50058+4Lost to Ohio State 0–21
3982.403Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–20.60048+5Beat Vanderbilt 7–6
40-282.412Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–10.80019+4Lost to Indiana 14–48
4182.467Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI4–10.80019+3Beat Boston College 10–7
42-32.497Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–10.75030+2Beat Holy Cross 14–7
43-52.520Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–1–10.75030+5Tied Houston 27–27
44-202.556Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–20.60048+3Lost to Arkansas 6–7
45122.590SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI5–10.83313+5Beat ST. Mary's 41–14
46-22.622Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–10.75030+1Beat Harvard 27–13
47-52.626Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–10.750300BYE
48212.681Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–1–20.60048+2Beat Purdue 19–0
4912.710Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–1–10.70040+1Tied Hardin Simmons 27–27
50152.780Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–20.66744+1Beat Oregon State 27–7
5192.850Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–1–10.70040-1Beat Tennessee Tech 36–6
5232.946Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–20.60048+1BYE
53203.029Iowa (IOWA)B103–20.60048+2Beat Northwestern 28–21
54-83.099Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–30.50058+2Lost to Miami 9–13
55193.107Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–10.75030-1Beat Georgia 13–9
56103.110Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–10.75030-3Beat Lehigh 48–0
57-313.154Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–2–10.50058+2Lost to Kansas 14–55
58-183.237Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–2–10.50058+1Lost to Georgia Tech 14–43
5923.307Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–30.40074+2Lost to Fordham 21–47
60-263.370William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–30.50058-1Lost to Wake Forest 28–55
61-73.375Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–30.40074+3Lost to Pennsylvania 7–28
6283.375Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–2–10.50058-1Beat Mississippi State 35–6
63-53.420Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–30.50058+1Lost to UCLA 20–27
64-123.502Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–30.50058+1Lost to Stanford 7–27
65-143.513Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–30.40074+1Lost to Michigan State 0–24
66-43.543Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–30.400740Lost to Cornell 12–14
6793.546Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–20.60048-3Beat Colgate 35–13
68193.677Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–30.500580Beat Bradley 55–6
69-263.716Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–30.400740Lost to Iowa 21–28
7073.740Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR4–30.57157-1Beat Arizona 27–7
71143.864Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–30.40074-1Beat Wayne State 41–0
72-83.923ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–20.50058-2Lost to Drake 14–27
73-103.942ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI2–40.33390+1Lost to SAN Francisco 14–41
74214.033Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–40.33390-1Beat Oklahoma State 55–14
7554.083Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI4–20.66744-2Beat Fresno State 34–13
76-14.280Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–30.40074-1Lost to Army 6–63
7764.311West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–30.500580Beat Quantico Marines 47–26
78-74.317Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–3–10.41773-4Lost to TCU 27–33
79-114.373Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–30.40074-2Lost to Oklahoma 0–48
80124.420Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON2–40.33390-1Beat William & Mary 55–28
81294.464Indiana (INDIANA)B101–40.2001030Beat Pittsburgh 48–14
82-14.504New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR1–40.2001030Lost to UTEP 0–7
83-244.527Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON2–2–10.50058-4Lost to South Carolina 13–27
84-64.640Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC3–30.50058-7Lost to Tulsa 6–55
8584.661Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–30.50058-2Beat BYU 35–7
8634.704Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–30.40074-3Beat Utah State 20–7
87-34.710Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–30.40074+2Lost to Virginia 13–32
88-164.728Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR1–3–10.30096-2Lost to Texas Tech 7–27
89104.782Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–30.50058-1Beat Davidson 28–7
90144.796South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–30.25098-3Beat Clemson 27–13
91104.813Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–30.400740Beat Northern State 91–0
9224.871Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–30.40074-5Beat Montana 47–19
93-34.874Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–50.1671110Lost to Baylor 0–21
94-275.085Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–30.40074-2Lost to Memphis 14–21
9575.109George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–30.40074-6Beat Washington & LEE 21–19
96-175.131Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–40.200103-3Lost to Rutgers 13–35
97-65.279Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–3–10.30096-2Lost to Georgetown 7–10
98-165.299Purdue (PURDUE)B101–40.200103-3Lost to Illinois 0–19
99-15.394Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–30.40074-7Lost to Villanova 0–20
100-45.690Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–50.167111-5Lost to California 7–21
101-45.708Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–40.200103-5Lost to George Washington 19–21
10275.818West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–40.33390-4Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 55–20
103-175.949Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–40.33390-9Lost to Idaho 19–47
104-16.279NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–30.25098-1Lost to Boston University 0–38
10506.715New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–30.40074-7BYE
10656.716Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–4–10.25098-11Lost to Wyoming 0–13
10796.757Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–40.33390-8Beat Citadel 19–7
108-206.784Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–30.25098-7Lost to Furman 7–19
109-26.797Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–50.000115-6Lost to Dartmouth 13–27
110-107.055Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–40.200103-10Lost to Colorado 7–20
11137.067Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–3–10.125113-5Lost to Tulane 6–14
11217.117Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–50.000115-7Lost to Yale 7–14
113-17.195Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI1–40.200103-6Lost to Santa Clara 19–27
114-67.341NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON0–50.000115-9Lost to Maryland 6–14
115-97.464Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–40.200103-5Lost to Richmond 7–28
116-18.273Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–4–10.100114-3Lost to Alabama 6–35
11708.467Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–60.000115-8Lost to Duke 7–55
11809.446Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–4–10.25098-1Tied Redlands 20–20
119010.267BYUIND SKY0–60.000115-8Lost to Denver 7–35

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