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Southern Conference

1938 Season · 15 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
70.6
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.190
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
35-29
vs other conferences

1938 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Duke (DUKE)5-01.0009–10.90041.397Developing+36
2Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)4-01.0006–1–40.727302.179Rebuilding+12
3Clemson (CLEMSON)3-01.0007–1–10.833141.566Developing −+26
4North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)4-1.8006–2–10.722272.067Rebuilding ＋+19
5Richmond (RICHMOND)3-2.6006–3–10.650583.440Struggling −+5
6NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)3-3.5003–7–10.318954.992Failing-5
7South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)2-2.5006–4–10.591613.527Struggling −-1
8Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)2-2.5004–4–10.500934.955Failing-4
9Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)3-4.4294–5–10.450764.178Failing ＋+5
10Citadel (CITADEL)2-3.4006–50.545824.453Failing-14
11Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)2-3.4003–5–20.400924.949Failing-7
12Maryland (MARYLAND)1-2.3332–70.2221096.469Rock Bottom-17
13Davidson (DAVIDSON)2-6.2504–60.400965.078Failing −-12
14William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)0-4.0003–70.3001106.655Rock Bottom-18
15Furman (FURMAN)0-4.0002–7–10.2501126.941Rock Bottom-27

Place is by conference win %, then conference wins, then Power Up rank. Conference championship tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1306089119DukeDuke — RS Final: #3Duke — PS 1: #3Duke — PS 2: #3Duke — PS 3: #3Duke — Final: #4Virginia Military InstituteVirginia Military Institute — RS Final: #31Virginia Military Institute — PS 1: #31Virginia Military Institute — PS 2: #31Virginia Military Institute — PS 3: #31Virginia Military Institute — Final: #30ClemsonClemson — RS Final: #12Clemson — PS 1: #12Clemson — PS 2: #12Clemson — PS 3: #12Clemson — Final: #14North CarolinaNorth Carolina — RS Final: #27North Carolina — PS 1: #27North Carolina — PS 2: #26North Carolina — PS 3: #25North Carolina — Final: #27RichmondRichmond — RS Final: #58Richmond — PS 1: #58Richmond — PS 2: #58Richmond — PS 3: #58Richmond — Final: #58NC StateNC State — RS Final: #91NC State — PS 1: #91NC State — PS 2: #91NC State — PS 3: #92NC State — Final: #95South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #62South Carolina — PS 1: #62South Carolina — PS 2: #62South Carolina — PS 3: #61South Carolina — Final: #61Washington & LEEWashington & LEE — RS Final: #95Washington & LEE — PS 1: #95Washington & LEE — PS 2: #95Washington & LEE — PS 3: #94Washington & LEE — Final: #93W&LWake ForestWake Forest — RS Final: #75Wake Forest — PS 1: #75Wake Forest — PS 2: #75Wake Forest — PS 3: #74Wake Forest — Final: #76CitadelCitadel — RS Final: #81Citadel — PS 1: #81Citadel — PS 2: #81Citadel — PS 3: #81Citadel — Final: #82Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #93Virginia Tech — PS 1: #93Virginia Tech — PS 2: #93Virginia Tech — PS 3: #93Virginia Tech — Final: #92MarylandMaryland — RS Final: #109Maryland — PS 1: #109Maryland — PS 2: #109Maryland — PS 3: #109Maryland — Final: #109DavidsonDavidson — RS Final: #97Davidson — PS 1: #97Davidson — PS 2: #96Davidson — PS 3: #96Davidson — Final: #96DAWilliam & MaryWilliam & Mary — RS Final: #111William & Mary — PS 1: #111William & Mary — PS 2: #111William & Mary — PS 3: #111William & Mary — Final: #110FurmanFurman — RS Final: #112Furman — PS 1: #112Furman — PS 2: #112Furman — PS 3: #112Furman — Final: #112RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 3Final

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Average Rating Tier
4.190
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Duke
+36
Clemson
+26
North Carolina
+19
Virginia Military Institute
+12
Richmond
+5
Wake Forest
+5
South Carolina
-1
Washington & LEE
-4
NC State
-5
Virginia Tech
-7
Davidson
-12
Citadel
-14
Maryland
-17
William & Mary
-18
Furman
-27

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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