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Southern Conference

1939 Season · 15 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
63.7
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.793
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
41-27
vs other conferences

1939 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Duke (DUKE)5-01.0008–10.88951.288Developing+34
2Clemson (CLEMSON)4-01.0009–10.90071.421Developing+36
3William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)2-01.0006–2–10.722412.662Rebuilding −+5
4North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)5-1.8338–1–10.85061.401Developing+31
5Richmond (RICHMOND)3-1.7507–1–20.800252.009Rebuilding ＋+12
6Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)3-1.7506–3–10.650503.047Struggling ＋+8
7Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)3-3.5007–30.700392.582Rebuilding −+9
8Furman (FURMAN)3-3.5005–40.556784.052Failing ＋-5
9NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)2-4.3332–80.200985.186Failing −-8
10Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)1-2.3333–4–10.438804.078Failing ＋-1
11South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)1-3.2503–6–10.3501005.485Failing −-4
12Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)1-4.2004–5–10.450844.317Failing ＋+1
13Davidson (DAVIDSON)1-7.1252–70.2221166.685Rock Bottom-23
14Maryland (MARYLAND)0-1.0002–70.2221136.312Rock Bottom-12
15Citadel (CITADEL)0-4.0003–80.2731146.372Rock Bottom-28

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1326495127DukeDuke — W13: #6Duke — W14: #6Duke — RS Final: #6Duke — PS 1: #6Duke — Final: #5ClemsonClemson — W13: #18Clemson — W14: #13Clemson — RS Final: #13Clemson — PS 1: #13Clemson — Final: #7William & MaryWilliam & Mary — W13: #53William & Mary — W14: #41William & Mary — RS Final: #42William & Mary — PS 1: #42William & Mary — Final: #41North CarolinaNorth Carolina — W13: #7North Carolina — W14: #9North Carolina — RS Final: #7North Carolina — PS 1: #8North Carolina — Final: #6RichmondRichmond — W13: #17Richmond — W14: #28Richmond — RS Final: #26Richmond — PS 1: #26Richmond — Final: #25Virginia Military InstituteVirginia Military Institute — W13: #52Virginia Military Institute — W14: #53Virginia Military Institute — RS Final: #49Virginia Military Institute — PS 1: #50Virginia Military Institute — Final: #50Wake ForestWake Forest — W13: #40Wake Forest — W14: #42Wake Forest — RS Final: #39Wake Forest — PS 1: #39Wake Forest — Final: #39FurmanFurman — W13: #69Furman — W14: #77Furman — RS Final: #80Furman — PS 1: #78Furman — Final: #78NC StateNC State — W13: #88NC State — W14: #93NC State — RS Final: #96NC State — PS 1: #97NC State — Final: #98Washington & LEEWashington & LEE — W13: #71Washington & LEE — W14: #76Washington & LEE — RS Final: #77Washington & LEE — PS 1: #80Washington & LEE — Final: #80W&LSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina — W13: #113South Carolina — W14: #102South Carolina — RS Final: #102South Carolina — PS 1: #101South Carolina — Final: #100Virginia TechVirginia Tech — W13: #70Virginia Tech — W14: #74Virginia Tech — RS Final: #84Virginia Tech — PS 1: #85Virginia Tech — Final: #84DavidsonDavidson — W13: #116Davidson — W14: #114Davidson — RS Final: #116Davidson — PS 1: #116Davidson — Final: #116DAMarylandMaryland — W13: #111Maryland — W14: #112Maryland — RS Final: #113Maryland — PS 1: #113Maryland — Final: #113CitadelCitadel — W13: #120Citadel — W14: #116Citadel — RS Final: #114Citadel — PS 1: #114Citadel — Final: #114W13W14RS FinalPS 1Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
3.793
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Clemson
+36
Duke
+34
North Carolina
+31
Richmond
+12
Wake Forest
+9
Virginia Military Institute
+8
William & Mary
+5
Virginia Tech
+1
Washington & LEE
-1
South Carolina
-4
Furman
-5
NC State
-8
Maryland
-12
Davidson
-23
Citadel
-28

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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