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Southern Conference

1940 Season · 15 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
61.7
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.744
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
39-27
vs other conferences

1940 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Clemson (CLEMSON)4-01.0006–2–10.722352.416Rebuilding −+9
2Duke (DUKE)4-1.8007–20.778101.481Developing+28
3Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)4-2.6677–30.700302.307Rebuilding+17
4William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)2-1.6676–2–10.722322.317Rebuilding+11
5Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)3-2.6007–2–10.750282.204Rebuilding+14
6North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)3-2.6006–40.600492.890Struggling ＋+9
7Richmond (RICHMOND)3-2.6006–30.667523.036Struggling ＋+13
8Furman (FURMAN)4-3.5715–40.556643.650Struggling −+5
9Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)1-1.5002–7–10.2501136.775Rock Bottom-21
10Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)2-3.4005–50.500713.959Failing ＋+2
11NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)3-5.3753–60.333734.057Failing ＋0
12South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)1-3.2503–60.333884.761Failing-6
13Davidson (DAVIDSON)1-5.1675–50.500754.105Failing ＋-7
14Citadel (CITADEL)0-4.0004–50.444985.768Rock Bottom-18
15Maryland (MARYLAND)0-1.0002–6–10.2781076.440Rock Bottom-20

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
4336291120ClemsonClemson — W15: #35Clemson — RS Final: #36Clemson — PS 1: #36Clemson — PS 3: #36Clemson — Final: #35DukeDuke — W15: #11Duke — RS Final: #11Duke — PS 1: #11Duke — PS 3: #11Duke — Final: #10Wake ForestWake Forest — W15: #33Wake Forest — RS Final: #31Wake Forest — PS 1: #31Wake Forest — PS 3: #31Wake Forest — Final: #30William & MaryWilliam & Mary — W15: #32William & Mary — RS Final: #32William & Mary — PS 1: #32William & Mary — PS 3: #32William & Mary — Final: #32Virginia Military InstituteVirginia Military Institute — W15: #29Virginia Military Institute — RS Final: #30Virginia Military Institute — PS 1: #30Virginia Military Institute — PS 3: #30Virginia Military Institute — Final: #28North CarolinaNorth Carolina — W15: #48North Carolina — RS Final: #49North Carolina — PS 1: #49North Carolina — PS 3: #49North Carolina — Final: #49RichmondRichmond — W15: #53Richmond — RS Final: #53Richmond — PS 1: #53Richmond — PS 3: #52Richmond — Final: #52FurmanFurman — W15: #66Furman — RS Final: #66Furman — PS 1: #66Furman — PS 3: #64Furman — Final: #64Washington & LEEWashington & LEE — W15: #114Washington & LEE — RS Final: #113Washington & LEE — PS 1: #113Washington & LEE — PS 3: #113Washington & LEE — Final: #113W&LVirginia TechVirginia Tech — W15: #74Virginia Tech — RS Final: #72Virginia Tech — PS 1: #72Virginia Tech — PS 3: #71Virginia Tech — Final: #71NC StateNC State — W15: #75NC State — RS Final: #74NC State — PS 1: #74NC State — PS 3: #73NC State — Final: #73South CarolinaSouth Carolina — W15: #96South Carolina — RS Final: #88South Carolina — PS 1: #88South Carolina — PS 3: #88South Carolina — Final: #88DavidsonDavidson — W15: #78Davidson — RS Final: #75Davidson — PS 1: #76Davidson — PS 3: #75Davidson — Final: #75DACitadelCitadel — W15: #92Citadel — RS Final: #97Citadel — PS 1: #97Citadel — PS 3: #98Citadel — Final: #98MarylandMaryland — W15: #107Maryland — RS Final: #106Maryland — PS 1: #106Maryland — PS 3: #107Maryland — Final: #107W15RS FinalPS 1PS 3Final

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
3.744
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Duke
+28
Wake Forest
+17
Virginia Military Institute
+14
Richmond
+13
William & Mary
+11
Clemson
+9
North Carolina
+9
Furman
+5
Virginia Tech
+2
NC State
0
South Carolina
-6
Davidson
-7
Citadel
-18
Maryland
-20
Washington & LEE
-21

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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