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Southern Conference

1945 Season · 11 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
49.8
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.728
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
22-18
vs other conferences

1945 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Duke (DUKE)4-01.0006–20.750171.839Rebuilding ++18
2Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)4-1.8005–3–10.611242.352Rebuilding+14
3William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)4-2.6676–30.667282.491Rebuilding −+8
4Clemson (CLEMSON)2-1.6676–3–10.650302.576Rebuilding −+6
5Maryland (MARYLAND)3-2.6006–2–10.722202.058Rebuilding ++12
6Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)3-2.6005–40.556573.836Failing ++3
7North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)2-2.5005–50.500473.520Struggling −+1
8NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)2-4.3333–60.333694.395Failing +-7
9Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)2-5.2862–60.250845.677Rock Bottom-15
10South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)0-3.0002–4–30.389795.061Failing −-6
11Richmond (RICHMOND)0-4.0002–60.250937.204Rock Bottom-17

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1234567799DukeDuke — W12: #20Duke — W13: #18Duke — W14: #17Duke — RS Final: #18Duke — Final: #17Wake ForestWake Forest — W12: #59Wake Forest — W13: #40Wake Forest — W14: #41Wake Forest — RS Final: #29Wake Forest — Final: #24William & MaryWilliam & Mary — W12: #47William & Mary — W13: #36William & Mary — W14: #29William & Mary — RS Final: #27William & Mary — Final: #28ClemsonClemson — W12: #33Clemson — W13: #28Clemson — W14: #24Clemson — RS Final: #33Clemson — Final: #30MarylandMaryland — W12: #32Maryland — W13: #32Maryland — W14: #23Maryland — RS Final: #21Maryland — Final: #20Virginia Military InstituteVirginia Military Institute — W12: #45Virginia Military Institute — W13: #65Virginia Military Institute — W14: #57Virginia Military Institute — RS Final: #57Virginia Military Institute — Final: #57North CarolinaNorth Carolina — W12: #50North Carolina — W13: #60North Carolina — W14: #68North Carolina — RS Final: #49North Carolina — Final: #47NC StateNC State — W12: #75NC State — W13: #73NC State — W14: #73NC State — RS Final: #70NC State — Final: #69Virginia TechVirginia Tech — W12: #88Virginia Tech — W13: #84Virginia Tech — W14: #86Virginia Tech — RS Final: #85Virginia Tech — Final: #84South CarolinaSouth Carolina — W12: #60South Carolina — W13: #63South Carolina — W14: #63South Carolina — RS Final: #74South Carolina — Final: #79RichmondRichmond — W12: #87Richmond — W13: #92Richmond — W14: #94Richmond — RS Final: #94Richmond — Final: #93W12W13W14RS FinalFinal

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Average Rating Tier
3.728
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Duke
+18
Wake Forest
+14
Maryland
+12
William & Mary
+8
Clemson
+6
Virginia Military Institute
+3
North Carolina
+1
South Carolina
-6
NC State
-7
Virginia Tech
-15
Richmond
-17

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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