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Southern Conference

1947 Season · 16 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
59.8
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.745
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
33-24
vs other conferences

1947 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)7-1.8759–20.818101.483Developing+29
2North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)4-1.8008–20.80050.982Pretender −+43
3South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)4-1.8006–2–10.722322.202Rebuilding+13
4Duke (DUKE)3-1.7504–3–20.556262.071Rebuilding ＋+16
5Maryland (MARYLAND)3-2.6007–2–20.727181.819Rebuilding ＋+22
6NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)3-2.6005–3–10.611342.226Rebuilding+17
7Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)3-2.6005–50.500733.976Failing ＋-6
8Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)4-3.5714–50.444754.050Failing ＋-3
9Davidson (DAVIDSON)3-3.5006–3–10.650523.086Struggling-2
10Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)3-4.4296–40.600422.681Rebuilding −+13
11Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)2-3.4003–5–10.389915.045Failing −-13
12Clemson (CLEMSON)1-3.2504–50.444824.293Failing ＋-11
13Citadel (CITADEL)1-4.2003–50.375925.089Failing −-12
14Furman (FURMAN)1-4.2002–70.2221056.331Rock Bottom-22
15Richmond (RICHMOND)1-5.1673–70.3001035.912Rock Bottom-17
16George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)0-4.0001–7–10.1671178.672Rock 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
1326293124William & MaryWilliam & Mary — RS Final: #7William & Mary — PS 1: #7William & Mary — PS 2: #7William & Mary — PS 3: #7William & Mary — Final: #10North CarolinaNorth Carolina — RS Final: #5North Carolina — PS 1: #5North Carolina — PS 2: #5North Carolina — PS 3: #5North Carolina — Final: #5South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #34South Carolina — PS 1: #34South Carolina — PS 2: #34South Carolina — PS 3: #34South Carolina — Final: #32DukeDuke — RS Final: #26Duke — PS 1: #26Duke — PS 2: #26Duke — PS 3: #26Duke — Final: #26MarylandMaryland — RS Final: #21Maryland — PS 1: #19Maryland — PS 2: #19Maryland — PS 3: #19Maryland — Final: #18NC StateNC State — RS Final: #33NC State — PS 1: #32NC State — PS 2: #33NC State — PS 3: #33NC State — Final: #34Washington & LEEWashington & LEE — RS Final: #73Washington & LEE — PS 1: #72Washington & LEE — PS 2: #72Washington & LEE — PS 3: #73Washington & LEE — Final: #73W&LVirginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #75Virginia Tech — PS 1: #75Virginia Tech — PS 2: #75Virginia Tech — PS 3: #75Virginia Tech — Final: #75DavidsonDavidson — RS Final: #53Davidson — PS 1: #51Davidson — PS 2: #51Davidson — PS 3: #51Davidson — Final: #52DAWake ForestWake Forest — RS Final: #42Wake Forest — PS 1: #42Wake Forest — PS 2: #42Wake Forest — PS 3: #42Wake Forest — Final: #42Virginia Military InstituteVirginia Military Institute — RS Final: #90Virginia Military Institute — PS 1: #90Virginia Military Institute — PS 2: #90Virginia Military Institute — PS 3: #90Virginia Military Institute — Final: #91ClemsonClemson — RS Final: #81Clemson — PS 1: #80Clemson — PS 2: #81Clemson — PS 3: #82Clemson — Final: #82CitadelCitadel — RS Final: #92Citadel — PS 1: #91Citadel — PS 2: #91Citadel — PS 3: #92Citadel — Final: #92FurmanFurman — RS Final: #105Furman — PS 1: #105Furman — PS 2: #105Furman — PS 3: #105Furman — Final: #105RichmondRichmond — RS Final: #102Richmond — PS 1: #102Richmond — PS 2: #102Richmond — PS 3: #102Richmond — Final: #103George WashingtonGeorge Washington — RS Final: #117George Washington — PS 1: #117George Washington — PS 2: #117George Washington — PS 3: #117George Washington — Final: #117RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 3Final

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Average Rating Tier
3.745
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
North Carolina
+43
William & Mary
+29
Maryland
+22
NC State
+17
Duke
+16
South Carolina
+13
Wake Forest
+13
Davidson
-2
Virginia Tech
-3
Washington & LEE
-6
Clemson
-11
Citadel
-12
Virginia Military Institute
-13
Richmond
-17
Furman
-22
George Washington
-27

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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