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Southern Conference

1948 Season · 16 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
64.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.107
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
31-25
vs other conferences

1948 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Clemson (CLEMSON)5-01.00011–01.00081.320Developing+36
2North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)4-01.0009–1–10.86430.982Pretender −+46
3William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)5-1.8337–2–20.727282.099Rebuilding ＋+24
4Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)5-1.8336–30.667432.686Rebuilding −+8
5Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)5-2.7146–40.600402.490Rebuilding −+17
6Maryland (MARYLAND)4-2.6676–40.600492.884Struggling ＋+7
7Duke (DUKE)3-2.6004–3–20.556523.124Struggling+2
8Richmond (RICHMOND)3-3.5005–3–20.600563.278Struggling0
9Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)2-2.5004–60.400895.293Failing −-18
10George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)2-4.3334–60.400885.223Failing −-7
11Furman (FURMAN)2-4.3332–6–10.278996.213Rock Bottom-14
12Davidson (DAVIDSON)2-5.2863–5–10.389935.580Failing −-16
13South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)1-3.2503–50.375834.649Failing-10
14NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)1-4.2003–6–10.350694.215Failing ＋-3
15Citadel (CITADEL)0-5.0002–70.2221127.566Rock Bottom-23
16Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)0-6.0000–8–10.0561158.103Rock 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
1316192122ClemsonClemson — W14: #10Clemson — RS Final: #12Clemson — PS 1: #12Clemson — PS 2: #11Clemson — Final: #8North CarolinaNorth Carolina — W14: #1North Carolina — RS Final: #1North Carolina — PS 1: #1North Carolina — PS 2: #1North Carolina — Final: #3William & MaryWilliam & Mary — W14: #36William & Mary — RS Final: #36William & Mary — PS 1: #36William & Mary — PS 2: #36William & Mary — Final: #28Virginia Military InstituteVirginia Military Institute — W14: #41Virginia Military Institute — RS Final: #41Virginia Military Institute — PS 1: #41Virginia Military Institute — PS 2: #43Virginia Military Institute — Final: #43Wake ForestWake Forest — W14: #31Wake Forest — RS Final: #31Wake Forest — PS 1: #31Wake Forest — PS 2: #31Wake Forest — Final: #40MarylandMaryland — W14: #50Maryland — RS Final: #50Maryland — PS 1: #50Maryland — PS 2: #50Maryland — Final: #49DukeDuke — W14: #51Duke — RS Final: #51Duke — PS 1: #51Duke — PS 2: #51Duke — Final: #52RichmondRichmond — W14: #58Richmond — RS Final: #57Richmond — PS 1: #57Richmond — PS 2: #57Richmond — Final: #56Washington & LEEWashington & LEE — W14: #90Washington & LEE — RS Final: #90Washington & LEE — PS 1: #90Washington & LEE — PS 2: #90Washington & LEE — Final: #89W&LGeorge WashingtonGeorge Washington — W14: #89George Washington — RS Final: #89George Washington — PS 1: #89George Washington — PS 2: #89George Washington — Final: #88FurmanFurman — W14: #98Furman — RS Final: #97Furman — PS 1: #97Furman — PS 2: #97Furman — Final: #99DavidsonDavidson — W14: #93Davidson — RS Final: #93Davidson — PS 1: #93Davidson — PS 2: #93Davidson — Final: #93DASouth CarolinaSouth Carolina — W14: #82South Carolina — RS Final: #82South Carolina — PS 1: #82South Carolina — PS 2: #83South Carolina — Final: #83NC StateNC State — W14: #72NC State — RS Final: #70NC State — PS 1: #70NC State — PS 2: #70NC State — Final: #69CitadelCitadel — W14: #114Citadel — RS Final: #110Citadel — PS 1: #110Citadel — PS 2: #110Citadel — Final: #112Virginia TechVirginia Tech — W14: #115Virginia Tech — RS Final: #115Virginia Tech — PS 1: #115Virginia Tech — PS 2: #115Virginia Tech — Final: #115W14RS FinalPS 1PS 2Final

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Average Rating Tier
4.107
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
North Carolina
+46
Clemson
+36
William & Mary
+24
Wake Forest
+17
Virginia Military Institute
+8
Maryland
+7
Duke
+2
Richmond
0
NC State
-3
George Washington
-7
South Carolina
-10
Furman
-14
Davidson
-16
Washington & LEE
-18
Citadel
-23
Virginia Tech
-27

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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