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Southern Conference

1949 Season · 16 ranked teams

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Failing
Avg Rank
78.1
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.887
Failing
Non-Conf Record
21-38
vs other conferences

1949 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)5-01.0007–40.636262.072Rebuilding ++28
2Maryland (MARYLAND)4-01.0009–10.90071.233Developing ++37
3Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)3-1.7503–5–10.389945.491Failing −-8
4Duke (DUKE)4-2.6676–30.667392.495Rebuilding −+10
5William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)4-2.6676–40.600493.039Struggling ++4
6Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)3-2.6003–5–10.389895.189Failing −-2
7South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)3-3.5004–60.400683.929Failing +-3
8Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)3-3.5004–60.400804.483Failing-11
9Furman (FURMAN)3-3.5003–60.3331086.609Rock Bottom-17
10Clemson (CLEMSON)2-2.5004–4–20.500754.242Failing +-8
11Citadel (CITADEL)2-2.5004–50.444975.671Rock Bottom-15
12George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)2-3.4004–50.444784.282Failing +-7
13NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)3-6.3333–70.300955.500Failing −-17
14Richmond (RICHMOND)2-6.2503–70.3001137.465Rock Bottom-26
15Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)1-5.1671–7–20.2001147.720Rock Bottom-19
16Davidson (DAVIDSON)1-5.1672–80.2001178.766Rock Bottom-31

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1326395126North CarolinaNorth Carolina — W12: #40North Carolina — W13: #29North Carolina — W14: #22North Carolina — RS Final: #19North Carolina — Final: #26MarylandMaryland — W12: #14Maryland — W13: #13Maryland — W14: #11Maryland — RS Final: #7Maryland — Final: #7Washington & LEEWashington & LEE — W12: #106Washington & LEE — W13: #102Washington & LEE — W14: #95Washington & LEE — RS Final: #96Washington & LEE — Final: #94W&LDukeDuke — W12: #31Duke — W13: #40Duke — W14: #41Duke — RS Final: #39Duke — Final: #39William & MaryWilliam & Mary — W12: #67William & Mary — W13: #55William & Mary — W14: #51William & Mary — RS Final: #51William & Mary — Final: #49Virginia Military InstituteVirginia Military Institute — W12: #92Virginia Military Institute — W13: #90Virginia Military Institute — W14: #89Virginia Military Institute — RS Final: #89Virginia Military Institute — Final: #89South CarolinaSouth Carolina — W12: #82South Carolina — W13: #84South Carolina — W14: #78South Carolina — RS Final: #68South Carolina — Final: #68Wake ForestWake Forest — W12: #64Wake Forest — W13: #68Wake Forest — W14: #79Wake Forest — RS Final: #79Wake Forest — Final: #80FurmanFurman — W12: #107Furman — W13: #109Furman — W14: #107Furman — RS Final: #107Furman — Final: #108ClemsonClemson — W12: #84Clemson — W13: #77Clemson — W14: #77Clemson — RS Final: #78Clemson — Final: #75CitadelCitadel — W12: #96Citadel — W13: #100Citadel — W14: #85Citadel — RS Final: #97Citadel — Final: #97George WashingtonGeorge Washington — W12: #85George Washington — W13: #76George Washington — W14: #76George Washington — RS Final: #77George Washington — Final: #78NC StateNC State — W12: #86NC State — W13: #86NC State — W14: #96NC State — RS Final: #94NC State — Final: #95RichmondRichmond — W12: #111Richmond — W13: #111Richmond — W14: #113Richmond — RS Final: #113Richmond — Final: #113Virginia TechVirginia Tech — W12: #113Virginia Tech — W13: #113Virginia Tech — W14: #114Virginia Tech — RS Final: #114Virginia Tech — Final: #114DavidsonDavidson — W12: #119Davidson — W13: #117Davidson — W14: #117Davidson — RS Final: #117Davidson — Final: #117DAW12W13W14RS FinalFinal

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
4.887
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Maryland
+37
North Carolina
+28
Duke
+10
William & Mary
+4
Virginia Military Institute
-2
South Carolina
-3
George Washington
-7
Washington & LEE
-8
Clemson
-8
Wake Forest
-11
Citadel
-15
Furman
-17
NC State
-17
Virginia Tech
-19
Richmond
-26
Davidson
-31

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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