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Southern Conference

1951 Season · 17 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
67.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.406
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
27-36
vs other conferences

1951 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Maryland (MARYLAND)5-01.00010–01.00040.997Developing ＋+44
2Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)5-01.0007–30.700382.655Rebuilding −+16
3William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)5-1.8337–30.700211.963Rebuilding ＋+24
4Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)5-1.8336–40.600422.729Struggling ＋+18
5Clemson (CLEMSON)3-1.7507–30.700282.225Rebuilding+13
6Duke (DUKE)4-2.6675–4–10.550462.887Struggling ＋+6
7Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)5-3.6256–40.600442.787Struggling ＋+6
8South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)5-3.6255–40.556513.067Struggling ＋+6
9West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)2-3.4005–50.500754.205Failing ＋-13
10North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)2-3.4002–80.200865.086Failing −-12
11George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)2-3.4002–6–10.278925.501Failing −-15
12NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)2-6.2503–70.300966.025Rock Bottom-19
13Richmond (RICHMOND)2-6.2503–80.2731066.893Rock Bottom-30
14Citadel (CITADEL)1-3.2504–60.400915.397Failing −-25
15Furman (FURMAN)1-4.2003–6–10.350976.026Rock Bottom-12
16Davidson (DAVIDSON)1-5.1671–80.1111149.014Rock Bottom-26
17Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)1-7.1252–80.2001117.449Rock Bottom-33

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1316191121MarylandMaryland — W14: #5Maryland — RS Final: #5Maryland — PS 1: #5Maryland — PS 3: #5Maryland — Final: #4Virginia Military InstituteVirginia Military Institute — W14: #42Virginia Military Institute — RS Final: #38Virginia Military Institute — PS 1: #38Virginia Military Institute — PS 3: #38Virginia Military Institute — Final: #38William & MaryWilliam & Mary — W14: #24William & Mary — RS Final: #22William & Mary — PS 1: #23William & Mary — PS 3: #22William & Mary — Final: #21Washington & LEEWashington & LEE — W14: #40Washington & LEE — RS Final: #39Washington & LEE — PS 1: #39Washington & LEE — PS 3: #39Washington & LEE — Final: #42W&LClemsonClemson — W14: #21Clemson — RS Final: #21Clemson — PS 1: #21Clemson — PS 3: #21Clemson — Final: #28DukeDuke — W14: #48Duke — RS Final: #47Duke — PS 1: #46Duke — PS 3: #46Duke — Final: #46Wake ForestWake Forest — W14: #43Wake Forest — RS Final: #44Wake Forest — PS 1: #44Wake Forest — PS 3: #44Wake Forest — Final: #44South CarolinaSouth Carolina — W14: #56South Carolina — RS Final: #54South Carolina — PS 1: #54South Carolina — PS 3: #54South Carolina — Final: #51West VirginiaWest Virginia — W14: #76West Virginia — RS Final: #76West Virginia — PS 1: #74West Virginia — PS 3: #75West Virginia — Final: #75North CarolinaNorth Carolina — W14: #84North Carolina — RS Final: #85North Carolina — PS 1: #86North Carolina — PS 3: #86North Carolina — Final: #86George WashingtonGeorge Washington — W14: #80George Washington — RS Final: #92George Washington — PS 1: #93George Washington — PS 3: #93George Washington — Final: #92NC StateNC State — W14: #97NC State — RS Final: #97NC State — PS 1: #97NC State — PS 3: #97NC State — Final: #96RichmondRichmond — W14: #111Richmond — RS Final: #106Richmond — PS 1: #106Richmond — PS 3: #106Richmond — Final: #106CitadelCitadel — W14: #90Citadel — RS Final: #90Citadel — PS 1: #90Citadel — PS 3: #90Citadel — Final: #91FurmanFurman — W14: #98Furman — RS Final: #96Furman — PS 1: #96Furman — PS 3: #96Furman — Final: #97DavidsonDavidson — W14: #114Davidson — RS Final: #114Davidson — PS 1: #114Davidson — PS 3: #114Davidson — Final: #114DAVirginia TechVirginia Tech — W14: #110Virginia Tech — RS Final: #111Virginia Tech — PS 1: #111Virginia Tech — PS 3: #110Virginia Tech — Final: #111W14RS 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
4.406
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Maryland
+44
William & Mary
+24
Washington & LEE
+18
Virginia Military Institute
+16
Clemson
+13
Duke
+6
Wake Forest
+6
South Carolina
+6
North Carolina
-12
Furman
-12
West Virginia
-13
George Washington
-15
NC State
-19
Citadel
-25
Davidson
-26
Richmond
-30
Virginia Tech
-33

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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