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1933 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1933 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.850Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–0–10.9382+29BYE
210.972USCPAC9–1–10.86413+42Beat Georgia 31–0
3-11.097LSUSEC6–0–30.83317+25Tied Tulane 7–7
401.195Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–0–40.75029+15BYE
521.283Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI9–01.0001+27Beat Yale 27–2
661.287Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–10.8897+33Beat Oregon State 22–0
741.293Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–10.8897+34Beat Carnegie Tech 16–0
8-21.334Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI7–0–30.85015+22Beat Union (TENNESSEE) 48–0
941.348Oregon (OREGON)PAC9–10.9003+32Beat ST. Mary's 13–7
1001.381Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–20.77825+30Beat Kentucky 27–0
1141.495Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–1–10.83317+26Beat Vanderbilt 7–0
1221.542Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–1–10.85015+26BYE
1331.610Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI7–10.87510+21BYE
14-91.633Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON9–10.9003+28Lost to Georgia Tech 0–6
15-71.682Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–10.9003+20Lost to Notre Dame 12–13
1661.716Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI6–10.85714+19Beat Arkansas 7–0
1711.754Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–10.87510+17BYE
1811.770Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI9–10.9003+18BYE
19-21.876Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–20.80022+25Lost to USC 0–31
2032.016Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–10.87510+8BYE
21-122.022Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–1–10.78624+13Lost to Utah 0–13
2292.033Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR8–10.8897+11Beat Kansas State 6–0
2342.042Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY7–20.77825+16Beat Denver 14–7
24-32.059Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B86–2–10.72233+17Lost to Texas Tech 0–6
2512.082Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI7–20.77825+22BYE
26-22.086Purdue (PURDUE)B106–1–10.81320+10BYE
2712.103Furman (FURMAN)IND FBSI6–1–20.77825+12Beat Clemson 6–0
28-32.107Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81320+6BYE
29-92.178Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC6–2–20.70036+13Lost to Nebraska 0–22
30152.234Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–30.62547+15Beat Colorado State 13–0
3122.335Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–30.62547+14BYE
3242.353California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–3–20.63645+10BYE
33-12.365Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI6–20.75029+7BYE
3432.381Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC6–2–10.72233+17BYE
3502.384Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR5–10.83317+8BYE
3642.410TCUIND SWC9–2–10.79223+10Beat SMU 26–6
3722.411Iowa (IOWA)B105–30.62547+11BYE
38-42.424Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–3–10.65040+15Tied LSU 7–7
39-102.506Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–30.70036+14Lost to Tulsa 0–7
4012.546Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI7–2–10.75029+3Beat SAN Diego Marines 13–6
4112.566Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–30.62547+13BYE
42112.577South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–3–10.65040+14Beat Auburn 16–14
4312.580Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–2–10.75029+9Beat Rutgers 18–13
44-62.599ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI5–3–10.61154+8Lost to Oregon 7–13
45-22.611Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–2–20.62547+6BYE
4652.622Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–3–20.63645+10Beat Mississippi State 31–0
4732.738Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND FBSI6–2–10.72233+8Beat Wake Forest 20–13
48-182.762Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–3–10.61154+7Lost to UCLA 0–7
4932.799Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–30.62547+10BYE
50-12.806Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–3–10.65040+7Tied Texas 10–10
5182.816UCLAPAC6–4–10.59160+9Beat Washington State 7–0
52-42.831Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–40.55663+14BYE
5342.978Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–30.62547+3BYE
5443.032Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–40.60059+13Beat Rice 7–6
55103.049Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–3–10.61154+6Beat Maryland 19–0
56-103.051Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–3–30.55068+8Lost to Alabama 0–7
57-13.078Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–2–10.68838+6BYE
58113.101Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–50.50072+12Beat Duke 6–0
5973.114Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–30.57161+6Beat Pennsylvania 20–12
6013.147Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–3–10.65040+1BYE
6123.198Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI4–2–10.64344+9BYE
6203.227Chicago (CHICAGO)B103–3–20.50072+4BYE
6313.254Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–3–30.55068+8Tied Virginia Military Institute 0–0
64-93.271Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–3–10.61154+10Lost to Colorado 7–14
65-183.300George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI5–3–10.611540Lost to Kansas 0–7
66-123.337Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–40.50072+6Lost to Princeton 2–27
67113.355Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–4–10.55068+4Beat Missouri 27–0; Beat GEORGE WASHINGTON 7–0
6803.358Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–4–10.50072+7BYE
69-93.468Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI4–3–20.55663+3Lost to Pittsburgh 0–16
7023.671Mercer (MERCER)IND FBSI4–3–20.55663-4Beat Oglethorpe 31–0
71-43.688Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–50.50072-1Lost to South Carolina 14–16
7213.741Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–40.50072-2BYE
73-23.742ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND FBSI6–30.66739-1BYE
74-43.940Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–50.50072-1Lost to Tennessee 0–27
7503.985Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–40.50072-5BYE
76-24.051Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–40.50072-2BYE
77-14.098Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY4–30.57161-5BYE
78184.192Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–5–10.38993+1Beat Army 13–12
7964.257BYUIND SKY5–40.556630Beat Wyoming 6–3
8004.294Richmond (RICHMOND)IND FBSI5–40.55663-10BYE
81-44.295Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–40.42990-2BYE
8254.298North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–50.44485-5Beat Virginia 14–0
8314.398Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43887-2BYE
84-34.439Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–4–10.50072-8BYE
85-64.453SMUIND SWC4–6–10.40991+3Lost to TCU 6–26
86-44.527Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–5–20.45584-7Tied Texas A&M 10–10
8724.571Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–5–10.313105-2BYE
88-24.575William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND FBSI6–50.54571-5BYE
89-14.614New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR3–4–10.43887-4BYE
90-74.636Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–4–20.50072+2BYE
9104.932Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–3–10.50072-5BYE
9204.935Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–5–10.38993-8BYE
9304.962Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC3–4–10.43887-6BYE
94-45.031NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–4–10.357100+2BYE
9505.125Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC4–50.44485-13BYE
9655.171West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–5–30.40991-9Beat Washington & Jefferson 7–2
9705.263Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–50.37597-3BYE
9805.441Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–6–10.350102-6Lost to Ole Miss 0–31
99-55.608Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–4–10.357100-9Lost to Cornell 12–20
100135.627Citadel (CITADEL)IND FBSI3–5–10.38993-9Beat Wofford 14–0
10135.710Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–6–20.36499-17Lost to Furman 0–6
10215.838Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–50.375970BYE
103-45.925Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)IND FBSI2–7–10.250114-16Lost to West Virginia 2–7
104-45.976Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–80.273113-19Lost to Baylor 6–7
105-36.089Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY2–5–10.313105-5BYE
10646.103Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–5–20.250114-11BYE
107-26.142Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–5–10.38993-11BYE
10806.259Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC3–60.333103-23BYE
10926.585Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–70.300107-19Lost to Florida 0–19
110-36.645Wofford (WOFFORD)IND FBSI3–60.333103-8Lost to Citadel 0–14
11116.742Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–7–10.250114-13Tied Virginia Tech 0–0
112-66.751Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–6–20.300107-19Lost to North Carolina 0–14
113-46.766Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–6–10.278110-19Lost to BYU 3–6
11406.838NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–5–30.278110-17BYE
11526.950Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI2–6–10.278110-21BYE
11607.253Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY1–50.167122-14BYE
11717.547SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI1–6–10.188120-6BYE
118-37.549New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–60.250114-13Lost to NEW Mexico Military 2–7
11907.559Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY2–50.286109-13BYE
12018.235Indiana (INDIANA)B101–5–20.250114-12BYE
121-18.356Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–80.111123-24Lost to Kansas 0–27
12208.829Butler (BUTLER)IND MVC2–60.250114-8BYE
12329.365Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND FBSI0–5–10.083124-14Lost to Davidson 13–20
12409.764Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND MVC0–8–10.056125-15BYE
125-29.950Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI1–6–10.188120-13BYE
126010.401Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY0–50.000126-22BYE

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