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1936 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1936 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
100.870LSUSEC9–0–10.9501+45BYE
201.143Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–0–10.9442+35BYE
301.160Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–10.8755+26BYE
401.195Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI7–10.8755+30BYE
511.217Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–1–10.83311+27BYE
611.217Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON9–10.9004+43BYE
7-21.221Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–1–10.83311+30BYE
801.307Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY7–0–10.9383+26BYE
901.326Yale (YALE)IND FBSI7–10.8755+25BYE
1001.421Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–10.8755+23BYE
1101.429Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–20.77817+24BYE
1201.502Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI7–1–10.83311+19BYE
1301.569TCUIND SWC8–2–20.75022+31BYE
1411.597Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–10.8755+20BYE
1511.602Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–2–10.75022+29BYE
16-21.605Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI7–10.8755+19BYE
1711.672North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON8–20.80016+33BYE
18-11.688Denver (DENVER)IND SKY7–1–10.83311+22BYE
1901.729Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–1–20.77817+14BYE
2001.736Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI5–1–20.75022+13BYE
2101.772Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–2–10.72227+21BYE
2201.828Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–30.70031+28BYE
2301.882Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–2–20.70031+19BYE
2401.898ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI6–3–10.65045+23BYE
2501.963George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI7–1–10.83311+11BYE
2602.019Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–30.66738+20BYE
2712.076Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–2–10.75022+16BYE
28-12.094Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–2–30.65045+14BYE
2902.124Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–30.62553+13BYE
3012.155Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–30.66738+19BYE
3112.159Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–3–10.65045+21BYE
3212.191Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–2–10.75022+21BYE
3312.197Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI7–20.77817+21BYE
3412.268Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–2–10.72227+12BYE
3532.338Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77817+14BYE
3642.341Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–3–10.70830+21Beat SAN Francisco 38–14
37-12.363Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI6–2–10.72227+10BYE
38-12.366Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–2–20.62553+7BYE
3902.385Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–2–20.66738+8BYE
4012.529Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–30.70031+18BYE
4122.539Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–20.77817+15BYE
4202.568Purdue (PURDUE)B105–2–10.68835+7BYE
4312.587USCPAC4–2–30.61157+7BYE
4412.592Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–3–10.65045+15BYE
4512.653Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–30.66738+4BYE
4612.689Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–30.66738+4BYE
47-172.721Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–2–20.70031+1Lost to South Carolina 3–6
4802.759Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–30.57166+11BYE
4902.848UCLAPAC6–3–10.65045+9BYE
5002.879Indiana (INDIANA)B105–2–10.68835+2BYE
5102.963Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–3–20.63652+6BYE
5212.995Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI6–40.60059+5BYE
5313.002Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–40.55668+10BYE
5413.004Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–4–10.55072+13BYE
55-33.028Montana (MONTANA)PAC6–30.66738+3BYE
5603.041Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–3–10.65045+4BYE
5703.132California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–40.60059+2BYE
5813.139Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60059+8BYE
59-13.155Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–5–20.50077+7BYE
6013.222New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR6–3–10.65045+5BYE
6113.224Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–40.55668+8BYE
62-23.230Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI6–30.66738-3BYE
6303.331Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–3–20.556680BYE
6403.371Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI5–30.62553+1BYE
6503.429UTEPIND BOR5–2–10.68835+3BYE
6613.434Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI6–4–20.58365+1BYE
67-13.465Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI5–30.62553-3BYE
6823.499Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON5–50.50077+10BYE
6903.514NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61157-6BYE
7013.610SMUIND SWC5–4–10.550720BYE
7113.626Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–4–10.50077+4BYE
7213.657Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–5–10.45087+1BYE
7313.691Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–40.60059-3BYE
7413.761West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–40.600590BYE
7523.769Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60059+3BYE
7603.787Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–3–10.563670BYE
7713.827Iowa (IOWA)B103–4–10.438920BYE
78-103.883SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI4–4–20.50077-4Lost to Texas A&M 14–38
7903.918Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI2–60.250118+1BYE
8003.945Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–3–20.500770BYE
8103.947Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–70.41796-3BYE
8203.998Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–4–10.43892-3BYE
8304.046BYUIND SKY4–50.44488+1BYE
8414.103Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON6–50.54576+2BYE
85-14.112Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI4–4–10.50077-5BYE
8604.185Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–3–30.50077-4BYE
8784.251South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–70.41796+7Beat Miami 6–3
88-14.311Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC4–40.50077+2BYE
89-14.317ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND FBSI5–4–10.55072+6BYE
90-14.378Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–50.375103-4BYE
91-14.403Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–60.40098-3BYE
92-14.410Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–4–10.55072+6BYE
93-14.652Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY5–40.55668-4BYE
94-14.755Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–5–20.333107-3BYE
95-14.779Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–50.44488-9BYE
9614.968Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–50.50077-16BYE
97-14.988Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY3–4–10.43892-6BYE
9805.068Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–6–10.278115-9BYE
9905.131Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–50.375103-4BYE
10005.137Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–5–10.389102-4BYE
10105.199Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–70.125127-7BYE
10215.200Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–60.40098-14BYE
103-15.218Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–50.44488-6BYE
10405.405Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–4–20.50077-13BYE
10505.479Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–60.250118-12BYE
10605.498Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–5–10.313109-7BYE
10705.622Loyola (new Orleans) (LOYOLA (NEW ORLEANS))IND FBSI4–60.40098-4BYE
10825.706NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–70.300111-3BYE
109-15.709Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–70.300111-11BYE
110-15.722Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY3–50.375103-14BYE
11105.795Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–60.40098-16BYE
11205.944Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–70.300111-12BYE
11305.988Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC3–70.300111-16BYE
11406.029Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–6–10.278115-16BYE
11506.115Mercer (MERCER)IND FBSI3–6–10.350106-7BYE
11606.200Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR3–4–10.43892-2BYE
11706.234Erskine (ERSKINE)IND FBSI4–50.44488-22BYE
11806.473Chicago (CHICAGO)B102–5–10.313109-13BYE
11906.525Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)IND FBSI3–60.333107-23BYE
12006.854Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–6–10.188124-12BYE
12107.321New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–70.222121-13BYE
12207.394Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–70.222121-27BYE
12307.466Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY2–60.250118-23BYE
12408.122Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC2–6–10.278115-23BYE
12508.445Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC1–90.100130-27BYE
12618.516Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY1–60.143126-18BYE
127-18.525Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–70.125127-23BYE
12808.907Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND MVC2–70.222121-18BYE
12909.063Wofford (WOFFORD)IND FBSI1–7–10.167125-27BYE
13009.401William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–80.111129-28BYE
131010.636Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC0–6–10.071131-21BYE

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