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1936 Week 9 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
160.723Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–01.0001+11Beat Purdue 33–0
260.825Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–0–10.90011+13Beat North Carolina 21–7
3-20.960Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+9Beat Rutgers 28–0
4101.077Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+9Beat Michigan State 13–7
5-31.205Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–10.80025+11Lost to Utah State 0–12
641.217Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–0–10.90011+8Beat Loyola (NEW ORLEANS) 13–6
791.221Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–01.0001+6Beat Illinois 13–2
891.240Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat ST. Mary's 7–6
9121.292Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–01.0001+7Beat Utah 12–0
10-61.300Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Springfield 33–0
1121.300LSUSEC4–0–10.90011+9Beat Arkansas 19–7
1281.329Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–0–10.90011+7Beat Georgia 20–13
13201.347Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–10.80025+9Beat Notre Dame 26–0
14-51.387Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–01.0001+8Beat Carnegie Tech 7–0
15-101.418Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON5–10.83321+13Lost to Tennessee 13–15
16-131.433USCPAC4–0–10.90011+5Beat Stanford 14–7
17-111.434North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–10.80025+10Lost to Tulane 7–21
1841.473Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–0–10.90011+6Beat Oregon 3–0
19-11.508Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5BYE
20101.517Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–0–10.90011+6Tied Baylor 0–0
21-101.544ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–10.75037+8Lost to Fordham 6–7
2251.567Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–0–10.87519+3BYE
2361.571George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI4–0–10.90011+5Beat Wake Forest 13–12
24-91.595Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–10.75037+6Beat Oklahoma 14–0
2561.597Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–0–10.87519+3Tied NEW York University 7–7
26-21.642Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–1–10.70047+6Beat New Mexico State 28–7
2771.682Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80025+10Beat California 13–0
28-21.690Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–1–10.70047+6Tied Vanderbilt 0–0
2931.750Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+4Beat Boston University 25–7
30162.008Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–10.83321+6Beat Florida 7–0
3172.012Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–10.75037+4Beat Brown 48–6
32112.028Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–10.80025+3Beat Harvard 26–7
3372.057UCLAPAC5–10.83321+6Beat Oregon State 22–13
34-62.059Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80025+4Lost to Marquette 7–13
3572.318SMUIND SWC3–10.75037+2BYE
3612.349Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON4–10.80025+4Beat Syracuse 20–0
3722.373Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–10.80025+3Beat Wyoming 25–14
38-22.449Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–20.60056+6Lost to George Washington 12–13
39-142.462Purdue (PURDUE)B103–10.75037+2Lost to Minnesota 0–33
4012.464Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–1–10.70047+2Tied TCU 0–0
41192.469Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–20.60056+4Beat Manhattan 20–0
4272.475Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–10.75037+2Beat Penn State 13–7
43-242.492Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI4–10.80025+7Lost to West Virginia Wesleyan 0–2
44202.534Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–20.60056+6Beat Citadel 21–0
4562.546West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–10.83321+1Beat Centre 26–13
4662.580Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–1–10.70047+2Beat Kansas 26–6
47232.584Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR4–10.80025+7Beat Centenary 12–6
48322.603Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–10.75037+2Beat Navy 7–0
4912.619Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–10.800250Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 20–18
50282.627Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–20.50069+2Beat Indiana 7–0
51-162.631Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–20.60056+5Lost to Princeton 0–7
52-292.709Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75037+2Lost to Pittsburgh 0–26
53352.710Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–2–10.50069+4Beat Duke 15–13
5412.733TCUIND SWC3–2–10.58368+3Tied Mississippi State 0–0
55222.773Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–1–10.62553+1Beat Iowa State 10–0
56-442.906Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC3–10.75037+6Lost to Hardin Simmons 7–13
57262.920Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–20.60056+2Beat Montana State 27–0
58-132.940Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI4–2–10.64352+1Lost to Texas Tech 6–12
5982.984BYUIND SKY2–20.50069+3BYE
60-13.000Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–10.80025-1BYE
61263.057Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY2–10.66751+1Beat Colorado State 9–7
62-43.077Iowa (IOWA)B102–1–10.625530BYE
6383.184Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–20.60056-1Beat Lafayette 41–0
64-163.201Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI3–20.60056+1Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–20
6533.216Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–30.50069+2Beat Texas 7–0
66183.248Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–30.50069+4Beat South Carolina 19–0
67143.257Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–20.600560Beat Washington & Jefferson 26–6
68-143.394Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–2–10.50069+1Lost to Washington State 0–3
69293.458Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–1–10.62553-1Beat Oklahoma State 13–0
70-133.478Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–2–10.50069+1Lost to Northwestern 2–13
7153.528Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–20.60056-1Beat Pacific 7–6
72-283.577Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI1–30.250112+2Lost to Holy Cross 0–7
73-203.597Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–20.500690Lost to Dartmouth 7–26
7453.663Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–30.40096+2Lost to Auburn 13–20
7503.684Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–30.400960Lost to LSU 7–19
76183.700Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–20.600560Beat Mercer 20–9
77-143.706Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–20.50069-1Lost to Kentucky 0–7
78173.772UTEPIND BOR3–10.75037+1Beat SUL Ross State 6–0
79213.773Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–30.50069+1Beat Richmond 20–0
80-183.777South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–30.50069-1Lost to Clemson 0–19
81203.800Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI2–20.50069-1Beat SAN Francisco 17–7
82-353.823Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–20.500690Lost to Michigan 0–13
8323.830Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–3–10.1251300Lost to USC 7–14
84-183.837New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–20.60056+1Lost to Arizona 7–28
85-133.890California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–30.50069-2Lost to Washington 0–13
86113.904NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–30.50069-1Beat Virginia Tech 13–0
8743.906Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–3–10.41794-1Beat Catholic 14–0
8853.913Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY3–20.60056-1Beat Western State 12–10
89-243.973Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–2–10.500690Lost to Colorado 7–9
90-343.978Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–2–10.500690Lost to Nebraska 0–14
91114.100Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–30.400960Beat Virginia 13–0
92-64.151Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–30.50069-2Lost to Davidson 0–21
93-324.164SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI2–2–10.50069-2Lost to Gonzaga 7–17
94-254.167Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–2–10.50069-1Lost to Missouri 0–10
95-224.197Indiana (INDIANA)B102–20.50069-2Lost to Ohio State 0–7
96104.706Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–30.250112-1Beat Columbia 13–0
97-84.709Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–2–10.50069-4Tied Texas A&M 0–0
9814.717Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–2–10.500690Tied Georgia Tech 0–0
99-174.834Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–20.50069-4Lost to Northern Arizona 0–19
100-85.227Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–30.250112-2BYE
101-275.328Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–2–10.375105-3Lost to Rice 0–7
102175.408Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)IND FBSI2–30.40096-5Beat Newberry 27–0
10325.448Loyola (new Orleans) (LOYOLA (NEW ORLEANS))IND FBSI2–30.40096-1Lost to Alabama 6–13
104-145.485Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–30.40096-5Lost to Washington & LEE 0–13
10555.592Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–40.200118-5Lost to UCLA 13–22
106-105.614Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–2–20.50069-3Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–20
10745.835NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–2–10.375105-3Tied Georgetown 7–7
10815.919Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–40.333108-9Lost to NC State 0–13
109165.970Erskine (ERSKINE)IND FBSI2–30.40096-8Beat Wofford 26–0
11086.000Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY0–3–10.125130-3Lost to Denver 14–25
111-46.009Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–2–10.375105-3BYE
112176.090Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY1–20.333108-4Beat Colorado Mines 14–0
113-106.118Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–30.250112-3Lost to Kansas State 6–26
114-26.134Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–30.250112-1Lost to Cornell 7–13
115-26.203Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY1–40.200118-5Lost to Montana 0–27
116-86.333Mercer (MERCER)IND FBSI2–3–10.41794-5Lost to Furman 9–20
117106.483Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–30.400960Beat Arizona State 19–0
11826.780Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–30.250112-2Lost to Maryland 0–20
119-156.814Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–40.200118-3Lost to Nevada 6–7
120-67.003Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC1–40.200118-4Lost to Drake 18–20
12177.035Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC2–30.40096-5Beat Grinnell 7–6
12227.234Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC1–40.200118-2Lost to Tulsa 0–13
123-87.361Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY1–40.200118-4Lost to Northern Colorado 10–12
124-87.427Grinnell (GRINNELL)IND MVC2–40.333108-4Lost to Washburn 6–7
125-47.624Wofford (WOFFORD)IND FBSI1–40.200118-10Lost to Erskine 0–26
126-47.781Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY1–40.200118-8Lost to Colorado College 0–14
127-17.793ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND FBSI1–3–10.3001110Tied South Dakota 6–6
128-57.813Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–40.200118-4Lost to Pennsylvania 6–48
12918.387New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR1–40.200118-3Beat NEW Mexico Military 13–7
130-138.573William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–40.200118-9Lost to Roanoke 0–13
131010.921Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC0–2–10.167129-1Tied Tennessee Tech 0–0

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