1937 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 11, 1938By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1937 Season Tags: • No Comments

1937 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.742	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–0–1	0.950	3	+44	BYE
2	0	1.059	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	7–0–1	0.938	5	+24	BYE
3	0	1.217	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	10–0–1	0.955	2	+33	BYE
4	0	1.241	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	8–0–1	0.944	4	+26	BYE
5	0	1.300	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	6	+38	BYE
6	0	1.357	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	7–0–2	0.889	8	+16	BYE
7	0	1.376	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+30	BYE
8	0	1.395	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	7–1–1	0.833	12	+29	BYE
9	0	1.438	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	8–1	0.889	8	+27	BYE
10	0	1.447	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	6–1–1	0.813	14	+21	BYE
11	0	1.544	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	8–0–2	0.900	6	+20	BYE
12	0	1.574	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	29	+28	BYE
13	0	1.637	LSU	SEC	9–2	0.818	13	+30	BYE
14	0	1.641	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–1–2	0.778	20	+22	BYE
15	1	1.652	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	7–2–1	0.750	24	+27	BYE
16	-1	1.659	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–2–3	0.682	37	+24	BYE
17	0	1.843	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	20	+21	BYE
18	0	1.857	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	34	+15	BYE
19	0	1.889	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–2	0.750	24	+15	BYE
20	0	1.919	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	6–3–2	0.636	46	+26	BYE
21	0	1.942	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	11	+15	BYE
22	0	1.993	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	7–2	0.778	20	+23	BYE
23	0	2.022	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–2–2	0.700	30	+16	BYE
24	0	2.033	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–2–2	0.700	30	+18	BYE
25	0	2.063	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	8–2	0.800	15	+20	BYE
26	0	2.070	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	7–1	0.875	10	+14	BYE
27	0	2.097	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–2	0.750	24	+13	BYE
28	0	2.127	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+17	BYE
29	0	2.149	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–2–2	0.667	38	+17	BYE
30	0	2.216	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	43	+19	BYE
31	0	2.225	UTEP	IND BOR	7–1–2	0.800	15	+5	BYE
32	0	2.235	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	7–2	0.778	20	+19	BYE
33	0	2.251	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	34	+13	BYE
34	0	2.342	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	43	+14	BYE
35	0	2.345	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	15	+9	BYE
36	0	2.399	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	8–4	0.667	38	+24	BYE
37	0	2.446	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	15	+14	BYE
38	0	2.467	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2–2	0.727	28	+9	Beat Hawaii ALL Stars 35–6
39	1	2.557	Manhattan (MANHATTAN)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	43	+14	BYE
40	-1	2.558	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–2–2	0.667	38	+14	BYE
41	0	2.578	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	30	+10	BYE
42	0	2.592	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	30	+7	BYE
43	0	2.644	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	34	+3	BYE
44	0	2.648	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	4–3–2	0.556	59	+12	BYE
45	0	2.661	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	5–3–1	0.611	54	+15	BYE
46	0	2.672	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–3–2	0.556	59	+10	BYE
47	0	2.726	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–3–2	0.636	46	+8	BYE
48	0	2.731	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	49	+9	BYE
49	0	2.846	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	6–3–3	0.625	49	+7	BYE
50	0	2.856	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–2–4	0.556	59	+9	BYE
51	2	2.882	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	4–3–1	0.563	56	+9	BYE
52	0	2.894	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	5–3	0.625	49	+7	BYE
53	-2	2.900	TCU	IND SWC	4–4–2	0.500	69	+11	BYE
54	0	2.938	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–3	0.625	49	+4	BYE
55	0	2.985	BYU	IND SKY	6–3	0.667	38	+11	BYE
56	0	3.030	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	6–3	0.667	38	+12	BYE
57	0	3.048	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	66	+6	BYE
58	0	3.147	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	7–2–1	0.750	24	-6	BYE
59	0	3.181	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–4	0.500	69	+6	BYE
60	0	3.298	USC	PAC	4–4–2	0.500	69	+5	BYE
61	1	3.363	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	55	+2	BYE
62	-1	3.365	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	56	+2	BYE
63	0	3.511	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–3–3	0.500	69	+5	BYE
64	0	3.599	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	46	-9	BYE
65	0	3.619	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	4–4–1	0.500	69	-1	BYE
66	0	3.628	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	56	-1	BYE
67	0	3.695	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	59	-1	BYE
68	0	3.696	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	69	+2	BYE
69	0	3.712	Western State (WESTERN STATE)	IND SKY	5–3	0.625	49	+4	BYE
70	0	3.732	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	66	0	BYE
71	0	3.814	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	4–4–1	0.500	69	0	BYE
72	0	3.815	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–3–3	0.500	69	0	BYE
73	0	3.855	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	69	+2	BYE
74	0	3.916	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	69	+9	BYE
75	0	4.009	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–4	0.500	69	-3	BYE
76	0	4.076	Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)	IND SKY	5–4	0.556	59	-4	BYE
77	0	4.111	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–3–2	0.500	69	-4	BYE
78	0	4.154	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	87	-1	BYE
79	0	4.175	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–3–2	0.556	59	-10	BYE
80	0	4.182	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–5–1	0.450	88	-5	BYE
81	0	4.197	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	59	0	BYE
82	0	4.235	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	69	-6	BYE
83	0	4.240	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	69	+2	BYE
84	0	4.256	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–4–1	0.550	66	-9	BYE
85	0	4.329	Bucknell (BUCKNELL)	IND FBSI	3–3–2	0.500	69	+1	BYE
86	0	4.335	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	88	-2	BYE
87	0	4.440	Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	111	+1	BYE
88	0	4.542	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	90	-5	BYE
89	0	4.563	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	100	-7	BYE
90	0	4.589	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	5–5	0.500	69	-11	BYE
91	0	4.634	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–6	0.400	96	-5	BYE
92	0	4.641	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	94	-6	BYE
93	0	4.781	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–6–1	0.350	106	-3	BYE
94	0	4.792	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–7	0.364	104	-7	BYE
95	2	4.815	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–6	0.400	96	-8	BYE
96	-1	4.829	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–4–2	0.444	90	-1	BYE
97	-1	4.839	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–6–1	0.458	86	-4	BYE
98	0	4.844	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	69	-11	BYE
99	0	5.020	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–6–1	0.278	115	-4	BYE
100	0	5.121	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	2–4–2	0.375	100	0	BYE
101	0	5.122	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	104	-5	BYE
102	0	5.127	Montana State (MONTANA STATE)	IND SKY	3–4–1	0.438	94	-13	BYE
103	0	5.163	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	90	-11	BYE
104	0	5.196	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	96	-17	BYE
105	0	5.233	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	111	-3	BYE
106	0	5.277	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	96	-7	BYE
107	0	5.401	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	107	-10	BYE
108	0	5.416	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	2–5–2	0.333	107	-10	BYE
109	0	5.435	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	2–4–2	0.375	100	-6	BYE
110	0	5.556	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	90	-20	BYE
111	0	5.915	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	107	-12	BYE
112	1	6.053	UCLA	PAC	2–6–1	0.278	115	-11	BYE
113	-1	6.079	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	107	-15	BYE
114	0	6.235	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	3–5	0.375	100	-11	BYE
115	0	6.610	Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)	IND SKY	2–6	0.250	117	-10	BYE
116	0	6.659	Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)	IND SKY	2–5	0.286	114	-16	BYE
117	0	6.761	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–7	0.125	123	-18	BYE
118	0	6.852	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	118	-22	BYE
119	0	6.977	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	2–6–2	0.300	113	-22	BYE
120	0	7.057	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	121	-21	BYE
121	0	7.252	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	118	-22	BYE
122	0	7.357	Chicago (CHICAGO)	B10	1–6	0.143	122	-18	BYE
123	0	7.376	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	SEC	2–7	0.222	118	-21	BYE
124	0	7.776	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	1–7	0.125	123	-18	BYE
125	0	9.405	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	0–8–1	0.056	125	-14	BYE
126	0	11.672	Washburn (WASHBURN)	IND MVC	0–10	0.000	126	-21	BYE