1937 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 23, 1937By 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	0.867	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	8–0–1	0.944	5	+31	Beat Penn State 28–7
2	1	1.131	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+28	BYE
3	3	1.156	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	6–0–1	0.929	7	+17	Beat ST. Mary's 6–0
4	3	1.164	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	7–0–1	0.938	6	+22	Beat Temple 33–0
5	-1	1.236	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–1–1	0.813	17	+26	BYE
6	-1	1.241	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	7–0	1.000	1	+22	BYE
7	3	1.382	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	7–0–2	0.889	8	+15	Beat Columbia 27–0
8	1	1.384	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	9–0–1	0.950	4	+21	Beat Stanford 13–0
9	-1	1.409	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+17	BYE
10	5	1.494	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	7–1–1	0.833	15	+25	Beat NC State 20–7
11	0	1.523	LSU	SEC	8–1	0.889	8	+19	Beat Northwestern State 52–0
12	-10	1.527	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	6–1–1	0.813	17	+18	Lost to Harvard 6–13
13	0	1.653	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	7–0–2	0.889	8	+14	Tied Carnegie Tech 0–0
14	0	1.663	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	35	+22	Beat Northwestern 7–0
15	2	1.683	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	7–1	0.875	11	+21	BYE
16	-4	1.684	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–1–2	0.750	26	+18	Beat Iowa 28–0
17	-1	1.728	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–1–1	0.813	17	+18	BYE
18	24	1.926	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	35	+14	Beat Yale 13–6
19	-1	1.931	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	11	+15	BYE
20	1	1.955	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–2	0.750	26	+15	Beat Wisconsin 13–6
21	-1	1.987	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	7–1	0.875	11	+13	Beat North Dakota 14–3
22	0	2.046	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	26	+16	Beat ST. John's (MARYLAND) 47–6
23	2	2.134	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	21	+10	Beat Creighton 48–7
24	0	2.162	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	6–1	0.857	14	+10	BYE
25	4	2.212	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–2–3	0.611	48	+10	Tied Georgia 0–0
26	15	2.219	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–2	0.750	26	+13	Beat Michigan 21–0
27	12	2.224	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–2–2	0.571	54	+11	BYE
28	10	2.240	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	6–3	0.667	38	+15	Beat Florida 12–0
29	1	2.247	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–1–1	0.813	17	+4	BYE
30	4	2.275	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	21	+11	Beat Loyola Marymount 27–13
31	2	2.313	UTEP	IND BOR	6–1–2	0.778	21	+5	Beat SUL Ross State 34–20
32	-6	2.319	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	44	+11	BYE
33	-2	2.330	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–2–2	0.667	38	+9	Tied George Washington 0–0
34	-7	2.335	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	6–2	0.750	26	+13	Beat Kansas 9–7
35	0	2.340	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	5–2	0.714	32	+17	BYE
36	-13	2.411	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	56	+12	Lost to Fordham 0–6
37	7	2.412	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	34	+19	Beat Centenary 7–2
38	2	2.469	Manhattan (MANHATTAN)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	38	+15	Beat Niagara 13–7
39	6	2.478	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	7–1–1	0.833	15	+2	Beat Grinnell 27–7
40	9	2.531	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–2–2	0.667	38	+12	Beat Oklahoma State 16–0
41	5	2.559	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–2	0.778	21	+5	BYE
42	5	2.586	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	7–2	0.778	21	+10	Beat Georgetown 12–2
43	11	2.594	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	5–3–1	0.611	48	+9	Beat Sewanee 33–7
44	-25	2.680	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	35	+2	Lost to Colgate 0–7
45	-8	2.681	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	5–3–1	0.611	48	+13	Lost to Duke 7–20
46	6	2.700	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–3–1	0.563	56	+10	BYE
47	-11	2.722	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	45	+8	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–28
48	5	2.734	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–2–2	0.667	38	+6	Beat Oregon 14–0
49	-21	2.785	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–2–4	0.556	68	+9	Lost to Villanova 0–33
50	1	2.802	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–3–1	0.563	56	+7	Lost to California 0–13
51	7	2.831	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–3–1	0.563	56	+4	BYE
52	4	2.896	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	4–3	0.571	54	+8	BYE
53	6	2.899	Western State (WESTERN STATE)	IND SKY	5–2	0.714	32	+3	Beat Idaho State 9–6
54	11	2.932	BYU	IND SKY	6–3	0.667	38	+11	Beat Montana State 19–0
55	-12	2.942	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–3	0.625	45	+4	Lost to Purdue 7–13
56	5	2.990	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	4–3–1	0.563	56	+8	BYE
57	-9	3.032	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	5–3–2	0.600	52	+4	Lost to Texas Tech 2–7
58	8	3.082	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–3–1	0.611	48	+4	Tied Auburn 0–0
59	4	3.240	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–1–1	0.750	26	0	BYE
60	4	3.261	USC	PAC	3–3–2	0.500	72	+4	BYE
61	-29	3.270	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–3–2	0.500	72	+4	Lost to TCU 2–7
62	-2	3.280	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–4	0.500	72	+6	Lost to Notre Dame 0–7
63	6	3.351	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–4	0.500	72	+7	BYE
64	16	3.353	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	56	+2	Beat Indiana 13–7
65	2	3.428	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	56	+2	BYE
66	5	3.443	TCU	IND SWC	3–4–2	0.444	92	+4	Beat Rice 7–2
67	-12	3.476	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	56	+4	Lost to Princeton 6–26
68	2	3.499	SMU	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	68	+5	Beat UCLA 26–13
69	-7	3.636	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	56	-1	Lost to Minnesota 6–13
70	2	3.636	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	68	+12	BYE
71	-14	3.669	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–3–3	0.500	72	+2	Lost to Washington State 0–7
72	9	3.711	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	52	-7	Beat Erskine 47–7
73	20	3.712	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	72	+2	Beat Navy 26–6
74	-24	3.720	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	56	+3	Lost to Boston University 6–13
75	0	3.746	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–3–1	0.563	56	0	BYE
76	0	3.882	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	72	-1	BYE
77	5	3.890	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	100	+5	Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 3–0
78	5	3.927	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	4–4	0.500	72	-2	BYE
79	0	3.939	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	72	-2	Tied Arkansas 0–0
80	18	3.940	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–3–3	0.500	72	0	Beat Oregon State 7–0
81	-3	3.942	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	45	0	BYE
82	-9	4.035	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–4	0.500	72	-2	Lost to Ohio State 0–21
83	2	4.154	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	4–4	0.500	72	-1	BYE
84	11	4.176	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–3–2	0.500	72	-4	Beat Chicago 21–0
85	6	4.214	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–3–1	0.563	56	-10	BYE
86	-18	4.282	Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)	IND SKY	4–4	0.500	72	-2	Lost to Colorado State 0–6
87	20	4.333	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	100	-4	Beat Syracuse 7–0
88	-1	4.340	Bucknell (BUCKNELL)	IND FBSI	3–3–2	0.500	72	+1	BYE
89	-5	4.373	Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	109	0	Tied Holy Cross 0–0
90	2	4.389	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	5–4	0.556	68	-6	BYE
91	-5	4.434	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	3–4–1	0.438	96	-4	BYE
92	-18	4.450	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	72	-10	Lost to Marquette 6–13
93	15	4.661	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–5–1	0.450	91	-6	Beat Presbyterian 64–0
94	5	4.715	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	2–3–2	0.429	99	-1	BYE
95	-6	4.777	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–4–1	0.438	96	+1	Lost to Arizona 7–9
96	-19	4.797	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–4	0.500	72	-8	Lost to Iowa State 7–13
97	-7	4.861	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	92	-3	Lost to Baylor 13–27
98	2	4.875	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	92	-9	BYE
99	-11	4.887	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	104	-2	BYE
100	5	4.898	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–4–1	0.500	72	-12	BYE
101	-7	4.965	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	92	-12	Lost to Oklahoma 0–16
102	2	4.988	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–4	0.500	72	-13	BYE
103	-6	4.990	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–6	0.333	105	-8	Lost to Georgia Tech 0–12
104	-2	4.998	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–5–1	0.313	109	0	BYE
105	-2	5.036	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	2–4–2	0.375	100	0	Lost to Maryland 2–12
106	-10	5.174	Montana State (MONTANA STATE)	IND SKY	3–4–1	0.438	96	-12	Lost to BYU 0–19
107	-6	5.195	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–5	0.375	100	-4	Lost to Washington 0–14
108	3	5.332	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	105	-10	Beat Duquesne 13–6
109	-3	5.432	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	109	-9	Lost to Dartmouth 0–27
110	0	5.851	Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)	IND SKY	2–5	0.286	112	-4	BYE
111	5	5.893	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	105	-11	Beat Kansas State 13–7
112	-3	6.071	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	105	-10	Lost to Missouri 0–3
113	8	6.266	Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)	IND SKY	2–5	0.286	112	-11	Beat South Dakota Mines 12–7
114	-2	6.459	UCLA	PAC	1–5–1	0.214	121	-9	Lost to SMU 13–26
115	-1	6.539	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	119	-12	BYE
116	-1	6.672	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	116	-15	BYE
117	6	6.708	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	115	-17	Beat Portland 3–2
118	1	6.783	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	116	-18	BYE
119	-6	6.865	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	2–6	0.250	116	-14	Lost to Detroit Mercy 7–48
120	-3	6.926	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–7	0.125	124	-18	Lost to Nebraska 0–28
121	-3	6.969	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	2–5	0.286	112	-10	BYE
122	0	7.239	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	SEC	2–7	0.222	119	-16	Lost to Tulane 7–33
123	-3	7.348	Chicago (CHICAGO)	B10	1–6	0.143	122	-17	Lost to Illinois 0–21
124	0	7.754	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	1–6	0.143	122	-13	Beat Colorado College 6–0
125	0	10.396	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	0–7–1	0.063	125	-11	Lost to San José State 6–25
126	0	11.435	Washburn (WASHBURN)	IND MVC	0–9	0.000	126	-19	Lost to ST. Benedict 0–13