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1937 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
140.892Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–0–10.87519+6Tied Fordham 0–0
240.959Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–0–10.87519+7Tied Harvard 0–0
310.985North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–0–10.87519+6Beat Wake Forest 28–0
451.102Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+6Beat Tennessee 14–7
5-31.139Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–0–10.83324+4Tied TCU 7–7
691.169Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–0–20.75033+5Tied Boston College 0–0
711.213Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–0–10.83324+4Tied Oklahoma 0–0
8201.269Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–01.0001+5Beat Centenary 20–0
9-61.304Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–10.75033+7Lost to Syracuse 6–14
10-31.364Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–0–10.83324+2Tied Navy 0–0
11111.373LSUSEC4–01.0001+5Beat Ole Miss 13–0
12181.409Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON3–0–10.87519+5Beat Georgia Tech 20–19
13221.446Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–0–10.83324+2Beat Manhattan 20–0
14111.451Western State (WESTERN STATE)IND SKY2–01.0001+2BYE
1581.461Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Army 15–7
16261.472Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Cornell 14–6
17-41.511New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–01.0001+5Beat Northern Arizona 7–0
18261.520Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–0–20.75033+2Beat Mississippi State 33–7
19-21.527Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY3–01.0001+3Beat BYU 14–0
2041.536Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–0–10.87519+3Beat Colgate 7–6
21-91.545California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–01.0001+4Beat California Davis 14–0; Beat PACIFIC 20–0
22101.581Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Georgia 7–6
23131.583Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–01.0001+4Beat SMU 6–0
24-81.590Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+5Beat Portland 27–0
2511.625Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–01.0001+3Beat Purdue 14–7
26121.641Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Brown 41–0
27-131.646Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–01.0001+3Beat Iowa 13–6
28131.689Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–01.0001+4Beat SAN Francisco 13–7
2901.706Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI2–0–10.833240Tied Pittsburgh 0–0
30401.723Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND SKY2–10.66752+5Beat Denver 7–4
3181.771Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–0–10.83324+1Tied Temple 0–0
3211.782Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Catholic 30–0
3371.914Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–0–10.833240Tied Bucknell 6–6
3401.944George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1BYE
35162.085Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–10.75033+2Beat Michigan 39–6
36-92.185Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–10.75033+2Lost to Duke 19–20
37-262.205Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–1–10.62560+3Lost to LSU 0–13
38-72.229Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–10.75033+3Lost to Holy Cross 6–7
39172.273USCPAC3–10.75033+3Beat Oregon 34–14
4092.273Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–1–20.50071+2Tied Washington 7–7
41-202.300Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66752+3Lost to Yale 7–15
42182.336Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–10.80031+2Beat Furman 8–0
4342.349Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–10.66752+2BYE
44-262.435Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI3–1–10.70051+2Lost to Baylor 0–20
4592.440Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–10.80031+3Beat Creighton 9–0
46172.517NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–10.75033+1Beat ST. John's (MARYLAND) 59–0
4782.525Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–10.75033+3Beat Northern Colorado 7–6
48-22.567Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75033+1Beat Lehigh 14–7
4942.570West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–10.75033+2Beat Xavier 13–7
50-312.593Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–10.75033+1Lost to Colorado College 4–7
51412.604ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI2–20.50071+3Beat Loyola Marymount 13–7
5292.677Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI3–10.750330Beat ST. Vincent's (PENNSYLVANIA) 26–0
53-332.762Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–1–10.62560+2Lost to Alabama 7–14
54-42.763Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI2–20.50071+3Lost to Villanova 0–20
55262.833Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–1–10.62560+1Beat Texas 21–10
56-42.842Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–10.75033+1Beat Washburn 25–3
5782.881Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–1–10.62560+3Tied Utah State 0–0
58362.945Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–20.50071+2Beat Sewanee 21–0
59482.993Indiana (INDIANA)B102–10.667520Beat Illinois 13–6
6023.069Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–1–10.62560+2Tied Washington State 7–7
61253.127NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–1–10.62560+2Beat Virginia Tech 13–7
62-193.147Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–10.75033-1Lost to ST. Mary's 7–13
6313.174ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–10.75033-1Beat South Dakota 9–0
64163.180Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75033-1Beat Missouri 2–0
6563.237UTEPIND BOR2–1–10.625600Tied New Mexico 7–7
66113.253Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–1–10.625600Tied Rice 0–0
67-303.259Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–1–10.62560-1Lost to Citadel 0–8
6873.278TCUIND SWC1–1–20.50071+1Tied Texas A&M 7–7
69-123.291SMUIND SWC2–20.50071+1Lost to Vanderbilt 0–6
7083.295Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–10.667520Beat Pennsylvania 26–6
71-53.320Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–10.667520Beat Chicago 16–7
72-623.326Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–10.667520Lost to Texas Tech 0–20
73-143.412Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–20.500710Lost to Auburn 7–33
74263.424Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.50071+1Beat Washington & LEE 41–6
75183.524Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–10.75033-1Beat Virginia 3–0
76-73.539SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI2–20.500710Lost to Montana 7–13
77113.547Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–1–10.62560-1Tied Miami 6–6
78283.602Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–20.60070+5Beat Richmond 21–7
79-123.632BYUIND SKY2–20.500710Lost to Colorado 0–14
80-323.684Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI1–20.333106+2Lost to Columbia 6–26
81-803.685Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–1–10.50071+2Lost to Carnegie Tech 7–9
8293.777South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–2–10.500710Beat Davidson 12–7
83-103.804Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–20.500710Lost to Dartmouth 0–41
8433.805Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–2–10.375101+1Tied UCLA 7–7
85-33.809Purdue (PURDUE)B102–20.500710Lost to Northwestern 7–14
86-183.849Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–20.50071-1Lost to Tulane 6–7
87-24.178Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–20.500710Lost to USC 14–34
88-94.183Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–20.3331060Lost to Michigan State 0–2
89204.195Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR2–30.40099+2Beat Arizona 20–0
90-74.220Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)IND SKY1–10.50071-1BYE
91-334.226Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–20.50071-1Lost to Kentucky 6–41
92194.279William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–20.50071-1Beat Guilford 37–0
93-44.282Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC2–20.50071-2Lost to Drake 0–9
9424.321Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–20.333106-1BYE
95214.359Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–10.66752+1Beat Iowa State 14–6
96-224.459Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC2–20.50071-2Lost to Florida 0–21
97-214.487Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–2–10.375101+1Lost to Arkansas 10–21
9804.536UCLAPAC1–1–10.500710Tied Oregon State 7–7
9954.592Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–1–20.50071-1Tied Nebraska 0–0
100-554.597Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–1–20.50071-1Lost to Indiana 6–13
101-64.605New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR1–2–10.375101-1Tied UTEP 7–7
102104.644Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC2–20.50071-3Beat Bradley 13–7
103-314.697Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–20.50071-2Lost to Kansas State 0–13
10414.709Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY0–1–20.3331060Tied Idaho 0–0
105154.904Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–20.3331060Beat Marquette 13–0
106164.975Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI1–20.333106-2Beat Notre Dame 9–7
10714.993Iowa (IOWA)B101–20.333106-1Lost to Wisconsin 6–13
108-185.085Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–2–10.50071-4Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–21
109-75.225Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–30.250115-1Lost to Kansas 6–14
110135.283Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–20.50071-1Beat Colorado State 7–0
111-145.295Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON1–30.250115-2BYE
112-115.365Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON1–30.250115-1Lost to North Carolina 0–28
113-105.390Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)IND SKY1–20.333106-2Lost to Utah 6–7
114-155.427Chicago (CHICAGO)B100–30.000122-1Lost to Princeton 7–16
115-25.705Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND SOCON1–30.250115-2Lost to Maryland 0–3
116-65.742Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–30.000122-2Lost to Minnesota 6–39
117-26.078Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI1–2–10.375101-3Beat Eastern Washington 27–20
118-346.110Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI1–20.3331060Lost to Lafayette 0–6
119-26.174Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–30.40099-3Lost to New Mexico State 0–7
12046.340Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND SKY1–2–10.375101-3Beat Idaho State 25–7
121-26.466Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–2–10.167121-1Tied Tulsa 0–0
122-86.519Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–40.200119-4Lost to NC State 7–13
123-56.608Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–40.200119-5Lost to South Carolina 7–12
124-38.299Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–30.000122-4Lost to Wyoming 0–7
12518.772Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC0–40.000122-3Lost to Oklahoma State 3–25
126-111.613Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR0–30.000122-1Lost to SAN Diego Marines 0–7

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