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1938 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

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1938 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
100.900Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+48BYE
201.074Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–10.8899+36BYE
301.171Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON9–01.0001+38BYE
401.260TCUIND SWC10–01.0001+39BYE
501.299Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+36BYE
601.409Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR10–01.0001+27BYE
701.450Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI8–10.8899+25BYE
801.486Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI8–01.0001+21BYE
901.493Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–1–10.83312+27BYE
1001.496Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–20.80018+33BYE
1101.532Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI8–0–10.9447+18BYE
1201.569Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON7–1–10.83312+26BYE
1301.570Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI6–1–20.77824+17BYE
1401.576California (CALIFORNIA)PAC10–10.9098+29Beat Georgia Tech 13–0
1501.597USCPAC8–20.80018+36BYE
1601.624Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI7–10.87511+22BYE
1701.659Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–1–10.81316+17BYE
1801.707Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B87–1–10.83312+22BYE
1901.781Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–20.75029+20BYE
2011.824Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–1–10.78623+16BYE
21-11.827Tulane (TULANE)SEC7–2–10.75029+24BYE
2201.886Purdue (PURDUE)B105–1–20.75029+14BYE
2301.996Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–2–20.62547+14BYE
2402.041ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI5–20.71436+14BYE
2512.060North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–2–10.72235+20BYE
26-12.061Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81815+25BYE
2702.077Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–1–20.77824+8BYE
2802.096Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–1–20.77824+10BYE
2902.108New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR8–20.80018+17BYE
3002.135Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI6–20.75029+17BYE
3102.179Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–1–40.72734+12BYE
3202.277Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–30.66738+19BYE
3312.385Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–2–10.75029+16BYE
3412.395Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80018+7BYE
3512.414Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI7–20.77824+7BYE
36-32.420Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–30.66738+16BYE
3702.560Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–20.80018+14BYE
3802.567New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR7–20.77824+17BYE
3902.615Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC6–1–10.81316-3BYE
4002.745Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66738+7BYE
4112.839Idaho (IDAHO)PAC6–3–10.65043+4BYE
42-12.839Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–30.62547+8BYE
4302.946Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–3–20.55662+7BYE
4402.991UTEPIND BOR6–30.66738+12BYE
4503.029Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–3–10.61152+6BYE
4603.045Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–30.62547+5BYE
4703.104Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–3–10.56359+5BYE
4803.130Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–40.60054+5BYE
4903.142LSUSEC6–40.60054+6BYE
5003.166Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC6–3–10.65043-4BYE
5103.181SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI5–2–10.68837-3BYE
5253.219UCLAPAC6–4–10.59157+4Beat Hawaii ALL Stars 46–0
53-13.242Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–4–10.55065+4BYE
54-13.291Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI5–30.62547+2BYE
55-13.370Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–4–10.55065+8BYE
56-13.402Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI5–30.62547-2BYE
57-13.405Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI7–40.63646-2BYE
5803.440Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–3–10.65043+5BYE
5903.487Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–40.50068+2BYE
6013.504SMUIND SWC6–40.60054+2BYE
6113.513South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–4–10.59157-1BYE
6213.630Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–4–10.50068+2BYE
6313.659Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–2–30.563590BYE
6413.751Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI5–40.55662+6BYE
65-53.787Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–4–30.45076+1Lost to California 0–13
6603.791Montana (MONTANA)PAC5–3–10.61152+1BYE
6703.856George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI5–40.55662-3BYE
6803.893Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–50.44481+4BYE
6903.953Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–4–10.50068+1BYE
7003.960Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35096+3BYE
7104.038Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–4–10.50068-4BYE
7204.079Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–5–10.389930BYE
7314.120Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–5–10.45076-1BYE
7414.142Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON4–5–10.45076+6BYE
75-24.147Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–5–10.45076-1BYE
7604.169Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC6–30.66738-8BYE
7704.205Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–60.40087+1BYE
7804.208West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–5–10.45076+2BYE
7904.233Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–40.50068-5BYE
8004.347BYUIND SKY4–3–10.56359+1BYE
8104.453Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–50.54567-14BYE
8204.506Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–4–10.50068-3BYE
8334.520Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–5–10.38993-2BYE
8414.522Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883+1BYE
85-14.528Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI4–60.40087-9BYE
86-34.529Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–60.33397-3BYE
8704.667NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–40.50068-4BYE
8804.705Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–60.33397-4BYE
8904.779Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–60.33397-4BYE
9004.816Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY3–4–10.43883-8BYE
9114.861Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883-3BYE
92-14.863NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–7–10.318102-3BYE
9304.911Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–5–20.40087-6BYE
9414.955Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–4–10.50068-4BYE
95-14.959Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–60.33397-3BYE
9605.043Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–60.40087-11BYE
9705.049Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–50.286105-5BYE
9805.247Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–60.40087-9BYE
9905.302Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–50.37595-5BYE
10005.320Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI4–50.44481-13BYE
10105.636Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–6–10.40986-12BYE
10205.772Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–5–10.313103-8BYE
10305.844Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–60.250107-10BYE
10405.922Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–7–10.250107-17BYE
10506.044Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–70.125119-11BYE
10606.330Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–70.222112-13BYE
10716.385Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–80.200114-19BYE
108-16.422ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–5–20.40087-10BYE
10906.462Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–70.222112-17BYE
11006.608Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–60.33397-13BYE
11106.655William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–70.300104-18BYE
11206.927Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–7–10.250107-27BYE
11307.010Indiana (INDIANA)B101–6–10.188116-16BYE
11407.052Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI1–70.125119-23BYE
11517.060Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–80.200114-21BYE
116-17.064Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–5–20.250107-14BYE
11707.325Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–80.111121-25BYE
11807.649Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–6–10.278106-4BYE
11907.689Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI2–60.250107-14BYE
12007.930Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC1–80.111121-14BYE
12108.595Iowa (IOWA)B101–6–10.188116-24BYE
12209.289Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–6–10.188116-19BYE

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