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1938 Regular Season Final 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
110.901Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+48Beat Ole Miss 47–0
2-11.038Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–10.8899+36Lost to USC 0–13
301.145Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON9–01.0001+38BYE
401.262TCUIND SWC10–01.0001+39BYE
501.301Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+36Beat Washington State 28–0
601.409Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR10–01.0001+27BYE
701.445Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI8–10.8899+25BYE
811.486Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI8–01.0001+21BYE
911.493Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–1–10.83312+27BYE
10-21.501Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–20.80018+33BYE
1101.532Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI8–0–10.9447+18BYE
1201.569Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON7–1–10.83312+26BYE
1301.573Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI6–1–20.77824+17BYE
1401.612California (CALIFORNIA)PAC9–10.9008+25BYE
1571.618USCPAC8–20.80018+34Beat Notre Dame 13–0
16-11.624Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI7–10.87511+22BYE
1701.656Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–1–10.81316+17BYE
18-21.704Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B87–1–10.83312+22BYE
19-11.778Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–20.75028+20BYE
2011.818Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–1–10.78623+16BYE
21-11.824Tulane (TULANE)SEC7–2–10.75028+24BYE
2221.872Purdue (PURDUE)B105–1–20.75028+14BYE
2301.990Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–2–20.62547+14BYE
2412.045ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI5–20.71436+14BYE
2522.054Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–1–20.75028+8BYE
26-72.058Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81815+25Lost to Tennessee 0–47
27-12.063North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–2–10.72235+20BYE
2802.096Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–1–20.77824+10BYE
2912.108New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR8–20.80018+17BYE
30-12.135Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI6–20.75028+17BYE
3102.175Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–1–40.72734+12BYE
3202.281Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–30.66738+19BYE
3302.371Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–30.66738+16BYE
3422.388Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–2–10.75028+16Beat Centenary 14–0
35-12.395Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80018+7BYE
36-12.414Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI7–20.77824+7BYE
3712.555Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–20.80018+14Beat Georgia 13–7
3822.564New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR7–20.77824+17Beat Drake 20–16
39-22.618Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC6–1–10.81316-3BYE
40-12.749Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66738+7BYE
4102.869Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–30.62547+7BYE
4212.891Idaho (IDAHO)PAC6–3–10.65043+3BYE
4312.931Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–3–20.55661+7BYE
4492.991UTEPIND BOR6–30.66738+12Beat Fresno State 26–6
4523.033Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–30.62547+6BYE
4623.046Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–30.62547+5BYE
4743.084Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–3–10.56358+5BYE
4873.130Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–40.60054+5BYE
4933.146LSUSEC6–40.60054+6BYE
5003.167Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC6–3–10.65043-4BYE
5133.181SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI5–2–10.68837-3BYE
52-103.231Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–4–10.55065+4Lost to New Mexico State 16–20
5333.291Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI5–30.62547+2BYE
54-83.360Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–4–10.55065+8Lost to Miami 7–13
5523.402Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI5–30.62547-2BYE
56-73.408Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI7–40.63646-2Lost to Baylor 0–14
5733.424UCLAPAC5–40.55661+4BYE
5803.440Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–3–10.65043+5BYE
5923.486Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–40.50068+2BYE
60-13.492Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–3–30.50068+2BYE
61-163.504SMUIND SWC6–40.60054+2Lost to Rice 14–25
6203.513South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–4–10.59157-1BYE
6303.657Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–4–10.50068+2BYE
6403.667Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–2–30.563580BYE
6513.741Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI5–40.55661+6BYE
66-13.791Montana (MONTANA)PAC5–3–10.61153+1BYE
6703.850George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI5–40.55661-3BYE
6823.948Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–50.44481+3BYE
6903.953Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–4–10.50068+1BYE
7093.960Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35096+3Beat Florida 20–12
7104.043Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–4–10.50068-4BYE
7214.079Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–5–10.389930BYE
73-14.085Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–5–10.450770BYE
7404.132Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–5–10.45077-1BYE
7504.159Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON4–5–10.45077+6BYE
7604.169Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC6–30.66738-8BYE
77124.210Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–60.40087+1Beat SMU 25–14
78-14.215West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–5–10.45077+2BYE
79-14.260Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–40.50068-5BYE
8004.338BYUIND SKY4–3–10.56358+1BYE
81-134.453Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–50.54567-14Lost to NC State 6–14
8204.500Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–4–10.50068-3BYE
83-24.523Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–60.33397-3BYE
8414.528Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI4–60.40087-9BYE
85-24.532Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883+1BYE
86-24.578Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–5–10.38993-2BYE
87-14.662NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–40.50068-4BYE
8804.759Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–60.33397-4BYE
89-24.784Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–60.33397-4BYE
9004.821Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY3–4–10.43883-8BYE
91104.862NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–7–10.318102-3Beat Citadel 14–6
92-14.878Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883-3BYE
93-14.911Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–5–20.40087-6BYE
9404.947Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–60.33397-3BYE
95-24.955Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–4–10.50068-4BYE
96-15.041Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–50.286105-5BYE
9705.048Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–60.40087-11BYE
9805.252Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–60.40087-9BYE
9905.296Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–50.37595-5BYE
10005.337Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI4–50.44481-13BYE
101-55.636Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–6–10.40986-12Lost to Temple 12–20
10215.813Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–5–10.313103-8BYE
10315.844Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–60.250107-10BYE
104-25.922Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–7–10.250107-17BYE
10506.044Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–70.125119-11BYE
10606.234Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–70.222112-12BYE
10706.428ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–5–20.40087-10BYE
10816.442Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–80.200114-19Lost to Oklahoma 0–28
109-16.469Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–70.222112-17BYE
11016.608Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–60.33397-13BYE
111-16.649William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–70.300104-18BYE
11206.914Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–7–10.250107-27BYE
11316.990Indiana (INDIANA)B101–6–10.188116-16BYE
114-17.061Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI1–70.125119-23BYE
11507.066Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–80.200114-21BYE
11607.119Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–5–20.250107-14BYE
11707.325Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–80.111121-25BYE
11807.642Northern 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
12108.672Iowa (IOWA)B101–6–10.188116-24BYE
12209.279Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–6–10.188116-19BYE

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