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1938 Week 10 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
100.872Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–0–10.90013+13Beat Minnesota 6–3
210.924Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–01.0001+17Beat Fordham 24–13
3-10.933Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–01.0001+19Beat LSU 14–6
401.003Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–01.0001+15Beat Army 19–7
501.113TCUIND SWC6–01.0001+16Beat Baylor 39–7
621.236Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON6–01.0001+17Beat North Carolina 14–0
701.295Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+12Beat Michigan State 7–6
831.324Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–0–10.87516+5Beat Denver 21–0
911.410Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR6–01.0001+9BYE
1031.413California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–01.0001+12Beat Oregon State 13–7
11-21.413Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–01.0001+8Beat Yale 24–6
1281.461Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–01.0001+9Beat Tulsa 28–6
13121.537Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–10.83317+12Beat George Washington 25–0
1431.551Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–01.0001+7Beat Temple 13–0
15-11.596Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–01.0001+9Beat Marquette 7–0
1671.654Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–1–10.75034+10Beat Wake Forest 7–0
17-111.713Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–10.80023+7Lost to Northwestern 3–6
1861.723USCPAC5–10.83317+10Beat Oregon 31–7
19-31.727Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–10.83317+10Beat Kentucky 26–6
20161.729Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–1–10.75034+9Beat Mississippi State 27–0
2111.735Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–0–10.90013+4Beat Florida 33–0
22301.745Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–10.83317+8Beat Georgia 29–6; Beat COLGATE 21–0
23-21.827Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–0–10.90013+2Tied South Carolina 6–6
2451.845ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI4–10.80023+7Beat Loyola Marymount 7–0
2531.885Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–10.83317+10Beat Georgia Tech 13–7
2642.018Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–1–20.66749+6Tied Pennsylvania 0–0
2772.036Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI4–10.80023+5Beat Akron 27–13
28-22.048Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–10.80023+7Beat Illinois 14–0
2942.101UTEPIND BOR3–10.75034+5BYE
3072.145Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–10.80023+6Beat Columbia 23–7
31102.225Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–1–10.75034+8Beat William & Mary 34–0
32-172.264Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–10.80023+6Lost to Holy Cross 6–29
33112.321New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR5–10.83317+3Beat Arizona 20–7
34112.331Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–1–20.71439+7Beat Maryland 47–14
35-232.344Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI3–1–10.70042+2Lost to Pittsburgh 13–24
36-182.360North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–20.66749+9Lost to Duke 0–14
37162.411Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–1–10.75034+4Beat Montana 19–6
38-62.429LSUSEC4–20.66749+6Lost to Tennessee 6–14
39-12.468Purdue (PURDUE)B103–1–20.66749+4Tied Iowa 0–0
40272.482Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–1–10.70042+2Beat NEW York University 32–0
41-142.511George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI4–10.80023+2Lost to Ole Miss 0–25
42122.516Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–10.80023+1Beat Tufts 48–0
43-122.553Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66749+5Lost to Santa Clara 6–7
44-42.593Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–2–10.58367+6Beat Arkansas 13–7
45122.702Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–10.800230Beat Rollins 19–0
4692.717UCLAPAC4–20.66749+4Beat Stanford 6–0
47-282.717Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–1–10.70042+3Lost to TCU 7–39
48252.771Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–30.50071+7Beat Kansas State 27–7
4912.797Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI4–10.80023+1BYE
50-72.866Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–20.66749+5Lost to Oklahoma 6–28
51182.949Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–2–10.64359+1Beat Grinnell 21–6
52252.974Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60060+2Beat Syracuse 33–6
53-62.986Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–3–10.41783+4Lost to Georgetown 0–13
5442.989SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI3–1–10.70042-1BYE
5582.990Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI5–20.71439+2Beat Depaul 48–9
56193.038New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–10.80023+4Beat Northern Arizona 34–0
57-63.046Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–1–10.70042+1Tied Navy 0–0
58-103.159Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–20.66749+1Lost to Notre Dame 7–19
5993.167Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–20.60060+3Beat Nebraska 13–10
6023.186West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–2–10.58367+1Beat Youngstown State 27–7
61193.292Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC3–1–10.70042-1Beat Wichita State 6–0
62-133.295Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–2–10.58367+4Lost to Richmond 0–6
63-43.299BYUIND SKY3–1–10.70042+4BYE
64-183.311Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–20.66749+1Lost to Tulane 0–27
65-303.339Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–20.60060+1Lost to Penn State 6–33
66173.358Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–20.71439+5Beat Washington & LEE 6–0
6743.379Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–20.60060+1Beat Indiana 6–0
68-263.471Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–20.60060+1Lost to Kansas 7–27
69133.513Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–20.600600Beat Colorado State 6–0
70-143.566Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–30.40088+1Lost to Vanderbilt 7–13
71-73.610Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–3–10.41783+3Lost to Utah 0–21
72-123.678Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–30.40088+1Lost to Holy Cross 0–21
73113.755Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI3–30.500710Beat Detroit Mercy 14–6
7443.806Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–30.50071-1Lost to California 7–13
75-363.903Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–2–10.50071-1Lost to Harvard 7–26
76103.956Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC3–30.50071-1Beat Centre 20–7
7744.014South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–3–10.50071-3Tied Villanova 6–6
78-64.024Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–40.429790Lost to Clemson 0–7
79114.049Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–30.40088-1Beat Auburn 14–0
8084.067SMUIND SWC3–20.60060-3Beat Texas 7–6
81-164.082Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–30.400880Lost to UCLA 0–6
8274.277Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–40.42979-1Beat NC State 7–0
83144.318Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC4–20.66749-2Beat Oklahoma State 14–0
84-144.462Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–30.400880Lost to Cornell 7–23
85-194.497NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–3–10.41783-1Lost to Virginia Tech 0–7
86164.534Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI3–30.50071-1Beat Canisius 13–3
87-134.615Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–40.33397-2Lost to Texas A&M 7–13
88-124.640Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–30.400880Lost to USC 7–31
89164.656Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–40.200111-2Beat Princeton 26–7
90-34.657Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–30.50071-7Lost to ST. Mary's 0–7
9174.711ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–2–10.58367-2Beat Catholic 13–0
92-314.725Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–3–10.41783-2Lost to Rice 0–14
9374.799Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY2–30.40088-3Beat Wyoming 20–6
94-94.913Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–40.33397-4Lost to Duquesne 6–14
95-34.963Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR1–40.200111-1Lost to New Mexico 7–20
9674.982Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–40.42979-4Beat Furman 13–12
9795.057Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–40.42979-8Beat Wofford 27–0
98-25.059Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–40.200111-1Lost to Iowa State 0–7
99-65.104Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–40.200111-2Lost to Dartmouth 6–24
100-65.197Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–40.33397-1Lost to Michigan 0–14
101-105.204Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–3–10.41783-1Lost to Idaho 6–19
102-235.389Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–4–10.100119-3Lost to Missouri 10–13
103-25.672Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–40.33397-4Lost to Alabama 6–26
10405.775Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–40.33397-2Lost to Boston College 0–33
105-105.888NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–30.40088-3Lost to Ohio State 0–32
106116.336Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI2–40.33397-4Beat American 20–0
107-86.347Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI1–30.250107-7Lost to Washington State 13–15
108116.436Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–40.33397-6Beat Santa Barbara 10–0
10936.491William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–50.286106-7Lost to Virginia 0–34
11036.576Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–4–10.250107-1Lost to New Mexico State 0–34
111-26.716Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–2–20.40088-5Lost to Utah State 0–6
112-26.725Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–4–10.100119-6BYE
113-56.751Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–5–10.214110-11Lost to Davidson 12–13
11426.847Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–50.167115-9Beat Gonzaga 15–13
115-86.874Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–4–10.250107-7Lost to Colorado 6–20
116-16.929Iowa (IOWA)B101–3–10.300104-6Tied Purdue 0–0
11756.949Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–3–10.300104-5Beat Depauw 34–14
118-47.040Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON1–50.167115-8Lost to Virginia Military Institute 14–47
119-87.299Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC1–50.167115-10Lost to Washburn 0–14
120-28.254Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC1–50.167115-5Lost to Tennessee Tech 6–7
12108.683Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–60.000122-14Lost to SMU 6–7
122-28.725Indiana (INDIANA)B100–4–10.100119-9Lost to Wisconsin 0–6

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