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1938 Week 12 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
100.827Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+29Beat Minnesota 19–0
200.956Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–01.0001+32Beat Vanderbilt 14–0
311.201Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON7–01.0001+24Beat Syracuse 21–0
4-11.236TCUIND SWC8–01.0001+24Beat Texas 28–6
501.329Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–10.87512+22Beat Nebraska 19–0
621.403Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–01.0001+18Beat Missouri 21–0
7-11.424Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–0–20.83319+8Beat Colorado State 13–0
811.426Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI7–01.0001+15Beat West Virginia 14–0
931.486Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON6–1–10.81321+20Beat Kentucky 14–0
1041.487Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR8–01.0001+14Beat Gonzaga 7–0
1121.519Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B87–0–10.9388+17Tied Kansas State 13–13
1241.602Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–1–20.71430+13Tied Michigan 0–0
1351.614Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI6–10.85717+17Beat Duquesne 21–0
1451.629Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–10.87512+16Beat Brown 14–12
1551.638Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–0–10.9299+9Beat Temple 20–7
1651.638California (CALIFORNIA)PAC8–10.88911+19Beat Oregon 20–0
17-21.639Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–10.87512+18Beat Sewanee 39–0
18-111.688Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI6–10.85717+17Lost to ST. Mary's 0–7
19-21.713Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–1–10.81321+16Tied Georgia Tech 14–14
20101.736Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–10.83319+15Beat Dartmouth 14–7
2121.739Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–0–10.9299+8Beat Boston University 21–14
2241.762Purdue (PURDUE)B104–1–20.71430+11BYE
2361.769Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–2–10.68842+15Beat Georgia 28–6
24-141.825Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI7–10.87512+11Lost to Cornell 7–14
2581.901New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR7–10.87512+12Beat New Mexico State 6–2
2611.905Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI4–1–20.71430+7Tied North Carolina 0–0
27-21.906Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–1–10.78623+11Tied Northwestern 0–0
28-62.009Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–20.71430+12Lost to Notre Dame 0–19
2972.049ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI5–20.71430+12Beat Santa Clara 7–0
30-192.067USCPAC6–20.75026+18Lost to Washington 6–7
31-72.148Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–20.75026+15Lost to Tennessee 0–14
3202.176North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–2–10.68842+14Tied Fordham 0–0
3322.178Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–1–30.72229+11Beat Davidson 19–6
3452.262Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–20.71430+10Beat UCLA 14–7
35-12.291Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–2–20.62549+10Beat Columbia 14–9
3642.291Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–1–10.78623+7Beat Loyola Marymount 35–2
37-62.428Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–20.71430+12Lost to Tulane 6–28
3892.673George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI5–20.71430+6Beat Kansas 9–7
3972.729Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–2–10.64347+5Beat Illinois 32–14
4032.738Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–20.75026+2Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 34–13
41-42.744Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–30.57157+11Lost to Oklahoma 0–21
4272.801Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC5–1–10.78623-2Beat Loyola (NEW ORLEANS) 34–0
43-152.802LSUSEC5–30.62549+8Lost to Auburn 6–28
44112.864Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–3–10.61154+5Beat Tulsa 27–7
4572.949Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–3–10.56365+6Beat Rice 27–0
46133.012UTEPIND BOR4–20.66744+9Beat Arizona 26–14
47103.055SMUIND SWC5–20.71430+2Beat Arkansas 19–6
48-103.085UCLAPAC5–30.62549+4Lost to Wisconsin 7–14
49-43.093Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62549+3Beat Marquette 20–14
50-83.119New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–20.71430+5Lost to New Mexico 2–6
51143.186Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI6–30.66744+1Beat Mississippi State 19–0
52103.300SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI4–2–10.64347-3Beat Fresno State 14–6
5313.337Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI4–20.667440BYE
54-43.338Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–30.57157+2Lost to Duke 0–21
5583.343South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–3–10.61154+1Beat Furman 27–6
56-153.387Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–20.714300Lost to Catholic 0–7
5713.436Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–3–10.50071+3Tied Alabama 14–14
5883.502Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC5–30.62549-2Beat Butler 27–21
5923.509Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–2–20.57157+1Tied Penn State 7–7
60-93.572Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–40.50071+4Lost to Drake 7–27
61143.590Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–30.571570Beat Stanford 6–0
62233.645Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–40.42985+1Beat Virginia 40–13
63-73.716Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–30.57157-4Lost to Holy Cross 12–14
64-203.755Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–30.57157-1Lost to Wyoming 12–27
6523.814Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–5–10.31399+2Lost to Villanova 7–20
6653.830Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–4–10.43881+2Beat Hawai'i 20–12
6773.842Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–3–10.61154+2Tied Virginia Tech 0–0
68153.881Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC5–20.71430-3Beat Grinnell 6–0
69213.956Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–4–10.43881+2Beat LSU 28–6
7073.967Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI4–30.57157+1BYE
71-184.009Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–3–10.56365+1Lost to Harvard 13–40
72-244.012Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–3–10.56365-4Lost to Washington State 0–12
73154.017Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI4–40.50071-4Beat NC State 7–0
74184.023Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY3–3–10.50071-2Beat BYU 8–0
75-154.035Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–40.42985+2Lost to Navy 9–14
76-44.070Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–3–10.500710Tied Iowa State 13–13
77-74.076Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–50.37592+1Lost to George Washington 7–9
78-144.106Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–40.42985+2Lost to California 0–20
79164.186Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–3–10.56365+4Beat William & Mary 27–0
8024.190Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–40.55670-5Beat Oglethorpe 26–8
81-24.268Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–3–10.50071+2Tied Pennsylvania 7–7
82184.282NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–30.57157-2Beat Colgate 13–7
8384.325Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–3–10.56365-2Beat Montana State 13–0
84-164.389Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–40.42985-3Lost to Texas A&M 0–27
85-74.395Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–40.50071-6Lost to Centenary 0–19
86-174.410Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–50.286102+1Lost to UTEP 14–26
87-14.413West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–4–10.43881+1Lost to Georgetown 0–14
88164.461Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–4–10.35795-1Beat USC 7–6
89134.505Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–3–10.500710Beat Yale 20–7
90-14.571Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI3–50.37592-5Lost to Carnegie Tech 0–21
91-74.578Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–50.44480-4Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–19
92-194.679BYUIND SKY3–3–10.50071+1Lost to Colorado 0–8
9314.737Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–5–10.38990-5Tied Richmond 0–0
94-184.739Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–5–10.38990+2Lost to Mcdaniel 13–20
95-144.837Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–50.286102-4Lost to NEW York University 7–13
96-34.958Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–40.42985-11Lost to Baylor 2–35
97-104.989Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–5–10.214114-3Lost to Pittsburgh 0–19
98-185.030Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–50.286102-3Lost to Princeton 7–20
99-35.090Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–50.167118-3Lost to Michigan State 14–20
10015.450Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–60.250109-9Lost to SMU 6–19
101155.568Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–4–10.35795-6Beat Utah State 27–12
10255.602Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–50.37592-6Beat Maryland 21–7
103-65.614Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–50.286102-8Lost to Oregon State 0–6
104-55.632NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–5–10.31399-8Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–7
105-25.643Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–50.286102-3Lost to Ohio State 14–32
106-86.010ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–4–10.43881-5Lost to Depaul 9–20
10756.175Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–60.250109-13Beat Idaho 12–0
10826.221Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–3–20.33397-6Lost to Utah 0–13
10906.265Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–60.250109-10Lost to Clemson 0–14
110-46.333William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–60.33397-12Lost to Washington & LEE 0–27
11176.559Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–60.250109-17Beat Oklahoma City 19–12
112-46.584Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–6–10.278108-18Lost to South Carolina 6–27
11366.780Indiana (INDIANA)B101–5–10.214114-11Beat Iowa 7–3
114-96.853Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–5–10.31399-4Lost to Whittier 19–23
11526.858Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI1–50.167118-14Lost to Texas Tech 0–7
116-27.161Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–50.286102-8BYE
117-47.673Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI2–60.250109-12Lost to Randolph Macon 7–9
11837.852Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–80.000122-21Lost to TCU 6–28
119-87.866Iowa (IOWA)B101–5–10.214114-16Lost to Indiana 3–7
12007.932Sewanee (SEWANEE)SEC1–70.125121-9Lost to Ole Miss 0–39
121-68.103Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON1–60.143120-18Lost to Florida 7–21
12208.883Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–5–10.214114-12Lost to Pacific 0–32

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