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1940 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

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1940 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
100.718Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–01.0001+42BYE
201.059Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+37BYE
301.115Stanford (STANFORD)PAC9–01.0001+35BYE
401.138Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–10.87510+27BYE
501.257Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI10–01.0001+31BYE
601.287Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC9–0–10.9506+30BYE
701.371Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+20BYE
801.436Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–10.8897+30BYE
901.438Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–10.8897+32BYE
1001.468Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+23BYE
1101.492Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON7–20.77821+29BYE
1201.542Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI8–10.8897+21BYE
1301.556SMUIND SWC8–1–10.85014+32BYE
1401.563Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80019+34BYE
1501.600Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI9–01.0001+18BYE
1601.702Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI7–10.87510+23BYE
1701.703Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–20.75028+21BYE
1801.772Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–20.77821+22BYE
1901.838Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR9–1–10.86413+24BYE
2001.874Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI7–10.87510+18BYE
2101.920Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI6–20.75028+14BYE
2201.963Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81815+22BYE
2302.005Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–20.77821+19BYE
2402.077Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–1–20.80019+10BYE
2502.101Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–2–10.72231+14BYE
2612.101Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–20.77821+16BYE
27-12.126Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR7–20.77821+17BYE
2802.218Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+9BYE
2902.229Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–30.66740+20BYE
3002.232Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–2–10.75028+14BYE
3102.314Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON7–30.70035+17BYE
3202.317William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–2–10.72231+11BYE
3302.330Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–20.77821+11BYE
3402.369Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–30.70035+21BYE
3502.374Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI5–2–20.66740+13BYE
3602.416Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON6–2–10.72231+9BYE
3702.484Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–30.70035+16BYE
3802.570Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–20.77821+5BYE
3902.714Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–2–10.72231+4BYE
4002.723Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC6–3–10.65044+8BYE
4122.730Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–4–10.59154+14BYE
42-12.753Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–50.50061+13BYE
4312.763LSUSEC6–40.60051+13BYE
4412.765Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–2–10.68839+7BYE
4512.766Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC6–2–20.70035+1BYE
4612.794Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–30.62546+7BYE
47-52.809ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI5–30.62546+8BYE
4802.814Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–30.66740+10BYE
4902.870North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–40.60051+10BYE
5012.974Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–3–20.60051+4BYE
51-13.005Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY5–3–10.61148+3BYE
5213.043Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–30.66740+13BYE
53-13.064Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–3–10.61148+4BYE
5413.114Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883+7BYE
55-13.125Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–2–30.56355+2BYE
5603.182George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI5–3–10.61148+4BYE
5703.256Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50061+2BYE
5803.370New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR5–40.55656+5BYE
5903.404Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–40.50061+4BYE
6013.439Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–4–10.55059+1BYE
61-13.463Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI6–3–10.65044-3BYE
6203.526Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–40.55656+7BYE
6343.623Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–50.50061+2BYE
6423.650Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–40.55656+5BYE
6533.670Iowa (IOWA)B104–40.500610BYE
66-23.682Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–4–20.500610BYE
67-23.687Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–10.50061-2BYE
6813.783West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–4–10.50061-2BYE
6913.829Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–40.500610BYE
7013.880Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–60.40086+5BYE
7113.933Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–50.50061+3BYE
7213.983Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883-1BYE
7314.069NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–60.333960BYE
7414.096Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–60.40086-3BYE
7514.123Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–50.50061-7BYE
7614.139Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI5–4–10.55059-3BYE
7714.149Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–5–10.45074-4BYE
7814.241USCPAC3–4–20.44475-4BYE
7914.255Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–50.44475-7BYE
80-174.309California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–60.40086-4Lost to Georgia Tech 0–13
8104.312Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–50.44475-8BYE
8204.341UTEPIND BOR4–4–10.50061+8BYE
8304.425Indiana (INDIANA)B103–50.37590-4BYE
8404.526Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–50.44475-7BYE
8504.566TCUIND SWC3–70.300102-5BYE
8604.617Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–4–10.50061-3BYE
8704.686BYUIND SKY2–4–20.37590-5BYE
8804.798South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–60.33396-6BYE
8904.816Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–4–20.44475-7BYE
9004.961Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883-8BYE
9115.022Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–6–10.35094-12BYE
92-15.059Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–50.44475-15BYE
9305.076ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–6–10.35094-12BYE
9405.145Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI3–60.33396-14BYE
9505.186Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–6–10.278107-9BYE
9635.286Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–70.300102-15Beat California 13–0
97-15.634Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI4–50.44475-15BYE
98-15.768Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–50.44475-18BYE
99-15.879SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI1–6–10.188115-2BYE
10005.945Purdue (PURDUE)B102–60.250109-14BYE
10106.026Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–50.37590-12BYE
10206.084Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–70.300102-13BYE
10306.224UCLAPAC1–90.100121-18BYE
10406.278Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI3–70.300102-7BYE
10506.292Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–70.125119-12BYE
10616.421Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND FBSI3–50.37590-18BYE
107-16.425Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–6–10.278107-19BYE
10806.460Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC3–60.33396-19BYE
10916.478Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC4–60.40086-17BYE
110-16.495New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–60.33396-9BYE
11106.545Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–5–10.313101-5BYE
11206.592Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–70.222112-20BYE
11306.775Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–7–10.250109-21BYE
11406.882Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–70.222112-23BYE
11506.893NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–70.222112-15BYE
11606.904Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–70.300102-18BYE
11707.010Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–7–10.167116-19BYE
11807.049Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–70.125119-21BYE
11907.064Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–7–10.167116-12BYE
12007.096Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–60.250109-17BYE
12108.725Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–7–10.167116-11BYE

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