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1940 Regular Season Final 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
100.716Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–01.0001+42BYE
201.059Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+37BYE
301.093Stanford (STANFORD)PAC9–01.0001+35BYE
401.107Michigan (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
701.364Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+20BYE
811.434Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–10.8897+30BYE
9-11.443Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–10.8897+32BYE
1001.468Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+23BYE
1101.522Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON7–20.77821+28BYE
1201.540Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI8–10.8897+21BYE
1341.561SMUIND SWC8–1–10.85014+32Beat Rice 7–6
14-11.568Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80019+34Beat Florida 26–0
15-11.600Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI9–01.0001+18BYE
1601.702Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI7–10.87510+23BYE
1711.707Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–20.75028+21BYE
18-31.739Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–20.77821+22BYE
1901.836Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR9–1–10.86413+24Beat SAN Francisco 23–21
2001.871Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI7–10.87510+18BYE
2101.920Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI6–20.75028+14BYE
2201.966Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81815+22BYE
2302.023Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–20.77821+18BYE
2402.074Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–1–20.80019+10BYE
2532.098Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–2–10.72231+14BYE
2602.120Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR7–20.77821+17BYE
2702.128Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–20.77821+15BYE
2832.218Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+9BYE
2912.222Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–30.66740+20BYE
30-12.229Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–2–10.75028+14BYE
3122.314Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON7–30.70034+17BYE
3202.317William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–2–10.72231+11BYE
3352.360Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–20.77821+10Beat USC 10–6
3402.367Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI5–2–20.66740+13BYE
35-102.375Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–30.70034+21Lost to SMU 6–7
36-12.416Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON6–2–10.72231+9BYE
37-12.493Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–30.70034+16BYE
38-12.567Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–20.77821+5BYE
3922.727Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC6–3–10.65044+8BYE
40-12.753Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–50.50061+13BYE
4122.753Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–2–10.68838+7BYE
4202.753ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI5–30.62546+9BYE
4362.762Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–4–10.59154+13Beat Villanova 13–10
44-42.763LSUSEC6–40.60051+13BYE
45-12.766Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC6–2–20.70034+1BYE
4602.794Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–2–10.68838+4BYE
47-22.794Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–30.62546+7BYE
48-12.808Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–30.66740+10BYE
49-12.870North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–40.60051+10BYE
5003.000Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY5–3–10.61148+3BYE
5103.008Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–3–20.60051+3BYE
5203.013Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–3–10.61148+4BYE
5303.039Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–30.66740+13BYE
5403.125Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–2–30.56355+2BYE
5503.132Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–4–10.43884+7BYE
5603.174George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI5–3–10.61148+4BYE
5703.261Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50061+2BYE
5803.371New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR5–40.55656+5BYE
5913.404Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–40.50061+4BYE
6013.463Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI6–3–10.65044-3BYE
6193.472Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–4–10.550590Beat Miami 28–7
6203.517Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–40.55656+7BYE
6313.593California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–50.44475+3BYE
6413.621Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–4–20.500610BYE
65-23.626Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–10.50061-1BYE
6603.650Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–40.55656+5BYE
67-83.655Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–50.50061+1Lost to Texas 0–26
68-13.664Iowa (IOWA)B104–40.500610BYE
6923.783West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–4–10.50061-2BYE
7023.814Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–40.500610BYE
7123.903Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–60.40087+5BYE
7223.929Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–50.50061+3BYE
7333.988Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43884-1BYE
7414.069NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–60.333960BYE
7534.123Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–50.50061-7BYE
7634.139Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI5–4–10.55059-3BYE
7734.144Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–5–10.45074-4BYE
78-14.147Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–60.40087-4BYE
79-114.175USCPAC3–4–20.44475-3Lost to Notre Dame 6–10
80-114.256Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–50.44475-7Lost to Auburn 10–13
8114.303Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–50.44475-8BYE
82-14.336UTEPIND BOR4–4–10.50061+8BYE
8304.425Indiana (INDIANA)B103–50.37590-4BYE
8414.543Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–50.44475-7BYE
85-14.576TCUIND SWC3–70.300102-5BYE
8604.617Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–4–10.50061-3BYE
8704.732BYUIND SKY2–4–20.37590-5BYE
8884.792South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–60.33396-6Beat Citadel 31–6
89-14.862Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–4–20.44475-7BYE
90-14.958Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43884-8BYE
9135.058Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–50.44475-15BYE
92-15.065Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–6–10.35094-12BYE
9305.076ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–6–10.35094-12BYE
94-45.139Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI3–60.33396-14BYE
9505.171Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–6–10.278106-9BYE
9615.624Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI4–50.44475-15BYE
97-55.768Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–50.44475-18Lost to South Carolina 6–31
9855.879SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI1–6–10.188115-2Lost to Texas Tech 21–23
9905.888Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–70.222111-19BYE
100-25.931Purdue (PURDUE)B102–60.250108-14BYE
10116.032Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–50.37590-12BYE
102-16.084Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–70.300102-13BYE
103-36.146UCLAPAC1–90.100121-17BYE
10406.278Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI3–70.300102-7BYE
10506.284Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–70.125119-12BYE
10616.403Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–6–10.278106-19BYE
107-16.415Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND FBSI3–50.37590-18BYE
10816.466Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC3–60.33396-19BYE
109-16.490New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–60.33396-9BYE
11006.496Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC4–60.40087-17BYE
11106.569Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–70.222111-20BYE
11206.582Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–5–10.313101-5BYE
11316.752Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–7–10.250108-21BYE
11436.860Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–70.222111-23BYE
11506.877NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–70.222111-15BYE
116-36.904Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–70.300102-18Lost to Georgia 7–28
11717.010Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–7–10.167116-19BYE
11827.056Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–7–10.167116-12BYE
119-37.058Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–70.125119-21BYE
120-17.074Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–60.250108-17BYE
12108.768Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–7–10.167116-11BYE

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