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1940 Week 11 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
100.696Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–01.0001+17Beat Northwestern 13–12
200.878Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–01.0001+14Beat Columbia 27–0
301.046Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–01.0001+14Beat LSU 28–0
401.062Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–10.80022+15Beat Georgia Tech 41–7
521.073Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–0–10.91712+12Beat Miami 61–14
621.165Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–01.0001+10BYE
731.169Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–01.0001+14Beat Arkansas 17–0
8-31.189Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–01.0001+9Beat UCLA 20–14
9131.391Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–10.83316+14Beat Detroit Mercy 7–0
1071.409SMUIND SWC4–0–10.90014+7Beat Texas 21–13
1151.423Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+8Beat Manhattan 25–0
1271.425Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI6–01.0001+10Beat Syracuse 28–6
13171.468Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–10.80022+9Beat Navy 20–0
14-51.485Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI6–01.0001+10Beat Centenary 15–13; Beat SAN FRANCISCO 28–18
15-91.514Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–10.80022+10Lost to Minnesota 12–13
16-21.609Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–01.0001+6Beat Army 7–0
1741.614Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+6Beat South Carolina 12–0
18101.624Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–10.80022+9Beat Oklahoma 13–0
19161.680Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI4–10.80022+10Beat North Carolina 14–0
20-71.759Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–10.83316+9Lost to Pennsylvania 0–20
21-31.780Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–0–10.91712+4Beat Rhodes 13–0
22101.786Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–10.83316+10Beat UTEP 20–13
2311.787Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80022+8BYE
24-11.832Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–10.85715+9Beat Vanderbilt 13–7
25-141.889Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–20.66737+10Lost to SMU 13–21
26102.034Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI2–1–10.62548+4BYE
27182.042Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–10.80022+4Beat Kentucky 25–0
28-32.052ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI4–10.80022+7Beat Portland 25–13
2982.066Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–20.71434+10Beat George Washington 18–0
30-102.102Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–10.83316+4Lost to Tulsa 0–7
31-192.112Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–1–20.71434+5Lost to Alabama 0–25
32-12.116Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–10.80022+7Beat Texas A&M Kingsville 9–6
33192.149Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–20.66737+10Beat Colorado 21–13
34-192.208Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON5–10.83316+4Lost to Tulane 0–13
3592.214Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–20.66737+7Beat Holy Cross 6–0
36-92.229Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–1–20.66737+5Beat Idaho 26–0
37122.253Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–30.50062+10Beat Clemson 13–0
3802.356Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–1–10.78632+4Beat Northern Arizona 12–0
3912.410Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI5–10.83316+2Beat Yale 6–2
4032.496Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI4–10.80022+2Beat Marquette 14–0
4152.532USCPAC2–1–20.60049+3BYE
4262.562Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–1–10.75033+1Beat California 19–13
43-142.718Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–20.60049+5Lost to Nebraska 0–13
44-182.721Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–20.66737+2Lost to Utah 13–21
45112.798Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–2–10.64345+1Beat Creighton 20–14
46-52.801William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–2–10.64345+4Tied Virginia Military Institute 0–0
4762.810Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–2–10.64345+3Tied William & Mary 0–0
48-92.823Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–20.60049+3Lost to Cornell 0–27
49-162.868George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI4–20.66737+4Lost to Wake Forest 0–18
50-162.914Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–2–10.58357+3Lost to Georgia 13–14
51142.978TCUIND SWC3–30.50062+4Beat Baylor 14–12
52203.019Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–2–10.583570Beat Auburn 14–13
5393.026Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–30.50062+2Beat Bucknell 10–7
54193.030Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–20.66737+6Beat NC State 20–6
5533.050Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–30.50062+3Beat Indiana 21–6
56113.096Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–20.66737+4Beat NEW York University 33–0
57-63.131Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–30.50062+4Lost to Texas A&M 0–17
58-163.202Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–30.50062+3Lost to Georgetown 6–28
59123.207Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–20.71434+5Beat Hampden Sydney 39–13
60-103.211LSUSEC4–30.57159+2Lost to Tennessee 0–28
6123.256Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–20.60049-1Beat Kansas 33–7
62-13.256Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–20.600490BYE
63-93.294North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–30.57159+2Lost to Fordham 0–14
64273.313Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI2–2–10.50062+1Beat Kansas State 32–0
65-183.386Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–30.500620Lost to TCU 12–14
66183.483BYUIND SKY2–2–10.500620Beat Utah State 12–7
67113.625West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–30.50062-1Beat Washington & LEE 12–7
6873.699Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–20.600490Beat Illinois 13–6
6953.795Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–2–10.50062-1Tied Harvard 0–0
70233.813Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–3–10.41785+1Beat Montana 38–0
71-163.923NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–40.33396+1Lost to Furman 6–20
72-153.942Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC2–2–20.50062-3Lost to Oklahoma State 14–20
73-143.946Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–30.50062-3Lost to Colgate 0–6
74-53.977California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–40.33396+1Lost to Oregon State 13–19
75-154.095Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–30.500620Lost to Oregon 0–38
76-84.168Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–20.600490Lost to Texas Tech 14–61
7744.264Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–2–10.50062-3BYE
78114.293Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–2–10.375950BYE
7944.295Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–30.40087-1BYE
80-104.335Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–30.50062-6Lost to Virginia Tech 0–6
81-24.340UTEPIND BOR3–3–10.50062+1Lost to Arizona 13–20
82-164.433Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–30.40087-2Lost to Duke 7–41
83124.435Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–20.60049-2Beat Wofford 7–3
8434.441Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI4–30.57159-4Beat Willamette 7–6
85-84.515Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI2–40.33396-4Lost to Boston College 0–25
86-224.524Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–30.50062-1Lost to San José State 12–27
87124.665Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–40.42982+1Beat Virginia 6–0
88154.789Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–30.50062-6Beat Washburn 19–6
89194.844ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–3–10.41785-5Beat Wichita State 13–0
90-44.848Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–3–10.300102-1Lost to Duquesne 0–14
91144.948Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–30.50062-3Beat Sewanee 26–0
92-165.013Iowa (IOWA)B102–30.40087-4Lost to Purdue 6–21
93255.081Purdue (PURDUE)B102–30.40087-5Beat Iowa 21–6
94-25.143Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–40.200110-3Lost to Brown 2–6
9515.163Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–2–20.40087-3Tied Princeton 0–0
96-85.315Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–40.200110-3Lost to Wisconsin 6–13
9755.319Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–40.42982-9Beat Centre 27–12
98215.570Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI2–50.286105-1Lost to Hardin Simmons 13–15; Beat WASHINGTON (MISSOURI) 19–14
99-195.589Indiana (INDIANA)B101–40.200110-5Lost to Ohio State 6–21
100-155.633Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–40.33396-7Lost to Michigan State 0–32
10155.721UCLAPAC0–60.000120-6Lost to Stanford 14–20
10275.797South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON0–40.000120-4Lost to Penn State 0–12
103-135.845Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–50.286105-6Lost to West Virginia 7–12
104-225.887Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI2–30.40087-3Lost to Cincinnati 6–7
105-85.936Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI3–40.42982-8Lost to Richmond 13–39
106-26.069Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–40.33396-8BYE
107-136.307Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC2–30.40087-5Lost to Centenary 14–19
10826.362Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–3–10.3001020Lost to Notre Dame 0–7
109-86.384Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND FBSI2–30.40087-7Lost to Dartmouth 0–26
110-106.479Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–3–10.3001020Lost to BYU 7–12
111-46.605Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–4–10.250108-7Lost to Ole Miss 7–13
112-146.666New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–40.33396-1Lost to Bradley 7–14
113-17.009New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR1–40.200110-10BYE
11417.046Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–5–10.083119-6Lost to Washington State 0–26
115-47.129Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–40.200110-8Lost to Villanova 7–33
11657.216SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI0–3–10.1251180Lost to Hardin Simmons 18–28
117-17.592NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–50.167116-8Lost to Missouri 0–33
118-17.635Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON1–40.200110-11BYE
119-57.686Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC2–50.286105-7Lost to Drake 6–19
12007.941Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–50.167116-9Lost to Arizona State 0–12
121-87.948Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–4–10.250108-5Lost to Chadron State 9–12

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