1940 Week 15 College Football Team RankingsDecember 3, 1940By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1940 Season Tags: • No Comments1940 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.707Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–01.0001+42BYE201.050Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+37Beat Vanderbilt 20–0311.055Stanford (STANFORD)PAC9–01.0001+35Beat California 13–74-11.108Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–10.87510+27BYE511.266Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI10–01.0001+30Beat Holy Cross 7–0631.273Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC9–0–10.9506+30Beat Alabama 13–0711.360Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+20BYE8-31.399Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–10.8897+31Lost to Texas 0–79-21.434Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–10.8897+30Beat Kansas State 20–01051.465Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+23Beat Oklahoma 33–131111.514Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON7–20.77820+28Beat Pittsburgh 12–712-11.530Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI8–10.8897+21BYE1351.587Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–20.77820+30Beat Texas A&M 7–014-11.598HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI9–01.0001+18BYE1561.674Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–20.77820+22Beat Washington State 33–916-21.692Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI7–10.87510+23Beat NEW York University 26–01701.719SMUIND SWC7–1–10.83314+23Beat TCU 16–018-21.734Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–20.75028+20BYE19-91.770Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR8–1–10.85013+23Lost to New Mexico 14–192031.856Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI7–10.87510+17Beat Carnegie Tech 14–721-11.924Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI6–20.75028+14BYE2241.963Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81815+21Beat Miami 21–72322.012Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–20.77820+18BYE2432.059Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–1–20.80019+10BYE2552.064Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–20.77820+21Beat Baylor 21–122652.096Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR7–20.77820+17Beat Marquette 17–1427-82.117Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–20.77820+15Lost to Mississippi State 0–132802.142Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–2–10.72232+14Beat Army 14–02932.221Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–2–10.75028+14BYE30-82.229Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–30.66740+20Lost to Santa Clara 13–3331-22.262Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+8BYE3212.338William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–2–10.72232+11BYE3312.357Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON7–30.70035+16Beat South Carolina 7–63462.401Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI5–2–20.66740+12Tied Brown 0–03512.470Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON6–2–10.72232+8BYE36-122.499Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–30.70035+16Lost to Arkansas 21–273712.514Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–20.77820+5BYE3812.557Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–20.75028+7BYE39-22.705Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–50.50061+12Lost to LSU 0–1440102.715LSUSEC6–40.60051+13Beat Tulane 14–04122.727Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC6–3–10.65044+8BYE4232.754ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI5–30.62546+9BYE4342.761Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–2–10.68838+7BYE4442.781Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC6–2–20.70035+1Beat Wichita State 7–04512.811COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–30.62546+7BYE46-42.814Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–2–10.68838+4BYE47-32.818Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–30.66740+10BYE4832.877North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–40.60051+10BYE49112.931Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–4–10.55059+9Beat Florida 20–750-12.996Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY5–3–10.61148+3BYE5113.004Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–3–20.60051+3BYE52-173.021Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–3–10.61148+4Lost to Oregon 0–205313.046Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–30.66740+13BYE5423.110Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–2–30.56354+2BYE55-143.129Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–4–10.43884+7Lost to Duke 7–125633.174George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND FBSI5–3–10.61148+4BYE57-23.195Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50061+2BYE58163.347New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR5–40.55655+4Beat Texas Tech 19–1459-63.368Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–40.55655+3Lost to Auburn 7–2060-23.398Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–40.50061+4BYE6103.470Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI6–3–10.65044-3Tied Columbia 0–06213.511Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–40.55655+7BYE63213.521Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–10.500610Beat Oregon State 20–064-23.532California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–50.44478+3Lost to Stanford 7–1365-83.626Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–4–20.500610Lost to Washington 9–3366-13.635Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–40.55655+4BYE67-13.694Iowa (IOWA)B104–40.50061-1BYE68133.734USCPAC3–3–20.50061-1Beat UCLA 28–1269-23.762Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–40.50061-3BYE7073.768Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–4–10.50061-4Beat Georgia Tech 21–1971-13.783West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–4–10.50061-2BYE72-33.809Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–40.500610BYE7373.822Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–60.40087+6Beat Tulsa 27–2174-23.928Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–50.50061+3BYE7503.991NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–60.333960BYE76-54.005Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43884-1BYE77-134.016Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–60.40087-3Lost to Rice 12–2178104.069DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–50.50061-7Beat Citadel 20–679-34.120Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI5–4–10.55059-3BYE80-74.196Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–5–10.45077-4Lost to Boston College 0–781124.320UTEPIND BOR4–4–10.50061+8Beat New Mexico State 40–2682-34.344Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–50.44478-8BYE83-14.418Indiana (INDIANA)B103–50.37590-4BYE84-64.485TCUIND SWC3–70.300102-4Lost to SMU 0–1685-24.604Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–50.44478-7BYE86-14.612Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–4–10.50061-3BYE8704.724BYUIND SKY2–4–20.37590-5BYE88-204.866Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–4–20.44478-7Lost to Kansas 0–268904.956Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43884-8BYE9015.061Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI3–60.33396-13BYE91-15.065Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–6–10.35094-12Lost to Tennessee 0–2092-65.092Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–40.50061-12Lost to Davidson 6–209365.098ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–6–10.35094-12Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 3–09405.126Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–50.44478-15BYE95-35.155MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–6–10.278105-9Lost to Arizona 14–179605.518South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–60.250107-10Lost to Wake Forest 6–79745.670Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)IND FBSI4–50.44478-15BYE9855.909Purdue (PURDUE)B102–60.250107-14BYE99-25.943Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–70.222111-18Lost to Georgia 19–2110006.025UCLAPAC1–90.100121-16Lost to USC 12–28101-66.078Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–70.300102-12Lost to SAN Francisco 0–2110206.104CTCarnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)IND FBSI3–50.37590-12Lost to Duquesne 7–14103156.124SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI1–5–10.214115-1Beat Loyola Marymount 21–0104-66.170Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI3–70.300102-6Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–610516.310Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–70.125119-12BYE10626.324SESewanee (SEWANEE)IND FBSI3–50.37590-17BYE10706.366Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–6–10.278105-18Tied Washington & LEE 7–7108-36.466New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–60.33396-9Lost to UTEP 26–40109-56.478Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC3–60.33396-19Lost to ST. Louis 0–311006.516Washburn (WASHBURN)IND MVC4–60.40087-17BYE11196.518Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–70.222111-19Beat Colorado State 26–0112-36.570Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–5–10.313101-5BYE113-26.624Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–60.33396-13Lost to Ole Miss 7–21114-16.792W&LWashington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–7–10.250107-21Tied Maryland 7–7115-36.891NYUNEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–70.222111-15Lost to Fordham 0–2611606.937Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–70.125119-20BYE117-26.963Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–70.222111-23Lost to Nebraska 0–20118-46.984Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–7–10.167116-19BYE11907.029Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–60.250107-17BYE120-37.133Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–7–10.167116-12Lost to Navy 0–1412108.752Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–7–10.167116-11BYE
