1941 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 23, 1941By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1941 Season Tags: • No Comments

1941 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	0.183	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Furman 32–6
2	-1	0.357	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Richmond 14–7
3	-2	0.367	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Gonzaga 6–0
4	-3	0.433	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
5	-4	0.433	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
6	-5	0.433	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
7	-6	0.433	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
8	-7	0.433	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
9	-8	0.433	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
10	-9	0.433	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
11	-10	0.433	BYU	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
12	-11	0.433	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
13	-12	0.433	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
14	-13	0.433	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
15	-14	0.433	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
16	-15	0.433	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
17	-16	0.433	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
18	-17	0.433	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
19	-18	0.433	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
20	-19	0.433	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–0–1	0.500	23	Tied Rollins 0–0
21	-20	0.433	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
22	-21	0.433	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
23	-22	0.433	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
24	-23	0.433	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
25	-24	0.433	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
26	-25	0.433	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
27	-26	0.433	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
28	-27	0.433	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
29	-28	0.433	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
30	-29	0.433	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
31	-30	0.433	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
32	-31	0.433	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
33	-32	0.433	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
34	-33	0.433	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
35	-34	0.433	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
36	-35	0.433	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
37	-36	0.433	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
38	-37	0.433	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
39	-38	0.433	Manhattan (MANHATTAN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
40	-39	0.433	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
41	-40	0.433	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
42	-41	0.433	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
43	-42	0.433	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
44	-43	0.433	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
45	-44	0.433	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
46	-45	0.433	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
47	-46	0.433	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
48	-47	0.433	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
49	-48	0.433	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
50	-49	0.433	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
51	-50	0.433	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
52	-51	0.433	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
53	-52	0.433	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
54	-53	0.433	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
55	-54	0.433	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
56	-55	0.433	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
57	-56	0.433	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
58	-57	0.433	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
59	-58	0.433	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
60	-59	0.433	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
61	-60	0.433	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
62	-61	0.433	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
63	-62	0.433	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
64	-63	0.433	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
65	-64	0.433	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
66	-65	0.433	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
67	-66	0.433	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
68	-67	0.433	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
69	-68	0.433	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
70	-69	0.433	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
71	-70	0.433	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
72	-71	0.433	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
73	-72	0.433	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
74	-73	0.433	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
75	-74	0.433	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
76	-75	0.433	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
77	-76	0.433	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
78	-77	0.433	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
79	-78	0.433	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
80	-79	0.433	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
81	-80	0.433	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
82	-81	0.433	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
83	-82	0.433	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
84	-83	0.433	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
85	-84	0.433	UTEP	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
86	-85	0.433	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
87	-86	0.433	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
88	-87	0.433	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
89	-88	0.433	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
90	-89	0.433	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
91	-90	0.433	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
92	-91	0.433	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
93	-92	0.433	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
94	-93	0.433	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
95	-94	0.433	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
96	-95	0.433	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	28	BYE
97	-96	0.993	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	24	Lost to Arizona State 0–6
98	-97	1.033	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	24	Lost to NC State 7–14
99	-98	1.485	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat ST. Anselm 78–0
100	-99	1.595	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Camp Davis 66–0
101	-100	1.714	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Newport News 53–0
102	-101	1.723	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat NEW Mexico Highlands 52–0
103	-102	1.793	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	24	Lost to Tennessee 6–32
104	-103	1.824	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Colorado Mines 41–0
105	-104	1.824	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Hampden Sydney 41–0
106	-105	1.870	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Lenoir Rhyne 42–6
107	-106	1.888	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Abilene Christian 34–0
108	-107	1.888	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Oklahoma City 34–0
109	-108	1.907	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Eastern NEW Mexico 32–0
110	-109	1.934	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Presbyterian 41–12
111	-110	1.962	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Randolph Macon 26–0
112	-111	1.971	LSU	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Louisiana Tech 25–0
113	-112	1.980	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas Wesleyan 31–7
114	-113	2.017	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Catawba 22–2
115	-114	2.063	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat ST. Ambrose 21–6
116	-115	2.072	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Waynesburg 14–0
117	-116	2.145	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat ST. Benedict 13–7
118	-117	2.145	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Moffett Field 6–0
119	-118	11.073	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	24	Lost to Millsaps 0–20