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1941 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.653Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–01.0001+9Beat Colgate 27–14
210.864Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+8Beat Cornell 14–0
320.923Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI3–01.0001+7Beat West Virginia 27–0
400.926Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–0–10.83323+5BYE
540.951Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+7Beat Arkansas 48–14
600.966Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+6Beat Purdue 16–14
741.042Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–0–10.87522+3Beat Columbia 7–3
841.109Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–01.0001+4Beat Pittsburgh 39–0
981.171Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–01.0001+5Beat TCU 14–0
1061.178Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–0–10.83323+3Tied BYU 6–6
11131.262Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5Beat Baylor 14–6
12-41.302Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–01.0001+5Beat Georgia Tech 14–7
13-61.361Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Carnegie Tech 16–0
1411.364Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–01.0001+4Beat Northwestern 14–7
15-21.384Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Yale 20–7
1641.421Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Princeton 23–0
1761.487Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Michigan State 7–0
18111.529Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Penn State 14–0
1981.540Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–01.0001+3BYE
2081.566West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–01.0001+4Beat Western State 66–0
2191.629Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR4–01.0001+3Beat Centenary 25–0
22-201.698Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–10.66744+4Lost to Georgia 3–7
2321.771Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat ST. Vincent's (PENNSYLVANIA) 7–0
24131.778Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Oklahoma State 20–14
2571.833Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–10.75028+5Beat North Carolina 52–6
26-81.838Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–10.66744+4Lost to Navy 0–14
27171.890Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–10.75028+4Beat New Mexico 31–6
2851.893Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–10.75028+5Beat SAN Francisco 42–26
2961.942Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–10.66744+4Beat ST. Louis 33–7
30171.949Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–10.75028+3Beat Iowa State 39–13
31-101.965Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–10.75028+5Lost to Villanova 6–14
3281.977Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Rollins 21–0
33232.042Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–10.75028+4Beat California 19–7
34-82.081TCUIND SWC3–10.75028+4Lost to Texas A&M 0–14
35112.143Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–1–10.70043+2Beat NC State 7–0
36192.157SMUIND SWC3–10.75028+2Beat Auburn 20–7
37172.160Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–10.75028+2Beat Tennessee 9–2
3832.174Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–10.75028+3Beat NEW York University 31–0
3962.185Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–10.75028+4Beat Xavier 21–6
4032.242William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–10.80025+3Beat Hampden Sydney 28–0
41182.265Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–10.66744+3BYE
42312.269Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–10.66744+2Beat Drake 40–0
43-122.373Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–10.66744+1Lost to Michigan 7–14
44-52.435Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–20.33392+4Lost to Army 7–20
4562.638Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–10.75028+1Beat Gonzaga 13–6
4632.640Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33392+2Lost to Santa Clara 0–7
47-282.696New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–1–10.62557+1Lost to Arizona 6–31
48132.751Creighton (CREIGHTON)IND MVC4–10.800250Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 14–13
4992.825Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–10.80025-1Beat Virginia Military Institute 27–7
50-362.846Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–10.66744+1Lost to LSU 0–27
51-292.883Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–10.750280Lost to Harvard 0–7
52112.907Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–10.66744+1Beat Kansas State 16–0
53392.907Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.50063+1Beat Manhattan 26–13
54372.964Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI2–20.50063+1Beat George Washington 25–0
5552.973Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–1–10.625570Tied Furman 13–13
56282.975Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–1–10.62557+2Beat Florida 13–12
57-42.999South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–1–10.50063+2BYE
58133.005BYUIND SKY2–1–10.62557+1Tied Utah 6–6
59193.071USCPAC2–20.50063+2Beat Washington State 7–6
60413.090Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY2–20.50063+1Beat Colorado State 26–13
61453.098Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–1–10.625570Beat Holy Cross 21–0
6223.113Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–10.75028-1Beat Tufts 28–6
63263.193Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–20.50063+2Beat UCLA 14–7
64173.221Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–20.33392+2Beat Dartmouth 7–0
65-233.236Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–20.500630Lost to Duke 14–27
66-143.350Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–20.500630Lost to Alabama 2–9
67-103.371Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–10.66744-1BYE
68343.379LSUSEC2–2–10.500630Beat Rice 27–0
69213.395Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–20.600620Beat Davidson 16–0
70133.408Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI2–20.500630Beat UTEP 20–6
71283.429Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–10.667440Beat Kansas 33–7
72-23.445ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–10.75028-2BYE
7373.474Indiana (INDIANA)B101–30.250102+1Beat Nebraska 21–13
74-243.559UCLAPAC2–20.50063+1Lost to Washington 7–14
75-413.572Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–10.66744-1Lost to Colorado 13–26
76-663.624Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–10.66744-1Lost to Indiana 13–21
77-93.665Purdue (PURDUE)B101–20.333920Lost to Ohio State 14–16
78203.668Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–20.500630Beat Utah State 16–0
79-133.752West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–20.500630Lost to Fordham 0–27
80-153.762Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–20.500630Lost to Ole Miss 0–21
81-43.886Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC1–20.333920Lost to Vanderbilt 7–14
82-343.886Manhattan (MANHATTAN)IND FBSI2–20.50063-1Lost to Boston College 13–26
83-143.999Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–30.40083-1Lost to Maryland 12–13
84-174.099NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–20.50063-1Lost to Syracuse 0–31
85-104.127Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–20.50063-2Lost to SMU 7–20
86-244.200NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–2–20.400830Lost to Wake Forest 0–7
87-494.313Sewanee (SEWANEE)IND FBSI2–10.66744+1Lost to Rhodes 0–35
88234.508Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–2–10.50063+3Beat New Mexico State 19–14
89-534.555Iowa (IOWA)B101–20.333920Lost to Wisconsin 0–23
90134.595Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC1–30.250102-1Lost to Detroit Mercy 14–20
91-44.613Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–40.000116-1Lost to Virginia 7–27
92-74.680California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–30.250102-1Lost to Oregon 7–19
93124.692Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–2–10.37589-1Beat Richmond 21–0
94-84.708North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–30.40083-2Lost to Tulane 6–52
95-214.836Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–20.333920Lost to Missouri 13–39
96-204.847Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–30.250102-2Lost to Texas 14–48
97-184.899Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–20.33392-1Lost to Pennsylvania 0–23
9894.958Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–30.40083-3Beat Wyoming 40–0
9914.972Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR2–2–10.50063-1Tied San José State 7–7
100-74.992New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–30.40083-3Lost to Arizona State 14–19
101-75.029Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33392-2Lost to Temple 0–14
102135.087Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–20.33392-1Beat Iowa 23–0
103-215.162Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–2–10.50063-3Lost to Illinois 0–40
10405.327SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI1–30.250102-2Lost to Stanford 26–42
105-105.329ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC1–2–10.37589-2Lost to Tulsa 7–33
106-185.710Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–30.250102-2Lost to Marquette 7–33
10725.877Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–2–20.40083-3Tied Citadel 13–13
108-126.334George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–2–10.37589-4Lost to Georgetown 0–25
109-16.622Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–30.250102-5Lost to USC 6–7
110-136.733Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–30.250102-4Lost to Denver 0–40
11136.850Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–30.000116-2Lost to Minnesota 0–39
112-27.354Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–30.250102-5Lost to Washington & LEE 0–21
11307.757Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–3–10.125114-3Lost to Oklahoma 0–16
11427.762Gonzaga (GONZAGA)IND FBSI1–40.200111-5Lost to Montana 6–13
115-437.943UTEPIND BOR0–2–10.167113-3Lost to Loyola Marymount 6–20
11618.303Centenary (CENTENARY)IND FBSI0–4–10.100115-3Lost to Texas Tech 0–25
117-58.957Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–3–20.200111-6Lost to Virginia Tech 0–16
118010.023Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))IND MVC0–30.000116-7Lost to Creighton 13–14
119010.597Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY0–30.000116-4Lost to Idaho 0–16

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