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1945 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

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1945 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
100.359Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+4Beat Duke 21–0
2110.866Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+2Beat Iowa 42–0
341.024Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Virginia Military Institute 40–7
411.067Indiana (INDIANA)B102–0–10.83331+4Beat Illinois 6–0
5111.071Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Miami 27–21
621.100Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Georgia Tech 40–7
731.100Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Dartmouth 12–0
8-21.104Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–01.0001+3Beat Drake 19–0
921.105Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–01.0001+2Beat Denver 31–7
1051.187Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Nebraska 61–7
11121.242Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–0–10.83331+2Tied Tulane 6–6
12201.242Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat William & Mary 48–13
13161.285Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Yale 21–0
14231.318Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Colgate 27–7
1571.318Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–01.0001+3Beat Oklahoma 19–14
1611.387USCPAC3–01.0001+3Beat ST. Mary's PRE Flight 26–14
17341.427Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat LSU 26–7
1801.438Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–01.00010Beat Oregon State 33–0
19121.459Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat NEW York University 59–0
2001.470Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Syracuse 32–0
21191.525Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Wake Forest 54–0
22-81.536ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–01.00010Beat Missouri Rolla 32–0
23-211.542Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON2–10.66734+2Lost to Navy 0–21
2441.568New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR3–01.0001+1Beat West Texas A&M 13–0
2551.585Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–01.00010Beat Richmond 21–0
26221.596Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Auburn 20–0
27121.616Purdue (PURDUE)B103–01.0001+1Beat Wisconsin 13–7
28221.674Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+1Beat Texas Tech 33–0
29-51.677Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat NEW London Submarine Base 39–0
3041.710Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–01.00010BYE
3151.721ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Nevada 39–0
3291.797Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Scranton 42–0
33291.863Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.75033+2Beat Northwestern 20–7
34111.941Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–0–10.500500Tied Lafayette 7–7
35111.941Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–0–10.500500Tied Florida 6–6
36-152.038Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–10.50050+1Lost to Georgia 21–27
37232.047Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–10.66734+2Beat Vanderbilt 14–7
38-342.047TCUIND SWC2–10.66734+2Lost to Arkansas 14–27
39192.071Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON2–10.66734+1Beat NC State 13–0
40162.097Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Ursinus 12–0
41-322.178Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC1–10.50050+2Lost to Notre Dame 7–40
42322.185Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–10.66734+2Beat TCU 27–14
43492.319Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–10.50050+1Beat Boston College 51–6
44152.377Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–20.33373+2Lost to Indiana 0–6
45-182.666Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–10.667340Lost to Virginia 7–40
46-112.701Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–10.667340Lost to Texas A&M 14–19
47332.719Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–10.66734+1Beat Bucknell 38–0
48-362.726LSUSEC1–10.500500Lost to Alabama 7–26
49-302.736Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–1–10.500500Lost to Purdue 7–13
50172.795California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–20.33373+1Beat Washington 27–14
51252.825UCLAPAC2–10.667340Beat Pacific 50–0
52182.837Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–10.66734+1Beat Marquette 6–0
5382.860Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–10.667340BYE
54-513.085Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–1–10.500500Lost to Michigan 7–20
55-223.131Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–10.500500Lost to Penn State 7–27
56283.132Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–10.66734-1Beat Herington Field 43–6
57303.245West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–10.66734-1Beat Drexel 42–0
58303.361Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY2–10.66734+2Beat Utah 18–13
59-103.375Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC1–10.500500Lost to Tulsa 0–19
6083.430South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–10.66734-1Beat Camp Blanding 20–6
6143.450Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–20.000870Lost to Pennsylvania 0–12
62-103.488Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–10.500500Lost to Holy Cross 0–21
63123.495North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–10.66734-1Beat Virginia Tech 14–0
6403.711Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–30.000870Lost to Columbia 0–32
65-113.761William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–10.500500Lost to Tennessee 13–48
66203.947Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–20.33373+1Beat SMU 10–7
67-104.001Iowa (IOWA)B101–10.500500Lost to Ohio State 0–42
68-434.076Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–10.50050-1Lost to California 14–27
69294.095Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI1–10.500500Beat Kentucky 7–6
70-44.097Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–1–10.50050-1Tied Iowa State 13–13
7164.159Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR1–20.333730Lost to Texas 0–33
7214.165Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–10.50050-1Beat Idaho 33–7
7384.234Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–1–10.250810Tied Princeton 7–7
74-194.281Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–10.50050-1Lost to Ole Miss 7–14
75-124.305Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON0–20.000870Lost to Army 0–54
76-54.493NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–20.33373-1Lost to Clemson 0–13
77-84.494Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–1–10.50050-1Tied Kansas 13–13
78-344.566Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–1–10.250810Lost to Washington State 0–33
79124.685West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–30.25081-1Lost to New Mexico 0–13
80-14.870Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI1–10.50050-1Beat Tennessee Tech 20–7
81-285.204Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–10.50050-1Lost to Brown 6–51
8285.448Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–30.25081-2Lost to Pittsburgh 0–38
8365.666Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–20.33373-2Lost to Michigan State 6–7
84-585.795Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–10.50050+1Lost to Olathe Navy 12–34
85-425.802NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–10.000870Lost to Temple 0–59
8685.871Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–20.333730Lost to Mississippi State 0–20
87-25.873Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON0–20.00087-1Lost to Maryland 0–21
88-166.135Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–30.00087-2Lost to Villanova 0–6
8966.182Denver (DENVER)IND SKY0–30.00087-2Lost to Oklahoma State 7–31
90-126.325Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–20.00087-1Lost to Minnesota 7–61
91-536.456Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–10.500500Lost to Fort Warren 6–61
92-96.681Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–20.00087-1Lost to Oregon 7–33
93-466.800Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–10.00087-1Lost to North Carolina 0–14
94-126.832Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–30.25081-1Lost to Washburn 0–14
95-27.181SMUIND SWC1–20.33373-2Lost to Missouri 7–10
9608.867Coast Guard (COAST GUARD)IND FBSI0–2–10.167860BYE
9728.891Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)IND FBSI0–20.00087-2BYE
9829.889Utah (UTAH)IND SKY0–20.00087-1Lost to Colorado 13–18
99-211.853Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–30.00087-1Lost to Southwestern (TEXAS) 7–13
100-5812.550Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–10.000870Lost to Tufts 6–7

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