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1945 Week 9 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
1270.436Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–0–10.75023+3Beat Cornell 14–6
2-10.479Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+11Beat Georgia Tech 20–6
320.787Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+8Beat Tennessee 25–7
4-11.100Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4BYE
521.222Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–01.0001+7Beat Nevada 40–0
621.236Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Pittsburgh 39–9
791.280Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat West Virginia 28–12
851.307Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Brown 25–0
9-31.307Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4BYE
10121.325LSUSEC3–10.75023+8Beat Georgia 32–0
1111.329Indiana (INDIANA)B104–0–10.90019+5Beat Iowa 52–20
1251.337Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–01.0001+4Beat Northwestern 30–7
1351.340Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Colgate 31–7
1411.364Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Melville PT Boats 55–13
1551.392Purdue (PURDUE)B105–01.0001+6Beat Ohio State 35–13
16-61.405Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–01.0001+4Beat Maxwell Field 16–6
17-31.413Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–01.0001+5Beat Utah 46–6
1831.440Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+6Beat Arkansas 34–7
19-101.453Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–10.75023+6Lost to Alabama 7–25
2031.455Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–10.75023+6Beat Florida 7–6
21-21.568New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–01.0001+3BYE
22-201.655Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–10.80020+6Lost to LSU 0–32
23-191.663Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–10.75023+5Lost to Purdue 13–35
2411.688ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI5–01.0001+1Beat Mcclellan Field 58–0
2511.717Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–01.0001+1Beat Colorado State 13–0
2611.794Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON3–10.75023+3BYE
2731.912TCUIND SWC3–10.75023+5Beat Texas A&M 13–12
2832.133Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75023+3Beat Bucknell 46–7
2932.201Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–20.60044+4BYE
30-192.263Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–10.75023+2Lost to Virginia Tech 13–21
31152.294William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–10.75023+3Beat Virginia Military Institute 13–9
3222.353Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–1–10.70041+2Tied Texas Tech 7–7
33-92.427Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–10.75023+2Lost to Princeton 6–14
34102.447Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–10.75023+2Beat Oregon State 13–0
3562.491Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–10.75023+2Beat Kentucky 19–6
3602.567Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75023+2BYE
37132.586ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–10.75023-1Beat Illinois Wesleyan 27–0
38-52.635Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–10.750230BYE
3992.661Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–10.80020+5Beat Colorado College 31–0
40172.796Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–20.60044+4Beat Kansas State 41–7
41-32.806Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–20.50052+3Lost to Navy 6–20
42102.827USCPAC4–10.80020+4Beat Pacific 52–0
43-142.891Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–20.33373+2Lost to Holy Cross 0–25
44162.921Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–20.60044+4Beat Detroit Mercy 14–0
45-32.935Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–2–10.37570+2Tied Wisconsin 7–7
4692.958Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75023+1Beat Wayne State 27–7
47-122.958Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–2–10.50052+1Lost to Miami 6–7
4862.976Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI3–10.75023-1Beat Lafayette 26–7
49-92.976Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–20.60044+2Lost to TCU 12–13
50-53.001Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–1–10.625430Tied Denver 19–19
51-143.008Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–20.60044+1Lost to William & Mary 9–13
5293.021Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–20.600440Beat Kansas 39–7
53-23.247Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–30.40064+2Lost to Texas 7–34
54-53.425Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–20.50052-1Lost to Columbia 7–31
55-163.553Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–20.50052-1Lost to Oregon 13–26
56113.685North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–20.60044-1Beat Cherry Point Marines 20–14
57223.779Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–20.500520Beat Washington State 26–13
5843.845California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–30.250810BYE
5943.858Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–10.66742-1BYE
60-73.879Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–2–20.400640Tied Illinois 7–7
6143.893Yale (YALE)IND FBSI1–20.333730BYE
62-43.920Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–30.25081+1BYE
63-43.925Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40064-1Lost to Colorado 0–31
64-173.940Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–20.50052-2Lost to Villanova 0–14
6543.942Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–2–10.375700Lost to Minnesota 7–30
66-234.039UCLAPAC3–20.600440Lost to ST. Mary's PRE Flight 6–13
67284.100Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–20.333730Beat Maryland 21–13
6864.115Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–20.50052-2Beat Samford 47–7
6914.150South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–20.50052-1BYE
70-144.223Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–2–10.50052-2Lost to Oklahoma 7–39
71-34.265Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–30.000970BYE
72-64.275Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–30.400640Lost to Notre Dame 9–39
7394.653Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–20.500520Beat Tulane 20–14
7494.672Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–2–10.50052-4Beat Nebraska 27–7
75-114.724Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–2–10.37570-1Lost to Washington 0–13
76-14.985Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON1–30.25081-1Beat NC State 19–18
77-55.024Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR1–3–10.30079-2Tied Baylor 7–7
7865.026Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–30.50052-3Beat Fort Riley 38–13
79135.094NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–20.33373-1Beat City College OF NEW York 47–0
8085.165SMUIND SWC2–30.40064-1Beat Rice 21–18
81-55.255West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–30.40064-6Lost to Temple 12–28
82-115.256Iowa (IOWA)B101–30.25081-1Lost to Indiana 20–52
83-25.363Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–20.33373-3Beat Guilford 40–0
84-75.808Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–40.20088-4Lost to Vanderbilt 6–19
85-55.986Denver (DENVER)IND SKY1–3–10.30079-5Tied Drake 19–19
86-16.137West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–40.20088-1BYE
87-146.227NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–40.20088-6Lost to Wake Forest 18–19
8836.472Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–30.25081-1Lost to Utah State 0–13
89-116.922Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–40.20088-3Lost to Great Lakes Navy 27–37
90-37.030Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–50.16793-7Lost to Penn State 7–46
91-27.228Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–3–10.12595-3Lost to Merchant Marine 7–26
92-27.251Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–40.00097-4Lost to Iowa State 7–27
9357.719Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–30.25081-4Beat Montana 46–0
94-18.009Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–30.25081-3Lost to Missouri 7–41
95-98.161Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–20.333730Lost to NEW London Submarine Base 7–18
96-28.696Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–40.20088-4Lost to SMU 18–21
97-19.057Utah (UTAH)IND SKY0–40.00097-4Lost to Oklahoma State 6–46
98110.269Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–2–10.16793-6Lost to Auburn 14–20
99-210.681Coast Guard (COAST GUARD)IND FBSI0–3–10.125950BYE
100011.394Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)IND FBSI0–30.00097-3BYE

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