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1946 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1946 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
100.742Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–0–10.9504+46BYE
200.870UCLAPAC10–01.0001+43BYE
300.969Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–10.9006+49BYE
401.028Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–0–10.9445+30BYE
501.071Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–01.0001+42BYE
601.112LSUSEC9–10.9006+43BYE
701.204North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON8–1–10.8509+33BYE
801.238Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–2–10.72230+27BYE
901.347Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC9–10.9006+33BYE
1001.375Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR10–01.0001+27BYE
1101.435William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON8–20.80013+22BYE
1231.491Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY7–1–10.83310+20Beat Denver 28–14
13-11.511Yale (YALE)IND FBSI7–1–10.83310+21BYE
14-11.572Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–20.77820+25BYE
15-11.597Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80013+26BYE
1601.648Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–30.66734+26BYE
1701.678Rice (RICE)IND SWC8–20.80013+26BYE
1801.706Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC8–20.80013+28BYE
1901.716Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–20.80013+27BYE
2001.734Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–1–10.83310+19BYE
2101.763Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–30.66734+24BYE
2201.832Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–20.77820+20BYE
2301.851NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON8–20.80013+22BYE
2411.931Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–20.80013+17BYE
25-11.935Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–20.75025+16BYE
2611.960Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–20.77820+13BYE
27-11.983Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR8–30.72729+28BYE
2801.996Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–40.63640+25BYE
2902.077Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–2–10.75025+20BYE
3002.131Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI6–30.66734+19BYE
3102.134Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–20.77820+11BYE
3202.176Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–30.70031+16BYE
3302.249Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–30.70031+15BYE
3402.325ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI6–20.75025+10BYE
3512.439Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI7–20.77820+1Beat Hawai'i 26–7
36-12.461Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–50.44477+12BYE
3712.513USCPAC5–40.55650+13BYE
38-12.540Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–2–20.70031+6BYE
3912.562Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–3–10.61144+12BYE
40-12.568Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75025+4BYE
4102.641Indiana (INDIANA)B106–30.66734+18BYE
4202.689Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–3–10.65039+9BYE
4302.728Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–40.60047+11BYE
4402.762Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–3–20.55650+8BYE
4502.772Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–40.55650+9BYE
4602.838Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–30.62541+3BYE
4702.866Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–40.55650+5BYE
4802.920Iowa (IOWA)B105–40.55650+7BYE
4912.982New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR5–4–10.55057+9BYE
5013.104Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–40.60047+3BYE
5143.118Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY5–4–10.55057+5BYE
5203.129Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR5–2–20.66734-4BYE
5313.146Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–3–10.61144+1BYE
54-13.158Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–4–10.50062+5BYE
5513.158Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–40.55650+4BYE
5613.162Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61144-1BYE
57-83.199Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–4–10.55057+2Lost to Utah State 14–28
5813.305Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–4–10.55057+2BYE
59-13.310George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–30.571490BYE
6003.315Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–4–10.50062+3BYE
6103.346Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–40.55650+3BYE
6203.381Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–40.50062+3BYE
6303.405South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–30.625410BYE
6403.723Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–4–20.50062-5BYE
6503.740NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–30.62541-8BYE
6603.745Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–3–30.50062+1BYE
6703.747Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI5–50.50062-8BYE
6813.787Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–10.50062-2BYE
6913.791Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–40.50062-1BYE
70-23.805Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50062+4BYE
7113.897West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–50.50062+4BYE
72-13.920BYUIND SKY5–4–10.55057+2BYE
7303.963Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–50.375880BYE
7403.965Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–60.33392-3BYE
7504.002SMUIND SWC4–5–10.45075-5BYE
7604.044Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–50.44477-4BYE
7704.076Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–60.40083-7BYE
7804.104Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–5–10.38986+1BYE
7904.180Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–50.44477-5BYE
8004.241Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–5–10.45075-4BYE
8104.291Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–50.44477-8BYE
8204.371West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–50.50062-10BYE
8304.458Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44477-7BYE
8404.493New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–50.50062-16BYE
8514.589Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–60.33392-10BYE
86-14.614Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–7–10.31899-7BYE
8704.621Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–60.33392-9BYE
8804.640Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–60.33392-4BYE
8904.679Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–50.500620BYE
9004.743Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–4–20.37588-3BYE
9104.773SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI3–60.33392-10BYE
9204.974Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–60.40083-13BYE
9305.043Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–50.44477-18BYE
9405.081Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–80.111115-9BYE
9505.290Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–70.222107-7BYE
9605.323Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–5–10.38986-13BYE
9705.472UTEPIND BOR3–60.33392-16BYE
9805.499California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–70.222107-14BYE
9905.516ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–60.40083-25BYE
10005.649Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–50.37588-17BYE
10105.678Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI2–5–10.313100-3BYE
10205.739Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–60.250105-16BYE
10305.844TCUIND SWC2–7–10.250105-19BYE
10405.847Purdue (PURDUE)B102–6–10.278101-15BYE
10506.220Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI4–70.36491-15BYE
10606.513Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–60.33392-9BYE
10706.833Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–6–10.278101-23BYE
10806.849Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–80.200111-27BYE
10906.907Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–70.222107-18BYE
11007.101Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–6–10.188112-23BYE
11107.166Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–80.111115-29BYE
11207.174Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–7–20.273104-23BYE
11307.510Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–6–10.278101-20BYE
11407.797Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–8–10.150114-32BYE
11517.840Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–90.000118-32BYE
116-17.852Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI0–70.000118-23BYE
11708.047Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–70.222107-17BYE
11808.757Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–90.000118-35BYE
11909.202Portland (PORTLAND)IND FBSI1–6–10.188112-15BYE
12009.236Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–80.111115-22BYE

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