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1946 Week 11 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
100.705Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–01.0001+25Beat West Virginia 19–0
210.848Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–10.8576+19Beat SMU 19–3
340.867UCLAPAC6–01.0001+16Beat ST. Mary's 46–20
420.960Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–10.8339+17Beat North Carolina 20–14
500.965Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–01.0001+17Beat Alabama 14–0
6-20.994LSUSEC5–10.8339+18Beat Ole Miss 34–21
751.033Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–10.8339+15Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 32–14
8-61.056Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–01.0001+14Beat Navy 28–0
951.152Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–10.8339+14Beat Texas Tech 41–6
10171.348Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–1–10.75025+12Beat Columbia 12–0
1101.352Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–10.8339+13Beat Duke 14–0
12-21.412Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–10.8576+13Beat Cincinnati 20–0
1341.445Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR6–01.0001+9Beat Arizona 19–8
14191.453Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–1–20.66736+8Beat Northwestern 39–27
1531.517William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–10.8576+8Beat Maryland 41–7
16131.525Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–10.80019+10Beat NEW York University 72–6
17111.605Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–20.60050+9Beat Pennsylvania 17–14
1881.653Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–10.8339+12Beat Colorado 7–0
1931.698Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–10.8339+12Beat Villanova 26–21
20-111.706North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–1–10.75025+7Lost to Tennessee 14–20
21-61.706Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–20.71430+12Lost to Georgia 0–14
2231.736NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON5–10.8339+11Beat Virginia Military Institute 49–7
2311.798Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–10.8339+6Beat Murray State 69–0
24-11.857Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–10.80019+5BYE
2571.884Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–20.71430+12Beat Iowa 7–0
2691.978Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–20.66736+7Beat Harvard 13–0
27-111.980Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–20.66736+10Lost to Cornell 0–12
28-152.015Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–1–10.75025+7Lost to Ohio State 27–39
29132.039Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80019+4Beat Fordham 68–0
30182.046USCPAC4–20.66736+8Beat Oregon 43–0
3152.054Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–20.66736+8Beat Purdue 24–20
32-112.055Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–10.8339+3Lost to Rutgers 0–13
33-252.057Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–10.80019+4Lost to Princeton 14–17
34-142.140Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–20.71430+10Lost to Rice 6–41
3562.152Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–1–10.78624+2Beat Virginia 19–7
36102.159Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–1–10.75025+4Beat Dartmouth 33–2
37-62.167Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–1–10.70035+6Tied Stanford 0–0
3862.183South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–10.80019+4Beat Citadel 19–7
39-12.232Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–2–10.58354+8Beat Minnesota 21–0
40-212.293Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–1–10.75025+4Lost to USC 0–43
41-22.326Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–20.71430+6Beat Michigan State 39–14
4252.514Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–20.66736+5Beat TCU 14–12
43-62.658ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI4–20.66736+2Lost to UCLA 20–46
44142.724Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–20.66736+2Beat Auburn 19–0
45-112.741Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–20.71430+2Lost to Marquette 20–21
4632.796Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–20.66736+2Beat Idaho 19–0
47162.887Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–2–10.64346+4Beat Oklahoma State 14–13
4822.912Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON2–40.33390+3Lost to Georgia Tech 0–14
49172.934Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI4–20.667360Beat Montana State 38–14
5052.948New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–30.57157+7Beat UTEP 21–13
51313.002Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–20.60050+1Beat George Washington 18–6
52163.004Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–2–10.64346+3Beat Nebraska 21–20
53-103.030SMUIND SWC2–3–10.41775+2Lost to Texas 3–19
5423.039Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–2–10.58354+1Tied Oregon State 0–0
55-33.043Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–30.57157+5Lost to Utah 0–7
56-113.064Iowa (IOWA)B104–30.57157+4Lost to Illinois 0–7
57-43.160Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–30.500630Lost to Hardin Simmons 8–19
58143.289Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–2–10.64346-1Beat Texas A&M 7–0
5923.290Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–30.50063+2BYE
60-203.294Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–2–10.500630Lost to Richmond 7–19
6133.295Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–40.50063+4Lost to Miami 21–26
62173.298Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–30.57157+1Beat Detroit Mercy 21–20
63-43.466Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–30.40077-1BYE
64143.610Indiana (INDIANA)B104–30.57157+6Beat Pittsburgh 20–6
65-143.652Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR4–2–10.64346-5Lost to West Texas A&M 0–20
66293.765Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–30.40077-2Beat Davidson 25–6
67-23.787West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–30.57157-1Lost to Army 0–19
68-113.790George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–20.60050-2Lost to Georgetown 6–18
69273.796Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–30.400770Beat Lafayette 39–0
70-13.913Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–30.50063-1Lost to Vanderbilt 0–19
71213.989Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON2–40.33390-2Beat Virginia Tech 14–7
72-183.995Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–2–10.58354-4Lost to Holy Cross 19–21
73-134.006NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–20.60050-3Lost to Boston College 6–72
74-124.051Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–30.40077-2Lost to William & Mary 7–41
75194.053Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–30.50063-5Beat Temple 28–7
7654.091Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–30.40077-1BYE
77-74.141Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–40.42971-5Lost to Arkansas 0–7
7894.145California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–40.33390-1Beat Washington State 47–14
79-494.192Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–2–20.40077+1Lost to Syracuse 7–28
80-44.263Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND FBSI2–3–10.41775-2Lost to Nevada 14–38
8124.291Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–40.33390-4Lost to Wake Forest 14–32
82-74.392Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–4–10.35785-2Lost to NC State 7–49
83-164.411Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–30.50063-8Lost to Washington & LEE 6–25
84144.434Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–40.33390-4Beat Brown 21–19
85-124.441Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–40.33390-1Lost to Yale 2–33
86-154.446Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–4–10.35785-1Lost to Indiana 6–20
87-104.447Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–4–10.35785-2Lost to Kansas 13–14
88-24.583Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI2–40.333900Lost to Kentucky 14–39
89104.642Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–30.50063-1Beat Gettysburg 19–0
90-54.684Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–40.33390-4BYE
91104.726ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–40.42971-8Beat South Dakota 41–7
92-124.813Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–40.33390-4Lost to Michigan 0–21
93114.916West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–40.42971-2Beat Northern Arizona 20–0
94-34.957Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–30.40077-6Lost to South Carolina 7–19
95-74.970Purdue (PURDUE)B102–4–10.35785-5Lost to Wisconsin 20–24
9675.127BYUIND SKY3–40.42971-2Beat Wyoming 6–3
97-45.258Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–40.33390-8Lost to Missouri 20–21
98-85.262UTEPIND BOR2–30.40077-7Lost to New Mexico 13–21
99-25.274Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–50.286106-2Lost to LSU 21–34
100-265.392Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–3–20.33390-3Lost to Clemson 7–14
10115.412Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–40.33390-9BYE
102-135.549Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–50.167115-4Lost to Notre Dame 0–28
103-195.641SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI1–40.200113-5Lost to Santa Clara 13–19
10445.683Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI2–40.33390-2Beat SAN Francisco 19–13
10546.103Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–50.286106-10Beat Kansas State 13–7
10696.235Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–40.33390-1Beat Washburn 21–0
107-76.254New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–50.286106-14Lost to Arizona State 7–14
108-26.261Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–40.33390-5BYE
10936.309Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–4–10.35785-6Beat New Mexico State 14–7
110-36.743TCUIND SWC1–5–10.214111-12Lost to Oklahoma 12–14
111-67.006Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–4–10.250109-10Lost to California 14–47
11257.131Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI2–60.250109-11Beat Wagner 60–0
113-37.416Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–40.200113-13BYE
11427.616Portland (PORTLAND)IND FBSI1–3–10.300105-3Tied Willamette 6–6
115-47.862Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–5–10.214111-16Lost to BYU 3–6
116-37.892Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–50.000117-12BYE
117-38.415Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–50.000117-13Lost to Iowa State 7–13
11818.711Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI0–40.000117-11Lost to Penn State 0–68
119-19.298Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–50.167115-7Lost to Colgate 0–39
12009.752Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–60.000117-12Lost to Montana 0–19

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