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1946 Week 13 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
100.580Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–0–10.9444+40Beat Pennsylvania 34–7
200.766UCLAPAC8–01.0001+30Beat Montana 61–7
300.891LSUSEC7–10.8757+35Beat Miami 20–7
420.993Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–10.8757+31Beat Boston College 33–13
5-11.033Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–0–10.9295+20Beat Northwestern 27–0
611.210Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–01.0001+25Beat Auburn 41–0
741.308North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–1–10.81314+21Beat Wake Forest 26–14
821.363Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–10.8757+23Beat Tulane 35–7
931.411Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR8–01.0001+16Beat UTEP 20–7
10-21.474Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–10.8896+22Beat Baylor 17–0
1121.568Rice (RICE)IND SWC6–20.75023+20Beat Texas A&M 27–10
1281.573Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–2–10.68837+19Beat Wisconsin 28–6
1331.644Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–10.8757+17Beat SAN Francisco 21–13
1401.660Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–10.8757+14Beat Northwestern State 27–0
1561.666Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–20.75023+19Beat Ohio State 16–7
16-71.681Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–20.71430+17Lost to Tennessee 13–33
1761.722William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON7–20.77818+14Beat George Washington 20–0
18-131.733Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–20.77818+18Lost to TCU 0–14
1951.817Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81314+11Beat Princeton 30–2
2081.867Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–30.66739+20Beat Vanderbilt 12–7
2141.899Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI7–10.8757+9Beat Brown 28–0
22-51.947Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–20.75023+17Lost to LSU 7–20
23101.947Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–20.77818+16Beat West Virginia 13–0
24-21.958Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY5–1–10.78616+7Beat Wyoming 21–7
2551.966Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR7–20.77818+18Beat Oklahoma State 14–7
2681.970NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON6–20.75023+16Beat Virginia 27–7
2701.975Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–20.75023+10Beat Lehigh 55–6
28-101.987Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–30.62542+16Lost to North Carolina 14–26
2922.007Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–1–10.78616+10Beat California 28–7
30-12.021Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–1–20.77818+7Tied Virginia Tech 7–7
3112.023Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–10.85713+8Beat Navy 12–7
32-62.040USCPAC5–20.71430+12BYE
3372.055Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–40.50061+13Beat South Carolina 39–0
34-192.144Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–2–20.62542+9Lost to Illinois 7–16
3512.253Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–2–10.68837+12Beat Dartmouth 21–7
36-172.256Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–20.71430+8Lost to Army 7–34
3722.361Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–2–10.72228+11Beat Kansas State 34–0
3832.444Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI5–30.62542+12Beat Lafayette 46–0
3962.444ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI5–20.71430+5Beat Santa Clara 28–19
40122.451Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–30.62542+9Beat Missouri 27–6
4172.493Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–2–10.72228+7Beat SMU 13–0
4242.634Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI5–20.71430+1BYE
43-82.696Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–30.62542+5Lost to Alabama 7–12
44192.781Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–30.57150+7Beat Oregon 16–0
4592.834Indiana (INDIANA)B105–30.62542+13BYE
4642.872Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–40.60049+9Beat Florida 27–20
47-102.887South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–20.71430+3Lost to Duke 0–39
48-52.952Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–3–10.56354+5Lost to Notre Dame 0–27
49-53.000Iowa (IOWA)B105–40.55659+6Lost to Minnesota 6–16
50-123.008Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–40.42978+7Lost to Yale 2–30
5183.011Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–30.66739+2Beat ST. Louis 33–14
5233.021New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR4–4–10.50061+9Tied Arizona 13–13
5353.073Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–3–10.56354+4Tied Colorado 13–13
54-123.161Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–3–10.50061+2Lost to NC State 7–27
5563.241Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR5–2–20.66739-5Tied Arizona State 13–13
56103.270Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–3–10.56354+1Beat Washington State 27–26
57-103.278Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–3–10.61148+2Lost to Oklahoma 6–27
58-53.288Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–30.57150+3Lost to UCLA 7–61
59-33.299Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–3–20.50061-1Tied New Mexico 13–13
6073.324NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–20.71430-4Beat Fordham 33–28
61-123.335Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–3–10.56354+2Lost to Washington 0–16
62-23.424Colorado (COLORADO)IND SKY4–4–10.50061+2Tied Denver 13–13
6323.428Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI4–30.57150-2Beat Scranton 36–7
64-133.471Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–40.50061+1Lost to Michigan 6–28
6553.480Montana State (MONTANA STATE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56354-1Beat North Dakota State 39–18
66-93.487George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–30.57150-2Lost to William & Mary 0–20
67113.627Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–40.50061+1Beat Iowa 16–6
68-63.654Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–40.42978-1Lost to Georgia Tech 7–35
6963.742Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–4–10.50061-1Beat Citadel 26–7
70123.814Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–40.429780Beat Syracuse 25–7
71-23.836Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–50.44472-5Lost to Rice 10–27
7223.882Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–40.50061-7Beat Newberry 47–7
73-53.883West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–40.55659-4Lost to Kentucky 0–13
7433.884Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–40.42978-2Beat Washington & LEE 24–7
75-113.916Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–40.50061-5Lost to Colgate 7–25
7673.918Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–3–20.42978+3Beat Bucknell 27–6
77-44.115Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–40.42978-3BYE
78104.285West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–50.44472+2Beat Wichita State 7–6
79114.347Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–40.42978-6Beat Iowa State 33–0
80164.367Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–50.37587+3Beat Marquette 20–0
81134.368BYUIND SKY4–4–10.500610Beat Colorado State 20–6
82-114.449Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44472-7Lost to Michigan State 0–20
83-114.558SMUIND SWC2–5–10.31394-6Lost to Arkansas 0–13
84-44.719UTEPIND BOR3–40.42978-6Lost to Hardin Simmons 7–20
85-44.724Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–6–10.278104-6Lost to Texas Tech 7–14
8674.729Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–3–30.43876-3Tied Richmond 7–7
8744.754Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–50.37587-7Beat Furman 20–6
88-124.764Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–50.37587-4Lost to Georgia 0–41
89-34.769Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–40.42978-12BYE
90-54.882Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–5–10.31394-3BYE
9114.914SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI2–50.286101-8Lost to Utah 13–21
92-134.960Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–4–10.43876-8Lost to Harvard 0–28
9324.994Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–60.250106-2BYE
94-75.005California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–60.250106-7Lost to Oregon State 7–28
9575.033New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–50.44472-17Beat Northern Colorado 20–7
9625.109Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–70.125115-6Lost to Penn State 7–12
97-135.164Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–60.250106-6Lost to Cornell 7–21
98155.307TCUIND SWC2–5–10.31394-10Beat Texas 14–0
99-105.637Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–50.286101-11Lost to Maryland 7–24
10065.725Purdue (PURDUE)B102–5–10.31394-12BYE
10105.758Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI2–5–10.31394-4Lost to ST. Mary's 19–28
102-55.850Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–50.37587-3Lost to West Texas A&M 6–7
103-46.073ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC3–60.33392-22Lost to Detroit Mercy 14–33
10406.319Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–50.37587-5Lost to Temple 6–27
105-26.356Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–50.286101-17Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–26
10656.473Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–60.143114-17Lost to Tulsa 0–17
107-26.482Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–60.250106-17Lost to Clemson 6–20
10826.594Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–5–20.33392-10Tied Northern Arizona 13–13
10906.689Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–60.250106-11Lost to BYU 6–20
11026.787Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–5–10.214111-14Lost to Stanford 26–27
111-46.790Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)IND FBSI3–70.300100-14Lost to ST. Bonaventure 0–26
112-46.808Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–6–10.278104-19Lost to Nebraska 0–33
113-136.848Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–5–10.31394-12Lost to Northern Iowa 0–46
11407.529Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–70.000118-20Lost to Villanova 20–27
11517.532Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–7–10.167113-23Lost to Utah State 7–21
11618.089Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI0–60.000118-19Lost to NEW York University 28–33
117-28.591Portland (PORTLAND)IND FBSI1–5–10.214111-14Lost to Idaho 6–20
11828.697Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–70.125115-19Beat Portland 20–6
119-18.776Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–70.000118-23Lost to Kansas 0–34
120-19.303Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–70.125115-16Lost to Columbia 0–46

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