1948 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 4, 1949By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1948 Season Tags: • No Comments

1948 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.839	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+44	BYE
2	2	0.893	SMU	IND SWC	9–1–1	0.864	10	+49	Beat Oregon 21–13
3	-2	0.982	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–1–1	0.864	10	+46	Lost to Oklahoma 6–14
4	-1	0.996	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–0–1	0.944	4	+32	BYE
5	0	1.058	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–1	0.889	8	+37	BYE
6	2	1.141	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	5	+46	Beat North Carolina 14–6
7	-1	1.142	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–0–1	0.950	3	+33	BYE
8	3	1.320	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	11–0	1.000	1	+36	Beat Missouri 24–23
9	1	1.344	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	9–1	0.900	7	+34	BYE
10	-3	1.407	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	10–1	0.909	5	+35	Lost to Northwestern 14–20
11	1	1.412	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	8–1–1	0.850	12	+35	BYE
12	1	1.486	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	8	+26	BYE
13	7	1.532	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	8–2	0.800	17	+35	Beat California 20–14
14	-5	1.575	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	14	+33	Lost to Texas 28–41
15	3	1.649	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1–1	0.833	13	+21	BYE
16	1	1.650	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	21	+23	BYE
17	-1	1.660	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–2–2	0.700	31	+21	BYE
18	-3	1.662	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–2–2	0.667	38	+25	BYE
19	7	1.726	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	21	+27	Beat Nevada 27–7
20	-6	1.756	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	14	+30	Lost to SMU 13–21
21	-2	1.757	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	24	+27	BYE
22	7	1.764	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	36	+31	Beat Georgia 41–28
23	0	1.836	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	24	+20	BYE
24	1	1.945	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	7–3	0.700	31	+23	BYE
25	-3	2.007	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	28	+26	Lost to Clemson 23–24
26	-5	2.056	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	14	+7	Lost to Villanova 7–27
27	0	2.099	USC	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	43	+21	BYE
28	8	2.099	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	7–2–2	0.727	28	+24	Beat Oklahoma State 20–0
29	-5	2.110	UTEP	IND BOR	8–2–1	0.773	21	+16	Lost to West Virginia 12–21
30	3	2.156	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	45	+16	BYE
31	1	2.164	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–2	0.778	18	+16	BYE
32	-2	2.174	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–3	0.667	38	+20	BYE
33	2	2.212	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	31	+20	BYE
34	6	2.245	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–3–2	0.636	44	+17	Beat Wake Forest 20–7
35	-1	2.249	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	18	+10	BYE
36	5	2.300	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	6–2–3	0.682	36	+10	Beat Wichita State 49–12
37	5	2.366	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	24	+16	Beat UTEP 21–12
38	-1	2.433	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	18	+8	BYE
39	0	2.453	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	38	+19	BYE
40	-9	2.490	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	47	+17	Lost to Baylor 7–20
41	-3	2.538	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	31	+15	BYE
42	-14	2.611	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	8–3	0.727	28	+20	Lost to Occidental 20–21
43	0	2.686	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	38	+8	BYE
44	1	2.796	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–3–2	0.600	47	+6	BYE
45	1	2.811	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–4–2	0.500	59	+9	BYE
46	2	2.817	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	46	+11	BYE
47	0	2.819	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	59	+13	BYE
48	1	2.819	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	59	+8	BYE
49	1	2.884	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	47	+7	BYE
50	-6	3.069	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	47	+3	Lost to William & Mary 0–20
51	1	3.073	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	52	+5	BYE
52	-1	3.124	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	4–3–2	0.556	53	+2	BYE
53	7	3.151	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–3	0.700	31	+10	Beat Arizona 14–13
54	0	3.164	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	24	+7	BYE
55	1	3.257	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–4–1	0.550	54	+2	BYE
56	1	3.278	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–3–2	0.600	47	0	BYE
57	-4	3.305	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	6–5	0.545	56	+8	Lost to Drake 13–14
58	0	3.330	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–4–1	0.500	59	+2	BYE
59	0	3.380	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	38	-5	BYE
60	1	3.487	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–4–3	0.542	58	0	Beat Hawai'i 47–27
61	2	3.727	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	59	-9	BYE
62	-7	3.730	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	54	+8	Lost to Hardin Simmons 12–49
63	1	3.808	TCU	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	69	-1	BYE
64	-2	3.831	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	4–5–1	0.450	69	-2	BYE
65	1	3.842	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	72	-2	BYE
66	-1	3.849	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	59	-6	BYE
67	0	3.968	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	59	-5	BYE
68	0	4.049	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–5–1	0.450	69	-1	BYE
69	1	4.215	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	3–6–1	0.350	88	-3	BYE
70	-1	4.215	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–6	0.400	79	-5	BYE
71	0	4.240	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	79	-8	BYE
72	0	4.279	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–5	0.444	72	-5	BYE
73	0	4.295	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	72	-8	BYE
74	0	4.377	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	6–5	0.545	56	-1	BYE
75	1	4.379	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	89	-4	BYE
76	1	4.474	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	5–5	0.500	59	-10	BYE
77	2	4.502	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–6	0.333	89	-6	BYE
78	-3	4.514	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	79	-12	BYE
79	-1	4.555	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	5–6	0.455	67	-2	BYE
80	1	4.580	LSU	SEC	3–7	0.300	96	-3	BYE
81	1	4.602	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–6	0.333	89	-5	BYE
82	-2	4.606	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	4–5	0.444	72	-21	BYE
83	0	4.649	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	86	-10	BYE
84	2	4.687	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	78	-9	BYE
85	-1	4.735	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	79	-11	BYE
86	-1	4.764	BYU	IND SKY	5–6	0.455	67	0	BYE
87	0	4.959	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	72	-19	BYE
88	1	5.223	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	79	-7	BYE
89	1	5.293	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	79	-18	BYE
90	-2	5.296	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	89	-17	BYE
91	1	5.521	UCLA	PAC	3–7	0.300	96	-16	BYE
92	-1	5.576	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–7–1	0.250	102	-13	BYE
93	0	5.580	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–5–1	0.389	85	-16	BYE
94	0	5.743	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	100	-16	BYE
95	0	5.851	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	103	-13	BYE
96	0	5.885	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	3–6	0.333	89	-23	BYE
97	1	6.171	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	4–5	0.444	72	-7	BYE
98	1	6.203	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–7	0.222	103	-20	BYE
99	-2	6.213	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–6–1	0.278	100	-14	BYE
100	0	6.265	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	89	-15	BYE
101	2	6.344	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	89	-10	BYE
102	0	6.374	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	108	-21	BYE
103	-2	6.410	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–8–1	0.056	114	-16	BYE
104	0	6.546	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–8–1	0.150	111	-21	BYE
105	0	6.609	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	87	-20	BYE
106	1	6.614	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	2–9	0.182	110	-22	BYE
107	-1	6.689	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	103	-9	BYE
108	0	7.141	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	103	-21	BYE
109	0	7.184	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	108	-30	BYE
110	2	7.457	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–9–1	0.050	116	-31	BYE
111	0	7.533	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	112	-28	BYE
112	-2	7.566	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	103	-23	BYE
113	1	7.745	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	3–7	0.300	96	-29	BYE
114	-1	7.761	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	3–7	0.300	96	-24	BYE
115	0	8.103	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	0–8–1	0.056	114	-27	BYE
116	0	8.464	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–9–1	0.050	116	-34	BYE
117	0	8.929	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–9	0.100	113	-44	BYE