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1948 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.805North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON9–0–10.9504+46BYE
200.831Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–01.0001+43BYE
311.010Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–0–10.9446+31BYE
4-11.016SMUIND SWC8–1–10.85014+39BYE
501.073Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–10.88912+37BYE
601.149Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–0–10.9504+32BYE
701.228California (CALIFORNIA)PAC10–01.0001+36BYE
801.235Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–10.9007+36BYE
901.316Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–10.9007+37BYE
1011.365Tulane (TULANE)SEC9–10.9007+33BYE
1111.369Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON10–01.0001+28BYE
12-21.380Utah (UTAH)IND SKY8–1–10.85014+35BYE
1301.508Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI8–10.88912+26BYE
1401.574Oregon (OREGON)PAC9–10.9007+30BYE
1501.619Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–2–20.66735+24BYE
1601.669Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–2–20.70030+20BYE
1701.675Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC8–2–10.77324+23BYE
1801.700Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–1–10.83317+20BYE
1901.745Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–2–10.75025+27BYE
2001.777Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–20.77820+25BYE
2131.798Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI9–10.9007+9Beat Hawai'i 73–12
22-11.800Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–20.80018+25BYE
2301.849Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–20.75025+20BYE
24-21.851UTEPIND BOR8–1–10.85014+19BYE
2501.934Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–30.70030+24BYE
2601.992Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–2–10.75025+18BYE
2712.049USCPAC6–3–10.65043+22BYE
2812.050Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY8–20.80018+20BYE
29-22.055Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–3–10.65043+22BYE
3002.100Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66735+20BYE
3102.104Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–30.66735+20BYE
3202.178Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–20.77820+16BYE
3302.199Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–30.62546+16BYE
3412.240Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI7–20.77820+10BYE
35-12.247Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR7–30.70030+19BYE
3602.312William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–2–20.70030+19BYE
3702.430Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–20.77820+8BYE
3802.463Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–30.70030+16BYE
3902.472Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–30.66735+18BYE
4002.561Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–3–20.60049+11BYE
4132.623Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR5–2–30.65043+6Beat Ouachita 40–12
4202.691West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–30.72729+8BYE
43-22.691Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–30.66735+8BYE
44-12.723Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC6–30.66735+5BYE
4512.787Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–3–20.60049+7BYE
46-12.787Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–4–20.50058+10BYE
4702.808Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–40.50058+13BYE
4812.811Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–3–10.61147+11BYE
49-12.814Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–40.50058+8BYE
5002.940Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON6–40.60049+8BYE
5103.063Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–3–20.55655+4BYE
5203.078Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–4–10.59154+6BYE
5303.091Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR6–40.60049+11BYE
5403.176Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–20.75025+7BYE
5513.311Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–3–10.61147+11BYE
56-13.312Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–4–10.55056+2BYE
5703.326Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–3–20.600490BYE
5803.337Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–4–10.50058+2BYE
5903.369Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–30.66735-5BYE
6003.383Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–30.66735+5BYE
6103.548Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–4–30.50058+2BYE
6203.695Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–5–10.450690BYE
6313.816Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–50.50058-9BYE
64-13.819TCUIND SWC4–5–10.45069-1BYE
6503.827Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–50.50058-5BYE
6603.853Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–50.44472-2BYE
6703.947Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–50.50058-5BYE
6804.016Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–5–10.45069+1BYE
6904.147Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40079-3BYE
7004.171NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35088-1BYE
7104.236Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–60.40079-7BYE
7204.274Iowa (IOWA)B104–50.44472-5BYE
7304.295Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–50.44472-8BYE
7404.381West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–50.545570BYE
7514.415ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI4–60.40079-9BYE
76-14.424Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–60.33389-4BYE
7794.462Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–50.50058-9Beat New Mexico 28–17
78-14.467Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY5–60.455670BYE
79-14.515Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–60.33389-6BYE
80-14.546Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–50.44472-20BYE
81-14.560LSUSEC3–70.30096-1BYE
82-14.615Purdue (PURDUE)B103–60.33389-5BYE
83-14.622South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–50.37586-9BYE
84-14.671Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–60.40079-10BYE
85-14.689BYUIND SKY5–60.45567+2BYE
86-14.701Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–4–10.43878-9BYE
8704.926Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–50.44472-18BYE
8805.146Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–60.33389-15BYE
8905.181George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–60.40079-6BYE
9005.335Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–60.40079-18BYE
9105.483Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–7–10.250102-11BYE
9205.492UCLAPAC3–70.30096-14BYE
9305.613Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–5–10.38985-16BYE
9405.720Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–6–10.278100-15BYE
9505.823Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.222103-13BYE
9605.879Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–60.33389-22BYE
9706.159Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–6–10.278100-13BYE
9816.166Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR4–50.44472-7BYE
99-16.189Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–70.222103-19BYE
10016.284NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–60.33389-15BYE
101-16.288Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–8–10.056114-14BYE
10206.327Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–80.200108-20BYE
10306.344Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI3–60.33389-10BYE
10416.505Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–8–10.150111-20BYE
10516.510ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC4–70.36487-18BYE
10616.568SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI2–70.222103-7BYE
107-36.620New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–90.182110-20Lost to Arizona State 17–28
10807.099Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–70.222103-20BYE
10907.137Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–80.200108-29BYE
11007.551Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–70.222103-23BYE
11107.613Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–80.111112-28BYE
11207.628Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–9–10.050116-31BYE
11307.650New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–70.30096-22BYE
11407.745Montana (MONTANA)PAC3–70.30096-29BYE
11508.205Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–8–10.056114-27BYE
11608.320Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–9–10.050116-32BYE
11708.760Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–90.100113-42BYE

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