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1948 Week 11 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
110.777North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–0–10.9296+24Tied William & Mary 7–7
2-10.786Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–01.0001+27Beat Navy 35–0
321.109Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–01.0001+18Beat Stanford 43–0
471.173Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–0–10.9177+14Beat Pennsylvania 13–0
5-11.242SMUIND SWC6–10.85710+21Beat Texas A&M 20–14
611.245Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–10.85710+18Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 34–7
7-11.254Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+17Beat Indiana 42–6
8-51.263Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–10.85710+18Lost to Tennessee 6–13
9-11.275California (CALIFORNIA)PAC8–01.0001+21Beat UCLA 28–13
1001.307Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON6–01.0001+12Beat Furman 41–0
1141.338Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–10.85710+18Beat Virginia Military Institute 28–7
1221.342Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–10.85710+18Beat Florida 20–12
1381.416Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–10.85710+17Beat Missouri 41–7
14-11.538Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–10.85710+17Beat Wisconsin 16–7
15101.544Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–10.8758+20Beat Colorado State 12–3
1681.598Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–10.85710+16BYE
1701.614Oregon (OREGON)PAC7–10.8758+17Beat Washington 13–7
1821.655Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58350+11BYE
19-71.746Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–10.83323+12Lost to Penn State 0–13
20141.774Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI6–20.75027+16Beat Nevada 14–0
2171.825Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON6–10.85710+10Beat South Carolina 19–7
2201.892Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI5–10.83323+12Beat Columbia 26–21
2381.901Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI6–10.85710+8Beat Western Reserve 36–0
24-151.933Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–1–10.78625+10Lost to Texas 10–13
2521.941Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI6–10.85710+9Beat Colgate 14–6
26-81.976Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI6–10.85710+3Lost to Santa Clara 0–14
2721.996Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–2–10.64338+8Beat Marquette 47–0
2842.050Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–2–10.64338+8Beat LSU 48–7
2992.065Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–20.71431+12Beat Duke 27–20
30-72.097Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–1–10.75027+10Beat ST. Louis 21–14
31-122.106Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–20.71431+10Lost to Oklahoma 7–41
3282.107Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–30.62545+14Beat Baylor 13–10
3332.120Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–20.71431+11Beat Pittsburgh 41–0
34162.157Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–2–10.64338+9Beat Georgia Tech 13–6
3502.191USCPAC4–30.57152+13BYE
3672.280Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC5–20.71431+6Beat Tulsa 19–0
3752.282Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–20.71431+9Beat Purdue 34–7
38-122.333Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY6–20.75027+8Lost to Utah 3–12
39-232.356UTEPIND BOR5–1–10.78625+6Lost to Texas Tech 6–46
40-32.424Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–2–10.64338+7Tied Kentucky 13–13
4142.464Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–10.85710+9Beat Fordham 33–7
4222.618West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–20.75027+3Beat Ohio 48–6
43132.640Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–30.62545+7Beat UTEP 46–6
44-52.647TCUIND SWC4–30.57152+8BYE
45-152.750Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON3–2–20.57152+3Lost to Wake Forest 20–27
46112.875Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–20.667370Beat New Mexico State 52–7
47-12.876William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–2–10.64338+8Tied North Carolina 7–7
4862.889Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–20.71431+1Beat Lafayette 34–13
4962.902Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–30.50064+4Beat Harvard 47–7
50-172.961Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY5–30.62545+5Lost to Colorado 14–28
51-23.083Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–30.57152+4Lost to Tulane 7–28
52-113.096Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–30.57152+6Lost to Ohio State 0–41
53-13.106Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–2–10.64338+2Tied Oregon State 26–26
54103.138Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–30.57152+2Beat New Mexico 14–6
55113.176Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–2–10.643380Beat NC State 21–14
56-93.234Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–30.571520Lost to Georgia 12–20
57103.338Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–3–10.50064+1Beat Auburn 20–0
5873.375Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–3–10.50064+1Beat Southern Miss 27–0
59133.377Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR2–1–20.60049-1Beat Oklahoma City 34–21
6003.455Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–30.500640Beat Cincinnati 36–6
6113.495Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–30.57152-2Beat Davidson 6–0
6283.608Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–30.57152-1Beat Merchant Marine 52–0
63-123.615Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–30.62545+3Lost to Iowa State 0–2
64113.652Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–2–10.58350-2Beat NEW York University 13–6
65-173.653Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–30.57152-4Lost to Rice 6–25
66-133.737NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–4–10.35784+1Lost to Virginia 14–21
67-83.786Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–30.50064-6BYE
68113.801Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–40.500640Beat Drake 2–0
6903.804Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–3–10.50064-3Tied Villanova 13–13
70-23.852Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–3–20.500640Tied Washington State 26–26
71-103.935South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–40.33388-2Lost to Maryland 7–19
7284.048Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–40.42973-2Beat Iowa 14–0
73-154.070Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI4–30.57152-7Lost to Denver 27–30
74204.157Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–40.42973-3Beat Utah State 28–14
75184.167Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–40.42973-3Beat Arkansas 25–6
76104.237ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–40.42973-4Beat Portland 19–0
7714.344Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–50.28695-2Lost to Cornell 6–14
78-54.371Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–50.37580-4Lost to Army 0–43
79-164.437Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–40.333880Lost to Princeton 7–47
80-64.438Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–50.28695-1Lost to Dartmouth 21–26
8194.465Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–40.42973-5Beat Duquesne 16–13
8294.580Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR4–30.57152-4Beat LA Verne 47–6
83-74.648Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI3–40.42973-8Lost to Ole Miss 7–34
8484.680SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI2–40.33388-5Beat Loyola Marymount 28–0
85134.740George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–50.37580-1Beat Citadel 14–0
86134.785Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–4–10.35784-6Beat Syracuse 20–0
87-104.793Purdue (PURDUE)B102–50.28695-3Lost to Minnesota 7–34
88-74.847West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–40.500640BYE
89-44.878UCLAPAC3–50.37580-6Lost to California 13–28
90124.891Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–5–10.31394-6Beat Detroit Mercy 30–27
91-204.944Iowa (IOWA)B103–40.42973-7Lost to Illinois 0–14
92-84.970LSUSEC2–50.28695-4Lost to Vanderbilt 7–48
93-115.117Indiana (INDIANA)B102–50.28695-6Lost to Notre Dame 6–42
94115.342Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–50.28695-7Beat Kansas State 32–0
95-75.359Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–4–10.35784-6Lost to Clemson 0–41
9655.488Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–50.28695-10Beat Montana State 28–12
97-85.617Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–70.000115-6Lost to Michigan 0–35
98-15.641Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–5–10.214108-7Lost to Oregon 7–13
9955.760Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–50.28695-10Beat Virginia Tech 14–7
100-55.781NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–40.33388-4Lost to Georgetown 6–13
101-55.801New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–50.28695-3Lost to Arizona 6–14
102-155.820Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–4–10.35784-10Lost to Richmond 0–6
103-205.907BYUIND SKY3–50.37580-3Lost to San José State 6–21
104-16.499Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–60.143110-11Lost to Temple 0–20
10536.501Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–60.143110-12Lost to Northwestern 7–16
106-66.532Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–5–10.214108-10Lost to Mississippi State 0–20
10726.653Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI2–40.33388-3Lost to Boston University 7–33
108-16.988Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–50.28695-11Lost to Holy Cross 13–16
109-37.219Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–40.33388-13Lost to George Washington 0–14
11017.258Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–6–10.071114-12Lost to Oklahoma State 0–19
111-17.278New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–50.28695-12Lost to Arizona State 7–52
11217.295Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–80.000115-19Lost to SMU 14–20
11327.953Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–70.000115-17Lost to Washington & LEE 7–14
114-27.962Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–60.143110-18Lost to Michigan State 0–47
11518.099ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–60.250106-12Lost to Wichita State 14–21
116-28.254Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–60.250106-15Lost to Pacific 14–32
11708.319Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–60.143110-20Lost to Nebraska 0–32

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