1948 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 30, 1948By 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	0	0.797	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–0–1	0.950	5	+46	Beat Virginia 34–12
2	0	0.827	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+43	BYE
3	0	0.990	SMU	IND SWC	8–1–1	0.850	14	+39	Tied TCU 7–7
4	0	1.006	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–0–1	0.944	6	+31	Tied Navy 21–21
5	1	1.058	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–1	0.889	11	+36	Beat Mississippi State 34–7
6	-1	1.147	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+32	Beat Washington 46–0
7	2	1.226	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	7	+36	Beat Oklahoma State 19–15
8	0	1.228	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	10–0	1.000	1	+36	BYE
9	2	1.291	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	7	+36	Beat Georgia Tech 21–13
10	-3	1.329	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	9–0	1.000	1	+26	Beat Auburn 7–6
11	1	1.337	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	8–1–1	0.850	14	+35	Beat Utah State 41–7
12	-2	1.362	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	9–1	0.900	7	+32	Beat LSU 46–0
13	0	1.496	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	11	+26	Beat Pennsylvania 23–14
14	0	1.574	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	9–1	0.900	7	+30	BYE
15	7	1.610	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–2–2	0.667	35	+24	Beat Holy Cross 21–20
16	0	1.665	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–2–2	0.700	30	+20	Tied Santa Clara 21–21
17	0	1.687	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1–1	0.833	16	+20	Beat Washington State 7–0
18	2	1.715	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	7–2–1	0.750	24	+19	Beat Tennessee 28–6
19	-1	1.751	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	24	+26	Tied Michigan State 21–21
20	-1	1.766	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	7–2	0.778	20	+25	BYE
21	3	1.795	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	18	+25	Beat Kansas 21–7
22	-1	1.827	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	24	+20	BYE
23	4	1.850	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	11	+9	Beat Wichita State 42–12
24	5	1.866	UTEP	IND BOR	7–1–1	0.833	16	+18	Beat New Mexico State 92–7
25	-10	1.925	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	7–3	0.700	30	+23	Lost to Georgia 13–21
26	2	1.953	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	24	+18	Beat NC State 21–7
27	-1	2.011	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	8–2	0.800	18	+20	BYE
28	-3	2.020	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–3–1	0.650	44	+22	Tied Texas A&M 14–14
29	1	2.028	USC	PAC	6–3	0.667	35	+22	BYE
30	3	2.079	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–3	0.667	35	+20	BYE
31	5	2.094	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	35	+20	Beat South Carolina 38–0
32	0	2.169	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–2	0.778	20	+16	BYE
33	-10	2.185	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	45	+16	Lost to Cornell 14–23
34	1	2.212	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	20	+10	BYE
35	8	2.247	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	30	+16	Beat Hardin Simmons 28–20
36	9	2.301	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	6–2–2	0.700	30	+19	Beat Arkansas 9–0
37	1	2.409	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	20	+8	BYE
38	-7	2.446	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	30	+16	Lost to Missouri 7–21
39	1	2.451	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	35	+18	BYE
40	4	2.538	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–3–2	0.600	50	+11	Tied Rice 7–7
41	8	2.674	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	35	+8	Beat Virginia Tech 33–7
42	5	2.687	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	29	+8	Beat Maryland 16–14
43	-6	2.702	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	6–3	0.667	35	+5	Lost to Oklahoma 15–19
44	-10	2.735	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	4–2–2	0.625	45	+4	Lost to Texas Tech 20–28
45	8	2.739	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–3–2	0.600	50	+7	Beat Miami 25–5
46	2	2.759	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	57	+13	BYE
47	-1	2.770	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	57	+8	BYE
48	-9	2.776	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–4–2	0.500	57	+9	Lost to Vanderbilt 6–28
49	-7	2.811	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	47	+11	Lost to North Carolina 12–34
50	-9	2.907	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	50	+8	Lost to West Virginia 14–16
51	-1	3.042	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	4–3–2	0.556	54	+4	BYE
52	2	3.147	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	6–4	0.600	50	+9	Beat Marquette 24–14
53	2	3.175	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	24	+7	BYE
54	5	3.221	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	55	+5	Beat Florida 34–28
55	1	3.269	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–4–1	0.550	55	+2	Tied Baylor 7–7
56	-5	3.277	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–3–1	0.611	47	+11	Lost to Nevada 12–42
57	4	3.307	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	35	-4	Beat Tulsa 26–22
58	6	3.325	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–3–1	0.611	47	0	Beat Washington & LEE 14–12
59	-7	3.326	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–4–1	0.500	57	+2	Lost to Ole Miss 7–34
60	-3	3.366	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	6–3	0.667	35	+5	BYE
61	8	3.526	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–4–3	0.500	57	+2	Beat Nebraska 28–12
62	11	3.606	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	4–5–1	0.450	68	0	Beat Wyoming 13–0
63	-5	3.769	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	57	-5	Lost to Alabama 28–34
64	1	3.780	TCU	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	68	-1	Tied SMU 7–7
65	-3	3.781	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	57	-9	Lost to William & Mary 0–9
66	1	3.814	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	71	-2	BYE
67	-4	3.824	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	5–5	0.500	57	-1	Lost to Utah 7–41
68	-8	3.905	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	71	-5	Lost to Kentucky 5–25
69	-1	3.934	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	57	-5	Lost to Boston College 20–21
70	-4	4.003	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–5–1	0.450	68	+1	Lost to Penn State 0–7
71	0	4.155	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–6	0.400	80	-3	BYE
72	2	4.159	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	3–6–1	0.350	88	-1	Lost to Villanova 7–21
73	3	4.256	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–5	0.444	71	-5	BYE
74	5	4.272	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	71	-8	BYE
75	3	4.399	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	89	-4	BYE
76	7	4.450	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	80	-9	Beat San José State 19–14
77	-7	4.463	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	4–5	0.444	71	-19	Lost to Denver 0–13
78	2	4.496	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–6	0.333	89	-6	BYE
79	-2	4.565	LSU	SEC	3–7	0.300	96	-2	Lost to Tulane 0–46
80	7	4.571	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	5–5	0.500	57	0	Beat New Mexico 19–0
81	0	4.596	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–6	0.333	89	-5	BYE
82	-10	4.616	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	86	-9	Lost to Wake Forest 0–38
83	-1	4.680	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	80	-10	BYE
84	5	4.694	BYU	IND SKY	5–6	0.455	67	+2	Beat Arizona State 27–25
85	-1	4.712	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	79	-9	BYE
86	-11	4.834	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	4–5	0.444	71	-10	Lost to BYU 25–27
87	3	4.837	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	71	-17	Beat Dayton 21–6
88	-2	5.069	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	89	-14	BYE
89	-1	5.174	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	80	-6	BYE
90	-5	5.348	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	80	-18	Lost to Richmond 12–14
91	1	5.481	UCLA	PAC	3–7	0.300	96	-14	BYE
92	-1	5.492	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–7–1	0.250	102	-11	Lost to Notre Dame 0–46
93	12	5.601	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–5–1	0.389	85	-16	Beat Furman 7–0
94	1	5.696	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	100	-15	BYE
95	4	5.818	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	104	-13	BYE
96	1	5.867	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	3–6	0.333	89	-22	BYE
97	7	6.122	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–7–1	0.167	111	-16	Lost to Clemson 6–7
98	-5	6.144	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–6–1	0.278	100	-13	Lost to Davidson 0–7
99	4	6.183	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–7	0.222	104	-19	BYE
100	-6	6.203	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	4–5	0.444	71	-7	Lost to Whittier 12–27
101	1	6.258	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–8–1	0.056	114	-14	Tied Army 21–21
102	-6	6.278	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	89	-15	Lost to Fordham 0–26
103	-5	6.314	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	108	-20	Lost to Oregon State 12–28
104	5	6.337	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	89	-10	Beat NEW York University 26–0
105	-4	6.435	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	2–8	0.200	108	-15	Lost to West Texas A&M 0–19
106	0	6.500	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	87	-18	Beat Kansas State 21–7
107	-7	6.598	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	104	-7	Lost to ST. Bonaventure 14–20
108	0	7.122	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	104	-20	BYE
109	-2	7.124	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	108	-29	Lost to Arizona 14–24
110	2	7.574	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–9–1	0.050	116	-31	Tied Texas 14–14
111	0	7.600	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	112	-28	BYE
112	1	7.687	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	3–7	0.300	96	-28	BYE
113	-3	7.714	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	3–7	0.300	96	-21	Lost to UTEP 7–92
114	0	7.800	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	102	-23	BYE
115	0	8.205	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	0–8–1	0.056	114	-27	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–33
116	1	8.320	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–9–1	0.050	116	-32	Lost to Detroit Mercy 22–26
117	-1	8.753	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–9	0.100	113	-42	Lost to ST. Louis 7–21