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1949 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1949 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
100.846California (CALIFORNIA)PAC10–01.0001+49BYE
200.849Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+45BYE
300.865Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI10–01.0001+45Beat SMU 27–20
401.055Rice (RICE)IND SWC9–10.9005+42BYE
501.090Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–01.0001+31BYE
601.308Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–1–20.77815+24BYE
741.323Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON8–10.8898+30Beat Miami 13–0
811.449Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66732+25BYE
9-21.456Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–20.77815+25BYE
1001.475Tulane (TULANE)SEC7–2–10.75019+25BYE
11-31.480Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–20.80013+32BYE
1201.556Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI8–10.8898+24BYE
1311.603Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI8–10.8898+20BYE
1411.604LSUSEC8–20.80013+25BYE
15-21.632Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC9–20.81812+24BYE
1601.667Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY9–10.9005+18BYE
1701.678Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–2–10.72225+22BYE
1801.746Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–2–10.75019+22BYE
1931.798North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–30.70027+30BYE
2001.807Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–2–10.75019+19BYE
2101.857Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY9–10.9005+20BYE
22-31.949SMUIND SWC5–4–10.55057+25Lost to Notre Dame 20–27
2301.975Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–40.60047+21BYE
2432.007Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–30.70027+21BYE
2502.033UCLAPAC6–30.66732+22BYE
2622.065Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–3–10.65039+14BYE
27-32.071Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–30.70027+21BYE
28-22.078Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–20.77815+14BYE
2902.126Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI8–10.8898+6BYE
3012.188Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–30.70027+20BYE
3112.210Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI6–30.66732+15BYE
3212.327Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–20.75019+10BYE
3312.329TCUIND SWC6–3–10.65039+14BYE
3422.340Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–3–10.61144+13BYE
3522.357UTEPIND BOR7–2–10.75019+5BYE
3622.358USCPAC5–3–10.61144+16BYE
3722.395Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–20.75019+16BYE
3822.445Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–40.50059+11BYE
3922.461Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON6–30.66732+11BYE
4062.518Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–20.77815+4Beat Utah State 27–12
4112.520Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–30.66732+12BYE
4212.541SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI7–30.70027+16BYE
43-82.543Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–30.66732+9Lost to Maryland 0–13
4402.551Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55651+14BYE
4502.675Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–2–10.72225+3BYE
4612.734Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR7–40.63642+12BYE
47-172.735Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–3–10.65039+7Lost to Auburn 13–14
4802.755Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–3–10.61144+8BYE
4902.805Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI5–30.62543+5BYE
5002.989Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–30.66732-3BYE
5103.014William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–40.60047+5BYE
5203.080Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50059+5BYE
5313.148Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–50.50059+2BYE
5443.195Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR6–4–10.59150+6Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 66–13
55-23.225Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC5–40.55651+2BYE
5603.286Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–4–20.50059+3BYE
57-23.299Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–50.50059+2BYE
58-13.328Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–40.55651+6BYE
5913.398Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI6–40.60047+7BYE
60-13.411Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–50.500590BYE
6113.594Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–40.55651-2BYE
6213.607Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–50.444720BYE
63-23.691Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–5–10.450700BYE
6413.697Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–40.50059-3BYE
65-13.716Purdue (PURDUE)B104–50.44472+2BYE
6603.726Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–5–10.50059-2BYE
6713.818West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–40.55651-1BYE
68103.892South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40083-2Beat Citadel 42–0
69-23.916Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–6–10.40981-5BYE
7003.960Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–4–20.44472-2BYE
7103.960Iowa (IOWA)B104–50.44472+1BYE
72-33.962Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–5–10.38988+4BYE
73-14.001Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–50.44472-4BYE
74-14.077Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–50.44472-6BYE
7504.164Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–5–10.45070-12BYE
76-24.258Montana (MONTANA)PAC5–40.55651-12BYE
77-14.269George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–50.44472-7BYE
78-14.270Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–4–20.50059-8BYE
7904.400Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON4–60.40083-9BYE
8004.428Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44472-13BYE
8104.559Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–60.40083-9BYE
8204.593Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI5–4–10.55057+6BYE
8304.693ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–6–10.35093+3BYE
8404.753Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–70.30099-5BYE
85214.955Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–4–30.38988-9Beat Alabama 14–13
8605.002West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–6–10.40981-9BYE
8715.100Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI5–50.50059-10BYE
88-15.114Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–60.33395-11BYE
8905.195Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38988-2BYE
9005.356Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC5–50.50059-11BYE
9105.360Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–60.40083-12BYE
9205.390Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–8–10.150113-11BYE
9305.443Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–6–10.35093-9BYE
9425.448NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–70.30099-16BYE
95-15.467Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–50.37592-17BYE
96-15.498Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38988-8BYE
97-125.634Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–50.44472-14Lost to South Carolina 0–42
98-15.746New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–60.40083-19BYE
9906.145New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–80.200108-18BYE
100-26.168Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–70.30099-24BYE
10106.318Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–70.222107-16BYE
10216.327Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–7–10.250105-20BYE
103-36.347Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI3–60.33395-17BYE
10416.369Indiana (INDIANA)B101–80.111114-17BYE
105-16.404NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–60.33395-12BYE
106-46.420Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–70.30099-28Lost to Arizona State 12–27
10706.615Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–60.33395-17BYE
10806.621Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–80.111114-20BYE
10906.910Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–80.200108-22BYE
11006.969Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–7–10.250105-22BYE
11106.984ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–6–10.278104-24BYE
11207.039Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–80.111114-28BYE
11307.477Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–70.30099-26BYE
11407.755Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–7–20.200108-19BYE
11508.193Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–8–10.056118-20BYE
11608.406Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–90.100117-37BYE
11708.766Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–80.200108-31BYE
11809.682Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–6–10.188112-12BYE
11909.862BYUIND SKY0–110.000119-30BYE

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