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1949 Week 12 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
100.782California (CALIFORNIA)PAC9–01.0001+40Beat Oregon 41–14
220.940Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+25Beat North Carolina 42–6
3-10.985Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–01.0001+26Beat Pennsylvania 14–13
411.011Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–01.0001+28Beat Missouri 27–7
5-21.091SMUIND SWC5–1–10.78622+25Beat Arkansas 34–6
611.291Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–10.8758+23Beat Texas A&M 13–0
711.324Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–1–10.81320+20Beat Illinois 30–17
871.413Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–10.8758+20BYE
9101.445Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–10.8758+21Beat Wyoming 32–13
10-41.462Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62539+18Lost to Oregon State 20–25
1171.491Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC8–10.8896+18Beat Florida 35–0
12-31.512Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–01.0001+16BYE
13-21.525UCLAPAC6–20.75023+24Beat Washington 47–26
14101.541Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON6–10.85713+17Beat Boston University 14–13
1511.542Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–1–10.83318+19Beat ST. Mary's 19–6
1641.562Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–1–10.81320+14Beat Vanderbilt 41–14
17-31.669Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY8–10.8896+12Lost to Baylor 13–32
18-11.685Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–20.75023+19Beat Indiana 20–7
19-71.729Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI7–10.8758+14Lost to Dartmouth 7–16
20-71.763Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–40.55652+19Lost to TCU 13–14
21111.769Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–20.75023+16Beat Pittsburgh 24–7
22-121.781Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–10.85713+12Lost to Maryland 13–14
2361.815Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–2–10.72228+12Beat Idaho 63–0
24111.886Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–2–10.68831+14Beat Iowa 35–13
25-31.912LSUSEC6–20.75023+14Beat Mississippi State 34–7
2601.946Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY7–10.8758+11Beat BYU 16–14
2741.951Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–10.85713+12Beat Cornell 16–7
28-71.965Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–30.62539+15Lost to Oklahoma 7–27
29-42.075Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–30.57150+13Lost to Army 13–14
3002.086Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–10.85713+6Beat Arizona 34–7
3162.152Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON6–20.75023+11Beat George Washington 35–0
3242.218USCPAC4–2–10.64337+10BYE
33-102.234Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–30.62539+11Lost to Alabama 7–20
3402.276Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI6–10.85713+2Beat Harvard 28–14
3582.292Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC6–30.66734+14Beat Michigan State 25–20
36142.358Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–2–10.64337+6Beat Georgia Tech 20–7
37152.378Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62539+12Beat Temple 28–7
3842.394Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–10.83318+4Beat South Carolina 13–7
3982.408TCUIND SWC5–2–10.68831+9Beat Texas 14–13
40-72.498North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–30.62539+12Lost to Notre Dame 6–42
4132.531Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–2–10.68831+3Beat Ole Miss 35–7
4292.590Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–2–10.72228+3Beat Wichita State 7–6
43102.601Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–30.62539+7Beat Yale 21–13
44-162.633Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI4–20.66734+4Lost to Boston College 12–20
45-42.639UTEPIND BOR6–2–10.72228+1Tied West Virginia 13–13
46-192.701Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–3–10.61148+7Lost to Nebraska 0–7
4772.721Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–30.62539+10Beat Denver 28–13
48-102.787SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI6–30.66734+10Lost to Tulsa 0–10
49-42.887Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–3–10.56351+5Lost to Kentucky 0–35
50-102.956Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–30.62539+4Lost to Minnesota 7–24
51-122.987Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR5–3–10.61148+8Lost to West Texas A&M 7–19
52-43.067Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–40.50054+3Lost to SMU 6–34
53-73.076Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–40.50054+2Lost to Tulane 14–41
54-53.106Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–3–20.50054+2Lost to Ohio State 17–30
5543.175Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–40.55652+3BYE
56103.248Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–3–20.50054+1Beat Kansas State 26–14
5783.254Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC4–40.500540Beat ST. Louis 31–14
58153.261Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43874+4Beat Fordham 20–12
5923.308Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–40.50054+1BYE
60123.359Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–4–10.50054+2Beat SAN Francisco 10–0
6163.389Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–4–10.43874+6Beat Columbia 34–0
62-53.505Iowa (IOWA)B104–40.50054+2Lost to Wisconsin 13–35
6373.596Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–30.62539-9Beat NEW York University 33–9
64-93.605Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON4–50.444690Lost to NC State 14–27
65143.648Purdue (PURDUE)B103–50.37586+1Beat Marquette 41–7
66-103.671ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–5–10.38982+2Lost to Santa Clara 6–19
67-93.704William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–40.50054-4BYE
68-83.782Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–40.50054-3Lost to Penn State 7–28
69-53.899Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–50.44469-3Lost to California 14–41
70-23.905Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–5–10.38982-1Tied Auburn 20–20
7163.985Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–50.37586-2Beat Colgate 39–20
72-94.081Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–40.42979-3Lost to Princeton 13–21
73-24.089Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–50.37586-2BYE
7494.130Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI4–40.500540Beat Nevada 13–12
75-134.159Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–40.50054-9Lost to Purdue 7–41
76174.264West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–40.50054-4Beat Hardin Simmons 19–7
7774.299Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–50.37586-5Beat Holy Cross 47–13
78184.375Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–50.37586-5Beat Iowa State 7–0
7934.429Montana (MONTANA)PAC4–40.50054-11BYE
80-64.711Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–5–10.38982-10Lost to Tennessee 7–35
81-54.734Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–4–10.43874-3Lost to Drake 6–7
82-14.742South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–50.286102-4Lost to Miami 7–13
83-144.818Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI3–40.42979-9Lost to Clemson 20–33
84184.851Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–4–10.43874-9Beat Duquesne 33–20
85-74.936George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–50.37586-9Lost to Duke 0–35
86154.987NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–50.37586-9Beat Wake Forest 27–14
8735.045Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–70.222108-6Lost to UCLA 26–47
88125.059New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–40.50054-11Beat Northern Arizona 35–0
89-45.062Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–50.44469-9Lost to Georgetown 13–28
90-25.082West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–5–10.38982-5Tied UTEP 13–13
9145.098Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–7–10.167110-6Lost to Rice 0–13
92-175.140Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–50.37586-1Lost to Citadel 14–19
93-75.246Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–50.37586-15Lost to Stanford 0–63
94-35.255Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–5–10.313100-9Lost to Arizona State 7–34
9545.298New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–60.250105-6Beat Colorado 17–15
96135.412Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–40.42979-6Beat Virginia Military Institute 19–14
9765.439Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–50.37586-16Beat Montana State 19–14
98-185.514Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–50.37586-15Lost to New Mexico 15–17
99-105.547Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI4–50.44469-9Lost to Loyola Marymount 12–13
100-25.579Indiana (INDIANA)B101–70.125114-9Lost to Michigan 7–20
101-145.778Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–4–10.43874+3Lost to North Texas 23–28
10295.878Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC4–50.44469-10Beat South Dakota State 32–7
103-96.074ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–4–10.35798-13Lost to Detroit Mercy 14–31
10436.198Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–70.125114-13Lost to Brown 14–28
105-86.328Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–60.250105-12Lost to Navy 0–34
106-146.341Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–5–10.313100-9Lost to Delaware 7–13
10766.355Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–50.37586-13Beat Davidson 21–6
108-36.563Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–60.250105-12Lost to Oklahoma State 14–26
109-16.756Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–4–20.286102-13Tied Georgia 20–20
110-66.789Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–60.143113-18Lost to Northwestern 20–39
111-56.933Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–60.33399-19Lost to Virginia Tech 13–28
112-26.944NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–50.286102-7Lost to Rutgers 9–33
11327.581Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–7–10.167110-14Beat Richmond 28–13
114-27.825Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–7–10.167110-22Lost to Pacific 6–45
115-17.851Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–70.125114-24Lost to Syracuse 13–47
11608.300Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–7–10.063118-12Lost to LSU 7–34
11719.375Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–6–10.188109-9Lost to New Mexico State 0–35
11819.479BYUIND SKY0–90.000119-22Lost to Colorado State 14–16
119-29.562Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–70.125114-22Lost to Furman 6–21

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