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1949 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

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
100.853California (CALIFORNIA)PAC10–01.0001+49Beat Stanford 33–14
200.893Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–01.0001+34Beat Iowa 28–7
310.938Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–01.0001+37Beat Santa Clara 28–21
4-11.047Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–01.0001+27BYE
511.190Rice (RICE)IND SWC8–10.8895+30Beat TCU 20–14
6101.270Tulane (TULANE)SEC7–1–10.83316+24Beat Virginia 28–14
721.343Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–10.8895+27Beat SMU 35–26
8-31.351SMUIND SWC5–2–10.68830+25Lost to Baylor 26–35
9-21.367Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–1–20.77818+23Tied Michigan 7–7
10111.462Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–20.77818+25Beat Wisconsin 14–6
11-11.492Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66733+22Beat Arizona 75–0
12-41.560Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI8–10.8895+23Beat NC State 45–21
1311.587Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON6–10.85713+18BYE
1431.658Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY8–10.8895+13BYE
1531.676Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–2–10.72224+22Tied Ohio State 7–7
1631.693Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI7–10.87510+16BYE
17-51.743Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–10.87510+17Lost to Tulane 14–28
1881.775Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY8–10.8895+16Beat New Mexico State 45–0
19-81.804Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC8–20.80017+17Lost to Tennessee 0–6
20-51.813Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI7–2–10.75021+21Lost to Oklahoma 21–28
21-11.852Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–40.55650+20BYE
2231.881LSUSEC7–20.77818+16Beat Southeastern Louisiana 48–7
2351.965Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–30.66733+20Beat Kansas 34–28
24142.032Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–10.85713+9Beat Florida 28–13
25-122.035UCLAPAC6–30.66733+23Lost to USC 7–21
2662.045USCPAC5–2–10.68830+16Beat UCLA 21–7
27-42.046Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–3–10.65042+14Lost to California 14–33
28132.100Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–2–10.72224+11Beat Kentucky 6–0
29112.116North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–30.66733+20Beat Duke 21–20
30-12.122Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–30.57148+13BYE
3132.162Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI7–10.87510+5Beat Columbia 16–7
32-22.162Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–10.85713+6BYE
33102.182Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI6–30.66733+16Beat Dartmouth 19–13
34-12.202Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–30.66733+14Beat South Carolina 13–3
35-82.280Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI6–20.75021+10Lost to Princeton 13–19
36-12.289Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–30.70028+19Beat Oregon 20–10
37-12.301Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–2–10.68830+8Beat Southern Miss 34–26
38-142.308Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–3–10.61143+13Lost to Minnesota 6–14
39-172.321Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–20.75021+16Lost to ST. Bonaventure 0–19
40-92.411Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON6–30.66733+11Lost to North Carolina 20–21
4192.474Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–30.66733+11Beat Penn State 19–0
42-52.560Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55650+13Lost to Pittsburgh 0–19
43-12.595Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–2–10.72224+4BYE
4442.636SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI7–30.70028+14Beat Marquette 39–20
4502.660UTEPIND BOR6–2–10.72224+1BYE
4602.765Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–3–10.61143+7BYE
47-82.798TCUIND SWC5–3–10.61143+7Lost to Rice 14–20
48152.986Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–30.66733-4Beat Fordham 35–14
4963.008Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR6–40.60047+6Beat New Mexico 27–0
5063.010Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–3–20.55650+3Beat Wichita State 47–20
5103.070Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR5–3–10.61143+8BYE
5213.085Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–40.55650+2Beat Marshall 27–6
53-93.147Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI4–30.57148+2Lost to Rutgers 14–35
54-53.192Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–4–10.50060+5Lost to Miami 13–28
55123.193William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–40.55650+1Beat Arkansas 20–0
5643.264Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–4–10.55059+5Beat Kansas State 48–27
57-103.301Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI5–40.55650+5Lost to George Washington 7–28
58-13.321Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC4–40.50060+1BYE
59113.462Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–5–10.45067+1Beat Duquesne 40–0
60-23.539Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883+3BYE
61103.551Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–50.444690Beat Illinois 9–7
6233.558Purdue (PURDUE)B104–50.44469+2Beat Indiana 14–6
63-23.592Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–4–10.43883+6BYE
6443.596Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–40.55650-2Beat Holy Cross 20–7
65-133.633Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–50.44469-1Lost to William & Mary 0–20
66-73.663Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–50.44469-1Lost to Missouri 28–34
6753.736Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–40.50060-3Beat Harvard 29–6
68-43.777Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON4–50.44469-1BYE
69-73.945Iowa (IOWA)B104–50.44469+1Lost to Notre Dame 7–28
70-163.998Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–4–20.44469-2Lost to Northwestern 7–9
7174.000Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–50.44469-4Beat Colorado 25–14
7224.032Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI5–40.55650-2Beat Pepperdine 20–6
7344.042Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–50.44469-6Beat Colgate 35–7
7454.230Montana (MONTANA)PAC5–40.55650-12Beat BYU 25–6
7514.275West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–40.50060-4BYE
7694.319George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–50.44469-7Beat Georgetown 28–7
7774.419Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–4–10.50060-7Beat Furman 28–21
78-34.534Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44469-14Lost to SAN Francisco 20–39
79-104.580Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–60.40086-8Lost to Oregon State 10–20
80104.735West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–5–10.45067-8Beat Western Reserve 28–20
81-154.778ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI3–6–10.35094+1Lost to San José State 13–40
8254.809Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–70.300102-5Beat Washington State 34–21
83-34.865Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–5–10.38987-12BYE
84-24.926South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–60.250105-7Lost to Georgia Tech 3–13
85-125.056Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–60.33395-10Lost to Washington 21–34
8605.060NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–60.33395-11Lost to Villanova 21–45
87-65.074Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–5–10.38987-4Lost to Oklahoma State 20–47
8815.122Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–50.44469-11BYE
8925.163Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–7–10.167111-7BYE
9025.176Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–50.375890BYE
91105.211Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI4–4–10.50060+3Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 28–21
92105.297Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC5–50.50060-9Beat ST. Louis 29–7
93-55.339New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–50.44469-14Lost to Colorado State 0–45
94-115.383Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI3–50.37589-14Lost to Georgia 0–40
95-25.554Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–50.37589-17BYE
9635.609Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI4–50.44469-10BYE
9705.647Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–50.37589-18BYE
98-45.747Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–6–10.278104-12Lost to Michigan State 0–75
99-45.753New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–70.222106-11Lost to Texas Tech 0–27
100-45.827Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–40.42985-9BYE
101116.156NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–50.37589-9Beat City College OF NEW York 41–7
10246.182Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–5–10.313100-9BYE
103-56.235Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–60.33395-23Lost to Nebraska 14–25
10416.240Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–70.222106-14Lost to Brown 7–16
105-56.492Indiana (INDIANA)B101–80.111115-17Lost to Purdue 6–14
10636.676Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–4–20.286103-13BYE
107-46.684ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–5–10.313100-19Lost to Bradley 7–29
108-46.707Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–80.111115-20Lost to Yale 6–29
109-26.738Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–60.33395-17Lost to Clemson 21–28
110-26.794Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–70.222106-17Lost to Tulsa 27–48
11107.035Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–60.33395-20BYE
112-27.184Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–70.125114-26Lost to Syracuse 7–35
11307.663Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–7–10.167111-17BYE
11407.790Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–7–10.167111-23BYE
11518.015Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–7–10.063118-12BYE
116-18.018Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–80.111115-32Lost to Temple 7–20
11728.648Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–70.222106-24Beat Rollins 25–0
11809.351BYUIND SKY0–100.000119-26Lost to Montana 6–25
119-29.588Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–6–10.188110-10BYE

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