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1949 Week 7 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
100.651USCPAC2–0–10.83326+4Tied Ohio State 13–13
250.905Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–01.0001+6Beat Georgia 25–0
3220.907Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Michigan 21–7
440.914UCLAPAC4–01.0001+8Beat Stanford 14–7
550.921California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–01.0001+7Beat Wisconsin 35–20
6-20.935Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–01.0001+6Beat West Virginia 20–7
721.045Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–01.0001+5Beat Texas 20–14
8-61.089Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–10.75029+6Lost to Oklahoma 14–20
921.112Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–01.0001+4Beat Northwestern 21–7
10181.155Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Princeton 14–13
11301.201Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Columbia 33–7
1281.216Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Southeastern Louisiana 40–0
13-11.238Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–0–10.83326+2Tied Auburn 14–14
14-81.288Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Colgate 40–21
15-21.302Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–01.0001+4Beat Montana State 48–0
16241.375Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–0–20.66736+1Beat Iowa 20–14
1711.414Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat ST. Mary's 28–20
18141.424Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–01.0001+2Beat Arkansas 35–13
19-161.480Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66736+4Lost to Army 7–21
2091.531Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–0–10.83326+1Tied USC 13–13
21101.558Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–0–10.87525+2Beat Colorado 13–6
22-71.564North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–01.0001+2Beat South Carolina 28–13
2371.590SMUIND SWC2–01.0001+2BYE
24-191.598Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON2–10.66736+3Lost to Navy 14–28
25-11.613Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–01.0001+2Beat South Dakota 48–6
26201.618Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–10.66736+3Beat Washington & LEE 36–0
27-51.674Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Purdue 35–12
28151.675Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–10.66736+3Beat Duke 28–14
29-61.699Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Harvard 33–14
30141.708William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–10.75029+3Beat Virginia Military Institute 54–6
31161.718Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66736+3Beat Maryland 14–7
32191.762Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–10.66736+2Beat New Mexico 55–0
3391.787Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–10.75029+4Beat Washington State 21–0
34-71.788Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Rhode Island 46–0
3501.822UTEPIND BOR4–01.0001+1Beat West Texas A&M 34–7
3691.852LSUSEC2–10.66736+3Beat Texas A&M 34–0
3721.879Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Merchant Marine 44–9
38-21.902Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Louisville 26–0
39-231.932Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–1–10.50059+2Lost to California 20–35
40-21.934Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Virginia Tech 26–0
41-152.136Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–10.66736+2Lost to Baylor 13–35
42292.136Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–10.66736+2Beat Kansas State 13–6
43-262.251Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–10.66736+1Lost to Michigan State 7–14
4482.289Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–10.75029+3Beat Montana 27–12
4552.289Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–10.66736+2Beat Syracuse 27–14
46392.386Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–10.66736+2Beat Ole Miss 28–27
47152.489Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–20.33379+1Beat Oklahoma State 21–7
48312.627Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–10.75029+3Beat Arizona 35–0
49-282.729Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–10.667360Lost to Nebraska 6–13
5082.742Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI3–10.750290Beat Portland 26–13
51242.763Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–10.667360Beat Louisiana 28–7
52-192.782Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–20.50059+2Lost to Oregon 0–21
53-342.892Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR1–1–10.50059+1Lost to Hardin Simmons 0–35
54342.920Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–10.667360Beat Northern Arizona 62–6
55-182.980Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–10.667360Lost to Yale 7–33
56243.025Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–20.50059+2Beat Washington 7–3
57303.073SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI3–10.75029+2Beat Detroit Mercy 38–14
58-103.093Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–20.50059+1Lost to Kentucky 0–25
59243.093Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–10.66736-1Beat Lehigh 40–27
60-53.100TCUIND SWC2–1–10.625560Beat Indiana 13–6
61203.206Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–10.500590Beat Holy Cross 31–7
6273.211Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON2–1–10.62556-1Tied Mississippi State 7–7
63-23.254Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–10.66736-1Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 39–7
6433.255Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI2–10.667360Beat Wake Forest 12–6
65213.278Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33379+1Beat Boston College 32–14
66-173.408Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–20.50059-1Lost to UCLA 7–14
67343.434Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–20.333790Beat Duquesne 48–8
68-93.523Iowa (IOWA)B101–20.333790Lost to Illinois 14–20
69-133.532Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–20.333790Lost to Minnesota 7–21
7043.569Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–10.500590BYE
71-33.640Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–20.333790Lost to Boston University 21–40
72-193.665Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–20.50059-1Lost to Vanderbilt 27–28
73213.710Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–20.50059-1Beat ST. Louis 62–7
74-23.823ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI1–30.25099+1Lost to Villanova 20–28
75-103.989Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–20.50059-2Lost to Colorado State 12–27
76-194.007New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR1–20.33379+1Lost to Rice 0–55
77-134.121Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–20.333790Lost to Iowa State 6–13
78-184.146Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–30.25099+2Lost to LSU 0–34
7954.173Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–20.60058-2Beat Tulsa 15–0
80-264.227Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC1–20.333790Lost to SAN Francisco 14–38
81-44.257West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–20.50059+1Lost to Pittsburgh 7–20
82-164.329Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC2–20.50059-2Lost to Wichita State 13–21
83104.394Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–20.33379-1Lost to Pennsylvania 13–14
84-704.426Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC1–1–10.50059-1Lost to Missouri 7–21
85-124.464Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–20.33379-1Lost to Temple 14–27
86-84.565Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–30.25099-1Lost to Oregon State 3–7
8724.715New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–20.50059-3Beat NEW Mexico Military 45–28
8834.862Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–20.33379-2BYE
89-554.934ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC1–10.50059-2Lost to Marquette 7–62
90-145.091Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON1–30.25099-2Lost to Georgetown 6–12
9195.133Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–2–10.167110-1Tied Clemson 7–7
92155.225Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–20.500590Beat Furman 12–0
93-305.236Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–20.33379-1Lost to Penn State 14–32
94-245.247Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–20.33379-2Lost to Georgia Tech 0–36
95-35.480Indiana (INDIANA)B100–30.000111-1Lost to TCU 6–13
96225.735Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–20.33379+1Beat Bradley 21–13
9795.766Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–30.25099-3Beat George Washington 21–14
98-165.912Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI2–20.50059-3Lost to Pacific 6–47
99-15.945Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–20.33379-4BYE
100196.011NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–10.500590Beat Brooklyn 39–13
101136.147Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–20.333790Beat NC State 20–14
102136.255Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–2–10.37578-5Beat BYU 38–0
103-76.376Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–30.25099-4Lost to Texas Tech 0–15
10446.427South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON0–30.000111-3Lost to North Carolina 13–28
10506.547Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–30.000111-2Lost to Dartmouth 7–31
106-26.629Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–20.33379-1Lost to William & Mary 6–54
107106.655Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI1–20.33379-1Beat Fresno State 52–13
108-136.707NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON0–30.000111-3Lost to Davidson 14–20
109-66.773Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–30.000111-3Lost to Cornell 14–33
110-16.910West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–30.25099-2Lost to UTEP 7–34
111-127.106Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–30.25099-6Lost to Richmond 0–12
112-227.194Denver (DENVER)IND SKY1–30.25099-2Lost to Hawai'i 14–27
113-167.307Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI1–20.33379-5Lost to Alabama 8–48
114-27.993Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–40.000111-2Lost to Virginia 0–26
115-48.120Purdue (PURDUE)B100–30.000111-4Lost to Notre Dame 12–35
116-148.373George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON0–30.000111-5Lost to Kansas 14–21
117-48.714Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–30.25099-1Lost to Arizona State 6–62
118-89.293Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–1–10.25099-2Tied Florida 14–14
119-310.753BYUIND SKY0–40.000111-2Lost to Utah 0–38

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