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1949 Week 8 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
140.645California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–01.0001+13Beat USC 16–10
280.837Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+6Beat Columbia 27–7
360.992Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–01.0001+7Beat Ohio State 27–0
4-21.021Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–01.0001+8Beat Citadel 44–0
531.047Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–10.80018+9Beat Arkansas 27–14
6-21.152UCLAPAC4–10.80018+11Lost to Santa Clara 0–14
7-41.180Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Harvard 54–14
861.213Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5Beat West Virginia 52–20
9-21.215Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–01.0001+7Beat Kansas 48–26
10171.240Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Tulane 46–7
1141.329Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–01.0001+6Beat Utah State 27–0
12-61.341Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat Miami (OH) 35–26
13261.391Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–1–10.62545+5Beat Navy 48–13
1441.419Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–01.0001+5Beat Texas Tech 28–7
15141.439Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Yale 48–14
16-151.479USCPAC2–1–10.62545+5Lost to California 10–16
1741.517Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–0–10.90017+4Beat Kansas State 25–21
18131.532Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75027+6Beat William & Mary 42–13
1931.604North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–01.0001+4Beat Wake Forest 28–14
20121.658Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–10.75027+3Beat SMU 41–27
21121.684Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–10.80018+6Beat Colorado 42–14
22131.747UTEPIND BOR5–01.0001+2Beat Arizona 28–0
23171.749Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Washington & LEE 27–7
24221.808Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–10.75027+4Beat Florida 22–17
25-131.877Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–10.75027+4Lost to Notre Dame 7–46
26581.932Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–1–10.62545+4Beat Drake 28–0
27101.948Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Scranton 33–13
28222.015Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI4–10.80018+4Beat UCLA 14–0
29-32.030Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–10.75027+3Beat Auburn 35–21
30132.059Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON2–10.66738+2BYE
31-72.169Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON3–10.75027+2Beat NC State 14–13
32-152.171Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–10.80018+3Lost to Tulsa 19–21
33112.204Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–10.80018+4Beat Colorado Mines 27–7
34-42.241William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–20.60052+4Lost to Michigan State 13–42
35-152.299Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–1–10.62545+2Lost to Minnesota 0–27
3692.301Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–10.75027+3Beat Bucknell 20–19
37-122.308Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–10.80018+2Lost to Oklahoma State 0–28
38102.372Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–10.80018+5Beat New Mexico 34–7
39-282.373Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–10.66738+2Lost to Cornell 14–48
40-272.379Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–1–10.62545+2Lost to Vanderbilt 17–22
41-222.424Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–20.50060+4Lost to Northwestern 20–21
42122.555Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–10.750270Beat BYU 49–21
43262.594Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–20.50060+3Beat Michigan 21–20
44172.611Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–10.66738+1Beat Colgate 27–13
45-222.633SMUIND SWC2–10.66738+2Lost to Rice 27–41
46122.669Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–20.60052+3Beat LSU 7–0
47-62.714Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–20.50060+2Lost to Texas 14–27
48-12.731Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–20.50060+1Beat Illinois 27–20
49152.760Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI3–10.75027+1Beat NEW York University 21–6
5012.822Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–10.750270Beat West Texas A&M 14–13
51142.827Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50060+2Beat Nebraska 22–7
5242.834Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–20.60052+3Beat Montana 63–14
53-172.845LSUSEC2–20.50060+2Lost to Georgia 0–7
54-262.855Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–20.50060+3Lost to Wisconsin 13–48
55182.881Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–20.60052+1Beat Detroit Mercy 24–14
5642.933TCUIND SWC3–1–10.700370Beat Texas A&M 28–6
5702.954SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI4–10.80018+2Beat San José State 27–20
58-63.019Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–20.60052+2Beat Idaho 35–13
5933.128Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON2–1–10.62545-1BYE
6033.171Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–1–10.62545-1Tied Alabama 7–7
61243.176Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–20.50060+1Beat Rutgers 21–9
62213.273Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–20.500600Beat Brown 27–14
63113.317ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI2–30.40079+2Beat Loyola Marymount 27–14
64253.335ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)IND MVC2–10.66738-1Beat Davidson 41–12
6513.378Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–20.60052-2Beat Washington 40–0
66-323.415Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–10.66738-2Lost to Princeton 14–27
67-183.531Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–20.50060-1Lost to Iowa State 21–25
68-263.538Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–20.500600Lost to Penn State 7–22
69-533.567Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–1–20.500600Lost to Missouri 20–27
70-33.585Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–2–10.375860Tied Tennessee 7–7
7113.589Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–2–10.50060-1Tied Boston College 25–25
72-193.708Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR1–2–10.37586+1Lost to UTEP 0–28
73-53.841Iowa (IOWA)B102–20.50060-1Beat Indiana 35–9
74-363.902Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–10.66738-3Lost to Purdue 0–14
75-203.903Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–20.50060-1Lost to Pennsylvania 7–27
76-174.080Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–20.50060-3Lost to Syracuse 9–21
7724.104Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–30.50060-2Lost to Baylor 7–28
7844.143Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC3–20.60052-4Beat Washington & Jefferson 19–7
79-84.426Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–30.25092-1Lost to Dartmouth 13–27
80184.642Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI3–20.60052-2Beat Wichita State 20–7
81-54.650New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR1–30.250920Lost to Hardin Simmons 7–34
82334.688Purdue (PURDUE)B101–30.25092-2Beat Miami 14–0
83-24.754West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–30.40079+1Lost to Boston University 20–52
84224.888Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–20.50060+1Beat Richmond 14–7
85-54.891Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC1–30.25092-2Lost to Marquette 14–24
86-114.925Montana (MONTANA)PAC2–30.40079-4Lost to Oregon State 14–63
87164.938Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–30.40079-3Beat Villanova 21–19
88-184.981Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–20.33389-1Lost to Kentucky 0–44
89-125.047Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–30.25092-2Lost to Oregon 14–42
90-125.137Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–40.200104-1Lost to TCU 6–28
9125.148Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–2–10.37586-1Tied Ole Miss 25–25
92-25.245Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON1–40.200104-2Lost to North Carolina 14–28
93195.300Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–30.40079-1Beat Utah 20–18
94-65.344Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–30.25092-4Lost to Washington State 13–35
9525.453Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–40.200104-3Lost to Oklahoma 26–48
96-105.453Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–40.200104-3Lost to Stanford 0–40
97-35.457Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–30.25092-3Lost to Virginia 7–27
98155.616Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–20.50060-6Beat Holy Cross 40–14
99-75.934Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–30.40079-2Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–14
100-16.064Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–30.25092-5Lost to Wyoming 0–27
101-56.113Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–30.250920Lost to Nevada 7–20
102146.238George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–30.25092-6Beat Virginia Tech 24–14
103-36.519NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–20.33389-1Lost to Georgetown 6–21
10406.620South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON0–30.000113-4BYE
105-186.621New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–30.40079-5Lost to San Diego State 18–39
106-56.641Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–30.25092-1Lost to ST. Louis 12–41
10726.693Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–40.000113-4Lost to Army 14–54
10806.733NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON0–40.000113-5Lost to Duke 13–14
10916.823West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–40.200104-4Lost to Houston 13–14
110-156.983Indiana (INDIANA)B100–40.000113-4Lost to Iowa 9–35
111-97.121Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–3–10.30091-9Lost to Denver 18–20
112-57.355Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI1–30.25092-4Lost to ST. Mary's 14–27
113-87.363Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–40.000113-5Lost to Duquesne 14–40
11447.733Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–2–10.167111-3Lost to Georgia Tech 21–35
115-248.047Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–3–10.125112-1Lost to Cincinnati 0–19
116-58.568Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–40.200104-8Lost to Presbyterian 13–20
117-39.009Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–50.000113-6Lost to George Washington 14–24
118-19.439Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–40.200104-1Lost to Whittier 13–20
119010.177BYUIND SKY0–50.000113-4Lost to Arizona State 21–49

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