1948 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
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  1 Michigan                    9   -  0     2.9951 
  2 Clemson                    10   -  0     2.1610 
  3 Notre Dame                  9.5 -  0.5   1.9473 
  4 Oklahoma                   10   -  1     1.9354 
  5 North Carolina              9.5 -  1.5   1.8333 
  6 Southern Methodist          9.5 -  1.5   1.8044 
  7 Army                        8.5 -  0.5   1.7380 
  8 Mississippi                 8   -  1     1.6163 
  9 California                 10   -  1     1.5218 
 10 Tulane                      9   -  1     1.4878 

 11 Northwestern                8   -  2     1.3519 
 12 Cornell                     8   -  1     1.2280 
 13 Oregon                      8   -  2     1.1636 
 14 Santa Clara                 6.5 -  2.5   1.0490 
 15 Georgia                     9   -  2     1.0168 
 16 Utah                        8.5 -  1.5   0.9100 
 17 Texas                       7.5 -  3.5   0.8885 
 18 Penn State                  6.5 -  1.5   0.8804 
 19 Villanova                   8.5 -  2.5   0.8608 
 20 Michigan State              7   -  3     0.8590 

 21 Boston College              6   -  3     0.8422 
 22 St. Bonaventure             3.5 -  0.5   0.8305 
 23 Missouri                    8   -  3     0.8190 
 24 Vanderbilt                  7.5 -  2.5   0.8158 
 25 Minnesota                   7   -  2     0.8158 
 26 William & Mary              8   -  3     0.8157 
 27 Southern California         6.5 -  3.5   0.7798 
 28 Dartmouth                   6   -  2     0.7788 
 29 Ohio State                  6   -  3     0.7516 
 30 Baylor                      7   -  4     0.6656 

 31 Georgia Tech                7   -  3     0.6615 
 32 Nevada                      6   -  2     0.6461 
 33 Pittsburgh                  5   -  3     0.6399 
 34 Wake Forest                 6   -  4     0.6331 
 35 Texas Tech                  7   -  3     0.6152 
 36 Pennsylvania                5   -  3     0.5873 
 37 Kansas                      7   -  3     0.5552 
 38 Colorado State              6   -  2     0.5206 
 39 Texas-El Paso               6.5 -  2.5   0.5175 
 40 Brown                       4   -  2     0.5141 

 41 Rutgers                     6   -  2     0.5114 
 42 West Virginia               5   -  3     0.4922 
 43 Alabama                     5.5 -  4.5   0.4633 
 44 Kentucky                    5   -  4     0.4551 
 45 Virginia                    5   -  3     0.4489 
 46 Boston University           5   -  1     0.4481 
 47 Mississippi State           4.5 -  4.5   0.4465 
 48 Rice                        4.5 -  4.5   0.4281 
 49 Virginia Military Institute 5   -  3     0.4254 
 50 Harvard                     4   -  4     0.4199 

 51 Maryland                    5   -  4     0.3993 
 52 Tennessee                   4   -  5     0.3935 
 53 Hardin-Simmons              5   -  3     0.3903 
 54 Princeton                   4   -  4     0.3848 
 55 Duke                        5   -  4     0.3842 
 56 Oklahoma State              6   -  4     0.3804 
 57 Drake                       4   -  2     0.3793 
 58 Texas Christian             4.5 -  5.5   0.3761 
 59 Oregon State                5.5 -  5.5   0.3552 
 60 Lafayette                   2   -  2     0.3436 

 61 Arizona                     5   -  5     0.3082 
 62 Washington State            4.5 -  5.5   0.2943 
 63 Columbia                    4   -  5     0.2791 
 64 Louisiana State             3   -  7     0.2789 
 65 Stanford                    4   -  6     0.2765 
 66 Iowa                        4   -  5     0.2737 
 67 Florida                     4   -  5     0.2655 
 68 Arkansas                    3   -  5     0.2604 
 69 Purdue                      3   -  6     0.2543 
 70 St. Mary's                  3   -  6     0.2538 

 71 Wichita State               3.5 -  3.5   0.2520 
 72 Holy Cross                  5   -  5     0.2453 
 73 North Carolina State        3.5 -  6.5   0.2437 
 74 Detroit Mercy               4   -  3     0.2434 
 75 West Texas A&M              2   -  3     0.2388 
 76 Richmond                    3.5 -  3.5   0.2377 
 77 Illinois                    3   -  6     0.2326 
 78 George Washington           4   -  6     0.2172 
 79 Utah State                  5   -  5     0.2132 
 80 Denver                      3.5 -  5.5   0.2091 

 81 Georgetown                  3.5 -  4.5   0.1989 
 82 South Carolina              2   -  5     0.1947 
 83 Yale                        2   -  5     0.1943 
 84 Miami (Florida)             3   -  6     0.1931 
 85 Colgate                     2   -  6     0.1918 
 86 Iowa State                  3   -  6     0.1896 
 87 Indiana                     2   -  7     0.1831 
 88 Washington                  2.5 -  7.5   0.1831 
 89 San Francisco               2   -  6     0.1821 
 90 Brigham Young               3   -  5     0.1819 

 91 UCLA                        3   -  7     0.1804 
 92 San Jose State              1   -  3     0.1674 
 93 Northern Arizona            1   -  2     0.1570 
 94 Colorado                    3   -  6     0.1528 
 95 Loyola Marymount            1   -  3     0.1526 
 96 Arizona State               3   -  5     0.1465 
 97 Navy                        0.5 -  8.5   0.1351 
 98 Wisconsin                   2   -  7     0.1325 
 99 Cincinnati                  0.5 -  4.5   0.1324 
100 Washington & Lee            2   -  6     0.1271 

101 Davidson                    2   -  5     0.1237 
102 Idaho                       2   -  6     0.1229 
103 Hawaii                      0   -  4     0.1224 
104 Nebraska                    2   -  8     0.1184 
105 Fordham                     1   -  5     0.1140 
106 Furman                      2   -  6     0.1139 
107 Temple                      1   -  6     0.1105 
108 New Mexico                  2   -  8     0.1080 
109 Wyoming                     1   -  5     0.1055 
110 Tennessee-Chattanooga       0   -  5     0.0964 

111 Texas A&M                   0.5 -  9.5   0.0936 
112 Auburn                      0   -  8     0.0910 
113 Duquesne                    0   -  6     0.0884 
114 Montana                     1   -  5     0.0839 
115 New York University         0   -  5     0.0836 
116 Marquette                   1   -  8     0.0825 
117 St. Louis                   1   -  6     0.0799 
118 Virginia Tech               0.5 -  8.5   0.0740 
119 New Mexico State            0   -  5     0.0668 
120 Citadel                     0   -  6     0.0642 

121 Syracuse                    0   -  8     0.0610 
122 Tulsa                       0.5 -  9.5   0.0610 
123 Montana State               0   -  4     0.0566 
124 Kansas State                0   -  9     0.0444 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.1605