1942 Division 1-A College Football Ratings
Based on 499 games between 121 teams
Through games of 1/1/1943

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 Rank  Team                     Rating    PF     PA     W     L     T
    1  Ohio St.                  88.70   278    114     8     1     0  Cochampion  
    2  Georgia                   88.30   301     63     9     1     0  Cochampion  
    3  Ga. Pre-Flight            86.16   157    105     6     1     1              
    4  Georgia Tech              85.84   189     75     8     2     0              
    5  Wisconsin                 85.41   142     68     7     1     1              
    6  Alabama                   84.78   165     97     6     3     0              
    7  Tennessee                 84.44   191     43     7     1     1              
    8  Notre Dame                83.62   184     99     7     2     2              
    9  Michigan                  83.18   221    134     7     3     0              
   10  Tulsa                     81.87   282     46     8     1     0              
   11  Louisiana St.             81.74   152    117     6     3     0              
   12  Mississippi St.           80.63   165     75     7     2     0              
   13  Great Lakes Navy          80.48   189     55     7     3     1              
   14  Jacksonville NAS          79.89    77     47     4     2     0              
   15  Texas                     79.86   204     49     8     2     0              
   16  NC Pre-Flight             79.83   149     41     7     2     1              
   17  Boston College            79.75   245    111     7     2     0              
   18  Iowa Pre-Flight           79.54   198    114     6     3     0              
   19  Rice                      79.30   159     67     6     2     1              
   20  Auburn                    78.02   154    126     5     4     1              
   21  Minnesota                 77.49   152     91     5     4     0              
   22  Illinois                  77.25    94    126     3     4     0              
   23  Tulane                    76.87   121    154     4     5     0              
   24  Indiana                   76.30   152     79     5     3     0              
   25  Fordham                   76.08   103    155     5     3     1              
   26  Marquette                 75.66   159     90     6     2     0              
   27  Iowa                      75.05   114    119     5     4     0              
   28  William & Mary            74.64   178     55     7     1     1              
   29  Hardin-Simmons            74.39   154     45     6     0     1              
   30  Duke                      74.30   211     98     5     4     1              
   31  Pennsylvania              73.88   168     72     5     3     1              
   32  Texas A&M                 73.58   123     61     4     4     1              
   33  TCU                       73.43   108     82     6     3     0              
   34  Missouri                  73.38   257    107     7     3     1              
   35  Penn St.                  73.05    58     60     4     1     1              
   36  UCLA                      72.54   174     98     7     4     0              
   37  Navy                      72.47    82     58     5     4     0              
   38  North Carolina            72.34   149    102     5     2     2              
   39  Wake Forest               72.23   134     66     6     2     1              
   40  Army                      72.20   135     74     5     3     0              
   41  Baylor                    72.19    80    116     5     4     1              
   42  Colgate                   71.92   123    104     5     2     1              
   43  Stanford                  71.79   204    121     6     4     0              
   44  Southern Cal              71.07   184    128     5     5     1              
   45  Miami (FL)                70.98   109     54     5     2     0              
   46  Washington St.            70.81   151     89     6     2     1              
   47  Vanderbilt                70.68    87    113     3     4     0              
   48  Michigan St.              70.60    74     93     3     3     2              
   49  Santa Clara               70.35   101     52     7     2     0              
   50  Northwestern              69.51    96    209     1     9     0              
   51  West Virginia             69.45    92     91     4     4     0              
   52  Syracuse                  69.16    44     48     2     3     0              
   53  Yale                      68.85    83     77     4     3     0              
   54  Georgetown                68.70    92    115     5     3     1              
   55  St. Mary's Pr-Fl.         68.14    73     83     3     3     1              
   56  Dartmouth                 68.02   135    128     4     4     0              
   57  Holy Cross                67.85   150     99     4     4     1              
   58  Duquesne                  67.32    90     58     3     3     1              
   59  Oklahoma St.              67.26   235    116     6     3     1              
   60  Washington                67.04    86     60     3     3     3              
   61  Pittsburgh                66.57    71    184     2     6     0              
   62  No. Carolina St.          66.54    70    142     4     4     2              
   63  California                66.40    98    107     5     5     0              
   64  Texas Tech                66.38   111     87     4     5     1              
   65  Villanova                 66.35   103     46     4     3     0              
   66  Princeton                 66.09    82    110     2     4     1              
   67  Kentucky                  65.56   120    135     2     6     1              
   68  Virginia Tech             65.32   133    100     6     2     1              
   69  Harvard                   65.27    52    123     2     6     1              
   70  SMU                       65.11    79    120     1     6     2              
   71  Arizona                   65.00   176    112     6     3     0              
   72  Cornell                   64.89    75    132     2     5     1              
   73  Detroit Mercy             64.55    49     66     3     4     0              
   74  St. Mary's                64.12    56     40     3     3     1              
   75  Oregon St.                64.00   157    142     4     5     1              
   76  Purdue                    63.35    27    179     1     8     0              
   77  Oklahoma                  62.82   135     78     3     5     2              
   78  Temple                    62.63    41    128     2     5     2              
   79  Furman                    62.18    78    157     3     6     0              
   80  Florida                   61.38    35    179     1     7     0              
   81  Arkansas                  61.36    62    228     2     7     0              
   82  Brown                     61.25    61    114     2     4     0              
   83  Clemson                   60.79    68    125     2     6     1              
   84  Oregon                    60.10    67    138     2     6     0              
   85  South Carolina            59.61    46    130     1     7     1              
   86  Columbia                  59.37   101    191     1     6     0              
   87  Nebraska                  58.88    55    158     3     7     0              
   88  Manhattan                 58.87    36    141     1     6     0              
   89  Colorado                  58.60   197     73     6     2     0              
   90  Citadel                   58.09    35     45     2     2     0              
   91  Maryland                  58.04    72    111     3     2     0              
   92  VMI                       57.96   111    130     3     5     1              
   93  Davidson                  57.59    68    153     2     5     1              
   94  Utah                      56.87   155     84     6     3     0              
   95  Mississippi               56.10    45    157     0     7     0              
   96  Creighton                 56.09   102    107     2     4     0              
   97  Geo. Washington           55.53    42    149     2     6     0              
   98  West Texas A&M            55.03    98     93     5     2     0              
   99  St. Louis                 54.21    96    208     3     5     0              
  100  Kansas St.                53.86    35    298     2     6     0              
  101  Iowa St.                  53.84    94    177     3     6     0              
  102  Denver                    51.06   117     92     4     3     1              
  103  Kansas                    50.84    77    248     2     8     0              
  104  UTEP                      50.19   142     77     4     3     0              
  105  Washington (MO)           49.75    48    170     2     5     0              
  106  Virginia                  49.08    98    162     1     5     1              
  107  Loyola Marymount          47.56    27     70     1     3     1              
  108  Richmond                  47.11    28     99     1     5     1              
  109  Colorado St.              47.06    56     93     2     3     0              
  110  Drake                     46.90    58    180     1     5     0              
  111  San Francisco             46.46    69     67     1     4     0              
  112  Idaho                     46.18    48    174     1     6     0              
  113  New Mexico                45.54   127     93     3     5     1              
  114  Utah St.                  44.91    56    115     2     3     1              
  115  Washington & Lee          41.71    67    188     0     7     0              
  116  BYU                       41.21    42    109     2     4     0              
  117  Wyoming                   40.33    47    109     1     5     0              
  118  Montana                   30.36    22    220     0     7     0              
  119  Arizona St.               27.92    53    203     2     6     0              
  120  No. Arizona               16.79    18     87     1     4     0              
  121  New Mexico St.             7.32     6    192     0     6     0