1948 College Football Final Rankings

1948 had four unbeaten teams, two of which, Michigan and Clemson, were unbeaten and untied. Michigan was given the national championship by the voters, and our analysis - in this case - concurs.

1. Michigan Wolverines (9-0) - 1.6
2. North Carolina Tar Heels (9-1-1) - 1.9
3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-0-1) - 4.0
4. Oklahoma Sooners (10-1) - 4.5
5. Ole Miss Rebels (8-1) - 5.3
6. Tulane Green Wave (9-1) - 6.6
7. California Golden Bears (10-1) - 6.8
8. Army Black Knights (8-0-1) - 7.4
9. SMU Mustangs (9-1-1) - 9.3
10. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-2-1) - 9.9
11. Northwestern Wildcats (8-2) - 11.1
12. Clemson Tigers (11-0) - 12.9
13. Georgia Bulldogs (9-2) - 13.0
14. Villanova Wildcats (8-2-1) - 14.3
15. Michigan State Spartans (6-2-2) - 14.5
16. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-1-1) - 14.6
17. Missouri Tigers (8-3) - 17.4
18. Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-2) - 19.1
19. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-3) - 20.4
20. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-3) - 20.7
21. USC Trojans (6-3-1) - 21.7
22. Santa Clara Broncos (7-2-1) - 22.5
23. Cornell Big Red (8-1) - 23.5
24. Oregon Ducks (9-2) - 24.0
25. Nevada Wolf Pack (9-2) - 24.3
26. Texas Longhorns (7-3-1) - 24.8
27. Dartmouth Big Green (6-2) - 26.2
28. Baylor Bears (6-3-2) - 28.1
29. Utah Utes (8-1-1) - 28.4
30. William & Mary Tribe (7-2-2) - 29.6
31. Pennsylvania Relays (5-3) - 29.7
32. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-4) - 32.9
33. Kentucky Wildcats (5-3-2) - 33.9
34. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-3) - 34.0
35. Boston College Eagles (5-2-2) - 35.6
36. Kansas Jayhawks (7-3) - 37.4
37. Tennessee Volunteers (4-4-2) - 38.1
38. Maryland Terrapins (6-4) - 38.7
39. Rice Owls (5-4-1) - 39.1
40. UTEP Miners (8-2-1) - 39.6
41. West Virginia Mountaineers (9-3) - 40.6
42. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-3) - 40.8
43. Brown Bears (7-2) - 41.7
44. TCU Horned Frogs (4-5-1) - 42.9
45. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-5) - 45.7
46. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-4-1) - 46.3
47. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-4) - 47.8
48. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-4-1) - 48.1
49. Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (6-2-3) - 48.9
50. Duke Blue Devils (4-3-2) - 49.5
51. Princeton Tigers (4-4) - 52.1
52. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-2) - 52.3
53. VMI Keydets (6-3) - 52.5
54. Columbia Lions (4-5) - 53.0
55. Harvard Crimson (4-4) - 53.2
56. Oregon State Beavers (5-4-3) - 55.4
57. Stanford Cardinal (4-6) - 57.5
58. Virginia Cavaliers (5-3-1) - 58.3
59. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-6) - 59.8
60. Detroit Mercy Titans (6-3) - 60.3
61. Purdue Boilermakers (3-6) - 62.9
62. Colorado State Rams (8-3) - 63.1
63. NC State Wolfpack (3-6-1) - 63.3
64. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-5) - 64.1
65. Miami Hurricanes (4-6) - 65.1
66. LSU Tigers (3-7) - 65.7
67. Florida Gators (5-5) - 66.7
68. Wyoming Cowboys (4-5) - 67.3
69. Yale Bulldogs (4-5) - 67.5
70. Holy Cross Crusaders (5-5) - 69.6
71. Arizona Wildcats (6-5) - 71.1
72. Denver Pioneers (4-5-1) - 71.4
73. Washington State Cougars (4-5-1) - 73.1
74. Drake Bulldogs (7-3) - 74.5
75. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (4-5) - 76.0
76. St. Mary's Gaels (4-6) - 76.6
77. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-5) - 76.8
78. Washington Huskies (2-7-1) - 77.0
79. Iowa State Cyclones (4-6) - 80.1
80. Colorado Buffaloes (3-6) - 80.3
81. Wisconsin Badgers (2-7) - 81.3
82. Colgate Raiders (3-6) - 82.1
83. Indiana Hoosiers (2-7) - 83.1
84. Richmond Spiders (5-3-2) - 83.9
85. Georgetown Hoyas (3-4-1) - 84.4
86. UCLA Bruins (3-7) - 85.4
87. Navy Midshipmen (0-8-1) - 86.3
88. Idaho Vandals (3-6) - 89.9
(tie) Texas A&M Aggies (0-9-1) - 89.9
90. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-5) - 90.0
91. Boston University Terriers (6-2) - 90.9
92. Temple Owls (2-6-1) - 92.0
93. Wichita State Shockers (5-4-1) - 92.6
94. West Texas A&M Buffaloes (6-5) - 92.8
95. Utah State Aggies (5-6) - 93.4
96. George Washington Colonials (4-6) - 94.6
97. Davidson Wildcats (3-5-1) - 97.3
98. Washington & Lee Generals (4-6) - 97.4
99. Marquette Golden Eagles (2-8) - 98.4
100. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-8) - 99.6
101. New Mexico Lobos (2-9) - 100.5
102. Furman Paladins (2-6-1) - 101.9
103. BYU Cougars (5-6) - 102.8
104. San Francisco Dons (2-7) - 104.5
105. St. Louis Billikens (4-7) - 104.8
106. Fordham Rams (3-6) - 105.6
107. Virginia Tech Hokies (0-8-1) - 106.5
108. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0-9-1) - 109.8
109. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (4-5) - 110.2
110. New York University Violets (3-6) - 110.4
111. Auburn Tigers (1-8-1) - 111.2
112. Syracuse Orange (1-8) - 111.8
113. Citadel Bulldogs (2-7) - 113.6
114. New Mexico State Aggies (3-7) - 114.4
115. Duquesne Dukes (2-7) - 115.7
116. Kansas State Wildcats (1-9) - 116.6
117. Montana Grizzlies (3-7) - 117.6

Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.