1942 Rankings
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| Rk | Team | W | L | T | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.8702 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.8583 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8102 |
| 4 | Rice | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.7977 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.7921 |
| 6 | Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7652 |
| 7 | Georgia | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.7612 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.7546 |
| 9 | Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.7292 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7232 |
| 11 | Alabama | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.7224 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.7102 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7042 |
| 14 | Texas Christian | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.7040 |
| 15 | Louisiana State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6998 |
| 16 | Marquette | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6837 |
| 17 | Baylor | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.6755 |
| 18 | Hardin-Simmons | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.6645 |
| 19 | St. Mary's | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.6600 |
| 20 | Colorado | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6465 |
| 21 | Fordham | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.6319 |
| 22 | Boston College | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6303 |
| 23 | Missouri | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.6276 |
| 24 | Utah | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6206 |
| 25 | Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6186 |
| 26 | UCLA | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6167 |
| 27 | Iowa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6155 |
| 28 | Indiana | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6119 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.6049 |
| 30 | Stanford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5988 |
| 31 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5905 |
| 32 | West Texas A&M | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5813 |
| 33 | Auburn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5796 |
| 34 | Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.5739 |
| 35 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.5719 |
| 36 | William & Mary | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.5630 |
| 37 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.5589 |
| 38 | Creighton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5529 |
| 39 | Arizona | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5458 |
| 40 | Penn State | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.5450 |
| 41 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5404 |
| 42 | Utah State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5388 |
| 43 | San Francisco | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5317 |
| 44 | Washington State | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.5252 |
| 45 | Denver | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5228 |
| 46 | Duquesne | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5175 |
| 47 | Detroit Mercy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5098 |
| 48 | Southern California | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.5068 |
| 49 | Colgate | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.4981 |
| 50 | Navy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4977 |
| 51 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4963 |
| 52 | Pennsylvania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.4915 |
| 53 | Army | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.4870 |
| 54 | Wake Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.4854 |
| 55 | California | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4842 |
| 56 | North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.4791 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4591 |
| 58 | Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.4568 |
| 59 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.4554 |
| 60 | Georgetown | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.4527 |
| 61 | West Virginia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4478 |
| 62 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4356 |
| 63 | Villanova | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4332 |
| 64 | Loyola Marymount | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4278 |
| 65 | Holy Cross | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4273 |
| 66 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.4198 |
| 67 | Maryland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.4190 |
| 68 | Citadel | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.4166 |
| 69 | Yale | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.4059 |
| 70 | Dartmouth | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.3986 |
| 71 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.3882 |
| 72 | Washington | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0.3870 |
| 73 | St. Louis | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3811 |
| 74 | Arkansas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3746 |
| 75 | Northwestern | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.3719 |
| 76 | Oregon State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3513 |
| 77 | Florida | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3498 |
| 78 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3462 |
| 79 | Brigham Young | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3455 |
| 80 | Texas-El Paso | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.3397 |
| 81 | Wyoming | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3387 |
| 82 | Kentucky | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3262 |
| 83 | Washington (Missouri) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.3254 |
| 84 | Furman | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3210 |
| 85 | New Mexico | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.3179 |
| 86 | Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.3129 |
| 87 | North Carolina State | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.3045 |
| 88 | Cornell | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.2875 |
| 89 | Mississippi | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2841 |
| 90 | Purdue | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.2811 |
| 91 | Columbia | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2733 |
| 92 | Brown | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.2732 |
| 93 | Princeton | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.2706 |
| 94 | Nebraska | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2671 |
| 95 | Harvard | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2648 |
| 96 | Manhattan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2586 |
| 97 | Oregon | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2523 |
| 98 | Clemson | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.2379 |
| 99 | Iowa State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2322 |
| 100 | Idaho | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.1962 |
| 101 | Kansas | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.1933 |
| 102 | South Carolina | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.1804 |
| 103 | George Washington | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.1746 |
| 104 | Virginia Military Institute | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.1714 |
| 105 | Kansas State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.1659 |
| 106 | Drake | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.1581 |
| 107 | Arizona State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.1492 |
| 108 | Temple | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.1337 |
| 109 | Richmond | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.1226 |
| 110 | Davidson | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.1093 |
| 111 | Northern Arizona | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0455 |
| 112 | Virginia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.0408 |
| 113 | New Mexico State | 1 | 8 | 0 | -0.0176 |
| 114 | Montana | 0 | 8 | 0 | -0.0287 |
| 115 | Washington & Lee | 1 | 8 | 0 | -0.0803 |