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RK

Team

App*

Avg RK

High RK

1.

Michigan

57

9.46

1

2.

Oklahoma

53

7.62

1

3.

Ohio State

52

8.17

1

4.

Alabama

50

7.54

1

4.

Notre Dame

50

7.64

1

6.

Nebraska

48

9.69

1

7.

Texas

46

9.22

1

8.

USC

45

8.62

1

9.

Tennessee

42

9.86

1

10.

Penn State

40

9.80

1

11.

LSU

36

9.61

1

12.

Auburn

35

10.97

1

13.

Georgia

34

10.38

1

14.

Miami (FL)

30

8.97

1

14.

UCLA

30

10.10

2

16.

Florida

29

9.24

1

16.

Florida State

29

9.24

1

18.

Arkansas

28

10.32

2

19.

Clemson

26

14.46

1

20.

Texas A&M

25

11.72

1

21.

Georgia Tech

24

12.46

2

22.

Michigan State

23

9.43

1

22.

Mississippi

23

12.00

2

24.

Washington

22

11.00

2

25.

Iowa

21

11.62

2

26.

Wisconsin

20

10.75

2

27.

Pittsburgh

19

10.58

1

28.

Colorado

18

11.67

1

28.

Maryland

18

12.78

1

28.

Virginia Tech

18

14.17

2

28.

West Virginia

18

15.22

5

32.

TCU

17

12.47

1

32.

Missouri

17

13.18

4

32.

Purdue

17

14.47

5

32.

BYU

17

15.53

1

36.

Stanford

16

11.88

2

36.

Duke

16

12.88

2

38.

Arizona State

15

11.13

2

38.

North Carolina

15

12.73

3

38.

Syracuse

15

13.27

1

41.

Army (NY)

14

8.93

1

41.

Minnesota

14

9.14

1

41.

California

14

11.86

2

41.

Boston College

14

15.29

5

45.

Oregon

13

10.08

2

45.

Illinois

13

12.38

3

45.

Houston

13

13.31

4

48.

Navy (MD)

12

9.42

2

48.

Kansas State

12

12.00

6

48.

NC State

12

17.25

11

48.

Mississippi State

12

17.67

9

52.

SMU

11

10.73

2

52.

Baylor

11

14.00

9

52.

Washington State

11

14.82

9

52.

Texas Tech

11

16.55

11

56.

Oklahoma State

10

12.30

3

56.

Oregon State

10

14.00

4

58.

Boise State

9

10.89

4

58.

Northwestern

9

11.00

7

58.

Virginia

9

18.67

13

61.

Rice (TX)

8

12.63

5

61.

Kentucky

8

14.00

6

61.

South Carolina

8

14.00

8

61.

Louisville

8

14.63

6

61.

Tulsa

8

16.00

4

66.

Kansas

7

12.29

7

66.

Penn

7

12.43

7

66.

Tulane (LA)

7

14.43

5

66.

Arizona

7

15.00

4

70.

Fordham (NY)

6

11.33

3

70.

Santa Clara (CA)

6

11.67

6

70.

Air Force

6

13.50

6

73.

Utah

5

11.00

2

73.

Cornell (NY)

5

12.40

4

73.

Miami (OH)

5

12.40

10

73.

Indiana

5

13.40

4

73.

Dartmouth (NH)

5

14.00

7

73.

Holy Cross (MA)

5

15.40

9

79.

Princeton (NJ)

4

12.25

6

79.

Yale (CT)

4

12.50

12

79.

Wyoming

4

14.00

6

79.

Rutgers (NJ)

4

16.00

12

79.

Cincinnati

4

16.75

8

79.

Toledo (OH)

4

18.25

12

79.

Wake Forest (NC)

4

20.50

18

86.

Duquesne (PA)

3

10.67

8

86.

Villanova (PA)

3

12.33

6

86.

William & Mary (VA)

3

15.00

14

86.

Colorado State

3

15.67

14

86.

Southern Miss

3

17.67

14

91.

Iowa Pre-Flight

2

4.00

2

91.

March Field/4th AF (CA)

2

10.00

10

91.

Bainbridge Naval (MD)

2

11.00

5

91.

Great Lakes Naval (IL)

2

11.50

6

91.

Utah State

2

13.00

10

91.

East Carolina

2

14.50

9

91.

Pacific (CA)

2

14.50

10

91.

Marshall (WV)

2

17.00

10

91.

Vanderbilt

2

17.50

12

91.

Hawaii

2

19.50

19

91.

Columbia (NY)

2

20.00

20

91.

Iowa State

2

22.00

19

91.

Fresno State

2

23.00

22

104.

Randolph Field (TX)

1

3.00

3

104.

Carnegie Mellon (PA)

1

6.00

6

104.

St. Mary's (CA)

1

7.00

7

104.

Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA)

1

8.00

8

104.

Nevada

1

11.00

11

104.

Georgetown (DC)

1

13.00

13

104.

Norman Pre-Flight (OK)

1

13.00

13

104.

San Francisco

1

14.00

14

104.

Boston

1

16.00

16

104.

El Toro Marines (CA)

1

16.00

16

104.

San Diego State

1

16.00

16

104.

George Washington (DC)

1

17.00

17

104.

Hardin-Simmons (TX)

1

17.00

17

104.

New Mexico State

1

17.00

17

104.

Temple (PA)

1

17.00

17

104.

Colorado College

1

18.00

18

104.

Fort Pierce Naval (FL)

1

18.00

18

104.

Washington & Lee (VA)

1

18.00

18

104.

Delaware

1

19.00

19

104.

Lafayette (PA)

1

19.00

19

104.

St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA)

1

19.00

19

104.

2nd Air Force

1

20.00

20

104.

Marquette (WI)

1

20.00

20

104.

Ohio

1

20.00

20

104.

VMI

1

20.00

20

104.

San Jose State (CA)

1

21.00

21

104.

UCF

1

21.00

21

104.

Northern Illinois

1

22.00

22

104.

Bowling Green (OH)

1

23.00

23

104.

Central Michigan

1

23.00

23