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1950 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

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1950 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.725SMUIND SWC5–01.0001+12Beat Rice 42–21
2-10.786Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–0–30.70042+5Tied LSU 13–13
320.909Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–01.0001+10Beat Drake 17–14
430.989Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–01.0001+10Beat Utah 53–13
5-11.016Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–01.0001+8Beat Kansas State 58–0
601.050Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Harvard 49–0
741.164Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON4–0–10.90014+7Beat George Washington 13–7
8111.182Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat Yale 7–0
941.311Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Pacific 35–33
1041.327Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–0–10.87515+3Tied South Carolina 14–14
11111.409Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Brown 34–0
1201.455Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Boston University 34–7
1371.514Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–10.80016+8Beat Virginia Military Institute 26–13
1411.522California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–01.0001+5Beat Oregon State 27–0
15141.528Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–10.75032+6Beat Columbia 34–0
1601.595Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–01.0001+3Beat Pittsburgh 28–23
1741.626Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–01.0001+4Beat Villanova 34–7
18-81.651Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–10.80016+6Lost to Cornell 0–7
19111.666Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–10.80016+6Beat Oklahoma State 40–7
2071.669Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–10.80016+5Beat TCU 42–23
21-31.686West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–01.0001+4Beat SAM Houston State 39–18
2241.708SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI4–10.80016+5Beat San José State 27–0
23131.771Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–10.80016+6Beat Davidson 47–12
24-211.799Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75032+6Lost to Michigan 13–26
2571.833Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–10.80016+5Beat Utah State 28–0
26151.834Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–10.80016+5Beat Alabama 14–9
27151.835Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–10.75032+6Beat Washington 20–13
28-201.843Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–10.80016+5Lost to UCLA 7–21
2991.856Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–10.80016+4Beat Richmond 41–0
30131.859Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80016+5Beat Marquette 34–6
31-221.873Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–10.80016+4Lost to Florida 27–31
32171.937Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–10.80016+5Beat Vanderbilt 31–27
3341.953Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–10.75032+2Beat Minnesota 48–0
34121.976UCLAPAC3–20.60049+5Beat Stanford 21–7
35122.146South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–1–10.62545+4Tied Clemson 14–14
36-192.183Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80016+3Lost to Illinois 13–20
37362.205Indiana (INDIANA)B102–1–10.62545+3Beat Notre Dame 20–7
3812.210Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–10.80016+3Beat Colorado Mines 26–0
3962.254Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–10.75032+3Beat Arkansas 19–14
40-72.383Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–1–10.75032+1Lost to Wichita State 14–17
41152.421UTEPIND BOR4–10.80016+7Beat New Mexico 41–13
42342.455Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–20.50061+2Beat NEW York University 42–0
43-202.484Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–10.75032+2Lost to SMU 21–42
44132.511Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–20.60049+3Beat Holy Cross 34–27
4562.552Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–1–10.62545+3BYE
4642.570Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–20.60049+4Beat Auburn 20–0
4712.572Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–1–10.70042+1Tied Detroit Mercy 13–13
48-142.584George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–20.60049+3Lost to Wake Forest 7–13
49-212.594Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–20.60049+3Lost to NC State 13–16
50-62.600Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–10.75032+1Beat Bucknell 23–12
5142.614Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI3–10.75032+1Beat West Virginia 27–23
52272.632Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–20.50061+2Beat Wisconsin 26–13
53-132.636Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–20.60049+2Lost to Tennessee 9–14
54-232.715TCUIND SWC3–20.60049+3Lost to Texas A&M 23–42
55-22.751Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–20.50061+2BYE
56122.759Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–10.75032+1Beat Wayne State 26–0
57-322.859Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–2–10.50061+4Lost to Kansas 7–40
5812.905Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–2–10.50061+2Tied Missouri 20–20
59-242.952Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–20.60049+1Lost to Michigan State 6–34
6063.014Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–20.60049+1Beat Arizona 28–25
61-13.141Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–20.600490Beat Texas Tech 26–12
62243.231Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–1–10.62545-1Beat Penn State 19–0
63-93.258Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–20.60049-1Lost to Loyola Marymount 33–35
64143.343Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–20.66744+3Beat Houston 14–13
65-43.495New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–30.40074+1Lost to UTEP 13–41
66-13.553Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–20.50061-1BYE
67153.729Montana (MONTANA)IND FBSI3–20.60049-3Beat Montana State 33–0
6813.748Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–2–10.50061-2Tied Tulsa 13–13
6963.838Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–2–10.37584+1Tied Iowa State 20–20
70-183.865Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–20.50061-2Lost to Pennsylvania 0–34
71-83.873San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–30.40074-1Lost to SAN Francisco 0–27
72183.908Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–20.50061-2Beat Ole Miss 27–20
73183.965Iowa (IOWA)B102–20.50061-1Beat Purdue 33–21
74-74.055Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–20.50061-1Lost to Indiana 7–20
75-14.056Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–30.40074-1Lost to Virginia 13–26
7674.074North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–2–10.375840BYE
77-194.078Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–30.40074-3Lost to Tulane 20–27
78254.115NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–30.400740Beat Maryland 16–13
79-154.151Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–30.40074-2Lost to Texas 14–19
80-94.159LSUSEC1–3–10.300920Tied Georgia 13–13
81-14.168Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–30.250950Lost to Kentucky 7–34
82-104.269West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–30.40074-3Lost to Fordham 23–27
83-214.422Purdue (PURDUE)B101–30.25095-1Lost to Iowa 21–33
84144.484William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–30.40074-4Beat Virginia Tech 54–0
85-84.520Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–40.33387-5Lost to Furman 7–21
8614.549Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–30.25095-2Beat USC 27–14
8714.635Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–40.33387-2Lost to Arizona State 0–28
88-184.671Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–2–10.37584-2Lost to Syracuse 27–34
89-654.713NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–1–10.50061-2Lost to Rutgers 0–42
90-94.816Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–2–20.40074-1Lost to Wyoming 13–53
9184.922Denver (DENVER)IND SKY1–4–10.25095-3Beat BYU 42–3
92-74.960Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR1–40.200103-1Lost to Colorado 25–28
9305.138Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25095-2Lost to Nebraska 0–19
94-25.230Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–40.000113-3Lost to California 0–27
95105.283ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI1–3–10.30092-2Beat Oregon 18–13
96-15.289Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI1–40.200103-5Beat Nevada 55–0
97-135.354BYUIND SKY2–3–10.41773-6Lost to Denver 3–42
98105.421Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–40.33387-1Beat Citadel 21–7
99-55.533Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–30.25095-3Lost to Princeton 0–34
10025.557Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–40.000113-3Lost to Northwestern 23–28
10105.594Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–20.33387+1Lost to Miami 7–34
102-135.858Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC2–30.400740Lost to Toledo 20–32
103-65.914Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–40.000113-3Lost to Ohio State 0–48
104-85.953Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–40.200103-4Lost to ST. Mary's 13–18
105-16.126Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–30.000113-2Lost to Army 0–49
106-66.247Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR0–50.000113-6Lost to Baylor 12–26
10786.335New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–40.33387-5Beat NEW Mexico Military 27–7
10846.476Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI1–30.25095-6Beat Boston College 20–10
109-36.695Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–40.200103-7Lost to Duke 0–41
11006.721Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–30.25095-9Lost to Washington & LEE 12–47
111-46.770Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–50.167109-7Lost to Oklahoma 0–58
11246.813Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI1–3–10.30092-6Beat ST. Bonaventure 25–12
11307.140Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–40.200103-8BYE
114-57.660USCPAC0–3–10.125110-5Lost to Navy 14–27
11528.292Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–40.200103-4Lost to Hardin Simmons 13–14
116-58.334Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–4–10.100112-7Lost to Georgetown 10–20
117-38.953Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI0–50.000113-12Lost to Santa Clara 0–55
11819.143Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–50.000113-4Lost to Georgia Tech 0–20
119-19.471Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–3–10.125110-3Lost to Lehigh 14–16
120010.079Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–40.000113-6Lost to William & Mary 0–54

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