1951 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 8, 1952By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1951 Season Tags: • No Comments

1951 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.825	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	11–0–1	0.958	5	+60	Beat Baylor 17–14
2	2	0.887	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	9–0–1	0.950	6	+42	Beat Stanford 40–7
3	-1	0.959	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+40	BYE
4	1	0.997	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	10–0	1.000	1	+44	Beat Tennessee 28–13
5	-2	1.169	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–1	0.909	7	+42	Lost to Maryland 13–28
6	0	1.299	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+38	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–17
7	1	1.300	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	8	+30	BYE
8	-1	1.308	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+25	BYE
9	1	1.363	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–1–1	0.833	9	+25	BYE
10	1	1.437	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+23	BYE
11	1	1.439	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	12	+27	BYE
12	-3	1.495	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+35	Lost to Illinois 7–40
13	0	1.507	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	8–2	0.800	12	+29	BYE
14	4	1.764	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	8–4	0.667	29	+27	Beat TCU 20–7
15	0	1.777	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	7–2–1	0.750	18	+21	BYE
16	-2	1.800	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	21	+27	BYE
17	0	1.849	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	12	+22	BYE
18	-2	1.863	USC	PAC	7–3	0.700	21	+23	BYE
19	0	1.889	UCLA	PAC	5–3–1	0.611	38	+19	BYE
20	0	1.920	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	21	+22	BYE
21	1	1.963	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	21	+24	BYE
22	2	1.981	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	18	+19	BYE
23	0	1.984	LSU	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	28	+23	BYE
24	1	1.989	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	12	+13	BYE
25	1	2.083	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	9–2	0.818	10	+28	BYE
26	1	2.154	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	31	+15	BYE
27	2	2.185	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	29	+15	BYE
28	-7	2.225	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	21	+13	Lost to Miami 0–14
29	3	2.225	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	7–4	0.636	34	+21	Beat Pacific 25–14
30	6	2.237	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+13	Beat Clemson 14–0
31	-3	2.256	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–3–2	0.600	39	+12	BYE
32	-1	2.272	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–3	0.700	21	+12	BYE
33	0	2.347	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	45	+13	BYE
34	1	2.409	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	7–4	0.636	34	+15	BYE
35	-1	2.471	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	39	+10	BYE
36	1	2.576	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–2	0.778	16	+5	BYE
37	-7	2.605	TCU	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	55	+11	Lost to Kentucky 7–20
38	0	2.655	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	21	+16	BYE
39	2	2.687	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–4	0.556	45	+7	BYE
40	0	2.700	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	45	+9	BYE
41	1	2.719	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	36	+9	BYE
42	-3	2.729	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	39	+18	BYE
43	0	2.759	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	6–3–1	0.650	31	+2	BYE
44	0	2.787	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	39	+6	BYE
45	2	2.886	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–4	0.556	45	+9	BYE
46	0	2.887	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	5–4–1	0.550	53	+6	BYE
47	2	2.937	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	45	+7	BYE
48	0	2.960	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	60	+8	BYE
49	3	2.968	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	45	+6	BYE
50	3	2.999	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	5–4–1	0.550	53	-1	BYE
51	3	3.067	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	45	+6	BYE
52	-2	3.087	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	60	+7	BYE
53	-2	3.131	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	60	+2	BYE
54	1	3.166	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	-4	BYE
55	1	3.169	BYU	IND SKY	6–3–1	0.650	31	-7	BYE
56	1	3.216	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	36	0	BYE
57	-12	3.279	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	55	+3	Lost to Texas Tech 14–25
58	0	3.349	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	6–5	0.545	55	+1	BYE
59	0	3.384	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–5	0.444	70	+1	BYE
60	0	3.393	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–3–2	0.556	45	+1	BYE
61	0	3.453	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	76	+1	BYE
62	0	3.492	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	60	+3	BYE
63	0	3.499	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	+3	BYE
64	0	3.599	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	69	-3	BYE
65	0	3.639	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	4–6	0.400	76	0	BYE
66	1	3.691	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	79	+2	BYE
67	-1	3.704	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–5	0.500	60	-2	BYE
68	2	3.713	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	55	+6	Beat Dayton 26–21
69	-1	3.799	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–4–1	0.500	60	-5	BYE
70	-1	3.807	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	70	-2	BYE
71	0	3.968	SMU	IND SWC	3–6–1	0.350	84	-4	BYE
72	0	4.048	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	6–6	0.500	60	-5	BYE
73	0	4.095	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–5	0.444	70	-8	BYE
74	0	4.135	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	6–5	0.545	55	-13	BYE
75	0	4.205	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	60	-13	BYE
76	0	4.209	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–6–1	0.350	84	-10	BYE
77	0	4.268	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	75	-9	BYE
78	0	4.358	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	60	-5	BYE
79	0	4.384	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	3–5–1	0.389	79	-9	BYE
80	0	4.510	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	87	-10	BYE
81	0	4.596	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	95	-8	BYE
82	2	4.875	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	91	-14	BYE
83	-1	4.890	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	70	-8	BYE
84	1	4.904	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	91	-8	BYE
85	-2	4.909	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	79	-9	BYE
86	0	5.086	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	107	-12	BYE
87	0	5.119	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	82	-18	BYE
88	0	5.186	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	4–7	0.364	82	-22	BYE
89	0	5.206	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	100	-11	BYE
90	2	5.389	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–5–2	0.333	87	-9	BYE
91	-1	5.397	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	76	-25	BYE
92	1	5.501	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	2–6–1	0.278	95	-15	BYE
93	-2	5.533	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	87	-9	BYE
94	0	5.561	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	2–5–2	0.333	87	-14	BYE
95	0	5.861	Bradley (BRADLEY)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	70	-15	BYE
96	1	6.025	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	91	-19	BYE
97	-1	6.026	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–6–1	0.350	84	-12	BYE
98	0	6.135	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	2–7	0.222	100	-24	BYE
99	0	6.141	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	100	-21	BYE
100	2	6.188	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–6–1	0.278	95	-19	BYE
101	-1	6.210	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	100	-21	BYE
102	-1	6.357	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–8	0.200	107	-23	BYE
103	1	6.535	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	107	-24	BYE
104	-1	6.672	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	99	-15	BYE
105	0	6.731	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	100	-17	BYE
106	0	6.893	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	98	-30	BYE
107	0	6.924	UTEP	IND BOR	3–7	0.300	91	-11	BYE
108	1	7.001	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	2–7	0.222	100	-27	BYE
109	-1	7.072	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–8–1	0.150	112	-29	BYE
110	1	7.443	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–7–1	0.167	111	-16	BYE
111	-1	7.449	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	107	-33	BYE
112	0	7.875	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	113	-18	BYE
113	0	7.905	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	2–7	0.222	100	-24	BYE
114	0	9.014	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	115	-26	BYE
115	0	10.482	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	1–9	0.100	116	-33	BYE
116	0	11.566	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	1–7	0.125	113	-16	BYE