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1951 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.888Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC10–0–10.9556+51BYE
200.967Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI9–01.0001+40BYE
311.022Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+41BYE
4-11.025Illinois (ILLINOIS)B108–0–10.9447+33BYE
501.098Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON9–01.0001+34BYE
601.155Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–1–10.85010+37BYE
701.312Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI9–01.0001+25BYE
801.318Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–10.8899+30BYE
901.355Stanford (STANFORD)PAC9–10.9008+35BYE
1001.401Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–1–10.83311+25BYE
1101.408SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI9–01.0001+23BYE
1201.445Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–20.80013+27BYE
1301.516California (CALIFORNIA)PAC8–20.80013+29BYE
1401.744Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–30.70021+27BYE
1501.770Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY7–2–10.75019+21BYE
1611.805USCPAC7–30.70021+24BYE
17-11.812Kansas (KANSAS)IND B88–20.80013+22BYE
1801.849Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–40.63633+21BYE
1901.865UCLAPAC5–3–10.61137+20BYE
2001.931Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–30.70021+22BYE
2101.962Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON7–20.77817+17BYE
2221.975LSUSEC7–3–10.68228+23BYE
23-11.976William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON7–30.70021+24BYE
2411.988Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–2–10.75019+19BYE
25-22.003Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI8–20.80013+13BYE
2652.114Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC9–20.81812+26Beat Hardin Simmons 33–14
2702.150Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–3–10.65030+15BYE
2802.167Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–3–20.60038+12BYE
2902.197Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI6–30.66729+15BYE
3002.197TCUIND SWC6–40.60038+15BYE
3112.268Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–30.70021+13BYE
3212.369Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR6–40.60038+15BYE
3312.388Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–40.55647+13BYE
3412.400Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–40.60038+10BYE
3512.412Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–40.63633+14BYE
36-102.520Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–30.70021+6Lost to Pittsburgh 7–21
3702.566Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–20.77817+5BYE
3802.658Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–30.70021+16BYE
3902.691Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON6–40.60038+19BYE
4012.741Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+9BYE
4112.747Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–30.62535+8BYE
42-22.750Purdue (PURDUE)B105–40.55647+7BYE
4302.753Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–3–10.65030+1BYE
4402.759Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–40.60038+8BYE
4502.843Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–40.60038+7BYE
4612.898Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON5–4–10.55055+7BYE
4712.940Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–50.50058+8BYE
48-22.946Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55647+9BYE
4922.960Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+7BYE
50-12.961Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–50.50058+9BYE
5122.979Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–50.50058+5BYE
52-23.000Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI5–40.55647+6BYE
53-13.020Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–4–10.55055-1BYE
5403.082South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–40.55647+6BYE
5503.104Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–40.60038-4BYE
5603.169BYUIND SKY6–3–10.65030-7BYE
5703.211Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI5–30.625350BYE
5803.341Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–50.54557+2BYE
5903.394Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–50.44470+2BYE
6023.435Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–3–20.55647+1BYE
61-13.438Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–60.40076+2BYE
62-13.441Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–50.50058+3BYE
6303.494Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–40.60038+3BYE
6403.551Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–60.45569-2BYE
6513.643Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–50.50058-1BYE
66-13.653Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–60.400760BYE
6703.665Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI3–5–10.38979+3BYE
6803.777Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–4–10.50058-5BYE
6913.819Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC5–50.50058+6BYE
70-13.834Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–50.44470-2BYE
7103.836SMUIND SWC3–6–10.35084-2BYE
7204.002Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR6–60.50058-5Lost to Tulsa 14–33
7304.073Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–50.44470-7BYE
7424.185West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON5–50.50058-13BYE
75-14.203Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–6–10.35084-9BYE
76-14.211Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–6–10.40975-8BYE
7704.332Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–50.50058-13BYE
7804.341Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–40.50058-5BYE
7904.371Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–5–10.38979-9BYE
8004.479Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–60.33387-9BYE
8104.604Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–6–10.27895-8BYE
8204.897Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–50.44470-8BYE
8314.905Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–70.30091-14BYE
84-14.909Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–5–10.38979-9BYE
85104.921Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–70.30091-9Beat Miami 21–7
86-15.059North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–80.200107-11BYE
87-15.139Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC4–70.36482-18BYE
88-15.231New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–70.36482-22BYE
89-15.248Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.222100-11BYE
9005.402Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–60.40076-25BYE
91-25.414Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–60.33387-8BYE
92-15.440Iowa (IOWA)B102–5–20.33387-9BYE
93-15.531George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–6–10.27895-15BYE
94-15.553Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–5–20.33387-14BYE
95-15.861Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC4–50.44470-15BYE
9605.995Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–6–10.35084-11BYE
9706.007NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–70.30091-18BYE
9806.150Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–70.222100-24BYE
9906.156Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–70.222100-21BYE
10006.188Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–70.222100-21BYE
10106.243Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–6–10.27895-19BYE
10206.249Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–80.200107-22BYE
10316.549Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–80.200107-24BYE
104-16.552San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–7–10.25099-14BYE
10506.758Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–70.222100-18BYE
10606.871Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–80.27398-30BYE
10716.960UTEPIND BOR3–70.30091-11BYE
108-16.967Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–8–10.150112-28BYE
10907.009Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–70.222100-27BYE
11007.461Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–7–10.167111-16BYE
11107.463Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–80.200107-33BYE
11207.866NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–70.125113-18BYE
11307.948West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–70.222100-24BYE
11409.006Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–80.111115-26BYE
115010.504New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–90.100116-33BYE
116011.566Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–70.125113-16BYE

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