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1951 Post-Season Week 3 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
100.893Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC10–0–10.9556+51BYE
200.967Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI9–01.0001+40BYE
301.022Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+41BYE
401.025Illinois (ILLINOIS)B108–0–10.9447+33BYE
501.102Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON9–01.0001+34BYE
601.163Baylor (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
1201.448Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–20.80013+27BYE
1301.516California (CALIFORNIA)PAC8–20.80013+29BYE
1401.751Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–30.70021+27BYE
1501.774Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY7–2–10.75019+21BYE
1601.805USCPAC7–30.70021+24BYE
1701.815Kansas (KANSAS)IND B88–20.80013+22BYE
1801.853Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–40.63633+21BYE
1901.865UCLAPAC5–3–10.61137+20BYE
2001.934Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–30.70021+22BYE
2101.968Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON7–20.77817+17BYE
2211.976William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON7–30.70021+24BYE
23-11.982LSUSEC7–3–10.68228+23BYE
2401.988Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–2–10.75019+19BYE
2502.003Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI8–20.80013+13BYE
2602.122Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC9–20.81812+26BYE
2702.153Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–3–10.65030+15BYE
2802.176Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–3–20.60038+12BYE
2902.197Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI6–30.66729+15BYE
3002.204TCUIND SWC6–40.60038+15BYE
3102.268Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–30.70021+13BYE
3202.373Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR6–40.60038+16BYE
3302.388Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–40.55647+13BYE
3402.400Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–40.60038+10BYE
3502.408Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–40.63633+15BYE
3602.523Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–30.70021+6BYE
3702.570Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–20.77817+5BYE
3802.658Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–30.70021+16BYE
3902.694Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON6–40.60038+19BYE
4002.741Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+9BYE
4112.750Purdue (PURDUE)B105–40.55647+7BYE
42-12.751Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–30.62535+8BYE
4302.758Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–3–10.65030+2BYE
4402.759Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–40.60038+8BYE
4502.847Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–40.60038+7BYE
4602.898Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON5–4–10.55055+7BYE
4712.946Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55647+9BYE
48-12.966Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–50.50059+8BYE
4902.969Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+7BYE
5002.983Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–50.50059+9BYE
5103.000Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–50.50059+5BYE
5203.004Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI5–40.55647+6BYE
5303.020Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–4–10.55055-1BYE
5403.086South 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
5803.349Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–50.54557+2BYE
5903.394Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–50.44470+2BYE
6003.435Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–3–20.55647+1BYE
6103.438Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–60.40076+2BYE
6203.466Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–50.50059+3BYE
6303.497Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–40.60038+3BYE
6403.564Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–60.45569-2BYE
6513.658Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–60.400760BYE
66-13.669Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–50.50059-1BYE
6703.671Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI3–5–10.38979+3BYE
6803.794Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–4–10.50059-5BYE
6913.834Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–50.44470-2BYE
70-13.840Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC5–50.50059+6BYE
7103.849SMUIND SWC3–6–10.35084-2BYE
7204.019Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR6–60.50059-4BYE
7304.078Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–50.44470-7BYE
7434.178Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR6–50.54557-13Beat Hawai'i 32–21
75-14.202West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON5–50.50059-13BYE
76-14.203Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–6–10.35084-9BYE
77-14.211Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–6–10.40975-8BYE
7804.357Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–40.50059-5BYE
7904.371Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–5–10.38979-9BYE
8004.485Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–60.33387-9BYE
8104.612Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–6–10.27895-8BYE
8204.902Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–50.44470-8BYE
8314.909Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–5–10.38979-9BYE
84-14.917Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–70.30091-14BYE
8504.932Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–70.30091-9BYE
8605.065North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–80.200107-11BYE
8705.144Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC4–70.36482-18BYE
8805.226New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–70.36482-22BYE
8905.248Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.222100-11BYE
9005.408Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–60.40076-25BYE
9105.426Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–60.33387-8BYE
9205.440Iowa (IOWA)B102–5–20.33387-9BYE
9305.539George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–6–10.27895-15BYE
9405.553Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–5–20.33387-14BYE
9505.861Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC4–50.44470-15BYE
9606.001Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–6–10.35084-11BYE
9706.007NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–70.30091-18BYE
9806.142Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–70.222100-24BYE
9906.156Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–70.222100-21BYE
10006.195Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–70.222100-21BYE
10116.243Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–80.200107-21BYE
102-16.243Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–6–10.27895-19BYE
10316.552San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–7–10.25099-14BYE
104-16.555Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–80.200107-24BYE
10506.764Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–70.222100-18BYE
10606.876Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–80.27398-30BYE
10706.960UTEPIND BOR3–70.30091-11BYE
10806.975Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–8–10.150112-28BYE
10907.009Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–70.222100-27BYE
11017.463Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–80.200107-33BYE
111-17.470Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–7–10.167111-16BYE
11207.875NEW 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
115010.496New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–90.100116-33BYE
116011.566Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–70.125113-16BYE

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