1952 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 6, 1953By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1952 Season Tags: • No Comments

1952 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	1	0.815	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	12–0	1.000	1	+62	Beat Ole Miss 24–7
2	-1	0.832	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+40	BYE
3	0	0.907	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–1–1	0.850	6	+37	BYE
4	0	1.010	UCLA	PAC	8–1	0.889	4	+37	BYE
5	1	1.051	USC	PAC	10–1	0.909	3	+43	Beat Wisconsin 7–0
6	-1	1.074	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	21	+38	BYE
7	1	1.237	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	11	+36	BYE
8	-1	1.323	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–1–2	0.818	9	+32	Lost to Georgia Tech 7–24
9	1	1.418	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	21	+29	BYE
10	1	1.425	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	7–1–1	0.833	7	+22	BYE
11	6	1.442	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	7	+38	Beat Syracuse 61–6
12	1	1.476	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	15	+27	BYE
13	-4	1.492	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	19	+27	Lost to Texas 0–16
14	0	1.513	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	4	+21	BYE
15	5	1.515	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	9	+32	Beat Tennessee 16–0
16	-1	1.577	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	24	+23	BYE
17	-1	1.620	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	11	+27	BYE
18	0	1.628	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	7–2	0.778	15	+23	BYE
19	-7	1.685	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–2–1	0.773	19	+22	Lost to Florida 13–14
20	-1	1.696	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	11	+20	BYE
21	0	1.723	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–2–2	0.700	26	+20	BYE
22	0	1.728	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–3	0.700	26	+24	BYE
23	7	1.939	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	23	+24	Beat Tulsa 14–13
24	0	2.010	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	+19	BYE
25	0	2.019	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–3	0.700	26	+21	BYE
26	0	2.089	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	7–2	0.778	15	+16	BYE
27	-4	2.090	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	26	+30	Lost to Alabama 6–61
28	0	2.106	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	6–3	0.667	32	+24	BYE
29	-2	2.117	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	11	+20	BYE
30	2	2.229	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	26	+13	BYE
31	0	2.229	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	15	+10	BYE
32	-3	2.308	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–3–1	0.650	37	+13	Lost to USC 0–7
33	0	2.438	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	6–2–1	0.722	24	+10	BYE
34	0	2.457	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	40	+17	BYE
35	0	2.579	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–3	0.667	32	+10	BYE
36	0	2.592	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	6–4	0.600	41	+8	BYE
37	0	2.612	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	6–3–1	0.650	37	+10	BYE
38	0	2.653	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–3–2	0.556	44	+8	BYE
39	0	2.727	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	+6	BYE
40	0	2.783	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	55	+8	BYE
41	0	2.796	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	5–4–1	0.550	51	+9	BYE
42	1	2.881	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	41	+7	BYE
43	-1	2.885	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	-1	BYE
44	0	2.983	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	4–3–2	0.556	44	+4	BYE
45	5	3.021	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	31	+4	Beat Southern Miss 26–7
46	-1	3.040	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–4	0.556	44	+1	BYE
47	-1	3.111	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	5–3–2	0.600	41	-1	BYE
48	0	3.142	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–4–1	0.550	51	+2	BYE
49	-2	3.142	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–4	0.556	44	0	BYE
50	-1	3.150	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–3–2	0.556	44	+3	BYE
51	0	3.163	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	55	+4	BYE
52	0	3.234	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	5–4	0.556	44	+2	BYE
53	0	3.243	TCU	IND SWC	4–4–2	0.500	55	0	BYE
54	0	3.279	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5	0.500	55	+4	BYE
55	0	3.378	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	55	+1	BYE
56	2	3.451	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–4–2	0.545	54	-1	BYE
57	2	3.456	SMU	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	68	+4	BYE
58	-2	3.459	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	+2	BYE
59	-2	3.463	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–3–1	0.650	37	0	BYE
60	0	3.546	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–4–2	0.500	55	-2	BYE
61	1	3.584	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	5–5	0.500	55	-4	BYE
62	-1	3.589	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	55	-2	BYE
63	0	3.669	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–5–2	0.400	72	+2	BYE
64	0	3.680	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	69	-2	BYE
65	0	3.766	LSU	SEC	3–7	0.300	88	-2	BYE
66	0	3.801	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	44	-6	BYE
67	0	3.891	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–5	0.444	69	-1	BYE
68	0	4.046	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	55	-7	BYE
69	1	4.254	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	72	-8	BYE
70	-1	4.298	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	75	+2	BYE
71	0	4.317	UTEP	IND BOR	5–5–1	0.500	55	-6	BYE
72	0	4.331	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	67	-11	BYE
73	0	4.398	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	98	-5	BYE
74	0	4.442	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	55	-1	BYE
75	0	4.559	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–6–1	0.350	78	-7	BYE
76	0	4.625	BYU	IND SKY	4–6	0.400	72	-12	BYE
77	0	4.726	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	4–4–1	0.500	55	-15	BYE
78	0	4.885	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	81	-14	BYE
79	1	5.009	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	3–7–1	0.318	84	-9	BYE
80	1	5.016	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	93	-12	BYE
81	-2	5.022	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	88	-17	BYE
82	0	5.105	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	77	-21	BYE
83	0	5.188	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	81	-17	BYE
84	0	5.395	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–5–1	0.389	75	-18	BYE
85	0	5.410	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–7	0.222	102	-12	BYE
86	1	5.562	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	3–7–1	0.318	84	-11	BYE
87	-1	5.591	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	102	-14	BYE
88	0	5.623	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–8	0.200	110	-19	BYE
89	0	5.716	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–6–1	0.350	78	-22	BYE
90	2	5.729	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	93	-19	BYE
91	0	5.746	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	102	-17	BYE
92	-2	5.817	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–6–1	0.278	93	-15	BYE
93	1	5.821	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–7–1	0.250	98	-18	BYE
94	-1	5.823	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	93	-15	BYE
95	1	5.916	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	88	-12	BYE
96	-1	5.967	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	86	-11	BYE
97	0	5.979	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	110	-20	BYE
98	0	6.089	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–7	0.222	102	-18	BYE
99	1	6.101	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	88	-22	BYE
100	-1	6.113	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	102	-18	BYE
101	0	6.207	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	3–7	0.300	88	-31	BYE
102	0	6.372	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	102	-13	BYE
103	0	6.631	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–6–1	0.350	78	-15	BYE
104	0	6.691	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	2–7–1	0.250	98	-27	BYE
105	0	6.762	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	3–6	0.333	81	-16	BYE
106	0	6.996	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	3–4	0.429	71	-6	BYE
107	0	7.070	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	86	-22	BYE
108	0	7.191	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	98	-21	BYE
109	0	7.295	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	102	-33	BYE
110	1	7.663	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	2–6–1	0.278	93	-15	BYE
111	-1	7.672	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–9	0.100	112	-27	BYE
112	0	8.877	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	112	-46	BYE
113	0	9.049	Drake (DRAKE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	102	-29	BYE