1952 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

October 28, 1952By 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	2	0.629	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Virginia 21–7
2	-1	0.659	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–0–1	0.900	8	+13	Beat Kansas State 49–6
3	1	0.747	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Penn State 34–7
4	2	1.028	UCLA	PAC	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Wisconsin 20–7
5	0	1.108	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat LSU 34–6
6	3	1.111	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Vanderbilt 30–0
7	3	1.193	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	3–0–2	0.800	15	+6	Tied Navy 7–7
8	-6	1.212	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	15	+9	Lost to Duke 7–21
9	-1	1.217	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Xavier 34–20
10	7	1.269	USC	PAC	6–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat California 10–0
11	0	1.371	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1–1	0.750	26	+11	Lost to Michigan State 7–34
12	7	1.476	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–0–2	0.833	9	+5	Beat Arkansas 34–7
13	5	1.480	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	9	+9	Beat SMU 26–0
14	-2	1.510	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	15	+8	Beat Wofford 50–0
15	1	1.540	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–1–2	0.667	36	+8	Tied Nebraska 16–16
16	-9	1.553	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	3–2	0.600	45	+9	Lost to Houston 0–6
17	9	1.577	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	9	+10	Beat Mississippi State 42–19
18	-5	1.609	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–1	0.833	9	+8	Lost to USC 0–10
19	12	1.652	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	15	+8	Beat Arizona State 6–0
20	2	1.725	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	30	+7	Tied Pennsylvania 7–7
21	13	1.866	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	3–1	0.750	26	+5	Beat UTEP 14–13
22	-1	1.874	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	30	+5	Beat North Carolina 34–14
23	5	1.915	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	3–1–1	0.700	30	+7	Tied Virginia Military Institute 20–20
24	12	1.918	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–1–1	0.700	30	+5	Beat Illinois 40–12
25	-2	2.004	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	15	+4	BYE
26	7	2.057	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	15	+2	Beat Cornell 27–0
27	2	2.137	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	5–1	0.833	9	+4	Beat Utah State 21–7
28	13	2.191	BYU	IND SKY	4–1	0.800	15	+4	Beat Denver 14–13
29	16	2.288	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	15	+2	Beat Texas A&M 21–20
30	-16	2.297	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	15	0	Lost to Syracuse 19–20
31	4	2.314	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–1–1	0.700	30	+4	Beat Wichita State 28–0
32	8	2.332	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–2	0.667	36	+6	Beat Stanford 27–14
33	-1	2.369	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–1–1	0.750	26	+2	Tied Colorado 16–16
34	-19	2.388	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	+6	Lost to Miami 6–20
35	19	2.405	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	+3	Beat Marquette 20–6
36	1	2.411	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	9	0	Beat Lafayette 47–0
37	6	2.413	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	15	+2	Beat Dartmouth 26–19
38	-18	2.428	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–2	0.600	45	+4	Lost to UCLA 7–20
39	-12	2.434	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–2	0.667	36	+5	Lost to Florida 0–30
40	6	2.464	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–2	0.600	45	+3	Beat Minnesota 21–0
41	3	2.477	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	4–2	0.667	36	+4	Beat Hardin Simmons 13–12
42	15	2.482	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–2	0.667	36	+4	Beat Georgia 30–0
43	7	2.492	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	15	0	Beat Bucknell 28–0
44	-19	2.504	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	+4	Lost to West Virginia 0–16
45	-15	2.556	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–2	0.667	36	+4	Lost to Washington 14–27
46	20	2.561	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	36	+10	Beat Holy Cross 20–19
47	-9	2.600	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	30	+3	Beat Fordham 14–13
48	0	2.616	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	36	+4	Beat Rice 20–7
49	15	2.639	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	45	+3	Beat Pittsburgh 16–0
50	11	2.842	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	3–2–1	0.583	56	+2	Beat Wyoming 27–21
51	2	2.916	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	1–3–1	0.300	89	+2	Tied Army 14–14
52	-13	2.940	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	59	+2	Tied Columbia 14–14
53	6	3.020	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	36	+2	Beat Lehigh 29–20
54	-12	3.031	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–2	0.600	45	0	Lost to Alabama 19–42
55	7	3.036	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	45	+2	Beat Clemson 6–0
56	-32	3.052	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–2	0.600	45	+1	Lost to Iowa 0–8
57	-1	3.078	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–3–1	0.417	66	+3	Lost to Baylor 20–21
58	-7	3.116	TCU	IND SWC	2–2–1	0.500	59	+1	BYE
59	-10	3.242	SMU	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	71	+2	Lost to Kansas 0–26
60	5	3.347	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	2–2–1	0.500	59	+1	BYE
61	9	3.414	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	2–3	0.400	71	0	Beat Auburn 21–6
62	16	3.611	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	59	+2	Beat Virginia Tech 34–27
63	8	3.753	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	3–1	0.750	26	0	BYE
64	13	3.814	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	81	+2	Lost to Ole Miss 7–34
65	16	3.821	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–2–1	0.583	56	+2	Beat Davidson 14–13
66	-8	3.966	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–3–2	0.333	81	+1	Lost to Georgia Tech 0–30
67	20	4.009	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	59	-3	Beat Detroit Mercy 21–6
68	7	4.031	LSU	SEC	2–4	0.333	81	-2	Lost to Maryland 6–34
69	-1	4.076	UTEP	IND BOR	3–2–1	0.583	56	0	Lost to New Mexico 13–14
70	-23	4.082	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	71	-2	Lost to Oklahoma State 6–21
71	-8	4.097	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–3	0.400	71	-2	Lost to Michigan 0–21
72	-17	4.132	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–3	0.400	71	-1	Lost to Purdue 12–40
73	-4	4.137	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	2–3	0.400	71	-2	Lost to Utah 21–27
74	-7	4.151	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	3–4	0.429	65	-3	Lost to Washington & LEE 27–34
75	5	4.303	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	3–2	0.600	45	-5	Beat Abilene Christian 20–18
76	-3	4.312	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	3–3	0.500	59	-5	Lost to Arizona 12–13
77	11	4.529	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	81	-3	Beat Richmond 42–13
78	8	4.668	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	71	-2	Beat Florida State 13–7
79	5	4.668	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–3–1	0.417	66	-4	Beat Cincinnati 14–6
80	-1	4.689	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–4–1	0.250	93	-2	Tied Montana 14–14
81	-29	4.744	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	71	0	Lost to SAN Diego Navy 7–25
82	-10	4.828	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–4	0.200	95	-3	Lost to Tulane 6–21
83	7	4.890	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	81	-5	Beat Iowa State 19–0
84	-8	4.941	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–3	0.400	71	-4	Lost to Northwestern 13–23
85	11	4.947	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–3–1	0.417	66	-6	Beat Presbyterian 28–7
86	-26	4.966	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–4	0.200	95	-3	Lost to Washington State 20–33
87	-4	5.021	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	95	-3	Lost to Harvard 19–26
88	-6	5.179	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	95	-4	Lost to South Carolina 0–6
89	0	5.237	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–3–1	0.417	66	-6	Tied George Washington 20–20
90	14	5.283	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–3–1	0.300	89	-3	Beat Indiana 23–13
91	0	5.283	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–4	0.200	95	-4	Beat Oregon State 33–20
92	8	5.376	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	95	-5	Beat Idaho 9–7
93	-1	5.424	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	2–4	0.333	81	-8	Lost to BYU 13–14
94	-9	5.776	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	2–3–1	0.417	66	-9	Lost to Santa Clara 7–9
95	8	5.825	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	81	-5	Beat NEW York University 34–7
96	6	5.833	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–4	0.200	95	-5	Beat Ohio State 8–0
97	0	6.041	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	110	-6	Lost to Princeton 0–27
98	-3	6.049	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	1–4	0.200	95	-7	BYE
99	9	6.056	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–3–1	0.300	89	-6	Beat Brown 19–7
100	-26	6.161	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	80	-5	Lost to Temple 7–34
101	-8	6.212	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	95	-8	Lost to Texas 7–20
102	-1	6.301	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	1–3–1	0.300	89	-5	BYE
103	-5	6.504	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	1–4–1	0.250	93	-8	Tied Oregon 14–14
104	-10	6.768	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–5	0.167	105	-10	Lost to Missouri 0–19
105	1	7.299	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	95	-12	Lost to Furman 13–14
106	3	7.317	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–5	0.167	105	-6	Lost to Oklahoma 6–49
107	-8	7.340	Drake (DRAKE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	81	-4	Lost to Bradley 0–33
108	2	7.540	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	110	-5	Lost to Notre Dame 14–34
109	-4	7.641	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	105	-13	Lost to William & Mary 13–42
110	-3	7.859	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	1–5	0.167	105	-9	Lost to Colorado State 7–21
111	1	8.112	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–5	0.167	105	-9	Lost to Tulsa 0–28
112	1	8.158	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	110	-2	Lost to Boston College 13–14
113	-2	9.193	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	110	-5	Lost to Rutgers 7–19