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1952 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
120.743Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+19Beat Purdue 14–7
200.776Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–0–10.9177+17Beat Iowa State 41–0
310.841UCLAPAC7–01.0001+23Beat California 28–7
420.943Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–01.0001+21Beat Duke 28–7
5-40.994Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON6–10.8578+20Lost to Georgia Tech 7–28
631.118Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–0–10.9296+14Tied Parris Island Marines 20–20
7-21.139Maryland (MARYLAND)IND FBSI7–01.0001+19Beat Boston University 34–7
831.231Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–1–10.78620+15Beat Pennsylvania 14–7
911.262USCPAC6–01.0001+12BYE
1051.447Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–1–20.71424+12Beat Utah 20–14
1111.490Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–0–20.8578+8Beat LSU 28–0
1251.530Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–10.8578+15Beat Georgia 34–19
1391.535Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–1–10.75021+9Beat Navy 17–6
14-11.597Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–10.8578+11Beat Kansas State 26–6
1511.630Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–20.60044+8BYE
16-21.690Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–10.83313+8Beat North Carolina 41–14
1721.716Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC5–10.83313+10Beat Texas Tech 20–7
18-101.831Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–20.66731+8Lost to South Carolina 14–21
19-11.841California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–20.71424+11Lost to UCLA 7–28
20-131.884Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–1–20.66731+6Lost to Penn State 7–14
2191.932Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–10.83313+4Beat Marquette 7–0
2251.992Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–10.83313+7BYE
23262.011West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–20.66731+7Beat George Washington 24–0
24212.025Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–20.71424+9Beat San José State 35–13
2562.029Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–1–10.75021+7Beat Oklahoma State 23–21
26182.039Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–20.66731+8Beat Indiana 28–7
27-12.053Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–10.83313+3Beat Brown 39–0
28-42.074Purdue (PURDUE)B103–2–10.58348+7Lost to Michigan State 7–14
29122.096Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–20.71424+7Beat New Mexico 13–7
3022.113Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–20.71424+9Beat Oregon State 38–13
31-112.158Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–2–10.58348+8Lost to Notre Dame 6–17
32232.199South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–20.66731+7Beat Virginia 21–14
33-42.223Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–1–10.75021+4Tied TCU 20–20
3442.225Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–20.66731+6Beat Rice 21–7
3582.249Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–10.83313+2Beat Mississippi College 53–12
36-152.300New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY3–20.60044+5Lost to Arizona 7–13
3702.335Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–10.83313+3Beat Davidson 35–26
38142.335Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–2–10.58348+5Beat Virginia Military Institute 42–14
39-32.343Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–10.8578+1Beat Dartmouth 21–7
4022.344Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–20.71424+6Beat Auburn 31–21
4172.423Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–20.71424+6Beat SMU 31–14
42-172.436San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66731+3Lost to Stanford 13–35
4332.555Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–20.66731+12BYE
44-102.679Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–30.50056+6Lost to Holy Cross 0–7
45-62.791Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–30.57154+6Lost to Alabama 19–34
46102.831Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–20.66731+2Beat Northwestern 24–21
47-242.882George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–2–10.58348+5Lost to West Virginia 0–24
4892.893Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–3–10.50056+6Beat Arkansas 31–12
49112.900Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–2–10.58348+3Beat NC State 21–6
50-222.939BYUIND SKY4–20.66731+2Lost to Wyoming 13–24
51103.045Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–30.50056+2Beat Mississippi State 34–21
52-123.137Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–30.50056+1Lost to Illinois 13–22
5353.150TCUIND SWC2–2–20.50056+1Tied Baylor 20–20
54-43.155Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–3–10.50056+2Lost to Colorado 14–20
55-223.193Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–2–10.64341-2Lost to Missouri 6–10
56163.302Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–30.50056+2Beat Michigan 22–13
5783.312Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–2–10.64341+3Beat Wofford 29–21
58153.322Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–30.50056+1Beat BYU 24–13
5973.438Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–3–20.42973+3Beat Washington & LEE 67–7
60-73.459Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–30.57154+1Lost to Maryland 7–34
61-263.495Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–30.50056-1Lost to Kentucky 0–29
62-83.590Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–30.50056-2Lost to Tulane 21–34
63-163.751Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58348-1Lost to Clemson 0–13
6453.766UTEPIND BOR4–2–10.64341-1Beat Midwestern Texas State 13–7
6563.772Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–30.50056-2Beat Iowa 17–7
66133.829Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–3–10.50056-2Beat Miami 29–0
67-83.849SMUIND SWC2–40.333840Lost to Texas 14–31
68203.855Clemson (CLEMSON)IND FBSI2–40.33384-1Beat Boston College 13–0
6913.992Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC3–30.50056-4Beat Fordham 28–20
7064.111Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–3–10.50056-5Tied Santa Clara 14–14
71-44.159Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–40.42973-3Lost to Tulsa 21–23
7224.173Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–40.50056-5Beat Richmond 20–2
7324.229West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–20.60044-5BYE
74-64.257LSUSEC2–50.28690-2Lost to Ole Miss 0–28
75164.269Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–40.33384-2Beat Idaho 36–6
7674.376Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–40.42973-4Beat Nebraska 10–6
7744.380Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–30.50056-1Beat Oregon 14–6
78-144.523Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–50.28690-1Lost to Texas A&M 12–31
79-284.653Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–4–10.25094-3Lost to Cornell 14–21
80-184.676Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–40.42973-2Lost to Vanderbilt 7–67
81214.687New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–3–10.41778-3Beat Northern Arizona 33–9
82-194.814Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR3–20.60044-3Lost to New Mexico State 9–33
83-64.857William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–40.33384-5BYE
8494.922Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–40.42973-8Beat Drake 27–19
85-34.932Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–50.167100-5Lost to Florida 21–31
86-14.945Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–3–10.41778-6BYE
87134.952NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–2–10.50056-6Beat Lafayette 14–7
88-14.956Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–50.167100-4Lost to Yale 7–21
89104.982Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–3–10.41778-5Beat Temple 40–28
90-45.105Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–50.167100-5Lost to Washington 13–38
9165.321Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI1–50.167100-6Beat Columbia 21–14
9205.479Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI1–4–10.25094-6Tied Hardin Simmons 14–14
93105.554Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–4–10.35781-8Beat Montana State 35–12
94-105.595Indiana (INDIANA)B102–40.33384-8Lost to Pittsburgh 7–28
95-155.670Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–5–10.21497-7Lost to Pacific 6–14
96-185.707NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON2–40.33384-7Lost to Wake Forest 6–21
97-75.722Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–4–10.25094-6Lost to Ohio State 21–24
9805.794Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR1–50.167100-9Lost to Houston 7–20
99-106.150Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–4–10.35781-10Lost to Army 14–42
100-46.190Iowa (IOWA)B101–50.167100-9Lost to Minnesota 7–17
101-66.366Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–50.28690-8Lost to Rutgers 28–40
10266.414North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON0–40.000111-6Lost to Tennessee 14–41
103-26.549Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–50.167100-12Lost to Wisconsin 7–21
10406.557Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–60.143108-11Lost to Oklahoma 0–41
105-116.578Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–4–10.35781-14Lost to Washington State 6–36
106-17.109Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–50.167100-15Lost to Harvard 26–35
107-17.138Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–60.143108-8Lost to Kansas 6–26
10827.486Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–5–10.21497-9Tied Wichita State 20–20
109-27.872Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–50.28690-9Lost to Denver 19–27
11018.070Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–5–10.21497-11Tied Utah State 20–20
11128.355Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI0–50.000111-6Lost to Princeton 0–39
112-38.471Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–60.143108-21Lost to Virginia Tech 2–20
113-18.551Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI0–40.000111-6Lost to Detroit Mercy 20–28

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