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1952 Week 13 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
100.821Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI8–01.0001+31Beat Notre Dame 21–3
210.824Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC9–01.0001+37Beat Alabama 7–3
3-10.935UCLAPAC8–01.0001+32BYE
400.953Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–1–10.8139+25Beat Missouri 47–7
531.140USCPAC8–01.0001+26Beat Washington 33–0
611.146Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON7–20.77812+29Beat Wake Forest 14–7
721.206Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–0–20.8895+22Beat Maryland 21–14
8-31.225Maryland (MARYLAND)IND FBSI7–10.8756+25Lost to Ole Miss 14–21
9-31.295Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–2–10.68828+20Lost to Michigan State 3–21
1031.415Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–1–10.8139+17Beat Detroit Mercy 62–21
1161.446Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–10.8756+18Beat Florida 26–12
12-21.519Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72225+20Beat Rutgers 7–6
1351.532Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–10.8756+16Beat Yale 27–21
14-21.569Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–1–10.8139+16BYE
1551.598West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–20.75016+17Beat Virginia Tech 27–7
1651.605Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–20.75016+18Beat NC State 48–6
1781.663Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–20.75016+26Beat Colgate 20–14
18-31.698Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–2–10.68828+16Beat Columbia 28–0
19-31.710Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–20.77812+20Lost to Georgia Tech 3–7
20-11.773Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–20.75016+12Beat Richmond 49–0
2111.812Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–20.77812+15Beat Oklahoma State 12–7
2221.859Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC6–20.75016+15Beat Baylor 28–6
2341.891Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–20.77812+16Beat TCU 14–7
2451.983Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–2–20.66731+13Beat Kansas State 34–14
2572.023California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–30.66731+16Beat Washington State 28–13
2672.029Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–20.75016+12Beat Indiana 37–14
27112.084New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–20.71427+11Beat Colorado State 3–0
2802.091San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75016+9Beat Montana 39–20
29-62.118Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–30.66731+18Lost to USC 0–33
30132.185Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR6–30.66731+11Beat UTEP 55–7
31-172.255Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–20.75016+13Lost to Quantico Marines 18–27
32102.318Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–3–10.56351+11Beat Pennsylvania 14–13
3312.422Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–20.75016+4Lost to Princeton 21–27
3422.440Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–30.66731+10Beat Auburn 13–7
35102.488George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–2–10.68828+8Beat Davidson 40–13
36-252.568Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–30.57149+14Lost to SAN Diego Navy 13–35
37-62.575Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–30.62536+6Lost to Tennessee 12–26
38142.670Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–30.62536+4Beat Purdue 21–10
39-92.693Purdue (PURDUE)B103–3–20.50057+6Lost to Michigan 10–21
40-142.694South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–30.62536+6Lost to North Carolina 19–27
4192.752Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–3–10.61145+5Beat Santa Clara 16–13
42112.783Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–30.62536+5Beat Illinois 27–7
43-62.796Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–30.62536+3Lost to New Mexico 0–3
4452.823Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON6–2–10.72225+5Beat Florida State 9–0
45142.892Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61145+4Beat NEW York University 14–7
46-72.926Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–3–10.61145+2Lost to Minnesota 7–13
47-72.951Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–30.62536-2Lost to Syracuse 14–20
48102.957Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–30.62536+1Beat LSU 33–14
4962.998SMUIND SWC4–40.50057+6Beat Arkansas 27–17
50122.999Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–3–10.61145+2Beat Clemson 27–14
51133.054Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–40.50057+4Beat Vanderbilt 16–7
52-173.076Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–40.55655+7Lost to Oregon 20–21
53-73.085TCUIND SWC3–3–20.50057+1Lost to Texas 7–14
54133.126Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–3–10.56351+3Beat Nebraska 13–7
55-113.173Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–3–20.50057+2Lost to Army 13–14
56-53.214Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–40.50057+4Lost to Ohio State 7–27
57-33.243Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–30.57149+1BYE
58-113.290Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–4–20.44467+3Lost to Tulane 7–16
59-113.362Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–3–10.56351-1Lost to Houston 6–28
6093.418Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–30.62536+1Beat Fresno State 50–0
61-203.440Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–30.62536-3Lost to Brown 21–28
62-13.525Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–3–20.55655-3Tied Texas Tech 14–14
63-33.674Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–50.44467-1Lost to Oklahoma 7–47
6483.685Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–40.50057-5Beat Stetson 35–0
6533.714Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–40.42971+6BYE
66-93.825BYUIND SKY4–40.50057-3Lost to Utah State 26–27
67-44.002Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–4–10.43869-2Lost to Duke 7–14
6864.052William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–40.42971-3BYE
6914.290LSUSEC2–70.222102-4Lost to Mississippi State 14–33
70-144.326Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56351+1Lost to Xavier 0–6
71-54.408Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–5–10.38977-4Lost to Rice 6–16
72-14.431Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–4–10.43869-8Lost to Penn State 6–7
7324.472Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–50.37579-8Lost to Kansas 7–12
74-94.524Clemson (CLEMSON)IND FBSI2–5–10.31386-7Lost to Kentucky 14–27
75-24.537Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–50.37579-6Lost to California 13–28
7604.702UTEPIND BOR4–4–10.50057-7Lost to Arizona 7–55
77124.771Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–50.37579-9Beat Texas A&M 16–6
78104.876Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–4–10.50057-15Beat Oregon State 27–6
7904.880Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–60.40076-13Lost to West Virginia 7–27
80-34.922Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC3–50.37579-9Lost to Tulsa 21–62
81-15.031NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–50.37579-8Lost to Pittsburgh 6–48
82195.144North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–50.167109-6Beat South Carolina 27–19
83145.156Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–6–10.27891-8Beat Stanford 21–20
8495.162Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–60.25095-10Beat Dartmouth 13–7
85175.289Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38977-12Beat Citadel 20–19
8615.442Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–50.37579-16BYE
8755.480Indiana (INDIANA)B102–60.25095-12Lost to Wisconsin 14–37
88-75.559NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–3–10.41775-11Lost to Boston University 7–14
89175.567Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–50.28690-4Beat Harvard 28–21
9015.683Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–60.25095-15BYE
91-135.745Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–60.25095-15Lost to Cornell 7–13
92-25.764Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–70.125110-14Lost to Georgia 7–13
93125.770Iowa (IOWA)B102–60.25095-14Beat Northwestern 39–14
94-105.874Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–70.222102-14Lost to SMU 17–27
95145.942Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–5–10.31386-7Beat BYU 27–26
96-145.987Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–60.33385-8Lost to Cincinnati 0–54
97-146.050Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–70.125110-11Lost to Idaho 6–27
98-136.166Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–5–10.31386-17Lost to Virginia Military Institute 19–20
9956.299Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI1–6–10.188105-15Lost to Utah 13–16
10036.350Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–6–10.27891-18Lost to San José State 20–39
101-156.493West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–40.42971-7Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 6–39
102-86.511Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–6–10.188105-15Lost to Iowa 14–39
103-76.564Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–6–10.188105-15Lost to Navy 0–28
104-46.624Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–60.25095-23Lost to George Washington 13–40
105-106.888Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR3–40.42971-5Lost to Whittier 0–25
106-77.019New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–5–10.31386-6Lost to Midwestern Texas State 6–28
107-97.085Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–6–10.27891-16Lost to Fordham 6–33
10827.218Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–4–10.25095-8Beat Temple 33–6
109-27.272Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–80.111112-17Lost to Colorado 14–34
110-27.364Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR1–6–10.188105-14Tied Hardin Simmons 14–14
11117.577Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–6–10.27891-12Beat Drake 41–14
11218.941Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–80.111112-36Lost to Virginia 0–49
113-29.186Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–70.222102-25Lost to Wichita State 14–41

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