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1952 Week 7 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
1490.569Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–0–10.75027+2Beat Texas 14–3
2490.704Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–0–10.75027+1Beat Pittsburgh 49–20
3180.806Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–01.0001+2Beat Illinois 20–6
4160.883Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+3Beat Virginia Tech 42–0
5480.917Purdue (PURDUE)B101–0–10.75027+1Beat Ohio State 21–14
6-50.960Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Cornell 31–7
780.997Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Detroit Mercy 21–7
8241.016UCLAPAC3–01.0001+4Beat Washington 32–7
941.058California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–01.0001+3Beat Minnesota 49–13
10181.110Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Rutgers 61–19
1181.129Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–0–10.75027+1Tied Cincinnati 14–14
12-31.203Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat SMU 20–7
13-11.235Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON3–01.0001+2Beat Tennessee 7–0
14-61.250Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–01.0001+1Beat Washington State 31–7
1531.251USCPAC3–01.0001+1Beat Army 22–0
16141.280Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–01.0001+2Beat Colorado 21–12
17101.298Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Oregon State 17–14
18151.299Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat NC State 49–0
19-131.317Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–0–10.83325+2Beat William & Mary 35–23
20-151.341Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–0–10.75027+1Tied Wake Forest 7–7
21-71.380George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–01.0001+1Beat Washington & LEE 33–28
22-61.386Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–01.0001+1Beat Utah 27–0
23151.412Maryland (MARYLAND)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Clemson 28–0
24151.425Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–01.0001+2Beat Iowa State 16–0
25171.438Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat Miami 21–7
2631.457Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–01.0001+1Beat Utah State 14–0
27171.550BYUIND SKY3–01.0001+1Beat Montana 28–7
28-41.664Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Fordham 12–7
29-251.675Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–10.50051+2Lost to USC 0–22
30-231.684Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–1–10.50051+2Lost to Kansas 12–21
31121.693Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–0–10.833250Beat Auburn 20–7
3221.701Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–01.00010Beat Michigan 14–7
33191.708Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI1–0–10.750270Beat Dartmouth 7–0
34481.835Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–1–10.50051+2Beat Texas A&M 10–7
35-121.856Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–10.50051+1Lost to Purdue 14–21
36-11.891Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Buffalo 13–0
37-271.929Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–10.66735+2Lost to San José State 14–21
38-11.997Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–10.50051+1Lost to Duke 0–7
3972.009Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–10.66735+2Beat Texas Tech 42–21
40352.058Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–10.50051+1Beat Harvard 16–7
41-302.145Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–10.50051+1Lost to Alabama 7–21
42162.171NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–0–10.750270Tied Merchant Marine 20–20
43-212.198Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–10.66735+1Lost to Notre Dame 3–14
44152.265New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY1–10.50051+1Beat New Mexico State 23–0
45-422.351Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–10.50051+1Lost to Wisconsin 6–20
4612.427Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON1–1–10.50051+1Tied Boston College 7–7
47-212.471Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC1–10.50051+1Lost to Villanova 7–21
48-312.492Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–10.66735+1Lost to Kentucky 7–10
49422.499Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–10.66735+1Beat Denver 28–6
50402.512Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–10.50051+1Beat Boston University 21–0
51292.514Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–10.667350Beat Citadel 33–0
5282.560Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–10.500510Beat Santa Clara 35–0
53-282.566Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.667350Lost to UCLA 7–32
54232.574San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66735+1Beat Arizona State 21–14
55-152.639Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–10.667350Lost to South Carolina 7–27
56302.639South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–10.66735+1Beat Furman 27–7
57-162.742Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–10.750270Lost to Virginia 0–42
58372.752Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–10.667350Beat Brown 28–0
59-42.770Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC2–10.667350Beat Oklahoma State 10–7
6092.804Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–20.33373+1Beat Kansas State 26–0
61-252.840Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–10.500510Lost to Michigan State 14–17
62123.080TCUIND SWC1–20.33373+1Beat Arkansas 13–7
63-323.093Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–10.500510Lost to Oklahoma 20–49
6463.176LSUSEC1–20.333730Beat Rice 27–7
65-163.182Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI0–10.000970Lost to Holy Cross 7–12
66373.340Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–10.66735+2Beat Temple 27–0
67-113.360Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–10.66735-1Lost to Colorado State 6–28
6833.371Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–20.333730Beat Idaho 20–14
69-73.372Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–20.000970Lost to Ole Miss 7–20
70-43.393SMUIND SWC0–20.000970Lost to Georgia Tech 7–20
7153.414Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–20.000970Lost to Stanford 7–14
72-113.420Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–20.333730Lost to George Washington 28–33
7383.498Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–20.000970Lost to Pennsylvania 0–7
7453.587Clemson (CLEMSON)IND FBSI1–20.333730Lost to Maryland 0–28
75-113.625Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–20.000970Lost to Navy 7–31
7623.716Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–30.000970Lost to Baylor 7–31
7763.793Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–2–10.167940Tied Northwestern 20–20
78153.843William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–20.333730Lost to Penn State 23–35
79-113.856West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON1–10.50051-1Beat Waynesburg 49–12
80-784.117Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–10.50051-1Lost to LSU 7–27
81194.210Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–20.33373-1Lost to Wyoming 0–14
82-374.216Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR1–20.33373-1Lost to Pacific 21–42
8324.225Indiana (INDIANA)B101–10.50051-1Beat Iowa 20–13
84254.244UTEPIND BOR2–10.667350Beat Hawai'i 42–25
85144.277Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–1–10.250920Tied Vanderbilt 20–20
86-214.332Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–10.50051-1Beat Arkansas State 41–14
87-34.410Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–20.33373-1Lost to Syracuse 0–27
88-314.432Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–10.50051-1Lost to Columbia 7–16
8934.501Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–20.33373-1Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 33–7
90224.528Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–10.667350Beat Emporia State 34–18
91-44.647Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–20.33373-1Lost to Nebraska 0–16
92-384.740Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–1–10.250920Lost to Princeton 19–61
9344.786Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–20.33373-1Lost to Marquette 0–21
9484.825NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON0–20.000970Lost to Georgia 0–49
95-65.077Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–20.33373-2Lost to Virginia Military Institute 14–28
9655.173New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–20.33373-1Lost to New Mexico 0–23
97-245.246Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI0–30.00097-1Lost to Tulane 0–35
98-355.288Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–20.00097-1Lost to California 13–49
9985.408West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–10.50051-2BYE
100-25.414Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–20.33373-3Lost to TCU 7–13
10145.582Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY0–30.00097-2Lost to BYU 7–28
10285.767Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–20.33373-2Beat Richmond 28–14
103-365.793Utah (UTAH)IND SKY0–2–10.16794-1Lost to Arizona 0–27
10495.961Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–10.500510Beat LA Verne 36–14
10516.070Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–20.33373-3Beat Bradley 13–0
106-106.088Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–30.00097-2Lost to Florida 0–33
107-196.719North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON0–10.00097-1BYE
108-607.014Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI0–10.00097-1Lost to Yale 0–28
109-57.070Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC0–30.00097-4Lost to Houston 7–10
11017.406Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–20.33373-2Lost to Missouri 0–26
111-397.582Iowa (IOWA)B100–20.00097-2Lost to Indiana 13–20
112-48.067Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–20.00097-3BYE
113-198.088Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–2–10.16794-3Lost to Oregon 14–20

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