1953 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 5, 1954By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1953 Season Tags: • No Comments

1953 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	0.835	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–0–1	0.950	1	+45	BYE
2	1	0.868	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–1–1	0.864	5	+49	Beat Maryland 7–0
3	-2	0.916	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	10–1	0.909	3	+48	Lost to Oklahoma 0–7
4	1	1.017	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	11–1	0.917	2	+46	Beat Auburn 35–13
5	-1	1.087	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	7–1–1	0.833	6	+30	BYE
6	2	1.226	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	4	+36	Beat UCLA 28–20
7	3	1.286	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	8	+36	Beat Alabama 28–6
8	-1	1.330	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–2–1	0.722	20	+24	BYE
9	3	1.401	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	9–2–1	0.792	13	+34	Beat West Virginia 42–19
10	-4	1.461	UCLA	PAC	8–2	0.800	9	+28	Lost to Michigan State 20–28
11	0	1.474	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–1–1	0.833	6	+22	BYE
12	-3	1.576	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	9	+24	Lost to Georgia Tech 19–42
13	0	1.708	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–2–1	0.750	15	+23	BYE
14	1	1.750	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	7–2–1	0.750	15	+21	BYE
15	-1	1.812	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–2–1	0.750	15	+18	BYE
16	1	1.884	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	21	+24	BYE
17	1	1.953	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–2–3	0.650	30	+12	BYE
18	2	2.031	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	8–2	0.800	9	+17	BYE
19	0	2.032	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	30	+18	BYE
20	1	2.100	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	7–3	0.700	21	+21	BYE
21	-5	2.113	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	25	+15	Lost to Texas Tech 13–35
22	0	2.147	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3	0.700	21	+16	BYE
23	1	2.177	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–3	0.667	26	+15	BYE
24	-1	2.178	USC	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	30	+16	BYE
25	1	2.201	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–3	0.667	26	+15	BYE
26	1	2.241	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	21	+17	BYE
27	2	2.261	UTEP	IND BOR	8–2	0.800	9	+8	Beat Southern Miss 37–14
28	2	2.298	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	36	+11	BYE
29	-1	2.300	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	26	+13	BYE
30	1	2.336	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	8–3	0.727	19	+12	BYE
31	1	2.366	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	30	+10	BYE
32	1	2.421	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	6–3–1	0.650	30	+11	BYE
33	1	2.466	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	15	+4	BYE
34	2	2.490	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	36	+6	BYE
35	0	2.490	LSU	SEC	5–3–3	0.591	45	+11	BYE
36	-11	2.503	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–3–3	0.625	35	+22	Lost to Rice 6–28
37	0	2.528	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–3–2	0.556	47	+9	BYE
38	0	2.567	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	7–2	0.778	14	+1	BYE
39	0	2.722	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	5–2–2	0.667	26	+3	BYE
40	1	2.752	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	4–4–1	0.500	54	+9	BYE
41	-1	2.765	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	5–4–1	0.550	51	+8	BYE
42	0	2.876	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	45	+5	BYE
43	0	2.965	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	36	+6	BYE
44	0	2.984	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	42	+8	BYE
45	1	3.023	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	36	-2	BYE
46	1	3.031	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	42	+3	BYE
47	-2	3.037	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–4–2	0.500	54	+2	BYE
48	2	3.038	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	54	+6	BYE
49	-1	3.042	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	4–3–2	0.556	47	+6	BYE
50	1	3.046	SMU	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	54	+9	BYE
51	-2	3.064	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	42	+7	BYE
52	0	3.098	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–3–1	0.611	36	+1	BYE
53	0	3.114	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	5–3–1	0.611	36	0	BYE
54	1	3.244	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	4–5–1	0.450	65	0	BYE
55	-1	3.299	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	47	0	BYE
56	0	3.515	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–4–1	0.500	54	-6	BYE
57	1	3.621	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	65	+4	BYE
58	-1	3.635	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	4–5	0.444	69	-2	BYE
59	1	3.686	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	6–5	0.545	53	+5	BYE
60	-1	3.698	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	47	0	BYE
61	0	3.709	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	4–4–2	0.500	54	-3	BYE
62	0	3.716	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	80	+2	BYE
63	0	3.877	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–4–1	0.550	51	+5	BYE
64	0	3.956	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	54	0	BYE
65	1	4.008	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	69	-3	BYE
66	-1	4.048	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	69	-7	BYE
67	1	4.098	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	69	-8	BYE
68	-1	4.126	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	54	-10	BYE
69	0	4.294	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–5–1	0.450	65	-9	BYE
70	0	4.390	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–5–2	0.400	74	-11	BYE
71	0	4.404	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	54	+4	BYE
72	0	4.405	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–6	0.400	74	-9	BYE
73	1	4.474	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	54	-10	BYE
74	-1	4.516	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–5–1	0.389	80	-9	BYE
75	0	4.516	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–7	0.222	98	-4	BYE
76	1	4.594	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	74	-12	BYE
77	-1	4.611	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–6–1	0.350	85	-7	BYE
78	0	4.622	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–6	0.333	89	-8	BYE
79	1	4.734	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	4–5–1	0.450	65	-6	BYE
80	3	4.742	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	91	-11	BYE
81	0	4.763	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–4–2	0.444	69	-9	BYE
82	-3	4.777	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	74	-15	BYE
83	-1	4.820	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	80	-10	BYE
84	0	4.881	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	74	-12	BYE
85	0	4.935	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	3–5–2	0.400	74	-12	BYE
86	1	4.999	TCU	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	91	-13	BYE
87	-1	5.008	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	85	-10	BYE
88	0	5.184	Drake (DRAKE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	54	-10	BYE
89	0	5.219	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	89	-10	BYE
90	0	5.420	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–6–1	0.350	85	-14	BYE
91	0	5.500	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	80	-1	BYE
92	1	5.509	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	98	-13	BYE
93	-1	5.589	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–7	0.300	91	-19	BYE
94	0	5.607	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	91	-8	BYE
95	0	5.667	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	3–5	0.375	84	-18	BYE
96	0	5.679	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	85	-15	BYE
97	1	5.798	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	98	-16	BYE
98	-1	5.915	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–8	0.273	95	-13	BYE
99	0	6.253	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	104	-23	BYE
100	0	6.479	BYU	IND SKY	2–7–1	0.250	96	-24	BYE
101	0	6.882	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	1–8–1	0.150	105	-28	BYE
102	0	6.883	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	96	-21	BYE
103	0	6.887	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	98	-26	BYE
104	0	7.366	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	2–7	0.222	98	-19	BYE
105	0	7.737	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	98	-33	BYE
106	0	8.032	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	107	-34	BYE
107	0	8.154	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	1–8	0.111	107	-34	BYE
108	0	8.356	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–9	0.100	109	-30	BYE
109	0	8.670	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	1–8–1	0.150	105	-31	BYE
110	0	9.680	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–9	0.000	110	-35	BYE