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1953 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.712Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–0–10.9294+24Beat Michigan 19–3
200.872Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–01.0001+20Beat Pennsylvania 28–20
321.108Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–1–10.78613+21Beat Missouri 14–7
4-11.122Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–01.0001+24Beat George Washington 27–6
531.227West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON7–01.0001+20Beat Virginia Tech 12–7
6-21.247Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR7–10.8755+19Beat Arizona 52–27
731.430Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–1–10.81310+13Beat Clemson 20–7
831.487UCLAPAC6–10.8577+16BYE
951.524Duke (DUKE)ACC6–1–10.81310+13Tied Navy 0–0
1021.540Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–1–10.78613+12Beat NC State 27–7
1121.559Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–10.8755+13Beat North Texas 40–7
1251.614Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–1–10.78613+12Beat Miami 29–20
1351.662Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–20.71421+14Beat Northwestern 34–13
1461.670USCPAC6–1–10.81310+14Beat Stanford 23–20
15111.682Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–20.71421+13Beat Arkansas 47–0
16-91.726Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–20.71421+15Lost to Michigan State 13–28
17121.754Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–10.8577+11Beat Ohio State 28–13
18-121.765Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–10.8577+12Lost to Texas 20–21
1901.794Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–2–10.68830+11Beat Vanderbilt 40–14
2021.847Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC6–20.75017+15Beat Wyoming 20–14
21131.922SMUIND SWC4–20.66733+11Beat Texas A&M 23–0
2291.956South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC5–20.71421+11Beat North Carolina 18–0
2371.993Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B86–20.75017+13Beat Kansas 7–0
2402.007Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–20.75017+10Beat Fresno State 46–6
25-102.030Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–20.71421+11Lost to Illinois 3–19
2692.060Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–2–10.64335+7Beat Cornell 26–0
2762.103Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–1–10.78613+6BYE
28-192.111Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–20.75017+10Lost to Colorado 0–21
29-132.242LSUSEC3–2–30.56350+8Lost to Tennessee 14–32
30-72.249Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–2–20.57144+5Tied Duke 0–0
3182.282Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–30.62539+11Beat Baylor 21–20
3202.355Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–30.57144+9Beat Indiana 28–20
3342.374Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–2–20.62539+4Beat Tulane 21–0
34-132.390Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–30.62539+12Lost to USC 20–23
35-82.412Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–30.62539+8Lost to Oklahoma State 14–20
36102.442Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–2–10.64335+3Beat LSU 32–14
37212.572Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–20.71421+7Beat Harvard 6–0
3862.606California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–40.50053+6Beat Washington 53–25
39102.645Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68830+1Beat Detroit Mercy 19–0
40-152.654UTEPIND BOR5–20.71421+1Lost to Hardin Simmons 13–14
41-32.707Iowa (IOWA)B104–30.57144+5Beat Purdue 26–0
42122.708Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–1–20.714210Beat Temple 32–6
4352.726Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57144+5Beat Fordham 28–21
4412.753Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–1–30.68830+7Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 21–14
45-172.758Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–3–10.56350+9Lost to SMU 0–23
46102.888Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–20.71421-2Beat Presbyterian 19–0
47-72.903Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–3–10.50053+5Lost to Syracuse 0–26
4892.941New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–2–10.64335+1Beat New Mexico State 28–6
4942.990Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–3–10.500530Tied Denver 12–12
50-83.007Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–30.62539+3Lost to West Virginia 7–12
51-83.078Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–20.66733-2Lost to Princeton 0–6
52193.222Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–3–20.50053-1Beat Georgia 21–7
53133.241Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–30.50053+1Beat BYU 34–12
5463.285Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–40.50053+1Beat Idaho 26–6
55-193.354William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–2–10.64335+7Lost to Virginia Military Institute 19–20
56123.401Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–40.50053+1Beat Utah 21–0
57-163.425Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC4–30.571440Lost to Marquette 0–19
58-73.474Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI3–30.500530Lost to Penn State 21–28
59-123.515Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–40.429690Lost to Wisconsin 13–34
60-53.532Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–40.429690Lost to Notre Dame 20–28
61-23.557Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–40.42969-3Lost to Texas Tech 27–52
62-13.559Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–40.500530Lost to Oklahoma 7–14
6393.903Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–40.42969-2Beat Dartmouth 25–19
64183.909Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–30.571440Beat Boston University 20–7
65123.913Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–40.50053+1Beat William & Mary 20–19
66-143.914Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–4–10.43866-2Lost to California 25–53
67213.986Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–40.50053+1Beat UTEP 14–13
68124.063San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56350-7Beat Pacific 7–6
6944.079Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–3–10.50053-3Beat Wake Forest 20–7
70-74.088George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–40.42969-1Lost to Maryland 6–27
7154.177Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–3–10.50053-5Beat Bucknell 19–12
72-224.197Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC2–3–10.41779-2Lost to Tulsa 21–23
73-94.285Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–50.28691-3Lost to Rice 0–47
74-94.327North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–40.42969-4Lost to South Carolina 0–18
75174.471Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–40.42969+2Beat Houston 23–21
76114.536Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–4–10.35784-3Beat Virginia 26–0
77-154.629Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–50.37581-3Lost to Florida 7–21
7804.648Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–4–10.43866-7Tied Wichita State 12–12
79-94.656Purdue (PURDUE)B101–60.143100-4Lost to Iowa 0–26
80-64.776Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–40.42969-2BYE
81164.901Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–40.42969+3Beat UConn 42–7
82-154.940Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–50.37581-6Lost to TCU 7–21
83-144.952Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–3–10.41779-8Lost to Holy Cross 7–20
84124.952Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–4–10.43866-8Beat Iowa State 27–19
85-25.002Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–4–10.35784-6Lost to Georgia Tech 7–20
86-55.002Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–50.28691-7Lost to Auburn 20–29
87-25.235North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–4–10.35784-9Lost to Ole Miss 7–40
88-95.284Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–4–10.35784-8Lost to San José State 6–7
89-55.316Indiana (INDIANA)B101–60.143100-9Lost to Minnesota 20–28
9085.379Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY3–50.37581-12Beat Montana State 32–13
9145.386TCUIND SWC2–50.28691-8Beat Washington State 21–7
9295.388Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–40.33388-7Beat Lafayette 14–13
9315.549Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–60.25095-9Lost to Kansas State 0–7
94-195.652Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–40.42969-7Lost to Wayne State 19–25
95-55.703Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–60.143100-9Lost to Kentucky 14–40
96-55.760Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–6–10.18899-11Lost to Mississippi State 0–21
97-85.784BYUIND SKY2–5–10.31389-11Lost to Colorado State 12–34
9815.887Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–60.25095-12Beat Davidson 34–7
99-135.982Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–5–10.31389-11Lost to Boston College 7–20
100-76.055Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–60.143100-11Lost to Columbia 19–25
10116.294Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–50.28691-15BYE
10226.450Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–60.143100-13BYE
103-36.730Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–60.25095-20Lost to Nebraska 19–27
10417.122NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–60.143100-17Lost to Army 7–27
105-27.277Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–60.143100-17Lost to Pittsburgh 0–26
10627.893Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–60.143100-20BYE
107-17.951New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–60.143100-12Lost to New Mexico 6–28
10828.030West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–5–10.21498-13Beat Midwestern Texas State 20–14
109-28.160Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–60.143100-22Lost to Oregon 6–26
110-19.412Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–70.000110-18Lost to Washington & LEE 7–34

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