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1953 Week 12 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
130.894Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC9–01.0001+37Beat Ole Miss 38–0
200.917Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+26Beat North Carolina 34–14
3-21.061Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–1–10.8137+25Lost to Wisconsin 7–34
4-11.185Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–1–10.8137+26Beat Iowa State 47–0
511.200Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR8–10.8893+25Beat Tulsa 49–7
671.299Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–20.75017+23Beat Illinois 34–7
7-21.411West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON7–10.8754+22Lost to South Carolina 14–20
801.440UCLAPAC7–10.8754+21Beat Washington 22–6
901.508Duke (DUKE)ACC6–1–10.8137+15BYE
1051.512Rice (RICE)IND SWC6–20.75017+20Beat Texas A&M 34–7
1161.552Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–10.8754+19Beat Michigan 14–6
12-21.562Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–1–10.8137+15Beat Pennsylvania 21–14
1391.589South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–20.75017+20Beat West Virginia 20–14
14-71.610Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–2–10.72225+16Lost to Alabama 6–13
15-31.664Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–1–10.8137+15Beat Georgia 39–18
16-21.667USCPAC6–1–10.8137+17BYE
17-61.776Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–20.77813+16Lost to Maryland 0–38
1821.797Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC7–20.77813+19Beat Kansas 41–14
19-31.823Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75017+17Beat Purdue 21–6
2061.902Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68831+11Beat Colgate 34–18
2131.932Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY7–20.77813+14Beat Denver 21–12
22-31.962Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–2–10.72225+12Beat Memphis 20–7
23102.015Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–2–20.66736+9Beat LSU 26–13
24-32.024SMUIND SWC5–20.71429+14Beat Arkansas 13–7
2532.064Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–20.77813+13Beat Colorado State 35–14
2682.106Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–30.66736+17Beat San José State 54–0
2742.227Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–30.66736+14Beat TCU 13–3
2822.258Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–2–20.62540+8Beat Columbia 14–6
29152.261Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–1–30.72225+14Beat Georgia Tech 13–6
30-122.262Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–20.75017+11Lost to Houston 7–37
3182.294Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72225+6Beat Holy Cross 13–7
3282.334UTEPIND BOR6–20.75017+6Beat Arizona 28–20
3332.340Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–2–10.68831+6Beat Florida 9–7
3482.395Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–1–20.75017+4Beat Princeton 26–24
3582.460Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62540+8Beat Rutgers 54–26
3652.505Iowa (IOWA)B105–30.62540+9Beat Minnesota 27–0
37-142.537Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B86–30.66736+11Lost to Missouri 6–16
38-132.568Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–30.62540+9Lost to Michigan State 6–14
3992.634New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–2–10.68831+5Beat Wyoming 9–7
40-132.659Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–2–10.68831+5Lost to William & Mary 0–21
41-62.716Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–40.55649+7Lost to New Mexico 7–9
42-132.742LSUSEC3–3–30.50054+7Lost to Mississippi State 13–26
43-52.760California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–4–10.50054+6Tied Oregon 0–0
4422.761Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON6–20.75017-2Beat Florida State 14–7
45102.847William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–2–10.68831+12Beat Richmond 21–0
46-142.880Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–40.50054+7Lost to Iowa 0–27
47252.882Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC3–3–10.50054+4Beat Baylor 37–7
4812.931Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–3–10.563460Beat South Dakota State 39–13
49-122.969Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–30.62540+7Lost to Yale 24–26
50-32.983Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–3–10.56346+6Beat Dartmouth 28–26
5103.021Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–20.71429-1Beat Brown 27–20
52103.087Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–40.55649+7Beat Kansas State 16–6
5353.149Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI4–30.57145+1Beat Temple 28–0
54-93.179Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–4–10.50054+7Lost to Rice 7–34
5513.314Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–40.55649+3Beat Nebraska 14–10
56-23.469Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–10.50054-1Tied California 0–0
57123.583Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56346-1Beat Detroit Mercy 33–20
58-13.623Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC4–40.50054-2Lost to Boston College 20–33
5983.642Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR5–40.55649+3Beat New Mexico State 39–0
60-83.647Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–4–20.44467-3Lost to Tennessee 7–9
61-113.695Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–40.55649-3Lost to Miami 0–26
62-23.717Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–50.37578+1Lost to Army 14–21
63-23.760Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–50.37578-4Lost to UTEP 20–28
6463.776George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–40.50054-2Beat Davidson 33–0
65-123.877Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–40.42974-2Lost to Utah 14–35
66144.004Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–40.50054+1Beat BYU 26–18
67194.045Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–50.37578-3Beat Virginia Tech 26–0
68154.049Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–3–10.50054-7Beat Villanova 31–19
69-34.123Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–5–10.38975-2Lost to UCLA 6–22
70-64.132Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–40.50054-2Lost to Marquette 7–13
7154.205Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–4–10.43869-5Beat NC State 40–6
72-94.292Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI3–50.37578-4Lost to Navy 6–14
7324.300Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–50.37578+4Lost to Texas Tech 7–49
74114.330Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–4–10.43869-6Beat Citadel 34–13
75-164.340Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–50.37578-6Lost to Indiana 6–14
76114.424North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI3–4–10.43869-9Beat West Texas A&M 38–6
77-94.429San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50054-9Lost to Stanford 0–54
78-44.441North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–50.37578-4Lost to Notre Dame 14–34
79-84.675Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43869-8Lost to Syracuse 18–34
8094.675Indiana (INDIANA)B102–60.25093-6Beat Northwestern 14–6
8174.681Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–4–10.43869-9Beat Idaho 33–0
82-94.690Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–60.25093-7Lost to SMU 7–13
83-44.746Purdue (PURDUE)B101–70.125103-6Lost to Ohio State 6–21
84-64.791Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–5–10.38975-9Lost to Utah State 12–21
85-205.004Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–50.444670Lost to Cincinnati 0–67
86-95.057Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–60.33387-7Lost to Auburn 18–39
8775.177Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI4–40.50054-9Beat Northern Iowa 27–20
88-45.306Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–5–10.38975-12Lost to Colorado 10–14
89-85.364Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–50.375780Lost to Harvard 20–27
90-85.456Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–60.33387-12Lost to Oregon State 0–7
91-15.462Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY3–50.37578-15BYE
9265.537Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–60.33387-15Beat Virginia 27–13
9325.567Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–60.25093-12Beat Tulane 21–7
9485.779Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–60.25093-11Beat Washington State 7–0
95-25.802Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–70.22299-13Lost to Oklahoma State 14–41
96-55.802TCUIND SWC2–60.25093-14Lost to Texas 3–13
9725.883Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–5–10.31390-12BYE
98-66.185Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–50.28691-13Lost to Penn State 26–54
9916.379Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–70.125103-16Lost to Cornell 26–28
100-36.381BYUIND SKY2–6–10.27892-19Lost to Arizona State 18–26
10106.584Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–60.25093-19Lost to Boston University 19–31
102-66.880Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–7–10.167102-21Lost to Vanderbilt 7–21
10306.926Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–70.22299-24Lost to Oklahoma 0–47
10407.480NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–70.125103-22Lost to Pittsburgh 6–40
10507.675Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–70.125103-24Lost to Washington & LEE 13–27
10618.252New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–70.125103-18Lost to Hardin Simmons 0–39
10718.331West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–6–10.188101-18Lost to North Texas 6–38
10818.529Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–70.125103-29Lost to Pacific 0–33
109-38.533Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–70.125103-28Lost to Clemson 13–34
11009.604Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–80.000110-25Lost to George Washington 0–33

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