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1953 Week 7 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
1130.619Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–0–10.83321+4Beat Ohio State 41–20
290.852Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–01.0001+5Beat Arkansas 14–7
370.879Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–0–10.87517+6Beat Texas Tech 27–14
400.944Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–01.0001+6Beat Georgia 40–13
541.053Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–01.0001+6Beat Colorado State 21–14
6101.060Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–0–10.83321+3Tied Mississippi State 21–21
7191.093USCPAC3–0–10.87517+4Tied Washington 13–13
8101.115UCLAPAC4–01.0001+5Beat Wisconsin 13–0
9-11.174LSUSEC2–0–20.75025+2Tied Kentucky 6–6
10121.216Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–01.0001+5Beat Utah State 33–13
11171.234Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1BYE
1251.249Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–01.0001+3Beat TCU 26–19
13-11.264Duke (DUKE)ACC4–01.0001+5Beat Purdue 20–14
14-121.267Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–10.66734+5Lost to Wyoming 14–21
15-81.268Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–01.0001+3Beat Iowa 14–13
1641.285Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–01.0001+3Beat Hardin Simmons 40–0
1771.292Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–0–10.87517+2Beat Tulane 27–13
18181.303Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–0–10.83321+1Beat Fordham 20–13
19-161.327Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–10.50045+3Lost to Princeton 7–9
20-11.328Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–0–10.83321+1Beat Cornell 26–6
21-161.369Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–10.75025+5Lost to Texas A&M 14–27
22-71.394North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–01.0001+3Beat Wake Forest 18–13
23121.394West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–01.0001+2Beat Washington & LEE 40–14
2491.430Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–0–10.87517+2Tied Auburn 21–21
2561.463Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Rutgers 9–7
2681.675Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Columbia 13–7
27301.684SMUIND SWC1–10.50045+2Beat Missouri 20–7
28-271.734Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–10.50045+2Lost to Syracuse 13–20
29-81.744Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–10.66734+3Lost to Illinois 20–41
30-11.780Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Bucknell 40–0
31-181.787Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–10.66734+3Lost to UCLA 0–13
32141.806South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75025+3Beat Furman 27–13
33261.834Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–1–10.50045+2Beat Texas 19–14
3481.982Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Colgate 28–26
3532.052Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–10.75025+3Beat Wichita State 14–7
3672.134Iowa (IOWA)B101–20.33374+2Lost to Michigan 13–14
37162.195Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–10.75025+3Beat Richmond 21–7
38-12.255Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–10.75025+1Beat Iowa State 20–12
3982.267Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75025+1Beat Vanderbilt 28–6
40-132.268Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66734+1Beat Dartmouth 27–0
41212.312Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–10.66734+1Beat Clemson 39–7
42292.321Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–20.33374+2Beat Northwestern 30–13
43-132.370Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–10.75025+1Lost to Virginia Tech 7–21
44-212.414San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75025+1Lost to Arizona State 20–35
45-62.487Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–20.50045+2Lost to Utah 13–33
46142.544California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–20.50045+1Beat Pennsylvania 40–0
47-412.614Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–10.66734+1Lost to Minnesota 13–30
48-32.639Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–20.50045+1Lost to Oklahoma 14–19
4912.651UTEPIND BOR2–10.66734+1BYE
50-252.660George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–10.66734+1Lost to Virginia 20–24
5102.748BYUIND SKY2–1–10.62543+1Beat Idaho 20–14
52-82.834Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–20.50045+2Lost to Maryland 13–40
53-132.995Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–20.50045+1Lost to SMU 7–20
54103.019Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–1–10.500450Beat Nebraska 14–6
55503.064Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC1–1–10.500450Beat Detroit Mercy 25–19
56203.103Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–20.50045+1Beat Colorado 27–21
57-253.205Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–10.66734-1Lost to California 0–40
58-103.218Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–20.50045-1Lost to Kansas 21–27
5943.234Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–20.50045-1Beat New Mexico 20–0
60-23.344Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–20.333740Lost to Baylor 7–14
61203.346Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–20.50045-1Beat Oregon State 21–0
62153.379Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–2–10.375700Tied LSU 6–6
63113.391Indiana (INDIANA)B101–20.33374+1Beat Marquette 21–20
64193.392Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–20.50045+1Beat Oregon 7–0
65383.462Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–20.333740Beat George Washington 24–20
66323.486Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–20.50045+3Beat San José State 35–20
67-63.556Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–20.50045-2Beat Citadel 14–0
68-123.569Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI1–20.333740Lost to Navy 6–26
69-173.576Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–20.50045-2Lost to Oklahoma State 7–14
70-53.586Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–20.333740Lost to Yale 7–13
7143.678Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–20.333740Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 40–7
7213.771TCUIND SWC1–20.333740Lost to Michigan State 19–26
73-43.837Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–20.50045-2Lost to South Carolina 13–27
74193.885Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–1–10.62543+1Beat Tulsa 41–13
75-214.050Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–20.50045-2Lost to Houston 19–25
76144.085Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–20.50045-3Beat Hawai'i 26–8
77-54.169NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–20.33374-1Beat Davidson 27–7
78-234.217Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–20.50045-3Lost to Indiana 20–21
79-94.267Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–30.25087-2Lost to Georgia Tech 13–27
80-314.273Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–20.50045-3Lost to Montana 13–22
8114.344Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–30.250870Lost to North Carolina 13–18
82-24.422Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–30.250870Lost to West Virginia 14–40
83-44.476Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–2–10.37570-2Tied USC 13–13
84-174.523Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–2–10.37570-1Lost to Miami 7–39
85154.614North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI1–20.33374-2Beat SAN Diego Navy 27–12
86134.719Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–2–10.37570-2Beat Stetson 45–0
87-214.721Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33374-2Beat Boston University 35–13
88-204.800Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–30.25087-1Lost to BYU 14–20
89155.058Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–30.25087-2Beat Denver 22–13
90-15.135Purdue (PURDUE)B100–30.000103-2Lost to Duke 14–20
91-55.224Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–30.25087-4Lost to Washington State 0–7
9205.487Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI1–20.33374-3BYE
93-85.596Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–30.000103-1Lost to Army 0–27
9435.741Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–30.000103-2Lost to Harvard 26–28
95-75.779Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–30.25087-4Lost to Kansas State 12–20
9606.003William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–1–10.50045+1BYE
97-26.200Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–30.25087-1Lost to Alabama 13–41
9846.394Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–30.25087-1Lost to Rice 0–40
99-86.404Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–30.000103-3Lost to Ole Miss 6–28
10066.830Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–30.25087-7Beat Boston College 15–7
101-77.149New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–30.25087-2Lost to Mcmurry 12–26
102-187.240Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–30.000103-3Lost to NC State 7–27
103-27.614New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY0–2–10.16799-4Lost to Arizona 0–20
10437.896Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–40.000103-6Lost to Stanford 0–21
105-187.917Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–2–10.16799-3Lost to Villanova 7–15
10628.335Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–3–10.125102-5Lost to Pittsburgh 6–14
10738.782Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–40.000103-8Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–14
108-309.820West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR0–2–10.16799-1Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 6–14
10909.877Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI0–30.0001030Lost to Rhode Island 13–19
110-6910.166Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–1–10.25087-2Lost to Penn State 13–35

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