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1953 Week 8 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
100.816Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–0–10.87511+7Beat Minnesota 27–7
2180.938Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–0–10.87511+4Beat Princeton 65–7
301.023Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–0–10.9008+9Beat TCU 20–7
451.034LSUSEC3–0–20.80014+6Beat Georgia 14–6
5-11.041Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–01.0001+9Beat North Carolina 26–0
691.060Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–01.0001+7Beat Northwestern 20–12
7101.078Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–0–10.9008+5Beat Auburn 36–6
8131.155Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR4–10.80014+9Beat Pacific 34–7
9-71.202Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–01.0001+6Beat Vanderbilt 47–6
1011.268Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Pittsburgh 23–14
11-11.278Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–01.0001+8Beat Denver 40–6
12241.317Iowa (IOWA)B102–20.50052+7Beat Wyoming 21–7
13-11.375Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–01.0001+5Beat Indiana 47–18
14-71.387USCPAC4–0–10.9008+5Beat Oregon State 37–0
15121.432SMUIND SWC2–10.66733+5Beat Rice 12–7
1671.464West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–01.0001+4Beat George Washington 27–6
17161.476Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–1–10.62535+5Beat Kansas 45–0
1881.483Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–0–10.87511+3Tied Cornell 0–0
19101.593Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–10.75023+6Beat Pennsylvania 12–6
20-71.717Duke (DUKE)ACC4–10.80014+5Lost to Army 13–14
21-161.764Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–10.80014+6Lost to Iowa 7–21
22-161.787Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–1–10.62535+4Lost to Georgia Tech 6–36
23171.831Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–10.75023+4Beat Duke 14–13
24381.856Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–2–10.50052+4Beat Mississippi State 32–13
25-171.858UCLAPAC4–10.80014+4Lost to Stanford 20–21
2651.859Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75023+4Beat Purdue 28–19
2781.928Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–10.80014+5Beat Houston 14–7
28101.969Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–10.80014+4Beat Colorado 28–14
29-132.086Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–10.75023+3Lost to SMU 7–12
30-82.086North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75023+4Lost to Maryland 0–26
31142.098Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–20.60039+5Beat BYU 14–7
3202.119South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75023+2BYE
33132.162California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–20.60039+4Beat San José State 34–14
34152.187UTEPIND BOR3–10.75023+3Beat New Mexico State 39–0
3542.200Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–10.80014+2Beat Tulane 45–14
3672.303Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–10.80014+2Beat Washington & LEE 27–19
37-122.365Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–10.75023+3Lost to Navy 7–65
38-142.398Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–1–10.70032+1Lost to Kentucky 13–32
39482.762Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.500520Beat Syracuse 20–14
40302.767Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–20.50052+1Beat Harvard 6–0
41-272.771Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–20.50052+2Lost to Montana 31–32
4262.776Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–20.60039+2Beat Arkansas 16–7
43182.819Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–20.60039+2Beat UCLA 21–20
44252.836Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–20.600390Beat Drake 27–0
4522.858Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–20.50052+2Lost to Michigan 12–20
46-283.092Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–1–10.62535-1Lost to Penn State 14–20
47193.102Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–20.60039+4Beat West Texas A&M 39–20
48-113.120Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–20.60039+2Lost to William & Mary 7–13
49-73.208Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–30.25088+2Lost to Illinois 7–27
50143.211Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–20.60039+2Beat Idaho 30–13
51163.265Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–20.60039-2Beat Virginia 21–6
52-83.308San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60039-1Lost to California 14–34
53-233.337Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–10.75023+1Lost to Quantico Marines 0–17
54-203.379Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–10.66733-1Lost to Columbia 0–6
55413.407William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–1–10.62535+5Beat Virginia Tech 13–7
56-23.430Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–2–10.37578+1Lost to Notre Dame 14–23
57-53.453Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–30.40067+2Lost to LSU 6–14
58-83.460George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–20.50052+1Lost to West Virginia 6–27
59193.519Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–20.60039-2Beat Arizona 14–0
60-33.618Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–20.50052-1Lost to Ohio State 6–12
6123.635Indiana (INDIANA)B101–30.25088+2Lost to Michigan State 18–47
62-113.651BYUIND SKY2–2–10.50052-1Lost to Utah State 7–14
63113.707Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–1–20.60039+2Tied Tennessee 0–0
64223.727Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–2–10.50052-3Beat Citadel 60–0
65-103.737Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC1–2–10.375780Lost to Oklahoma State 7–14
66-253.821Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–20.50052-2Lost to Nebraska 16–20
6763.856Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–20.50052-2BYE
6803.981Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI1–2–10.375780Tied Yale 0–0
69124.023Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–30.40067-1Beat NC State 20–7
70154.056North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–20.50052-3Beat Midwestern Texas State 39–7
71124.077Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–2–10.50052-2Beat Oregon 14–6
7234.094Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC3–20.60039-3Beat Villanova 27–0
73-144.221Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–30.40067-3Lost to Marquette 0–14
74-214.272Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–30.40067-2Lost to Iowa State 6–13
75-174.315Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–30.40067-3Lost to Kansas State 14–28
7604.321Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–30.40067-3Lost to Texas Tech 7–34
77-174.411Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–30.25088-2Lost to Texas 7–16
78-224.417Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–30.40067-1Lost to Oklahoma 0–45
79104.527Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–30.40067-3Beat Colorado State 32–31
80-94.572Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–2–10.37578-2Tied Alabama 0–0
81294.618Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–1–10.50052-2Beat Brandeis 40–14
82-634.639Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–20.33385-1Lost to Brown 20–27
83-554.645Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–20.333850Lost to Boston College 13–20
84-124.691TCUIND SWC1–30.25088-1Lost to Texas A&M 7–20
85104.764Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–30.40067-4Beat Missouri 13–6
86-64.854Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–30.40067-4Lost to Utah 6–40
87-224.937Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–30.25088-3Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–21
88-65.023Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON1–40.20097-2Lost to Richmond 19–27
89-55.057Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–2–10.37578-2BYE
90-115.130Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–40.20097-4Lost to Ole Miss 14–45
9165.216Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–30.400670Beat Hardin Simmons 14–13
92135.446Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–2–10.37578-3Beat Fordham 20–13
93-55.640Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–40.20097-4Lost to Washington State 13–30
94-35.827Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–40.20097-6Lost to Washington 6–14
9585.850New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY1–2–10.37578-5Beat San Diego State 41–12
96-26.086Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–30.25088-4Beat Dartmouth 24–14
97-76.209Purdue (PURDUE)B100–40.000105-5Lost to Wisconsin 19–28
98-216.250NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–30.25088-6Lost to Wake Forest 7–20
9976.336Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–3–10.30087-5Beat Miami 20–16
100-16.382Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–40.000105-4Lost to Baylor 6–47
101-96.438Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI1–30.25088-6Lost to Wichita State 0–27
102-26.937Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–40.20097-9Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–27
10367.064Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–30.25088+1Beat Rutgers 27–20
104-67.217Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–40.20097-5Lost to Tulsa 13–14
105-17.238Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–50.000105-7Lost to USC 0–37
106-137.409Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–40.000105-5Lost to Colgate 14–24
107-67.856New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–40.20097-5Lost to UTEP 0–39
10808.905West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR0–3–10.125104-3Lost to Arizona State 20–39
109-78.955Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–40.000105-4Lost to Presbyterian 18–19
110-39.426Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–50.000105-11Lost to Florida 0–60

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