1954 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 7, 1954By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1954 Season Tags: • No Comments

1954 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	0	0.898	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–0	1.000	1	+45	BYE
2	0	0.985	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+38	BYE
3	0	1.005	UCLA	PAC	9–0	1.000	1	+33	BYE
4	0	1.146	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	9	+35	BYE
5	0	1.181	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	5	+38	Beat SMU 26–14
6	0	1.308	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–2–1	0.750	20	+28	BYE
7	0	1.376	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–1	0.900	5	+29	BYE
8	1	1.433	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	9–1	0.900	5	+25	BYE
9	-1	1.450	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	8–0–1	0.944	4	+22	BYE
10	0	1.507	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	14	+20	BYE
11	0	1.537	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	9–1	0.900	5	+27	BYE
12	0	1.555	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	14	+19	BYE
13	2	1.591	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	8–1	0.889	9	+23	BYE
14	0	1.592	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–2	0.778	14	+24	BYE
15	-2	1.612	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	12	+28	BYE
16	0	1.649	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–2–1	0.750	20	+22	BYE
17	0	1.762	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	7–2–1	0.750	20	+21	BYE
18	0	1.808	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–3	0.700	27	+21	BYE
19	2	1.888	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	7–2–1	0.750	20	+14	BYE
20	-1	1.895	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	7–3	0.700	27	+23	BYE
21	2	1.969	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–2	0.778	14	+17	BYE
22	0	1.970	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	27	+18	BYE
23	1	2.040	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	27	+21	BYE
24	1	2.041	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	9	+20	BYE
25	1	2.100	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	27	+18	BYE
26	1	2.107	USC	PAC	8–3	0.727	24	+21	BYE
27	1	2.141	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	14	+11	BYE
28	-8	2.184	SMU	IND SWC	6–3–1	0.650	39	+17	Lost to Notre Dame 14–26
29	0	2.245	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	12	+17	BYE
30	0	2.246	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	7–3	0.700	27	+18	BYE
31	0	2.327	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–4	0.556	50	+15	BYE
32	0	2.403	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	41	+14	BYE
33	0	2.469	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	27	+13	BYE
34	0	2.491	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–3	0.667	36	+12	BYE
35	1	2.543	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	14	-2	BYE
36	-1	2.545	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	+12	BYE
37	1	2.553	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–4	0.600	44	+14	Beat Citadel 19–6
38	-1	2.599	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–2–2	0.667	36	+8	BYE
39	0	2.660	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	68	+15	BYE
40	0	2.668	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	26	+8	BYE
41	0	2.694	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	39	+10	BYE
42	0	2.743	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5	0.500	54	+11	BYE
43	0	2.767	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	54	+13	BYE
44	0	2.806	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	41	+7	BYE
45	0	2.860	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	44	+5	BYE
46	0	2.891	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–4	0.600	44	+7	BYE
47	0	2.914	UTEP	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	27	+9	BYE
48	2	2.953	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+6	Beat Tampa 13–0
49	-1	3.003	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	41	+3	BYE
50	-1	3.006	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	44	+5	BYE
51	0	3.116	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–4	0.600	44	+1	BYE
52	1	3.168	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–5	0.500	54	+2	BYE
53	-1	3.189	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	50	+2	BYE
54	0	3.272	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	65	+5	BYE
55	0	3.437	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	53	-3	BYE
56	3	3.468	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	54	0	Beat Detroit Mercy 19–7
57	-1	3.581	TCU	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	71	0	BYE
58	-1	3.587	LSU	SEC	5–6	0.455	63	0	BYE
59	-1	3.745	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–5–1	0.450	65	+1	BYE
60	0	3.824	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	54	-6	BYE
61	1	3.876	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–5–1	0.450	65	-1	BYE
62	-1	3.909	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	36	+1	BYE
63	0	3.971	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	49	+1	BYE
64	0	3.983	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	50	-13	BYE
65	0	3.990	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	5–5	0.500	54	-10	BYE
66	0	4.044	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	71	-2	BYE
67	1	4.057	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–4–2	0.500	54	-7	BYE
68	-1	4.080	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	68	-4	BYE
69	0	4.090	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	5–5	0.500	54	-1	BYE
70	0	4.122	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–6	0.333	81	-5	BYE
71	0	4.176	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–5–2	0.455	63	0	BYE
72	0	4.237	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	54	-3	BYE
73	0	4.273	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–6	0.400	71	-6	BYE
74	0	4.571	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–6	0.333	81	-9	BYE
75	0	4.616	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	4–6	0.400	71	-2	BYE
76	0	4.753	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–6	0.400	71	-15	BYE
77	0	4.811	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	4–5	0.444	68	-14	BYE
78	0	4.842	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	81	-8	BYE
79	0	4.948	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	4–7	0.364	80	-16	BYE
80	0	4.982	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	4–6	0.400	71	-12	BYE
81	0	5.029	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	71	-2	BYE
82	0	5.066	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	79	-2	BYE
83	0	5.099	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–6	0.400	71	-17	BYE
84	0	5.125	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	88	-13	BYE
85	0	5.252	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–8	0.200	96	-16	BYE
86	0	5.311	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–6	0.333	81	-6	BYE
87	0	5.327	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	81	-19	BYE
88	0	5.397	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–7	0.222	92	-17	BYE
89	0	5.659	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	3–7	0.300	88	-18	BYE
90	0	5.735	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–7	0.222	92	-19	BYE
91	0	5.804	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–7–1	0.250	90	-21	BYE
92	0	5.984	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–8	0.111	101	-21	BYE
93	0	6.026	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	81	-17	BYE
94	2	6.199	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	1–6–3	0.250	90	-18	BYE
95	0	6.206	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	3–6	0.333	81	-28	BYE
96	-2	6.296	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	92	-17	Lost to Houston 7–19
97	1	6.319	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–8	0.200	96	-25	BYE
98	-1	6.354	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	106	-27	BYE
99	0	6.987	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	1–7–1	0.167	99	-26	BYE
100	0	7.074	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	1–7–1	0.167	99	-22	BYE
101	0	7.150	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	101	-24	BYE
102	0	7.198	Drake (DRAKE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	92	-13	BYE
103	0	7.292	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	101	-28	BYE
104	0	7.477	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	0–9	0.000	108	-27	BYE
105	0	7.764	BYU	IND SKY	1–8	0.111	101	-37	BYE
106	0	7.770	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–11	0.000	108	-41	BYE
107	0	8.022	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–10	0.000	108	-33	BYE
108	0	8.088	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	96	-27	Lost to South Carolina 6–19
109	0	8.159	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	106	-31	BYE
110	0	8.538	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	1–8	0.111	101	-19	BYE
111	0	11.449	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	0–9	0.000	108	-25	BYE