1954 Week 10 College Football Team RankingsNovember 2, 1954By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1954 Season Tags: • No Comments1954 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.841Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–01.0001+19Beat Fordham 75–7220.997Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–01.0001+18Beat Colorado 13–63-11.075Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–01.0001+18Beat Texas A&M 14–7421.122Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–0–10.9177+13Tied William & Mary 7–7501.170Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–01.0001+14Beat Northwestern 14–7631.246UCLAPAC7–01.0001+12Beat California 27–6701.290Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–10.83312+12Beat Virginia 21–20851.389Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–0–10.9177+9Beat Dartmouth 13–7951.504Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–01.0001+10Beat Pacific 13–71061.549COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–0–20.83312+6Tied Princeton 6–611161.579Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–10.83312+9Beat Houston 9–712141.658Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–2–10.58345+9Beat South Carolina 20–013161.663Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–10.80019+9Beat Navy 6–01441.716Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–10.8579+10Beat New Mexico 19–61551.724USCPAC6–10.8579+11Beat Oregon State 34–016-41.732Purdue (PURDUE)B104–1–10.75022+7Beat Illinois 28–1417-71.758Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–20.66731+9Lost to Iowa 7–131851.758Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–10.8579+8Beat LSU 21–619111.773Duke (DUKE)ACC4–1–10.75022+8Beat Georgia Tech 21–202011.785Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–10.83312+6Beat West Texas A&M 48–122111.793Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–10.83312+8Beat Michigan State 19–1322-191.821West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–10.80019+7Lost to Pittsburgh 10–1323-41.841Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–20.71424+9Lost to Oklahoma 6–132441.911Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–20.71424+10Beat TCU 12–72561.917Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–20.66731+9Beat Missouri 25–1926-181.924South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–20.60043+10Lost to Maryland 0–2027-31.990SMUIND SWC3–1–10.70030+4Tied Texas 13–132862.060Iowa (IOWA)B104–20.66731+7Beat Wisconsin 13–729-182.184Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–20.66731+7Lost to Indiana 9–1330-132.215Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–20.66731+4Lost to Notre Dame 0–631-62.254TCUIND SWC4–30.57148+9Lost to Baylor 7–123202.268Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–1–10.78621+3Tied Alabama 0–03332.349Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–20.71424+6Beat Kansas 28–63432.413Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–20.66731+5Beat Vanderbilt 34–133552.512Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–10.83312-2Beat Bucknell 20–73652.547Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–20.71424+5Beat NC State 7–637-222.586Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–10.83312+5Lost to Xavier 14–1938-32.617Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66731+2Beat Pennsylvania 35–133972.621San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71424+4Beat North Texas 27–2040182.703Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–30.50057+6Beat West Virginia 13–104162.742Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–20.66731+3Beat North Carolina 26–2042-42.838Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–30.50057+6Lost to Nebraska 19–254372.855Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–20.71424+7Beat Hardin Simmons 14–1344-52.917Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–30.57148+1Lost to Duke 20–214502.928Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–30.57148+3Beat Washington 26–746102.967Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–20.66731-2Beat George Washington 7–047133.026Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–30.57148+5Beat Mississippi State 7–04833.034Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–20.66731+4Beat Lehigh 34–64963.040Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–30.50057+3Beat Wake Forest 32–2050-73.054Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC3–20.60043+1Lost to Wichita State 7–951-73.097Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–2–10.64342+3Tied Georgia 0–05203.121Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–30.57148+3Beat Villanova 28–353-113.208Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–30.57148-1Lost to Florida 0–754-53.217California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–50.28686+4Lost to UCLA 6–2755-223.269Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–30.57148+4Lost to Washington State 26–305673.339DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–20.66731+2Beat West Virginia Tech 51–65703.372Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–30.50057+1BYE58-103.503Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–30.500570Lost to Army 20–2159-63.526Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–2–10.58345-3BYE6023.560Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–4–10.35776+2Tied SMU 13–136163.725Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–2–10.58345-4Tied Colgate 6–66273.782Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–30.50057-5Beat Tulane 27–06333.881Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–3–10.50057-3Beat Tulsa 12–064123.900Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–40.33377-1Beat Columbia 26–06504.027Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–40.333770Lost to Yale 7–1366114.101Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57148-1Beat Virginia Military Institute 33–196774.166UTEPIND BOR4–30.57148-2Beat New Mexico State 12–768-144.171Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–40.42965-4Lost to Idaho 13–146924.220Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–40.42965-4Lost to Cincinnati 7–1370-114.269North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–3–10.41771-2Lost to Tennessee 20–2671174.410Indiana (INDIANA)B102–40.33377-3Beat Michigan 13–97294.668Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–50.16793-4Lost to Ohio State 7–1473-14.714HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–40.42965-3Lost to Arizona State 13–1474194.729Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–40.42965-7Beat Stanford 30–2675-24.741LSUSEC2–50.28686-6Lost to Ole Miss 6–2176154.769Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–40.42965-2Beat BYU 45–137764.774Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–50.16793-5Lost to Minnesota 13–197814.826Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–50.16793-5Lost to Purdue 14–2879-184.835Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–3–10.41771-4Lost to Clemson 20–3280-164.850Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–50.28686-6Lost to Oregon 7–2681-114.894Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–3–10.30085-1Lost to Miami 7–7582-24.929William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–2–20.50057-7Tied Virginia Tech 7–783114.936MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–3–10.41771+1Beat Detroit Mercy 14–138454.961Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–40.42965-11Beat Drake 35–085-174.990Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–50.28686-5Lost to Florida State 19–3386-15.049New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–40.33377-8Lost to Denver 6–1987105.073Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–30.40074-7Beat Holy Cross 25–2088-45.251North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–40.33377-3Lost to San José State 20–2789-115.398Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–50.16793-5Lost to Syracuse 20–2590-45.477Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–60.143102-7Lost to Arkansas 7–1491-165.515Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–40.33377-4Lost to Marquette 13–1492-105.563Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–40.33377-10Lost to Colorado State 34–3793105.676Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–50.28686-9Beat Utah 14–1394-45.740Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–50.000106-8Lost to Rice 13–349595.842Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–40.33377-6Beat Wofford 14–1396-95.947Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–50.16793-7Lost to Cornell 0–269755.977Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–50.28686-12Beat Montana 37–3498-66.039NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–60.143102-10Lost to Furman 6–79976.348Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–30.40074-7Beat Ohio 27–1310006.497Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–50.16793-10Lost to USC 0–34101-56.887George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–5–10.21492-14Lost to Richmond 0–7102-36.927Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–70.000106-12Lost to Kansas State 6–28103-87.257Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–5–20.143102-11Lost to Auburn 0–27104-67.310BYUIND SKY1–50.16793-17Lost to Utah State 13–45105-47.410Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–70.000106-15Lost to Oklahoma State 0–1210637.436Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–50.16793-7Beat Temple 25–0107-27.502West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–50.16793-5Lost to Arizona 12–48108-18.324Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI1–60.143102-8Lost to Iowa State 0–35109-18.350Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–60.000106-14Lost to Penn State 13–3511008.864Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–60.000106-16Lost to Kentucky 3–28111011.371New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–70.000106-13Lost to UTEP 7–12
