1954 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 5, 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	0.491	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Baylor 19–13
2	16	0.737	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Dartmouth 42–7
3	12	0.825	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Notre Dame 27–14
4	49	0.845	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat South Carolina 26–6
5	0	0.987	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Cornell 41–20
6	11	1.051	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat California 21–13
7	15	1.067	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Villanova 52–0
8	-2	1.090	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
9	5	1.093	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Clemson 18–7
10	-7	1.095	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tennessee 7–6
11	19	1.105	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 46–7
12	24	1.129	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Montana 48–6
13	-11	1.146	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kansas 27–0
14	-7	1.165	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Northwestern 12–7
15	27	1.192	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Citadel 13–0
16	0	1.257	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	2–0–1	0.833	32	+1	Tied Oklahoma State 13–13
17	21	1.282	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Syracuse 13–0
18	-7	1.306	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat TCU 20–13
19	18	1.319	UCLA	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Maryland 12–7
20	20	1.319	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Drake 54–6
21	-9	1.321	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
22	10	1.336	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	2–0–1	0.833	32	+2	Tied Texas Tech 13–13
23	22	1.427	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat UTEP 34–27
24	-11	1.454	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Michigan State 6–0
25	29	1.478	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Brown 26–24
26	13	1.493	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Columbia 54–20
27	0	1.532	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0–1	0.750	34	0	Tied Tulane 7–7
28	-3	1.532	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Illinois 12–2
29	5	1.557	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Holy Cross 18–0
30	-20	1.608	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	53	+2	Lost to Duke 6–7
31	19	1.611	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Rutgers 13–7
32	11	1.617	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tulsa 40–7
33	31	1.628	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	+3	Beat Auburn 19–13
34	-30	1.654	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	+2	Lost to Purdue 14–27
35	58	1.793	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	53	+2	Beat Kansas State 35–7
36	-3	1.896	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Temple 12–9
37	12	1.900	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 41–13
38	21	1.900	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat George Washington 14–13
39	34	1.947	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat Richmond 19–6
40	8	2.018	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	72	+3	Lost to Ohio State 13–21
41	-13	2.191	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Lost to West Virginia 6–26
42	-22	2.255	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to Miami 13–19
43	-20	2.364	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Lost to UCLA 7–12
44	34	2.393	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Beat Iowa State 39–14
45	-36	2.441	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Lost to USC 7–12
46	28	2.455	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat NC State 26–0
47	36	2.569	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	72	+2	Beat Georgia 6–0
48	23	2.646	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Oregon State 17–7
49	-18	2.714	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Yale 24–26
50	-29	2.725	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Penn State 0–13
51	40	2.755	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Beat SMU 10–7
52	-28	2.804	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Missouri 7–35
53	37	2.840	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Pacific 34–6
54	15	2.894	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Washington State 40–14
55	1	2.913	UTEP	IND BOR	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to Arizona State 27–34
56	33	2.916	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Pennsylvania 27–7
57	6	2.971	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Fordham 7–13
58	34	2.980	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	34	-1	Beat Idaho 38–7
59	-40	2.999	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to Texas A&M 0–6
60	5	3.014	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Wisconsin 0–6
61	-1	3.046	TCU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	72	0	Lost to Arkansas 13–20
62	-54	3.057	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–1	0.500	53	+1	Lost to Army 7–26
63	-1	3.057	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Stanford 2–12
64	6	3.062	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	1–2	0.333	72	+1	Beat Denver 23–21
65	29	3.121	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Presbyterian 27–0
66	-19	3.139	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–19
67	-32	3.178	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	2–1	0.667	36	-2	Lost to Wyoming 21–23
68	-27	3.223	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Navy 7–42
69	35	3.294	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	1–2	0.333	72	+1	Beat New Mexico 6–0
70	9	3.317	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Michigan 26–7
71	-5	3.357	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Rice 20–41
72	-15	3.477	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Davidson 0–13
73	15	3.541	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Beat Arkansas State 46–13
74	-30	3.564	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	2–1	0.667	36	-2	Lost to Utah State 0–6
75	11	3.597	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Southern Miss 15–7
76	-47	3.632	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Lost to Washington 7–17
77	-22	3.650	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	1–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to Iowa 6–48
78	24	3.774	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Vanderbilt 28–14
79	-53	3.785	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 0–14
80	-34	3.827	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–1	0.500	53	-1	Lost to Florida 13–19
81	22	3.915	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	1–2	0.333	72	0	Beat Oregon 7–6
82	0	4.064	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Minnesota 7–46
83	-2	4.182	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–2	0.333	72	-1	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–18
84	-26	4.214	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	72	-2	Lost to Utah 6–7
85	-10	4.294	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	72	-1	Lost to Texas 14–40
86	-9	4.500	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–3	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Wake Forest 0–26
87	-7	4.528	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	72	-1	Beat LSU 7–6
88	7	4.548	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	1–2	0.333	72	-1	Beat BYU 14–13
89	-2	4.957	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Cincinnati 7–40
90	17	5.043	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	86	-2	Lost to Virginia 13–14
91	-30	5.436	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Colgate 0–18
92	6	5.643	Drake (DRAKE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Wichita State 6–54
93	-8	5.795	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	72	-2	Lost to Nebraska 14–39
94	11	5.871	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	86	-2	Lost to Colorado 0–27
95	-43	5.929	SMU	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Georgia Tech 7–10
96	-20	5.993	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Princeton 20–54
97	-25	6.100	BYU	IND SKY	0–3	0.000	86	-3	Lost to Colorado State 13–14
98	-31	6.229	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–2	0.000	86	-2	Lost to Alabama 14–28
99	10	6.401	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	72	-1	Beat Louisville 47–6
100	-32	6.443	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	86	0	Lost to Quantico Marines 0–20
101	-1	6.571	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to William & Mary 7–27
102	-18	6.614	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	-1	Lost to Ole Miss 0–52
103	-2	6.986	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	86	-3	Lost to Indiana 6–34
104	7	7.000	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–1–2	0.333	72	-1	Tied North Carolina 7–7
105	3	7.214	LSU	SEC	0–3	0.000	86	-4	Lost to Kentucky 6–7
106	-9	7.514	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	86	-1	BYE
107	-11	8.393	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	86	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 26–27
108	-2	8.500	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	0–3	0.000	86	-4	Lost to San José State 7–38
109	-10	8.529	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	0–3	0.000	86	-1	Lost to SUL Ross State 18–42
110	0	9.629	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	0–3	0.000	86	0	Lost to Midwestern Texas State 7–14
111	-60	12.571	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	86	0	Lost to Massachusetts 7–13