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1954 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.848Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–01.0001+5Beat Stanford 25–0
210.864Purdue (PURDUE)B102–0–10.83322+3Tied Duke 13–13
360.949Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–01.0001+5BYE
460.997Duke (DUKE)ACC2–0–10.83322+2Tied Purdue 13–13
5121.028Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Virginia 34–7
611.058Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–01.0001+4Beat Vanderbilt 22–7
761.080Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–01.0001+4Beat Arizona 40–18
8-71.093Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Holy Cross 26–20
991.097Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+4Beat Baylor 21–20
10111.126Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–01.0001+5Beat Texas 14–7
11-71.129West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–01.0001+2Beat George Washington 13–7
12121.159Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–01.0001+3Beat Rice 13–7
1331.208Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–0–10.87521+3Beat UTEP 55–28
1461.208Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–01.0001+4Beat Oklahoma State 22–13
1541.252UCLAPAC4–01.0001+3Beat Washington 21–20
16-51.342Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–01.0001+2Beat Northwestern 26–7
17-111.418Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+2Beat Illinois 40–7
18231.436South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–10.66736+4Beat Furman 27–7
1961.457Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Columbia 13–7
20171.480Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Fordham 55–20
21151.493Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Virginia Military Institute 44–0
2241.670Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Pennsylvania 13–7
2391.692Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–01.00010Beat Marquette 30–13
2451.693Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Rutgers 26–14
25-171.763Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–10.66736+2Lost to Colorado 18–40
26171.825Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–1–10.50050+2Tied Wake Forest 13–13
27431.894Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66736+2Beat Dartmouth 60–6
2861.927Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–10.66736+2Beat Pittsburgh 33–0
29-241.958Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–10.66736+2Lost to Wisconsin 7–13
30321.984Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66736+3Beat Iowa 14–13
31-12.002Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–10.66736+3Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 20–14
32-102.041Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–1–10.62548+3Lost to Wichita State 13–22
33262.056Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–10.75025+2Beat North Carolina 21–7
34272.058TCUIND SWC2–20.50050+3Beat USC 20–7
35-72.096Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–10.75025+3Lost to Navy 0–25
36-222.188USCPAC3–10.75025+1Lost to TCU 7–20
3752.238Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–20.50050+1Lost to Arkansas 20–21
38132.364Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–10.75025-1Beat LSU 30–20
39-162.367Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–10.75025+1Lost to San José State 12–19
40-282.411Iowa (IOWA)B102–10.66736+1Lost to Michigan 13–14
41342.415North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–10.66736+2Beat Hardin Simmons 20–7
42252.433Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–10.750250Beat Montana 19–13
43152.468San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80024+1Beat Arizona State 19–12
4482.486Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–10.75025+2Beat Nebraska 7–3
4512.536Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–1–10.62548+1Tied Maryland 13–13
4632.625Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–10.667360Beat Rhode Island 35–0
47192.633Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–10.75025-1Beat Citadel 26–0
4802.703Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–20.50050+2Lost to UCLA 20–21
49152.705Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–20.50050+2Beat Colorado State 34–0
50-112.760Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–20.50050+2Lost to Boston College 0–44
5132.820Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–20.50050+1Lost to Oklahoma 7–14
52212.822Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.75025-1Beat Tulane 14–0
53-32.828Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–10.500500BYE
54292.848Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–20.50050+1Beat Florida 14–7
55-402.918Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–10.75025+3Lost to Presbyterian 7–10
56392.921SMUIND SWC1–10.500500Beat Missouri 25–6
57-132.932Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–20.33374+1Lost to Kansas State 3–7
58-203.011Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–10.667360Lost to Penn State 7–34
59-263.112Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–20.50050+1Lost to Clemson 7–14
60-203.115California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–30.25085+2Lost to Oregon 27–33
61-163.121Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–20.33374+1Lost to Minnesota 7–26
62163.126Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–10.750250Beat Tulsa 40–0
63-323.270Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–10.500500Lost to Boston University 20–55
64-293.284Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–20.33374+2Lost to SMU 6–25
65-383.352North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–1–10.500500Lost to Georgia 7–21
66183.493Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–20.50050-2Beat California 33–27
67203.497Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.500500Beat Auburn 21–14
68-133.618UTEPIND BOR2–20.50050-1Lost to Texas Tech 28–55
69123.641Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–20.50050-1Beat BYU 12–7
70153.656Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–20.50050-1Beat Oregon State 34–6
71-113.691Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–20.333740Beat Indiana 21–14
7223.810New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–10.66736-3BYE
73-83.907Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–20.50050-1Lost to South Carolina 7–27
74-274.121Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–30.25085+1Lost to Houston 7–10
75-124.354Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–30.00093-1Lost to Ohio State 7–40
76304.390Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC1–10.50050-1Beat Texas A&M 10–7
77224.483Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50050-1Beat Villanova 52–13
7814.649Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR2–20.50050-1Lost to North Texas 7–20
79-264.702Indiana (INDIANA)B101–20.33374-1Lost to Michigan State 14–21
80-234.711Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–30.00093-1Lost to Colgate 14–26
81154.754Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI0–30.00093-1Lost to Yale 7–13
8244.756NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–30.25085-1Beat William & Mary 26–0
83104.820Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–20.50050-4Beat Kansas 33–6
84-164.857Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–20.33374-1Lost to Army 6–60
85-134.919Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–20.33374-2Lost to Richmond 0–26
86-95.081Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–20.33374-2Lost to Denver 13–19
8755.180Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI1–30.25085-1Beat Northern Iowa 14–12
88-195.205Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–30.25085+1Lost to Fresno State 13–23
89-335.299William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–20.33374-3Lost to NC State 0–26
90-105.317Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–20.33374-4Lost to Kentucky 14–21
9105.468Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–30.00093-2Lost to Miami 20–26
92-165.492Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–20.33374-4Lost to Washington State 6–34
93-55.527Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–30.25085-3Lost to Wyoming 0–34
9445.611Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–30.00093-3Lost to Ole Miss 7–22
95165.651Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–10.500500Beat Cornell 13–12
96-255.811Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–30.00093-2Lost to Harvard 12–13
97-75.821George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON0–40.00093-4Lost to West Virginia 7–13
98-95.886Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–40.00093-3Lost to Alabama 0–40
9955.982Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–2–20.25085-2Lost to Mississippi State 0–14
100-186.025Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–30.00093-2Lost to Notre Dame 0–33
10126.126Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–30.25085-5Beat Idaho 13–0
102-86.196Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–40.00093-4Lost to Iowa State 6–33
103-26.225Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–30.00093-2Lost to Princeton 7–13
10416.550LSUSEC0–40.00093-6Lost to Georgia Tech 20–30
105-56.668Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC0–30.000930BYE
10616.996Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–30.000930Lost to Cincinnati 13–30
107-107.396BYUIND SKY0–40.00093-7Lost to Utah 7–12
108-67.439Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–30.00093-3Lost to Florida State 13–52
109-18.982Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–40.00093-8Lost to Pacific 0–13
11009.854West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR0–30.000930BYE
111-211.039New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–40.00093-3Lost to Howard Payne 7–34

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