1954 Week 8 College Football Team RankingsOctober 19, 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 Status1100.900West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–01.0001+6Beat Penn State 19–14210.955Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–01.0001+8Beat Richmond 19–12350.963Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–01.0001+9Beat Mississippi State 27–134111.057UCLAPAC5–01.0001+7Beat Stanford 72–0571.066Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–01.0001+6Beat Purdue 20–6631.071Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+8Beat Texas 20–7731.102Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–01.0001+7Beat Kansas 65–08-11.116Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–01.0001+7Beat Iowa State 20–0991.226South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–10.66736+6BYE10-81.246Purdue (PURDUE)B102–1–10.62539+5Lost to Wisconsin 6–201161.269Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–01.0001+5Beat Iowa 20–141241.328Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–01.0001+4Beat Illinois 19–613-71.359Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–01.0001+4Beat Tulane 34–71401.360Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–01.0001+4BYE1541.402Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Cornell 47–2116111.411Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–10.75025+5Beat Duke 28–141741.468Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Fordham 21–71851.511Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–01.0001+4Beat Hardin Simmons 27–131911.557Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Syracuse 41–1920-151.706Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75025+4Lost to West Virginia 14–192131.751COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+1Beat Dartmouth 13–722341.782SMUIND SWC2–10.66736+3Beat Rice 20–623231.804Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–10.75025+4Beat Princeton 21–202421.858Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–1–10.62539+3Beat North Carolina 33–025111.926USCPAC4–10.80018+4Beat Oregon 24–1426111.943Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–20.60043+4Beat Washington 34–727-21.976Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–10.75025+2Beat Idaho 35–1328141.988Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–10.80018+3Beat Utah 28–2029-281.997Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.75025+3Lost to Pittsburgh 19–213002.019Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.75025+4Beat Northwestern 7–03172.070Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–10.80018+2Beat Auburn 14–732122.102Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–10.80018+4Beat Tulsa 20–1333-52.166Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75025+3Beat Michigan State 20–193402.187TCUIND SWC3–20.60043+5Beat Texas A&M 21–2035-22.215Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–10.80018+2Beat Vanderbilt 16–1436-322.360Duke (DUKE)ACC2–1–10.62539+1Lost to Army 14–2837122.418Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–20.60043+4Beat New Mexico 9–73852.449San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80018+1BYE3912.480Iowa (IOWA)B102–20.50053+2Lost to Ohio State 14–2040-182.488Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–10.750250Lost to Brown 20–2141172.574Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–10.75025+2Beat Virginia Military Institute 21–042152.577Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–20.50053+2Beat Oregon State 27–743192.585Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–10.80018+3Beat Tennessee 27–044-312.587Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–1–10.700350Lost to LSU 13–204502.618Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–1–10.62539+2BYE46142.677California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–30.40064+3Beat Washington State 17–74772.739Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–20.50053+2BYE48112.816Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–20.60043+3Beat Kentucky 21–749-202.818Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–20.50053+2Lost to SMU 6–2050-182.855Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–2–10.50053+3Lost to Houston 7–1451252.922Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC2–10.66736+1Beat Oklahoma State 14–752-172.958Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–20.60043+3Lost to UCLA 0–7253112.974Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–20.50053+3Beat Indiana 20–145413.071DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–10.75025+3BYE55-43.140Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–30.40064+2Lost to Arkansas 7–2056-93.185Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–20.60043-2Lost to Virginia Tech 12–1957-263.342Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–20.50053+1Lost to Alabama 0–2758153.344Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–20.600430Beat Citadel 31–2059-73.437Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–20.60043-2Lost to Miami 13–2760-103.554Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–30.40064+2Lost to Virginia 0–2161-133.631Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–30.400640Lost to Baylor 7–3462383.728Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–30.25080+1Beat Navy 21–1963-23.732Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–30.250800Lost to Michigan 0–764-253.798Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–20.60043+1Lost to Midwestern Texas State 7–1465123.853Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–20.600430Beat NC State 13–766-33.891Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–20.333770Lost to Boston College 7–2167-144.082Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–20.33377-1Lost to Boston University 19–4168-14.109Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–30.40064-1Lost to Florida 7–2169-34.113Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–30.40064-4Lost to USC 14–2470164.137Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–20.50053-2Beat Utah State 20–1371-304.245North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–20.50053+2Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 19–2072-34.270Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–30.40064-3Lost to Denver 20–287384.281Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–30.25080-1Beat Harvard 7–674-34.427Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–30.25080-2Lost to Notre Dame 19–2075-54.481Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–30.40064-4Lost to California 7–1776134.678William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–20.50053-5Beat Rutgers 14–777-124.702North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–2–10.37576-1Lost to Maryland 0–3378-64.750New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–20.50053-6Lost to Wyoming 7–97944.885Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–30.40064-5Lost to Colorado 0–208044.988Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–30.25080-2Lost to Colgate 7–1381-74.991Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–40.20092-2Lost to TCU 20–2182-45.118HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR2–30.40064-2Lost to Cincinnati 13–2783215.122LSUSEC1–40.20092-5Beat Texas Tech 20–1384-55.177Indiana (INDIANA)B101–30.25080-3Lost to Missouri 14–208595.275Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–40.000100-4Lost to Georgia 14–1686-115.286Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–40.000100-3Lost to Minnesota 6–1987185.370Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC1–30.250800Beat Villanova 20–088-65.371NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–40.20092-3Lost to Florida State 7–1389125.376Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–30.40064-7Beat Colorado State 15–79005.451Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–30.25080-6Lost to Georgia Tech 7–149165.452George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–40.20092-5Beat Pennsylvania 32–2792-245.487UTEPIND BOR2–30.40064-3Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 14–2093135.672MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–30.250800Beat Holy Cross 19–1494-95.746Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–30.25080-5Lost to Furman 20–319545.921Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–3–20.20092-3Lost to Ole Miss 7–3496-85.936Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–40.20092-1Lost to Montana 13–209716.010Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–50.000100-5Lost to Kansas State 13–2098-56.130Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–40.20092-6Lost to Pacific 7–159936.464Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–50.000100-5Lost to Oklahoma 0–65100-136.504Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI1–40.20092-1Lost to South Dakota 26–33101-56.539Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–40.000100-4Lost to Yale 21–47102-106.727Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–30.25080-8Lost to Nebraska 7–27103-236.775Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–40.000100-5Lost to William & Mary 7–14104-136.957Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–40.000100-6Lost to Marquette 14–19105-107.289Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–20.33377-3Lost to Columbia 6–710647.488West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–30.25080-1Beat New Mexico State 41–7107-48.468Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–40.000100-8Lost to George Washington 27–3210818.496Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–50.000100-11Lost to Arizona 13–35109-28.821BYUIND SKY0–40.000100-11BYE110-28.875Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–40.000100-7Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–20111011.359New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–50.000100-7Lost to West Texas A&M 7–41
