1954 Week 9 College Football Team RankingsOctober 26, 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 Status120.786Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–01.0001+15Beat Maryland 9–7240.860Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+15Beat Ole Miss 6–03-20.960West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–01.0001+9Beat Virginia Military Institute 40–6431.021Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–01.0001+12Beat Kansas State 21–0561.025Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–01.0001+11Beat Wisconsin 31–146-41.051Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–01.0001+11Beat Virginia 6–0791.088Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–10.80017+9Beat Columbia 67–12811.120South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75025+10Beat Clemson 13–89-51.134UCLAPAC6–01.0001+9Beat Oregon State 61–010-51.407Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–10.80017+8Lost to Ohio State 14–3111191.439Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–10.80017+9Beat Minnesota 34–012-21.455Purdue (PURDUE)B103–1–10.70029+6Beat Michigan State 27–131321.456Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–0–10.90010+5Tied Colgate 13–131441.519Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–01.0001+6Beat Xavier 33–01521.528Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+5Beat Springfield 42–61651.589COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–0–10.90010+4Tied Yale 13–1317121.663Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–10.80017+5Beat Pennsylvania 52–618101.668Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–10.83312+7Beat Wichita State 27–1419-111.721Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–10.83312+6Lost to Nebraska 6–202051.724USCPAC5–10.83312+8Beat California 29–272161.734Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–10.80017+5Beat New Mexico 41–722-101.754Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–10.80017+6Lost to Michigan 0–3423-101.761Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–10.83312+5Lost to Arkansas 0–624-21.806SMUIND SWC3–10.75025+4Beat Kansas 36–182591.824TCUIND SWC4–20.66731+9Beat Penn State 20–726-21.854Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–2–10.50053+5Lost to Miami 7–927-131.887Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–10.80017+4Lost to Denver 14–2728-21.971Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–20.66731+6Beat Texas A&M 20–72942.105Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75025+4BYE3062.119Duke (DUKE)ACC3–1–10.70029+3Beat NC State 21–731112.198Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–20.60041+5Beat Colorado 20–63232.215Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–10.83312+2Beat Tulane 7–033192.341Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–20.66731+8Beat Washington 13–73452.416Iowa (IOWA)B103–20.60041+3Beat Indiana 27–1435-152.430Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60041+3Lost to TCU 7–2036-42.434Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–20.66731+5Lost to Oklahoma 0–2137122.526Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–20.60041+4Beat Texas 13–738152.531Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–20.60041+5Beat Iowa State 32–1439-82.553Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–20.66731+1Lost to Kentucky 6–1340-212.562Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–10.80017-2Lost to Holy Cross 13–1441172.637Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–20.66731+3Beat Davidson 19–742172.652Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–20.66731+2Beat Alabama 12–74382.675Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC3–10.75025+1Beat Villanova 28–744-12.978Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–20.66731+3Lost to Mississippi State 7–1245243.012Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–30.50053+1Beat San José State 26–746-83.033San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–20.667310Lost to Oregon 7–2647103.070Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–20.60041+1Beat Dayton 14–748-73.108Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–20.60041+1Lost to Virginia Tech 0–649-33.125California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–40.33376+2Lost to USC 27–2950143.240Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–20.66731+3Beat West Texas A&M 21–1451-283.260Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–20.60041+4Lost to Temple 14–1952163.282Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–30.50053+2Beat Georgia Tech 13–653-93.287Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–2–10.58352-2Lost to Pacific 7–2054183.292Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–30.50053+1Beat Wyoming 14–755-83.292Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–30.40067+1Lost to South Carolina 8–135603.301Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–20.60041-3BYE57-203.371Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–30.500530Lost to Utah 7–145843.388Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–30.40067+2Beat Northwestern 14–759183.540North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–2–10.500530Beat Wake Forest 14–760-123.560Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–30.500530Lost to LSU 7–2061-163.629Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–2–10.500530Lost to North Carolina 7–1462-73.687Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–40.33376+1Lost to Rice 7–1363-93.842DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–20.60041+1Lost to Furman 7–1964-33.852Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–40.33376-1Lost to Stanford 7–1365153.880Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–30.400670Beat Harvard 13–766-163.902Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–3–10.41766-1Lost to Hardin Simmons 7–1367-273.917Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–20.60041-5Lost to Cornell 0–2768-84.112Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–40.333760Lost to West Virginia 6–4069214.171Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–30.40067-5Beat Florida State 33–070-44.277Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI1–2–10.37575-1Tied Marquette 14–1471184.284Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–30.50053-5Beat Texas Tech 20–772104.383HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–30.50053-1Beat Oklahoma State 13–773104.430LSUSEC2–40.33376-5Beat Florida 20–774184.508UTEPIND BOR3–30.50053-2Beat North Texas 6–075124.663Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–30.400670Beat Tulsa 28–1876254.669Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI1–40.20088-2Beat Princeton 27–077-124.681Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50053-3Lost to Auburn 0–3378264.716Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–40.20088-2Beat Boston University 14–137974.731Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–40.20088-4Beat Syracuse 34–680-44.776William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–2–10.50053-6Tied George Washington 13–1381-184.878Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–40.20088-4Lost to Pittsburgh 7–1482-124.881Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–30.40067-5Lost to BYU 7–1983-94.924Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–40.20088-4Lost to Purdue 13–2784-134.951North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–30.40067-1Lost to UTEP 0–685-74.962New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–30.40067-7Lost to Arizona 7–4186-55.364Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–50.16799-5Lost to Baylor 7–2087-145.375Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–40.20088-4Lost to Army 12–6788-45.419Indiana (INDIANA)B101–40.20088-5Lost to Iowa 14–2789-105.484Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–40.33376-9Lost to Missouri 14–3290-55.564Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–40.000105-6BYE9155.593Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–40.33376-3Beat Colorado State 20–1492-45.670NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–50.16799-6Lost to Duke 7–2193-185.672Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–40.33376-10Lost to Idaho 0–1094-15.849MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–3–10.300840Tied Fordham 14–149505.982Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–4–20.16799-6Lost to Georgia 0–796-56.000George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–4–10.25085-8Tied William & Mary 13–1397-306.280Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–30.25085-7Lost to Illinois 6–3498116.575BYUIND SKY1–40.20088-11Beat Montana 19–79906.704Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–60.000105-8Lost to SMU 18–3610026.857Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–40.20088-9Lost to UCLA 0–61101-46.925Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–60.000105-10Lost to Detroit Mercy 18–28102-46.973Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–50.16799-12Lost to Utah State 14–2010356.978Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–50.16799-11Beat Washington State 10–0104-107.041Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–40.20088-6Lost to Presbyterian 19–2010517.690West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–40.20088-4Lost to Arizona State 14–21106-17.741Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–30.25085-6Lost to Dartmouth 7–13107-77.855Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI1–50.16799-3Lost to Bradley 7–14108-18.254Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–50.000105-10Lost to Navy 6–52109-68.562Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–50.000105-6Lost to Lehigh 13–3311008.759Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–50.000105-11Lost to Houston 7–28111011.768New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–60.000105-8Lost to SAN Diego Marines 7–33
