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1955 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

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1955 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
100.885UCLAPAC9–10.9003+40Beat USC 17–7
200.978Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–10.8894+34Beat Marquette 33–0
300.997Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC10–01.0001+43Beat George Washington 19–0
401.083Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–01.0001+34Beat Nebraska 41–0
501.194TCUIND SWC8–10.8894+28Beat Rice 35–0
621.228Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–10.8894+30BYE
731.231Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–10.8894+28Beat Iowa 17–14
8-21.246Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–1–10.8339+30BYE
921.292Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–1–10.8339+25BYE
1061.388Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–1–10.8339+24Beat Clemson 21–0
11-21.511Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–3–10.65032+25Beat California 19–0
1251.555Duke (DUKE)ACC6–2–10.72222+20Beat Wake Forest 14–0
1321.604Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–1–10.8339+14Beat New Mexico State 26–6
14-11.615Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–10.81313+15BYE
1531.621Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–20.77814+22Beat Michigan 17–0
1631.662Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–30.70025+27Beat Penn State 20–0
17-101.680West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON7–20.77814+17Lost to Syracuse 13–20
18-41.701Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY7–10.8758+18BYE
1961.711Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–30.62535+18Beat West Virginia 20–13
20-81.817Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–20.77814+18Lost to Ohio State 0–17
2161.877UTEPIND BOR5–2–20.66726+13Beat West Texas A&M 13–6
2211.921Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–30.62535+12Beat Alabama 34–12
23-21.952Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY7–20.77814+18Beat BYU 35–0
24-21.982Yale (YALE)IND FBSI7–20.77814+13Beat Harvard 21–7
25-52.023Denver (DENVER)IND SKY7–20.77814+9BYE
2672.025Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR6–2–10.72222+16Beat Pacific 13–7
2732.062Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–20.77814+10Beat Florida 21–6
2802.166Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–20.77814+13Beat Dartmouth 6–3
2922.244Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–30.62535+12BYE
3022.246Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC6–2–10.72222+11BYE
31-22.260Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–30.62535+5BYE
3222.357Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–3–10.61140+11Tied Northwestern 7–7
3332.364Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–30.62535+10BYE
34112.377Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–3–10.65032+10Beat Tennessee 23–0
3542.441Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–30.66726+9BYE
36-122.464Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–30.66726+10Lost to Auburn 0–21
3792.515Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–30.66726+9Beat Iowa State 40–0
3862.530Purdue (PURDUE)B105–3–10.61140+9Beat Indiana 6–4
39-132.578Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC6–30.66726+8Lost to Oregon 0–28
40-32.796Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–40.55648+6Lost to Texas Tech 7–13
41182.832Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–40.60046+6Beat Oregon State 28–0
42102.871Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC5–40.55648+7Beat Villanova 26–14
43102.922LSUSEC3–5–10.38977+9Beat Arkansas 13–7
44-42.938Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–3–10.61140-1Lost to Kentucky 0–23
45-72.995Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–4–10.55057+5Lost to Duke 0–14
46-53.027Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–50.44468+8Lost to Vanderbilt 6–21
47103.036Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–2–10.64334+5BYE
4823.060Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–3–10.61140-1BYE
49-63.071Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55648+2Lost to Pittsburgh 0–20
50-13.084USCPAC5–40.55648+3Lost to UCLA 7–17
5153.089Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–40.55648+1BYE
52133.202Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC5–3–10.61140+7Beat Tulsa 19–13
53-183.226San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61140+5Lost to Fresno State 13–19
5463.297Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–4–10.55057+1Beat Washington State 27–7
55-133.373Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–4–10.55057+2Lost to LSU 7–13
56113.380Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–4–10.50060+2Beat New Mexico 27–6
57-33.400Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–3–10.56347-3BYE
58-73.428George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–40.55648-2Lost to Maryland 0–19
59-123.456Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–30.66726+1Lost to UConn 0–6
60-123.463Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–50.44468+4Lost to SMU 0–12
6123.523Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–50.444680BYE
62-43.546Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–50.44468+4BYE
63-23.673Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–50.50060+9Lost to Oklahoma 0–41
6463.722Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR5–40.55648-3Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 14–6
65-33.779West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–4–10.50060-6Lost to UTEP 6–13
66103.792Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–40.50060-1Beat Citadel 39–0
6753.866SMUIND SWC4–50.44468-2Beat Baylor 12–0
68-43.893Iowa (IOWA)B103–5–10.38977-1Lost to Notre Dame 14–17
69-33.928Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–50.44468-5BYE
70-153.957Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–50.44468-6Lost to Minnesota 6–21
71-34.023Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–40.50060-7BYE
7294.299NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–4–10.50060-10Beat William & Mary 28–21
7344.606North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–60.33381-6Beat Virginia 26–14
74114.620North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI4–4–10.50060+1Beat Emporia State 62–0
75-64.689Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–40.55648-5Lost to Furman 9–13
76-54.699Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–40.55648-11Lost to Florida State 0–39
7774.728Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–60.33381-9Beat Wisconsin 21–6
78-44.752Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–4–10.43875-10Lost to Yale 7–21
79-44.862Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33381-13Lost to Purdue 4–6
80-74.954Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–60.40076-14Lost to Oklahoma State 0–28
81-25.007Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI4–40.50060-9BYE
82-45.178Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–60.33381-8Lost to Princeton 3–6
83-35.210Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–6–10.27887-13Lost to TCU 0–35
84-25.417California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–7–10.25090-16Lost to Stanford 0–19
85-25.462Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–6–10.27887-13Lost to Detroit Mercy 13–19
8655.549Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–6–10.35080-16Beat Missouri 13–7
8775.605Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–70.22295-17Beat Kansas State 28–0
88-15.668South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–60.25090-15BYE
89-35.859Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–6–10.27887-14Lost to Michigan State 0–33
90-16.141Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY3–70.30085-23Lost to Idaho 0–31
9186.194Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–60.25090-12Beat Temple 25–0
92-46.336William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–70.12599-19Lost to NC State 21–28
9306.485Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–60.25090-15BYE
94106.524Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–70.22295-25Beat Montana 31–0
9576.590Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–50.37579-3Beat Columbia 12–6
96-46.819New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY1–80.111100-23Lost to Arizona 6–27
97-76.830Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–80.111100-28Lost to North Carolina 14–26
98-26.933Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–7–10.16798-22Lost to Colorado 0–40
9916.991New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–70.30085-19Lost to Arizona State 6–26
100-57.025Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–90.100107-28Lost to Kansas 7–13
10127.123Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–80.111100-27Lost to Houston 14–26
102-57.264Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–7–20.20097-24Lost to Washington 7–27
103-57.425Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–80.111100-25Lost to Rutgers 6–12
10427.479BYUIND SKY1–80.111100-30Lost to Colorado State 0–35
10507.492Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–90.000109-28Lost to Miami 12–34
106-57.723Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–80.000109-25BYE
10708.156Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–5–20.25090-8BYE
10808.239Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–80.111100-27BYE
10918.640Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–80.111100-17Beat Davidson 13–9
110-19.296Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–8–10.056108-28Tied Illinois 7–7

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