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1955 Week 6 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
130.342West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–01.0001+4Beat Wake Forest 46–0
200.598TCUIND SWC3–01.0001+5Beat Arkansas 26–0
3290.758Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–01.0001+3Beat Pittsburgh 26–14
4-30.793Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Penn State 35–6
5-20.798Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–01.0001+3BYE
6200.847Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–01.0001+2Beat Iowa 37–14
7-20.882Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–01.0001+3Beat Kansas 12–0
870.925Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–01.0001+4Beat Baylor 20–6
9351.011UTEPIND BOR1–0–10.75032+1Beat New Mexico 34–0
1031.105Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Columbia 20–7
1101.130Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–01.0001+1Beat Michigan State 14–7
12-51.192USCPAC3–01.0001+2Beat Texas 19–7
1311.249Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat SMU 20–7
14211.259Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Cornell 21–6
15141.264Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–01.0001+1Beat Iowa State 40–0
16151.333Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat South Carolina 26–0
1701.364Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–01.0001+1Beat Utah State 21–13
1851.384Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–01.0001+1Beat Oregon 19–7
19-31.412Duke (DUKE)ACC2–01.00010Beat Tennessee 21–0
2001.447Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–0–10.750320Tied LSU 20–20
21171.455UCLAPAC2–10.66734+2Beat Washington State 55–0
22111.457Purdue (PURDUE)B102–01.0001+1Beat Minnesota 7–6
23231.467Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–01.0001+1Beat Citadel 6–2
2401.467Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Indiana 19–0
25-41.486George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–01.00010Beat Virginia 13–0
26111.516Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–01.0001+1Beat Georgia 26–7
27231.665Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Florida 13–0
28141.665Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Massachusetts 60–6
29121.676Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–10.66734+2Beat Idaho 47–14
3061.690San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–01.00010BYE
3181.709Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Dartmouth 29–21
32321.802Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–10.50052+1Beat Florida State 34–0
33231.808Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–10.66734+2Beat Ohio State 6–0
34-281.810Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–10.66734+3Lost to West Virginia 0–46
35141.818Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Brown 27–20
36121.888Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–0–10.833310Beat SAN Diego Navy 42–0
37101.916West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–01.00010Beat Midwestern Texas State 34–0
3871.932Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–01.00010BYE
39321.991Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–10.66734+1Beat Houston 21–3
40262.033Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–10.66734+2Beat Denver 20–19
41-232.081Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–10.66734+1Lost to Maryland 6–20
42-172.156Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–10.66734+1Lost to Oklahoma 14–26
43-342.210Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–10.66734+1Lost to TCU 0–26
44-42.269Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–20.33368+2Lost to Auburn 0–13
4592.319Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR2–10.66734+1Beat Oklahoma State 24–6
46292.381Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–10.66734+1Beat Villanova 28–0
47232.453Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–10.667340Beat North Texas 33–0
48-402.461Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–10.667340Lost to Colorado State 19–20
49242.466Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–10.50052+1Beat Tulsa 13–0
5032.505Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–20.33368+2Lost to Washington 7–19
51322.613Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–10.667340Beat Virginia Military Institute 21–0
52282.692LSUSEC1–1–10.50052+1Tied Rice 20–20
5322.703Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–10.66734-1Beat William & Mary 14–7
54-422.737Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–10.500520Lost to Army 6–35
55-252.782Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–10.500520Lost to Michigan 7–14
5652.782North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–10.500520Beat NC State 25–18
57-382.821Iowa (IOWA)B101–10.500520Lost to Wisconsin 14–37
58102.836Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–20.33368+1Lost to USC 7–19
59-252.911Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–10.500520Lost to Princeton 7–20
60-22.955Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–20.000840Lost to Holy Cross 21–29
61-512.994Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC1–10.500520Lost to Texas A&M 3–21
62283.180Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–10.66734-2Beat Northwestern 21–0
63253.220Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–10.66734-2Beat Missouri 20–14
64-373.227Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–10.500520Lost to Stanford 0–6
6543.323Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–20.000840Lost to George Washington 0–13
66-33.354Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–20.333680Lost to Colorado 0–12
67-163.359Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–10.500520Lost to Davidson 2–6
6893.409SMUIND SWC0–20.000840Lost to Georgia Tech 7–20
69233.426Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–20.333680Lost to Clemson 7–26
70193.428Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–10.66734-2Beat Memphis 33–0
71203.431Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–20.000840Lost to Purdue 6–7
72-203.493Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI1–10.500520Lost to Colgate 6–21
73-13.770California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–20.33368-1Beat Pennsylvania 27–7
74243.815Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–20.33368-1Beat Cincinnati 27–13
75184.210New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY1–20.33368-1Lost to UTEP 0–34
76184.231Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–10.000840BYE
77254.250Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–10.50052-2Beat Alabama 21–6
78-564.302Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–1–10.50052-1Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–41
7904.317Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–30.00084-1Lost to Utah 14–20
80-524.351Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–10.50052-1Lost to Miami 0–34
81154.351Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–20.333680Beat BYU 27–13
82274.363Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC1–10.50052+1Beat Wichita State 41–0
8324.434South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–20.33368-1Lost to Navy 0–26
84-224.490William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–20.00084-1Lost to Virginia Tech 7–14
85-284.508Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–20.33368-1Lost to Marquette 0–13
86174.771Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–20.00084-1Lost to Duke 0–21
87-134.807Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY0–30.00084-1Lost to Wyoming 13–21
88-25.046BYUIND SKY1–20.33368-2Lost to Montana 13–27
89-305.160Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI0–20.00084-1Lost to Yale 20–27
90105.168Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–20.33368-3Beat New Mexico State 39–0
91-245.312Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–20.00084-1Lost to Illinois 0–40
9255.341Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–30.00084-2Lost to Arizona 14–47
9365.427Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–30.00084-2Lost to Richmond 0–21
94-345.528Indiana (INDIANA)B100–20.00084-1Lost to Notre Dame 0–19
95-135.723Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–20.00084-1Lost to Vanderbilt 6–21
96-316.047Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–10.00084-1BYE
9776.240Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–20.33368-1Beat Kansas State 16–0
98-226.277NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–30.00084-2Lost to North Carolina 18–25
99-156.458Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC0–20.00084-2Lost to Texas Tech 6–24
100-226.587Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–20.00084-2Lost to Kentucky 0–28
101-146.592Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI1–20.33368-1Lost to Northern Iowa 14–21
102-216.955Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–30.00084-3Lost to Nebraska 0–16
103-607.041North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI0–1–10.25083-1Lost to Ole Miss 0–33
104-37.171Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–30.00084-3Lost to UCLA 0–55
10508.231Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–20.00084-3Lost to California 7–27
10649.636Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–20.00084-1Lost to Tulane 0–21
107-1210.544Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–20.00084-1Lost to UConn 7–10
108-110.559New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–30.00084-4Lost to Hardin Simmons 0–39
109-110.739Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–20.00084-2Lost to Pacific 13–27
110-410.775Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–30.000840Lost to Wofford 6–27

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