1955 Week 7 College Football Team RankingsOctober 11, 1955By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1955 Season Tags: • No Comments1955 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 Status150.740Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–01.0001+5Beat Purdue 9–0260.825Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–01.0001+8Beat Wake Forest 28–7380.832Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–01.0001+4Beat Army 26–24-20.936TCUIND SWC4–01.0001+5Beat Alabama 21–05150.951Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–0–10.83319+3Beat Clemson 21–76-50.965West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–01.0001+4Beat Virginia Military Institute 47–127141.002UCLAPAC3–10.75021+5Beat Oregon State 38–08-11.107Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–01.0001+4Beat Oregon 13–6971.123Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Pittsburgh 21–01081.164Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–01.0001+5Beat USC 7–01121.172Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–01.0001+5Beat LSU 7–012-91.212Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–01.0001+4Beat Texas 20–013-31.216Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Pennsylvania 7–014-51.308UTEPIND BOR1–0–20.66733+1Tied Texas Tech 27–271591.321Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Miami 14–016141.328San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Arizona State 27–201721.358Duke (DUKE)ACC3–01.0001+1Beat William & Mary 47–718131.414Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Colgate 15–1419161.444Yale (YALE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Columbia 46–1420-161.458Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66733+2Lost to Michigan 2–2621191.488Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–10.75021+6Beat Wyoming 14–1322221.498Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–20.50053+5Beat George Washington 28–02341.516Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–0–10.83319+2Tied Kentucky 14–142451.629Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–1–10.62548+3Tied West Texas A&M 20–2025141.684Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–10.75021+3Beat Nebraska 27–026151.775Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–10.75021+3Beat Arkansas 25–2027111.799Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Villanova 28–1428-141.862COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–10.66733+2Lost to Holy Cross 14–1529191.882Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–10.75021+2Beat Montana 61–1330-81.902Purdue (PURDUE)B102–10.66733+3Lost to Wisconsin 0–93161.916West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–0–10.875180Tied Arizona 20–2032151.989Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75021+2Beat Vanderbilt 13–033-211.997USCPAC3–10.75021+2Lost to Washington 0–73402.029Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–20.50053+5Lost to Maryland 7–2835202.036Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–10.66733+2Beat Stanford 38–1436-102.058Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–10.75021+2Lost to Rice 7–2137-202.172Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–10.75021+2Lost to Colorado State 13–143842.313Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–20.50053+2Lost to Navy 0–2139312.324Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.75021+1Beat Tulane 14–040-352.339Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–10.66733+2Lost to UCLA 0–3841202.340Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC2–10.66733+1Beat Detroit Mercy 7–042222.426Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–10.66733+1Beat Illinois 27–1243142.467Iowa (IOWA)B102–10.66733+1Beat Indiana 20–64422.526Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–1–10.62548+1Tied Auburn 14–144582.527Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–10.75021-1Beat Florida State 24–2046-312.580Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–10.667330Lost to Ohio State 12–2747-22.590Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR2–1–10.62548+1Tied UTEP 27–2748-162.616Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–20.33370+1Lost to Notre Dame 0–144932.763LSUSEC1–2–10.37567+1Lost to Georgia Tech 0–750-142.764Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–1–10.625480Lost to San José State 20–2751-182.782Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–20.50053+2Lost to Michigan State 14–3852152.798Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–10.66733+1Beat Richmond 14–1253192.804Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–10.667330Beat Harvard 20–75492.850Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–10.75021-2Beat BYU 41–955-12.911Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66733-1Beat Virginia 26–756-132.947Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–20.500530Lost to Baylor 20–2557123.019Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–20.500530Beat North Carolina 28–758-83.084Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–30.25083+2Lost to Colorado 6–135903.140Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–20.33370+1Lost to Yale 14–4660-353.277George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–10.66733-2Lost to Florida 0–286173.384SMUIND SWC1–20.333700Beat Missouri 13–662-113.468Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–20.50053-1Lost to Citadel 12–1463-403.476DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–10.66733+2Lost to Presbyterian 7–166423.479Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–2–10.375670Tied Iowa State 7–765133.481Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–1–10.62548-1Beat Oklahoma State 14–766103.596Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–10.500530Beat Muhlenberg 21–067-393.776Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–10.50053-1Lost to Cornell 7–2068153.864South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–20.50053-2Beat Furman 19–069-113.936Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–30.250830Lost to Oklahoma 0–207043.973Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–20.50053-3Beat Idaho 20–07104.018Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–20.33370-1Beat Northwestern 18–772144.087Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–20.33370-1Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 13–073234.190Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–10.50053-2Beat Boston University 27–1274-124.204Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–20.50053-4Lost to Mississippi State 0–1475124.377Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–30.25083-1Beat New Mexico 18–07684.404William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–30.00094-1Lost to Duke 7–4777-214.405North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–20.33370-2Lost to Georgia 7–2878114.495Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–20.33370-2Beat Dartmouth 7–079-24.612Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–20.33370-3Lost to Ole Miss 0–138024.709Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC1–20.33370+1Lost to Houston 0–781-324.791MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–20.33370-2Lost to Kansas State 0–4282-94.937California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–2–10.37567-3Tied Washington State 20–2083185.016Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–20.50053-1Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 39–198465.033HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–20.33370-3BYE8505.148Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–20.33370-3BYE86-65.206Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33370-3Lost to Virginia Tech 20–2487-65.409Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–30.25083-2Lost to Denver 13–6188125.427Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–30.00094-2Lost to Boston College 14–2889-105.431Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–40.00094-3Lost to SMU 6–1390125.434Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–30.25083-4Beat Marquette 42–09135.499Indiana (INDIANA)B100–30.00094-2Lost to Iowa 6–2092-175.700New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY1–30.25083-4Lost to Utah State 0–189325.730Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–30.00094-2Lost to TCU 0–2194-26.036Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–40.00094-4Lost to Pacific 0–2095-356.104Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–30.00094-3Lost to Brown 0–796-316.177Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–30.00094-3Lost to Penn State 7–269706.222Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–30.25083-1Lost to Texas A&M 0–2798-106.369BYUIND SKY1–30.25083-5Lost to Utah 9–419966.393Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–30.00094-3Lost to Princeton 0–7100-96.479Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–2–10.16791-2Tied Kansas 7–7101-86.933Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–40.00094-5Lost to West Virginia 12–47102-37.085Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC0–30.00094-4Lost to Wichita State 7–14103-57.402NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–30.00094-4BYE10407.661Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–3–10.12593-4Tied California 20–2010529.405Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–30.00094-2Lost to Syracuse 12–27106-39.960North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI0–2–10.16791-1Lost to Southern Miss 0–26107-110.213Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–30.00094-4Lost to Minnesota 7–18108211.074Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–40.00094-3Lost to South Carolina 0–19109011.611Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–30.00094-2Lost to Xavier 0–37110-211.787New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–40.00094-5Lost to Howard Payne 12–34
