1955 Week 8 College Football Team RankingsOctober 18, 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 Status110.898Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–01.0001+11Beat North Carolina 25–7251.051UCLAPAC4–10.80014+9Beat Stanford 21–133201.070Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–0–10.87513+7Beat Georgia Tech 14–12451.075Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat Penn State 34–14591.145UTEPIND BOR2–0–20.75025+3Beat Arizona 29–06-31.174Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–01.0001+5Beat Northwestern 14–27-11.189West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–01.0001+4Beat William & Mary 39–13841.251Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–01.0001+6Beat Kansas 44–6981.276Duke (DUKE)ACC4–01.0001+4Beat Ohio State 20–1410-21.298Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–01.0001+6Beat Kansas State 34–1311141.302Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–10.80014+8Beat TCU 19–161241.303San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat New Mexico 14–01361.360Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Cornell 34–614121.404Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–10.80014+8Beat Washington 13–715-111.446TCUIND SWC4–10.80014+5Lost to Texas A&M 16–1916191.483Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–10.75025+6Beat Notre Dame 21–717-61.501Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–10.80014+7Lost to Auburn 12–1418151.518USCPAC4–10.80014+6Beat Wisconsin 33–2119-181.533Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75025+4Lost to USC 21–3320-101.575Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80014+6Lost to Baylor 7–1321-31.588Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Quantico Marines 7–02261.612COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–10.75025+5Beat Princeton 15–62341.665Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Detroit Mercy 23–02481.692Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–10.80014+6Beat Tulane 27–1325-31.702Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–20.60048+7Beat LSU 18–142651.858West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–0–10.900120Beat New Mexico State 32–627-61.932Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–10.75025+6BYE28111.949Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–10.80014+4Beat Kentucky 20–1429-141.959Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75025+3Lost to Michigan State 7–2130-172.024Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–10.75025+2Lost to Colgate 6–153162.036Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–10.80014+4Beat Tulsa 23–193222.103Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–2–10.50054+5Tied NC State 13–1333212.223Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–10.80014+1Beat Denver 27–73422.284Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–10.75025+3BYE3532.338Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–20.60048+4Beat Nebraska 21–736102.343Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–10.75025+1Beat Minnesota 21–1337-132.347Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–2–10.50054+3Lost to UTEP 0–2938-82.356Purdue (PURDUE)B102–1–10.62544+3Tied Iowa 20–203922.360Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC3–10.75025+1Beat Oklahoma State 21–1340102.512Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–1–10.700380Beat San Diego State 46–041112.529Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–10.75025+1Beat Furman 25–1942152.583Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–20.60048+2Beat Florida State 47–1443302.598Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–10.66741+1Beat Army 13–044-152.633Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–20.60048+2Lost to Utah 7–2745-402.645Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–1–10.62544+1Lost to SMU 0–2046122.722Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–30.40067+3Beat California 21–047132.742George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–10.75025-1Beat Pennsylvania 25–648-282.752Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50054+1Lost to Syracuse 0–1349-42.757Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–1–10.70038-1Tied Richmond 7–750-72.816Iowa (IOWA)B102–1–10.62544+1Tied Purdue 20–2051122.889DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–10.75025+3Beat Washington & LEE 54–05243.014Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–20.600480Beat Texas 27–205383.015SMUIND SWC2–20.500540Beat Rice 20–054-123.034Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–20.50054+1Lost to Duke 14–2055103.060Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–1–10.70038-1Beat South Dakota State 33–756-93.068Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR2–1–10.625440BYE57-43.103Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–20.50054+1Lost to Yale 6–345893.128Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–10.66741-1Beat Columbia 21–75973.168Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–10.667410Beat Brown 14–1260-163.204Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–2–10.500540Lost to Mississippi State 14–2061-63.273Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.500540Lost to Navy 14–3462-223.312Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–20.500540Lost to Pacific 7–136373.362Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–20.60048-1Beat Oregon State 13–76483.440Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–20.50054-1Beat Alabama 20–065-33.466Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–2–10.50054-1Tied Virginia Tech 7–766-153.515Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–30.40067+1Lost to UCLA 13–2167-193.652Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–20.33374-1BYE6873.673Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–30.400670Beat Montana 32–669-53.795Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–3–10.300750Lost to Oklahoma 6–447093.966Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–20.50054-3Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 12–071-33.972South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–20.50054-2BYE72-234.130LSUSEC1–3–10.30075-2Lost to Florida 14–187344.430North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–30.25079-2Lost to Maryland 7–257464.445Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC1–30.25079+2Lost to Boston College 0–2375-164.524Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–30.25079-1Lost to Harvard 7–217604.652William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–40.00099-1Lost to West Virginia 13–3977-34.733Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–30.40067-6Lost to Ole Miss 13–2778-74.871Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–30.25079-3Lost to Illinois 13–2179-104.918Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–40.20093-2Lost to Arkansas 20–2780115.092Indiana (INDIANA)B101–30.25079-3Beat Villanova 14–781-35.249Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–30.25079-4Lost to Rutgers 12–1482185.292Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–2–10.37572-3Beat Missouri 20–148325.308Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–30.25079-5Lost to Wyoming 19–2384125.349Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–30.25079-4Beat Virginia Military Institute 20–138575.543New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY1–40.20093-4Lost to San José State 0–148645.688Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.20093-5Lost to Colorado 13–3487175.822Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–3–10.30075-5Beat Idaho 9–088-65.854California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–3–10.30075-6Lost to Oregon 0–2189175.935North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI1–2–10.375720Beat Hardin Simmons 30–1990-16.110Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–50.00099-5Lost to Iowa State 14–2091-76.165HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–30.25079-6Lost to North Texas 19–3092-66.226Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25079-5Lost to Georgia 14–4793-106.337Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–30.40067-5Lost to Boston University 2–3294116.425Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–30.25079-1Beat Drake 32–295-86.435Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–40.20093-6Lost to Utah State 6–3296-156.510MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI1–30.25079-7Lost to Cincinnati 12–139716.557BYUIND SKY1–30.25079-7BYE9846.793Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC0–40.00099-5Lost to Houston 13–2199-117.009Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–40.00099-6Lost to Indiana 7–14100-37.032Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–40.20093-4Lost to Pittsburgh 7–21101-27.323Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–40.00099-6Lost to George Washington 6–25102-87.398Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–50.00099-9Lost to Washington State 0–9103-107.528Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–40.00099-6Lost to Tennessee 0–2010457.818Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–30.25079-1Beat Marquette 13–12105-47.839Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–50.00099-9Lost to Virginia 13–20106-118.025Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–40.00099-4Lost to Lafayette 13–21107-48.090NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–3–10.12598-6Tied Wake Forest 13–13108-19.247Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–40.00099-6Lost to Michigan 2–14109-110.538Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–50.00099-5Lost to Citadel 19–25110010.797New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–50.00099-7Lost to West Texas A&M 6–32
