1957 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 7, 1958By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1957 Season Tags: • No Comments

1957 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	1.017	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	4	+43	Beat Duke 48–21
2	-1	1.076	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+41	BYE
3	1	1.175	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	7	+37	Beat Rice 20–7
4	1	1.211	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	5	+34	Beat Oregon 10–7
5	-2	1.249	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	10–0	1.000	1	+28	BYE
6	2	1.293	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+35	Beat Texas 39–7
7	0	1.336	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	7–1–1	0.833	9	+25	BYE
8	-2	1.362	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	8–1	0.889	6	+27	BYE
9	0	1.443	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	9–0–1	0.950	3	+27	BYE
10	0	1.593	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–1–2	0.800	11	+25	BYE
11	0	1.684	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	24	+29	BYE
12	0	1.699	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	7–1–1	0.833	9	+18	BYE
13	2	1.735	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	14	+21	BYE
14	0	1.752	UCLA	PAC	8–2	0.800	11	+23	BYE
15	1	1.766	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–3	0.727	19	+28	BYE
16	1	1.785	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	14	+20	BYE
17	1	1.831	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	14	+19	BYE
18	5	1.882	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	7–2–1	0.750	18	+18	BYE
19	2	1.885	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–2–1	0.722	21	+19	BYE
20	2	1.888	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–3	0.667	27	+17	BYE
21	-1	1.895	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	8–2	0.800	11	+22	BYE
22	-3	1.927	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	19	+24	BYE
23	-10	2.023	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	34	+26	Lost to Navy 7–20
24	1	2.105	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–2–1	0.722	21	+12	BYE
25	3	2.146	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	39	+11	BYE
26	4	2.192	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	27	+13	BYE
27	-3	2.201	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–3–2	0.636	34	+18	Lost to Oklahoma 21–48
28	-2	2.209	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–3	0.700	24	+15	BYE
29	2	2.256	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–3–2	0.600	42	+16	BYE
30	2	2.358	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–2–1	0.722	21	+7	BYE
31	3	2.465	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–4	0.600	42	+17	BYE
32	3	2.466	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	31	+12	BYE
33	4	2.511	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	39	+8	BYE
34	4	2.520	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–3–1	0.650	31	+9	BYE
35	-2	2.554	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	34	+14	Lost to Ohio State 7–10
36	-7	2.576	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	51	+19	Lost to Ole Miss 7–39
37	-1	2.595	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	42	+13	BYE
38	-11	2.782	Drake (DRAKE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	14	+7	Lost to Louisville 20–34
39	1	2.795	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	42	+6	BYE
40	1	2.804	UTEP	IND BOR	6–3	0.667	27	+17	BYE
41	-2	2.835	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–4	0.600	42	+7	BYE
42	1	2.922	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	37	0	BYE
43	1	2.946	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	27	-2	BYE
44	-2	3.009	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–4	0.600	42	+2	BYE
45	2	3.070	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	24	+6	BYE
46	0	3.074	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	39	+2	BYE
47	5	3.113	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	31	+6	BYE
48	1	3.140	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	5–3–2	0.600	42	+1	BYE
49	2	3.141	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–4–1	0.550	55	+9	BYE
50	-5	3.142	TCU	IND SWC	5–4–1	0.550	55	+3	BYE
51	-3	3.146	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–4	0.556	52	+1	BYE
52	-2	3.190	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5	0.500	63	+6	BYE
53	0	3.249	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	55	+4	BYE
54	0	3.262	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	55	+5	BYE
55	0	3.358	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–4–1	0.550	55	+2	BYE
56	0	3.372	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–5	0.444	72	+1	BYE
57	0	3.480	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	4–4–1	0.500	63	0	BYE
58	1	3.482	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	4–3–3	0.550	55	+1	BYE
59	-1	3.507	LSU	SEC	5–5	0.500	63	+1	BYE
60	0	3.510	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	52	-2	BYE
61	1	3.598	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	42	-1	BYE
62	1	3.607	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	5–3	0.625	37	-7	BYE
63	1	3.618	BYU	IND SKY	5–3–2	0.600	42	+7	BYE
64	2	3.646	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	74	+2	BYE
65	2	3.666	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	5–5	0.500	63	0	BYE
66	-1	3.668	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	74	0	BYE
67	-6	3.699	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	63	-4	BYE
68	0	3.859	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	4–4–2	0.500	63	-2	BYE
69	1	3.878	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–4–1	0.550	55	+5	BYE
70	-1	3.949	SMU	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	70	-2	BYE
71	0	3.956	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–5	0.444	72	-4	BYE
72	0	4.038	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–5–1	0.450	70	-4	BYE
73	0	4.210	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	55	-6	BYE
74	0	4.264	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	87	-6	BYE
75	0	4.475	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	52	0	BYE
76	0	4.480	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–6–1	0.350	82	-7	BYE
77	0	4.556	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	82	-8	BYE
78	0	4.605	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	63	-1	BYE
79	0	4.750	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	74	-12	BYE
80	1	4.810	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	74	-13	BYE
81	-1	4.816	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–6–1	0.350	82	-9	BYE
82	0	4.820	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	74	-14	BYE
83	0	4.951	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	87	-11	BYE
84	0	4.959	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	74	-6	BYE
85	0	5.103	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–7	0.300	91	-11	BYE
86	0	5.125	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–6–1	0.350	82	-14	BYE
87	0	5.133	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–7	0.300	91	-14	BYE
88	0	5.145	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–5	0.375	81	-11	BYE
89	0	5.158	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	87	-10	BYE
90	0	5.216	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	4–6	0.400	74	-17	BYE
91	0	5.617	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	82	-20	BYE
92	0	5.646	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	87	-21	BYE
93	0	5.753	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	99	-16	BYE
94	0	6.269	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	91	-10	BYE
95	1	6.320	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	101	-27	BYE
96	1	6.362	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	3–7	0.300	91	-15	BYE
97	-2	6.398	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–9	0.100	106	-28	BYE
98	0	6.547	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–7–1	0.250	97	-23	BYE
99	1	6.656	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	3–7	0.300	91	-17	BYE
100	-1	6.763	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	2–8	0.200	101	-29	BYE
101	0	6.772	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–8	0.111	104	-19	BYE
102	0	6.897	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	2–7–1	0.250	97	-26	BYE
103	0	6.911	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–9	0.100	106	-27	BYE
104	0	7.006	USC	PAC	1–9	0.100	106	-34	BYE
105	0	7.069	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	91	-17	BYE
106	0	7.128	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–9	0.100	106	-29	BYE
107	0	7.152	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	2–7	0.222	99	-19	BYE
108	0	7.559	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	1–8–1	0.150	103	-32	BYE
109	0	7.593	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–9	0.000	110	-28	BYE
110	0	7.739	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–10	0.000	110	-37	BYE
111	0	7.759	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	104	-21	BYE
112	0	8.274	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	0–10	0.000	110	-41	BYE