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1957 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
101.082Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–10.9004+37BYE
201.083Auburn (AUBURN)SEC10–01.0001+40BYE
301.257Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR10–01.0001+28BYE
401.265Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI8–1–10.8508+30BYE
501.289Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–10.8895+27BYE
601.341Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–10.8895+27BYE
701.348Iowa (IOWA)B107–1–10.83310+25BYE
801.394Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–1–10.8508+28BYE
901.445Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON9–0–10.9503+27BYE
1011.596NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–1–20.80012+25BYE
11-11.611Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–20.80012+29BYE
1241.680Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–30.70023+28Beat SMU 54–21
13-11.693Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–30.70023+29BYE
14-11.709Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY7–1–10.83310+18BYE
15-11.741UCLAPAC8–20.80012+24BYE
16-11.772Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–20.77816+21BYE
1701.835Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–20.77816+20BYE
1801.859Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77816+19BYE
1901.885Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC8–20.80012+22BYE
2031.905Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–2–10.72220+19BYE
21-11.925Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–30.66730+17BYE
22-11.934West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON7–2–10.75019+18BYE
23-11.945Duke (DUKE)ACC6–2–20.70023+19BYE
2401.966Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–30.70023+20BYE
2512.129Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–2–10.72220+12BYE
2612.151Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–30.70023+16BYE
27-22.165Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–3–10.65034+20BYE
2802.184Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI7–10.8757+7BYE
2902.208Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–3–10.61140+11BYE
3002.262Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66730+13BYE
3102.299Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–3–20.60043+16BYE
3202.357Oregon (OREGON)PAC7–30.70023+15BYE
3302.378Yale (YALE)IND IVY6–2–10.72220+7BYE
3412.462North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–40.60043+16BYE
35-12.476Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–40.60043+15BYE
3602.512Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65034+12BYE
3702.560Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61140+8BYE
3802.565Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–3–10.65034+9BYE
3902.817Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC6–40.60043+8BYE
4012.839Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–40.60043+6BYE
41-12.846UTEPIND BOR6–30.66730+17BYE
4212.945Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–40.60043+4BYE
4312.966Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–30.625380BYE
44-22.974TCUIND SWC5–4–10.55055+5BYE
4503.009Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI6–30.66730-2BYE
4603.063West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR7–30.70023+7BYE
4703.073Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–3–10.61140+2BYE
4803.128Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–50.50063+8BYE
4923.147Purdue (PURDUE)B105–40.55652+1BYE
50-13.160Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–3–20.60043+1BYE
5113.173Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–4–10.55055+9BYE
52-23.179Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI6–3–10.65034+6BYE
5303.217Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC5–4–10.55055+6BYE
54103.259Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–4–10.55055+4Beat Pittsburgh 28–13
55-13.327Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–4–10.55055+3BYE
5603.383Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–50.44472+1BYE
5713.432Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–4–10.50063+1BYE
5813.468LSUSEC5–50.50063+2BYE
5913.513Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–3–30.55055+1BYE
6013.524Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55652-2BYE
6113.604South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC5–50.50063-3BYE
6233.621Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–40.60043-1BYE
6303.622Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–30.62538-7BYE
6423.642BYUIND SKY5–3–20.60043+7BYE
65-103.655Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–60.400740Lost to Miami 13–28
6623.673William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–60.40074+2BYE
6703.694Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR5–50.500630BYE
68-113.762SMUIND SWC4–5–10.450700Lost to Notre Dame 21–54
6903.832Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–4–20.50063-2BYE
7003.888Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–4–10.55055+5BYE
7103.962Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–50.44472-4BYE
7204.032Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–5–10.45070-3BYE
7304.229Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC5–4–10.55055-6BYE
7404.303Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–60.33387-6BYE
7514.485Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–40.556520BYE
76-14.486Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–6–10.35082-7BYE
7704.530Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–6–10.35082-7BYE
7804.610North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–50.500630BYE
7914.761Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–60.40074-12BYE
80-14.775Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–6–10.35082-9BYE
8104.837Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–60.40074-13BYE
8204.842Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–60.40074-14BYE
8334.970Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–60.40074-6BYE
84-14.977Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–60.33387-11BYE
85-15.001Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–6–10.35082-12BYE
86-15.029Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–70.30091-10BYE
8705.156Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–70.30091-15BYE
8805.166Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–50.37581-11BYE
8905.196Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–60.33387-10BYE
9005.243New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–60.40074-17BYE
9105.655Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35082-20BYE
9205.679Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–60.33387-21BYE
9305.775George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–70.22299-16BYE
9406.220San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30091-9BYE
9516.306Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–80.200101-26BYE
96-16.321California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–90.100106-27BYE
9706.398Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–70.30091-15BYE
9806.570Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–7–10.25097-23BYE
9916.675New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–70.30091-17BYE
100-16.680Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–80.200101-28BYE
10106.755Indiana (INDIANA)B101–80.111104-19BYE
10206.920Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–7–10.25097-26BYE
10306.945Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–90.100106-27BYE
10406.960USCPAC1–90.100106-33BYE
10507.074Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–70.30091-17BYE
10617.175Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–70.22299-19BYE
107-17.182Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–90.100106-29BYE
10807.610Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR1–8–10.150103-32BYE
10907.650Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–90.000110-28BYE
11007.713Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–100.000110-36BYE
11107.784Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–80.111104-21BYE
11208.384Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–100.000110-41BYE

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