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1957 Week 12 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
130.960Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–01.0001+24Beat Missouri 39–14
200.997Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–01.0001+22Beat Mississippi State 15–7
3-21.081Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–01.0001+26Beat SMU 19–6
431.160Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–01.0001+17Beat UTEP 43–7
511.215Iowa (IOWA)B106–0–10.9296+15Beat Minnesota 44–20
6-11.355Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–0–10.9296+12Beat Columbia 7–0
711.442Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–10.8579+17Beat Georgia Tech 21–6
881.488Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–10.8579+17Beat Boston University 27–2
981.505Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–10.8579+13Beat Notre Dame 34–6
1051.509Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–10.8758+15Beat LSU 14–12
1101.516Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–10.8579+16Beat Utah 39–33
1201.539Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–10.81316+14Tied Duke 6–6
13-41.560Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–0–10.9385+14Beat Lehigh 12–7
1481.677Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–10.8579+11Beat Purdue 20–7
15111.762Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY6–10.8579+11Beat Harvard 28–20
16-131.834NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–1–20.75019+11Lost to William & Mary 6–7
1711.868Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–1–20.71425+11Beat Kentucky 12–7
1811.996Duke (DUKE)ACC5–1–20.75019+9Tied Navy 6–6
1992.013Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71425+11Beat Marquette 20–7
20-62.020Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–30.62544+15Lost to Rice 7–13
2192.042UCLAPAC6–20.75019+13Beat Washington State 19–13
22-122.047Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–20.66735+11Lost to Michigan State 6–34
23122.047Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND FBSI5–1–10.78617+7Beat Wyoming 39–6
2402.193UTEPIND BOR5–20.71425+13Lost to Arizona State 7–43
2562.224Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–20.71425+8Beat Maryland 26–7
26-52.229Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–2–10.68831+10Lost to Oklahoma 14–39
2792.253West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON5–2–10.68831+11Beat Pittsburgh 7–6
28-152.254Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–20.75019+12Lost to Washington 6–13
2902.263TCUIND SWC4–2–10.64338+7BYE
3042.277North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–30.62544+11Beat South Carolina 28–6
31-42.291Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–20.71425+6Lost to Auburn 7–15
3212.370Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–30.57147+6Beat Northwestern 41–12
3372.390Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–1–20.75019+2Beat San José State 21–6
34102.399Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–2–10.64338+5Beat Syracuse 20–19
35-122.436Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–2–10.64338+7Lost to Holy Cross 19–20
3652.465Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC6–20.75019+6Beat California 21–19
37-172.493Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI6–10.85790Lost to Wichita State 7–14
3852.515Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–30.57147+10Beat Arkansas 13–7
3902.629Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–20.66735+5Beat Georgia 22–0
40192.668Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–2–10.64338+4Beat Florida State 40–13
4162.673Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–20.71425+3Beat Villanova 16–7
42112.706Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC5–2–10.68831+1Beat Indiana 21–0
4332.783Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–30.57147+5Beat Arizona 28–20
44-192.833Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–2–10.64338+2Lost to Illinois 19–20
4562.910Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–3–10.56354+4Beat Utah State 35–7
4642.917West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR7–20.77818+4Beat Abilene Christian 12–2
4782.988Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–30.62544+2Beat USC 35–7
48203.044Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–40.42971+3Beat Michigan 20–19
49-113.089Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–3–10.50059+3Lost to Tennessee 6–21
50103.089Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–2–10.68831+6Beat Presbyterian 14–0
51-93.108Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–30.57147+1Lost to Boston College 2–27
5253.128Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–3–10.56354+1Beat Colorado State 20–0
53-53.130Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–3–10.56354+6Tied Baylor 7–7
5483.161Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–20.66735-2Beat Wofford 16–7
5583.240Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC3–4–10.43867+4Beat Southern Miss 27–12
56-113.298Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–30.571470Lost to Iowa 20–44
57-253.325Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–2–10.64338-3Lost to Pennsylvania 20–33
58-93.346Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–40.50059+2Lost to UCLA 13–19
59-53.397Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–40.50059-2Lost to Army 33–39
60-233.454Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–2–30.563540Lost to Oklahoma State 6–39
61153.500William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–50.37579+3Beat NC State 7–6
62-43.560Purdue (PURDUE)B103–40.429710Lost to Ohio State 7–20
63-23.580LSUSEC4–40.50059-1Lost to Ole Miss 12–14
64-123.666Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–50.37579+3Lost to Clemson 7–26
65-93.823Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–50.37579+1Lost to West Virginia 6–7
6683.892Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–4–10.438670Beat Nebraska 13–0
67-33.894SMUIND SWC2–3–10.417780Lost to Texas A&M 6–19
6833.959New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–30.57147-8BYE
6913.967Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–30.50059-3Lost to Princeton 20–28
7083.991Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–3–10.56354+1Beat North Dakota State 40–6
7123.993Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–4–10.43867-1Tied Texas 7–7
7204.003Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–4–10.357840BYE
7324.081Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–40.42971-2Beat Brown 13–6
74-84.119South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–40.42971-5Lost to North Carolina 6–28
7544.144Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–30.57147+5Beat Lafayette 34–19
7644.176Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–40.42971-1Beat Bucknell 32–0
77-104.186Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42971-4Lost to Miami 13–40
7864.302Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–4–10.43867-1Beat Kansas State 13–7
79-104.352Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–40.42971-6Lost to Cornell 6–13
8014.467Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–40.50059-7Beat Air Force 26–14
8124.614Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–40.50059-8Beat Wake Forest 10–3
82154.648Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–5–10.31386-3Beat Oregon 13–6
83-184.890BYUIND SKY3–3–20.50059-1Lost to Fresno State 14–27
84104.993Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–50.37579-10Beat George Washington 13–6
85134.997Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–60.14398-7Beat Yale 33–20
86225.079Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–60.14398-5Beat Drake 14–7
8765.475North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–50.375790Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 12–0
88-115.476Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–5–10.31386-10Lost to Kansas 7–13
89105.563Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–50.28689-10Beat Texas Tech 3–0
90-85.606George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–60.25091-12Lost to Richmond 6–13
9105.696Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–60.25091-14Lost to Detroit Mercy 7–16
92-75.803Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–4–10.35784-12Lost to Denver 14–26
93-45.831Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–60.25091-11Lost to Florida 0–22
9426.003San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–60.25091-7Lost to Pacific 6–21
95-56.007Indiana (INDIANA)B101–60.14398-7Lost to Cincinnati 0–21
96-46.069California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–70.125105-14Lost to Oregon State 19–21
97-96.245Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–5–10.31386-14Lost to Idaho 7–35
9896.363Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–60.25091-18Beat Alabama 7–0
99-136.543Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–60.25091-10Lost to Montana State 13–22
10006.598Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–70.125105-17Lost to Vanderbilt 7–12
101-146.653Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–5–10.21497-13Lost to Tulane 0–7
102-76.657Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI1–70.125105-18Lost to Tulsa 0–3
10316.858Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–60.14398-7Lost to Dartmouth 0–7
104-36.950Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–70.000110-14Lost to Wisconsin 12–41
10507.214Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–50.28689-14BYE
106-37.378Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–70.125105-20Lost to Iowa State 0–13
107-17.424USCPAC1–60.14398-21Lost to Stanford 7–35
10837.538Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–80.000110-20Lost to Penn State 7–20
109-77.553New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–60.14398-7Lost to Mcmurry 6–26
110-18.035Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–60.14398-13Lost to Colorado 0–20
111-18.261Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–70.000110-20Lost to Virginia Tech 3–10
11208.368Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR0–6–10.071109-20Lost to Hardin Simmons 20–28

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