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1957 Week 8 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
120.532Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–01.0001+7Beat Texas 21–7
260.893Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+7Beat Baylor 20–17
340.903Duke (DUKE)ACC4–01.0001+7Beat Rice 7–6
4-20.912Iowa (IOWA)B103–01.0001+4Beat Indiana 47–7
581.098NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–01.0001+7Beat Florida State 7–0
691.137Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–01.0001+5Beat Houston 28–6
7121.149Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–01.0001+2Beat Michigan 35–6
8-31.149Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–01.0001+3Beat Pennsylvania 13–9
901.171Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–01.0001+2Beat Purdue 23–14
10-41.183Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–0–10.83323+2Beat Cornell 34–0
11-101.228Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–10.66736+5Lost to Duke 6–7
1201.258UTEPIND BOR4–01.0001+6Beat Texas Tech 26–14
1371.301Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–0–10.87520+4Beat Davidson 26–14
14101.330North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75025+6Beat Miami 20–13
1511.348Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–01.0001+2Beat Vanderbilt 28–0
1691.350Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Army 23–21
17-131.407Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–0–10.83323+1Beat Marquette 26–7
1831.418Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–0–10.87520+2Beat Colorado State 27–13
19-11.441Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat Kentucky 6–0
20-31.448Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–01.0001+3Beat Hardin Simmons 35–26
21-71.516Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–01.0001+2Beat Idaho 20–0
22121.606Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–01.0001+1Beat Brown 35–0
23-121.610Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66736+3Lost to Notre Dame 21–23
24-21.616Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–01.00010Beat Northwestern 41–6
2521.704Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.00010BYE
2631.765New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY3–10.75025+3Beat Utah State 14–10
2761.802Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.75025+3Beat California 21–6
28281.833West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–1–10.62546+3Beat Boston University 46–6
2991.835Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–10.75025+4Beat Nebraska 34–0
30101.843Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–10.75025+4Beat San José State 26–0
31101.868South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75025+4Beat Furman 58–13
3231.908Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–0–10.875200Tied Kansas State 7–7
3391.921TCUIND SWC2–1–10.62546+2Beat Alabama 28–0
3421.959Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI4–01.00010Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 19–7
35-121.986UCLAPAC3–10.75025+2Beat Washington 19–0
36112.022Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–10.75025+3Beat Stanford 21–18
3722.149Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–10.66736+2Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 28–13
38202.275Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–1–10.62546+1Beat SMU 7–6
39112.342LSUSEC3–10.750250Beat Georgia Tech 20–13
40212.343Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–1–10.62546+2Beat Kansas 21–6
41112.370Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND FBSI3–10.750250Beat Tulsa 28–13
42242.385Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–10.66736+1Beat Colgate 48–6
43202.559Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–10.75025+1Beat Dayton 41–14
44-182.587Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66736+1Lost to Michigan State 6–35
45302.651Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–10.667360Beat Illinois 21–7
46-92.850Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC2–20.50054+1Lost to Texas A&M 6–28
47-162.933Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–20.50054+2Lost to Arkansas 17–20
48252.969Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–1–10.625460Beat Arizona 34–14
49322.997Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–20.500540Beat Virginia 20–6
5093.066Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–10.667360Beat William & Mary 21–13
5123.074Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–20.50054+1Lost to Oklahoma 7–21
52-203.150Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–1–20.50054+1Lost to Ole Miss 0–28
53153.185Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–10.66736-2Beat Wichita State 28–0
54303.246Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–10.66736-1Beat Columbia 19–0
55-453.250Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–1–10.62546+4Lost to Wofford 0–34
56-103.288Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–2–10.37571+1Lost to Iowa State 6–21
57333.361Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–10.66736-1Beat Arkansas State 47–13
58163.456Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–30.25087+1Lost to Oregon State 0–20
59-153.459Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–2–10.37571+1Lost to Boston College 14–41
6053.480Purdue (PURDUE)B100–30.000990Lost to Wisconsin 14–23
61-13.496Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–20.333770Lost to Arizona State 26–35
62-173.508Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–20.50054-1Lost to Washington State 18–21
6373.537Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–1–10.62546-2Beat Xavier 23–14
64-363.560Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC1–1–10.50054-1Lost to LSU 13–20
65173.629George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–20.50054-1Beat Air Force 20–0
66-113.670Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–20.50054-1Lost to George Washington 0–20
6743.752Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–20.333770Lost to Wyoming 13–27
6883.781Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–30.250870Beat Wake Forest 27–0
69-123.816Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–20.50054-1Lost to Virginia Military Institute 14–26
70-403.817SMUIND SWC1–1–10.50054-1Lost to Missouri 6–7
71-283.826Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–20.50054-1Lost to Virginia Tech 14–21
72-233.853Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–20.33377-1Lost to Ohio State 7–21
73-113.927Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–20.333770Lost to Dartmouth 0–35
74274.008Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–20.50054-1Beat Villanova 21–14
75-34.015Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–20.50054-2BYE
76-254.068Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–20.333770Lost to Yale 0–19
77264.090Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–20.50054-3Beat BYU 27–0
7804.105Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–20.33377-1Lost to Syracuse 0–34
79-314.108Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–20.33377-1Lost to North Carolina 13–20
80-264.184Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–20.33377-1Lost to West Virginia 6–46
8184.224West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–20.600530Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 27–20
82154.287Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–30.00099-1Lost to Princeton 9–13
83-34.365Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–2–10.37571-2Tied Pacific 7–7
84-74.510Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–2–10.37571-1Lost to New Mexico 10–14
85-64.511Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25087-1Lost to NC State 0–7
86-194.687Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–40.00099-1Lost to Auburn 0–6
87-234.769Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–2–10.37571-2Lost to Clemson 6–20
8854.825Indiana (INDIANA)B100–30.000990Lost to Iowa 7–47
89105.011William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–30.25087-2Lost to Penn State 13–21
90195.181Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–10.50054-2Beat Ohio 14–7
91-55.241Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–30.25087-2Lost to Pittsburgh 0–34
92-45.255Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–30.40070-4Lost to South Carolina 13–58
93-65.306USCPAC0–30.00099-2BYE
9485.345Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI0–40.00099-3Lost to UTEP 14–26
95-35.422San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25087-2Lost to Oregon 0–26
96-25.533Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–30.00099-2Lost to Minnesota 6–41
97-285.679Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–20.33377-2Lost to Rutgers 6–48
98-135.770California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–40.00099-3Lost to Navy 6–21
99-35.802Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–40.00099-3Lost to Oklahoma State 13–28
10066.014Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–3–10.12598-2Lost to UCLA 0–19
101-106.016Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–30.25087-3Beat Tulane 13–6
10226.057Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–40.00099-3Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–28
103-86.120BYUIND SKY1–2–10.37571-4Lost to Utah 0–27
10416.157New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–20.33377-1BYE
105-226.311North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–40.00099-1Lost to Abilene Christian 20–28
106-86.716Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–30.25087-7Lost to Georgia 6–13
10736.768Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–40.00099-4Lost to Holy Cross 7–26
108-16.821Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–2–10.16796-2Lost to TCU 0–28
10936.837Denver (DENVER)IND SKY1–30.25087-6Beat Montana 26–13
11016.991Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR0–2–10.16796-2Lost to Colorado 14–34
111-38.255Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY0–40.00099-7Lost to Denver 13–26
112-128.421Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–30.00099-5Lost to Maryland 0–27

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