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1957 Week 9 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
100.879Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–01.0001+9Beat Kansas 47–0
210.888Duke (DUKE)ACC5–01.0001+10Beat Wake Forest 34–7
310.966Iowa (IOWA)B104–01.0001+7Beat Wisconsin 21–7
421.024Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–01.0001+9Beat TCU 7–0
501.049NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–0–10.90012+9Tied Miami 0–0
661.180UTEPIND BOR4–01.0001+9BYE
791.220Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4BYE
831.259Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–10.75025+8Beat SMU 27–21
961.262Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–01.0001+5Beat Tulane 50–0
10101.287Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–01.0001+5BYE
11-11.317Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–0–10.87514+4Beat Nebraska 26–9
12101.348Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–01.0001+4Beat Holy Cross 14–7
13221.373UCLAPAC4–10.80015+7Beat Oregon State 26–7
1451.419Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–01.0001+4Beat Georgia Tech 3–0
15-21.475Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–0–10.90012+6Beat William & Mary 14–13
1671.549Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–10.75025+6Beat Pittsburgh 29–13
1711.554Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–0–20.80015+3Tied BYU 0–0
18121.575Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–10.80015+8Beat Washington State 14–13
19-101.587Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75025+4Lost to Iowa 7–21
20-181.674Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–10.80015+6Lost to Texas 0–17
2171.834West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–1–10.70038+5Beat George Washington 34–14
2291.891South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75025+5BYE
2341.899Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–10.80015+5Beat Georgia 27–14
2481.934Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–0–20.800150Tied Idaho 7–7
2591.944Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+1BYE
2601.954New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–10.80015+3Beat Arizona 27–0
27102.018Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–10.75025+3Beat Alabama 14–0
28102.033Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–1–10.70038+3Beat Iowa State 35–13
29142.149Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–10.80015+4Beat Villanova 12–9
30422.151Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–20.50056+3Beat Minnesota 34–13
31-102.186Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–10.80015+1Lost to UCLA 7–26
32-252.288Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–10.75025+1Lost to Purdue 13–20
3362.307LSUSEC4–10.800150Beat Kentucky 21–0
34112.356Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–10.750250Beat Indiana 56–0
35162.389Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–20.60048+5Beat Arkansas 17–0
36-282.393Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–10.75025+1Lost to Colgate 10–12
37202.403Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.75025+1Beat Florida 29–20
38-242.404North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–20.60048+4Lost to Maryland 7–21
39132.421Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–1–20.60048+3Beat Penn State 32–20
40-72.481TCUIND SWC2–2–10.50056+2Lost to Texas A&M 0–7
41-242.508Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–1–10.62547+1Lost to Dartmouth 7–14
42-12.540Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND FBSI3–1–10.700380Tied Houston 6–6
43-142.561Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–20.60048+4Lost to Army 13–29
44-82.589Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–20.60048+4Lost to Oregon 13–14
45102.622Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–1–10.70038+7Beat Richmond 26–0
46-22.643Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.750250Beat Northwestern 34–14
4772.674Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–10.750250Beat Cornell 18–7
4802.704Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–1–10.700380Beat Kansas State 42–14
49-252.707Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–10.75025-1Lost to Illinois 13–34
50-42.781Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC2–2–10.50056+2Tied Oklahoma State 6–6
51172.961Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–30.40069+3Beat North Carolina 21–7
5212.976Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–10.75025-2Beat Xavier 30–20
53103.064Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–1–10.70038-2Beat Marquette 14–0
54-143.078Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–2–10.50056+2Lost to Missouri 13–35
55-303.082Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–10.66744-1Lost to Mississippi State 20–29
56-73.154Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–20.500560BYE
57-103.208Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–20.60048+1Beat Texas Tech 15–12
5833.234Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR2–20.500560Beat Wichita State 27–14
5933.273Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–20.60048-1Beat Washington 21–14
6003.298Purdue (PURDUE)B101–30.25088+1Beat Michigan State 20–13
6183.448Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–20.60048-1Beat West Virginia Tech 33–14
62113.476Brown (BROWN)IND IVY2–20.500560Beat Pennsylvania 20–7
63173.538Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–20.50056-1Beat Bucknell 28–0
64233.594Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–2–10.500560Beat Virginia Tech 38–7
65163.615West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–20.66744+1Beat New Mexico State 35–7
6603.668Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–20.50056-1BYE
67-93.715Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–3–10.300830Tied Pacific 7–7
68-43.785Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC1–2–10.37579-1Lost to Auburn 0–3
69213.878Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–10.66744-2Beat Columbia 19–6
70273.947Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–20.500560Beat Princeton 12–10
71-213.975Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50056-1Lost to Vanderbilt 20–32
72134.139Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–30.40069-2Beat Abilene Christian 34–7
73224.177San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–30.40069-1Beat San Diego State 46–0
74-34.194Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–30.40069-2Lost to Boston College 9–12
7534.204Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–30.25088-1Lost to Yale 7–18
76-114.233George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–30.40069-3Lost to West Virginia 14–34
77-214.245Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–3–10.300830Lost to Oklahoma 0–47
78-364.262Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–20.50056+1Lost to Lehigh 7–13
79-94.313SMUIND SWC1–2–10.37579-1Lost to Rice 21–27
80-14.679Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–2–10.37579-1Tied NC State 0–0
81-64.700Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–30.40069-4Lost to Citadel 0–26
82-64.879Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–30.25088-1Lost to Harvard 6–19
83-64.879Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–30.40069-5Lost to Denver 7–12
84-105.082Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–30.40069-4Lost to Virginia 7–38
85-25.152Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–3–10.30083-4Lost to Colorado 14–42
86235.332Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–30.40069-5Beat Utah 12–7
87-205.402Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–30.25088+1Lost to Bradley 0–19
8815.415William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–40.20093-4Lost to Virginia Military Institute 13–14
8955.581Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI0–50.000103-5Lost to Baylor 12–15
90155.687North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC1–40.20093-1Beat Tulsa 14–12
91105.726Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–40.20093-4Lost to Navy 14–27
92-15.820Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–40.20093-4Lost to Syracuse 9–26
93-95.899Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–3–10.30083-5Lost to Montana 25–35
94166.042Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR0–3–10.125100-3Lost to New Mexico 0–27
95-96.091Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–50.000103-4Lost to LSU 0–21
96-86.142Indiana (INDIANA)B100–40.000103-2Lost to Ohio State 0–56
9716.154California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–40.20093-6Beat USC 12–0
9846.269Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–50.000103-5Lost to Hardin Simmons 14–27
99-406.310Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–3–10.300830Lost to Louisville 19–33
100-186.365Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–40.000103-5Lost to Brown 7–20
101-96.393Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–40.33382-5Lost to Wofford 12–13
102-66.524Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–40.000103-5Lost to Michigan 14–34
10316.610New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–30.25088-3Lost to West Texas A&M 7–35
104-46.619Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–4–10.100102-5Lost to Stanford 14–21
10566.737Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–40.20093-7Beat Utah State 35–25
106-36.746BYUIND SKY1–2–20.40069-5Tied Wyoming 0–0
107-16.905Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–40.20093-9Lost to Ole Miss 0–50
10806.935Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–3–10.125100-4Lost to Tennessee 0–14
109-106.991Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–50.000103-8Lost to North Texas 12–14
110-177.586USCPAC0–40.000103-8Lost to California 0–12
11117.724Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–40.000103-6Lost to Duke 7–34
112-57.747Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–50.000103-8Lost to Cincinnati 0–14

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