1958 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

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

1958 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	2	0.302	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–0–1	0.750	26	+2	Tied Iowa 13–13
2	4	0.438	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–0–1	0.750	26	+2	Tied Air Force 13–13
3	-2	0.647	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Penn State 26–0
4	24	0.672	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Marquette 50–0
5	-1	0.701	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Rice 24–0
6	11	0.847	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
7	14	0.900	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Cincinnati 34–13
8	18	0.959	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat BYU 32–6
9	-7	0.969	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Oregon 6–0
10	-2	1.048	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Wichita State 43–12
11	16	1.110	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–0–1	0.750	26	+1	Tied Michigan 12–12
12	25	1.149	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Washington 12–7
13	9	1.188	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colgate 21–7
14	1	1.220	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Minnesota 13–7
15	5	1.246	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Maryland 8–0
16	9	1.256	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Yale 35–29
17	14	1.256	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Boston University 28–14
18	12	1.265	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat SMU 14–6
19	-7	1.295	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0–1	0.750	26	+1	Tied Michigan State 12–12
20	-4	1.317	LSU	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Hardin Simmons 20–6
21	3	1.334	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Richmond 12–6
22	-13	1.339	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kansas 31–0
23	15	1.347	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Texas Tech 12–7
24	-11	1.397	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Stanford 28–0
25	7	1.436	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 30–8
26	3	1.476	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 21–0
27	-8	1.485	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	25	+1	Tied Alabama 0–0
28	5	1.674	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Harvard 21–14
29	16	1.692	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	31	+3	Beat Iowa State 7–6
30	-25	1.710	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–1	0.667	31	+2	Lost to Florida State 24–27
31	51	1.760	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	52	+2	Beat Baylor 14–8
32	18	1.856	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–1	0.667	31	+2	BYE
33	10	1.884	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Pennsylvania 13–12
34	6	2.004	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	31	+2	Beat New Mexico State 43–12
35	31	2.125	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	2–1	0.667	31	+2	Beat Tulane 14–0
36	-2	2.136	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	31	+1	Lost to Texas 7–12
37	38	2.147	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	52	+1	Beat Mississippi State 13–8
38	-15	2.151	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	52	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 0–6
39	41	2.239	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	52	+1	Beat Syracuse 14–13
40	37	2.259	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat Wake Forest 27–24
41	-27	2.367	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	31	0	Lost to Nebraska 6–7
42	9	2.367	TCU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	31	0	Beat Arkansas 12–7
43	21	2.369	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	31	+1	Beat Quantico Marines 26–13
44	24	2.383	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	31	+1	Beat Georgia 24–14
45	-38	2.473	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	1–1–1	0.500	52	+1	Lost to Houston 13–34
46	-10	2.499	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	31	0	Lost to Ohio State 7–12
47	-12	2.505	BYU	IND SKY	2–1	0.667	31	+1	Lost to Colorado State 6–32
48	33	2.580	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	52	+1	Beat West Virginia 13–12
49	34	2.586	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	31	+1	Beat Boston College 21–19
50	22	2.645	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	2–1	0.667	31	0	Beat West Texas A&M 16–13
51	-10	2.681	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	1–2	0.333	67	+1	Lost to LSU 6–20
52	21	2.716	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	67	+1	Beat Washington State 34–14
53	0	2.791	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	31	-1	Beat William & Mary 27–15
54	34	2.793	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	31	0	Beat Virginia 26–14
55	-37	2.825	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	31	0	Lost to Miami 8–14
56	34	2.852	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	52	0	Beat Columbia 43–8
57	-13	2.879	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–2	0.333	67	+1	Lost to Clemson 0–8
58	29	2.902	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	31	-1	Beat Arizona 34–0
59	26	3.046	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	2–1	0.667	31	-1	Beat Denver 15–12
60	29	3.067	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	31	-1	Beat UCLA 14–0
61	-22	3.139	USC	PAC	1–2	0.333	67	0	Lost to North Carolina 7–8
62	24	3.194	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	2–1	0.667	31	-1	Beat Montana 44–16
63	0	3.200	SMU	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	93	0	Lost to Notre Dame 6–14
64	-53	3.249	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Tennessee 8–13
65	-9	3.318	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	67	0	Lost to Purdue 0–24
66	-7	3.338	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	1–2	0.333	67	0	Lost to Wyoming 12–15
67	24	3.359	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	67	0	Beat USC 8–7
68	-10	3.390	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	67	0	Lost to NC State 14–26
69	2	3.391	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–1–1	0.250	90	0	Tied Vanderbilt 0–0
70	-24	3.397	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Navy 14–28
71	-22	3.433	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Brown 29–35
72	-30	3.449	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	67	0	Lost to Utah State 13–20
73	6	3.466	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	67	0	Beat Missouri 12–0
74	-64	3.496	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Holy Cross 13–14
75	-1	3.540	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	93	0	Lost to Rutgers 7–21
76	2	3.619	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	67	-1	Lost to Army 0–26
77	24	3.764	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	52	-1	Beat Furman 11–8
78	-31	3.860	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Wisconsin 0–50
79	-27	3.984	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	52	-1	BYE
80	-15	3.990	UCLA	PAC	1–2	0.333	67	-1	Lost to Oregon State 0–14
81	-27	4.033	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	67	-1	Lost to Indiana 12–13
82	-25	4.079	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	67	-1	Lost to Texas A&M 0–12
83	-16	4.127	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–3	0.000	93	-1	Lost to South Carolina 14–24
84	-36	4.290	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	67	-2	Lost to California 14–34
85	-25	4.303	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	1–2	0.333	67	-1	Lost to Tulsa 0–34
86	-24	4.432	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–2	0.000	93	-1	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–13
87	-18	4.767	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	67	-2	Lost to Villanova 19–21
88	-12	4.793	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	93	-1	Lost to Virginia Tech 15–27
89	-19	4.978	UTEP	IND BOR	1–2	0.333	67	+1	Lost to Abilene Christian 6–14
90	7	5.070	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	67	-3	Beat Illinois 15–13
91	3	5.085	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	1–2	0.333	67	-2	Beat Utah 20–0
92	-37	5.120	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	1–2	0.333	67	-3	Lost to Idaho 0–20
93	5	5.320	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	1–2	0.333	67	-3	Beat Kansas State 20–13
94	16	5.615	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	52	0	Beat Citadel 8–6
95	-3	5.756	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–3	0.000	93	-2	Lost to Georgia Tech 0–14
96	8	5.869	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	93	-2	Lost to Colorado 0–31
97	-4	5.940	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	93	-3	Lost to TCU 7–12
98	-3	6.138	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	0–3	0.000	93	-3	Lost to Arizona State 13–16
99	-15	6.343	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	93	-1	Lost to Princeton 8–43
100	-39	6.672	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	67	-1	Lost to Bowling Green State 0–25
101	7	6.704	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	93	-2	Lost to Dartmouth 12–13
102	0	7.024	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	1–3	0.250	90	-2	Lost to North Texas 12–43
103	4	7.193	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	93	-2	Lost to George Washington 8–11
104	-4	7.228	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	0–3	0.000	93	-4	Lost to New Mexico 16–44
105	-2	7.427	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	93	-4	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–12
106	-1	7.908	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–3	0.000	93	-4	Lost to Northwestern 0–28
107	2	7.936	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	93	0	Lost to Cornell 14–21
108	3	8.510	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–2–1	0.167	92	0	Lost to Oklahoma State 12–43
109	-13	8.701	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–2	0.000	93	-4	Lost to Duke 13–15
110	-11	9.041	Drake (DRAKE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	93	-1	Lost to Northern Iowa 16–20
111	-5	9.211	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	93	-1	BYE
112	0	10.273	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	93	-1	Lost to Davidson 6–8