1959 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 8, 1959By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1959 Season Tags: • No Comments

1959 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	0	0.731	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+49	Beat UCLA 36–8
2	0	1.070	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	3	+39	BYE
3	0	1.207	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–1	0.900	3	+29	BYE
4	0	1.217	LSU	SEC	9–1	0.900	3	+38	BYE
5	0	1.221	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	12	+34	BYE
6	1	1.255	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	3	+37	BYE
7	-1	1.275	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–1	0.900	3	+36	BYE
8	0	1.369	TCU	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	12	+34	BYE
9	0	1.425	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	9–1	0.900	3	+29	BYE
10	0	1.445	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	12	+34	BYE
11	0	1.484	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	7–1–1	0.833	11	+21	BYE
12	0	1.711	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	10–1	0.909	2	+25	Beat Hawai'i 14–6
13	0	1.715	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	8–1–1	0.850	10	+18	BYE
14	0	1.720	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	21	+25	BYE
15	0	1.739	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–1–2	0.800	12	+20	BYE
16	0	1.785	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	9–1	0.900	3	+15	BYE
17	0	1.788	Oregon (OREGON)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	12	+24	BYE
18	0	1.853	USC	PAC	8–2	0.800	12	+24	BYE
19	0	1.890	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–3	0.700	21	+20	BYE
20	1	1.899	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2	0.800	12	+17	BYE
21	-1	1.918	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–2	0.778	20	+21	BYE
22	0	2.050	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	6–3	0.667	26	+18	BYE
23	0	2.134	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	6–4	0.600	33	+19	BYE
24	0	2.144	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–2–2	0.667	26	+14	BYE
25	0	2.154	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	7–3	0.700	21	+14	BYE
26	0	2.154	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–3–1	0.611	31	+14	BYE
27	0	2.238	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	33	+19	BYE
28	3	2.409	SMU	IND SWC	5–4–1	0.550	51	+13	BYE
29	3	2.411	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	33	+14	BYE
30	-2	2.423	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	12	+8	BYE
31	-2	2.428	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	31	+11	BYE
32	1	2.471	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	33	+13	BYE
33	1	2.500	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	21	+5	BYE
34	1	2.527	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	26	+8	BYE
35	1	2.597	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	26	+6	BYE
36	2	2.684	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	51	+7	BYE
37	0	2.689	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–3–2	0.600	33	+5	BYE
38	1	2.702	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	21	-2	BYE
39	1	2.726	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	33	+11	BYE
40	-10	2.761	UCLA	PAC	5–4–1	0.550	51	+10	Lost to Syracuse 8–36
41	1	2.771	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	51	+9	BYE
42	3	2.774	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–4	0.600	33	+7	BYE
43	0	2.780	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–6	0.400	72	+8	BYE
44	0	2.780	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	33	+6	BYE
45	-4	2.827	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	+5	BYE
46	1	2.856	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	33	+6	BYE
47	-1	2.867	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	59	+9	BYE
48	0	2.892	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	+6	BYE
49	0	2.942	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–4	0.556	46	+4	BYE
50	0	2.973	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	59	+8	BYE
51	1	2.979	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–4	0.600	33	+3	BYE
52	-1	2.987	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–4	0.556	46	+2	BYE
53	0	3.015	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	33	+4	BYE
54	0	3.020	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	59	+4	BYE
55	0	3.037	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	46	+4	BYE
56	0	3.105	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	59	+7	BYE
57	1	3.245	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5	0.500	59	+4	Beat NC State 33–28
58	1	3.352	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	51	-2	BYE
59	-2	3.352	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	5–5	0.500	59	+2	BYE
60	0	3.372	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	59	+3	BYE
61	0	3.414	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	46	0	BYE
62	0	3.456	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	59	0	BYE
63	0	3.468	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	33	-7	BYE
64	0	3.479	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	59	-3	BYE
65	0	3.624	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	72	+1	BYE
66	0	3.650	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	69	-2	BYE
67	0	3.656	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	33	-9	BYE
68	0	3.755	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	3–6–1	0.350	84	+1	BYE
69	0	3.801	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	51	-8	BYE
70	1	3.895	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	46	-11	BYE
71	-1	3.920	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–5–1	0.389	83	-2	BYE
72	0	3.977	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–5	0.444	69	-4	BYE
73	0	4.057	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	26	0	BYE
74	0	4.150	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-1	BYE
75	0	4.367	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	72	-8	BYE
76	0	4.389	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-9	BYE
77	0	4.413	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	85	-9	BYE
78	1	4.472	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	69	-11	BYE
79	1	4.483	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–6	0.400	72	-10	BYE
80	-2	4.528	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–7	0.300	85	-11	BYE
81	0	4.653	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-12	BYE
82	1	4.673	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	85	-9	BYE
83	-1	4.731	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–5–1	0.450	68	-17	BYE
84	0	4.778	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	4–6	0.400	72	-17	BYE
85	1	4.780	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	85	-15	BYE
86	-1	4.809	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	72	-17	BYE
87	0	4.845	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	3–7	0.300	85	-14	BYE
88	0	4.996	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	4–6	0.400	72	-16	BYE
89	0	5.292	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–7	0.222	97	-15	BYE
90	0	5.304	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	85	-20	BYE
91	0	5.330	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–7	0.222	97	-16	BYE
92	0	5.358	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	85	-20	BYE
93	1	5.422	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	97	-15	BYE
94	-1	5.491	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–8	0.200	101	-17	BYE
95	0	5.571	BYU	IND SKY	3–7	0.300	85	-12	BYE
96	1	5.853	UTEP	IND BOR	3–7	0.300	85	-10	BYE
97	-1	5.853	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–7–2	0.200	101	-17	BYE
98	0	5.972	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	97	-19	BYE
99	0	6.346	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	2–8	0.200	101	-28	BYE
100	0	6.368	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-10	BYE
101	1	6.451	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	101	-28	BYE
102	-1	6.472	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–6–1	0.278	96	-21	BYE
103	1	6.568	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	85	-18	BYE
104	1	6.600	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	85	-7	BYE
105	-2	6.923	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–9	0.100	108	-25	Lost to Maryland 28–33
106	0	7.780	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	105	-34	BYE
107	0	7.897	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	108	-38	BYE
108	0	8.210	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–10	0.000	112	-38	BYE
109	1	8.342	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	108	-26	BYE
110	-1	8.348	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	1–9	0.100	108	-29	BYE
111	0	9.090	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	105	-21	BYE
112	0	9.122	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	1–8	0.111	105	-28	BYE