1959 Week 10 College Football Team RankingsNovember 3, 1959By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1959 Season Tags: • No Comments1959 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.808Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+19Beat Pittsburgh 35–0200.893Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+20Beat West Virginia 28–10300.914LSUSEC7–01.0001+22Beat Ole Miss 7–3431.035Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–01.0001+16Beat Indiana 30–13511.118Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–01.0001+17Beat SMU 21–06-11.149Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI6–10.8578+17Beat Idaho 45–77-31.157USCPAC6–01.0001+17Beat California 14–7841.267North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC7–01.0001+15Beat Wichita State 12–0911.352Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–20.71424+18Beat Texas A&M 12–71051.394Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–10.8578+15Beat UCLA 23–711-21.399Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–10.8578+14Lost to LSU 3–71221.407Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–10.83314+14Beat Florida 6–013101.445Purdue (PURDUE)B103–1–20.66732+8Tied Illinois 7–71421.487Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–10.8578+13Beat NC State 26–01541.532Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–10.8578+12Beat Florida State 42–01641.627TCUIND SWC5–20.71424+14Beat Baylor 14–017-91.682Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–20.71424+12Lost to Duke 7–101831.738Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–1–10.75021+8Beat North Carolina 29–71981.816Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–10.83314+9Beat Michigan 19–102051.818Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–2–10.58341+9Tied Air Force 13–132151.826Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–10.83314+9Beat New Mexico State 35–3122-41.841Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–10.83314+6Beat Rice 19–023-11.961Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–1–10.75021+6Tied Army 13–1324-132.037Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–1–10.75021+5Lost to Harvard 0–122532.168Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–1–10.78620+4Beat George Washington 28–62642.183Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–10.83314+5Beat Colgate 14–1227102.187South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–20.66732+8Beat Maryland 22–628-152.295Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–10.83314+3Lost to Dartmouth 8–122932.320New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–20.71424+5Beat Denver 42–03062.321Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–10.8578+2Beat William & Mary 38–1331-142.327SMUIND SWC3–2–10.58341+6Lost to Texas 0–2132242.348Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–30.50050+6Beat Michigan State 30–2433-22.362Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71424+5Beat Marquette 18–1234162.363Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC4–2–10.64340+7Beat Xavier 28–03532.373Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–2–10.58341+5Tied Purdue 7–736132.435Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–1–20.66732+3Beat Mississippi State 10–037202.444Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–30.57145+7Beat Iowa State 7–038-32.560Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–20.66732+3Beat Brown 7–039-152.567Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–30.50050+6Lost to Nebraska 21–254052.601Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71424+3Beat Oregon State 14–041112.671Iowa (IOWA)B103–30.50050+3Beat Kansas State 53–04222.678Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–20.71424+2Beat Virginia 34–1243-92.735Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–30.50050+5Lost to TCU 0–1444-152.772Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–20.71424-1Lost to Kansas 0–74592.850Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–30.57145+6Beat Montana 26–164672.865Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY4–20.66732+2Beat Columbia 13–747202.912Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–30.50050+3Beat Arizona 54–648-82.967Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–2–10.58341+2Lost to North Texas 0–1249242.980Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY2–3–10.41777+5Beat Yale 12–850223.023Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–20.667320Beat Pennsylvania 12–051153.145Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–20.667320Beat Detroit Mercy 21–952-93.210Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–3–10.50050+1Lost to Auburn 0–653103.233Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–30.50050+2Beat Navy 25–2254-213.247Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–30.50050+2Lost to Kentucky 3–2255-163.309San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57145-1Lost to Stanford 38–545623.360Indiana (INDIANA)B103–30.50050-1Lost to Northwestern 13–3057-103.401Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–30.50050-2Lost to Ohio State 24–3058-73.409New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–30.57145-4Lost to Arizona State 31–355963.437Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–40.42962+2Beat Texas Tech 17–760193.489Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–50.28688+1Beat San José State 54–386193.494Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–50.28688+1Beat Miami 22–362-203.572Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–40.42962+1Lost to Colorado 20–2163-13.577North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–40.42962+1Lost to Tennessee 7–2964-163.638Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–40.33380+2Lost to South Carolina 6–2265-43.671Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42962+5Lost to Georgia 0–4266-23.862Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–40.42962-2Lost to Syracuse 0–356793.927Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–30.57145-7Beat Richmond 51–2968153.934Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–40.42962-3Beat Oklahoma 25–2169-233.975Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–20.66732+4Lost to Delaware 14–3470103.992Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC2–50.28688-1Beat Tulsa 22–137174.026Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–40.42962-3Beat Missouri 21–2072-174.037Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI3–40.42962-3Lost to Tulane 7–1773-144.154Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–40.42962-4Lost to Houston 13–227484.178Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–30.50050-6Beat Massachusetts 20–675154.194Duke (DUKE)ACC3–40.42962-5Beat Georgia Tech 10–776-24.214West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–40.42962-2Lost to Penn State 10–2877-84.221Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–40.42962-6Lost to Arkansas 7–1278-374.241Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–3–10.41777-3Lost to Minnesota 6–2079-194.242Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–4–10.35779-2Lost to Notre Dame 22–2580-124.532Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–40.42962-8Lost to BYU 0–1881-64.588Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–40.33380-4Lost to Wisconsin 10–1982-114.669UTEPIND BOR3–40.42962-2Lost to Hardin Simmons 14–258354.700HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR2–50.28688-4Beat UTEP 25–148474.711Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–40.33380-5Beat Vanderbilt 20–685-84.744Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–40.33380-6Lost to Alabama 0–1086-54.821Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–40.42962-10Lost to Boston College 9–2187-25.223Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI4–40.50050-4Lost to Cincinnati 0–288845.414NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–50.16798-8Lost to Wyoming 0–2689-55.430UCLAPAC1–3–10.30087-5Lost to Washington 7–2390-45.502Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–50.28688-10Lost to New Mexico 0–4291-45.578Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–50.16798-7Lost to Cornell 7–139295.643Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–40.33380-12Beat Hawai'i 6–093-45.712Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI2–50.28688-13Lost to Washington State 0–149405.834William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–50.28688-12Lost to Citadel 13–389555.940Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–4–20.16798-5Lost to Clemson 0–1996-16.014COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–60.000109-8Lost to Holy Cross 12–149706.121Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–40.333800BYE98-26.198Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–40.33380-13Lost to Utah 6–549936.394California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–60.143102-9Lost to USC 7–1410076.469BYUIND SKY2–50.28688-10Beat Utah State 18–0101-86.521Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–4–10.25096-9Lost to Princeton 0–7102-36.983Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–60.143102-16Lost to Iowa 0–53103-57.076Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–5–10.21497-17Lost to Virginia Tech 29–5110407.336George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–60.143102-17Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–2810507.883Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–60.143102-13Lost to Colorado State 16–2610657.960West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–60.143102-14Beat Drake 34–2110717.974Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI0–70.000109-18Lost to Oregon 7–45108-58.005DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–50.16798-7Lost to Wofford 20–2710908.053MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–70.000109-20Lost to Oklahoma State 12–1811028.100Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–60.143102-9Beat Dayton 22–13111-58.451Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–60.143102-12Lost to Villanova 13–22112-28.539Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–70.000109-18Lost to Wake Forest 12–34
