1959 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 15, 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	Game Status
1	0	0.053	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
2	-1	0.053	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
3	-2	0.053	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
4	-3	0.053	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
5	-4	0.053	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
6	-5	0.053	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
7	-6	0.053	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
8	-7	0.053	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
9	-8	0.053	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
10	-9	0.053	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
11	-10	0.053	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
12	-11	0.053	BYU	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
13	-12	0.053	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
14	-13	0.053	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
15	-14	0.053	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
16	-15	0.053	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
17	-16	0.053	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
18	-17	0.053	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
19	-18	0.053	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
20	-19	0.053	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
21	-20	0.053	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
22	-21	0.053	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
23	-22	0.053	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
24	-23	0.053	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
25	-24	0.053	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
26	-25	0.053	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
27	-26	0.053	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
28	-27	0.053	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
29	-28	0.053	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
30	-29	0.053	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
31	-30	0.053	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
32	-31	0.053	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
33	-32	0.053	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
34	-33	0.053	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
35	-34	0.053	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
36	-35	0.053	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
37	-36	0.053	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
38	-37	0.053	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
39	-38	0.053	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
40	-39	0.053	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
41	-40	0.053	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
42	-41	0.053	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
43	-42	0.053	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
44	-43	0.053	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
45	-44	0.053	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
46	-45	0.053	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
47	-46	0.053	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
48	-47	0.053	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
49	-48	0.053	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
50	-49	0.053	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
51	-50	0.053	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
52	-51	0.053	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
53	-52	0.053	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
54	-53	0.053	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
55	-54	0.053	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
56	-55	0.053	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
57	-56	0.053	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
58	-57	0.053	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
59	-58	0.053	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
60	-59	0.053	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
61	-60	0.053	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
62	-61	0.053	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
63	-62	0.053	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
64	-63	0.053	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
65	-64	0.053	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
66	-65	0.053	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
67	-66	0.053	Oregon (OREGON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
68	-67	0.053	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
69	-68	0.053	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
70	-69	0.053	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
71	-70	0.053	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
72	-71	0.053	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
73	-72	0.053	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
74	-73	0.053	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
75	-74	0.053	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
76	-75	0.053	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
77	-76	0.053	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
78	-77	0.053	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
79	-78	0.053	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
80	-79	0.053	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
81	-80	0.053	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
82	-81	0.053	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
83	-82	0.053	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
84	-83	0.053	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
85	-84	0.053	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
86	-85	0.053	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
87	-86	0.053	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
88	-87	0.053	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
89	-88	0.053	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
90	-89	0.053	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
91	-90	0.053	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
92	-91	0.053	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
93	-92	0.053	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
94	-93	0.053	UTEP	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
95	-94	0.053	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
96	-95	0.053	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
97	-96	0.053	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
98	-97	0.053	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
99	-98	0.053	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
100	-99	0.053	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
101	-100	0.053	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
102	-101	0.053	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
103	-102	0.053	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
104	-103	0.053	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
105	-104	0.053	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
106	-105	0.053	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
107	-106	0.053	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
108	-107	0.053	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
109	-108	0.053	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	4	BYE
110	-109	1.859	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Arizona 35–0
111	-110	2.005	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat ST. Ambrose 27–7
112	-111	10.018	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	0–1	0.000	3	Lost to North Dakota 19–27