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1950 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1950 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
100.993Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+45BYE
211.101California (CALIFORNIA)PAC9–0–10.9504+38BYE
3-11.104Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI9–01.0001+30BYE
401.169Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–10.9097+44BYE
501.187Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY9–01.0001+28BYE
621.271Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–10.9009+42Beat LSU 21–6
7-11.288Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON8–0–10.9446+19BYE
8-11.316Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–10.88912+27BYE
901.359Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–0–10.9504+28BYE
1001.444Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–1–20.77821+24BYE
1101.492Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC10–10.9097+26BYE
1211.572Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–20.77821+25BYE
13-11.586Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI8–10.88912+24BYE
1401.610Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC9–1–10.86416+25BYE
1501.674Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR9–10.9009+20BYE
1611.710Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI8–10.88912+21BYE
17-11.710Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–20.81817+23BYE
1811.775Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–30.66732+22BYE
19-11.776Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–20.80018+27BYE
2011.800Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI7–20.77821+21BYE
2111.810Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–20.80018+21BYE
22-21.817Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON7–2–10.75024+20BYE
2301.883Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–2–10.72225+17BYE
2401.894Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–3–10.61146+20BYE
2501.914Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI8–10.88912+18BYE
2601.970West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR9–10.9009+23BYE
2702.007Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–30.70028+26BYE
2812.108SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI7–40.63641+24BYE
29-12.111Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–3–20.60049+17BYE
3002.117Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–2–10.72225+16BYE
3102.166Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–30.66732+15BYE
3202.175Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66732+11BYE
3302.178UCLAPAC6–30.66732+13BYE
3432.199Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–40.63641+21Beat Georgia 40–20
3502.210Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON8–20.80018+10BYE
3602.251Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON7–30.70028+15BYE
3712.486SMUIND SWC6–40.60049+14BYE
38-42.548Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–3–30.62544+6Lost to Texas A&M 20–40
3902.550Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–2–10.72225+3BYE
4002.573Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–30.66732+11BYE
4102.659Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC6–3–10.65039+5BYE
4202.692Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–30.66732+8BYE
4302.721Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY6–30.66732+5BYE
4402.861San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65039+2BYE
4502.888Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–30.62544+7BYE
4602.930Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI7–3–10.68231+5BYE
4702.942Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61146+5BYE
4803.003Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–40.60049+5BYE
4913.034UTEPIND BOR7–30.70028+9BYE
5013.089Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–40.63641+3BYE
5113.178Rice (RICE)IND SWC6–40.60049+7BYE
5223.206Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–4–10.55056+3BYE
5323.216Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–5–10.45071+10BYE
54-13.219Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61146+1BYE
55-63.244LSUSEC4–5–20.45569+6Lost to Texas 6–21
5633.353TCUIND SWC5–50.50059+4BYE
57-13.365Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–50.50059+3BYE
58-13.366Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–3–20.55654+3BYE
5913.404George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–40.55654+3BYE
60-23.449Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–50.444740BYE
6103.500Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR5–50.50059+7BYE
6203.525Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–50.50059+6BYE
6313.534Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60049+8BYE
64-13.582Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–50.50059-4BYE
6503.646Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–60.455690BYE
6603.670Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–4–10.55056+7BYE
6703.713NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON5–4–10.55056-3BYE
6803.788North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–5–20.40079+1BYE
6903.919Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–50.44474-4BYE
7003.980Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–60.333910BYE
7104.135Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–4–10.50059-5BYE
7204.188Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–40.50059-2BYE
7304.220Indiana (INDIANA)B103–5–10.38983-4BYE
7404.267South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–4–20.44474-3BYE
7504.308Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–6–10.40978-4BYE
7604.381Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–5–10.38983+3BYE
7704.382Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–50.44474-9BYE
7804.421Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–60.33391-3BYE
7904.471Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50059-5BYE
8004.559Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–5–10.45071-15BYE
8104.582Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–5–10.38983-9BYE
8234.582Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–80.27397-11BYE
8314.615Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–60.40079-9BYE
84-24.618Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–60.40079-15BYE
85-24.626Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI3–70.30095-9BYE
8604.736Iowa (IOWA)B103–5–10.38983-8BYE
8704.769Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–6–10.35090-11BYE
8804.861Montana (MONTANA)IND FBSI5–50.50059-25BYE
8904.915Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC5–50.50059-5BYE
9004.988Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–4–30.38983-6BYE
9105.130William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–70.36489-17BYE
9205.172Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI2–70.222101-12BYE
9305.234BYUIND SKY4–5–10.45071-9BYE
9405.380Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–50.37588-6BYE
9505.396Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–7–10.25098-16BYE
9605.411Purdue (PURDUE)B102–70.222101-15BYE
9705.449Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI4–60.400790BYE
9805.463USCPAC2–5–20.33391-11BYE
9905.520Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–80.200106-22BYE
10006.032New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–80.200106-21BYE
10106.092West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–80.200106-23BYE
10206.104Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–60.33391-28BYE
10316.133ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI2–7–10.25098-21BYE
104-16.145Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–80.111114-19BYE
10506.179Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–7–10.167111-17BYE
10606.425Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–8–10.227100-13BYE
10706.952Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–6–10.27896-18BYE
10807.023Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–70.125113-20BYE
10907.474Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–90.182110-31BYE
11007.507Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–80.200106-35BYE
11107.593Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–90.100116-30BYE
11207.609Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–80.111114-30BYE
11317.763Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–9–10.136112-32BYE
114-17.770Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–9–10.050118-29BYE
11508.085New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–70.222101-15BYE
11608.605Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI1–90.100116-34BYE
11708.711NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–5–10.214105-10BYE
11808.740Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–70.222101-17BYE
11908.810Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–100.000119-27BYE
12009.365Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–100.000119-36BYE

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