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1950 Regular Season Final 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
111.011Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+43Beat Oklahoma State 41–14
221.104Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI9–01.0001+30BYE
301.105California (CALIFORNIA)PAC9–0–10.9504+38BYE
431.173Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–10.9097+44Beat Vanderbilt 43–0
501.193Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY9–01.0001+28BYE
601.290Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON8–0–10.9446+19BYE
7-61.301Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–10.88911+27Lost to Navy 2–14
801.320Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–10.88911+37Beat Texas A&M 17–0
901.363Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–0–10.9504+28Beat Missouri 27–9
1001.448Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–1–20.77821+24BYE
1101.477Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC10–10.9097+26BYE
1211.571Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI8–10.88911+24BYE
13-11.582Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–20.77821+25BYE
1411.612Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC9–1–10.86416+25Beat Houston 28–21
1511.678Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR9–10.9009+20BYE
16-21.699Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–20.81817+23Beat Auburn 34–0
17101.705Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI8–10.88911+21Beat SAN Francisco 40–28
1871.777Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–20.80018+27Beat North Carolina 44–13
19-11.791Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–30.66733+22BYE
2001.794Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON7–2–10.75024+21Beat Virginia Tech 63–7
21-21.806Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI7–20.77821+21BYE
2201.810Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–20.80018+21BYE
2331.883Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–2–10.72225+17Tied LSU 14–14
2401.884Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–3–10.61145+20BYE
2541.907Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI8–10.88911+18Beat Syracuse 13–6
2621.972West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR9–10.9009+23BYE
2762.048Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–30.70028+25Beat Rice 33–7
2822.102Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–3–20.60048+17BYE
29-82.104SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI7–40.63642+24Lost to Loyola Marymount 28–40
3042.113Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–2–10.72225+16BYE
3142.183Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–30.66733+15BYE
3202.187Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66733+11BYE
3342.187UCLAPAC6–30.66733+13BYE
34-172.205Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–2–30.68231+10Lost to Georgia Tech 0–7
3512.210Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON8–20.80018+10BYE
3622.267Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON7–30.70028+15BYE
37-62.514Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–40.60048+15Lost to Texas 0–17
38-152.522SMUIND SWC6–40.60048+14Lost to TCU 13–27
3902.554Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–2–10.72225+3BYE
4002.589Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–30.66733+11BYE
4102.672Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC6–3–10.65040+5BYE
4212.709Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–30.66733+8BYE
4312.737Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY6–30.66733+5BYE
4422.866San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65040+2BYE
4542.874Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–30.62544+7BYE
4662.902Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI7–3–10.68231+6Beat Quantico Marines 37–14
4762.937Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61145+5BYE
4832.993Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–40.60048+5BYE
4913.002LSUSEC4–4–20.50059+7Tied Tulane 14–14
5053.046UTEPIND BOR7–30.70028+9Beat Hawai'i 46–13
51-63.053Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–40.63642+4Lost to Tennessee 0–43
52-103.161Rice (RICE)IND SWC6–40.60048+6Lost to Baylor 7–33
5343.200Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61145+1Beat Pittsburgh 21–20
5403.210Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–4–10.55056+3BYE
55-83.223Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–5–10.45071+10Lost to Miami 9–27
5603.338Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–50.50059+4BYE
5713.366Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–3–20.55654+3BYE
58-103.381Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–50.44474+1Lost to Ole Miss 20–27
5973.390TCUIND SWC5–50.50059+4Beat SMU 27–13
60-13.400George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–40.55654+3BYE
6163.500Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR5–50.50059+7Beat Texas Tech 28–13
6203.516Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–50.50059+6Lost to Fordham 6–13
6353.537Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–50.50059-3Beat Mississippi State 27–20
64-13.550Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60048+8BYE
6553.588Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–60.455700Beat Georgia 7–0
66-23.674Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–4–10.55056+7Tied Kansas State 6–6
67-23.718NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON5–4–10.55056-3BYE
68-83.794North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–5–20.40079+1Lost to Virginia 13–44
6943.882Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–50.44474-3Beat ST. Mary's 13–7
70163.992Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–60.333910Beat Army 14–2
71-104.130Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–4–10.50059-5Lost to USC 7–9
7224.183Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–40.50059-2BYE
73-24.207Indiana (INDIANA)B103–5–10.38983-4BYE
7414.281South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–4–20.44474-3BYE
75-64.308Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC4–6–10.40978-4Lost to Oklahoma 14–41
7614.393Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–5–10.38983+3BYE
77-14.404Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–50.44474-9BYE
7804.415Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–60.33391-3BYE
7914.471Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50059-5BYE
80104.571Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–5–10.45071-15Beat Boston College 32–14
8104.588Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–5–10.38983-9BYE
8204.613Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–60.40079-15BYE
83-44.615Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI3–70.30095-9BYE
84-14.620Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–60.40079-9BYE
85-134.641Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–80.27397-11Lost to Hardin Simmons 13–28
86-14.749Iowa (IOWA)B103–5–10.38983-8BYE
87-34.769Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–6–10.35090-11BYE
88-14.865Montana (MONTANA)IND FBSI5–50.50059-25BYE
8904.915Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC5–50.50059-5BYE
90-24.988Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–4–30.38983-6BYE
9175.120William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–70.36489-17Beat Richmond 40–6
9245.171Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI2–70.222101-12BYE
93-25.256BYUIND SKY4–5–10.45071-9BYE
9405.386Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–50.37588-6BYE
95-25.409Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–7–10.25098-16BYE
96-15.453Purdue (PURDUE)B102–70.222101-15BYE
9705.454Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI4–60.400790Lost to Tulsa 21–28
9885.471USCPAC2–5–20.33391-11Beat Notre Dame 9–7
99-75.577Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–80.200106-22BYE
10016.032New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–80.200106-21BYE
10136.086West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–80.200106-23BYE
10206.104Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–60.33391-28BYE
103-36.145Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–80.111114-19Lost to Penn State 20–21
104-56.146ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI2–7–10.25098-21Lost to Villanova 7–13
105-26.197Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–7–10.167111-17BYE
106-16.380Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–8–10.227100-12BYE
10706.967Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–6–10.27896-18BYE
10807.040Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–70.125113-20BYE
10917.486Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–90.182110-31BYE
110-17.507Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–80.200106-35Lost to William & Mary 6–40
11127.600Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–90.100116-30BYE
11227.633Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–80.111114-30BYE
113-17.708Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–9–10.050118-28Lost to Holy Cross 14–32
114-37.756Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–9–10.136112-32Tied Wichita State 6–6
11508.092New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–70.222101-15BYE
11608.655Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI1–90.100116-34BYE
11708.700NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–5–10.214105-10BYE
11808.740Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–70.222101-17BYE
11908.770Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–100.000119-26Lost to Alabama 0–34
12009.365Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–100.000119-36Lost to Maryland 7–63

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