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1950 Week 10 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
100.733SMUIND SWC5–01.0001+14BYE
280.911Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON4–0–10.90010+9Beat Wake Forest 13–12
310.985Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–01.0001+14Beat New Mexico 44–0
421.011Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–01.0001+9Beat Columbia 34–0
501.091Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–01.0001+11Beat Iowa State 20–7
6-41.167Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–0–30.75031+6Beat Boston College 19–7
741.267Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–01.0001+8Beat Cornell 27–0
8161.294Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–10.80021+12Beat Northwestern 14–13
901.353Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI5–01.0001+8Beat Nevada 34–7
10171.397Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–10.80021+10Beat Indiana 20–0
1161.443Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–01.0001+9Beat Georgia Tech 28–14
1201.487Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–01.0001+7Beat Pittsburgh 28–0
1311.494California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–01.0001+9Beat ST. Mary's 40–25
1411.504Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–10.80021+9Beat Navy 30–7
15-81.542Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON4–1–10.75031+8Lost to Clemson 12–13
16-81.611Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–10.80021+9Lost to Princeton 0–27
17-41.623Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–10.83312+10Beat West Virginia 28–21
18121.627Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83312+9Beat Notre Dame 36–33
1971.649Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–10.83312+9Beat Washington & LEE 27–20
2051.670Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–10.83312+8Beat New Mexico State 49–0
21101.686Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–10.83312+8Beat Arkansas 14–13
22111.710Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–10.80021+4Beat Iowa 83–21
23131.711Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–10.83312+9Beat Stanford 21–7
2481.773Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–10.83312+9Beat Furman 19–7
25-71.810Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–10.83312+7Beat Holy Cross 14–13
26131.911Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–10.80021+7Beat Rice 35–7
2771.973UCLAPAC4–20.66737+6Beat Purdue 20–6
28-252.027Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–10.80021+7Lost to Houston 6–46
29202.079Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON4–20.66737+8Beat Duke 26–14
3052.082South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–1–10.70034+6Beat George Washington 34–20
3172.091Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–10.83312+5Beat Utah State 33–13
32192.093Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI4–10.80021+5Beat SAN Francisco 21–14
33-102.104Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–20.66737+7Lost to Tennessee 20–27
34132.150Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–1–10.75031+3Beat Bradley 74–6
35-132.244SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI4–20.66737+5Lost to Fordham 14–21
36-82.254Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–20.66737+6Lost to Washington 7–21
37152.273Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–2–10.50058+4Tied Minnesota 7–7
38152.278Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–20.66737+5Beat Mississippi State 14–7
39-102.315Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–20.66737+4Lost to Maryland 14–26
40-242.342Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–10.80021+2Lost to Wisconsin 13–14
41-202.351West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–10.85711+7Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 20–27
42-222.358Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–20.66737+4Lost to Baylor 20–27
43-242.449Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–20.66737+4Lost to Nebraska 26–33
4462.462Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–10.80021+2Beat Brown 35–34
45172.479Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–1–10.70034+3Beat Kansas 33–26
46152.502Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–20.66737+5Beat Texas A&M 27–20
47-22.525Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–1–20.60053+3Tied Idaho 7–7
48112.621Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–20.66737+3Beat Santa Clara 21–14
49-52.621Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–20.66737+3Beat Boston University 13–7
50-42.740Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–30.50058+5Lost to Kentucky 14–28
5152.751Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–1–10.70034+1Tied Penn State 7–7
52172.847Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–2–10.50058+3Beat Oklahoma State 27–0
53-162.911Indiana (INDIANA)B102–2–10.50058+2Lost to Illinois 0–20
54143.019Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC3–2–10.58356+1Beat Drake 14–13
5593.059Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–20.66737+5BYE
5673.083Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–20.66737-1Beat Fresno State 52–7
5733.105Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–2–10.58356+1Tied Utah 20–20
58-33.159Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–30.40076+1Lost to Alabama 7–14
59-193.223Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–2–10.64352-2Lost to Detroit Mercy 13–14
60173.240Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–30.500580Beat TCU 19–7
61-183.246Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–20.60053+1Lost to Texas 7–35
62143.265North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–2–10.50058+1Beat William & Mary 40–7
63-153.323George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–30.50058+1Lost to South Carolina 20–34
64173.330Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–30.40076+2Beat Georgetown 20–14
6573.391Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–20.60053-2Beat Auburn 28–0
66123.531NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–30.500580Beat Virginia Tech 34–6
67-263.558UTEPIND BOR4–20.66737+3Lost to Texas Tech 7–61
68-103.586Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–3–10.417710Lost to Oklahoma 7–20
69-153.757TCUIND SWC3–30.50058-1Lost to Ole Miss 7–19
7013.821San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50058-3Beat Pepperdine 48–7
71-53.890Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–2–10.50058-3Tied Washington State 7–7
72-303.955Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–30.40076+2Lost to Lehigh 18–21
73-83.957New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–40.333840Lost to Wyoming 0–44
74-43.978Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–30.40076-2Lost to Army 0–34
75-184.102Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–3–10.41771+1Lost to Missouri 0–27
76-24.187Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–30.40076-2Lost to Michigan State 33–36
7784.220Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–40.42970-6Beat Presbyterian 7–0
7814.263Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–40.33384-4Lost to Vanderbilt 13–14
79154.375Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–40.200104-1Beat Montana 20–0
80104.404Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–2–30.417710Tied Colorado 20–20
81-14.521LSUSEC1–3–10.30093-1BYE
82-94.533Iowa (IOWA)B102–30.40076-2Lost to Ohio State 21–83
83-14.589West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–40.33384-6Lost to Virginia 21–28
8444.591Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–3–10.30093-3Lost to Yale 13–14
8574.622Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–40.33384-2Beat Denver 19–14
86-194.649Montana (MONTANA)IND FBSI3–30.50058-8Lost to Oregon State 0–20
87-14.903Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–40.200104-3Lost to Pennsylvania 7–30
88-14.973Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–50.28698-4Lost to Colorado State 13–33
89175.020Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR1–50.167110-5Beat UTEP 61–7
9035.031Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–3–10.30093-2Tied Temple 7–7
91-85.071Purdue (PURDUE)B101–40.200104-4Lost to UCLA 6–20
9265.262Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–50.28698-1Lost to Florida 7–19
9345.307BYUIND SKY2–3–10.41771-7BYE
94-105.432William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–40.33384-8Lost to North Carolina 7–40
9505.437ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI1–4–10.250101-3Lost to California 25–40
96165.467Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI2–3–10.41771-7Beat Louisville 27–20
97-225.510Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–40.33384-3Lost to Catawba 13–14
98125.528Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–30.40076-11Beat Erskine 44–0
99165.686Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–40.333840Beat Wichita State 46–6
10015.689Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–30.2501010Lost to Syracuse 7–13
101-25.759Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–40.200104-5Lost to Colgate 34–35
102-65.932Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI1–50.167110-9Lost to Marquette 14–21
10305.934Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–4–10.100114-4Tied Michigan 7–7
104-136.031Denver (DENVER)IND SKY1–5–10.214103-9Lost to Arizona 14–19
105-56.231Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–50.000116-6Lost to Miami 0–28
10676.249Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR2–40.33384-11Beat NEW Mexico Highlands 26–19
10746.370Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–50.167110-7BYE
10866.390USCPAC1–3–10.30093-6Beat Oregon 30–21
109-76.426Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC2–40.33384-2Lost to Tulsa 6–74
110-36.551New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–50.28698-7Lost to Arizona State 0–49
111-76.890Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–50.167110-8Lost to USC 21–30
11276.892Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–3–10.30093-3Beat Harvard 27–7
113-56.893Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI1–40.200104-9Lost to Villanova 14–20
114-257.168NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–2–10.37583-3Lost to UConn 7–14
11517.279Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–5–10.083115-8Lost to Georgia 7–19
116-77.453Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–40.200104-11BYE
117-128.245Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–40.000116-7Lost to Dartmouth 7–27
118-18.909Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI0–60.000116-16Lost to Loyola Marymount 7–34
119-19.193Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–60.000116-7Lost to Tulane 0–28
120010.198Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–50.000116-11Lost to NC State 6–34

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