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1950 Week 8 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
100.532Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–0–20.75023+5Beat Mississippi State 27–0
2150.800SMUIND SWC4–01.0001+7Beat Oklahoma State 56–0
320.803Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–01.0001+6Beat Iowa 14–0
460.942Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–01.0001+5Beat Texas 14–13
5-20.979Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–01.0001+6Beat Bradley 34–6
611.009Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Michigan 27–6
7-11.009Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–01.0001+7Beat Utah State 40–7
8-41.116Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–01.0001+5Beat Santa Clara 23–13
951.170Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–01.0001+5Beat Ole Miss 20–14
10131.182Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Columbia 20–14
1111.333Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–0–10.87522+3Beat North Carolina 13–7
1231.379Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Purdue 20–14
13131.433Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat San José State 14–7
1471.442Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON3–01.0001+2BYE
1511.450California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–01.0001+3Beat USC 13–7
16-51.488Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–01.0001+2Beat Minnesota 13–6
17-41.498Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–01.0001+3Beat Oregon State 35–6
1871.502West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–01.0001+4Beat New Mexico 45–6
1981.506Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Harvard 28–7
20311.545Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–10.75023+5Beat Washington & LEE 26–21
21-21.611Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–01.0001+3Beat Cincinnati 41–7
2291.624Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Navy 20–14
23-11.697Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–01.0001+1Beat Pittsburgh 14–7
24161.700NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–0–10.750230Beat Brooklyn 55–0
25-171.725Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–1–10.62554+5Lost to SMU 0–56
26121.791SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI3–10.75023+3Beat ST. Mary's 33–7
27211.828Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–10.75023+2Beat Virginia Military Institute 52–0
2891.836Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON3–10.75023+3Beat Georgetown 25–14
2931.841Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–10.66744+3Beat Dartmouth 42–26
30261.843Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–10.75023+3Beat Iowa State 33–21
31-21.870TCUIND SWC3–10.75023+4Beat Texas Tech 19–6
32-301.891Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–10.75023+3Lost to Hardin Simmons 14–41
3361.914Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–0–10.900210Beat Northern Iowa 34–18
3481.936George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–10.75023+3Beat Virginia Tech 42–7
35151.953Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–10.75023+3Beat Detroit Mercy 27–13
36-161.963Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–10.75023+4Lost to Virginia 21–26
37242.088Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–10.66744+1Beat Indiana 26–14
3862.143Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON3–10.75023+2Beat NC State 7–0
39192.174Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY3–10.75023+2Beat BYU 27–14
4062.221Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–10.75023+2Beat Furman 34–6
4102.226Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–10.75023+1Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 41–0
42302.312Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–10.66744+2Beat UCLA 14–6
43122.379Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75023+1Beat William & Mary 33–14
44322.396Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–10.66744+1Beat Holy Cross 35–28
45-272.463Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–10.66744+1Lost to Oklahoma 13–14
46-182.502UCLAPAC2–20.50057+2Lost to Illinois 6–14
47102.509South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–10.66744+2BYE
48162.544Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–10.750230Beat Villanova 27–7
49252.648Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–10.750230Beat Auburn 27–7
50132.684Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–20.50057+3Beat LSU 13–0
51152.700Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–1–10.62554+2Beat Montana 14–7
52-162.757Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–10.667440Lost to Yale 14–20
53-102.858Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–20.50057+1Lost to Georgia 0–27
54142.896Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–10.75023-3Beat Nevada 43–7
55222.924Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI2–10.667440Beat Boston College 26–6
56232.936UTEPIND BOR3–10.75023+4Beat Arizona 14–13
57142.941Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–20.50057+1Beat Penn State 27–7
58-62.974Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–20.500570Lost to Vanderbilt 14–20
59-53.012Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–20.50057+1Lost to Kansas 21–33
60-273.070Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–20.50057+1Lost to Arkansas 6–27
61-163.189New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND BOR2–20.50057+1Lost to West Texas A&M 6–45
62-153.196Purdue (PURDUE)B101–20.33383+1Lost to Miami 14–20
63-33.210San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–20.500570Lost to Loyola Marymount 7–14
64223.231Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–20.500570Beat Baylor 27–6
65193.309Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–20.50057-1Beat Oregon 14–0
66273.310Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–20.50057-1Beat Nebraska 28–19
67153.314Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–10.667440Beat Tulane 13–9
68-343.332Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–10.667440Lost to Rutgers 20–26
69-103.416Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–20.50057-1Lost to Marquette 13–27
70-463.439Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–1–10.500570Lost to Colgate 28–35
71-223.467LSUSEC1–30.25093+1Lost to Georgia Tech 0–13
72203.470West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–20.50057-1Beat Richmond 46–7
73-643.566Indiana (INDIANA)B101–1–10.500570Lost to Ohio State 14–26
74-213.581Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–20.500570Lost to Texas A&M 0–52
75133.666Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–20.33383+1Beat Kansas State 28–7
76353.704Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–20.333830Beat Temple 26–20
77143.794Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–30.40080-1Beat Davidson 19–12
78243.848Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–20.60056+1Beat Arizona State 41–14
79-13.935Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–20.33383-1Lost to Army 6–27
80-183.992Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–20.33383-1Lost to Tulsa 7–27
81144.026Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–1–20.50057-1Tied Denver 14–14
82-94.068Montana (MONTANA)IND FBSI2–20.50057-2Lost to Washington State 7–14
8364.079North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–2–10.375820Lost to Wake Forest 7–13
84-174.158BYUIND SKY2–2–10.50057-2Lost to Colorado State 14–27
8524.216Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR1–30.25093+1Lost to UTEP 13–14
86-514.344Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–1–10.50057-2Lost to Colorado 19–28
87124.347Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–30.000110-1Lost to Princeton 14–20
8824.395Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–30.40080-1Lost to Wyoming 7–40
89-44.472Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC2–20.500570Lost to Wichita State 6–34
90-104.530Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–20.33383-2Lost to Notre Dame 9–13
91-264.631Iowa (IOWA)B101–20.33383-1Lost to Wisconsin 0–14
9284.691Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–30.000110-1Lost to Washington 6–35
93-234.761Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33383-2Lost to Syracuse 7–27
94-114.770Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–20.33383-1Beat Rhode Island 55–13
95-14.783Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI0–40.000110-2Lost to Stanford 13–23
96-274.999Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–30.25093-2Lost to Idaho 0–14
97-225.008Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–30.000110-1Lost to Northwestern 6–13
9805.486William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–30.25093-3Lost to Michigan State 14–33
9995.557Denver (DENVER)IND SKY0–4–10.100109-3Tied Utah 14–14
100-45.587Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR0–40.000110-3Lost to TCU 6–19
101-715.635Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–10.500570Lost to ST. Bonaventure 21–25
102125.656Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–30.000110-2Lost to Rice 7–14
103-25.658NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–30.25093-3Lost to Duke 0–7
104-235.696Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–20.000110-1Lost to Cornell 7–28
10555.934ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)IND FBSI0–3–10.125106-2Lost to SAN Francisco 7–33
106-96.084Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–30.25093-4Lost to West Virginia 7–46
107-16.291Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.200100-5Lost to Missouri 7–28
108-46.406Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–40.200100-2Lost to Alabama 6–34
10966.608USCPAC0–2–10.167104-2Lost to California 7–13
110-76.933Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–20.33383-7Lost to Citadel 12–19
111-47.124Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–3–10.125106-3Lost to Fordham 6–26
11207.164Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)IND FBSI0–30.000110-4Lost to Maryland 14–25
113-87.209Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–40.200100-7Lost to New Mexico State 14–20
114-17.412Nevada (NEVADA)IND FBSI0–40.000110-6Lost to Pacific 7–43
11527.624New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–40.200100-4Beat Northern Arizona 20–14
116-77.917Duquesne (DUQUESNE)IND FBSI0–3–10.125106-4BYE
11738.472Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–30.25093-2Beat Louisville 27–7
118-28.790Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–2–10.167104-3Lost to Pennsylvania 26–42
119-19.107Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–40.000110-1Lost to Florida 7–27
120-19.107Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–30.000110-2Lost to George Washington 7–42

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