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1951 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1951 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
100.897Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC10–0–10.9556+51Beat Georgia 48–6
210.986Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI9–01.0001+39BYE
3-11.020Illinois (ILLINOIS)B108–0–10.9447+33BYE
401.022Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+41Beat Vanderbilt 35–27
501.100Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON9–01.0001+34BYE
601.165Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–1–10.85010+37Beat Rice 34–13
721.306Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI9–01.0001+25BYE
8-11.320Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–10.8899+30BYE
9-11.355Stanford (STANFORD)PAC9–10.9008+35BYE
1011.392Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–1–10.83311+25BYE
11-11.402SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI9–01.0001+23BYE
1201.442Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–20.80012+27Beat Oklahoma State 41–6
1311.507California (CALIFORNIA)PAC8–20.80012+29BYE
14-11.760Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–30.70022+27Lost to Texas A&M 21–22
1521.768Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY7–2–10.75020+21BYE
1631.803Kansas (KANSAS)IND B88–20.80012+22Beat Missouri 41–28
17-11.815USCPAC7–30.70022+24Lost to Notre Dame 12–19
1801.840Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–40.63633+21BYE
1911.865UCLAPAC5–3–10.61137+20BYE
2031.940Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–30.70022+22BYE
2101.968Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON7–20.77817+17BYE
2221.986William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON7–30.70022+24BYE
23-81.989Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI8–20.80012+13Lost to Boston College 14–19
24-21.995LSUSEC7–3–10.68228+23Beat Tulane 14–13
2552.013Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–2–10.75020+18Beat USC 19–12
26-12.084Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–20.77817+13Beat Nebraska 19–7
2702.137Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–3–10.65030+16Beat Mississippi State 49–7
2892.176Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–3–20.60038+12Beat Texas 22–21
29-32.193Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI6–30.66729+15BYE
30-12.208TCUIND SWC6–40.60038+15Beat SMU 13–2
3132.256Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–20.80012+20Beat Detroit Mercy 34–20
32-42.275Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–30.70022+13BYE
33112.369Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR6–40.60038+15Beat Hardin Simmons 28–21
34-12.379Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI5–40.55647+13BYE
35-42.397Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–40.60038+10BYE
36-42.412Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–40.63633+14BYE
37-22.567Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–20.77817+5BYE
3842.671Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–30.70022+16BYE
3912.675Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON6–40.60038+20BYE
40-12.723Purdue (PURDUE)B105–40.55647+8BYE
41-32.741Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+9BYE
4232.752Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–30.62535+8BYE
43-72.753Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–3–10.65030+2BYE
44-12.756Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–40.60038+8BYE
45-42.836Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–40.60038+7BYE
4632.937Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55647+9BYE
4712.942Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON5–4–10.55055+6BYE
48-22.947Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–50.50059+9BYE
4932.987Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–50.50059+8BYE
5003.000Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI5–40.55647+6BYE
5123.012Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+7BYE
5223.021Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–4–10.55055-1BYE
53-63.043Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–50.50059+4Lost to Baylor 13–34
5423.081South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–40.55647+6BYE
5523.104Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI6–40.60038-4BYE
5623.169BYUIND SKY6–3–10.65030-7BYE
5733.193Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI5–30.625350BYE
58-33.353Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–50.54557+2Lost to Tennessee 27–35
5933.378Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–50.44470+2BYE
6043.438Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–60.40076+2BYE
61-23.467Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–50.50059+3Lost to Georgia Tech 6–48
6233.473Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–3–20.556470BYE
6333.490Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–40.60038+3BYE
6493.569Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–60.45569-2Beat Auburn 25–7
65-43.639Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–60.400760Lost to LSU 13–14
66-153.669Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–50.50059-1Lost to Alabama 7–25
6733.671Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI3–5–10.38979+3BYE
6843.788Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–4–10.50059-5BYE
6923.824Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–50.44470-2BYE
7043.827Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC5–50.50059+6Beat North Texas 20–14
71-83.855SMUIND SWC3–6–10.35084-2Lost to TCU 2–13
72-53.929Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR6–50.54557-3Lost to Texas Tech 21–28
73-54.084Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–50.44470-7Lost to Ole Miss 7–49
7414.197Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–6–10.35084-9BYE
7544.201Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI4–6–10.40975-8Beat San José State 21–7
7604.239West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON5–50.50059-13BYE
7704.336Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–50.50059-12BYE
7804.352Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–40.50059-5BYE
79-104.358Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–5–10.38979-9Lost to New Mexico 13–17
80114.473Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–60.33387-9Beat Holy Cross 19–14
8154.582Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–6–10.27894-8Beat Army 42–7
8214.886Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–50.44470-8BYE
83-14.890Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–5–10.38979-9BYE
84-34.905Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–70.30091-14Lost to Oklahoma 6–41
85-15.072North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–80.200107-11BYE
86-15.139Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC4–70.36482-18Lost to Tulsa 20–34
8785.231New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–70.36482-22Beat Utah State 17–13
8805.277Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.22299-12BYE
89-25.402Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI3–60.33387-8BYE
9005.408Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–60.40076-25BYE
9115.490Iowa (IOWA)B102–5–20.33387-10BYE
92-125.508George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–6–10.27894-15Lost to Richmond 19–20
9305.522Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–5–20.33387-14BYE
9405.856Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC4–50.44470-15BYE
9515.882Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–70.22299-16BYE
9626.001Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–6–10.35084-11BYE
9706.013NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–70.30091-18BYE
9826.127Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–70.22299-24BYE
99-106.133Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–70.22299-21Lost to Navy 7–42
10016.158Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–70.22299-21BYE
10116.206Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–6–10.27894-19BYE
10216.249Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–80.200107-22BYE
103-46.521San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–7–10.25098-14Lost to Marquette 7–21
10406.549Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–80.200107-24Lost to Kansas 28–41
10506.741Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–70.22299-18BYE
10656.860Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–80.27397-30Beat George Washington 20–19
10716.926Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–8–10.150112-27Lost to Miami 7–19
108-26.954UTEPIND BOR3–70.30091-10BYE
109-26.985Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–70.22299-27BYE
110-17.452Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–7–10.167111-16BYE
111-17.463Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–80.200107-33BYE
11207.866NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–70.125113-18BYE
11307.925West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–70.22299-23BYE
11409.006Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–80.111115-26BYE
115010.504New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–90.100116-33BYE
116011.566Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–70.125113-16BYE

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