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1951 Week 12 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
100.751Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–0–10.9388+31Beat Virginia Military Institute 34–7
211.052Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–01.0001+22Beat Iowa 40–13
321.072Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+21Beat Notre Dame 35–0
421.131Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–01.0001+19Beat Washington & LEE 60–14
541.172Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–01.0001+27Beat USC 27–20
6-41.202Maryland (MARYLAND)IND SOCON7–01.0001+19Beat Navy 40–21
7-31.346USCPAC7–10.8759+23Lost to Stanford 20–27
821.381Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–01.0001+13Beat Harvard 54–13
9-21.448Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–20.71426+16Beat Missouri 34–20
1011.479Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–1–10.78614+14Beat Pennsylvania 16–7
1151.489Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–1–10.78614+16Beat Texas 18–6
12-41.626Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–10.85710+14Beat North Carolina 34–14
1301.640SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)IND FBSI7–01.0001+9BYE
1441.647Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–30.66736+16Beat Tulane 37–0
15101.692Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–10.83313+13Beat Detroit Mercy 26–7
1631.705Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–20.75017+17Beat Utah 54–0
17-51.732Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–20.75017+17Lost to Baylor 6–18
1841.770California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–20.75017+14Beat Washington 37–28
1911.876Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–10.85710+8Beat Marquette 39–13
2011.937Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–20.75017+12Beat Loyola Marymount 34–26
2132.001William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–20.75017+15Beat Virginia Tech 28–7
22-72.005Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–20.75017+10Lost to Denver 33–35
2332.011Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–20.71426+11Beat Michigan 20–7
24-12.035Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–2–10.72225+12Beat New Mexico 41–7
2592.045Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON6–20.75017+10Beat Duke 19–13
26-122.113Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON5–30.62540+14Lost to Tennessee 14–60
27182.130Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–2–10.68832+9Beat Auburn 39–14
2872.160Clemson (CLEMSON)IND SOCON5–20.71426+9Beat Boston College 21–2
29-12.214Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–10.85710+10Beat Kansas State 42–26
30-132.228Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–20.71426+9Lost to Ole Miss 14–39
3162.280Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–2–10.68832+6Beat Montana 34–6
32152.296Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–30.62540+7Beat Pacific 35–33
33-22.323TCUIND SWC4–30.57149+8BYE
3482.345UCLAPAC4–30.57149+11Beat Oregon State 7–0
35-32.360Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–2–20.62540+6Tied SMU 14–14
3602.378Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–20.77816+7Beat Wichita State 14–7
3742.438Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–30.62540+9Beat Idaho 9–6
3822.470Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–20.71426+5Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 34–7
39-122.523Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–20.71426+4Lost to Michigan State 0–35
40202.616Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–2–10.68832+2Beat Arizona 61–14
41142.629Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–30.62540+7Beat LSU 20–13
42192.654Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57149+9Beat Syracuse 32–13
43192.659Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–20.66736+4Beat Dartmouth 21–6
44-142.661LSUSEC4–3–10.56358+9Lost to Vanderbilt 13–20
4582.699Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–20.75017+8Beat NEW York University 34–6
46132.745Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–30.62540+2Beat Oregon 35–6
47102.755BYUIND SKY5–2–10.688320Beat Utah State 28–27
48-92.764Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON4–3–10.56358+5Lost to Wake Forest 13–19
49-202.790Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–40.50062+7Lost to Georgia 6–7
50-22.797Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–2–10.64339+3Beat Pittsburgh 16–14
51-182.849Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–40.50062+6Lost to Rice 0–6
52-82.926Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–40.42968+3Lost to Wisconsin 7–16
5312.961Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR4–30.57149+4BYE
54-113.065Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–40.55661+5Lost to Colorado 0–54
55143.072Purdue (PURDUE)B103–40.42968+3Beat Northwestern 35–14
56-53.073Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–40.42968+4Lost to Cornell 7–20
57-113.134Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–30.57149+3Lost to Purdue 14–35
58-93.141Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–30.62540+8Lost to Georgia Tech 7–34
5993.183Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–20.66736+4Beat Brown 28–21
60153.227South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–30.57149+3Beat West Virginia 34–13
6143.228Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–40.50062+1Beat Southern Miss 40–7
6253.246Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–30.57149-1Beat Arkansas 6–0
63-133.358West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON5–30.62540-4Lost to South Carolina 13–34
64-263.409Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–3–10.563580Lost to Nebraska 27–34
6583.434Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR5–30.62540+2Beat UTEP 46–0
66-143.434Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–40.42968+1Lost to Penn State 13–32
6753.442Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–30.57149-1Beat Memphis 27–20
68-123.529Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–50.37576+1Lost to UCLA 0–7
69-113.582Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–30.57149-1Lost to Columbia 6–21
70-43.706Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–50.37576-2Lost to California 28–37
7103.764SMUIND SWC2–4–10.357810Tied Texas A&M 14–14
7293.797Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–40.50062-1Beat Florida 7–6
73-103.804Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–50.286890Lost to Kentucky 0–37
74-43.832Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI3–40.429680BYE
75-13.996Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–40.42968-2BYE
76-124.172Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC3–50.37576+4Lost to Louisville 28–35
7764.203George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–4–10.35781-2BYE
78-24.232Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–5–10.31388-5Lost to Holy Cross 13–39
7954.358North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–60.25098-2Lost to Virginia 14–34
8064.413Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI2–50.28689-2BYE
8114.636Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–4–10.35781-6Lost to BYU 27–28
82-44.662Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–40.50062-8Lost to Arizona State 14–61
8384.717Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–50.28689-6Beat Citadel 27–6
8414.910Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–50.28689-7Lost to Rutgers 21–28
8524.918Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC3–50.37576-9Lost to Villanova 7–26
86-64.991Indiana (INDIANA)B102–50.28689-7Lost to Minnesota 14–16
87-105.015Bradley (BRADLEY)IND MVC4–40.50062-11Lost to Toledo 13–38
8805.075Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–4–10.35781-9BYE
89-105.076Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–40.42968-5Lost to Bucknell 20–21
9005.164Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI2–50.28689-6Lost to Princeton 13–54
9155.507Iowa (IOWA)B102–4–10.35781-10Lost to Illinois 13–40
92-35.639Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–50.37576-17Lost to Army 6–27
93115.648Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–4–10.35781-11Beat Indiana 16–14
9475.706NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–60.33387-13Beat Davidson 31–0
95-25.729Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–50.28689-13Lost to Washington State 6–9
9635.751Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–5–10.38975-6Beat Newberry 33–13
97-55.764Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–60.25098-10Lost to Boston University 6–35
98-45.803Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–60.25098-11Lost to Oklahoma 20–34
99-45.899Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–50.28689-4Lost to Drake 7–14
100-26.419Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)IND FBSI2–50.28689-12Lost to Kansas 26–34
10116.636Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–6–10.071114-12Lost to Maryland 21–40
102-26.695New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–60.25098-21Lost to Wyoming 7–41
10326.826Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–60.143107-17Lost to Clemson 2–21
104-16.837Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–60.25098-19Lost to Colorado State 6–34
105-86.953Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–60.25098-15Lost to Stetson 14–19
10687.001Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–5–10.214106-14Beat Iowa State 34–27
10707.151NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–60.143107-8Lost to Temple 6–34
108-27.401San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–60.143107-10BYE
10947.559West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–60.25098-11Beat New Mexico State 50–20
110-17.939Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–70.000116-19Lost to Ohio State 14–16
111-38.046UTEPIND BOR2–60.25098-7Lost to Hardin Simmons 0–46
112-18.127Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–7–10.063115-14Lost to Tulsa 26–42
113-38.276Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–70.125110-26Lost to William & Mary 7–28
114-29.541Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–70.125110-22Lost to NC State 0–31
115010.204New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–80.111113-27Lost to West Texas A&M 20–50
116011.657Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR1–70.125110-14Lost to Western NEW Mexico 0–20

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