1951 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 16, 1951By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1951 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	5	0.699	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Georgia 43–7
2	8	0.792	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat LSU 25–7
3	-1	0.821	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Arkansas 9–7
4	-1	0.921	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Harvard 42–6
5	6	0.924	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Clemson 21–7
6	-5	0.993	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 42–13
7	0	1.041	USC	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Oregon State 16–14
8	9	1.094	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Florida 14–13
9	4	1.113	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Syracuse 41–20
10	4	1.120	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	21	+7	Beat Missouri 34–13
11	-3	1.135	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Marquette 20–14
12	7	1.227	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Oklahoma 9–7
13	3	1.257	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Washington State 42–35
14	13	1.298	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	21	+6	Beat Utah 26–7
15	-6	1.302	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Yale 14–0
16	17	1.313	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	21	+6	Beat Virginia 42–14
17	23	1.325	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	38	+4	Beat Holy Cross 20–14
18	2	1.326	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Alabama 41–18
19	-7	1.357	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Minnesota 21–7
20	-5	1.420	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 53–14
21	3	1.444	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Detroit Mercy 26–6
22	1	1.481	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat UCLA 21–7
23	-5	1.492	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Pennsylvania 13–7
24	1	1.497	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat San José State 42–7
25	25	1.829	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–1	0.750	21	+4	Beat Ole Miss 34–20
26	-22	1.861	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	+3	Lost to Tulane 14–20
27	16	1.934	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Beat Oregon 63–6
28	14	1.978	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Beat Albright 47–6
29	18	2.063	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–1–1	0.500	55	+2	Tied Wisconsin 6–6
30	-4	2.100	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	55	+4	Lost to USC 14–16
31	3	2.172	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	21	+3	Beat NC State 27–21
32	-4	2.176	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	50	+5	Lost to Auburn 13–14
33	-1	2.204	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	55	+3	Lost to Illinois 20–41
34	27	2.229	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Beat Wyoming 14–7
35	9	2.265	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	78	+2	Lost to Texas 7–9
36	-5	2.271	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Lost to Pacific 7–21
37	12	2.286	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	+2	Beat Nebraska 15–7
38	22	2.293	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Beat Arizona State 39–14
39	-9	2.305	LSU	SEC	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Lost to Georgia Tech 7–25
40	-4	2.412	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1–1	0.500	55	+1	Tied Ohio State 6–6
41	-12	2.438	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	21	+1	Lost to Vanderbilt 20–34
42	34	2.446	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	0	Beat NEW York University 55–0
43	5	2.533	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	21	+1	Beat Boston College 35–19
44	-23	2.568	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	+1	Lost to Washington & LEE 14–42
45	-23	2.592	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	21	0	Lost to William & Mary 6–7
46	-41	2.603	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	0	Lost to SMU 20–27
47	18	2.640	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	21	+1	Beat Richmond 24–0
48	-13	2.668	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	3–2	0.600	50	+3	Lost to Kansas 7–26
49	-11	2.680	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	3–2	0.600	50	+2	Lost to Colorado State 7–14
50	7	2.703	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	3–2	0.600	50	+1	Beat New Mexico 33–17
51	1	2.717	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	55	+2	Lost to California 35–42
52	23	2.776	SMU	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	55	+2	Beat Notre Dame 27–20
53	-12	2.846	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Baylor 7–9
54	1	2.883	BYU	IND SKY	3–1	0.750	21	-2	BYE
55	3	2.896	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	0	Beat Rhode Island 20–13
56	3	2.901	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	21	+3	BYE
57	-18	2.906	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	55	+2	Lost to Tulsa 27–46
58	13	2.947	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–3	0.400	75	+1	Beat Mississippi State 27–0
59	7	2.952	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	0	Beat Western Reserve 28–7
60	29	3.035	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	0	Beat Purdue 7–0
61	-10	3.056	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Maryland 7–43
62	20	3.059	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–1–1	0.625	49	-1	Beat Kansas State 32–6
63	10	3.061	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Beat TCU 33–19
64	14	3.078	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–2	0.333	78	+1	Beat Indiana 33–14
65	-3	3.082	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	78	+1	Lost to Princeton 7–13
66	27	3.091	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	55	+2	Beat Wake Forest 7–6
67	-22	3.116	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2	0.333	78	+1	Lost to Miami 0–7
68	12	3.255	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Beat South Carolina 21–6
69	-5	3.350	UCLA	PAC	1–3	0.250	87	+1	Lost to Stanford 7–21
70	30	3.481	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	38	+2	Beat Houston 46–27
71	-25	3.502	TCU	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Texas Tech 19–33
72	-18	3.531	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	55	0	Lost to North Carolina 6–21
73	-36	3.636	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Kentucky 0–27
74	-21	3.643	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–3	0.250	87	+2	Lost to Washington 6–63
75	10	3.670	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–1	0.667	38	-2	Beat Pittsburgh 34–17
76	-20	3.800	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	2–2	0.500	55	-2	Lost to Hardin Simmons 14–39
77	4	3.910	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	3–2	0.600	50	-3	Beat UTEP 19–15
78	-8	3.932	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–3	0.250	87	-2	Lost to Villanova 18–41
79	5	4.052	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	76	-1	Lost to Columbia 0–14
80	-3	4.181	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	87	0	Lost to SAN Francisco 7–42
81	5	4.213	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	55	-3	Beat Newberry 41–7
82	-15	4.233	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	78	-2	Beat Navy 21–14
83	20	4.285	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	55	-3	Beat Camp Lejeune 16–0
84	10	4.306	Bradley (BRADLEY)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	55	-3	Beat Wayne State 34–27
85	3	4.494	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	76	-1	Lost to Michigan State 14–20
86	-23	4.558	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	2–2	0.500	55	-4	Lost to Denver 17–33
87	11	4.756	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–3	0.000	111	-1	Lost to Northwestern 7–21
88	-5	4.994	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	87	-1	Lost to Cornell 6–42
89	-15	5.103	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	78	-1	Lost to Rutgers 0–55
90	5	5.147	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	87	-2	Beat Virginia Tech 38–13
91	10	5.280	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	87	-3	Lost to Colorado 13–34
92	-5	5.345	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	1–2	0.333	78	-3	BYE
93	-1	5.441	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	87	-3	Lost to West Virginia 0–24
94	15	5.464	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	78	-3	Beat Army 28–14
95	7	5.470	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	1–3	0.250	87	-3	Beat Montana 12–9
96	0	5.612	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	104	-5	Lost to Duke 21–27
97	-6	5.744	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	87	-3	Lost to Drake 6–26
98	-19	5.809	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	111	-3	Lost to Fordham 19–35
99	-27	5.904	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	111	-2	Lost to Dartmouth 14–28
100	-10	5.969	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	1–3	0.250	87	-4	Lost to Idaho 9–12
101	-32	6.113	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–2	0.333	78	-3	Lost to Michigan 14–33
102	6	6.330	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	87	-5	Beat Loyola Marymount 20–16
103	7	6.399	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	87	-6	Beat Wichita State 43–0
104	-36	6.691	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–2–1	0.167	108	-2	Lost to Rice 14–21
105	-6	6.838	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	104	-4	Lost to Stetson 20–21
106	1	7.395	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	111	-4	Lost to Iowa 17–34
107	-10	7.490	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	87	-7	Lost to George Washington 13–38
108	-4	7.604	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	87	-3	Lost to Oklahoma State 0–43
109	-4	7.716	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–2–1	0.167	108	-3	Lost to Penn State 7–15
110	-4	7.957	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	87	-1	Lost to Presbyterian 12–14
111	0	8.085	UTEP	IND BOR	1–3	0.250	87	-2	Lost to Arizona 15–19
112	1	9.014	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	1–4	0.200	104	-4	Lost to North Texas 14–42
113	-1	9.193	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	111	-5	Lost to Santa Clara 16–20
114	2	9.624	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–3–1	0.125	110	-2	Lost to Iowa State 6–32
115	-1	9.764	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	1–4	0.200	104	-2	Lost to LA Verne 12–13
116	-1	11.404	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	0–5	0.000	111	-7	Lost to Colorado Mines 0–7