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1952 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1952 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
100.811Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI9–01.0001+40BYE
200.906Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC11–01.0001+52BYE
300.925Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–1–10.8507+36BYE
401.008UCLAPAC8–10.8895+37BYE
501.090Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–2–10.75022+36BYE
601.123USCPAC9–10.9003+37BYE
701.154Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–0–20.9003+32BYE
801.237Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON8–20.80012+36BYE
901.313Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–1–10.8507+27BYE
1001.383Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–2–10.75022+30BYE
1101.426Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–1–10.83310+23BYE
1211.468Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–1–10.8507+25Beat Texas Tech 26–20
13-11.475Maryland (MARYLAND)IND FBSI7–20.77817+28BYE
1401.523Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI8–10.8895+21BYE
1501.593Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–2–10.72224+23BYE
1651.606Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC8–20.80012+28Beat Wyoming 20–0
1701.613Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–20.81811+32BYE
18-21.631West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON7–20.77817+23BYE
19-11.713Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–20.80012+20BYE
2001.725Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80012+24BYE
21-21.739Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–2–20.70027+20BYE
2211.768California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–30.70027+23BYE
23-11.781Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–20.77817+32BYE
2402.014Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–30.66732+19BYE
2502.043Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–30.70027+21BYE
2632.089New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY7–20.77817+16Beat Utah State 28–0
27-12.098Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI8–20.80012+21BYE
2802.110Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–30.66732+24BYE
29-22.120Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–2–10.72224+14BYE
3022.161Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–30.70027+17Beat Kentucky 27–0
31-12.236Yale (YALE)IND FBSI7–20.77817+10BYE
32-12.249Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–30.70027+13BYE
3302.454George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON6–2–10.72224+10BYE
3432.472Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–40.63640+17Beat Miami 35–13
35-12.548Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66732+10BYE
3602.597Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR6–40.60041+8BYE
37-22.616Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–3–10.65037+10BYE
3802.653Purdue (PURDUE)B104–3–20.55644+8BYE
3902.750San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66732+5BYE
4002.795Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–4–10.50055+8BYE
4112.810Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON5–4–10.55051+9BYE
42-12.848Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–30.667320BYE
4302.885Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY6–40.60041+7BYE
4412.988Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–3–20.55644+4BYE
4523.040Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–40.55644+1BYE
4603.081Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR5–3–20.600410BYE
4713.108Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–40.55644+2BYE
4823.151Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–4–10.55051+2BYE
4933.162Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–3–20.55644+3BYE
5053.164Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–3–10.65037+4Beat Hawai'i 49–13
5103.182Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–50.50055+4BYE
52-83.239Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–40.55644+2Lost to Houston 0–20
5303.266TCUIND SWC4–4–20.500550BYE
5403.298Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–50.50055+4BYE
5513.387South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–50.50055+1BYE
5613.420Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051+3BYE
5713.463Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON6–3–10.650370BYE
58-93.470Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–4–20.54554-1Lost to Florida 0–27
5903.479SMUIND SWC4–5–10.45068+4BYE
6013.564Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–4–20.50055-2BYE
61-13.565Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–50.50055-1BYE
6203.570Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–50.50055-3BYE
6303.647Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–5–20.40072+2BYE
6403.691William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–50.44469-2BYE
6503.736LSUSEC3–70.300880BYE
6603.806Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–40.55644-6BYE
6703.851Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–50.444690BYE
6804.051Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–4–10.50055-7BYE
6904.250Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–5–10.38975+3BYE
7004.270Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–60.40072-8BYE
7104.317UTEPIND BOR5–5–10.50055-6BYE
7214.350Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–60.45567-11BYE
73-14.382North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–60.25098-4BYE
7404.460Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50055-1BYE
7504.578Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–6–10.35078-7BYE
7604.625BYUIND SKY4–60.40072-12BYE
7704.732Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–4–10.50055-15BYE
7814.865Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC3–60.33381-13BYE
7925.003Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–70.30088-16BYE
8005.009Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR3–7–10.31884-8Lost to Tulsa 20–26
8115.073Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI2–6–10.27893-12BYE
82-45.125Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–70.36477-21Lost to Georgia 13–35
8305.207Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–60.33381-17BYE
8415.409Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–5–10.38975-18BYE
85-15.432Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–70.222102-12BYE
8615.532Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–70.222102-13BYE
87-15.592Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–7–10.31884-11Lost to New Mexico 0–28
8805.630Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–80.200110-18BYE
8905.723Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35078-22BYE
9015.761Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–6–10.27893-14BYE
9115.761Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–70.222102-17BYE
92-25.761Clemson (CLEMSON)IND FBSI2–6–10.27893-19BYE
9305.839Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI2–6–10.27893-15BYE
9415.880Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–7–10.25098-18BYE
95-15.887Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI2–5–10.31386-10BYE
9605.934Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–70.30088-12BYE
9705.938Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–80.200110-18BYE
9806.030Iowa (IOWA)B102–70.222102-17BYE
9906.054Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.222102-17BYE
10006.113NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–70.30088-22BYE
10106.207Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–70.30088-31BYE
10206.387Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–70.222102-13BYE
10306.592Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–6–10.35078-14BYE
10406.691Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–7–10.25098-27BYE
10506.762West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–60.33381-16BYE
10606.996Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR3–40.42971-6BYE
10707.078NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–5–10.31386-22BYE
10807.124Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–7–10.25098-20BYE
10907.302Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–70.222102-33BYE
11007.649Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–90.100112-26BYE
11107.663New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–6–10.27893-15BYE
11208.892Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–90.100112-46BYE
11309.049Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–70.222102-29BYE

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