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1952 Week 12 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
100.870Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+23Beat Indiana 41–14
210.906UCLAPAC8–01.0001+28Beat Oregon State 57–0
310.932Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC8–01.0001+26Beat Army 45–6
4-20.971Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–1–10.78613+19Lost to Notre Dame 21–27
521.070Maryland (MARYLAND)IND FBSI7–01.0001+22BYE
671.076Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–1–10.78613+16Beat Oklahoma 27–21
7-21.150Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON6–20.75016+23Lost to Navy 6–16
811.224USCPAC7–01.0001+18Beat Stanford 54–7
921.389Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–0–20.8756+13Beat Houston 6–0
10-21.462Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68832+16Lost to Syracuse 7–25
1141.512Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–20.66735+13Beat Arizona 20–18
12-61.517Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–1–10.81312+15Lost to Tulsa 6–42
13121.534Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–1–10.78613+13Beat Villanova 42–6
1471.562Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–10.8578+11Beat Colgate 13–7
15161.595Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–2–10.64337+15Beat Duke 16–6
16-41.640Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–10.8756+17Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 42–28
17-11.659Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–10.8578+11Beat LSU 22–3
1891.705Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI6–10.8578+9Beat Harvard 41–21
19-11.766Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–20.71420+9Beat North Carolina 34–7
2031.784West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON5–20.71420+10Beat Virginia Military Institute 39–21
2151.834Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–20.71420+12Beat Ohio State 21–14
22-81.849Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–20.75016+11Lost to Nebraska 13–14
2371.853Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–20.75016+15Beat California 22–7
24-71.948Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC5–20.71420+11Lost to Ole Miss 0–6
25181.960Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–20.71420+18Beat Penn State 25–7
2661.984South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–20.71420+9Beat Citadel 35–0
27142.025Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–20.75016+11Beat Baylor 35–33
28142.108San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71420+7Beat BYU 44–27
29-192.110Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–2–20.62541+10Lost to Missouri 7–27
30-22.159Purdue (PURDUE)B103–2–20.57146+8Tied Minnesota 14–14
3192.205Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–20.71420+7BYE
32-132.215California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–30.62541+11Lost to Washington 7–22
3312.219Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–20.71420+8Beat Northwestern 24–20
3452.251Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–10.8578+3BYE
35-112.286Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–30.62541+12Lost to USC 7–54
3692.311Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–30.62541+11Beat Pennsylvania 34–27
37-152.443Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY5–20.71420+5Lost to Utah 6–14
38-22.447New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–20.66735+7Beat Denver 15–0
39162.469Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–2–10.68832+4Beat Kansas 14–13
40-52.494Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–20.71420+1Lost to Holy Cross 7–13
41-42.590Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–20.71420+3Lost to Princeton 21–41
42-42.594Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–3–10.50061+7Lost to Georgia Tech 6–45
43-142.621Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–30.62541+6Lost to Arizona State 18–20
44-242.622Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–2–20.57146+4Lost to Georgia 27–34
4522.695George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–2–10.64337+6Beat Bucknell 21–7
4672.697TCUIND SWC3–2–20.57146+3Beat Wake Forest 27–9
47122.777Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–3–20.50061+6Beat Miami 9–0
48-152.810Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–2–10.64337+2Lost to Texas 33–35
4982.857Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–2–10.68832+5Beat Presbyterian 27–6
5042.888Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–3–10.56356+5Beat Colorado State 14–6
5152.902Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–30.57146+6Beat Iowa 33–13
5203.057Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–30.57146+1Beat Cornell 49–7
53-73.241Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–30.57146+1Lost to Pittsburgh 14–21
5443.262Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–30.57146+1Beat Kansas State 20–7
55123.293SMUIND SWC3–40.42973+3Beat Texas A&M 21–13
5673.315Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–2–10.64337+1Beat Detroit Mercy 23–20
57-73.344BYUIND SKY4–30.57146+1Lost to San José State 27–44
5843.356Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–30.57146-1Beat Auburn 49–34
5913.462Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–3–10.56356+1Tied Temple 14–14
60163.469Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–40.50061+1Beat Colorado 27–7
6193.480Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–3–10.56356-2Beat UTEP 27–26
6243.528Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–3–10.56356-1Beat Tulane 27–6
63-143.646Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON3–3–10.50061+1Lost to TCU 9–27
64-133.665Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–40.429730Lost to Kentucky 6–27
6533.731Clemson (CLEMSON)IND FBSI2–4–10.35784-1Tied Fordham 12–12
66-183.819Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–4–10.43871+1Lost to SMU 13–21
67-23.871Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–3–10.50061-2Tied Purdue 14–14
68-243.961Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–40.42973+5Lost to Miami (OH) 21–22
6983.995Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–30.57146-1Beat Santa Clara 27–0
7044.064LSUSEC2–60.25094-1Lost to Tennessee 3–22
71184.186Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–3–10.50061-5Beat Lafayette 21–6
72-114.254Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–40.42973-4Lost to Vanderbilt 0–9
7324.256Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–40.42973-3Beat Oregon 19–6
7494.262William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–40.42973-3Beat Virginia Tech 35–15
75-44.316Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–40.42973-5BYE
76-124.317UTEPIND BOR4–3–10.56356-4Lost to Hardin Simmons 26–27
77-84.678Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC3–40.42973-8Lost to Boston College 20–23
78104.688Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–50.28690-5Beat Columbia 38–14
79-74.732Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–50.44470-9Lost to William & Mary 15–35
80164.848NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON3–40.42973-5Beat Washington & LEE 25–14
8164.943NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–2–10.50061-6BYE
82-25.100Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON3–50.37582-6Lost to NC State 14–25
8375.222Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–60.143105-5Lost to UCLA 0–57
84-65.299Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–60.25094-8Lost to Rice 33–35
8515.335Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–4–10.35784-9Lost to South Carolina 0–35
86-135.413West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–30.50061-6Lost to Midwestern Texas State 13–21
87-35.449Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–50.37582-13Lost to New Mexico 0–15
88175.470Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–4–10.43871-14Beat Montana 27–0
89145.525Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–50.28690-11Beat Arkansas 35–33
90-55.551Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–60.143105-9Lost to Mississippi State 34–49
91135.588Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–60.25094-12Beat Drake 55–7
9225.640Indiana (INDIANA)B102–50.28690-10Lost to Michigan State 14–41
93-25.771Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI1–60.143105-10Lost to Michigan 7–49
9435.963Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–5–10.21498-9Lost to Wisconsin 20–24
95-135.998Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR3–30.50061-4Lost to Western NEW Mexico 7–14
96-176.028Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–5–10.21498-10Lost to Dartmouth 14–38
97-26.094Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–6–10.188102-11Lost to Washington State 6–19
9836.207Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–5–10.31387-10Tied Boston University 14–14
99-186.218New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–4–10.35784-5Lost to Mcmurry 14–27
10066.275Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–50.28690-17Beat Richmond 38–19
10116.324North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON0–50.000113-9Lost to Virginia 7–34
102-36.334Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–5–10.31387-14Lost to West Virginia 21–39
103-106.411Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–5–10.31387-14Lost to Idaho 0–27
104-126.517Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI1–5–10.21498-12Lost to Pacific 0–27
105-56.638Iowa (IOWA)B101–60.143105-13Lost to Illinois 13–33
10656.802Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–50.167104-6Beat UConn 21–13
10707.186Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–70.125110-13Lost to Wyoming 7–20
108-107.269Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR1–60.143105-12Lost to North Texas 19–34
109-17.377Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–5–10.21498-10BYE
11038.604Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI0–4–10.100112-7Tied Clemson 12–12
111-28.610Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–60.25094-17Lost to Iowa State 7–55
112-28.980Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–6–10.188102-12Lost to Carswell AFB 16–48
113-19.106Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–70.125110-30Lost to Davidson 19–38

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