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1952 Week 9 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
100.283Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–0–10.87512+10Beat Kansas 42–20
200.782Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+9Beat Virginia Military Institute 33–14
300.847Duke (DUKE)IND SOCON5–01.0001+10Beat NC State 57–0
420.888Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+8Beat Syracuse 48–7
540.940Maryland (MARYLAND)IND FBSI5–01.0001+10Beat Navy 38–7
620.973UCLAPAC5–01.0001+11Beat Stanford 24–14
7100.987Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–10.75023+8Beat West Texas A&M 48–14
881.044Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+8Beat Boston College 28–7
9-41.117Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–01.0001+8Beat Auburn 33–0
1041.129Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–0–10.87512+5Beat Columbia 27–17
1191.131Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–0–10.90011+8Beat Nebraska 10–0
12181.278Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–10.75023+7Beat Alabama 20–0
13-61.299California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–01.0001+6Beat Santa Clara 27–7
1451.414Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Brown 46–0
15221.420Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–10.75023+7Beat Arizona 37–7
16-121.488Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–1–10.70039+7Beat Iowa State 21–12
1741.546USCPAC5–01.0001+3Beat Oregon State 28–6
18-81.550Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–10.80014+6Lost to Oklahoma 20–42
1931.573Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–0–20.80014+2Beat Tulane 20–14
20-21.615Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75023+4Beat Iowa 42–13
21241.722Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–1–10.62542+4Beat Purdue 26–14
22-101.762Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.75023+5Lost to Maryland 7–38
23151.768San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80014+4Beat Pacific 26–21
24-11.788Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–10.75023+4Beat Washington State 35–7
25151.814Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–10.75023+4Beat Army 22–14
26-131.824Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–10.80014+6Lost to Tennessee 0–20
2721.834Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–10.80014+5Beat LSU 27–14
28-21.874George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–10.75023+6Beat Virginia Tech 6–0
29-21.956Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–10.80014+4Beat Montana 41–0
30-62.016Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–10.80014+3Lost to UCLA 14–24
3102.019Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC3–10.75023+4BYE
32-72.150Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–10.80014+3Lost to Penn State 0–10
3312.183Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–10.75023+1Beat Lafayette 48–0
34222.237New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–10.66741+2Beat Wyoming 7–0
3572.329Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–1–10.62542+3Beat Kansas State 26–7
36-252.409Purdue (PURDUE)B102–1–10.62542+2Lost to Notre Dame 14–26
3742.461Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–10.800140Beat Cornell 13–0
38-232.543Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–1–10.62542+3Lost to Villanova 7–28
39-72.544Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50053+2Lost to Pittsburgh 14–22
40122.579Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–20.60046+3Beat Oregon 49–0
4152.580BYUIND SKY3–10.75023+1BYE
42192.624Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.750230Beat Kentucky 27–14
43262.639Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–10.750230Beat Colgate 21–20
44-92.648Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–20.60046+1Lost to Marquette 7–37
4562.650Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–10.750230Beat Texas Tech 21–10
4622.656Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–20.50053+1Beat Northwestern 48–14
47262.753Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–20.50053+2Beat Drake 57–0
48112.806Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–20.60046+3Beat Arkansas 44–7
4952.810SMUIND SWC2–20.50053+2Beat Rice 21–14
50-222.810Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–10.75023-1Lost to Harvard 20–21
51-82.996TCUIND SWC2–2–10.50053+1Tied Texas A&M 7–7
52-133.017Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–20.50053+1Lost to San José State 21–26
5373.056Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–30.25085+1Lost to Pennsylvania 17–27
5443.100Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–20.500530Beat Richmond 41–6
55-193.106Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–20.50053+1Lost to Minnesota 7–13
56-13.114Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–2–10.50053+2Tied TCU 7–7
57-243.118Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–20.600460Lost to Vanderbilt 13–20
58353.147Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–2–20.40074+2Beat Florida 20–13
5963.163Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–20.60046+1Beat William & Mary 33–28
60-113.216Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–30.25085+1Lost to USC 6–28
61113.322Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–2–10.500530Beat Denver 35–0
62-93.336South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–20.500530BYE
63253.376Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–20.500530Beat Illinois 13–7
64173.405West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–20.500530Beat Washington & LEE 31–13
65103.425Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)IND SOCON2–2–10.500530Beat North Carolina 9–7
66-193.428Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–20.60046+4Lost to Michigan State 7–48
67-53.442Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–30.500530Lost to George Washington 0–6
68-43.446UTEPIND BOR3–1–10.70039+1Tied New Mexico State 20–20
69-253.570Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–20.500530Lost to New Mexico 0–7
7003.673Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–30.25085-1Lost to Ole Miss 14–20
7183.691Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)IND BOR3–10.750230Beat NEW Mexico Highlands 13–7
72-93.709Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–30.250850Lost to Georgia Tech 0–33
7373.762Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–20.60046-2Beat North Texas 28–13
74-33.774NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–1–10.500530BYE
75-253.819LSUSEC2–30.40074-2Lost to Georgia 14–27
76243.944Indiana (INDIANA)B102–20.50053-2Beat Temple 33–0
77-203.958Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–30.400740Lost to Texas 7–44
78-124.201Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON2–30.40074-1Lost to West Virginia 13–31
79-114.524Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–40.20094-1Lost to Washington 0–49
80-64.574West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–20.50053-4Lost to Arizona State 14–48
8184.601Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–2–10.500530Tied Citadel 7–7
8204.679Clemson (CLEMSON)IND FBSI1–30.25085-2BYE
8394.719Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–30.25085-2Beat Rutgers 29–20
84-84.720Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–3–10.30082-2Lost to Mississippi State 14–27
85184.732Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–2–10.50053-5Beat North Dakota State 54–9
8684.751NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)IND SOCON1–30.25085-1Lost to Duke 0–57
8794.859Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–30.40074-4Beat Missouri 14–7
88-115.055William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–40.20094-3Lost to Boston University 28–33
8965.359Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–30.40074-5Lost to Virginia 14–33
90-75.383Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–40.20094-4Lost to Oklahoma State 7–14
9105.456Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–40.000107-3Lost to Ohio State 7–35
92-85.532Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–30.40074-7Lost to Utah 0–35
93-155.536Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–30.25085-4Lost to SMU 14–21
94-75.599Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–40.20094-5Lost to Colorado 12–21
95-95.642Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR1–40.20094-5Lost to Baylor 10–21
9635.828Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–3–10.30082-5Tied Furman 7–7
97-126.225Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–40.000107-5Lost to Yale 0–13
98-16.276Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–40.20094-6Lost to Colorado State 0–41
99-96.282Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–30.40074-3Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–57
10046.540Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)IND FBSI0–40.000107-5Lost to California 7–27
10156.644New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–3–10.30082-5Tied UTEP 20–20
10257.035Iowa (IOWA)B100–40.000107-5Lost to Wisconsin 13–42
10327.042Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–40.20094-4Lost to Indiana 0–33
10447.228Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–3–10.125105-4Lost to Michigan 14–48
105-77.345Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–40.20094-9Lost to Miami 6–41
10667.385Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–30.25085-9Beat Presbyterian 13–12
107-57.520Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–40.20094-5Lost to Fresno State 21–27
108-77.691Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–3–10.125105-5Lost to Dartmouth 20–29
10907.706Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.20094-6Lost to Tulsa 7–26
11017.951North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)IND SOCON0–20.000107-4Lost to Wake Forest 7–9
11128.000Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI0–30.000107-1Lost to Holy Cross 0–46
112-28.156Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–40.20094-7Lost to Miami (OH) 7–56
113-468.519Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI0–20.0001070Lost to Quantico Marines 8–21

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