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1953 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1953 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
100.796Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC10–01.0001+49BYE
200.841Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–0–10.9502+43Beat SMU 40–14
300.996Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–1–10.8507+39BYE
401.121Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–1–10.8338+30BYE
501.124Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR10–10.9093+38BYE
601.306UCLAPAC8–10.8894+29BYE
701.337Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–2–10.72221+25BYE
801.378Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–10.8894+28BYE
901.382West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON8–10.8894+26BYE
1001.434Rice (RICE)IND SWC8–20.80010+30BYE
1101.489Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–1–10.8338+22BYE
1201.548Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC8–2–10.77314+27BYE
1301.705Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC7–2–10.75015+22BYE
1411.753Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–2–10.75015+20BYE
15-11.759Duke (DUKE)ACC7–2–10.75015+21BYE
1601.854Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–2–10.75015+17BYE
1711.925Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–30.70022+24BYE
18-11.980Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–2–30.65031+12BYE
1912.035Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–3–10.65031+18BYE
20-12.037Utah (UTAH)IND SKY8–20.80010+17BYE
2122.130Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC7–30.70022+21BYE
22-12.139South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC7–30.70022+17BYE
23-12.171USCPAC6–3–10.65031+17BYE
2412.203Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–30.66727+15BYE
25-12.205Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–2–30.68226+24BYE
2602.232Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66727+15BYE
2732.283Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–30.70022+17BYE
28-12.293Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66727+14BYE
29-12.306UTEPIND BOR7–20.77812+8BYE
30-12.308Iowa (IOWA)B105–3–10.61136+11BYE
3102.362Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY8–30.72720+12BYE
3212.384Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65031+10BYE
3312.435Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B86–3–10.65031+11BYE
3422.486Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI6–20.75015+4BYE
3502.505LSUSEC5–3–30.59145+11BYE
3612.506Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61136+6BYE
3712.540Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–3–20.55647+9BYE
3812.569Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–20.77812+1BYE
3912.754Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–2–20.66727+3BYE
4012.784Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–4–10.55051+8BYE
41142.793Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC4–4–10.50054+9Beat Tennessee 33–19
42-102.876Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–4–10.59145+5Lost to Houston 19–33
4302.965Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61136+6BYE
4402.988Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–40.60042+8BYE
4503.024California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–4–20.50054+3BYE
4613.033Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61136-2BYE
4753.043Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC6–40.60042+3BYE
48-23.054Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–3–20.55647+6BYE
49-13.060Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–40.60042+8BYE
50-13.062Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–4–10.50054+6BYE
51-93.084SMUIND SWC5–50.50054+8Lost to Notre Dame 14–40
52-23.098Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–3–10.61136+1BYE
53-23.124New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–3–10.611360BYE
5403.259George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–40.55647+2BYE
55-23.273Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–5–10.450650BYE
5603.546Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–4–10.50054-6BYE
5713.652Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY4–50.44469-2BYE
58-13.656Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–5–10.45065+3BYE
5903.713Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–40.556470BYE
6003.718Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR6–50.54553+4BYE
6103.731Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–4–20.50054-3BYE
6203.752Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI3–5–10.38980+2BYE
6303.877William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–4–10.55051+5BYE
6413.960Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–50.500540BYE
65-13.990Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–50.44469-5BYE
6604.037Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI4–50.44469-3BYE
6714.097Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–50.50054-9BYE
68-14.104Fordham (FORDHAM)IND FBSI4–50.44469-8BYE
6914.271Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–5–10.45065-8BYE
70-14.326Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–5–20.40074-10BYE
7114.375Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–50.50054+5BYE
72-14.400North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–60.40074-8BYE
7304.459Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–5–10.38980-7BYE
7404.480San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50054-10BYE
7504.539Purdue (PURDUE)B102–70.22298-5BYE
7604.584Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–6–10.35085-6BYE
7704.599Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–60.40074-12BYE
7804.668Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–60.33389-8BYE
7904.733Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)IND SOCON4–60.40074-13BYE
8034.752Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–5–10.45065-6BYE
8104.771Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–4–20.44469-9BYE
8204.784Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–5–10.38980-9BYE
83-34.786Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–70.30091-11BYE
8404.859Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–60.40074-11BYE
8504.949Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–5–20.40074-12BYE
8615.006Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–6–10.35085-10BYE
87-15.043TCUIND SWC3–70.30091-13BYE
8815.190Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI4–40.50054-10BYE
89-15.192Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–60.33389-9BYE
9005.427Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–6–10.35085-14BYE
9115.522Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–5–10.38980-1BYE
92-15.545Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–70.30091-18BYE
9305.546Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–70.22298-13BYE
9415.570Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–70.30091-7BYE
95-15.681Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY3–50.37584-18BYE
9605.706North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI3–6–10.35085-15BYE
9705.804Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–80.27395-10BYE
9805.820Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.22298-16BYE
9906.232Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–80.200104-22BYE
10006.494BYUIND SKY2–7–10.25096-24BYE
10106.831Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–8–10.150105-27BYE
10206.891Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–60.25096-21BYE
10306.895Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–70.22298-26BYE
10407.396New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–70.22298-19BYE
10507.745Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–70.22298-33BYE
10608.041Virginia (VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–80.111107-34BYE
10708.171Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–80.111107-34BYE
10808.317NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–90.100109-29BYE
10908.704West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–8–10.150105-31BYE
11009.700Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–90.000110-35BYE

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