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1955 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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1955 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
100.822UCLAPAC8–10.8893+33Beat Washington 19–17
200.936Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–10.8755+29Beat Minnesota 42–14
321.005Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC9–01.0001+34Beat Clemson 25–12
401.151Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–01.0001+25Beat Iowa State 52–0
521.161TCUIND SWC7–10.8755+23Beat Texas 47–20
601.239Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–1–10.83311+26Beat Rice 20–12
7-41.243West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON7–10.8755+20Lost to Pittsburgh 7–26
821.306Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–10.8893+26Beat Houston 27–11
951.312Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–3–10.61145+22Beat Oregon 44–7
10-21.325Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–10.8755+21Beat North Carolina 27–7
11-21.386Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–1–10.83311+20Beat Alabama 26–2
1231.530Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–10.8755+18Beat Indiana 30–0
1331.560Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–10.81313+14Beat Columbia 47–0
14-31.607Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY7–10.8755+18Beat New Mexico 20–0
1561.644Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–1–10.81313+10Beat UTEP 20–13
16-41.644Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–1–10.81313+17Beat Georgia 16–13
1731.718Duke (DUKE)ACC5–2–10.68826+13Beat South Carolina 41–7
1861.859Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75017+15Beat Iowa 20–10
19161.865Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–30.66730+20Beat West Virginia 26–7
2052.012Denver (DENVER)IND SKY7–20.77816+9Beat Utah State 39–6
21-82.028Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY6–20.75017+16Lost to Utah 6–27
22-52.066Yale (YALE)IND FBSI6–20.75017+10Lost to Princeton 0–13
2362.071Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–30.57150+10Beat Bucknell 46–0
24-52.110Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–20.75017+12Lost to Maryland 12–25
25152.116Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–30.57150+11Beat Colgate 26–19
2622.122Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC6–20.75017+10Beat California 16–14
27-42.136UTEPIND BOR4–2–20.62533+8Lost to Arizona State 13–20
2852.205Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI6–20.75017+9Beat Yale 13–0
2922.240Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–30.62533+5Beat Pennsylvania 40–0
3072.250Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–20.75017+5Beat Tulane 20–7
31-132.259Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–30.62533+11Lost to Syracuse 19–26
3262.313Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC6–2–10.72225+9Beat Drake 59–6
33-12.319Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND BOR5–2–10.68826+9Beat Tulsa 34–7
3482.346Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–30.62533+10Beat Wisconsin 17–14
35-12.443San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68826+5Tied Washington State 13–13
36162.449Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–30.62533+8Beat Colorado State 27–6
3742.450Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–30.62533+7BYE
3812.521Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–3–10.61145+8Beat Virginia 13–7
39-172.554Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–30.66730+8Lost to LSU 7–34
40132.584Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–2–10.68826+1Beat Florida 20–0
41-152.698Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–40.50059+10Lost to Tennessee 0–20
4282.711Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–3–10.61145+6Beat SMU 6–0
43122.716Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62533+3Beat Rutgers 34–13
4432.727Purdue (PURDUE)B104–3–10.56352+6Beat Northwestern 46–8
4532.763Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–3–10.61145+5Beat Memphis 41–7
46-162.765Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–30.62533+7Lost to Nebraska 20–37
47-202.828Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–20.75017+1Lost to Marquette 6–18
4832.890Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–40.50059+7BYE
49-62.902USCPAC5–30.62533+3BYE
50112.935Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–3–10.611450Beat NC State 34–26
51-153.064George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–30.625330Lost to Richmond 0–7
52-73.066Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC4–40.50059+4Lost to Ole Miss 11–27
53143.154LSUSEC2–5–10.31382+4Beat Mississippi State 34–7
54113.158Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–3–10.563520Beat George Washington 7–0
55-63.259Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–40.500590Lost to Illinois 14–17
56-123.282Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–40.556560Lost to Vanderbilt 7–20
57123.292Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–2–10.64332+3Beat Boston University 40–12
5803.428Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–50.44468+5Lost to TCU 20–47
59-133.455Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–40.55656-1Lost to Stanford 7–44
60-13.494Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–4–10.500590Lost to UCLA 17–19
61113.532Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–40.55656+7Beat Colorado 37–20
6243.545West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–3–10.56352-4BYE
63-63.594Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–50.44468-1Lost to Auburn 13–16
64-43.669Iowa (IOWA)B103–4–10.43872+1Lost to Ohio State 10–20
6563.670Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC4–3–10.56352+4Beat Villanova 6–0
66-23.810Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–50.44468-4Lost to Denver 6–39
6733.899Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–4–10.43872-1Beat Montana 29–0
68-143.917Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–40.50059-6Lost to Dartmouth 0–7
69-133.941Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–30.62533+3Lost to Wofford 9–21
7053.951Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–40.50059-2Beat Cincinnati 53–20
71-84.094Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–30.62533-7Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–14
72-44.219SMUIND SWC3–50.37577-6Lost to Arkansas 0–6
7314.227Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–50.44468-6Beat Missouri 21–0
74-124.360Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–3–10.50059-8Lost to Brown 6–14
75-24.589Indiana (INDIANA)B103–50.37577-8Lost to Michigan 0–30
7684.826Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42976-8Beat Furman 19–6
7714.851North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–60.25089-6Lost to Notre Dame 7–27
7874.977Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–50.37577-5Beat Cornell 7–0
79-34.997Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI4–40.50059-9Lost to Wichita State 6–59
8005.013Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–5–10.31382-11Lost to Texas A&M 12–20
81-45.057NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–4–10.43872-13Lost to Virginia Tech 26–34
82-15.160California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–6–10.27887-12Lost to Oregon State 14–16
83-15.304Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–5–10.31382-10Lost to Texas Tech 7–34
84-15.333Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–60.25089-11Lost to Michigan State 14–42
8555.394North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI3–4–10.438720Beat Mcmurry 38–21
86135.582Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI2–5–10.31382-10Beat Holy Cross 18–6
87-15.614South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–60.25089-14Lost to Duke 7–41
88-15.647William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–60.14396-12BYE
89-105.661Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY3–60.33380-16Lost to Arizona 0–29
90-15.951Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–70.12598-18Lost to Wake Forest 7–13
9156.092Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–6–10.27887-16Beat Oklahoma State 12–7
9206.370New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY1–70.12598-17Lost to Wyoming 0–20
9376.407Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI2–60.25089-14Beat Harvard 14–6
94-66.480Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC1–70.12598-20Lost to Kansas 7–12
95-46.523Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–80.111105-19Lost to Kansas State 0–21
9616.659Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–6–10.18895-17Lost to Oklahoma 0–52
9716.885Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–6–20.22294-18Tied San José State 13–13
98-36.918Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND FBSI1–70.12598-18Lost to Navy 0–47
99-66.950Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–60.14396-10Lost to Boston College 12–40
10067.057New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–60.33380-16Beat San Diego State 26–6
10107.344Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–80.000107-22Lost to Army 0–40
10207.349Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–50.28686-3Lost to Penn State 13–34
10307.351Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–70.12598-21Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–6
10437.439Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–70.12598-25Beat BYU 49–6
105-17.441Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–80.000107-23Lost to Georgia Tech 2–26
106-127.467BYUIND SKY1–70.12598-26Lost to Idaho 6–49
107-27.923Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–5–20.25089-7Lost to Hardin Simmons 20–53
10818.005Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–80.111105-22Beat Citadel 14–7
109-19.393Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–80.000107-25Lost to Purdue 8–46
110010.479Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–80.000107-21Lost to Florida State 6–19

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