1958 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 6, 1959By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1958 Season Tags: • No Comments

1958 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.787	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–0–1	0.944	3	+38	BYE
2	1	0.872	LSU	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+57	Beat Clemson 7–0
3	-1	0.882	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	9–0–2	0.909	4	+47	Tied TCU 0–0
4	0	0.926	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–1–1	0.850	7	+40	Beat California 38–12
5	1	0.992	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	4	+46	Beat Syracuse 21–6
6	-1	1.208	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	10	+32	Lost to Oklahoma 6–21
7	0	1.238	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–0–1	0.950	2	+34	BYE
8	0	1.318	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–1–2	0.778	11	+25	BYE
9	0	1.359	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–1–2	0.778	11	+24	BYE
10	0	1.426	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	16	+34	BYE
11	0	1.460	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–1–1	0.833	8	+22	BYE
12	0	1.612	TCU	IND SWC	8–2–1	0.773	14	+27	Tied Air Force 0–0
13	0	1.742	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–2	0.818	9	+26	BYE
14	0	1.769	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	38	+26	BYE
15	1	1.819	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	11	+17	BYE
16	1	1.839	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	7–2–1	0.750	15	+18	BYE
17	1	1.936	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–3	0.700	19	+20	BYE
18	-3	1.953	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–3	0.727	16	+23	Lost to LSU 0–7
19	0	2.004	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	19	+15	BYE
20	3	2.046	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	8–3	0.727	16	+23	Beat Hardin Simmons 14–6
21	-1	2.052	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	33	+14	BYE
22	-1	2.165	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	6	+11	BYE
23	1	2.225	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	19	+20	BYE
24	-2	2.243	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–3	0.700	19	+15	BYE
25	0	2.248	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	6–2–2	0.700	19	+10	BYE
26	0	2.260	SMU	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	38	+16	BYE
27	0	2.283	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	28	+12	BYE
28	0	2.318	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	28	+14	BYE
29	0	2.361	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3	0.700	19	+15	BYE
30	0	2.389	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	28	+11	BYE
31	0	2.393	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–2–2	0.700	19	+5	BYE
32	0	2.422	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	7–3	0.700	19	+15	BYE
33	1	2.490	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–2–3	0.650	33	+6	BYE
34	2	2.500	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	5–4	0.556	48	+9	BYE
35	0	2.520	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	38	+9	BYE
36	1	2.550	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	28	+8	BYE
37	3	2.580	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–4	0.556	48	+10	BYE
38	0	2.582	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	38	+12	BYE
39	2	2.673	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	28	+4	BYE
40	-1	2.691	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	19	+2	BYE
41	1	2.695	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	47	+11	BYE
42	-9	2.741	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–4	0.636	35	+13	Lost to Iowa 12–38
43	0	2.761	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	38	+7	BYE
44	1	2.798	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	58	+13	BYE
45	1	2.885	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–4	0.600	38	+4	BYE
46	2	2.920	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–4–1	0.550	51	+7	BYE
47	2	2.922	BYU	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	38	+3	BYE
48	-1	2.964	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	6–4	0.600	38	+6	BYE
49	1	2.980	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	51	+9	BYE
50	1	3.017	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–6	0.400	71	+5	BYE
51	2	3.049	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	-1	BYE
52	0	3.050	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	37	+4	BYE
53	1	3.073	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	51	+4	BYE
54	1	3.157	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	+3	BYE
55	-11	3.191	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	6–5	0.545	57	+7	Lost to Wyoming 6–14
56	0	3.224	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	38	+12	BYE
57	0	3.332	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	51	+1	BYE
58	1	3.485	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	65	-1	BYE
59	-1	3.493	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	4–5–1	0.450	61	-2	BYE
60	0	3.653	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5	0.500	58	-2	BYE
61	1	3.718	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–5–1	0.450	61	-1	BYE
62	-1	3.794	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	71	-3	BYE
63	0	3.819	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	58	-5	BYE
64	1	3.826	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–5	0.444	65	-3	BYE
65	2	3.855	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–6	0.400	71	+6	BYE
66	-2	3.924	USC	PAC	4–5–1	0.450	61	-6	BYE
67	1	3.944	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	65	-8	BYE
68	-2	3.950	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–5–1	0.450	61	+3	BYE
69	0	4.169	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	5–4–1	0.550	51	-3	BYE
70	1	4.216	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	65	-4	BYE
71	-1	4.276	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–5–1	0.389	80	-3	BYE
72	0	4.292	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	3–7	0.300	85	-6	BYE
73	0	4.401	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–6	0.400	71	-13	BYE
74	1	4.443	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	71	-9	BYE
75	1	4.478	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	4–5	0.444	65	-12	BYE
76	-2	4.480	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–6	0.400	71	-11	BYE
77	0	4.508	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–7	0.300	85	-12	BYE
78	0	4.545	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–6	0.333	84	-10	BYE
79	0	4.590	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	48	-10	BYE
80	0	4.796	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	85	-9	BYE
81	0	4.820	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	71	-19	BYE
82	0	4.887	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	4–7	0.364	82	-19	BYE
83	0	4.909	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	65	-4	BYE
84	1	4.982	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	97	-11	BYE
85	-1	5.048	UCLA	PAC	3–6–1	0.350	83	-16	BYE
86	0	5.167	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	85	-14	BYE
87	2	5.347	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–6–1	0.278	95	-12	BYE
88	0	5.351	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	85	-18	BYE
89	-2	5.370	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	85	-20	BYE
90	0	5.511	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–7	0.300	85	-22	BYE
91	0	5.545	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	4–6	0.400	71	-20	BYE
92	0	5.603	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	103	-17	BYE
93	0	5.614	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	85	-24	BYE
94	0	5.626	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	81	-16	BYE
95	0	5.834	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	2–8	0.200	103	-26	BYE
96	0	5.914	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	3–7	0.300	85	-28	BYE
97	0	6.034	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	71	-14	BYE
98	0	6.081	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	3–7	0.300	85	-25	BYE
99	0	6.294	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	99	-23	BYE
100	0	6.389	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–8	0.200	103	-25	BYE
101	0	6.664	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	107	-22	BYE
102	0	6.686	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–6–1	0.278	95	-21	BYE
103	0	6.736	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	99	-28	BYE
104	0	6.865	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–9	0.100	110	-26	BYE
105	0	6.967	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–7–1	0.250	97	-23	BYE
106	1	7.044	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–8	0.111	107	-28	BYE
107	-1	7.132	UTEP	IND BOR	2–7	0.222	99	-15	BYE
108	0	7.684	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	107	-20	BYE
109	0	7.796	Drake (DRAKE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	99	-20	BYE
110	0	8.396	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	103	-10	BYE
111	0	9.721	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	1–9	0.100	110	-29	BYE
112	0	10.130	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	0–10	0.000	112	-41	BYE