1959 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 24, 1959By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1959 Season Tags: • No Comments

1959 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	0.788	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat Boston University 46–0
2	1	1.204	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–1	0.889	6	+26	BYE
3	1	1.228	LSU	SEC	9–1	0.900	2	+35	Beat Tulane 14–6
4	4	1.238	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	6	+30	BYE
5	-3	1.263	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	13	+32	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–22
6	1	1.270	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	6	+31	BYE
7	3	1.294	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–1	0.900	2	+34	Beat Washington State 20–0
8	1	1.402	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	9–1	0.900	2	+30	Beat Denver 45–0
9	3	1.436	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	13	+32	Beat Texas Tech 27–8
10	1	1.561	TCU	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	17	+27	Beat Rice 35–6
11	-6	1.564	USC	PAC	8–1	0.889	6	+29	Lost to UCLA 3–10
12	1	1.601	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	6–1–1	0.813	12	+16	BYE
13	1	1.702	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–2	0.778	17	+21	Beat Southern Miss 28–7
14	4	1.803	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	8–1	0.889	6	+20	Beat Hardin Simmons 14–8
15	1	1.813	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	9–1	0.900	2	+14	Beat Drake 62–2
16	-10	1.859	Oregon (OREGON)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	13	+22	Lost to Oregon State 7–15
17	5	1.875	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	6–3	0.667	24	+20	BYE
18	11	1.918	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	24	+18	Beat Iowa State 35–12
19	1	1.922	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	7–1–1	0.833	11	+12	BYE
20	1	1.929	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–2	0.778	17	+21	Beat Minnesota 11–7
21	-2	1.945	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–1–2	0.778	17	+13	Beat Memphis 14–7
22	6	2.028	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–2	0.778	17	+13	Beat Wake Forest 33–31
23	-8	2.083	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	6–3	0.667	24	+16	Lost to Illinois 0–28
24	11	2.107	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	24	+16	Beat Michigan State 18–13
25	8	2.173	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	7–3	0.700	22	+14	Beat Air Force 28–27
26	5	2.184	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–3–1	0.611	38	+15	Beat Princeton 12–7
27	3	2.194	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–2–2	0.667	24	+13	Beat Indiana 10–7
28	4	2.242	SMU	IND SWC	5–3–1	0.611	38	+14	Beat Baylor 30–14
29	-5	2.379	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	38	+9	Lost to New Mexico 27–28
30	-13	2.404	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–3–1	0.611	38	+12	Lost to Kentucky 0–20
31	11	2.412	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–3–1	0.611	38	+11	Beat Northwestern 28–0
32	8	2.414	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–3	0.667	24	+10	Beat NC State 12–7
33	13	2.428	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	43	+17	Beat Penn State 22–7
34	5	2.462	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	13	+8	Beat West Virginia 20–14
35	-10	2.501	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	24	+7	Lost to Harvard 6–35
36	12	2.541	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	24	+7	Beat Yale 35–6
37	7	2.558	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	43	+14	Beat Kansas 13–9
38	-2	2.571	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	47	+7	BYE
39	-12	2.572	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	22	+4	Lost to Oklahoma 12–35
40	1	2.636	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	24	+8	BYE
41	-18	2.716	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	24	+7	Lost to Marquette 12–30
42	3	2.784	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–4	0.556	49	+11	BYE
43	-17	2.826	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	43	+12	Lost to BYU 13–14
44	14	2.828	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–6	0.400	74	+10	Beat Tennessee 20–0
45	2	2.847	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	6–3	0.667	24	-1	Beat West Texas A&M 35–13
46	14	2.850	UCLA	PAC	4–3–1	0.563	47	+6	Beat USC 10–3
47	-9	2.889	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	57	+9	Lost to Missouri 9–13
48	-11	2.948	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–4	0.556	49	+5	Lost to Miami 13–18
49	3	2.971	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	5–4	0.556	49	+6	Beat Utah State 35–21
50	-16	3.066	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–4	0.556	49	+2	Lost to Notre Dame 19–20
51	-8	3.191	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	49	+3	Lost to Washington 0–20
52	-1	3.206	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–3	0.625	37	0	BYE
53	11	3.312	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–4–1	0.500	57	+1	Beat Florida State 18–8
54	0	3.338	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	24	-5	BYE
55	4	3.380	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	57	+2	BYE
56	10	3.394	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–3–2	0.556	49	-1	Beat North Alabama 42–7
57	-8	3.483	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	57	0	Lost to Purdue 7–10
58	5	3.485	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–5	0.444	65	+2	Beat Virginia 55–12
59	2	3.496	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	4–4–1	0.500	57	0	BYE
60	-7	3.576	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	65	-3	Lost to Dartmouth 7–12
61	16	3.598	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	65	-1	Beat Iowa 20–19
62	-7	3.630	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–4	0.556	49	-4	Lost to Clemson 31–33
63	4	3.753	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	57	-1	BYE
64	-8	3.770	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	83	+1	Lost to SMU 14–30
65	13	3.835	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	43	-8	Beat Villanova 40–6
66	-16	3.840	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–5–1	0.389	81	-1	Lost to Michigan 14–23
67	1	3.848	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	3–6–1	0.350	82	+2	Lost to LSU 6–14
68	2	3.855	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	65	-2	BYE
69	4	3.886	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–5	0.444	65	-6	BYE
70	-1	3.898	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	65	-4	BYE
71	8	3.984	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–5	0.444	65	-4	Beat Ohio State 23–14
72	-15	4.049	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	24	-1	Lost to Columbia 16–26
73	10	4.178	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	49	-11	Beat San José State 20–7
74	2	4.209	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	83	-5	BYE
75	-13	4.342	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–4–1	0.500	57	-11	Lost to Dayton 13–18
76	-2	4.414	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	65	-11	Lost to Syracuse 0–46
77	-12	4.509	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	74	-10	Lost to Kansas State 14–29
78	-3	4.550	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	83	0	Lost to Florida 8–18
79	-7	4.574	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	74	-11	Lost to Pacific 7–20
80	2	4.616	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	74	-10	Lost to Arkansas 8–27
81	-10	4.688	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–7	0.300	89	-9	Lost to California 17–20
82	2	4.688	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	89	-7	Lost to Citadel 14–20
83	7	4.697	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–5–1	0.450	64	-16	Beat William & Mary 20–12
84	-4	4.855	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	4–6	0.400	74	-16	Lost to Utah 21–35
85	-4	4.882	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	74	-16	Lost to Richmond 12–20
86	5	4.908	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	4–5	0.444	65	-13	Beat UTEP 14–10
87	-2	4.977	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	3–7	0.300	89	-12	Lost to Arizona State 8–14
88	8	4.981	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	89	-15	Beat Holy Cross 30–12
89	-3	5.290	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–6	0.250	97	-12	BYE
90	8	5.291	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	98	-13	Beat Rutgers 26–16
91	-4	5.390	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–6–2	0.222	98	-10	Lost to TCU 6–35
92	7	5.443	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	89	-19	Beat Oregon 15–7
93	-4	5.483	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	83	-17	BYE
94	-6	5.488	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–7	0.222	98	-17	Lost to Wisconsin 7–11
95	5	5.618	BYU	IND SKY	3–7	0.300	89	-11	Beat Colorado State 14–13
96	-1	5.648	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–8	0.200	101	-16	Beat Stanford 20–17
97	-5	5.700	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–5–1	0.313	88	-13	BYE
98	-5	5.936	UTEP	IND BOR	3–7	0.300	89	-10	Lost to Arizona 10–14
99	-2	6.313	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	2–8	0.200	101	-26	Lost to Wyoming 0–45
100	-6	6.395	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	104	-19	BYE
101	3	6.456	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	83	-4	Beat Davidson 35–7
102	0	6.547	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	74	-10	BYE
103	0	6.590	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	101	-27	Beat Nebraska 29–14
104	-3	6.668	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–8	0.111	105	-17	Lost to South Carolina 7–12
105	0	6.760	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	89	-18	Beat Wichita State 18–13
106	3	7.918	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	109	-35	Beat Montana 9–6
107	-1	8.001	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	105	-33	BYE
108	-1	8.314	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	109	-23	Lost to Detroit Mercy 6–40
109	1	8.338	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	1–9	0.100	109	-27	Lost to New Mexico State 13–35
110	-2	8.576	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–10	0.000	112	-36	Lost to Maryland 12–55
111	1	9.064	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	105	-20	Lost to Furman 7–35
112	-1	9.238	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	1–8	0.111	105	-28	Lost to Idaho 6–9