College Football 1957
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1957/9/14 and 1957/12/7
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1957 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
87 -8.41 89 -8.99 1 24.33 Northwestern 9 0-9-0 1 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 2 7 0-7-0 BIG 10
8 25.11 10 22.88 2 25.50 Mississippi State 9 6-2-1 2 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 2 7 4-2-1 SEC
11 22.54 13 20.14 3 27.45 Rice 11 7-4-0 3 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 7 6 5-1-0 SWAC
31 13.51 21 16.56 4 29.30 Maryland 10 5-5-0 4 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 3 7 4-3-0 ACC
18 19.04 11 21.78 5 29.90 North Carolina 10 6-4-0 5 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 ACC
17 20.50 8 24.99 6 30.35 Duke 11 6-3-2 6 11 6-3-2 NoDivi 8 7 5-1-1 ACC
94 -10.35 96 -11.07 7 30.60 Wake Forest 10 0-10-0 7 10 0-10-0 NoDivi 1 7 0-7-0 ACC
46 5.55 54 3.48 8 30.85 Alabama 10 2-7-1 8 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 6 8 1-6-1 SEC
39 9.54 53 3.51 9 30.90 Georgia 10 3-7-0 9 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 12 7 3-4-0 SEC
56 2.53 73 -3.95 10 31.00 Kentucky 10 3-7-0 10 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 1 8 1-7-0 SEC
38 9.81 40 8.70 11 31.15 Southern Methodist 10 4-5-1 11 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 SWAC
7 26.41 5 26.54 12 32.15 Tennessee 11 8-3-0 12 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 3 7 4-3-0 SEC
95 -10.86 90 -9.17 13 32.72 Indiana 9 1-8-0 13 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 1 6 0-6-0 BIG 10
16 20.75 17 18.87 14 33.20 Texas 11 6-4-1 14 11 6-4-1 NoDivi 5 6 4-1-1 SWAC
27 14.16 37 9.53 15 33.45 Georgia Tech 10 4-4-2 15 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 10 8 3-4-1 SEC
12 21.88 14 19.61 16 34.45 Notre Dame 10 7-3-0 16 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 EIC
60 1.12 82 -6.88 17 35.60 California 10 1-9-0 17 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 3 7 1-6-0 PCC
33 12.59 36 9.86 18 36.28 Illinois 9 4-5-0 18 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 4 7 3-4-0 BIG 10
15 20.97 18 18.80 19 37.39 Florida 9 6-2-1 19 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 5 7 4-2-1 SEC
57 2.41 52 4.31 20 37.55 Virginia 10 3-6-1 20 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 ACC
26 14.23 28 11.34 21 38.30 Texas Christian 10 5-4-1 21 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 2 6 2-4-0 SWAC
71 -3.82 98 -11.50 22 38.35 Southern California 10 1-9-0 22 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 2 7 1-6-0 PCC
41 8.79 48 6.37 23 38.78 Minnesota 9 4-5-0 23 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 6 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
29 13.87 24 14.76 24 38.80 Vanderbilt 10 5-3-2 24 10 5-3-2 NoDivi 7 7 3-3-1 SEC
22 16.09 31 10.40 25 38.95 Louisiana State 10 5-5-0 25 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 9 8 4-4-0 SEC
10 22.98 15 19.58 26 39.25 Texas A&M 11 8-3-0 26 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 6 6 4-2-0 SWAC
14 21.21 16 18.91 27 40.28 Wisconsin 9 6-3-0 27 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 3 7 4-3-0 BIG 10
20 18.05 19 18.24 28 40.44 Clemson 10 7-3-0 28 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 ACC
48 4.68 59 1.80 29 40.45 Baylor 10 3-6-1 29 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 1 6 0-5-1 SWAC
61 0.77 83 -7.14 30 40.50 Tulane 10 2-8-0 30 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 4 6 1-5-0 SEC
24 15.80 30 11.07 31 40.78 Purdue 9 5-4-0 31 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 7 7 4-3-0 BIG 10
3 29.66 2 28.39 32 41.56 Ohio State 10 9-1-0 32 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 8 7 7-0-0 BIG 10
59 1.85 65 -1.52 33 41.70 Washington 10 3-6-1 33 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 4 7 3-4-0 PCC
23 15.82 27 12.56 34 41.85 Arkansas 10 6-4-0 34 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 SWAC
6 26.67 6 25.88 35 42.40 Mississippi 11 9-1-1 35 11 9-1-1 NoDivi 11 6 5-0-1 SEC
36 10.10 33 10.12 36 42.90 South Carolina 10 5-5-0 36 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 2 7 2-5-0 ACC
49 4.12 58 2.10 37 42.95 Pittsburgh 10 4-6-0 37 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 4 1-3-0 EIC
2 32.20 1 34.46 38 43.55 Auburn 10 10-0-0 38 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 8 7 7-0-0 SEC
37 9.93 34 10.03 39 43.95 Miami FL 10 5-4-1 39 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 8 1 1-0-0 SWIC
1 32.32 3 27.11 40 44.28 Michigan State 9 8-1-0 40 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 10 6 5-1-0 BIG 10
19 18.51 26 12.67 41 44.44 Michigan 9 5-3-1 41 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 7 3-3-1 BIG 10
13 21.84 4 26.99 42 45.70 North Carolina State 10 7-1-2 42 10 7-1-2 NoDivi 6 6 5-0-1 ACC
5 26.75 9 24.16 43 48.35 Navy 11 9-1-1 43 11 9-1-1 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 EIC
4 27.54 7 25.13 44 48.72 Iowa 9 7-1-1 44 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 9 6 4-1-1 BIG 10
97 -12.21 101 -12.14 45 49.35 Nebraska 10 1-9-0 45 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 BIG 7
89 -8.55 94 -9.56 46 50.62 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 1-3-0 46 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
35 10.50 44 7.87 47 50.65 Washington State 10 6-4-0 47 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 7 8 5-3-0 PCC
66 -1.48 43 8.26 48 50.90 Kansas 10 5-4-1 48 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 5 6 4-2-0 BIG 7
45 6.04 42 8.57 49 52.20 Houston 10 5-4-1 49 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 5 3 3-0-0 MVC
34 10.89 51 4.66 50 54.15 Stanford 10 6-4-0 50 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 PCC
9 24.18 12 20.92 51 54.85 Oklahoma 11 10-1-0 51 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 7 6 6-0-0 BIG 7
28 14.08 22 15.23 52 55.90 Oregon State 10 8-2-0 52 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 8 8 6-2-0 PCC
51 3.89 47 6.41 53 56.90 Missouri 10 5-4-1 53 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 BIG 7
32 13.32 29 11.30 54 56.95 Oregon 11 7-4-0 54 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 9 8 6-2-0 PCC
40 8.97 35 9.97 55 57.11 Penn State 9 6-3-0 55 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 8 5 3-2-0 EIC
112 -21.69 112 -21.25 56 57.67 Quantico Marines 3 0-3-0 56 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
25 14.91 23 14.83 57 57.85 UCLA 10 8-2-0 57 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 6 7 5-2-0 PCC
21 16.53 25 14.48 58 58.22 Army 9 7-2-0 58 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 EIC
68 -2.86 61 1.05 59 58.45 William & Mary 10 4-6-0 59 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 4 6 2-4-0 SoCon
82 -7.49 71 -3.29 60 58.89 Florida State 10 4-6-0 60 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 1 0-1-0 SWIC
111 -21.23 91 -9.28 61 59.81 Colgate 9 3-6-0 61 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 4 3 0-3-0 EIC
64 -0.52 60 1.19 62 59.88 Southern Mississippi 4 2-2-0 62 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
113 -21.82 122 -28.93 63 60.10 Marquette 10 0-10-0 63 10 0-10-0 NoDivi 7 4 0-4-0 EIC
80 -6.90 70 -3.13 64 60.33 Miami OH 3 1-2-0 64 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
67 -2.45 62 0.66 65 60.38 Trinity University (TX) 4 2-2-0 65 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
75 -5.35 79 -6.00 66 61.39 Iowa State 10 4-5-1 66 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 2 6 2-4-0 BIG 7
98 -12.36 104 -14.94 67 62.05 Texas Tech 10 2-8-0 67 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 5 1 0-1-0 SWIC
76 -5.82 81 -6.30 68 62.80 Kansas State 10 3-6-1 68 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 BIG 7
44 6.16 38 9.08 69 63.20 West Virginia 10 7-2-1 69 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 7 3 3-0-0 SoCon
81 -6.98 76 -4.45 70 64.15 Virginia Tech 10 4-6-0 70 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 2 4 1-3-0 SoCon
47 5.14 50 5.64 71 66.22 Holy Cross 9 5-3-1 71 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 11 6 4-2-0 EIC
85 -7.59 84 -7.37 72 66.67 Pennsylvania 9 3-6-0 72 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 5 7 3-4-0 Ivy
116 -23.77 114 -22.82 73 67.90 Wichita State 10 1-9-0 73 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 1 3 0-3-0 MVC
58 2.27 67 -2.29 74 68.61 Idaho 9 4-4-1 74 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 1 3 0-3-0 PCC
124 -36.31 123 -29.51 75 69.67 San Diego State 3 0-3-0 75 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
79 -6.78 68 -2.82 76 69.67 Boston University 8 5-3-0 76 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 EIC
55 2.53 55 2.74 77 69.78 Syracuse 9 5-3-1 77 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 10 5 3-2-0 EIC
100 -13.92 110 -19.85 78 70.17 George Washington 9 2-7-0 78 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 SoCon
52 3.53 57 2.36 79 72.60 Oklahoma State 10 6-3-1 79 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 6 1 1-0-0 SWIC
123 -28.40 115 -23.81 80 72.67 Connecticut 3 0-3-0 80 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
115 -22.07 121 -27.25 81 73.38 Saint Xavier 4 0-4-0 81 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
105 -15.67 105 -15.74 82 73.50 San Jose State 10 3-7-0 82 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 4 1 0-1-0 SWIC
122 -27.26 111 -20.55 83 73.67 Columbia 9 1-8-0 83 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 1 7 1-6-0 Ivy
53 2.60 46 6.86 84 74.61 Boston College 9 7-2-0 84 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 13 7 5-2-0 EIC
106 -18.37 107 -15.88 85 75.06 Furman 10 3-7-0 85 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 8 3 2-1-0 SoCon
43 6.61 63 0.43 86 75.50 Colorado 10 6-3-1 86 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 6 6 3-3-0 BIG 7
86 -7.89 99 -11.50 87 75.83 Villanova 9 3-6-0 87 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 12 2 0-2-0 EIC
92 -9.73 80 -6.16 88 76.19 Citadel 10 5-4-1 88 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 6 6 4-2-0 SoCon
110 -20.28 102 -12.49 89 76.29 Harvard 8 3-5-0 89 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 2 7 2-5-0 Ivy
109 -19.89 103 -14.53 90 76.56 Richmond 10 4-6-0 90 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 SoCon
42 8.71 20 16.90 91 77.00 Virginia Military 10 9-0-1 91 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 9 6 6-0-0 SoCon
62 0.25 49 5.97 92 77.17 Lehigh 3 2-1-0 92 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
99 -13.37 95 -9.99 93 77.67 Cornell 9 3-6-0 93 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 4 7 3-4-0 Ivy
103 -15.23 88 -8.53 94 78.17 Abilene Christian 3 1-2-0 94 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
96 -11.20 97 -11.37 95 78.80 Tulsa 10 4-6-0 95 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
88 -8.49 85 -7.48 96 79.45 Hardin-Simmons 10 5-5-0 96 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 BC
63 -0.12 39 8.83 97 79.69 Dartmouth 9 7-1-1 97 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 6 7 5-1-1 Ivy
77 -6.25 74 -4.41 98 80.38 Wofford 4 2-2-0 98 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
121 -27.11 116 -24.99 99 80.70 Arizona 10 1-8-1 99 10 1-8-1 NoDivi 1 4 0-4-0 BC
102 -14.48 87 -8.28 100 81.00 Davidson 8 5-3-0 100 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 3 4 1-3-0 SoCon
69 -3.06 77 -4.58 101 81.50 Pacific 10 5-3-2 101 10 5-3-2 NoDivi 7 1 1-0-0 SWIC
125 -36.31 125 -36.48 102 82.00 New Mexico State 10 3-7-0 102 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 2 4 0-4-0 BC
91 -9.70 86 -7.50 103 82.33 North Texas 10 5-5-0 103 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 2 1 1-0-0 MVC
84 -7.58 66 -1.85 104 83.25 Brown 9 5-4-0 104 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 7 3-4-0 Ivy
74 -4.86 64 -0.44 105 84.00 Dayton 10 6-3-1 105 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 9 3 1-2-0 EIC
54 2.53 45 7.40 106 86.17 Princeton 9 7-2-0 106 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 8 7 6-1-0 Ivy
90 -9.14 93 -9.53 107 86.38 Fresno State 4 2-2-0 107 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
93 -10.27 75 -4.45 108 87.43 Rutgers 9 5-4-0 108 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 15 1 1-0-0 EIC
78 -6.66 92 -9.31 109 87.50 Cincinnati 10 5-4-1 109 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 4 3 1-2-0 MVC
50 3.90 41 8.60 110 87.50 Drake 9 7-2-0 110 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
70 -3.08 69 -3.06 111 88.65 West Texas A&M 10 7-3-0 111 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 6 4 3-1-0 BC
65 -1.00 56 2.64 112 88.83 Yale 9 6-2-1 112 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 7 7 4-2-1 Ivy
83 -7.54 72 -3.66 113 89.06 Texas El Paso 9 6-3-0 113 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 3 5 3-2-0 BC
118 -25.22 124 -32.17 114 92.00 Utah State 10 2-7-1 114 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 1 7 1-5-1 MSC
114 -21.90 118 -25.79 115 92.89 Air Force 10 3-6-1 115 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
73 -4.58 100 -11.51 116 93.20 Utah 10 6-4-0 116 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 8 6 5-1-0 MSC
108 -19.26 113 -22.41 117 94.33 McMurry 3 1-2-0 117 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
72 -4.23 78 -5.83 118 97.17 Detroit 9 6-3-0 118 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 14 4 2-2-0 EIC
30 13.83 32 10.28 119 98.50 Arizona State 10 10-0-0 119 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 5 4 4-0-0 BC
101 -14.40 109 -17.90 120 102.50 Wyoming 10 4-3-3 120 10 4-3-3 NoDivi 4 7 3-2-2 MSC
120 -26.12 119 -26.46 121 103.00 Montana 9 2-7-0 121 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 2 7 2-5-0 MSC
119 -25.47 120 -27.18 122 103.39 Colorado State 10 3-7-0 122 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 3 7 2-5-0 MSC
104 -15.25 106 -15.80 123 106.45 Brigham Young 10 5-3-2 123 10 5-3-2 NoDivi 6 7 5-1-1 MSC
107 -18.75 108 -16.57 124 107.15 Denver 10 6-4-0 124 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 7 5-2-0 MSC
117 -23.82 117 -25.22 125 111.45 New Mexico 10 4-6-0 125 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 7 6 2-4-0 MSC
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 1 0-1-0
East Carolina 2 0-2-0
Hawaii 2 0-2-0
Louisville 2 2-0-0
Massachusetts 1 0-1-0
Memphis 2 0-2-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0
Bucknell 2 0-2-0
California Poly 2 2-0-0
Delaware 1 1-0-0
East Tennessee State 1 0-1-0
Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Montana State 2 1-1-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 2 0-2-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Youngstown State 1 0-1-0
Western Colorado 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 1 0-0-1
Washington MO 1 0-1-0
Bradley 2 1-1-0
Corpus Christi 1 0-1-0
Nebraska Omaha 1 0-1-0
Occidental 1 0-1-0
Tampa 2 0-2-0
West Virginia Tech 1 0-1-0
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