College Football 1959
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1959/9/18 and 1959/12/19
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1959 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings		Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		AP	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
43	7.87	35	11.01	1	14.69	Mississippi State			9	2-7-0	1	9	2-7-0	SEC
26	17.18	14	22.64	2	20.75	Tennessee			10	5-4-1	2	10	5-4-1	SEC
10	23.08	10	25.92	3	22.30	Georgia Tech			11	6-5-0	3	11	6-5-0	SEC
53	4.53	47	6.04	4	22.90	Rice			10	1-7-2	4	10	1-7-2	SWAC
2	36.35	1	39.35	5	25.05	LSU	3	3	11	9-2-0	5	11	9-2-0	SEC
11	21.62	26	18.25	6	25.75	Kentucky			10	4-6-0	6	10	4-6-0	SEC
34	11.88	29	14.80	7	25.90	Baylor			10	4-6-0	7	10	4-6-0	SWAC
39	10.18	31	13.85	8	25.95	Tulane			10	3-6-1	8	10	3-6-1	SEC
46	7.03	63	1.96	9	26.56	Minnesota			9	2-7-0	9	9	2-7-0	BIG 10
30	14.39	28	14.96	10	26.65	Notre Dame	17		10	5-5-0	10	10	5-5-0	EIC
37	10.61	39	9.02	11	26.72	Ohio State			9	3-5-1	11	9	3-5-1	BIG 10
7	25.21	8	26.74	12	27.18	Texas Christian	7	8	11	8-3-0	12	11	8-3-0	SWAC
22	18.27	20	19.60	13	28.10	Southern Methodist			10	5-4-1	13	10	5-4-1	SWAC
12	21.53	24	18.78	14	29.11	Northwestern			9	6-3-0	14	9	6-3-0	BIG 10
14	20.94	7	28.23	15	29.14	Alabama	10	18	11	7-2-2	15	11	7-2-2	SEC
25	17.59	18	20.02	16	29.56	Illinois	13	12	9	5-3-1	16	9	5-3-1	BIG 10
16	20.65	15	21.53	17	30.11	Purdue			9	5-2-2	17	9	5-2-2	BIG 10
47	6.83	53	4.48	18	30.12	Memphis			4	1-3-0	18	4	1-3-0	Major-Ind
27	16.44	22	19.26	19	30.40	Miami (FL)			10	6-4-0	19	10	6-4-0	SWIC
13	20.95	27	16.45	20	30.44	Michigan State			9	5-4-0	20	9	5-4-0	BIG 10
19	18.99	12	25.35	21	31.17	Vanderbilt			10	5-3-2	21	10	5-3-2	SEC
5	26.31	11	25.92	22	31.25	Auburn		16	10	7-3-0	22	10	7-3-0	SEC
1	38.69	3	35.52	23	31.75	Mississippi	2	2	11	10-1-0	23	11	10-1-0	SEC
48	6.32	61	2.70	24	32.90	Texas A&M			10	3-7-0	24	10	3-7-0	SWAC
38	10.43	40	9.00	25	33.89	Michigan			9	4-5-0	25	9	4-5-0	BIG 10
4	30.58	2	37.88	26	33.95	Georgia	5	5	11	10-1-0	26	11	10-1-0	SEC
8	23.80	6	28.24	27	34.15	Arkansas	9	9	11	9-2-0	27	11	9-2-0	SWAC
61	3.08	65	0.17	28	34.25	California			10	2-8-0	28	10	2-8-0	AAWU
73	-1.50	48	5.08	29	35.12	Tennessee Chattanooga			4	1-3-0	29	4	1-3-0	Major-Ind
24	17.67	21	19.40	30	36.00	Florida	19	19	10	5-4-1	30	10	5-4-1	SEC
6	26.23	5	31.08	31	37.05	Texas	4	4	11	9-2-0	31	11	9-2-0	SWAC
17	20.38	32	13.27	32	38.50	Iowa			9	5-4-0	32	9	5-4-0	BIG 10
28	16.17	34	11.35	33	38.78	Indiana			9	4-4-1	33	9	4-4-1	BIG 10
29	16.10	17	20.17	34	39.60	Pittsburgh	20	20	10	6-4-0	34	10	6-4-0	EIC
21	18.27	16	20.67	35	40.22	Wisconsin	6	6	10	7-3-0	35	10	7-3-0	BIG 10
55	4.35	58	3.53	36	41.35	Duke			10	4-6-0	36	10	4-6-0	ACC
23	17.81	25	18.62	37	42.60	Oklahoma	15	14	10	7-3-0	37	10	7-3-0	BIG 7
32	12.49	36	10.99	38	42.95	UCLA			10	5-4-1	38	10	5-4-1	AAWU
33	12.45	30	13.91	39	43.00	Missouri	18	17	11	6-5-0	39	11	6-5-0	BIG 7
35	11.55	38	9.68	40	43.65	Kansas			10	5-5-0	40	10	5-5-0	BIG 7
60	3.17	51	4.85	41	43.70	Nebraska			10	4-6-0	41	10	4-6-0	BIG 7
89	-9.88	91	-11.15	42	44.22	Kansas State			10	2-8-0	42	10	2-8-0	BIG 7
15	20.88	13	23.16	43	46.65	Southern California	14	13	10	8-2-0	43	10	8-2-0	AAWU
50	5.52	44	7.61	44	47.05	Texas Tech			10	4-6-0	44	10	4-6-0	SWIC
58	3.40	70	-1.79	45	47.30	Stanford			10	3-7-0	45	10	3-7-0	AAWU
9	23.08	9	26.19	46	49.23	Penn State	12	10	11	9-2-0	46	11	9-2-0	EIC
56	4.09	46	6.18	47	49.50	Colorado			10	5-5-0	47	10	5-5-0	BIG 7
72	-1.13	69	-1.73	48	49.70	Houston			10	3-7-0	48	10	3-7-0	MVC
67	-0.03	77	-4.97	49	50.15	Oregon State			10	3-7-0	49	10	3-7-0	SWIC
117	-25.20	112	-21.56	50	50.15	Virginia			10	0-10-0	50	10	0-10-0	ACC
59	3.17	54	4.34	51	50.35	Maryland			10	5-5-0	51	10	5-5-0	ACC
41	8.13	43	8.12	52	50.90	North Carolina			10	5-5-0	52	10	5-5-0	ACC
80	-5.35	93	-11.46	53	51.00	North Carolina State			10	1-9-0	53	10	1-9-0	ACC
36	11.36	37	10.53	54	51.75	Navy			10	5-4-1	54	10	5-4-1	EIC
44	7.86	41	8.49	55	51.78	Army			9	4-4-1	55	9	4-4-1	EIC
3	32.03	4	32.06	56	54.70	Syracuse	1	1	11	11-0-0	56	11	11-0-0	EIC
57	3.61	45	6.62	58	56.20	South Carolina			10	6-4-0	58	10	6-4-0	ACC
95	-13.05	92	-11.32	59	56.30	West Virginia			10	3-7-0	59	10	3-7-0	SoCon
66	0.31	72	-2.63	60	56.67	Florida State			10	4-6-0	60	10	4-6-0	SWIC
20	18.45	23	19.12	61	57.41	Clemson	11	11	11	9-2-0	61	11	9-2-0	ACC
18	20.15	19	19.77	62	57.70	Washington	8	7	11	10-1-0	62	11	10-1-0	AAWU
49	5.87	49	4.94	63	61.55	Wake Forest			10	6-4-0	63	10	6-4-0	ACC
68	-0.19	68	-1.24	64	63.90	Tulsa			10	5-5-0	64	10	5-5-0	MVC
62	3.01	64	1.22	65	64.25	Air Force			10	5-4-1	65	10	5-4-1	SWIC
42	7.92	56	3.98	66	64.35	Washington State			10	6-4-0	66	10	6-4-0	SWIC
54	4.41	55	4.01	68	64.70	Oklahoma State			10	6-4-0	68	10	6-4-0	SWIC
31	12.50	33	12.83	69	66.60	Oregon			10	8-2-0	69	10	8-2-0	SWIC
64	1.40	74	-4.09	70	67.12	Southern Mississippi			4	2-2-0	70	4	2-2-0	Major-Ind
40	8.19	42	8.28	71	68.06	Iowa State			10	7-3-0	71	10	7-3-0	BIG 7
65	0.80	59	3.50	72	68.22	Boston College			9	5-4-0	72	9	5-4-0	EIC
91	-10.75	88	-10.48	74	71.70	San Jose State			10	4-6-0	74	10	4-6-0	SWIC
121	-26.63	118	-25.62	75	72.65	Idaho			10	1-9-0	75	10	1-9-0	SWIC
126	-33.72	127	-39.88	76	73.88	Drake			4	0-4-0	76	4	0-4-0	Major-Ind
76	-4.69	81	-7.11	77	75.45	Utah			10	5-5-0	77	10	5-5-0	MSC
106	-19.50	111	-21.03	78	76.39	Colgate			9	2-7-0	78	9	2-7-0	EIC
77	-4.89	66	0.09	79	76.70	Holy Cross			10	6-4-0	79	10	6-4-0	EIC
74	-1.56	79	-6.51	81	79.55	Cincinnati			10	5-4-1	81	10	5-4-1	MVC
120	-26.37	115	-23.34	83	81.06	Villanova			10	1-9-0	84	10	1-9-0	EIC
85	-7.87	67	-1.18	85	84.10	Colorado State			10	6-4-0	85	10	6-4-0	MSC
105	-18.66	102	-15.87	87	84.55	Arizona			10	4-6-0	87	10	4-6-0	BC
125	-32.63	124	-31.85	88	85.12	Hawaii			4	0-4-0	88	4	0-4-0	Major-Ind
108	-19.94	108	-18.98	89	86.10	Furman			10	3-7-0	89	10	3-7-0	SoCon
119	-26.18	122	-30.81	90	86.33	Connecticut			3	0-3-0	90	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
87	-8.66	75	-4.36	91	86.44	Dartmouth			9	5-3-1	91	9	5-3-1	Ivy
98	-16.20	101	-15.52	93	86.67	Louisville			3	1-2-0	93	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
114	-21.49	110	-20.54	94	86.72	Columbia			9	2-7-0	94	9	2-7-0	Ivy
109	-20.49	116	-24.36	95	87.06	Texas El Paso			10	3-7-0	95	10	3-7-0	BC
52	4.98	57	3.85	97	88.44	Pennsylvania			9	7-1-1	97	9	7-1-1	Ivy
112	-21.43	113	-21.65	98	88.60	Brigham Young			10	3-7-0	98	10	3-7-0	MSC
123	-29.31	121	-29.58	99	89.00	Brown			9	2-6-1	99	9	2-6-1	Ivy
110	-20.50	107	-18.87	102	89.72	Dayton			10	3-7-0	102	10	3-7-0	EIC
81	-5.66	85	-8.34	103	90.65	Virginia Tech			10	6-4-0	103	10	6-4-0	SoCon
70	-0.45	82	-7.50	104	91.71	New Mexico State			11	8-3-0	104	11	8-3-0	BC
45	7.08	50	4.86	105	91.80	Wyoming	16	15	10	9-1-0	105	10	9-1-0	MSC
92	-11.43	100	-15.46	106	92.61	Princeton			9	4-5-0	106	9	4-5-0	Ivy
75	-3.99	78	-6.45	107	92.65	New Mexico			10	7-3-0	107	10	7-3-0	MSC
101	-16.66	114	-23.18	109	93.83	Bucknell			3	1-2-0	109	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
118	-25.35	119	-25.85	110	94.12	Lehigh			4	1-3-0	110	4	1-3-0	Major-Ind
51	5.50	60	2.95	111	94.22	North Texas			11	9-2-0	111	11	9-2-0	MVC
71	-0.89	84	-8.24	112	94.44	Harvard			9	6-3-0	112	9	6-3-0	Ivy
124	-32.47	125	-33.05	114	94.75	Montana			9	1-8-0	114	9	1-8-0	MSC
103	-16.98	103	-15.87	115	94.83	Fresno State			3	1-2-0	115	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
94	-12.58	99	-15.45	116	94.85	Richmond			10	4-5-1	116	10	4-5-1	SoCon
99	-16.27	95	-13.47	117	95.06	Cornell			9	5-4-0	117	9	5-4-0	Ivy
86	-8.47	71	-2.49	118	95.17	Citadel			10	8-2-0	118	10	8-2-0	SoCon
102	-16.79	104	-16.95	119	95.27	Utah State			11	5-6-0	119	11	5-6-0	MSC
127	-35.84	126	-37.23	120	95.56	Davidson			9	1-8-0	120	9	1-8-0	SoCon
113	-21.49	117	-24.43	122	97.67	Montana State			3	1-2-0	122	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
90	-10.48	97	-14.36	123	99.62	Miami (OH)			4	2-2-0	123	4	2-2-0	Major-Ind
69	-0.21	62	2.02	124	102.50	Arizona State			11	10-1-0	124	11	10-1-0	BC
111	-20.87	90	-10.99	125	104.33	Presbyterian			3	2-1-0	126	3	2-1-0	Major-Ind
97	-15.45	94	-12.78	127	111.50	Rutgers			9	6-3-0	127	9	6-3-0	EIC

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College Football 1959Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1959/9/18 and 1959/12/19Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

College Football 1959
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1959/9/18 and 1959/12/19
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)