1951 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
--- -------------------------  ----   ----   -------
  1 Maryland                   10   -  0     2.5202 
  2 Georgia Tech               11.5 -  0.5   2.4135 
  3 Illinois                    9.5 -  0.5   2.3687 
  4 Michigan State              9   -  0     2.3208 
  5 Tennessee                   8   -  1     1.6848 
  6 Princeton                   8   -  0     1.4956 
  7 San Francisco               8   -  0     1.4859 
  8 Stanford                    9   -  2     1.3236 
  9 Cincinnati                  5   -  0     1.2719 
 10 Baylor                      8.5 -  2.5   1.2662 

 11 Wisconsin                   7.5 -  1.5   1.1724 
 12 California                  8   -  2     1.1440 
 13 Virginia                    8   -  1     1.1305 
 14 Oklahoma                    8   -  2     0.9759 
 15 Texas                       7   -  3     0.9163 
 16 Kansas                      8   -  2     0.9036 
 17 Southern California         7   -  3     0.8157 
 18 Notre Dame                  7.5 -  2.5   0.8055 
 19 Tulsa                       8   -  2     0.7962 
 20 Kentucky                    7   -  4     0.7681 

 21 William & Mary              7   -  3     0.7468 
 22 Colorado                    7   -  3     0.7453 
 23 Washington State            7   -  3     0.7165 
 24 Louisiana State             6.5 -  3.5   0.7009 
 25 UCLA                        5.5 -  3.5   0.6976 
 26 Virginia Military Institute 5   -  3     0.6462 
 27 Texas A&M                   5   -  4     0.6453 
 28 Wyoming                     7.5 -  2.5   0.6280 
 29 Clemson                     7   -  3     0.6011 
 30 Texas Christian             6   -  5     0.6001 

 31 Mississippi                 5.5 -  3.5   0.5891 
 32 Cornell                     6   -  3     0.5866 
 33 Miami (Florida)             6   -  3     0.5795 
 34 Texas Tech                  7   -  4     0.5567 
 35 Villanova                   5   -  3     0.5566 
 36 Washington & Lee            6   -  4     0.5542 
 37 Holy Cross                  7   -  2     0.5526 
 38 Ohio State                  5   -  4     0.5245 
 39 Wake Forest                 6   -  4     0.5205 
 40 Louisville                  3   -  1     0.5029 

 41 Duke                        5.5 -  4.5   0.4991 
 42 Purdue                      5   -  4     0.4970 
 43 Utah                        6   -  4     0.4814 
 44 Northwestern                5   -  4     0.4800 
 45 Arkansas                    5   -  5     0.4740 
 46 Pennsylvania                5   -  4     0.4670 
 47 Rice                        5   -  5     0.4507 
 48 Fordham                     5   -  4     0.4496 
 49 Penn State                  5   -  4     0.4270 
 50 Syracuse                    4   -  4     0.4261 

 51 San Diego Navy              2   -  2     0.4077 
 52 Drake                       4   -  2     0.4040 
 53 Florida                     5   -  5     0.4038 
 54 Michigan                    4   -  5     0.3824 
 55 Oregon State                4   -  6     0.3822 
 56 Georgia                     5   -  5     0.3743 
 57 Boston University           5   -  4     0.3732 
 58 Houston                     5   -  5     0.3663 
 59 Columbia                    5   -  3     0.3562 
 60 Santa Clara                 3.5 -  5.5   0.3537 

 61 Temple                      4   -  3     0.3535 
 62 South Carolina              5   -  4     0.3515 
 63 Arizona State               5   -  3     0.3498 
 64 Southern Methodist          3.5 -  6.5   0.3425 
 65 Vanderbilt                  3   -  5     0.3425 
 66 Pacific                     6   -  5     0.3410 
 67 Denver                      5   -  4     0.3407 
 68 Dartmouth                   4   -  5     0.3118 
 69 Auburn                      3   -  5     0.2983 
 70 Alabama                     3   -  6     0.2911 

 71 Iowa State                  3.5 -  4.5   0.2821 
 72 North Texas                 2   -  2     0.2784 
 73 Colorado State              3.5 -  4.5   0.2769 
 74 Brigham Young               2.5 -  3.5   0.2767 
 75 Hardin-Simmons              4   -  6     0.2649 
 76 Rutgers                     3   -  3     0.2597 
 77 Tulane                      3   -  6     0.2591 
 78 Washington                  3.5 -  6.5   0.2576 
 79 Mississippi State           2   -  5     0.2491 
 80 Iowa                        3   -  6     0.2405 

 81 Navy                        2.5 -  6.5   0.2367 
 82 Colgate                     2   -  4     0.2193 
 83 Arizona                     5   -  5     0.2192 
 84 Pittsburgh                  3   -  7     0.2179 
 85 Boston College              3   -  6     0.2143 
 86 Indiana                     2   -  7     0.2123 
 87 Utah State                  3.5 -  5.5   0.2058 
 88 Oklahoma State              3   -  7     0.1950 
 89 Marquette                   2.5 -  6.5   0.1929 
 90 West Virginia               2   -  5     0.1870 

 91 North Carolina              2   -  8     0.1849 
 92 Loyola Marymount            2   -  6     0.1834 
 93 Furman                      2.5 -  4.5   0.1826 
 94 Detroit Mercy               3   -  7     0.1793 
 95 George Washington           2.5 -  6.5   0.1756 
 96 Minnesota                   2.5 -  6.5   0.1739 
 97 Harvard                     2.5 -  5.5   0.1677 
 98 Presbyterian                1   -  3     0.1666 
 99 Texas-El Paso               3   -  6     0.1541 
100 New Mexico                  4   -  7     0.1520 

101 Oregon                      2   -  8     0.1488 
102 North Carolina State        2   -  7     0.1453 
103 Citadel                     2   -  6     0.1438 
104 Idaho                       2   -  7     0.1406 
105 Army                        2   -  7     0.1367 
106 Kansas State                1.5 -  7.5   0.1347 
107 Wichita State               2   -  6     0.1326 
108 Missouri                    2   -  8     0.1300 
109 Yale                        2   -  6     0.1238 
110 San Jose State              1.5 -  7.5   0.1205 

111 Bradley                     1   -  3     0.1198 
112 Richmond                    2   -  7     0.1177 
113 Northern Arizona            0   -  2     0.1155 
114 Nebraska                    1.5 -  8.5   0.1152 
115 New York University         0   -  6     0.0996 
116 Brown                       1   -  7     0.0951 
117 West Texas A&M              1   -  6     0.0939 
118 Montana                     1   -  7     0.0898 
119 Davidson                    1   -  7     0.0791 
120 Virginia Tech               1   -  8     0.0727 

121 New Mexico State            1   -  6     0.0702 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.3873