1954 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
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  1 Ohio State                 10   -  0     2.9100 
  2 Oklahoma                   10   -  0     2.3781 
  3 UCLA                        8   -  0     1.8611 
  4 Notre Dame                  9   -  1     1.8436 
  5 Miami (Florida)             8   -  1     1.4099 
  6 Boston College              7   -  0     1.3110 
  7 Navy                        8   -  2     1.2110 
  8 Wisconsin                   7   -  2     1.1394 
  9 West Virginia               8   -  1     1.1092 
 10 Mississippi                 9   -  2     1.0830 

 11 Trinity (Texas)             4   -  0     1.0594 
 12 Wichita State               7   -  1     1.0466 
 13 Virginia Tech               7.5 -  0.5   1.0409 
 14 Duke                        8.5 -  2.5   0.9948 
 15 Auburn                      8   -  3     0.9938 
 16 Georgia Tech                8   -  3     0.9807 
 17 Maryland                    7.5 -  2.5   0.9509 
 18 Denver                      8   -  1     0.9275 
 19 Army                        7   -  2     0.9082 
 20 Arkansas                    8   -  3     0.9031 

 21 Minnesota                   7   -  2     0.8740 
 22 Cincinnati                  6   -  1     0.8478 
 23 Purdue                      5.5 -  3.5   0.7709 
 24 Rice                        7   -  3     0.7699 
 25 Kentucky                    7   -  3     0.7607 
 26 Southern California         8   -  4     0.7489 
 27 Colorado                    7.5 -  2.5   0.7193 
 28 Southern Methodist          6.5 -  3.5   0.7177 
 29 Penn State                  7   -  2     0.6799 
 30 Iowa                        5   -  4     0.6601 

 31 Baylor                      7   -  4     0.6584 
 32 Michigan                    6   -  3     0.6552 
 33 Texas Tech                  7.5 -  2.5   0.6382 
 34 Georgia                     6.5 -  3.5   0.5745 
 35 Kansas State                7   -  3     0.5712 
 36 Texas-El Paso               6   -  3     0.5575 
 37 Arizona                     7   -  3     0.5428 
 38 Pittsburgh                  4   -  5     0.5407 
 39 South Carolina              6   -  4     0.5405 
 40 San Jose State              6   -  3     0.5323 

 41 Florida                     5   -  5     0.5319 
 42 Florida State               5   -  3     0.4689 
 43 Mississippi State           5   -  4     0.4634 
 44 Colgate                     5   -  3     0.4584 
 45 Oregon                      6   -  4     0.4563 
 46 California                  5   -  5     0.4444 
 47 Texas                       4.5 -  5.5   0.4270 
 48 Boston University           4   -  2     0.4205 
 49 Clemson                     5   -  5     0.4110 
 50 Nebraska                    5   -  5     0.3986 

 51 Louisiana State             5   -  6     0.3903 
 52 Yale                        4.5 -  3.5   0.3844 
 53 Missouri                    4.5 -  5.5   0.3772 
 54 Brown                       3.5 -  2.5   0.3732 
 55 Wyoming                     6   -  4     0.3679 
 56 Harvard                     3.5 -  2.5   0.3636 
 57 Princeton                   5.5 -  3.5   0.3592 
 58 Oklahoma State              5.5 -  4.5   0.3580 
 59 Cornell                     5   -  4     0.3490 
 60 Texas Christian             4   -  6     0.3430 

 61 Furman                      4   -  4     0.3404 
 62 Houston                     5   -  5     0.3382 
 63 Alabama                     5   -  6     0.3217 
 64 North Carolina              4.5 -  5.5   0.3197 
 65 Indiana                     3   -  5     0.3113 
 66 Michigan State              3   -  6     0.3095 
 67 Arizona State               4   -  4     0.3088 
 68 Marquette                   3.5 -  4.5   0.3018 
 69 Southern Mississippi        2   -  2     0.3007 
 70 Presbyterian                2   -  2     0.2948 

 71 William & Mary              5   -  5     0.2865 
 72 Davidson                    2   -  2     0.2822 
 73 Stanford                    4   -  6     0.2766 
 74 Pacific                     4   -  5     0.2755 
 75 Syracuse                    4   -  4     0.2643 
 76 Utah State                  4   -  5     0.2438 
 77 Virginia Military Institute 4   -  6     0.2409 
 78 North Texas                 3   -  6     0.2406 
 79 Tennessee                   3   -  6     0.2337 
 80 Washington State            4   -  6     0.2314 

 81 Hardin-Simmons              4   -  6     0.2215 
 82 Dartmouth                   3   -  6     0.2191 
 83 Temple                      1   -  3     0.2157 
 84 Tennessee-Chattanooga       1   -  3     0.2137 
 85 New Mexico                  4   -  5     0.2130 
 86 Idaho                       3   -  5     0.1953 
 87 Virginia                    2   -  6     0.1927 
 88 Richmond                    3   -  4     0.1890 
 89 Memphis                     0.5 -  3.5   0.1810 
 90 Northwestern                2   -  7     0.1799 

 91 Utah                        4   -  7     0.1790 
 92 Tulane                      2.5 -  7.5   0.1708 
 93 Holy Cross                  2   -  7     0.1601 
 94 Wake Forest                 2.5 -  7.5   0.1596 
 95 North Carolina State        2   -  8     0.1551 
 96 Rutgers                     2   -  5     0.1546 
 97 Iowa State                  2   -  6     0.1502 
 98 Colorado State              3   -  7     0.1465 
 99 Detroit Mercy               2   -  6     0.1463 
100 Vanderbilt                  2   -  7     0.1461 

101 Washington                  2   -  8     0.1375 
102 West Texas A&M              1   -  6     0.1286 
103 Illinois                    1   -  8     0.1274 
104 Texas A&M                   1   -  9     0.1209 
105 Fordham                     1.5 -  7.5   0.1170 
106 Drake                       0   -  5     0.1107 
107 Oregon State                1   -  8     0.1068 
108 George Washington           1.5 -  7.5   0.1001 
109 Columbia                    1   -  8     0.0994 
110 Montana                     1   -  6     0.0932 

111 Villanova                   1   -  9     0.0828 
112 New Mexico State            0   -  5     0.0795 
113 Brigham Young               1   -  8     0.0674 
114 Kansas                      0   - 10     0.0672 
115 Citadel                     0   -  7     0.0639 
116 Pennsylvania                0   -  9     0.0624 
117 Tulsa                       0   - 11     0.0546 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.1864