1953 NCAA Football Rankings

Rank  Team                       Record       Rank     H-Rank   V-Rank 
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  1   Maryland                   10  - 1      0.910    0.913    0.907  
  2   Texas Tech                 11  - 1      0.908    0.863    0.941  
  3   Notre Dame                  9.5- 0.5    0.904    0.866    0.933  
  4   Oklahoma                    9.5- 1.5    0.896    0.902    0.891  
  5   Rice                        9  - 2      0.863    0.872    0.853  
  6   Kentucky                    7.5- 2.5    0.842    0.874    0.797  
  7   Wisconsin                   6.5- 2.5    0.842    0.891    0.762  
  8   UCLA                        8  - 2      0.841    0.903    0.721  
  9   Texas-El Paso               8  - 2      0.839    0.885    0.762  
 10   Michigan State              9  - 1      0.838    0.896    0.797  

 11   Illinois                    7.5- 1.5    0.824    0.845    0.783  
 12   Georgia Tech                9.5- 2.5    0.822    0.902    0.691  
 13   Mississippi                 7.5- 2.5    0.812    0.881    0.759  
 14   Texas                       7  - 3      0.806    0.833    0.775  
 15   Mississippi State           6.5- 3.5    0.791    0.717    0.831  
 16   Duke                        7.5- 2.5    0.790    0.771    0.808  
 17   West Virginia               8  - 2      0.790    0.623    0.904  
 18   Auburn                      7.5- 3.5    0.787    0.809    0.772  
 19   Alabama                     7.5- 4.5    0.766    0.762    0.771  
 20   Ohio State                  6  - 3      0.761    0.570    0.874  

 21   Cincinnati                  3  - 1      0.761    0.841    0.657  
 22   Furman                      7  - 2      0.750    0.772    0.740  
 23   Army                        7.5- 1.5    0.748    0.904    0.608  
 24   Iowa                        5.5- 3.5    0.747    0.778    0.710  
 25   Michigan                    6  - 3      0.746    0.921    0.232  
 26   Penn State                  6  - 3      0.745    0.812    0.691  
 27   Trinity (Texas)             3  - 0      0.730    0.778    0.655  
 28   Marquette                   6.5- 3.5    0.728    0.834    0.629  
 29   Oklahoma State              7  - 3      0.721    0.834    0.626  
 30   Stanford                    6.5- 3.5    0.720    0.791    0.582  

 31   Louisiana State             6.5- 4.5    0.716    0.757    0.652  
 32   Tennessee                   6.5- 4.5    0.712    0.744    0.674  
 33   Harvard                     6  - 2      0.706    0.786    0.560  
 34   Southern Mississippi        2  - 1      0.703    0.676    0.730  
 35   Baylor                      7  - 3      0.702    0.664    0.740  
 36   South Carolina              7  - 3      0.699    0.751    0.605  
 37   Navy                        5  - 4      0.688    0.700    0.678  
 38   Utah                        8  - 2      0.676    0.881    0.512  
 39   Quantico Marines            1  - 0      0.672    0.500    0.756  
 40   Kansas State                6.5- 3.5    0.668    0.848    0.470  

 41   Missouri                    6  - 4      0.661    0.777    0.558  
 42   Rhode Island                1  - 0      0.658    0.500    0.741  
      Amherst                     1  - 0      0.658    0.500    0.741  
 44   Southern California         6.5- 3.5    0.652    0.661    0.641  
 45   Utah State                  8  - 3      0.648    0.687    0.611  
 46   Syracuse                    5.5- 3.5    0.625    0.664    0.585  
 47   Detroit Mercy               6  - 4      0.623    0.533    0.707  
 48   Houston                     4.5- 4.5    0.623    0.702    0.559  
 49   California                  5  - 5      0.623    0.501    0.776  
 50   Colorado                    6  - 4      0.617    0.469    0.781  

 51   Pennsylvania                3.5- 5.5    0.613    0.643    0.432  
 52   Southern Methodist          5  - 5      0.610    0.800    0.356  
 53   Hardin-Simmons              6  - 5      0.597    0.871    0.341  
 54   Boston College              5.5- 3.5    0.584    0.557    0.653  
 55   Texas A&M                   4.5- 5.5    0.578    0.251    0.827  
 56   Boston University           5.5- 3.5    0.568    0.564    0.572  
 57   Wyoming                     5.5- 4.5    0.564    0.859    0.302  
 58   Richmond                    5.5- 3.5    0.563    0.584    0.543  
 59   Minnesota                   4.5- 4.5    0.560    0.682    0.431  
 60   Wayne State                 1  - 1      0.544    0.387    0.623  

 61   Cornell                     5  - 4      0.542    0.461    0.648  
 62   William & Mary              5.5- 4.5    0.525    0.404    0.669  
 63   George Washington           5  - 4      0.511    0.537    0.495  
 64   Pacific                     5  - 5      0.509    0.410    0.632  
 65   Wichita State               4.5- 4.5    0.508    0.645    0.221  
 66   McMurry                     1.5- 0.5    0.505    0.500    0.507  
 67   Princeton                   5  - 4      0.494    0.357    0.806  
 68   New Mexico                  5.5- 3.5    0.491    0.684    0.320  
 69   Florida                     4  - 6      0.483    0.607    0.313  
 70   Holy Cross                  5  - 5      0.477    0.526    0.387  

 71   Colorado State              4  - 5      0.470    0.625    0.278  
 72   Pittsburgh                  3.5- 5.5    0.465    0.648    0.234  
 73   Yale                        6  - 3      0.464    0.385    0.617  
 74   Nebraska                    3.5- 6.5    0.462    0.405    0.512  
 75   San Diego Navy              1  - 1      0.461    0.500    0.443  
 76   Virginia Military Institute 5  - 5      0.459    0.555    0.398  
 77   Villanova                   4  - 6      0.458    0.433    0.475  
 78   North Texas                 3.5- 6.5    0.456    0.653    0.286  
 79   Washington                  3.5- 6.5    0.452    0.505    0.329  
 80   Washington State            4  - 6      0.452    0.412    0.477  

 81   Florida State               2  - 2      0.451    0.594    0.263  
 82   Clemson                     3.5- 5.5    0.450    0.595    0.345  
 83   Sul Ross State              0  - 1      0.448    0.500    0.407  
 84   Purdue                      2  - 7      0.448    0.553    0.348  
 85   Texas Christian             3  - 7      0.444    0.676    0.235  
 86   San Jose State              4.5- 4.5    0.439    0.568    0.319  
 87   Tulsa                       3  - 7      0.430    0.549    0.313  
 88   Oregon                      4.5- 5.5    0.427    0.409    0.445  
 89   Arkansas                    3  - 7      0.426    0.559    0.242  
 90   Columbia                    4  - 5      0.422    0.752    0.104  

 91   Miami (Florida)             4  - 5      0.414    0.548    0.178  
 92   Fordham                     4  - 5      0.412    0.374    0.426  
 93   Ohio                        0  - 1      0.412    0.500    0.350  
 94   Arizona State               4.5- 5.5    0.410    0.226    0.690  
 95   Newberry                    0  - 1      0.407    0.500    0.343  
 96   Wake Forest                 3.5- 6.5    0.404    0.375    0.424  
 97   North Carolina              4  - 6      0.403    0.466    0.361  
 98   Oregon State                3  - 6      0.401    0.560    0.315  
 99   Louisville                  0  - 1      0.398    0.500    0.331  
100   Memphis                     0  - 2      0.386    0.374    0.400  

101   Arizona                     4.5- 5.5    0.383    0.404    0.341  
102   Virginia Tech               5  - 5      0.381    0.696    0.185  
103   San Diego State             0  - 1      0.380    0.500    0.306  
104   Drake                       4  - 4      0.374    0.548    0.242  
105   Denver                      4  - 6      0.371    0.355    0.392  
106   Waynesburg                  0  - 1      0.363    0.500    0.285  
107   Northwestern                3  - 6      0.354    0.480    0.159  
108   Randolph-Macon              0  - 1      0.353    0.500    0.273  
109   Vanderbilt                  3  - 7      0.352    0.426    0.282  
110   Brandeis                    0  - 1      0.348    0.500    0.267  

111   Georgia                     3  - 8      0.348    0.402    0.270  
112   Washington & Lee            4  - 6      0.348    0.403    0.297  
113   Catawba                     0  - 1      0.346    0.500    0.265  
114   Northern Iowa               0  - 1      0.344    0.500    0.263  
115   North Dakota State          0  - 1      0.341    0.500    0.259  
116   Wofford                     0  - 2      0.331    0.329    0.334  
117   South Dakota State          0  - 2      0.329    0.500    0.245  
118   Colgate                     4  - 5      0.328    0.317    0.332  
119   Brown                       3.5- 5.5    0.323    0.464    0.186  
120   Marshall                    0  - 1      0.321    0.275    0.383  

121   Middle Tennessee State      0  - 1      0.318    0.500    0.233  
122   Shepherd                    0  - 1      0.313    0.500    0.228  
123   Stetson                     0  - 2      0.312    0.407    0.253  
124   Montana State               0  - 1      0.310    0.225    0.500  
125   Indiana                     2  - 7      0.300    0.436    0.131  
126   Tennessee-Chattanooga       0  - 3      0.299    0.403    0.237  
127   Dartmouth                   2  - 7      0.298    0.137    0.424  
128   Lehigh                      0  - 2      0.297    0.500    0.211  
129   Hawaii                      0  - 2      0.292    0.500    0.207  
130   Fresno State                0.5- 2.5    0.283    0.212    0.346  

131   Montana                     3  - 5      0.266    0.178    0.390  
132   Xavier                      0  - 2      0.264    0.225    0.319  
133   Brigham Young               2.5- 7.5    0.249    0.264    0.234  
134   South Dakota                0  - 2      0.248    0.500    0.165  
135   Bradley                     0  - 2      0.237    0.199    0.292  
136   Iowa State                  2  - 7      0.235    0.434    0.084  
137   Connecticut                 0  - 2      0.232    0.500    0.151  
138   Bucknell                    0  - 2      0.232    0.500    0.151  
139   Tulane                      1.5- 8.5    0.232    0.269    0.165  
140   New Mexico State            2  - 7      0.231    0.293    0.154  

141   Presbyterian                1  - 3      0.230    0.500    0.165  
142   Kansas                      2  - 8      0.226    0.130    0.345  
143   Colorado College            0  - 2      0.216    0.226    0.207  
144   Lafayette                   0  - 2      0.212    0.206    0.219  
145   Midwestern Texas State      0.5- 4.5    0.207    0.183    0.228  
146   Rutgers                     2  - 6      0.192    0.143    0.285  
147   West Texas A&M              1.5- 8.5    0.171    0.225    0.133  
148   Temple                      0  - 4      0.168    0.206    0.142  
149   Virginia                    1  - 8      0.166    0.123    0.252  
150   Citadel                     2  - 7      0.156    0.141    0.179  

151   North Carolina State        1  - 9      0.141    0.212    0.097  
152   Idaho                       1  - 8      0.136    0.094    0.182  
153   Davidson                    0  - 9      0.091    0.094    0.088