1959 NCAA Football Rankings

Rank  Team                       Record       Rank     H-Rank   V-Rank 
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  1   Syracuse                   11  - 0      0.932    0.921    0.941  
  2   Mississippi                10  - 1      0.910    0.887    0.922  
  3   Georgia                    10  - 1      0.894    0.939    0.826  
  4   Penn State                  9  - 2      0.887    0.902    0.873  
  5   Texas                       9  - 2      0.887    0.867    0.908  
  6   Arkansas                    9  - 2      0.883    0.884    0.882  
  7   Washington                 10  - 1      0.875    0.848    0.908  
  8   Louisiana State             9  - 2      0.854    0.924    0.730  
  9   Texas Christian             8  - 3      0.842    0.848    0.839  
 10   Alabama                     8  - 3      0.817    0.813    0.820  

 11   Arizona State              10  - 1      0.808    0.892    0.723  
 12   Southern California         8  - 2      0.800    0.839    0.741  
 13   Auburn                      7  - 3      0.799    0.872    0.718  
 14   Wyoming                     9  - 1      0.795    0.642    0.904  
 15   North Texas                 9  - 2      0.794    0.757    0.817  
 16   Virginia Military Institute 8.5- 1.5    0.786    0.767    0.806  
 17   Pennsylvania                7.5- 1.5    0.782    0.782    0.780  
 18   Wisconsin                   7  - 3      0.781    0.753    0.809  
 19   Clemson                     9  - 2      0.774    0.725    0.807  
 20   Oregon                      8  - 2      0.762    0.654    0.874  

 21   New Mexico State            8  - 3      0.750    0.877    0.658  
 22   Oklahoma                    7  - 3      0.745    0.908    0.489  
 23   Purdue                      6  - 3      0.734    0.907    0.572  
 24   Pittsburgh                  6  - 4      0.734    0.861    0.535  
 25   Vanderbilt                  6  - 4      0.725    0.852    0.577  
 26   Illinois                    5.5- 3.5    0.722    0.704    0.745  
 27   Northwestern                6  - 3      0.719    0.748    0.699  
 28   Iowa State                  7  - 3      0.715    0.717    0.712  
 29   Georgia Tech                6  - 5      0.711    0.526    0.878  
 30   Citadel                     8  - 2      0.710    0.902    0.494  

 31   Delaware                    1  - 0      0.703    0.500    0.789  
 32   Quantico Marines            1  - 0      0.696    0.500    0.781  
 33   Navy                        5.5- 4.5    0.696    0.845    0.605  
 34   Notre Dame                  5  - 5      0.688    0.757    0.572  
 35   New Mexico                  7  - 3      0.684    0.629    0.737  
 36   Abilene Christian           1  - 0      0.684    0.500    0.769  
 37   Kansas                      5  - 5      0.669    0.797    0.468  
 38   UCLA                        5.5- 4.5    0.668    0.582    0.784  
 39   Florida                     5.5- 4.5    0.664    0.676    0.654  
 40   Presbyterian                2  - 1      0.663    0.500    0.727  

 41   Missouri                    6  - 5      0.659    0.579    0.724  
 42   Tennessee                   5.5- 4.5    0.649    0.724    0.511  
 43   Southern Methodist          5.5- 4.5    0.649    0.791    0.513  
 44   Miami (Florida)             6  - 4      0.639    0.671    0.547  
 45   Yale                        6  - 3      0.631    0.539    0.735  
 46   Oklahoma State              6  - 4      0.619    0.647    0.573  
 47   Colorado                    5  - 5      0.612    0.701    0.434  
 48   Kentucky                    4  - 6      0.608    0.514    0.704  
 49   Tulsa                       5  - 5      0.600    0.806    0.146  
 50   Army                        4.5- 4.5    0.599    0.683    0.490  

 51   West Chester                1  - 0      0.593    0.500    0.658  
 52   Harvard                     6  - 3      0.592    0.539    0.647  
 53   Indiana                     4.5- 4.5    0.591    0.748    0.423  
 54   Washington State            6  - 4      0.588    0.315    0.666  
 55   Michigan State              5  - 4      0.580    0.777    0.271  
 56   South Carolina              6  - 4      0.578    0.787    0.197  
 57   Ohio                        1  - 0      0.578    0.635    0.500  
 58   Colorado State              6  - 4      0.576    0.743    0.460  
 59   Air Force                   5.5- 4.5    0.569    0.490    0.595  
 60   Baylor                      4  - 6      0.568    0.261    0.763  

 61   Maryland                    5  - 5      0.567    0.569    0.564  
 62   Dartmouth                   5.5- 3.5    0.557    0.375    0.679  
 63   Iowa                        5  - 4      0.554    0.473    0.645  
 64   Wake Forest                 6  - 4      0.553    0.552    0.553  
 65   North Dakota                1  - 0      0.547    0.500    0.586  
 66   Bowling Green State         1  - 0      0.537    0.569    0.500  
 67   Tulane                      3.5- 6.5    0.531    0.649    0.225  
 68   Boston College              5  - 4      0.531    0.536    0.524  
 69   Wofford                     2  - 1      0.524    0.490    0.572  
 70   Rutgers                     6  - 3      0.517    0.683    0.404  

 71   Detroit Mercy               6  - 4      0.508    0.332    0.632  
 72   Holy Cross                  6  - 4      0.507    0.565    0.457  
 73   Michigan                    4  - 5      0.495    0.308    0.739  
 74   Cornell                     5  - 4      0.490    0.665    0.394  
 75   Houston                     3  - 7      0.479    0.413    0.518  
 76   North Carolina              5  - 5      0.468    0.423    0.497  
 77   Texas A&M                   3  - 7      0.459    0.396    0.526  
 78   Newberry                    0  - 1      0.455    0.500    0.418  
 79   Cincinnati                  5.5- 4.5    0.449    0.424    0.470  
 80   McMurry                     0  - 1      0.445    0.500    0.402  

      Northern Arizona            0  - 1      0.445    0.500    0.402  
 82   Ohio State                  3.5- 5.5    0.444    0.603    0.156  
 83   Memphis                     1  - 3      0.443    0.746    0.202  
 84   Boston University           4  - 5      0.442    0.525    0.319  
 85   Duke                        4  - 6      0.439    0.437    0.442  
 86   North Alabama               0  - 1      0.436    0.500    0.386  
 87   Montana State               1  - 2      0.432    0.670    0.251  
 88   San Jose State              4  - 6      0.427    0.609    0.268  
 89   Virginia Tech               6  - 4      0.419    0.335    0.489  
 90   Marshall                    0  - 1      0.419    0.360    0.500  

 91   Nebraska                    4  - 6      0.412    0.516    0.288  
 92   Texas Tech                  4  - 6      0.410    0.767    0.157  
 93   Southern Mississippi        2  - 2      0.407    0.398    0.413  
 94   Tennessee-Chattanooga       1  - 3      0.406    0.659    0.232  
 95   Utah                        5  - 5      0.404    0.491    0.315  
 96   Rice                        2  - 8      0.403    0.528    0.175  
 97   Pensacola NAS               0  - 1      0.402    0.500    0.336  
 98   Florida State               4  - 6      0.397    0.340    0.483  
 99   Princeton                   4  - 5      0.394    0.385    0.415  
100   Richmond                    4.5- 5.5    0.393    0.849    0.129  

101   South Dakota                0  - 1      0.390    0.500    0.319  
102   Wichita State               5.5- 4.5    0.373    0.490    0.260  
103   St. Ambrose                 0  - 1      0.368    0.500    0.292  
104   Western Michigan            0  - 1      0.366    0.288    0.500  
105   Furman                      3  - 7      0.359    0.526    0.234  
106   Pacific                     5  - 4      0.356    0.495    0.190  
107   Bucknell                    1  - 2      0.355    0.723    0.152  
108   Mississippi State           2  - 7      0.355    0.564    0.172  
109   Hardin-Simmons              3  - 7      0.351    0.586    0.209  
110   Arkansas State              0  - 1      0.348    0.500    0.267  

111   Minnesota                   2  - 7      0.346    0.469    0.150  
112   Louisville                  1  - 2      0.345    0.569    0.227  
113   Marquette                   3  - 7      0.332    0.381    0.282  
114   Stanford                    3  - 7      0.331    0.321    0.348  
115   Tampa                       0  - 1      0.330    0.246    0.500  
116   Lehigh                      1  - 3      0.326    0.360    0.307  
117   William & Mary              4  - 6      0.324    0.227    0.452  
118   Utah State                  5  - 6      0.320    0.613    0.169  
119   Xavier                      4  - 6      0.315    0.642    0.184  
120   Rhode Island                0  - 1      0.311    0.500    0.226  

121   West Virginia               3  - 7      0.311    0.396    0.199  
122   Texas-El Paso               3  - 7      0.310    0.580    0.091  
123   North Dakota State          0  - 1      0.309    0.500    0.223  
124   Miami (Ohio)                2  - 2      0.306    0.670    0.145  
125   Oregon State                3  - 7      0.305    0.182    0.373  
126   California                  2  - 8      0.301    0.219    0.428  
127   Trinity (Texas)             2  - 3      0.300    0.316    0.274  
128   Brown                       2.5- 6.5    0.285    0.394    0.166  
129   University of Mexico        0  - 2      0.284    0.297    0.272  
130   South Dakota State          0  - 1      0.279    0.194    0.500  

131   Catawba                     0  - 1      0.277    0.285    0.270  
132   Fresno State                1  - 2      0.277    0.297    0.249  
133   Lafayette                   0  - 2      0.276    0.228    0.348  
134   Columbia                    2  - 7      0.275    0.254    0.299  
135   Brigham Young               3  - 7      0.254    0.350    0.166  
136   Colgate                     2  - 7      0.252    0.320    0.222  
137   Massachusetts               0  - 2      0.233    0.212    0.260  
138   Connecticut                 0  - 3      0.222    0.500    0.143  
139   Arizona                     4  - 6      0.220    0.207    0.244  
140   George Washington           1  - 8      0.198    0.096    0.301  

141   Dayton                      3  - 7      0.193    0.353    0.080  
142   Kansas State                2  - 8      0.190    0.178    0.209  
143   Denver                      2  - 8      0.188    0.080    0.364  
144   Davidson                    1  - 8      0.186    0.149    0.246  
145   North Carolina State        1  - 9      0.182    0.231    0.145  
146   Montana                     1  - 8      0.180    0.104    0.257  
147   Drake                       0  - 4      0.171    0.317    0.117  
148   Hawaii                      0  - 4      0.151    0.103    0.280  
149   Idaho                       1  - 9      0.130    0.414    0.054  
150   Villanova                   1  - 9      0.120    0.230    0.074  

151   West Texas A&M              1  - 9      0.115    0.112    0.120  
152   Virginia                    0  -10      0.090    0.089    0.092