Saturday, May 28, 2011

1957 College Football Final Rankings

1957 had a split national championship. The AP writers' poll picked Auburn University while the UPI coaches' poll chose Ohio State. In part, this was due to the fact that Auburn was on probation for having paid a couple of its players $500 each. Allegedly, it costs a lot more to get players to play for Auburn now. Which poll does out analysis agree with? Would you believe neither? In fact, we don't have either team ranked higher than #5:

1. Arizona State Sun Devils (10-0) - 1.0
2. Navy Midshipmen (9-1-1) - 2.8
(tie) Oklahoma Sooners (10-1) - 2.8
4. Michigan State Spartans (8-1) - 4.2
5. Auburn Tigers (10-0) - 4.7
6. Ole Miss Rebels (9-1-1) - 5.9
7. Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1) - 7.0
8. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-1-1) - 8.3
9. Texas A&M Aggies (8-3) - 10.2
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3) - 10.3
11. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-2-1) - 11.7
12. Wisconsin Badgers (6-3) - 11.8
13. Tennessee Volunteers (8-3) - 12.4
14. Rice Owls (7-4) - 14.3
15. Army Black Knights (7-2) - 14.4
16. Clemson Tigers (7-3) - 17.4
17. UCLA Bruins (8-2) - 18.5
18. NC State Wolfpack (7-1-2) - 19.1
19. Arkansas Razorbacks (6-4) - 20.4
20. Duke Blue Devils (6-3-2) - 21.2
21. Florida Gators (6-2-1) - 22.4
22. Oregon State Beavers (8-2) - 23.5
23. VMI Keydets (9-0-1) - 23.6
24. Oregon Ducks (7-4) - 23.9
25. Purdue Boilermakers (5-4) - 24.1
26. Dartmouth Big Green (7-1-1) - 24.9
27. Texas Longhorns (6-4-1) - 26.2
28. Holy Cross Crusaders (5-3-1) - 26.5
29. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-4) - 28.5
30. Princeton Tigers (7-2) - 30.6
31. Colorado Buffaloes (6-3-1) - 32.6
32. TCU Horned Frogs (5-4-1) - 32.9
33. LSU Tigers (5-5) - 33.2
34. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-2-1) - 33.5
35. Yale Bulldogs (6-2-1) - 35.6
36. Washington State Cougars (6-4) - 36.1
37. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-3) - 36.2
38. Syracuse Orange (5-3-1) - 37.8
39. Michigan Wolverines (5-3-1) - 37.9
40. Illinois Fighting Illini (4-5) - 39.6
41. Boston College Eagles (7-2) - 39.7
42. Maryland Terrapins (5-5) - 39.9
43. Stanford Cardinal (6-4) - 42.7
44. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-3-1) - 43.0
45. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-3-2) - 44.0
46. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-4-2) - 46.6
47. Idaho Vandals (4-4-1) - 46.9
48. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-5) - 48.2
49. Utah Utes (6-4) - 48.8
50. Missouri Tigers (5-4-1) - 50.1
51. Miami Hurricanes (5-4-1) - 50.2
52. Pittsburgh Panthers (4-6) - 52.7
53. SMU Mustangs (4-5-1) - 53.1
54. Boston University Terriers (5-3) - 54.8
55. Brown Bears (5-4) - 54.9
56. Houston Cougars (5-4-1) - 55.1
57. Kentucky Wildcats (3-7) - 57.9
58. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-5) - 59.3
59. Detroit Mercy Titans (6-3) - 60.6
60. Drake Bulldogs (7-2) - 60.8
(tie) Kansas Jayhawks (5-4-1) - 60.8
62. Virginia Cavaliers (3-6-1) - 61.0
63. Pacific Tigers (5-3-2) - 61.8
64. West Texas A&M Buffaloes (7-3) - 63.9
65. Baylor Bears (3-6-1) - 64.4
66. Georgia Bulldogs (3-7) - 65.4
67. Pennsylvania Relays (3-6) - 66.3
68. William & Mary Tribe (4-6) - 69.5
69. Dayton Flyers (6-3-1) - 69.7
(tie) Iowa State Cyclones (4-5-1) - 69.7
71. Washington Huskies (3-6-1) - 71.0
72. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-4) - 71.5
73. Wyoming Cowboys (4-3-3) - 74.1
74. Kansas State Wildcats (3-6-1) - 74.2
75. Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (5-5) - 74.8
76. UTEP Miners (6-3) - 76.2
77. Davidson Wildcats (5-3) - 79.2
78. Cincinnati Bearcats (5-4-1) - 79.5
79. Florida State Seminoles (4-6) - 79.8
80. Cornell Big Red (3-6) - 79.9
81. California Golden Bears (1-9) - 81.0
82. Villanova Wildcats (3-6) - 81.8
83. Alabama Crimson Tide (2-7-1) - 82.8
84. Denver Pioneers (6-4) - 83.6
85. Citadel Bulldogs (5-4-1) - 84.4
86. North Texas Mean Green (5-5) - 86.5
87. BYU Cougars (5-3-2) - 86.8
88. Colgate Raiders (3-6) - 86.9
(tie) Virginia Tech Hokies (4-6) - 86.9
90. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-6) - 88.7
91. George Washington Colonials (2-7) - 89.1
92. Tulane Green Wave (2-8) - 93.2
93. Harvard Crimson (3-5) - 93.7
94. Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-8) - 93.9
95. New Mexico Lobos (4-6) - 94.8
96. San Jose State Spartans (3-7) - 95.4
97. Richmond Spiders (4-6) - 96.1
98. Air Force Falcons (3-6-1) - 97.4
99. USC Trojans (1-9) - 98.7
100. Utah State Aggies (2-7-1) - 99.7
101. Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-9) - 101.4
102. New Mexico State Aggies (3-7) - 102.6
103. Montana Grizzlies (2-7) - 103.0
104. Colorado State Rams (3-7) - 103.8
105. Furman Paladins (3-7) - 104.7
106. Columbia Lions (1-8) - 107.4
107. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0-10) - 108.2
108. Wichita State Shockers (1-9) - 108.7
109. Indiana Hoosiers (1-8) - 109.5
110. Arizona Wildcats (1-8-1) - 111.1
111. Marquette Golden Eagles (0-10) - 111.5
112. Northwestern Wildcats (0-9) - 112.8


Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.

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