1954 College Football Final Rankings

In 1954, even though it was the first of three consecutive undefeated, untied seasons for the Oklahoma Sooners, the national championship was split between undefeated and untied UCLA and undefeated and untied Ohio State. The AP writers' poll voted Ohio State #1 and the UPI coaches' poll chose UCLA. But which of the three teams had the best season in our analysis? We agree with the coaches:

1. UCLA Bruins (9-0) - 1.4
2. Ohio State Buckeyes (10-0) - 2.2
3. Oklahoma Sooners (10-0) - 2.5
4. Navy Midshipmen (8-2) - 4.3
5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-1) - 5.6
6. Maryland Terrapins (7-2-1) - 6.2
7. Miami Hurricanes (8-1) - 8.5
8. Denver Pioneers (9-1) - 9.1
9. Ole Miss Rebels (9-2) - 9.3
10. Wichita State Shockers (9-1) - 9.9
11. Auburn Tigers (8-3) - 10.1
12. Wisconsin Badgers (7-2) - 10.8
13. Army Black Knights (7-2) - 12.5
14. Arkansas Razorbacks (8-3) - 16.1
15. Duke Blue Devils (8-2-1) - 16.3
16. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-1) - 16.5
17. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-3) - 17.7
18. Colorado Buffaloes (7-2-1) - 18.1
19. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-2-1) - 19.2
20. Purdue Boilermakers (5-3-1) - 20.4
21. Rice Owls (7-3) - 20.9
22. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-2) - 21.5
23. SMU Mustangs (6-3-1) - 21.8
24. USC Trojans (8-4) - 24.9
25. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-0-1) - 25.6
26. Baylor Bears (7-4) - 26.2
27. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-4) - 26.7
28. Boston University Terriers (7-2) - 27.7
29. Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-2) - 28.2
30. Michigan Wolverines (6-3) - 30.2
31. TCU Horned Frogs (4-6) - 31.2
32. Cincinnati Bearcats (8-2) - 33.4
33. UTEP Miners (8-3) - 34.3
34. Texas Longhorns (4-5-1) - 34.7
35. Florida Gators (5-5) - 35.7
(tie) South Carolina Gamecocks (6-4) - 35.7
37. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-4) - 36.3
38. Boston College Eagles (8-1) - 38.2
39. Kentucky Wildcats (7-3) - 38.3
40. Arizona Wildcats (7-3) - 38.6
41. California Golden Bears (5-5) - 39.0
42. Oregon Ducks (6-4) - 41.9
43. Clemson Tigers (5-5) - 43.8
(tie) Pittsburgh Panthers (4-5) - 43.8
45. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-5) - 43.9
46. Brown Bears (6-2-1) - 44.1
47. Yale Bulldogs (5-3-1) - 47.1
48. Michigan State Spartans (3-6) - 49.0
49. Georgia Bulldogs (6-3-1) - 49.4
50. Wyoming Cowboys (6-4) - 50.0
51. Colgate Raiders (5-2-2) - 51.2
52. Kansas State Wildcats (7-3) - 51.6
53. Missouri Tigers (4-5-1) - 52.7
54. San Jose State Spartans (7-3) - 53.2
55. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-4-1) - 54.4
56. LSU Tigers (5-6) - 55.9
57. Cornell Big Red (5-4) - 56.0
58. Princeton Tigers (5-3-1) - 60.0
59. Florida State Seminoles (8-4) - 60.5
(tie) Indiana Hoosiers (3-6) - 60.5
61. Alabama Crimson Tide (4-5-2) - 62.6
62. Houston Cougars (5-5) - 63.4
63. Texas A&M Aggies (1-9) - 63.5
64. Syracuse Orange (4-4) - 64.8
65. Northwestern Wildcats (2-7) - 65.4
66. Davidson Wildcats (6-3) - 67.1
(tie) Richmond Spiders (5-4) - 67.1
68. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-7-1) - 67.8
69. Stanford Cardinal (4-6) - 68.7
70. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-5-1) - 69.5
71. Tennessee Volunteers (4-6) - 71.9
72. Pacific Tigers (4-5) - 72.8
73. North Texas Mean Green (4-6) - 72.9
74. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-5) - 74.8
75. Harvard Crimson (4-3-1) - 74.9
76. Virginia Cavaliers (3-6) - 75.6
77. Furman Paladins (5-5) - 75.7
78. Holy Cross Crusaders (3-7) - 79.4
79. Utah Utes (4-7) - 79.5
80. Washington State Cougars (4-6) - 79.8
81. New Mexico Lobos (5-5) - 82.6
82. Illinois Fighting Illini (1-8) - 82.9
83. William & Mary Tribe (4-4-2) - 83.0
84. VMI Keydets (4-6) - 83.2
85. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-7) - 84.8
86. Dartmouth Big Green (3-6) - 85.8
87. Utah State Aggies (4-6) - 86.1
88. Marquette Golden Eagles (3-5-1) - 87.7
89. Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (4-6) - 89.9
(tie) NC State Wolfpack (2-8) - 89.9
91. Iowa State Cyclones (3-6) - 90.5
92. Drake Bulldogs (2-7) - 93.0
93. Tulane Green Wave (1-6-3) - 93.8
94. George Washington Colonials (1-7-1) - 94.9
(tie) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-6) - 94.9
96. Montana Grizzlies (3-6) - 96.7
97. Idaho Vandals (4-5) - 97.5
98. Colorado State Rams (3-7) - 97.6
99. Detroit Mercy Titans (2-7) - 100.5
100. Washington Huskies (2-8) - 100.9
101. BYU Cougars (1-8) - 101.9
102. Citadel Bulldogs (2-8) - 103.1
103. Fordham Rams (1-7-1) - 104.5
104. West Texas A&M Buffaloes (1-8) - 104.7
105. Oregon State Beavers (1-8) - 106.4
106. Columbia Lions (1-8) - 106.8
107. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0-11) - 107.3
108. Pennsylvania Relays (0-9) - 109.0
109. Villanova Wildcats (1-9) - 109.8
110. New Mexico State Aggies (0-9) - 111.4
111. Kansas Jayhawks (0-10) - 111.6

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