Live College Football Rankings

1960 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

By • Posted in 1960 Season Tags: • No Comments
1960 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.894Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–0–10.9503+41BYE
200.936Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8898+40BYE
311.218New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR10–01.0001+32BYE
4-11.218Yale (YALE)IND IVY9–01.0001+30BYE
501.245Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–10.9004+34BYE
601.318Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–1–10.85011+33BYE
701.322Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B89–10.9004+32BYE
801.386Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–2–10.75023+31BYE
901.395Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–10.8898+29BYE
1001.408Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–10.9004+32BYE
1111.488Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–20.80012+31BYE
1211.501Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–20.80012+32BYE
13-21.504Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI9–10.9004+26BYE
1401.583Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80012+28BYE
1501.639Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY8–20.80012+28BYE
1601.652Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–20.80012+27BYE
1701.660Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–20.77819+24BYE
1851.682UCLAPAC7–2–10.75023+23Beat Duke 27–6
19-11.759Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–2–10.72228+21BYE
20-11.773Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77819+22BYE
2101.807Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–20.77819+20BYE
2201.943Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–2–20.70029+17BYE
2321.987Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–30.70029+23BYE
2401.999Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66737+18BYE
2512.035Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–30.70029+17BYE
26-62.036Duke (DUKE)ACC7–30.70029+24Lost to UCLA 6–27
2702.062Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI7–2–10.75023+14BYE
2802.108Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–2–10.75023+11BYE
2902.169Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–10.8898+4BYE
3002.207Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–30.70029+14BYE
3112.256Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR7–30.70029+17BYE
32-12.273Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–20.80012+13BYE
3302.285Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–20.77819+13BYE
3412.318Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B87–30.70029+15BYE
35-12.318Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–20.80012+3BYE
3612.340Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–30.70029+15BYE
3712.393Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–2–10.75023+8BYE
38-22.436Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–40.55650+15BYE
3902.491Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–50.50060+14BYE
4012.566Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–40.60042+12BYE
41-12.569Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–40.60042+14BYE
4212.645NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–3–10.65038+9BYE
43-12.650George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61141+8BYE
4402.700Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+4BYE
4502.753Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+7BYE
4672.819Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–40.60042+9Beat Air Force 23–14
47-12.832Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–4–10.55056+5BYE
48-12.940Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–3–30.55056+4BYE
4913.042TCUIND SWC4–4–20.50060+5BYE
50-23.051Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55650+7BYE
51-23.052Purdue (PURDUE)B104–4–10.50060+6BYE
52-13.078Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–40.55650+4BYE
53-13.080Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–40.60042+6BYE
5403.153Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–40.60042+2BYE
5503.177Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–40.60042+1BYE
5603.227Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–40.60042-1BYE
5703.234Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–40.60042-1BYE
5803.260Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–40.55650+1BYE
5913.356LSUSEC5–4–10.55056-2BYE
60-13.402Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–50.50060+4BYE
6103.432New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–50.50060+2BYE
6203.449Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55650+11BYE
6313.646Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–50.444690BYE
64-13.776Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–60.40070-2Lost to Miami 14–23
6503.800Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40070-1BYE
6603.846Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45067-6BYE
6703.946Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–4–10.55056-8BYE
6804.070USCPAC4–60.40070-5BYE
6964.157San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55650-2Beat Hawai'i 48–6
70-14.198UTEPIND BOR4–5–10.45067+1BYE
71-14.233Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY5–50.50060-13BYE
7204.356Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35077-9BYE
73-24.384Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–6–10.35077-10BYE
7404.452Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33384-7BYE
75-24.460Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–6–10.27893-7BYE
7604.626Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–6–10.35077-13BYE
7704.697Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–70.30088-12BYE
7804.759Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–50.50060-11BYE
7904.803Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–60.33384-12BYE
8014.839Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–6–10.35077-13BYE
81-14.841Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–70.30088-8BYE
8205.018Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC4–60.40070-12BYE
8315.120Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35077-9BYE
8415.150Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–60.40070-8BYE
85-25.159Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–6–10.35077-7BYE
8655.234South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–6–10.35077-18Beat Virginia 26–0
87-15.430Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–70.30088-16BYE
88-15.599Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–60.33384-18BYE
89-15.625North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–70.30088-22BYE
90-15.825West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–70.30088-17BYE
91-15.877Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–5–20.40070-5BYE
9205.911Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–6–30.25096-18BYE
9305.937Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–50.37576-6BYE
9405.954Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–60.33384-23BYE
9506.015Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–80.200100-20BYE
9606.065BYUIND SKY3–80.27395-18BYE
9706.085California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–7–10.25096-22BYE
9806.538North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–6–10.27893-26BYE
9916.634SMUIND SWC0–9–10.050110-24BYE
100-16.669Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–80.200100-29BYE
10106.705Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–70.22298-26BYE
10216.724Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–80.200100-31BYE
10316.747Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–70.22298-9BYE
104-26.761Indiana (INDIANA)B101–80.111105-21BYE
10506.803Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–80.200100-20BYE
10606.846William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–80.200100-32BYE
10706.932Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–90.100106-30BYE
10807.458Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–90.100106-33BYE
10907.746West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–8–20.100106-25BYE
11008.237Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–100.000111-41BYE
11109.012Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–100.000111-47Lost to South Carolina 0–26
11209.147Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–90.100106-17BYE
11309.909Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–100.000111-34BYE

Metrics & Tiers Explained

Power Up Rankings is an independent sports analytics and rankings publication. All team, school, conference, league, tournament, and championship names, logos, emblems, colors, trophies, and related marks are trademarks and property of their respective owners. Their use on this site is for editorial, informational, and identification purposes only and does not imply any affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement.

Copyright © 2026. All Rights Reserved. Power Up Rankings