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1960 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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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
110.596Iowa (IOWA)B104–01.0001+10Beat Wisconsin 28–21
2-10.832Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–01.0001+9Beat Texas Tech 14–7
340.904Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–0–10.87514+5Beat Alabama 20–7
420.963Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–01.0001+10Beat Tulane 26–13
531.028Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat Penn State 21–15
641.076Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–01.0001+7Beat Illinois 21–10
7-21.077Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY5–01.0001+9Beat New Mexico 46–7
871.241Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–01.0001+6Beat Air Force 35–3
9-51.249Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–01.0001+6Beat Kansas State 45–0
10151.340Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.75024+7Beat Northwestern 14–7
11171.434Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–10.80016+8Beat Texas 24–23
12-11.455Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Bucknell 23–19
1311.467Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–01.0001+5Beat BYU 31–0
14-111.502Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75024+5Lost to Iowa 21–28
15151.534Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–10.80016+5Beat Washington State 21–12
16-41.540Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–1–10.70037+6Tied Oklahoma 13–13
17121.563Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–01.0001+3Beat Cornell 22–6
1831.617New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–01.0001+3Beat Mcmurry 47–17
1901.623Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–01.0001+3Beat Virginia 30–16
20111.626Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–10.75024+4Beat Colgate 36–26
21111.642Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80016+3Beat UCLA 10–8
22121.644Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–1–10.62542+4Beat Notre Dame 21–0
23131.669Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80016+6Beat Idaho 28–8
24311.784Duke (DUKE)ACC3–10.75024+5Beat NC State 17–13
25-11.798Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–10.80016+5Beat Vanderbilt 12–0
26-61.817Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–0–10.87514+2Beat Wofford 41–26
27-101.838NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–10.80016+5Lost to Duke 13–17
28141.848Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–10.75024+5Beat Iowa State 21–6
29-71.881Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–10.75024+3Beat SMU 47–0
30111.885Purdue (PURDUE)B102–1–10.62542+3Beat Ohio State 24–21
3161.918Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–10.80016+5Beat Colorado State 40–8
32201.969Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–10.75024+5Beat Georgia Tech 9–7
33-242.040Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–10.75024+3Lost to Purdue 21–24
34-212.085Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–1–10.62542+3Lost to Tennessee 7–20
3592.189Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–10.800160Beat Hardin Simmons 42–7
36-132.212Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–10.75024+3Beat Boston College 19–17
37-22.228Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–20.60045+4Lost to Auburn 7–9
38-122.259Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50056+4Lost to Syracuse 15–21
39-62.292Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–20.60045+4Lost to Colorado 6–21
40-222.378Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–10.75024+1Lost to Maryland 17–19
4122.397Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–10.75024+1BYE
4232.445Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–20.60045+5Beat Army 14–9
43142.445Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–10.75024+2Beat Cincinnati 25–8
4422.503UTEPIND BOR3–1–10.70037+2Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 41–14
45-292.552UCLAPAC1–1–10.50056+1Lost to Washington 8–10
46-72.564Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–20.60045+1Lost to Arkansas 23–24
4742.649Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–20.60045+2Beat Oklahoma State 12–7
4882.749Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–20.60045+1Beat William & Mary 27–0
49-222.839Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–10.75024-1Lost to Holy Cross 8–9
50-122.870Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–20.50056+2Lost to Navy 3–35
51112.902Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY3–20.60045+1Beat Denver 26–12
52123.020San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–10.667400Beat Stanford 34–20
53143.025Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–1–10.70037-2Beat Richmond 24–12
5453.046TCUIND SWC2–2–10.50056+1Tied Texas A&M 14–14
55-73.170Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–20.500560Lost to Minnesota 10–21
56183.171Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–10.66740-1Beat South Carolina 21–6
57-103.314Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–20.60045-1Lost to Wichita State 8–25
58-93.329Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–30.40067+1Lost to Montana 12–26
59113.544Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–20.60045-3Beat Mississippi State 20–17
60-203.560Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–20.60045-2Lost to Indiana 8–34
61233.575Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–30.40067-1Beat Clemson 19–17
62-93.635William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–30.40067-1Lost to Virginia Tech 0–27
63-133.682Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60045-4Lost to Nebraska 9–14
64-63.694Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–30.250830Lost to Michigan 7–14
6513.740Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–2–10.50056-1Beat West Virginia 42–0
66143.778Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–20.50056-2Beat Brown 36–7
67153.813Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–30.40067-2Beat LSU 3–0
6893.825USCPAC2–30.40067-1Beat California 27–10
69-63.842Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–20.50056-1Lost to Yale 6–22
70-53.950Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–30.25083-1Lost to Houston 7–12
71-23.964Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–2–10.37576-1Lost to Ole Miss 13–26
7243.965George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–3–10.30079-1Tied Boston University 0–0
73204.023Indiana (INDIANA)B101–30.250830Beat Marquette 34–8
74-134.151Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR1–30.25083-1Lost to Tulsa 16–17
75-214.262Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–2–10.500560Lost to Southern Miss 13–15
76-34.263Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–20.50056-3BYE
77144.459Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–30.40067-3Beat Arizona 17–16
7854.510New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY1–40.20095-2Lost to Utah State 7–46
79-114.513Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–30.40067-2Lost to Wyoming 8–40
80284.551Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–30.25083-2Beat Dartmouth 9–8
81-34.771Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI1–3–10.30079-4Lost to Oregon 12–21
82-224.786LSUSEC1–30.25083-4Lost to Kentucky 0–3
83194.789Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–20.500560Beat Columbia 8–7
84-54.924Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–30.25083-3Lost to Harvard 7–8
8525.011Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–3–10.30079-3Lost to Baylor 7–14
86-115.193Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–30.40067-1Lost to Ohio 0–6
87-65.250Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–2–10.37576-4Lost to Georgia 17–20
88-35.270Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–30.25083+1Lost to Princeton 26–36
89-185.310North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–30.25083-4Lost to Wake Forest 12–13
90105.315Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–30.25083-4Beat North Carolina 13–12
91-195.351SMUIND SWC0–40.000104-2Lost to Rice 0–47
92-45.368Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–2–10.37576-3Tied Kansas 13–13
9365.625Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI0–50.000104-5Lost to Oregon State 8–28
9435.760Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.20095-4Lost to Missouri 0–45
9505.872BYUIND SKY1–40.20095-5Lost to Arizona State 0–31
96-105.888Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–40.000104-5Lost to Detroit Mercy 17–19
97-76.025Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–40.000104-4Lost to Florida 0–12
98-96.119Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–40.000104-5Lost to Virginia Military Institute 16–30
99-16.152Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–2–20.40067-5Tied TCU 14–14
100-86.186Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON0–3–10.125100-3Lost to Citadel 12–24
101-76.238Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–30.25083-5Lost to Michigan State 0–21
10226.342Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–3–10.30079-1Tied George Washington 0–0
10386.850West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–40.20095-4Beat North Texas 14–6
10467.295South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC0–30.000104-4Lost to Miami 6–21
105-27.385Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–50.000104-8Lost to San José State 20–34
106-107.509Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–40.000104-6Lost to Pennsylvania 7–36
10727.659Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–30.25083-1BYE
10848.117Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–50.000104-6Lost to Memphis 7–42
109-88.544North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–3–10.125100-7Lost to West Texas A&M 6–14
110-58.668Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–40.20095-5Lost to Louisville 0–36
11129.046West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–4–10.100102-9Lost to Pittsburgh 0–42
112-69.094Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–50.000104-8Lost to Miami (OH) 7–17
113-69.298California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–4–10.100102-10Lost to USC 10–27

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