1961 Week 10 College Football Team RankingsOctober 31, 1961By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1961 Season Tags: • No Comments1961 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.898Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–01.0001+13Beat Indiana 35–0230.945Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–0–10.9009+10Beat Wisconsin 30–213-10.967Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–01.0001+14Beat Vanderbilt 47–04-11.041Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–0–10.9178+13Beat Nebraska 10–0531.164Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–10.83314+13Beat Tulane 35–0601.180Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–01.0001+13Beat Houston 17–0731.185Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–01.0001+11Beat Rice 34–7851.245LSUSEC5–10.83314+13Beat Florida 23–09-51.293Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–20.60037+10Lost to Minnesota 20–2310-31.328Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–01.0001+10Beat Oklahoma 22–141101.332Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–0–10.9297+9Beat Idaho 69–01261.367Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–0–20.85710+10Beat Utah 13–61381.436Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–10.80017+9Beat Michigan 23–201411.559Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC6–10.85710+13Beat Tulsa 9–71521.602Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–10.83314+9Beat Hardin Simmons 47–01631.607Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–01.0001+5Beat Pennsylvania 20–617-51.718Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–20.60037+9Lost to Texas 7–3418-21.950Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–10.85710+4Lost to Mississippi State 16–2319201.976West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–20.66725+5Beat Arizona 27–2320-111.992Iowa (IOWA)B104–10.80017+6Lost to Purdue 0–921-72.024Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI4–1–10.75021+4Lost to West Texas A&M 23–2722152.036Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66725+6Beat California 33–1623182.071Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–20.66725+5Beat Holy Cross 34–62432.121Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI4–10.80017+5Beat Dayton 41–122512.141Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–20.71422+8Lost to Wyoming 6–132642.146Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–10.85710+4Beat Quantico Marines 34–027182.178Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–20.60037+4Beat Notre Dame 12–1028182.201COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–10.80017+4Beat Yale 14–82992.256Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–20.71422+10Beat Xavier 7–630-22.270Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–20.60037+5Beat Cornell 30–253122.289Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–20.66725+5Beat Northwestern State 42–732-92.321Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–20.60037+4Lost to Northwestern 10–1233112.372UCLAPAC4–20.66725+6Beat Stanford 20–034-142.417Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–20.66725+3Lost to Pittsburgh 14–2835-112.441Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–20.66725+4Lost to West Virginia 3–736202.446Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–20.66725+5Beat Memphis 23–1637122.476Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–2–10.58351+4Beat Oklahoma State 42–838-132.483Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58351+7Lost to Virginia Tech 7–1039112.536Purdue (PURDUE)B103–20.60037+3Beat Iowa 9–040112.554New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–2–10.64336+2Beat UTEP 42–64162.590Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–20.60037+3Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 20–742-202.630Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–20.66725+3Lost to South Carolina 10–204392.651Duke (DUKE)ACC4–20.66725+3Beat NC State 17–64492.669Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–20.66725+2Beat Kansas State 31–745-162.676Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–20.60037+2Lost to Syracuse 6–3446122.823Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–2–10.58351+1Beat Baylor 23–047192.853Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–30.50060+3Beat North Carolina 10–04802.915Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI3–30.50060+4Beat Washington 7–649-132.943Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–30.50060+6Lost to Ohio State 21–3050142.945Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–20.600370Beat Clemson 24–1451-193.011Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–2–10.58351+2Lost to LSU 0–235223.050Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–20.71422-3Beat Wofford 12–753-183.178North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–20.60037+1Lost to Miami 0–1054-233.259Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–20.60037+3Lost to Lehigh 7–145583.302TCUIND SWC2–2–10.500600BYE56-163.339Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–20.60037-2Lost to Colgate 8–1457103.391New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY3–30.50060+2Beat Air Force 21–658-243.409Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–20.60037-3Lost to Harvard 15–2159133.495Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–30.50060+2Beat Kentucky 16–156003.568Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–3–10.41772+2Lost to Alabama 0–1761-183.636Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–30.50060+1Lost to UCLA 0–2062233.689Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–20.60037-3Beat Florida State 10–76373.716USCPAC3–30.50060-1Beat Illinois 14–106443.797Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–40.33379+2Lost to Ole Miss 0–4765-233.831North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–2–10.58351-4Lost to Cincinnati 9–2166-73.870NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–40.333790Lost to Duke 6–1767143.926Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–40.42969-1Beat Davidson 20–068-113.949Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–40.33379-3Lost to Auburn 14–246943.980Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–30.57156-3Beat William & Mary 14–770-154.005George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–40.42969-2Lost to Boston University 6–207154.107Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40074+2BYE72-114.136Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–40.33379-1Lost to Kansas 8–4273-84.168Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–40.33379-2Lost to Georgia 15–1674224.176West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–40.42969-5Beat Army 7–375224.232South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–40.33379-2Beat Maryland 20–1076-54.244Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI4–30.571560Lost to Citadel 6–77734.327San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57156-5Beat Washington State 21–1978-164.332Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–30.50060-4Lost to Oregon 6–779-54.415Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–3–10.41772-4Lost to Missouri 0–1080-114.496Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–40.33379-3Lost to SMU 7–881-64.566Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–30.40074-4Lost to Texas A&M 0–2382164.633Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–30.40074+1Beat Dartmouth 21–1583-44.639Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–30.40074-4Lost to Rutgers 6–208484.649SMUIND SWC2–30.40074-4Beat Texas Tech 8–78524.691Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–30.57156-5Beat LOS Angeles State 45–278644.709Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–40.33379-4Beat Colorado State 22–1987134.800Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–40.33379-5Beat Navy 28–1488-114.875Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–50.16799-3Lost to Georgia Tech 0–3589-115.074California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–4–10.25095-3Lost to Penn State 16–3390-85.146Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–40.20096-5Lost to Princeton 25–3091-55.182UTEPIND BOR2–40.33379-7Lost to New Mexico State 6–4292105.223Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–40.333790Beat George Washington 20–693-105.534Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–40.33379-7Lost to Iowa State 7–3194-105.593Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–40.33379-7Lost to Wake Forest 15–2195-75.638DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–40.33379-11Lost to Richmond 0–209655.650Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–50.000107-6Lost to Colorado 14–2297-25.679BYUIND SKY1–50.16799-7BYE9885.907Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–40.33379-9Beat Virginia 21–1599-65.956Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI1–40.20096-8BYE100-115.964Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI1–50.16799-6Lost to San José State 19–21101-106.102Indiana (INDIANA)B101–40.20096-7Lost to Michigan State 0–3510266.212Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–50.28694-11Beat North Texas 21–910306.493Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–60.143104-12Lost to Wichita State 7–9104-56.593William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–60.143104-12Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–14105-116.630Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–70.000107-11Lost to Montana 19–22106-27.069Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI1–50.16799-12Lost to New Mexico 6–21107-27.407Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–50.000107-9Lost to USC 10–1410817.939Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–50.16799-10Lost to Utah State 0–6910918.852HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–70.000107-13Lost to Arizona State 0–47110-39.379Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–50.000107-9Lost to Rhode Island 9–1211109.666Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–60.143104-9Lost to Detroit Mercy 12–41
