1961 Week 13 College Football Team RankingsNovember 21, 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 Status100.960LSUSEC8–10.8895+36Beat Mississippi State 14–6201.078Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–0–10.9384+25Beat Oregon 22–12301.103Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–01.0001+33Beat Georgia Tech 10–0401.139Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–10.8758+27Beat Purdue 10–7521.192Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–10.8895+26Beat Tennessee 24–10601.213Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–20.75018+24Beat Iowa 23–14731.346Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–0–10.9503+23Beat Utah 17–6831.377Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–20.75018+21Beat Northwestern 21–13901.411Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–10.8758+24Beat Nebraska 7–010-51.445Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–10.8895+24Lost to TCU 0–611-31.538Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–30.66725+21Lost to Alabama 0–101221.574Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI7–1–10.83310+17Beat UTEP 48–151341.626Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–20.77812+18Beat Detroit Mercy 40–61421.656Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–01.0001+11Beat Colgate 26–615-21.661Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–1–20.77812+18BYE1661.796Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66725+18Beat Holy Cross 34–141711.797Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–20.77812+18Beat SMU 21–718-61.890Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–30.66725+15Lost to Notre Dame 15–171941.951Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–30.62533+15Beat Texas A&M 21–72061.981Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–2–10.72221+17Beat Kansas State 27–921-12.064Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–20.77812+6BYE2222.072Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–20.77812+18Beat Wake Forest 10–723112.144Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–2–10.72221+12Beat California 53–72452.152Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–20.75018+15Beat Pennsylvania 37–625152.159Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–30.62533+12Beat Syracuse 17–1526-112.233Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–20.80011+11Lost to Dayton 12–2327152.266Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–30.66725+9Beat Virginia 13–328112.267Duke (DUKE)ACC6–30.66725+13Beat North Carolina 6–329-42.297Purdue (PURDUE)B105–30.62533+8Lost to Minnesota 7–1030-92.298Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–30.62533+11Lost to Arizona State 6–403102.319Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77812+3BYE3292.398Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–30.62533+10BYE3302.416Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–30.70023+15Beat Arkansas State 28–634-152.444Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–30.66725+9Lost to Oklahoma 8–143522.454Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–30.62533+10Beat Illinois 55–73692.479Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–30.62533+7Beat Yale 26–1637-92.485Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–40.60044+14Lost to Utah State 6–173882.556West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–30.66725+12Beat New Mexico State 35–2239-122.586UCLAPAC6–30.66725+9Lost to Washington 13–1740-102.740Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–30.62533+3Lost to Penn State 14–3441-92.790Iowa (IOWA)B104–40.50054+6Lost to Michigan 14–234212.808Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–40.50054+5Lost to Michigan State 13–2143122.817Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–40.55648+8Beat Xavier 9–04432.845Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–30.62533+3Beat Georgia 10–74532.870Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–30.625330Beat Cornell 15–1446-102.902Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–40.55648+7Lost to LSU 6–1447-122.950Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–30.70023-2Lost to Clemson 6–354863.003Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–30.62533+8Beat Brown 21–649-113.019Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–40.50054+5Lost to Ole Miss 10–2450-63.092North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–40.50054+6Lost to Duke 3–65103.108New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–40.55648+8Beat Colorado State 20–85203.194Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–3–10.56347+4BYE53-33.316Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–4–10.50054-1Lost to Rice 7–2154203.438Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–50.37580+3Beat Army 14–855263.498TCUIND SWC3–4–10.43876+4Beat Texas 6–05603.525Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–50.44471+3Lost to Ohio State 12–2257153.633Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI4–40.50054-3Beat BYU 35–058103.634Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–40.500540Beat Air Force 31–759103.646Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–40.55648-3Beat Tulsa 27–660163.745Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–50.44471-1Beat Furman 35–661-83.749San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–40.60044+4Lost to Fresno State 27–3662-133.753Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50054+8Lost to Southern Miss 0–1263-63.773COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–40.50054+5Lost to Rutgers 6–266413.790Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–40.55648-7BYE6553.809Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–40.50054+2Beat Boston University 10–76603.818NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–50.44471-1Beat South Carolina 38–1467-43.818Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–50.44471+1BYE68-73.821New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–4–10.50054-1Lost to West Texas A&M 22–3569-93.954Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–40.50054-8Lost to Princeton 16–2670-84.081Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–40.60044-6Lost to Kentucky 0–971194.138Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–4–10.50054-7Beat UCLA 17–1372124.197Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–50.37580-3Beat Houston 28–2473-154.320USCPAC4–4–10.50054-10Lost to Pittsburgh 9–1074-154.328Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–4–10.43876-2Lost to Oklahoma State 24–2875-24.373Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–5–10.38979-6Lost to Colorado 0–776154.396Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–60.33384-8Beat USC 10–97754.454DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–40.50054-14BYE7804.503Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–40.55648-10BYE7964.731Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–50.37580-7BYE80144.769Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–40.50054-13Beat George Washington 14–381-174.856North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC4–4–10.50054-7Lost to Louisville 0–2082-74.868Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–60.33384-6Lost to Auburn 7–1083-164.885West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–60.40078-12Lost to Indiana 9–1784-134.917Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–50.44471-6Lost to Boston College 7–1085114.923Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI3–60.33384-8Beat Stanford 30–08665.080Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–60.33384-12Lost to Maryland 7–108715.120UTEPIND BOR3–60.33384-14Lost to Arizona 15–4888-95.136George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–60.33384-14Lost to Virginia Tech 3–1489-35.142SMUIND SWC2–60.25093-10Lost to Arkansas 7–2190-35.149Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–60.25093-14Lost to Dartmouth 14–1591-145.166South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–60.33384-10Lost to NC State 14–3892-35.182Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–50.37580-12Lost to Navy 3–1393-135.257Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–60.33384-12Lost to Washington State 0–3094-115.582Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–60.25093-11Lost to Tulane 14–179585.735Indiana (INDIANA)B102–60.25093-13Beat West Virginia 17–99615.767Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–60.25093-15Lost to Columbia 6–379745.833Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–70.22299-15Beat Vanderbilt 17–1498-56.062BYUIND SKY2–70.22299-18Lost to Oregon State 0–3599-46.114Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–60.33384-23Lost to Baylor 7–3110046.376Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–70.22299-18Lost to Missouri 9–27101-26.532California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–7–10.167106-19Lost to Kansas 7–53102-46.626Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–60.25093-14Lost to Idaho 14–1610346.639Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–70.22299-15Beat Montana 16–14104-46.768Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–80.200104-25Lost to Iowa State 6–2710517.091William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–80.111107-25BYE106-17.305Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–80.000108-21Lost to Wisconsin 7–55107-57.369Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–70.22299-22Lost to Miami (OH) 3–710808.018Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–100.000108-35Lost to New Mexico 8–2010918.482Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–80.200104-9Beat Wichita State 23–1211019.534Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–80.000108-27Lost to Harvard 6–21111-29.825HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–90.000108-26BYE
