1961 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 28, 1961By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1961 Season Tags: • No Comments

1961 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.965	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–0–1	0.944	4	+34	Beat Michigan 50–20
2	1	1.047	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+36	BYE
3	-2	1.094	LSU	SEC	9–1	0.900	5	+39	Beat Tulane 62–0
4	1	1.215	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–1	0.889	7	+29	BYE
5	4	1.264	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–1	0.889	7	+33	Beat Iowa State 34–0
6	0	1.335	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–3	0.667	25	+26	Lost to Ohio State 20–50
7	0	1.356	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	9–0–1	0.950	3	+24	BYE
8	-4	1.373	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–2	0.778	13	+27	Lost to Wisconsin 21–23
9	1	1.391	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	5	+31	Beat Texas A&M 25–0
10	2	1.407	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	9	+25	Beat Arizona State 22–13
11	-3	1.515	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–2	0.778	13	+22	Beat Illinois 34–7
12	2	1.530	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Columbia 32–19
13	-2	1.543	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	6–3	0.667	25	+23	BYE
14	1	1.650	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	6–1–2	0.778	13	+19	BYE
15	1	1.667	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	18	+22	Beat Pittsburgh 47–26
16	4	1.748	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–2–1	0.750	17	+24	Beat Kansas 10–7
17	1	1.754	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	18	+20	Beat Boston College 28–13
18	-1	1.769	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	10	+23	Beat Texas Tech 28–0
19	-6	1.793	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	18	+18	Lost to Arizona 13–22
20	-1	1.980	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	6–3	0.667	25	+19	Beat TCU 35–16
21	0	1.993	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	10	+7	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 41–13
22	13	2.006	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–3	0.667	25	+18	Beat Minnesota 23–21
23	3	2.114	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	10	+14	BYE
24	4	2.222	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–3	0.667	25	+15	BYE
25	4	2.223	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–3	0.667	25	+10	Beat Indiana 34–12
26	1	2.254	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	25	+11	BYE
27	5	2.292	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	25	+14	Beat Northwestern 10–6
28	5	2.316	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	18	+16	BYE
29	-5	2.350	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	25	+17	Lost to Rutgers 19–32
30	-7	2.357	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–3–1	0.650	40	+11	Lost to Missouri 7–10
31	3	2.365	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	25	+10	BYE
32	-1	2.371	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	13	+3	BYE
33	-11	2.404	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–3	0.700	18	+16	Lost to Virginia 16–28
34	5	2.407	UCLA	PAC	7–3	0.700	18	+13	Beat USC 10–7
35	2	2.430	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	41	+15	BYE
36	8	2.455	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–3	0.667	25	+9	Beat Florida 32–15
37	8	2.472	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	25	+5	Beat Princeton 24–6
38	3	2.487	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–4	0.556	46	+10	Beat Notre Dame 42–21
39	1	2.526	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	25	+4	Beat UConn 14–3
40	-2	2.573	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	6–3	0.667	25	+13	BYE
41	7	2.650	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	25	+13	Beat Yale 27–0
42	-17	2.663	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	46	+10	Lost to Iowa 21–42
43	6	2.710	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–4	0.556	46	+9	Beat Kentucky 26–16
44	2	2.739	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–4	0.556	46	+10	BYE
45	2	2.835	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	18	-2	BYE
46	-10	2.850	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	46	+5	Lost to Dartmouth 6–24
47	4	2.919	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	41	+11	Beat BYU 34–6
48	-18	3.043	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	46	+3	Lost to Cincinnati 13–19
49	8	3.221	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	46	+1	Beat Oregon 6–2
50	-7	3.253	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–5	0.500	59	+5	Lost to Tennessee 16–26
51	-9	3.287	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–5	0.444	69	+1	Lost to Miami 6–10
52	2	3.311	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	69	+4	Beat Nebraska 21–14
53	11	3.321	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	41	-2	Beat Virginia Tech 6–0
54	6	3.375	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–5	0.500	59	+1	Beat NC State 20–0
55	3	3.469	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	46	+1	Beat SMU 31–6
56	12	3.488	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	5–4–1	0.550	56	-1	Beat Hardin Simmons 54–8
57	-5	3.508	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–4–1	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Auburn 15–32
58	5	3.519	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	46	+6	Beat Brown 30–6
59	15	3.557	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	59	+3	Beat Florida State 28–8
60	-7	3.598	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	66	-2	Lost to Texas 0–25
61	-11	3.621	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–5	0.444	69	+2	Lost to Wake Forest 14–17
62	5	3.622	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	59	+1	Beat William & Mary 36–18
63	8	3.713	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–4–1	0.550	56	-4	Beat Washington State 21–17
64	-3	3.734	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+3	BYE
65	7	3.747	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	69	-2	Beat Kansas State 45–0
66	-10	3.846	Oregon (OREGON)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	78	-1	Lost to Oregon State 2–6
67	-8	3.907	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	59	-5	Lost to Colorado 0–34
68	-13	3.919	TCU	IND SWC	3–5–1	0.389	84	+1	Lost to Rice 16–35
69	1	4.073	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	-7	BYE
70	-5	4.197	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	69	-3	Lost to Syracuse 13–28
71	21	4.209	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–5	0.444	69	-5	Beat Maryland 28–16
72	-6	4.253	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–6	0.400	78	-5	Lost to Clemson 0–20
73	8	4.304	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	56	-4	Beat UTEP 24–14
74	-5	4.332	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	69	-12	Lost to Harvard 0–27
75	2	4.367	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	4–4	0.500	59	-14	BYE
76	-14	4.383	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	66	+3	Lost to Houston 8–28
77	1	4.387	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	46	-10	BYE
78	8	4.460	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–6	0.400	78	-8	Beat North Carolina 17–14
79	-3	4.557	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	91	-11	Lost to Penn State 26–47
80	-7	4.629	USC	PAC	4–5–1	0.450	66	-14	Lost to UCLA 7–10
81	9	4.735	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	86	-14	Beat Pennsylvania 31–0
82	9	4.743	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–6	0.400	78	-8	Beat Vanderbilt 23–7
83	1	4.812	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	69	-7	BYE
84	-9	4.827	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–6–1	0.350	85	-12	Lost to Oklahoma 14–21
85	-2	4.849	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	78	-14	BYE
86	7	4.896	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–6	0.400	78	-13	Beat California 20–7
87	-5	4.980	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–6	0.333	86	-8	BYE
88	-9	5.013	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	86	-10	Lost to Arkansas 0–28
89	-9	5.054	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	69	-17	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–6
90	-2	5.098	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	86	-15	BYE
91	-6	5.168	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	91	-12	Lost to Washington 17–21
92	-5	5.389	UTEP	IND BOR	3–7	0.300	91	-19	Lost to North Texas 14–24
93	-4	5.680	SMU	IND SWC	2–7	0.222	96	-17	Lost to Baylor 6–31
94	1	5.867	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	96	-18	Lost to Purdue 12–34
95	2	5.949	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	2–8	0.200	101	-17	Lost to LSU 0–62
96	3	6.008	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	86	-25	BYE
97	1	6.133	BYU	IND SKY	2–8	0.200	101	-22	Lost to New Mexico 6–34
98	9	6.206	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	91	-17	Beat Detroit Mercy 19–13
99	-5	6.258	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–7	0.222	96	-20	Lost to South Carolina 7–23
100	4	6.363	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–8	0.200	101	-25	BYE
101	-5	6.499	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	96	-24	Lost to Cornell 0–31
102	0	6.580	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	2–6	0.250	95	-14	BYE
103	0	6.581	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	96	-17	BYE
104	-3	6.866	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–8–1	0.150	106	-26	Lost to Stanford 7–20
105	-5	6.946	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	101	-27	Lost to Oklahoma State 0–45
106	-1	7.202	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	107	-31	Lost to Richmond 18–36
107	-1	7.263	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–9	0.000	108	-27	Lost to Michigan State 7–34
108	0	7.975	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	0–10	0.000	108	-37	BYE
109	0	8.358	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	101	-10	BYE
110	0	9.515	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	108	-35	Lost to Colgate 6–30
111	0	9.762	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	0–10	0.000	108	-32	Lost to New Mexico State 8–54