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1961 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.255Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–01.0001+8Beat Michigan 28–0
210.660Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–01.0001+8Beat Houston 47–7
341.179Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–0–10.87514+4Beat Oklahoma State 10–0
4191.201Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–0–10.90013+5Beat New Mexico 41–7
5-31.269Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66735+5Lost to Michigan State 0–28
6281.280Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–10.75021+5Beat Duke 21–0
7-31.284Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+5Beat NC State 26–7
831.306Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat USC 30–0
931.326Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–0–10.83316+2Beat Illinois 44–0
10101.365Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–01.0001+4Beat Miami 9–7
11141.417Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+3Beat Oklahoma 28–7
12321.422Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–10.66735+4Beat Florida 19–10
13181.425LSUSEC3–10.75021+5Beat South Carolina 42–0
1411.460Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Boston College 20–3
15-21.503Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+4Beat Buffalo 28–6
1601.562Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Bucknell 21–6
1751.568Iowa (IOWA)B103–01.0001+2Beat Indiana 27–8
18-91.581Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–01.0001+4Beat Southern Miss 21–7
19-111.607Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–01.0001+1Beat Brown 34–0
20-31.627Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–0–20.80017+2Beat Colorado State 18–7
21141.643Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–10.75021+5Beat West Texas A&M 28–11
22-11.660Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI3–0–10.87514+1Beat Oregon 15–6
23131.660Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–10.75021+4Beat Nebraska 28–6
2441.675Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–10.66735+3Beat Pennsylvania 9–3
2571.767Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–10.75021+4Beat Baylor 23–13
26191.810Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–10.66735+3Beat Northwestern 10–3
2731.868Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75021+5Beat Oregon State 23–20
28141.870Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–10.75021+5Beat San José State 17–6
29-231.875Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–10.75021+4Lost to North Carolina 8–14
3031.950Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–10.80017+4Beat BYU 21–20
31-171.970Duke (DUKE)ACC3–10.75021+3Lost to Georgia Tech 0–21
32172.002Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–10.66735+3Beat Tulsa 52–6
3382.003Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–10.80017+4Beat North Texas 26–14
34132.252Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–10.75021+3Beat Penn State 10–6
35352.261Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–10.66735+1Beat Yale 11–0
3612.333Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.75021+2Beat Cornell 31–7
37-182.355Purdue (PURDUE)B102–10.66735+2Beat Miami (OH) 19–6
3802.371Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–1–10.62549+3Beat Georgia 3–0
39132.472Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.75021+1Beat Arkansas State 38–0
40-222.520Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–10.66735+1Lost to Arkansas 13–23
41-362.521Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–1–10.62549+1Lost to Syracuse 6–28
42222.560Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–1–10.625490Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 55–0
43172.610New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–1–10.700340Beat Pacific 70–19
4442.663Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–10.800170Beat Samford 21–14
45242.746Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–10.667350Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 35–7
46-362.760Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–10.667350Lost to Minnesota 3–10
47-232.802Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–1–10.62549+1Lost to Rice 10–19
48372.826North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–10.66735+1Beat Maryland 14–8
49192.859Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.50057+1Beat Kansas State 21–8
50132.961Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–10.667350Beat Boston University 20–7
51263.023California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–2–10.37573+2Beat Washington 21–14
52143.037UCLAPAC2–20.50057+2Beat Vanderbilt 28–21
53-273.086Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–10.75021-1Lost to Kansas 7–21
54-273.094North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–1–10.625490Lost to Wichita State 14–26
55-93.185West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–20.500570Lost to Arizona State 11–28
5623.187Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–20.60054+2Beat William & Mary 10–8
57383.297Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–2–10.37573+1Beat Iowa State 21–7
58-13.322New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–20.50057+1Lost to Utah State 7–41
59-163.326Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50057-1Lost to Army 6–10
60-313.350Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–10.66735-1Lost to Columbia 0–11
61-213.370Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–20.50057+1Lost to UCLA 21–28
62113.555NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–30.25082+1Lost to Alabama 7–26
63-23.565Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–30.400670Lost to Colorado 7–9
64143.580Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25082+1Beat Idaho 34–0
65223.612Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–10.66735-1Beat Harvard 15–0
66-103.718Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–2–10.375730Lost to Ole Miss 7–47
67-173.738San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60054-1Lost to Stanford 6–17
68-173.774George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–30.400670Lost to Richmond 15–16
6923.794USCPAC1–30.250820Lost to Notre Dame 0–30
7063.871Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI1–30.25082-1Lost to Arizona 6–15
71-93.960Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–30.250820Lost to Missouri 0–10
7294.054Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–30.25082-1Beat Virginia Tech 27–14
73-194.124Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–20.33377-1Lost to Navy 7–31
74184.240Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–20.50057-1Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–7
7544.313Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25082-2Lost to Wisconsin 20–23
7674.318Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI3–20.60054+1Beat Ohio 6–3
77-224.332Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–20.50057-2Lost to California 14–21
78-254.333Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–20.50057-2Lost to Kentucky 8–21
79214.374Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–30.40067-2Beat George Washington 16–15
8004.416Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–20.50057-3BYE
81254.429Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–30.25082-1Beat TCU 10–0
82144.435West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–30.40067-4Beat Pittsburgh 20–6
83-184.586Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–30.000105-1Lost to Texas 7–28
84-174.599Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–20.33377-1Lost to Princeton 3–9
85-464.616Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–30.25082-3Lost to Wake Forest 13–17
86-144.627Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–30.40067-3Lost to Virginia 7–14
87-54.868Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–30.25082-2BYE
88-145.085Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–30.25082-2Lost to Florida State 0–3
8915.200SMUIND SWC1–20.33377-3BYE
90-155.264TCUIND SWC1–2–10.37573-3Lost to Texas Tech 0–10
91-35.561South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–30.25082-4Lost to LSU 0–42
92-335.712Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–30.25082-4Lost to West Virginia 6–20
93-75.738Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–30.25082-2Lost to Detroit Mercy 3–20
94-55.797Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–30.40067-3Lost to New Mexico State 19–70
9575.800Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–50.000105-4Lost to Wyoming 7–18
9625.848UTEPIND BOR1–30.25082-4Beat Mcmurry 20–16
9775.848Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–30.25082-4Beat Clemson 17–13
98-145.870Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–20.333770Lost to Colgate 0–15
99-25.989William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–40.200100-3Lost to Citadel 8–10
10036.014Indiana (INDIANA)B100–30.000105-3Lost to Iowa 8–27
101-106.248BYUIND SKY1–40.200100-5Lost to Utah 20–21
102-36.403Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–40.200100-5Lost to Tennessee 6–52
103-106.609Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–20.33377-5Lost to Tulane 14–27
10456.635Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI1–30.25082-5Beat Cincinnati 8–6
10536.743Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–30.000105-2Lost to Dartmouth 0–34
106-127.129Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–30.000105-3Lost to Ohio State 0–44
107-27.305Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC1–40.200100-8Lost to Air Force 6–8
108-77.728Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–30.25082-6Lost to Washington State 0–34
109-28.980Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–50.000105-5Lost to Abilene Christian 0–27
11009.046Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–40.000105-4Lost to Holy Cross 7–20
111010.310Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–40.200100-4Beat Louisville 7–6

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