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1961 Week 9 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
100.408Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–01.0001+12Beat Notre Dame 17–7
200.801Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–01.0001+11Beat Tulane 41–0
300.992Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–0–10.90010+9Beat Iowa State 13–7
411.029Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.75023+9Beat Purdue 16–14
541.093Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–0–10.87512+5Beat Northwestern 10–0
611.155Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+9Beat Tennessee 34–3
731.174Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–01.0001+8Beat Kansas State 13–0
8-21.179Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–10.80017+9Beat Auburn 7–6
981.210Iowa (IOWA)B104–01.0001+7Beat Wisconsin 47–15
1011.291Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+7Beat Arkansas 33–7
11-71.365Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY5–0–10.9179+6Beat Colorado State 49–3
1201.372Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–10.75023+7Beat SMU 10–0
1301.471LSUSEC4–10.80017+8Beat Kentucky 24–14
1481.537Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI4–0–10.90010+4Beat New Mexico 22–21
15181.571Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–10.83313+9Beat New Mexico State 42–27
1621.585Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–01.0001+5Beat Abilene Christian 35–0
1741.600Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–10.80017+8Beat Oregon State 24–23
1821.648Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–0–20.83313+4Beat BYU 36–8
19-31.763Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Lehigh 32–15
20161.799Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–10.80017+5Beat Detroit Mercy 37–19
2151.880Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–10.75023+4Beat Illinois 33–0
2271.885Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–10.80017+6Beat Air Force 21–0
23-151.905Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75023+4Lost to Michigan State 7–17
24101.917Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–10.80017+6Beat Idaho 51–7
25131.940Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–1–10.70034+7Beat Richmond 13–7
2641.942Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–10.83313+6Beat Montana 24–12
27-131.976Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–10.75023+5Lost to Navy 19–37
28-42.030Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–20.50052+4Lost to Colgate 0–15
29212.084Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–10.75023+3Beat Dartmouth 17–13
30-152.105Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–10.83313+3Lost to Boston College 6–22
3142.140Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–10.75023+2Beat Harvard 26–14
32152.188Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–1–10.70034+4Beat Vanderbilt 7–0
33-82.221Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–20.60040+5Lost to Texas 7–33
34-152.225Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–10.75023+1Lost to Holy Cross 13–17
35132.227North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75023+4Beat South Carolina 17–0
36-92.271Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–20.60040+7Lost to Iowa 15–47
37222.342Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60040+4Beat Syracuse 14–0
38182.604Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–20.66737+6Beat Furman 9–8
39162.647West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–20.60040+1Beat Hardin Simmons 42–0
40202.707Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–10.750230Beat Cornell 12–0
41-182.720Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–20.60040+2Lost to Penn State 0–14
42122.739North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–1–10.70034+1Beat Tulsa 23–12
43-152.752Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–20.60040+3Lost to Washington 0–13
4482.757UCLAPAC3–20.60040+3Beat Pittsburgh 20–6
4512.864Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–20.50052+1Lost to Ohio State 0–10
46192.909Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–10.750230Beat Princeton 15–0
47-152.973Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–20.50052+2Lost to Alabama 3–34
48223.015Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI2–30.40069+2Beat San José State 21–6
4983.034Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–2–10.50052+1Beat Oklahoma 10–0
50-133.040Purdue (PURDUE)B102–20.50052+1Lost to Michigan 14–16
51-83.131New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–2–10.58351-1Lost to Wichita State 27–42
52-213.158Duke (DUKE)ACC3–20.600400Lost to Clemson 7–17
5303.215Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–20.600400Lost to Missouri 7–13
54-103.273Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–20.66737-2Lost to Citadel 8–9
55133.277George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–30.50052+1Beat William & Mary 49–12
56-173.300Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–20.60040-1Lost to Georgia 7–10
57283.306Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–30.400690Beat Duke 17–7
58-163.309Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–2–10.50052-1Lost to TCU 14–15
5933.310NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–30.40069+2Beat Wake Forest 7–0
6063.386Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–2–10.50052+1Beat Cincinnati 13–7
61103.413Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–30.40069+1Beat Nebraska 14–6
62153.547Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–20.60040-1Beat Stanford 13–0
63273.555TCUIND SWC2–2–10.50052-1Beat Texas A&M 15–14
64-193.587Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–20.50052-2Lost to Georgia Tech 6–7
65-163.616Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–30.400690Lost to LSU 14–24
66-33.620Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–30.400690BYE
67-93.669New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–30.40069+1Lost to Arizona 21–22
68-73.681Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–30.40069+1Lost to Florida 0–7
69123.712Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–30.400690Beat Baylor 19–17
70-13.734USCPAC2–30.400690Beat California 28–14
7153.860Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI4–20.66737+1Beat Dayton 14–0
72163.942Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–30.400690Beat Mississippi State 10–7
73133.994Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–30.50052-3Beat Davidson 13–0
74-334.072Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–2–10.50052-3Lost to Oklahoma State 6–14
75-354.123Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–20.50052-3Lost to Texas Tech 17–19
76174.169Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40069+1Beat Villanova 22–6
77-54.233Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–40.20092-1Lost to Ole Miss 0–41
78-274.263California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–3–10.300870Lost to USC 14–28
7954.355Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–20.50052-3Beat Brown 7–0
80-134.456San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50052-5Lost to Oregon 6–21
81-24.511Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–40.33385-2Lost to Florida State 7–13
82-94.641Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–30.25088-2Lost to Yale 0–12
83-54.723Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–30.40069-3Lost to Colorado 0–13
84-104.933Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–30.40069-3Lost to Virginia Tech 0–20
85184.974Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–20.50052-5Beat Virginia 20–0
86105.011UTEPIND BOR2–30.40069-5Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 19–14
8775.128Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–30.50052-5Beat SAN Diego Marines 12–9
88-85.142Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–30.40069-7Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–13
89-255.220Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI1–40.20092-2Lost to Indiana 7–33
90-35.252Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–40.20092-4Lost to Utah 12–24
9195.280Indiana (INDIANA)B101–30.25088-4Beat Washington State 33–7
92-35.403SMUIND SWC1–30.25088-4Lost to Rice 0–10
93-185.486Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI1–40.20092-6Lost to Arizona State 23–24
9415.657Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–60.000107-5Lost to Utah State 3–49
9565.769BYUIND SKY1–50.167102-6Lost to Wyoming 8–36
96-145.966West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–40.33385-10Lost to Boston University 6–12
97-65.972South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–40.20092-6Lost to North Carolina 0–17
9806.115Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–30.25088-1Lost to Columbia 14–26
9906.370William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–50.167102-7Lost to George Washington 12–49
100-86.436Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–40.20092-8Lost to UCLA 6–20
101-186.443Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–40.000107-5Lost to Kansas 0–10
10286.586Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–40.20092-2Beat West Virginia 12–6
103-16.673Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–50.167102-8Lost to North Texas 12–23
10406.821Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI1–40.20092-8Lost to Maryland 0–21
10517.096Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–40.000107-5Lost to Minnesota 0–33
106-97.104Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–40.20092-9Lost to NC State 0–7
107-27.107Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–40.000107-5Lost to Pennsylvania 0–7
108-17.207Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC1–50.167102-11Lost to Houston 7–13
109-17.827Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–40.20092-9Lost to Army 7–51
110-18.836Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–60.000107-8Lost to West Texas A&M 0–42
11109.963Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–50.167102-7Lost to Xavier 0–14

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