1962 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 8, 1963By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1962 Season Tags: • No Comments

1962 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	0	0.979	USC	PAC	11–0	1.000	1	+51	Beat Wisconsin 42–37
2	1	1.031	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+44	Beat Arkansas 17–13
3	2	1.061	LSU	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	6	+45	Beat Texas 13–0
4	2	1.139	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+41	Beat Oklahoma 17–0
5	-1	1.157	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	9–0	1.000	1	+32	BYE
6	-4	1.284	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1–1	0.864	6	+38	Lost to LSU 0–13
7	3	1.330	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	9	+37	BYE
8	1	1.358	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–1–2	0.818	9	+30	BYE
9	2	1.368	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	9	+35	BYE
10	2	1.420	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–1–2	0.800	15	+26	BYE
11	-3	1.432	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	8–2	0.800	15	+30	Lost to USC 37–42
12	1	1.438	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+33	BYE
13	-6	1.444	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	25	+32	Lost to Alabama 0–17
14	2	1.561	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	7–1–1	0.833	8	+23	BYE
15	0	1.579	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	7–2	0.778	21	+27	BYE
16	2	1.655	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	8–3	0.727	25	+29	BYE
17	0	1.664	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	5	+19	BYE
18	1	1.676	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	9	+23	BYE
19	1	1.702	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	8–2	0.800	15	+27	BYE
20	-6	1.709	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	9	+27	Lost to Ole Miss 13–17
21	0	1.741	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	9	+25	BYE
22	0	1.795	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+30	BYE
23	1	1.818	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	15	+24	BYE
24	1	1.849	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+21	BYE
25	1	1.857	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	7–2–1	0.750	23	+18	BYE
26	-3	1.858	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–2–1	0.722	27	+18	BYE
27	0	1.960	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+18	BYE
28	0	1.979	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	22	+18	BYE
29	0	2.006	Oregon (OREGON)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	34	+17	BYE
30	0	2.084	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	37	+19	BYE
31	0	2.108	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	7–2–1	0.750	23	+18	BYE
32	0	2.174	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+23	BYE
33	0	2.257	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	28	+20	BYE
34	0	2.342	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	40	+14	BYE
35	0	2.425	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–3	0.667	30	+11	BYE
36	0	2.430	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	34	+14	BYE
37	1	2.543	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	30	+7	BYE
38	1	2.563	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	+13	BYE
39	-2	2.564	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–3–1	0.650	34	+5	BYE
40	0	2.604	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	+10	BYE
41	0	2.629	TCU	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	40	+10	BYE
42	0	2.646	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	40	+10	BYE
43	0	2.704	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–3–3	0.550	53	+3	BYE
44	0	2.737	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	40	+9	BYE
45	1	2.788	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–4	0.600	40	+5	BYE
46	1	2.828	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–4	0.600	40	+8	BYE
47	-2	2.839	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	+13	BYE
48	0	2.841	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–4–1	0.550	53	+6	BYE
49	0	2.984	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	49	+4	BYE
50	0	3.073	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	40	+3	BYE
51	0	3.104	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	55	+3	BYE
52	0	3.125	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	40	+3	BYE
53	0	3.156	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	30	-5	BYE
54	0	3.160	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	40	+1	BYE
55	0	3.177	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–4	0.556	49	+2	BYE
56	0	3.230	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	49	+3	BYE
57	1	3.242	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	+2	BYE
58	1	3.255	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	55	+5	BYE
59	-2	3.281	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–5	0.444	75	+7	BYE
60	0	3.334	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	55	-1	BYE
61	1	3.343	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5	0.500	55	+2	BYE
62	-1	3.351	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	30	+5	BYE
63	0	3.399	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	55	-1	BYE
64	0	3.417	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	55	-1	BYE
65	0	3.540	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	55	-4	BYE
66	0	3.581	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–4–3	0.450	71	+2	BYE
67	0	3.632	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	49	-2	BYE
68	0	3.735	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	-7	BYE
69	1	3.754	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–6	0.333	90	+1	BYE
70	-1	3.811	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	78	-3	BYE
71	1	3.904	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–5–1	0.450	71	-4	BYE
72	-1	3.905	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	55	-9	BYE
73	0	3.994	UTEP	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-6	BYE
74	0	4.088	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–5–1	0.450	71	-10	BYE
75	0	4.185	UCLA	PAC	4–6	0.400	78	-10	BYE
76	0	4.229	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–5–2	0.400	78	-6	BYE
77	0	4.259	BYU	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	78	-11	BYE
78	1	4.328	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	75	-4	BYE
79	-1	4.332	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	78	-8	BYE
80	0	4.336	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–5–1	0.450	71	-10	BYE
81	0	4.429	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	78	-13	BYE
82	0	4.486	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	-1	BYE
83	0	4.642	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–6	0.333	90	-9	BYE
84	0	4.670	Montana (MONTANA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	-13	BYE
85	0	4.708	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–6	0.400	78	-17	BYE
86	0	4.835	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–6	0.333	90	-14	BYE
87	0	4.861	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	-7	BYE
88	0	4.996	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–7	0.222	104	-8	BYE
89	1	5.092	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	4–6	0.400	78	-18	BYE
90	-1	5.142	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	96	-15	BYE
91	0	5.190	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	89	-9	BYE
92	0	5.230	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–6	0.333	90	-7	BYE
93	0	5.250	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	96	-18	BYE
94	0	5.341	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–7	0.300	96	-19	BYE
95	0	5.427	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–5–2	0.333	90	-13	BYE
96	0	5.452	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	90	-18	BYE
97	1	5.528	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	87	-9	BYE
98	-1	5.551	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–7	0.222	104	-14	BYE
99	0	5.862	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–5–1	0.389	87	-25	BYE
100	1	5.893	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	104	-24	BYE
101	2	5.922	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–9	0.100	113	-23	BYE
102	-2	5.960	SMU	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	108	-26	BYE
103	-1	5.972	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–6–2	0.300	96	-21	BYE
104	0	6.047	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	78	-13	BYE
105	0	6.187	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	96	-17	BYE
106	0	6.283	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	102	-13	BYE
107	0	6.398	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	108	-28	BYE
108	0	6.450	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	96	-26	BYE
109	0	6.546	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	2–8	0.200	108	-31	BYE
110	1	6.681	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	103	-22	BYE
111	-1	6.724	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	108	-29	BYE
112	0	6.741	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–6–2	0.222	104	-19	BYE
113	0	7.230	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–9	0.100	113	-31	BYE
114	0	7.497	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	112	-32	BYE
115	0	7.584	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	113	-36	BYE
116	0	7.761	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–10	0.000	117	-37	BYE
117	0	7.943	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND FBSI	0–10	0.000	117	-40	BYE
118	0	8.130	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–10	0.000	117	-40	BYE
119	0	8.874	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	113	-25	BYE
120	0	8.899	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–10	0.000	117	-48	BYE