1962 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 25, 1962By 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	1.058	USC	PAC	10–0	1.000	1	+43	BYE
2	0	1.084	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–0–1	0.950	4	+39	BYE
3	0	1.132	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	5	+39	BYE
4	0	1.135	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+34	BYE
5	0	1.155	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	9–0	1.000	1	+32	BYE
6	0	1.234	LSU	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	10	+35	BYE
7	0	1.242	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–1	0.900	5	+33	BYE
8	0	1.245	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–2	0.800	15	+34	BYE
9	0	1.276	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	8–1	0.889	8	+30	BYE
10	4	1.347	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–1–2	0.818	12	+31	Beat Georgia Tech 14–10
11	0	1.369	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+37	BYE
12	-2	1.457	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+31	Lost to Missouri 10–14
13	0	1.458	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–1–2	0.800	15	+26	BYE
14	-2	1.461	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	8–2	0.800	15	+31	BYE
15	0	1.546	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	5	+28	BYE
16	0	1.577	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	7–1–1	0.833	11	+23	BYE
17	0	1.581	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	7–2	0.778	23	+28	BYE
18	1	1.668	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	8	+19	BYE
19	1	1.702	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	8–2	0.800	15	+26	BYE
20	1	1.750	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	12	+26	BYE
21	2	1.809	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	15	+25	BYE
22	0	1.825	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+29	BYE
23	1	1.843	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+21	BYE
24	1	1.858	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–2–1	0.722	27	+19	BYE
25	1	1.887	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+15	BYE
26	1	1.896	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	7–2–1	0.750	25	+18	BYE
27	-9	1.948	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	24	+19	Lost to Houston 21–49
28	0	1.971	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+18	BYE
29	0	2.002	Oregon (OREGON)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	34	+18	BYE
30	0	2.131	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	7–2–1	0.750	25	+18	BYE
31	5	2.174	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+23	Beat Miami (OH) 49–21
32	-1	2.261	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	28	+20	BYE
33	-1	2.301	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	+15	BYE
34	-1	2.381	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	39	+10	BYE
35	-1	2.404	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–3	0.667	30	+11	BYE
36	-1	2.438	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	34	+14	BYE
37	0	2.524	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	+12	BYE
38	1	2.532	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–3–1	0.650	34	+6	BYE
39	-1	2.539	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	30	+7	BYE
40	0	2.541	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	+14	BYE
41	0	2.587	TCU	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	39	+12	BYE
42	0	2.628	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	39	+10	BYE
43	1	2.716	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–3–3	0.550	53	+3	BYE
44	-1	2.719	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	+9	BYE
45	0	2.747	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–4	0.600	39	+6	BYE
46	0	2.771	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	+14	BYE
47	0	2.810	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–4	0.600	39	+8	BYE
48	0	2.869	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–4–1	0.550	53	+6	BYE
49	0	2.948	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–4	0.556	49	+5	BYE
50	0	3.017	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	+4	BYE
51	0	3.049	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	55	+4	BYE
52	2	3.113	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	30	-4	BYE
53	-1	3.125	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	+1	BYE
54	-1	3.128	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	39	+2	BYE
55	0	3.195	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–4	0.556	49	+2	BYE
56	0	3.211	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	+3	BYE
57	0	3.230	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	49	+3	BYE
58	0	3.263	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–5	0.444	75	+8	BYE
59	0	3.297	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	55	+4	BYE
60	1	3.343	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	55	-1	BYE
61	-1	3.348	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	30	+5	BYE
62	0	3.369	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	55	0	BYE
63	0	3.370	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5	0.500	55	+2	BYE
64	0	3.428	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	55	-1	BYE
65	0	3.531	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	55	-4	BYE
66	0	3.595	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	3.708	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	-6	BYE
69	0	3.745	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	78	-1	BYE
70	0	3.797	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–6	0.333	90	+1	BYE
71	0	3.896	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	55	-9	BYE
72	0	3.899	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–5–1	0.450	71	-4	BYE
73	0	4.036	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	4.200	UCLA	PAC	4–6	0.400	78	-10	BYE
76	0	4.242	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–5–2	0.400	78	-6	BYE
77	0	4.268	BYU	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	78	-11	BYE
78	0	4.328	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	75	-4	BYE
79	0	4.332	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	78	-7	BYE
80	0	4.347	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–5–1	0.450	71	-10	BYE
81	0	4.373	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	78	-11	BYE
82	0	4.486	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	-1	BYE
83	0	4.587	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–6	0.333	90	-8	BYE
84	0	4.679	Montana (MONTANA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	-13	BYE
85	0	4.713	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–6	0.400	78	-17	BYE
86	0	4.798	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–6	0.333	90	-13	BYE
87	0	4.875	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	-7	BYE
88	0	4.989	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–7	0.222	104	-7	BYE
89	0	5.047	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	4–6	0.400	78	-17	BYE
90	0	5.107	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	96	-13	BYE
91	0	5.187	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–6	0.333	90	-6	BYE
92	0	5.196	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	89	-9	BYE
93	0	5.238	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	96	-18	BYE
94	0	5.329	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	0	5.522	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	87	-9	BYE
98	0	5.524	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–7	0.222	104	-13	BYE
99	0	5.856	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–5–1	0.389	87	-25	BYE
100	0	5.874	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–6–2	0.300	96	-19	BYE
101	0	5.883	SMU	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	108	-24	BYE
102	0	5.886	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	104	-24	BYE
103	0	5.907	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–9	0.100	113	-22	BYE
104	0	6.042	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	1	6.306	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	102	-13	BYE
107	-1	6.333	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	108	-27	BYE
108	0	6.450	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	96	-26	BYE
109	0	6.534	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	2–8	0.200	108	-31	BYE
110	1	6.685	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	108	-28	BYE
111	-1	6.707	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	103	-22	BYE
112	0	6.741	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–6–2	0.222	104	-19	BYE
113	0	7.251	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	7.541	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	113	-34	BYE
116	0	7.761	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–10	0.000	117	-36	BYE
117	0	7.999	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND FBSI	0–10	0.000	117	-40	BYE
118	0	8.106	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–10	0.000	117	-39	BYE
119	1	8.860	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	113	-24	BYE
120	-1	8.875	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–10	0.000	117	-48	BYE