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1962 Post-Season Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
101.058USCPAC10–01.0001+43BYE
201.088Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–0–10.9504+39BYE
311.131Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–01.0001+34BYE
411.157Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY9–01.0001+32BYE
511.222LSUSEC8–1–10.8509+36BYE
611.242Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–10.9005+33BYE
711.251Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–20.80016+34BYE
811.262Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B108–10.8897+30BYE
911.338Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–1–20.81811+31BYE
1011.358Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI9–20.81811+37BYE
11-81.391Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–20.81811+35Lost to Florida 7–17
1211.446Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–1–20.80016+26BYE
13-11.451Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–3–10.68229+32BYE
1411.548Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–10.9005+28BYE
1521.564Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–20.77822+28BYE
1601.590Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–1–10.83310+23BYE
1711.664Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–10.8897+19BYE
18-41.682Ohio (OHIO)MAC8–30.72726+29Lost to West Texas A&M 14–15
1961.706West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI9–20.81811+23Beat Ohio 15–14
20-11.713Duke (DUKE)ACC8–20.80016+27BYE
21-11.739Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.81811+26BYE
2201.815Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–40.63637+30BYE
2311.838Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–2–10.72227+19BYE
24-31.840West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON8–20.80016+24BYE
25-21.860Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–20.80016+21BYE
2601.878Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC7–2–10.75024+18BYE
2711.976Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80016+18BYE
28-11.993Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77323+18BYE
2901.998Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI6–3–10.65034+18BYE
3042.100Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–40.63637+19Beat Penn State 17–7
31-12.123New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC7–2–10.75024+18BYE
32-12.184Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI7–40.63637+23BYE
33-12.267Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–30.70028+20BYE
34-12.353Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–40.60040+14BYE
3502.397Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66730+11BYE
3602.434Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–3–10.65034+14BYE
3712.536Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–3–10.65034+6BYE
3812.543Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY6–30.66730+7BYE
3912.580Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–50.50055+13BYE
40-32.581Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–50.50055+11BYE
4102.598TCUIND SWC6–40.60040+12BYE
4202.650Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60040+10BYE
4302.704Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–3–30.55053+3BYE
4402.737Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI6–40.60040+9BYE
4512.767Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–50.50055+14BYE
46-12.800Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–40.60040+5BYE
4702.831Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–40.60040+8BYE
4802.860Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–4–10.55053+6BYE
4903.003Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–40.55649+4BYE
5003.081Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–40.60040+3BYE
5103.085Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–50.50055+4BYE
5223.132North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC6–40.60040+3BYE
53-13.160Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI6–30.66730-5BYE
54-13.167Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60040+1BYE
5503.186Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–40.55649+2BYE
5613.230Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–40.55649+3BYE
5713.248Iowa (IOWA)B104–50.44475+8BYE
58-23.255Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–50.50055+2BYE
5903.272Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–50.50055+5BYE
6003.343Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–50.50055-1BYE
6103.351Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–30.66730+5BYE
6213.361Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–50.50055+2BYE
63-13.377Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–50.500550BYE
6403.428Purdue (PURDUE)B104–4–10.50055-1BYE
6503.544Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–50.50055-4BYE
6603.588Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–4–30.45071+2BYE
6703.632Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY5–40.55649-2BYE
6803.744Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI5–50.50055-7BYE
6903.745Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–60.40078-1BYE
7003.772Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–60.33390+1BYE
7103.905Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–50.50055-9BYE
7203.910William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–5–10.45071-4BYE
7304.015UTEPIND FBSI4–50.44475-6BYE
7404.099South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–5–10.45071-10BYE
7504.195UCLAPAC4–60.40078-10BYE
7604.242Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–5–20.40078-6BYE
7704.268BYUIND WAC4–60.40078-11BYE
7814.307New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI4–60.40078-7BYE
79-14.328Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY4–50.44475-4BYE
8004.347Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–5–10.45071-10BYE
8104.378Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–60.40078-11BYE
8204.486Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–50.50055-1BYE
8304.667Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–60.33390-9BYE
8404.679Montana (MONTANA)IND FBSI5–50.50055-13BYE
8504.713Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–60.40078-17BYE
8604.786Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33390-13BYE
8704.870Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–50.50055-7BYE
8804.961Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–70.222104-7BYE
8915.096Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–70.30096-13BYE
90-15.107Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC4–60.40078-18BYE
9115.208NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–6–10.35089-9BYE
92-15.254Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–60.33390-7BYE
9305.255George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–70.30096-18BYE
9405.347North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–70.30096-19BYE
9505.427Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–5–20.33390-13BYE
9605.452Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–60.33390-18BYE
9715.509Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–70.222104-13BYE
98-15.528Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–5–10.38987-9BYE
9905.862Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–5–10.38987-25BYE
10015.896SMUIND SWC2–80.200108-24BYE
10115.906Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–70.222104-24BYE
102-25.942Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–6–20.30096-20BYE
10305.957California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–90.100113-23BYE
10406.047Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–60.40078-13BYE
10506.193Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–70.30096-17BYE
10606.306Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–6–10.278102-13BYE
10706.423Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–80.200108-28BYE
10806.456Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–70.30096-26BYE
10906.553Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–80.200108-31BYE
11006.679Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–80.200108-28BYE
11106.700San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–8–10.227103-22BYE
11206.741Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–6–20.222104-19BYE
11307.251Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–90.100113-31BYE
11407.505Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI1–80.111112-32BYE
11507.534Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–90.100113-34BYE
11607.753Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–100.000117-36BYE
11707.983Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI0–100.000117-40BYE
11808.090Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–100.000117-39BYE
11908.846Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI1–90.100113-24BYE
12008.907Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–100.000117-48BYE

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