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1962 Regular Season Final 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
121.040USCPAC10–01.0001+43Beat Notre Dame 25–0
221.084Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–0–10.9504+39BYE
3-21.139Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–01.0001+33Beat Mississippi State 13–6
4-21.153Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY9–01.0001+32BYE
501.156Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–10.9005+38BYE
601.201LSUSEC8–1–10.85010+35BYE
731.226Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–10.9005+33Beat Auburn 38–0
8-11.284Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B108–10.8898+30BYE
9-11.292Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–20.80013+31Beat Oklahoma State 37–6
10-11.326Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–2–10.75026+32Beat Georgia 37–6
1101.432Ohio (OHIO)MAC8–20.80013+31BYE
1201.438Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–1–20.80013+25BYE
1301.480Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80013+30BYE
1411.512Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–1–20.80013+23BYE
1521.548Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–10.9005+28BYE
16-21.566Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–20.77824+28BYE
17-11.574Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–1–10.83312+23BYE
1801.623Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–1–10.85010+23BYE
1921.639Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–30.70030+31Beat Florida 17–15
20-11.663Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–10.8898+19BYE
21-11.669Duke (DUKE)ACC8–20.80013+27BYE
2201.838West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON8–20.80013+24BYE
23111.862Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–20.80013+20Beat Holy Cross 48–12
2401.873West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI8–20.80013+15BYE
2511.877Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–2–10.72229+19BYE
26-31.887Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC7–2–10.75026+18BYE
27-21.900Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–20.80013+19BYE
28-11.960Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80013+18BYE
2902.019Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI6–3–10.65035+18BYE
3002.086Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77824+22BYE
3112.131New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC7–2–10.75026+18BYE
32-42.327Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–40.60038+12Lost to Miami 15–17
33-22.344Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–40.60038+15Lost to Boston College 12–48
3412.386Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66731+12BYE
35-22.437Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–3–10.65035+14Lost to Alabama 0–38
3652.470Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–40.60038+15Beat Cincinnati 42–14
37-12.544Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY6–30.66731+7BYE
3802.545Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–3–10.65035+6BYE
3932.553TCUIND SWC6–40.60038+13Beat SMU 14–9
40-12.591Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60038+11BYE
41132.600Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–50.50055+14Beat Army 34–14
42-52.686Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–3–30.55053+4BYE
4322.694Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–40.60038+7BYE
4422.705Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI6–40.60038+9BYE
45-52.763Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–50.50055+14Lost to USC 0–25
4612.775Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–50.44474+8BYE
47-42.780Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–40.60038+9BYE
4812.878Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–4–10.55053+6BYE
49-12.910Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–40.55649+6BYE
5012.952Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–40.60038+6BYE
5123.076Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–50.50055+4BYE
5203.103Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI6–30.66731-3BYE
5343.107North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC6–40.60038+2BYE
54-103.168Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.600380Lost to Navy 14–34
5553.204Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–50.50055+3BYE
5603.204Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–40.55649+2BYE
57-23.230Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–40.55649+3BYE
5803.266Iowa (IOWA)B104–50.44474+7BYE
5923.311Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–50.50055+4BYE
60-13.335Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–50.50055-1BYE
6143.346Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–50.50055+2BYE
6203.353Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–30.66731+5BYE
6313.369Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–50.500550BYE
64-13.389Purdue (PURDUE)B104–4–10.500550BYE
6533.517Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–50.50055-4BYE
66-163.578Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–4–30.45070+3Lost to Georgia Tech 6–37
6703.632Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY5–40.55649-2BYE
6833.653Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI5–50.50055-5BYE
69-33.784Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–60.40079-1Lost to Oklahoma 6–37
7003.808Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–60.333900Lost to Ole Miss 6–13
7193.818UCLAPAC4–50.44474-5Beat Utah 14–11
72103.879Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–50.50055-9Beat Rutgers 41–0
7313.881William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–5–10.45070-4BYE
74-14.013UTEPIND FBSI4–50.44474-6BYE
7504.055South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–5–10.45070-10BYE
7604.202Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–5–20.40079-5BYE
7704.276BYUIND WAC4–60.40079-11BYE
78-94.292Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–5–10.45070-9Lost to UCLA 11–14
7904.316Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY4–50.44474-4BYE
80-24.336New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI4–60.40079-7BYE
8144.391Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–60.40079-11Beat Rice 28–15
82-104.468Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–50.500550Lost to Virginia 0–41
83-24.526Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–60.33390-7BYE
84-14.679Montana (MONTANA)IND FBSI5–50.50055-13BYE
8554.716Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–60.40079-16Beat Vanderbilt 30–0
86-24.798Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33390-13BYE
87-14.888Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–50.50055-7BYE
88-15.010Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–70.222104-7BYE
89-15.050Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC4–60.40079-17BYE
9015.107Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–70.30096-13BYE
91-25.137Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–60.33390-5BYE
9205.178NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–6–10.35089-9BYE
9335.313North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–70.30096-19BYE
94-15.317George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–70.30096-18BYE
9525.427Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–5–20.33390-13BYE
96-15.452Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–60.33390-18BYE
97-35.516Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–5–10.38987-9BYE
9815.538Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–70.222104-13BYE
9935.862Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–5–10.38987-25BYE
10005.877SMUIND SWC2–80.200108-24Lost to TCU 9–14
10135.879California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–90.100113-21BYE
102-45.881Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–6–20.30096-19Lost to Baylor 15–28
103-25.886Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–70.222104-24BYE
104-16.050Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–60.40079-13BYE
10506.175Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–70.30096-17BYE
10616.256Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–80.200108-26BYE
107-16.299Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–6–10.278102-13BYE
10816.444Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–70.30096-26BYE
109-16.482Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–80.200108-30Lost to Houston 14–42
11036.707San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–8–10.227103-22Beat Hawai'i 19–0
11116.718Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–80.200108-28BYE
112-26.741Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–6–20.222104-19BYE
113-27.244Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–90.100113-31Lost to Tennessee 0–30
11407.450Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI1–80.111112-31BYE
11507.527Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–90.100113-34BYE
11607.737Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–100.000117-35BYE
11707.935Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI0–100.000117-39BYE
11808.153Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–100.000117-39BYE
11908.838Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI1–90.100113-24BYE
12008.844Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–100.000117-48BYE

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