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1962 Week 13 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
121.101Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–0–10.9444+29Beat TCU 14–0
271.108Ohio (OHIO)MAC8–10.8895+35Beat Western Michigan 32–16
331.114USCPAC8–01.0001+29Beat Navy 13–6
4-31.154LSUSEC7–1–10.83313+30Beat Mississippi State 28–0
5-31.159Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY8–01.0001+24Beat Cornell 28–21
611.168Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–10.8895+30Beat Holy Cross 48–20
7-21.172Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–01.0001+24Beat Tennessee 19–6
8-41.368Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–10.8895+22Lost to Georgia Tech 6–7
9101.380Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–2–10.72231+26Beat Alabama 7–6
1031.453Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–10.87510+20Beat Illinois 35–6
1131.483Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC7–1–10.83313+21Beat New Mexico State 45–20
1241.540Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–1–10.83313+23Beat Southern Illinois 21–0
1351.550Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–1–10.85012+23Beat Cincinnati 38–16
1461.558Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–1–10.81317+18Beat Purdue 7–6
1501.596Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–10.8895+21Beat SMU 9–7
16-51.609Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–20.75026+23BYE
17-91.612Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–1–10.83313+19Lost to Oklahoma 0–13
18-11.647Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–10.87510+17Beat Texas Arlington 50–0
19111.655Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–20.75026+18Beat Missouri 13–0
2051.674Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–1–20.77820+16Beat UCLA 30–0
2111.696Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–10.8895+17Beat Oklahoma State 14–0
2211.712Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI7–20.77820+22Beat Colorado State 25–14
2311.729Duke (DUKE)ACC7–20.77820+21Beat Wake Forest 50–0
24-121.740Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–20.75026+18Lost to Michigan State 7–31
25-151.791Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI6–2–10.72231+18Lost to Ohio State 7–26
2621.919West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON7–20.77820+20Beat Citadel 49–0
2721.971Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80018+17Beat Utah 19–6
28-21.978West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI8–20.80018+14Beat Hardin Simmons 34–13
2931.999Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–30.66733+15Beat Florida State 20–7
30-32.077Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–30.62538+16Lost to Penn State 20–48
3162.136Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77820+19Beat Rutgers 34–12
32-112.200Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–20.75026+13Lost to Georgia 21–30
3302.208Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–20.77820+12Beat Boston University 41–25
3442.245New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC7–2–10.75026+15Beat Montana 41–12
35222.531Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–30.62538+8Beat Northwestern 31–7
36122.533Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–30.62538+9Beat Oregon 26–7
37-12.548Purdue (PURDUE)B104–3–10.56346+6Lost to Minnesota 6–7
38-72.552Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–3–20.55647+6Lost to Florida 7–20
3952.553Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–40.50057+9Beat George Washington 35–0
4062.573Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI6–30.66733+12Beat North Texas 14–10
41-22.574Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–30.62538+6Beat Brown 31–19
4252.696Iowa (IOWA)B104–40.50057+11Beat Michigan 28–14
43-92.732Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–30.66733+7Lost to Pittsburgh 6–7
44-12.736Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–30.66733+4Beat California 33–21
4542.770Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–3–10.61145+5Beat Idaho 22–14
46-42.776Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–40.55647+8Lost to Ohio 16–32
4782.881Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–40.50057+9Beat North Carolina 21–7
48-82.899TCUIND SWC4–40.50057+8Lost to Texas 0–14
4922.913Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–40.55647+7BYE
50252.934Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–3–30.50057+5Beat Auburn 30–21
5132.942Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–30.62538+2Beat Yale 14–10
5202.987Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–50.44470+9Lost to USC 6–13
53143.062Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–40.55647+5Beat Maryland 17–14
5453.070Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI6–30.66733-1Beat Colgate 6–0
5583.071Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–40.55647+4Beat Kentucky 14–9
56-153.079Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–40.55647+2Lost to Clemson 14–17
5753.094Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY5–30.62538+3Beat Pennsylvania 21–7
58-233.156Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+3Lost to Baylor 3–10
59-63.157Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI4–40.50057+5BYE
60103.166Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–40.55647+3Beat Army 7–6
61-33.218Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–40.556470BYE
62-173.375North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–40.55647+2Lost to Louisville 10–14
63-133.393Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–50.50057-2Lost to BYU 7–14
6473.609Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–50.44470+1Beat San José State 21–9
6513.655William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–4–10.500570BYE
66-53.687Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–4–10.50057-3Lost to Utah State 6–19
6723.758Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–30.62538+2BYE
68-83.786Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–50.37583-1Lost to LSU 0–28
6933.793South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–4–10.50057-7Beat Detroit Mercy 26–13
70-53.848Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–50.375830Lost to Nebraska 0–14
7153.861Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–50.44470-5Beat Kansas State 28–14
72-163.869Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–50.44470-3Lost to Toledo 18–21
73114.005Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC4–50.44470-3Beat UTEP 7–0
74-104.082Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–40.50057-8Lost to NC State 12–24
75-24.321New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI4–60.40077-6Lost to Arizona State 20–45
76134.340BYUIND WAC4–60.40077-11Beat Wyoming 14–7
77-34.355UCLAPAC3–40.42976-8Lost to Washington 0–30
78-104.414UTEPIND FBSI3–50.37583-5Lost to Arizona 0–7
7974.453Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–60.33391-5BYE
80-24.533Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–50.37583-10Lost to Ole Miss 6–19
81-24.612Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–40.50057+1Lost to Villanova 12–34
8234.697Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–50.37583-6Lost to Dartmouth 21–28
83-64.767Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–5–20.33391-7Lost to Xavier 9–14
84164.785Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–4–20.37583-6Beat Texas A&M 23–3
85-54.805Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–50.37583-10Lost to Columbia 7–21
86-54.903Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–50.50057-7Lost to Fresno State 13–18
87-54.907Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–4–20.37583-8Lost to Princeton 10–14
88-54.923Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–60.250101-6Lost to Iowa 14–28
89104.969Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC4–60.40077-16Beat Butler 26–13
90125.112Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–60.33391-5Beat Tulsa 21–18
9125.151SMUIND SWC2–60.250101-12Lost to Arkansas 7–9
92-25.171Montana (MONTANA)IND FBSI4–50.44470-13Lost to New Mexico 12–41
93-55.247George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–70.30097-14Lost to Syracuse 0–35
94-75.294Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–60.33391-12Lost to Rice 3–23
95125.339Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–60.250101-13Beat Air Force 10–3
9625.345Indiana (INDIANA)B102–60.250101-14BYE
97-55.347North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–60.33391-16Lost to Notre Dame 7–21
98-75.422Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–5–10.38981-8Lost to Buffalo 0–6
99105.676NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–6–10.27899-8Beat Virginia 24–12
100-45.679Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–70.125110-10Lost to Wisconsin 6–35
101-45.696California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–80.111112-15Lost to Kansas 21–33
102-15.886Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–5–10.38981-24BYE
103-95.969Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–60.40077-12Lost to Tampa 14–15
104-16.086Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–70.222106-23Lost to Boston College 25–41
105-106.087Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–60.33391-17Lost to Dayton 0–8
10646.124Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–80.200108-21Beat Wichita State 8–0
107-36.165Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–70.30097-16Lost to West Virginia 0–49
108-26.359Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–6–10.27899-12Lost to Washington State 14–22
109-16.461Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–60.250101-21Lost to Miami (OH) 16–38
110-56.484Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–6–20.222106-16Lost to Harvard 19–31
11146.825Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–80.111112-23Beat Tulane 20–0
112-17.157San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–8–10.150109-18Lost to Stanford 9–21
11317.679Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI1–70.125110-29Lost to South Carolina 13–26
11427.766Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI0–90.000117-30Lost to Oregon State 14–25
115-37.807Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–80.111112-29Lost to Texas Tech 12–21
11637.934Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–80.111112-29Beat Colorado 21–12
117-48.013Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–90.000117-30Lost to Vanderbilt 0–20
118-18.339Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–90.000117-32Lost to Iowa State 14–28
119-18.542Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–90.000117-36Lost to Duke 0–50
12009.161Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI1–90.100116-23Lost to West Texas A&M 13–34

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