1962 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 9, 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	7	0.473	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Indiana 30–6
2	42	0.818	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–0–1	0.750	29	+1	Beat Notre Dame 24–6
3	12	0.845	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Houston 40–7
4	5	0.894	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Florida State 7–6
5	24	0.936	LSU	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	24	+3	Beat Georgia Tech 10–7
6	6	0.945	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Virginia Military Institute 18–0
7	39	0.964	UCLA	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ohio State 9–7
8	5	1.009	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat TCU 42–14
9	8	1.030	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Iowa 7–0
10	-8	1.124	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Rice 18–7
11	-10	1.173	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1–1	0.625	53	+4	Lost to Miami 6–7
12	11	1.186	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–0–1	0.833	24	+2	Tied Arizona State 24–24
13	30	1.209	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–0–1	0.750	29	+1	Beat Navy 21–0
14	22	1.214	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Columbia 33–0
15	-1	1.221	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Tulane 35–8
16	-10	1.255	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Colgate 22–0
17	-6	1.288	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Vanderbilt 17–7
18	21	1.288	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Iowa State 36–22
19	-14	1.305	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–0–1	0.833	24	+2	Beat Arizona 17–7
20	6	1.397	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Boston University 7–0
21	26	1.405	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pennsylvania 17–0
22	6	1.477	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Kent State 23–14
23	-3	1.479	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Dayton 27–25
24	-21	1.531	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	+2	Lost to USC 0–7
25	6	1.536	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Illinois 45–0
26	4	1.536	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–0–1	0.833	24	0	Beat Kansas State 41–0
27	6	1.536	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas Arlington 49–0
28	-4	1.555	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–0–1	0.833	24	+1	Tied Washington State 24–24
29	-11	1.555	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Montana State 41–13
30	27	1.556	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	+5	Beat Louisville 49–0
31	-27	1.567	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	2–1	0.667	38	+3	Lost to LSU 7–10
32	-11	1.585	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Western Michigan 10–6
33	2	1.600	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat NC State 14–6
34	42	1.689	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	+2	Beat Army 17–7
35	3	1.768	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kentucky 16–6
36	-20	1.901	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–1	0.667	38	+2	Lost to Wisconsin 6–30
37	15	1.937	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	+3	Beat Buffalo 36–6
38	-31	2.124	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Purdue 6–24
39	12	2.164	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–0–1	0.750	29	0	Tied Brown 6–6
40	-21	2.191	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	29	+3	Lost to UTEP 14–16
41	-1	2.251	Oregon (OREGON)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	+1	Beat San José State 14–0
42	8	2.306	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	+2	Beat Stanford 27–0
43	-33	2.332	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Princeton 0–33
44	15	2.334	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	38	+1	Beat Florida 28–21
45	16	2.389	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	+1	Beat California 26–24
46	-5	2.436	TCU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	77	+2	Lost to Arkansas 14–42
47	-13	2.476	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	+1	Lost to Ole Miss 7–40
48	8	2.521	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	0	Beat SMU 25–20
49	-27	2.600	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to UCLA 7–9
50	4	2.610	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	+1	BYE
51	13	2.611	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	54	+2	Lost to Boston College 0–18
52	35	2.629	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	38	0	Beat Hardin Simmons 29–8
53	46	2.640	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	54	+1	Beat Virginia 20–15
54	39	2.654	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat Tulsa 17–7
55	-28	2.713	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	+2	Lost to Memphis 0–49
56	-19	2.714	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–1	0.667	38	0	Lost to Oregon State 0–27
57	12	2.801	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	54	+2	Beat Detroit Mercy 21–14
58	-9	2.806	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–1	0.667	38	0	Beat Wake Forest 24–7
59	15	2.918	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	54	+1	Beat Utah 16–7
60	10	2.935	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	77	+2	Lost to Minnesota 0–21
61	7	3.002	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	38	0	Beat Wichita State 27–15
62	27	3.081	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	29	-1	Beat SAN Diego Marines 14–7
63	27	3.091	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	38	-1	Beat Colorado 35–8
64	-39	3.100	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 15–20
65	-33	3.153	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	-1	Lost to Michigan 7–17
66	6	3.214	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–1–1	0.500	54	0	Tied South Carolina 7–7
67	21	3.290	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	29	-2	Beat Presbyterian 13–9
68	42	3.326	UTEP	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	77	+2	Beat New Mexico 16–14
69	2	3.457	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat North Carolina 38–6
70	27	3.467	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	54	+1	Beat Citadel 29–23
71	-26	3.474	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–1–1	0.250	94	0	Lost to Penn State 7–18
72	8	3.514	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–2–1	0.167	101	0	Lost to Auburn 6–16
73	-20	3.524	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Dartmouth 0–17
74	-19	3.556	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	54	0	Lost to William & Mary 23–29
75	16	3.584	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	77	0	Lost to Holy Cross 0–22
76	-34	3.619	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–1–1	0.500	54	0	Tied Yale 6–6
77	30	3.630	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	54	-1	Beat Furman 14–7
78	38	3.783	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Harvard 14–12
79	-16	3.840	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	77	0	Lost to Missouri 7–17
80	-20	3.894	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	77	-1	Lost to Pittsburgh 24–26
81	-14	3.959	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–2	0.333	77	-1	Lost to Duke 21–28
82	12	4.047	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	77	-1	Lost to Maryland 6–14
83	-6	4.105	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	77	-1	Beat Texas Tech 7–3
84	-22	4.134	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	54	-1	BYE
85	-19	4.141	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	77	-1	Lost to Villanova 6–36
86	10	4.189	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–3	0.250	94	-1	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–23
87	-1	4.216	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	94	-1	Lost to Bowling Green 6–10
88	-30	4.232	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	77	-1	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–17
89	-4	4.347	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–2	0.000	103	0	Lost to Northwestern 0–45
90	-42	4.356	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Lost to Cornell 12–14
91	9	4.378	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	77	-1	Lost to Nebraska 22–36
92	-14	4.392	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	54	-3	Lost to George Washington 7–14
93	-12	4.572	SMU	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	103	-1	Lost to Air Force 20–25
94	-19	4.663	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	94	-2	Lost to Cincinnati 15–27
95	-16	4.700	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	77	-2	Lost to Wyoming 7–16
96	19	4.723	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	54	-2	Beat Tennessee 7–6
97	-13	4.916	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–3	0.000	103	-1	Lost to Texas 8–35
98	11	5.048	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–3	0.000	103	-1	Lost to Alabama 7–17
99	7	5.101	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–2–1	0.167	101	-1	Tied Georgia 7–7
100	-35	5.180	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–2	0.000	103	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 6–7
101	17	5.474	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	77	+1	Beat Marshall 42–12
102	-20	5.590	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	103	-2	Lost to Texas A&M 3–7
103	-8	5.658	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	77	-3	Lost to Kansas 8–35
104	-12	5.679	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	77	-3	Lost to Montana 16–22
105	-22	5.709	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–3	0.000	103	-2	Lost to Clemson 7–24
106	-3	5.921	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	103	-3	Lost to New Mexico State 14–21
107	-9	5.972	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	1–3	0.250	94	-3	Lost to Toledo 12–42
108	9	5.977	BYU	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	94	-5	Beat Colorado State 28–7
109	3	5.983	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	103	-4	Lost to Ohio 25–27
110	9	6.081	Montana (MONTANA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	94	-1	Beat Idaho 22–16
111	-9	6.102	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	103	-3	Lost to Oregon 0–14
112	2	6.357	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	103	-3	Lost to West Virginia 0–7
113	-8	6.549	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	103	-2	BYE
114	-13	6.826	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	103	-2	BYE
115	-11	6.926	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	103	-3	Lost to Washington 0–41
116	-3	7.146	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	77	-2	BYE
117	-6	7.666	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	103	-4	Lost to BYU 7–28
118	-45	8.076	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	103	0	Lost to UConn 9–15
119	-11	8.737	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–3	0.000	103	-4	Lost to Michigan State 6–38
120	0	10.188	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	103	-6	Lost to North Texas 8–29