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1962 Week 8 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
120.773Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–01.0001+7BYE
230.788LSUSEC3–0–10.87520+7Beat Miami 17–3
360.915USCPAC3–01.0001+5BYE
440.950Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+6Beat Baylor 28–21
5-40.985Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–01.0001+5Beat Notre Dame 17–8
681.036Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–01.0001+4Beat Pennsylvania 21–8
751.085Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–0–10.87520+5Beat Stanford 21–6
891.164Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+4Beat Houston 14–3
9-21.173UCLAPAC2–01.0001+2Beat Colorado State 35–7
10151.218Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–01.0001+2Beat Minnesota 34–22
1151.224Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Harvard 34–20
1231.264Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+4Beat Oklahoma 9–6
1371.305West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–01.0001+5Beat Pittsburgh 15–8
1491.314Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–01.0001+5Beat Xavier 20–6
1571.351Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–01.0001+6Beat Purdue 10–7
16101.403Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–0–10.87520+2Beat Oregon State 14–13
17-131.415Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–10.75029+6Lost to LSU 3–17
1891.438West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI5–01.0001+3Beat Arizona State 15–14
1921.442Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–01.0001+2Beat Brown 41–0
20-21.545Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–01.0001+3Beat NC State 19–14
21-21.573Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–0–10.87520+2Beat Kansas State 32–0
22101.609Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–01.0001+3Beat Toledo 28–13
2311.617Iowa (IOWA)B102–10.66740+4Beat Indiana 14–10
24111.664Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 54–6
2561.685Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–10.75029+4Beat Tennessee 17–0
26-161.689Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75029+4Lost to Army 6–9
27-161.701Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–1–10.62548+4BYE
2851.732Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–01.0001+1Beat North Carolina 31–13
2911.807Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–10.80024+6Beat Southern Miss 8–6
30141.839Duke (DUKE)ACC3–10.75029+4Beat California 21–7
31-181.940Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–1–10.50055+2Lost to Northwestern 22–34
3281.960New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–10.80024+7Beat Utah State 14–13
3382.036Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI3–10.75029+2Beat Rice 31–12
34202.090Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–10.66740+3Beat Colorado 36–16
3522.097Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–10.75029+3BYE
36-72.103Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80024+2Lost to New Mexico 13–14
3762.125Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–10.66740+2Beat Yale 14–10
38-102.185Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC2–1–10.62548+2Lost to West Texas A&M 14–15
39-332.235Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–10.75029+3Lost to Syracuse 0–12
40242.333Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–10.66740+2Beat Virginia Military Institute 28–6
41252.342Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–1–10.62548+2Beat Clemson 24–16
42132.345Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI4–10.80024+3Beat Dayton 21–0
43222.355Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–10.75029+2Beat Penn State 9–6
44-422.362Purdue (PURDUE)B101–1–10.50055+1Lost to Miami (OH) 7–10
4542.396Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–10.667400Beat Illinois 51–15
46132.398Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–20.60051+4Beat UTEP 14–6
4762.467Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–20.60051+4Beat Richmond 13–7
4802.541Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–10.750290Beat Arizona 20–6
49142.576Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–10.750290Beat Iowa State 29–8
50-42.603TCUIND SWC2–20.50055+2Beat Texas Tech 35–13
51-152.751Indiana (INDIANA)B102–20.50055+1Lost to Iowa 10–14
52292.760Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–20.50055+1Beat Texas A&M 42–6
53-112.783Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50055+2Lost to Washington 13–14
54342.796Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–20.50055+1Beat North Texas 34–0
55-52.809Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–20.50055+2Lost to Ohio 6–20
56132.821Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–10.66740-1Beat Michigan 28–0
5752.985Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–10.80024-2Beat LOS Angeles State 34–13
58123.020William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–2–10.50055+3Tied Davidson 7–7
59-123.024Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–20.50055+1Lost to Alabama 3–14
6013.045Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–10.667400BYE
61-273.082Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–20.33383+2Lost to Michigan State 0–28
62-63.175Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–20.500550Lost to Washington State 6–21
63-183.231Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–20.500550Lost to West Virginia 8–15
6433.232Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–1–10.70039-2Tied William & Mary 7–7
65-53.258Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–20.50055+1Beat Cornell 41–0
6683.281Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–20.600510Beat Vanderbilt 21–6
67293.293Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–10.66740-2Beat Tulane 35–6
6843.406Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–2–10.375790Beat Detroit Mercy 27–8
69-113.655Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–20.50055-1Lost to Georgia 16–24
7073.672George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–20.60051-2Beat Boston University 14–6
71143.707Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI2–20.50055-1Beat Delaware 20–19
72233.783Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–20.50055-1Beat BYU 35–20
73-223.793Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–30.40073+1Lost to Virginia 6–28
74-173.806New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI2–30.400730Lost to Wichita State 6–24
75-233.810North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–20.50055-2Lost to Tulsa 0–34
76103.865Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–30.40073-1Beat Marshall 23–14
77-43.890Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–20.333830Lost to Princeton 8–21
78213.959South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–2–10.37579-1Beat Wake Forest 27–6
7984.029Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–30.25091-1BYE
80344.030Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–20.333830Beat Boston College 12–0
81134.032Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–30.40073-1Beat New Mexico State 24–6
82-444.114Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–20.333830Lost to Wisconsin 8–17
83-74.204Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–2–10.375790Lost to Dartmouth 0–41
84-454.245Yale (YALE)IND IVY1–1–10.50055-1Lost to Columbia 10–14
85-14.406Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–20.33383-1Lost to Texas 6–9
86-74.449Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC1–30.25091-1Lost to Air Force 6–20
87-54.451NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–30.25091-2Lost to Nebraska 14–19
8854.453SMUIND SWC0–30.000106-1BYE
89-214.469UTEPIND FBSI1–30.250910Lost to Wyoming 6–14
90-104.818California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–30.25091-3Lost to Duke 7–21
91-15.043Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–20.33383-2Lost to Holy Cross 20–34
9285.180Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–30.000106-2Lost to Georgia Tech 0–17
93-25.215Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–30.25091-3Lost to Kansas 8–29
94165.272Montana (MONTANA)IND FBSI2–30.40073-2Beat Weber State 25–6
95235.358Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–20.33383+1Beat Colgate 27–15
9655.504Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–30.25091+1Lost to Bowling Green 13–28
9715.527Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–40.000106-3Lost to Citadel 6–21
98-95.537Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–30.000106-1Lost to Ohio State 15–51
99-165.554Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–30.25091-4Lost to Florida 6–42
100-255.719Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–30.25091-3Lost to Rutgers 15–27
10185.743Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI0–50.000106-5Lost to Louisville 0–21
10225.755Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–2–10.37579-4Tied San José State 12–12
10305.760Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–30.25091-4Lost to Oklahoma State 16–36
104-125.794Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–30.40073-3Lost to Samford 7–14
105-85.964Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–40.000106-3Lost to Mississippi State 6–35
106-355.974Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–2–10.167104-2Lost to Oregon 12–31
107-296.030Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–20.33383-4Lost to Navy 0–41
10846.102Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–40.000106-5Lost to George Washington 6–14
10946.489Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–30.000106-4Lost to Arkansas 21–28
110-26.582BYUIND WAC1–40.200102-8Lost to Utah 20–35
111-96.638Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–40.000106-5Lost to TCU 13–35
112-56.761Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC1–40.200102-7Lost to Kent State 14–23
113-26.777San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI0–4–10.100105-5Tied Idaho 12–12
11417.005Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–40.000106-5Lost to Missouri 0–32
115-107.074Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–40.000106-5Lost to South Carolina 6–27
11637.332North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–40.000106-5Lost to Maryland 13–31
11707.660Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI0–40.000106-6Lost to UCLA 7–35
118-27.755Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–30.25091-5Lost to Virginia Tech 7–13
119-138.324Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI0–40.000106-8Lost to Kentucky 8–27
120010.432Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI0–50.000106-7Lost to Abilene Christian 6–14

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