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1962 Week 9 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
1160.937Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–10.80020+13Beat Maryland 28–24
2101.000Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+10Beat Arkansas 7–3
3-11.048LSUSEC4–0–10.90014+9Beat Kentucky 7–0
4-11.059USCPAC4–01.0001+8Beat California 32–6
501.116Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–01.0001+7Beat Iowa 42–14
6-51.136Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Tulane 21–0
771.145Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–01.0001+11Beat Miami (OH) 12–6
8111.150Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–01.0001+6Beat Holy Cross 10–0
911.155Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–01.0001+5Beat Ohio State 18–14
10-31.177Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–0–10.90014+8Beat Indiana 21–15
11-71.225Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–10.80020+9Lost to Texas 3–7
1211.273West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON5–01.0001+9Beat George Washington 27–25
1331.343Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–0–10.90014+5Beat Stanford 14–0
1441.411West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI6–01.0001+6Beat New Mexico State 20–12
1571.427Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–01.0001+7Beat Kent State 45–6
16-81.455Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+4Beat Tennessee 27–7
17-61.479Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–10.75029+7Lost to Dartmouth 0–10
1861.505Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–01.0001+4Beat Georgia Tech 17–14
1921.509Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–0–10.90014+4Beat Oklahoma State 23–6
2071.531Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–1–10.70035+6Beat Georgia 18–0
21-61.575Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–10.83318+9Lost to Ohio 6–12
22-21.600Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–01.0001+4Beat Kansas State 26–6
2331.666Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80020+6Beat Syracuse 20–19
2461.710Duke (DUKE)ACC4–10.80020+7Beat Clemson 16–0
2581.721Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–10.80020+5Beat Air Force 35–20
2631.774Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–10.80020+7BYE
2751.895New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–1–10.75029+9Tied Utah 7–7
28-221.981Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–10.75029+3Lost to Colgate 15–16
2921.984Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–1–10.62541+3Beat Illinois 17–0
3052.070Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–10.80020+4Beat Delaware 22–10
31122.074Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–10.80020+5Beat Virginia Tech 20–12
32-72.079Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–20.60044+5Lost to Auburn 14–17
3332.115Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83318+2Beat Colorado State 21–0
3442.175Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC3–1–10.70035+2Beat San José State 44–8
3552.186Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–10.75029+3Beat Wake Forest 14–12
36-132.240Iowa (IOWA)B102–20.50059+5Lost to Wisconsin 14–42
37162.247Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60044+6Beat Pacific 40–6
3882.257Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–20.66737+5Beat Arizona 31–8
39-112.297Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–10.80020+2Lost to Miami 24–28
40252.298Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–20.60044+5Beat Boston College 26–6
4132.320Purdue (PURDUE)B102–1–10.62541+1Beat Michigan 37–0
42122.389Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–20.60044+5Beat Louisville 25–7
43202.398Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–20.60044+3Beat UCLA 8–6
4432.585Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–30.50059+5Lost to Army 12–20
45132.593William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–2–10.58357+5Beat Furman 21–7
46102.599Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–10.750290Beat Notre Dame 31–7
4752.610Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–20.60044+1Beat Vanderbilt 42–7
48-392.636UCLAPAC2–10.667370Lost to Pittsburgh 6–8
49182.650Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.750290Beat Houston 9–3
5002.721TCUIND SWC3–20.60044+2Beat Texas A&M 20–14
51-172.737Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–20.50059+3Lost to Missouri 6–23
52-102.782Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI4–20.66737+3Lost to Tulsa 7–25
53-142.889Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–20.60044+2Lost to Navy 6–26
5412.894Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI3–20.60044+1Beat Dayton 23–6
55182.912Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–30.50059+4Beat Davidson 20–7
56192.947North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–20.60044+1Beat Cincinnati 14–8
57-92.963Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–20.600440Lost to Oregon 20–35
58-133.165Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–20.500590Lost to Northwestern 14–18
59-103.236Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–20.60044-1Lost to Oklahoma 7–13
60253.302Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–20.50059+1Beat Kansas 13–7
61233.330Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–1–10.62541-1Beat Cornell 26–8
6203.349Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–30.40074+1Lost to Washington 0–14
63-223.349Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–2–10.50059+1Lost to Florida State 0–18
6483.478Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–2–10.500590Tied New Mexico 7–7
65-283.496Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–20.500590Lost to Harvard 14–36
66-153.497Indiana (INDIANA)B102–30.400740Lost to Washington State 15–21
67103.574Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–20.500590Beat Brown 18–15
68-93.577Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–30.40074+1Lost to Mississippi State 3–9
69-123.586Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–20.66737-4Lost to Oregon State 6–40
70-23.601Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–3–10.300890Lost to LSU 0–7
7103.622Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI3–20.60044-2Beat Temple 16–13
72-23.694George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–30.50059-2Lost to West Virginia 25–27
73-123.775Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–30.25093+2Lost to Purdue 0–37
7453.841Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.40074-2Beat Toledo 21–0
75163.982Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–20.50059-2Beat Columbia 36–14
76133.990UTEPIND FBSI1–30.250930BYE
77-14.025Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–40.33382-1Lost to Bowling Green 6–45
7824.072Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–30.25093-1Lost to Penn State 19–20
79-154.098Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–2–10.58357-6Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–20
80-64.098New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI2–40.33382-1Lost to West Texas A&M 12–20
8114.148Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–30.250930Lost to Michigan State 7–31
82-224.215Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–20.50059-3Lost to North Texas 8–14
83104.291Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–30.40074-3Beat Colorado 57–19
84-184.297Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–30.500590Lost to Arkansas State 7–14
85154.394Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–30.40074-2Beat Princeton 16–15
8694.552Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–20.50059+1Beat Lehigh 29–13
87-184.623Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–30.40074-4Lost to Duke 0–16
8824.691California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–40.200100-3Lost to USC 6–32
89-14.702SMUIND SWC1–30.25093-3Beat Rice 15–7
90-44.938Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC1–40.200100-3Lost to Wyoming 8–31
9115.091Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–40.000110-3Lost to Alabama 7–27
92-95.107Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–3–10.30089-2Lost to Pennsylvania 15–18
93-155.409South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–3–10.30089-5Lost to North Carolina 14–19
94-135.528Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–40.33382-2Lost to Drake 0–10
95155.545BYUIND WAC2–40.33382-9Beat Montana 27–0
96115.641Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–30.25093-4Lost to Yale 8–26
97125.668Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–30.25093-6Beat Texas Tech 28–6
9875.831Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–50.000110-4Lost to Ole Miss 0–21
99-55.966Montana (MONTANA)IND FBSI2–40.33382-6Lost to BYU 0–27
100126.020Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC2–40.33382-10Beat Morehead State 26–18
101-26.098Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–40.200100-7Lost to TCU 14–20
102166.106Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–30.40074-6Beat Boston University 14–7
10316.111Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–40.33382-6Lost to William & Mary 7–21
104-86.152Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–40.200100-1Lost to Western Michigan 0–21
105-76.321Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–40.000110-3Lost to Minnesota 0–17
106-96.561Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–50.000110-7Lost to Florida 7–42
10796.581North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–40.200100-7Beat South Carolina 19–14
108-216.599NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–40.200100-3Lost to Southern Miss 0–30
109-86.655Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI0–60.000110-10Lost to Xavier 6–23
11036.822San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI0–5–10.083109-7Lost to Arizona State 8–44
11136.957Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–50.000110-7Lost to Nebraska 6–26
112-47.037Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–50.000110-10Lost to Richmond 7–14
113-77.111Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–3–10.125108-5Lost to SMU 7–15
114-117.249Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–40.200100-9Lost to Iowa State 19–57
115-137.439Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–3–10.30089-5Lost to Montana State 15–33
116-17.505Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–50.000110-9Lost to Virginia 12–14
117-67.600Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–50.000110-9Lost to Baylor 6–28
118-17.648Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI0–50.000110-9Lost to Utah State 0–21
11918.794Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND FBSI1–50.167107-8Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 14–6
120-18.899Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI0–40.000110-11BYE

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