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1963 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1963 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
101.067Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC10–01.0001+43BYE
201.115Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI9–10.9003+42Beat Penn State 22–21
301.243Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI9–0–10.9502+28BYE
401.261Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9003+36BYE
521.271Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI9–10.9003+34Beat Army 21–15
6-11.347Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC8–10.8897+31BYE
711.399Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–2–10.72221+24BYE
811.405Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–0–20.8897+18BYE
9-31.406Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–20.80010+32BYE
1001.425Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–1–10.8339+26BYE
1101.426Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9003+29BYE
1201.460Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77818+23BYE
1301.587Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–20.80010+25BYE
1421.628Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–20.80010+24Beat Miami 17–12
1501.629Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–30.70022+24BYE
1621.671Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–2–20.70022+21BYE
1701.704NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–20.80010+23BYE
1821.779Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–2–20.66733+16BYE
1901.779Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY7–20.77818+19BYE
20-61.798Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70022+23Lost to Pittsburgh 21–22
2121.888Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80010+16BYE
2201.911North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC8–20.80010+21BYE
2311.930Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC7–20.77818+17BYE
24-31.948Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–30.70022+21Lost to Navy 15–21
2512.036LSUSEC7–30.70022+20BYE
2612.040Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI7–30.70022+18Beat Colorado 17–14
27-22.045Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI7–30.70022+16BYE
2802.062Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC8–20.80010+13BYE
2912.085Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON8–20.80010+15BYE
30-12.088Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–30.70022+17BYE
3112.159USCPAC7–30.70022+14BYE
32-12.185Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–3–10.65036+16BYE
3332.220Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–30.70022+16Beat SMU 20–6
34-12.247Yale (YALE)IND IVY6–30.66733+11BYE
35-12.370Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–30.66733+11BYE
36-12.422Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55647+12BYE
3732.433Rice (RICE)IND SWC6–40.60040+15Beat TCU 33–7
3812.472Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–40.60040+14BYE
39-22.479Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–3–10.61137+6BYE
40-22.495Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–3–20.60040+9BYE
4112.816Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–40.55647+5BYE
4212.859Duke (DUKE)ACC5–4–10.55053+4BYE
4342.877Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC6–40.60040+2BYE
4402.882Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–4–10.55053+4BYE
4502.893Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY5–40.55647+7BYE
4642.920Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–40.60040+5Beat UTEP 7–6
47-12.946Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45068+5BYE
4813.040Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–50.50057+3BYE
4923.069Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI5–3–10.61137+8BYE
5023.084Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–40.60040+10BYE
51143.091New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–40.60040+2Beat Arizona 22–15
5233.101Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–50.50057+1BYE
53-123.138Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–50.50057+4Lost to New Mexico 15–22
5453.200Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–50.500570BYE
55-13.220Purdue (PURDUE)B105–40.556470BYE
5603.225Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–3–10.61137+5BYE
57-43.233Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–4–10.55053+8BYE
58-13.251Iowa (IOWA)B103–3–20.50057+1BYE
5923.283Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50057+1BYE
60-23.309Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–4–20.44472+2BYE
61-133.310TCUIND SWC4–5–10.45068+3Lost to Rice 7–33
6203.328West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–60.40075+2BYE
6303.348Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–30.70022-9BYE
64-43.354Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY4–4–10.50057-1BYE
6513.519Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI5–40.55647-6BYE
66-23.634SMUIND SWC4–60.40075+2Lost to Baylor 6–20
6703.637Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–5–10.45068-3BYE
6823.639California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–5–10.45068-1BYE
69-13.685Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–50.50057-3BYE
70-13.721Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC5–4–10.550530BYE
7113.723San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50057-5BYE
72-13.741Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–60.40075-3BYE
7303.953West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI4–4–10.50057-8BYE
7413.982Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–6–10.35083-4BYE
75-14.034Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–60.33387-4BYE
7614.045Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–50.37582-5BYE
7714.062Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–50.44472-7BYE
78-24.082Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–40.55647-2BYE
7944.153Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–50.50057-12Beat Louisville 22–16
80-14.202Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33387-5BYE
8104.540Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35083-12BYE
8204.579Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43874+1BYE
83-34.622Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–70.30093-12Lost to Alabama 12–17
8404.657William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–60.40075-13BYE
8504.761Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–60.33387-12BYE
8634.826Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–20.40075-11BYE
8714.835Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–70.30093-14BYE
8824.861Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–70.222103-12BYE
89-34.878Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–5–10.38981-14BYE
9014.994Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–6–10.35083-16BYE
91-45.194UTEPIND FBSI3–70.30093-20Lost to Wyoming 6–7
9215.331Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–7–10.250100-17BYE
9325.372UCLAPAC2–80.200108-16BYE
9435.396Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–70.30093-22BYE
9515.403Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–7–10.250100-18BYE
96-25.419North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–60.33387-10BYE
97-55.556Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC3–60.33387-10Lost to Tulsa 16–22
9805.667New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35083-6BYE
9935.705Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–80.111117-18BYE
10005.733Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–60.40075-20BYE
101-25.757Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–6–10.27898-8BYE
10225.882Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30093-23BYE
10305.918Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–60.33387-16BYE
104-35.959Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–80.200108-24Lost to Air Force 14–17
10506.000Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–7–20.200108-19BYE
10606.050Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–70.222103-23BYE
10716.217Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–8–10.150115-21BYE
108-16.227Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–6–10.27898-22BYE
10906.426Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–70.222103-18BYE
11006.531Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–70.222103-26BYE
11106.542George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–70.222103-27BYE
11206.580Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–80.111117-24BYE
11306.862Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–7–20.200108-25BYE
11407.205South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–8–10.150115-31BYE
11507.596BYUIND WAC2–80.200108-40BYE
11607.998Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–90.100120-28BYE
11728.437Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–80.200108-20Beat Hawai'i 6–0
118-18.490Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–5–20.250100-20BYE
119-18.768Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–6–10.188114-16BYE
120010.166Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–80.111117-23BYE

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