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1961 Final College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
100.923Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+53Beat Arkansas 10–3
201.017Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–0–10.9443+34BYE
301.027LSUSEC10–10.9094+50Beat Colorado 25–7
401.249Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.8188+35Lost to Texas 7–12
511.262Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC10–10.9094+44Beat Ole Miss 12–7
611.266Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–20.80010+34Beat UCLA 21–3
711.416Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI8–1–10.8507+25BYE
8-31.440Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–20.8188+38Lost to LSU 7–25
901.477Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–30.66728+27BYE
1001.541Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI9–01.0001+18BYE
1151.557Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72716+30Beat Georgia Tech 30–15
12-11.564Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77813+22BYE
1301.581Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–1–20.77813+20BYE
1401.660Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–1–10.8646+20BYE
1521.690Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–30.72716+27BYE
16-11.713Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–2–10.75015+25BYE
1721.902Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–30.70020+18BYE
18-61.927Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–40.63634+25Lost to Penn State 15–30
19-11.930Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–30.72716+25Lost to Alabama 3–10
2002.007Duke (DUKE)ACC7–30.70020+21BYE
2102.039Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–20.80010+6BYE
2202.058Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–3–10.68227+18BYE
2312.080Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–30.66728+19BYE
2462.083Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI8–20.80010+11Beat Wichita State 17–9
25-22.086Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–30.70020+18BYE
26-12.218Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–40.63634+22BYE
2722.319Purdue (PURDUE)B106–30.66728+9BYE
28-12.330Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–30.70020+16BYE
29-12.342Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–30.70020+8BYE
30-42.350Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–30.72716+12Lost to Villanova 9–17
3122.375Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–40.63634+16BYE
3202.393Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–30.70020+17BYE
33-22.395Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–40.60039+15BYE
3412.427Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66728+17BYE
3512.530Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66728+5BYE
3622.587Iowa (IOWA)B105–40.55647+10BYE
3722.646Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60039+8BYE
38-12.670Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–40.60039+10BYE
3922.732Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY6–30.66728+13BYE
40-62.765UCLAPAC7–40.63634+11Lost to Minnesota 3–21
4122.827New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY7–40.63634+10BYE
42-22.836Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–40.60039+8BYE
43-12.858Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–30.70020-2BYE
4402.924Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–40.55647+5BYE
4502.952Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–50.50057+9BYE
4602.988Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–50.50057+9BYE
4713.117Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–40.55647+3BYE
48-13.129Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–50.50057+6BYE
4903.142West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–40.60039+6BYE
5013.209North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–50.50057+6BYE
51-13.221Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI5–4–10.55052+5BYE
5203.316Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54556+5BYE
5313.316Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60039-3BYE
54-13.323Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–50.50057+2BYE
5503.356Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–50.50057+1BYE
5603.463Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–50.444710BYE
5713.553Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+6BYE
58-13.560New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–4–10.55052-3BYE
5903.625Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50057-3BYE
6003.647Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500570BYE
6113.682San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–40.60039+3BYE
62-13.692Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–5–10.45067-2BYE
6313.788Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–60.40075-2BYE
64-13.825Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–4–10.55052-5BYE
6503.897Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–50.50057-6BYE
6624.035Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–40.60039-7BYE
6704.049Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–5–10.45067-5BYE
68-24.119TCUIND SWC3–5–20.40075-1BYE
6914.121NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–60.40075-5BYE
70-14.144Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–60.40075-8BYE
7114.295Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–60.40075-5BYE
72-14.317North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–4–10.55052-5BYE
7304.332Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–40.50057-14BYE
7404.365Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45067+2BYE
7504.389Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–40.55647-10BYE
7604.420Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44471-12BYE
7704.478Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–60.40075-9BYE
7804.552Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–60.40075-6BYE
7904.596Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–60.40075-10BYE
8004.661South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–60.40075-10BYE
8114.732Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–70.30089-12BYE
8214.797Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–6–10.35086-14BYE
8314.802Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–60.33387-14BYE
84-34.833USCPAC4–5–10.45067-17BYE
8514.854West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–60.40075-15BYE
8614.912Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–50.44471-9BYE
87-24.948Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40075-14BYE
8805.067Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–50.44471-17BYE
8905.120George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–60.33387-15BYE
9005.176Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30089-14BYE
9115.443UTEPIND BOR3–70.30089-21BYE
92-15.459Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–70.30089-16BYE
9305.842SMUIND SWC2–7–10.25095-19BYE
9405.886Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.22297-18BYE
9506.108Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–80.200100-21BYE
9606.128Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–70.30089-29BYE
9706.185Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–70.30089-20BYE
9806.233BYUIND SKY2–80.200100-25BYE
9906.318Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–80.200100-28BYE
10016.527Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–60.25095-14BYE
10116.589Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.22297-24BYE
102-26.656Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–80.200100-27BYE
10306.763Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–70.22297-20BYE
10416.904Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–80.200100-29BYE
105-16.967California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–8–10.150106-28BYE
10607.340William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–90.100107-33BYE
10707.349Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–90.000108-27BYE
10807.949Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–100.000108-39BYE
10908.309Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–80.200100-10BYE
11009.639Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000108-35BYE
11109.891Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–100.000108-33BYE

1961 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
100.962Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+45BYE
200.990Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–0–10.9443+34BYE
301.103LSUSEC9–10.9004+41BYE
401.104Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–10.9004+36BYE
501.284Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–10.9004+39BYE
601.386Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–10.9004+35BYE
701.420Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–20.77813+27BYE
801.445Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI8–1–10.8509+25BYE
901.464Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–30.66730+27BYE
1011.545Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI9–01.0001+18BYE
1111.595Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77813+22BYE
12-21.605Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–30.70019+28BYE
1301.618Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–1–20.77813+20BYE
1411.644Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–1–10.8648+20BYE
1521.702Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–2–10.75017+25BYE
16-21.721Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70019+23BYE
1721.725Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–30.72718+27Beat Miami 15–14
18-21.791Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80010+26BYE
1911.879Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–30.70019+18BYE
2011.944Duke (DUKE)ACC7–30.70019+22BYE
2122.033Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–20.80010+6BYE
22112.033Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–3–10.68229+19Beat Rice 33–7
23-12.086Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–30.70019+18BYE
2412.119Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–30.66730+18BYE
25-72.171Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–40.63636+23Lost to Kansas 7–33
2602.176Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–20.80010+14BYE
2702.313Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–30.70019+16BYE
2802.364Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–30.70019+8BYE
2922.368Purdue (PURDUE)B106–30.66730+9BYE
30-12.380Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77813+3BYE
3112.388Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–40.60039+15BYE
32-22.396Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–30.70019+16BYE
33-92.399Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–40.63636+16Lost to Syracuse 14–15
3402.458UCLAPAC7–30.70019+13BYE
3502.471Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66730+17BYE
3612.570Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66730+5BYE
37-12.592Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–40.60039+11BYE
3802.630Iowa (IOWA)B105–40.55647+10BYE
3902.661Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60039+7BYE
4002.773Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–40.60039+9BYE
4102.776Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY6–30.66730+13BYE
4202.841Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–30.70019-2BYE
4302.864New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY7–40.63636+10BYE
4422.953Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–40.55647+5BYE
45-12.960Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–50.50057+9BYE
46-12.964Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–50.50057+10BYE
4733.100Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–50.50057+7BYE
48-13.121Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–40.55647+2BYE
4903.125West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–40.60039+7BYE
5013.196Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI5–4–10.55052+6BYE
51-33.210North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–50.50057+6BYE
5203.296Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54556+6BYE
5303.308Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–50.50057+3BYE
5403.325Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60039-3BYE
5503.343Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–50.50057+1BYE
5603.503Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–50.444710BYE
5703.545New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–4–10.55052-2BYE
5813.572Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+6BYE
5923.639Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50057-3BYE
6003.642Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500570BYE
61-33.674Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–5–10.45067-1BYE
6203.678San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–40.60039+3BYE
6303.767Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–4–10.55052-5BYE
6413.816Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–60.40075-2BYE
6513.868Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–50.50057-5BYE
6613.986TCUIND SWC3–5–20.400750BYE
67-33.986Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–5–10.45067-4BYE
6804.030Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–40.60039-7BYE
6914.084Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–60.40075-6BYE
70-14.121NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–60.40075-5BYE
7104.292North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–4–10.55052-4BYE
7214.316Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–60.40075-6BYE
73-14.320Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–40.50057-14BYE
7404.331Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45067+3BYE
7504.389Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–40.55647-10BYE
7624.454Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44471-12BYE
7704.467Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–60.40075-9BYE
78-24.536Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–60.40075-5BYE
7914.580Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–60.40075-10BYE
8014.651South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–60.40075-10BYE
8114.661USCPAC4–5–10.45067-15BYE
82-34.676Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–70.30089-11BYE
8314.771Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–6–10.35086-13BYE
84-14.835Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–60.33387-14BYE
8504.866Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40075-13BYE
8604.882West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–60.40075-15BYE
8704.924Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–50.44471-9BYE
8805.067Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–50.44471-17BYE
8905.107George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–60.33387-15BYE
9005.163Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30089-14BYE
9105.379Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–70.30089-15BYE
9205.449UTEPIND BOR3–70.30089-21BYE
9305.812SMUIND SWC2–7–10.25095-18BYE
9415.916Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.22297-18BYE
95-15.983Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–80.200100-19BYE
9606.011Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–70.30089-27BYE
9706.154Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–70.30089-19BYE
9816.247BYUIND SKY2–80.200100-25BYE
99-16.249Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–80.200100-26BYE
10006.517Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–80.200100-25BYE
10106.542Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–60.25095-14BYE
10206.634Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.22297-24BYE
10306.763Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–70.22297-20BYE
10406.857California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–8–10.150106-27BYE
10506.862Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–80.200100-28BYE
10607.317William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–90.100107-33BYE
10707.435Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–90.000108-27BYE
10807.975Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–100.000108-39BYE
10908.271Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–80.200100-10BYE
11009.696Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000108-35BYE
11109.899Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–100.000108-33BYE

1961 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
100.960Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+45BYE
200.992Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–0–10.9443+34BYE
301.054LSUSEC9–10.9004+42BYE
401.104Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–10.9004+36BYE
501.269Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–10.9004+38BYE
611.343Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–10.9004+35BYE
711.430Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–20.77813+27BYE
811.448Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI8–1–10.8509+25BYE
911.474Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–30.66731+27BYE
1011.528Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–30.70018+28BYE
1111.547Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI9–01.0001+18BYE
1211.605Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77813+22BYE
1311.625Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–1–20.77813+20BYE
1411.632Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70018+23BYE
15-91.649Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–1–10.8648+20Lost to Baylor 9–24
1611.740Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80010+26BYE
17-11.741Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–2–10.75017+24BYE
1801.768Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–30.70018+26BYE
1901.827Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–30.70018+20BYE
2001.865Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–30.70018+18BYE
2101.927Duke (DUKE)ACC7–30.70018+22BYE
2202.006Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–30.70018+18BYE
2302.027Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–20.80010+6BYE
2402.042Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–30.70018+19BYE
2502.134Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–30.66731+18BYE
2602.173Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–20.80010+14BYE
2702.297Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–30.70018+16BYE
2802.351Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–30.70018+8BYE
2922.377Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77813+3BYE
30-12.380Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–30.70018+15BYE
3112.386Purdue (PURDUE)B106–30.66731+9BYE
32-22.397Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–40.60039+15BYE
3302.425Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–3–10.65037+12BYE
3402.449UCLAPAC7–30.70018+13BYE
3502.492Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66731+17BYE
3602.588Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–40.60039+11BYE
3702.589Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66731+5BYE
3812.645Iowa (IOWA)B105–40.55647+10BYE
39-12.658Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60039+7BYE
4002.768Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–40.60039+9BYE
4102.798Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY6–30.66731+13BYE
4202.824Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–30.70018-2BYE
4302.893New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY7–40.63638+10Beat Western Michigan 28–12
4402.955Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–50.50057+8BYE
4502.964Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–50.50057+10BYE
4602.968Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–40.55647+5BYE
4713.111Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–40.55647+2BYE
48-13.114North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–50.50057+7BYE
4903.121West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–40.60039+7BYE
5003.158Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–50.50057+7BYE
5103.196Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI5–4–10.55052+6BYE
52103.222Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–50.54556+7Beat Utah State 24–9
53-13.222Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–50.50057+4BYE
54-13.321Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60039-3BYE
55-13.329Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–50.50057+1BYE
56-13.405Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–50.44471+1BYE
57-13.555New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–4–10.55052-2BYE
5803.571Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–5–10.450670BYE
59-23.576Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+6BYE
60-13.637Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500570BYE
61-13.639Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50057-3BYE
62-13.674San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–40.60039+3BYE
6303.767Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–4–10.55052-5BYE
6403.773Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–5–10.45067-2BYE
6503.816Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–60.40075-2BYE
6603.926Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–50.50057-5BYE
6703.929TCUIND SWC3–5–20.400750BYE
6804.026Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–40.60039-7BYE
6904.110NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–60.40075-5BYE
7004.149Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–60.40075-6BYE
7114.292North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–4–10.55052-4BYE
72-14.308Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–40.50057-14BYE
7304.310Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–60.40075-6BYE
7404.326Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45067+3BYE
7504.389Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–40.55647-10BYE
7604.437Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–60.40075-4BYE
7704.456Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–60.40075-9BYE
7804.471Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44471-12BYE
7904.556Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–70.30089-11BYE
8004.564Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–60.40075-10BYE
8104.640South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–60.40075-10BYE
8204.649USCPAC4–5–10.45067-15BYE
8314.848Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–60.33387-14BYE
84-14.850Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–6–10.35086-13BYE
8504.861Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40075-13BYE
8604.876West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–60.40075-15BYE
8704.912Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–50.44471-9BYE
8805.067Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–50.44471-17BYE
8905.095George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–60.33387-15BYE
9005.163Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30089-14BYE
9105.261Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–70.30089-14BYE
9205.455UTEPIND BOR3–70.30089-21BYE
9305.669SMUIND SWC2–7–10.25095-17BYE
9405.851Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–80.200100-18BYE
9505.931Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.22297-18BYE
9606.011Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–70.30089-27BYE
9706.154Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–70.30089-19BYE
9816.249Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–80.200100-26BYE
99-16.260BYUIND SKY2–80.200100-25BYE
10006.510Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–80.200100-25BYE
10106.557Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–60.25095-14BYE
10206.657Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.22297-24BYE
10306.763Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–70.22297-20BYE
10416.942California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–8–10.150106-27BYE
105-16.946Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–80.200100-28BYE
10607.295William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–90.100107-33BYE
10707.463Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–90.000108-27BYE
10807.984Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–100.000108-39BYE
10908.264Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–80.200100-10BYE
11009.725Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000108-35BYE
11109.891Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–100.000108-33BYE

1961 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
110.952Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+45Beat Auburn 34–0
2-10.992Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–0–10.9444+34BYE
301.059LSUSEC9–10.9005+42BYE
401.110Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–10.9005+36Beat Mississippi State 37–7
501.272Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–10.9005+38Beat Air Force 29–12
611.332Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–0–10.9503+24BYE
721.351Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–10.9005+34BYE
801.430Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–20.77813+27BYE
911.445Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI8–1–10.8509+24BYE
10-41.470Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–30.66731+27BYE
1121.525Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–30.70018+28Beat Georgia 22–7
1201.547Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI9–01.0001+18BYE
13-21.602Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77813+22BYE
1401.622Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–1–20.77813+19BYE
1501.629Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70018+23BYE
1601.738Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–2–10.75017+24BYE
1711.746Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80010+25BYE
1821.775Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–30.70018+25Beat Baylor 26–14
19-21.820Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–30.70018+20BYE
20-11.852Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–30.70018+18BYE
2131.917Duke (DUKE)ACC7–30.70018+22Beat Notre Dame 37–13
2241.999Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–30.70018+18Beat Army 13–7
23-22.024Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–20.80010+6BYE
2432.039Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–30.70018+19Beat Florida 15–6
25-32.126Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–30.66731+18BYE
26-32.170Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–20.80010+14BYE
2712.283Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–30.70018+16BYE
28112.351Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–30.70018+8Beat Boston College 38–26
2942.373Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–30.70018+15BYE
3052.373Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–40.60038+16BYE
3112.374Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77813+3BYE
32-72.382Purdue (PURDUE)B106–30.66731+9BYE
33-32.422Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–3–10.65037+12BYE
3402.449UCLAPAC7–30.70018+13BYE
35-62.492Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66731+17BYE
3672.561Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–40.60038+11Beat Vanderbilt 41–7
3702.589Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66731+5BYE
38-72.634Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60038+7Lost to Navy 7–13
39-12.640Iowa (IOWA)B105–40.55647+10BYE
40-42.737Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–40.60038+9Lost to Alabama 0–34
4102.798Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY6–30.66731+13BYE
4232.817Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–30.70018-2BYE
4342.878New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY6–40.60038+11BYE
44-22.933Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–50.50056+8Lost to Duke 13–37
45-12.947Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–50.50056+10Lost to Ole Miss 7–37
4602.968Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–40.55647+5BYE
47143.092North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–50.50056+7Beat Virginia 24–0
4803.102Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–40.55647+2BYE
49-93.105West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–40.60038+7Lost to Texas Tech 14–16
5023.136Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–50.50056+7Beat Oklahoma State 21–13
5183.191Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI5–4–10.55052+6Beat Oregon State 23–12
52-23.200Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–50.50056+4BYE
5303.297Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60038-3BYE
5403.302Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–50.50056+1BYE
55-43.400Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–50.44471+1BYE
5603.550New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–4–10.55052-2BYE
5713.576Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+6BYE
5823.582Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–5–10.45067-1BYE
5933.606Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500560BYE
60-113.622Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50056-3Lost to Houston 12–23
6133.659San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–40.60038+3BYE
62-73.690Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–50.50056-2Lost to Rice 14–26
6303.762Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–4–10.55052-5BYE
64-73.767Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–5–10.45067-2Lost to Miami 6–15
6513.800Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–60.40075-2BYE
6613.909Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–50.50056-5BYE
6713.935TCUIND SWC3–5–20.400750Tied SMU 28–28
6814.007Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–40.60038-7BYE
6934.099NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–60.40075-5BYE
70-54.144Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–60.40075-6Lost to Oklahoma 13–21
7144.278Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–40.50056-14BYE
7214.292North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–4–10.55052-4BYE
73-34.305Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–60.40075-6Lost to Holy Cross 26–38
7424.320Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45067+3BYE
7524.379Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–40.55647-10BYE
76124.432Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–60.40075-5Beat West Texas A&M 16–14
7714.440Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–60.40075-9BYE
78-44.471Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44471-12BYE
7904.550Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–70.30089-11BYE
80-94.554Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–60.40075-10Lost to North Carolina 0–24
8114.635South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–60.40075-10BYE
82-24.643USCPAC4–5–10.45067-15BYE
8314.844Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–6–10.35086-13BYE
84-34.848Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–60.33387-14BYE
8514.851Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40075-13BYE
86-14.866West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–60.40075-15BYE
87-44.906Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–50.44471-9BYE
8815.056Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–50.44471-17BYE
8915.082George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–60.33387-15BYE
9015.138Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30089-13BYE
91-45.244Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–70.30089-14Lost to Georgia Tech 7–22
9205.430UTEPIND BOR3–70.30089-20BYE
9305.676SMUIND SWC2–7–10.25095-17Tied TCU 28–28
9415.858Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–80.200100-18BYE
95-15.931Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.22297-18BYE
9606.017Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–70.30089-27Lost to Colorado 12–29
9716.148Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–70.30089-19BYE
98-16.212BYUIND SKY2–80.200100-24BYE
9916.235Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–80.200100-26BYE
100-16.503Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–80.200100-25Lost to Tennessee 7–41
10116.524Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–60.25095-14BYE
102-16.657Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.22297-24BYE
10306.718Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–70.22297-19BYE
10416.932Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–80.200100-28BYE
105-16.950California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–8–10.150106-27BYE
10607.264William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–90.100107-33BYE
10707.463Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–90.000108-27BYE
10807.941Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–100.000108-38BYE
10908.257Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–80.200100-10BYE
11009.725Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000108-35BYE
11109.882Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–100.000108-33BYE

1961 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
110.965Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–0–10.9444+34Beat Michigan 50–20
211.047Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–01.0001+36BYE
3-21.094LSUSEC9–10.9005+39Beat Tulane 62–0
411.215Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–10.8897+29BYE
541.264Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–10.8897+33Beat Iowa State 34–0
601.335Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–30.66725+26Lost to Ohio State 20–50
701.356Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–0–10.9503+24BYE
8-41.373Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–20.77813+27Lost to Wisconsin 21–23
911.391Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–10.9005+31Beat Texas A&M 25–0
1021.407Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI8–1–10.8509+25Beat Arizona State 22–13
11-31.515Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77813+22Beat Illinois 34–7
1221.530Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI9–01.0001+18Beat Columbia 32–19
13-21.543Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–30.66725+23BYE
1411.650Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–1–20.77813+19BYE
1511.667Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70018+22Beat Pittsburgh 47–26
1641.748Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–2–10.75017+24Beat Kansas 10–7
1711.754Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–30.70018+20Beat Boston College 28–13
18-11.769Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80010+23Beat Texas Tech 28–0
19-61.793Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–30.70018+18Lost to Arizona 13–22
20-11.980Rice (RICE)IND SWC6–30.66725+19Beat TCU 35–16
2101.993Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–20.80010+7Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 41–13
22132.006Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–30.66725+18Beat Minnesota 23–21
2332.114Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–20.80010+14BYE
2442.222Duke (DUKE)ACC6–30.66725+15BYE
2542.223Purdue (PURDUE)B106–30.66725+10Beat Indiana 34–12
2612.254Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–30.66725+11BYE
2752.292Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–30.66725+14Beat Northwestern 10–6
2852.316Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–30.70018+16BYE
29-52.350Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66725+17Lost to Rutgers 19–32
30-72.357Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–3–10.65040+11Lost to Missouri 7–10
3132.365Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–30.66725+10BYE
32-12.371Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77813+3BYE
33-112.404Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–30.70018+16Lost to Virginia 16–28
3452.407UCLAPAC7–30.70018+13Beat USC 10–7
3522.430Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–40.60041+15BYE
3682.455Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–30.66725+9Beat Florida 32–15
3782.472Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66725+5Beat Princeton 24–6
3832.487Iowa (IOWA)B105–40.55646+10Beat Notre Dame 42–21
3912.526Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–30.66725+4Beat UConn 14–3
40-22.573West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–30.66725+13BYE
4172.650Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY6–30.66725+13Beat Yale 27–0
42-172.663Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–40.55646+10Lost to Iowa 21–42
4362.710Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–40.55646+9Beat Kentucky 26–16
4422.739Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–40.55646+10BYE
4522.835Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–30.70018-2BYE
46-102.850Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–40.55646+5Lost to Dartmouth 6–24
4742.919New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY6–40.60041+11Beat BYU 34–6
48-183.043Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–40.55646+3Lost to Cincinnati 13–19
4983.221Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55646+1Beat Oregon 6–2
50-73.253Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–50.50059+5Lost to Tennessee 16–26
51-93.287Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–50.44469+1Lost to Miami 6–10
5223.311Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–50.44469+4Beat Nebraska 21–14
53113.321Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60041-2Beat Virginia Tech 6–0
5463.375Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–50.50059+1Beat NC State 20–0
5533.469Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–40.55646+1Beat SMU 31–6
56123.488New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–4–10.55056-1Beat Hardin Simmons 54–8
57-53.508Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–4–10.50059+2Lost to Auburn 15–32
5853.519Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–40.55646+6Beat Brown 30–6
59153.557Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI4–4–10.50059+3Beat Florida State 28–8
60-73.598Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–5–10.45066-2Lost to Texas 0–25
61-113.621North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–50.44469+2Lost to Wake Forest 14–17
6253.622Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.50059+1Beat William & Mary 36–18
6383.713Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–4–10.55056-4Beat Washington State 21–17
64-33.734San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+3BYE
6573.747Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–50.44469-2Beat Kansas State 45–0
66-103.846Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–60.40078-1Lost to Oregon State 2–6
67-83.907Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–50.50059-5Lost to Colorado 0–34
68-133.919TCUIND SWC3–5–10.38984+1Lost to Rice 16–35
6914.073Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–40.60041-7BYE
70-54.197Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–50.44469-3Lost to Syracuse 13–28
71214.209Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–50.44469-5Beat Maryland 28–16
72-64.253NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–60.40078-5Lost to Clemson 0–20
7384.304North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–4–10.55056-4Beat UTEP 24–14
74-54.332Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44469-12Lost to Harvard 0–27
7524.367Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–40.50059-14BYE
76-144.383Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45066+3Lost to Houston 8–28
7714.387Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–40.55646-10BYE
7884.460Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–60.40078-8Beat North Carolina 17–14
79-34.557Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–70.30091-11Lost to Penn State 26–47
80-74.629USCPAC4–5–10.45066-14Lost to UCLA 7–10
8194.735Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–60.33386-14Beat Pennsylvania 31–0
8294.743South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–60.40078-8Beat Vanderbilt 23–7
8314.812Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–50.44469-7BYE
84-94.827Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–6–10.35085-12Lost to Oklahoma 14–21
85-24.849West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–60.40078-14BYE
8674.896Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40078-13Beat California 20–7
87-54.980Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–60.33386-8BYE
88-95.013Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–60.33386-10Lost to Arkansas 0–28
89-95.054Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–50.44469-17Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–6
90-25.098George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–60.33386-15BYE
91-65.168Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30091-12Lost to Washington 17–21
92-55.389UTEPIND BOR3–70.30091-19Lost to North Texas 14–24
93-45.680SMUIND SWC2–70.22296-17Lost to Baylor 6–31
9415.867Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.22296-18Lost to Purdue 12–34
9525.949Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–80.200101-17Lost to LSU 0–62
9636.008Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–60.33386-25BYE
9716.133BYUIND SKY2–80.200101-22Lost to New Mexico 6–34
9896.206Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–70.30091-17Beat Detroit Mercy 19–13
99-56.258Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–70.22296-20Lost to South Carolina 7–23
10046.363Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–80.200101-25BYE
101-56.499Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.22296-24Lost to Cornell 0–31
10206.580Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–60.25095-14BYE
10306.581Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–70.22296-17BYE
104-36.866California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–8–10.150106-26Lost to Stanford 7–20
105-56.946Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–80.200101-27Lost to Oklahoma State 0–45
106-17.202William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–90.100107-31Lost to Richmond 18–36
107-17.263Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–90.000108-27Lost to Michigan State 7–34
10807.975Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–100.000108-37BYE
10908.358Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–80.200101-10BYE
11009.515Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000108-35Lost to Colgate 6–30
11109.762Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–100.000108-32Lost to New Mexico State 8–54

1961 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
100.960LSUSEC8–10.8895+36Beat Mississippi State 14–6
201.078Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–0–10.9384+25Beat Oregon 22–12
301.103Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–01.0001+33Beat Georgia Tech 10–0
401.139Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–10.8758+27Beat Purdue 10–7
521.192Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–10.8895+26Beat Tennessee 24–10
601.213Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–20.75018+24Beat Iowa 23–14
731.346Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–0–10.9503+23Beat Utah 17–6
831.377Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–20.75018+21Beat Northwestern 21–13
901.411Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–10.8758+24Beat Nebraska 7–0
10-51.445Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–10.8895+24Lost to TCU 0–6
11-31.538Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–30.66725+21Lost to Alabama 0–10
1221.574Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI7–1–10.83310+17Beat UTEP 48–15
1341.626Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–20.77812+18Beat Detroit Mercy 40–6
1421.656Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–01.0001+11Beat Colgate 26–6
15-21.661Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–1–20.77812+18BYE
1661.796Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66725+18Beat Holy Cross 34–14
1711.797Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–20.77812+18Beat SMU 21–7
18-61.890Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–30.66725+15Lost to Notre Dame 15–17
1941.951Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–30.62533+15Beat Texas A&M 21–7
2061.981Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–2–10.72221+17Beat Kansas State 27–9
21-12.064Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–20.77812+6BYE
2222.072Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–20.77812+18Beat Wake Forest 10–7
23112.144Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–2–10.72221+12Beat California 53–7
2452.152Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–20.75018+15Beat Pennsylvania 37–6
25152.159Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–30.62533+12Beat Syracuse 17–15
26-112.233Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–20.80011+11Lost to Dayton 12–23
27152.266Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–30.66725+9Beat Virginia 13–3
28112.267Duke (DUKE)ACC6–30.66725+13Beat North Carolina 6–3
29-42.297Purdue (PURDUE)B105–30.62533+8Lost to Minnesota 7–10
30-92.298Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–30.62533+11Lost to Arizona State 6–40
3102.319Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77812+3BYE
3292.398Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–30.62533+10BYE
3302.416Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–30.70023+15Beat Arkansas State 28–6
34-152.444Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–30.66725+9Lost to Oklahoma 8–14
3522.454Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–30.62533+10Beat Illinois 55–7
3692.479Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–30.62533+7Beat Yale 26–16
37-92.485Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–40.60044+14Lost to Utah State 6–17
3882.556West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–30.66725+12Beat New Mexico State 35–22
39-122.586UCLAPAC6–30.66725+9Lost to Washington 13–17
40-102.740Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–30.62533+3Lost to Penn State 14–34
41-92.790Iowa (IOWA)B104–40.50054+6Lost to Michigan 14–23
4212.808Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–40.50054+5Lost to Michigan State 13–21
43122.817Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–40.55648+8Beat Xavier 9–0
4432.845Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–30.62533+3Beat Georgia 10–7
4532.870Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–30.625330Beat Cornell 15–14
46-102.902Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–40.55648+7Lost to LSU 6–14
47-122.950Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–30.70023-2Lost to Clemson 6–35
4863.003Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–30.62533+8Beat Brown 21–6
49-113.019Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–40.50054+5Lost to Ole Miss 10–24
50-63.092North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–40.50054+6Lost to Duke 3–6
5103.108New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–40.55648+8Beat Colorado State 20–8
5203.194Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–3–10.56347+4BYE
53-33.316Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–4–10.50054-1Lost to Rice 7–21
54203.438Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–50.37580+3Beat Army 14–8
55263.498TCUIND SWC3–4–10.43876+4Beat Texas 6–0
5603.525Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–50.44471+3Lost to Ohio State 12–22
57153.633Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI4–40.50054-3Beat BYU 35–0
58103.634Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–40.500540Beat Air Force 31–7
59103.646Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–40.55648-3Beat Tulsa 27–6
60163.745Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–50.44471-1Beat Furman 35–6
61-83.749San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–40.60044+4Lost to Fresno State 27–36
62-133.753Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50054+8Lost to Southern Miss 0–12
63-63.773Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–40.50054+5Lost to Rutgers 6–26
6413.790Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–40.55648-7BYE
6553.809Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–40.50054+2Beat Boston University 10–7
6603.818NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–50.44471-1Beat South Carolina 38–14
67-43.818Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–50.44471+1BYE
68-73.821New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–4–10.50054-1Lost to West Texas A&M 22–35
69-93.954Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–40.50054-8Lost to Princeton 16–26
70-84.081Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–40.60044-6Lost to Kentucky 0–9
71194.138Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–4–10.50054-7Beat UCLA 17–13
72124.197Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–50.37580-3Beat Houston 28–24
73-154.320USCPAC4–4–10.50054-10Lost to Pittsburgh 9–10
74-154.328Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–4–10.43876-2Lost to Oklahoma State 24–28
75-24.373Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–5–10.38979-6Lost to Colorado 0–7
76154.396Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–60.33384-8Beat USC 10–9
7754.454Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–40.50054-14BYE
7804.503Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–40.55648-10BYE
7964.731Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–50.37580-7BYE
80144.769Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–40.50054-13Beat George Washington 14–3
81-174.856North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC4–4–10.50054-7Lost to Louisville 0–20
82-74.868Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–60.33384-6Lost to Auburn 7–10
83-164.885West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–60.40078-12Lost to Indiana 9–17
84-134.917Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–50.44471-6Lost to Boston College 7–10
85114.923Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI3–60.33384-8Beat Stanford 30–0
8665.080Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–60.33384-12Lost to Maryland 7–10
8715.120UTEPIND BOR3–60.33384-14Lost to Arizona 15–48
88-95.136George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–60.33384-14Lost to Virginia Tech 3–14
89-35.142SMUIND SWC2–60.25093-10Lost to Arkansas 7–21
90-35.149Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–60.25093-14Lost to Dartmouth 14–15
91-145.166South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–60.33384-10Lost to NC State 14–38
92-35.182Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–50.37580-12Lost to Navy 3–13
93-135.257Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–60.33384-12Lost to Washington State 0–30
94-115.582Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–60.25093-11Lost to Tulane 14–17
9585.735Indiana (INDIANA)B102–60.25093-13Beat West Virginia 17–9
9615.767Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–60.25093-15Lost to Columbia 6–37
9745.833Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–70.22299-15Beat Vanderbilt 17–14
98-56.062BYUIND SKY2–70.22299-18Lost to Oregon State 0–35
99-46.114Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–60.33384-23Lost to Baylor 7–31
10046.376Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–70.22299-18Lost to Missouri 9–27
101-26.532California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–7–10.167106-19Lost to Kansas 7–53
102-46.626Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–60.25093-14Lost to Idaho 14–16
10346.639Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–70.22299-15Beat Montana 16–14
104-46.768Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–80.200104-25Lost to Iowa State 6–27
10517.091William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–80.111107-25BYE
106-17.305Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–80.000108-21Lost to Wisconsin 7–55
107-57.369Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–70.22299-22Lost to Miami (OH) 3–7
10808.018Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–100.000108-35Lost to New Mexico 8–20
10918.482Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–80.200104-9Beat Wichita State 23–12
11019.534Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–80.000108-27Lost to Harvard 6–21
111-29.825Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–90.000108-26BYE

1961 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
140.917LSUSEC7–10.8757+29Beat North Carolina 30–0
2-10.982Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–0–10.9295+19Beat Indiana 16–7
351.094Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–01.0001+25Beat Richmond 66–0
4-21.156Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–10.8579+20Beat Iowa 16–9
521.168Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–01.0001+23Beat Baylor 33–7
6-21.216Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–20.71423+19Beat Illinois 38–6
721.223Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–10.8757+19Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 54–0
8-51.350Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–20.75016+18Lost to Tennessee 6–10
9-31.441Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–10.8579+18Lost to Utah 12–21
1011.463Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY8–0–10.9444+14Beat Western Michigan 65–22
11-11.530Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–20.71423+14Lost to Purdue 6–7
1271.593Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–20.75016+16Beat Colgate 51–8
1341.647Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–1–20.77812+16Beat New Mexico 33–7
14-11.678Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI6–1–10.81311+12Beat Idaho 43–7
15-11.710Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–10.8896+17Beat Drake 26–13
16-11.780Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–01.0001+6Beat Delaware 27–19
1771.818Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–20.75016+13Beat UTEP 48–28
1841.874Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–20.75016+14Beat Rice 10–0
19-11.885Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–20.75016+13Beat William & Mary 48–13
2081.957Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–20.77812+7Beat North Texas 41–0
21121.992Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–20.71423+12Beat Villanova 20–6
2292.025Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62535+13Beat West Virginia 20–6
23-72.074Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–30.57141+12Lost to Arkansas 0–10
2422.079Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–20.75016+14Beat NC State 10–7
25132.170Purdue (PURDUE)B105–20.71423+7Beat Michigan State 7–6
26-142.199Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–2–10.68829+11Lost to Oklahoma 0–7
2722.214UCLAPAC6–20.75016+11Beat TCU 28–7
28152.272Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–30.66731+12Beat Colorado 21–12
29162.310Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY5–20.71423+11Beat Dartmouth 35–14
3022.335Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–20.71423+5Beat Massachusetts 44–7
31-102.350Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77812+4Lost to Detroit Mercy 6–20
32-72.373Iowa (IOWA)B104–30.57141+7Lost to Minnesota 9–16
33-132.404Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–30.66731+17Lost to Florida State 8–44
3402.411Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–2–10.68829+8Beat Kansas State 34–0
3542.479Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–20.77812+3Beat East Carolina 29–8
36152.510Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–30.62535+9Beat Auburn 11–10
37102.546Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–30.57141+9Beat Northwestern 29–10
38102.558Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–30.57141+7Beat Georgia Tech 10–6
39112.570Duke (DUKE)ACC5–30.62535+8Beat Navy 30–9
4012.584Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–30.57141+5Beat Pittsburgh 26–20
41-52.590Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–30.62535+7Beat Tulane 6–0
42-122.607Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–30.62535+5Lost to Duke 9–30
43-202.701Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–30.57141+4Lost to Wisconsin 10–29
44-92.734North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–30.57141+7Lost to LSU 0–30
45-182.780Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–30.57141+3Lost to Harvard 7–9
4602.886West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–30.62535+8Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 29–28
47-72.969Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–30.57141+1Lost to Mississippi State 10–11
48-62.982Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–30.57141-1Lost to Columbia 14–35
49133.002Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56354+7Beat Citadel 44–8
5063.040Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–3–10.56354+1Beat SMU 25–12
51-73.105New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–40.50062+9Lost to Wyoming 7–33
5223.116Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–3–10.56354+3Beat Georgia 21–14
5363.140San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66731+4Beat Pacific 29–26
5493.175Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–30.57141+7Beat Princeton 9–7
5553.270Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–40.50062+2Beat Vanderbilt 16–3
56-193.366Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–40.50062+2Lost to Washington State 21–22
57-83.456Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–30.57141+5Lost to Syracuse 8–51
58103.460USCPAC4–3–10.56354-2Beat Stanford 30–15
5963.483Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–3–10.50062+3Beat Tulsa 14–2
6073.493Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–30.57141-4Beat Pennsylvania 23–0
61-63.526New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–3–10.56354+3BYE
6223.635Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–30.66731-2Beat Marshall 3–2
63-103.821Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–50.44469+2Lost to Alabama 0–66
64-63.859North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC4–3–10.56354-5Lost to Memphis 0–41
6543.977Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–40.55660-5Beat Buffalo 39–6
6644.080NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–50.37578-3Lost to Maryland 7–10
67-64.236West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–50.44469-5Lost to Penn State 6–20
6854.248Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–40.42973-3Lost to Texas 7–33
69-124.253Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–40.50062-6Lost to Nebraska 13–16
70-184.262Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–40.429730Lost to Texas Tech 6–14
71124.365Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–40.500620Beat UConn 14–6
72194.375Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42973-6Beat Washington 3–0
73144.379Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–4–10.43871-5Beat Iowa State 16–13
74194.406Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–50.28689-3Beat Missouri 7–0
7514.443Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–50.37578-2Lost to Florida 14–21
76-104.471Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–50.37578-8Lost to South Carolina 14–21
77114.519South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–50.37578-4Beat Clemson 21–14
78-44.526Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–40.55660-8Lost to San José State 26–29
7904.553George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–50.37578-7BYE
80-94.578Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–50.37578-5Lost to USC 15–30
81-34.592TCUIND SWC2–4–10.35788-4Lost to UCLA 7–28
8234.636Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–40.50062-13Beat Wofford 34–13
83-114.704Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–50.28689-3Lost to Kentucky 3–16
84-44.790Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–50.28689-5BYE
8594.825Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–50.37578-6Beat Boston College 14–6
86-44.831SMUIND SWC2–50.28689-5Lost to Texas A&M 12–25
8755.001Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–50.28689-10Beat Brown 25–0
88-45.063UTEPIND BOR3–50.37578-12Lost to Arizona State 28–48
8915.191Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–40.42973-8BYE
90-155.205Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–4–10.43871-11Lost to Oregon State 0–3
91-105.314Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–60.25096-10Lost to Notre Dame 20–26
9265.350Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–50.37578-11Beat Virginia Tech 24–15
9345.366BYUIND SKY2–60.25096-11Beat Colorado State 30–16
94-175.372Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–40.42973-14Lost to Wake Forest 15–24
9555.696Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–50.37578-16Beat California 15–14
9685.722Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI2–60.25096-10Beat Oregon 22–21
97-85.723Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–50.28689-12Lost to Yale 0–23
98-125.921Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–50.28689-6Lost to Montana State 9–10
99-46.161California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–6–10.188102-13Lost to Air Force 14–15
100-46.262Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–70.222101-17Lost to Houston 2–14
101-26.395Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–70.125104-16Lost to Miami 0–6
10206.438Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–60.25096-18BYE
103-26.532Indiana (INDIANA)B101–60.143103-15Lost to Ohio State 7–16
104-16.676Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–60.25096-16Lost to Kansas 0–34
10506.998Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–70.000108-15Lost to Michigan 6–38
10607.257William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–80.111106-22Lost to Army 13–48
10717.460Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–70.125104-15Lost to Arizona 7–43
108-17.658Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–90.000108-26Lost to BYU 16–30
10909.749Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–90.000108-23Lost to Mcmurry 14–27
11019.790Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–80.111106-13Lost to Miami (OH) 6–48
111-19.907Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–70.000108-21Lost to Cornell 0–25

1961 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
110.756Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–0–10.9176+16Beat Iowa 29–13
2111.037Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–10.83312+16Beat Michigan State 13–0
321.065Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–10.8579+18Beat Florida 20–0
451.074Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–20.66727+16Beat Duke 28–14
531.099LSUSEC6–10.8579+21Beat Ole Miss 10–7
641.102Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–01.0001+18Beat Missouri 7–6
701.188Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–01.0001+16Beat SMU 27–0
8-21.208Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+18Beat Mississippi State 24–0
9-61.286Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–10.8579+15Lost to LSU 7–10
10-91.308Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–10.83312+13Lost to Minnesota 0–13
1101.365Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY7–0–10.9385+12Beat BYU 31–8
12-81.491Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–1–10.78614+14Lost to Colorado 6–7
1381.599Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI5–1–10.78614+10Beat Wyoming 20–15
1401.652Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC7–10.8757+16Beat Oklahoma State 25–13
1511.658Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–01.0001+6Beat Lafayette 37–6
1611.771Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–20.66727+12Beat Texas Tech 42–7
17-51.835Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–1–20.75016+10Lost to Arizona 15–20
18171.878Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–20.71420+10Beat Detroit Mercy 34–7
1941.967Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–20.71420+9Beat Pittsburgh 28–9
2091.967Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–20.75016+16Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–8
2152.006Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–10.8757+5Beat West Chester 40–13
2292.062Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–20.71420+9Beat Texas A&M 15–8
2342.127Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–20.66727+6Beat Indiana 14–8
24-92.128Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–20.71420+7Lost to San José State 26–32
25-52.192Iowa (IOWA)B104–20.66727+6Lost to Ohio State 13–29
26162.227Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–20.71420+9Beat Penn State 21–17
2732.228Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–20.66727+5Beat Brown 52–0
28-102.244Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–20.75016+3Lost to Furman 6–7
2942.300UCLAPAC5–20.71420+8Beat California 35–15
3042.318Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–20.71420+5Beat Notre Dame 13–10
31-92.321Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57146+7Lost to Maryland 17–21
32132.345Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–20.66727+5Beat Dayton 28–0
33-92.367Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI4–20.66727+5Lost to Army 7–34
3432.494Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–2–10.64340+6Beat Nebraska 28–6
35182.510North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–20.66727+6Beat Tennessee 22–21
36112.517Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–30.57146+7Beat Georgia 32–7
37112.525Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–30.57146+7Beat Stanford 19–7
3812.533Purdue (PURDUE)B104–20.66727+2Beat Illinois 23–9
39132.565Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON6–20.75016+3Beat Memphis 7–6
40102.627Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–20.66727+3Beat Wake Forest 21–7
41-92.639Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–30.50055+3Lost to Navy 10–13
42162.697Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–20.667270Beat Yale 24–8
43-182.750Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–30.62542+5Lost to New Mexico 16–21
44132.789New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–30.57146+9Beat Utah 21–16
4592.848Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY4–20.66727+5Beat Cornell 35–7
46-273.058West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–30.57146+6Lost to Bowling Green State 6–28
4723.105Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–30.50055+5BYE
48-73.129Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–30.50055+2Lost to North Carolina 21–22
49-213.130Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–20.66727+5Lost to Lehigh 15–20
50-73.147Duke (DUKE)ACC4–30.57146+3Lost to Michigan 14–28
51-153.191Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–30.57146+3Lost to Alabama 0–24
52193.294Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–30.50055+6Beat Iowa State 14–10
53143.302Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–40.50055+2Beat Virginia Tech 11–0
54-33.319Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–3–10.50055+2Lost to Georgia Tech 0–20
55-153.368New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–3–10.56354+4Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 14–17
56-103.373Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–3–10.50055-1Lost to Arkansas 8–15
57-133.436Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–30.57146-1Lost to Boston College 10–14
5873.439North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC4–2–10.64340-4Beat Drake 28–21
59183.453San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62542-1Beat Arizona State 32–26
60133.545Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–40.429710Beat Florida State 20–0
61133.663West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–40.50055-1Beat George Washington 12–7
62-243.724Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–3–10.50055+2Lost to Kentucky 0–20
63193.751Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–30.50055+3Beat Pennsylvania 37–6
64123.885Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–30.62542-1Beat Louisville 16–8
65-53.894Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–3–10.41780+1BYE
6623.896Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–40.42971-3Beat Tulane 21–6
67-113.919Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–30.50055-5Lost to Dartmouth 8–24
68-53.924USCPAC3–3–10.50055-3Tied Washington 0–0
6903.954Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–40.50055-4Lost to Citadel 8–14
70-43.959NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–40.42971-1Beat Southern Miss 7–6
71-104.031Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–40.42971-1Lost to Oregon 7–19
72-84.064Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–40.33384+1BYE
7384.126Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–30.50055-4Beat TCU 28–14
74114.153Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–30.62542-5Beat Idaho 27–2
7534.239Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–3–10.50055-5Tied USC 0–0
76-174.425Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–40.42971-1Lost to Miami 7–32
77-154.429Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–30.50055-7Lost to Richmond 0–11
78-234.450TCUIND SWC2–3–10.41780-3Lost to Baylor 14–28
79-94.505George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–50.37582-6Lost to West Virginia 7–12
80-84.578Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–50.28689-3Lost to Wichita State 13–25
8164.580Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–50.28689-5Lost to Syracuse 9–28
8224.644SMUIND SWC2–40.33384-3Lost to Texas 0–27
8394.803Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–40.429710Beat Massachusetts 21–7
8474.869UTEPIND BOR3–40.42971-9Beat Hardin Simmons 35–7
85104.896Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–40.42971-11Beat William & Mary 31–30
8605.014Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–40.33384-6BYE
87-85.114Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–4–10.35783-8Lost to Kansas 6–28
88-135.194South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–50.28689-7Lost to Virginia 20–28
89-65.199Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–40.33384-7Lost to Harvard 6–37
9045.225Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–40.42971-8Beat South Carolina 28–20
9185.305Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI2–40.33384-9Beat Washington State 14–6
92-25.385Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–50.16799-8Lost to Columbia 7–35
9335.396Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–50.16799-6Beat Kansas State 17–6
94-145.439Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–50.28689-7Lost to Rice 7–42
95-65.506California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–5–10.21498-7Lost to UCLA 15–35
9675.917Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–60.25096-13Beat Cincinnati 19–0
9705.931BYUIND SKY1–60.143102-10Lost to Utah State 8–31
9806.072Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–50.28689-11Lost to Auburn 7–21
99-116.098Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–60.143102-10Lost to Clemson 6–21
10066.227Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–50.28689-14Beat Colorado State 14–9
10106.482Indiana (INDIANA)B101–50.16799-12Lost to Northwestern 8–14
10206.497Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–60.25096-16Lost to Tulsa 0–19
103-106.596Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–50.28689-13Lost to Oklahoma 6–17
104-46.663Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI1–60.143102-12Lost to Oregon State 6–14
10526.904Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–60.000108-11Lost to Purdue 9–23
106-27.043William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–70.125106-18Lost to Davidson 30–31
107-27.477Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–80.000108-19Lost to Air Force 9–14
10807.597Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–60.143102-13Lost to Pacific 2–27
10909.223Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–80.000108-20Lost to UTEP 7–35
11009.304Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–60.000108-13Lost to Princeton 0–52
11109.408Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–70.125106-13Lost to Holy Cross 0–28

1961 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
100.898Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–01.0001+13Beat Indiana 35–0
230.945Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–0–10.9009+10Beat Wisconsin 30–21
3-10.967Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–01.0001+14Beat Vanderbilt 47–0
4-11.041Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–0–10.9178+13Beat Nebraska 10–0
531.164Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–10.83314+13Beat Tulane 35–0
601.180Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–01.0001+13Beat Houston 17–0
731.185Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–01.0001+11Beat Rice 34–7
851.245LSUSEC5–10.83314+13Beat Florida 23–0
9-51.293Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–20.60037+10Lost to Minnesota 20–23
10-31.328Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–01.0001+10Beat Oklahoma 22–14
1101.332Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–0–10.9297+9Beat Idaho 69–0
1261.367Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–0–20.85710+10Beat Utah 13–6
1381.436Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–10.80017+9Beat Michigan 23–20
1411.559Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC6–10.85710+13Beat Tulsa 9–7
1521.602Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–10.83314+9Beat Hardin Simmons 47–0
1631.607Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–01.0001+5Beat Pennsylvania 20–6
17-51.718Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–20.60037+9Lost to Texas 7–34
18-21.950Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–10.85710+4Lost to Mississippi State 16–23
19201.976West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–20.66725+5Beat Arizona 27–23
20-111.992Iowa (IOWA)B104–10.80017+6Lost to Purdue 0–9
21-72.024Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI4–1–10.75021+4Lost to West Texas A&M 23–27
22152.036Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66725+6Beat California 33–16
23182.071Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–20.66725+5Beat Holy Cross 34–6
2432.121Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI4–10.80017+5Beat Dayton 41–12
2512.141Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–20.71422+8Lost to Wyoming 6–13
2642.146Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–10.85710+4Beat Quantico Marines 34–0
27182.178Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–20.60037+4Beat Notre Dame 12–10
28182.201Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–10.80017+4Beat Yale 14–8
2992.256Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–20.71422+10Beat Xavier 7–6
30-22.270Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–20.60037+5Beat Cornell 30–25
3122.289Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–20.66725+5Beat Northwestern State 42–7
32-92.321Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–20.60037+4Lost to Northwestern 10–12
33112.372UCLAPAC4–20.66725+6Beat Stanford 20–0
34-142.417Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–20.66725+3Lost to Pittsburgh 14–28
35-112.441Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–20.66725+4Lost to West Virginia 3–7
36202.446Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–20.66725+5Beat Memphis 23–16
37122.476Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–2–10.58351+4Beat Oklahoma State 42–8
38-132.483Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58351+7Lost to Virginia Tech 7–10
39112.536Purdue (PURDUE)B103–20.60037+3Beat Iowa 9–0
40112.554New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–2–10.64336+2Beat UTEP 42–6
4162.590Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–20.60037+3Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 20–7
42-202.630Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–20.66725+3Lost to South Carolina 10–20
4392.651Duke (DUKE)ACC4–20.66725+3Beat NC State 17–6
4492.669Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–20.66725+2Beat Kansas State 31–7
45-162.676Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–20.60037+2Lost to Syracuse 6–34
46122.823Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–2–10.58351+1Beat Baylor 23–0
47192.853Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–30.50060+3Beat North Carolina 10–0
4802.915Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI3–30.50060+4Beat Washington 7–6
49-132.943Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–30.50060+6Lost to Ohio State 21–30
50142.945Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–20.600370Beat Clemson 24–14
51-193.011Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–2–10.58351+2Lost to LSU 0–23
5223.050Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–20.71422-3Beat Wofford 12–7
53-183.178North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–20.60037+1Lost to Miami 0–10
54-233.259Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–20.60037+3Lost to Lehigh 7–14
5583.302TCUIND SWC2–2–10.500600BYE
56-163.339Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–20.60037-2Lost to Colgate 8–14
57103.391New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY3–30.50060+2Beat Air Force 21–6
58-243.409Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–20.60037-3Lost to Harvard 15–21
59133.495Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–30.50060+2Beat Kentucky 16–15
6003.568Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–3–10.41772+2Lost to Alabama 0–17
61-183.636Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–30.50060+1Lost to UCLA 0–20
62233.689Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–20.60037-3Beat Florida State 10–7
6373.716USCPAC3–30.50060-1Beat Illinois 14–10
6443.797Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–40.33379+2Lost to Ole Miss 0–47
65-233.831North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–2–10.58351-4Lost to Cincinnati 9–21
66-73.870NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–40.333790Lost to Duke 6–17
67143.926Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–40.42969-1Beat Davidson 20–0
68-113.949Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–40.33379-3Lost to Auburn 14–24
6943.980Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–30.57156-3Beat William & Mary 14–7
70-154.005George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–40.42969-2Lost to Boston University 6–20
7154.107Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40074+2BYE
72-114.136Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–40.33379-1Lost to Kansas 8–42
73-84.168Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–40.33379-2Lost to Georgia 15–16
74224.176West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–40.42969-5Beat Army 7–3
75224.232South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–40.33379-2Beat Maryland 20–10
76-54.244Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI4–30.571560Lost to Citadel 6–7
7734.327San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57156-5Beat Washington State 21–19
78-164.332Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–30.50060-4Lost to Oregon 6–7
79-54.415Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–3–10.41772-4Lost to Missouri 0–10
80-114.496Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–40.33379-3Lost to SMU 7–8
81-64.566Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–30.40074-4Lost to Texas A&M 0–23
82164.633Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–30.40074+1Beat Dartmouth 21–15
83-44.639Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–30.40074-4Lost to Rutgers 6–20
8484.649SMUIND SWC2–30.40074-4Beat Texas Tech 8–7
8524.691Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–30.57156-5Beat LOS Angeles State 45–27
8644.709Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–40.33379-4Beat Colorado State 22–19
87134.800Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–40.33379-5Beat Navy 28–14
88-114.875Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–50.16799-3Lost to Georgia Tech 0–35
89-115.074California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–4–10.25095-3Lost to Penn State 16–33
90-85.146Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–40.20096-5Lost to Princeton 25–30
91-55.182UTEPIND BOR2–40.33379-7Lost to New Mexico State 6–42
92105.223Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–40.333790Beat George Washington 20–6
93-105.534Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–40.33379-7Lost to Iowa State 7–31
94-105.593Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–40.33379-7Lost to Wake Forest 15–21
95-75.638Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–40.33379-11Lost to Richmond 0–20
9655.650Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–50.000107-6Lost to Colorado 14–22
97-25.679BYUIND SKY1–50.16799-7BYE
9885.907Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–40.33379-9Beat Virginia 21–15
99-65.956Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI1–40.20096-8BYE
100-115.964Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI1–50.16799-6Lost to San José State 19–21
101-106.102Indiana (INDIANA)B101–40.20096-7Lost to Michigan State 0–35
10266.212Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–50.28694-11Beat North Texas 21–9
10306.493Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–60.143104-12Lost to Wichita State 7–9
104-56.593William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–60.143104-12Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–14
105-116.630Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–70.000107-11Lost to Montana 19–22
106-27.069Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI1–50.16799-12Lost to New Mexico 6–21
107-27.407Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–50.000107-9Lost to USC 10–14
10817.939Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–50.16799-10Lost to Utah State 0–69
10918.852Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–70.000107-13Lost to Arizona State 0–47
110-39.379Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–50.000107-9Lost to Rhode Island 9–12
11109.666Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–60.143104-9Lost to Detroit Mercy 12–41

1961 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
100.408Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–01.0001+12Beat Notre Dame 17–7
200.801Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–01.0001+11Beat Tulane 41–0
300.992Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–0–10.90010+9Beat Iowa State 13–7
411.029Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.75023+9Beat Purdue 16–14
541.093Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–0–10.87512+5Beat Northwestern 10–0
611.155Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+9Beat Tennessee 34–3
731.174Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–01.0001+8Beat Kansas State 13–0
8-21.179Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–10.80017+9Beat Auburn 7–6
981.210Iowa (IOWA)B104–01.0001+7Beat Wisconsin 47–15
1011.291Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+7Beat Arkansas 33–7
11-71.365Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY5–0–10.9179+6Beat Colorado State 49–3
1201.372Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–10.75023+7Beat SMU 10–0
1301.471LSUSEC4–10.80017+8Beat Kentucky 24–14
1481.537Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI4–0–10.90010+4Beat New Mexico 22–21
15181.571Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–10.83313+9Beat New Mexico State 42–27
1621.585Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–01.0001+5Beat Abilene Christian 35–0
1741.600Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–10.80017+8Beat Oregon State 24–23
1821.648Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–0–20.83313+4Beat BYU 36–8
19-31.763Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Lehigh 32–15
20161.799Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–10.80017+5Beat Detroit Mercy 37–19
2151.880Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–10.75023+4Beat Illinois 33–0
2271.885Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–10.80017+6Beat Air Force 21–0
23-151.905Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75023+4Lost to Michigan State 7–17
24101.917Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–10.80017+6Beat Idaho 51–7
25131.940Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–1–10.70034+7Beat Richmond 13–7
2641.942Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–10.83313+6Beat Montana 24–12
27-131.976Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–10.75023+5Lost to Navy 19–37
28-42.030Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–20.50052+4Lost to Colgate 0–15
29212.084Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–10.75023+3Beat Dartmouth 17–13
30-152.105Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–10.83313+3Lost to Boston College 6–22
3142.140Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–10.75023+2Beat Harvard 26–14
32152.188Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–1–10.70034+4Beat Vanderbilt 7–0
33-82.221Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–20.60040+5Lost to Texas 7–33
34-152.225Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–10.75023+1Lost to Holy Cross 13–17
35132.227North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75023+4Beat South Carolina 17–0
36-92.271Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–20.60040+7Lost to Iowa 15–47
37222.342Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60040+4Beat Syracuse 14–0
38182.604Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–20.66737+6Beat Furman 9–8
39162.647West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–20.60040+1Beat Hardin Simmons 42–0
40202.707Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–10.750230Beat Cornell 12–0
41-182.720Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–20.60040+2Lost to Penn State 0–14
42122.739North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–1–10.70034+1Beat Tulsa 23–12
43-152.752Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–20.60040+3Lost to Washington 0–13
4482.757UCLAPAC3–20.60040+3Beat Pittsburgh 20–6
4512.864Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–20.50052+1Lost to Ohio State 0–10
46192.909Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–10.750230Beat Princeton 15–0
47-152.973Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–20.50052+2Lost to Alabama 3–34
48223.015Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI2–30.40069+2Beat San José State 21–6
4983.034Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–2–10.50052+1Beat Oklahoma 10–0
50-133.040Purdue (PURDUE)B102–20.50052+1Lost to Michigan 14–16
51-83.131New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–2–10.58351-1Lost to Wichita State 27–42
52-213.158Duke (DUKE)ACC3–20.600400Lost to Clemson 7–17
5303.215Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–20.600400Lost to Missouri 7–13
54-103.273Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–20.66737-2Lost to Citadel 8–9
55133.277George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–30.50052+1Beat William & Mary 49–12
56-173.300Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–20.60040-1Lost to Georgia 7–10
57283.306Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–30.400690Beat Duke 17–7
58-163.309Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–2–10.50052-1Lost to TCU 14–15
5933.310NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–30.40069+2Beat Wake Forest 7–0
6063.386Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–2–10.50052+1Beat Cincinnati 13–7
61103.413Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–30.40069+1Beat Nebraska 14–6
62153.547Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–20.60040-1Beat Stanford 13–0
63273.555TCUIND SWC2–2–10.50052-1Beat Texas A&M 15–14
64-193.587Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–20.50052-2Lost to Georgia Tech 6–7
65-163.616Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–30.400690Lost to LSU 14–24
66-33.620Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–30.400690BYE
67-93.669New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–30.40069+1Lost to Arizona 21–22
68-73.681Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–30.40069+1Lost to Florida 0–7
69123.712Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–30.400690Beat Baylor 19–17
70-13.734USCPAC2–30.400690Beat California 28–14
7153.860Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI4–20.66737+1Beat Dayton 14–0
72163.942Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–30.400690Beat Mississippi State 10–7
73133.994Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–30.50052-3Beat Davidson 13–0
74-334.072Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–2–10.50052-3Lost to Oklahoma State 6–14
75-354.123Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–20.50052-3Lost to Texas Tech 17–19
76174.169Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40069+1Beat Villanova 22–6
77-54.233Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–40.20092-1Lost to Ole Miss 0–41
78-274.263California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–3–10.300870Lost to USC 14–28
7954.355Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–20.50052-3Beat Brown 7–0
80-134.456San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50052-5Lost to Oregon 6–21
81-24.511Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–40.33385-2Lost to Florida State 7–13
82-94.641Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–30.25088-2Lost to Yale 0–12
83-54.723Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–30.40069-3Lost to Colorado 0–13
84-104.933Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–30.40069-3Lost to Virginia Tech 0–20
85184.974Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–20.50052-5Beat Virginia 20–0
86105.011UTEPIND BOR2–30.40069-5Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 19–14
8775.128Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–30.50052-5Beat SAN Diego Marines 12–9
88-85.142Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–30.40069-7Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–13
89-255.220Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI1–40.20092-2Lost to Indiana 7–33
90-35.252Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–40.20092-4Lost to Utah 12–24
9195.280Indiana (INDIANA)B101–30.25088-4Beat Washington State 33–7
92-35.403SMUIND SWC1–30.25088-4Lost to Rice 0–10
93-185.486Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI1–40.20092-6Lost to Arizona State 23–24
9415.657Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–60.000107-5Lost to Utah State 3–49
9565.769BYUIND SKY1–50.167102-6Lost to Wyoming 8–36
96-145.966West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–40.33385-10Lost to Boston University 6–12
97-65.972South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–40.20092-6Lost to North Carolina 0–17
9806.115Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–30.25088-1Lost to Columbia 14–26
9906.370William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–50.167102-7Lost to George Washington 12–49
100-86.436Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–40.20092-8Lost to UCLA 6–20
101-186.443Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–40.000107-5Lost to Kansas 0–10
10286.586Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–40.20092-2Beat West Virginia 12–6
103-16.673Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–50.167102-8Lost to North Texas 12–23
10406.821Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI1–40.20092-8Lost to Maryland 0–21
10517.096Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–40.000107-5Lost to Minnesota 0–33
106-97.104Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–40.20092-9Lost to NC State 0–7
107-27.107Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–40.000107-5Lost to Pennsylvania 0–7
108-17.207Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC1–50.167102-11Lost to Houston 7–13
109-17.827Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–40.20092-9Lost to Army 7–51
110-18.836Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–60.000107-8Lost to West Texas A&M 0–42
11109.963Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–50.167102-7Lost to Xavier 0–14

1961 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
100.255Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–01.0001+8Beat Michigan 28–0
210.660Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–01.0001+8Beat Houston 47–7
341.179Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–0–10.87514+4Beat Oklahoma State 10–0
4191.201Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–0–10.90013+5Beat New Mexico 41–7
5-31.269Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66735+5Lost to Michigan State 0–28
6281.280Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–10.75021+5Beat Duke 21–0
7-31.284Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+5Beat NC State 26–7
831.306Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat USC 30–0
931.326Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–0–10.83316+2Beat Illinois 44–0
10101.365Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–01.0001+4Beat Miami 9–7
11141.417Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+3Beat Oklahoma 28–7
12321.422Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–10.66735+4Beat Florida 19–10
13181.425LSUSEC3–10.75021+5Beat South Carolina 42–0
1411.460Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Boston College 20–3
15-21.503Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–01.0001+4Beat Buffalo 28–6
1601.562Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Bucknell 21–6
1751.568Iowa (IOWA)B103–01.0001+2Beat Indiana 27–8
18-91.581Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–01.0001+4Beat Southern Miss 21–7
19-111.607Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–01.0001+1Beat Brown 34–0
20-31.627Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–0–20.80017+2Beat Colorado State 18–7
21141.643Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–10.75021+5Beat West Texas A&M 28–11
22-11.660Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI3–0–10.87514+1Beat Oregon 15–6
23131.660Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–10.75021+4Beat Nebraska 28–6
2441.675Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–10.66735+3Beat Pennsylvania 9–3
2571.767Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–10.75021+4Beat Baylor 23–13
26191.810Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–10.66735+3Beat Northwestern 10–3
2731.868Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75021+5Beat Oregon State 23–20
28141.870Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–10.75021+5Beat San José State 17–6
29-231.875Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–10.75021+4Lost to North Carolina 8–14
3031.950Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–10.80017+4Beat BYU 21–20
31-171.970Duke (DUKE)ACC3–10.75021+3Lost to Georgia Tech 0–21
32172.002Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–10.66735+3Beat Tulsa 52–6
3382.003Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–10.80017+4Beat North Texas 26–14
34132.252Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–10.75021+3Beat Penn State 10–6
35352.261Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–10.66735+1Beat Yale 11–0
3612.333Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.75021+2Beat Cornell 31–7
37-182.355Purdue (PURDUE)B102–10.66735+2Beat Miami (OH) 19–6
3802.371Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–1–10.62549+3Beat Georgia 3–0
39132.472Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.75021+1Beat Arkansas State 38–0
40-222.520Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–10.66735+1Lost to Arkansas 13–23
41-362.521Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–1–10.62549+1Lost to Syracuse 6–28
42222.560Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–1–10.625490Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 55–0
43172.610New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR3–1–10.700340Beat Pacific 70–19
4442.663Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–10.800170Beat Samford 21–14
45242.746Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–10.667350Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 35–7
46-362.760Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–10.667350Lost to Minnesota 3–10
47-232.802Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–1–10.62549+1Lost to Rice 10–19
48372.826North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–10.66735+1Beat Maryland 14–8
49192.859Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.50057+1Beat Kansas State 21–8
50132.961Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–10.667350Beat Boston University 20–7
51263.023California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–2–10.37573+2Beat Washington 21–14
52143.037UCLAPAC2–20.50057+2Beat Vanderbilt 28–21
53-273.086Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–10.75021-1Lost to Kansas 7–21
54-273.094North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–1–10.625490Lost to Wichita State 14–26
55-93.185West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–20.500570Lost to Arizona State 11–28
5623.187Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–20.60054+2Beat William & Mary 10–8
57383.297Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–2–10.37573+1Beat Iowa State 21–7
58-13.322New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–20.50057+1Lost to Utah State 7–41
59-163.326Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50057-1Lost to Army 6–10
60-313.350Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–10.66735-1Lost to Columbia 0–11
61-213.370Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–20.50057+1Lost to UCLA 21–28
62113.555NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–30.25082+1Lost to Alabama 7–26
63-23.565Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–30.400670Lost to Colorado 7–9
64143.580Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25082+1Beat Idaho 34–0
65223.612Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–10.66735-1Beat Harvard 15–0
66-103.718Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–2–10.375730Lost to Ole Miss 7–47
67-173.738San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60054-1Lost to Stanford 6–17
68-173.774George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–30.400670Lost to Richmond 15–16
6923.794USCPAC1–30.250820Lost to Notre Dame 0–30
7063.871Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI1–30.25082-1Lost to Arizona 6–15
71-93.960Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–30.250820Lost to Missouri 0–10
7294.054Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–30.25082-1Beat Virginia Tech 27–14
73-194.124Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–20.33377-1Lost to Navy 7–31
74184.240Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–20.50057-1Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–7
7544.313Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25082-2Lost to Wisconsin 20–23
7674.318Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI3–20.60054+1Beat Ohio 6–3
77-224.332Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–20.50057-2Lost to California 14–21
78-254.333Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–20.50057-2Lost to Kentucky 8–21
79214.374Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–30.40067-2Beat George Washington 16–15
8004.416Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–20.50057-3BYE
81254.429Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–30.25082-1Beat TCU 10–0
82144.435West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–30.40067-4Beat Pittsburgh 20–6
83-184.586Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–30.000105-1Lost to Texas 7–28
84-174.599Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–20.33377-1Lost to Princeton 3–9
85-464.616Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–30.25082-3Lost to Wake Forest 13–17
86-144.627Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–30.40067-3Lost to Virginia 7–14
87-54.868Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–30.25082-2BYE
88-145.085Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–30.25082-2Lost to Florida State 0–3
8915.200SMUIND SWC1–20.33377-3BYE
90-155.264TCUIND SWC1–2–10.37573-3Lost to Texas Tech 0–10
91-35.561South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–30.25082-4Lost to LSU 0–42
92-335.712Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–30.25082-4Lost to West Virginia 6–20
93-75.738Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–30.25082-2Lost to Detroit Mercy 3–20
94-55.797Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–30.40067-3Lost to New Mexico State 19–70
9575.800Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–50.000105-4Lost to Wyoming 7–18
9625.848UTEPIND BOR1–30.25082-4Beat Mcmurry 20–16
9775.848Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–30.25082-4Beat Clemson 17–13
98-145.870Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–20.333770Lost to Colgate 0–15
99-25.989William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–40.200100-3Lost to Citadel 8–10
10036.014Indiana (INDIANA)B100–30.000105-3Lost to Iowa 8–27
101-106.248BYUIND SKY1–40.200100-5Lost to Utah 20–21
102-36.403Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–40.200100-5Lost to Tennessee 6–52
103-106.609Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–20.33377-5Lost to Tulane 14–27
10456.635Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI1–30.25082-5Beat Cincinnati 8–6
10536.743Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–30.000105-2Lost to Dartmouth 0–34
106-127.129Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–30.000105-3Lost to Ohio State 0–44
107-27.305Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC1–40.200100-8Lost to Air Force 6–8
108-77.728Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–30.25082-6Lost to Washington State 0–34
109-28.980Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–50.000105-5Lost to Abilene Christian 0–27
11009.046Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–40.000105-4Lost to Holy Cross 7–20
111010.310Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–40.200100-4Beat Louisville 7–6

1961 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
140.393Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–01.0001+4Beat Stanford 31–3
200.781Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–01.0001+3Beat Army 38–8
380.809Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–01.0001+4Beat Florida State 33–0
4201.113Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Vanderbilt 35–6
5371.134Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–0–10.83321+2Beat Kansas State 24–0
6251.139Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–01.0001+4Beat Syracuse 22–21
7191.287Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–0–10.83321+1Tied California 14–14
8361.311Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY2–01.0001+1Beat Pennsylvania 30–0
9-21.338Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Louisville 28–13
10-91.346Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–01.0001+1Beat Illinois 28–7
11171.350Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Purdue 22–20
12331.355Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–0–10.75026+1Beat UCLA 13–3
1391.363Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Massachusetts 33–13
14-101.391Duke (DUKE)ACC3–01.0001+2Beat Wake Forest 23–3
15251.419Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2BYE
16221.454Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat UConn 35–12
1721.454Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–0–20.75026+2Tied Utah State 6–6
18-81.503Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–01.0001+1BYE
19-131.518Purdue (PURDUE)B101–10.50049+2Lost to Notre Dame 20–22
20-31.547Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Kansas 20–19
21-11.552Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI2–0–10.833210Beat Hardin Simmons 53–7
22-11.562Iowa (IOWA)B102–01.0001+1Beat USC 35–34
23-91.568Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–0–10.87520+1Tied Wyoming 6–6
24111.596Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–0–10.83321+1Beat Tulane 14–3
25-91.604Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–01.00010Beat Washington State 41–8
26151.735Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–01.0001+1Beat Oklahoma 21–15
2731.753North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–0–10.83321+1Tied New Mexico State 14–14
28291.872Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–10.50049+1Beat Columbia 30–20
29171.900Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–01.00010Beat Brown 14–3
30171.962Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–10.66732+3Beat Indiana 6–3
31591.974LSUSEC2–10.66732+2Beat Georgia Tech 10–0
32201.977Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–10.66732+2Beat TCU 28–3
33181.996Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–10.75026+2Beat Arizona State 28–26
34-312.082Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–10.66732+1Lost to LSU 0–10
35-262.120Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–10.66732+2Lost to Utah 26–28
36-72.202Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–10.66732+2Lost to Maryland 21–22
37472.228Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–10.66732+2Beat Miami 17–6
38-202.256Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–1–10.50049+2Lost to Ole Miss 0–33
39202.331Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–20.33374+1Beat North Carolina 27–0
40-152.351Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–10.66732+2Lost to Alabama 6–35
41242.378Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–10.75026+2Beat West Texas A&M 41–34
42-192.397Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–10.66732+1Lost to Michigan State 3–31
43352.412Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–10.667320Beat Boston University 32–0
4452.464Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–10.50049+1BYE
45242.494Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–10.50049+1Beat Oregon 14–7
46-342.548West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–10.667320Lost to Wichita State 34–41
47-322.549Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66732+1Lost to Michigan 8–38
48-142.555Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–10.75026+1Lost to William & Mary 6–19
4992.610Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–10.50049+1Beat Mississippi State 17–3
50102.674San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75026+1Beat Colorado State 14–0
51202.768George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–20.50049+2Beat Virginia Military Institute 30–6
52-192.783Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–10.667320Lost to Tennessee 3–17
53-172.790Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–10.667320Lost to Nebraska 0–24
54-412.897Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–10.500490Lost to Harvard 0–14
55-52.978Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.667320Beat Pittsburgh 22–17
56-13.051Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–1–10.500490Beat Boston College 21–0
57283.056New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–10.66732-1Beat UTEP 7–6
58353.089Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–20.50049+1Beat Richmond 24–6
59-163.174Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–20.33374+1Lost to Washington 17–22
60263.212New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–1–10.62548-1Tied North Texas 14–14
6103.240Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–20.500490Lost to Navy 6–17
62143.305Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–20.33374+1Beat Tulsa 26–0
63123.375Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–10.500490Beat Buffalo 20–8
64433.499Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–1–10.50049-1Beat Texas Tech 38–7
6593.561Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–20.000980Lost to Iowa State 15–21
6603.571UCLAPAC1–20.333740Lost to Ohio State 3–13
67-193.623Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–10.500490Lost to Dartmouth 0–30
68293.649Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–20.33374-1Beat Auburn 14–12
69-323.697Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–10.50049-1Lost to Kentucky 12–14
70-623.710Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–10.50049-1Lost to Princeton 20–30
71-13.739USCPAC1–20.333740Lost to Iowa 34–35
72-93.780Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–20.50049-1Lost to George Washington 6–30
73-173.910NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–20.333740Beat Virginia 21–14
7494.015Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–20.333740Beat South Carolina 17–14
75-364.023TCUIND SWC1–1–10.50049-1Lost to Arkansas 3–28
76-144.134Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI1–20.33374-1Lost to Minnesota 7–14
7754.139California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–2–10.167960Tied Missouri 14–14
7814.225Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI0–30.000980Lost to Texas 8–41
7924.292Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33374-1Beat Idaho 44–6
80224.337Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–20.50049-3Beat Presbyterian 21–7
81-144.354Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–30.00098-1Lost to Florida 3–14
82-104.479Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–30.25089-1Lost to BYU 6–7
83224.526Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–20.50049+1Beat Cincinnati 17–12
84274.528Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–10.50049+1Beat Cornell 14–0
85-534.529North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–10.50049-1Lost to Clemson 0–27
86-224.632Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–20.333740Lost to Houston 0–21
8744.762Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–10.50049-1Beat Bucknell 13–0
88-344.822South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–20.33374-2Lost to Georgia 14–17
89-24.895Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–20.50049-1Lost to Fresno State 19–20
9094.921SMUIND SWC1–20.33374-2Beat Air Force 9–7
9134.921BYUIND SKY1–30.25089-1Beat Montana 7–6
92-195.032Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–20.33374-1Lost to NC State 14–21
93-665.135Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–10.50049-2Lost to West Virginia 0–28
94145.211Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–20.00098-1Lost to Northwestern 7–28
95-425.254Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–2–10.16796-1Lost to Colorado 19–20
9625.421West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON1–30.25089-4Beat Virginia Tech 28–0
9795.521William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–30.25089-1Beat Furman 19–6
98-185.568UTEPIND BOR0–30.00098-2Lost to New Mexico 6–7
99-75.659Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–30.25089-3Lost to Oklahoma State 0–26
100-115.820Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–30.25089-4Lost to Citadel 6–24
101-135.823Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–20.33374-1Lost to Oregon State 6–44
102-65.875Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–40.00098-3Lost to San José State 0–14
103-356.004Indiana (INDIANA)B100–20.00098-2Lost to Wisconsin 3–6
104-16.011Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–30.00098-2Lost to Duke 3–23
105-46.291Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC1–30.25089-5Lost to Xavier 12–17
106-296.339Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–30.00098-2Lost to Texas A&M 7–38
107-36.443Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–40.00098-3Lost to Arizona 7–53
108-136.518Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–20.00098-1Lost to Yale 3–14
109-98.454Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI0–30.00098-5Lost to SMU 7–9
110-19.068Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–30.00098-2Lost to Penn State 0–32
111-112.668Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI0–40.00098-3Lost to Ohio 13–14

1961 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
1550.599Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–01.0001+1Beat Boston College 45–0
2500.815Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.0001+1Beat UCLA 29–6
3150.825Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Rice 24–0
4310.830Duke (DUKE)ACC2–01.0001+2Beat Virginia 42–0
5480.845Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–01.0001+1Beat Wisconsin 20–0
6230.972Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.0001+1BYE
7-40.976Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Hardin Simmons 56–0
8361.021Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–01.00010Beat Brown 50–0
9-21.100Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–01.0001+2Beat Colorado State 14–6
1001.110Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–01.0001+1Beat Pittsburgh 16–13
1181.129Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Kentucky 20–6
12-71.139West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–01.00010Beat UTEP 56–27
13321.179Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–01.00010Beat Colgate 34–0
14-51.188Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–01.0001+1Beat Washington State 34–14
15-91.228Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Boston University 31–7
16-21.252Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–01.00010Beat Texas Tech 42–14
17261.277Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–01.00010Beat Oklahoma State 24–0
18-101.277Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–0–10.75041+1Tied Florida 3–3
1921.287Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–0–10.83340+1Tied Kansas 6–6
20-51.296Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI1–0–10.750410Tied Nebraska 14–14
21301.306Iowa (IOWA)B101–01.00010Beat California 28–7
22151.313Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Holy Cross 20–6
23111.336Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–01.00010Beat Oregon State 34–0
24-111.341Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.00010Beat Tulane 9–0
2521.360Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–01.00010Beat Georgia 21–0
26-101.375Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–01.00010Beat Minnesota 6–0
27-51.375Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–01.00010BYE
28291.385Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Oklahoma 19–6
29-41.385Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat West Virginia 29–14
3031.449North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–01.00010Beat BYU 41–30
31-31.458Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–01.00010Beat Clemson 24–21
32231.463North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–01.00010Beat NC State 27–22
33-21.468Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–01.00010Beat Houston 10–7
3441.470Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–01.0001+2Beat George Washington 13–9
35-31.473Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–0–10.750410Tied Florida State 3–3
36-61.473Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–01.00010Beat Air Force 14–12
3731.483Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–01.00010Beat Tennessee 24–21
38241.483Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Princeton 16–13
39-31.503TCUIND SWC1–0–10.750410Tied Ohio State 7–7
40411.616Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Xavier 34–8
41-21.719Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–01.00010BYE
42281.876Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–0–10.750410Tied Arizona 14–14
43-311.953Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–10.50053+2Lost to Baylor 13–16
4421.954Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY1–01.00010Beat NEW Hampshire 28–3
45131.964Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–0–10.500530Tied TCU 7–7
46192.023Yale (YALE)IND IVY1–01.00010Beat UConn 18–0
47-362.114Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–10.50053+2Lost to Michigan State 0–20
48122.131Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–01.00010Beat Lafayette 14–7
49-262.250Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–10.50053+1Lost to Georgia Tech 0–24
50302.576Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–10.500530Beat Illinois 20–7
51152.584Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–10.667460Beat Oregon 14–6
52382.585Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–10.50053+1Beat Tulsa 6–0
53142.586Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–1–10.250780Tied Wyoming 6–6
54152.614South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–10.500530Beat Wake Forest 10–7
55-62.671Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI0–1–10.250780Lost to Mississippi State 7–10
56122.671NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–20.000810Lost to North Carolina 22–27
5742.671Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY0–10.000810Lost to Rutgers 13–16
5852.671Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–10.000810Lost to Auburn 21–24
59142.693Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–20.000810Lost to Maryland 21–24
60-432.696San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66746+1Lost to Idaho 18–27
61112.699Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–10.667460Beat Penn State 25–8
62-602.722Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI1–10.500530Lost to Utah 6–14
63352.724Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–10.66746+1Beat Richmond 8–6
64-602.747Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–10.50053+1Lost to Northwestern 0–45
65342.766Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–10.66746+1Beat Cincinnati 21–13
66-422.769UCLAPAC1–10.500530Lost to Michigan 6–29
6742.779Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–20.000810Lost to Alabama 0–9
6882.800Indiana (INDIANA)B100–10.000810BYE
69-152.800Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–10.000810Lost to Missouri 0–6
70212.821USCPAC1–10.500530Beat SMU 21–16
7132.846George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–20.33370+1Lost to Furman 9–13
72292.945Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–20.33370+1Beat New Mexico 40–8
73-532.976Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–10.500530Lost to Duke 0–42
74-153.100Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–10.000810Lost to Notre Dame 6–19
75-273.143Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–10.000810Lost to Villanova 6–20
7633.207Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–20.000810Lost to Colorado 0–24
7703.271Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–20.000810Lost to Texas 14–42
78-523.284Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–10.500530Lost to Miami 8–25
79133.443Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI0–20.000810Lost to Utah State 14–34
8093.486UTEPIND BOR0–20.000810Lost to West Texas A&M 27–56
8143.507Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI0–20.000810Lost to Stanford 0–34
82123.529California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–20.000810Lost to Iowa 7–28
83123.550Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–20.000810Lost to Vanderbilt 0–21
8403.589Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–10.50053-1Beat William & Mary 44–6
85-843.599New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY1–10.500530Lost to Montana 8–40
86103.675New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–10.66746-1Beat Mcmurry 35–7
87133.705Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–10.66746-1Beat SAN Diego 40–7
88163.719Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–10.50053+1Beat San José State 27–18
89-143.918Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–20.33370-1Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–8
90-33.946LSUSEC1–10.50053-1Beat Texas A&M 16–7
91-494.000Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–10.000810Lost to Cornell 0–34
92-144.111Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–20.33370-1Lost to Arkansas 0–6
93134.476Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–20.33370-1Beat Davidson 20–12
94-14.671BYUIND SKY0–30.00081-1Lost to North Texas 30–41
95-544.686Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–10.000810Lost to Columbia 0–50
96114.829Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–30.00081-1Lost to Arizona State 6–14
97114.921Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–20.00081-1Lost to Ole Miss 6–20
9854.971West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–30.00081-2Lost to Syracuse 14–29
99-175.050SMUIND SWC0–20.00081-1Lost to USC 16–21
100-145.093Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI0–20.00081-1Lost to Kansas State 12–14
101-185.104Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC1–20.33370-2Lost to Wichita State 13–21
10205.177Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–20.33370-2Lost to Citadel 12–20
103-65.500Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–20.00081-1Lost to South Carolina 7–10
10415.700Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–30.00081-2Lost to Memphis 0–56
10545.962Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–20.333700Lost to Detroit Mercy 8–34
106-186.471William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–30.00081-2Lost to Navy 6–44
107-437.386Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–1–10.25078-1Lost to LSU 7–16
108-587.557Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–10.00081-1Lost to Washington 7–20
10928.071Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–20.000810Lost to Army 7–31
110011.471Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI0–30.00081-2Lost to Bowling Green State 11–28
111-6412.271Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–10.000810Lost to Lehigh 17–22

1961 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
1540.491New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY1–01.0001+1Beat New Mexico State 41–7
2620.560Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Idaho 51–0
3-20.570Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Tulsa 48–12
4160.599Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat Cincinnati 23–0
5840.599West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–01.00010Beat BYU 55–8
6110.648Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat Richmond 24–6
780.688Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR1–01.0001+1Beat Wichita State 21–7
800.746Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1BYE
9-40.751Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–01.00010Beat Montana 54–6
1090.756Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Wake Forest 31–0
11790.756Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.0001+1Beat Utah 7–0
12-20.796Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1BYE
1300.805Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Georgia 32–6
14640.815Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat California 28–3
15-10.845Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Colorado State 28–6
16360.845Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–01.00010Beat Washington State 28–6
17-60.859San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Pacific 16–0
18160.864Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC1–01.00010Beat USC 27–7
19310.904Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Arkansas 16–0
20650.913Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–01.00010Beat William & Mary 21–6
21-180.913Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–01.00010Beat NC State 15–14
22-160.923Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–01.00010BYE
23470.933Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat LSU 16–3
24580.933UCLAPAC1–01.00010Beat Air Force 19–6
25500.953Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Oregon State 19–8
26400.963Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Navy 20–10
27570.963Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–01.00010Beat West Virginia 16–6
28180.982Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–01.00010Beat SMU 14–6
29400.992Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.00010Beat Washington 13–6
30131.002Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat Indiana 14–8
31201.002Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Texas Tech 6–0
3201.021Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Clemson 21–17
33251.041North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC1–01.00010Beat Hardin Simmons 9–7
34401.041Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–01.00010Beat Tulane 9–7
35-41.051Duke (DUKE)ACC1–01.00010Beat South Carolina 7–6
36401.051TCUIND SWC1–01.00010Beat Kansas 17–16
37631.242Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Virginia Military Institute 22–0
38661.282Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–01.0001+1Beat Davidson 45–19
39661.493Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–01.00010Beat Oklahoma State 14–7
40-221.518Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.000880BYE
41-191.518Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–00.000880BYE
42-171.518Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–00.000880BYE
43-171.518Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.000880BYE
44-171.518Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–00.000880BYE
45-171.518Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–00.000880BYE
46-171.518Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY0–00.000880BYE
47-121.518Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–00.000880BYE
48-121.518Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–00.000880BYE
49-121.518Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI0–0–10.500420Tied Texas A&M 7–7
50-111.518Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.000880BYE
51-101.518Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.000880BYE
52-51.518Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.000880BYE
53-51.518Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.000880BYE
54-51.518Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.000880BYE
5511.518North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.000880BYE
5631.518Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.000880BYE
5731.518Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.000880BYE
5831.518Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.000880BYE
5931.518Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.000880BYE
6071.518Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–00.000880BYE
6171.518Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY0–00.000880BYE
6291.518Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.000880BYE
63141.518Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.000880BYE
64151.518Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–0–10.500420Tied Houston 7–7
65261.518Yale (YALE)IND IVY0–00.000880BYE
66-641.578Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–10.500420Lost to Wisconsin 0–7
67-251.846Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–10.000560Lost to TCU 16–17
68-111.846NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–10.000560Lost to Wyoming 14–15
6941.846South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC0–10.000560Lost to Duke 6–7
70-161.876Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–01.00010Beat North Dakota 33–0
71101.889Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–10.000560Lost to Stanford 7–9
72211.894Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–10.500420Beat Kentucky 14–7
73-491.975Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–10.000560Lost to Florida 17–21
74211.988George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–10.500420Beat Citadel 17–13
75-682.053Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–10.500420Lost to Army 6–24
76-362.061Indiana (INDIANA)B100–10.000560Lost to Kansas State 8–14
7732.061Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–10.000560Lost to Mississippi State 0–6
78-742.071Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–10.500420Lost to Memphis 12–48
79-162.104Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–10.000560Lost to Iowa State 7–14
8072.104Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–10.000560Lost to Purdue 6–13
81-512.131Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Western Michigan 21–14
82-102.146SMUIND SWC0–10.000560Lost to Maryland 6–14
83-742.168Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC1–10.500420Lost to Boston College 0–23
84-312.232Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–10.000560Lost to Penn State 10–20
85-202.275Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI0–10.000560Lost to Syracuse 8–19
86-742.361Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI0–10.000560Lost to UCLA 6–19
87-422.361LSUSEC0–10.000560Lost to Rice 3–16
8892.425William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–20.000560Lost to Virginia 6–21
8992.446UTEPIND BOR0–10.000560BYE
90-742.489Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–10.000560Lost to Ole Miss 0–16
91-82.661USCPAC0–10.000560Lost to Georgia Tech 7–27
92-42.746Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI0–10.000560Lost to Missouri 6–28
93-12.832BYUIND SKY0–20.000560Lost to West Texas A&M 8–55
94-712.875California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–10.000560Lost to Texas 3–28
95-622.918Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–10.000560Lost to Alabama 6–32
9633.074New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–10.500420Lost to New Mexico 7–41
97-113.132Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–10.000560Lost to Baylor 0–31
9843.184Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–10.500420Lost to Villanova 0–22
99103.330Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–10.500420Lost to Arizona State 7–21
10083.355Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–10.500420Lost to San José State 0–16
10123.454Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY0–20.000560Lost to Utah State 6–54
10253.464Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–10.500420Lost to Furman 19–45
103-73.968West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–20.00056-1Lost to Vanderbilt 6–16
104-663.989Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI0–10.000560Lost to Oregon 0–51
105-44.182Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–20.00056-1Lost to North Texas 7–9
10644.504Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–20.00056-1Lost to George Washington 13–17
10744.889Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–20.00056-1Lost to Arizona 6–28
108-645.618Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–10.00056-1Lost to Miami 7–14
109-35.841Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–10.500420Lost to Miami (OH) 0–3
110-168.918Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI0–20.00056-1Lost to Kent State 14–38
111-9011.832Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–10.000560Lost to Buffalo 12–24

1961 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

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1961 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
100.020Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Citadel 40–0
2-10.020Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–01.00010Beat Colorado State 40–0
3-20.128Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–01.00010Beat Montana 29–0
4-30.147Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–01.00010Beat Hardin Simmons 27–0
5-40.265Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–01.00010Beat UTEP 21–6
6-50.275Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat William & Mary 20–6
7-60.324Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat West Virginia 35–26
8-70.334Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat George Washington 15–7
9-80.373Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC1–01.00010Beat Dayton 16–12
10-90.383Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Miami 10–7
11-100.403San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat BYU 14–13
12-110.554Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
13-120.554Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.000320BYE
14-130.554Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
15-140.554Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR0–00.000320BYE
16-150.554Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–00.000320BYE
17-160.554Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
18-170.554Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.000320BYE
19-180.554Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–00.000320BYE
20-190.554Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
21-200.554Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
22-210.554Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–00.000320BYE
23-220.554California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.000320BYE
24-230.554Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.000320BYE
25-240.554Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
26-250.554Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.000320BYE
27-260.554Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–00.000320BYE
28-270.554Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–00.000320BYE
29-280.554Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY0–00.000320BYE
30-290.554Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
31-300.554Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.000320BYE
32-310.554Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.000320BYE
33-320.554Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.000320BYE
34-330.554Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC0–00.000320BYE
35-340.554Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–00.000320BYE
36-350.554Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
37-360.554Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
38-370.554Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
39-380.554Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.000320BYE
40-390.554Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.000320BYE
41-400.554Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.000320BYE
42-410.554Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–00.000320BYE
43-420.554Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.000320BYE
44-430.554Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.000320BYE
45-440.554LSUSEC0–00.000320BYE
46-450.554Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.000320BYE
47-460.554Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.000320BYE
48-470.554Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.000320BYE
49-480.554Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.000320BYE
50-490.554Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.000320BYE
51-500.554Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.000320BYE
52-510.554Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.000320BYE
53-520.554Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
54-530.554Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–00.000320BYE
55-540.554New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY0–00.000320BYE
56-550.554North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.000320BYE
57-560.554NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.000320BYE
58-570.554North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–00.000320BYE
59-580.554Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.000320BYE
60-590.554Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
61-600.554Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.000320BYE
62-610.554Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.000320BYE
63-620.554Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.000320BYE
64-630.554Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
65-640.554Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
66-650.554Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
67-660.554Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–00.000320BYE
68-670.554Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY0–00.000320BYE
69-680.554Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.000320BYE
70-690.554Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–00.000320BYE
71-700.554Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
72-710.554SMUIND SWC0–00.000320BYE
73-720.554South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.000320BYE
74-730.554Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.000320BYE
75-740.554Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
76-750.554TCUIND SWC0–00.000320BYE
77-760.554Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.000320BYE
78-770.554Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.000320BYE
79-780.554Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–00.000320BYE
80-790.554Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–00.000320BYE
81-800.554Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–00.000320BYE
82-810.554UCLAPAC0–00.000320BYE
83-820.554USCPAC0–00.000320BYE
84-830.554Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.000320BYE
85-840.554Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.000320BYE
86-850.554Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.000320BYE
87-860.554Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.000320BYE
88-870.554Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000320BYE
89-880.554West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR0–00.000320BYE
90-890.554Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.000320BYE
91-900.554Yale (YALE)IND IVY0–00.000320BYE
92-910.786BYUIND SKY0–10.000210Lost to San José State 13–14
93-920.871Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–10.000210Lost to Pittsburgh 7–10
94-930.914Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI0–10.000210Lost to Cincinnati 12–16
95-941.086George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON0–10.000210Lost to Florida State 7–15
96-951.129West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–10.000210Lost to Richmond 26–35
97-961.343William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–10.000210Lost to Virginia Tech 6–20
98-971.386UTEPIND BOR0–10.000210Lost to Utah State 6–21
99-981.709New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–01.00010Beat Northern Arizona 56–6
100-991.876Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 33–0
101-1001.900Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–10.000210Lost to Tulsa 0–27
102-1011.935Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat Marshall 33–6
103-1021.986Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY0–10.000210Lost to Wyoming 0–29
104-1031.994Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat Presbyterian 27–6
105-1041.994Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat Drake 21–0
106-1052.121Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Kent State 16–8
107-1062.141Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat Catawba 21–15
108-1072.151Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Long Beach State 12–7
109-1082.151Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–01.00010Beat Toledo 12–7
110-1092.457Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–10.000210Lost to Memphis 0–40
111-1102.457Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–10.000210Lost to Utah 0–40

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