Live College Football Rankings

1961 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1961 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

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
1630.000Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
160.000Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1270.000Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1340.000Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR0–00.00010Preseason
1220.000Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1430.000Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
190.000Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1230.000Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1710.000Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1890.000Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1880.000Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1940.000BYUIND SKY0–00.00010Preseason
1950.000California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1810.000Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
1300.000Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1540.000Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
11010.000Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1410.000Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1990.000Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–00.00010Preseason
1720.000Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1980.000Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1560.000Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1910.000Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
11110.000Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1280.000Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1200.000Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
180.000Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1820.000Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1650.000Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1400.000George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1390.000Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1380.000Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11120.000Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–00.00010Preseason
1590.000Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1530.000Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1510.000Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11060.000Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1500.000Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00010Preseason
11020.000Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00010Preseason
110.000Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1310.000Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
170.000Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
11070.000Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1460.000Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1580.000LSUSEC0–00.00010Preseason
1520.000Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1320.000Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1450.000Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1370.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1160.000Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1100.000Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00010Preseason
100.000Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1730.000Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
140.000Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1700.000Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY0–00.00010Preseason
1130.000Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1640.000Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1600.000New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY0–00.00010Preseason
120.000New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–00.00010Preseason
1870.000North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1420.000NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1970.000North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
1490.000Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1930.000Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1190.000Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1740.000Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1770.000Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1360.000Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1440.000Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1840.000Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1170.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1790.000Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1470.000Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1180.000Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1480.000Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1330.000Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1830.000Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1260.000Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1680.000San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11050.000SMUIND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1850.000South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
11090.000Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1120.000Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1570.000TCUIND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1210.000Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1350.000Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1960.000Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1750.000Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1800.000Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1610.000Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
1150.000UCLAPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1670.000USCPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1240.000Utah (UTAH)IND SKY0–00.00010Preseason
1110.000Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY0–00.00010Preseason
1690.000UTEPIND BOR0–00.00010Preseason
1780.000Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11040.000Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11100.000Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1250.000Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1550.000Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
11000.000Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
130.000Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1660.000Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1900.000West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR0–00.00010Preseason
11080.000West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1290.000Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
11030.000William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1620.000Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1140.000Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY0–00.00010Preseason
1760.000Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
150.000Yale (YALE)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason

1960 Final College Football Team Rankings

1960 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
100.897Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC10–0–10.9553+48Beat Rice 14–6
200.914Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8896+39BYE
301.117New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR11–01.0001+41Beat Utah State 20–13
411.163Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC10–10.9094+41Beat Minnesota 17–7
511.179Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B810–10.9094+42Beat Navy 21–14
6-21.216Yale (YALE)IND IVY9–01.0001+30BYE
701.289Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–1–20.8188+33BYE
801.363Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–2–10.75022+32BYE
921.382Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–20.8188+38Beat Baylor 13–12
1021.478Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–20.80012+33BYE
11-21.539Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–20.80012+28Lost to Washington 7–17
12-21.549Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–20.8188+32Lost to New Mexico State 13–20
1331.622Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–20.77817+25BYE
14-11.649Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI9–20.8188+26Lost to Missouri 14–21
1501.654Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY8–20.80012+27BYE
1621.660UCLAPAC7–2–10.75022+24BYE
1731.706Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–2–10.72228+21BYE
1811.715Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70029+25BYE
1921.755Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77817+22BYE
2021.778Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–20.77817+20BYE
2151.858Duke (DUKE)ACC8–30.72725+32Beat Arkansas 7–6
2211.899Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–2–20.70029+17BYE
23-91.980Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–30.72725+24Lost to Duke 6–7
24-71.991Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72725+25Lost to Florida 12–13
25-12.039Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–30.70029+22BYE
2612.074Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–2–10.75022+12BYE
2712.146Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–10.8896+4BYE
2822.256Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR7–30.70029+17BYE
2932.262Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–20.77817+13BYE
3012.273Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–20.80012+13BYE
3152.293Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON8–2–10.77321+8Beat Tennessee Tech 27–0
3212.311Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B87–30.70029+15BYE
3312.315Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–20.80012+3BYE
34-92.327Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–40.63640+16Lost to Ole Miss 6–14
3502.340Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–30.70029+15BYE
36-72.345Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–3–10.68235+12BYE
3702.423Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI7–3–10.68235+11BYE
3802.472Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–40.55650+15BYE
3902.484Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–50.50060+14BYE
4012.546Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–40.60042+12BYE
4112.598George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61141+9BYE
42-22.626Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–40.60042+13BYE
4302.629NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–3–10.65037+9BYE
4402.687Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–3–10.65037+3BYE
4502.745Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65037+7BYE
4602.803Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–40.60042+9BYE
4702.832Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–4–10.55056+5BYE
4802.886Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–3–30.55056+4BYE
4923.038Purdue (PURDUE)B104–4–10.50060+6BYE
5023.046Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55650+6BYE
51-13.061Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–40.55650+4BYE
5213.071Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–40.60042+6BYE
5313.111Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–40.60042+2BYE
5413.144Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–40.60042+1BYE
5513.214Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–40.60042-1BYE
5613.230Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–40.60042-1BYE
5713.256Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–40.55650+1BYE
58-93.266TCUIND SWC4–4–20.50060+3BYE
5903.414LSUSEC5–4–10.55056-3BYE
6023.444Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55650+11BYE
6103.455New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–50.50060+1BYE
62-23.473Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–50.50060+3BYE
6303.652Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–50.44469-1BYE
6403.798Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–60.40070-3BYE
6503.817Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40070-2BYE
6613.902Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–4–10.55056-8BYE
67-13.909Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45067-7BYE
6804.140USCPAC4–60.40070-6BYE
6914.211San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55650-3BYE
70-14.226UTEPIND BOR4–5–10.450670BYE
7104.257Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY5–50.50060-14BYE
7204.382Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35077-10BYE
7314.433Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33384-7BYE
7414.443Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–6–10.27893-7BYE
7514.626Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–6–10.35077-13BYE
76-34.643Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–6–10.35077-13BYE
7714.754Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–50.50060-11BYE
78-14.782Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–70.30088-13BYE
7924.792Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–70.30088-8BYE
80-14.829Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–60.33384-13BYE
81-14.885Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–6–10.35077-14BYE
8205.012Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC4–60.40070-12BYE
8305.101Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35077-9BYE
8415.107Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–6–10.35077-7BYE
85-15.177Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–60.40070-9BYE
8605.214South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–6–10.35077-18BYE
8705.460Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–70.30088-17BYE
8815.590North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–70.30088-21BYE
89-15.593Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–60.33384-18BYE
9015.822Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–5–20.40070-5BYE
91-15.825West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–70.30088-17BYE
9215.888Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–50.37576-6BYE
9315.947Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–60.33384-23BYE
9416.015Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–80.200100-21BYE
9516.094BYUIND SKY3–80.27395-19BYE
9616.158California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–7–10.25096-23BYE
97-56.326Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–6–30.25096-21BYE
9806.538North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–6–10.27893-26BYE
9926.698Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–70.22298-26BYE
10006.704Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–80.200100-30BYE
10116.704Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–80.200100-31BYE
10216.717Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–70.22298-9BYE
10316.761Indiana (INDIANA)B101–80.111105-22BYE
10426.791William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–80.200100-32BYE
10506.818Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–80.200100-21BYE
106-77.046SMUIND SWC0–9–10.050110-28BYE
10707.054Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–90.100106-32BYE
10807.481Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–90.100106-34BYE
10907.777West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–8–20.100106-26BYE
11008.321Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–100.000111-42BYE
11109.046Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–100.000111-48BYE
11209.140Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–90.100106-17BYE
11309.909Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–100.000111-34BYE

1960 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

1960 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
100.892Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–0–10.9503+41BYE
200.936Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8898+40BYE
301.216New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR10–01.0001+32BYE
401.218Yale (YALE)IND IVY9–01.0001+30BYE
501.270Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–10.9004+34BYE
611.301Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B89–10.9004+33BYE
7-11.315Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–1–20.81811+33Tied Texas 3–3
801.382Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–2–10.75023+31BYE
901.395Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–10.8898+29BYE
1001.406Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–10.9004+32BYE
1101.485Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–20.80012+31BYE
1201.498Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–20.80012+32BYE
1301.504Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI9–10.9004+26BYE
1401.577Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80012+28BYE
1501.633Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY8–20.80012+28BYE
1611.638Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–20.77819+25BYE
17-11.646Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–20.80012+27BYE
1801.678UCLAPAC7–2–10.75023+23BYE
1951.705Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70028+25Beat Oregon 41–12
20-11.747Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–2–10.72227+21BYE
21-11.773Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77819+22BYE
22-11.803Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–20.77819+20BYE
23-11.931Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–2–20.70028+17BYE
24-12.006Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–30.70028+22BYE
2502.018Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–30.70028+17BYE
2602.026Duke (DUKE)ACC7–30.70028+24BYE
2712.108Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–2–10.75023+11BYE
2812.169Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–10.8898+4BYE
2912.191Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–3–10.68236+14Tied Alabama 3–3
3012.236Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR7–30.70028+17BYE
3112.273Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–20.80012+13BYE
3212.278Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–20.77819+13BYE
3312.305Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B87–30.70028+15BYE
3412.318Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–20.80012+3BYE
3512.326Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–30.70028+15BYE
3612.393Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–2–10.75023+8BYE
37-102.403Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI7–3–10.68236+11Lost to Penn State 12–41
3802.471Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–40.55650+15BYE
3902.478Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–50.50060+14BYE
4012.561Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–40.60042+14BYE
41-12.566Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–40.60042+12BYE
4212.650George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61141+8BYE
43-12.651NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–3–10.65038+9BYE
4402.680Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+4BYE
4502.767Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+7BYE
4602.819Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–40.60042+9BYE
4702.832Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–4–10.55056+5BYE
4802.891Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–3–30.55056+4BYE
4903.030TCUIND SWC4–4–20.50060+5BYE
5023.042Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–40.55650+5BYE
5103.046Purdue (PURDUE)B104–4–10.50060+6BYE
52-23.046Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55650+7BYE
5303.084Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–40.60042+6BYE
5403.115Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–40.60042+2BYE
5503.144Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–40.60042+1BYE
5603.223Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–40.60042-1BYE
5703.238Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–40.60042-1BYE
5803.260Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–40.55650+1BYE
5903.356LSUSEC5–4–10.55056-2BYE
6003.397Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–50.50060+4BYE
6103.427New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–50.50060+2BYE
6203.449Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55650+11BYE
6303.646Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–50.444690BYE
6403.776Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–60.40070-2BYE
6503.795Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40070-1BYE
6603.903Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45067-7BYE
6703.946Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–4–10.55056-8BYE
6804.075USCPAC4–60.40070-5BYE
6914.187UTEPIND BOR4–5–10.45067+1BYE
70-14.202San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55650-3BYE
7104.228Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY5–50.50060-13BYE
7204.363Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35077-9BYE
7304.371Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–6–10.35077-10BYE
7404.452Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33384-7BYE
7504.460Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–6–10.27893-7BYE
7604.613Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–6–10.35077-13BYE
7704.691Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–70.30088-12BYE
7804.759Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–50.50060-11BYE
7904.803Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–60.33384-12BYE
8004.833Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–6–10.35077-13BYE
8104.835Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–70.30088-8BYE
8205.018Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC4–60.40070-12BYE
8305.120Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35077-9BYE
8405.145Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–60.40070-8BYE
8505.159Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–6–10.35077-7BYE
8605.227South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–6–10.35077-18BYE
8705.423Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–70.30088-16BYE
8805.599Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–60.33384-18BYE
8905.619North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–70.30088-22BYE
9005.813West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–70.30088-17BYE
9105.822Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–5–20.40070-5BYE
9205.890Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–6–30.25096-18BYE
9305.937Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–50.37576-6BYE
9405.954Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–60.33384-23BYE
9506.008Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–80.200100-20BYE
9606.054BYUIND SKY3–80.27395-18BYE
9706.173California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–7–10.25096-23BYE
9806.538North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–6–10.27893-26BYE
9906.615SMUIND SWC0–9–10.050110-24BYE
10006.656Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–80.200100-29BYE
10106.705Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–70.22298-26BYE
10206.724Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–80.200100-31BYE
10306.747Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–70.22298-9BYE
10406.761Indiana (INDIANA)B101–80.111105-21BYE
10506.810Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–80.200100-20BYE
10606.846William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–80.200100-32BYE
10707.008Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–90.100106-31BYE
10807.443Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–90.100106-33BYE
10907.767West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–8–20.100106-26BYE
11008.330Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–100.000111-42BYE
11109.020Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–100.000111-47BYE
11209.147Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–90.100106-17BYE
11309.900Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–100.000111-34BYE

1960 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

1960 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
100.894Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–0–10.9503+41BYE
200.936Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8898+40BYE
311.218New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR10–01.0001+32BYE
4-11.218Yale (YALE)IND IVY9–01.0001+30BYE
501.245Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–10.9004+34BYE
601.318Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–1–10.85011+33BYE
701.322Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B89–10.9004+32BYE
801.386Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–2–10.75023+31BYE
901.395Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–10.8898+29BYE
1001.408Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–10.9004+32BYE
1111.488Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–20.80012+31BYE
1211.501Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–20.80012+32BYE
13-21.504Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI9–10.9004+26BYE
1401.583Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80012+28BYE
1501.639Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY8–20.80012+28BYE
1601.652Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–20.80012+27BYE
1701.660Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–20.77819+24BYE
1851.682UCLAPAC7–2–10.75023+23Beat Duke 27–6
19-11.759Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–2–10.72228+21BYE
20-11.773Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77819+22BYE
2101.807Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–20.77819+20BYE
2201.943Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–2–20.70029+17BYE
2321.987Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–30.70029+23BYE
2401.999Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66737+18BYE
2512.035Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–30.70029+17BYE
26-62.036Duke (DUKE)ACC7–30.70029+24Lost to UCLA 6–27
2702.062Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI7–2–10.75023+14BYE
2802.108Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–2–10.75023+11BYE
2902.169Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–10.8898+4BYE
3002.207Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–30.70029+14BYE
3112.256Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR7–30.70029+17BYE
32-12.273Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–20.80012+13BYE
3302.285Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–20.77819+13BYE
3412.318Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B87–30.70029+15BYE
35-12.318Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–20.80012+3BYE
3612.340Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–30.70029+15BYE
3712.393Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–2–10.75023+8BYE
38-22.436Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–40.55650+15BYE
3902.491Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–50.50060+14BYE
4012.566Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–40.60042+12BYE
41-12.569Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–40.60042+14BYE
4212.645NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–3–10.65038+9BYE
43-12.650George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61141+8BYE
4402.700Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+4BYE
4502.753Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+7BYE
4672.819Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–40.60042+9Beat Air Force 23–14
47-12.832Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–4–10.55056+5BYE
48-12.940Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–3–30.55056+4BYE
4913.042TCUIND SWC4–4–20.50060+5BYE
50-23.051Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55650+7BYE
51-23.052Purdue (PURDUE)B104–4–10.50060+6BYE
52-13.078Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–40.55650+4BYE
53-13.080Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–40.60042+6BYE
5403.153Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–40.60042+2BYE
5503.177Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–40.60042+1BYE
5603.227Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–40.60042-1BYE
5703.234Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–40.60042-1BYE
5803.260Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–40.55650+1BYE
5913.356LSUSEC5–4–10.55056-2BYE
60-13.402Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–50.50060+4BYE
6103.432New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–50.50060+2BYE
6203.449Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55650+11BYE
6313.646Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–50.444690BYE
64-13.776Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–60.40070-2Lost to Miami 14–23
6503.800Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40070-1BYE
6603.846Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45067-6BYE
6703.946Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–4–10.55056-8BYE
6804.070USCPAC4–60.40070-5BYE
6964.157San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55650-2Beat Hawai'i 48–6
70-14.198UTEPIND BOR4–5–10.45067+1BYE
71-14.233Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY5–50.50060-13BYE
7204.356Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35077-9BYE
73-24.384Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–6–10.35077-10BYE
7404.452Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33384-7BYE
75-24.460Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–6–10.27893-7BYE
7604.626Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–6–10.35077-13BYE
7704.697Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–70.30088-12BYE
7804.759Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–50.50060-11BYE
7904.803Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–60.33384-12BYE
8014.839Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–6–10.35077-13BYE
81-14.841Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–70.30088-8BYE
8205.018Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC4–60.40070-12BYE
8315.120Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35077-9BYE
8415.150Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–60.40070-8BYE
85-25.159Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–6–10.35077-7BYE
8655.234South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–6–10.35077-18Beat Virginia 26–0
87-15.430Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–70.30088-16BYE
88-15.599Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–60.33384-18BYE
89-15.625North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–70.30088-22BYE
90-15.825West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–70.30088-17BYE
91-15.877Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–5–20.40070-5BYE
9205.911Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–6–30.25096-18BYE
9305.937Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–50.37576-6BYE
9405.954Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–60.33384-23BYE
9506.015Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–80.200100-20BYE
9606.065BYUIND SKY3–80.27395-18BYE
9706.085California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–7–10.25096-22BYE
9806.538North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–6–10.27893-26BYE
9916.634SMUIND SWC0–9–10.050110-24BYE
100-16.669Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–80.200100-29BYE
10106.705Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–70.22298-26BYE
10216.724Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–80.200100-31BYE
10316.747Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–70.22298-9BYE
104-26.761Indiana (INDIANA)B101–80.111105-21BYE
10506.803Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–80.200100-20BYE
10606.846William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–80.200100-32BYE
10706.932Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–90.100106-30BYE
10807.458Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–90.100106-33BYE
10907.746West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–8–20.100106-25BYE
11008.237Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–100.000111-41BYE
11109.012Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–100.000111-47Lost to South Carolina 0–26
11209.147Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–90.100106-17BYE
11309.909Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–100.000111-34BYE

1960 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

1960 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
100.888Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–0–10.9503+41Beat Mississippi State 35–9
200.931Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8898+40BYE
311.214Yale (YALE)IND IVY9–01.0001+30BYE
4-11.214New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR10–01.0001+32Beat UTEP 27–15
501.270Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–10.9004+33BYE
651.307Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–1–10.85011+33Beat Auburn 3–0
7-11.317Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B89–10.9004+32BYE
821.386Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–2–10.75024+31BYE
901.387Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–10.8898+29BYE
10-31.404Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–10.9004+32BYE
1151.469Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI9–10.9004+27Beat Army 17–12
1201.505Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–20.80012+30Beat Miami 18–0
13-51.515Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–20.80012+31Lost to Alabama 0–3
1401.580Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80012+28BYE
1501.626Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY8–20.80012+28BYE
1691.654Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–20.80012+27Beat Rice 12–7
17-41.682Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–20.77819+23BYE
1821.748Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–2–10.72228+21BYE
1901.767Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77819+22BYE
2021.775Duke (DUKE)ACC7–20.77819+25BYE
21-31.800Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–20.77819+20BYE
2271.932Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–2–20.70030+17Beat Vanderbilt 35–0
2391.979UCLAPAC6–2–10.72228+16Beat Utah 16–9
2421.991Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66737+18BYE
25-82.026Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–30.70030+23Lost to UCLA 9–16
26-52.044Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–30.70030+17Lost to Baylor 7–12
2712.087Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI7–2–10.75024+13BYE
28-52.108Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–2–10.75024+11Lost to Virginia Tech 12–13
2912.169Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–10.8898+4BYE
3062.225Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–30.70030+14Beat Texas A&M 21–14
3182.262Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–20.80012+13Beat West Texas A&M 31–14
3282.266Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR7–30.70030+17Beat Arizona State 35–7
3322.288Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–20.77819+13BYE
3402.312Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–20.80012+3BYE
3532.334Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B87–30.70030+15BYE
36-32.362Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–40.55649+15BYE
37-132.378Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–30.70030+15Lost to Arizona 7–35
38-12.389Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–2–10.75024+8BYE
39-122.418Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–50.50059+15Lost to Georgia 6–7
40-92.564Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–40.60042+15Lost to Air Force 6–16
4162.612Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–40.60042+11Beat Georgia Tech 7–6
4242.636George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61141+8BYE
43-12.637NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–3–10.65038+10BYE
44-32.704Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+4Lost to Navy 12–17
45-12.757Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+7BYE
46-12.798Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–4–10.55055+5BYE
4753.025Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–3–30.55055+3BYE
4833.026Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55649+7BYE
4913.029Purdue (PURDUE)B104–4–10.50059+6BYE
5033.042TCUIND SWC4–4–20.50059+5Beat SMU 13–0
51-33.048Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–40.55649+4BYE
52-93.068Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–40.60042+6Lost to Tulsa 16–26
53-43.155Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–40.55649+4Lost to Florida 0–18
5413.168Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–40.60042+2BYE
5523.169Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–40.60042+1Beat Boston College 16–12
5663.230Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–40.60042-1Beat Furman 42–14
5783.234Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–40.60042-1Beat Virginia Military Institute 13–12
58-43.240Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–40.55649+1BYE
5983.384Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–50.50059+4Beat Houston 26–16
6033.397LSUSEC5–4–10.55055-3Beat Tulane 17–6
61-53.406New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–50.50059+2BYE
62-43.429Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55649+11BYE
6393.552Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–50.44469+2Beat Colorado 16–6
64-53.625Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–50.444690BYE
6513.825Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40071-1BYE
66-23.893Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45067-7BYE
67-73.930Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–4–10.55055-8Lost to Clemson 14–42
68-74.128USCPAC4–60.40071-6Lost to Notre Dame 0–17
69-14.199UTEPIND BOR4–5–10.45067+1Lost to New Mexico State 15–27
7014.207Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY5–50.50059-13BYE
7154.384Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–6–10.35077-10BYE
72-24.408Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35077-9Lost to Holy Cross 12–16
7314.428Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–6–10.27892-7Lost to Ole Miss 9–35
7434.439Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33383-7BYE
7504.571San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–40.50059-2BYE
7674.627Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–6–10.35077-13Beat Oklahoma State 17–6
77-84.681Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–70.30087-12Lost to Oklahoma 6–17
7824.742Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–50.50059-11BYE
7964.790Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–60.33383-12Beat Cornell 18–7
80-24.813Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–70.30087-8Lost to Tennessee 0–35
81-84.827Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–6–10.35077-13Lost to LSU 6–17
82-15.021Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC4–60.40071-12BYE
8355.154Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–6–10.35077-7Beat William & Mary 19–0
84-25.166Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35077-9BYE
85-65.215Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–60.40071-9Lost to Fresno State 7–32
8645.377Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–70.30087-15Beat Colorado State 21–12
8705.586Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–60.33383-18BYE
88105.687North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–70.30087-22Beat Virginia 35–8
89-35.809West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–70.30087-17Lost to Wichita State 14–31
9015.877Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–5–20.40071-5BYE
91155.906South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–6–10.27892-17Beat Wake Forest 41–20
92-35.921Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–6–30.25096-18Lost to Texas 14–21
9315.930Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–50.37576-6BYE
94-25.960Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–60.33383-23BYE
95106.048Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–80.200100-20Beat USC 17–0
96-126.083BYUIND SKY3–80.27395-18Lost to Hawai'i 6–13
97-26.158California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–7–10.25096-22BYE
9836.507North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–6–10.27892-26BYE
99-66.636Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–80.200100-28Lost to Denver 12–21
100-16.643SMUIND SWC0–9–10.050110-24Lost to TCU 0–13
101-56.691Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–70.22298-26Lost to Pennsylvania 7–18
10216.728Indiana (INDIANA)B101–80.111105-21BYE
103-36.745Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–80.200100-30Lost to South Carolina 20–41
104-26.747Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–70.22298-9BYE
105-16.804Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–80.200100-20BYE
106-96.832William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–80.200100-32Lost to Richmond 0–19
10707.000Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–90.100106-30BYE
10807.473Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–90.100106-33BYE
10907.725West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–8–20.100106-25BYE
11008.364Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–100.000111-40BYE
11108.781Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–90.000111-41Lost to North Carolina 8–35
11209.147Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–90.100106-17BYE
11309.900Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–100.000111-34BYE

1960 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

1960 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
100.782Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–0–10.9443+38BYE
200.918Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8897+39Beat Notre Dame 28–0
321.196New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR9–01.0001+26Beat Hardin Simmons 40–3
441.216Yale (YALE)IND IVY9–01.0001+29Beat Harvard 39–6
511.252Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC9–10.9004+32Beat Washington State 8–7
6-21.333Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B89–10.9004+30Lost to Kansas 7–23
7-41.336Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–10.9004+32Lost to Utah 0–6
811.339Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–10.8897+30Beat Florida State 57–21
921.356Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B108–10.8897+29Beat Wisconsin 26–7
1061.361Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–2–10.75028+30Beat Missouri 23–7
11-11.430Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–1–10.83312+24Beat Tampa 34–6
1231.571Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–20.77817+25BYE
1361.608Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–20.77817+23Beat Miami 21–14
14-11.624Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80014+25Beat Texas Tech 34–6
1521.642Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY8–20.80014+26Beat BYU 30–6
16-21.657Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI8–10.8897+18BYE
17101.687Utah (UTAH)IND SKY7–20.77817+23Beat Utah State 6–0
1861.747Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–20.77817+20Beat Michigan 7–0
1941.749Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77817+21Beat Dartmouth 7–0
20101.765Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–2–10.72231+20Beat Detroit Mercy 43–15
2141.788Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–20.77817+17Beat TCU 23–0
22-151.788Duke (DUKE)ACC7–20.77817+22Lost to North Carolina 6–7
23-51.806Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–1–10.83312+14BYE
24-41.890Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–20.77817+18BYE
25-41.919Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–20.77817+19Beat SMU 20–7
2671.964Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66735+17Beat Pittsburgh 14–3
2741.997Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–40.55647+18BYE
2802.002Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI7–2–10.75028+13Tied Oregon State 14–14
2902.003Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–2–20.66735+13Tied Kentucky 10–10
3042.159Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–10.8897+4Beat Columbia 43–2
3162.211Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–30.66735+18Beat Oklahoma State 13–6
32-202.263UCLAPAC5–2–10.68834+9Lost to USC 6–17
33-72.285Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–40.55647+15Lost to Ohio State 0–7
34-22.290Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–20.80014+4Beat Southern Miss 7–6
35-132.295Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–20.77817+13Lost to Michigan State 15–43
36-12.325Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–30.66735+11BYE
37-12.345Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–2–10.75028+8Beat Arkansas State 22–21
3812.352Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B87–30.70033+15Beat Pacific 14–6
3942.437Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC7–20.77817+9Beat North Texas 34–6
4042.496Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR6–30.66735+12Beat Kansas State 35–16
4102.507Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–2–10.72231+5BYE
4202.624NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–3–10.65041+9Tied South Carolina 8–8
43-32.638Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–30.66735+11BYE
4432.681Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65041+7Tied Oregon 14–14
4532.731Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–4–10.55057+6Tied Tennessee 10–10
4642.736George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61144+7Beat West Virginia 26–0
4742.851Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–40.55647+6BYE
48-32.968Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–40.55647+4Lost to Northwestern 7–14
49-32.978Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–30.62543+4Lost to Syracuse 14–21
5043.028Purdue (PURDUE)B104–4–10.50059+5Beat Indiana 35–6
5163.047Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55647+5Beat Illinois 14–7
52-143.069Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–3–30.55057+2Lost to Penn State 3–14
53-43.132TCUIND SWC3–4–20.44467+5Lost to Rice 0–23
54-23.258Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–40.556470Lost to Princeton 0–7
5533.300Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–40.60046-1Beat Virginia 44–12
5673.388New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY5–50.50059+2Beat Montana 24–7
5733.412Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–40.55647-2Beat UConn 30–6
58-23.442Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55647+10Lost to Yale 6–39
5903.561Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–50.444670Lost to Minnesota 7–26
6083.584Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–3–10.61144-4Beat Davidson 22–21
61153.618USCPAC4–50.444670Beat UCLA 17–6
62-73.716Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–40.55647-7Lost to Boston College 14–25
6393.750LSUSEC4–4–10.50059-6Beat Wake Forest 16–0
64-33.792Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45066-6Lost to Washington 7–8
65-13.800Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–40.55647-9BYE
6633.828Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40072-1Beat Oklahoma 17–14
67-13.899Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–50.44467-2BYE
68-153.978UTEPIND BOR4–4–10.50059+2Lost to Bowling Green State 0–21
69-44.084Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–60.33381-5Lost to Colorado 6–13
70114.129Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–5–10.38975-4Beat Clemson 25–14
71-94.135Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY5–50.50059-12Lost to New Mexico 7–24
72-24.196Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–50.37577-5BYE
73114.301Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–5–10.38975-7Beat Vanderbilt 20–0
7444.405Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–5–10.31387-5BYE
7554.420San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–40.50059-1Beat Idaho 22–20
76-24.439Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–6–10.35079-9Lost to Arkansas 6–34
7704.517Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33381-8Lost to Rutgers 2–43
78-114.551Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–60.33381-6Lost to Tulane 0–20
79-44.564Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–50.44467-9Lost to Iowa State 6–14
80-94.760Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–50.50059-11Lost to Villanova 7–21
81-85.053Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC4–60.40072-11Lost to Miami (OH) 6–10
8205.122Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35079-7Lost to Auburn 21–57
83-45.208Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–6–10.27889-15Lost to Nebraska 14–17
8415.302BYUIND SKY3–70.30088-16Lost to Wyoming 6–30
8515.348Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–60.25093-14BYE
8615.574West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–60.33381-13BYE
8785.627Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–60.33381-18Beat Colgate 21–14
88-55.749Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–6–10.27889-8Lost to East Carolina 7–22
8925.771Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–5–30.27889-13BYE
90-15.799Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–70.22296-16BYE
91135.854Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–5–20.40072-5Beat Buffalo 42–14
92-25.934Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–60.33381-22BYE
93-15.950Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–70.22296-19BYE
94-65.969Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–50.37577-6Lost to Furman 21–22
9556.059California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–7–10.25093-19Beat Stanford 21–10
96-26.149Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–60.25093-20BYE
9726.246William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–70.22296-22BYE
9886.325North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–70.22296-21Beat Duke 7–6
9926.367SMUIND SWC0–8–10.056110-19Lost to Baylor 7–20
100-76.379Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–70.22296-25Lost to LSU 0–16
101-46.421North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–6–10.27889-24Lost to Wichita State 6–34
102-66.628Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–70.22296-9Lost to Brown 14–21
103-56.657Indiana (INDIANA)B101–80.111104-21Lost to Purdue 6–35
10446.772Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–80.200102-17Beat Xavier 21–7
10506.784Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–80.111104-23Lost to Iowa 0–28
106-36.940South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–6–10.188103-19Tied NC State 8–8
107-56.970Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–90.100106-29Lost to San José State 20–22
108-17.511Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–90.100106-31Lost to Arizona 16–35
10907.756West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–8–20.100106-25Lost to George Washington 0–26
11008.364Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–100.000111-39Lost to California 10–21
11108.404Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–80.000111-31Lost to Maryland 12–44
11209.237Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–90.100106-17Lost to Kent State 7–14
11309.698Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–100.000111-31Lost to New Mexico State 3–40

1960 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

1960 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
100.818Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–0–10.9445+35Beat Tennessee 24–3
200.881Iowa (IOWA)B107–10.8758+33Beat Ohio State 35–12
321.119Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–01.0001+32Beat Pacific 45–6
401.155Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B89–01.0001+28Beat Oklahoma 41–19
521.162New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR8–01.0001+24Beat West Texas A&M 35–15
601.234Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–10.8896+26Beat California 27–7
711.258Duke (DUKE)ACC7–10.8758+29Beat Wake Forest 34–7
831.309Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–01.0001+22Beat Princeton 43–22
911.363Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–10.8758+27Beat Georgia 9–6
10-11.366Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–1–10.81315+23Beat Georgia Tech 16–15
11-81.442Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–10.8758+22Lost to Purdue 14–23
1201.587UCLAPAC5–1–10.78616+13Beat Air Force 22–0
1331.657Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–20.77817+21Beat SMU 26–3
1411.658Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI8–10.8896+16Beat Virginia 41–6
1541.676Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–20.77817+22Beat Tulane 21–6
1681.682Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–2–10.72230+18Beat Colorado 34–6
1711.693Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY7–20.77817+22Beat Texas Tech 10–7
18131.805Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–1–10.83314+12Beat Citadel 20–6
1911.829Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–20.75023+15Beat Colgate 46–6
2081.864Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–20.77817+18Beat NC State 25–22
2161.938Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–20.75023+16Beat USC 35–14
2211.938Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI7–10.8758+13Beat Villanova 13–7
23-101.946Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY6–20.75023+15Lost to Yale 22–43
24-101.958Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75023+13Lost to Iowa 12–35
25-41.964Rice (RICE)IND SWC6–20.75023+13Beat Texas A&M 21–14
26-12.018Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–30.62541+17Beat Indiana 29–7
27102.030Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–20.75023+13Beat Montana 16–6
2812.039Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI7–20.77817+11Beat West Virginia 20–6
29-122.078Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–2–10.68834+10Lost to Ole Miss 3–24
3052.167Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–2–10.68834+11Beat Northwestern 21–18
31-92.191Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–40.55653+16Lost to Alabama 15–16
3212.250Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–20.77817+4Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 42–0
33102.261Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62541+12Beat Holy Cross 33–8
3402.336Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–10.87580Beat Delaware 22–0
3552.361Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–30.66736+9Beat TCU 3–2
36-62.388Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–2–10.72230+7Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–20
37-112.406Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–30.62541+13Lost to Kansas 6–34
3812.435Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–2–30.61149+6Tied Army 7–7
39-12.459Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–30.66736+11Beat Kansas State 20–7
4052.536Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–30.66736+11Beat Florida State 7–6
4112.567Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–2–10.72230+1Tied Pittsburgh 7–7
42-102.576NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–30.66736+9Lost to Arizona State 22–25
4312.591Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC6–20.75023+7Beat Drake 32–7
4472.630Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR5–30.62541+9Beat UTEP 28–14
4572.640Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–30.62541+7Beat Wisconsin 35–14
4602.649Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–20.71433+5Beat Notre Dame 28–21
4712.712Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66736+6Beat Stanford 25–21
4862.828Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–40.55653+5Beat Xavier 49–0
49-132.840TCUIND SWC3–3–20.50060+5Lost to Texas 2–3
5062.861George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–3–10.56350+6Beat Virginia Tech 21–8
51-42.949Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–40.55653+6Lost to Auburn 6–9
5273.127Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–30.62541+2Beat Cornell 20–0
53-123.157UTEPIND BOR4–3–10.56350+2Lost to Arizona 14–28
54163.179Purdue (PURDUE)B103–4–10.43869+4Beat Minnesota 23–14
5563.212Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–30.62541-1Beat South Carolina 12–2
5663.358Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–30.62541+8Beat Brown 22–8
57-73.453Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–40.50060+1Lost to Michigan State 18–21
5863.479Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–40.55653-1Beat North Carolina 22–19
59-103.491Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–40.50060+1Lost to Illinois 14–35
60-53.716Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–40.50060-1Lost to Penn State 8–33
6173.728Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI4–4–10.50060-6Beat Idaho 18–7
62-23.745Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY5–40.55653-5Lost to Utah 6–16
6393.762New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–50.44466-1Beat Colorado State 24–6
64-73.833Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–40.55653-7Lost to George Washington 8–21
65123.866Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–50.37575-2Beat Nebraska 7–6
6683.918Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–50.44466-2Beat North Texas 12–8
6784.036Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–50.37575-1Beat William & Mary 22–8
68-154.055Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–3–10.56350-6Lost to Richmond 28–35
69-114.079Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–60.33380-1Lost to Oklahoma State 6–7
70-14.125Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–50.37575-3Lost to UCLA 0–22
71-84.161Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–40.55653-2Lost to Kentucky 0–49
7274.199LSUSEC3–4–10.43869-8Beat Mississippi State 7–3
7384.317Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC4–50.44466-9Beat Marquette 33–13
74-14.331Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–5–10.38973-7Lost to Wyoming 7–10
75-44.338Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–40.50060-6Lost to Utah State 6–45
76-104.341USCPAC3–50.37575-5Lost to Baylor 14–35
7764.463Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–50.37575-6Beat Pennsylvania 16–6
78-134.508Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–5–10.31385-6Lost to LSU 3–7
79-34.704Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–5–10.31385-8Lost to Missouri 19–41
80-134.723San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–40.429710Lost to Fresno State 12–27
8164.781Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–5–10.31385-9Beat Boston University 23–14
8204.912Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–5–10.38973-5Lost to Houston 6–7
83114.917Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–5–10.31385-8Beat Furman 35–28
84-65.027Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–5–10.31385-10Lost to Florida 6–21
8575.258BYUIND SKY3–60.33380-13Beat Denver 19–6
86-65.379Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–60.25092-12Lost to Columbia 6–16
87-35.507West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–60.33380-11Lost to New Mexico State 15–35
88135.807Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–40.42971-2Beat Lehigh 21–18
89-45.840Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–70.22297-14Lost to BYU 6–19
90-45.886Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI3–60.33380-19Lost to Cincinnati 13–33
9175.988Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–5–30.27891-13Lost to Rice 14–21
92-45.995Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–70.22297-17Lost to New Mexico 6–24
93-26.043Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–60.25092-19Lost to Duke 7–34
94-46.175Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–60.25092-17Lost to Dartmouth 0–20
9526.309Brown (BROWN)IND IVY2–60.25092-17Lost to Harvard 8–22
9606.331Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–60.25092-3Lost to Syracuse 6–46
97-46.349North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–5–10.31385-21Lost to Tulsa 8–12
98-36.352Indiana (INDIANA)B101–70.125102-15Lost to Michigan 7–29
99-106.431William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–70.22297-21Lost to Vanderbilt 8–22
10036.527California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–7–10.167100-17Lost to Washington 7–27
10116.564SMUIND SWC0–7–10.063110-15Lost to Arkansas 3–26
102-26.688Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–80.111105-21Lost to Washington State 7–18
10316.895South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–60.143101-17Lost to Clemson 2–12
104-56.925Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI2–5–20.33380-6Lost to Boston College 14–23
10507.029Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–70.125102-21Lost to Miami 21–28
10607.516North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–70.125102-25Lost to Maryland 19–22
10707.579Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–80.111105-25Lost to Iowa State 7–20
10817.615Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–80.111105-20Lost to Detroit Mercy 7–13
10937.785West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–7–20.111105-20Lost to Oregon 6–20
110-27.878Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–90.000111-29Lost to Oregon State 21–25
11108.285Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–70.000111-25Lost to Navy 6–41
112-28.812Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–80.111105-15Lost to Miami (OH) 8–23
113010.063Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–90.000111-28Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 12–43

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