1960 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 3, 1961By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1960 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.897	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	10–0–1	0.955	3	+48	Beat Rice 14–6
2	0	0.914	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–1	0.889	6	+39	BYE
3	0	1.117	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	11–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat Utah State 20–13
4	1	1.163	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	10–1	0.909	4	+41	Beat Minnesota 17–7
5	1	1.179	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	4	+42	Beat Navy 21–14
6	-2	1.216	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	9–0	1.000	1	+30	BYE
7	0	1.289	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–1–2	0.818	8	+33	BYE
8	0	1.363	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	7–2–1	0.750	22	+32	BYE
9	2	1.382	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	8	+38	Beat Baylor 13–12
10	2	1.478	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–2	0.800	12	+33	BYE
11	-2	1.539	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	8–2	0.800	12	+28	Lost to Washington 7–17
12	-2	1.549	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	9–2	0.818	8	+32	Lost to New Mexico State 13–20
13	3	1.622	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+25	BYE
14	-1	1.649	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	8	+26	Lost to Missouri 14–21
15	0	1.654	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	8–2	0.800	12	+27	BYE
16	2	1.660	UCLA	PAC	7–2–1	0.750	22	+24	BYE
17	3	1.706	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–2–1	0.722	28	+21	BYE
18	1	1.715	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+25	BYE
19	2	1.755	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	17	+22	BYE
20	2	1.778	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–2	0.778	17	+20	BYE
21	5	1.858	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	8–3	0.727	25	+32	Beat Arkansas 7–6
22	1	1.899	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–2–2	0.700	29	+17	BYE
23	-9	1.980	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	25	+24	Lost to Duke 6–7
24	-7	1.991	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	25	+25	Lost to Florida 12–13
25	-1	2.039	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	7–3	0.700	29	+22	BYE
26	1	2.074	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	7–2–1	0.750	22	+12	BYE
27	1	2.146	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	6	+4	BYE
28	2	2.256	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	29	+17	BYE
29	3	2.262	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	17	+13	BYE
30	1	2.273	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	12	+13	BYE
31	5	2.293	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	8–2–1	0.773	21	+8	Beat Tennessee Tech 27–0
32	1	2.311	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	29	+15	BYE
33	1	2.315	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	12	+3	BYE
34	-9	2.327	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	40	+16	Lost to Ole Miss 6–14
35	0	2.340	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	29	+15	BYE
36	-7	2.345	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–3–1	0.682	35	+12	BYE
37	0	2.423	Oregon (OREGON)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	35	+11	BYE
38	0	2.472	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–4	0.556	50	+15	BYE
39	0	2.484	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	5–5	0.500	60	+14	BYE
40	1	2.546	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	42	+12	BYE
41	1	2.598	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	5–3–1	0.611	41	+9	BYE
42	-2	2.626	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	42	+13	BYE
43	0	2.629	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–3–1	0.650	37	+9	BYE
44	0	2.687	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	37	+3	BYE
45	0	2.745	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	37	+7	BYE
46	0	2.803	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+9	BYE
47	0	2.832	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	56	+5	BYE
48	0	2.886	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–3–3	0.550	56	+4	BYE
49	2	3.038	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	60	+6	BYE
50	2	3.046	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–4	0.556	50	+6	BYE
51	-1	3.061	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–4	0.556	50	+4	BYE
52	1	3.071	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+6	BYE
53	1	3.111	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–4	0.600	42	+2	BYE
54	1	3.144	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+1	BYE
55	1	3.214	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–4	0.600	42	-1	BYE
56	1	3.230	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	42	-1	BYE
57	1	3.256	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	50	+1	BYE
58	-9	3.266	TCU	IND SWC	4–4–2	0.500	60	+3	BYE
59	0	3.414	LSU	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	56	-3	BYE
60	2	3.444	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	50	+11	BYE
61	0	3.455	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	5–5	0.500	60	+1	BYE
62	-2	3.473	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	60	+3	BYE
63	0	3.652	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–5	0.444	69	-1	BYE
64	0	3.798	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	70	-3	BYE
65	0	3.817	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	70	-2	BYE
66	1	3.902	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–4–1	0.550	56	-8	BYE
67	-1	3.909	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	67	-7	BYE
68	0	4.140	USC	PAC	4–6	0.400	70	-6	BYE
69	1	4.211	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	50	-3	BYE
70	-1	4.226	UTEP	IND BOR	4–5–1	0.450	67	0	BYE
71	0	4.257	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	5–5	0.500	60	-14	BYE
72	0	4.382	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	77	-10	BYE
73	1	4.433	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	84	-7	BYE
74	1	4.443	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–6–1	0.278	93	-7	BYE
75	1	4.626	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–6–1	0.350	77	-13	BYE
76	-3	4.643	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–6–1	0.350	77	-13	BYE
77	1	4.754	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	60	-11	BYE
78	-1	4.782	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	88	-13	BYE
79	2	4.792	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–7	0.300	88	-8	BYE
80	-1	4.829	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	84	-13	BYE
81	-1	4.885	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	3–6–1	0.350	77	-14	BYE
82	0	5.012	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	70	-12	BYE
83	0	5.101	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	77	-9	BYE
84	1	5.107	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–6–1	0.350	77	-7	BYE
85	-1	5.177	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	70	-9	BYE
86	0	5.214	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	77	-18	BYE
87	0	5.460	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	3–7	0.300	88	-17	BYE
88	1	5.590	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–7	0.300	88	-21	BYE
89	-1	5.593	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	84	-18	BYE
90	1	5.822	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	3–5–2	0.400	70	-5	BYE
91	-1	5.825	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	3–7	0.300	88	-17	BYE
92	1	5.888	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	76	-6	BYE
93	1	5.947	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	84	-23	BYE
94	1	6.015	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	100	-21	BYE
95	1	6.094	BYU	IND SKY	3–8	0.273	95	-19	BYE
96	1	6.158	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–7–1	0.250	96	-23	BYE
97	-5	6.326	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–6–3	0.250	96	-21	BYE
98	0	6.538	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	2–6–1	0.278	93	-26	BYE
99	2	6.698	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	98	-26	BYE
100	0	6.704	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	2–8	0.200	100	-30	BYE
101	1	6.704	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–8	0.200	100	-31	BYE
102	1	6.717	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	98	-9	BYE
103	1	6.761	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–8	0.111	105	-22	BYE
104	2	6.791	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	100	-32	BYE
105	0	6.818	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	100	-21	BYE
106	-7	7.046	SMU	IND SWC	0–9–1	0.050	110	-28	BYE
107	0	7.054	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	106	-32	BYE
108	0	7.481	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–9	0.100	106	-34	BYE
109	0	7.777	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	0–8–2	0.100	106	-26	BYE
110	0	8.321	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–10	0.000	111	-42	BYE
111	0	9.046	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–10	0.000	111	-48	BYE
112	0	9.140	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	106	-17	BYE
113	0	9.909	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	0–10	0.000	111	-34	BYE