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1960 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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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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