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1961 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1961 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.952Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+45Beat Auburn 34–0
2-10.992Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–0–10.9444+34BYE
301.059LSUSEC9–10.9005+42BYE
401.110Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–10.9005+36Beat Mississippi State 37–7
501.272Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–10.9005+38Beat Air Force 29–12
611.332Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY9–0–10.9503+24BYE
721.351Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–10.9005+34BYE
801.430Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–20.77813+27BYE
911.445Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI8–1–10.8509+24BYE
10-41.470Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–30.66731+27BYE
1121.525Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–30.70018+28Beat Georgia 22–7
1201.547Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI9–01.0001+18BYE
13-21.602Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77813+22BYE
1401.622Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–1–20.77813+19BYE
1501.629Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70018+23BYE
1601.738Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–2–10.75017+24BYE
1711.746Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80010+25BYE
1821.775Rice (RICE)IND SWC7–30.70018+25Beat Baylor 26–14
19-21.820Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–30.70018+20BYE
20-11.852Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–30.70018+18BYE
2131.917Duke (DUKE)ACC7–30.70018+22Beat Notre Dame 37–13
2241.999Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–30.70018+18Beat Army 13–7
23-22.024Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–20.80010+6BYE
2432.039Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–30.70018+19Beat Florida 15–6
25-32.126Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–30.66731+18BYE
26-32.170Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–20.80010+14BYE
2712.283Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON7–30.70018+16BYE
28112.351Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI7–30.70018+8Beat Boston College 38–26
2942.373Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–30.70018+15BYE
3052.373Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–40.60038+16BYE
3112.374Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77813+3BYE
32-72.382Purdue (PURDUE)B106–30.66731+9BYE
33-32.422Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–3–10.65037+12BYE
3402.449UCLAPAC7–30.70018+13BYE
35-62.492Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66731+17BYE
3672.561Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–40.60038+11Beat Vanderbilt 41–7
3702.589Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66731+5BYE
38-72.634Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60038+7Lost to Navy 7–13
39-12.640Iowa (IOWA)B105–40.55647+10BYE
40-42.737Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–40.60038+9Lost to Alabama 0–34
4102.798Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY6–30.66731+13BYE
4232.817Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–30.70018-2BYE
4342.878New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY6–40.60038+11BYE
44-22.933Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–50.50056+8Lost to Duke 13–37
45-12.947Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–50.50056+10Lost to Ole Miss 7–37
4602.968Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–40.55647+5BYE
47143.092North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–50.50056+7Beat Virginia 24–0
4803.102Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–40.55647+2BYE
49-93.105West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–40.60038+7Lost to Texas Tech 14–16
5023.136Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–50.50056+7Beat Oklahoma State 21–13
5183.191Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI5–4–10.55052+6Beat Oregon State 23–12
52-23.200Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–50.50056+4BYE
5303.297Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60038-3BYE
5403.302Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–50.50056+1BYE
55-43.400Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–50.44471+1BYE
5603.550New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR5–4–10.55052-2BYE
5713.576Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–40.55647+6BYE
5823.582Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–5–10.45067-1BYE
5933.606Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500560BYE
60-113.622Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50056-3Lost to Houston 12–23
6133.659San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–40.60038+3BYE
62-73.690Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–50.50056-2Lost to Rice 14–26
6303.762Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–4–10.55052-5BYE
64-73.767Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–5–10.45067-2Lost to Miami 6–15
6513.800Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–60.40075-2BYE
6613.909Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–50.50056-5BYE
6713.935TCUIND SWC3–5–20.400750Tied SMU 28–28
6814.007Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–40.60038-7BYE
6934.099NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–60.40075-5BYE
70-54.144Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–60.40075-6Lost to Oklahoma 13–21
7144.278Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–40.50056-14BYE
7214.292North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–4–10.55052-4BYE
73-34.305Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–60.40075-6Lost to Holy Cross 26–38
7424.320Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45067+3BYE
7524.379Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–40.55647-10BYE
76124.432Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–60.40075-5Beat West Texas A&M 16–14
7714.440Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–60.40075-9BYE
78-44.471Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44471-12BYE
7904.550Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–70.30089-11BYE
80-94.554Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–60.40075-10Lost to North Carolina 0–24
8114.635South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–60.40075-10BYE
82-24.643USCPAC4–5–10.45067-15BYE
8314.844Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–6–10.35086-13BYE
84-34.848Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–60.33387-14BYE
8514.851Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40075-13BYE
86-14.866West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–60.40075-15BYE
87-44.906Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–50.44471-9BYE
8815.056Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–50.44471-17BYE
8915.082George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–60.33387-15BYE
9015.138Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30089-13BYE
91-45.244Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–70.30089-14Lost to Georgia Tech 7–22
9205.430UTEPIND BOR3–70.30089-20BYE
9305.676SMUIND SWC2–7–10.25095-17Tied TCU 28–28
9415.858Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–80.200100-18BYE
95-15.931Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.22297-18BYE
9606.017Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–70.30089-27Lost to Colorado 12–29
9716.148Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–70.30089-19BYE
98-16.212BYUIND SKY2–80.200100-24BYE
9916.235Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–80.200100-26BYE
100-16.503Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–80.200100-25Lost to Tennessee 7–41
10116.524Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–60.25095-14BYE
102-16.657Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.22297-24BYE
10306.718Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–70.22297-19BYE
10416.932Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–80.200100-28BYE
105-16.950California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–8–10.150106-27BYE
10607.264William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–90.100107-33BYE
10707.463Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–90.000108-27BYE
10807.941Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–100.000108-38BYE
10908.257Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–80.200100-10BYE
11009.725Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000108-35BYE
11109.882Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–100.000108-33BYE

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