1961 Week 11 College Football Team RankingsNovember 7, 1961By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1961 Season Tags: • No Comments1961 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status110.756Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–0–10.9176+16Beat Iowa 29–132111.037Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–10.83312+16Beat Michigan State 13–0321.065Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–10.8579+18Beat Florida 20–0451.074Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–20.66727+16Beat Duke 28–14531.099LSUSEC6–10.8579+21Beat Ole Miss 10–7641.102Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–01.0001+18Beat Missouri 7–6701.188Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–01.0001+16Beat SMU 27–08-21.208Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+18Beat Mississippi State 24–09-61.286Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–10.8579+15Lost to LSU 7–1010-91.308Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–10.83312+13Lost to Minnesota 0–131101.365Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY7–0–10.9385+12Beat BYU 31–812-81.491Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–1–10.78614+14Lost to Colorado 6–71381.599Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI5–1–10.78614+10Beat Wyoming 20–151401.652Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC7–10.8757+16Beat Oklahoma State 25–131511.658Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–01.0001+6Beat Lafayette 37–61611.771Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–20.66727+12Beat Texas Tech 42–717-51.835Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–1–20.75016+10Lost to Arizona 15–2018171.878Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–20.71420+10Beat Detroit Mercy 34–71941.967Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–20.71420+9Beat Pittsburgh 28–92091.967Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–20.75016+16Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–82152.006Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–10.8757+5Beat West Chester 40–132292.062Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–20.71420+9Beat Texas A&M 15–82342.127Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–20.66727+6Beat Indiana 14–824-92.128Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–20.71420+7Lost to San José State 26–3225-52.192Iowa (IOWA)B104–20.66727+6Lost to Ohio State 13–2926162.227Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–20.71420+9Beat Penn State 21–172732.228Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–20.66727+5Beat Brown 52–028-102.244Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–20.75016+3Lost to Furman 6–72942.300UCLAPAC5–20.71420+8Beat California 35–153042.318Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–20.71420+5Beat Notre Dame 13–1031-92.321Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57146+7Lost to Maryland 17–2132132.345Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–20.66727+5Beat Dayton 28–033-92.367Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI4–20.66727+5Lost to Army 7–343432.494Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–2–10.64340+6Beat Nebraska 28–635182.510North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–20.66727+6Beat Tennessee 22–2136112.517Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–30.57146+7Beat Georgia 32–737112.525Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–30.57146+7Beat Stanford 19–73812.533Purdue (PURDUE)B104–20.66727+2Beat Illinois 23–939132.565Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON6–20.75016+3Beat Memphis 7–640102.627Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–20.66727+3Beat Wake Forest 21–741-92.639Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–30.50055+3Lost to Navy 10–1342162.697Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–20.667270Beat Yale 24–843-182.750Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–30.62542+5Lost to New Mexico 16–2144132.789New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–30.57146+9Beat Utah 21–164592.848Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY4–20.66727+5Beat Cornell 35–746-273.058West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–30.57146+6Lost to Bowling Green State 6–284723.105Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–30.50055+5BYE48-73.129Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–30.50055+2Lost to North Carolina 21–2249-213.130COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–20.66727+5Lost to Lehigh 15–2050-73.147Duke (DUKE)ACC4–30.57146+3Lost to Michigan 14–2851-153.191Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–30.57146+3Lost to Alabama 0–2452193.294Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–30.50055+6Beat Iowa State 14–1053143.302Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–40.50055+2Beat Virginia Tech 11–054-33.319Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–3–10.50055+2Lost to Georgia Tech 0–2055-153.368New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–3–10.56354+4Lost to Trinity (TEXAS) 14–1756-103.373Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–3–10.50055-1Lost to Arkansas 8–1557-133.436Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–30.57146-1Lost to Boston College 10–145873.439North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC4–2–10.64340-4Beat Drake 28–2159183.453San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62542-1Beat Arizona State 32–2660133.545Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–40.429710Beat Florida State 20–061133.663West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–40.50055-1Beat George Washington 12–762-243.724Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–3–10.50055+2Lost to Kentucky 0–2063193.751Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–30.50055+3Beat Pennsylvania 37–664123.885Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–30.62542-1Beat Louisville 16–865-53.894Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–3–10.41780+1BYE6623.896Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–40.42971-3Beat Tulane 21–667-113.919Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–30.50055-5Lost to Dartmouth 8–2468-53.924USCPAC3–3–10.50055-3Tied Washington 0–06903.954Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–40.50055-4Lost to Citadel 8–1470-43.959NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–40.42971-1Beat Southern Miss 7–671-104.031Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–40.42971-1Lost to Oregon 7–1972-84.064Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–40.33384+1BYE7384.126Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–30.50055-4Beat TCU 28–1474114.153Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–30.62542-5Beat Idaho 27–27534.239Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–3–10.50055-5Tied USC 0–076-174.425Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–40.42971-1Lost to Miami 7–3277-154.429Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–30.50055-7Lost to Richmond 0–1178-234.450TCUIND SWC2–3–10.41780-3Lost to Baylor 14–2879-94.505George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–50.37582-6Lost to West Virginia 7–1280-84.578Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–50.28689-3Lost to Wichita State 13–258164.580Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–50.28689-5Lost to Syracuse 9–288224.644SMUIND SWC2–40.33384-3Lost to Texas 0–278394.803Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI3–40.429710Beat Massachusetts 21–78474.869UTEPIND BOR3–40.42971-9Beat Hardin Simmons 35–785104.896DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–40.42971-11Beat William & Mary 31–308605.014Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–40.33384-6BYE87-85.114Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–4–10.35783-8Lost to Kansas 6–2888-135.194South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–50.28689-7Lost to Virginia 20–2889-65.199Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–40.33384-7Lost to Harvard 6–379045.225Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–40.42971-8Beat South Carolina 28–209185.305Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI2–40.33384-9Beat Washington State 14–692-25.385Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–50.16799-8Lost to Columbia 7–359335.396Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–50.16799-6Beat Kansas State 17–694-145.439Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–50.28689-7Lost to Rice 7–4295-65.506California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–5–10.21498-7Lost to UCLA 15–359675.917Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–60.25096-13Beat Cincinnati 19–09705.931BYUIND SKY1–60.143102-10Lost to Utah State 8–319806.072Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–50.28689-11Lost to Auburn 7–2199-116.098Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–60.143102-10Lost to Clemson 6–2110066.227Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–50.28689-14Beat Colorado State 14–910106.482Indiana (INDIANA)B101–50.16799-12Lost to Northwestern 8–1410206.497Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–60.25096-16Lost to Tulsa 0–19103-106.596Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–50.28689-13Lost to Oklahoma 6–17104-46.663Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI1–60.143102-12Lost to Oregon State 6–1410526.904Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–60.000108-11Lost to Purdue 9–23106-27.043William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–70.125106-18Lost to Davidson 30–31107-27.477Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–80.000108-19Lost to Air Force 9–1410807.597Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–60.143102-13Lost to Pacific 2–2710909.223HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–80.000108-20Lost to UTEP 7–3511009.304Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–60.000108-13Lost to Princeton 0–5211109.408Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–70.125106-13Lost to Holy Cross 0–28
