1961 Week 12 College Football Team RankingsNovember 14, 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 Status140.917LSUSEC7–10.8757+29Beat North Carolina 30–02-10.982Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–0–10.9295+19Beat Indiana 16–7351.094Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–01.0001+25Beat Richmond 66–04-21.156Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–10.8579+20Beat Iowa 16–9521.168Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–01.0001+23Beat Baylor 33–76-21.216Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–20.71423+19Beat Illinois 38–6721.223Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–10.8757+19Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 54–08-51.350Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–20.75016+18Lost to Tennessee 6–109-31.441Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–10.8579+18Lost to Utah 12–211011.463Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY8–0–10.9444+14Beat Western Michigan 65–2211-11.530Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–20.71423+14Lost to Purdue 6–71271.593Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–20.75016+16Beat Colgate 51–81341.647Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–1–20.77812+16Beat New Mexico 33–714-11.678Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI6–1–10.81311+12Beat Idaho 43–715-11.710Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC8–10.8896+17Beat Drake 26–1316-11.780Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–01.0001+6Beat Delaware 27–191771.818Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–20.75016+13Beat UTEP 48–281841.874Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–20.75016+14Beat Rice 10–019-11.885Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–20.75016+13Beat William & Mary 48–132081.957Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–20.77812+7Beat North Texas 41–021121.992Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI5–20.71423+12Beat Villanova 20–62292.025Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62535+13Beat West Virginia 20–623-72.074Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–30.57141+12Lost to Arkansas 0–102422.079Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–20.75016+14Beat NC State 10–725132.170Purdue (PURDUE)B105–20.71423+7Beat Michigan State 7–626-142.199Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–2–10.68829+11Lost to Oklahoma 0–72722.214UCLAPAC6–20.75016+11Beat TCU 28–728152.272Utah (UTAH)IND SKY6–30.66731+12Beat Colorado 21–1229162.310Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY5–20.71423+11Beat Dartmouth 35–143022.335Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–20.71423+5Beat Massachusetts 44–731-102.350Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI7–20.77812+4Lost to Detroit Mercy 6–2032-72.373Iowa (IOWA)B104–30.57141+7Lost to Minnesota 9–1633-132.404Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–30.66731+17Lost to Florida State 8–443402.411Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–2–10.68829+8Beat Kansas State 34–03542.479Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–20.77812+3Beat East Carolina 29–836152.510Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–30.62535+9Beat Auburn 11–1037102.546Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–30.57141+9Beat Northwestern 29–1038102.558Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–30.57141+7Beat Georgia Tech 10–639112.570Duke (DUKE)ACC5–30.62535+8Beat Navy 30–94012.584Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–30.57141+5Beat Pittsburgh 26–2041-52.590Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–30.62535+7Beat Tulane 6–042-122.607Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–30.62535+5Lost to Duke 9–3043-202.701Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–30.57141+4Lost to Wisconsin 10–2944-92.734North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–30.57141+7Lost to LSU 0–3045-182.780Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–30.57141+3Lost to Harvard 7–94602.886West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–30.62535+8Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 29–2847-72.969Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–30.57141+1Lost to Mississippi State 10–1148-62.982Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–30.57141-1Lost to Columbia 14–3549133.002Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56354+7Beat Citadel 44–85063.040Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–3–10.56354+1Beat SMU 25–1251-73.105New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–40.50062+9Lost to Wyoming 7–335223.116Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–3–10.56354+3Beat Georgia 21–145363.140San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66731+4Beat Pacific 29–265493.175Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–30.57141+7Beat Princeton 9–75553.270Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–40.50062+2Beat Vanderbilt 16–356-193.366Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI4–40.50062+2Lost to Washington State 21–2257-83.456COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–30.57141+5Lost to Syracuse 8–5158103.460USCPAC4–3–10.56354-2Beat Stanford 30–155963.483Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–3–10.50062+3Beat Tulsa 14–26073.493Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–30.57141-4Beat Pennsylvania 23–061-63.526New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR4–3–10.56354+3BYE6223.635Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–30.66731-2Beat Marshall 3–263-103.821Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–50.44469+2Lost to Alabama 0–6664-63.859North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC4–3–10.56354-5Lost to Memphis 0–416543.977Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–40.55660-5Beat Buffalo 39–66644.080NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–50.37578-3Lost to Maryland 7–1067-64.236West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–50.44469-5Lost to Penn State 6–206854.248Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–40.42973-3Lost to Texas 7–3369-124.253Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–40.50062-6Lost to Nebraska 13–1670-184.262Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–40.429730Lost to Texas Tech 6–1471124.365Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI4–40.500620Beat UConn 14–672194.375Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42973-6Beat Washington 3–073144.379Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–4–10.43871-5Beat Iowa State 16–1374194.406Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–50.28689-3Beat Missouri 7–07514.443Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–50.37578-2Lost to Florida 14–2176-104.471Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–50.37578-8Lost to South Carolina 14–2177114.519South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–50.37578-4Beat Clemson 21–1478-44.526Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–40.55660-8Lost to San José State 26–297904.553George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–50.37578-7BYE80-94.578Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–50.37578-5Lost to USC 15–3081-34.592TCUIND SWC2–4–10.35788-4Lost to UCLA 7–288234.636DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–40.50062-13Beat Wofford 34–1383-114.704Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–50.28689-3Lost to Kentucky 3–1684-44.790Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–50.28689-5BYE8594.825Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–50.37578-6Beat Boston College 14–686-44.831SMUIND SWC2–50.28689-5Lost to Texas A&M 12–258755.001Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–50.28689-10Beat Brown 25–088-45.063UTEPIND BOR3–50.37578-12Lost to Arizona State 28–488915.191Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–40.42973-8BYE90-155.205Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–4–10.43871-11Lost to Oregon State 0–391-105.314Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–60.25096-10Lost to Notre Dame 20–269265.350Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–50.37578-11Beat Virginia Tech 24–159345.366BYUIND SKY2–60.25096-11Beat Colorado State 30–1694-175.372Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–40.42973-14Lost to Wake Forest 15–249555.696Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–50.37578-16Beat California 15–149685.722Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI2–60.25096-10Beat Oregon 22–2197-85.723Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–50.28689-12Lost to Yale 0–2398-125.921Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY2–50.28689-6Lost to Montana State 9–1099-46.161California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–6–10.188102-13Lost to Air Force 14–15100-46.262Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–70.222101-17Lost to Houston 2–14101-26.395Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–70.125104-16Lost to Miami 0–610206.438Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–60.25096-18BYE103-26.532Indiana (INDIANA)B101–60.143103-15Lost to Ohio State 7–16104-16.676Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–60.25096-16Lost to Kansas 0–3410506.998Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–70.000108-15Lost to Michigan 6–3810607.257William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–80.111106-22Lost to Army 13–4810717.460Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–70.125104-15Lost to Arizona 7–43108-17.658Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–90.000108-26Lost to BYU 16–3010909.749HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–90.000108-23Lost to Mcmurry 14–2711019.790Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–80.111106-13Lost to Miami (OH) 6–48111-19.907Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–70.000108-21Lost to Cornell 0–25
