1961 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 19, 1961By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1961 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	0.020	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Citadel 40–0
2	-1	0.020	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Colorado State 40–0
3	-2	0.128	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Montana 29–0
4	-3	0.147	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Hardin Simmons 27–0
5	-4	0.265	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UTEP 21–6
6	-5	0.275	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat William & Mary 20–6
7	-6	0.324	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat West Virginia 35–26
8	-7	0.334	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat George Washington 15–7
9	-8	0.373	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Dayton 16–12
10	-9	0.383	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Miami 10–7
11	-10	0.403	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat BYU 14–13
12	-11	0.554	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
13	-12	0.554	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
14	-13	0.554	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
15	-14	0.554	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
16	-15	0.554	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
17	-16	0.554	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
18	-17	0.554	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
19	-18	0.554	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
20	-19	0.554	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
21	-20	0.554	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
22	-21	0.554	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
23	-22	0.554	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
24	-23	0.554	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
25	-24	0.554	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
26	-25	0.554	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
27	-26	0.554	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
28	-27	0.554	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
29	-28	0.554	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
30	-29	0.554	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
31	-30	0.554	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
32	-31	0.554	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
33	-32	0.554	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
34	-33	0.554	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
35	-34	0.554	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
36	-35	0.554	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
37	-36	0.554	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
38	-37	0.554	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
39	-38	0.554	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
40	-39	0.554	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
41	-40	0.554	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
42	-41	0.554	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
43	-42	0.554	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
44	-43	0.554	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
45	-44	0.554	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
46	-45	0.554	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
47	-46	0.554	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
48	-47	0.554	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
49	-48	0.554	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
50	-49	0.554	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
51	-50	0.554	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
52	-51	0.554	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
53	-52	0.554	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
54	-53	0.554	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
55	-54	0.554	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
56	-55	0.554	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
57	-56	0.554	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
58	-57	0.554	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
59	-58	0.554	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
60	-59	0.554	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
61	-60	0.554	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
62	-61	0.554	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
63	-62	0.554	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
64	-63	0.554	Oregon (OREGON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
65	-64	0.554	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
66	-65	0.554	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
67	-66	0.554	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
68	-67	0.554	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
69	-68	0.554	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
70	-69	0.554	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
71	-70	0.554	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
72	-71	0.554	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
73	-72	0.554	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
74	-73	0.554	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
75	-74	0.554	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
76	-75	0.554	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
77	-76	0.554	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
78	-77	0.554	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
79	-78	0.554	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
80	-79	0.554	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
81	-80	0.554	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
82	-81	0.554	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
83	-82	0.554	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
84	-83	0.554	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
85	-84	0.554	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
86	-85	0.554	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
87	-86	0.554	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
88	-87	0.554	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
89	-88	0.554	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
90	-89	0.554	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
91	-90	0.554	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
92	-91	0.786	BYU	IND SKY	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to San José State 13–14
93	-92	0.871	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Pittsburgh 7–10
94	-93	0.914	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Cincinnati 12–16
95	-94	1.086	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Florida State 7–15
96	-95	1.129	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Richmond 26–35
97	-96	1.343	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Virginia Tech 6–20
98	-97	1.386	UTEP	IND BOR	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Utah State 6–21
99	-98	1.709	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Arizona 56–6
100	-99	1.876	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Miami (OH) 33–0
101	-100	1.900	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Tulsa 0–27
102	-101	1.935	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Marshall 33–6
103	-102	1.986	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Wyoming 0–29
104	-103	1.994	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Presbyterian 27–6
105	-104	1.994	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Drake 21–0
106	-105	2.121	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Kent State 16–8
107	-106	2.141	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Catawba 21–15
108	-107	2.151	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Long Beach State 12–7
109	-108	2.151	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Toledo 12–7
110	-109	2.457	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Memphis 0–40
111	-110	2.457	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	0–1	0.000	21	Lost to Utah 0–40