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1961 Week 7 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
140.393Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–01.0001+4Beat Stanford 31–3
200.781Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–01.0001+3Beat Army 38–8
380.809Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–01.0001+4Beat Florida State 33–0
4201.113Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Vanderbilt 35–6
5371.134Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–0–10.83321+2Beat Kansas State 24–0
6251.139Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–01.0001+4Beat Syracuse 22–21
7191.287Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–0–10.83321+1Tied California 14–14
8361.311Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY2–01.0001+1Beat Pennsylvania 30–0
9-21.338Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Louisville 28–13
10-91.346Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–01.0001+1Beat Illinois 28–7
11171.350Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Purdue 22–20
12331.355Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–0–10.75026+1Beat UCLA 13–3
1391.363Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Massachusetts 33–13
14-101.391Duke (DUKE)ACC3–01.0001+2Beat Wake Forest 23–3
15251.419Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2BYE
16221.454Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat UConn 35–12
1721.454Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–0–20.75026+2Tied Utah State 6–6
18-81.503Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–01.0001+1BYE
19-131.518Purdue (PURDUE)B101–10.50049+2Lost to Notre Dame 20–22
20-31.547Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Kansas 20–19
21-11.552Arizona (ARIZONA)IND FBSI2–0–10.833210Beat Hardin Simmons 53–7
22-11.562Iowa (IOWA)B102–01.0001+1Beat USC 35–34
23-91.568Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–0–10.87520+1Tied Wyoming 6–6
24111.596Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–0–10.83321+1Beat Tulane 14–3
25-91.604Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–01.00010Beat Washington State 41–8
26151.735Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–01.0001+1Beat Oklahoma 21–15
2731.753North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–0–10.83321+1Tied New Mexico State 14–14
28291.872Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–10.50049+1Beat Columbia 30–20
29171.900Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–01.00010Beat Brown 14–3
30171.962Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–10.66732+3Beat Indiana 6–3
31591.974LSUSEC2–10.66732+2Beat Georgia Tech 10–0
32201.977Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–10.66732+2Beat TCU 28–3
33181.996Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–10.75026+2Beat Arizona State 28–26
34-312.082Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–10.66732+1Lost to LSU 0–10
35-262.120Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–10.66732+2Lost to Utah 26–28
36-72.202Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–10.66732+2Lost to Maryland 21–22
37472.228Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–10.66732+2Beat Miami 17–6
38-202.256Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–1–10.50049+2Lost to Ole Miss 0–33
39202.331Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–20.33374+1Beat North Carolina 27–0
40-152.351Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–10.66732+2Lost to Alabama 6–35
41242.378Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–10.75026+2Beat West Texas A&M 41–34
42-192.397Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–10.66732+1Lost to Michigan State 3–31
43352.412Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–10.667320Beat Boston University 32–0
4452.464Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–10.50049+1BYE
45242.494Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–10.50049+1Beat Oregon 14–7
46-342.548West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–10.667320Lost to Wichita State 34–41
47-322.549Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66732+1Lost to Michigan 8–38
48-142.555Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–10.75026+1Lost to William & Mary 6–19
4992.610Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–10.50049+1Beat Mississippi State 17–3
50102.674San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75026+1Beat Colorado State 14–0
51202.768George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–20.50049+2Beat Virginia Military Institute 30–6
52-192.783Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–10.667320Lost to Tennessee 3–17
53-172.790Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–10.667320Lost to Nebraska 0–24
54-412.897Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–10.500490Lost to Harvard 0–14
55-52.978Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.667320Beat Pittsburgh 22–17
56-13.051Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–1–10.500490Beat Boston College 21–0
57283.056New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–10.66732-1Beat UTEP 7–6
58353.089Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–20.50049+1Beat Richmond 24–6
59-163.174Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–20.33374+1Lost to Washington 17–22
60263.212New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR2–1–10.62548-1Tied North Texas 14–14
6103.240Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–20.500490Lost to Navy 6–17
62143.305Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–20.33374+1Beat Tulsa 26–0
63123.375Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–10.500490Beat Buffalo 20–8
64433.499Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–1–10.50049-1Beat Texas Tech 38–7
6593.561Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–20.000980Lost to Iowa State 15–21
6603.571UCLAPAC1–20.333740Lost to Ohio State 3–13
67-193.623Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–10.500490Lost to Dartmouth 0–30
68293.649Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–20.33374-1Beat Auburn 14–12
69-323.697Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–10.50049-1Lost to Kentucky 12–14
70-623.710Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–10.50049-1Lost to Princeton 20–30
71-13.739USCPAC1–20.333740Lost to Iowa 34–35
72-93.780Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–20.50049-1Lost to George Washington 6–30
73-173.910NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–20.333740Beat Virginia 21–14
7494.015Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–20.333740Beat South Carolina 17–14
75-364.023TCUIND SWC1–1–10.50049-1Lost to Arkansas 3–28
76-144.134Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI1–20.33374-1Lost to Minnesota 7–14
7754.139California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–2–10.167960Tied Missouri 14–14
7814.225Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)IND FBSI0–30.000980Lost to Texas 8–41
7924.292Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33374-1Beat Idaho 44–6
80224.337Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–20.50049-3Beat Presbyterian 21–7
81-144.354Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–30.00098-1Lost to Florida 3–14
82-104.479Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–30.25089-1Lost to BYU 6–7
83224.526Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–20.50049+1Beat Cincinnati 17–12
84274.528Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–10.50049+1Beat Cornell 14–0
85-534.529North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–10.50049-1Lost to Clemson 0–27
86-224.632Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–20.333740Lost to Houston 0–21
8744.762Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–10.50049-1Beat Bucknell 13–0
88-344.822South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–20.33374-2Lost to Georgia 14–17
89-24.895Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–20.50049-1Lost to Fresno State 19–20
9094.921SMUIND SWC1–20.33374-2Beat Air Force 9–7
9134.921BYUIND SKY1–30.25089-1Beat Montana 7–6
92-195.032Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–20.33374-1Lost to NC State 14–21
93-665.135Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–10.50049-2Lost to West Virginia 0–28
94145.211Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–20.00098-1Lost to Northwestern 7–28
95-425.254Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–2–10.16796-1Lost to Colorado 19–20
9625.421West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON1–30.25089-4Beat Virginia Tech 28–0
9795.521William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–30.25089-1Beat Furman 19–6
98-185.568UTEPIND BOR0–30.00098-2Lost to New Mexico 6–7
99-75.659Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–30.25089-3Lost to Oklahoma State 0–26
100-115.820Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–30.25089-4Lost to Citadel 6–24
101-135.823Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–20.33374-1Lost to Oregon State 6–44
102-65.875Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–40.00098-3Lost to San José State 0–14
103-356.004Indiana (INDIANA)B100–20.00098-2Lost to Wisconsin 3–6
104-16.011Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–30.00098-2Lost to Duke 3–23
105-46.291Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC1–30.25089-5Lost to Xavier 12–17
106-296.339Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–30.00098-2Lost to Texas A&M 7–38
107-36.443Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–40.00098-3Lost to Arizona 7–53
108-136.518Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–20.00098-1Lost to Yale 3–14
109-98.454Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI0–30.00098-5Lost to SMU 7–9
110-19.068Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–30.00098-2Lost to Penn State 0–32
111-112.668Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI0–40.00098-3Lost to Ohio 13–14

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