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1963 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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1963 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
120.910Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–01.0001+29Beat Baylor 7–0
201.105Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–0–10.9382+20Beat South Carolina 9–0
311.147Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–1–10.78616+18Beat Purdue 23–0
4-31.268Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY6–10.85710+17Lost to Harvard 7–21
5161.278Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–1–20.71427+14Beat Princeton 21–7
641.317NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–10.8754+20Beat Virginia Tech 13–7
701.394Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–10.85710+19Beat Notre Dame 27–7
861.428Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–10.85710+19Beat Iowa State 24–14
9-11.476Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–0–10.9293+10Beat Tampa 41–0
1011.493Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–10.8754+16Beat Maryland 42–7
11-21.499Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–10.8754+18Beat Utah 8–7
1231.531Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–10.8754+16Beat Kansas 23–9
1371.549Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–20.75019+16Beat Florida State 15–7
14-21.583Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI7–10.8754+12Beat Colorado State 36–13
15-91.620Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–10.85710+14Lost to Mississippi State 10–13
1671.634LSUSEC6–20.75019+17Beat TCU 28–14
1751.652Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75019+17Beat Ohio State 10–7
18-11.658Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC6–10.85710+15Beat San José State 21–19
1951.664Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–20.71427+17Beat Arkansas 7–0
20-21.679Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–20.75019+16Beat West Virginia 15–13
21-21.718Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–10.85710+11BYE
22-171.963Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–1–10.78616+10Lost to Michigan 8–14
23121.980Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–20.71427+10Beat Buffalo 15–0
2491.985Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–10.8754+8Beat Marshall 21–14
25161.998Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–2–10.68835+10Beat Auburn 13–10
26-102.000Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–20.71427+10Lost to Texas 0–7
27-12.035Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–20.75019+11Beat Colorado 28–7
2822.047Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–20.71427+11Beat Northwestern 17–14
29-162.102North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–20.75019+11Lost to Clemson 7–11
30142.124Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–30.62539+13Beat California 39–26
3132.189Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC6–20.75019+7Beat North Texas 39–7
32-72.197Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–2–10.64338+7Lost to Penn State 7–10
3372.284Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI5–30.62539+9Beat UCLA 48–21
34142.295Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–2–10.68835+14Beat UTEP 24–0
3572.295Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–20.71427+6Beat Pennsylvania 28–7
36142.300Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–3–10.56350+8Beat Georgia 21–14
3782.319Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–20.71427+6Beat Columbia 47–6
38-92.344Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–20.75019+6Lost to NC State 7–13
39-22.375USCPAC5–30.62539+7Beat Stanford 25–11
40-22.381Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC5–20.71427+4Beat Dayton 12–7
4162.389Duke (DUKE)ACC5–2–10.68835+5Beat Wake Forest 39–7
4272.540Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI5–30.62539+6Beat Washington State 21–7
4392.581Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–30.62539+7Beat Idaho 34–7
44-12.626Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–40.50056+8Lost to Wisconsin 14–17
45-172.673Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–3–10.50056+3Lost to Georgia Tech 7–15
46-192.744Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62539+5Lost to Indiana 15–20
47-152.803Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–30.62539+3Lost to New Mexico 6–17
48-172.821TCUIND SWC3–3–10.50056+3Lost to LSU 14–28
4982.826Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY4–30.57148+5Beat Brown 28–25
50-142.829Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–40.50056+2Lost to Rice 0–7
5122.839Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–2–10.58347+2BYE
5232.853Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–20.77818-2Beat Presbyterian 27–0
53-72.867Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–40.50056+4Lost to Nebraska 9–23
54113.014Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–3–10.56350+2Beat Toledo 40–8
55243.045Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–4–10.43870+2Beat North Carolina 11–7
56243.045Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–3–10.50056+2Beat Illinois 14–8
57-183.079Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–3–10.563500Lost to Florida 14–21
58113.204Iowa (IOWA)B103–3–10.50056+2Beat Minnesota 27–13
59123.209SMUIND SWC3–40.42974+4Beat Texas A&M 9–7
60-63.231Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–40.50056+1Lost to Oklahoma 14–24
6113.300West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI4–3–10.56350-2Tied New Mexico State 24–24
62163.364New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–30.57148-1Beat Wyoming 17–6
6373.398Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–30.62539-2Beat Detroit Mercy 28–14
64173.425Indiana (INDIANA)B103–40.42974+3Beat Oregon State 20–15
65-53.458Purdue (PURDUE)B103–40.42974+1Lost to Michigan State 0–23
66-83.513Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI4–3–10.56350+5Lost to Boston College 0–15
6753.536Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–40.500560Beat Kansas State 51–13
6883.557Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–40.42974-2Beat Tulane 26–0
69-133.646California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–4–10.438700Lost to Washington 26–39
70-93.733Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–40.42974-2Lost to Yale 7–28
71-43.759Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–30.50056-2BYE
72-133.837Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–40.42974-2Lost to Cornell 25–28
73-223.869Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–3–10.50056+4Lost to Bucknell 0–14
74-113.903Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC4–3–10.56350+1Lost to Bowling Green 14–21
75-93.916Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–50.37582-5Lost to Army 7–8
76-123.939Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI4–40.50056-7Lost to Arizona 7–34
77-34.013Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–5–10.31388-2Tied Vanderbilt 0–0
78-14.099West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–50.37582-4Lost to Syracuse 13–15
79-114.133Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–50.28691-3Lost to Iowa 13–27
80114.335Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–40.50056-3Beat Western Michigan 27–13
81-84.349Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–4–10.35786-5Lost to Dartmouth 6–47
82174.364Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–4–10.43870-6Beat Citadel 26–6
8334.473Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–40.42974-8Beat Lafayette 49–0
84-24.678Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–5–10.31388-7Lost to Oregon 7–21
85-24.679San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–50.37582-8Lost to Arizona State 19–21
8674.690Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–5–10.31388-7Beat William & Mary 9–7
87-124.754Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–40.42974-10Lost to Oklahoma State 24–33
88-34.755Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–60.25096-9Lost to Navy 7–42
89-54.848Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–40.50056-9Lost to Richmond 6–26
90-34.896Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–50.28691-8Lost to Pittsburgh 7–27
91-14.907New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43870-4Tied West Texas A&M 24–24
9205.161UTEPIND FBSI2–50.28691-10Lost to Xavier 0–24
9315.315Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–60.25096-12Lost to Missouri 7–28
94165.395Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–4–10.35786-11Beat Louisville 26–7
9535.596Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–60.143110-11BYE
96-85.620Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–4–20.37582-11Lost to Holy Cross 12–14
9705.675Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–60.25096-16Lost to USC 11–25
98-95.714William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–60.25096-12Lost to Virginia 7–9
9995.815George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–60.25096-17Beat BYU 23–6
10015.866South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–6–10.188105-13Lost to Memphis 0–9
101-15.887North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–60.25096-7Lost to Cincinnati 7–39
10225.904Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI2–60.25096-14Lost to Utah State 13–36
103-75.907Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–70.125113-11Lost to Tennessee 0–26
104-26.071Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–60.25096-10Lost to Ohio 13–27
10516.096Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–6–10.071117-11Tied Kentucky 0–0
106-116.134Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC2–50.28691-7Lost to Kent State 7–26
10706.147Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–6–10.188105-15Lost to Wichita State 7–12
108-36.446UCLAPAC1–70.125113-16Lost to Air Force 21–48
109-66.518Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–6–10.188105-17Lost to SMU 7–9
11056.639Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–60.143110-17Beat Tulsa 33–24
11117.029Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI1–6–10.188105-19Lost to Villanova 14–28
112-37.164Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–70.125113-22Lost to Texas Tech 13–51
11347.268Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–5–10.214104-11Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–12
114-17.342Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–70.125113-22Lost to Miami (OH) 8–40
11537.501Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–4–20.28691-10Beat Lehigh 7–3
116-57.817BYUIND WAC1–60.143110-25Lost to George Washington 6–23
117-38.499Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–6–10.188105-12Lost to UConn 0–22
118-28.760Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–80.000118-20Lost to Duke 7–39
119010.922Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI0–70.000118-14Lost to San Diego State 18–34
120010.996Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–70.000118-18Lost to Davidson 3–7

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