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1963 Week 13 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
100.962Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–01.0001+35Beat TCU 17–0
251.152Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–10.8757+29Beat Army 28–0
301.179Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–1–10.81313+23Beat Notre Dame 12–7
4-21.184Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–0–10.9442+24Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 13–0
531.193Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–10.8757+29Beat Missouri 13–3
6-21.232Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–10.8757+23Beat Yale 27–7
731.331Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI8–10.8894+24Beat Duke 38–25
8-31.385Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–1–20.75023+18Beat Brown 24–12
901.457Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–0–10.9383+14Beat Tennessee 20–0
1081.463Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC7–10.8757+22Beat Wyoming 35–6
1141.516Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–10.8757+19Beat Georgia 14–0
1281.537Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–20.77815+22Beat Richmond 50–0
1381.547Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–10.8757+18Beat Georgia Tech 27–11
1401.566Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–10.8894+17Beat New Mexico State 7–6
1571.590Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–1–10.81313+19Beat Wisconsin 17–7
16-41.610Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–10.8894+19Beat Oklahoma State 20–16
17-41.722Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–30.66728+16Lost to Alabama 11–27
18-11.725Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–20.77815+19Beat Holy Cross 28–14
19-131.737NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–20.77815+19Lost to Florida State 0–14
2051.773Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–2–10.72227+17Beat LSU 7–6
21-101.781Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–20.77815+20Lost to Pittsburgh 0–28
2211.835Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–20.75023+15Beat Virginia 30–21
23-71.965LSUSEC6–30.66728+16Lost to Mississippi State 6–7
2491.970Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–30.66728+15Beat New Mexico 30–8
25152.013Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC6–20.75023+12Beat Cincinnati 23–20
2632.048North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–20.77815+15Beat Miami 27–16
27122.127USCPAC6–30.66728+12Beat Oregon State 28–22
2892.157Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–20.75023+10Beat Cornell 12–7
2992.192Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON7–20.77815+11Beat West Virginia 28–3
30122.248Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI6–30.66728+10Beat Indiana 28–22
31-32.263Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–30.62535+11Lost to Illinois 7–17
32132.270Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56344+9Beat NC State 14–0
33-142.275Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–30.62535+13Lost to Texas A&M 6–13
34-72.277Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–30.66728+12Lost to Oklahoma 3–13
35-112.341Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–20.77815+7Lost to Ohio 0–16
3602.406Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–3–10.56344+7BYE
3772.411Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55648+11Beat Ohio State 17–8
38-72.452Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC6–30.66728+6Lost to Wichita State 20–23
3942.479Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–30.62535+8BYE
40-82.577Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–3–10.56344+4Lost to Northwestern 8–17
41-62.637Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–30.62535+5Lost to Princeton 7–27
42-122.659Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–40.55648+9Lost to UCLA 0–14
43-172.661Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–30.62535+6Lost to Kentucky 7–19
44-32.706Duke (DUKE)ACC5–3–10.61140+4Lost to Navy 25–38
45142.739SMUIND SWC4–40.50058+10Beat Arkansas 14–7
4662.814Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–20.77815-2BYE
4762.845Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–40.55648+6Beat Colorado 43–14
4882.883Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–3–20.50058+4Tied Iowa 21–21
49-152.965Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–3–10.61140+8Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–6
50162.969Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI5–3–10.61140+9Beat Colgate 23–0
5132.989Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–3–20.55648+2Tied Dayton 27–27
5233.002Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–4–10.50058+3Beat Maryland 21–6
53-63.079Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–40.55648+3Lost to Arizona State 6–35
5473.137West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI4–3–10.563440BYE
55143.170California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–4–10.50058+4Beat Utah 35–22
56-103.171Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI5–40.55648+1Lost to USC 22–28
57-93.187TCUIND SWC3–4–10.43874+3Lost to Texas 0–17
58-93.214Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY4–40.50058+3Lost to Dartmouth 7–12
5983.245Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–40.55648+3Beat UTEP 7–3
60-33.322Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–4–10.500580Lost to Auburn 0–14
6143.331Purdue (PURDUE)B104–40.50058+1Beat Minnesota 13–11
62123.384Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC5–3–10.61140+4Beat Kent State 14–8
63-53.407Iowa (IOWA)B103–3–20.500580Tied Michigan 21–21
64133.459Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–5–10.38978+2Beat Baylor 19–7
65-153.485Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–50.44469-3Lost to SMU 7–14
66143.573Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–40.55648+3Beat Bowling Green 16–0
6793.588Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI5–40.55648-6Beat Idaho State 14–0
6803.745Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–50.37582-3Lost to Ole Miss 0–20
69-73.840New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–40.50058-5Lost to Air Force 8–30
70-63.854Indiana (INDIANA)B103–50.37582-1Lost to Oregon 22–28
71103.865Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–4–10.43874-4Beat Pennsylvania 33–8
72-123.919Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–50.44469-5Lost to Kansas State 10–21
73-104.010Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–40.55648-1Lost to Quantico Marines 0–16
74114.015San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–50.44469-6Beat Fresno State 56–27
75-44.019Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–40.42977-4Lost to North Carolina 16–27
76-44.075Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–50.37582-4Lost to Harvard 12–24
77-264.093Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–3–10.50058+1Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–10
7864.119Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–5–10.38978-6Beat Stanford 32–15
79-14.152West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–60.33388-5Lost to Virginia Tech 3–28
8074.428Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–40.50058-11Beat Houston 22–21
81-114.451Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–50.37582-7Lost to Columbia 8–33
82-74.549Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–60.33388-11Lost to California 22–35
83-104.560Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.438740Lost to Buffalo 0–23
84-54.692Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–60.25097-8Lost to Purdue 11–13
8514.731Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–6–10.27894-9Lost to Boston College 21–30
86104.759Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–4–20.44469-9Beat Citadel 33–8
8734.785Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–60.25097-9Lost to Michigan State 7–12
88-64.847Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–5–10.38978-10Lost to Syracuse 0–50
8924.990New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–5–10.38978-6Lost to Utah State 6–7
9085.216William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–60.33388-13Beat Davidson 34–5
91175.227UCLAPAC2–70.222102-12Beat Washington 14–0
92-45.260Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–70.222102-14Lost to Clemson 6–21
93135.324Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC3–50.37582-5Beat Western Michigan 21–7
9475.378North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–60.33388-7Beat Hardin Simmons 18–12
95-65.429Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–50.44469-14Lost to Virginia Military Institute 8–33
96135.468Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–6–10.27894-16Beat Rice 13–6
97-145.490Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–50.37582-10Lost to Delaware 3–14
98-65.501UTEPIND FBSI2–60.25097-15Lost to Texas Tech 3–7
99-55.527Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–5–10.31393-14Lost to Marshall 8–14
10025.555Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI3–60.33388-16Beat Montana 20–12
101-85.786Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–70.222102-18Lost to Kansas 14–43
102-75.811Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–70.125114-15Lost to Tulsa 21–22
103-45.869George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–60.25097-19BYE
10475.880Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–6–10.27894-18Beat Xavier 6–0
10576.048Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–70.222102-20Beat Iowa State 21–10
106-96.096Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–70.222102-23Lost to Washington State 15–32
107-26.102Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–6–20.125114-12Tied Tulane 10–10
108-56.164Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–7–10.167112-14Tied Vanderbilt 10–10
109-26.199Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–6–20.222102-17Tied Miami (OH) 27–27
110-66.482Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–70.222102-16Lost to Louisville 7–21
111-16.686Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–70.125114-21Lost to Nebraska 16–20
11226.695Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–70.222102-25Beat Southern Illinois 14–0
113-137.042South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–7–10.167112-24Lost to Wake Forest 19–20
114-17.072Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–6–10.188110-13Lost to Penn State 14–28
11538.011Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–80.111119-22Beat South Carolina 20–19
116-18.391Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–5–20.25097-18Lost to William & Mary 5–34
117-18.521BYUIND WAC1–70.125114-34Lost to Pacific 0–14
118-18.771Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–6–10.188110-15BYE
11909.276Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–70.125114-13Beat BYU 14–0
120011.701Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–80.000120-22Lost to Bucknell 12–34

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