1963 Week 15 College Football Team RankingsDecember 3, 1963By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1963 Season Tags: • No Comments1963 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 Status101.056Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC10–01.0001+41Beat Texas A&M 15–13201.192Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–10.8895+35Beat Miami 31–20301.264Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI9–0–10.9502+27Beat Houston 29–6451.283Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9003+35Beat Alabama 10–8561.293Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC8–10.8895+30Beat Arizona 35–6611.390Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–20.80010+32Beat Oklahoma State 34–107-11.395Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI8–10.8895+27BYE8-41.402Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–2–10.72223+24Lost to Illinois 0–13931.408Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–0–20.8895+18Tied Mississippi State 10–101041.414Illinois (ILLINOIS)B107–1–10.8339+26Beat Michigan State 13–011-11.436Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9003+29BYE12-71.449Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77817+23Lost to Dartmouth 21–221321.582Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–20.80010+25Beat Notre Dame 14–71421.653Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–20.77817+24BYE1521.659Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–30.70024+24Beat Georgia 14–316-31.670Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–20.77817+21Lost to Auburn 8–101711.691NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–20.80010+23BYE1811.725Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–2–20.70024+21Tied Ole Miss 10–101981.762Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY7–20.77817+19Beat Princeton 22–2120-121.781Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–2–20.66731+16Lost to Yale 6–2021-11.804Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–20.77817+21BYE2241.880North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC8–20.80010+21Beat Duke 16–1423-11.905Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80010+14BYE2411.934Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC7–20.77817+16Beat Tulsa 26–152572.019Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI7–30.70024+17Beat Oregon State 31–1426-22.020LSUSEC7–30.70024+20BYE27-42.041Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–30.66731+17BYE2802.043Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC8–20.80010+13BYE2942.075Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–30.70024+17Beat Kansas 9–73042.096Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON8–20.80010+15Beat Virginia Military Institute 35–2031-12.168Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–3–10.65036+15Beat Florida State 7–032-32.181USCPAC7–30.70024+14Beat UCLA 26–63372.220Yale (YALE)IND IVY6–30.66731+11Beat Harvard 20–634-132.358Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–30.66731+11Lost to Holy Cross 0–93512.394Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–40.55644+12BYE3662.405Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–30.66731+11Beat Rice 21–123742.441Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–3–10.61137+7Beat Michigan 14–1038102.467Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–3–20.60040+9Beat Cincinnati 21–193942.547Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–40.60040+14Beat Washington State 16–040-52.621Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–40.55644+12Lost to Baylor 12–2141-42.719Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–40.55644+7Lost to Arizona State 6–3542-112.764Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–40.55644+5Lost to Minnesota 0–144312.824Duke (DUKE)ACC5–4–10.55054+4Lost to North Carolina 14–164482.836Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–4–10.55054+4Beat South Carolina 24–2045112.848Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY5–40.55644+7Beat Pennsylvania 17–846-82.858Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45068+6Lost to Florida 0–747-82.878Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC6–40.60040+2Lost to Miami (OH) 19–2148-22.902TCUIND SWC4–4–10.50058+7BYE49-43.000Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–50.50058+3Lost to Missouri 7–95013.005Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–40.55644+3BYE51-13.033Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI5–3–10.61137+8BYE5263.058Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–40.60040+10BYE5363.133Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–4–10.55054+8BYE5483.145Purdue (PURDUE)B105–40.55644+1Beat Indiana 21–1555-23.148Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–50.50058+1BYE5693.233Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–3–10.61137+5Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 24–05763.236Iowa (IOWA)B103–3–20.50058+1BYE58-93.263Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–4–20.44471+2Lost to Ohio State 10–145973.265Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–50.500580Beat Vanderbilt 14–06043.336Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY4–4–10.50058-1BYE61-63.342Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI5–50.500580Lost to Oregon 14–3162163.350West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–60.40076+3Beat Furman 38–763-163.377Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–30.70024-9Lost to West Virginia 7–3864-43.415SMUIND SWC4–50.44471+4BYE6563.439New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC5–40.55644-4Beat BYU 26–06613.475Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI5–40.55644-6BYE67-63.626Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–5–10.45068-3Lost to Georgia Tech 3–146803.649Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–50.50058-2BYE6913.663Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC5–4–10.55054+1BYE70-163.686California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–5–10.45068-1Lost to Stanford 17–2871-23.746Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–60.40076-3BYE7243.766San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50058-6Beat Pacific 32–2073-163.876West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI4–4–10.50058-7Lost to UTEP 0–1374103.979Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–60.33388-4Beat Wisconsin 14–07524.010Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–6–10.35084-4BYE76-14.014Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–40.55644-2BYE77-44.026Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–50.37582-5BYE78-44.039Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–50.44471-7BYE79-74.227Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33388-5Lost to Purdue 15–218024.468Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–60.33388-10Lost to Pittsburgh 20–3181-24.469Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35084-11Lost to Washington 0–168214.557COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–4–10.43875+1BYE83-34.647Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–50.44471-15Lost to Wichita State 15–268414.705William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–60.40076-13BYE85-44.761Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–60.33388-12Lost to Cornell 8–178634.835Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–5–10.38981-14BYE87114.849UTEPIND FBSI3–60.33388-15Beat West Texas A&M 13–088-14.849Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–70.30095-14BYE89-14.851Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–20.40076-11Lost to Virginia Tech 20–3590-44.894Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–70.222103-12Lost to Syracuse 7–149125.014Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–6–10.35084-16BYE9235.271Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC3–50.37582-5BYE9315.296Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–7–10.250100-17BYE9425.435North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–60.33388-9BYE95-45.440UCLAPAC2–80.200109-15Lost to USC 6–269615.451Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–7–10.250100-18Lost to Texas 13–159795.500Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–70.30095-22Beat California 28–1798-85.630New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35084-6Lost to SUL Ross State 15–4299155.652Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–6–10.27898-7Beat Boston College 9–0100-15.767Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–60.40076-20BYE10105.881Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–70.222103-21BYE102-25.899Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–80.111116-18Lost to Memphis 6–29103-15.951Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–60.33388-16BYE10405.994Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30095-24BYE105-136.027Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–7–20.200109-19Lost to Tennessee 0–14106-16.042Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–70.222103-22BYE107-46.168Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI2–6–10.27898-22BYE108-16.223Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–8–10.150114-20BYE109-16.363Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–70.222103-17BYE11016.482Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–70.222103-26BYE111-26.555George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–70.222103-27BYE112-26.609Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–80.111116-24Lost to Oklahoma 10–34113-16.775Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–7–20.200109-24BYE114-17.138South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–8–10.150114-31Lost to Clemson 20–2411507.638BYUIND WAC2–80.200109-39Lost to New Mexico 0–2611607.912Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–90.100120-27BYE11708.511DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–5–20.250100-20BYE11808.694Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–6–10.188113-15BYE11909.396Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–80.111116-20Lost to San José State 20–32120010.132Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–80.111116-23Beat Lafayette 15–8
