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1963 Week 8 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
120.795Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–0–10.83312+4Tied Ohio State 20–20
261.143Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+4Beat Oklahoma 28–7
3151.273Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–0–10.83312+2BYE
491.276Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–0–10.8759+3Beat North Texas 21–0
5-31.328Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75019+5Lost to Army 7–10
6351.337Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75019+4Beat New Mexico 47–14
7181.339Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–01.0001+2Beat Purdue 38–20
861.355Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–01.0001+2Beat Pennsylvania 34–0
981.397Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3BYE
10-91.408Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.75019+4Lost to SMU 28–32
11381.446Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–10.75019+5Beat Penn State 10–7
12111.468Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–0–10.83312+1Beat Cornell 21–14
13211.504Oregon (OREGON)IND FBSI3–10.75019+4Beat Idaho 41–21
14-91.518Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–0–10.83312+1Beat Rutgers 28–8
1551.518Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–01.0001+2Beat Brown 14–7
16111.518Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–10.75019+4Beat Minnesota 15–8
17271.558Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–10.75019+4Beat Villanova 34–0
18401.580SMUIND SWC2–10.66743+5Beat Navy 32–28
1931.582Duke (DUKE)ACC3–0–10.8759+2Tied California 22–22
20111.582NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–01.0001+2Beat South Carolina 18–6
2131.585TCUIND SWC3–10.75019+4Beat Texas Tech 35–3
22-11.591Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–01.0001+3Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 28–0
23301.594Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC3–10.75019+5Beat West Texas A&M 24–16
2451.600Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–0–10.83312+1Tied Illinois 20–20
25-61.675Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–01.0001+2Beat Western Michigan 16–7
2661.677Iowa (IOWA)B102–0–10.83312+1Beat Indiana 37–26
27-161.682Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–10.75019+4Beat Kansas State 21–11
28231.694LSUSEC3–10.75019+5Beat Miami 3–0
29-31.700Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–0–10.8759+1Beat Tulane 31–10
30241.726Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–10.75019+4Beat Nebraska 17–13
31151.867Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–10.75019+2Beat Tennessee 23–7
32-231.882Oregon State (OREGON STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75019+3Lost to Washington 7–34
33-181.886Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–10.75019+2Lost to Air Force 13–17
3411.900Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–10.75019+2Beat UCLA 29–7
35331.938Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–1–10.62550+3Beat Alabama 10–6
3691.950Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.50054+4Beat Detroit Mercy 35–18
37-91.966Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–10.66743+3Beat Stanford 23–13
38-342.007Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI3–1–10.70042+3Lost to Marshall 8–10
39-272.028Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–20.50054+3Lost to Iowa State 14–17
4022.065Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–10.75019+2Beat Colorado State 21–3
41-312.115Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–10.75019+1Lost to Florida 6–10
42-32.131Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–10.66743+2Beat Hardin Simmons 26–12
43-372.142William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–20.50054+4Lost to West Virginia 16–20
44-82.168Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–1–10.50054+1Tied Michigan 7–7
45172.187Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–10.75019+1Beat Tulsa 21–15
46-32.194Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–1–10.50054+1Tied Michigan State 7–7
47-72.242Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66743+1Beat Wake Forest 35–0
48-412.277Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–10.66743+2Lost to Texas 7–28
49122.358Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–10.66743+1Beat Arkansas 14–10
50-202.455West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI3–10.750190Lost to Arizona State 16–24
51-352.470Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–20.33379+1Lost to Northwestern 8–15
52282.518Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–30.25090+2Beat Oregon State 34–7
53142.621California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–2–10.37574+2Tied Duke 22–22
54192.652Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–10.75019-1Beat George Washington 22–8
55-172.662Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–20.50054+1Lost to Baylor 10–14
56-42.714Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–10.80018-2Beat Wofford 21–19
57142.766North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.750190Beat Maryland 14–7
58-82.803Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–1–10.625500Tied Clemson 7–7
59-32.826Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–10.75019-2Beat Presbyterian 24–0
60252.837West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–20.50054+1Beat William & Mary 20–16
61-133.074Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–20.50054+1Lost to TCU 3–35
62-33.162Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–20.333790Lost to Harvard 14–21
6313.189Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–20.500540Lost to Oregon 21–41
64423.204Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC2–1–10.62550+4Beat Buffalo 10–8
65-323.225USCPAC2–20.500540Lost to Notre Dame 14–17
66153.230Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–20.500540Beat Kansas 17–14
67113.273Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–20.33379+1Beat Richmond 7–0
68-33.326Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–20.50054-1Beat BYU 15–6
69-323.405Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–20.333790Lost to Yale 7–19
70-73.464Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–20.50054-1Lost to LSU 0–3
71213.466Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–10.66743-1Beat Columbia 19–7
72183.472Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC2–20.500540Beat UTEP 13–7
73-133.552Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–30.250900Lost to Georgia Tech 7–23
74173.571Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–1–10.62550-2Beat Kent State 30–8
75-183.587Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–20.50054-1Lost to Boston College 0–34
76-43.706Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–20.333790Lost to Princeton 0–34
77-223.738UTEPIND FBSI2–20.50054-1Lost to Arizona 7–13
78-13.741Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–20.50054-2Beat Oklahoma State 25–0
79253.775Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–20.333790Beat USC 17–14
80173.825Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–30.25090-1Beat Virginia Military Institute 6–0
81-63.830Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–20.333790Lost to Dartmouth 7–14
82173.845San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50054-2Beat Washington State 13–8
8353.887New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50054-3Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 40–8
84-83.899Purdue (PURDUE)B101–20.33379-1Lost to Wisconsin 20–38
85-113.953Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–20.33379-1Lost to Cincinnati 15–21
86-393.975Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–20.50054-3Lost to Toledo 17–18
87-173.996New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–20.33379-1Lost to Utah State 14–47
88-44.139Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–30.0001090Lost to Colgate 8–28
89-234.150UCLAPAC1–30.25090-1Lost to Syracuse 7–29
9044.258Indiana (INDIANA)B100–30.000109-1Lost to Iowa 26–37
91-124.364South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–30.25090-1Lost to NC State 6–18
92-234.438Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–2–10.37574-2Lost to San José State 8–13
93-114.509North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC1–30.25090-2Lost to Memphis 0–21
9424.752Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–30.25090-3Beat Houston 23–13
9584.816Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–2–10.37574+1BYE
96-104.977Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND FBSI1–30.25090-3Lost to Kentucky 18–35
97195.054Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–2–10.37574-3Beat Holy Cross 18–6
9835.146Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25090-3Lost to Wyoming 3–21
99-15.223Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–30.25090-3Lost to Rice 13–23
10075.337Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–30.25090-4Lost to Missouri 11–21
101-125.388Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–40.000109-3Lost to Mississippi State 10–31
102-155.408Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–3–10.125107-2Tied Georgia 7–7
103-205.435Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–30.25090-3Lost to Louisville 12–13
104105.616Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–30.25090-4Beat Ohio 18–17
105-105.699Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–30.000109-3BYE
106-15.855Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–40.000109-4Lost to North Carolina 7–14
107-145.996Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–2–10.37574-5Lost to Virginia 0–6
10816.102George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON0–40.000109-5Lost to Virginia Tech 8–22
109-76.360Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI0–40.000109-4Lost to Texas A&M 13–23
11016.869BYUIND WAC1–30.25090-7Lost to Utah 6–15
111-116.955Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–30.000109-4Lost to Colorado 0–25
11287.079Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC1–20.33379-2Beat Dayton 13–12
113-37.096Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–30.25090-6Lost to Southern Miss 0–7
11447.134Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–40.000109-1Lost to Bowling Green 7–16
115-77.788Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–2–10.167105-3Lost to Miami (OH) 8–30
116-17.855Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–3–10.125107-2BYE
117-47.987Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–2–10.167105-3Lost to Boston University 6–18
118-18.036Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–40.000109-3Lost to Florida State 0–35
119-710.063Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI0–30.000109-4Lost to Fresno State 7–29
120-112.231Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–30.000109-2Lost to Gettysburg 20–24

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