College Football 1961
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1961/9/16 and 1961/12/16
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1961 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings		Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		AP	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
85	-8.30	83	-7.56	2	21.22	Illinois			9	0-9-0	2	9	0-9-0	BIG 10
52	3.21	37	9.96	3	24.15	Texas Christian			10	3-5-2	3	10	3-5-2	SWAC
11	21.81	11	22.94	4	24.78	Michigan			9	6-3-0	4	9	6-3-0	BIG 10
26	12.86	19	15.30	5	25.83	Mississippi State			10	5-5-0	5	10	5-5-0	SEC
17	17.98	14	18.72	6	26.59	Rice			11	7-4-0	6	11	7-4-0	SWAC
8	25.20	5	28.89	7	28.44	Minnesota	6	6	10	8-2-0	7	10	8-2-0	BIG 10
7	26.06	9	24.04	8	29.45	Georgia Tech		13	11	7-4-0	8	11	7-4-0	SEC
31	11.20	29	11.85	9	30.45	Notre Dame			10	5-5-0	9	10	5-5-0	EIC
16	18.37	17	17.24	10	30.50	Iowa			9	5-4-0	10	9	5-4-0	BIG 10
4	31.38	3	31.92	11	31.05	LSU	4	4	11	10-1-0	11	11	10-1-0	SEC
66	-0.08	55	2.84	12	33.30	Georgia			10	3-7-0	12	10	3-7-0	SEC
32	10.91	32	11.69	13	33.44	Northwestern			9	4-5-0	13	9	4-5-0	BIG 10
64	0.03	76	-2.99	14	34.50	Tulane			10	2-8-0	14	10	2-8-0	SEC
21	14.98	15	18.58	15	34.72	Wisconsin		18	9	6-3-0	15	9	6-3-0	BIG 10
70	-2.10	61	1.20	16	34.75	Southern Methodist			10	2-7-1	16	10	2-7-1	SWAC
37	9.43	33	11.43	17	35.80	North Carolina			10	5-5-0	17	10	5-5-0	ACC
22	14.66	30	11.79	18	35.90	Texas A&M			10	4-5-1	18	10	4-5-1	SWAC
6	27.00	8	24.91	19	35.94	Michigan State	8	9	9	7-2-0	19	9	7-2-0	BIG 10
53	2.94	42	7.77	20	35.95	Texas Tech			10	4-6-0	20	10	4-6-0	SWAC
15	18.69	20	15.23	21	36.30	Auburn			10	6-4-0	21	10	6-4-0	SEC
41	8.21	39	9.33	22	36.50	Florida			10	4-5-1	22	10	4-5-1	SEC
9	23.30	10	23.60	23	36.83	Arkansas	9	8	11	8-3-0	23	11	8-3-0	SWAC
81	-8.01	89	-9.22	24	37.00	California			10	1-8-1	24	10	1-8-1	AAWU
57	1.39	59	1.55	25	37.06	Nebraska			10	3-6-1	25	10	3-6-1	BIG 8
49	3.86	66	-0.62	26	37.17	Indiana			9	2-7-0	26	9	2-7-0	BIG 10
38	9.11	36	9.96	27	37.20	Oklahoma			10	5-5-0	27	10	5-5-0	BIG 8
14	19.83	22	14.71	28	37.45	Tennessee			10	6-4-0	28	10	6-4-0	SEC
12	20.72	13	18.72	29	37.67	Purdue		11	9	6-3-0	29	9	6-3-0	BIG 10
62	0.21	67	-0.77	30	38.10	Pittsburgh			10	3-7-0	30	10	3-7-0	EIC
20	16.30	16	17.72	31	38.75	Duke		14	10	7-3-0	31	10	7-3-0	ACC
5	30.32	2	32.72	32	38.83	Ohio State	2	2	9	8-0-1	32	9	8-0-1	BIG 10
61	0.59	78	-3.92	33	39.20	Vanderbilt			10	2-8-0	33	10	2-8-0	SEC
43	6.47	44	5.78	34	39.80	North Carolina State			10	4-6-0	34	10	4-6-0	ACC
19	16.85	18	15.64	35	40.18	Miami (FL)		19	11	7-4-0	35	11	7-4-0	SWIC
3	33.82	6	28.48	36	41.80	Mississippi	5	5	11	9-2-0	36	11	9-2-0	SEC
28	12.00	28	11.88	37	41.82	Baylor			11	6-5-0	37	11	6-5-0	SWAC
91	-10.24	79	-4.36	38	42.60	Kansas State			10	2-8-0	38	10	2-8-0	BIG 8
1	37.31	1	32.77	39	43.20	Alabama	1	1	11	11-0-0	39	11	11-0-0	SEC
54	2.94	54	2.91	40	43.25	South Carolina			10	4-6-0	40	10	4-6-0	ACC
30	11.34	40	7.93	41	43.30	Kentucky			10	5-5-0	41	10	5-5-0	SEC
60	0.91	57	1.99	42	43.30	Wake Forest			10	4-6-0	42	10	4-6-0	ACC
2	34.38	4	29.58	43	43.55	Texas	3	3	11	10-1-0	43	11	10-1-0	SWAC
10	22.07	24	14.23	44	43.82	Kansas		15	11	7-3-1	44	11	7-3-1	BIG 8
24	13.36	46	4.73	45	45.85	Clemson			10	5-5-0	45	10	5-5-0	ACC
55	2.59	58	1.98	46	46.30	Oklahoma State			10	4-6-0	46	10	4-6-0	BIG 8
13	19.98	7	26.85	47	47.30	Colorado	7	7	11	9-2-0	47	11	9-2-0	BIG 8
18	16.95	12	19.14	48	48.05	Missouri		12	10	7-2-1	48	10	7-2-1	BIG 8
51	3.48	50	3.60	49	50.15	Southern California			10	4-5-1	49	10	4-5-1	AAWU
50	3.52	71	-1.77	50	50.67	Southern Mississippi			3	1-2-0	50	3	1-2-0	Major-Ind
36	10.07	41	7.77	51	51.15	Houston			10	5-4-1	51	10	5-4-1	SWIC
42	6.90	21	14.79	52	52.05	Maryland			10	7-3-0	52	10	7-3-0	ACC
58	1.34	62	0.85	53	53.30	Oregon			10	4-6-0	53	10	4-6-0	SWIC
74	-3.12	80	-5.26	54	53.65	Washington State			10	3-7-0	54	10	3-7-0	SWIC
29	12.00	23	14.28	55	54.20	UCLA			11	7-4-0	55	11	7-4-0	AAWU
25	13.04	38	9.85	56	54.64	Syracuse		16	11	8-3-0	56	11	8-3-0	EIC
109	-19.02	110	-19.39	57	55.67	Western Michigan			3	0-3-0	57	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
23	13.91	34	11.03	58	56.30	Penn State		20	11	8-3-0	58	11	8-3-0	EIC
76	-4.05	68	-0.82	59	56.45	Stanford			10	4-6-0	59	10	4-6-0	AAWU
46	5.23	51	3.06	60	56.55	Iowa State			10	5-5-0	60	10	5-5-0	BIG 8
78	-6.09	77	-3.69	61	57.85	Virginia			10	4-6-0	61	10	4-6-0	ACC
39	8.99	31	11.70	62	57.95	Navy			10	7-3-0	62	10	7-3-0	EIC
47	5.14	45	5.27	63	58.40	Utah			10	6-4-0	63	10	6-4-0	MSC
77	-5.72	75	-2.80	64	58.90	Boston College			10	4-6-0	64	10	4-6-0	EIC
95	-11.59	99	-13.62	65	59.05	Tulsa			10	2-8-0	65	10	2-8-0	MVC
48	3.93	52	3.01	66	59.10	Washington			10	5-4-1	66	10	5-4-1	AAWU
69	-1.75	65	0.07	67	59.95	Florida State			10	4-5-1	67	10	4-5-1	SWIC
59	1.20	60	1.29	68	60.10	Oregon State			10	5-5-0	68	10	5-5-0	SWIC
97	-12.12	86	-8.44	69	61.55	Air Force			10	3-7-0	69	10	3-7-0	SWIC
27	12.01	27	12.23	70	62.78	Wyoming		17	9	6-1-2	70	9	6-1-2	MSC
114	-23.50	116	-26.26	71	63.10	Colorado State			10	0-10-0	71	10	0-10-0	MSC
45	5.69	53	2.94	72	66.10	Army			10	6-4-0	72	10	6-4-0	EIC
115	-24.40	97	-13.24	73	67.00	Idaho			9	2-7-0	73	9	2-7-0	SWIC
75	-3.46	91	-9.83	74	67.45	West Virginia			10	4-6-0	74	10	4-6-0	SoCon
113	-21.56	115	-25.32	75	67.83	Drake			3	0-3-0	75	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
56	1.40	47	4.67	76	68.75	Lehigh			4	3-1-0	76	4	3-1-0	Major-Ind
107	-17.83	102	-15.65	77	70.00	Brigham Young			10	2-8-0	77	10	2-8-0	MSC
99	-12.56	109	-18.40	78	71.50	Montana			8	2-6-0	78	8	2-6-0	MSC
79	-7.34	74	-2.73	80	74.30	Miami (OH)			5	3-2-0	80	5	3-2-0	Major-Ind
120	-30.13	118	-27.19	82	74.83	Massachusetts			3	0-3-0	82	3	0-3-0	Major-Ind
44	5.82	43	6.12	83	75.20	Arizona State			10	7-3-0	83	10	7-3-0	BC
119	-29.00	120	-33.35	84	76.00	Connecticut			4	0-4-0	84	4	0-4-0	Major-Ind
40	8.74	26	13.30	85	77.45	Arizona			10	8-1-1	85	10	8-1-1	SWIC
110	-20.11	103	-16.07	87	78.15	Texas El Paso			10	3-7-0	87	10	3-7-0	BC
72	-2.46	64	0.09	88	78.77	New Mexico			11	7-4-0	88	11	7-4-0	MSC
112	-20.54	98	-13.30	90	79.25	Buffalo			4	1-3-0	90	4	1-3-0	Major-Ind
103	-14.58	100	-14.14	91	79.75	Cincinnati			10	3-7-0	91	10	3-7-0	MVC
111	-20.13	107	-18.18	93	80.29	Dayton			10	2-8-0	93	10	2-8-0	EIC
80	-7.86	81	-6.68	94	80.81	Colgate			9	5-4-0	94	9	5-4-0	EIC
33	10.68	35	9.97	95	81.05	Utah State	10	10	11	9-1-1	95	11	9-1-1	MSC
93	-11.32	88	-9.02	98	82.00	Furman			10	7-3-0	98	10	7-3-0	SoCon
73	-2.75	69	-0.84	99	83.60	Holy Cross			10	7-3-0	99	10	7-3-0	EIC
90	-10.02	96	-13.20	100	83.67	Virginia Tech			9	4-5-0	100	9	4-5-0	SoCon
35	10.16	48	4.66	102	84.11	Memphis			10	8-2-0	102	10	8-2-0	SWIC
92	-11.03	112	-20.56	103	84.38	Louisville			4	1-3-0	103	4	1-3-0	Major-Ind
86	-9.27	73	-2.53	106	88.00	San Jose State			10	6-4-0	106	10	6-4-0	SWIC
89	-9.98	72	-2.32	107	88.83	Citadel			10	7-3-0	107	10	7-3-0	SoCon
121	-33.42	122	-34.52	110	91.75	Pennsylvania			9	2-7-0	110	9	2-7-0	Ivy
34	10.66	25	14.19	111	91.92	Rutgers			9	9-0-0	111	9	9-0-0	EIC
71	-2.44	82	-6.93	112	92.28	Columbia			9	6-3-0	112	9	6-3-0	Ivy
105	-16.84	117	-26.44	113	92.28	Cornell			9	3-6-0	113	9	3-6-0	Ivy
118	-28.50	111	-20.33	116	93.00	Davidson			8	4-4-0	116	8	4-4-0	SoCon
96	-11.87	95	-12.76	117	94.00	New Mexico State			10	5-4-1	117	10	5-4-1	BC
104	-14.85	92	-11.12	118	94.10	North Texas			10	5-4-1	118	10	5-4-1	MVC
84	-8.27	93	-11.62	119	96.61	Harvard			9	6-3-0	119	9	6-3-0	Ivy
123	-40.14	123	-42.79	120	97.94	Brown			9	0-9-0	120	9	0-9-0	Ivy
87	-9.60	101	-14.28	121	100.38	Dartmouth			9	6-3-0	121	9	6-3-0	Ivy

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College Football 1961Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1961/9/16 and 1961/12/16Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

College Football 1961
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1961/9/16 and 1961/12/16
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)