College Football 1961
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1961/9/16 and 1961/12/16
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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

College Football 1961
Ranking of No Division Affiliation Teams

Based on games played between 1961/9/16 and 1961/12/16
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)