College Football 1961
Ranking of University Division Teams

Based on games played between 1961/9/16 and 1962/1/1
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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1961 - Ranking of University Division teams based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Team Division Global Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating GamesRecordRankGamesRecord
134.70132.383739.64Alabama1111-0-011111-0-0SEC
529.65231.313137.11Ohio State98-0-1298-0-1Big 10
429.91331.151129.45Louisiana State1110-1-031110-1-0SEC
234.50430.633639.23Texas1110-1-041110-1-0Southwest AC
725.68528.04627.05Minnesota108-2-05108-2-0Big 10
331.06624.941532.05Mississippi108-2-06119-2-0SEC
626.12723.922234.17Michigan State97-2-0797-2-0Big 10
1517.52823.334242.73Colorado119-2-08119-2-0Big 8
821.84921.941832.70Arkansas107-3-010118-3-0Southwest AC
1021.301021.60223.56Michigan96-3-0996-3-0Big 10
921.541119.57728.09Georgia Tech117-4-011117-4-0SEC
1120.781217.961331.25Purdue85-3-01296-3-0Big 10
2214.301317.031932.89Wisconsin96-3-01396-3-0Big 10
1915.851416.71426.55Rice117-4-015117-4-0Southwest AC
2015.371516.644747.20Missouri107-2-114107-2-1Big 8
1417.971615.671029.22Iowa95-4-01795-4-0Big 10
2114.551715.633437.85Duke107-3-016107-3-0ACC
1815.981814.753337.64Miami FL117-4-019117-4-0Southwest Indep
405.571913.605349.95Maryland107-3-020107-3-0ACC
1617.192013.434847.91Penn State118-3-021118-3-0Eastern Indep
329.952113.30526.83Mississippi State94-5-022105-5-0SEC
1318.032213.281632.33Tennessee95-4-024106-4-0SEC
1716.292313.181231.17Auburn95-4-023106-4-0SEC
2910.432412.524948.18UCLA117-4-025117-4-0AAWU
1220.262511.954443.68Kansas117-3-126117-3-1Big 8
348.552611.085754.20Navy107-3-027107-3-0Eastern Indep
387.242711.088374.40Arizona108-1-128108-1-1Southwest Indep
3010.402810.621431.78Northwestern94-5-03094-5-0Big 10
2313.352910.51828.11Texas A&M93-5-134104-5-1Southwest AC
2610.563010.41928.65Notre Dame105-5-029105-5-0Eastern Indep
2810.433110.143840.86Baylor116-5-033116-5-0Southwest AC
2710.503210.066860.28Wyoming96-1-23296-1-2Skyline
377.71339.552535.30North Carolina105-5-031105-5-0ACC
2413.04349.285551.68Syracuse118-3-035118-3-0Eastern Indep
511.58358.37324.35Texas Christian103-5-238103-5-2Southwest AC
339.21368.098674.90Utah State108-1-136119-1-1Skyline
367.77378.002936.80Oklahoma105-5-037105-5-0Big 8
396.37387.452435.15Florida104-5-139104-5-1SEC
319.99397.333941.00Kentucky105-5-041105-5-0SEC
358.54407.005048.60Houston105-4-140105-4-1Southwest Indep
444.20416.4010692.25Rutgers44-0-01899-0-0Eastern Indep
521.55426.042835.80Texas Tech104-6-043104-6-0Southwest AC
434.46433.668172.15Arizona State107-3-046107-3-0Border
453.91443.526156.35Utah106-4-048106-4-0Skyline
424.74453.433237.33North Carolina State93-6-045104-6-0ACC
2511.62462.944545.15Clemson105-5-047105-5-0ACC
502.37472.245148.70Southern California104-5-150104-5-1AAWU
61-1.60482.166357.33Florida State94-4-165104-5-1Southwest Indep
69-4.01491.977871.10Villanova53-2-042108-2-0Eastern Indep
415.14501.846760.15Army106-4-053106-4-0Eastern Indep
493.10511.736256.85Washington105-4-152105-4-1AAWU
473.60521.235249.17Iowa State94-5-057105-5-0Big 8
531.10531.114042.55South Carolina104-6-051104-6-0ACC
64-1.85540.991732.35Georgia103-7-055103-7-0SEC
67-3.32550.518977.61Wichita State96-3-056118-3-0MVC
59-0.8456-0.074342.80Wake Forest104-6-054104-6-0ACC
463.7357-0.169381.00Memphis64-2-049108-2-0Southwest Indep
560.2358-0.286457.75Oregon State105-5-059105-5-0Southwest Indep
57-0.1459-0.323036.83Nebraska92-6-160103-6-1Big 8
540.7760-0.374646.15Oklahoma State104-6-063104-6-0Big 8
68-3.5161-0.392133.90Southern Methodist102-7-161102-7-1Southwest AC
550.3062-0.885451.30Oregon104-6-062104-6-0Southwest Indep
66-3.3263-1.547364.64Holy Cross74-3-058107-3-0Eastern Indep
483.2764-1.592335.00Indiana92-7-06892-7-0Big 10
58-0.2365-1.822735.65Pittsburgh103-7-066103-7-0Eastern Indep
63-1.7866-1.837466.81Detroit84-4-06495-4-0Eastern Indep
71-4.1367-2.118072.10New Mexico106-4-069117-4-0Skyline
74-5.1368-2.245854.55Stanford104-6-070104-6-0AAWU
75-5.6569-2.875955.35Boston College104-6-073104-6-0Eastern Indep
81-10.4270-3.739582.78San Jose State96-3-074106-4-0Southwest Indep
87-12.6171-3.819784.61Citadel96-3-072107-3-0Southern C
65-2.4172-4.268272.88West Texas A&M85-3-076106-4-0Border
62-1.6673-4.702033.60Tulane102-8-077102-8-0SEC
60-1.0174-5.403538.15Vanderbilt102-8-078102-8-0SEC
77-8.1875-6.036055.50Virginia104-6-075104-6-0ACC
83-11.8676-6.364142.70Kansas State102-8-081102-8-0Big 8
70-4.0777-6.775652.25Washington State103-7-082103-7-0Southwest Indep
80-9.7778-8.838574.80Richmond105-5-085105-5-0Southern C
78-8.8779-8.91120.28Illinois90-9-08490-9-0Big 10
76-7.8980-9.047162.58Boston University62-4-09494-5-0Eastern Indep
85-12.4081-9.179482.43Colgate74-3-07995-4-0Eastern Indep
73-4.9982-9.7410793.94Columbia86-2-08096-3-0Ivy League
93-13.6983-9.799279.08Furman63-3-087107-3-0Southern C
91-13.6184-10.236659.30Air Force103-7-088103-7-0Southwest Indep
79-9.0085-10.582635.55California101-8-189101-8-1AAWU
72-4.2486-10.807061.75West Virginia104-6-090104-6-0Southern C
86-12.5787-10.938775.40Saint Xavier52-3-086106-4-0Eastern Indep
95-14.8288-11.6610187.44North Texas84-3-195105-4-1MVC
98-18.3389-11.7810086.06Virginia Military84-4-083106-4-0Southern C
88-12.9790-12.269985.79New Mexico State73-3-199105-4-1Border
84-12.3591-14.5011197.75Harvard86-2-09296-3-0Ivy League
82-11.4492-14.589178.94Virginia Tech94-5-09694-5-0Southern C
106-25.3693-14.767263.50Idaho92-7-09892-7-0Southwest Indep
90-13.4294-14.936557.85Tulsa102-8-0101102-8-0MVC
96-16.0295-16.058877.28Cincinnati93-6-0100103-7-0MVC
100-19.4596-16.839884.88Pacific41-3-010795-4-0Southwest Indep
99-18.4997-17.037667.20Brigham Young102-8-0103102-8-0Skyline
89-13.1998-17.2510894.69Dartmouth85-3-09796-3-0Ivy League
94-14.0299-18.319682.78George Washington93-6-010893-6-0Southern C
97-17.29100-19.6610590.39Princeton95-4-010295-4-0Ivy League
92-13.66101-20.187768.64Montana72-5-010982-6-0Skyline
108-31.41102-22.0110389.30Davidson51-4-011184-4-0Southern C
104-23.55103-22.687567.12Texas El Paso81-7-0104103-7-0Border
102-22.31104-23.588474.40Dayton51-4-0105102-8-0Eastern Indep
103-23.17105-26.3811095.69Yale83-5-011294-5-0Ivy League
105-24.73106-27.866961.05Colorado State100-10-0118100-10-0Skyline
107-26.83107-29.309077.95William & Mary101-9-0119101-9-0Southern C
101-20.06108-29.6610288.33Cornell93-6-011493-6-0Ivy League
109-36.08109-32.147971.44Hardin-Simmons80-8-0122100-10-0Border
110-37.75110-38.0910489.88Pennsylvania81-7-012192-7-0Ivy League
111-44.20111-46.2110994.81Brown80-8-012390-9-0Ivy League
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