College Football 1961
Teams in each conference

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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Major Independents [Major-Ind] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in Major-Ind based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Southern Mississippi 3 1-2-0 50 3 1-2-0
Lehigh 4 3-1-0 56 4 3-1-0
Miami (OH) 5 3-2-0 79 5 3-2-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0-4-0 82 4 0-4-0
Louisville 4 1-3-0 92 4 1-3-0
Trinity University (TX) 4 1-3-0 102 4 1-3-0
Western Michigan 3 0-3-0 109 3 0-3-0
Buffalo 4 1-3-0 112 4 1-3-0
Drake 3 0-3-0 113 3 0-3-0
McMurry 3 1-2-0 117 3 1-2-0
Connecticut 4 0-4-0 119 4 0-4-0
Massachusetts 3 0-3-0 120 3 0-3-0
Arkansas State 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Bowling Green 2 2-0-0 2 2-0-0
East Carolina 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Fresno State 2 2-0-0 2 2-0-0
Kent State 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Marshall 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Ohio University 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Toledo 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Bucknell 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Delaware 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Lafayette 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Montana State 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
North Dakota 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Rhode Island 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
Samford 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
San Diego 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Wofford 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
West Chester 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Cal State Long Beach 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Cal State Los Angeles 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Quantico Marines 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
San Diego Marines 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Major-Ind results for other seasons
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Athletic Association of Western Universities [AAWU] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in AAWU based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 9.66 1 8.800 5 3.500 UCLA 4 3-1-0 29 11 7-4-0 29 11 7-4-0
2 6.74 3 4.400 3 3.125 Southern California 4 2-1-1 51 10 4-5-1 51 10 4-5-1
3 3.18 2 4.400 4 3.125 Washington 4 2-1-1 48 10 5-4-1 48 10 5-4-1
4 -9.29 4 -8.800 2 2.750 Stanford 4 1-3-0 76 10 4-6-0 76 10 4-6-0
5 -10.29 5 -8.800 1 2.500 California 4 1-3-0 81 10 1-8-1 81 10 1-8-1
AAWU results for other seasons
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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 10.52 1 12.833 7 4.917 Duke 6 5-1-0 20 10 7-3-0 20 10 7-3-0
2 7.09 3 0.917 1 4.250 Clemson 6 3-3-0 24 10 5-5-0 24 10 5-5-0
3 3.56 2 2.750 6 4.786 North Carolina 7 4-3-0 37 10 5-5-0 37 10 5-5-0
4 -0.89 7 -2.750 4 4.357 North Carolina State 7 3-4-0 43 10 4-6-0 43 10 4-6-0
5 -3.25 5 -2.750 5 4.429 Wake Forest 7 3-4-0 60 10 4-6-0 60 10 4-6-0
6 -3.97 6 -2.750 3 4.286 South Carolina 7 3-4-0 54 10 4-6-0 54 10 4-6-0
7 -4.94 4 -1.833 8 4.917 Maryland 6 3-3-0 42 10 7-3-0 42 10 7-3-0
8 -8.12 8 -6.417 2 4.250 Virginia 6 2-4-0 78 10 4-6-0 78 10 4-6-0
ACC results for other seasons
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 14.31 1 15.150 10 7.500 Ohio State 6 6-0-0 5 9 8-0-1 5 9 8-0-1
2 10.74 3 6.848 9 6.429 Michigan State 7 5-2-0 6 9 7-2-0 6 9 7-2-0
3 10.51 2 14.237 8 6.000 Minnesota 7 6-1-0 8 10 8-2-0 8 10 8-2-0
4 6.47 4 4.865 7 5.917 Purdue 6 4-2-0 12 9 6-3-0 12 9 6-3-0
5 1.02 5 3.464 2 4.333 Michigan 6 3-3-0 11 9 6-3-0 11 9 6-3-0
6 0.79 7 -3.937 4 4.750 Iowa 6 2-4-0 16 9 5-4-0 16 9 5-4-0
7 -1.03 6 1.709 6 5.643 Wisconsin 7 4-3-0 21 9 6-3-0 21 9 6-3-0
8 -5.59 8 -6.913 5 5.250 Northwestern 6 2-4-0 32 9 4-5-0 32 9 4-5-0
9 -14.67 10 -19.046 3 4.750 Indiana 6 0-6-0 49 9 2-7-0 49 9 2-7-0
10 -22.54 9 -16.377 1 4.214 Illinois 7 0-7-0 85 9 0-9-0 85 9 0-9-0
BIG 10 results for other seasons
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 14.04 1 19.250 8 5.000 Colorado 7 7-0-0 13 11 9-2-0 13 11 9-2-0
2 13.87 2 8.250 7 4.857 Kansas 7 5-2-0 10 11 7-3-1 10 11 7-3-1
3 7.25 3 8.250 6 4.714 Missouri 7 5-2-0 18 10 7-2-1 18 10 7-2-1
4 1.91 4 2.750 5 4.571 Oklahoma 7 4-3-0 38 10 5-5-0 38 10 5-5-0
5 -2.26 5 -2.750 4 4.429 Iowa State 7 3-4-0 46 10 5-5-0 46 10 5-5-0
6 -6.04 7 -8.250 2 4.214 Nebraska 7 2-5-0 57 10 3-6-1 57 10 3-6-1
7 -6.86 6 -8.250 3 4.214 Oklahoma State 7 2-5-0 55 10 4-6-0 55 10 4-6-0
8 -21.91 8 -19.250 1 4.000 Kansas State 7 0-7-0 91 10 2-8-0 91 10 2-8-0
BIG 8 results for other seasons
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Border Conference [BC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in BC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 18.01 1 16.133 4 3.667 Arizona State 3 3-0-0 44 10 7-3-0 44 10 7-3-0
2 11.06 2 8.800 3 3.250 West Texas A&M 4 3-1-0 68 10 6-4-0 68 10 6-4-0
3 5.96 3 1.467 5 3.667 New Mexico State 3 2-1-0 96 10 5-4-1 96 10 5-4-1
4 -10.83 4 -8.800 2 2.750 Texas El Paso 4 1-3-0 110 10 3-7-0 110 10 3-7-0
5 -24.20 5 -17.600 1 2.500 Hardin-Simmons 4 0-4-0 122 10 0-10-0 122 10 0-10-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 24.28 1 18.570 7 6.833 Penn State 6 5-1-0 23 11 8-3-0 23 11 8-3-0
2 19.69 4 16.177 6 6.500 Army 4 3-1-0 45 10 6-4-0 45 10 6-4-0
3 16.06 2 17.426 4 5.333 Notre Dame 3 2-1-0 31 10 5-5-0 31 10 5-5-0
4 15.89 6 9.527 8 7.083 Syracuse 6 4-2-0 25 11 8-3-0 25 11 8-3-0
5 14.90 3 16.297 2 4.300 Navy 5 3-2-0 39 10 7-3-0 39 10 7-3-0
6 9.97 5 9.527 15 13.000 Rutgers 1 1-0-0 34 9 9-0-0 34 9 9-0-0
7 7.80 7 4.455 1 3.125 Pittsburgh 4 1-3-0 62 10 3-7-0 62 10 3-7-0
8 1.22 8 2.858 12 9.333 Detroit 6 4-2-0 67 9 5-4-0 67 9 5-4-0
9 -6.05 9 -6.021 10 9.167 Holy Cross 6 3-3-0 73 10 7-3-0 73 10 7-3-0
10 -9.44 10 -8.795 11 9.200 Boston College 5 2-3-0 77 10 4-6-0 77 10 4-6-0
11 -12.09 11 -11.319 9 9.000 Villanova 3 1-2-0 63 10 8-2-0 63 10 8-2-0
12 -13.59 14 -17.017 5 5.750 Boston University 4 0-4-0 94 9 4-5-0 94 9 4-5-0
13 -14.78 13 -12.473 3 5.250 Colgate 2 0-2-0 80 9 5-4-0 80 9 5-4-0
14 -19.80 12 -12.118 14 11.500 Saint Xavier 2 1-1-0 88 10 6-4-0 88 10 6-4-0
15 -34.07 15 -27.094 13 10.000 Dayton 3 0-3-0 111 10 2-8-0 111 10 2-8-0
EIC results for other seasons
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Ivy League Conference [Ivy] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in Ivy based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 16.71 2 13.750 7 4.929 Columbia 7 6-1-0 71 9 6-3-0 71 9 6-3-0
2 12.24 1 13.750 8 4.929 Harvard 7 6-1-0 84 9 6-3-0 84 9 6-3-0
3 9.03 4 8.250 5 4.643 Dartmouth 7 5-2-0 87 9 6-3-0 87 9 6-3-0
4 6.92 3 8.250 6 4.643 Princeton 7 5-2-0 100 9 5-4-0 100 9 5-4-0
5 -2.61 5 -2.750 4 4.429 Yale 7 3-4-0 106 9 4-5-0 106 9 4-5-0
6 -3.13 6 -8.250 3 4.286 Cornell 7 2-5-0 105 9 3-6-0 105 9 3-6-0
7 -17.66 7 -13.750 2 4.143 Pennsylvania 7 1-6-0 121 9 2-7-0 121 9 2-7-0
8 -21.51 8 -19.250 1 4.000 Brown 7 0-7-0 123 9 0-9-0 123 9 0-9-0
Ivy results for other seasons
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 9.42 1 16.500 4 3.000 Wichita State 3 3-0-0 65 11 8-3-0 65 11 8-3-0
2 0.38 3 -5.500 3 2.500 Tulsa 3 1-2-0 95 10 2-8-0 95 10 2-8-0
3 -4.82 4 -5.500 1 2.167 North Texas 3 1-2-0 104 10 5-4-1 104 10 5-4-1
4 -4.97 2 -5.500 2 2.333 Cincinnati 3 1-2-0 103 10 3-7-0 103 10 3-7-0
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Mountain States Conference [MSC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in MSC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 19.33 1 15.714 7 4.500 Utah State 6 5-0-1 33 11 9-1-1 33 11 9-1-1
2 16.36 2 15.714 6 4.333 Wyoming 6 5-0-1 27 9 6-1-2 27 9 6-1-2
3 1.87 4 -0.000 5 4.083 Utah 6 3-3-0 47 10 6-4-0 47 10 6-4-0
4 -4.28 3 0.000 4 4.083 New Mexico 6 3-3-0 72 11 7-4-0 72 11 7-4-0
5 -6.58 6 -6.286 3 3.750 Montana 6 2-4-0 99 8 2-6-0 99 8 2-6-0
6 -8.93 5 -6.286 2 3.750 Brigham Young 6 2-4-0 107 10 2-8-0 107 10 2-8-0
7 -17.77 7 -18.857 1 3.500 Colorado State 6 0-6-0 114 10 0-10-0 114 10 0-10-0
MSC results for other seasons
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 19.06 2 16.287 12 8.143 Alabama 7 7-0-0 1 11 11-0-0 1 11 11-0-0
2 17.52 3 12.058 11 7.583 Mississippi 6 5-1-0 3 11 9-2-0 3 11 9-2-0
3 16.89 1 20.505 8 6.750 LSU 6 6-0-0 4 11 10-1-0 4 11 10-1-0
4 5.90 4 5.059 4 6.214 Georgia Tech 7 4-3-0 7 11 7-4-0 7 11 7-4-0
5 4.67 5 3.008 3 6.071 Tennessee 7 4-3-0 14 10 6-4-0 14 10 6-4-0
6 -1.69 7 -3.817 5 6.357 Auburn 7 3-4-0 15 10 6-4-0 15 10 6-4-0
7 -3.66 8 -6.543 6 6.417 Kentucky 6 2-4-0 30 10 5-5-0 30 10 5-5-0
8 -8.39 9 -8.596 1 4.667 Mississippi State 6 1-5-0 26 10 5-5-0 26 10 5-5-0
9 -8.56 6 -2.316 10 7.583 Florida 6 3-3-0 41 10 4-5-1 41 10 4-5-1
10 -13.50 11 -11.617 9 6.786 Georgia 7 2-5-0 66 10 3-7-0 66 10 3-7-0
11 -13.70 10 -8.634 2 4.917 Tulane 6 1-5-0 64 10 2-8-0 64 10 2-8-0
12 -14.55 12 -15.394 7 6.429 Vanderbilt 7 1-6-0 61 10 2-8-0 61 10 2-8-0
SEC results for other seasons
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 11.50 2 8.828 2 4.500 West Virginia 3 2-1-0 75 10 4-6-0 75 10 4-6-0
2 7.09 3 8.755 6 5.143 Richmond 7 5-2-0 83 10 5-5-0 83 10 5-5-0
3 5.73 1 11.737 8 5.833 Citadel 6 5-1-0 89 10 7-3-0 89 10 7-3-0
4 5.11 5 -1.280 3 4.571 George Washington 7 3-4-0 98 9 3-6-0 98 9 3-6-0
5 0.27 4 5.602 7 5.417 Virginia Military 6 4-2-0 101 10 6-4-0 101 10 6-4-0
6 -1.04 7 -4.039 9 5.875 Furman 4 2-2-0 93 10 7-3-0 93 10 7-3-0
7 -1.52 6 -2.990 1 4.300 Virginia Tech 5 2-3-0 90 9 4-5-0 90 9 4-5-0
8 -11.02 9 -14.854 5 5.000 William & Mary 7 1-6-0 116 10 1-9-0 116 10 1-9-0
9 -16.14 8 -11.760 4 4.800 Davidson 5 1-4-0 118 8 4-4-0 118 8 4-4-0
SoCon results for other seasons
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 19.30 1 13.750 8 5.000 Texas 7 6-1-0 2 11 10-1-0 2 11 10-1-0
2 11.76 2 13.750 7 4.857 Arkansas 7 6-1-0 9 11 8-3-0 9 11 8-3-0
3 8.02 3 8.250 6 4.714 Rice 7 5-2-0 17 11 7-4-0 17 11 7-4-0
4 1.28 4 -2.750 5 4.571 Texas A&M 7 3-4-0 22 10 4-5-1 22 10 4-5-1
5 -5.84 7 -8.250 3 4.286 Baylor 7 2-5-0 28 11 6-5-0 28 11 6-5-0
6 -8.96 5 -5.500 4 4.357 Texas Christian 7 2-4-1 52 10 3-5-2 52 10 3-5-2
7 -12.14 6 -8.250 2 4.214 Texas Tech 7 2-5-0 53 10 4-6-0 53 10 4-6-0
8 -13.42 8 -11.000 1 4.000 Southern Methodist 7 1-5-1 70 10 2-7-1 70 10 2-7-1
SWAC results for other seasons
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Southwestern Independent Conference [SWIC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1961
1961 - Ranking of teams in SWIC based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Miami (FL) 11 7-4-0 19 11 7-4-0
Memphis 10 8-2-0 35 10 8-2-0
Houston 2 2-0-0 10 5-4-1 36 10 5-4-1
Arizona 2 2-0-0 10 8-1-1 40 10 8-1-1
Oregon 5 2-3-0 10 4-6-0 58 10 4-6-0
Oregon State 4 3-1-0 10 5-5-0 59 10 5-5-0
Florida State 1 0-1-0 10 4-5-1 69 10 4-5-1
Washington State 4 2-2-0 10 3-7-0 74 10 3-7-0
San Jose State 5 3-2-0 10 6-4-0 86 10 6-4-0
Air Force 10 3-7-0 97 10 3-7-0
Pacific 3 1-2-0 9 5-4-0 108 9 5-4-0
Idaho 6 1-5-0 9 2-7-0 115 9 2-7-0
SWIC results for other seasons
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