College Football 1961
Ranking of ALL 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 all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
82 -8.17 87 -9.01 1 20.38 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0-4-0 1 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
85 -8.30 83 -7.56 2 21.22 Illinois 9 0-9-0 2 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 1 7 0-7-0 BIG 10
52 3.21 37 9.96 3 24.15 Texas Christian 10 3-5-2 3 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 4 7 2-4-1 SWAC
11 21.81 11 22.94 4 24.78 Michigan 9 6-3-0 4 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 2 6 3-3-0 BIG 10
26 12.86 19 15.30 5 25.83 Mississippi State 10 5-5-0 5 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 SEC
17 17.98 14 18.72 6 26.59 Rice 11 7-4-0 6 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 6 7 5-2-0 SWAC
8 25.20 5 28.89 7 28.44 Minnesota 10 8-2-0 7 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 8 7 6-1-0 BIG 10
7 26.06 9 24.04 8 29.45 Georgia Tech 11 7-4-0 8 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 SEC
31 11.20 29 11.85 9 30.45 Notre Dame 10 5-5-0 9 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 EIC
16 18.37 17 17.24 10 30.50 Iowa 9 5-4-0 10 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 2-4-0 BIG 10
4 31.38 3 31.92 11 31.05 Louisiana State 11 10-1-0 11 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 8 6 6-0-0 SEC
66 -0.08 55 2.84 12 33.30 Georgia 10 3-7-0 12 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 9 7 2-5-0 SEC
32 10.91 32 11.69 13 33.44 Northwestern 9 4-5-0 13 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 BIG 10
64 0.03 76 -2.99 14 34.50 Tulane 10 2-8-0 14 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 2 6 1-5-0 SEC
21 14.98 15 18.58 15 34.72 Wisconsin 9 6-3-0 15 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 6 7 4-3-0 BIG 10
70 -2.10 61 1.20 16 34.75 Southern Methodist 10 2-7-1 16 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 1 7 1-5-1 SWAC
37 9.43 33 11.43 17 35.80 North Carolina 10 5-5-0 17 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 6 7 4-3-0 ACC
22 14.66 30 11.79 18 35.90 Texas A&M 10 4-5-1 18 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 5 7 3-4-0 SWAC
6 27.00 8 24.91 19 35.94 Michigan State 9 7-2-0 19 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 9 7 5-2-0 BIG 10
53 2.94 42 7.77 20 35.95 Texas Tech 10 4-6-0 20 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 2 7 2-5-0 SWAC
15 18.69 20 15.23 21 36.30 Auburn 10 6-4-0 21 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 7 3-4-0 SEC
41 8.21 39 9.33 22 36.50 Florida 10 4-5-1 22 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 10 6 3-3-0 SEC
9 23.30 10 23.60 23 36.83 Arkansas 11 8-3-0 23 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 7 7 6-1-0 SWAC
81 -8.01 89 -9.22 24 37.00 California 10 1-8-1 24 10 1-8-1 NoDivi 1 4 1-3-0 AAWU
57 1.39 59 1.55 25 37.06 Nebraska 10 3-6-1 25 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 2 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
49 3.86 66 -0.62 26 37.17 Indiana 9 2-7-0 26 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 3 6 0-6-0 BIG 10
38 9.11 36 9.96 27 37.20 Oklahoma 10 5-5-0 27 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
14 19.83 22 14.71 28 37.45 Tennessee 10 6-4-0 28 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 7 4-3-0 SEC
12 20.72 13 18.72 29 37.67 Purdue 9 6-3-0 29 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 7 6 4-2-0 BIG 10
62 0.21 67 -0.77 30 38.10 Pittsburgh 10 3-7-0 30 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 1 4 1-3-0 EIC
20 16.30 16 17.72 31 38.75 Duke 10 7-3-0 31 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 7 6 5-1-0 ACC
5 30.32 2 32.72 32 38.83 Ohio State 9 8-0-1 32 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 10 6 6-0-0 BIG 10
61 0.59 78 -3.92 33 39.20 Vanderbilt 10 2-8-0 33 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 7 7 1-6-0 SEC
43 6.47 44 5.78 34 39.80 North Carolina State 10 4-6-0 34 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 4 7 3-4-0 ACC
19 16.85 18 15.64 35 40.18 Miami FL 11 7-4-0 35 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
3 33.82 6 28.48 36 41.80 Mississippi 11 9-2-0 36 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 11 6 5-1-0 SEC
28 12.00 28 11.88 37 41.82 Baylor 11 6-5-0 37 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 3 7 2-5-0 SWAC
91 -10.24 79 -4.36 38 42.60 Kansas State 10 2-8-0 38 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 1 7 0-7-0 BIG 8
1 37.31 1 32.77 39 43.20 Alabama 11 11-0-0 39 11 11-0-0 NoDivi 12 7 7-0-0 SEC
54 2.94 54 2.91 40 43.25 South Carolina 10 4-6-0 40 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 7 3-4-0 ACC
30 11.34 40 7.93 41 43.30 Kentucky 10 5-5-0 41 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 SEC
60 0.91 57 1.99 42 43.30 Wake Forest 10 4-6-0 42 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 5 7 3-4-0 ACC
2 34.38 4 29.58 43 43.55 Texas 11 10-1-0 43 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 8 7 6-1-0 SWAC
10 22.07 24 14.23 44 43.82 Kansas 11 7-3-1 44 11 7-3-1 NoDivi 7 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
24 13.36 46 4.73 45 45.85 Clemson 10 5-5-0 45 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 1 6 3-3-0 ACC
55 2.59 58 1.98 46 46.30 Oklahoma State 10 4-6-0 46 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
13 19.98 7 26.85 47 47.30 Colorado 11 9-2-0 47 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 8 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
18 16.95 12 19.14 48 48.05 Missouri 10 7-2-1 48 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 6 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
51 3.48 50 3.60 49 50.15 Southern California 10 4-5-1 49 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 3 4 2-1-1 AAWU
50 3.52 71 -1.77 50 50.67 Southern Mississippi 3 1-2-0 50 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
36 10.07 41 7.77 51 51.15 Houston 10 5-4-1 51 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 5 2 2-0-0 SWIC
42 6.90 21 14.79 52 52.05 Maryland 10 7-3-0 52 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 8 6 3-3-0 ACC
58 1.34 62 0.85 53 53.30 Oregon 10 4-6-0 53 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 7 5 2-3-0 SWIC
74 -3.12 80 -5.26 54 53.65 Washington State 10 3-7-0 54 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 9 4 2-2-0 SWIC
29 12.00 23 14.28 55 54.20 UCLA 11 7-4-0 55 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 5 4 3-1-0 AAWU
25 13.04 38 9.85 56 54.64 Syracuse 11 8-3-0 56 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 8 6 4-2-0 EIC
109 -19.02 110 -19.39 57 55.67 Western Michigan 3 0-3-0 57 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
23 13.91 34 11.03 58 56.30 Penn State 11 8-3-0 58 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 7 6 5-1-0 EIC
76 -4.05 68 -0.82 59 56.45 Stanford 10 4-6-0 59 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 2 4 1-3-0 AAWU
46 5.23 51 3.06 60 56.55 Iowa State 10 5-5-0 60 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
78 -6.09 77 -3.69 61 57.85 Virginia 10 4-6-0 61 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 2 6 2-4-0 ACC
39 8.99 31 11.70 62 57.95 Navy 10 7-3-0 62 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 2 5 3-2-0 EIC
47 5.14 45 5.27 63 58.40 Utah 10 6-4-0 63 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 MSC
77 -5.72 75 -2.80 64 58.90 Boston College 10 4-6-0 64 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 11 5 2-3-0 EIC
95 -11.59 99 -13.62 65 59.05 Tulsa 10 2-8-0 65 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 MVC
48 3.93 52 3.01 66 59.10 Washington 10 5-4-1 66 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 4 4 2-1-1 AAWU
69 -1.75 65 0.07 67 59.95 Florida State 10 4-5-1 67 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 4 1 0-1-0 SWIC
59 1.20 60 1.29 68 60.10 Oregon State 10 5-5-0 68 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 6 4 3-1-0 SWIC
97 -12.12 86 -8.44 69 61.55 Air Force 10 3-7-0 69 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
27 12.01 27 12.23 70 62.78 Wyoming 9 6-1-2 70 9 6-1-2 NoDivi 6 6 5-0-1 MSC
114 -23.50 116 -26.26 71 63.10 Colorado State 10 0-10-0 71 10 0-10-0 NoDivi 1 6 0-6-0 MSC
45 5.69 53 2.94 72 66.10 Army 10 6-4-0 72 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 6 4 3-1-0 EIC
115 -24.40 97 -13.24 73 67.00 Idaho 9 2-7-0 73 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 8 6 1-5-0 SWIC
75 -3.46 91 -9.83 74 67.45 West Virginia 10 4-6-0 74 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 SoCon
113 -21.56 115 -25.32 75 67.83 Drake 3 0-3-0 75 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
56 1.40 47 4.67 76 68.75 Lehigh 4 3-1-0 76 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
107 -17.83 102 -15.65 77 70.00 Brigham Young 10 2-8-0 77 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 2 6 2-4-0 MSC
99 -12.56 109 -18.40 78 71.50 Montana 8 2-6-0 78 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 MSC
102 -14.37 105 -16.69 79 74.25 Trinity University (TX) 4 1-3-0 79 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
79 -7.34 74 -2.73 80 74.30 Miami OH 5 3-2-0 80 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
67 -0.91 63 0.15 81 74.67 Detroit 9 5-4-0 81 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 12 6 4-2-0 EIC
120 -30.13 118 -27.19 82 74.83 Massachusetts 3 0-3-0 82 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
44 5.82 43 6.12 83 75.20 Arizona State 10 7-3-0 83 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 3 3-0-0 BC
119 -29.00 120 -33.35 84 76.00 Connecticut 4 0-4-0 84 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
40 8.74 26 13.30 85 77.45 Arizona 10 8-1-1 85 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 10 2 2-0-0 SWIC
122 -36.60 121 -33.73 86 77.72 Hardin-Simmons 10 0-10-0 86 10 0-10-0 NoDivi 1 4 0-4-0 BC
110 -20.11 103 -16.07 87 78.15 Texas El Paso 10 3-7-0 87 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 2 4 1-3-0 BC
72 -2.46 64 0.09 88 78.77 New Mexico 11 7-4-0 88 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 MSC
68 -1.62 70 -1.64 89 79.17 West Texas A&M 10 6-4-0 89 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 BC
112 -20.54 98 -13.30 90 79.25 Buffalo 4 1-3-0 90 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
103 -14.58 100 -14.14 91 79.75 Cincinnati 10 3-7-0 91 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 2 3 1-2-0 MVC
83 -8.18 85 -8.26 92 80.10 Richmond 10 5-5-0 92 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 6 7 5-2-0 SoCon
111 -20.13 107 -18.18 93 80.29 Dayton 10 2-8-0 93 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 13 3 0-3-0 EIC
80 -7.86 81 -6.68 94 80.81 Colgate 9 5-4-0 94 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 2 0-2-0 EIC
33 10.68 35 9.97 95 81.05 Utah State 11 9-1-1 95 11 9-1-1 NoDivi 7 6 5-0-1 MSC
88 -9.67 90 -9.24 96 81.36 Saint Xavier 10 6-4-0 96 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 14 2 1-1-0 EIC
116 -24.68 119 -28.08 97 81.95 William & Mary 10 1-9-0 97 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 5 7 1-6-0 SoCon
93 -11.32 88 -9.02 98 82.00 Furman 10 7-3-0 98 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 9 4 2-2-0 SoCon
73 -2.75 69 -0.84 99 83.60 Holy Cross 10 7-3-0 99 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 10 6 3-3-0 EIC
90 -10.02 96 -13.20 100 83.67 Virginia Tech 9 4-5-0 100 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 1 5 2-3-0 SoCon
94 -11.53 94 -12.25 101 83.78 Boston University 9 4-5-0 101 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 4 0-4-0 EIC
35 10.16 48 4.66 102 84.11 Memphis 10 8-2-0 102 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
92 -11.03 112 -20.56 103 84.38 Louisville 4 1-3-0 103 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
63 0.14 56 2.53 104 86.43 Villanova 10 8-2-0 104 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 9 3 1-2-0 EIC
65 0.00 49 4.50 105 87.11 Wichita State 11 8-3-0 105 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 4 3 3-0-0 MVC
86 -9.27 73 -2.53 106 88.00 San Jose State 10 6-4-0 106 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 11 5 3-2-0 SWIC
89 -9.98 72 -2.32 107 88.83 Citadel 10 7-3-0 107 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 8 6 5-1-0 SoCon
98 -12.25 108 -18.34 108 89.11 George Washington 9 3-6-0 108 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 3 7 3-4-0 SoCon
108 -18.05 106 -17.16 109 90.12 Pacific 9 5-4-0 109 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 12 3 1-2-0 SWIC
121 -33.42 122 -34.52 110 91.75 Pennsylvania 9 2-7-0 110 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 2 7 1-6-0 Ivy
34 10.66 25 14.19 111 91.92 Rutgers 9 9-0-0 111 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 15 1 1-0-0 EIC
71 -2.44 82 -6.93 112 92.28 Columbia 9 6-3-0 112 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 7 7 6-1-0 Ivy
105 -16.84 117 -26.44 113 92.28 Cornell 9 3-6-0 113 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 3 7 2-5-0 Ivy
100 -12.98 104 -16.42 114 92.67 Princeton 9 5-4-0 114 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 6 7 5-2-0 Ivy
101 -13.83 84 -7.79 115 92.72 Virginia Military 10 6-4-0 115 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 7 6 4-2-0 SoCon
118 -28.50 111 -20.33 116 93.00 Davidson 8 4-4-0 116 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 4 5 1-4-0 SoCon
96 -11.87 95 -12.76 117 94.00 New Mexico State 10 5-4-1 117 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 5 3 2-1-0 BC
104 -14.85 92 -11.12 118 94.10 North Texas 10 5-4-1 118 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 1 3 1-2-0 MVC
84 -8.27 93 -11.62 119 96.61 Harvard 9 6-3-0 119 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 8 7 6-1-0 Ivy
123 -40.14 123 -42.79 120 97.94 Brown 9 0-9-0 120 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 1 7 0-7-0 Ivy
87 -9.60 101 -14.28 121 100.38 Dartmouth 9 6-3-0 121 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 5 7 5-2-0 Ivy
106 -17.83 113 -21.94 122 101.83 Yale 9 4-5-0 122 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 4 7 3-4-0 Ivy
117 -26.99 114 -25.07 123 107.83 McMurry 3 1-2-0 123 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 2 0-2-0
Bowling Green 2 2-0-0
East Carolina 1 0-1-0
Fresno State 2 2-0-0
Kent State 2 1-1-0
Marshall 2 0-2-0
Ohio University 2 1-1-0
Toledo 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 2 1-1-0
Bucknell 2 0-2-0
Delaware 1 0-1-0
Lafayette 2 0-2-0
Montana State 1 1-0-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0
North Dakota 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 1 0-1-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 2 0-2-0
Rhode Island 1 1-0-0
Samford 1 0-1-0
San Diego 1 0-1-0
Wofford 2 0-2-0
West Chester 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0
Cal State Long Beach 1 0-1-0
Cal State Los Angeles 1 0-1-0
Quantico Marines 1 0-1-0
San Diego Marines 1 0-1-0
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