College Football 1961
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1961/9/16 and 1961/12/16
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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