1961 NCAA Football Rankings

Rank  Team                       Record       Rank     H-Rank   V-Rank 
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  1   Alabama                    11  - 0      0.928    0.923    0.933  
  2   Louisiana State            10  - 1      0.908    0.943    0.854  
  3   Rutgers                     9  - 0      0.905    0.906    0.904  
  4   Mississippi                 9  - 2      0.869    0.881    0.859  
  5   Ohio State                  8.5- 0.5    0.864    0.804    0.914  
  6   Minnesota                   8  - 2      0.859    0.835    0.893  
  7   Arkansas                    8  - 3      0.858    0.767    0.904  
  8   Texas                      10  - 1      0.850    0.772    0.925  
  9   Colorado                    9  - 2      0.844    0.831    0.867  
 10   Villanova                   8  - 2      0.830    0.914    0.746  

 11   Wyoming                     7  - 2      0.817    0.777    0.838  
 12   Michigan State              7  - 2      0.816    0.894    0.740  
 13   Syracuse                    8  - 3      0.794    0.925    0.637  
 14   Georgia Tech                7  - 4      0.792    0.878    0.595  
 15   Lehigh                      3  - 1      0.787    0.773    0.797  
 16   Utah State                  9.5- 1.5    0.783    0.714    0.833  
 17   Rice                        7  - 4      0.782    0.849    0.679  
 18   Michigan                    6  - 3      0.782    0.846    0.459  
 19   Wisconsin                   6  - 3      0.782    0.731    0.831  
 20   Duke                        7  - 3      0.779    0.756    0.805  

 21   Missouri                    7.5- 2.5    0.760    0.561    0.880  
 22   Penn State                  8  - 3      0.733    0.799    0.638  
 23   Kansas                      7.5- 3.5    0.731    0.802    0.664  
 24   Purdue                      6  - 3      0.729    0.774    0.657  
 25   Arizona                     8.5- 1.5    0.729    0.897    0.571  
 26   Fresno State                2  - 0      0.723    0.707    0.738  
 27   Bowling Green State         2  - 0      0.722    0.808    0.500  
 28   Navy                        7  - 3      0.718    0.703    0.722  
 29   Holy Cross                  7  - 3      0.707    0.739    0.669  
 30   Auburn                      6  - 4      0.707    0.705    0.709  

 31   Iowa                        5  - 4      0.701    0.858    0.426  
 32   Miami (Florida)             7  - 4      0.698    0.619    0.852  
 33   Memphis                     8  - 2      0.697    0.653    0.808  
 34   Utah                        6  - 4      0.683    0.556    0.746  
 35   Tennessee                   6  - 4      0.683    0.777    0.502  
 36   Columbia                    6  - 3      0.671    0.493    0.827  
 37   Notre Dame                  5  - 5      0.664    0.670    0.656  
 38   Mississippi State           5  - 5      0.660    0.539    0.724  
 39   UCLA                        7  - 4      0.658    0.697    0.593  
 40   Arizona State               7  - 3      0.657    0.614    0.730  

 41   Baylor                      6  - 5      0.657    0.861    0.436  
 42   Maryland                    7  - 3      0.655    0.759    0.533  
 43   Houston                     5.5- 4.5    0.645    0.638    0.652  
 44   Harvard                     6  - 3      0.635    0.606    0.718  
 45   Citadel                     7  - 3      0.633    0.634    0.632  
 46   New Mexico                  7  - 4      0.611    0.845    0.278  
 47   Colgate                     5  - 4      0.602    0.604    0.601  
 48   Furman                      7  - 3      0.600    0.896    0.368  
 49   Miami (Ohio)                3  - 2      0.599    0.572    0.623  
 50   Texas A&M                   4.5- 5.5    0.597    0.717    0.501  

 51   Virginia Military Institute 6  - 4      0.581    0.335    0.688  
 52   Army                        6  - 4      0.577    0.602    0.544  
 53   North Carolina              5  - 5      0.572    0.600    0.551  
 54   Texas Christian             4  - 6      0.565    0.608    0.525  
 55   Kentucky                    5  - 5      0.562    0.505    0.621  
 56   Florida                     4.5- 5.5    0.561    0.526    0.595  
 57   Montana State               1  - 0      0.559    0.605    0.500  
 58   Rhode Island                1  - 0      0.558    0.500    0.605  
 59   Wichita State               8  - 3      0.558    0.730    0.470  
 60   Northwestern                4  - 5      0.556    0.521    0.581  

 61   Oklahoma                    5  - 5      0.553    0.344    0.712  
 62   Dartmouth                   6  - 3      0.549    0.785    0.440  
 63   West Texas A&M              6  - 4      0.547    0.482    0.610  
 64   San Jose State              6  - 4      0.534    0.871    0.352  
 65   Xavier                      6  - 4      0.525    0.660    0.424  
 66   Detroit Mercy               5  - 4      0.519    0.787    0.219  
 67   Princeton                   5  - 4      0.513    0.474    0.576  
 68   Davidson                    4  - 4      0.508    0.636    0.389  
 69   North Carolina State        4  - 6      0.507    0.747    0.351  
 70   Pacific                     5  - 4      0.504    0.455    0.568  

 71   South Carolina              4  - 6      0.500    0.557    0.449  
 72   Florida State               4.5- 5.5    0.493    0.731    0.228  
 73   Clemson                     5  - 5      0.487    0.442    0.523  
 74   Southern Mississippi        1  - 2      0.487    0.303    0.576  
 75   Iowa State                  5  - 5      0.485    0.371    0.563  
 76   Richmond                    5  - 5      0.479    0.706    0.235  
 77   Boston College              4  - 6      0.467    0.735    0.218  
 78   Texas Tech                  4  - 6      0.467    0.619    0.155  
 79   West Chester                0  - 1      0.460    0.500    0.426  
      Quantico Marines            0  - 1      0.460    0.500    0.426  

 81   Wake Forest                 4  - 6      0.459    0.599    0.327  
 82   Delaware                    0  - 1      0.457    0.500    0.421  
 83   East Carolina               0  - 1      0.453    0.500    0.414  
      Samford                     0  - 1      0.453    0.500    0.414  
 85   Kent                        1  - 1      0.451    0.638    0.297  
 86   George Washington           3  - 6      0.449    0.471    0.425  
 87   Georgia                     3  - 7      0.446    0.533    0.292  
 88   New Mexico State            5.5- 4.5    0.436    0.678    0.232  
 89   Washington                  5.5- 4.5    0.433    0.414    0.460  
 90   Oklahoma State              4  - 6      0.432    0.820    0.103  

 91   Northwestern State          0  - 1      0.429    0.456    0.406  
 92   Oregon State                5  - 5      0.426    0.363    0.472  
 93   Abilene Christian           1  - 1      0.416    0.500    0.371  
 94   New Hampshire               0  - 1      0.411    0.500    0.349  
 95   Virginia                    4  - 6      0.410    0.544    0.206  
 96   Oregon                      4  - 6      0.408    0.503    0.326  
 97   Ohio                        1  - 1      0.406    0.232    0.661  
 98   Nebraska                    3.5- 6.5    0.402    0.321    0.508  
 99   Pittsburgh                  3  - 7      0.401    0.391    0.417  
100   Boston University           4  - 5      0.396    0.292    0.591  

101   Buffalo                     1  - 3      0.392    0.219    0.617  
102   Northern Arizona            0  - 1      0.378    0.500    0.304  
103   West Virginia               4  - 6      0.356    0.168    0.499  
104   Virginia Tech               4  - 5      0.351    0.722    0.190  
105   Yale                        4  - 5      0.350    0.211    0.527  
106   San Diego                   0  - 1      0.349    0.268    0.500  
107   Southern California         4.5- 5.5    0.346    0.361    0.328  
108   Cornell                     3  - 6      0.346    0.441    0.235  
109   Southern Methodist          2.5- 7.5    0.343    0.465    0.250  
110   Presbyterian                0  - 2      0.341    0.500    0.258  

111   Catawba                     0  - 1      0.336    0.310    0.367  
112   Bucknell                    0  - 2      0.335    0.419    0.279  
113   Toledo                      0  - 1      0.327    0.243    0.500  
114   Vanderbilt                  2  - 8      0.326    0.312    0.340  
115   Los Angeles State           0  - 1      0.324    0.500    0.239  
      San Diego Marines           0  - 1      0.324    0.500    0.239  
      Long Beach State            0  - 1      0.324    0.500    0.239  
118   Louisville                  1  - 3      0.304    0.167    0.484  
119   North Dakota                0  - 1      0.298    0.500    0.212  
120   Stanford                    4  - 6      0.295    0.306    0.279  

121   North Texas                 5.5- 4.5    0.292    0.304    0.276  
122   Western Michigan            0  - 3      0.275    0.243    0.316  
123   Arkansas State              0  - 2      0.274    0.500    0.188  
124   Tennessee-Chattanooga       0  - 4      0.273    0.361    0.220  
125   Trinity (Texas)             1  - 3      0.271    0.219    0.500  
126   Air Force                   3  - 7      0.264    0.153    0.368  
127   Washington State            3  - 7      0.262    0.532    0.155  
128   Lafayette                   0  - 2      0.260    0.419    0.189  
129   Massachusetts               0  - 3      0.260    0.215    0.329  
130   Tulane                      2  - 8      0.258    0.373    0.131  

131   McMurry                     1  - 2      0.255    0.565    0.149  
132   Wofford                     0  - 2      0.250    0.221    0.289  
133   Marshall                    0  - 2      0.249    0.500    0.166  
134   California                  1.5- 8.5    0.247    0.265    0.227  
135   Idaho                       2  - 7      0.246    0.402    0.171  
136   Indiana                     2  - 7      0.244    0.324    0.197  
137   Cincinnati                  3  - 7      0.243    0.300    0.142  
138   Texas-El Paso               3  - 7      0.233    0.142    0.419  
139   Dayton                      2  - 8      0.218    0.237    0.191  
140   Montana                     2  - 6      0.213    0.285    0.133  

141   Drake                       0  - 3      0.208    0.267    0.170  
142   Kansas State                2  - 8      0.202    0.278    0.155  
143   Tulsa                       2  - 8      0.189    0.276    0.119  
144   Connecticut                 0  - 4      0.171    0.301    0.120  
145   Pennsylvania                2  - 7      0.171    0.175    0.163  
146   William & Mary              1  - 9      0.168    0.241    0.096  
147   Brigham Young               2  - 8      0.149    0.298    0.079  
148   Illinois                    0  - 9      0.120    0.102    0.146  
149   Brown                       0  - 9      0.097    0.132    0.076  
150   Colorado State              0  -10      0.094    0.151    0.068  

151   Hardin-Simmons              0  -10      0.087    0.103    0.075