1961 NCAA College Division football rankings

The 1961 NCAA College Division football rankings are from the United Press International poll of College Division head coaches and from the Associated Press. The 1961 season was the fourth year UPI published a Coaches Poll in what was termed the "Small College" division. It was the second year for the AP version of the poll, which only listed 10 teams.

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(#–#)		Win–loss record
(Italics)		Number of first place votes
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

The AP poll

	Week 1 Oct 5^[1]	Week 2 Oct 12^[2]	Week 3 Oct 19^[3]	Week 4 Oct 26^[4]	Week 5 Nov 2^[5]	Week 6 Nov 9^[6]	Week 7 Nov 16^[7]	Week 8 Nov 23^[8]
1.	Texas A&I	Texas A&I (3–0) (5)	Pittsburg State (5–0) (3)	Pittsburg State (6–0) (4)	Pittsburg State (7–0) (6)	Pittsburg State (8–0) (3)	Pittsburg (KS) (9–0) (5)	Pittsburg State (9–0) (5)	1.
2.	Hillsdale (1)	Humboldt State (3–0) (2)	Baldwin–Wallace (4–0)	Northern Michigan (5–1)	Baldwin–Wallace (5–0)	Baldwin–Wallace (6–0) (1)	Baldwin–Wallace (8–0)	Baldwin–Wallace (9–0)	2.
3.	Southeastern Louisiana (1)	Southeastern Louisiana (4–0) (1)	Southeastern Louisiana (4–0)	Baldwin–Wallace (4–0) (2)	Southeastern Louisiana (7–0)	Southeastern Louisiana (6–0) (2)	Fresno State (8–0)	Fresno State (9–0)	3.
4.	Southern Illinois	Pittsburg State (4–0)	Northern Michigan (4–1) (1)	Southeastern Louisiana (6–0)	Northern Michigan (5–1)	Northern Michigan (6–1)	Whittier (8–0)	Florida A&M (8–0)	4.
5.	Humboldt State	Southern Illinois	Whittier (5–0)	Whittier	Whittier	Fresno State (7–0)	Florida A&M (7–0)	Whittier (9–0)	5.
6.	Mississippi Southern	Northern Michigan (3–1)	Hofstra (3–0)	Fresno State (5–0)	Fresno State (6–0)	Florida A&M (6–0)	Lehigh (6–2)	Lehigh (7–2)	6.
7.	Pittsburg State	Baldwin–Wallace (3–0)	Texas A&I (3–1) (1)	Hofstra (4–0) т	Florida A&M (5–0)	Whittier (7–0)	Lenoir–Rhyne (7–1–1) (1)	Linfield (9–0) (1)	7.
8.	Northern Michigan	Delaware (3–0)	Lamar Tech (4–0)	Northwestern State (6–0) (1) т ^{[note 1]}	Mississippi Southern (5–1)	Lehigh	Linfield (8–0) (1)	Southeastern Louisiana (9–1)	8.
9.	Lehigh (1)	Whittier (4–0) (1)	West Chester (4–0) (1)	West Chester	Lenoir–Rhyne	Linfield (7–0) (1)	Southeastern Louisiana (6–1)	Lenoir–Rhyne (7–1–1) (1)	9.
10.	Newberry (1) т	West Chester (3–0) (1)	Fresno State (5–0)	Mississippi Southern (5–1)	Lamar Tech (1) т	Lenoir–Rhyne (6–1–1) (1)	Amherst (9–0) (1)	Butler (9–0) т	10.
11.	Southern U. (1) т				Linfield т			Mississippi Southern (7–2) т	11.
	Week 1 Oct 5^[9]	Week 2 Oct 12^[10]	Week 3 Oct 19^[11]	Week 4 Oct 26^[12]	Week 5 Nov 2^[13]	Week 6 Nov 9^[14]	Week 7 Nov 16^[15]	Week 8 Nov 23^[16]
		Dropped: 2 Hillsdale 6 Mississippi Southern 9 Lehigh 10 Newberry 11 Southern U.	Dropped: 2 Humboldt State 5 Southern Illinois 8 Delaware	Dropped: 7 Texas A&I 8 Lamar Tech	Dropped: 7 Hofstra 8 Northwestern State 9 West Chester	Dropped: 8 Mississippi Southern 10 Lamar Tech	Dropped: 4 Northern Michigan	Dropped: 10 Amherst

The UPI Coaches poll

	Week 1 Oct 4^[17]	Week 2 Oct 11^[18]	Week 3 Oct 18^[19]	Week 4 Oct 25^[20]	Week 5 Nov 1^[21]	Week 6 Nov 8^[22]	Week 7 Nov 15^[23]	Week 8 Nov 22^[24]
1.	Mississippi Southern (7)	Mississippi Southern (3–0)	Northern Michigan (4–1) (5)	Northern Michigan (5–1) (14)	Mississippi Southern (5–1) (14)	Pittsburg (KS) (8–0) (9)	Pittsburg (KS) (9–0) (13)	Pittsburg (KS) (9–0) (14)	1.
2.	Hillsdale (7) т	Northern Michigan (3–1)	Mississippi Southern (3–1) (9)	Mississippi Southern (4–1) (10)	Pittsburg (KS) (7–0) (3)	Northern Michigan (6–1) (4)	Baldwin–Wallace (8–0) (3)	Baldwin–Wallace (9–0) (1)	2.
3.	Kent State (2) т	Louisiana Tech (3–0)	Louisiana Tech (3–1) (2)	Pittsburg (KS) (6–0) (3)	Northern Michigan (5–1) (3)	Southeastern Louisiana (6–0) (8)	Mississippi Southern (6–2) (5)	Mississippi Southern (7–2) (4)	3.
4.	Humboldt State (4) т	Texas A&I (3–0)	Texas A&I (3–1) (1)	Southeastern Louisiana (6–0) (1)	Southeastern Louisiana (7–0) (5)	Mississippi Southern (5–2) (6)	Southeastern Louisiana (6–1) (4)	Southeastern Louisiana (9–1)	4.
5.	Louisiana Tech (2) т	Delaware (3–0)	Fresno State (4–0) (3)	Fresno State (5–0) (1)	Fresno State (6–0) (2)	Baldwin–Wallace (6–0) (1)	Fresno State (8–0) (5)	Fresno State (9–0) (8)	5.
6.	Northern Michigan	Humboldt State (3–0)	Southeastern Louisiana (5–0) (2)	Baldwin–Wallace (4–0) (3)	Baldwin–Wallace (5–0) (2)	Fresno State (7–0) (4)	Florida A&M (7–0) (1)	Florida A&M (8–0)	6.
7.	Texas A&I (3)	Fresno State (3–0)	Pittsburg (KS) (5–0) (3)	Hofstra (4–0) (1)	Idaho State (5–0) (2)	Wheaton (IL) (8–0)	Northern Michigan (6–2) (1)	Wheaton (IL) (8–0)	7.
8.	Delaware (1)	Pittsburg State (4–0)	Hofstra (3–0) (2)	Louisiana Tech (3–2)	Wheaton (IL) (7–0)	Florida A&M (6–0) (1)	Wheaton (IL) (8–0)	Whittier (9–0)	8.
9.	Arkansas State (3)	Southeastern Louisiana (4–0)	Humboldt State (3–1)	Wheaton (IL) (6–0) (1)	Florida A&M (5–0) (1)	Idaho State (5–1)	Butler (8–0)	Butler (9–0)	9.
10.	Chattanooga (1) т	Kent State (2–2)	Baldwin–Wallace (3–0) (1)	Idaho State (4–0)	West Chester (5–1)	Butler (7–0)	Whittier (8–0)	Northern Michigan (6–2)	10.
11.	Pittsburg State (1) т	Baldwin–Wallace	Idaho State (1)	Texas A&I	Butler	Lehigh (1)	Idaho State	Lehigh (7–2) т	11.
12.	Fresno State (1)	Arkansas State	Wheaton (IL) (1)	West Chester	Louisiana Tech	Delaware т	Central Oklahoma	Linfield (9–0) т	12.
13.	Lenoir–Rhyne	Hillsdale т	Kent State	Butler	Texas A&I	Lenoir–Rhyne (6–1–1) т	Linfield (8–0)	Idaho State	13.
14.	Louisville (1)	Southern Illinois т	Butler	Humboldt State	Whittier	Northwestern State	Amherst (7–0) т	Central Oklahoma	14.
15.	Southeastern Louisiana (1)	Idaho State	Florida A&M	Northwestern State (6–0) (1)	Humboldt State	Amherst	Lehigh (6–2) т	Northern State	15.
16.	Lamar Tech	Lenoir–Rhyne	Hillsdale (1)	Florida A&M	Northwestern State	Humboldt State	Tampa	Humboldt State т	16.
17.	Baldwin–Wallace т	Louisville	Lamar Tech (4–0) (2)	Lamar Tech	Lenoir–Rhyne	Whittier (7–0)	Humboldt State т	Lenoir–Rhyne (7–1–1) т	17.
18.	Butler т	Wheaton (IL)	Lenoir–Rhyne	Montana State	Lamar Tech	Texas A&I	Lenoir–Rhyne (7–1–1) т	Tampa	18.
19.	East Texas State т	Butler т	Lehigh	Albright (4–0) т	Southern Illinois	Northern State (7–0)	Louisiana Tech	Chattanooga	19.
20.	Florida A&M т	Lehigh т	Montana State	Lenoir–Rhyne т	Hofstra	Central Oklahoma т	Southern Illinois	Ottawa	20.
21.	Idaho State т					Chattanooga т			21.
	Week 1 Oct 4^[25]	Week 2 Oct 11^[26]	Week 3 Oct 18^[27]	Week 4 Oct 25^[28]	Week 5 Nov 1^[29]	Week 6 Nov 8^[30]	Week 7 Nov 15^[31]	Week 8 Nov 22^[32]
		Dropped: 10 Chattanooga 16 Lamar Tech 19 East Texas State 20 Florida A&M	Dropped: 5 Delaware 12 Arkansas State 14 Southern Illinois 17 Louisville	Dropped: 13 Kent State 16 Hillsdale 19 Lehigh	Dropped: 18 Montana State 19 Albright	Dropped: 10 West Chester 12 Louisiana Tech 18 Lamar Tech 19 Southern Illinois 20 Hofstra	Dropped: 12 Delaware 14 Northwestern State 18 Texas A&I 19 Northern State 20 Chattanooga	Dropped: 14 Amherst 19 Louisiana Tech 20 Southern Illinois

Notes

↑ In the actual printed polls, Northwestern State was listed as Northwestern Louisiana

References

↑ "Newberry 10th In Grid Poll". The Index-Journal (Greenwood, South Carolina). October 5, 1961. p. 8. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Texas A&I Leads Poll". Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan). October 13, 1961. p. 8. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Kansas Pitt Tops Poll". Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona). October 20, 1961. p. 2-D. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Gorillas Lead Small College Football Poll". Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton Illinois). October 26, 1961. p. 15. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Pittsburg State Has Wide Lead In AP Poll". The Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas). November 2, 1961. p. 17. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Pittsburg Tops Small Colleges". Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois). November 9, 1961. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Major Shakeup In Small College Top 10". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas). November 16, 1961. p. 4-C. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Kansas School Nabs Small College Honor". The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Oklahoma). November 23, 1961. p. 26. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Newberry 10th In Grid Poll". The Index-Journal (Greenwood, South Carolina). October 5, 1961. p. 8. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Texas A&I Leads Poll". Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan). October 13, 1961. p. 8. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Kansas Pitt Tops Poll". Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona). October 20, 1961. p. 2-D. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Gorillas Lead Small College Football Poll". Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton Illinois). October 26, 1961. p. 15. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Pittsburg State Has Wide Lead In AP Poll". The Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas). November 2, 1961. p. 17. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Pittsburg Tops Small Colleges". Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois). November 9, 1961. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Major Shakeup In Small College Top 10". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas). November 16, 1961. p. 4-C. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Kansas School Nabs Small College Honor". The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Oklahoma). November 23, 1961. p. 26. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Mississippians Small College Poll Leaders". Medford Mail Tribune (Medford, Oregon). October 4, 1961. p. B 3. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Mississippi Southern Top Small College In UPI Poll". Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana). October 12, 1961. p. 18. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Louisiana Tech 3rd On UPI List". The Monroe News-Star (Monroe, Louisiana). October 18, 1961. p. 4B. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "No. Michigan Leads UPI Poll, But May Forfeit". The Yuma Daily Sun (Yuma, Arizona). October 26, 1961. p. 8. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Mississippi Southern Takes Lead In Small College Poll". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). November 2, 1961. p. 2-D. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Idaho State ninth in poll". The Bend Bulletin (Bend, Oregon). November 9, 1961. p. 3. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Butler rated 9th in class". The Alexandria Times-Tribune (Alexandria, Indiana). November 15, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "HSC 16th In Final UPI Small College Grid Poll". Eureka Humboldt Standard (Eureka, California). November 22, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved February 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Mississippians Small College Poll Leaders". Medford Mail Tribune (Medford, Oregon). October 4, 1961. p. B 3. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Mississippi Southern Top Small College In UPI Poll". Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana). October 12, 1961. p. 18. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Louisiana Tech 3rd On UPI List". The Monroe News-Star (Monroe, Louisiana). October 18, 1961. p. 4B. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "No. Michigan Leads UPI Poll, But May Forfeit". The Yuma Daily Sun (Yuma, Arizona). October 26, 1961. p. 8. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Mississippi Southern Takes Lead In Small College Poll". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). November 2, 1961. p. 2-D. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Idaho State ninth in poll". The Bend Bulletin (Bend, Oregon). November 9, 1961. p. 3. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Butler rated 9th in class". The Alexandria Times-Tribune (Alexandria, Indiana). November 15, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "HSC 16th In Final UPI Small College Grid Poll". Eureka Humboldt Standard (Eureka, California). November 22, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved February 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

NCAA college football rankings
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