1961 NCAA University Division football rankings

Two human polls comprised the 1961 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll.

Legend

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

AP poll

The final AP Poll was released on December 5,[1] at the end of the 1961 regular season, weeks before the bowls. For the 1960 season, the AP Poll ranked 10 teams during the regular season and 20 teams for the final poll. The poll would commit to only ten teams for all polls from 1962 to 1967.

Preseason
Aug[2]		Week 1
Sep 25[3]		Week 2
Oct 2[4]		Week 3
Oct 9[5]		Week 4
Oct 16[6]		Week 5
Oct 23[7]		Week 6
Oct 30[8]		Week 7
Nov 6[9]		Week 8
Nov 13[10]		Week 9
Nov 20[11]		Week 10
Nov 27[12]		Week 11 (Final)
Dec 5[13]
1.Iowa (22)Iowa (0-0) (19)Iowa (1-0) (24)Mississippi (3-0) (24)Michigan State (3-0) (16)Michigan State (4-0) (29)Michigan State (5-0) (31)Texas (7-0) (35)Texas (8-0) (41)Alabama (9-0) (39)Alabama (9-0) (26)Alabama (10-0) (26)1.
2.Ohio State (15)Mississippi (1-0) (12)Mississippi (2-0) (16)Iowa (2-0) (11)Mississippi (4-0) (21)Mississippi (5-0) (11)Mississippi (6-0) (8)Alabama (7-0) (6)Alabama (8-0) (3)Ohio State (7-0-1) (6)Ohio State (8-0-1) (21)Ohio State (8-0-1) (20)2.
3.Alabama (3)Ohio State (0-0) (7)Georgia Tech (2-0) (7)Alabama (3-0) (4)Texas (4-0) (2)Texas (5-0) (3)Texas (6-0) (6)Ohio State (5-0-1) (7)Ohio State (6-0-1) (2)Minnesota (7-1) (2)LSU (9-1) (1)Texas (9-1)3.
4.Texas (1)Alabama (1-0) (6)Alabama (2-0) (1)Texas (3-0) (3)Iowa (3-0) (2)Alabama (5-0) (4)Alabama (6-0) (2)LSU (6-1)LSU (7-1) (1)LSU (8-1) (1)Texas (9-1)LSU (9-1) (1)4.
5.LSUSyracuse (1-0)Texas (2-0) (2)Michigan State (2-0) (2)Alabama (4-0) (4)Iowa (4-0) (1)Ohio State (4-0-1)Minnesota (5-1)Minnesota (6-1)Texas (8-1)Mississippi (8-1) (1)Mississippi (9-1) (1)5.
6.Michigan StateTexas (1-0) (1)Michigan State (1-0) (1)Michigan (2-0) (2)Notre Dame (3-0) (1)Ohio State (3-0-1)LSU (5-1)Michigan State (5-1)Mississippi (7-1)Mississippi (8-1) (1)Colorado (8-1)Minnesota (7-2)6.
7.Penn State (1)Rice (0-0) (2)Syracuse (2-0)Ohio State (1-0-1)Ohio State (2-0-1) (1)LSU (4-1)Georgia Tech (5-1)Mississippi (6-1)Purdue (5-2)Colorado (7-1)Minnesota (7-2)Colorado (9-1)7.
8.Kansas (1)Penn State (1-0) (2)Ohio State (0-0-1)Notre Dame (2-0) (1)Georgia Tech (3-1)Notre Dame (3-1)Colorado (5-0)Colorado (6-0)Colorado (6-1)Michigan State (6-2)Michigan State (7-2)Michigan State (7-2)8.
9.Mississippi (2)UCLA (1-0)Michigan (1-0)Baylor (2-0)Colorado (3-0)Georgia Tech (4-1)Iowa (4-1)Georgia Tech (6-1)Michigan State (5-2)Arkansas (7-2)Arkansas (8-2)Arkansas (8-2)9.
10.SyracuseMichigan State (0-0)Baylor (1-0)Maryland (3-0)Arkansas (3-1) тColorado (4-0)Missouri (5-0-1)Missouri (5-1-1)Syracuse (6-2)Kansas (6-2-1)Missouri (7-2-1)Utah State (9-0-1)10.
11.----LSU (3-1) т------Missouri (7-2-1)11.
12.-----------Purdue (6-3)12.
13.-----------Georgia Tech (7-3)13.
14.-----------Syracuse (7-3)14.
15.-----------Rutgers (9-0)15.
16.-----------UCLA (7-3)16.
17.-----------Arizona (8-1-1) т17.
18.-----------Penn State (6-3) т18.
19.-----------Rice (7-3) т19.
20.-----------Duke (7-3)20.
Preseason
Aug[14]		Week 1
Sep 25[15]		Week 2
Oct 2[16]		Week 3
Oct 9[17]		Week 4
Oct 16[18]		Week 5
Oct 23[19]		Week 6
Oct 30[20]		Week 7
Nov 6[21]		Week 8
Nov 13[22]		Week 9
Nov 20[23]		Week 10
Nov 27[24]		Week 11 (Final)
Dec 5[25]
Dropped:
  • Kansas
  • LSU
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • Penn State
  • Rice
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Baylor
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • Iowa
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • Missouri
Dropped:
  • Purdue
  • Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Kansas
None

Final Coaches' poll

The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 5.[26]
Alabama received 18 of the 35 first-place votes; Ohio State received fifteen, Mississippi one, and Colorado one.

Ranking Team
1 Alabama
2 Ohio State
3 LSU
4 Texas
5 Mississippi
6 Minnesota
7 Colorado
8 Arkansas
9 Michigan State
10 Utah State
11 Purdue
Missouri
13 Georgia Tech
14 Duke
15 Kansas
16 Syracuse
17 Wyoming
18 Wisconsin
19 Miami (FL)
Penn State

Source:[26][27]

References

  1. ↑ "Bryant says Crimson Tide best team he's ever had". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 6, 1961. p. 15.
  2. ↑ "1961 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "September 25, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "October 2, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "October 9, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "October 16, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ "October 23, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ "October 30, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. ↑ "November 6, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ "November 13, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "November 20, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  12. ↑ "November 27, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  13. ↑ "1961 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  14. ↑ "1961 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  15. ↑ "September 25, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  16. ↑ "October 2, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  17. ↑ "October 9, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  18. ↑ "October 16, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  19. ↑ "October 23, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  20. ↑ "October 30, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  21. ↑ "November 6, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  22. ↑ "November 13, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  23. ↑ "November 20, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  24. ↑ "November 27, 1961 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  25. ↑ "1961 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  26. 1 2 Joyce, Dick (December 5, 1961). "Alabama No. 1 football team in final UPI poll". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. p. 3.
  27. ↑ http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt
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