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1961 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Alabama (26) SEC 10-0 452 W 34-0 N Auburn
2 < 2 Ohio State (20) Big Ten 8-0-1 436  
3 < 4 Texas Southwest 9-1 348  
4 < 3 LSU (1) SEC 9-1 335  
5 < 5 Mississippi (1) SEC 9-1 284  
6 < 7 Minnesota Big Ten 7-2 225  
7 < 6 Colorado Big 8 9-1 171  
8 < 8 Michigan State Big Ten 7-2 128  
9 < 9 Arkansas Southwest 8-2 105  
10 < NR Utah State MSAC 9-0-1 33 DNP
RV < 10 Missouri Big 8 7-2-1 18  
RV < NR Purdue Big Ten 6-3 15  
RV < NR Georgia Tech SEC 7-3 12  
RV < NR Syracuse Ind 7-3 11  
RV < NR Rutgers MID3 9-0 9  
RV < NR UCLA AAWU 7-3 7  
RV < NR Arizona Ind 8-1-1 5 W 22-13 A Arizona State
RV < NR Penn State Ind 6-3 5  
RV < NR Rice Southwest 7-3 5  
RV < NR Duke ACC 7-3 4  
RV < NR Kansas Big 8 3  
RV < NR Michigan Big Ten 3  
RV < NR Navy Ind 3  
RV < NR Wyoming Skyline 3  
RV < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 2  
RV < NR Miami (FL) Ind 1  

Why are there only 10 teams ranked in this poll?

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 3 3.3 1071
Big Ten 3 5.3 789
Southwest 2 6.0 453
Big 8 1 7.0 171
MSAC 1 10.0 33

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
  • Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.