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October 2, 1961 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Iowa (24) Big Ten 1-0 434 W 28-7 H California
2 < 2 Mississippi (16) SEC 2-0 325  
3 < NR Georgia Tech (7) SEC 2-0 266  
4 < 4 Alabama (1) SEC 2-0 259  
5 < 6 Texas (2) Southwest 2-0 218  
6 < 10 Michigan State (1) Big Ten 1-0 203  
7 < 5 Syracuse Ind 2-0 191  
8 < 3 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0-1 128  
9 < NR Michigan Big Ten 1-0 123  
10 < NR Baylor Southwest 1-0 117  
NR < 7 Rice Southwest 0  
NR < 8 Penn State Ind 0  
NR < 9 UCLA AAWU 0  
NR < NR Army Ind 0  
NR < NR Auburn SEC 0  
NR < NR Colorado Big 8 0  
NR < NR Duke ACC 0  
NR < NR Kansas Big 8 0  
NR < NR LSU SEC 0  
NR < NR Maryland ACC 0  
NR < NR Memphis Ind 0  
NR < NR Miami (FL) Ind 0  
NR < NR Missouri Big 8 0  
NR < NR Navy Ind 0  
NR < NR North Carolina ACC 0  
NR < NR Northwestern Big Ten 0  
NR < NR Notre Dame Ind 0  
NR < NR Purdue Big Ten 0  
NR < NR South Carolina ACC 0  
NR < NR Stanford AAWU 0  
NR < NR TCU Southwest 0  
NR < NR Utah State MSAC 0  
NR < NR Washington AAWU 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Notre Dame, Navy, Maryland, Miami (FL), Auburn, Missouri, Northwestern, TCU, Army, Stanford, Penn State, Washington, Duke, Utah State, Colorado, Memphis, Rice, Purdue, LSU, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 4 6.0 888
SEC 3 3.0 850
Southwest 2 7.5 335
Ind 1 7.0 191

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)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.