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October 30, 1961 AP Football Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conf	Rec	Pts	Last Week
1	<	1	Michigan State (31)	Big Ten	5-0	437	W 35-0 H Indiana
2	<	2	Mississippi (8)	SEC	6-0	407
3	<	3	Texas (6)	Southwest	6-0	383
4	<	4	Alabama (2)	SEC	6-0	325
5	<	6	Ohio State	Big Ten	4-0-1	267
6	<	7	LSU	SEC	5-1	199
7	<	9	Georgia Tech	SEC	5-1	163
8	<	10	Colorado	Big 8	5-0	142
9	<	5	Iowa	Big Ten	4-1	83
10	<	NR	Missouri	Big 8	5-0-1	65
NR	<	8	Notre Dame	Ind		0
NR	<	NR	Arkansas	Southwest		0
NR	<	NR	Auburn	SEC		0
NR	<	NR	Kansas	Big 8		0
NR	<	NR	Minnesota	Big Ten		0
NR	<	NR	Northwestern	Big Ten		0
NR	<	NR	Penn State	Ind		0
NR	<	NR	Purdue	Big Ten		0
NR	<	NR	Rutgers	MID3		0
NR	<	NR	Syracuse	Ind		0
NR	<	NR	Utah State	MSAC		0
NR	<	NR	Wyoming	MSAC		0

Minnesota, Notre Dame, Purdue, Utah State, Northwestern, Kansas, Penn State, Auburn, Syracuse, Rutgers, Wyoming, Arkansas

Conference	Teams	Avg Rank	Total Points
SEC	4	4.8	1094
Big Ten	3	5.0	787
Big 8	2	9.0	207
Southwest	1	3.0	383

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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.