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October 16, 1961 AP Football Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conf	Rec	Pts	Last Week
1	<	5	Michigan State (16)	Big Ten	3-0	431	W 28-0 A #6 Michigan
2	<	1	Mississippi (21)	SEC	4-0	429	W 47-7 N Houston
3	<	4	Texas (2)	Southwest	4-0	352
4	<	2	Iowa (2)	Big Ten	3-0	330
5	<	3	Alabama (4)	SEC	4-0	318
6	<	8	Notre Dame (1)	Ind	3-0	268
7	<	7	Ohio State (1)	Big Ten	2-0-1	244
8	<	NR	Georgia Tech	SEC	3-1	77
9	<	NR	Colorado	Big 8	3-0	57
10	<	NR	Arkansas	Southwest	3-1	55
10	<	NR	LSU	SEC	3-1	55
NR	<	6	Michigan	Big Ten		0
NR	<	9	Baylor	Southwest		0
NR	<	10	Maryland	ACC		0
NR	<	NR	Army	Ind		0
NR	<	NR	Dartmouth	Ivy		0
NR	<	NR	Memphis	Ind		0
NR	<	NR	Minnesota	Big Ten		0
NR	<	NR	Missouri (1)	Big 8		0
NR	<	NR	Navy	Ind		0
NR	<	NR	Purdue	Big Ten		0
NR	<	NR	Rice	Southwest		0
NR	<	NR	Syracuse	Ind		0
NR	<	NR	Tennessee	SEC		0
NR	<	NR	Utah State	MSAC		0
NR	<	NR	Wyoming	MSAC		0

Missouri (1), Syracuse, Purdue, Michigan, Utah State, Memphis, Rice, Maryland, Minnesota, Wyoming, Tennessee, Navy, Baylor, Dartmouth, Army

Conference	Teams	Avg Rank	Total Points
SEC	4	6.3	879
Big Ten	3	4.0	1005
Southwest	2	6.5	407
Ind	1	6.0	268
Big 8	1	9.0	57

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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.