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November 6, 1961 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 3 Texas (35) Southwest 7-0 473 W 27-0 A SMU
2 < 4 Alabama (6) SEC 7-0 410  
3 < 5 Ohio State (7) Big Ten 5-0-1 365  
4 < 6 LSU SEC 6-1 317  
5 < NR Minnesota Big Ten 5-1 247  
6 < 1 Michigan State Big Ten 5-1 202 L 13-0 A Minnesota
7 < 2 Mississippi SEC 6-1 191  
8 < 8 Colorado Big 8 6-0 173  
9 < 7 Georgia Tech SEC 6-1 164  
10 < 10 Missouri Big 8 5-1-1 19  
NR < 9 Iowa Big Ten 0  
NR < NR Arkansas Southwest 0  
NR < NR Kansas Big 8 0  
NR < NR Maryland ACC 0  
NR < NR North Carolina ACC 0  
NR < NR Northwestern Big Ten 0  
NR < NR Purdue Big Ten 0  
NR < NR Syracuse Ind 0  
NR < NR UCLA AAWU 0  
NR < NR Utah State MSAC 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Syracuse, Utah State, Iowa, Maryland, Purdue, UCLA, Kansas, Arkansas, Northwestern, North Carolina

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 4 5.5 1082
Big Ten 3 4.7 814
Big 8 2 9.0 192
Southwest 1 1.0 473

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.