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1960 major college football rankings

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champions[Minnesota](1960-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team)

Two human polls comprised the 1960 major college football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Legend

Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP poll

The final AP poll was released on November 29, at the end of the regular season, over a month before the major bowls.

|Week1-1 = Syracuse (26) |Week1-2 = Ole Miss (21) |Week1-3 = Washington (1) |Week1-4 = Texas |Week1-5 = Illinois |Week1-6 = USC |Week1-7 = Pittsburgh |Week1-8 = Michigan State |Week1-9 = Clemson |Week1-10 = Oklahoma |Week1-11 = TCU |Week1-12 = Auburn |Week1-13 = Georgia |Week1-14 = Northwestern |Week1-15 = Iowa |Week1-16 = Ohio State |Week1-17 = Notre Dame |Week1-18 = Tennessee |Week1-19 = Arkansas т |Week1-19-Color = tw |Week1-20 = Penn State т |Week2-1 = Ole Miss (1–0) (22) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = Syracuse (0–0) (22) |Week2-2-Color = d |Week2-3 = Washington (1–0) (3) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Illinois (0–0) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Alabama (1–0) |Week2-5-Color = npr |Week2-6 = Michigan State (0–0) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = Kansas (1–0) |Week2-7-Color = npr |Week2-8 = UCLA (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = npr |Week2-9 = Clemson (0–0) |Week2-9-Color = |Week2-10 = Oregon State (1–0) |Week2-10-Color = npr |Week2-11 = Penn State (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = Nebraska (1–0) |Week2-12-Color = npr |Week2-13 = Georgia Tech (1–0) |Week2-13-Color = npr |Week2-14 = Northwestern (0–0) |Week2-14-Color = |Week2-15 = Texas (0–1) |Week2-15-Color = d |Week2-16 = Missouri (1–0) |Week2-16-Color = npr |Week2-17 = Pittsburgh (0–1) (1) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = LSU (1–0) |Week2-18-Color = npr |Week2-19 = Iowa (0–0) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = Ohio State (0–0) |Week2-20-Color = d |Week3-1 = Ole Miss (2–0) (42) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Syracuse (1–0) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Washington (2–0) (5) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Illinois (1–0) |Week3-4-Color = |Week3-5 = Kansas (2–0) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = Northwestern (1–0) (1) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Clemson (1–0) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = Iowa (1–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Georgia Tech (2–0) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = Tennessee (1–0) |Week3-11-Color = npr |Week3-12 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week3-12-Color = npr |Week3-13 = Texas (1–1) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Arkansas (2–0) |Week3-14-Color = npr |Week3-15 = Alabama (1–0–1) |Week3-15-Color = d |Week3-16 = UCLA (1–0–1) |Week3-16-Color = d |Week3-17 = Navy (2–0) |Week3-17-Color = npr |Week3-18 = Minnesota (1–0) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = Missouri (2–0) |Week3-19-Color = d |Week3-20 = Penn State (1–0) |Week3-20-Color = d |Week4-1 = Syracuse (2–0) (28) |Week4-1-Color = u |Week4-2 = Ole Miss (3–0) (14) |Week4-2-Color = d |Week4-3 = Iowa (2–0) (5) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = Illinois (2–0) |Week4-4-Color = |Week4-5 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Navy (3–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Purdue (1–0–1) |Week4-7-Color = npr |Week4-8 = Clemson (2–0) |Week4-8-Color = d |Week4-9 = Arkansas (3–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = Kansas (2–1) |Week4-10-Color = d |Week4-11 = Missouri (3–0) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Washington (2–1) |Week4-12-Color = d |Week4-13 = Michigan State (1–0–1) |Week4-13-Color = npr |Week4-14 = Minnesota (2–0) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Texas (2–1) |Week4-15-Color = d |Week4-16 = UCLA (1–0–1) (1) |Week4-16-Color = |Week4-17 = Alabama (2–0–1) |Week4-17-Color = d |Week4-18 = Army (3–0) т |Week4-18-Color = tnpr |Week4-19 = Florida (3–0) т |Week4-19-Color = npr |Week4-20 = Baylor (2–0) |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Ole Miss (4–0) (19) |Week5-1-Color = u |Week5-2 = Iowa (3–0) (17) |Week5-2-Color = u |Week5-3 = Ohio State (3–0) (8) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Syracuse (3–0) (4) |Week5-4-Color = d |Week5-5 = Navy (4–0) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Missouri (4–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Baylor (3–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Clemson (3–0) |Week5-8-Color = |Week5-9 = Kansas (3–1) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Minnesota (3–0) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Texas (3–1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Wisconsin (3–0) |Week5-12-Color = npr |Week5-13 = Washington (3–1) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = Michigan State (1–1–1) |Week5-14-Color = d |Week5-15 = Alabama (2–0–1) т |Week5-15-Color = tu |Week5-16 = UCLA (1–0–1) т |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = Oregon State (3–1) |Week5-17-Color = npr |Week5-18 = Arizona State (4–0) |Week5-18-Color = npr |Week5-19 = Georgia Tech (3–1) |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = Penn State (2–1) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Iowa (4–0) (23) |Week6-1-Color = u |Week6-2 = Ole Miss (5–0) (22) |Week6-2-Color = d |Week6-3 = Syracuse (4–0) (2) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Navy (5–0) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Missouri (5–0) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = Minnesota (4–0) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Baylor (4–0) |Week6-7-Color = |Week6-8 = Washington (4–1) (1) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Ohio State (3–1) |Week6-9-Color = d |Week6-10 = Purdue (2–1–1) |Week6-10-Color = npr |Week6-11 = Wisconsin (3–1) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Tennessee (3–0–1) |Week6-12-Color = npr |Week6-13 = Michigan State (2–1–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Arkansas (4–1) |Week6-14-Color = npr |Week6-15 = Kansas (3–1–1) |Week6-15-Color = d |Week6-16 = Texas (3–2) |Week6-16-Color = d |Week6-17 = Auburn (3–1) |Week6-17-Color = npr |Week6-18 = Oregon State (4–1) |Week6-18-Color = d |Week6-19 = UCLA (1–1–1) |Week6-19-Color = d |Week6-20 = Rice (3–1) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Iowa (5–0) (34) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Ole Miss (6–0) (9) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Syracuse (5–0) (5) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Navy (6–0) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Missouri (6–0) |Week7-5-Color = |Week7-6 = Minnesota (5–0) |Week7-6-Color = |Week7-7 = Baylor (5–0) |Week7-7-Color = |Week7-8 = Ohio State (4–1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Washington (5–1) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = Michigan State (3–1–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Tennessee (4–0–1) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Arkansas (4–2) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Rice (4–1) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Auburn (4–1) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Duke (4–1) т |Week7-15-Color = tnpr |Week7-16 = Oregon State (4–2) т |Week7-16-Color = tu |Week7-17 = Purdue (2–2–1) т |Week7-17-Color = d |Week7-18 = New Mexico State (6–0) |Week7-18-Color = npr |Week7-19 = Kansas (4–1–1) |Week7-19-Color = d |Week8-1 = Iowa (6–0) (46) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Missouri (7–0) |Week8-2-Color = u |Week8-3 = Minnesota (6–0) (1) |Week8-3-Color = u |Week8-4 = Navy (7–0) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Ohio State (5–1) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Ole Miss (6–0–1) |Week8-6-Color = d |Week8-7 = Washington (6–1) (1) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Tennessee (5–0–1) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Syracuse (5–1) |Week8-9-Color = d |Week8-10 = Rice (5–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Baylor (5–1) |Week8-11-Color = d |Week8-12 = Auburn (5–1) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = Duke (5–1) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Pittsburgh (3–2–2) |Week8-14-Color = npr |Week8-15 = UCLA (3–1–1) |Week8-15-Color = npr |Week8-16 = Arkansas (5–2) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Michigan State (3–2–1) |Week8-17-Color = d |Week8-18 = Colorado (5–1) т |Week8-18-Color = tnpr |Week8-19 = Utah State (7–0) т |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = New Mexico State (7–0) |Week8-20-Color = d |Week9-1 = Minnesota (7–0) (40) |Week9-1-Color = u |Week9-2 = Missouri (8–0) (4) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Ohio State (6–1) (1) |Week9-3-Color = u |Week9-4 = Ole Miss (7–0–1) (1) |Week9-4-Color = u |Week9-5 = Iowa (6–1) |Week9-5-Color = d |Week9-6 = Washington (7–1) (1) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Duke (6–1) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Navy (7–1) |Week9-8-Color = d |Week9-9 = Arkansas (6–2) |Week9-9-Color = u |Week9-10 = Auburn (6–1) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = UCLA (4–1–1) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = Pittsburgh (4–2–2) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Michigan State (4–2–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Tennessee (5–1–1) |Week9-14-Color = d |Week9-15 = New Mexico State (7–0) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = Rice (5–2) |Week9-16-Color = d |Week9-17 = Syracuse (5–2) т |Week9-17-Color = td |Week9-18 = Yale (7–0) т |Week9-18-Color = npr |Week9-19 = Utah State (8–0) |Week9-19-Color = d |Week9-20 = Florida (6–2) |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Missouri (9–0) (34) |Week10-1-Color = u |Week10-2 = Iowa (7–1) (7) |Week10-2-Color = u |Week10-3 = Ole Miss (8–0–1) (5) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = Minnesota (7–1) (1) |Week10-4-Color = d |Week10-5 = Washington (8–1) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Duke (7–1) |Week10-6-Color = u |Week10-7 = Arkansas (7–2) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = Navy (8–1) |Week10-8-Color = |Week10-9 = Auburn (7–1) (1) |Week10-9-Color = u |Week10-10 = Ohio State (6–2) |Week10-10-Color= d |Week10-11 = UCLA (5–1–1) |Week10-11-Color= |Week10-12 = Michigan State (5–2–1) |Week10-12-Color= u |Week10-13 = Purdue (3–4–1) |Week10-13-Color= npr |Week10-14 = New Mexico State (8–0) т |Week10-14-Color= tu |Week10-15 = Rice (6–2) т |Week10-15-Color= tu |Week10-16 = Syracuse (6–2) т |Week10-16-Color= tu |Week10-17 = Yale (8–0) т |Week10-17-Color= u |Week10-18 = Alabama (6–1–1) |Week10-18-Color= npr |Week10-19 = Florida (7–2) т |Week10-19-Color= tu |Week10-20 = Oregon (7–2) т |Week10-20-Color= npr |Week11-1 = Minnesota (8–1) (13.5) |Week11-1-Color = u |Week11-2 = Iowa (8–1) (17.5) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Ole Miss (8–0–1) (13) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Washington (9–1) (2) |Week11-4-Color = u |Week11-5 = Missouri (9–1) |Week11-5-Color = d |Week11-6 = Arkansas (8–2) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Navy (8–1) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Auburn (8–1) (1) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Kansas (7–2–1) |Week11-10-Color= npr |Week11-11 = Duke (7–2) |Week11-11-Color= d |Week11-12 = Rice (7–2) |Week11-12-Color= u |Week11-13 = Yale (9–0) (1) |Week11-13-Color= u |Week11-14 = Michigan State (6–2–1) |Week11-14-Color= d |Week11-15 = New Mexico State (9–0) т |Week11-15-Color= td |Week11-16 = Penn State (6–3) т |Week11-16-Color= npr |Week11-17 = Alabama (7–1–1) т |Week11-17-Color= tu |Week11-18 = Syracuse (7–2) т |Week11-18-Color= d |Week11-19 = Baylor (7–2) т |Week11-19-Color= tnpr |Week11-20 = Florida (7–2) т |Week11-20-Color= |Week12-1 = Minnesota (8–1) (17) |Week12-1-Color = nc |Week12-2 = Ole Miss (9–0–1) (16) |Week12-2-Color = u |Week12-3 = Iowa (8–1) (12) |Week12-3-Color = d |Week12-4 = Navy (8–1) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Missouri (9–1) |Week12-5-Color = |Week12-6 = Washington (9–1) (2) |Week12-6-Color = d |Week12-7 = Arkansas (8–2) |Week12-7-Color = d |Week12-8 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Alabama (8–1–1) |Week12-9-Color = u |Week12-10 = Duke (7–2) |Week12-10-Color= u |Week12-11 = Kansas (7–2–1) |Week12-11-Color= d |Week12-12 = Baylor (8–2) |Week12-12-Color= u |Week12-13 = Auburn (8–2) |Week12-13-Color= d |Week12-14 = Yale (9–0) |Week12-14-Color= d |Week12-15 = Michigan State (6–2–1) |Week12-15-Color= d |Week12-16 = Penn State (6–3) |Week12-16-Color= d |Week12-17 = New Mexico State (10–0) |Week12-17-Color= d |Week12-18 = Florida (8–2) |Week12-18-Color= u |Week12-19 = Purdue (4–4–1) т |Week12-19-Color= tnpr |Week12-20 = Syracuse (7–2) т |Week12-20-Color= d :A.Only 19 teams received votes in week 6.

UPI Coaches Poll

The final United Press International Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on November 29.

Minnesota received 21 of the 35 first-place votes; Mississippi received nine and Iowa five.

RankingTeamConferenceBowl
1[Minnesota](1960-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team)Big TenLost [Rose](1961-rose-bowl), 7–17
2[Iowa](1960-iowa-hawkeyes-football-team)Big Ten*none*
3[Ole Miss](1960-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)SEC**Won** [Sugar](1961-sugar-bowl), 14–6
4[Missouri](1960-missouri-tigers-football-team)Big Eight**Won** [Orange](1961-orange-bowl), 21–14
5[Washington](1960-washington-huskies-football-team)AAWU**Won** [Rose](1961-rose-bowl), 17–7
6[Navy](1960-navy-midshipmen-football-team)IndependentLost [Orange](1961-orange-bowl), 14–21
7[Arkansas](1960-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)SouthwestLost [Cotton](1961-cotton-bowl-classic), 6–7
8[Ohio State](1960-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)Big Ten*none*
9[Kansas](1960-kansas-jayhawks-football-team)Big Eight
[Alabama](1960-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team)SEC*Tied* [Bluebonnet](1960-bluebonnet-bowl), 3–3
11[Baylor](1960-baylor-bears-football-team)SouthwestLost [Gator](1960-gator-bowl-december), 12–13
12[Duke](1960-duke-blue-devils-football-team)ACC**Won** [Cotton](1961-cotton-bowl-classic), 7–6
13[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)Big Ten*none*
14[Auburn](1960-auburn-tigers-football-team)SEC
15[Purdue](1960-purdue-boilermakers-football-team)Big Ten
16[Florida](1960-florida-gators-football-team)SEC**Won** [Gator](1960-gator-bowl-december), 13–12
17[Texas](1960-texas-longhorns-football-team)Southwest*Tied* [Bluebonnet](1960-bluebonnet-bowl), 3–3
18[Yale](1960-yale-bulldogs-football-team)Ivy*none*
[New Mexico State](1960-new-mexico-state-aggies-football-team)Border**Won** [Sun](1960-sun-bowl), 20–13
[Tennessee](1960-tennessee-volunteers-football-team)SEC*none*
  • Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and AAWU (later Pac-8) conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.
  • The Ivy League has prohibited its members from participating in postseason football since the league was officially formed in 1954.

FWAA poll

The Football Writers Association of America awarded the Grantland Rice Award to Mississippi based on the post-bowl voting of a 6-member committee.

|Week1-1 = Ole Miss 13 (3) |Week1-1-Color = nc |Week1-2 = Iowa 10 (2) |Week1-3 = Washington 6 |Week1-4 = Missouri 4 |Week1-5 = Minnesota 3 (1)

Litkenhous Ratings

The final Litkenhous Ratings were released in December 1960. The top 30 teams according to Litkenhous were:

  1. Iowa (8-1) - 112.8

  2. Minnesota (8-2) - 109.0

  3. Ole Miss (10-0-1) - 108.6

  4. Ohio State (7-2) - 107.9

  5. Missouri (11-0) - 105.9

  6. Rice (7-4) - 104.8

  7. Kansas (5-4-1) - 103.5

  8. Michigan State (6-2-1) - 102.9

  9. Purdue (4-4-1) - 102.7

  10. Baylor (8-3) - 102.2

  11. Michigan (5-4) - 102.1

  12. Arkansas - 101.8

  13. Tennessee - 100.3

  14. Texas - 99.9

  15. Auburn - 98.9

  16. Georgia Tech - 98.9

  17. Alabama - 98.2

  18. Florida - 97.6

  19. Kentucky - 97.3

  20. LSU - 97.0

  21. Syracuse - 96.7

  22. Washington State - 96.7

  23. UCLA - 96.6

  24. Illinois - 96.4

  25. Northwestern - 96.4

  26. Penn State - 95.2

  27. Pittsburgh - 95.2

  28. Georgia - 94.8

  29. Muskingum - 94.3

  30. TCU (4-4-2) - 94.1

References

References

  1. (November 30, 1960). "Gophers win title". Spokesman-Review.
  2. (November 29, 1960). "Gophers top final poll". Bend Bulletin.
  3. (January 6, 1961). "Rebels Win Grantland Rice Award As National Champs". [[The Clarion-Ledger]].
  4. (December 14, 1960). "Litkenhous Official Iowa No. 1". The Washington Daily News.
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