December 4, 1961



   1  Alabama                 26    10-0-0     452
   2  Ohio State              20     8-0-1     436
   3  Texas                          9-1-0     348
   4  LSU                      1     9-1-0     335
   5  Mississippi              1     9-1-0     284
   6  Minnesota                      7-2-0     225
   7  Colorado                       9-1-0     171
   8  Michigan State                 7-2-0     128
   9  Arkansas                       8-2-0     105
  10  Utah State                     9-0-1      33
  11  Missouri                       7-2-1      18
  12  Purdue                         6-3-0      15
  13  Georgia Tech                   7-3-0      12
  14  Syracuse                       7-3-0      11
  15  Rutgers                        9-0-0       9
  16  UCLA                           7-3-0       7
  17  Rice                           7-3-0       5
  17  Penn State                     6-3-0       5
  17  Arizona                        8-1-1       5
  20  Duke                           7-3-0       4