Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Rutgers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.3 | 11.3 | 2.80 | -12.87 | ||||||||
| Arizona | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 28.8 | 13.1 | 4.72 | -7.18 | ||||||||
| Memphis | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 33.2 | 7.5 | 4.54 | -11.36 | ||||||||
| Villanova | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 23.9 | 8.9 | 3.82 | -8.98 | ||||||||
| Penn State | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 23.7 | 13.0 | 14.19 | 4.74 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Syracuse | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 24.4 | 11.9 | 12.82 | 2.91 | 10 | 5 | ||||||
| Holy Cross | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 20.7 | 15.2 | -0.50 | -5.00 | ||||||||
| Navy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 20.1 | 13.6 | 7.86 | 2.26 | ||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 13.3 | 7.7 | 11.08 | 6.62 | ||||||||
| Army | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 22.4 | 11.8 | 7.42 | -0.18 | ||||||||
| San Jose State | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 18.3 | 18.5 | -7.24 | -8.64 | ||||||||
| Xavier | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 8.6 | 8.6 | -10.75 | -11.15 | ||||||||
| Colgate | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 12.9 | 16.1 | -8.98 | -8.87 | ||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 20.1 | 19.2 | -3.56 | -5.01 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 22.2 | 20.8 | -9.47 | -12.36 | ||||||||
| Houston | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 4.61 | 3.01 | ||||||||
| Notre Dame | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 8.87 | 9.97 | 6 | |||||||
| Oregon State | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 16.5 | 13.7 | 0.43 | -0.57 | ||||||||
| Florida State | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 9.3 | 12.8 | -3.45 | 0.26 | ||||||||
| Boston University | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 11.1 | 15.8 | -7.53 | -3.42 | ||||||||
| Boston College | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 11.7 | 18.9 | -3.68 | 0.72 | ||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 15.2 | 11.2 | 2.55 | 1.55 | ||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 8.7 | 17.3 | -9.71 | -1.41 | ||||||||
| Pitt | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 14.5 | 20.9 | 1.47 | 7.57 | ||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 16.3 | 21.3 | -3.41 | 2.29 | ||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 7.2 | 39.0 | -17.87 | -0.98 | ||||||||
| Dayton | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 9.8 | 24.5 | -22.89 | -10.59 | ||||||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-12-30 | Gator Bowl | Penn State | 30 | Georgia Tech | 15 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1961-12-30 | Sun Bowl | Villanova | 17 | Wichita State | 9 | El Paso, TX |
| 1961-12-16 | Liberty Bowl | Syracuse | 15 | Miami (FL) | 14 | Philadelphia, PA |
1961 Conference Leaders