Coaches Poll, College Football Rankings: 1961 Final Top 20
1 Alabama
2 Ohio State
3 LSU
4 Texas
5 Ole Miss
6 Minnesota
7 Colorado
8 Arkansas
9 Michigan State
10 Utah State
11 Purdue
11 Missouri
13 Georgia Tech
14 Duke
15 Kansas
16 Syracuse
17 Wyoming
18 Wisconsin
19 Miami
19 Penn State
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