1960 small college football rankings

The 1960 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1960 college football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of experts, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of 47 small-college coaches from throughout the country.

1960 small college football rankings
Selectors: AP, UPI
No. 1: Ohio
Small college football rankings (AP, UPI)

Three small-college teams finished the 1960 season with perfect 10–0 records: the Ohio Bobcats, the Lenoir Rhyne Bears and the Humboldt State Lumberjacks. In their final vote, the AP board members selected Ohio as the small-college champion, based on its tougher strength of schedule. Lenoir Rhyne and Humboldt State finished second and third, respectively, in the AP rnakings.[1]

The UPI board of coaches also selected Ohio as the small-college champion with first-place votes from 28 of the participating coaches. The UPI ranked Bowling Green second with its sole setback having been in a close loss to Ohio.[2]

Legend

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AP poll

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Week 1
Oct 6[3]
Week 2
Oct 13[4]
Week 3
Oct 20[5]
Week 4
Oct 27[6]
Week 5
Nov 3[7]
Week 6
Nov 10[8]
Week 7
Nov 17[9]
Week 8
Nov 24[10]
Week 9
Dec 1[11]
1.OhioOhio (4–0) (2)Lenoir Rhyne (5–0)Ohio (6–0) (4)Ohio (7–0) (4)Ohio (8–0) (4)Ohio (9–0) (4)Ohio (4)Ohio (10–0) (4)1.
2.Lenoir RhyneLenoir Rhyne (4–0) (2)Ohio (5–0)Lenoir Rhyne (6–0) (2)Florida A&M (5–0) (2)Lenoir Rhyne (8–0) (2)Lenoir Rhyne (9–0) (2)Lenoir RhyneLenoir Rhyne (10–0)2.
3.LehighLehigh (3–0)TuftsFlorida A&M (4–0) (1)Lenoir Rhyne (7–0) (1)Florida A&M (6–0) (1)Florida A&M (1)Iowa State Teachers (9–0) (1)Humboldt State (10–0) (1)3.
4.UMassMississippi Southern (3–0)Iowa State Teachers (1)Bowling Green (5–0)Iowa State Teachers (7–0)Bowling Green (7–0)Iowa State TeachersBowling Green (8–1)Whitworth (9–0)4.
5.WhitworthWhitworth (4–0)Whitworth (5–0)Tufts (5–0) (1)Bowling Green (6–0)Iowa State Teachers (8–0)WhitworthWhitworthWest Chester (9–0) (1)5.
6.Texas A&IChattanooga (3–1)Humboldt State (5–0)Whitworth (6–0)Southern IllinoisTufts (7–0) (1)Fresno StateSouthernBowling Green (8–1)6.
7.San Francisco StateHumboldt State (4–0)ChattanoogaSouthern Illinois (6–0)Humboldt State (7–0)Whitworth (8–0)Humboldt StateMuskingumLouisiana Tech (8–2)7.
8.Western IllinoisSouthern Illinois (4–0)Southeastern Louisiana (5–0)Humboldt State (6–0)Fresno StateFresno State (7–0)Bowling Green (7–1)Humboldt StateHillsdale (9–1)8.
9.MuskingumMuskingum (3–0)Southern Illinois (5–0)Iowa State Teachers (6–0)Tufts (6–0) (1)Humboldt State (8–0)West ChesterLouisiana TechMuskingum (9–0)9.
10.Florida A&MFlorida A&M (3–0)Florida A&M (3–0)Southeastern Louisiana (6–0)MuskingumMuskingum (7–0)MuskingumWest Chester (1)Iowa State Teachers (9–1)10.
Week 1
Oct 6[3]
Week 2
Oct 13[4]
Week 3
Oct 20[5]
Week 4
Oct 27[6]
Week 5
Nov 3[7]
Week 6
Nov 10[8]
Week 7
Nov 17[9]
Week 8
Nov 24[10]
Week 9
Dec 1[11]
Dropped:
  • 4 UMass
  • 6 Texas A&I
  • 7 San Francisco State
  • 8 Western Illinois
Dropped:
  • 3 Lehigh
  • 4 Mississippi Southern
  • 9 Muskingum
Dropped:
7 Chattanooga
Dropped:
  • 6 Whitworth
  • 10 Southeastern Louisiana
Dropped:
6 Southern Illinois
Dropped:
6 Tufts
Dropped:
  • 3 Florida A&M
  • 6 Fresno State
Dropped:
6 Southern U.

UPI coaches poll

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Week 1
Sept 29[12]
Week 2
Oct 6[13]
Week 3
Oct 13[14]
Week 4
Oct 20[15]
Week 5
Oct 27[16]
Week 6
Nov 3[17]
Week 7
Nov 10[18]
Week 8
Nov 17[19]
Week 9
Nov 24[20]
1.Bowling Green (4)Bowling Green (12)Ohio (20) (20)Ohio (20)Ohio (21)Ohio (22)Ohio (21)Ohio (29)Ohio (28)1.
2.Louisiana Tech (4)Ohio (3)Bowling Green (5)Bowling Green (3)Bowling Green (5)Bowling Green (6)Bowling Green (10)Bowling GreenBowling Green2.
3.Ohio (2)Lehigh (4)Lenoir Rhyne (2)Lenoir Rhyne (2)Lenoir Rhyne (2)Lenoir Rhyne (2)Lenoir Rhyne (1)Lenoir Rhyne (2)Lenoir Rhyne (3)3.
4.Lenoir Rhyne (3)Louisiana Tech (1)Lehigh (2)Chattanooga (5)Chattanooga (1)TuftsTuftsFlorida A&M (1)Muskingum (1)4.
5.Chattanooga (1)Chattanooga (2)Chattanooga (2)Southern Illinois (1)Southern Illinois (1)Southern Illinois (1)Florida A&M (1)Louisiana Tech (1)Florida A&M5.
6.Miami (OH) (1)Lenoir Rhyne (1)Idaho State (1)Tufts (1)TuftsChattanoogaLouisiana TechFresno State (1)Louisiana Tech (1)6.
7.Lehigh (2)Southern Illinois (1)Southern Illinois (1)Louisiana TechLouisiana TechSoutheastern Louisiana (1)Southeastern LouisianaMuskingum (1)Iowa State Teachers7.
8.Butler (1)Idaho State (1)Louisiana TechMiami (OH)Southeastern Louisiana (1)Louisiana TechFresno State (1)Southeastern LouisianaHumboldt State (1)8.
9.Idaho State (1)Miami (OH)TuftsLehighIdaho StateFlorida A&M (2)MuskingumIowa State TeachersFresno State9.
10.Northern Illinois (1)Fresno StateFresno State тSoutheastern Louisiana (1)LehighMuskingumSouthern Illinois тSouthern IllinoisSoutheastern Louisiana (1)10.
11.Fresno StateTexas A&ISoutheastern Louisiana тFresno StateIowa State TeachersFresno StateChattanooga тHumboldt StateMiami (OH)11.
12.East Texas StateTuftsHillsdale тHillsdaleMontana StateHillsdaleHumboldt StateMiami (OH)West Chester12.
13.Kent StateWestern Illinois тIowa State Teachers тWestern MichiganFlorida A&M тIowa State Teachers тIowa State TeachersTufts тHillsdale13.
14.Southern IllinoisTennessee Tech тWhitworthFlorida A&M тConnecticut тHumboldt State тArkansas StateWhitworth тWillamette14.
15.DelawarePittsburgh (KS)Kent State тMuskingum тFresno StateMontana StateMiami (OH)West Chester тWhitworth т15.
16.Montana StateAmherstMiami (OH) тIdaho State тHillsdaleMiami (OH)Willamette тHillsdale тSouthern U. т16.
17.Western IllinoisNorthern MichiganEast Texas StateIowa State Teachers тLouisvilleWillametteWest Chester тChattanoogaNortheast Missouri т17.
18.Hillsdale тSoutheastern LouisianaFlorida A&MTennessee TechMiami (OH)Idaho State тNorthern MichiganNortheast Missouri тAdams State т18.
19.Northern Michigan тHillsdale тMuskingum тWhitworthNorthern MichiganLehigh тHillsdale тTennessee Tech тSouthern Illinois19.
20.Lamar Tech тAbilene Christian тNorthern Michigan тArkansas StateTennessee Tech тNorthern MichiganNortheast Missouri тArkansas StateTufts т20.
21.Texas A&I тTennessee A&I т  Buffalo т   Bucknell т21.
22.West Chester т       22.
Week 1
Sept 29[12]
Week 2
Oct 6[13]
Week 3
Oct 13[14]
Week 4
Oct 20[15]
Week 5
Oct 27[16]
Week 6
Nov 3[17]
Week 7
Nov 10[18]
Week 8
Nov 17[19]
Week 9
Nov 24[20]
Dropped:
  • 8 Butler
  • 10 Northern Illinois
  • 12 East Texas State
  • 13 Kent State
  • 15 Delaware
  • 16 Montana State
  • 20 Lamar Tech
  • 20 West Chester Teachers
Dropped:
  • 11 Texas A&I
  • 13 Western Illinois
  • 14 Tennessee Tech
  • 15 Pittsburgh (KS)
  • 16 Amherst
  • 20 Abilene Christian
  • 20 Tennessee A&I
Dropped:
  • 15 Kent State
  • 17 East Texas State
  • 20 Northern Michigan
Dropped:
  • 13 Western Michigan
  • 15 Muskingum
  • 19 Whitworth
  • 20 Arkansas State
Dropped:
  • 14 Connecticut
  • 17 Louisville
  • 20 Tennessee Tech
  • 20 Buffalo
Dropped:
  • 15 Montana State
  • 18 Idaho State
  • 19 Lehigh
Dropped:
  • 16 Willamette
  • 18 Northern Michigan
Dropped:
  • 17 Chattanooga
  • 19 Tennessee Tech
  • 20 Arkansas State

Associated Negro Press rankings

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The Associated Negro Press ranked the top 1960 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.

The rankings were published on December 30:[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Ohio Cops 'Small' AP Grid Poll". Fort Lauderdale News. December 1, 1960. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UPI Selection: La. Tech Sixth On Final Ballot". Monroe News-Star. November 25, 1960. p. 11A – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ohio U. Leads Small College Grid Poll; Muskingum Gains Ranking". The Daily Reporter. Dover, Ohio. October 6, 1960. p. 11. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ "Ohio U. Maintains Lead In AP Small College Grid Poll". The Daily Reporter. Dover, Ohio. October 15, 1960. p. 33. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "North Carolina School Gains No. 1 Ranking In Small College Grid Poll". The Daily Reporter. Dover, Ohio. October 20, 1960. p. 7-B. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Ohio Regains Small College Poll Lead". The Corpus-Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. October 27, 1960. p. 14. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "Ohio U. Remains No. 1 In Small College Poll". The Salem News. Salem, Ohio. November 3, 1960. p. 14. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ "Ohio U. Still First in Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 10, 1960. p. 21. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  9. ^ "Bears Remain Among Top In SC Poll". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. November 17, 1960. p. 34. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  10. ^ "Ohio Still Leads Small College Poll". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. November 25, 1960. p. 1-D. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  11. ^ "Ohio Cops 'Small' AP Grid Poll". Fort Lauderdale News. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. December 1, 1960. p. 6-D. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  12. ^ Tim Moriarty (September 29, 1960). "Bowling Green Tops 1st UPI Small College Poll". The Yuma Daily Sun. Yuma, Arizona. p. Sports 7. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  13. ^ "Bowling Green Retains Top Spot In Grid Poll; Fresno State Gets Tenth Position In Small College Poll". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. October 7, 1960. p. 27. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  14. ^ "Ohio U. Leads UPI Poll". The Times Recorder. Zanesville, Ohio. October 13, 1960. p. B-11. Retrieved May 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  15. ^ John Griffin (October 20, 1960). "Ohio U. Tops Small Colleges". The Tipton Daily Tribune. Tipton, Indiana. p. 4. Retrieved May 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  16. ^ "Lehigh 10th in Small College Poll". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 27, 1960. p. 67. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  17. ^ "Ohio U Still Ranked Tops In UPI Poll". La Grande Observer. La Grande, Oregon. November 3, 1960. p. Sports 2. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  18. ^ "Ohio U Retains Lead In Small College Poll; Bearcats 16th". La Grande Observer. La Grande, Oregon. November 10, 1960. p. Sports 2. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  19. ^ "Ohio U. Keeps Poll Lead; Miami Of Ohio Holds 12th". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. November 17, 1960. p. 20. Retrieved May 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  20. ^ "La. Tech Sixth On Final Ballot". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. November 25, 1960. p. 11-A. Retrieved May 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  21. ^ Luix Virgil Overbea (December 30, 1960). "ANP lists Final Grid Ratings of 1960 season". San Antonio Register (p. 5).