1961 Season
FBS Conference Rankings
Conference standings
14 conferences · six-team sample adjustment| Rank | Conference | Teams | Adjusted rating | Team average | Average raw points | Average strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten | 10 | 155.30 | 178.29 | 189.77 | 166.53 |
| 2 | SEC | 12 | 149.48 | 165.73 | 174.75 | 156.34 |
| 3 | Southwest | 8 | 138.23 | 154.18 | 155.98 | 158.56 |
| 4 | Middle Atlantic University | 1 | 127.88 | 193.29 | 244.02 | 59.77 |
| 5 | Big 8 | 8 | 125.22 | 131.40 | 134.39 | 133.37 |
| 6 | ACC | 8 | 113.65 | 111.15 | 108.92 | 123.37 |
| 7 | FBS Independents | 30 | 111.35 | 110.22 | 112.87 | 111.41 |
| 8 | Skyline | 7 | 110.39 | 104.75 | 108.56 | 108.77 |
| 9 | Mid-American | 7 | 106.72 | 97.92 | 97.30 | 110.43 |
| 10 | AAWU | 5 | 104.49 | 89.51 | 83.19 | 115.14 |
| 11 | Missouri Valley | 4 | 100.92 | 76.84 | 79.16 | 84.68 |
| 12 | Ivy | 8 | 93.62 | 76.10 | 76.73 | 86.47 |
| 13 | Border | 5 | 93.20 | 64.68 | 60.59 | 84.36 |
| 14 | Southern | 7 | 91.38 | 69.43 | 68.62 | 82.30 |