1960 small college football rankings

none August 2023 1960 small college football rankings left Selectors: AP, UPI left No. 1: Ohio Small college football rankings (AP, UPI) left «1959right 1961» 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. 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.Ohio Cops 'Small' AP Grid Poll Fort Lauderdale News December 1, 1960 6D https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-lauderdale-news-ohio-cops/126013152/ Newspapers.com 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.UPI Selection: La. Tech Sixth On Final Ballot Monroe News-Star November 25, 1960 11A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-monroe-news-star-upi-selection-la/126013520/ Newspapers.com Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (#–#)   Win–loss record (Italics)   Number of first place votes т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol AP poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Oct 6Ohio U. Leads Small College Grid Poll; Muskingum Gains Ranking The Daily Reporter Dover, Ohio October 6, 1960 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10697980/poll_1960_1006_small_ap/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Oct 13Ohio U. Maintains Lead In AP Small College Grid Poll The Daily Reporter Dover, Ohio October 15, 1960 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10697985/poll_1960_1015_small_ap/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Oct 20North Carolina School Gains No. 1 Ranking In Small College Grid Poll The Daily Reporter Dover, Ohio October 20, 1960 7-B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10698006/poll_1960_1020_small_ap/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Oct 27Ohio Regains Small College Poll Lead The Corpus-Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas October 27, 1960 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10698017/poll_1960_1027_small_ap/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Nov 3Ohio U. Remains No. 1 In Small College Poll The Salem News Salem, Ohio November 3, 1960 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8555454/poll_1960_1103_small_ap/ Newspapers.com January 25, 2017 Nov 10Ohio U. Still First in Poll Argus-Leader Sioux Falls, South Dakota November 10, 1960 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8555432/poll_1960_1110_small_ap/ Newspapers.com January 25, 2017 Nov 17Bears Remain Among Top In SC Poll Asheville Citizen-Times Asheville, North Carolina November 17, 1960 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8555393/poll_1960_1117_small_ap/ Newspapers.com January 25, 2017 Nov 24Ohio Still Leads Small College Poll Great Falls Tribune Great Falls, Montana November 25, 1960 1-D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10698089/poll_1960_1125_small_ap/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Dec 1Ohio Cops 'Small' AP Grid Poll Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida December 1, 1960 6-D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10698100/poll_1960_1201_small_final_ap/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Ohio Lenoir Rhyne Lehigh UMass 1960 Whitworth Pirates Whitworth 1960 Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&I San Francisco State 1960 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Muskingum Florida A&M Ohio (4–0) (2) Lenoir Rhyne (4–0) (2) Lehigh (3–0) Mississippi Southern (3–0) npr Whitworth (4–0) Chattanooga (3–1) npr Humboldt State (4–0) npr Southern Illinois (4–0) npr Muskingum (3–0) Florida A&M (3–0) Lenoir Rhyne (5–0) u Ohio (5–0) d 1960 Tufts Jumbos Tufts npr Iowa State Teachers (1) npr Whitworth (5–0) Humboldt State (5–0) u Chattanooga d Southeastern Louisiana (5–0) npr Southern Illinois (5–0) d Florida A&M (3–0) Ohio (6–0) (4) u Lenoir Rhyne (6–0) (2) d Florida A&M (4–0) (1) u Bowling Green (5–0) npr Tufts (5–0) (1) d Whitworth (6–0) d Southern Illinois (6–0) u Humboldt State (6–0) d Iowa State Teachers (6–0) d Southeastern Louisiana (6–0) d Ohio (7–0) (4) Florida A&M (5–0) (2) u Lenoir Rhyne (7–0) (1) d Iowa State Teachers (7–0) u Bowling Green (6–0) d Southern Illinois u Humboldt State (7–0) u Fresno State npr Tufts (6–0) (1) d Muskingum npr Ohio (8–0) (4) Lenoir Rhyne (8–0) (2) u Florida A&M (6–0) (1) d Bowling Green (7–0) u Iowa State Teachers (8–0) d Tufts (7–0) (1) u Whitworth (8–0) npr Fresno State (7–0) Humboldt State (8–0) d Muskingum (7–0) Ohio (9–0) (4) Lenoir Rhyne (9–0) (2) Florida A&M (1) Iowa State Teachers u Whitworth u Fresno State u Humboldt State u Bowling Green (7–1) d West Chester npr Muskingum Ohio (4) Lenoir Rhyne Iowa State Teachers (9–0) (1) u Bowling Green (8–1) u Whitworth Southern npr Muskingum u Humboldt State d Louisiana Tech npr West Chester (1) d Ohio (10–0) (4) Lenoir Rhyne (10–0) Humboldt State (10–0) (1) u Whitworth (9–0) u West Chester (9–0) (1) u Bowling Green (8–1) d Louisiana Tech (8–2) u 1960 Hillsdale Dales Hillsdale (9–1) npr Muskingum (9–0) d Iowa State Teachers (9–1) d 4 UMass 6 Texas A&I 7 San Francisco State 8 Western Illinois 3 Lehigh 4 Mississippi Southern 9 Muskingum 7 Chattanooga 6 Whitworth 10 Southeastern Louisiana 6 Southern Illinois 6 Tufts 3 Florida A&M 6 Fresno State 6 Southern U. UPI coaches poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sept 29Bowling Green Tops 1st UPI Small College Poll Tim Moriarty The Yuma Daily Sun Yuma, Arizona September 29, 1960 Sports 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10697932/poll_1960_0929_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Oct 6Bowling Green Retains Top Spot In Grid Poll; Fresno State Gets Tenth Position In Small College Poll Eureka Humboldt Standard Eureka, California October 7, 1960 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10697963/poll_1960_1006_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Oct 13Ohio U. Leads UPI Poll The Times Recorder Zanesville, Ohio October 13, 1960 B-11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18367999/poll_1960_1013_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 8, 2017 Oct 20Ohio U. Tops Small Colleges The Tipton Daily Tribune Tipton, Indiana John Griffin October 20, 1960 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10857058/poll_1960_1020_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 8, 2017 Oct 27Lehigh 10th in Small College Poll Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 27, 1960 67 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10698013/poll_1960_1027_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Nov 3Ohio U Still Ranked Tops In UPI Poll La Grande Observer La Grande, Oregon November 3, 1960 Sports 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10860276/poll_1960_1103_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Nov 10Ohio U Retains Lead In Small College Poll; Bearcats 16th La Grande Observer La Grande, Oregon November 10, 1960 Sports 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10698048/poll_1960_1110_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Nov 17Ohio U. Keeps Poll Lead; Miami Of Ohio Holds 12th Palladium-Item Richmond, Indiana November 17, 1960 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10860422/poll_1960_1117_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 8, 2017 Nov 24La. Tech Sixth On Final Ballot The Monroe News-Star Monroe, Louisiana November 25, 1960 11-A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10860529/poll_1960_1125_small_upi_final/ Newspapers.com May 8, 2017 Bowling Green (4) Louisiana Tech (4) Ohio (2) Lenoir Rhyne (3) Chattanooga (1) Miami (OH) (1) Lehigh (2) 1960 Butler Bulldogs Butler (1) Idaho State (1) Northern Illinois (1) Fresno State 1960 East Texas State Lions East Texas State Kent State Southern Illinois Delaware Montana State Western Illinois Hillsdale т t 1960 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan т 1960 Lamar Cardinals Lamar Tech т t Texas A&I т t West Chester т Bowling Green (12) Ohio (3) u Lehigh (4) u Louisiana Tech (1) d Chattanooga (2) Lenoir Rhyne (1) d Southern Illinois (1) u Idaho State (1) u Miami (OH) d Fresno State u Texas A&I u Tufts npr Western Illinois т tu 1960 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech т npr 1960 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburgh (KS) npr 1960 Amherst Lord Jeffs Amherst npr Northern Michigan u Southeastern Louisiana npr Hillsdale т td 1960 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian т tnpr 1960 Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee A&I т npr   Ohio (20) (20) u Bowling Green (5) d Lenoir Rhyne (2) u Lehigh (2) d Chattanooga (2) Idaho State (1) u Southern Illinois (1) Louisiana Tech d Tufts u Fresno State т t Southeastern Louisiana т u Hillsdale т tu Iowa State Teachers т npr Whitworth npr Kent State т tnpr Miami (OH) т d East Texas State npr Florida A&M npr Muskingum т tnpr Northern Michigan т d     Ohio (20) Bowling Green (3) Lenoir Rhyne (2) Chattanooga (5) u Southern Illinois (1) u Tufts (1) u Louisiana Tech u Miami (OH) u Lehigh d Southeastern Louisiana (1) u Fresno State d Hillsdale Western Michigan npr Florida A&M т tu Muskingum т u Idaho State т td Iowa State Teachers т d Tennessee Tech npr Whitworth d Arkansas State npr     Ohio (21) Bowling Green (5) Lenoir Rhyne (2) Chattanooga (1) Southern Illinois (1) Tufts Louisiana Tech Southeastern Louisiana (1) u Idaho State u Lehigh d Iowa State Teachers u Montana State npr Florida A&M т tu Connecticut т npr Fresno State d Hillsdale d Louisville npr Miami (OH) d Northern Michigan npr Tennessee Tech т td Buffalo т npr   Ohio (22) Bowling Green (6) Lenoir Rhyne (2) Tufts u Southern Illinois (1) Chattanooga d Southeastern Louisiana (1) u Louisiana Tech d Florida A&M (2) u Muskingum npr Fresno State u Hillsdale u Iowa State Teachers т td Humboldt State т npr Montana State d Miami (OH) u Willamette npr Idaho State т td Lehigh т d Northern Michigan d     Ohio (21) Bowling Green (10) Lenoir Rhyne (1) Tufts Florida A&M (1) u Louisiana Tech u Southeastern Louisiana Fresno State (1) u Muskingum u Southern Illinois т td Chattanooga т d Humboldt State u Iowa State Teachers Arkansas State npr Miami (OH) u Willamette т tu West Chester т npr Northern Michigan u Hillsdale т td 1960 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs Northeast Missouri т npr     Ohio (29) Bowling Green Lenoir Rhyne (2) Florida A&M (1) u Louisiana Tech (1) u Fresno State (1) u Muskingum (1) u Southeastern Louisiana d Iowa State Teachers u Southern Illinois Humboldt State u Miami (OH) u Tufts т td Whitworth т npr West Chester т tu Hillsdale т u Chattanooga d Northeast Missouri т tu Tennessee Tech т npr Arkansas State d   Ohio (28) Bowling Green Lenoir Rhyne (3) Muskingum (1) u Florida A&M d Louisiana Tech (1) d Iowa State Teachers u Humboldt State (1) u Fresno State d Southeastern Louisiana (1) d Miami (OH) u West Chester u Hillsdale u Willamette npr Whitworth т td Southern U. т npr Northeast Missouri т tu 1960 Adams State Grizzlies Adams State т npr Southern Illinois d Tufts т td Bucknell т npr   8 Butler 10 Northern Illinois 12 East Texas State 13 Kent State 15 Delaware 16 Montana State 20 Lamar Tech 20 West Chester Teachers 11 Texas A&I 13 Western Illinois 14 Tennessee Tech 15 Pittsburgh (KS) 16 Amherst 20 Abilene Christian 20 Tennessee A&I 15 Kent State 17 East Texas State 20 Northern Michigan 13 Western Michigan 15 Muskingum 19 Whitworth 20 Arkansas State 14 Connecticut 17 Louisville 20 Tennessee Tech 20 Buffalo 15 Montana State 18 Idaho State 19 Lehigh 16 Willamette 18 Northern Michigan 17 Chattanooga 19 Tennessee Tech 20 Arkansas State Associated Negro Press rankings 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:Luix Virgil Overbea December 30, 1960 ANP lists Final Grid Ratings of 1960 season https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth399123/m1/5/ San Antonio Register (p. 5) 40em 1. Southern (9–1) 2. Florida A&M (9–1) 3. Grambling (9–1) 4. Prairie View A&M (10–1) 5. Tennessee A&I (7–3) 6. Maryland State (5–1–1) 7. North Carolina College (7–2) 8. North Carolina A&T (5–3–1) 9. Jackson State (6–4) 10. Arkansas AM&N (6–5) 11. Alabama A&M (7–2) 12. Albany State (7–0–2) 13. Allen (6–4) 14. Benedict (7–3) 15. Miles (5–4) 16. Winston-Salem State (6–3) 17. Virginia State (6–3) 18. Morehouse (5–3) 19. Alabama State (5–3) 20. Dillard (6–1–1) 21. Morgan State (6–3–1) 22. Johnson C. Smith (6–3) 23. Texas Southern (4–6) 24. Hampton (5–4) 25. Howard (4–4) 26. Virginia Union (4–5–1) 27. Livingstone (6–1–2) References Rankings Category:NCAA College Division football rankings