1961 season · week 3
Polls
AP Top 25
10 ranked
- Big Ten4
- SEC3
- Southwest2
- FBS Independents1
- 1–IowaBig Ten—
- 2–Ole MissSEC—
- 3NewGeorgia TechSEC—
- 4–AlabamaSEC—
- 5▲1TexasSouthwest—
- 6▲4Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 7▼2SyracuseFBS Independents—
- 8▼5Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 9NewMichiganBig Ten—
- 10NewBaylorSouthwest—