1961 season · week 5
Polls
AP Top 25
11 ranked
- SEC4
- Big Ten3
- Southwest2
- Other2
- 1▲4Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 2▼1Ole MissSEC—
- 3▲1TexasSouthwest—
- 4▼2IowaBig Ten—
- 5▼2AlabamaSEC—
- 6▲2Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 7–Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 8NewGeorgia TechSEC—
- 9NewColoradoBig 8—
- 10NewArkansasSouthwest—
- 10NewLSUSEC—