1963 College Football Final Rankings

In 1963, Roger Staubach won the Heisman playing for the Navy Midshipmen. His #2 ranked team also played #1 Texas in the Cotton Bowl - a game that Texas won and ended up a solid #1 both in the polls and in our analysis:

1. Texas Longhorns (11-0) - 1.1
2. Ole Miss Rebels (7-1-2) - 2.3
3. Memphis Tigers (9-0-1) - 2.6
4. Pittsburgh Panthers (9-1) - 4.0
5. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2) - 5.6
6. Navy Midshipmen (9-2) - 6.4
7. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-1) - 7.4
8. Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-2-2) - 8.9
9. Auburn Tigers (9-2) - 9.0
10. Princeton Tigers (7-2) - 10.8
11. Oklahoma Sooners (8-2) - 12.8
12. Michigan State Spartans (6-2-1) - 12.9
13. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-3) - 13.0
14. Illinois Fighting Illini (8-1-1) - 14.1
15. Oregon Ducks (8-3) - 15.7
16. Syracuse Orange (8-2) - 16.7
17. Utah State Aggies (8-2) - 17.2
18. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-3) - 17.3
19. North Carolina Tar Heels (9-2) - 17.7
20. USC Trojans (7-3) - 18.0
21. Army Black Knights (7-3) - 21.4
(tie) Baylor Bears (8-3) - 21.4
23. Arizona State Sun Devils (8-1) - 23.6
(tie) Dartmouth Big Green (7-2) - 23.6
25. LSU Tigers (7-4) - 24.1
26. NC State Wolfpack (8-3) - 27.7
(tie) Northwestern Wildcats (5-4) - 27.7
28. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-5) - 28.3
29. Missouri Tigers (7-3) - 28.6
30. Air Force Falcons (7-4) - 29.7
31. Rice Owls (6-4) - 31.8
32. Florida Gators (6-3-1) - 33.0
33. Wichita State Shockers (7-2) - 33.1
34. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-2) - 33.9
35. Washington Huskies (6-5) - 36.3
36. Florida State Seminoles (4-5-1) - 37.1
37. Yale Bulldogs (6-3) - 37.2
38. Kansas Jayhawks (5-5) - 37.5
39. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-3-1) - 37.7
40. Michigan Wolverines (3-4-2) - 39.6
41. Bowling Green Falcons (8-2) - 41.1
42. Harvard Crimson (5-2-2) - 41.7
43. Tennessee Volunteers (5-5) - 42.2
44. Wisconsin Badgers (5-4) - 45.5
45. Cincinnati Bearcats (6-4) - 45.7
46. SMU Mustangs (4-7) - 48.0
47. Iowa Hawkeyes (3-3-2) - 48.2
48. Wyoming Cowboys (6-4) - 48.5
49. Clemson Tigers (5-4-1) - 49.3
(tie) Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-6) - 49.3
51. Oregon State Beavers (5-5) - 50.5
52. Columbia Lions (4-4-1) - 50.8
53. Duke Blue Devils (5-4-1) - 53.0
54. Boston College Eagles (6-3) - 53.1
55. TCU Horned Frogs (4-5-1) - 54.5
56. New Mexico Lobos (6-4) - 55.0
57. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-6) - 58.1
58. Georgia Bulldogs (4-5-1) - 58.4
59. Purdue Boilermakers (5-4) - 59.9
60. Cornell Big Red (5-4) - 60.3
61. Utah Utes (4-6) - 60.4
62. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (5-3-1) - 62.1
63. Brown Bears (3-5) - 62.3
64. California Golden Bears (4-5-1) - 63.1
65. Miami University RedHawks (5-3-2) - 65.6
66. Arizona Wildcats (5-5) - 66.3
(tie) Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-5) - 66.3
68. Indiana Hoosiers (3-6) - 67.2
69. Kentucky Wildcats (3-6-1) - 67.4
70. Ohio Bobcats (6-4) - 69.0
71. Xavier Musketeers (5-4-1) - 71.1
72. Furman Paladins (7-3) - 71.3
73. Idaho Vandals (5-4) - 73.7
74. Texas A&M Aggies (2-7-1) - 74.0
75. West Texas A&M Buffaloes (4-4-1) - 74.4
76. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-7) - 74.7
77. Iowa State Cyclones (4-5) - 76.7
78. Buffalo Bulls (5-3-1) - 77.5
79. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-5) - 78.8
80. Miami Hurricanes (3-7) - 81.4
81. San Jose State Spartans (5-5) - 82.1
82. Maryland Terrapins (3-7) - 82.9
83. Stanford Cardinal (3-7) - 83.0
84. Washington State Cougars (3-6-1) - 83.4
85. William & Mary Tribe (4-6) - 84.4
86. VMI Keydets (3-5-2) - 87.5
87. UTEP Miners (3-7) - 88.1
88. Marshall Thundering Herd (5-4-1) - 88.8
89. Houston Cougars (2-8) - 89.3
90. UCLA Bruins (2-8) - 90.2
91. Villanova Wildcats (5-4) - 90.8
92. Holy Cross Crusaders (2-6-1) - 91.5
93. Kent State Golden Flashes (3-5-1) - 92.7
94. Colgate Raiders (3-4-1) - 93.5
95. Virginia Cavaliers (2-7-1) - 93.9
96. Richmond Spiders (3-6-1) - 96.2
97. North Texas Mean Green (3-6) - 97.8
98. Colorado Buffaloes (2-8) - 98.1
99. Pennsylvania Relays (3-6) - 98.3
100. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-7-2) - 99.5
101. New Mexico State Aggies (3-6-1) - 99.8
102. George Washington Colonials (2-7) - 100.7
103. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-6) - 102.8
104. Toledo Rockets (2-7) - 104.5
105. Citadel Bulldogs (4-6) - 105.8
(tie) Kansas State Wildcats (2-7) - 105.8
107. Detroit Mercy Titans (2-6-1) - 106.3
108. Western Michigan Broncos (2-7) - 108.9
109. Dayton Flyers (1-7-2) - 110.2
(tie) South Carolina Gamecocks (1-8-1) - 110.2
111. Colorado State Rams (3-7) - 111.6
112. Louisville Cardinals (3-7) - 111.9
113. Tulane Green Wave (1-8-1) - 112.8
114. Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-8) - 113.7
115. Boston University Terriers (1-6-1) - 114.2
116. Davidson Wildcats (1-5-2) - 115.6
117. BYU Cougars (2-8) - 117.8
118. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1-9) - 119.4
119. Pacific Tigers (2-8) - 120.0
120. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (1-8) - 120.6

Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.