| Rank | Year | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | EWP | EWPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1961 | Alabama | 11 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 25 | 0.949 | 91.35 |
| 2 | 1961 | Texas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 303 | 66 | 0.936 | 90.58 |
| 3 | 1961 | Mississippi | 8 | 2 | 0 | 279 | 52 | 0.935 | 90.54 |
| 4 | 1961 | LSU | 10 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 57 | 0.932 | 90.38 |
| 5 | 1961 | Ohio St. | 8 | 0 | 1 | 221 | 83 | 0.902 | 88.61 |
| 6 | 1961 | Michigan St. | 7 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 50 | 0.870 | 86.76 |
| 7 | 1961 | Minnesota | 8 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 78 | 0.869 | 86.65 |
| 8 | 1961 | Arkansas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 90 | 0.842 | 85.11 |
| 9 | 1961 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | 177 | 80 | 0.836 | 84.73 |
| 10 | 1961 | Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 212 | 163 | 0.822 | 83.89 |
| 11 | 1961 | Colorado | 9 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 104 | 0.812 | 83.31 |
| 12 | 1961 | Rice | 7 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 158 | 0.801 | 82.69 |
| 13 | 1961 | Kansas | 7 | 3 | 1 | 269 | 88 | 0.796 | 82.41 |
| 14 | 1961 | Purdue | 5 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 81 | 0.794 | 82.29 |
| 15 | 1961 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 142 | 0.793 | 82.22 |
| 16 | 1961 | Duke | 7 | 3 | 0 | 183 | 106 | 0.768 | 80.73 |
| 17 | 1961 | Penn St. | 8 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 143 | 0.767 | 80.67 |
| 18 | 1961 | Missouri | 7 | 2 | 1 | 124 | 57 | 0.766 | 80.61 |
| 19 | 1961 | Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | 0 | 179 | 158 | 0.764 | 80.53 |
| 20 | 1961 | Utah St. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 331 | 80 | 0.764 | 80.51 |
| 21 | 1961 | Iowa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 215 | 162 | 0.764 | 80.50 |
| 22 | 1961 | Syracuse | 8 | 3 | 0 | 268 | 131 | 0.746 | 79.47 |
| 23 | 1961 | Wyoming | 6 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 74 | 0.741 | 79.17 |
| 24 | 1961 | Auburn | 5 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 130 | 0.740 | 79.10 |
| 25 | 1961 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 85 | 0.737 | 78.94 |
| 26 | 1961 | Mississippi St. | 4 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 135 | 0.702 | 76.91 |
| 27 | 1961 | Notre Dame | 5 | 5 | 0 | 175 | 182 | 0.701 | 76.80 |
| 28 | 1961 | Arizona | 8 | 1 | 1 | 288 | 131 | 0.694 | 76.43 |
| 29 | 1961 | Baylor | 6 | 5 | 0 | 212 | 173 | 0.694 | 76.40 |
| 30 | 1961 | UCLA | 7 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 142 | 0.690 | 76.18 |
| 31 | 1961 | Texas A&M | 3 | 5 | 1 | 129 | 118 | 0.687 | 76.02 |
| 32 | 1961 | Northwestern | 4 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 105 | 0.677 | 75.45 |
| 33 | 1961 | Navy | 7 | 3 | 0 | 201 | 136 | 0.672 | 75.13 |
| 34 | 1961 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 0 | 138 | 123 | 0.662 | 74.51 |
| 35 | 1961 | Maryland | 7 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 141 | 0.658 | 74.32 |
| 36 | 1961 | Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 141 | 0.650 | 73.85 |
| 37 | 1961 | TCU | 3 | 5 | 2 | 113 | 194 | 0.638 | 73.13 |
| 38 | 1961 | North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 121 | 141 | 0.635 | 72.97 |
| 39 | 1961 | Houston | 5 | 4 | 1 | 144 | 138 | 0.634 | 72.92 |
| 40 | 1961 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 199 | 126 | 0.617 | 71.89 |
| 41 | 1961 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 1 | 97 | 146 | 0.607 | 71.32 |
| 42 | 1961 | Utah | 6 | 4 | 0 | 176 | 134 | 0.598 | 70.81 |
| 43 | 1961 | Army | 6 | 4 | 0 | 224 | 118 | 0.580 | 69.76 |
| 44 | 1961 | Arizona St. | 7 | 3 | 0 | 287 | 163 | 0.567 | 68.99 |
| 45 | 1961 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 1 | 119 | 98 | 0.566 | 68.94 |
| 46 | 1961 | Memphis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 207 | 42 | 0.553 | 68.14 |
| 47 | 1961 | Southern Cal | 4 | 5 | 1 | 150 | 167 | 0.539 | 67.35 |
| 48 | 1961 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 201 | 0.537 | 67.22 |
| 49 | 1961 | North Carolina St. | 3 | 6 | 0 | 122 | 143 | 0.527 | 66.65 |
| 50 | 1961 | Iowa St. | 4 | 5 | 0 | 130 | 133 | 0.525 | 66.52 |
| 51 | 1961 | West Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 0 | 274 | 165 | 0.516 | 65.97 |
| 52 | 1961 | Oklahoma St. | 4 | 6 | 0 | 154 | 166 | 0.505 | 65.35 |
| 53 | 1961 | Rutgers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 44 | 0.505 | 65.32 |
| 54 | 1961 | Oregon St. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 165 | 137 | 0.504 | 65.28 |
| 55 | 1961 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 0 | 128 | 187 | 0.500 | 65.04 |
| 56 | 1961 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 7 | 0 | 145 | 209 | 0.496 | 64.83 |
| 57 | 1961 | Oregon | 4 | 6 | 0 | 152 | 112 | 0.495 | 64.74 |
| 58 | 1961 | Georgia | 3 | 7 | 0 | 84 | 177 | 0.487 | 64.30 |
| 59 | 1961 | Nebraska | 2 | 6 | 1 | 86 | 135 | 0.481 | 63.93 |
| 60 | 1961 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 159 | 0.481 | 63.92 |
| 61 | 1961 | Wichita St. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 192 | 169 | 0.477 | 63.69 |
| 62 | 1961 | Florida St. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 116 | 0.476 | 63.62 |
| 63 | 1961 | New Mexico | 6 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 185 | 0.474 | 63.51 |
| 64 | 1961 | Indiana | 2 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 162 | 0.464 | 62.95 |
| 65 | 1961 | Holy Cross | 4 | 3 | 0 | 129 | 134 | 0.451 | 62.16 |
| 66 | 1961 | SMU | 2 | 7 | 1 | 92 | 191 | 0.442 | 61.65 |
| 67 | 1961 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | 0 | 105 | 163 | 0.436 | 61.29 |
| 68 | 1961 | West Virginia | 4 | 6 | 0 | 134 | 145 | 0.425 | 60.63 |
| 69 | 1961 | Villanova | 3 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 57 | 0.416 | 60.13 |
| 70 | 1961 | Detroit Mercy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 160 | 159 | 0.406 | 59.55 |
| 71 | 1961 | Tulane | 2 | 8 | 0 | 60 | 225 | 0.400 | 59.15 |
| 72 | 1961 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 8 | 0 | 95 | 220 | 0.398 | 59.06 |
| 73 | 1961 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 189 | 0.382 | 58.14 |
| 74 | 1961 | Washington St. | 3 | 7 | 0 | 163 | 213 | 0.381 | 58.09 |
| 75 | 1961 | Columbia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 103 | 0.369 | 57.34 |
| 76 | 1961 | San Jose St. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 149 | 0.368 | 57.27 |
| 77 | 1961 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 0 | 123 | 190 | 0.360 | 56.84 |
| 78 | 1961 | New Mexico St. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 236 | 165 | 0.342 | 55.78 |
| 79 | 1961 | California | 1 | 8 | 1 | 118 | 268 | 0.341 | 55.74 |
| 80 | 1961 | Boston University | 2 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 105 | 0.333 | 55.26 |
| 81 | 1961 | Citadel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 149 | 0.325 | 54.81 |
| 82 | 1961 | Kansas St. | 2 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 232 | 0.313 | 54.06 |
| 83 | 1961 | Furman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 97 | 0.305 | 53.58 |
| 84 | 1961 | Richmond | 5 | 5 | 0 | 143 | 194 | 0.305 | 53.58 |
| 85 | 1961 | Harvard | 6 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 75 | 0.304 | 53.56 |
| 86 | 1961 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 112 | 0.296 | 53.07 |
| 87 | 1961 | North Texas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 134 | 165 | 0.292 | 52.87 |
| 88 | 1961 | Air Force | 3 | 7 | 0 | 87 | 173 | 0.290 | 52.72 |
| 89 | 1961 | Xavier | 2 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 62 | 0.266 | 51.32 |
| 90 | 1961 | Dartmouth | 5 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 101 | 0.263 | 51.17 |
| 91 | 1961 | George Washington | 3 | 6 | 0 | 143 | 121 | 0.244 | 50.05 |
| 92 | 1961 | Montana | 2 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 157 | 0.242 | 49.91 |
| 93 | 1961 | Colgate | 4 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 125 | 0.241 | 49.85 |
| 94 | 1961 | Cincinnati | 3 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 135 | 0.237 | 49.61 |
| 95 | 1961 | Princeton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 173 | 128 | 0.226 | 48.95 |
| 96 | 1961 | Tulsa | 2 | 8 | 0 | 91 | 205 | 0.224 | 48.89 |
| 97 | 1961 | Illinois | 0 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 289 | 0.221 | 48.68 |
| 98 | 1961 | VMI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 93 | 0.214 | 48.24 |
| 99 | 1961 | BYU | 2 | 8 | 0 | 130 | 289 | 0.191 | 46.90 |
| 100 | 1961 | Dayton | 1 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 111 | 0.176 | 46.07 |
| 101 | 1961 | Cornell | 3 | 6 | 0 | 143 | 137 | 0.155 | 44.79 |
| 102 | 1961 | UTEP | 1 | 7 | 0 | 137 | 253 | 0.146 | 44.28 |
| 103 | 1961 | Idaho | 2 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 351 | 0.145 | 44.22 |
| 104 | 1961 | Pacific | 1 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 117 | 0.135 | 43.66 |
| 105 | 1961 | Yale | 3 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 105 | 0.119 | 42.68 |
| 106 | 1961 | Colorado St. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 74 | 249 | 0.114 | 42.43 |
| 107 | 1961 | William & Mary | 1 | 9 | 0 | 125 | 279 | 0.090 | 41.01 |
| 108 | 1961 | Davidson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 128 | 0.080 | 40.39 |
| 109 | 1961 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 187 | 0.041 | 38.11 |
| 110 | 1961 | Hardin-Simmons | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 323 | 0.039 | 37.99 |
| 111 | 1961 | Brown | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 233 | 0.017 | 36.72 |