Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Colorado | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 16.7 | 9.5 | 12.94 | 5.03 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Missouri | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 10.69 | 3.99 | 10 | |||
| Kansas | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 24.5 | 8.0 | 15.22 | 4.22 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 12.2 | 14.1 | 5.87 | 7.77 | ||||
| Iowa State | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 3.06 | 0.96 | ||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 0.83 | 3.03 | ||||
| Nebraska | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 2.18 | 4.28 | ||||
| Kansas State | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 5.8 | 23.2 | -8.83 | 4.87 | ||||
2 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Louisiana State (4) | 25 | Colorado (7) | 7 | Miami, FL |
| 1961-12-16 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Kansas | 33 | Rice | 7 | Houston, TX |
1961 Conference Leaders