1961 conference rankings

Conference        Score     W     L   Win%    PFPG    PAPG
Missouri Valley  -1.154    16    22   52.0    17.8    16.0
Big 10            0.591    51    38   57.7    17.6    14.7
SEC               0.354    66    53   56.9    16.5    12.3
Southwest         0.231    42    36   54.8    16.2    14.3
Big 8             0.044    40    37   53.0    14.4    12.9
ACC              -0.189    39    40   50.0    14.3    15.0
Skyline          -0.295    32    33   48.6    18.4    17.6
Border           -0.419    12    16   53.8    27.8    21.5
Ivy League       -0.493    29    37   44.4    15.0    15.7
PAC 10           -0.624    21    27   44.1    13.3    16.4
Southern         -1.365    26    40   47.4    14.1    15.9
Independents     -2.118   118   110   54.5    16.8    16.0
MAC              -5.879     0     3   50.0    14.2    17.9