September
In the preseason poll released on September 12, 1960, the defending champion Syracuse Orangemen and 1959's second place finisher, the Mississippi Rebels were #1 and #2, with 26 and 21 first place votes respectively. They were followed by the #3 Washington Huskies from Seattle, the #4 Texas Longhorns and the #5 Illinois Fighting Illini. As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.
The Big Ten schools would not kick off until September 24. On September 17, #2 Mississippi beat the Houston Cougars in Houston, 42–0. #3 Washington crushed the visiting College of the Pacific, 55–6 (the school became the University of the Pacific in 1961). #4 Texas opened its season with a loss at home to Nebraska, falling 14–13.
Ole Miss was voted #1, followed by Syracuse, Washington, Illinois, and previously unranked Alabama, which had beaten #13 Georgia 21–6 in Birmingham.
September 24 #1 Mississippi beat Kentucky in Memphis, 21–6. #2 Syracuse opened its season with a 55–7 win over Boston University. #3 Washington won at home again, beating the University of Idaho Vandals 41–12. #4 Illinois beat Indiana 17–6. In Lincoln, Minnesota beat #12 Nebraska 26–14. #5 Alabama was tied 6–6 by Tulane in New Orleans.
The poll remained 1. Mississippi, 2. Syracuse, 3. Washington, 4. Illinois, but 5. Kansas, which had crushed Kansas State 41–0 on the road, rose from 7th to 5th. Minnesota entered the poll at the #18 spot.
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