Two human polls comprised the 1963 NCAA University Division football rankings . Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship , instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll .
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
National champion
(#–#)
Win–loss record
(Italics)
Number of first place votes
т
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
AP Poll
The final AP Poll was released on December 9,[1] at the end of the 1963 regular season, weeks before the bowls. (The season had been extended due to postponements after the assassination of President Kennedy .) The poll ranked only the top ten teams from 1962 through 1967 .
Preseason Aug[2] Week 1 Sep 23[3] Week 2 Sep 30[4] Week 3 Oct 7[5] Week 4 Oct 14[6] Week 5 Oct 21[7] Week 6 Oct 28[8] Week 7 Nov 4[9] Week 8 Nov 11[10] Week 9 Nov 18[11] Week 10 Nov 25[12] Week 11 Dec 2[13] Week 12 (Final) Dec 9[14] 1. USC (34) USC (1–0) (23) Oklahoma (2–0) (36) Oklahoma (2–0) (40) Texas (4–0) (51) Texas (5–0) (50) Texas (6–0) (49) Texas (7–0) (45) Texas (8–0) (48) Texas (9–0) (45) Texas (9–0) (20) Texas (10–0) (42) Texas (10–0) (34) 1. 2. Ole Miss (9) Alabama (1–0) (16) Alabama (2–0) (9) Texas (3–0) (5) Wisconsin (3–0) (5) Wisconsin (4–0) (3) Illinois (4–0–1) (1) Illinois (5–0–1) (4) Navy (7–1) (4) Navy (8–1) (6) Navy (8–1) (2) Navy (8–1) (8) Navy (9–1) (10) 2. 3. Alabama (5) Oklahoma (1–0) (2) Texas (2–0) (2) Alabama (3–0) (4) Pittsburgh (3–0) Pittsburgh (4–0) Ole Miss (4–0–1) Ole Miss (5–0–1) (1) Ole Miss (6–0–1) Ole Miss (7–0–1) Ole Miss (7–0–1) Illinois (7–1–1) Illinois (7–1–1) 3. 4. Oklahoma Texas (1–0) Northwestern (2–0) (1) т Navy (3–0) (3) Ohio State (2–0–1) Illinois (3–0–1) Navy (5–1) (1) Navy (6–1) (1) Michigan State (5–1–1) (1) Michigan State (6–1–1) Michigan State (6–1–1) Pittsburgh (8–1) (1) Pittsburgh (9–1) (5) 4. 5. Texas Navy (1–0) (3) Wisconsin (2–0) (1) т Wisconsin (2–0) (1) Ole Miss (2–0–1) Ole Miss (3–0–1) Auburn (5–0) Auburn (6–0) (2) Oklahoma (6–1) Pittsburgh (7–1) Pittsburgh (7–1) Auburn (9–1) Auburn (9–1) 5. 6. Northwestern Wisconsin (1–0) Navy (2–0) (2) Pittsburgh (3–0) (1) Oklahoma (2–1) Alabama (4–1) Oklahoma (4–1) Oklahoma (5–1) Pittsburgh (6–1) Oklahoma (7–1) Alabama (7–1) Nebraska (9–1) Nebraska (9–1) 6. 7. Wisconsin Northwestern (1–0) (5) Georgia Tech (2–0) (2) USC (2–1) Illinois (2–0–1)Oklahoma (3–1) Alabama (5–1) Alabama (6–1) Alabama (6–1) Alabama (7–1) Nebraska (9–1) Ole Miss (7–0–2) Ole Miss (7–0–2) 7. 8. Arkansas Arkansas (1–0) USC (1–1) Ohio State (2–0) Georgia Tech (3–1) Auburn (5–0)Wisconsin (4–1) Pittsburgh (5–1) Illinois (5–1–1) Illinois (6–1–1) Illinois (6–1–1) Oklahoma (8–2) Alabama (8–2) 8. 9. Navy Georgia Tech (1–0)Pittsburgh (2–0) Penn State (3–0)Alabama (3–1) Northwestern (4–1) Ohio State (3–1–1) Michigan State (4–1–1)Auburn (6–1) Auburn (7–1) Auburn (8–1) Alabama (7–2) Michigan State (6–2–1) 9. 10. Pittsburgh (1–0) (2) Ole Miss (1–0–1) Ole Miss (2–0–1) Navy (3–1) т Northwestern (3–1) т Navy (4–1) Pittsburgh (4–1) Ohio State (4–1–1) Nebraska (7–1)Nebraska (8–1) Oklahoma (7–2) Michigan State (6–2–1) Oklahoma (8–2) 10. Preseason Aug[2] Week 1 Sep 23[3] Week 2 Sep 30[4] Week 3 Oct 7[5] Week 4 Oct 14[6] Week 5 Oct 21[7] Week 6 Oct 28[8] Week 7 Nov 4[9] Week 8 Nov 11[10] Week 9 Nov 18[11] Week 10 Nov 25[12] Week 11 Dec 2[13] Week 12 (Final) Dec 9[14] Dropped: Ole Miss Ohio State Washington Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: None None None None
Final Coaches Poll
The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 3.
[15] Texas received 31 of the 35 first-place votes and Navy received the other four.[16]
Ranking
Team
Conference
Bowl
1
Texas
Southwest
Won Cotton , 28–6
2
Navy
Independent
Lost Cotton , 6–28
3
Pittsburgh
Independent
none
4
Illinois
Big Ten
Won Rose , 17–7
5
Nebraska
Big Eight
Won Orange , 13–7
6
Auburn
SEC
Lost Orange , 7–13
7
Mississippi
SEC
Lost Sugar , 7–12
8
Oklahoma
Big Eight
none
9
Alabama
SEC
Won Sugar , 12–7
10
Michigan State
Big Ten
none
11
Mississippi State
SEC
Won Liberty , 16–12
12
Syracuse
Independent
none
13
Arizona State
WAC
14
Memphis State
Independent
15
Washington
AAWU
Lost Rose , 7–17
16
Penn State
Independent
none
USC
AAWU
Missouri
Big Eight
19
North Carolina
ACC
Won Gator , 35–0
20
Baylor
Southwest
Won Bluebonnet , 14–7
[16]
Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and AAWU (later Pac-8) conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl .
The Ivy League has prohibited its members from participating in postseason football since the league was officially formed in 1954 .
Litkenhous Ratings
The following teams were ranked as the top 25 teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings , released in December 1963:
[17]
1. Texas
2. Ole Miss
3. Navy
4. Illinois
5. Pittsburgh
6. Michigan State
7. Auburn
8. Alabama
9. Syracuse
10. USC
11. Nebraska
12. Baylor
13. Georgia Tech
14. Oklahoma
15. Arkansas
16. Air Force
17. Mississippi State
18. Washington
19. Michigan
20. Northwestern
21. Ohio State
22. Oregon
23. LSU
25. Missouri
25. Rice
References
^ "Texas crowned grid champ in final AP poll" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. December 10, 1964. p. 28.
^ "1963 Preseason AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "September 23, 1963 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "September 30, 1963 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "October 7, 1963 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "October 14, 1963 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "October 21, 1963 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "October 28, 1963 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "November 4, 1963 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "November 11, 1963 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "November 18, 1963 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "November 25, 1963 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "December 2, 1963 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "1963 Final AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "Texas ends frustration, gains national football title" . Bend Bulletin . (Oregon). December 3, 1963. p. 6.
^ a b "Longhorns named as UPI grid champs" . Sarasota Herald . (Florida). UPI. December 3, 1963. p. 12.
^ "Texas Wins Lit Title" . The Courier-Journal . December 5, 1963. p. II-22 – via Newspapers.com .
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