1969 NCAA University Division football rankings
Two human polls comprised the 1969 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
Preseason Aug[1] Week 1 Sep 22[2] Week 2 Sep 29[3] Week 3 Oct 6[4] Week 4 Oct 13[5] Week 5 Oct 20[6] Week 6 Oct 27[7] Week 7 Nov 3[8] Week 8 Nov 10[9] Week 9 Nov 17[10] Week 10 Nov 24[11] Week 11 Dec 1[12] Week 12 Dec 8[13] Week 13 (Final) Jan[14] 1. Ohio State (26) Ohio State (0–0) (25) Ohio State (1–0) (35) Ohio State (2–0) (34) Ohio State (3–0) (31) Ohio State (4–0) (27) Ohio State (5–0) (35) Ohio State (6–0) (30) Ohio State (7–0) (25) Ohio State (8–0) (31) Texas (8–0) (33) Texas (9–0) (31) Texas (10–0) (22) Texas (11–0) (36) 1. 2. Arkansas (2) Penn State (1–0) (5) Penn State (2–0) (2) Texas (3–0) (5) Texas (4–0) (5) Texas (4–0) (5) Texas (5–0) (2) Texas (6–0) (5) Texas (7–0) (4) Texas (8–0) (7) Arkansas (8–0) Arkansas (9–0) Penn State (10–0) (5) Penn State (11–0) (7) 2. 3. Penn State (3) Arkansas (1–0) (1) Arkansas (2–0) Arkansas (3–0) USC (4–0) Tennessee (5–0) (1) Tennessee (5–0) (1) Tennessee (6–0) (2) Tennessee (7–0) (2) Arkansas (8–0) Penn State (9–0) (3) Penn State (10–0) (3) Arkansas (9–1) USC (10–0–1) 3. 4. Texas (1) Texas (1–0) (2) Texas (2–0) (3) USC (3–0) (1) Arkansas (4–0) Arkansas (4–0) Arkansas (5–0) Arkansas (6–0) Arkansas (7–0) Penn State (8–0) (1) Ohio State (8–1) Ohio State (8–1) Ohio State (8–1) (1) Ohio State (8–1) (2) 4. 5. USC USC (1–0) (1) USC (2–0) Penn State (3–0) (1) Penn State (4–0) Missouri (5–0) Penn State (6–0) (1) Penn State (7–0) (1) Penn State (7–0) (1) USC (8–0–1) USC (9–0–1) (1) USC (9–0–1) (1) USC (9–0–1) (1) Notre Dame (8–2–1) 5. 6. Oklahoma Oklahoma (1–0) Oklahoma (2–0) Georgia (3–0) Missouri (4–0) UCLA (6–0) USC (5–0–1) USC (6–0–1) USC (7–0–1) UCLA (8–0–1) Missouri (9–1) Missouri (9–1) Missouri (9–1) Missouri (9–2) 6. 7. Houston (1) Georgia (1–0) Georgia (2–0) Missouri (3–0) Tennessee (4–0) USC (4–0–1) Florida (6–0) UCLA (7–0–1) UCLA (7–0–1) Missouri (8–1) Michigan (8–2) (1) Michigan (8–2) (1) Michigan (8–2) (1) Arkansas (9–2) 7. 8. Georgia Ole Miss (1–0) Purdue (2–0) Oklahoma (2–0) UCLA (5–0) Penn State (5–0) (1) LSU (6–0) Notre Dame (5–1–1) Missouri (7–1) Notre Dame (7–1–1) Notre Dame (8–1–1) LSU (9–1) LSU (9–1) Ole Miss (8–3) 8. 9. Ole Miss Notre Dame (1–0) Missouri (2–0) Purdue (3–0) LSU (4–0) LSU (5–0) UCLA (6–0–1) Missouri (6–1) Notre Dame (6–1–1) Tennessee (7–1) LSU (9–1) Notre Dame (8–1–1) Notre Dame (8–1–1) Michigan (8–3) 9. 10. Missouri Indiana (1–0) Tennessee (2–0) Tennessee (3–0) Florida (4–0) Florida (5–0) Notre Dame (4–1–1) Purdue (6–1) Purdue (7–1) LSU (8–1) Tennessee (8–1) UCLA (8–1–1) UCLA (8–1–1) LSU (9–1) 10. 11. Notre Dame Missouri (1–0) UCLA (3–0) UCLA (4–0) Notre Dame (3–1) Oklahoma (3–1) Georgia (5–1) Auburn (5–2) Auburn (6–2) Auburn (7–2) UCLA (8–1–1) Auburn (8–2) Tennessee (9–1) Nebraska (9–2) 11. 12. Michigan State Florida (1–0) (2) Florida (2–0) Florida (3–0) Oklahoma (2–1) Notre Dame (3–1–1) Kansas State (5–1) LSU (6–1) LSU (7–1) Michigan (7–2) Auburn (7–2) Tennessee (9–1) Auburn (8–2) Houston (9–2) 12. 13. Alabama Michigan State (1–0) Michigan (2–0) Alabama (3–0) Michigan (3–1) Georgia (4–1) Purdue (5–1) Florida (6–1) Stanford (5–2–1) Ole Miss (6–3) Nebraska (8–2) Nebraska (8–2) Ole Miss (7–3) UCLA (8–1–1) 13. 14. Indiana UCLA (2–0) Michigan State (2–0) LSU (3–0) Georgia (3–1) Auburn (4–1) Missouri (5–1) Stanford (4–2–1) Michigan (6–2) Stanford (6–2–1) Ole Miss (6–3) Ole Miss (7–3) Nebraska (8–2) Florida (9–1–1) 14. 15. Tennessee Alabama (1–0) Alabama (2–0) Notre Dame (2–1) Auburn (3–1) Purdue (4–1) Wyoming (6–0) Kansas State (5–2) Florida (6–1–1) Florida (7–1–1) Stanford (7–2–1) Purdue (8–2) Florida (8–1–1) Tennessee (9–2) 15. 16. Stanford Purdue (1–0) LSU (2–0)Stanford (2–1) Wyoming (4–0) Wyoming (5–0) Stanford (3–2–1) Georgia (5–2) Georgia (5–2–1) Nebraska (7–2) Purdue (8–2) West Virginia (9–1) Stanford (7–2–1) Colorado (8–3) 16. 17. UCLA Auburn (1–0) Stanford (2–0) West Virginia (4–0) Purdue (3–1) Ole Miss (3–2) Auburn (4–2) Ole Miss (4–3) Nebraska (6–2) Purdue (7–2) Florida (7–1–1) Stanford (7–2–1) Houston (8–2) т West Virginia (10–1) 17. 18. Purdue Arizona State (1–0)West Virginia (3–0)Wyoming (3–0) Stanford (2–2) Kansas State (4–1)Colorado (4–2)Michigan (5–2) Houston (6–2) т West Virginia (8–1) Houston (7–2) Florida (8–1–1) Purdue (8–2) т Purdue (8–2) 18. 19. Minnesota Tennessee (1–0) Wyoming (2–0)Michigan State (2–1) Ole Miss (2–2) Stanford (3–2) Air Force (4–2) Air Force (5–2) Ole Miss (5–3) т Houston (6–2) West Virginia (9–1) Houston (8–2) West Virginia (9–1) Stanford (7–2–1) 19. 20. Auburn Michigan (1–0)Ole Miss (1–1) Alabama (3–1) Air Force (3–2)Michigan (4–2) Nebraska (5–2) т Oklahoma (4–2) т Air Force (6–2) Toledo (9–0)Toledo (10–0) Toledo (10–0) Toledo (10–0) Auburn (8–3) 20. Preseason Aug[1] Week 1 Sep 22[2] Week 2 Sep 29[3] Week 3 Oct 6[4] Week 4 Oct 13[5] Week 5 Oct 20[6] Week 6 Oct 27[7] Week 7 Nov 3[8] Week 8 Nov 10[9] Week 9 Nov 17[10] Week 10 Nov 24[11] Week 11 Dec 1[12] Week 12 Dec 8[13] Week 13 (Final) Jan[14] Dropped: Dropped: Arizona State Auburn Indiana Notre Dame Dropped: Dropped: Michigan State Nebraska West Virginia Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: None None None Dropped:
Final Coaches Poll
The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in early December.[15] One coach on the 35-member board did not vote. Texas received 28 of the 34 first-place votes; Penn State received four and one each went to USC and Nebraska.[15]
Ranking
Team
Conference
Bowl
1
Texas
Southwest
Won Cotton , 21–17
2
Penn State
Independent
Won Orange , 10–3
3
Arkansas
Southwest
Lost Sugar , 22–27
4
USC
Pac-8
Won Rose , 10–3
5
Ohio State
Big Ten
none
6
Missouri
Big Eight
Lost Orange , 3–10
7
LSU
SEC
none
8
Michigan
Big Ten
Lost Rose , 3–10
9
Notre Dame
Independent
Lost Cotton , 17–21
10
UCLA
Pac-8
none
11
Tennessee
SEC
Lost Gator , 13–14
12
Nebraska
Big Eight
Won Sun , 46–6
13
Mississippi
SEC
Won Sugar , 27–22
14
Stanford
Pac-8
none
15
Auburn
SEC
Lost Bluebonnet , 7–36
16
Houston
Independent
Won Bluebonnet , 36–7
17
Florida
SEC
Won Gator , 14–13
18
Purdue
Big Ten
none
San Diego State
PCAA
Won Pasadena , 28–7
West Virginia
Independent
Won Peach , 14–3
[15]
Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and 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 .
References
^ "1969 Preseason AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "September 22, 1969 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "September 29, 1969 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "October 6, 1969 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "October 13, 1969 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "October 20, 1969 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "October 27, 1969 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "November 3, 1969 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "November 10, 1969 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "November 17, 1969 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "November 24, 1969 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "December 1, 1969 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "December 8, 1969 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "1969 Final AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ a b c Nissenson, Herschel (December 9, 1969). "Penn State No. 2; UPI list is final" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 36.
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