1967 NCAA University Division football rankings
1967 NCAA University Division football rankings | |
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Season | 1967 |
Bowl season | 1967–68 bowl games |
Preseason No. 1 | |
End of season champions | USC |
Two human polls comprised the 1967 NCAA University Division football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a
AP Poll and the Coaches Poll
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Legend
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National champion | ||
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AP Poll
The final
AP Poll was released in late November, at the end of the 1967 regular season.[1]
This was last time that the final poll was conducted before bowl season.
The AP ranked only the top ten teams from 1962 through 1967.
Preseason Aug[2] | Week 1 Sep 18[3] | Week 2 Sep 25[4] | Week 3 Oct 2[5] | Week 4 Oct 9[6] | Week 5 Oct 16[7] | Week 6 Oct 23[8] | Week 7 Oct 30[9] | Week 8 Nov 6[10] | Week 9 Nov 13[11] | Week 10 Nov 20[12] | Week 11 (Final) Nov 27[13] | ||
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1. | Notre Dame (17) | Notre Dame (0–0) (22) | Notre Dame (1–0) (31) | USC (3–0) (20) | USC (4–0) (36) | USC (5–0) (36) | USC (6–0) (37) | USC (7–0) (43) | USC (8–0) (39) | UCLA (7–0–1) (19) | USC (9–1) (21) | USC (9–1) (36) | 1. |
2. | Alabama (11) | Alabama (0–0) (7) | USC (2–0) (4) | Houston (3–0) (10) | Purdue (3–0) (10) | Purdue (4–0) (7) | UCLA (6–0) | UCLA (6–0) | Tennessee (5–1) | Tennessee (6–1) (13) | Tennessee (7–1) (15) | Tennessee (8–1) (11) | 2. |
3. | Michigan State (1) | Michigan State (0–0) (1) | Houston (2–0) (6) | UCLA (3–0) (6) | Georgia (3–0) | UCLA (5–0) | Colorado (5–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | NC State (8–0) | Purdue (7–1) (8) | Purdue (8–1) (9) | Oklahoma (8–1) | 3. |
4. | Texas (2) | USC (1–0) | UCLA (2–0) | Purdue (2–0) (9) | UCLA (4–0) | Colorado (4–0) | Tennessee (3–1) | NC State (7–0) | UCLA (6–0–1) | USC (8–1) (5) | UCLA (7–1–1) | Indiana (9–1) | 4. |
5. | Miami (FL) | Texas (0–0) (2) | Georgia (1–0) | Georgia (2–0) (1) | Notre Dame (2–1) | NC State (5–0) (1) | NC State (6–0) | Georgia (5–1) | Purdue (6–1) (1) | Indiana (8–0) (1) | Oklahoma (7–1) (1) | Notre Dame (8–2) (1) | 5. |
6. | Georgia | UCLA (1–0) (3) | Colorado (2–0) | Notre Dame (1–1) | Colorado (3–0) | Alabama (3–0–1) | Georgia (4–1) | Purdue (5–1) | Indiana (7–0) | Wyoming (9–0) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Wyoming (10–0) (1) | 6. |
7. | USC (1) | Georgia (0–0) | Nebraska (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Alabama (2–0–1) | Tennessee (2–1) | Purdue (4–1) | Indiana (6–0) | Wyoming (8–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Wyoming (10–0) (1) | Oregon State (7–2–1) | 7. |
8. | UCLA | Miami (FL) (0–0) | Texas (0–1) | Colorado (2–0) | Nebraska (3–0) | Georgia (3–1) | Wyoming (6–0) | Wyoming (7–0) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Oregon State (6–2–1) (1) | Oregon State (7–2–1) | Alabama (7–1–1) | 8. |
9. | Tennessee | Colorado (1–0) | Alabama (0–0–1) | Alabama (1–0–1) | NC State (4–0) (4) | Houston (3–1) | Houston (4–1) | Colorado (5–1) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Alabama (7–1–1) | Purdue (8–2) | 9. |
10. | Colorado | Nebraska (1–0) (1) | Purdue (1–0) | Texas Tech (2–0) | Houston (3–1) | Wyoming (5–0) | Indiana (5–0) | Notre Dame (4–2) | Houston (5–2) | NC State (8–1) | Houston (7–2) | Penn State (8–2) | 10. |
Preseason Aug[2] | Week 1 Sep 18[3] | Week 2 Sep 25[4] | Week 3 Oct 2[5] | Week 4 Oct 9[6] | Week 5 Oct 16[7] | Week 6 Oct 23[8] | Week 7 Oct 30[9] | Week 8 Nov 6[10] | Week 9 Nov 13[11] | Week 10 Nov 20[12] | Week 11 (Final) Nov 27[13] | ||
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Final Coaches Poll
The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in late November.[14]
USC received 27 of the 34 first-place votes; Tennessee received six and Oklahoma one.[15]
Ranking | Team | Conference | Bowl |
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1 | USC | Pac-8 | Won Rose, 14–3 |
2 | Tennessee | SEC | Lost Orange, 24–26 |
3 | Oklahoma | Big Eight | Won Orange, 26–24 |
4 | Notre Dame | Independent | none |
5 | Wyoming | WAC | Lost Sugar, 13–20 |
6 | Indiana | Big Ten | Lost Rose, 3–14 |
7 | Alabama | SEC | Lost Cotton, 16–20 |
8 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | none |
9 | Purdue | Big Ten | |
10 | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
11 | Penn State | Independent | Tied Gator, 17–17 |
12 | Syracuse | Independent | none |
13 | Colorado | Big Eight | Won Bluebonnet, 31–21 |
14 | Minnesota | Big Ten | none |
15 | Florida State | Independent | Tied Gator, 17–17 |
16 | Miami (FL) | Independent | Lost Bluebonnet, 21–31 |
17 | NC State | ACC | Won Liberty, 14–7 |
18 | Georgia | SEC | Lost Liberty, 7–14 |
19 | Houston | Independent | none |
20 | Arizona State | WAC |
- Notre Dame did not participate in bowl games from 1925 through 1968.
- Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and Pac-8 conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.
- The 1954.
References
- ^ Schuyler, Ed Jr. (November 28, 1967). "Trojans No. 1 in AP final voting of writers". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 18.
- ^ "1967 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "September 18, 1967 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "September 25, 1967 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 2, 1967 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 9, 1967 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 16, 1967 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 23, 1967 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 30, 1967 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 6, 1967 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 13, 1967 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 20, 1967 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "1967 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "USC becomes football's elite". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. November 28, 1967. p. 8.
- ^ a b "UPI grid ratings". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. November 28, 1967. p. 18.