1969 NCAA University Division football rankings
Appearance
1969 NCAA University Division football rankings | |
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Season | 1969 |
Bowl season | 1969–70 bowl games |
Preseason No. 1 | |
End of season champions | Texas |
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
AP Poll and the Coaches Poll
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Legend
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
National champion | ||
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Win–loss record | |
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Number of first place votes | |
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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] | ||
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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) |
| 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] | ||
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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 |
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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 |
- 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
- ^ "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.