1973 small college football rankings
| 1973 small college football rankings | |
|---|---|
No. 1: Tennessee State | |
| Small college football rankings (AP, UPI) | |
«1972 1974» |
The 1973 small college football rankings are rankings of
NAIA football seasons. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International
(UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.
Instead of using the polls to crown a national champion, 1973 was the first year for the Division II and III playoffs. The final UPI poll was released before the playoffs, and the final AP poll was released after the playoffs.
The
Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl
.
Legend
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
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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 |
The AP poll
| Week 1 Sept 19 Langston (10–0) Langston (11–0) (1) | North Dakota State (8–2) | 14. | | ||||||||||
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| 15. | Jackson State (2–0) (1) | North Dakota State (3–1) т | North Dakota (2–2) | Jacksonville State (3–1) | Carson–Newman (4–1) | Carson–Newman (5–1) | Eastern Michigan (5–2) | Montana State (7–2) | McNeese State (6–3) | Jacksonville State (7–2) | Jacksonville State (7–2) | Langston (11–1) | 15. |
| Week 1 Sept 19[1] | Week 2 Sept 26[2] | Week 3 Oct 3[3] | Week 4 Oct 10[4] | Week 5 Oct 17[5] | Week 6 Oct 24[6] | Week 7 Oct 31[7] | Week 8 Nov 7[8] | Week 9 Nov 14[9] | Week 10 Nov 21[10] | Week 11 Nov 28[11] | Week Postseason[12] | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped: 14 Northeast Louisiana | Dropped:
| Dropped: 12 Eastern Michigan | Dropped: 14 Western Illinois | Dropped: 15 Eastern Michigan | Dropped:
| Dropped:
| None | None |
The UPI Coaches poll
| Week Sept 19 | ||||||||||||
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| 16. | Idaho State (1–1) | Montana State (3–2) | 16. | |||||||||
| 17. | Jacksonville State (2–0) | UNLV (4–1) | 17. | |||||||||
| 18. | Arkansas State (2–0) | Emporia State (4–0) | 18. | |||||||||
| 19. | Louisiana Tech (0–1) | Eastern Michigan (4–1) | 19. | |||||||||
| 20. | UMass (1–1) [note 4] | St. Thomas (MN) (5–0) | 20. | |||||||||
| Week Sept 19[13] | Week 1 Sept 26[14] | Week 2 Oct 3[15] | Week 3 Oct 10[16] | Week 4 Oct 17[17] | Week 5 Oct 24[18] | Week 6 Oct 31[19] | Week 7 Nov 7[20] | Week 8 Nov 14[21] | Week 9 Nov 21[22] | Week 10 Nov 28[23] | ||
Dropped:
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| Dropped: 15 Eastern Michigan | Dropped:
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| Dropped: 9 Montana State | Dropped:
| Dropped: 15 Nebraska–Omaha |
HBCU rankings
Jet magazine ranked the top 1973 teams from historically black colleges and universities based on a poll of coaches and conference commissioners.
The poll was published on December 6.[24]
- 1. Tennessee State (10–0)
- 2. Langston (11–1, NAIA)
- 3. Grambling (10–3)
- 4. Fisk (9–0)
- 5. Virginia Union (9–1)
- 6. Jackson State (9–2)
- 7. Alcorn A&M (7–2–1)
- 8. Bethune-Cookman (8–2)
- 9. Howard (8–2)
- 10. Livingstone (7–2–1)
- 11. South Carolina State (7–3–1)
- 12. Fort Valley State (7–2–1)
- 13. North Carolina College (7–4)
- 14. Albany State (6–2–1)
- 15. Johnson C. Smith (7–4)
- 16. Morgan State (6–3)
- 17. Central State (6–3)
- 18. Tuskegee (7–4)
- 19. Southern (6–4)
- 20. Alabama A&M (5–5)
Notes
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- ^ Frank Bannister (December 6, 1973). "Top 20 Black Colleges". Jet (p. 83).
