1964 NCAA University Division football rankings

Two human polls comprised the 1964 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

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  Increase in ranking
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  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

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The final AP Poll was released on November 30, at the end of the 1964 regular season, a month before the bowls.[1] The poll ranked only the top ten teams from 1962 through 1967.

Preseason
Aug[2]
Week 1
Sep 28[3]
Week 2
Oct 5[4]
Week 3
Oct 12[5]
Week 4
Oct 19[6]
Week 5
Oct 26[7]
Week 6
Nov 2[8]
Week 7
Nov 9[9]
Week 8
Nov 16[10]
Week 9
Nov 23[11]
Week 10 (Final)
Nov 30[12]
1.Ole Miss (20)Texas (2–0) (14)Texas (3–0) (32)Texas (4–0) (30)Ohio State (4–0) (35)Ohio State (5–0) (32)Notre Dame (6–0) (29)Notre Dame (7–0) (26)Notre Dame (8–0) (34)Notre Dame (9–0) (36)Alabama (10–0) (3412)1.
2.Oklahoma (15)USC (2–0) (17)Illinois (2–0) (6)Ohio State (3–0) (7)Notre Dame (4–0) (2)Notre Dame (5–0) (6)Ohio State (6–0) (11)Alabama (8–0) (11)Alabama (9–0) (9)Alabama (9–0) (6)Arkansas (10–0) (1112)2.
3.Illinois (10)Illinois (1–0) (7)Alabama (3–0) (3)Alabama (4–0) (2)Alabama (5–0) (5)Alabama (6–0) (8)Alabama (7–0) (7)Arkansas (8–0) (3)Arkansas (9–0) (2)Arkansas (10–0) (4)Notre Dame (9–1) (6)3.
4.TexasAlabama (2–0) (4)Ohio State (2–0)Notre Dame (3–0) (1)Arkansas (5–0) (2)Arkansas (6–0) (1)Arkansas (7–0) (1)Nebraska (8–0)Nebraska (9–0)Michigan (8–1) (1)Michigan (8–1) (3)4.
5.Ohio StateOhio State (1–0) (2)Kentucky (3–0) (5)Michigan (3–0)Nebraska (5–0)Nebraska (6–0)Nebraska (7–0)Texas (7–1)Texas (8–1)Texas (8–1)Texas (9–1)5.
6.Alabama (1)Navy (2–0) (1)Notre Dame (2–0)Nebraska (4–0)Texas (4–1)Texas (5–1)Texas (6–1)Michigan (6–1)Michigan (7–1)LSU (7–1–1)Nebraska (9–1)6.
7.Washington (1)Auburn (2–0) (2)Michigan (2–0) (1)Syracuse (3–1)LSU (4–0)Oregon (6–0)Georgia Tech (7–0)Ohio State (6–1)Ohio State (7–1)Nebraska (9–1)LSU (7–1–1)7.
8.Auburn (1)Michigan (1–0)Nebraska (3–0)Arkansas (4–0)Syracuse (4–1)Georgia Tech (6–0)LSU (5–0–1)Oregon State (7–1) (1)LSU (6–1–1)Oregon State (8–2)Oregon State (8–2)8.
9.SyracuseNotre Dame (1–0)Arkansas (3–0) тLSU (3–0)Florida (4–0)LSU (4–0–1)Florida (5–1)LSU (5–1–1)Syracuse (7–2)Ohio State (7–2)Ohio State (7–2)9.
10.NavyWashington (1–1) (1)Michigan State (1–1) тFlorida State (4–0)Florida State (5–0)Florida (4–1)Purdue (5–1)Georgia Tech (7–1)Oregon (7–1–1)Florida State (8–1–1)USC (7–3)10.
Preseason
Aug[2]
Week 1
Sep 28[3]
Week 2
Oct 5[4]
Week 3
Oct 12[5]
Week 4
Oct 19[6]
Week 5
Oct 26[7]
Week 6
Nov 2[8]
Week 7
Nov 9[9]
Week 8
Nov 16[10]
Week 9
Nov 23[11]
Week 10 (Final)
Nov 30[12]
Dropped:
  • Ole Miss
  • Oklahoma
  • Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Navy
  • USC
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Illinois
  • Kentucky
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • Michigan
Dropped:
  • Florida State
  • Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Oregon
Dropped:
  • Florida
  • Purdue
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • Oregon State
Dropped:
  • Oregon
  • Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Florida State

Final Coaches Poll

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The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 1.[13]
Alabama received 22 of the 35 first-place votes; Arkansas received seven, Notre Dame four, and Michigan two.[14]

Ranking Team Conference Bowl
1 Alabama SEC Lost Orange, 17–21
2 Arkansas Southwest Won Cotton, 10–7
3 Notre Dame Independent none
4 Michigan Big Ten Won Rose, 34–7
5 Texas Southwest Won Orange, 21–17
6 Nebraska Big Eight Lost Cotton, 7–10
7 LSU SEC Won Sugar, 13–10
8 Oregon State AAWU (Pac-8) Lost Rose, 7–34
9 Ohio State Big Ten none
10 USC AAWU (Pac-8)
11 Florida State Independent Won Gator, 36–19
12 Syracuse Independent Lost Sugar, 10–13
13 Princeton Ivy none
14 Penn State Independent
Utah WAC Won Liberty, 32–6
16 Illinois Big Ten none
New Mexico WAC
18 Tulsa MVC Won Bluebonnet, 14–7
Missouri Big Eight none
20 Michigan State Big Ten
Mississippi SEC Lost Bluebonnet, 7–14

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  • 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 Ivy League has prohibited its members from participating in postseason football since the league was officially formed in 1954.

Litkenhous Ratings

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The following teams were ranked as the top 25 teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings, released in December 1964: [15]

1. Alabama
2. Michigan
3. Notre Dame
4. Arkansas
5. Texas
6. USC
7. Florida State
8. Florida
9. Ohio State
10. Nebraska
11. Illinois
12. Utah
13. Tulsa
14. Purdue
15. Penn State
16. Syracuse
17. UCLA
18. Ole Miss
19. LSU
20. Michigan State
21. Utah State
22. Oregon State
23. Oregon
24. Minnesota
25. Oklahoma

References

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  1. ^ Green, Bob (December 1, 1964). "Alabama named national football champion". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 25.
  2. ^ "1964 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "September 28, 1964 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "October 5, 1964 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "October 12, 1964 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "October 19, 1964 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "October 26, 1964 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "November 2, 1964 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "November 9, 1964 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "November 16, 1964 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. ^ "November 23, 1964 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "1964 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Alabama takes over first in final poll". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). December 1, 1964. p. 6.
  14. ^ a b "Final UPI ratings". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 1, 1964. p. 25.
  15. ^ "Alabama champions in Lit poll". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. December 19, 1964. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.