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

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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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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.USCUSC (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.OklahomaOklahoma (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.GeorgiaOle 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 MissNotre 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.MissouriIndiana (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 DameMissouri (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 StateFlorida (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.AlabamaMichigan 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.IndianaUCLA (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.TennesseeAlabama (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.StanfordPurdue (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.UCLAAuburn (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) тWest Virginia (10–1)17.
18.PurdueArizona 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) тWest Virginia (8–1)Houston (7–2)Florida (8–1–1)Purdue (8–2) тPurdue (8–2)18.
19.MinnesotaTennessee (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) тHouston (6–2)West Virginia (9–1)Houston (8–2)West Virginia (9–1)Stanford (7–2–1)19.
20.AuburnMichigan (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:
  • Houston
  • Minnesota
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • Auburn
  • Indiana
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • Michigan
  • Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • Michigan State
  • Nebraska
  • West Virginia
Dropped:
  • Alabama
  • Michigan
Dropped:
  • Ole Miss
  • Oklahoma
Dropped:
  • Colorado
  • Wyoming
Dropped:
  • Kansas State
  • Oklahoma
Dropped:
  • Air Force
  • Georgia
NoneNoneNoneDropped:
  • Toledo

Final Coaches Poll

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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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "1969 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "September 22, 1969 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "September 29, 1969 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "October 6, 1969 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "October 13, 1969 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "October 20, 1969 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "October 27, 1969 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "November 3, 1969 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "November 10, 1969 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "November 17, 1969 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. ^ "November 24, 1969 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "December 1, 1969 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  13. ^ "December 8, 1969 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  14. ^ "1969 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  15. ^ a b c Nissenson, Herschel (December 9, 1969). "Penn State No. 2; UPI list is final". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 36.