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The 1958 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1958 college football season. The rankings were prepared and published the United Press International (UPI). It was the first year that the UPI compiled small-college rankings. The Associated Press (AP) did not begin publishing small-college rankings until 1960.

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The UPI's small-college rankings for 1957 were based on voting by the UPI's board of coaches. Mississippi Southern compiled a perfect 9–0 record and was ranked No. 1 in the final UPI small-college rankings. The Miami Redskins were ranked second.

Legend

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UPI coaches poll

Week 1
Sept 25 [1] 		Week 2
Oct 2 [2] 		Week 3
Oct 9 [3] 		Week 4
Oct 16 [4] 		Week 5
Oct 23 [5] 		Week 6
Oct 30 [6] 		Week 7
Nov 6 [7] 		Week 8
Nov 13 [8] 		Week 9
Nov 20 [9] 		Week 10
Nov 28 [10] 		Week 11
Dec 4 [11]
1. Mississippi Southern (9)Mississippi Southern (2–0) (12)Mississippi Southern (3–0) (18)Mississippi Southern (4–0) (23)Mississippi Southern (4–0) (25)Mississippi Southern (5–0) (34)Mississippi Southern (6–0) (31)Mississippi Southern (7–0) (34)Mississippi Southern (8–0) (33)Mississippi Southern (8–0) (32)Mississippi Southern (9–0) (36)1.
2. Connecticut (3)Ohio (2–0) (2)East Texas State (3–0) (2)Connecticut (3–1) (1)Connecticut (4–1) (4)Montana State (6–0)Montana State (7–0) (1)Miami (OH) (5–2) (1)Miami (OH) (5–2) (1)Miami (OH) (6–2) (1)Miami (OH) (6–3)2.
3. Idaho State (4)Idaho State (1–0) (3)Idaho State (2–0) (2)Chattanooga (3–1)Bowling Green (5–0) (2)Miami (OH) (3–2)Miami (OH) (4–2) (2)Chattanooga (5–3) (1)Arizona State College (9–0) (2)Northeastern State (9–0) (1)Arizona State College (10–0) (2)3.
4. Chattanooga (1)Chattanooga (2–0) (2)Connecticut (2–1) (3)Idaho State (3–0)Chattanooga (4–1)East Texas State (5–1)Northeastern State (8–0) (5)East Texas State (7–1)Northeastern State (9–0) (1)East Texas State (9–1) (1)Northeastern State (9–0) (1)4.
5. Ohio (2) [note 1] Miami (OH) (1–0) (4)Chattanooga (2–1) (2)Bowling Green (4–0) (4)Montana State (5–0)Northeastern State (7–0) (1)East Texas State (6–1)Northeastern State (8–0)Montana State (8–1)Arizona State College (10–0) (2)East Texas State (9–1)5.
6. Wittenberg (1) Lehigh (1–0) (2)Kent State (3–0) (1)Miami (OH) (2–1) (1)Miami (OH) (3–1)Bowling Green (5–1) (1)Arizona State College (8–0) (1)Arizona State College (8–0) (3)East Texas State (8–1)Montana State (8–1)Montana State (8–1)6.
7. Hillsdale (1)East Texas State (2–0)Bowling Green (3–0) (3)Montana State (4–0)Butler (5–0)Wheaton (IL) (6–0) (1)Wheaton (IL) (7–0)Montana State (7–1) (1)Chattanooga (5–4)Chattanooga (5–4)Wheaton (IL) (8–0) (1)7.
8. Middle Tennessee (2) тConnecticut (1–1)Butler (3–0) (1)East Texas State (3–1)Central Michigan (6–0)Chattanooga (4–2)St. Benedict's (8–0)Wheaton (IL) (8–0) (1)Wheaton (IL) (8–0) (1)Wheaton (IL) (8–0) (1)Chattanooga (5–5)8.
9. East Texas State (1) тMontana State (2–0)Central Michigan (4–0) (2)Butler (4–0) (1)Northeastern State (6–0)Arizona State College (7–0) (3)Connecticut (5–2)St. Benedict's (9–0) (1)St. Benedict's (10–0) (1)Buffalo (8–1) (2) тSt. Benedict's9.
10. Ripon тButler (2–0) (2)Montana State (3–0)Cal Poly (4–0)Wheaton (IL) (5–0)Connecticut (4–2) (1)Willamette (7–0)Connecticut (6–2)Connecticut (7–2)St. Benedict's (10–0) тBuffalo (8–1) (2)10.
11. Cal Poly [note 2] Cal Poly (2)Ohio (1)Middle TennesseeEast Texas StateSt. Benedict's (1)ChattanoogaKearney StateBuffalo (2)Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee (1)11.
12. Bowling Green Middle TennesseeCal Poly (1)Central Michigan (2)St. Benedict'sMemphis StateKent StateBowling GreenCal PolyCal Poly тConnecticut12.
13. Maine Central Michigan (1)Miami (OH) тOhioAmherstAmherst (1)Memphis State тCal PolyMiddle TennesseeConnecticut тGustavus Adolphus13.
14. Montana State Kent State Delaware тNortheastern State (2)Idaho StateDelaware Kearney State тWillametteKearneyBowling GreenBowling Green14.
15. Delaware Juniata тLehigh т Wheaton (IL) (2) т Arizona State College [note 3] WillametteBuffaloMiddle TennesseeRochester тGustavus AdolphusCal Poly15.
16. Lenoir–Rhyne тBowling Green тMiddle TennesseeMaine т Willamette Central MichiganBowling GreenBuffaloBowling Green тKearneyWittenberg т16.
17. Butler т Memphis State т Iowa State Teachers Juniata (1) Lamar Tech Lafayette Lafayette Rochester Missouri ValleyWest ChesterWest Chester т17.
18. Miami (OH) тMaine т Florida A&M St. Benedict's Cal PolyCal PolyCal Poly Gustavus Adolphus т Sewanee Memphis StateMemphis State18.
19. Pittsburg State т [note 4] Wittenberg тNortheastern State Amherst (1)JuniataKent State West Chester Memphis State тWest Chester тSewanee тRochester19.
20. Northeastern State [note 5] Hofstra тMemphis State т Louisiana Tech тMiddle Tennessee Buffalo (1) т Missouri Valley Missouri ValleyMemphis State тWittenberg тKearney20.
21.  Louisville тWittenberg тKent State т  Williams т     21.
Week 1
Sept 25 [12] 		Week 2
Oct 2 [13] 		Week 3
Oct 9 [14] 		Week 4
Oct 16 [15] 		Week 5
Oct 23 [16] 		Week 6
Oct 30 [17] 		Week 7
Nov 6 [18] 		Week 8
Nov 13 [19] 		Week 9
Nov 20 [20] 		Week 10
Nov 28 [21] 		Week 11
Dec 4 [22]
Dropped:
  • 7 Hillsdale
  • 10 Ripon
  • 15 Delaware
  • 16 Lenoir–Rhyne
  • 19 Pittsburg State
  • 20 Northeastern State
Dropped:
  • 15 Juniata
  • 18 Maine
  • 20 Hofstra
  • 21 Louisville
Dropped:
  • 14 Delaware
  • 15 Lehigh
  • 17 Iowa State Teachers
  • 18 Florida A&M
  • 20 Memphis State
  • 20 Wittenberg
Dropped:
  • 13 Ohio
  • 16 Maine
  • 20 Louisiana Tech
  • 20 Kent State
Dropped:
  • 7 Butler
  • 14 Idaho State
  • 17 Lamar Tech
  • 19 Juniata
  • 20 Middle Tennessee
Dropped:
  • 13 Amherst
  • 14 Delaware
  • 16 Central Michigan
  • 20 Williams
Dropped:
  • 12 Kent State
  • 17 Lafayette
  • 19 West Chester State
Dropped:
  • 14 Willamette
  • 18 Gustavus Adolphus
Dropped:
  • 15 Rochester
  • 17 Missouri Valley
Dropped:
19 Sewanee

HBCU rankings

The Pittsburgh Courier , a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1958 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.

The rankings were published on December 20: [23]

The Associated Negro Press also published rankings on December 27: [24]

Notes

  1. ↑ In the actual printed polls, Ohio was listed as Ohio University on 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, & 10/16
  2. ↑ In the actual printed polls, Cal Poly was listed as Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo on 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/19, & 11/28
  3. ↑ In the actual printed polls, Arizona State College was listed as Arizona (Flagstaff) State on 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, & 11/19
  4. ↑ In the actual printed polls, Pittsburg State was listed as Pittsburg (Kansas) on 9/25
  5. ↑ In the actual printed polls, Northeastern State was listed as Northeastern Oklahoma on 9/25, 10/9, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/19, 11/28 & 12/4

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  5. ↑ "Willamette Rated 16th In UP Poll". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 23, 1958. p. 12. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  7. ↑ "Miami Places Third In Football Poll". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 6, 1958. p. 3E. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  16. ↑ "Willamette Rated 16th In UP Poll". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 23, 1958. p. 12. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  17. ↑ "Flagstaff Zooms To 9th In UPI Poll". Tucson Daily Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. October 30, 1958. p. 47. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  18. ↑ "Miami Places Third In Football Poll". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 6, 1958. p. 3E. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  22. ↑ "Southerners Top Rankings". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. December 4, 1958. p. 18. Retrieved May 5, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  24. ↑ Luix Virgil Overbea (December 27, 1958). "Prairie View, Southern, Florida placed 1,2,3 in grid rankings". The Black Dispatch (p. 9).
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