1962 NCAA University Division football rankings

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Two human polls comprised the 1962 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.

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Legend

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 National champion
(#–#)
 Win–loss record
(Italics)
 Number of first place votes
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

The final AP Poll was released on December 4, [1] at the end of the 1962 regular season, weeks before the bowls. The poll ranked only the top ten teams from 1962 through 1967.

Preseason
Aug [2] 		Week 1
Sep 24 [3] 		Week 2
Oct 1 [4] 		Week 3
Oct 8 [5] 		Week 4
Oct 15 [6] 		Week 5
Oct 22 [7] 		Week 6
Oct 29 [8] 		Week 7
Nov 5 [9] 		Week 8
Nov 12 [10] 		Week 9
Nov 19 [11] 		Week 10
Nov 26 [12] 		Week 11 (Final)
Dec 4 [13]
1. Ohio State (41)Alabama (1–0) (14)Ohio State (1–0) (18)Alabama (3–0) (23)Texas (4–0) (21)Texas (5–0) (23)Northwestern (5–0) (34)Northwestern (6–0) (24)Alabama (8–0) (22)USC (8–0) (20)USC (9–0) (19)USC (10–0) (42)1.
2. Texas (1)Ohio State (0–0) (19)Alabama (2–0) (19)Texas (3–0) (20)Alabama (4–0) (24)Alabama (5–0) (18)Alabama (6–0) (15)USC (6–0) (6)USC (7–0) (17)Ole Miss (8–0) (15)Wisconsin (8–1) (9)Wisconsin (8–1) (5)2.
3. Alabama (3)Texas (1–0) (3)Texas (2–0) (3)Penn State (3–0) (3)USC (3–0)Northwestern (4–0) (8)USC (5–0) (1)Alabama (7–0) (9)Ole Miss (7–0) (3)Wisconsin (7–1) (7)Ole Miss (8–0) (12)Ole Miss (9–0) (2)3.
4. Michigan State (2)Penn State (1–0) (3)Penn State (2–0)USC (3–0) (1)LSU (3–0–1)USC (4–0) (1)LSU (5–0–1)Ole Miss (6–0) (9)Wisconsin (6–1) (8)Texas (8–0–1) (3)Texas (9–0–1)Texas (9–0–1)4.
5. LSU LSU (1–0)Georgia Tech (2–0)Ole Miss (3–0) (1)Ole Miss (3–0)Wisconsin (4–0) (1)Texas (5–0–1)Texas (6–0–1) (1)Texas (7–0–1)Minnesota (6–1–1) (1)Alabama (8–1)Alabama (9–1) (1)5.
6. Ole Miss (2)Michigan State (0–0)USC (2–0)LSU (2–0–1)Ohio State (2–1) (2)LSU (4–0–1)Ole Miss (5–0) (1)Arkansas (6–1)Missouri (7–0–1)Alabama (8–1)Arkansas (9–1)Arkansas (9–1)6.
7. Purdue Ole Miss (1–0) (1)Ole Miss (2–0)Washington (2–0–1)Arkansas (4–0) (1)Ole Miss (4–0)Michigan State (4–1) (1)Missouri (6–0–1)Arkansas (7–1)Arkansas (8–1)LSU (8–1–1)LSU (8–1–1)7.
8. Duke Georgia Tech (1–0)Washington (1–0–1) Arkansas (3–0) (1) Northwestern (3–0) (3)Washington (4–0–1)Arkansas (5–1)Wisconsin (5–1)Minnesota (5–1–1)LSU (7–1–1)Oklahoma (7–2)Oklahoma (8–2)8.
9. Penn State USC (1–0) Miami (FL) (2–0)Purdue (1–0–1)Washington (3–0–1)Arkansas (4–1)Washington (4–0–2)LSU (5–1–1)Northwestern (6–1)Penn State (8–1)Penn State (9–1) (3)Penn State (9–1) (2)9.
10. Washington Missouri (1–0) Army (2–0)Ohio State (1–1) Wisconsin (3–0)Michigan State (3–1) Auburn (5–0) Minnesota (4–1–1)LSU (6–1–1) Oklahoma (6–2)Minnesota (6–2–1)Minnesota (6–2–1)10.
Preseason
Aug [14] 		Week 1
Sep 24 [15] 		Week 2
Oct 1 [16] 		Week 3
Oct 8 [17] 		Week 4
Oct 15 [18] 		Week 5
Oct 22 [19] 		Week 6
Oct 29 [20] 		Week 7
Nov 5 [21] 		Week 8
Nov 12 [22] 		Week 9
Nov 19 [23] 		Week 10
Nov 26 [24] 		Week 11 (Final)
Dec 4 [25]
Dropped:
  • Purdue
  • Duke
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • LSU
  • Michigan State
  • Missouri
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • Miami (FL)
  • Army
Dropped:
  • Penn State
  • Purdue
Dropped:
Ohio State		Dropped:
Wisconsin		Dropped:
  • Michigan State
  • Washington
  • Auburn
NoneDropped:
  • Missouri
  • Northwestern
NoneNone

Final Coaches Poll

The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 4. [26] [27]
USC received 31 of the 35 first-place votes; Wisconsin received two, Ole Miss one, and Texas one. [26] [27]

RankingTeamConferenceRecordBowl
1 USC AAWU 11–0Won Rose, 42–37
2 Wisconsin Big Ten 8–2Lost Rose, 37–42
3 Ole Miss SEC 10–0Won Sugar, 17–13
4 Texas Southwest 9–1–1Lost Cotton, 0–13
5 Alabama SEC10–1Won Orange, 17–0
6 Arkansas Southwest9–2Lost Sugar, 13–17
7 Oklahoma Big Eight 8–3Lost Orange, 0–17
8 LSU SEC9–1–1Won Cotton, 13–0
9 Penn State Independent 9–2Lost Gator, 7–17
10 Minnesota Big Ten6–2–1none
11 Georgia Tech SEC7–3–1Lost Bluebonnet, 10–14
12 Missouri Big Eight8–1–2Won Bluebonnet, 14–10
13 Ohio State Big Ten6–3none
14 Duke ACC 8–2
Washington AAWU7–1–2
16 Northwestern Big Ten7–2
Oregon State Independent9–2Won Liberty, 6–0
18 Arizona State WAC 7–2–1none
Illinois Big Ten2–7
Miami (FL) Independent7–4Lost Gotham, 34–36

[26] [27]

References

  1. ↑ "Southern California rated as national grid champion". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. December 5, 1962. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "1962 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "September 24, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "October 1, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "October 8, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "October 15, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ "October 22, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ "October 29, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. ↑ "November 5, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ "November 12, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "November 19, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  12. ↑ "November 26, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  13. ↑ "1962 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  14. ↑ "1962 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  15. ↑ "September 24, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  16. ↑ "October 1, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  17. ↑ "October 8, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  18. ↑ "October 15, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  19. ↑ "October 22, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  20. ↑ "October 29, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  21. ↑ "November 5, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  22. ↑ "November 12, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  23. ↑ "November 19, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  24. ↑ "November 26, 1962 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  25. ↑ "1962 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  26. 1 2 3 "UPI poll". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. UPI. December 4, 1962. p. 3B.
  27. 1 2 3 "Trojans voted No. 1 in runaway". Bend Bulletin. Oregon. UPI. December 4, 1962. p. 2.
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