1966 small college football rankings

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The 1966 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1966 college football season, including the 1966 NCAA College Division football season and the 1966 NAIA football season. 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.

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The 1966 San Diego State Aztecs football team (11–0), led by head coach Don Coryell and defensive coordinator John Madden, was rated as the small-college champion by both the AP and UPI. Tennessee State (9–0) was ranked No. 2 by the AP and No. 3 by the UPI.

Legend

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 Win–loss record
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

The AP poll

Week 1
Sept 22 [1]
Week 2
Sept 29 [2]
Week 3
Oct 6 [3]
Week 4
Oct 13 [4]
Week 5
Oct 20 [5]
Week 6
Oct 27 [6]
Week 7
Nov 3 [7]
Week 8
Nov 10 [8]
Week 9
Nov 17 [9]
Week 10
Nov 24 [10]
Week 11
Dec 1 [11]
1. North Dakota State (2)North Dakota State (5)North Dakota State (4–0) (7)North Dakota State (5–0) (10)North Dakota State (6–0) (8)North Dakota State (7–0) (11)North Dakota State (8–0) (10)San Diego State (7–0) (11)San Diego State (8–0) (13)San Diego State (9–0) (11)San Diego State (10–0) (14)1.
2. Southern Illinois North Dakota (1)Montana State (4–0) (5)North Dakota (4–0)North Dakota (5–0) (2)San Diego State (5–0) (2)San Diego State (6–0) (5)North Dakota State (8–1)Tennessee State (7–0) (2)Tennessee State (8–0) (2)Tennessee State (9–0) (2)2.
3. North Dakota Montana State (3)North Dakota (3–0)Middle Tennessee (4–0) (2)San Diego State (5–0) (2)Montana State (6–1)Montana State (7–1) (1)Montana State (8–1) (1)Montana State (8–2)Montana State (8–2)Montana State (8–2)3.
4. Weber State (4)Sul RossSul Ross (4–0) (1)San Diego State (4–0) (1)Chattanooga (4–1)North Dakota (5–1)Tennessee State (5–0) (1)Tennessee State (6–0) (2)Northwestern State (8–0) (1)Northwestern State (9–0)Northwestern State (9–0)4.
5. Montana State San Diego State (1)Middle Tennessee (3–0) (1)Sul Ross (3–0) (1)Sul Ross (4–0) (1)Arkansas State (5–0) (1)Northwestern State (6–0)Northwestern State (7–0) (1)Weber State (6–2)Parsons (9–1)Parsons (9–1)5.
6. Sul Ross Eastern Kentucky (1)San Diego State (3–0)Weber State (3–1)Montana State (5–1)Tennessee StateArkansas State (5–1)Parsons (7–1)Parsons (8–1)Arkansas State (7–2)Arkansas State (7–2)6.
7. San Diego State Ball State (1)Eastern Kentucky (3–0) (1)Montana State (4–1)Weber State (4–1)Middle Tennessee (5–1) UMass (5–1)Arkansas State (6–1) (1)North Dakota (7–2)Muskingum (9–0)Muskingum (9–0)7.
8. Southwest Texas State Wittenberg Wittenberg (2–0)Tennessee State (5–0)Arkansas State (4–0) (1) Northwestern State (5–0) (1)Eastern Kentucky (6–1) (1)Weber State (6–2)Muskingum (8–0)North Dakota (7–2)North Dakota (7–2)8.
9. Akron т Parsons Weber State (2–1) (1)Arkansas State (1)Middle Tennessee (4–1)Sul Ross (4–0–1) (1)Weber State (5–2)North Dakota (6–2)North Dakota State (7–2)North Dakota State (8–2)North Dakota State (8–2)9.
10. Florida A&M т Arkansas State т Tennessee State (2–0) Chattanooga (3–1)Tennessee State (1) New Mexico Highlands (6–0) (1) Waynesburg Muskingum (7–0) Clarion (9–0)Weber State (6–3)Waynesburg (9–0) т10.
11.  Middle Tennessee (1) т        Weber State (6–3) т11.
Week 1
Sept 22 [12]
Week 2
Sept 29 [13]
Week 3
Oct 6 [14]
Week 4
Oct 13 [15]
Week 5
Oct 20 [16]
Week 6
Oct 27 [17]
Week 7
Nov 3 [18]
Week 8
Nov 10 [19]
Week 9
Nov 17 [20]
Week 10
Nov 24 [21]
Week 11
Dec 1 [22]
Dropped:
  • 2 Southern Illinois
  • 4 Weber State
  • 8 Southwest Texas State
  • 9 Akron
  • 10 Florida A&M
Dropped:
  • 7 Ball State
  • 9 Parsons
  • 10 Arkansas State
Dropped:
  • 7 Eastern Kentucky
  • 8 Wittenberg
NoneDropped:
  • 4 Chattanooga
  • 7 Weber State
Dropped:
  • 4 North Dakota
  • 7 Middle Tennessee
  • 9 Sul Ross
  • 10 New Mexico Highlands
Dropped:
  • 7 UMass
  • 8 Eastern Kentucky
  • 10 Waynesburg
Dropped:
7 Arkansas State
Dropped:
10 Clarion
None

The UPI Coaches poll

Week 1
Sept 21 [23]
Week 2
Sept 28 [24]
Week 3
Oct 5 [25]
Week 4
Oct 12 [26]
Week 5
Oct 19 [27]
Week 6
Oct 26 [28]
Week 7
Nov 2 [29]
Week 8
Nov 9 [30]
Week 9
Nov 16 [31]
Week 10
Nov 23 [32]
Week 11
Nov 30 [33]
1.North Dakota State (2–0) (16)North Dakota State (3–0) (14)North Dakota State (4–0) (14)North Dakota State (5–0) (25)North Dakota State (6–0) (20)North Dakota State (7–0) (25)North Dakota State (8–0) (23)San Diego State (7–0) (33)San Diego State (8–0) (32)San Diego State (9–0) (30)San Diego State (10–0) (30)1.
2.Middle Tennessee (1–0) (2)North Dakota (2–0) (7)North Dakota (3–0) (4)North Dakota (4–0) (3)San Diego State (5–0) (6)San Diego State (5–0) (6)San Diego State (6–0) (7)Montana State (8–1) (1)Montana State (8–2) (2)Montana State (8–2) (4)Montana State (8–2) (3)2.
3.Weber State (1–0) (3)San Diego State (2–0) (4)Montana State (4–0) (8)San Diego State (4–0) (1)North Dakota (5–0) (4)Montana State (6–1)Montana State (7–1) (5)North Dakota State (8–1) (1)Weber State (6–2)Tennessee State (8–0)Tennessee State (9–0) (1)3.
4.UMass (1–0) (1)Middle Tennessee (2–0) (1)San Diego State (3–0) (2)Middle Tennessee (4–0) (2)Chattanooga (4–1) (1)North Dakota (5–1)UMass (5–1)Weber State (6–2)Tennessee State (7–0)North Dakota (7–2)Northwestern State (9–0)4.
5.North Dakota (1–0)Montana State (3–0)Middle Tennessee (3–0) (3)Weber State (3–1) (1)Weber State (4–1)UMass (4–1) (1)Weber State (5–2) тArkansas State (6–1)UMass (6–2)New Mexico Highlands (8–1)North Dakota (7–2)5.
6. Northern Illinois (1–0)Long Beach State (1–0) (1)Sul Ross (3–0)Sul Ross (3–0)Montana State (5–1) (1)Arkansas State (5–0) (1)Delaware (5–1) тNorth Dakota (6–2)North Dakota (7–2)Northwestern State (9–0)New Mexico Highlands (8–1)6.
7. St. John's (1–0)Sul Ross (2–0)Weber State (2–1)UMass (2–1)Sul Ross (4–0)Middle Tennessee (5–1)North Dakota (5–2)Tennessee State (6–0)New Mexico Highlands (8–1)Muskingum (9–0)Muskingum (9–0)7.
8.Sul Ross (2–0)UC Santa Barbara (2–0) (1)Long Beach State (2–0) (1)Montana State (4–1)UMass (3–1)Sul Ross (4–0–1)Eastern Kentucky (6–1)UMass (5–2)North Dakota State (7–2)North Dakota State (8–2)North Dakota State (8–2)8.
9. Long Beach State (0–0)Weber State (1–1)UMass (1–1)Chattanooga (3–1) (1)Arkansas State (4–0) (1)Chattanooga (4–2)Arkansas State (5–1)Middle Tennessee (6–2)Muskingum (8–0)Weber State (6–3)Weber State (6–3)9.
10.San Diego State (1–0)UMass (1–1) (1)Eastern Kentucky (3–0)Delaware (3–0) (1)Middle Tennessee (4–1)New Mexico Highlands (6–0) (1)Tennessee State (5–0)New Mexico Highlands (7–1)Northwestern State (8–0)UMass (6–3)UMass (6–3)10.
11. UC Santa Barbara Ball StateDelawareArkansas StateLong Beach StateWeber StateMiddle TennesseeChattanoogaChattanoogaArkansas StateArkansas State11.
12. Pacific (CA) Arkansas StateConcordia (MN)Long Beach StateTempleTempleSul Ross тLong Beach StateArkansas StateWhitewater StateWhitewater State12.
13.Montana State т Delaware (2)Chattanooga (1)Lenoir–Rhyne (1)New Mexico Highlands (1)DelawareLong Beach State тMuskingumGettysburg (1)ParsonsParsons13.
14.Ball State т Concordia (MN) UC Santa BarbaraNew Mexico Highlands тDelawareEastern KentuckyMuskingumDelaware Whitewater State Gettysburg (1)Central College (IA) т14.
15. Linfield Eastern Kentucky Lenoir–Rhyne (1)UC Santa Barbara тEastern KentuckyLuther (1)ChattanoogaEastern KentuckyParsonsEastern KentuckyWaynesburg (1) т15.
16. Grambling State Southwest Texas State New Mexico Highlands Temple тLuther (1)Tennessee StateNew Mexico HighlandsSul RossCentral College (IA)Central College (IA)Eastern Kentucky16.
17. Cal State Los Angeles Michigan Tech Arkansas State т Luther тTennessee StateLenoir–RhyneGettysburgGettysburgWaynesburgWaynesburgGettysburg17.
18.Arkansas State (1)ParsonsMichigan Tech тEastern Kentucky Gettysburg Muskingum т Central College (IA) Northwestern StateEastern KentuckyClarionClarion18.
19.Florida A&MGrambling State тWittenberg (1) Baldwin-Wallace (1) Fort Hays State Gettysburg т Lamar Tech Northeast LouisianaNortheast LouisianaNortheast LouisianaChattanooga т19.
20.Southern IllinoisNorthern Illinois т Abilene Christian Michigan TechLenoir–RhyneLong Beach State Northeast Louisiana Parsons Western State (CO) ChattanoogaWittenberg т20.
Week 1
Sept 21 [34]
Week 2
Sept 28 [35]
Week 3
Oct 5 [36]
Week 4
Oct 12 [37]
Week 5
Oct 19 [38]
Week 6
Oct 26 [39]
Week 7
Nov 2 [40]
Week 8
Nov 9 [41]
Week 9
Nov 16 [42]
Week 10
Nov 23 [43]
Week 11
Nov 30 [44]
Dropped:
  • 7 St. John's
  • 12 Pacific (CA)
  • 15 Linfield
  • 17 Cal State Los Angeles
  • 19 Florida A&M
  • 20 Southern Illinois
Dropped:
  • 11 Ball State
  • 16 Southwest Texas State
  • 18 Parsons
  • 19 Grambling State
  • 20 Northern Illinois
Dropped:
  • 12 Concordia (MN)
  • 19 Wittenberg
  • 20 Abilene Christian
Dropped:
  • 15 UC Santa Barbara
  • 19 Baldwin-Wallace
  • 20 Michigan Tech
Dropped:
19 Fort Hays State
Dropped:
  • 12 Temple
  • 15 Luther
  • 17 Lenoir–Rhyne
Dropped:
  • 18 Central College (IA)
  • 19 Lamar Tech
Dropped:
  • 9 Middle Tennessee
  • 12 Long Beach State
  • 14 Delaware
  • 16 Sul Ross
Dropped:
20 Western State (CO)
Dropped:
19 Northeast Louisiana

HBCU rankings

The New Pittsburgh Courier , a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1966 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.

The rankings were published on December 10: [45]

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