1974 NCAA Division I football rankings

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Two human polls comprised the 1974 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I 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.

Contents

Legend

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 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

Preseason
Aug		Week 1
Sep 9		Week 2
Sep 16		Week 3
Sep 23		Week 4
Sep 30		Week 5
Oct 7		Week 6
Oct 14		Week 7
Oct 21		Week 8
Oct 28		Week 9
Nov 4		Week 10
Nov 11		Week 11
Nov 18		Week 12
Nov 25		Week 13
Dec 2		Week 14 (Final)
Jan
1. Oklahoma (23)Oklahoma (0–0) (22)Notre Dame (1–0) (19)Ohio State (2–0) (23)Ohio State (3–0) (25 1⁄5)Ohio State (4–0) (33)Ohio State (5–0) (51)Ohio State (6–0) (50)Ohio State (7–0) (45)Ohio State (8–0) (49)Oklahoma (8–0) (48)Oklahoma (9–0) (45)Oklahoma (10–0) (49)Oklahoma (11–0) (49)Oklahoma (11–0) (51)1.
2. Ohio State (14)Notre Dame (1–0) (17)Ohio State (1–0) (17)Notre Dame (2–0) (26)Oklahoma (2–0) (24 1⁄5)Oklahoma (3–0) (24)Oklahoma (4–0) (5)Oklahoma (5–0) (8)Oklahoma (6–0) (14)Oklahoma (7–0) (10)Alabama (9–0) (10)Alabama (10–0) (9)Alabama (10–0) (10)Alabama (11–0) (12)USC (10–1–1) (6)2.
3. Notre Dame (13)Alabama (0–0) (5)Oklahoma (1–0) (18)Oklahoma (1–0) (8)Alabama (3–0) (3 1⁄5)Alabama (4–0) (1)Michigan (5–0) (1)Michigan (6–0) (1)Michigan (7–0) (2)Alabama (8–0) (2)Michigan (9–0) (4)Michigan (10–0) (8)Ohio State (10–1)Ohio State (10–1)Michigan (10–1) (2)3.
4. Alabama (6)Ohio State (0–0) (9)Nebraska (1–0) (10)Alabama (2–0) (4)Michigan (3–0) (4 1⁄5)Michigan (4–0) (2)Alabama (5–0) (1)Alabama (6–0) (1)Alabama (7–0) (1)Michigan (8–0) (1)Ohio State (8–1)Ohio State (9–1)Michigan (10–1)Michigan (10–1)Ohio State (10–2)4.
5. USC (1)USC (0–0) (1)Alabama (1–0) (4)Michigan (2–0)Texas A&M (3–0) (1 1⁄5)Nebraska (3–1)Auburn (5–0) (1)Auburn (6–0) (1)Auburn (7–0) (1)Texas A&M (7–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Notre Dame (8–1)Notre Dame (9–1)USC (9–1–1)Alabama (11–1)5.
6. Michigan (1)Michigan (0–0)Michigan (1–0)Texas (2–0)Nebraska (2–1)Notre Dame (3–1)USC (3–1)USC (4–1)USC (5–1)Florida (7–1)Nebraska (7–2)Nebraska (8–2)USC (8–1–1)Auburn (9–2)Notre Dame (10–2)6.
7. Nebraska Nebraska (0–0)LSU (1–0)Arizona State (2–0)Notre Dame (2–1)USC (2–1)Notre Dame (4–1)Notre Dame (5–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Penn State (7–1)Auburn (8–1)Auburn (9–1)Auburn (9–1)Penn State (9–2)Penn State (10–2)7.
8. Penn State Penn State (0–0)Penn State (1–0)Pittsburgh (2–0)NC State (3–0)Florida (4–0)Texas A&M (4–1)Texas A&M (5–1)Texas A&M (6–1)Notre Dame (7–1)USC (6–1–1)USC (7–1–1)Texas A&M (8–2)Nebraska (8–3)Auburn (10–2) (1)8.
9. LSU LSU (0–0)Texas (1–0)Texas A&M (2–0)USC (1–1)Texas Tech (3–0–1)Arizona (5–0)Nebraska (4–2)Nebraska (5–2)Nebraska (6–2)Florida (7–2)Texas A&M (8–2)Nebraska (8–3)Notre Dame (9–2)Nebraska (9–3)9.
10. Texas Texas (0–0)Arkansas (1–0)Nebraska (1–1) Texas Tech (2–0–1)Auburn (4–0) (1)NC State (5–0)Penn State (5–1)Penn State (6–1)Auburn (7–1)Texas A&M (7–2)Penn State (8–2)Penn State (8–2)Maryland (8–3)Miami (OH) (10–0–1)10.
11. Houston Arizona State (1–0)Arizona State (1–0) Wisconsin (2–0) Auburn (3–0)NC State (4–0)Penn State (4–1)Texas Tech (4–1–1)Florida (6–1)USC (5–1–1)Penn State (7–2)Maryland (7–3)Maryland (8–3)Texas (8–3)NC State (9–2–1)11.
12. UCLA UCLA (0–0–1)UCLA (0–0–1) Oklahoma State (2–0)Arizona (3–0)Arizona (4–0)Nebraska (3–2)Florida (5–1)Texas (5–2)Texas (6–2)Miami (OH) (8–0–1)Miami (OH) (9–0–1)Miami (OH) (9–0–1)Baylor (8–3)Michigan State (7–3–1)12.
13. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh (0–0)USC (0–1)NC State (2–0) Florida (3–0)Wisconsin (3–1)Kansas (4–1)Texas (4–2)Texas Tech (5–1–1)Miami (OH) (7–0–1)Maryland (6–3)NC State (8–2)NC State (9–2)NC State (9–2)Maryland (8–4)13.
14. Maryland Maryland (0–0)Maryland (0–1)Tennessee (1–0–1)Illinois (3–0)Arkansas (3–1)Florida (4–1)Arizona State (4–1)Arizona State (5–1)Maryland (5–3)Houston (6–2)Michigan State (6–3–1)Michigan State (7–3–1)Michigan State (7–3–1)Baylor (8–4)14.
15. Arizona State Tennessee (0–0)NC State (1–0) тArizona (2–0)Penn State (2–1)Penn State (3–1)Arizona State (3–1)Maryland (4–2)Maryland (5–2)Houston (6–2) Michigan State (5–3–1)Houston (7–2)Houston (8–2)Miami (OH) (9–0–1)Florida (8–4)15.
16. Tennessee NC State (0–0)Pittsburgh (1–0) т Illinois (2–0)Miami (FL) (2–0)Texas A&M (3–1)Texas (3–2)Arizona (5–1)Miami (OH) (6–0–1)Arizona State (5–2)NC State (7–2) Baylor (6–3)Baylor (7–3)Texas A&M (8–3)Texas A&M (8–3)16.
17. Arizona Arizona (0–0)Arizona (1–0) тLSU (1–1)Pittsburgh (2–1)Texas (3–1)Texas Tech (3–1–1)NC State (5–1) Mississippi State (6–1)Oklahoma State (4–3)Pittsburgh (7–2)Texas (7–3)Texas (7–3)BYU (7–3–1)Mississippi State (9–3) т17.
18. NC State Missouri (0–0)Tennessee (0–0–1) тUSC (0–1)Arizona State (2–1)Arizona State (3–1)Maryland (3–2)Tulane (5–0)UCLA (4–1–2)California (5–2–1)Oklahoma State (5–3)Pittsburgh (7–3)Pittsburgh (7–3)Florida (8–3)Texas (8–4) т18.
19. Arkansas Houston (0–1)Houston (1–1) тPenn State (1–1)Texas (2–1) Kansas (3–1)Miami (OH) (4–0–1)Miami (OH) (5–0–1) Temple (6–0)Pittsburgh (6–2) тCalifornia (6–2–1)California (7–2–1)Wisconsin (7–4)Arizona (9–2)Houston (8–3–1)19.
20. Texas A&M
Stanford (0–1) т Miami (FL) (1–0)Arkansas (2–1) Miami (OH) (3–0–1) Tulane (4–0) California (5–1)
Texas Tech (5–2–1) тTexas Tech (6–2–1)Florida (7–3) BYU (7–3–1)
  • Pittsburgh (7–4) т
  • Wisconsin (7–4) т
Tennessee (7–3–2)20.
Preseason
Aug		Week 1
Sep 9		Week 2
Sep 16		Week 3
Sep 23		Week 4
Sep 30		Week 5
Oct 7		Week 6
Oct 14		Week 7
Oct 21		Week 8
Oct 28		Week 9
Nov 4		Week 10
Nov 11		Week 11
Nov 18		Week 12
Nov 25		Week 13
Dec 2		Week 14 (Final)
Jan
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • Missouri
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
  • Houston
  • Maryland
  • Stanford
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • LSU
  • Oklahoma State
  • Tennessee
  • Wisconsin
Dropped:
  • Illinois
  • Miami (FL)
  • Pittsburgh
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
  • Wisconsin
Dropped:
  • Kansas
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • California
  • NC State
  • Tulane
Dropped:
  • Mississippi State
  • San Diego State
  • Temple
  • UCLA
  • Wisconsin
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • Texas
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma State
  • Texas Tech
Dropped:
  • California
  • Florida
Dropped:
  • Houston
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • BYU
  • Pittsburgh
  • Wisconsin

Final Coaches Poll

For the first time, the final UPI Coaches Poll was released after the bowl games, on January 2, 1975. [1] [2]
USC received 27 of the 34 first-place votes; Michigan received four and Alabama three.

RankingTeamConferenceBowl
1 USC Pac-8 Won Rose, 18–17
2 Alabama SEC Lost Orange, 11–13
3 Ohio State Big Ten Lost Rose, 17–18
4 Notre Dame Independent Won Orange, 13–11
5 Michigan Big Tennone
6 Auburn SECWon Gator, 27–3
7 Penn State IndependentWon Cotton, 41–20
8 Nebraska Big Eight Won Sugar, 13–10
9 NC State ACC Tied Bluebonnet, 31–31
10 Miami (OH) Mid-American Won Tangerine, 21–10
11 Houston IndependentTied Bluebonnet, 31–31
12 Florida SECLost Sugar, 10–13
13 Maryland ACCLost Liberty, 3–7
14 Baylor Southwest Lost Cotton, 21–40
15 Texas A&M Southwestnone
Tennessee SECWon Liberty, 7–3
17 Mississippi State SECWon Sun, 26–24
18 Michigan State Big Tennone
19 Tulsa MVC

[1] [2]

In the preceding poll in early December, Alabama was first, followed by Ohio State, Michigan, USC, and Auburn; Notre Dame was eighth. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "UPI picks USC". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. January 3, 1975. p. 1-C.
  2. 1 2 "UPI college football ratings". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. UPI. January 3, 1975. p. 14.
  3. ↑ "UPI Top 20". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. UPI. December 4, 1974. p. 2C.
  4. ↑ "Top-ranked Sooners await bowls". Schenectady Gazette. New York. AP, UPI. December 4, 1974. p. 40.
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