1964 NCAA University Division football rankings

none August 2023 December 2025 1964 Ole Miss Alabama Two human polls comprised the 1964 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   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week   National champion (#–#)   Win–loss record (Italics)   Number of first place votes т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol AP Poll November 2025 The final AP Poll was released on November 30, at the end of the 1964 regular season, a month before the bowls.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jhYrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0ZwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4062%2C246141 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Green Bob Alabama named national football champion December 1, 1964 25 The poll ranked only the top ten teams from 1962 through 1967. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (Final) Aug Sep 28 Oct 5 Oct 12 Oct 19 Oct 26 Nov 2 Nov 9 Nov 16 Nov 23 Nov 30 Ole Miss (20) Oklahoma (15) Illinois (10) Texas Ohio State Alabama (1) Washington (1) Auburn (1) Syracuse Navy Texas (2–0) (14) u USC (2–0) (17) npr Illinois (1–0) (7) Alabama (2–0) (4) u Ohio State (1–0) (2) Navy (2–0) (1) u Auburn (2–0) (2) u Michigan (1–0) npr Notre Dame (1–0) npr Washington (1–1) (1) d Ole Miss Oklahoma Syracuse Texas (3–0) (32) Illinois (2–0) (6) u Alabama (3–0) (3) u Ohio State (2–0) u Kentucky (3–0) (5) npr Notre Dame (2–0) u Michigan (2–0) (1) u Nebraska (3–0) npr Arkansas (3–0) т tnpr Michigan State (1–1) т npr Auburn Navy USC Washington Texas (4–0) (30) Ohio State (3–0) (7) u Alabama (4–0) (2) Notre Dame (3–0) (1) u Michigan (3–0) u Nebraska (4–0) u Syracuse (3–1) npr Arkansas (4–0) u LSU (3–0) npr Florida State (4–0) npr Illinois Kentucky Michigan State Ohio State (4–0) (35) u Notre Dame (4–0) (2) u Alabama (5–0) (5) Arkansas (5–0) (2) u Nebraska (5–0) u Texas (4–1) d LSU (4–0) u Syracuse (4–1) d Florida (4–0) npr Florida State (5–0) Michigan Ohio State (5–0) (32) Notre Dame (5–0) (6) Alabama (6–0) (8) Arkansas (6–0) (1) Nebraska (6–0) Texas (5–1) Oregon (6–0) npr Georgia Tech (6–0) npr LSU (4–0–1) d Florida (4–1) d Florida State Syracuse Notre Dame (6–0) (29) u Ohio State (6–0) (11) d Alabama (7–0) (7) Arkansas (7–0) (1) Nebraska (7–0) Texas (6–1) Georgia Tech (7–0) u LSU (5–0–1) u Florida (5–1) u Purdue (5–1) npr Oregon Notre Dame (7–0) (26) Alabama (8–0) (11) u Arkansas (8–0) (3) u Nebraska (8–0) u Texas (7–1) u Michigan (6–1) npr Ohio State (6–1) d Oregon State (7–1) (1) npr LSU (5–1–1) d Georgia Tech (7–1) d Florida Purdue Notre Dame (8–0) (34) Alabama (9–0) (9) Arkansas (9–0) (2) Nebraska (9–0) Texas (8–1) Michigan (7–1) Ohio State (7–1) LSU (6–1–1) u Syracuse (7–2) npr Oregon (7–1–1) npr Georgia Tech Oregon State Notre Dame (9–0) (36) Alabama (9–0) (6) Arkansas (10–0) (4) Michigan (8–1) (1) u Texas (8–1) LSU (7–1–1) u Nebraska (9–1) d Oregon State (8–2) npr Ohio State (7–2) d Florida State (8–1–1) npr Oregon Syracuse Alabama (10–0) (341 2) nc Arkansas (10–0) (111 2) u Notre Dame (9–1) (6) d Michigan (8–1) (3) Texas (9–1) Nebraska (9–1) u LSU (7–1–1) d Oregon State (8–2) Ohio State (7–2) USC (7–3) npr Florida State Final Coaches Poll The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 1.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OzxYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5823%2C5151261 Bend Bulletin Oregon Alabama takes over first in final poll December 1, 1964 6Alabama received 22 of the 35 first-place votes; Arkansas received seven, Notre Dame four, and Michigan two.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jhYrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0ZwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4062%2C246141 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania UPI Final UPI ratings December 1, 1964 25 Ranking Team Conference Bowl 1 Alabama SEC Lost Orange, 17–21 2 Arkansas Southwest Won Cotton, 10–7 3 Notre Dame Independent none 4 Michigan Big Ten Won Rose, 34–7 5 Texas Southwest Won Orange, 21–17 6 Nebraska Big Eight Lost Cotton, 7–10 7 LSU SEC Won Sugar, 13–10 8 Oregon State AAWU (Pac-8) Lost Rose, 7–34 9 Ohio State Big Tennone 10 USC AAWU (Pac-8) 11 Florida State Independent Won Gator, 36–19 12 Syracuse Independent Lost Sugar, 10–13 13 Princeton Ivynone14 Penn State Independent Utah WAC Won Liberty, 32–616 Illinois Big Tennone New Mexico WAC18 Tulsa MVC Won Bluebonnet, 14–7 Missouri Big Eightnone20 Michigan State Big Ten Mississippi SEC Lost Bluebonnet, 7–14 Notre Dame did not participate in bowl games from 1925 through 1968. 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. Litkenhous Ratings The following teams were ranked as the top 25 teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings, released in December 1964: Alabama champions in Lit poll Johnson City Press-Chronicle December 19, 1964 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-alabama-champions-in/124790132/ Newspapers.com 15em 1. Alabama 2. Michigan 3. Notre Dame 4. Arkansas 5. Texas 6. USC 7. Florida State 8. Florida 9. Ohio State 10. Nebraska 11. Illinois 12. Utah 13. Tulsa 14. Purdue 15. Penn State 16. Syracuse 17. UCLA 18. Ole Miss 19. LSU 20. Michigan State 21. Utah State 22. Oregon State 23. Oregon 24. Minnesota 25. Oklahoma References * Category:College football rankings