1963 NCAA University Division football rankings

none August 2023 December 2025 1963 USC Texas Two human polls comprised the 1963 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 December 9,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yhMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z5wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2315%2C5918140 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Texas crowned grid champ in final AP poll December 10, 1964 28 at the end of the 1963 regular season, weeks before the bowls. (The season had been extended due to postponements after the assassination of President Kennedy.)The poll ranked only the top ten teams from 1962 through 1967. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 (Final) Aug Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 4 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Dec 2 Dec 9 USC (34) Ole Miss (9) Alabama (5) Oklahoma Texas Northwestern Wisconsin Arkansas Navy Ohio State т Washington т USC (1–0) (23) Alabama (1–0) (16) u Oklahoma (1–0) (2) u Texas (1–0) u Navy (1–0) (3) u Wisconsin (1–0) u Northwestern (1–0) (5) d Arkansas (1–0) Georgia Tech (1–0) npr Pittsburgh (1–0) (2) npr Ole Miss Ohio State Washington Oklahoma (2–0) (36) u Alabama (2–0) (9) Texas (2–0) (2) u Northwestern (2–0) (1) т tu Wisconsin (2–0) (1) т u Navy (2–0) (2) d Georgia Tech (2–0) (2) u USC (1–1) d Pittsburgh (2–0) u Ole Miss (1–0–1) npr Arkansas Oklahoma (2–0) (40) Texas (3–0) (5) u Alabama (3–0) (4) d Navy (3–0) (3) u Wisconsin (2–0) (1) d Pittsburgh (3–0) (1) u USC (2–1) u Ohio State (2–0) npr Penn State (3–0) npr Ole Miss (2–0–1) Georgia Tech Northwestern Texas (4–0) (51) u Wisconsin (3–0) (5) u Pittsburgh (3–0) u Ohio State (2–0–1) u Ole Miss (2–0–1) u Oklahoma (2–1) d Illinois (2–0–1) npr Georgia Tech (3–1) npr Alabama (3–1) d Navy (3–1) т Northwestern (3–1) т background-color:#FFE6E6 npr Penn State USC Texas (5–0) (50) Wisconsin (4–0) (3) Pittsburgh (4–0) Illinois (3–0–1) u Ole Miss (3–0–1) Alabama (4–1) u Oklahoma (3–1) d Auburn (5–0) npr Northwestern (4–1) u Navy (4–1) Georgia Tech Ohio State Texas (6–0) (49) Illinois (4–0–1) (1) u Ole Miss (4–0–1) u Navy (5–1) (1) u Auburn (5–0) u Oklahoma (4–1) u Alabama (5–1) d Wisconsin (4–1) d Ohio State (3–1–1) npr Pittsburgh (4–1) d Northwestern Texas (7–0) (45) Illinois (5–0–1) (4) Ole Miss (5–0–1) (1) Navy (6–1) (1) Auburn (6–0) (2) Oklahoma (5–1) Alabama (6–1) Pittsburgh (5–1) u Michigan State (4–1–1) npr Ohio State (4–1–1) d Wisconsin Texas (8–0) (48) Navy (7–1) (4) u Ole Miss (6–0–1) Michigan State (5–1–1) (1) u Oklahoma (6–1) u Pittsburgh (6–1) u Alabama (6–1) Illinois (5–1–1) d Auburn (6–1) d Nebraska (7–1) npr Ohio State Texas (9–0) (45) Navy (8–1) (6) Ole Miss (7–0–1) Michigan State (6–1–1) Pittsburgh (7–1) u Oklahoma (7–1) d Alabama (7–1) Illinois (6–1–1) Auburn (7–1) Nebraska (8–1) Texas (9–0) (20) Navy (8–1) (2) Ole Miss (7–0–1) Michigan State (6–1–1) Pittsburgh (7–1) Alabama (7–1) u Nebraska (9–1) u Illinois (6–1–1) Auburn (8–1) Oklahoma (7–2) d Texas (10–0) (42) Navy (8–1) (8) Illinois (7–1–1) u Pittsburgh (8–1) (1) u Auburn (9–1) u Nebraska (9–1) u Ole Miss (7–0–2) d Oklahoma (8–2) u Alabama (7–2) d Michigan State (6–2–1) d Texas (10–0) (34) nc Navy (9–1) (10) Illinois (7–1–1) Pittsburgh (9–1) (5) Auburn (9–1) Nebraska (9–1) Ole Miss (7–0–2) Alabama (8–2) u Michigan State (6–2–1) u Oklahoma (8–2) d Final Coaches Poll The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L2ZYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3PcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1217%2C3610825 Bend Bulletin Oregon Texas ends frustration, gains national football title December 3, 1963 6Texas received 31 of the 35 first-place votes and Navy received the other four.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qUc0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=smUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7121%2C932584 Sarasota Herald Florida UPI Longhorns named as UPI grid champs December 3, 1963 12 Ranking Team Conference Bowl 1 Texas Southwest Won Cotton, 28–6 2 Navy Independent Lost Cotton, 6–28 3 Pittsburgh Independent none 4 Illinois Big Ten Won Rose, 17–7 5 Nebraska Big Eight Won Orange, 13–7 6 Auburn SEC Lost Orange, 7–13 7 Mississippi SEC Lost Sugar, 7–12 8 Oklahoma Big Eight none 9 Alabama SEC Won Sugar, 12–7 10 Michigan State Big Ten none 11 Mississippi State SEC Won Liberty, 16–12 12 Syracuse Independentnone 13 Arizona State WAC 14 Memphis State Independent 15 Washington AAWU Lost Rose, 7–1716 Penn State Independentnone USC AAWU Missouri Big Eight 19 North Carolina ACC Won Gator, 35–0 20 Baylor Southwest Won Bluebonnet, 14–7 Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and AAWU (later 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 1963: Texas Wins Lit Title The Courier-Journal December 5, 1963 II-22 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-texas-wins-lit-title/124790364/ Newspapers.com 15em 1. Texas 2. Ole Miss 3. Navy 4. Illinois 5. Pittsburgh 6. Michigan State 7. Auburn 8. Alabama 9. Syracuse 10. USC 11. Nebraska 12. Baylor 13. Georgia Tech 14. Oklahoma 15. Arkansas 16. Air Force 17. Mississippi State 18. Washington 19. Michigan 20. Northwestern 21. Ohio State 22. Oregon 23. LSU 25. Missouri 25. Rice References * Category:College football rankings