1962 NCAA University Division football rankings

none August 2023 December 2025 1962 Ohio State USC 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. 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 The final AP Poll was released on December 4, at the end of the 1962 regular season, weeks before the bowls. The poll ranked only the top ten teams from 1962 through 1967. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (Final) Aug Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15 Oct 22 Oct 29 Nov 5 Nov 12 Nov 19 Nov 26 Dec 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FbgqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lWUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7057%2C980590 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Florida Associated Press Southern California rated as national grid champion December 5, 1962 14 Ohio State (41) Texas (1) Alabama (3) Michigan State (2) LSU Ole Miss (2) Purdue Duke Penn State Washington Alabama (1–0) (14) u Ohio State (0–0) (19) d Texas (1–0) (3) d Penn State (1–0) (3) u LSU (1–0) Michigan State (0–0) d Ole Miss (1–0) (1) d Georgia Tech (1–0) y USC (1–0) y Missouri (1–0) y Purdue Duke Washington Ohio State (1–0) (18) u Alabama (2–0) (19) d Texas (2–0) (3) Penn State (2–0) Georgia Tech (2–0) u USC (2–0) u Ole Miss (2–0) Washington (1–0–1) y Miami (FL) (2–0) y Army (2–0) y LSU Michigan State Missouri Alabama (3–0) (23) u Texas (3–0) (20) u Penn State (3–0) (3) u USC (3–0) (1) u Ole Miss (3–0) (1) u LSU (2–0–1) y Washington (2–0–1) u Arkansas (3–0) (1) y Purdue (1–0–1) y Ohio State (1–1) d Georgia Tech Miami (FL) Army Texas (4–0) (21) u Alabama (4–0) (24) d USC (3–0) u LSU (3–0–1) u Ole Miss (3–0) Ohio State (2–1) (2) u Arkansas (4–0) (1) u Northwestern (3–0) (3) y Washington (3–0–1) d Wisconsin (3–0) y Penn State Purdue Texas (5–0) (23) Alabama (5–0) (18) Northwestern (4–0) (8) u USC (4–0) (1) d Wisconsin (4–0) (1) u LSU (4–0–1) d Ole Miss (4–0) d Washington (4–0–1) u Arkansas (4–1) d Michigan State (3–1) y Ohio State Northwestern (5–0) (34) u Alabama (6–0) (15) USC (5–0) (1) u LSU (5–0–1) u Texas (5–0–1) d Ole Miss (5–0) (1) u Michigan State (4–1) (1) u Arkansas (5–1) u Washington (4–0–2) d Auburn (5–0) y Wisconsin Northwestern (6–0) (24) USC (6–0) (6) u Alabama (7–0) (9) d Ole Miss (6–0) (9) u Texas (6–0–1) (1) Arkansas (6–1) u Missouri (6–0–1) y Wisconsin (5–1) y LSU (5–1–1) d Minnesota (4–1–1) y Michigan State Washington Auburn Alabama (8–0) (22) u USC (7–0) (17) Ole Miss (7–0) (3) u Wisconsin (6–1) (8) u Texas (7–0–1) Missouri (7–0–1) u Arkansas (7–1) d Minnesota (5–1–1) u Northwestern (6–1) d LSU (6–1–1) u USC (8–0) (20) u Ole Miss (8–0) (15) u Wisconsin (7–1) (7) u Texas (8–0–1) (3) u Minnesota (6–1–1) (1) u Alabama (8–1) d Arkansas (8–1) LSU (7–1–1) u Penn State (8–1) y Oklahoma (6–2) y Missouri Northwestern USC (9–0) (19) Wisconsin (8–1) (9) u Ole Miss (8–0) (12) d Texas (9–0–1) Alabama (8–1) u Arkansas (9–1) u LSU (8–1–1) u Oklahoma (7–2) u Penn State (9–1) (3) Minnesota (6–2–1) d USC (10–0) (42) nc Wisconsin (8–1) (5) Ole Miss (9–0) (2) Texas (9–0–1) Alabama (9–1) (1) Arkansas (9–1) LSU (8–1–1) Oklahoma (8–2) Penn State (9–1) (2) Minnesota (6–2–1) Final Coaches Poll The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 4.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=If9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4405%2C678430 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UPI UPI poll December 4, 1962 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mDpYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6927%2C4960281 Bend Bulletin Oregon UPI Trojans voted No. 1 in runaway December 4, 1962 2USC received 31 of the 35 first-place votes; Wisconsin received two, Ole Miss one, and Texas one. Ranking Team Conference Record Bowl 1 USC AAWU 11–0 Won Rose, 42–37 2 Wisconsin Big Ten 8–2 Lost Rose, 37–42 3 Ole Miss SEC 10–0 Won Sugar, 17–13 4 Texas Southwest 9–1–1 Lost Cotton, 0–13 5 Alabama SEC 10–1 Won Orange, 17–0 6 Arkansas Southwest 9–2 Lost Sugar, 13–17 7 Oklahoma Big Eight 8–3 Lost Orange, 0–17 8 LSU SEC 9–1–1 Won Cotton, 13–0 9 Penn State Independent 9–2 Lost Gator, 7–17 10 Minnesota Big Ten 6–2–1 none 11 Georgia Tech SEC 7–3–1 Lost Bluebonnet, 10–14 12 Missouri Big Eight 8–1–2 Won Bluebonnet, 14–10 13 Ohio State Big Ten 6–3none14 Duke ACC 8–2 Washington AAWU 7–1–216 Northwestern Big Ten 7–2 Oregon State Independent 9–2 Won Liberty, 6–018 Arizona State WAC 7–2–1none Illinois Big Ten 2–7 Miami (FL) Independent 7–4 Lost Gotham, 34–36 Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and AAWU (later Pac-8) conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl. References * Category:College football rankings