1967 NCAA University Division football rankings

none August 2023 December 2025 1967 Notre Dame USC Two human polls comprised the 1967 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 in late November, at the end of the 1967 regular season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yxorAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M6AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3866%2C7617994 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Schuyler Ed Jr. Trojans No. 1 in AP final voting of writers November 28, 1967 18 This was last time that the final poll was conducted before bowl season. The AP ranked only the top ten teams from 1962 through 1967.AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1960 to 1969 Final Top 25 - College Football News College Football Predictions, Analysis and Updates https://collegefootballnews.com/rankings/ap-college-football-poll-rankings-1960-to-1969-final-top-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20231026014716/https://collegefootballnews.com/rankings/ap-college-football-poll-rankings-1960-to-1969-final-top-25 2023-10-26 2026-07-27 College Football News College Football Predictions, Analysis and Updates en-us 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (Final) Aug Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 27 Notre Dame (17) Alabama (11) Michigan State (1) Texas (2) Miami (FL) Georgia USC (1) UCLA Tennessee Colorado Notre Dame (0–0) (22) Alabama (0–0) (7) Michigan State (0–0) (1) USC (1–0) u Texas (0–0) (2) d UCLA (1–0) (3) u Georgia (0–0) d Miami (FL) (0–0) d Colorado (1–0) u Nebraska (1–0) (1) npr Tennessee Notre Dame (1–0) (31) USC (2–0) (4) u Houston (2–0) (6) npr UCLA (2–0) u Georgia (1–0) u Colorado (2–0) u Nebraska (1–0) u Texas (0–1) d Alabama (0–0–1) d Purdue (1–0) npr Miami (FL) Michigan State USC (3–0) (20) u Houston (3–0) (10) u UCLA (3–0) (6) u Purdue (2–0) (9) u Georgia (2–0) (1) Notre Dame (1–1) d Nebraska (2–0) Colorado (2–0) d Alabama (1–0–1) Texas Tech (2–0) npr Texas USC (4–0) (36) Purdue (3–0) (10) u Georgia (3–0) u UCLA (4–0) d Notre Dame (2–1) u Colorado (3–0) u Alabama (2–0–1) u Nebraska (3–0) d NC State (4–0) (4) npr Houston (3–1) d Texas Tech USC (5–0) (36) Purdue (4–0) (7) UCLA (5–0) u Colorado (4–0) u NC State (5–0) (1) u Alabama (3–0–1) u Tennessee (2–1) npr Georgia (3–1) d Houston (3–1) u Wyoming (5–0) npr Nebraska Notre Dame USC (6–0) (37) UCLA (6–0) u Colorado (5–0) u Tennessee (3–1) u NC State (6–0) Georgia (4–1) u Purdue (4–1) d Wyoming (6–0) u Houston (4–1) Indiana (5–0) npr Alabama USC (7–0) (43) UCLA (6–0) Tennessee (4–1) u NC State (7–0) u Georgia (5–1) u Purdue (5–1) u Indiana (6–0) u Wyoming (7–0) Colorado (5–1) d Notre Dame (4–2) npr Houston USC (8–0) (39) Tennessee (5–1) u NC State (8–0) u UCLA (6–0–1) d Purdue (6–1) (1) u Indiana (7–0) u Wyoming (8–0) u Oklahoma (5–1) npr Notre Dame (5–2) u Houston (5–2) npr Colorado Georgia UCLA (7–0–1) (19) u Tennessee (6–1) (13) Purdue (7–1) (8) u USC (8–1) (5) d Indiana (8–0) (1) u Wyoming (9–0) u Oklahoma (6–1) u Oregon State (6–2–1) (1) npr Notre Dame (6–2) NC State (8–1) d Houston USC (9–1) (21) u Tennessee (7–1) (15) Purdue (8–1) (9) UCLA (7–1–1) d Oklahoma (7–1) (1) u Notre Dame (7–2) u Wyoming (10–0) (1) d Oregon State (7–2–1) Alabama (7–1–1) npr Houston (7–2) npr Indiana NC State USC (9–1) (36) nc Tennessee (8–1) (11) Oklahoma (8–1) u Indiana (9–1) npr Notre Dame (8–2) (1) u Wyoming (10–0) (1) u Oregon State (7–2–1) u Alabama (7–1–1) u Purdue (8–2) d Penn State (8–2) npr Houston UCLA Final Coaches Poll The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in late November.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IDJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1028%2C68534 Bend Bulletin Oregon UPI USC becomes football's elite November 28, 1967 8USC received 27 of the 34 first-place votes; Tennessee received six and Oklahoma one.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yxorAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M6AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3808%2C7621488 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania UPI UPI grid ratings November 28, 1967 18 Ranking Team Conference Bowl 1 USC Pac-8 Won Rose, 14–3 2 Tennessee SEC Lost Orange, 24–26 3 Oklahoma Big Eight Won Orange, 26–24 4 Notre Dame Independent none 5 Wyoming WAC Lost Sugar, 13–20 6 Indiana Big Ten Lost Rose, 3–14 7 Alabama SEC Lost Cotton, 16–20 8 Oregon State Pac-8none 9 Purdue Big Ten 10 UCLA Pac-8 11 Penn State Independent Tied Gator, 17–17 12 Syracuse Independent none 13 Colorado Big Eight Won Bluebonnet, 31–21 14 Minnesota Big Ten none 15 Florida State Independent Tied Gator, 17–17 16 Miami (FL) Independent Lost Bluebonnet, 21–31 17 NC State ACC Won Liberty, 14–7 18 Georgia SEC Lost Liberty, 7–14 19 Houston Independentnone 20 Arizona State WAC 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. References * Category:College football rankings