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1964 NCAA University Division football rankings

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FieldValue
season1964
preseason_number_1Ole Miss
champions[Alabama](1964-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team)

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

Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

The final AP Poll was released on November 30, at the end of the 1964 regular season, a month before the bowls. The poll ranked only the top ten teams from 1962 through 1967. |Week1-1 = Ole Miss (20) |Week1-2 = Oklahoma (15) |Week1-3 = Illinois (10) |Week1-4 = Texas |Week1-5 = Ohio State |Week1-6 = Alabama (1) |Week1-7 = Washington (1) |Week1-8 = Auburn (1) |Week1-9 = Syracuse |Week1-10 = Navy |Week2-1 = Texas (2–0) (14) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = USC (2–0) (17) |Week2-2-Color = npr |Week2-3 = Illinois (1–0) (7) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Alabama (2–0) (4) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Ohio State (1–0) (2) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 = Navy (2–0) (1) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = Auburn (2–0) (2) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Michigan (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = npr |Week2-9 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week2-9-Color = npr |Week2-10 = Washington (1–1) (1) |Week2-10-Color = d |Week3-1 = Texas (3–0) (32) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Illinois (2–0) (6) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Alabama (3–0) (3) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Kentucky (3–0) (5) |Week3-5-Color = npr |Week3-6 = Notre Dame (2–0) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Michigan (2–0) (1) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = Nebraska (3–0) |Week3-8-Color = npr |Week3-9 = Arkansas (3–0) т |Week3-9-Color = tnpr |Week3-10 = Michigan State (1–1) т |Week3-10-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Texas (4–0) (30) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Ohio State (3–0) (7) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Alabama (4–0) (2) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 = Notre Dame (3–0) (1) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Michigan (3–0) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Nebraska (4–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Syracuse (3–1) |Week4-7-Color = npr |Week4-8 = Arkansas (4–0) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = LSU (3–0) |Week4-9-Color = npr |Week4-10 = Florida State (4–0) |Week4-10-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Ohio State (4–0) (35) |Week5-1-Color = u |Week5-2 = Notre Dame (4–0) (2) |Week5-2-Color = u |Week5-3 = Alabama (5–0) (5) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 = Arkansas (5–0) (2) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Nebraska (5–0) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Texas (4–1) |Week5-6-Color = d |Week5-7 = LSU (4–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Syracuse (4–1) |Week5-8-Color = d |Week5-9 = Florida (4–0) |Week5-9-Color = npr |Week5-10 = Florida State (5–0) |Week5-10-Color = |Week6-1 = Ohio State (5–0) (32) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Notre Dame (5–0) (6) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Alabama (6–0) (8) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = Arkansas (6–0) (1) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = Nebraska (6–0) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Texas (5–1) |Week6-6-Color = |Week6-7 = Oregon (6–0) |Week6-7-Color = npr |Week6-8 = Georgia Tech (6–0) |Week6-8-Color = npr |Week6-9 = LSU (4–0–1) |Week6-9-Color = d |Week6-10 = Florida (4–1) |Week6-10-Color = d |Week7-1 = Notre Dame (6–0) (29) |Week7-1-Color = u |Week7-2 = Ohio State (6–0) (11) |Week7-2-Color = d |Week7-3 = Alabama (7–0) (7) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Arkansas (7–0) (1) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Nebraska (7–0) |Week7-5-Color = |Week7-6 = Texas (6–1) |Week7-6-Color = |Week7-7 = Georgia Tech (7–0) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = LSU (5–0–1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Florida (5–1) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = Purdue (5–1) |Week7-10-Color = npr |Week8-1 = Notre Dame (7–0) (26) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Alabama (8–0) (11) |Week8-2-Color = u |Week8-3 = Arkansas (8–0) (3) |Week8-3-Color = u |Week8-4 = Nebraska (8–0) |Week8-4-Color = u |Week8-5 = Texas (7–1) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Michigan (6–1) |Week8-6-Color = npr |Week8-7 = Ohio State (6–1) |Week8-7-Color = d |Week8-8 = Oregon State (7–1) (1) |Week8-8-Color = npr |Week8-9 = LSU (5–1–1) |Week8-9-Color = d |Week8-10 = Georgia Tech (7–1) |Week8-10-Color = d |Week9-1 = Notre Dame (8–0) (34) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Alabama (9–0) (9) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Arkansas (9–0) (2) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Nebraska (9–0) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Texas (8–1) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Michigan (7–1) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 = Ohio State (7–1) |Week9-7-Color = |Week9-8 = LSU (6–1–1) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Syracuse (7–2) |Week9-9-Color = npr |Week9-10 = Oregon (7–1–1) |Week9-10-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Notre Dame (9–0) (36) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Alabama (9–0) (6) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = Arkansas (10–0) (4) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 = Michigan (8–1) (1) |Week10-4-Color = u |Week10-5 = Texas (8–1) |Week10-5-Color = |Week10-6 = LSU (7–1–1) |Week10-6-Color = u |Week10-7 = Nebraska (9–1) |Week10-7-Color = d |Week10-8 = Oregon State (8–2) |Week10-8-Color = npr |Week10-9 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week10-9-Color = d |Week10-10 = Florida State (8–1–1) |Week10-10-Color= npr |Week11-1 = Alabama (10–0) (34) |Week11-1-Color = nc |Week11-2 = Arkansas (10–0) (11) |Week11-2-Color = u |Week11-3 = Notre Dame (9–1) (6) |Week11-3-Color = d |Week11-4 = Michigan (8–1) (3) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Texas (9–1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Nebraska (9–1) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = LSU (7–1–1) |Week11-7-Color = d |Week11-8 = Oregon State (8–2) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week11-9-Color = |Week11-10 = USC (7–3) |Week11-10-Color= npr

Final Coaches Poll

The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 1. Alabama received 22 of the 35 first-place votes; Arkansas received seven, Notre Dame four, and Michigan two.

RankingTeamConferenceBowl
1[Alabama](1964-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team)SECLost [Orange](1965-orange-bowl), 17–21
2[Arkansas](1964-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)Southwest**Won** [Cotton](1965-cotton-bowl-classic), 10–7
3[Notre Dame](1964-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)Independent*none*
4[Michigan](1964-michigan-wolverines-football-team)Big Ten**Won** [Rose](1965-rose-bowl), 34–7
5[Texas](1964-texas-longhorns-football-team)Southwest**Won** [Orange](1965-orange-bowl), 21–17
6[Nebraska](1964-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)Big EightLost [Cotton](1965-cotton-bowl-classic), 7–10
7[LSU](1964-lsu-tigers-football-team)SEC**Won** [Sugar](1965-sugar-bowl), 13–10
8[Oregon State](1964-oregon-state-beavers-football-team)AAWU (Pac-8)Lost [Rose](1965-rose-bowl), 7–34
9[Ohio State](1964-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)Big Ten*none*
10[USC](1964-usc-trojans-football-team)AAWU (Pac-8)
11[Florida State](1964-florida-state-seminoles-football-team)Independent**Won** [Gator](1965-gator-bowl-january), 36–19
12[Syracuse](1964-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)IndependentLost [Sugar](1965-sugar-bowl), 10–13
13[Princeton](1964-princeton-tigers-football-team)Ivy*none*
14[Penn State](1964-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team)Independent
[Utah](1964-utah-utes-football-team)WAC**Won** [Liberty](1964-liberty-bowl), 32–6
16[Illinois](1964-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)Big Ten*none*
[New Mexico](1964-new-mexico-lobos-football-team)WAC
18[Tulsa](1964-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team)MVC**Won** [Bluebonnet](1964-bluebonnet-bowl), 14–7
[Missouri](1964-missouri-tigers-football-team)Big Eight*none*
20[Michigan State](1964-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)Big Ten
[Mississippi](1964-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)SECLost [Bluebonnet](1964-bluebonnet-bowl), 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:

  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

References

  1. Green, Bob. (December 1, 1964). "Alabama named national football champion". Reading Eagle.
  2. (December 1, 1964). "Alabama takes over first in final poll". Bend Bulletin.
  3. (December 1, 1964). "Final UPI ratings". Reading Eagle.
  4. (December 19, 1964). "Alabama champions in Lit poll". Johnson City Press-Chronicle.
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