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1969 NCAA University Division football rankings
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| season | 1969 |
| preseason_number_1 | [Ohio State](1969-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team) |
| champions | [Texas](1969-texas-longhorns-football-team) |
Two human polls comprised the 1969 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
|Week1-1 = Ohio State (26) |Week1-2 = Arkansas (2) |Week1-3 = Penn State (3) |Week1-4 = Texas (1) |Week1-5 = USC |Week1-6 = Oklahoma |Week1-7 = Houston (1) |Week1-8 = Georgia |Week1-9 = Ole Miss |Week1-10 = Missouri |Week1-11 = Notre Dame |Week1-12 = Michigan State |Week1-13 = Alabama |Week1-14 = Indiana |Week1-15 = Tennessee |Week1-16 = Stanford |Week1-17 = UCLA |Week1-18 = Purdue |Week1-19 = Minnesota |Week1-20 = Auburn |Week2-1 = Ohio State (0–0) (25) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Penn State (1–0) (5) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Arkansas (1–0) (1) |Week2-3-Color = d |Week2-4 = Texas (1–0) (2) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = USC (1–0) (1) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 = Georgia (1–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Ole Miss (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Indiana (1–0) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Missouri (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = d |Week2-12 = Florida (1–0) (2) |Week2-12-Color = npr |Week2-13 = Michigan State (1–0) |Week2-13-Color = d |Week2-14 = UCLA (2–0) |Week2-14-Color = u |Week2-15 = Alabama (1–0) |Week2-15-Color = d |Week2-16 = Purdue (1–0) |Week2-16-Color = u |Week2-17 = Auburn (1–0) |Week2-17-Color = u |Week2-18 = Arizona State (1–0) |Week2-18-Color = npr |Week2-19 = Tennessee (1–0) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = Michigan (1–0) |Week2-20-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Ohio State (1–0) (35) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Penn State (2–0) (2) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Arkansas (2–0) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Texas (2–0) (3) |Week3-4-Color = |Week3-5 = USC (2–0) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week3-6-Color = |Week3-7 = Georgia (2–0) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = Purdue (2–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Missouri (2–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Tennessee (2–0) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = UCLA (3–0) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = Florida (2–0) |Week3-12-Color = |Week3-13 = Michigan (2–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Michigan State (2–0) |Week3-14-Color = d |Week3-15 = Alabama (2–0) |Week3-15-Color = |Week3-16 = LSU (2–0) |Week3-16-Color = npr |Week3-17 = Stanford (2–0) |Week3-17-Color = npr |Week3-18 = West Virginia (3–0) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = Wyoming (2–0) |Week3-19-Color = npr |Week3-20 = Ole Miss (1–1) |Week3-20-Color = d |Week4-1 = Ohio State (2–0) (34) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Texas (3–0) (5) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Arkansas (3–0) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 = USC (3–0) (1) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Penn State (3–0) (1) |Week4-5-Color = d |Week4-6 = Georgia (3–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Missouri (3–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week4-8-Color = d |Week4-9 = Purdue (3–0) |Week4-9-Color = d |Week4-10 = Tennessee (3–0) |Week4-10-Color = |Week4-11 = UCLA (4–0) |Week4-11-Color = |Week4-12 = Florida (3–0) |Week4-12-Color = |Week4-13 = Alabama (3–0) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = LSU (3–0) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Notre Dame (2–1) |Week4-15-Color = npr |Week4-16 = Stanford (2–1) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = West Virginia (4–0) |Week4-17-Color = u |Week4-18 = Wyoming (3–0) |Week4-18-Color = u |Week4-19 = Michigan State (2–1) |Week4-19-Color = d |Week4-20 = |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Ohio State (3–0) (31) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Texas (4–0) (5) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = USC (4–0) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Arkansas (4–0) |Week5-4-Color = d |Week5-5 = Penn State (4–0) |Week5-5-Color = |Week5-6 = Missouri (4–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Tennessee (4–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = UCLA (5–0) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = LSU (4–0) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Florida (4–0) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Oklahoma (2–1) |Week5-12-Color = d |Week5-13 = Michigan (3–1) |Week5-13-Color = npr |Week5-14 = Georgia (3–1) |Week5-14-Color = d |Week5-15 = Auburn (3–1) |Week5-15-Color = u |Week5-16 = Wyoming (4–0) |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = Purdue (3–1) |Week5-17-Color = d |Week5-18 = Stanford (2–2) |Week5-18-Color = d |Week5-19 = Ole Miss (2–2) |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = Alabama (3–1) |Week5-20-Color = d |Week6-1 = Ohio State (4–0) (27) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Texas (4–0) (5) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Tennessee (5–0) (1) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Arkansas (4–0) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = Missouri (5–0) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = UCLA (6–0) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = USC (4–0–1) |Week6-7-Color = d |Week6-8 = Penn State (5–0) (1) |Week6-8-Color = d |Week6-9 = LSU (5–0) |Week6-9-Color = |Week6-10 = Florida (5–0) |Week6-10-Color = |Week6-11 = Oklahoma (3–1) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Notre Dame (3–1–1) |Week6-12-Color = d |Week6-13 = Georgia (4–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Auburn (4–1) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = Purdue (4–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Wyoming (5–0) |Week6-16-Color = |Week6-17 = Ole Miss (3–2) |Week6-17-Color = u |Week6-18 = Kansas State (4–1) |Week6-18-Color = npr |Week6-19 = Stanford (3–2) |Week6-19-Color = d |Week6-20 = Air Force (3–2) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Ohio State (5–0) (35) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Texas (5–0) (2) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Tennessee (5–0) (1) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Arkansas (5–0) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Penn State (6–0) (1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = USC (5–0–1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Florida (6–0) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = LSU (6–0) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = UCLA (6–0–1) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = Notre Dame (4–1–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Georgia (5–1) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Kansas State (5–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Purdue (5–1) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Missouri (5–1) |Week7-14-Color = d |Week7-15 = Wyoming (6–0) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Stanford (3–2–1) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = Auburn (4–2) |Week7-17-Color = d |Week7-18 = Colorado (4–2) |Week7-18-Color = npr |Week7-19 = Air Force (4–2) |Week7-19-Color = u |Week7-20 = Michigan (4–2) |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week8-1 = Ohio State (6–0) (30) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Texas (6–0) (5) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Tennessee (6–0) (2) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Arkansas (6–0) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Penn State (7–0) (1) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = USC (6–0–1) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 = UCLA (7–0–1) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Notre Dame (5–1–1) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Missouri (6–1) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Purdue (6–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Auburn (5–2) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = LSU (6–1) |Week8-12-Color = d |Week8-13 = Florida (6–1) |Week8-13-Color = d |Week8-14 = Stanford (4–2–1) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Kansas State (5–2) |Week8-15-Color = d |Week8-16 = Georgia (5–2) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Ole Miss (4–3) |Week8-17-Color = npr |Week8-18 = Michigan (5–2) |Week8-18-Color = u |Week8-19 = Air Force (5–2) |Week8-19-Color = |Week8-20 = |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Ohio State (7–0) (25) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Texas (7–0) (4) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Tennessee (7–0) (2) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Arkansas (7–0) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Penn State (7–0) (1) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = USC (7–0–1) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 = UCLA (7–0–1) |Week9-7-Color = |Week9-8 = Missouri (7–1) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Notre Dame (6–1–1) |Week9-9-Color = d |Week9-10 = Purdue (7–1) |Week9-10-Color = |Week9-11 = Auburn (6–2) |Week9-11-Color = |Week9-12 = LSU (7–1) |Week9-12-Color = |Week9-13 = Stanford (5–2–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Michigan (6–2) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Florida (6–1–1) |Week9-15-Color = d |Week9-16 = Georgia (5–2–1) |Week9-16-Color = |Week9-17 = Nebraska (6–2) |Week9-17-Color = u |Week9-18 = Houston (6–2) т |Week9-18-Color = tnpr |Week9-19 = Ole Miss (5–3) т |Week9-19-Color = d |Week9-20 = Air Force (6–2) |Week9-20-Color = d |Week10-1 = Ohio State (8–0) (31) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Texas (8–0) (7) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = Arkansas (8–0) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = Penn State (8–0) (1) |Week10-4-Color = u |Week10-5 = USC (8–0–1) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = UCLA (8–0–1) |Week10-6-Color = u |Week10-7 = Missouri (8–1) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = Notre Dame (7–1–1) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = Tennessee (7–1) |Week10-9-Color = d |Week10-10 = LSU (8–1) |Week10-10-Color= u |Week10-11 = Auburn (7–2) |Week10-11-Color= |Week10-12 = Michigan (7–2) |Week10-12-Color= u |Week10-13 = Ole Miss (6–3) |Week10-13-Color= u |Week10-14 = Stanford (6–2–1) |Week10-14-Color= d |Week10-15 = Florida (7–1–1) |Week10-15-Color= |Week10-16 = Nebraska (7–2) |Week10-16-Color= u |Week10-17 = Purdue (7–2) |Week10-17-Color= d |Week10-18 = West Virginia (8–1) |Week10-18-Color= npr |Week10-19 = Houston (6–2) |Week10-19-Color= d |Week10-20 = Toledo (9–0) |Week10-20-Color= npr |Week11-1 = Texas (8–0) (33) |Week11-1-Color = u |Week11-2 = Arkansas (8–0) |Week11-2-Color = u |Week11-3 = Penn State (9–0) (3) |Week11-3-Color = u |Week11-4 = Ohio State (8–1) |Week11-4-Color = d |Week11-5 = USC (9–0–1) (1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Missouri (9–1) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Michigan (8–2) (1) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Notre Dame (8–1–1) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = LSU (9–1) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Tennessee (8–1) |Week11-10-Color= d |Week11-11 = UCLA (8–1–1) |Week11-11-Color= d |Week11-12 = Auburn (7–2) |Week11-12-Color= d |Week11-13 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week11-13-Color= u |Week11-14 = Ole Miss (6–3) |Week11-14-Color= d |Week11-15 = Stanford (7–2–1) |Week11-15-Color= d |Week11-16 = Purdue (8–2) |Week11-16-Color= u |Week11-17 = Florida (7–1–1) |Week11-17-Color= d |Week11-18 = Houston (7–2) |Week11-18-Color= u |Week11-19 = West Virginia (9–1) |Week11-19-Color= d |Week11-20 = Toledo (10–0) |Week11-20-Color= |Week12-1 = Texas (9–0) (31) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Arkansas (9–0) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Penn State (10–0) (3) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Ohio State (8–1) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 = USC (9–0–1) (1) |Week12-5-Color = |Week12-6 = Missouri (9–1) |Week12-6-Color = |Week12-7 = Michigan (8–2) (1) |Week12-7-Color = |Week12-8 = LSU (9–1) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Notre Dame (8–1–1) |Week12-9-Color = d |Week12-10 = UCLA (8–1–1) |Week12-10-Color= u |Week12-11 = Auburn (8–2) |Week12-11-Color= u |Week12-12 = Tennessee (9–1) |Week12-12-Color= d |Week12-13 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week12-13-Color= |Week12-14 = Ole Miss (7–3) |Week12-14-Color= |Week12-15 = Purdue (8–2) |Week12-15-Color= u |Week12-16 = West Virginia (9–1) |Week12-16-Color= u |Week12-17 = Stanford (7–2–1) |Week12-17-Color= d |Week12-18 = Florida (8–1–1) |Week12-18-Color= d |Week12-19 = Houston (8–2) |Week12-19-Color= d |Week12-20 = Toledo (10–0) |Week12-20-Color= |Week13-1 = Texas (10–0) (22) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Penn State (10–0) (5) |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Arkansas (9–1) |Week13-3-Color = d |Week13-4 = Ohio State (8–1) (1) |Week13-4-Color = |Week13-5 = USC (9–0–1) (1) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = Missouri (9–1) |Week13-6-Color = |Week13-7 = Michigan (8–2) (1) |Week13-7-Color = |Week13-8 = LSU (9–1) |Week13-8-Color = |Week13-9 = Notre Dame (8–1–1) |Week13-9-Color = |Week13-10 = UCLA (8–1–1) |Week13-10-Color= |Week13-11 = Tennessee (9–1) |Week13-11-Color= u |Week13-12 = Auburn (8–2) |Week13-12-Color= d |Week13-13 = Ole Miss (7–3) |Week13-13-Color= u |Week13-14 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week13-14-Color= d |Week13-15 = Florida (8–1–1) |Week13-15-Color= u |Week13-16 = Stanford (7–2–1) |Week13-16-Color= u |Week13-17 = Houston (8–2) т |Week13-17-Color= tu |Week13-18 = Purdue (8–2) т |Week13-18-Color= d |Week13-19 = West Virginia (9–1) |Week13-19-Color= d |Week13-20 = Toledo (10–0) |Week13-20-Color= |Week14-1 = Texas (11–0) (36) |Week14-1-Color = nc |Week14-2 = Penn State (11–0) (7) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 = USC (10–0–1) |Week14-3-Color = u |Week14-4 = Ohio State (8–1) (2) |Week14-4-Color = |Week14-5 = Notre Dame (8–2–1) |Week14-5-Color = u |Week14-6 = Missouri (9–2) |Week14-6-Color = |Week14-7 = Arkansas (9–2) |Week14-7-Color = d |Week14-8 = Ole Miss (8–3) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Michigan (8–3) |Week14-9-Color = d |Week14-10 = LSU (9–1) |Week14-10-Color= d |Week14-11 = Nebraska (9–2) |Week14-11-Color= u |Week14-12 = Houston (9–2) |Week14-12-Color= u |Week14-13 = UCLA (8–1–1) |Week14-13-Color= d |Week14-14 = Florida (9–1–1) |Week14-14-Color= u |Week14-15 = Tennessee (9–2) |Week14-15-Color= d |Week14-16 = Colorado (8–3) |Week14-16-Color= npr |Week14-17 = West Virginia (10–1) |Week14-17-Color= u |Week14-18 = Purdue (8–2) |Week14-18-Color= d |Week14-19 = Stanford (7–2–1) |Week14-19-Color= d |Week14-20 = Auburn (8–3) |Week14-20-Color= d
Final Coaches Poll
The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in early December. One coach on the 35-member board did not vote. Texas received 28 of the 34 first-place votes; Penn State received four and one each went to USC and Nebraska.
| Ranking | Team | Conference | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Texas](1969-texas-longhorns-football-team) | Southwest | **Won** [Cotton](1970-cotton-bowl-classic), 21–17 |
| 2 | [Penn State](1969-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team) | Independent | **Won** [Orange](1970-orange-bowl), 10–3 |
| 3 | [Arkansas](1969-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team) | Southwest | Lost [Sugar](1970-sugar-bowl), 22–27 |
| 4 | [USC](1969-usc-trojans-football-team) | Pac-8 | **Won** [Rose](1970-rose-bowl), 10–3 |
| 5 | [Ohio State](1969-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team) | Big Ten | *none* |
| 6 | [Missouri](1969-missouri-tigers-football-team) | Big Eight | Lost [Orange](1970-orange-bowl), 3–10 |
| 7 | [LSU](1969-lsu-tigers-football-team) | SEC | *none* |
| 8 | [Michigan](1969-michigan-wolverines-football-team) | Big Ten | Lost [Rose](1970-rose-bowl), 3–10 |
| 9 | [Notre Dame](1969-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team) | Independent | Lost [Cotton](1970-cotton-bowl-classic), 17–21 |
| 10 | [UCLA](1969-ucla-bruins-football-team) | Pac-8 | *none* |
| 11 | [Tennessee](1969-tennessee-volunteers-football-team) | SEC | **Lost** [Gator](1969-gator-bowl), 13–14 |
| 12 | [Nebraska](1969-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team) | Big Eight | **Won** [Sun](1969-sun-bowl), 46–6 |
| 13 | [Mississippi](1969-ole-miss-rebels-football-team) | SEC | **Won** [Sugar](1970-sugar-bowl), 27–22 |
| 14 | [Stanford](1969-stanford-indians-football-team) | Pac-8 | *none* |
| 15 | [Auburn](1969-auburn-tigers-football-team) | SEC | Lost [Bluebonnet](1969-astro-bluebonnet-bowl), 7–36 |
| 16 | [Houston](1969-houston-cougars-football-team) | Independent | **Won** [Bluebonnet](1969-astro-bluebonnet-bowl), 36–7 |
| 17 | [Florida](1969-florida-gators-football-team) | SEC | Won [Gator](1969-gator-bowl), 14–13 |
| 18 | [Purdue](1969-purdue-boilermakers-football-team) | Big Ten | *none* |
| [San Diego State](1969-san-diego-state-aztecs-football-team) | PCAA | **Won** Pasadena, 28–7 | |
| [West Virginia](1969-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-team) | Independent | **Won** [Peach](1969-peach-bowl), 14–3 |
References
References
- Nissenson, Herschel. (December 9, 1969). "Penn State No. 2; UPI list is final". Reading Eagle.
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