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October 1, 1962 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Ohio State (18) Big Ten 1-0 335 W 41-7 H North Carolina
2 < 1 Alabama (19) SEC 2-0 329 W 44-6 A Tulane
3 < 3 Texas (3) Southwest 2-0 266  
4 < 4 Penn State Ind 2-0 227  
5 < 8 Georgia Tech SEC 2-0 178  
6 < 9 USC AAWU 2-0 125  
7 < 7 Mississippi SEC 2-0 107  
8 < NR Washington AAWU 1-0-1 71  
9 < NR Miami (FL) Ind 2-0 63  
10 < NR Army Ind 2-0 61  
NR < 5 LSU SEC 0  
NR < 6 Michigan State Big Ten 0  
NR < 10 Missouri Big 8 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Nebraska, Stanford, New Mexico, Missouri, Arkansas, Northwestern, LSU, Iowa, Michigan State, Purdue, West Virginia, Houston, Duke, Florida, Notre Dame, Minnesota, Auburn, Oregon, UCLA, Maryland

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 3 4.7 614
Ind 3 7.7 351
AAWU 2 7.0 196
Big Ten 1 1.0 335
Southwest 1 3.0 266

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.