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October 8, 1962 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Alabama (23) SEC 3-0 445 W 17-7 H Vanderbilt
2 < 3 Texas (20) Southwest 3-0 422  
3 < 4 Penn State (3) Ind 3-0 321  
4 < 6 USC (1) AAWU 3-0 271  
5 < 7 Mississippi (1) SEC 3-0 218  
6 < NR LSU SEC 2-0-1 159  
7 < 8 Washington AAWU 2-0-1 141  
8 < NR Arkansas (1) Southwest 3-0 135  
9 < NR Purdue Big Ten 1-0-1 133  
10 < 1 Ohio State Big Ten 1-1 126 L 9-7 A UCLA
NR < 5 Georgia Tech SEC 0  
NR < 10 Army Ind 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Georgia Tech, UCLA, Wisconsin, Miami (FL), West Virginia, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Michigan State, Missouri, Minnesota, Duke, Utah State, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Kansas

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 3 4.0 822
Southwest 2 5.0 557
AAWU 2 5.5 412
Big Ten 2 9.5 259
Ind 1 3.0 321

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.