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1963 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 USC (34) AAWU 0-0 484 DNP
2 < 3 Mississippi (9) SEC 0-0 389 DNP
3 < 5 Alabama (5) SEC 0-0 337 DNP
4 < 8 Oklahoma Big 8 0-0 331 DNP
5 < 4 Texas Southwest 0-0 305 DNP
6 < NR Northwestern Big Ten 0-0 297 DNP
7 < 2 Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 234 DNP
8 < 6 Arkansas Southwest 0-0 148 DNP
9 < NR Navy Ind 0-0 78 DNP
10 < NR Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 53 DNP
10 < NR Washington AAWU 0-0 53 DNP
NR < 7 LSU SEC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 9 Penn State Ind 0-0 0 DNP

Others Receiving Votes

Arizona State, Army, Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida, Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami (FL), Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rice, Syracuse, UCLA

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 3 7.7 584
SEC 2 2.5 726
AAWU 2 5.5 537
Southwest 2 6.5 453
Big 8 1 4.0 331
Ind 1 9.0 78

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.