Football
September 20, 1965 AP Football Poll
| Rank |
Team (FPV) |
Conf |
Rec |
Pts |
Last Week |
| 1 |
< |
3 |
Notre Dame (24) |
Ind |
1-0 |
472 |
W 48-6 A California |
| 2 |
< |
1 |
Nebraska (16) |
Big 8 |
1-0 |
429 |
W 34-14 H TCU |
| 3 |
< |
2 |
Texas (7) |
Southwest |
1-0 |
376 |
|
| 4 |
< |
4 |
Michigan (2) |
Big Ten |
1-0 |
289 |
|
| 5 |
< |
6 |
Arkansas (4) |
Southwest |
1-0 |
280 |
|
| 6 |
< |
9 |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
1-0 |
208 |
|
| 7 |
< |
8 |
LSU |
SEC |
1-0 |
164 |
|
| 8 |
< |
NR |
Florida |
SEC |
1-0 |
95 |
|
| 9 |
< |
NR |
Syracuse |
Ind |
1-0 |
84 |
|
| 10 |
< |
NR |
Kentucky |
SEC |
1-0 |
78 |
|
| NR |
< |
5 |
Alabama |
SEC |
0-1 |
0 |
L 18-17 A Georgia |
| NR |
< |
7 |
USC |
AAWU |
|
0 |
|
| NR |
< |
10 |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
|
0 |
|
|
Others Receiving Votes
Georgia, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Ohio State, Oregon State, Penn State, USC, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Wyoming
Conference Breakdown
| Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
| SEC |
3 |
8.3 |
337 |
| Southwest |
2 |
4.0 |
656 |
| Big Ten |
2 |
5.0 |
497 |
| Ind |
2 |
5.0 |
556 |
| Big 8 |
1 |
2.0 |
429 |
|
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.
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