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1962 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 USC (42) AAWU 10-0 509 W 25-0 H Notre Dame
2 < 2 Wisconsin (5) Big Ten 8-1 428  
3 < 3 Mississippi (2) SEC 9-0 393  
4 < 4 Texas Southwest 9-0-1 343  
5 < 5 Alabama (1) SEC 9-1 322  
6 < 6 Arkansas Southwest 9-1 228  
7 < 7 LSU SEC 8-1-1 184  
8 < 8 Oklahoma Big 8 8-2 173 W 37-6 A Oklahoma State
9 < 9 Penn State (2) Ind 9-1 135  
10 < 10 Minnesota Big Ten 6-2-1 91  

Others Receiving Votes

Dartmouth, Duke, Georgia Tech, Missouri, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon State, Washington

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 3 5.0 899
Southwest 2 5.0 571
Big Ten 2 6.0 519
AAWU 1 1.0 509
Big 8 1 8.0 173
Ind 1 9.0 135

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)
  • Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.