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November 8, 1965 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Michigan State (32) Big Ten 8-0 482 W 35-0 A Iowa
2 < 2 Arkansas (14) Southwest 8-0 459  
3 < 3 Nebraska (4) Big 8 8-0 406  
4 < 4 Notre Dame (1) Ind 6-1 381  
5 < 5 Alabama SEC 6-1-1 288  
6 < 6 USC AAWU 5-1-1 240  
7 < 8 UCLA AAWU 5-1-1 170  
8 < NR Tennessee SEC 4-0-2 96  
9 < 9 Missouri Big 8 5-2-1 94  
10 < 10 Kentucky SEC 6-2 73  
NR < 7 Georgia Tech Ind 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Auburn, Dartmouth, Florida, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Princeton, Purdue, Texas, Texas Tech, Tulsa, Utah State, Washington State, Wyoming

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 3 7.7 457
Big 8 2 6.0 500
AAWU 2 6.5 410
Big Ten 1 1.0 482
Southwest 1 2.0 459
Ind 1 4.0 381

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.