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October 29, 1962 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 3 Northwestern (34) Big Ten 5-0 494 W 35-6 H Notre Dame
2 < 2 Alabama (15) SEC 6-0 445  
3 < 4 USC (1) AAWU 5-0 351  
4 < 6 LSU SEC 5-0-1 304  
5 < 1 Texas Southwest 5-0-1 281 T 14-14 A Rice
6 < 7 Mississippi (1) SEC 5-0 270  
7 < 10 Michigan State (1) Big Ten 4-1 174  
8 < 9 Arkansas Southwest 5-1 126  
9 < 8 Washington AAWU 4-0-2 54  
10 < NR Auburn SEC 5-0 50  
NR < 5 Wisconsin Big Ten 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Wisconsin, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Penn State, Missouri, Duke, Oregon, Army, Dartmouth, Miami (FL), West Virginia, Georgia Tech

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 4 5.5 1069
Big Ten 2 4.0 668
AAWU 2 6.0 405
Southwest 2 6.5 407

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.