Football
October 25, 1965 AP Football Poll
| Rank |
Team (FPV) |
Conf |
Rec |
Pts |
Last Week |
| 1 |
< |
2 |
Michigan State (19) |
Big Ten |
6-0 |
473 |
W 14-10 A #6 Purdue |
| 2 |
< |
1 |
Arkansas (23) |
Southwest |
6-0 |
466 |
W 55-20 H North Texas |
| 3 |
< |
3 |
Nebraska (9) |
Big 8 |
6-0 |
424 |
|
| 4 |
< |
7 |
Notre Dame |
Ind |
4-1 |
346 |
|
| 5 |
< |
9 |
LSU |
SEC |
5-1 |
230 |
|
| 6 |
< |
6 |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
4-1-1 |
201 |
|
| 7 |
< |
8 |
Florida |
SEC |
4-1 |
200 |
|
| 8 |
< |
4 |
USC |
AAWU |
4-1-1 |
93 |
|
| 9 |
< |
5 |
Texas |
Southwest |
4-2 |
68 |
|
| 10 |
< |
NR |
Alabama |
SEC |
4-1-1 |
62 |
|
| NR |
< |
10 |
Georgia |
SEC |
|
0 |
|
|
Others Receiving Votes
Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ohio State, Penn State, Princeton, Stanford, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas Tech, UCLA, Utah State, Washington State, Wyoming
Conference Breakdown
| Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
| SEC |
3 |
7.3 |
492 |
| Big Ten |
2 |
3.5 |
674 |
| Southwest |
2 |
5.5 |
534 |
| Big 8 |
1 |
3.0 |
424 |
| Ind |
1 |
4.0 |
346 |
| AAWU |
1 |
8.0 |
93 |
|
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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