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1965 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 4 Alabama (37) SEC 9-1-1 537 W 39-28 N #3 Nebraska (Orange)
2 < 1 Michigan State (18) Big Ten 10-1 479 L 14-12 N #5 UCLA (Rose)
3 < 2 Arkansas (1) Southwest 10-1 413  
4 < 5 UCLA (1) AAWU 8-2-1 391  
5 < 3 Nebraska Big 8 10-1 358 L 39-28 N #4 Alabama (Orange)
6 < 6 Missouri Big 8 8-2-1 260  
7 < 7 Tennessee SEC 8-1-2 214  
8 < NR LSU SEC 8-3 149  
9 < 9 Notre Dame Ind 7-2-1 123  
10 < 8 USC AAWU 7-2-1 80  
NR < 10 Texas Tech Southwest 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Dartmouth, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Ohio State, Purdue, Syracuse, Texas Tech

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 3 5.3 900
Big 8 2 5.5 618
AAWU 2 7.0 471
Big Ten 1 2.0 479
Southwest 1 3.0 413
Ind 1 9.0 123

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.