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1962 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Ohio State (41) Big Ten 0-0 558 DNP
2 < 3 Texas (1) Southwest 0-0 372 DNP
3 < 1 Alabama (3) SEC 0-0 325 DNP
4 < 8 Michigan State (2) Big Ten 0-0 278 DNP
5 < 4 LSU SEC 0-0 227 DNP
6 < 5 Mississippi (2) SEC 0-0 207 DNP
7 < NR Purdue (1) Big Ten 0-0 173 DNP
8 < NR Duke ACC 0-0 123 DNP
9 < NR Penn State Ind 0-0 111 DNP
10 < NR Washington AAWU 0-0 86 DNP
NR < 6 Minnesota Big Ten 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 9 Arkansas Southwest 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 10 Utah State Ind 0-0 0 DNP
NR < NR Arizona WAC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < NR Georgia Tech SEC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < NR Missouri Big 8 0-0 0 DNP
NR < NR Rice Southwest 0-0 0 DNP
NR < NR Rutgers MID3 0-0 0 DNP
NR < NR UCLA AAWU 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 7 Colorado Big 8  

Others Receiving Votes

Georgia Tech, Missouri, USC, Arkansas, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Navy, Oregon, Oklahoma, Tennessee, UCLA, Army, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Miami (FL), Utah State

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 3 4.0 1009
SEC 3 4.7 759
Southwest 1 2.0 372
ACC 1 8.0 123
Ind 1 9.0 111
AAWU 1 10.0 86

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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