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October 22, 1962 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Texas (23) Southwest 5-0 491 W 7-3 H #7 Arkansas
2 < 2 Alabama (18) SEC 5-0 465  
3 < 8 Northwestern (8) Big Ten 4-0 390  
4 < 3 USC (1) AAWU 4-0 363  
5 < 10 Wisconsin (1) Big Ten 4-0 279  
6 < 4 LSU SEC 4-0-1 232  
7 < 5 Mississippi SEC 4-0 228  
8 < 9 Washington AAWU 4-0-1 170  
9 < 7 Arkansas Southwest 4-1 82  
10 < NR Michigan State Big Ten 3-1 79  
NR < 6 Ohio State Big Ten 0  

Others Receiving Votes

Auburn, Penn State, Oregon, Maryland, Ohio State, Nebraska, Duke, Miami (FL), West Virginia, Purdue, Army, UCLA, Ohio, Navy

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 3 5.0 925
Big Ten 3 6.0 748
Southwest 2 5.0 573
AAWU 2 6.0 533

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.