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1969 NCAA University Division football rankings

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Field	Value
season	1969
preseason_number_1	Ohio State
champions	Texas

Two human polls comprised the 1969 NCAA University Division football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Legend

		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

|Week1-1 = Ohio State (26) |Week1-2 = Arkansas (2) |Week1-3 = Penn State (3) |Week1-4 = Texas (1) |Week1-5 = USC |Week1-6 = Oklahoma |Week1-7 = Houston (1) |Week1-8 = Georgia |Week1-9 = Ole Miss |Week1-10 = Missouri |Week1-11 = Notre Dame |Week1-12 = Michigan State |Week1-13 = Alabama |Week1-14 = Indiana |Week1-15 = Tennessee |Week1-16 = Stanford |Week1-17 = UCLA |Week1-18 = Purdue |Week1-19 = Minnesota |Week1-20 = Auburn |Week2-1 = Ohio State (0–0) (25) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Penn State (1–0) (5) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Arkansas (1–0) (1) |Week2-3-Color = d |Week2-4 = Texas (1–0) (2) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = USC (1–0) (1) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 = Georgia (1–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Ole Miss (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Indiana (1–0) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Missouri (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = d |Week2-12 = Florida (1–0) (2) |Week2-12-Color = npr |Week2-13 = Michigan State (1–0) |Week2-13-Color = d |Week2-14 = UCLA (2–0) |Week2-14-Color = u |Week2-15 = Alabama (1–0) |Week2-15-Color = d |Week2-16 = Purdue (1–0) |Week2-16-Color = u |Week2-17 = Auburn (1–0) |Week2-17-Color = u |Week2-18 = Arizona State (1–0) |Week2-18-Color = npr |Week2-19 = Tennessee (1–0) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = Michigan (1–0) |Week2-20-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Ohio State (1–0) (35) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Penn State (2–0) (2) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Arkansas (2–0) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Texas (2–0) (3) |Week3-4-Color = |Week3-5 = USC (2–0) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week3-6-Color = |Week3-7 = Georgia (2–0) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = Purdue (2–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Missouri (2–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Tennessee (2–0) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = UCLA (3–0) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = Florida (2–0) |Week3-12-Color = |Week3-13 = Michigan (2–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Michigan State (2–0) |Week3-14-Color = d |Week3-15 = Alabama (2–0) |Week3-15-Color = |Week3-16 = LSU (2–0) |Week3-16-Color = npr |Week3-17 = Stanford (2–0) |Week3-17-Color = npr |Week3-18 = West Virginia (3–0) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = Wyoming (2–0) |Week3-19-Color = npr |Week3-20 = Ole Miss (1–1) |Week3-20-Color = d |Week4-1 = Ohio State (2–0) (34) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Texas (3–0) (5) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Arkansas (3–0) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 = USC (3–0) (1) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Penn State (3–0) (1) |Week4-5-Color = d |Week4-6 = Georgia (3–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Missouri (3–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week4-8-Color = d |Week4-9 = Purdue (3–0) |Week4-9-Color = d |Week4-10 = Tennessee (3–0) |Week4-10-Color = |Week4-11 = UCLA (4–0) |Week4-11-Color = |Week4-12 = Florida (3–0) |Week4-12-Color = |Week4-13 = Alabama (3–0) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = LSU (3–0) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Notre Dame (2–1) |Week4-15-Color = npr |Week4-16 = Stanford (2–1) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = West Virginia (4–0) |Week4-17-Color = u |Week4-18 = Wyoming (3–0) |Week4-18-Color = u |Week4-19 = Michigan State (2–1) |Week4-19-Color = d |Week4-20 = |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Ohio State (3–0) (31) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Texas (4–0) (5) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = USC (4–0) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Arkansas (4–0) |Week5-4-Color = d |Week5-5 = Penn State (4–0) |Week5-5-Color = |Week5-6 = Missouri (4–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Tennessee (4–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = UCLA (5–0) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = LSU (4–0) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Florida (4–0) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Oklahoma (2–1) |Week5-12-Color = d |Week5-13 = Michigan (3–1) |Week5-13-Color = npr |Week5-14 = Georgia (3–1) |Week5-14-Color = d |Week5-15 = Auburn (3–1) |Week5-15-Color = u |Week5-16 = Wyoming (4–0) |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = Purdue (3–1) |Week5-17-Color = d |Week5-18 = Stanford (2–2) |Week5-18-Color = d |Week5-19 = Ole Miss (2–2) |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = Alabama (3–1) |Week5-20-Color = d |Week6-1 = Ohio State (4–0) (27) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Texas (4–0) (5) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Tennessee (5–0) (1) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Arkansas (4–0) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = Missouri (5–0) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = UCLA (6–0) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = USC (4–0–1) |Week6-7-Color = d |Week6-8 = Penn State (5–0) (1) |Week6-8-Color = d |Week6-9 = LSU (5–0) |Week6-9-Color = |Week6-10 = Florida (5–0) |Week6-10-Color = |Week6-11 = Oklahoma (3–1) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Notre Dame (3–1–1) |Week6-12-Color = d |Week6-13 = Georgia (4–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Auburn (4–1) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = Purdue (4–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Wyoming (5–0) |Week6-16-Color = |Week6-17 = Ole Miss (3–2) |Week6-17-Color = u |Week6-18 = Kansas State (4–1) |Week6-18-Color = npr |Week6-19 = Stanford (3–2) |Week6-19-Color = d |Week6-20 = Air Force (3–2) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Ohio State (5–0) (35) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Texas (5–0) (2) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Tennessee (5–0) (1) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Arkansas (5–0) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Penn State (6–0) (1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = USC (5–0–1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Florida (6–0) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = LSU (6–0) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = UCLA (6–0–1) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = Notre Dame (4–1–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Georgia (5–1) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Kansas State (5–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Purdue (5–1) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Missouri (5–1) |Week7-14-Color = d |Week7-15 = Wyoming (6–0) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Stanford (3–2–1) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = Auburn (4–2) |Week7-17-Color = d |Week7-18 = Colorado (4–2) |Week7-18-Color = npr |Week7-19 = Air Force (4–2) |Week7-19-Color = u |Week7-20 = Michigan (4–2) |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week8-1 = Ohio State (6–0) (30) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Texas (6–0) (5) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Tennessee (6–0) (2) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Arkansas (6–0) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Penn State (7–0) (1) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = USC (6–0–1) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 = UCLA (7–0–1) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Notre Dame (5–1–1) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Missouri (6–1) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Purdue (6–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Auburn (5–2) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = LSU (6–1) |Week8-12-Color = d |Week8-13 = Florida (6–1) |Week8-13-Color = d |Week8-14 = Stanford (4–2–1) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Kansas State (5–2) |Week8-15-Color = d |Week8-16 = Georgia (5–2) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Ole Miss (4–3) |Week8-17-Color = npr |Week8-18 = Michigan (5–2) |Week8-18-Color = u |Week8-19 = Air Force (5–2) |Week8-19-Color = |Week8-20 = |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Ohio State (7–0) (25) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Texas (7–0) (4) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Tennessee (7–0) (2) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Arkansas (7–0) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Penn State (7–0) (1) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = USC (7–0–1) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 = UCLA (7–0–1) |Week9-7-Color = |Week9-8 = Missouri (7–1) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Notre Dame (6–1–1) |Week9-9-Color = d |Week9-10 = Purdue (7–1) |Week9-10-Color = |Week9-11 = Auburn (6–2) |Week9-11-Color = |Week9-12 = LSU (7–1) |Week9-12-Color = |Week9-13 = Stanford (5–2–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Michigan (6–2) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Florida (6–1–1) |Week9-15-Color = d |Week9-16 = Georgia (5–2–1) |Week9-16-Color = |Week9-17 = Nebraska (6–2) |Week9-17-Color = u |Week9-18 = Houston (6–2) т |Week9-18-Color = tnpr |Week9-19 = Ole Miss (5–3) т |Week9-19-Color = d |Week9-20 = Air Force (6–2) |Week9-20-Color = d |Week10-1 = Ohio State (8–0) (31) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Texas (8–0) (7) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = Arkansas (8–0) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = Penn State (8–0) (1) |Week10-4-Color = u |Week10-5 = USC (8–0–1) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = UCLA (8–0–1) |Week10-6-Color = u |Week10-7 = Missouri (8–1) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = Notre Dame (7–1–1) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = Tennessee (7–1) |Week10-9-Color = d |Week10-10 = LSU (8–1) |Week10-10-Color= u |Week10-11 = Auburn (7–2) |Week10-11-Color= |Week10-12 = Michigan (7–2) |Week10-12-Color= u |Week10-13 = Ole Miss (6–3) |Week10-13-Color= u |Week10-14 = Stanford (6–2–1) |Week10-14-Color= d |Week10-15 = Florida (7–1–1) |Week10-15-Color= |Week10-16 = Nebraska (7–2) |Week10-16-Color= u |Week10-17 = Purdue (7–2) |Week10-17-Color= d |Week10-18 = West Virginia (8–1) |Week10-18-Color= npr |Week10-19 = Houston (6–2) |Week10-19-Color= d |Week10-20 = Toledo (9–0) |Week10-20-Color= npr |Week11-1 = Texas (8–0) (33) |Week11-1-Color = u |Week11-2 = Arkansas (8–0) |Week11-2-Color = u |Week11-3 = Penn State (9–0) (3) |Week11-3-Color = u |Week11-4 = Ohio State (8–1) |Week11-4-Color = d |Week11-5 = USC (9–0–1) (1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Missouri (9–1) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Michigan (8–2) (1) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Notre Dame (8–1–1) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = LSU (9–1) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Tennessee (8–1) |Week11-10-Color= d |Week11-11 = UCLA (8–1–1) |Week11-11-Color= d |Week11-12 = Auburn (7–2) |Week11-12-Color= d |Week11-13 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week11-13-Color= u |Week11-14 = Ole Miss (6–3) |Week11-14-Color= d |Week11-15 = Stanford (7–2–1) |Week11-15-Color= d |Week11-16 = Purdue (8–2) |Week11-16-Color= u |Week11-17 = Florida (7–1–1) |Week11-17-Color= d |Week11-18 = Houston (7–2) |Week11-18-Color= u |Week11-19 = West Virginia (9–1) |Week11-19-Color= d |Week11-20 = Toledo (10–0) |Week11-20-Color= |Week12-1 = Texas (9–0) (31) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Arkansas (9–0) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Penn State (10–0) (3) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Ohio State (8–1) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 = USC (9–0–1) (1) |Week12-5-Color = |Week12-6 = Missouri (9–1) |Week12-6-Color = |Week12-7 = Michigan (8–2) (1) |Week12-7-Color = |Week12-8 = LSU (9–1) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Notre Dame (8–1–1) |Week12-9-Color = d |Week12-10 = UCLA (8–1–1) |Week12-10-Color= u |Week12-11 = Auburn (8–2) |Week12-11-Color= u |Week12-12 = Tennessee (9–1) |Week12-12-Color= d |Week12-13 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week12-13-Color= |Week12-14 = Ole Miss (7–3) |Week12-14-Color= |Week12-15 = Purdue (8–2) |Week12-15-Color= u |Week12-16 = West Virginia (9–1) |Week12-16-Color= u |Week12-17 = Stanford (7–2–1) |Week12-17-Color= d |Week12-18 = Florida (8–1–1) |Week12-18-Color= d |Week12-19 = Houston (8–2) |Week12-19-Color= d |Week12-20 = Toledo (10–0) |Week12-20-Color= |Week13-1 = Texas (10–0) (22) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Penn State (10–0) (5) |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Arkansas (9–1) |Week13-3-Color = d |Week13-4 = Ohio State (8–1) (1) |Week13-4-Color = |Week13-5 = USC (9–0–1) (1) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = Missouri (9–1) |Week13-6-Color = |Week13-7 = Michigan (8–2) (1) |Week13-7-Color = |Week13-8 = LSU (9–1) |Week13-8-Color = |Week13-9 = Notre Dame (8–1–1) |Week13-9-Color = |Week13-10 = UCLA (8–1–1) |Week13-10-Color= |Week13-11 = Tennessee (9–1) |Week13-11-Color= u |Week13-12 = Auburn (8–2) |Week13-12-Color= d |Week13-13 = Ole Miss (7–3) |Week13-13-Color= u |Week13-14 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week13-14-Color= d |Week13-15 = Florida (8–1–1) |Week13-15-Color= u |Week13-16 = Stanford (7–2–1) |Week13-16-Color= u |Week13-17 = Houston (8–2) т |Week13-17-Color= tu |Week13-18 = Purdue (8–2) т |Week13-18-Color= d |Week13-19 = West Virginia (9–1) |Week13-19-Color= d |Week13-20 = Toledo (10–0) |Week13-20-Color= |Week14-1 = Texas (11–0) (36) |Week14-1-Color = nc |Week14-2 = Penn State (11–0) (7) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 = USC (10–0–1) |Week14-3-Color = u |Week14-4 = Ohio State (8–1) (2) |Week14-4-Color = |Week14-5 = Notre Dame (8–2–1) |Week14-5-Color = u |Week14-6 = Missouri (9–2) |Week14-6-Color = |Week14-7 = Arkansas (9–2) |Week14-7-Color = d |Week14-8 = Ole Miss (8–3) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Michigan (8–3) |Week14-9-Color = d |Week14-10 = LSU (9–1) |Week14-10-Color= d |Week14-11 = Nebraska (9–2) |Week14-11-Color= u |Week14-12 = Houston (9–2) |Week14-12-Color= u |Week14-13 = UCLA (8–1–1) |Week14-13-Color= d |Week14-14 = Florida (9–1–1) |Week14-14-Color= u |Week14-15 = Tennessee (9–2) |Week14-15-Color= d |Week14-16 = Colorado (8–3) |Week14-16-Color= npr |Week14-17 = West Virginia (10–1) |Week14-17-Color= u |Week14-18 = Purdue (8–2) |Week14-18-Color= d |Week14-19 = Stanford (7–2–1) |Week14-19-Color= d |Week14-20 = Auburn (8–3) |Week14-20-Color= d

Final Coaches Poll

The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in early December. One coach on the 35-member board did not vote. Texas received 28 of the 34 first-place votes; Penn State received four and one each went to USC and Nebraska.

Ranking	Team	Conference	Bowl
1	Texas	Southwest	Won Cotton, 21–17
2	Penn State	Independent	Won Orange, 10–3
3	Arkansas	Southwest	Lost Sugar, 22–27
4	USC	Pac-8	Won Rose, 10–3
5	Ohio State	Big Ten	none
6	Missouri	Big Eight	Lost Orange, 3–10
7	LSU	SEC	none
8	Michigan	Big Ten	Lost Rose, 3–10
9	Notre Dame	Independent	Lost Cotton, 17–21
10	UCLA	Pac-8	none
11	Tennessee	SEC	Lost Gator, 13–14
12	Nebraska	Big Eight	Won Sun, 46–6
13	Mississippi	SEC	Won Sugar, 27–22
14	Stanford	Pac-8	none
15	Auburn	SEC	Lost Bluebonnet, 7–36
16	Houston	Independent	Won Bluebonnet, 36–7
17	Florida	SEC	Won Gator, 14–13
18	Purdue	Big Ten	none
San Diego State	PCAA	Won Pasadena, 28–7
West Virginia	Independent	Won Peach, 14–3

Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and Pac-8 conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.
The Ivy League has prohibited its members from participating in postseason football since the league was officially formed in 1954.

References

References

Nissenson, Herschel. (December 9, 1969). "Penn State No. 2; UPI list is final". Reading Eagle.

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