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1973 NCAA Division I football rankings

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Field	Value
season	1973
preseason_number_1	USC
champions	Notre Dame (AP)
Alabama (Coaches)

Alabama (Coaches)

Two human polls comprised the 1973 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I 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 = USC (55) |Week1-2 = Ohio State (2) |Week1-3 = Texas (1) |Week1-4 = Nebraska (2) |Week1-5 = Michigan (2) |Week1-6 = Alabama |Week1-7 = Penn State (1) |Week1-8 = Notre Dame |Week1-9 = Tennessee |Week1-10 = UCLA |Week1-11 = Colorado т |Week1-11-Color = tw |Week1-12 = Oklahoma т |Week1-13 = Auburn |Week1-14 = Arizona State |Week1-15 = Florida |Week1-16 = LSU |Week1-17 = NC State |Week1-18 = Houston |Week1-19 = North Carolina |Week1-20 = Texas Tech |Week2-1 = USC (0–0) (49) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Nebraska (1–0) (8) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Ohio State (0–0) (2) |Week2-3-Color = d |Week2-4 = Texas (0–0) |Week2-4-Color = d |Week2-5 = Michigan (0–0) (1) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 = Alabama (0–0) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 = Penn State (0–0) (1) |Week2-7-Color = |Week2-8 = Notre Dame (0–0) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 = Tennessee (0–0) |Week2-9-Color = |Week2-10 = Colorado (0–0) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Oklahoma (0–0) |Week2-11-Color = |Week2-12 = Auburn (0–0) |Week2-12-Color = u |Week2-13 = Arizona State (0–0) |Week2-13-Color = u |Week2-14 = Florida (0–0) |Week2-14-Color = u |Week2-15 = LSU (0–0) |Week2-15-Color = u |Week2-16 = UCLA (0–1) |Week2-16-Color = d |Week2-17 = NC State (2–0) |Week2-17-Color = |Week2-18 = Houston (0–0) |Week2-18-Color = |Week2-19 = North Carolina (0–0) |Week2-19-Color = |Week2-20 = Texas Tech (0–0) |Week2-20-Color = |Week3-1 = USC (1–0) (38) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Nebraska (1–0) (8) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Ohio State (1–0) (11) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Alabama (1–0) (2) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Michigan (1–0) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 = Texas (0–0) |Week3-6-Color = d |Week3-7 = Penn State (1–0) (1) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = Notre Dame (0–0) |Week3-8-Color = |Week3-9 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Tennessee (1–0) |Week3-10-Color = d |Week3-11 = LSU (1–0) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = Auburn (1–0) |Week3-12-Color = |Week3-13 = Arizona State (1–0) |Week3-13-Color = |Week3-14 = NC State (2–0) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Florida (1–0) |Week3-15-Color = d |Week3-16 = Houston (1–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = Oklahoma State (1–0) |Week3-17-Color = npr |Week3-18 = UCLA (0–1) |Week3-18-Color = d |Week3-19 = Colorado (0–1) |Week3-19-Color = d |Week3-20 = |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = USC (2–0) (36) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Nebraska (2–0) (12) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Ohio State (1–0) (8) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 = Michigan (2–0) (1) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Alabama (2–0) (1) |Week4-5-Color = d |Week4-6 = Penn State (2–0) (2) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Oklahoma (1–0) (1) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Tennessee (2–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = LSU (2–0) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Auburn (2–0) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Oklahoma State (2–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Arizona State (2–0) |Week4-13-Color = |Week4-14 = Texas (0–1) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Houston (2–0) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Florida (2–0) |Week4-16-Color = d |Week4-17 = UCLA (1–1) |Week4-17-Color = u |Week4-18 = Miami (FL) (1–0) |Week4-18-Color = npr |Week4-19 = NC State (2–1) |Week4-19-Color = d |Week4-20 = Missouri (2–0) |Week4-20-Color = |Week5-1 = Ohio State (2–0) (35) |Week5-1-Color = u |Week5-2 = Nebraska (3–0) (10) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Alabama (3–0) (6) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = USC (2–0–1) (3.5) |Week5-4-Color = d |Week5-5 = Michigan (3–0) (2) |Week5-5-Color = d |Week5-6 = Oklahoma (1–0–1) (1.5) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Penn State (3–0) (3) |Week5-7-Color = d |Week5-8 = Notre Dame (2–0) |Week5-8-Color = d |Week5-9 = Tennessee (3–0) |Week5-9-Color = |Week5-10 = LSU (3–0) |Week5-10-Color = |Week5-11 = Oklahoma State (3–0) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Arizona State (3–0) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Texas (1–1) |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = Houston (3–0) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Missouri (3–0) |Week5-15-Color = u |Week5-16 = UCLA (2–1) |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = Miami (FL) (2–0) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = Colorado (2–1) |Week5-18-Color = npr |Week5-19 = SMU (3–0) |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = West Virginia (3–0) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Ohio State (3–0) (41) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Nebraska (4–0) (9) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Alabama (4–0) (6) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = USC (3–0–1) (1) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = Michigan (4–0) (1) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Oklahoma (2–0–1) |Week6-6-Color = |Week6-7 = Penn State (4–0) (3) |Week6-7-Color = |Week6-8 = Tennessee (4–0) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Notre Dame (3–0) |Week6-9-Color = d |Week6-10 = LSU (4–0) |Week6-10-Color = |Week6-11 = Arizona State (4–0) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Missouri (4–0) |Week6-12-Color = u |Week6-13 = Texas (2–1) |Week6-13-Color = |Week6-14 = Houston (4–0) |Week6-14-Color = |Week6-15 = UCLA (3–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Miami (FL) (2–1) |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = Colorado (3–1) |Week6-17-Color = u |Week6-18 = Tulane (3–0) |Week6-18-Color = npr |Week6-19 = Kansas (3–1) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = Miami (OH) (4–0) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Ohio State (4–0) (39) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Alabama (5–0) (6) |Week7-2-Color = u |Week7-3 = Oklahoma (3–0–1) (8) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = Michigan (5–0) (1) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = Penn State (5–0) (4) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = USC (4–0–1) |Week7-6-Color = d |Week7-7 = Missouri (5–0) (1) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Notre Dame (4–0) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = LSU (5–0) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = Tennessee (5–0) |Week7-10-Color = d |Week7-11 = Nebraska (4–1) |Week7-11-Color = d |Week7-12 = Arizona State (5–0) |Week7-12-Color = d |Week7-13 = UCLA (4–1) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Houston (5–0) |Week7-14-Color = |Week7-15 = Miami (FL) (3–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Colorado (4–1) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = Tulane (4–0) |Week7-17-Color = u |Week7-18 = Kansas (4–1) |Week7-18-Color = u |Week7-19 = Arizona (5–0) |Week7-19-Color = npr |Week7-20 = Miami (OH) (5–0) |Week7-20-Color = |Week8-1 = Ohio State (5–0) (35) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Alabama (6–0) (12) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Oklahoma (4–0–1) (8) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Michigan (6–0) (1) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Penn State (6–0) (4) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = USC (5–0–1) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 = Missouri (6–0) (1) |Week8-7-Color = |Week8-8 = Notre Dame (5–0) |Week8-8-Color = |Week8-9 = LSU (6–0) |Week8-9-Color = |Week8-10 = Nebraska (5–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Arizona State (6–0) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Houston (6–0) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = UCLA (5–1) |Week8-13-Color = |Week8-14 = Tennessee (5–1) |Week8-14-Color = d |Week8-15 = Tulane (5–0) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Miami (OH) (6–0) |Week8-16-Color = u |Week8-17 = Kansas (4–2) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = Texas Tech (5–1) |Week8-18-Color = npr |Week8-19 = Texas (3–2) |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = Richmond (6–0) |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Ohio State (6–0) (36) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Alabama (7–0) (12) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Oklahoma (5–0–1) (9) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Michigan (7–0) (1) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Notre Dame (6–0) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Penn State (7–0) (4) |Week9-6-Color = d |Week9-7 = LSU (7–0) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Arizona State (7–0) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = USC (5–1–1) |Week9-9-Color = d |Week9-10 = UCLA (6–1) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Tennessee (6–1) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = Missouri (6–1) |Week9-12-Color = d |Week9-13 = Nebraska (5–1–1) |Week9-13-Color = d |Week9-14 = Tulane (6–0) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Texas Tech (6–1) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = Miami (OH) (7–0) |Week9-16-Color = |Week9-17 = Colorado (5–2) |Week9-17-Color = npr |Week9-18 = Houston (6–1) |Week9-18-Color = d |Week9-19 = Auburn (5–2) т |Week9-19-Color = tnpr |Week9-20 = Texas (4–2) т |Week9-20-Color = |Week10-1 = Ohio State (7–0) (35) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Alabama (8–0) (14) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = Oklahoma (6–0–1) (7) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 = Michigan (8–0) (1) |Week10-4-Color = |Week10-5 = Notre Dame (7–0) (1) |Week10-5-Color = |Week10-6 = Penn State (8–0) (4) |Week10-6-Color = |Week10-7 = LSU (8–0) |Week10-7-Color = |Week10-8 = USC (6–1–1) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = UCLA (7–1) |Week10-9-Color = u |Week10-10 = Missouri (7–1) |Week10-10-Color= u |Week10-11 = Nebraska (6–1–1) |Week10-11-Color= u |Week10-12 = Texas Tech (7–1) |Week10-12-Color= u |Week10-13 = Texas (5–2) |Week10-13-Color= u |Week10-14 = Arizona State (7–1) |Week10-14-Color= d |Week10-15 = Houston (7–1) |Week10-15-Color= u |Week10-16 = Tennessee (6–2) |Week10-16-Color= d |Week10-17 = Miami (OH) (8–0) |Week10-17-Color= d |Week10-18 = Kansas (5–2–1) |Week10-18-Color= npr |Week10-19 = Kent State (7–1) |Week10-19-Color= npr |Week10-20 = Pittsburgh (5–2–1) |Week10-20-Color= npr |Week11-1 = Ohio State (8–0) (35) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Alabama (8–0) (13) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Oklahoma (7–0–1) (10) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Michigan (9–0) (1) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Notre Dame (8–0) (1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Penn State (9–0) (1) |Week11-6-Color = |Week11-7 = LSU (8–0) |Week11-7-Color = |Week11-8 = UCLA (8–1) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = USC (7–1–1) |Week11-9-Color = d |Week11-10 = Nebraska (7–1–1) |Week11-10-Color= u |Week11-11 = Texas (6–2) |Week11-11-Color= u |Week11-12 = Texas Tech (8–1) |Week11-12-Color= |Week11-13 = Arizona State (8–1) |Week11-13-Color= u |Week11-14 = Missouri (7–2) |Week11-14-Color= d |Week11-15 = Houston (8–1) |Week11-15-Color= |Week11-16 = Tennessee (6–2) |Week11-16-Color= |Week11-17 = Miami (OH) (9–0) |Week11-17-Color= |Week11-18 = Kansas (6–2–1) |Week11-18-Color= |Week11-19 = Arizona (8–1) |Week11-19-Color= npr |Week11-20 = NC State (6–3) |Week11-20-Color= npr |Week12-1 = Ohio State (9–0) (34) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Alabama (9–0) (16) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Oklahoma (8–0–1) (9) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Michigan (10–0) (1) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 = Notre Dame (8–0) (1) |Week12-5-Color = |Week12-6 = Penn State (10–0) (1) |Week12-6-Color = |Week12-7 = LSU (9–0) |Week12-7-Color = |Week12-8 = UCLA (9–1) |Week12-8-Color = |Week12-9 = USC (8–1–1) |Week12-9-Color = |Week12-10 = Nebraska (8–1–1) |Week12-10-Color= |Week12-11 = Texas (7–2) |Week12-11-Color= |Week12-12 = Texas Tech (9–1) |Week12-12-Color= |Week12-13 = Arizona State (9–1) |Week12-13-Color= |Week12-14 = Houston (8–1) |Week12-14-Color= u |Week12-15 = Miami (OH) (10–0) |Week12-15-Color= u |Week12-16 = NC State (7–3) |Week12-16-Color= u |Week12-17 = Tulane (8–1) |Week12-17-Color= npr |Week12-18 = Oklahoma State (5–2–2) |Week12-18-Color= npr |Week12-19 = Missouri (7–3) |Week12-19-Color= d |Week12-20 = |Week12-20-Color= npr |Week13-1 = Alabama (10–0) (36) |Week13-1-Color = u |Week13-2 = Oklahoma (9–0–1) (20) |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Ohio State (9–0–1) (2) |Week13-3-Color = d |Week13-4 = Michigan (10–0–1) (1) |Week13-4-Color = |Week13-5 = Notre Dame (9–0) (2) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = Penn State (11–0) (2) |Week13-6-Color = |Week13-7 = USC (9–1–1) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = LSU (9–1) |Week13-8-Color = d |Week13-9 = Texas (8–2) |Week13-9-Color = u |Week13-10 = UCLA (9–2) |Week13-10-Color= d |Week13-11 = Arizona State (10–1) |Week13-11-Color= u |Week13-12 = Texas Tech (10–1) |Week13-12-Color= |Week13-13 = Nebraska (8–2–1) |Week13-13-Color= d |Week13-14 = Houston (9–1) |Week13-14-Color= |Week13-15 = Miami (OH) (10–0) |Week13-15-Color= |Week13-16 = NC State (8–3) |Week13-16-Color= |Week13-17 = Kansas (7–3–1) |Week13-17-Color= u |Week13-18 = Maryland (8–3) |Week13-18-Color= npr |Week13-19 = Tennessee (7–3) |Week13-19-Color= npr |Week13-20 = Missouri (7–4) |Week13-20-Color= d |Week14-1 = Alabama (11–0) (34) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = Oklahoma (10–0–1) (16) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 = Notre Dame (10–0) (2) |Week14-3-Color = u |Week14-4 = Ohio State (9–0–1) (2) |Week14-4-Color = d |Week14-5 = Michigan (10–0–1) (1) |Week14-5-Color = d |Week14-6 = Penn State (11–0) (3) |Week14-6-Color = |Week14-7 = USC (9–1–1) |Week14-7-Color = |Week14-8 = Texas (8–2) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = UCLA (9–2) |Week14-9-Color = u |Week14-10 = Arizona State (10–1) |Week14-10-Color= u |Week14-11 = Texas Tech (10–1) |Week14-11-Color= u |Week14-12 = Nebraska (8–2–1) |Week14-12-Color= u |Week14-13 = LSU (9–2) |Week14-13-Color= d |Week14-14 = Houston (10–1) |Week14-14-Color= |Week14-15 = Miami (OH) (10–0) |Week14-15-Color= |Week14-16 = NC State (8–3) |Week14-16-Color= |Week14-17 = Tulane (9–2) |Week14-17-Color= npr |Week14-18 = Maryland (8–3) |Week14-18-Color= |Week14-19 = Kansas (7–3–1) |Week14-19-Color= d |Week14-20 = Tennessee (8–3) |Week14-20-Color= d |Week15-1 = Notre Dame (11–0) (33) |Week15-1-Color = nc |Week15-2 = Ohio State (10–0–1) (11) |Week15-2-Color = u |Week15-3 = Oklahoma (10–0–1) (16) |Week15-3-Color = d |Week15-4 = Alabama (11–1) |Week15-4-Color = d |Week15-5 = Penn State (12–0) |Week15-5-Color = u |Week15-6 = Michigan (10–0–1) |Week15-6-Color = d |Week15-7 = Nebraska (9–2–1) |Week15-7-Color = u |Week15-8 = USC (9–2–1) |Week15-8-Color = d |Week15-9 = Arizona State (11–1) т |Week15-9-Color = tu |Week15-10 = Houston (11–1) т |Week15-10-Color= u |Week15-11 = Texas Tech (11–1) |Week15-11-Color= |Week15-12 = UCLA (9–2) |Week15-12-Color= d |Week15-13 = LSU (9–3) |Week15-13-Color= |Week15-14 = Texas (8–3) |Week15-14-Color= d |Week15-15 = Miami (OH) (11–0) |Week15-15-Color= |Week15-16 = NC State (9–3) |Week15-16-Color= |Week15-17 = Missouri (8–4) |Week15-17-Color= npr |Week15-18 = Kansas (7–4–1) |Week15-18-Color= u |Week15-19 = Tennessee (8–4) |Week15-19-Color= u |Week15-20 = |Week15-20-Color= d

Final Coaches Poll

This was the last season in which the final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in early December.

Alabama received 21 of the 34 first-place votes; Oklahoma received nine, Ohio State two, Notre Dame one, and Michigan one.

Ranking	Team	Conference	Bowl
1	Alabama	SEC	Lost Sugar, 23–24
2	Oklahoma	Big Eight	none
3	Ohio State	Big Ten	Won Rose, 42–21
4	Notre Dame	Independent	Won Sugar, 24–23
5	Penn State	Independent	Won Orange, 16–9
6	Michigan	Big Ten	none
7	USC	Pac-8	Lost Rose, 21–42
8	Texas	Southwest	Lost Cotton, 3–19
9	UCLA	Pac-8	none
10	Arizona State	WAC	Won Fiesta, 28–7
11	Nebraska	Big Eight	Won Cotton, 19–3
Texas Tech	Southwest	Won Gator, 28–19
13	Houston	Independent	Won Bluebonnet, 47–7
14	LSU	SEC	Lost Orange, 9–16
15	Kansas	Big Eight	Lost Liberty, 18–31
Tulane	Independent	Lost Bluebonnet, 7–47
17	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	Won Tangerine, 16–7
18	Maryland	ACC	Lost Peach, 16–17
19	San Diego State	PCAA	none
Florida	SEC	Lost Tangerine, 7–16

Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and Pac-8 conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.

References

References

(December 4, 1973). "Tide tops both polls". Reading Eagle.

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