1968 NCAA University Division football rankings
























Two human polls comprised the 1968 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 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.




Contents






  • 1 Legend


  • 2 AP Poll


  • 3 Final Coaches' poll


  • 4 References





Legend







































 
Increase in ranking

 
Decrease in ranking

 
Not ranked previous week

 
National champion

(#–#)

 
Win–loss record

(Italics)

 
Number of first place votes

т


Tied with team above or below also with this symbol


AP Poll


For the 1968 season, the AP Poll returned to ranking 20 teams per week, after ranking only 10 per week from 1962 to 1967. This was also the second time (first since 1965) that the final AP Poll was conducted in January after the completion of bowl season, rather than at the end of the regular season. The final poll would continue to be conducted after bowl season from this season forward.

































































































































































































































































































































































































































Preseason
Aug[1]
Week 1
Sep 16[2]
Week 2
Sep 23[3]
Week 3
Sep 30[4]
Week 4
Oct 7[5]
Week 5
Oct 14[6]
Week 6
Oct 21[7]
Week 7
Oct 28[8]
Week 8
Nov 4[9]
Week 9
Nov 11[10]
Week 10
Nov 18[11]
Week 11
Nov 25[12]
Week 12
Dec 2[13]
Week 13 (Final)
Jan[14]
1.
Purdue (14)
Purdue (0–0) (14)
Purdue (1–0) (25)
Purdue (2–0) (42)
Purdue (3–0) (35)
USC (4–0) (23)
USC (5–0) (21)
USC (5–0) (24)
USC (6–0) (19)
USC (7–0) (32)
USC (8–0) (27)
Ohio State (9–0) (21.5)
Ohio State (9–0) (34)
Ohio State (10–0) (44)
1.
2.
USC (10)
USC (0–0) (8)
Notre Dame (1–0) (19)
USC (2–0) (2)
USC (3–0) (1)
Ohio State (3–0) (12)
Ohio State (4–0) (15)
Ohio State (5–0) (12)
Ohio State (6–0) (14)
Ohio State (7–0) (14)
Ohio State (8–0) (7)
USC (9–0) (24.5)
USC (9–0–1) (2)
Penn State (11–0) (2)
2.
3.
Notre Dame (3)
Notre Dame (0–0) (2)
USC (1–0) (4)
Penn State (2–0) (1)
Penn State (3–0) (1)
Penn State (4–0) (3)
Kansas (5–0) (5)
Kansas (6–0) (6)
Kansas (7–0) (10)
Penn State (7–0) (1)
Penn State (8–0) (2)
Penn State (9–0) (3)
Penn State (9–0) (3)
Texas (9–1–1) (2)
3.
4. Oklahoma Texas (0–0) (2)
Penn State (1–0) (1)
Florida (2–0) Ohio State (2–0) Kansas (4–0) (4)
Penn State (4–0) (1)
Penn State (5–0) (1)
Penn State (6–0) (1)
Michigan (7–1) Michigan (8–1) Georgia (7–0–2) (1)
Georgia (8–0–2) USC (9–1–1) 4.
5.
Texas (3)
Oklahoma (0–0) Florida (1–0) Notre Dame (1–1) Notre Dame (2–1) Purdue (3–1) Notre Dame (4–1) Tennessee (4–0–1) Tennessee (5–0–1) (1)
Georgia (6–0–2) Georgia (7–0–2) (1)
Kansas (9–1) Texas (8–1–1) Notre Dame (7–2–1) 5.
6.
Oregon State (2)
Florida (0–0) Texas (0–0–1) Ohio State (1–0) Kansas (3–0) Notre Dame (3–1) Tennessee (4–0–1) Purdue (5–1) Purdue (6–1) Missouri (7–1) Texas (7–1–1) Texas (7–1–1) Kansas (9–1) Arkansas (10–1) (1)
6.
7.
Florida (1)
Alabama (0–0) (2)
Alabama (1–0) Nebraska (3–0) Florida (3–0) Florida (4–0) Purdue (4–1) Georgia (5–0–1) Michigan (6–1) Kansas (7–1) Kansas (8–1) Tennessee (7–1–1) Notre Dame (7–2–1) Kansas (9–2) 7.
8. Penn State Oregon State (0–0) UCLA (1–0) Kansas (2–0) LSU (3–0) Tennessee (3–0–1) Georgia (4–0–1) California (5–1) Missouri (6–1) Texas (6–1–1) Tennessee (6–1–1) Arkansas (9–1) Tennessee (8–1–1) Georgia (8–1–2) 8.
9. Tennessee Ohio State (0–0) Nebraska (2–0) UCLA (2–0) Nebraska (3–0) Arkansas (4–0) Miami (FL) (4–1) Michigan (5–1) Georgia (5–0–2) Notre Dame (6–2) Arkansas (8–1) Notre Dame (7–2) Arkansas (9–1) Missouri (8–3) 9.
10. Alabama Penn State (0–0) Houston (1–0–1) LSU (2–0) Tennessee (2–0–1) Georgia (3–0–1) Syracuse (3–1) Missouri (5–1) Texas (5–1–1) Arkansas (7–1) Notre Dame (7–2) Houston (6–1–2) Oklahoma (7–3) Purdue (8–2) 10.
11. Ohio State
Houston (1–0)
Ohio State (0–0) Alabama (2–0) Houston (2–0–1) Syracuse (3–1) California (4–1) Texas (4–1–1) California (5–1–1) Tennessee (5–1–1) Houston (5–1–2) Oklahoma (6–3) Purdue (8–2) Oklahoma (7–4) 11.
12. Texas A&M Tennessee (0–0–1)
Kansas (1–0)
Houston (1–0–1) Michigan State (3–0) Miami (FL) (3–1) Michigan (4–1) Notre Dame (4–2) Notre Dame (5–2) Auburn (6–2) Purdue (7–2) Purdue (8–2) Alabama (8–2) Michigan (8–2) 12.
13. Indiana Texas A&M (0–0) Indiana (1–0) Miami (FL) (2–0)
Ole Miss (3–0)
Nebraska (3–1) Texas (3–1–1)
SMU (5–1)
Houston (3–1–2) Oregon State (6–2) Missouri (7–2) Michigan (8–2) Michigan (8–2) Tennessee (8–2–1) 13.
14. Nebraska Nebraska (1–0) LSU (1–0) Arizona State (2–0) Arkansas (3–0) Stanford (3–1) Missouri (4–1) LSU (5–1) Arkansas (6–1) Houston (4–1–2) Oklahoma (5–3) Oregon State (7–3) Oregon State (7–3) SMU (8–3) 14.
15. Minnesota Indiana (0–0) Miami (FL) (1–0) Tennessee (1–0–1) Syracuse (2–1)
Texas Tech (3–0–1)
Florida (4–1) Houston (3–1–1) Oregon State (5–2) Purdue (6–2) Alabama (7–2) Alabama (7–2) Ohio (10–0) Oregon State (7–3) 15.
16. UCLA Minnesota (0–0) т Tennessee (0–0–1) Georgia (1–0–1) California (3–0) Ole Miss (3–1) Arkansas (4–1) Michigan State (4–2) Ohio (7–0) Alabama (6–2) Oregon State (6–3) Missouri (7–3) Missouri (7–3) Auburn (7–4) 16.
17. Arizona State UCLA (0–0) т Minnesota (0–1) Texas A&M (1–1) Georgia (2–0–1) Texas (2–1–1) Ole Miss (4–1) Arkansas (5–1) Michigan State (4–3) Ohio (8–0) Ohio (9–0) Ohio (10–0) Arizona State (8–2) Alabama (8–3) 17.
18. LSU
Georgia (0–0–1)
Oregon State (0–1) (1)

California (2–0)

Stanford (3–0)

Michigan (3–1)
LSU (4–1) Florida State (4–1)
Auburn (5–2)
California (5–2–1) California (6–2–1) Auburn (6–3) Houston (6–2–2) Houston (6–2–2) 18.
19. Syracuse Miami (FL) (0–0) Arizona State (1–0)
Michigan State (2–0)

Florida State (2–1)
Indiana (3–1) Texas Tech (3–0–2)
Ohio (6–0)
Wyoming (6–2) Indiana (6–2) Auburn (6–3)
Arizona (8–1)
Florida State (8–2) LSU (8–3) 19.
20. Miami (FL) LSU (0–0)
Wyoming (1–1)

Arkansas (2–0)
Oregon State (2–1)

  • LSU (3–1) т


  • Missouri (3–1) т

Florida State (3–1) Florida (4–1–1) LSU (5–2) Wyoming (6–2) Wyoming (7–2) Arizona State (7–2) SMU (7–3) Ohio (10–1) 20.
Preseason
Aug[1]
Week 1
Sep 16[2]
Week 2
Sep 23[3]
Week 3
Sep 30[4]
Week 4
Oct 7[5]
Week 5
Oct 14[6]
Week 6
Oct 21[7]
Week 7
Oct 28[8]
Week 8
Nov 4[9]
Week 9
Nov 11[10]
Week 10
Nov 18[11]
Week 11
Nov 25[12]
Week 12
Dec 2[13]
Week 13 (Final)
Jan[14]

Dropped:

  • Arizona State

  • Syracuse



Dropped:

  • Georgia

  • Oklahoma

  • Texas A&M



Dropped:

  • Indiana

  • Minnesota

  • Oregon State

  • Texas

  • Wyoming



Dropped:

  • Alabama

  • Arizona State

  • Miami (FL)

  • Texas A&M

  • UCLA



Dropped:

  • California

  • Florida State

  • Houston

  • Michigan State

  • Oregon State



Dropped:

  • Indiana

  • Nebraska

  • Stanford



Dropped:

  • Miami (FL)

  • Ole Miss

  • Syracuse

  • Texas Tech



Dropped:

  • Florida

  • Florida State

  • SMU



Dropped:

  • LSU

  • Michigan State



Dropped:
  • Indiana


Dropped:

  • California

  • Wyoming



Dropped:

  • Arizona

  • Auburn



Dropped:

  • Arizona State

  • Florida State




Final Coaches' poll


The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in early December.[15]
Ohio State received 28 of the 34 first-place votes; USC received four and Penn State two.



































































































































Ranking
Team
Conference
Bowl
1

Ohio State

Big Ten

Won Rose, 27–16
2

USC

Pac-8
Lost Rose, 16–27
3

Penn State

Independent

Won Orange, 15–14
4

Georgia

SEC
Lost Sugar, 2–16
5

Texas

Southwest

Won Cotton, 36–13
6

Kansas

Big Eight
Lost Orange, 14–15
7

Tennessee
SEC
Lost Cotton, 13–36
8

Notre Dame
Independent

none
9

Arkansas
Southwest

Won Sugar, 16–2
10

Oklahoma
Big Eight
Lost Bluebonnet, 27–28
11

Purdue
Big Ten

none
12

Alabama
SEC
Lost Gator, 10–35
13

Oregon State
Pac-8

none
14

Florida State
Independent
Lost Peach, 27–31
15

Michigan
Big Ten

none
16

SMU
Southwest

Won Bluebonnet, 28–27
17

Missouri
Big Eight

Won Gator, 35–10
18

Ohio

Mid-American
Lost Tangerine, 42–49

Minnesota
Big Ten

none
20

Houston
Independent

Stanford
Pac-8

Source:[15][16]



  • 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





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  2. ^ "September 16, 1968 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  3. ^ "September 23, 1968 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  4. ^ "September 30, 1968 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  5. ^ "October 7, 1968 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  6. ^ "October 14, 1968 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  7. ^ "October 21, 1968 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  8. ^ "October 28, 1968 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  9. ^ "November 4, 1968 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  10. ^ "November 11, 1968 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  11. ^ "November 18, 1968 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  12. ^ "November 25, 1968 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  13. ^ "December 2, 1968 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  14. ^ "1968 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.


  15. ^ ab "Ohio State captures national grid crown". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. December 3, 1968. p. 6.


  16. ^ http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt












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