1970 NCAA University Division football rankings
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| 1970 NCAA University Division football rankings | |||
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| Season | 1970 | ||
| Bowl Season | 1970–71 bowl games | ||
| Preseason #1 | Ohio State | ||
| End of Season Champions | Nebraska (AP) Texas (Coaches) |
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NCAA University Division football rankings
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| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| (#-#-#) | Win-loss-tie record | |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
| Preseason |
Week 1 Sep 14 |
Week 2 Sep 21 |
Week 3 Sep 28 |
Week 4 Oct 5 |
Week 5 Oct 12 |
Week 6 Oct 19 |
Week 7 Oct 26 |
Week 8 Nov 2 |
Week 9 Nov 9 |
Week 10 Nov 16 |
Week 11 Nov 23 |
Week 12 Nov 30 |
Week 13 Dec 7 |
Week 14 (Final) |
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| 1. | Ohio State (19) | Ohio State (0–0) (24) | Ohio State (0–0) (14) | Ohio State (1–0) (25) | Ohio State (2–0) (27) | Ohio State (3–0) (20) | Ohio State (4–0) (19) | Texas (5–0) (15) | Texas (6–0) (20) | Notre Dame (7–0) (23) | Texas (8–0) (26) | Texas (8–0) (20) | Texas (9–0) (23) | Texas (10–0) (30) | Nebraska (11–0–1) (39) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas (7) | Texas (0–0) (6) | Texas (1–0) (16) | Texas (2–0) (14) | Texas (3–0) (6) | Texas (4–0) (13) | Texas (4–0) (9) | Ohio State (5–0) (16) | Notre Dame (6–0) (12) | Texas (7–0) (13) | Notre Dame (8–0) (7) | Ohio State (9–0) (14) | Ohio State (9–0) (12) | Ohio State (9–0) (10) | Notre Dame (10–1) (8) | 2. |
| 3. | USC (6) | USC (1–0) (7) | Stanford (2–0) (1) | Stanford (3–0) (1) | Notre Dame (3–0) | Notre Dame (4–0) (4) | Notre Dame (5–0) (4) | Notre Dame (5–0) (4) | Ohio State (6–0) (5) | Ohio State (7–0) (3) | Nebraska (9–0–1) (5) | Nebraska (10–0–1) (6) | Nebraska (10–0–1) (5) | Nebraska (10–0–1) (2) | Texas (10–1) (3) | 3. |
| 4. | Arkansas (1) | Stanford (1–0) | Penn State (1–0) (2) | Notre Dame (2–0) | USC (3–0–1) (3) | Ole Miss (4–0) (1) | Nebraska (5–0–1) (1) | Nebraska (6–0–1) (1) | Nebraska (7–0–1) | Nebraska (8–0–1) (3) | Michigan (9–0) (6) | Notre Dame (9–0) (3) | Arkansas (9–1) | Tennessee (10–1) | Tennessee (11–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Ole Miss (1) | Ole Miss (0–0) (1) | Ole Miss (1–0) (1) | USC (2–0–1) (1) | Ole Miss (3–0) (1) | Nebraska (4–0–1) (1) | Michigan (5–0) (1) | Michigan (6–0) (1) | Michigan (7–0) (2) | Michigan (8–0) (3) | Ohio State (8–0) (1) | Arkansas (9–1) | Tennessee (9–1) | LSU (9–2) | Ohio State (9–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (0–0) | Notre Dame (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0–1) | Nebraska (3–0–1) | Michigan (4–0) (1) | Auburn (5–0) (1) | Stanford (6–1) | Stanford (7–1) (1) | Stanford (8–1) | Arkansas (8–1) | LSU (7–2) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Arizona State (11–0) (2) | 6. |
| 7. | Penn State (1) | Penn State (0–0) (1) | USC (1–0–1) (2) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Michigan (3–0) (1) | Air Force (5–0) | Air Force (6–0) (1) | Air Force (7–0) (1) | Arkansas (6–1) | Arkansas (7–1) | LSU (7–1) | Tennessee (8–1) | Michigan (9–1) | Michigan (9–1) | LSU (9–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Michigan | Michigan (0–0) (1) | Nebraska (1–0–1) | Colorado (2–0) | Air Force (4–0) | Auburn (4–0) | Stanford (5–1) | Arkansas (5–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Auburn (7–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Michigan (9–1) | LSU (8–2) | Arizona State (10–0) (2) | Stanford (9–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Nebraska | Nebraska (1–0) | Missouri (2–0) | Michigan (2–0) (1) | Auburn (3–0) | Stanford (4–1) | Arkansas (4–1) | Tennessee (5–1) | Air Force (8–0) | LSU (6–1) | Arizona State (8–0) (1) | Arizona State (9–0) (2) | Arizona State (9–0) (2) | Arkansas (9–2) | Michigan (9–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Stanford | Missouri (1–0) | Michigan (1–0) (1) | Air Force (3–0) | Arkansas (3–1) | Arkansas (4–1) | USC (4–1–1) | LSU (5–1) | Auburn (6–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Air Force (9–1) | Ole Miss (7–1) | Auburn (8–2) | Auburn (8–2) | Auburn (9–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Missouri | Arkansas (0–1) | Houston (1–0) | Arkansas (2–1) | West Virginia (4–0) | USC (3–1–1) | Tennessee (4–1) | Arizona State (6–0) | LSU (5–1) | Arizona State (7–0) (1) | Stanford (8–2) | Auburn (7–2) | Air Force (9–2) | Air Force (9–2) | Arkansas (9–2) | 11. |
| 12. | LSU | LSU (0–0) | Arkansas (1–1) | Auburn (2–0) | Stanford (3–1) | Arizona State (4–0) | Arizona State (5–0) | Auburn (5–1) | Arizona State (6–0) | Ole Miss (6–1) | Ole Miss (7–1) | Air Force (9–2) | Stanford (8–3) | Stanford (8–3) | Toledo (12–0) | 12. |
| 13. | Houston | Kansas State (1–0) | Florida (2–0) | UCLA (3–0) | Georgia Tech (4–0) | Colorado (3–1) | Ole Miss (4–1) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Air Force (8–1) | Auburn (7–2) | Stanford (8–3) | Georgia Tech (8–3) | Georgia Tech (8–3) | Georgia Tech (9–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Kansas State | Florida (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | West Virginia (3–0) | Arizona State (3–0) | Tennessee (3–1) | LSU (4–1) | San Diego State (6–0) | San Diego State (7–0) | San Diego State (8–0) | San Diego State (9–0) | Dartmouth (9–0) | Toledo (11–0) | Dartmouth (9–0) | Dartmouth (9–0) | 14. |
| 15. | Florida | Houston (0–0) | UCLA (2–0) | Georgia Tech (3–0) | UCLA (3–1) | LSU (3–1) | Houston (3–1) | Pittsburgh (5–1) | Toledo (8–0) | Dartmouth (7–0) | Toledo (10–0) | Toledo (11–0) | Dartmouth (9–0) | Toledo (11–0) | USC (6–4–1) | 15. |
| 16. | Alabama | UCLA (1–0) | West Virginia (2–0) | Penn State (1–1) | Missouri (3–1) | Georgia Tech (4–1) | UCLA (4–2) | Oregon (5–2) | UCLA (5–3) | Toledo (9–0) | Dartmouth (8–0) | Georgia Tech (7–3) | Ole Miss (7–2) | USC (6–4–1) | Air Force (9–3) | 16. |
| 17. | South Carolina | West Virginia (1–0) | Tennessee (1–0) | Alabama (2–1) | Colorado (2–1) | Texas Tech (4–1) | San Diego State (6–0) | Missouri (4–3) | Dartmouth (6–0) | UCLA (5–3) | Georgia Tech (7–3) | Penn State (7–3) | USC (6–4–1) | Houston (8–3) | Tulane (8–4) | 17. |
| 18. | UCLA | Oklahoma (1–0) | Colorado (1–0) | Arizona State (2–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | Missouri (3–2) | Pittsburgh (4–1) | USC (4–2–1) | Houston (3–2) | USC (5–3–1) | Northwestern (5–4) | Northwestern (6–4) | Penn State (7–3) | Penn State (7–3) | Penn State (7–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Arizona State | Georgia (0–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | LSU (2–1) | Houston (2–1) т | Colorado (3–2) т | UCLA (4–3) | Alabama (5–3) | Oregon (6–3) | Texas Tech (8–2) | Colorado (6–4) | Northwestern (6–4) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Houston (8–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Auburn т | Arizona State (0–0) | Air Force (2–0) | Missouri (2–1) | Tennessee (2–1) | UCLA (3–2) т | Toledo (6–0) т | Northwestern (3–3) | Syracuse (4–3) | Kansas State (6–3) | Penn State (6–3) | Washington (6–4) | Oklahoma (7–4) | Oklahoma (7–4) | Oklahoma (7–4–1) т | 20. |
| 21. | Oklahoma т | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ole Miss (7–4) т | 21. |
| 22. | West Virginia т | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22. |
| 23. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23. |
| 24. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24. |
| 25. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25. |
| Preseason |
Week 1 Sep 14 |
Week 2 Sep 21 |
Week 3 Sep 28 |
Week 4 Oct 5 |
Week 5 Oct 12 |
Week 6 Oct 19 |
Week 7 Oct 26 |
Week 8 Nov 2 |
Week 9 Nov 9 |
Week 10 Nov 16 |
Week 11 Nov 23 |
Week 12 Nov 30 |
Week 13 Dec 7 |
Week 14 (Final) |
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| Dropped: Alabama South Carolina Auburn |
Dropped: LSU Kansas State Georgia Arizona State |
Dropped: Houston Florida Oklahoma Tennessee |
Dropped: Penn State Alabama |
Dropped: West Virginia North Carolina |
Dropped: Georgia Tech Texas Tech Missouri |
Dropped: Houston Colorado Toledo |
Dropped: Pittsburgh Oregon Missouri USC Northwestern |
Dropped: Houston Alabama Syracuse |
Dropped: UCLA USC Oregon Kansas State |
Dropped: San Diego State Texas Tech |
Dropped: Colorado Washington |
Dropped: Ole Miss Northwestern |
Dropped: Texas Tech |
Final Coaches' poll
| Ranking | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Texas |
| 2 | Ohio State |
| 3 | Nebraska |
| 4 | Tennessee |
| 5 | Notre Dame |
| 6 | LSU |
| 7 | Michigan |
| 8 | Arizona State |
| 9 | Auburn |
| 10 | Stanford |
| 11 | Air Force |
| 12 | Arkansas |
| 13 (t) | Dartmouth |
| 13 (t) | Houston |
| 15 | Oklahoma |
| 16 | Colorado |
| 17 (t) | Georgia Tech |
| 17 (t) | Toledo |
| 19 (t) | Penn State |
| 19 (t) | USC |
