COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS
United Press International
Final yearly rankings
1950 1951 1952
1. Oklahoma 1. Tennessee 1. Michigan St.
2. Texas 2. Michigan St. 2. Georgia Tech
3. Tennessee 3. Illinois 3. Notre Dame
4. California 4. Maryland 4. Oklahoma
5. Army 5. Georgia Tech Southern Cal
6. Michigan 6. Princeton 6. UCLA
7. Kentucky 7. Stanford 7. Mississippi
8. Princeton 8. Wisconsin 8. Tennessee
9. Michigan St. 9. Baylor 9. Alabama
10. Ohio St. 10. Texas Christian 10. Wisconsin
11. Illinois 11. Oklahoma 11. Texas
12. Clemson 12. California 12. Purdue
13. Miami (Fla.) 13. Notre Dame 13. Maryland
14. Wyoming 14. San Francisco 14. Princeton
15. Washington Purdue 15. Ohio St.
Baylor Washington St. Pittsburgh
17. Alabama 17. Holy Cross 17. Navy
18. Wash. & Lee UCLA 18. Duke
19. Navy Kentucky 19. Houston
20. Nebraska 20. Kansas 20. Kentucky
Wisconsin
Cornell
1953 1954 1955
1. Maryland 1. UCLA 1. Oklahoma
2. Notre Dame 2. Ohio St. 2. Michigan St.
3. Michigan St. 3. Oklahoma 3. Maryland
4. UCLA 4. Notre Dame 4. UCLA
5. Oklahoma 5. Navy 5. Ohio St.
6. Rice 6. Mississippi 6. Texas Christian
7. Illinois 7. Army 7. Georgia Tech
8. Texas 8. Arkansas 8. Auburn
9. Georgia Tech 9. Miami (Fla.) 9. Mississippi
10. Iowa 10. Wisconsin 10. Notre Dame
11. Alabama 11. Southern Cal 11. Pittsburgh
12. Texas Tech Maryland 12. Southern Cal
13. West Va. Georgia Tech 13. Michigan
14. Wisconsin 14. Duke 14. Texas A&M
15. Kentucky 15. Michigan 15. Army
16. Army 16. Penn St. 16. Duke
17. Stanford 17. Southern Methodist 17. West Va.
18. Duke 18. Denver 18. Rice
19. Michigan 19. Rice 19. Iowa
20. Ohio St. 20. Minnesota 20. Navy
Stanford
Miami (Ohio)
1956 1957 1958
1. Oklahoma 1. Ohio St. 1. LSU
2. Tennessee 2. Auburn 2. Iowa
3. Iowa 3. Michigan St. 3. Army
4. Georgia Tech 4. Oklahoma 4. Auburn
5. Texas A&M 5. Iowa 5. Oklahoma
6. Miami (Fla.) 6. Navy 6. Wisconsin
7. Michigan 7. Rice 7. Ohio St.
8. Syracuse 8. Mississippi 8. Air Force
9. Minnesota 9. Notre Dame 9. Texas Christian
10. Michigan St. 10. Texas A&M 10. Syracuse
11. Baylor 11. Texas 11. Purdue
12. Pittsburgh 12. Arizona St. 12. Mississippi
13. Oregon St. 13. Army 13. Clemson
14. Texas Christian 14. Duke 14. Notre Dame
15. Southern Cal Wisconsin 15. Florida
16. Wyoming 16. Tennessee 16. California
17. Yale 17. Oregon 17. Northwestern
18. Colorado 18. Clemson 18. Southern Methodist
19. Navy UCLA (Only 18 teams
20. Duke 20. North Caro. St. received votes)
1959 1960 1961
1. Syracuse 1. Minnesota 1. Alabama
2. Mississippi 2. Iowa 2. Ohio St.
3. LSU 3. Mississippi 3. LSU
4. Texas 4. Missouri 4. Texas
5. Georgia 5. Washington 5. Mississippi
6. Wisconsin 6. Navy 6. Minnesota
7. Washington 7. Arkansas 7. Colorado
8. Texas Christian 8. Ohio St. 8. Arkansas
9. Arkansas 9. Kansas 9. Michigan St.
10. Penn St. 10. Alabama 10. Utah St.
11. Clemson 11. Duke 11. Purdue
12. Illinois Baylor Missouri
13. Alabama Michigan St. 13. Georgia Tech
Southern Cal 14. Auburn 14. Duke
15. Auburn 15. Purdue 15. Kansas
16. Michigan St. 16. Florida 16. Syracuse
17. Oklahoma 17. Texas 17. Wyoming
18. Notre Dame 18. Yale 18. Wisconsin
19. Pittsburgh 19. New Mexico St. 19. Miami (Fla.)
Missouri Tennessee Penn St.
Florida
1962 1963 1964
1. Southern Cal 1. Texas 1. Alabama
2. Wisconsin 2. Navy 2. Arkansas
3. Mississippi 3. Pittsburgh 3. Notre Dame
4. Texas 4. Illinois 4. Michigan
5. Alabama 5. Nebraska 5. Texas
6. Arkansas 6. Auburn 6. Nebraska
7. Oklahoma 7. Mississippi 7. LSU
8. LSU 8. Oklahoma 8. Oregon St.
9. Penn St. 9. Alabama 9. Ohio St.
10. Minnesota 10. Michigan St. 10. Southern Cal
11. Georgia Tech 11. Mississippi St. 11. Florida St.
12. Missouri 12. Syracuse 12. Syracuse
13. Ohio St. 13. Arizona St. 13. Princeton
14. Duke 14. Memphis 14. Penn St.
Washington 15. Washington Utah
16. Northwestern 16. Penn St. 16. Illinois
Oregon St. Southern Cal New Mexico
18. Arizona St. Missouri 18. Tulsa
Illinois 19. North Caro. Missouri
Miami (Fla.) 20. Baylor 20. Mississippi
Michigan St.
1965 1966 1967
1. Michigan St. 1. Notre Dame 1. Southern Cal
2. Arkansas 2. Michigan St. 2. Tennessee
3. Nebraska 3. Alabama 3. Oklahoma
4. Alabama 4. Georgia 4. Notre Dame
5. UCLA 5. UCLA 5. Wyoming
6. Missouri 6. Purdue 6. Indiana
7. Tennessee 7. Nebraska 7. Alabama
8. Notre Dame 8. Georgia Tech 8. Oregon St.
9. Southern Cal 9. Southern Methodist 9. Purdue
10. Texas Tech 10. Miami (Fla.) 10. UCLA
11. Ohio St. 11. Florida 11. Penn St.
12. Florida 12. Mississippi 12. Syracuse
13. Purdue 13. Arkansas 13. Colorado
14. LSU 14. Tennessee 14. Minnesota
15. Georgia 15. Wyoming 15. Florida St.
16. Tulsa 16. Syracuse 16. Miami (Fla.)
17. Mississippi 17. Houston 17. North Caro. St.
18. Kentucky 18. Southern Cal 18. Georgia
19. Syracuse 19. Oregon St. 19. Houston
20. Colorado 20. Virginia Tech 20. Arizona St.
1968 1969 1970
1. Ohio St. 1. Texas 1. Texas
2. Southern Cal 2. Penn St. 2. Ohio St.
3. Penn St. 3. Arkansas 3. Nebraska
4. Georgia 4. Southern Cal 4. Tennessee
5. Texas 5. Ohio St. 5. Notre Dame
6. Kansas 6. Missouri 6. LSU
7. Tennessee 7. LSU 7. Michigan
8. Notre Dame 8. Michigan 8. Arizona St.
9. Arkansas 9. Notre Dame 9. Auburn
10. Oklahoma 10. UCLA 10. Stanford
11. Purdue 11. Tennessee 11. Air Force
12. Alabama 12. Nebraska 12. Arkansas
13. Oregon St. 13. Mississippi 13. Houston
14. Florida St. 14. Stanford Dartmouth
15. Michigan 15. Auburn 15. Oklahoma
16. Southern Methodist 16. Houston 16. Colorado
17. Missouri 17. Florida 17. Georgia Tech
18. Ohio 18. Purdue Toledo
Minnesota San Diego St. 19. Penn St.
20. Houston West Va. Southern Cal
Stanford
1971 1972 1973
1. Nebraska 1. Southern Cal 1. Alabama
2. Alabama 2. Oklahoma 2. Oklahoma
3. Oklahoma 3. Ohio St. 3. Ohio St.
4. Michigan 4. Alabama 4. Notre Dame
5. Auburn 5. Texas 5. Penn St.
6. Arizona St. 6. Michigan 6. Michigan
7. Colorado 7. Auburn 7. Southern Cal
8. Georgia 8. Penn St. 8. Texas
9. Tennessee 9. Nebraska 9. UCLA
10. LSU 10. LSU 10. Arizona St.
11. Penn St. 11. Tennessee 11. Nebraska
12. Texas 12. Notre Dame Texas Tech
13. Toledo 13. Arizona St. 13. Houston
14. Houston 14. Colorado 14. LSU
15. Notre Dame North Caro. 15. Kansas
16. Stanford 16. Louisville Tulane
17. Iowa St. 17. UCLA 17. Miami (Ohio)
18. North Caro. Washington St. 18. Maryland
19. Florida St. 19. Utah St. 19. San Diego St.
20. Arkansas 20. San Diego St. Florida
Mississippi
1974 1975 1976
1. Southern Cal 1. Oklahoma 1. Pittsburgh
2. Alabama 2. Arizona St. 2. Southern Cal
3. Ohio St. 3. Alabama 3. Michigan
4. Notre Dame 4. Ohio St. 4. Houston
5. Michigan 5. UCLA 5. Ohio St.
6. Auburn 6. Arkansas 6. Oklahoma
7. PenN St. 7. Texas 7. Nebraska
8. Nebraska 8. Michigan 8. Texas A&M
9. North Caro. St. 9. Nebraska 9. Alabama
10. Miami (Ohio) 10. Penn St. 10. Georgia
11. Houston 11. Maryland 11. Maryland
12. Florida 12. Texas A&M 12. Notre Dame
13. Maryland 13. Arizona 13. Texas Tech
14. Baylor Pittsburgh 14. Oklahoma St.
15. Texas A&M 15. California 15. UCLA
Tennessee 16. Miami (Ohio) 16. Colorado
17. Mississippi St. 17. Notre Dame 17. Rutgers
18. Michigan St. West Va. 18. Iowa St.
19. Tulsa 19. Georgia 19. Baylor
Southern Cal Kentucky
1977 1978 1979
1. Notre Dame 1. Southern Cal 1. Alabama
2. Alabama 2. Alabama 2. Southern Cal
3. Arkansas 3. Oklahoma 3. Oklahoma
4. Penn St. 4. Penn St. 4. Ohio St.
5. Texas 5. Michigan 5. Houston
6. Oklahoma 6. Notre Dame 6. Pittsburgh
7. Pittsburgh 7. Clemson 7. Nebraska
8. Michigan 8. Nebraska 8. Florida St.
9. Washington 9. Texas 9. Arkansas
10. Nebraska 10. Arkansas 10. Purdue
11. Florida St. 11. Houston 11. Washington
12. Ohio St. 12. UCLA 12. Brigham Young
Southern Cal 13. Purdue 13. Texas
14. North Caro. 14. Missouri 14. North Caro.
15. Stanford 15. Georgia 15. Baylor
16. North Texas 16. Stanford 16. Indiana
Brigham Young 17. Navy 17. Temple
18. Arizona St. 18. Texas A&M 18. Penn St.
19. San Diego St. 19. Arizona St. 19. Michigan
North Caro. St. North Caro. St. 20. Missouri
1980 1981 1982
1. Georgia 1. Clemson 1. Penn St.
2. Pittsburgh 2. Pittsburgh 2. Southern Methodist
3. Oklahoma 3. Penn St. 3. Nebraska
4. Michigan 4. Texas 4. Georgia
5. Florida St. 5. Georgia 5. UCLA
6. Alabama 6. Alabama 6. Arizona St.
7. Nebraska 7. Washington 7. Washington
8. Penn St. 8. North Caro. 8. Arkansas
9. North Caro. 9. Nebraska 9. Pittsburgh
10. Notre Dame 10. Michigan 10. Florida St.
11. Brigham Young 11. Brigham Young 11. LSU
12. Southern Cal 12. Ohio St. 12. Ohio St.
13. Baylor 13. Southern Cal 13. North Caro.
14. UCLA 14. Oklahoma 14. Auburn
15. Ohio St. 15. Iowa 15. Michigan
16. Purdue 16. Arkansas 16. Oklahoma
17. Washington 17. Mississippi St. 17. Alabama
18. Miami (Fla.) 18. West Va. 18. Texas
19. Florida 19. Southern Miss. 19. West Va.
20. Southern Methodist 20. Missouri 20. Maryland
1983 1984 1985
1. Miami (Fla.) 1. Brigham Young 1. Oklahoma
2. Nebraska 2. Washington 2. Michigan
3. Auburn 3. Nebraska 3. Penn St.
4. Georgia 4. Boston College 4. Tennessee
5. Texas 5. Oklahoma St. 5. Air Force
6. Florida 6. Oklahoma 6. UCLA
7. Brigham Young 7. Florida 7. Texas A&M
8. Ohio St. 8. Southern Methodist 8. Miami (Fla.)
9. Michigan 9. Southern Cal 9. Iowa
10. Illinois 10. UCLA 10. Nebraska
11. Southern Methodist 11. Maryland 11. Ohio St.
12. Alabama 12. Ohio St. 12. Arkansas
13. UCLA 13. South Caro. 13. Florida St.
14. Iowa 14. Auburn 14. Alabama
15. Air Force 15. Iowa 15. Baylor
16. West Va. 16. LSU 16. Fresno St.
17. Penn St. 17. Virginia 17. Brigham Young
18. Oklahoma St. 18. West Va. 18. Georgia Tech
19. Pittsburgh 19. Kentucky 19. Maryland
20. Boston College Florida St. 20. LSU
1986 1987 1988
1. Penn St. 1. Miami (Fla.) 1. Notre Dame
2. Miami (Fla.) 2. Florida St. 2. Miami (Fla.)
3. Oklahoma 3. Oklahoma 3. Florida St.
4. Nebraska 4. Syracuse 4. Michigan
5. Arizona St. 5. LSU 5. West Va.
6. Ohio St. 6. Nebraska 6. UCLA
7. Michigan 7. Auburn 7. Auburn
8. Auburn 8. Michigan St. 8. Clemson
9. Alabama 9. Texas A&M 9. Southern Cal
10. Arizona 10. Clemson 10. Nebraska
11. LSU 11. UCLA 11. Oklahoma St.
12. Texas A&M 12. Oklahoma St. 12. Syracuse
13. Baylor 13. Tennessee 13. Arkansas
14. UCLA 14. Georgia 14. Oklahoma
15. Iowa 15. South Caro. 15. Georgia
16. Arkansas 16. Iowa 16. Washington St.
17. Washington 17. Southern Cal 17. North Caro. St.
18. Boston College 18. Michigan Alabama
19. Clemson 19. Texas 19. Indiana
20. Florida St. 20. Indiana 20. Wyoming
1989 1990
1. Miami (Fla.) 1. Georgia Tech
2. Florida St. 2. Colorado
3. Notre Dame 3. Miami (Fla.)
4. Colorado 4. Florida St.
5. Tennessee 5. Washington
6. Auburn 6. Notre Dame
7. Alabama 7. Tennessee
8. Michigan 8. Michigan
9. Southern Cal 9. Clemson
10. Illinois 10. Penn St.
11. Clemson 11. Texas
12. Nebraska 12. Louisville
13. Arkansas 13. Texas A&M
14. Penn St. 14. Michigan St.
15. Virginia 15. Virginia
16. Texas Tech 16. Iowa
Michigan St. 17. Brigham Young
18. Brigham Young Nebraska
19. Pittsburgh 19. Auburn
20. Washington 20. San Jose St.
21. Syracuse
22. Southern Cal
23. Mississippi
24. Illinois
25. Virginia Tech