1962 NCAA College Division football rankings
The 1962 NCAA College Division football rankings are from the United Press International poll of College Division head coaches and from the Associated Press. The 1962 NCAA College Division football season was the fifth year UPI published a Coaches Poll in what was termed the "Small College" division. It was the third year for the AP version of the poll, which only listed 10 teams.
Legend
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
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Win–loss record | |
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
The AP poll
| Week 1 Oct 3[1] | Week 2 Oct 10[2] | Week 3 Oct 17[3] | Week 4 Oct 24[4] | Week 5 Oct 31[5] | Week 6 Nov 7[6] | Week 7 Nov 14[7] | Week 8 Nov 21[8] | Week 9 Nov 28[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fresno State (3) | Florida A&M (2–0) | Florida A&M (3–0) (4) | Florida A&M (4–0) (4) | Florida A&M (5–0) | Florida A&M (6–0) | Florida A&M (7–0) (3) | Florida A&M (8–0) т | Florida A&M (9–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Pittsburg State (2) | Southern Miss (4–0) | Fresno State (3–1) | Northern Illinois (6–0) | Southeastern Louisiana (5–0) | Wittenberg (7–0) | Wittenberg (8–0) (1) | Wittenberg (9–0) т | Wittenberg (9–0) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida A&M (1) | Pittsburg State (3–1) | Northern Illinois (5–0) т | Fresno State (4–1) | Southern Miss (6–1) | Southern Miss (7–1) | Southern Miss (8–1) (1) | Southern Miss (9–1) | Central Oklahoma (9–0) | 3. |
| 4. | Southern Miss (1) | Southeastern Louisiana (4–0) | Southeastern Louisiana (4–0) т | Southern Miss (5–1) | Wittenberg (6–0) | Northern Illinois (7–1) | Central Oklahoma (8–0) (1) | Central Oklahoma (9–0) | Southern Miss (9–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Texas Southern | Slippery Rock | Southern Miss (4–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (5–0) | Central Oklahoma (7–0) | Central Oklahoma (8–0) | Northern Illinois (8–1) | Texas A&I (9–0–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (10–0) | 5. |
| 6. | William Jewell | Fresno State (2–1) | Pittsburg State (KS) (4–1) | Central Oklahoma (6–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (7–0) | Southeastern Louisiana (5–1) | Fresno State (6–2) | Northern Illinois (8–1) | Texas A&I (9–0–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Linfield | Lamar Tech (4–0) | Lamar Tech (5–0) | Wittenberg (5–0) | Northern Illinois (6–1) | Texas A&I (7–0–1) | Texas A&I (8–0–1) (1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (9–0) | Northern Illinois (9–1) | 7. |
| 8. | Slippery Rock (1) | Hillsdale (4–0) | Southern Illinois (2–2) | Pittsburg State (4–2) | Texas A&I (6–0–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (8–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (9–0) | Saint John's (MN) | Fresno State (7–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Hillsdale | Texas Southern т | Central Oklahoma (5–0) | Southern Illinois (3–2) | Southern Illinois (4–2) | Fresno State (5–2) | Southeastern Louisiana (6–1) | Fresno State (7–2) | Saint John's (MN) (9–0) | 9. |
| 10. | Southeastern Louisiana | Linfield т | Humboldt State (3–0) | Lamar Tech (5–1) | Fresno State (4–2) | Pittsburg State (6–2) | Southwest Texas State (8–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (6–2) | Southeastern Louisiana (6–3) | 10. |
| Week 1 Oct 3[10] | Week 2 Oct 10[11] | Week 3 Oct 17[12] | Week 4 Oct 24[13] | Week 5 Oct 31[14] | Week 6 Nov 7[15] | Week 7 Nov 14[16] | Week 8 Nov 21[17] | Week 9 Nov 28[18] | ||
| Dropped: 6 William Jewell | Dropped:
| Dropped: 10 Humboldt State | Dropped:
| Dropped: 9 Southern Illinois | Dropped: 10 Pittsburg State | Dropped: 10 Southwest Texas State | None |
The UPI Coaches poll
| Week 1 Oct 4[19] | Week 2 Oct 11[20] | Week 3 Oct 18[21] | Week 4 Oct 25[22] | Week 5 Nov 1[23] | Week 6 Nov 8[24] | Week 7 Nov 15[25] | Week 8 Nov 22[26] | Week 9 Nov 29[27] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Florida A&M (1–0) (5) | Florida A&M (1–0) (10) | Florida A&M (3–0) (17) | Florida A&M (4–0) | Florida A&M (5–0) (13) | Florida A&M (6–0) (14) | Southern Miss (8–1) (15) | Southern Miss (9–1) (21) | Southern Miss (9–1) (19) | 1. |
| 2. | Southern Miss (3–0) (5) | Southern Miss (4–0) (10) | Southern Miss (4–1) (6) | Southern Miss (5–1) | Southern Miss (6–1) (14) | Southern Miss (7–1) (13) | Florida A&M (7–0) (14) | Florida A&M (8–0) (6) | Florida A&M (9–0) (7) | 2. |
| 3. | Fresno State (2–0) (3) | Delaware (3–0) (6) | Fresno State (3–1) (4) | Fresno State (4–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (5–0) (1) | Central Oklahoma (8–0) (4) | Central Oklahoma (8–0) (3) | Central Oklahoma (9–0) (3) | Central Oklahoma (9–0) (3) | 3. |
| 4. | Delaware (2–0) (4) т | Fresno State (2–1) (3) | Northern Illinois (5–0) (2) | Northern Illinois (6–0) | Central Oklahoma (7–0) (3) | Lenoir–Rhyne (8–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (9–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (9–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (10–0) | 4. |
| 5. | Pittsburg State (3–0) (3) т | Hillsdale (4–0) | Southeastern Louisiana (4–0) | Southeastern Louisiana (5–0) | Fresno State (4–2) (2) | Northern Illinois (7–1) | Northern Illinois (8–1) | Fresno State (7–2) | Wittenberg (9–0) (2) | 5. |
| 6. | Southern Illinois (1–2) (1) | Southeastern Louisiana (3–0) | Central Oklahoma (5–0) (1) | Central Oklahoma (6–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (7–0) | Fresno State (5–2) | Fresno State (6–2) | Northern Illinois (8–1) | Northern Illinois (8–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Southeastern Louisiana (3–0) (1) | Northern Illinois (4–0) (2) | Delaware (3–1) (1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (6–0) | Northern Illinois (6–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (5–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (6–1) | Wittenberg (9–0) (1) | Fresno State (7–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Lenoir–Rhyne (3–0) (1) | Humboldt State (3–0) (1) | Southern Illinois (2–2) | Arkansas State (5–0) | Arkansas State (5–1) (1) | Montana State (6–2) | Delaware (6–2) | Delaware (7–2) (1) | Texas A&I (9–0–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Hillsdale (3–0) | Central Oklahoma (4–0) (1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (5–0) | Southern Illinois (3–3) | Delaware (4–2) | Delaware (5–2) | Wittenberg (8–0) | Texas A&I (9–0–1) | Delaware (7–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Central Oklahoma (3–0) (2) | Lenoir–Rhyne (4–0) | Pittsburg State (4–1) | Montana State (5–1) | Montana State (5–2) | Arkansas State (5–2) | Texas A&I (8–0–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (6–2) | Montana State (7–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Louisiana Tech (3–0) (2) | Pittsburg State (3–1) | Humboldt State (1) | Delaware | Arizona State College | Texas A&I (7–0–1) | Montana State | Arkansas State | Southeastern Louisiana (6–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Omaha | Southern Illinois | Hillsdale | Arizona State College | Texas A&I (6–0–1) | Cal Poly Pomona | Arkansas State | Montana State | Arkansas State | 12. |
| 13. | Texas A&I | Memphis State | Montana State | Pittsburg State (4–2) | Southern Illinois (4–2) | Wittenberg (7–0) | Cal Poly Pomona (2) | Cal Poly Pomona (2) | Cal Poly Pomona | 13. |
| 14. | Northern Illinois | Wheaton (IL) | Arkansas State | Hillsdale т | Pittsburg State | Arizona State College | Linfield | Saint John's (MN) | College of Emporia т | 14. |
| 15. | Humboldt State | Montana State | Northeast Missouri | South Dakota State т | Wittenberg (6–0) | Linfield | San Diego State (8–1) | Linfield | Linfield т | 15. |
| 16. | Middle Tennessee т | Arkansas State | Lamar Tech (5–0) | Lamar Tech (5–1) т | Akron | Pittsburg State (6–2) | Saint John's (MN) | Parsons (1) | Adams State | 16. |
| 17. | Wheaton (IL) (1) т | Akron т | Arizona State College | Texas A&I | South Dakota State | Akron | Arizona State College | Omaha | South Dakota State | 17. |
| 18. | Memphis State т | Arizona State College т | Tufts | Humboldt State т | Lamar Tech | Parsons т | Omaha | College of Emporia | Omaha т | 18. |
| 19. | Northern Michigan т | Lamar Tech (4–0) | Texas A&I | Wittenberg (5–0) т | Cal Poly Pomona | Southwest Texas т | Parsons (1) | San Diego State (8–2) т | Parsons т | 19. |
| 20. | Arkansas State т | Texas Southern (1) | Cal Poly Pomona | Northeast Missouri | Southwest Texas | San Diego State (7–1) | College of Emporia т | South Dakota State т | Saint John's (MN) (9–0) | 20. |
| 21. | Montana State т | Southwest Texas т | 21. | |||||||
| Week 1 Oct 4[28] | Week 2 Oct 11[29] | Week 3 Oct 18[30] | Week 4 Oct 25[31] | Week 5 Nov 1[32] | Week 6 Nov 8[33] | Week 7 Nov 15[34] | Week 8 Nov 22[35] | Week 9 Nov 29[36] | ||
Dropped:
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| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped: 19 San Diego State |
Notes
References
- "Fresno State Named First In AP Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. October 5, 1962. p. 18. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida A&M First In Poll Of Small Colleges". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1962. p. 21. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida A&M Tops Small Grid Schools". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Fairbanks, Alaska. October 19, 1962. p. 8. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida A and M Stays On Top of AP Poll". The Emporia Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. October 25, 1962. p. 13. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SIU Ninth In Small College Football Poll". Mt. Vernon Register-News. Mt. Vernon, Illinois. November 1, 1962. p. 12. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pittsburg Climbs Back Into Top 10 In Weekly AP Poll". The Hays Daily News. Hays, Kansas. November 9, 1962. p. 6. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida A&M Keeps Top Spot In AP Grid Poll". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. November 15, 1962. p. 19. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "ISC Listed In Small College Football Poll". The Indiana Gazette. Indiana, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1962. p. 22. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "AP Small College Football Poll". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 30, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Fresno State Named First In AP Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. October 5, 1962. p. 18. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida A&M First In Poll Of Small Colleges". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1962. p. 21. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida A&M Tops Small Grid Schools". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Fairbanks, Alaska. October 19, 1962. p. 8. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida A and M Stays On Top of AP Poll". The Emporia Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. October 25, 1962. p. 13. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SIU Ninth In Small College Football Poll". Mt. Vernon Register-News. Mt. Vernon, Illinois. November 1, 1962. p. 12. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pittsburg Climbs Back Into Top 10 In Weekly AP Poll". The Hays Daily News. Hays, Kansas. November 9, 1962. p. 6. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida A&M Keeps Top Spot In AP Grid Poll". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. November 15, 1962. p. 19. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "ISC Listed In Small College Football Poll". The Indiana Gazette. Indiana, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1962. p. 22. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "AP Small College Football Poll". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 30, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Northern Rated 14th in Small College Poll". The Daily Chronicle. De Kalb, Illinois. October 4, 1962. p. 20. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida A&M Rated Number One In Small College Poll". The Daily Notes. Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1962. p. 6. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southerners Rated 2nd In UPI Voting". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. October 18, 1962. p. 6. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- "'Cats Leap To Tenth In Poll". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. October 26, 1962. p. 22. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Small College Poll". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Edwardsville, Illinois. November 1, 1962. p. 10. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Dick Joyce (November 8, 1962). "Florida A&M Clings to Top". The Yuma Daily Sun. Yuma, Arizona. p. 18. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "So. Miss Takes Lead in Small College Grid Poll". The Yuma Daily Sun. Yuma, Arizona. November 15, 1962. p. 18. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southerners Atop 'Small' Grid Poll For Second Week". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. November 22, 1962. p. 45. Retrieved February 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Small College Title Goes To Southern Mississippi". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 29, 1962. p. D-3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Northern Rated 14th in Small College Poll". The Daily Chronicle. De Kalb, Illinois. October 4, 1962. p. 20. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida A&M Rated Number One In Small College Poll". The Daily Notes. Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1962. p. 6. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southerners Rated 2nd In UPI Voting". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. October 18, 1962. p. 6. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- "'Cats Leap To Tenth In Poll". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. October 26, 1962. p. 22. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Small College Poll". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Edwardsville, Illinois. November 1, 1962. p. 10. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Dick Joyce (November 8, 1962). "Florida A&M Clings to Top". The Yuma Daily Sun. Yuma, Arizona. p. 18. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "So. Miss Takes Lead in Small College Grid Poll". The Yuma Daily Sun. Yuma, Arizona. November 15, 1962. p. 18. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southerners Atop 'Small' Grid Poll For Second Week". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. November 22, 1962. p. 45. Retrieved February 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Small College Title Goes To Southern Mississippi". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 29, 1962. p. D-3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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