1972 NCAA University Division football rankings

Two human polls comprised the 1972 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.

Legend

  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  National champion
(#–#)
   Win–loss record
(Italics)
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 Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

Preseason
Aug[1]		Week 1
Sep 11[2]		Week 2
Sep 18[3]		Week 3
Sep 25[4]		Week 4
Oct 2[5]		Week 5
Oct 9[6]		Week 6
Oct 16[7]		Week 7
Oct 23[8]		Week 8
Oct 30[9]		Week 9
Nov 6[10]		Week 10
Nov 13[11]		Week 11
Nov 20[12]		Week 12
Nov 27[13]		Week 13
Dec 4[14]		Week 14 (Final)
Jan[15]
1.Nebraska (28)USC (1-0) (13)USC (2-0) (28)USC (3-0) (28)USC (4-0) (36)USC (5-0) (34)USC (6-0) (28)USC (7-0) (44)USC (8-0) (41)USC (9-0) (40)USC (9-0) (42)USC (10-0) (44)USC (10-0) (46)USC (11-0) (50)USC (12-0) (50)1.
2.Colorado (13)Colorado (1-0) (12)Oklahoma (1-0) (11)Oklahoma (2-0) (14)Oklahoma (3-0) (13)Oklahoma (3-0) (15)Oklahoma (4-0) (20)Alabama (6-0) (2)Alabama (7-0) (3)Alabama (8-0) (3)Alabama (9-0) (5)Alabama (10-0) (5)Alabama (10-0) (4)Oklahoma (10-1)Oklahoma (11-1)2.
3.Ohio State (4)Ohio State (0-0) (5)Colorado (2-0) (7)Colorado (3-0) (5)Ohio State (2-0)Alabama (4-0)Alabama (5-0)Nebraska (5-1) (2)Nebraska (6-1) (4)Nebraska (7-1) (5)Michigan (9-0) (3)Michigan (10-0) (1)Oklahoma (9-1)Ohio State (9-1)Texas (10-1)3.
4.Arkansas (2)Oklahoma (0-0) (12)Ohio State (1-0) (2)Tennessee (3-0) (1)Alabama (3-0)Ohio State (3-0) (1)Ohio State (4-0) (1)Ohio State (5-0) (1)Michigan (7-0) (1)Michigan (8-0) (1)Oklahoma (7-1)Oklahoma (8-1)Ohio State (9-1)Alabama (10-1)Nebraska (9-2-1)4.
5.Penn StateAlabama (1-0)Tennessee (2-0) (2)Ohio State (1-0) (1)Michigan (3-0) (1)Michigan (4-0)Nebraska (4-1)Michigan (6-0) (1)Ohio State (6-0) (1)Ohio State (7-0) (1)Nebraska (7-1-1)Nebraska (8-1-1)Penn State (10-1)Penn State (10-1)Auburn (10-1)5.
6.Oklahoma (2)Penn State (0-0) (1)UCLA (2-0)Alabama (2-0)Nebraska (3-1)Nebraska (3-1)Michigan (5-0) (1)LSU (6-0)LSU (6-0)LSU (7-0)Penn State (8-1)Penn State (9-1)Texas (9-1)Auburn (9-1)Michigan (10-1)6.
7.AlabamaTennessee (1-0) (1)Alabama (1-0)Nebraska (2-1)Notre Dame (2-0)Notre Dame (3-0)LSU (5-0)Colorado (6-1)Oklahoma (5-1)Oklahoma (6-1)Texas (7-1)Texas (8-1)Michigan (10-1)Texas (9-1)Alabama (10-2)7.
8.USCUCLA (1-0)LSU (1-0)Michigan (2-0) (1)LSU (3-0)LSU (4-0)Notre Dame (4-0)Oklahoma (4-1)UCLA (7-1)UCLA (8-1)LSU (7-1)LSU (8-1)Nebraska (8-2-1)Michigan (10-1)Tennessee (10-2)8.
9.Washington (1)LSU (0-0)Nebraska (1-1)LSU (2-0)Texas (2-0)Auburn (4-0)Colorado (5-1)UCLA (6-1)Texas (5-1)Texas (6-1)Ohio State (7-1)Ohio State (8-1)Auburn (8-1)Nebraska (8-2-1)Ohio State (9-2)9.
10.MichiganNebraska (0-1) (1)Arizona State (2-0)Notre Dame (1-0)Tennessee (3-1)Texas (3-0)Tennessee (4-1)Texas (4-1)Penn State (6-1)Penn State (7-1)Notre Dame (7-1)Auburn (8-1)Notre Dame (8-1)LSU (9-1-1)Penn State (10-2)10.
11.LSUMichigan (0-0)Penn State (0-1)Arizona State (3-0)Washington (4-0)Tennessee (4-1)UCLA (5-1)Penn State (5-1)Auburn (6-1)Auburn (7-1)Auburn (7-1)Notre Dame (8-1)LSU (8-1-1)Tennessee (9-2)LSU (9-2-1)11.
12.Arizona StateWashington (1-0) (1)Michigan (1-0)Texas (1-0)Colorado (3-1)Washington (5-0)Penn State (4-1)Auburn (5-1)Notre Dame (5-1)Notre Dame (6-1)Iowa State (5-2-1)Tennessee (7-2)Tennessee (8-2)Notre Dame (8-2)North Carolina (11-1)12.
13.Notre DameArizona State (1-0)Notre Dame (0-0)Penn State (1-1)Florida State (4-0)Colorado (4-1)Stanford (4-1)Notre Dame (4-1)Tennessee (4-2)Tennessee (5-2)Tennessee (6-2)Colorado (8-3)Colorado (8-3)Colorado (8-3)Arizona State (10-2)13.
14.TexasNotre Dame (0-0)Texas (0-0)Washington (3-0)UCLA (3-1)UCLA (4-1)Auburn (4-1) тTennessee (4-2)Iowa State (5-1)Missouri (5-3)UCLA (8-2)UCLA (8-3)North Carolina (9-1)UCLA (8-3)Notre Dame (8-3)14.
15.TennesseeTexas (0-0)Washington (2-0)UCLA (2-1)Stanford (3-0)Penn State (3-1)Texas (3-1) тIowa State (4-1)Colorado (6-2)Texas Tech (7-1)Colorado (7-3)North Carolina (8-1)UCLA (8-3)Arizona State (9-2)UCLA (8-3)15.
16.Ole MissGeorgia (0-0)Georgia (1-0)Florida State (3-0)Penn State (2-1)Air Force (4-0)Air Force (5-0)Arizona State (5-1)Missouri (4-3)Colorado (6-3)North Carolina (7-1)Missouri (6-4)Arizona State (9-2)North Carolina (9-1)Colorado (8-4)16.
17.GeorgiaArkansas (0-1)Florida State (2-0)Ole Miss (2-0)Auburn (3-0)Stanford (3-1)Arkansas (4-1)Florida State (6-1)Louisville (6-0)Iowa State (5-2)Washington (8-2)Iowa State (5-3-1)Louisville (9-1)Louisville (9-1)NC State (8-3-1)17.
18.PurduePurdue (0-0)Michigan State (1-0)Tulane (2-0)Ole Miss (3-0)Iowa State (3-0)Washington (5-1)Arkansas (4-2) тTexas Tech (6-1)North Carolina (6-1)Arizona State (7-2)Arizona State (8-2)West Virginia (8-3)West Virginia (8-3)Louisville (9-1)18.
19.Florida StateOle Miss (0-0)Stanford (1-0)Stanford (2-0)Air Force (3-0)Oklahoma State (3-1)Arizona State (4-1)SMU (4-1) тAir Force (6-1)Arizona State (6-2)Missouri (5-4)Washington State (7-4)Washington State (7-4)Washington State (7-4)Washington State (7-4)19.
20.StanfordFlorida State (1-0)Ole Miss (1-0)West Virginia (3-0)Iowa State (3-0)Arkansas (3-1)Iowa State (3-1)West Virginia (5-2) тArkansas (5-2)
  • Stanford (5-3) т
  • Yale (5-1) т
Washington State (6-4)Texas Tech (8-2)Oklahoma State (6-4)Purdue (6-5)Georgia Tech (7-4-1)20.
Preseason
Aug[16]		Week 1
Sep 11[17]		Week 2
Sep 18[18]		Week 3
Sep 25[19]		Week 4
Oct 2[20]		Week 5
Oct 9[21]		Week 6
Oct 16[22]		Week 7
Oct 23[23]		Week 8
Oct 30[24]		Week 9
Nov 6[25]		Week 10
Nov 13[26]		Week 11
Nov 20[27]		Week 12
Nov 27[28]		Week 13
Dec 4[29]		Week 14 (Final)
Jan[30]
Dropped:
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
  • Purdue
Dropped:
  • Georgia
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • Tulane
  • West Virginia
Dropped:
  • Florida State
  • Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma State
Dropped:
  • Air Force
  • Stanford
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • Florida State
  • SMU
  • West Virginia
Dropped:
  • Air Force
  • Arkansas
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • Stanford
  • Texas Tech
  • Yale
Dropped:
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Iowa State
  • Missouri
  • Texas Tech
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma State
Dropped:
  • Purdue
  • West Virginia

Final Coaches' poll

The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in early December.[31]
USC was a unanimous selection, with all 35 first-place votes.[32]

Ranking Team Conference Bowl
1 USC Pac-8 Won Rose, 42–17
2 Oklahoma Big Eight Won Sugar, 14–0
3 Ohio State Big Ten Lost Rose, 17–42
4 Alabama SEC Lost Cotton, 13–17
5 Texas Southwest Won Cotton, 17–13
6 Michigan Big Ten none
7 Auburn SEC Won Gator, 24–3
8 Penn State Independent Lost Sugar, 0–14
9 Nebraska Big Eight Won Orange, 40–6
10 LSU SEC Lost Bluebonnet, 17–24
11 Tennessee SEC Won Bluebonnet, 24–17
12 Notre Dame Independent Lost Orange, 6–40
13 Arizona State WAC Won Fiesta, 49–35
14 Colorado Big Eight Lost Gator, 3–24
North Carolina ACC Won Sun, 32–28
16 Louisville MVC none
17 UCLA Pac-8
Washington State Pac-8
Utah State Independent
20 San Diego State PCAA

Source:[31][32][33]

References

  1. ↑ "1972 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "September 11, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "September 18, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "September 25, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "October 2, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "October 9, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ "October 16, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ "October 23, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. ↑ "October 30, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ "November 6, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "November 13, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  12. ↑ "November 20, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  13. ↑ "November 27, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  14. ↑ "December 4, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  15. ↑ "1972 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  16. ↑ "1972 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  17. ↑ "September 11, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  18. ↑ "September 18, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  19. ↑ "September 25, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  20. ↑ "October 2, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  21. ↑ "October 9, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  22. ↑ "October 16, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  23. ↑ "October 23, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  24. ↑ "October 30, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  25. ↑ "November 6, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  26. ↑ "November 13, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  27. ↑ "November 20, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  28. ↑ "November 27, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  29. ↑ "December 4, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  30. ↑ "1972 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  31. 1 2 "UPI board unanimous on Trojans". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 5, 1972. p. 23.
  32. 1 2 "USC claims 3rd national title in 10 years". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. December 5, 1972. p. 12.
  33. ↑ http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt
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