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The 1964 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1964 college football season, including the 1964 NCAA College Division football season and the 1964 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.

The 1964 Wittenberg Tigers football team (8–0), led by senior quarterback Charlie Green, was selected as the small-college national champion by the AP. The 1964 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team (9–0) was selected as the small-college champion by the UPI and rated No. 3 by the AP. Prairie View (9–0) was recognized as the black college national champion and rated at No. 2 by the AP and No. 8 by the UPI.

Legend

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The AP poll

Week 1
Sept 29 [1]
Week 2
Oct 6 [2]
Week 3
Oct 13 [3]
Week 4
Oct 20 [4]
Week 5
Oct 27 [5]
Week 6
Nov 3 [6]
Week 7
Nov 10 [7]
Week 8
Nov 17 [8]
Week 9
Nov 24 [9]
1. Wittenberg (1)Wittenberg (3–0)Wittenberg (4–0) (8)Wittenberg (5–0) (8)Wittenberg (6–0) (7)Wittenberg (7–0) (12)Wittenberg (8–0) (9)Wittenberg (8–0) (8)Wittenberg (8–0) (6)1.
2. Lamar Tech (2)San Diego State (3–0)San Diego State (4–0) (3)Florida A&M (3–0) (1)Prairie View A&M (5–0)Prairie View A&M (6–0)Louisiana Tech (8–0) (2)Prairie View A&M (8–0)Prairie View A&M (9–0)2.
3. Delaware (2)Lamar TechFlorida A&M (2–0)Prairie View A&M (4–0)Florida A&M (4–0)Florida A&M (5–0) (1)Florida A&M (6–0) (1)Cal State Los Angeles (7–0) (1)Cal State Los Angeles (8–0) (2)3.
4. San Diego State (1)Prairie View A&MLamar Tech (2)San Diego State (4–1)Texas A&I (6–0)Louisiana Tech (7–0) (1)Prairie View A&M (7–0)Louisiana Tech (8–1)Louisiana Tech (9–1)4.
5. Southern Illinois (1) Florida A&M (1–0) (1)Prairie View A&MSusquehanna (5–0)YoungstownSan Diego State (6–1)Cal State Los Angeles (6–0) (1)San Diego State (7–1) (1)San Diego State (8–1) (1)5.
6. Southwest Texas State (1)Louisiana Tech (3–0)Delaware (2–1)Louisiana Tech (5–0)Louisiana Tech (6–0)Cal State Los Angeles (5–0)San Diego State (6–1)UMass (8–1) (2)Concordia (MN) (10–0) (1)6.
7. Louisiana Tech Susquehanna (3–0)Susquehanna (4–0)Texas A&I (5–0)San Diego State (5–1)Texas A&I (6–0–1)Texas A&I (7–0–1)Concordia (MN) (9–0)UMass (8–1) (1)7.
8. Grambling StateDelaware (1–1) Abilene Christian Youngstown (4–0)SusquehannaConcordia (MN) (7–0)UMass (7–1)East Carolina (8–1)East Carolina (8–1) (1)8.
9. Prairie View A&M Cal State Los AngelesLouisiana Tech (4–0)Cal State Los Angeles (3–0) (1)Cal State Los Angeles (4–0) Arkansas StateConcordia (MN) (8–0) Sam Houston State (8–0)Florida A&M (7–1)9.
10. East Carolina Northwestern State Texas A&I (4–0)Lamar Tech (3–1) UMass (5–1) тUMass (6–1)Arkansas StateTexas A&ISam Houston State (8–1) (1)10.
11.     Concordia (MN) (6–0) т    11.
Week 1
Sept 29 [1]
Week 2
Oct 6 [2]
Week 3
Oct 13 [3]
Week 4
Oct 20 [4]
Week 5
Oct 27 [5]
Week 6
Nov 3 [6]
Week 7
Nov 10 [7]
Week 8
Nov 17 [8]
Week 9
Nov 24 [9]
Dropped:
  • 5 Southern Illinois
  • 6 Southwest Texas State
  • 8 Grambling State
  • 10 East Carolina
Dropped:
  • 9 Cal State Los Angeles
  • 10 Northwestern State
Dropped:
  • 6 Delaware
  • 8 Abilene Christian
Dropped:
10 Lamar Tech
Dropped:
  • 5 Youngstown
  • 8 Susquehanna
NoneDropped:
  • 3 Florida A&M
  • 10 Arkansas State
Dropped:
10 Texas A&I

The UPI Coaches poll

Week 1
Sept 30 [10]
Week 2
Oct 7 [11]
Week 3
Oct 14 [12]
Week 4
Oct 21 [13]
Week 5
Oct 28 [14]
Week 6
Nov 4 [15]
Week 7
Nov 11 [16]
Week 8
Nov 18 [17]
Week 9
Nov 25 [18]
Week 10
Dec 2 [19]
1.Delaware (1–0) (18)Wittenberg (3–0) (6)San Diego State (4–0) (9)Wittenberg (5–0) (12)Wittenberg (6–0) (18)Wittenberg (7–0) (20)Wittenberg (8–0) (18)Wittenberg (8–0) (18)Cal State Los Angeles (8–0) (15)Cal State Los Angeles (9–0)1.
2.San Diego State (2–0) (2)San Diego State (3–0) (8)Wittenberg (4–0) (11)Florida A&M (3–0) (2)Texas A&I (6–0) (2)Cal State Los Angeles (5–0) (6)Cal State Los Angeles (6–0) (8)Cal State Los Angeles (7–0) (9)Wittenberg (8–0) (12)Wittenberg (8–0)2.
3.Wittenberg (2–0) (1)Florida A&M (1–0) (1)Florida A&M (2–0) (4)East Carolina (5–0) (4)Florida A&M (4–0) (2)Florida A&M (5–0) (1)Louisiana Tech (8–0) (4)San Diego State (7–1) (2)San Diego State (8–1) (1)UMass (8–1)3.
4. Montana State (3–0) (6)East Carolina (3–0) (3)East Carolina (4–0) (3)Texas A&I (5–0) (2)Cal State Los Angeles (4–0) (8)San Diego State (6–1) (3)Florida A&M (6–0)UMass (8–1)UMass (8–1) (1)East Carolina (8–1)4.
5.Florida A&M (0–0) (1) тUMass (2–1) (1)UMass (3–1) (1)Cal State Los Angeles (3–0) (5)San Diego State (5–1)Louisiana Tech (7–0) (2)San Diego State (6–1) (1)East Carolina (8–1) (1)East Carolina (8–1) (1)Concordia (MN) (10–0) т5.
6.East Carolina (3–0) тDelaware (1–1) (3)Texas A&I (4–0)UMass (4–1) (1)UMass (5–1) (1)UMass (6–1)UMass (7–1) (1) тLouisiana Tech (8–1) (1)Louisiana Tech (9–1) (2)Louisiana Tech (9–1) т6.
7. Northeastern State (2–0)Northeastern State (3–0)Delaware (2–1) (2)San Diego State (4–1) (2)Louisiana Tech (6–0) (1)Texas A&I (6–0–1)Texas A&I (7–0–1) тWestern State (CO) (9–0) (2)Western State (CO) (9–0) (2)San Diego State (8–2)7.
8. Saint John's (MN) (1–0) (1)Texas A&I (3–0) (1)Montana State (3–2) (1)Louisiana Tech (5–0) (1)East Carolina (5–1)East Carolina (6–1)East Carolina (7–1)Concordia (MN) (9–0)Concordia (MN) (10–0) (1)Prairie View (9–0)8.
9.UMass (1–1) (1)Montana State (2–2) (2)Louisiana Tech (4–0)Montana State (4–2) (2)Prairie View (5–0)Gettysburg (6–1)Gettysburg (7–1) (1)Prairie View (8–0) тPrairie View (9–0)Sam Houston State (8–1)9.
10. Idaho State (2–0) Gettysburg (3–0)Idaho State (3–1)Prairie View (4–0)Western State (CO) (6–0) (2)Western State (CO) (7–0) (2)Western State (CO) (8–0) (2) тSam Houston State (8–0) (1) тFlorida A&M (7–1)North Dakota State (9–1)10.
11.Texas A&IPrairie ViewLamar TechGettysburgGettysburgPrairie ViewConcordia (MN) (9–0) тFlorida A&MSam Houston StateWestern State (CO)11.
12.Southwest Texas StateChattanooga (1)Cal State Los Angeles (2)Delaware (1)DelawareConcordia (MN)Prairie ViewTexas A&INorth Dakota StateFlorida A&M12.
13.Cal State Los Angeles (1) тCal State Los Angeles (2)Prairie ViewLamar TechMontana StateArizona State CollegeState College of IowaNorth Dakota StateNorth DakotaChattanooga13.
14. Northern Michigan тLamar TechNortheastern StateNortheastern StateArizona State College т State College of IowaArizona State CollegeLinfieldTexas A&INorth Dakota т14.
15.Prairie ViewLewis & ClarkLewis & ClarkWestern State (CO)Bucknell тArkansas StateSam Houston StateNorth DakotaArkansas StateArkansas State т15.
16. ChattanoogaLouisiana Tech (2) тGettysburg FindlayArkansas StateBucknellArkansas StateGettysburgNortheastern StateState College of Iowa т16.
17. Lewis & Clark Western State (CO) тWestern State (CO) (1)Southwest Texas StateConcordia (MN)Sam Houston StateNorth Dakota StateNortheastern StateGettysburg тBucknell т17.
18.Lamar Tech (1) т Baldwin-Wallace (1) тAbilene Christian BucknellNorth Dakota State тNorth Dakota State North Dakota Amherst тChattanooga тLinfield18.
19. Omaha тIdaho State тNorth Dakota State Albright тNortheastern State т Parsons Northeast Missouri State т Sacramento State тNorthern MichiganMontana State т19.
20.Grambling State Adams State тBaldwin-Wallace Arizona State College тSam Houston State Whittier т Linfield тArkansas State тSacramento State т Washburn т20.
21.  North Dakota State т   North Dakota State т Northeast Missouri State тState College of Iowa т 21.
22.        Bucknell т 22.
Week 1
Sept 30 [10]
Week 2
Oct 7 [11]
Week 3
Oct 14 [12]
Week 4
Oct 21 [13]
Week 5
Oct 28 [14]
Week 6
Nov 4 [15]
Week 7
Nov 11 [16]
Week 8
Nov 18 [17]
Week 9
Nov 25 [18]
Week 10
Dec 2 [19]
Dropped:
  • 8 Saint John's (MN)
  • 12 Southwest Texas State
  • 14 Northern Michigan
  • 19 Omaha
  • 20 Grambling State
Dropped:
  • 12 Chattanooga
  • 20 Adams State
Dropped:
  • 10 Idaho State
  • 15 Lewis & Clark
  • 18 Abilene Christian
  • 19 North Dakota State
  • 20 Baldwin-Wallace
Dropped:
  • 13 Lamar Tech
  • 16 Findlay
  • 17 Southwest Texas State
  • 19 Albright
Dropped:
  • 12 Delaware
  • 13 Montana State
  • 19 Northeastern State
Dropped:
  • 16 Bucknell
  • 19 Parsons
  • 20 Whittier
Dropped:
  • 13 State College of Iowa
  • 14 Arizona State College
Dropped:
  • 14 Linfield
  • 18 Amherst
  • 20 Northeast Missouri State
Dropped:
  • 14 Texas A&I
  • 16 Northeastern State
  • 17 Gettysburg
  • 19 Northern Michigan
  • 20 Sacramento State

Pittsburgh Courier rankings

The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1964 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.

The rankings were published on December 19: [20]

References

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