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The 1968 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1968 college football season, including the 1968 NCAA College Division football season and the 1968 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.

North Dakota State (10–0) and San Diego State were ranked as the top two teams: North Dakota State No. 1 by the AP and No. 2 by the UPI; and San Diego State No. 1 by the UPI and No. 2 by the APc. Chattanooga (9–1) and New Mexico Highlands (9–0) were ranked third and fourth, respectively, in both polls.

Legend

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The AP poll

Week 1
Sept 26 [1]		Week 2
Oct 3 [2]		Week 3
Oct 10 [3]		Week 4
Oct 17 [4]		Week 5
Oct 24 [5]		Week 6
Oct 31 [6]		Week 7
Nov 7 [7]		Week 8
Nov 14 [8]		Week 9
Nov 21 [9]		Week 10
Nov 28 [10]		Week 11
Dec 5 [11]
1. San Diego State (2–0) (12)San Diego State (3–0) (12)San Diego State (3–0) (9)San Diego State (4–0) (10)San Diego State (5–0) (10)San Diego State (6–0) (14)San Diego State (7–0) (10)San Diego State (8–0) (11)San Diego State (8–0) (12)North Dakota State (9–0) (5)North Dakota State (9–0) (6)1.
2. Eastern Kentucky (1–0) (1)North Dakota State (3–0)North Dakota State (4–0) (1)North Dakota State (5–0)North Dakota State (6–0)North Dakota State (7–0)North Dakota State (8–0) (1)North Dakota State (9–0) (1)North Dakota State (7–2) (1)San Diego State (8–0–1) (3)San Diego State (9–0–1) (3)2.
3. North Dakota State (2–0)Eastern Kentucky (2–0) (2)Eastern Kentucky (3–0)Eastern Kentucky (4–0)Western Kentucky (6–0) (2)Chattanooga (7–0) (1)Chattanooga (8–0) (1)New Mexico Highlands (9–0)New Mexico Highlands (9–0)New Mexico Highlands (9–0) (1)Chattanooga (10–1) (1)3.
4. Lenoir–RhyneNorthern Michigan (4–0)Northern Michigan (4–0) (1)Western Kentucky (4–0) (2)New Mexico Highlands (7–0)New Mexico Highlands (8–0)New Mexico Highlands (9–0) (1)Tampa (7–1)Chattanooga (9–1)Chattanooga (10–1) (1)New Mexico Highlands (9–0)4.
5. AkronLenoir–RhyneNew Mexico Highlands (4–0)Texas A&I (4–0) (1)Chattanooga (6–0)Weber State (6–0)Tampa (6–1)Chattanooga (8–1)IUP (9–0) (1)IUP (9–0) (1)IUP (9–0) (1)5.
6. Texas–Arlington (1–1) [note 1]Weber StateTexas A&I (3–0) (1)New Mexico Highlands (5–0)Weber State (5–0)Tampa (5–1)Eastern Kentucky (6–1)Eastern Kentucky (7–1) (1)Texas A&I (8–1) (1)Texas A&I (9–1) (1)Texas A&I (10–1) (1)6.
7. Northern Michigan (3–0) (1)Texas A&I (2–0)Weber StateWeber State (4–0)Northern Michigan (6–1)Eastern Kentucky (5–1)IUP (8–0) (1)Texas A&I (7–1) (1)Tampa (7–2)Eastern Michigan (8–2)Eastern Michigan (8–2)7.
8. Central MichiganNew Mexico Highlands (3–0)Lenoir–Rhyne (1)Northern MichiganArkansas State (6–1) (1)IUP (7–0) (1)Texas A&I (6–2)Western Kentucky (8–1)Eastern Michigan (8–2)South Dakota (9–1)South Dakota (9–1)8.
9. Fairmont StateFairmont StateMorgan StateChattanooga (4–0)IUP (6–0)Morgan State (5–0)Western Kentucky (7–1)IUP (9–0) (1)Western Kentucky (8–1–1)Eastern Kentucky (8–2)Eastern Kentucky (8–2)9.
10. Texas A&I (1–0)Tennessee A&IWestern Kentucky (1)Arkansas State (4–1)Texas A&I (4–2)Western Kentucky (6–1)Arkansas State (7–1–1)Weber State (7–1)Eastern Kentucky (7–2)Willamette (9–0) (2)Southwestern Louisiana (8–2)10.
11. Tennessee A&ILouisiana Tech (2–0)Arkansas State (3–1)Morgan StateEastern Kentucky (4–1)Texas A&I (5–2)Weber State (6–1) Central Missouri State (7–0–1) (1)Morgan State (7–1)Morgan State (8–1)Troy State (9–1)11.
12. Weber StateTexas–ArlingtonLouisiana Tech (2–1)Texas–ArlingtonMorgan State (4–0)Texas–Arlington (4–3)Lenoir–Rhyne (6–1)Morgan State (6–1)Willamette (9–0)ManualMorgan State (8–1)12.
13. New Mexico Highlands Morgan StateTennessee A&IIUP (1)Appalachian State (5–0) (2)Arkansas State (6–1–1)Appalachian State (6–1)Troy State (8–1)South Dakota (9–1)Humboldt State (9–1) (1)Willamette (9–0)13.
14. Western KentuckyEastern Washington (2–0)Trinity (TX)Tampa (3–1)Tampa (4–1)Northern Michigan (6–2)Morgan State (5–1) South Dakota (8–1)Central Missouri State (7–1–1)Troy State (9–1)Tampa (7–3)14.
15. Louisiana Tech Arkansas StateIUP (1) Appalachian State (1)Akron (4–2)Akron (4–2)Akron (5–2)Akron (6–2)Troy State (9–1)Western Kentucky (8–2–1) (1)Arkansas State (7–2–1)15.
16. WittenbergWestern KentuckyTampa (3–0)Trinity (TX) East Texas State (4–1)Central Michigan (6–1) (1)Troy State (8–0)Willamette (8–0)Akron (6–2–1)Tampa (7–3)Humboldt State (9–1)16.
17. West Chester Tampa т Chattanooga (3–0)Tennessee A&ILenoir–Rhyne (4–1) тEast Texas State (4–1) Kings Point (7–0)Texas–Arlington (5–3)Kings Point (7–1)Akron (7–2–1)Akron (7–2–1)17.
18. Eastern Michigan тAkron т Illinois StateEastern Michigan Tennessee State (3–1) тLenoir–Rhyne (5–1)Texas–Arlington (7–1) тAppalachian State (7–1) тHumboldt State (8–1)Arkansas State (7–2–1)Ferris State (7–0–1)18.
19. Eastern Washington (1–0) т IUPWittenberg Emory & HenryTexas–Arlington (3–3) тTroy State (7–0) тEmory & Henry (7–1) т Humboldt State (7–1) тArkansas State (7–2–1)Central Missouri State (7–1–1) Wilkes (8–0) т19.
20. Carson–Newman Trinity (TX)Fairmont StateLenoir–Rhyne Troy State (6–0) тAppalachian State (5–1) тNorthern Michigan (6–3)Kings Point (7–1)Weber State (7–2) Ferris State (7–0–1)Western Kentucky (8–2–1) т20.
21.     Willamette (5–0) т      21.
Week 1
Sept 26 [1]		Week 2
Oct 3 [2]		Week 3
Oct 10 [3]		Week 4
Oct 17 [4]		Week 5
Oct 24 [5]		Week 6
Oct 31 [6]		Week 7
Nov 7 [7]		Week 8
Nov 14 [8]		Week 9
Nov 21 [9]		Week 10
Nov 28 [10]		Week 11
Dec 5 [11]
Dropped:
  • 8 Central Michigan
  • 16 Wittenberg
  • 17 West Chester
  • 18 Eastern Michigan
  • 20 Carson–Newman
Dropped:
  • 12 Texas–Arlington
  • 14 Eastern Washington
  • 18 Akron
Dropped:
  • 12 Louisiana Tech
  • 18 Illinois State
  • 19 Wittenberg
  • 20 Fairmont State
Dropped:
  • 16 Trinity (TX)
  • 17 Tennessee A&I
  • 18 Eastern Michigan
  • 19 Emory & Henry
Dropped:
  • 18 Tennessee State
  • 20 Willamette
Dropped:
  • 16 Central Michigan
  • 17 East Texas State
Dropped:
  • 10 Arkansas State
  • 12 Lenoir–Rhyne
  • 19 Emory & Henry
  • 20 Northern Michigan
Dropped:
  • 17 Texas–Arlington
  • 18 Appalachian State
Dropped:
  • 17 Kings Point
  • 20 Weber State
Dropped:
19 Central Missouri State

The UPI Coaches poll

Week 1
Sept 25 [12]		Week 2
Oct 2 [13]		Week 3
Oct 9 [14]		Week 4
Oct 16 [15]		Week 5
Oct 23 [16]		Week 6
Oct 30 [17]		Week 7
Nov 6 [18]		Week 8
Nov 13 [19]		Week 9
Nov 20 [20]		Week 10
Nov 27 [21]
1.San Diego State (2–0) (26)San Diego State (3–0) (27)San Diego State (3–0) (25)San Diego State (4–0) (25)San Diego State (5–0) (22)San Diego State (6–0) (26)San Diego State (7–0) (28)San Diego State (8–0)San Diego State (8–0) (29)San Diego State (8–0–1) (21)1.
2.North Dakota State (2–0) (2)North Dakota State (3–0) (4)North Dakota State (4–0) (5)North Dakota State (5–0) (4)North Dakota State (6–0) (5)North Dakota State (7–0) (3)North Dakota State (8–0) (3)North Dakota State (9–0)North Dakota State (9–0) (3)North Dakota State (9–0) (9)2.
3.Northern Michigan (3–0)Northern Michigan (4–0) (1)Texas A&I (3–0)Texas A&I (4–0)New Mexico Highlands (6–0) (4)Chattanooga (6–0)Chattanooga (7–0)Tampa (8–1)New Mexico Highlands (9–0) (2)Chattanooga (9–1)3.
4.Eastern Kentucky (1–0) (2)Eastern Kentucky (2–0) (1)Northern Michigan (4–0) (1)Eastern Kentucky (4–0) (1)Chattanooga (5–0)Tampa (5–1)Tampa (6–1)New Mexico Highlands (9–0)Chattanooga (8–1)New Mexico Highlands (9–0) (4)4.
5.Texas A&I (1–0)Texas A&I (2–0) (1)Eastern Kentucky (3–0)New Mexico Highlands (5–0) (3)Tampa (4–1)New Mexico Highlands (7–0) (4)New Mexico Highlands (8–0) (3)Chattanooga (7–1)Texas A&I (8–1)Texas A&I (9–1)5.
6. West Chester (1–0)Eastern Washington (2–0)New Mexico Highlands (4–0) (1)Chattanooga (4–0)Western Kentucky (5–0) (2)Weber State (6–0) (1)Eastern Kentucky (6–1)Eastern Kentucky (7–1)Morgan State (7–1)Morgan State (8–1)6.
7.Texas–Arlington (1–1)New Mexico Highlands (3–0)Chattanooga (3–0) (1)Arkansas State (4–1)Weber State (5–0) (1)Morgan State (5–0)Texas A&I (6–1)Texas A&I (7–1)Tampa (7–2)Troy State (9–1)7.
8.Eastern Washington (1–0)Louisiana Tech (2–0)Tampa (3–0) (1)Tampa (3–1)Morgan State (4–0)Eastern Kentucky (5–1)Troy State (8–0) (1)Weber State (7–1)Western Kentucky (7–1–1)Eastern Kentucky (8–2)8.
9. Montana State (2–0)Chattanooga (2–0)Arkansas State (3–1)Western Kentucky (4–0) (1)Northern Michigan (5–1)Texas A&I (5–1)Arkansas State (6–1)Morgan State (6–1)Troy State (9–1)Adams State (8–1)9.
10. Southwest Texas State (1–0)Adams State (2–0)Louisiana Tech (2–1)Weber State (4–0)Texas A&I (4–1)Troy State (6–0) (1)Weber State (6–1)Western Kentucky (7–1)Adams State (8–1)Humboldt State (9–1)10.
11.Fairmont StateArkansas StateWeber StateMorgan StateArkansas State (6–1)Arkansas State (6–1–1)Morgan State (5–1)Adams StateEastern Kentucky (7–2)Tampa (7–3)11.
12.New Mexico HighlandsMontana StateTexas–ArlingtonC.W. PostTroy State (6–0)Western Kentucky (6–1)Western Kentucky (7–1)Willamette (8–0)Humboldt State (8–1)Willamette (9–0)12.
13. San Francisco StateTexas–ArlingtonMorgan StateAlcorn A&MEastern Kentucky (4–1)WillametteWillametteHumboldt State (7–1)IUP (9–0)IUP (9–0)13.
14. Adams State TempleWestern KentuckyTexas–ArlingtonEast Texas State (4–1)Northern Michigan (6–2)Arkansas Tech North Carolina A&TWillamette (9–0)Arkansas State (7–2–1)14.
15. UMass [note 2]Morgan StateLenoir–RhyneNorthern IowaWillamette (5–0) Florida A&MAdams StateIUP (9–0)Weber State (7–2)Delaware15.
16.Chattanooga (1) тAlcorn A&MAlcorn A&MTroy State Arkansas TechTexas–Arlington (4–3)Florida A&MTroy State (8–1)Arkansas State (7–2–1)Weber State16.
17.Eastern Michigan тFairmont StateWest ChesterMontana StateAppalachian State (5–0) т Ashland тEast Texas StateGustavus AdolphusNorth Carolina A&TWestern Kentucky (8–2–1)17.
18.Louisiana Tech (1)West Chester т Northern Iowa Colorado State (Greeley) тAdams State тAdams State тKings Point (7–0)Eastern Michigan тKings Point (7–1) т Fresno State18.
19. Whitewater [note 3]Western Kentucky т C.W. PostWillamette т St. Norbert [note 4]Arkansas Tech тAlcorn StateCentral Missouri State (7–0–1) тFlorida A&M тKings Point т19.
20. Alcorn A&MWeber StateEastern Washington тAppalachian State тTexas–Arlington (3–3) тKings Point тHumboldt StateKings Point (7–1) т DelawareFlorida A&M т20.
21.  Willamette т  Gustavus Adolphus тEast Texas State (4–1) т   North Carolina A&T т21.
22.      Arkansas State College т    22.
Week 1
Sept 25 [12]		Week 2
Oct 2 [13]		Week 3
Oct 9 [14]		Week 4
Oct 16 [15]		Week 5
Oct 23 [16]		Week 6
Oct 30 [17]		Week 7
Nov 6 [18]		Week 8
Nov 13 [19]		Week 9
Nov 20 [20]		Week 10
Nov 27 [21]
Dropped:
  • 10 Southwest Texas State
  • 13 San Francisco State
  • 15 UMass
  • 17 Eastern Michigan
  • 19 Whitewater
Dropped:
  • 10 Adams State
  • 12 Montana State
  • 14 Temple
  • 17 Fairmont State
Dropped:
  • 4 Northern Michigan
  • 10 Louisiana Tech
  • 15 Lenoir–Rhyne
  • 17 West Chester
  • 20 Eastern Washington
Dropped:
  • 12 C.W. Post
  • 13 Alcorn A&M
  • 15 Northern Iowa
  • 17 Montana State
  • 18 Colorado State (Greeley)
Dropped:
  • 17 Appalachian State
  • 19 St. Norbert
  • 20 Gustavus Adolphus
Dropped:
  • 14 Northern Michigan
  • 16 Texas–Arlington
  • 17 Ashland
  • 20 Arkansas State College
Dropped:
  • 9 Arkansas State
  • 14 Arkansas Tech
  • 16 Florida A&M
  • 17 East Texas State
  • 19 Alcorn State
Dropped:
  • 17 Gustavus Adolphus
  • 18 Eastern Michigan
  • 19 Central Missouri State
None

HBCU rankings

The New Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1968 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.

The rankings were published on December 7: [22]

Notes

  1. ^ In the actual printed polls, Texas–Arlington was listed as Texas at Arlington (UPI)
  2. ^ In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts
  3. ^ In the actual printed polls, Whitewater State was listed as Whitewater
  4. ^ In the actual printed polls, St. Norbert was listed as St. Norbert’s

References

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  4. ^ "Northern Drops To 8th in Poll". Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, Michigan. October 17, 1968. p. 10. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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