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1966 small college football rankings

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1966 small college football rankings
Selectors: AP, UPI
Small college football rankings (AP, UPI)

The 1966 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1966 college football season, including the 1966 NCAA College Division football season and the 1966 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 1966 San Diego State Aztecs football team (11–0), led by head coach Don Coryell and defensive coordinator John Madden, was rated as the small-college champion by both the AP and UPI. Tennessee State (9–0) was ranked No. 2 by the AP and No. 3 by the UPI.

Legend

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AP poll

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Week 1
Sept 22[1]
Week 2
Sept 29[2]
Week 3
Oct 6[3]
Week 4
Oct 13[4]
Week 5
Oct 20[5]
Week 6
Oct 27[6]
Week 7
Nov 3[7]
Week 8
Nov 10[8]
Week 9
Nov 17[9]
Week 10
Nov 24[10]
Week 11
Dec 1[11]
1.North Dakota State (2)North Dakota State (5)North Dakota State (4–0) (7)North Dakota State (5–0) (10)North Dakota State (6–0) (8)North Dakota State (7–0) (11)North Dakota State (8–0) (10)San Diego State (7–0) (11)San Diego State (8–0) (13)San Diego State (9–0) (11)San Diego State (10–0) (14)1.
2.Southern IllinoisNorth Dakota (1)Montana State (4–0) (5)North Dakota (4–0)North Dakota (5–0) (2)San Diego State (5–0) (2)San Diego State (6–0) (5)North Dakota State (8–1)Tennessee State (7–0) (2)Tennessee State (8–0) (2)Tennessee State (9–0) (2)2.
3.North DakotaMontana State (3)North Dakota (3–0)Middle Tennessee (4–0) (2)San Diego State (5–0) (2)Montana State (6–1)Montana State (7–1) (1)Montana State (8–1) (1)Montana State (8–2)Montana State (8–2)Montana State (8–2)3.
4.Weber State (4)Sul RossSul Ross (4–0) (1)San Diego State (4–0) (1)Chattanooga (4–1)North Dakota (5–1)Tennessee State (5–0) (1)Tennessee State (6–0) (2)Northwestern State (8–0) (1)Northwestern State (9–0)Northwestern State (9–0)4.
5.Montana StateSan Diego State (1)Middle Tennessee (3–0) (1)Sul Ross (3–0) (1)Sul Ross (4–0) (1)Arkansas State (5–0) (1)Northwestern State (6–0)Northwestern State (7–0) (1)Weber State (6–2)Parsons (9–1)Parsons (9–1)5.
6.Sul RossEastern Kentucky (1)San Diego State (3–0)Weber State (3–1)Montana State (5–1)Tennessee StateArkansas State (5–1)Parsons (7–1)Parsons (8–1)Arkansas State (7–2)Arkansas State (7–2)6.
7.San Diego StateBall State (1)Eastern Kentucky (3–0) (1)Montana State (4–1)Weber State (4–1)Middle Tennessee (5–1)UMass (5–1)Arkansas State (6–1) (1)North Dakota (7–2)Muskingum (9–0)Muskingum (9–0)7.
8.Southwest Texas StateWittenbergWittenberg (2–0)Tennessee State (5–0)Arkansas State (4–0) (1)Northwestern State (5–0) (1)Eastern Kentucky (6–1) (1)Weber State (6–2)Muskingum (8–0)North Dakota (7–2)North Dakota (7–2)8.
9.Akron тParsonsWeber State (2–1) (1)Arkansas State (1)Middle Tennessee (4–1)Sul Ross (4–0–1) (1)Weber State (5–2)North Dakota (6–2)North Dakota State (7–2)North Dakota State (8–2)North Dakota State (8–2)9.
10.Florida A&M тArkansas State тTennessee State (2–0)Chattanooga (3–1)Tennessee State (1)New Mexico Highlands (6–0) (1)WaynesburgMuskingum (7–0)Clarion (9–0)Weber State (6–3)Waynesburg (9–0) т10.
11. Middle Tennessee (1) т        Weber State (6–3) т11.
Week 1
Sept 22[1]
Week 2
Sept 29[2]
Week 3
Oct 6[3]
Week 4
Oct 13[4]
Week 5
Oct 20[5]
Week 6
Oct 27[6]
Week 7
Nov 3[7]
Week 8
Nov 10[8]
Week 9
Nov 17[9]
Week 10
Nov 24[10]
Week 11
Dec 1[11]
Dropped:
  • 2 Southern Illinois
  • 4 Weber State
  • 8 Southwest Texas State
  • 9 Akron
  • 10 Florida A&M
Dropped:
  • 7 Ball State
  • 9 Parsons
  • 10 Arkansas State
Dropped:
  • 7 Eastern Kentucky
  • 8 Wittenberg
NoneDropped:
  • 4 Chattanooga
  • 7 Weber State
Dropped:
  • 4 North Dakota
  • 7 Middle Tennessee
  • 9 Sul Ross
  • 10 New Mexico Highlands
Dropped:
  • 7 UMass
  • 8 Eastern Kentucky
  • 10 Waynesburg
Dropped:
7 Arkansas State
Dropped:
10 Clarion
None

UPI coaches poll

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Week 1
Sept 21[12]
Week 2
Sept 28[13]
Week 3
Oct 5[14]
Week 4
Oct 12[15]
Week 5
Oct 19[16]
Week 6
Oct 26[17]
Week 7
Nov 2[18]
Week 8
Nov 9[19]
Week 9
Nov 16[20]
Week 10
Nov 23[21]
Week 11
Nov 30[22]
1.North Dakota State (2–0) (16)North Dakota State (3–0) (14)North Dakota State (4–0) (14)North Dakota State (5–0) (25)North Dakota State (6–0) (20)North Dakota State (7–0) (25)North Dakota State (8–0) (23)San Diego State (7–0) (33)San Diego State (8–0) (32)San Diego State (9–0) (30)San Diego State (10–0) (30)1.
2.Middle Tennessee (1–0) (2)North Dakota (2–0) (7)North Dakota (3–0) (4)North Dakota (4–0) (3)San Diego State (5–0) (6)San Diego State (5–0) (6)San Diego State (6–0) (7)Montana State (8–1) (1)Montana State (8–2) (2)Montana State (8–2) (4)Montana State (8–2) (3)2.
3.Weber State (1–0) (3)San Diego State (2–0) (4)Montana State (4–0) (8)San Diego State (4–0) (1)North Dakota (5–0) (4)Montana State (6–1)Montana State (7–1) (5)North Dakota State (8–1) (1)Weber State (6–2)Tennessee State (8–0)Tennessee State (9–0) (1)3.
4.UMass (1–0) (1)Middle Tennessee (2–0) (1)San Diego State (3–0) (2)Middle Tennessee (4–0) (2)Chattanooga (4–1) (1)North Dakota (5–1)UMass (5–1)Weber State (6–2)Tennessee State (7–0)North Dakota (7–2)Northwestern State (9–0)4.
5.North Dakota (1–0)Montana State (3–0)Middle Tennessee (3–0) (3)Weber State (3–1) (1)Weber State (4–1)UMass (4–1) (1)Weber State (5–2) тArkansas State (6–1)UMass (6–2)New Mexico Highlands (8–1)North Dakota (7–2)5.
6.Northern Illinois (1–0)Long Beach State (1–0) (1)Sul Ross (3–0)Sul Ross (3–0)Montana State (5–1) (1)Arkansas State (5–0) (1)Delaware (5–1) тNorth Dakota (6–2)North Dakota (7–2)Northwestern State (9–0)New Mexico Highlands (8–1)6.
7.St. John's (1–0)Sul Ross (2–0)Weber State (2–1)UMass (2–1)Sul Ross (4–0)Middle Tennessee (5–1)North Dakota (5–2)Tennessee State (6–0)New Mexico Highlands (8–1)Muskingum (9–0)Muskingum (9–0)7.
8.Sul Ross (2–0)UC Santa Barbara (2–0) (1)Long Beach State (2–0) (1)Montana State (4–1)UMass (3–1)Sul Ross (4–0–1)Eastern Kentucky (6–1)UMass (5–2)North Dakota State (7–2)North Dakota State (8–2)North Dakota State (8–2)8.
9.Long Beach State (0–0)Weber State (1–1)UMass (1–1)Chattanooga (3–1) (1)Arkansas State (4–0) (1)Chattanooga (4–2)Arkansas State (5–1)Middle Tennessee (6–2)Muskingum (8–0)Weber State (6–3)Weber State (6–3)9.
10.San Diego State (1–0)UMass (1–1) (1)Eastern Kentucky (3–0)Delaware (3–0) (1)Middle Tennessee (4–1)New Mexico Highlands (6–0) (1)Tennessee State (5–0)New Mexico Highlands (7–1)Northwestern State (8–0)UMass (6–3)UMass (6–3)10.
11.UC Santa BarbaraBall StateDelawareArkansas StateLong Beach StateWeber StateMiddle TennesseeChattanoogaChattanoogaArkansas StateArkansas State11.
12.Pacific (CA)Arkansas StateConcordia (MN)Long Beach StateTempleTempleSul Ross тLong Beach StateArkansas StateWhitewater StateWhitewater State12.
13.Montana State тDelaware (2)Chattanooga (1)Lenoir–Rhyne (1)New Mexico Highlands (1)DelawareLong Beach State тMuskingumGettysburg (1)ParsonsParsons13.
14.Ball State тConcordia (MN)UC Santa BarbaraNew Mexico Highlands тDelawareEastern KentuckyMuskingumDelawareWhitewater StateGettysburg (1)Central College (IA) т14.
15.LinfieldEastern KentuckyLenoir–Rhyne (1)UC Santa Barbara тEastern KentuckyLuther (1)ChattanoogaEastern KentuckyParsonsEastern KentuckyWaynesburg (1) т15.
16.Grambling StateSouthwest Texas StateNew Mexico HighlandsTemple тLuther (1)Tennessee StateNew Mexico HighlandsSul RossCentral College (IA)Central College (IA)Eastern Kentucky16.
17.Cal State Los AngelesMichigan TechArkansas State тLuther тTennessee StateLenoir–RhyneGettysburgGettysburgWaynesburgWaynesburgGettysburg17.
18.Arkansas State (1)ParsonsMichigan Tech тEastern KentuckyGettysburgMuskingum тCentral College (IA)Northwestern StateEastern KentuckyClarionClarion18.
19.Florida A&MGrambling State тWittenberg (1)Baldwin-Wallace (1)Fort Hays StateGettysburg тLamar TechNortheast LouisianaNortheast LouisianaNortheast LouisianaChattanooga т19.
20.Southern IllinoisNorthern Illinois тAbilene ChristianMichigan TechLenoir–RhyneLong Beach StateNortheast LouisianaParsonsWestern State (CO)ChattanoogaWittenberg т20.
Week 1
Sept 21[12]
Week 2
Sept 28[13]
Week 3
Oct 5[14]
Week 4
Oct 12[15]
Week 5
Oct 19[16]
Week 6
Oct 26[17]
Week 7
Nov 2[18]
Week 8
Nov 9[19]
Week 9
Nov 16[20]
Week 10
Nov 23[21]
Week 11
Nov 30[22]
Dropped:
  • 7 St. John's
  • 12 Pacific (CA)
  • 15 Linfield
  • 17 Cal State Los Angeles
  • 19 Florida A&M
  • 20 Southern Illinois
Dropped:
  • 11 Ball State
  • 16 Southwest Texas State
  • 18 Parsons
  • 19 Grambling State
  • 20 Northern Illinois
Dropped:
  • 12 Concordia (MN)
  • 19 Wittenberg
  • 20 Abilene Christian
Dropped:
  • 15 UC Santa Barbara
  • 19 Baldwin-Wallace
  • 20 Michigan Tech
Dropped:
19 Fort Hays State
Dropped:
  • 12 Temple
  • 15 Luther
  • 17 Lenoir–Rhyne
Dropped:
  • 18 Central College (IA)
  • 19 Lamar Tech
Dropped:
  • 9 Middle Tennessee
  • 12 Long Beach State
  • 14 Delaware
  • 16 Sul Ross
Dropped:
20 Western State (CO)
Dropped:
19 Northeast Louisiana

HBCU rankings

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The New Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1966 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.

The rankings were published on December 10:[23]

References

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  3. ^ "Small College Football Poll". Pasadena Independent. Pasadena, California. October 7, 1966. p. 25. Retrieved January 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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