1966 NCAA College Division football rankings

The 1966 NCAA College Division football rankings are from the United Press International poll of College Division head coaches and from the Associated Press. The 1966 NCAA College Division football season was the ninth year UPI published a Coaches Poll in what was termed the "Small College" division. It was the seventh year for the AP version of the poll.

The UPI poll only included Win/Loss records for the Top 10 in the weekly rankings. In the AP poll, the Win/Loss records were not published except in the Final poll. However, the Win/Loss records are provided in the AP poll section if the UPI also ranked the team.

Legend

  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
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  Win–loss record
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  Number of first place votes
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

The AP poll

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 State (5–0) (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 Ross StateSul Ross State (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 State (3–0) (1)Sul Ross State (3–0) (1)Sul Ross State (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 Ross StateEastern 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 State (6–1)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 State (5–1)Sul Ross State (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 State (9–0)Weber State (6–3)Waynesburg (9–0) т10.
11. Middle Tennessee State (1) т        Weber State (6–3) т11.
Week 1
Sept 22[12]
Week 2
Sept 29[13]
Week 3
Oct 6[14]
Week 4
Oct 13[15]
Week 5
Oct 20[16]
Week 6
Oct 27[17]
Week 7
Nov 3[18]
Week 8
Nov 10[19]
Week 9
Nov 17[20]
Week 10
Nov 24[21]
Week 11
Dec 1[22]
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 State
  • 9 Sul Ross State
  • 10 New Mexico Highlands
Dropped:
  • 7 UMass
  • 8 Eastern Kentucky
  • 10 Waynesburg
Dropped:
7 Arkansas State
Dropped:
10 Clarion State
None

The UPI Coaches poll

Week 1
Sept 21[23]
Week 2
Sept 28[24]
Week 3
Oct 5[25]
Week 4
Oct 12[26]
Week 5
Oct 19[27]
Week 6
Oct 26[28]
Week 7
Nov 2[29]
Week 8
Nov 9[30]
Week 9
Nov 16[31]
Week 10
Nov 23[32]
Week 11
Nov 30[33]
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 State (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 State (2–0) (1)San Diego State (3–0) (2)Middle Tennessee State (5–0) (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 State (4–0) (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 State (3–0)Sul Ross State (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 (NY) (1–0)Sul Ross State (2–0)Weber State (2–1)UMass (2–1)Sul Ross State (4–0)Middle Tennessee State (6–1)North Dakota (5–2)Tennessee State (6–0)New Mexico Highlands (8–1)Muskingum (9–0)Muskingum (9–0)7.
8.Sul Ross State (2–0)UC Santa Barbara (2–0) (1)Long Beach State (2–0) (1)Montana State (4–1)UMass (3–1)Sul Ross State (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 State (7–2)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 State (5–1)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 Tennessee StateChattanoogaChattanoogaArkansas StateArkansas State11.
12.Pacific (CA)Arkansas StateConcordia (MN)Long Beach StateTempleTempleSul Ross State 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 Ross StateCentral 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 KentuckyClarion StateClarion State18.
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 Colorado StateChattanoogaWittenberg т20.
Week 1
Sept 21[34]
Week 2
Sept 28[35]
Week 3
Oct 5[36]
Week 4
Oct 12[37]
Week 5
Oct 19[38]
Week 6
Oct 26[39]
Week 7
Nov 2[40]
Week 8
Nov 9[41]
Week 9
Nov 16[42]
Week 10
Nov 23[43]
Week 11
Nov 30[44]
Dropped:
  • 7 St. John's (NY)
  • 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 State
  • 12 Long Beach State
  • 14 Delaware
  • 16 Sul Ross State
Dropped:
20 Western Colorado
Dropped:
19 Northeast Louisiana

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