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rankings">UPI</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;">«<a href="/wiki/1958_small_college_football_rankings" title="1958 small college football rankings">1958</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1960_small_college_football_rankings" title="1960 small college football rankings">1960</a>»</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1959 small college football rankings</b> are rankings of <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> teams representing smaller college and university teams during the <a href="/wiki/1959_college_football_season" title="1959 college football season">1959 college football season</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1959_NAIA_football_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1959 NAIA football season">1959 NAIA football season</a>. The rankings were prepared and published by <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">United Press International</a> (UPI). The <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> (AP) did not begin publishing small-college rankings until 1960. </p><p>The UPI's small-college rankings for 1959 were based on voting by the UPI's board of coaches. The undefeated <a href="/wiki/1959_Bowling_Green_Falcons_football_team" title="1959 Bowling Green Falcons football team">1959 Bowling Green Falcons football team</a> outscored opponents 274 to 83 and was ranked first by wide margin with 24 first-place votes and 407 total points.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1959_Mississippi_Southern_Southerners_football_team" title="1959 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team">1959 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team</a> (6–4), with losses to University Division Texas A&M and Auburn, were ranked second. Mississippi Southern had been named the small-college national champion in 1958. The UPI ranked <a href="/wiki/1959_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team</a> at No. 3. The Blue Raiders also compiled an undefeated record (10–0–1) and went on to win the <a href="/wiki/1960_Tangerine_Bowl_(January)" title="1960 Tangerine Bowl (January)">1960 Tangerine Bowl</a>. The <a href="/wiki/1959_Delaware_Fightin%27_Blue_Hens_football_team" title="1959 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team">1959 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team</a> (8–1), led by <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> coach <a href="/wiki/David_M._Nelson" title="David M. Nelson">David M. Nelson</a>, lost to Bowling Green and was ranked at No. 4. A third undefeated team, the <a href="/wiki/1959_Western_Illinois_Leathernecks_football_team" title="1959 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team">1959 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team</a> (9–0), was ranked sixth. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legend">Legend</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_small_college_football_rankings&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Legend"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border:1px solid black;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#D8FFEB; width:20px; border:1px solid black;"> </td> <td>  </td> <td>Increase in ranking </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FFE6E6; width:20px; border:1px solid black;"> </td> <td>  </td> <td>Decrease in ranking </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FFFFE6; width:20px; border:1px solid black;"> </td> <td>  </td> <td>Not ranked previous week </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">(#–#)</div> </td> <td>  </td> <td>Win–loss record </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><i>(Italics)</i></div> </td> <td>  </td> <td>Number of first place votes </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">т</div> </td> <td> </td> <td>Tied with team above or below also with this symbol </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="UPI_coaches_poll">UPI coaches poll</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_small_college_football_rankings&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: UPI coaches poll"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:right;" class=""></div> <div style="overflow:auto"><table class="wikitable" style="background-color:white;white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%"><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Week 1<br />Sept 24<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 2<br />Oct 1<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 3<br />Oct 8<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 4<br />Oct 15<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 5<br />Oct 22<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 6<br />Oct 29<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 7<br />Nov 5<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 8<br />Nov 12<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 9<br />Nov 19<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 10<br />Nov 26<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th></th></tr><tr><th>1.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Mississippi_Southern_Southerners_football_team" title="1959 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team">Mississippi Southern</a> <i>(11)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Mississippi Southern (1–0) <i>(27)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Mississippi Southern (1–1) <i>(22)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Mississippi Southern (2–1) <i>(32)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Mississippi Southern (3–1) <i>(32)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Mississippi Southern (4–1) <i>(32)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Delaware (6–0) <i>(18)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Delaware (7–0) <i>(23)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Bowling Green (8–0) <i>(20)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Bowling Green (9–0) <i>(23)</i></td><th>1.</th></tr><tr><th>2.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/West_Chester_Golden_Rams_football" class="mw-redirect" title="West Chester Golden Rams football">West Chester</a> <i>(7)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Miami (OH) (1–0) <i>(4)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Miami (OH) (2–0) <i>(9)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">West Chester (3–0) <i>(2)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Delaware (4–0) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Delaware (5–0) <i>(2)</i></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Mississippi Southern (4–2) <i>(13)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Mississippi Southern (5–2) <i>(7)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Mississippi Southern (6–2) <i>(5)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Mississippi Southern (6–3) <i>(5)</i></td><th>2.</th></tr><tr><th>3.</th><td style="background-color:white;border-bottom:1px solid white;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Chattanooga_Moccasins_football_team" title="1959 Chattanooga Moccasins football team">Chattanooga</a> <i>(2)</i> т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">West Chester (2–0) <i>(5)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">East Texas State (3–0) <i>(3)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Delaware (3–0) <i>(2)</i></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">West Chester (4–0) <i>(2)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Miami (OH) (4–1) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">West Chester (6–0) <i>(2)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Bowling Green (7–0) <i>(4)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Middle Tennessee (9–0) <i>(3)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Middle Tennessee (9–0) <i>(2)</i></td><th>3.</th></tr><tr><th>4.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/East_Texas_State_Lions_football" class="mw-redirect" title="East Texas State Lions football">East Texas State</a> <i>(2)</i> т</td><td style="background-color:white">East Texas State (2–0) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">West Chester (2–0) <i>(2)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Montana State (3–1) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Miami (OH) (3–1)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">West Chester (5–0)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Bowling Green (6–0) <i>(4)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Middle Tennessee (8–0) <i>(2)</i></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Delaware (7–1) <i>(4)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Delaware (8–1) <i>(1)</i></td><th>4.</th></tr><tr><th>5.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Connecticut_Huskies_football_team" title="1959 Connecticut Huskies football team">Connecticut</a> <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Xavier (3–0)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Buffalo (2–0) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Miami (OH) (2–1)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Middle Tennessee (5–0) <i>(2)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Middle Tennessee (6–0) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Middle Tennessee (7–0) <i>(3)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">East Texas State (7–1)</td><td style="background-color:white">East Texas State (8–1)</td><td style="background-color:white">East Texas State (9–1)</td><th>5.</th></tr><tr><th>6.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Miami_Redskins_football_team" title="1959 Miami Redskins football team">Miami (OH)</a> <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Montana State (2–0) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Chattanooga (2–1)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Middle Tennessee (4–0)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Ohio (4–0)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Bowling Green (5–0) <i>(3)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">East Texas State (6–1)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">West Chester (6–1)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Western Illinois (9–0) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Western Illinois (9–0)</td><th>6.</th></tr><tr><th>7.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Xavier_Musketeers_football_team" title="1959 Xavier Musketeers football team">Xavier</a> <i>(3)</i></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Chattanooga (1–1)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Montana State (2–1) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">East Texas State (3–1) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">East Texas State (4–1)</td><td style="background-color:white">East Texas State (5–1)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Miami (OH) (4–2) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Memphis State (5–2) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">West Chester (7–1)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Memphis State (5–4)</td><th>7.</th></tr><tr><th>8.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Arizona_State%E2%80%93Flagstaff_Lumberjacks_football_team" title="1959 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team">Arizona State–Flagstaff</a> <i>(2)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Buffalo (1–0)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Middle Tennessee (3–0) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Ohio (3–0) <i>(3)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Bowling Green (4–0)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Buffalo (4–1)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Memphis State (5–2) <i>(2)</i></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Miami (OH) (5–2)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Memphis State (5–3)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Louisiana Tech (8–1) <i>(2)</i></td><th>8.</th></tr><tr><th>9.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_State_Redmen_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern State Redmen football">Northeastern State</a> <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:white">Northeastern State (2–1)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Delaware (2–0)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Chattanooga (2–2)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Buffalo (3–1)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Lamar Tech (7–0) <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Buffalo (4–1)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Western Illinois (8–0)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Ohio (7–1)</td><td style="background-color:white">Ohio (7–2)</td><th>9.</th></tr><tr><th>10.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Arizona State–Flagstaff (1–2)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Xavier (3–1)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Buffalo (2–1)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Montana State (3–2)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Ohio (4–1)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Western Illinois (7–0)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Buffalo (5–1)</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Louisiana Tech (6–1)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">West Chester (7–1)</td><th>10.</th></tr><tr><th>11.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/Hillsdale_Dales_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Hillsdale Dales football">Hillsdale</a></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Memphis State</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/1959_Ohio_Bobcats_football_team" title="1959 Ohio Bobcats football team">Ohio</a></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Bowling Green <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB;border-bottom:1px solid #D8FFEB;">Lamar Tech т</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Western Illinois</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Ohio</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Hillsdale</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6;border-bottom:1px solid #FFE6E6;">Buffalo т</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Lenoir–Rhyne <i>(1)</i></td><th>11.</th></tr><tr><th>12.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Cal_Poly_Mustangs_football_team" title="1959 Cal Poly Mustangs football team">Cal Poly</a></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Middle Tennessee</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Arizona State–Flagstaff</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Lamar Tech</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/1959_Bucknell_Bison_football_team" title="1959 Bucknell Bison football team">Bucknell</a> т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Montana State</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Lamar Tech</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Ohio</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Lenoir–Rhyne т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Buffalo</td><th>12.</th></tr><tr><th>13.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Montana_State_Bobcats_football_team" title="1959 Montana State Bobcats football team">Montana State</a> <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Connecticut</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Northeastern State</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Arizona State–Flagstaff</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Hillsdale</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Louisiana Tech</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Hillsdale</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Lenoir–Rhyne</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Butler</td><td style="background-color:white">Butler</td><th>13.</th></tr><tr><th>14.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Memphis_State_Tigers_football_team" title="1959 Memphis State Tigers football team">Memphis State</a> <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/1959_Bowling_Green_Falcons_football_team" title="1959 Bowling Green Falcons football team">Bowling Green</a> <i>(1)</i></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Lamar Tech</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6;border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFE6;">Memphis State т</td><td style="background-color:white">Memphis State</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Hillsdale</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Lenoir–Rhyne</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB;border-bottom:1px solid #D8FFEB;">Louisiana Tech т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Hillsdale</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6">Florida A&M</td><th>14.</th></tr><tr><th>15.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/Gustavus_Adolphus_Golden_Gusties_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties football">Gustavus Adolphus</a></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Hillsdale</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">McMurry</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Hillsdale т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6;border-bottom:1px solid #FFE6E6;">Chattanooga т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Memphis State</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Montana State</td><td style="background-color:white">Montana State т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Miami (OH)</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Hillsdale</td><th>15.</th></tr><tr><th>16.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team" title="1959 Northern Illinois Huskies football team">Northern Illinois</a></td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6;border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFE6;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Delaware_Fightin%27_Blue_Hens_football_team" title="1959 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team">Delaware</a> т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Hillsdale</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Northeastern State</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Kent State т</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Lenoir–Rhyne</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Arizona State–Flagstaff</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Lamar Tech</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6">Presbyterian</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Idaho State</td><th>16.</th></tr><tr><th>17.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Lamar_Tech_Cardinals_football_team" title="1959 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team">Lamar Tech</a></td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Butler т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Bowling Green</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Butler</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6">Western Illinois</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6;border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFE6;"><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Blue_Hose_football" title="Presbyterian Blue Hose football">Presbyterian</a> т</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6">Butler</td><td style="background-color:white">Butler</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6;border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFE6;">Northern Illinois т</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/1959_San_Francisco_State_Gators_football_team" title="1959 San Francisco State Gators football team">San Francisco State</a></td><th>17.</th></tr><tr><th>18.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Butler_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1959 Butler Bulldogs football team">Butler</a></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Lamar Tech</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6;border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFE6;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Western_Illinois_Leathernecks_football_team" title="1959 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team">Western Illinois</a> т</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/1959_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="1959 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">Kent State</a></td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6;border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFE6;"><a href="/wiki/Lenoir%E2%80%93Rhyne_Bears_football" title="Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football">Lenoir–Rhyne</a> т</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Arizona State–Flagstaff т</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Chattanooga</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6;border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFE6;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Idaho_State_Bengals_football_team" title="1959 Idaho State Bengals football team">Idaho State</a> т</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Tigers_football" title="Tennessee State Tigers football">Tennessee State</a> т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Presbyterian</td><th>18.</th></tr><tr><th>19.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_Toledo_Rockets_football_team" title="1959 Toledo Rockets football team">Toledo</a></td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/McMurry_Indians_football" class="mw-redirect" title="McMurry Indians football">McMurry</a></td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/1959_Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1959 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team">Louisiana Tech</a> т</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6;border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFE6;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M-Kingsville_Javelinas_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas football">Texas A&I</a> т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Arizona State–Flagstaff т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Chattanooga</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Presbyterian</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/William_Jewell_Cardinals_football" class="mw-redirect" title="William Jewell Cardinals football">William Jewell</a> т</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Idaho State</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Miami (OH)</td><th>19.</th></tr><tr><th>20.</th><td style="background-color:white;border-bottom:1px solid white;"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburg_State_Gorillas_football" title="Pittsburg State Gorillas football">Pittsburg State</a> т</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/1959_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1959 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Butler</td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6;border-bottom:1px solid #FFE6E6;">Xavier т</td><td style="background-color:#D8FFEB">Louisiana Tech</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Tigers_football" title="Tennessee State Tigers football">Tennessee State A&I</a></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Louisiana Tech</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/1959_Florida_A%26M_Rattlers_football_team" title="1959 Florida A&M Rattlers football team">Florida A&M</a></td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Montana State</td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6;border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFE6;">McMurry т</td><th>20.</th></tr><tr><th>21.</th><td style="background-color:white;border-bottom:1px solid white;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Buffalo_Bulls_football_team" title="1959 Buffalo Bulls football team">Buffalo</a> т</td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:#FFE6E6">Louisiana Tech т</td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><a href="/wiki/Hofstra_Pride_football" title="Hofstra Pride football">Hofstra</a> т</td><th>21.</th></tr><tr><th>22.</th><td style="background-color:white;border-bottom:1px solid white;"><a href="/wiki/1959_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_football_team" title="1959 Central Michigan Chippewas football team">Central Michigan</a> т</td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><th>22.</th></tr><tr><th>23.</th><td style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/1959_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1959 UMass Redmen football team">UMass</a> т</td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><td style="background-color:white"> </td><th>23.</th></tr><tr><th></th><th>Week 1<br />Sept 24<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 2<br />Oct 1<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 3<br />Oct 8<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 4<br />Oct 15<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 5<br />Oct 22<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 6<br />Oct 29<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 7<br />Nov 5<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 8<br />Nov 12<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 9<br />Nov 19<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th>Week 10<br />Nov 26<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-style:hidden;background:transparent;border-left-style:hidden"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#FFE6E6"><b>Dropped:</b><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>12 Cal Poly</li><li>15 Gustavus Adolphus</li><li>16 Northern Illinois</li><li>19 Toledo</li><li>20 Pittsburg State</li><li>20 Central Michigan</li><li>20 UMass</li></ul></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#FFE6E6"><b>Dropped:</b><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>11 Memphis State</li><li>13 Connecticut</li><li>20 Fresno State</li></ul></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#FFE6E6"><b>Dropped:</b><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>15 McMurry</li><li>18 Western Illinois</li></ul></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#FFE6E6"><b>Dropped:</b><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>16 Northeastern State</li><li>17 Butler</li><li>19 Texas A&I</li><li>20 Xavier</li></ul></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#FFE6E6"><b>Dropped:</b><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>12 Bucknell</li><li>16 Kent State</li></ul></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#FFE6E6"><b>Dropped:</b><br />20 Tennessee State A&I</td><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#FFE6E6"><b>Dropped:</b><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>16 Arizona State–Flagstaff</li><li>18 Chattanooga</li><li>19 Presbyterian</li></ul></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#FFE6E6"><b>Dropped:</b><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>16 Lamar Tech</li><li>19 William Jewell</li><li>20 Florida A&M</li></ul></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#FFE6E6"><b>Dropped:</b><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>17 Northern Illinois</li><li>18 Tennessee State</li><li>20 Montana State</li></ul></div></td><td style="border-bottom-style:hidden;background:transparent;border-right-style:hidden"></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Associated_Negro_Press_rankings">Associated Negro Press rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_small_college_football_rankings&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Associated Negro Press rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Associated_Negro_Press" title="Associated Negro Press">Associated Negro Press</a> ranked the top 1959 teams from <a href="/wiki/Historically_black_colleges_and_universities" title="Historically black colleges and universities">historically black colleges and universities</a> in an era when college football was often racially segregated. </p><p>The rankings were published on December 18:<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>1. <a href="/wiki/1959_Florida_A%26M_Rattlers_football_team" title="1959 Florida A&M Rattlers football team">Florida A&M</a> (10–0)</li> <li>2. <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Tigers_football" title="Tennessee State Tigers football">Tennessee A&I</a> (9–1)</li> <li>3. <a href="/wiki/1959_Southern_Jaguars_football_team" title="1959 Southern Jaguars football team">Southern</a> (8–2)</li> <li>4. <a href="/wiki/1959_Prairie_View_A%26M_Panthers_football_team" title="1959 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team">Prairie View A&M</a> (9–2)</li> <li>5. <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_A%26T_Aggies_football" title="North Carolina A&T Aggies football">North Carolina A&T</a> (6–2)</li> <li>6. <a href="/wiki/Morris_Brown_College" title="Morris Brown College">Morris Brown</a> (6–3)</li> <li>7. <a href="/wiki/1959_Texas_Southern_Tigers_football_team" title="1959 Texas Southern Tigers football team">Texas Southern</a> (7–3)</li> <li>8. <a href="/wiki/1959_Jackson_State_Tigers_football_team" title="1959 Jackson State Tigers football team">Jackson State</a> (6–4)</li> <li>9. <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_State_Rams" title="Winston-Salem State Rams">Winston-Salem State</a> (6–2)</li> <li>10. <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Union_Panthers_football" title="Virginia Union Panthers football">Virginia Union</a> (7–0–2)</li> <li>11. <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Blue_Tigers_football" title="Lincoln Blue Tigers football">Lincoln (MO)</a> (6–2–1)</li> <li>12. <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Eastern_Shore_Hawks" title="Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks">Maryland State</a> (6–1–1)</li> <li>13. <a href="/wiki/Clark_Atlanta_Panthers" title="Clark Atlanta Panthers">Clark</a> (6–1–2)</li> <li>14. <a href="/wiki/Bethune%E2%80%93Cookman_Wildcats_football" title="Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football">Bethune-Cookman</a> (5–2)</li> <li>15. <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Trojans" title="Virginia State Trojans">Virginia State</a> (7–2)</li> <li>16. <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Central_Eagles_football" title="North Carolina Central Eagles football">North Carolina College</a> (4–4–1)</li> <li>17. <a href="/wiki/St._Augustine%27s_Falcons" title="St. Augustine's Falcons">St. Augustine's</a> (7–2)</li> <li>18. <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_State_Spartans_football" title="Norfolk State Spartans football">Norfolk State</a> (7–1–1)</li> <li>19. <a href="/wiki/1959_Grambling_Tigers_football_team" title="1959 Grambling Tigers football team">Grambling</a> (5–5)</li> <li>20. <a href="/wiki/Fort_Valley_State_Wildcats" title="Fort Valley State Wildcats">Fort Valley State</a> (5–3–1)</li> <li>21. <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_State_Thorobreds_football" title="Kentucky State Thorobreds football">Kentucky State</a> (3–5–1)</li> <li>22. <a href="/wiki/Central_State_Marauders_and_Lady_Marauders" title="Central State Marauders and Lady Marauders">Central State</a> (4–3–1)</li> <li>23. <a href="/wiki/Morehouse_College" title="Morehouse College">Morehouse</a> (5–2–1)</li> <li>24. <a href="/wiki/Knoxville_College" title="Knoxville College">Knoxville</a> (4–2)</li> <li>25. <a 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<li><a href="/wiki/1932_college_football_rankings" title="1932 college football rankings">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_college_football_rankings" title="1933 college football rankings">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_college_football_rankings" title="1934 college football rankings">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_college_football_rankings" title="1935 college football rankings">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_college_football_rankings" title="1936 college football rankings">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_college_football_rankings" title="1937 college football rankings">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_college_football_rankings" title="1938 college football rankings">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_college_football_rankings" title="1939 college football rankings">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_college_football_rankings" title="1940 college football rankings">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_college_football_rankings" title="1941 college football rankings">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_college_football_rankings" title="1942 college football rankings">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_college_football_rankings" title="1943 college football rankings">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_college_football_rankings" title="1944 college football rankings">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_college_football_rankings" title="1945 college football rankings">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_college_football_rankings" title="1946 college football rankings">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_college_football_rankings" title="1947 college football rankings">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_college_football_rankings" title="1948 college football rankings">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_college_football_rankings" title="1949 college football rankings">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_college_football_rankings" title="1950 college football rankings">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_college_football_rankings" title="1951 college football rankings">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_college_football_rankings" title="1952 college football rankings">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_college_football_rankings" title="1953 college football rankings">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_college_football_rankings" title="1954 college football rankings">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_college_football_rankings" title="1955 college football rankings">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_college_football_rankings" title="1956 college football rankings">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_college_football_rankings" title="1957 college football rankings">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_major_college_football_rankings" title="1958 major college football rankings">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_major_college_football_rankings" title="1959 major college football rankings">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_major_college_football_rankings" title="1960 major college football rankings">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_major_college_football_rankings" title="1961 major college football rankings">1961</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">NCAA University Division</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1962_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings" title="1962 NCAA University Division football rankings">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings" title="1963 NCAA University Division football rankings">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings" title="1964 NCAA University Division football rankings">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings" title="1965 NCAA University Division football rankings">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings" title="1966 NCAA University Division football rankings">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings" title="1967 NCAA University Division football rankings">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings" title="1968 NCAA University Division football rankings">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings" title="1969 NCAA University Division football rankings">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings" title="1970 NCAA University Division football rankings">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings" title="1971 NCAA University Division football rankings">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings" title="1972 NCAA University Division football rankings">1972</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">NCAA Division I</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_I_football_rankings" title="1973 NCAA Division I football rankings">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NCAA_Division_I_football_rankings" title="1974 NCAA Division I football rankings">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_I_football_rankings" title="1975 NCAA Division I football rankings">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NCAA_Division_I_football_rankings" title="1976 NCAA Division I football rankings">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_I_football_rankings" title="1977 NCAA Division I football rankings">1977</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">NCAA Division I-A/FBS</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1978 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1979 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1980 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1981 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1982 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1983 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1987 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1989 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1992 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1993 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="2004 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">NCAA Division I-AA/FCS</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1978 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1979 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1980 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1981 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1982 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1983 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1984 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1985 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1986 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1987 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1988 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1989 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1990 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1991 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1992 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1993 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1994 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1995 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1996 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1997 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1998 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="1999 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="2000 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="2001 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="2002 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="2003 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="2004 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings" title="2005 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2006 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2007 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2008 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2009 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2010 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2011 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2012 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2013 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2014 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2015 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2016 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2017 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2018 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2019 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2020 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2021 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2022 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_rankings" title="2024 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">Small college</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1958_small_college_football_rankings" title="1958 small college football rankings">1958</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_small_college_football_rankings" title="1960 small college football rankings">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_small_college_football_rankings" title="1961 small college football rankings">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_small_college_football_rankings" title="1962 small college football rankings">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_small_college_football_rankings" title="1963 small college football rankings">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_small_college_football_rankings" title="1964 small college football rankings">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_small_college_football_rankings" title="1965 small college football rankings">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_small_college_football_rankings" title="1966 small college football rankings">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_small_college_football_rankings" title="1967 small college football rankings">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_small_college_football_rankings" title="1968 small college football rankings">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_small_college_football_rankings" title="1969 small college football rankings">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_small_college_football_rankings" title="1970 small college football rankings">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_small_college_football_rankings" title="1971 small college football rankings">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_small_college_football_rankings" title="1972 small college football rankings">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_small_college_football_rankings" title="1973 small college football rankings">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_small_college_football_rankings" title="1974 small college football rankings">1974</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">NCAA Division II</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1975 NCAA Division II football rankings">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1976 NCAA Division II football rankings">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1977 NCAA Division II football rankings">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1978 NCAA Division II football rankings">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1979 NCAA Division II football rankings">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1980 NCAA Division II football rankings">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1981 NCAA Division II football rankings">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1982 NCAA Division II football rankings">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1983 NCAA Division II football rankings">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1984 NCAA Division II football rankings">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1985 NCAA Division II football rankings">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1986 NCAA Division II football rankings">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1987 NCAA Division II football rankings">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1988 NCAA Division II football rankings">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1989 NCAA Division II football rankings">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1990 NCAA Division II football rankings">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1991 NCAA Division II football rankings">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1992 NCAA Division II football rankings">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1993 NCAA Division II football rankings">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1994 NCAA Division II football rankings">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1995 NCAA Division II football rankings">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1996 NCAA Division II football rankings">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1997 NCAA Division II football rankings">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1998 NCAA Division II football rankings">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="1999 NCAA Division II football rankings">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="2000 NCAA Division II football rankings">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="2001 NCAA Division II football rankings">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="2002 NCAA Division II football rankings">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_II_football_rankings" title="2003 NCAA Division II football rankings">2003</a></li> <li><a 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