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Two human polls comprised the '''[[1972 college football season|1972]] [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) football rankings'''<!--, in addition to various publications' preseason polls-->. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a [[national championship]], instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the [[AP Poll]] and the [[Coaches' Poll]].
Two human polls comprised the '''1972 NCAA University Division football rankings'''<!--, in addition to various publications' preseason polls-->. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a [[national championship]], instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the [[AP Poll]] and the [[Coaches Poll]].


==Legend==
==Legend==
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|Week1-19 = [[1972 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
|Week1-19 = [[1972 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
|Week1-20 = [[1972 Stanford Cardinals football team|Stanford]]
|Week1-20 = [[1972 Stanford Cardinals football team|Stanford]]
|Week2-1 = USC (1-0) ''(13)''
|Week2-1 = USC (1–0) ''(13)''
|Week2-1-Color = u
|Week2-1-Color = u
|Week2-2 = Colorado (1-0) ''(12)''
|Week2-2 = Colorado (1–0) ''(12)''
|Week2-2-Color =
|Week2-2-Color =
|Week2-3 = Ohio State (0-0) ''(5)''
|Week2-3 = Ohio State (0–0) ''(5)''
|Week2-3-Color =
|Week2-3-Color =
|Week2-4 = Oklahoma (0-0) ''(12)''
|Week2-4 = Oklahoma (0–0) ''(12)''
|Week2-4-Color = u
|Week2-4-Color = u
|Week2-5 = Alabama (1-0)
|Week2-5 = Alabama (1–0)
|Week2-5-Color = u
|Week2-5-Color = u
|Week2-6 = Penn State (0-0) ''(1)''
|Week2-6 = Penn State (0–0) ''(1)''
|Week2-6-Color = d
|Week2-6-Color = d
|Week2-7 = Tennessee (1-0) ''(1)''
|Week2-7 = Tennessee (1–0) ''(1)''
|Week2-7-Color = u
|Week2-7-Color = u
|Week2-8 = [[1972 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] (1-0)
|Week2-8 = [[1972 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] (1–0)
|Week2-8-Color = npr
|Week2-8-Color = npr
|Week2-9 = LSU (0-0)
|Week2-9 = LSU (0–0)
|Week2-9-Color = u
|Week2-9-Color = u
|Week2-10 = Nebraska (0-1) ''(1)''
|Week2-10 = Nebraska (0–1) ''(1)''
|Week2-10-Color = d
|Week2-10-Color = d
|Week2-11 = Michigan (0-0)
|Week2-11 = Michigan (0–0)
|Week2-11-Color = d
|Week2-11-Color = d
|Week2-12 = Washington (1-0) ''(1)''
|Week2-12 = Washington (1–0) ''(1)''
|Week2-12-Color = d
|Week2-12-Color = d
|Week2-13 = Arizona State (1-0)
|Week2-13 = Arizona State (1–0)
|Week2-13-Color = d
|Week2-13-Color = d
|Week2-14 = Notre Dame (0-0)
|Week2-14 = Notre Dame (0–0)
|Week2-14-Color = d
|Week2-14-Color = d
|Week2-15 = Texas (0-0)
|Week2-15 = Texas (0–0)
|Week2-15-Color = d
|Week2-15-Color = d
|Week2-16 = Georgia (0-0)
|Week2-16 = Georgia (0–0)
|Week2-16-Color = u
|Week2-16-Color = u
|Week2-17 = Arkansas (0-1)
|Week2-17 = Arkansas (0–1)
|Week2-17-Color = d
|Week2-17-Color = d
|Week2-18 = Purdue (0-0)
|Week2-18 = Purdue (0–0)
|Week2-18-Color =
|Week2-18-Color =
|Week2-19 = Ole Miss (0-0)
|Week2-19 = Ole Miss (0–0)
|Week2-19-Color = d
|Week2-19-Color = d
|Week2-20 = Florida State (1-0)
|Week2-20 = Florida State (1–0)
|Week2-20-Color = d
|Week2-20-Color = d
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|Stanford|}}
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|Stanford|}}
|Week3-1 = USC (2-0) ''(28)''
|Week3-1 = USC (2–0) ''(28)''
|Week3-1-Color =
|Week3-1-Color =
|Week3-2 = Oklahoma (1-0) ''(11)''
|Week3-2 = Oklahoma (1–0) ''(11)''
|Week3-2-Color = u
|Week3-2-Color = u
|Week3-3 = Colorado (2-0) ''(7)''
|Week3-3 = Colorado (2–0) ''(7)''
|Week3-3-Color = d
|Week3-3-Color = d
|Week3-4 = Ohio State (1-0) ''(2)''
|Week3-4 = Ohio State (1–0) ''(2)''
|Week3-4-Color = d
|Week3-4-Color = d
|Week3-5 = Tennessee (2-0) ''(2)''
|Week3-5 = Tennessee (2–0) ''(2)''
|Week3-5-Color = u
|Week3-5-Color = u
|Week3-6 = UCLA (2-0)
|Week3-6 = UCLA (2–0)
|Week3-6-Color = u
|Week3-6-Color = u
|Week3-7 = Alabama (1-0)
|Week3-7 = Alabama (1–0)
|Week3-7-Color = d
|Week3-7-Color = d
|Week3-8 = LSU (1-0)
|Week3-8 = LSU (1–0)
|Week3-8-Color = u
|Week3-8-Color = u
|Week3-9 = Nebraska (1-1)
|Week3-9 = Nebraska (1–1)
|Week3-9-Color = u
|Week3-9-Color = u
|Week3-10 = Arizona State (2-0)
|Week3-10 = Arizona State (2–0)
|Week3-10-Color = u
|Week3-10-Color = u
|Week3-11 = Penn State (0-1)
|Week3-11 = Penn State (0–1)
|Week3-11-Color = d
|Week3-11-Color = d
|Week3-12 = Michigan (1-0)
|Week3-12 = Michigan (1–0)
|Week3-12-Color = d
|Week3-12-Color = d
|Week3-13 = Notre Dame (0-0)
|Week3-13 = Notre Dame (0–0)
|Week3-13-Color = u
|Week3-13-Color = u
|Week3-14 = Texas (0-0)
|Week3-14 = Texas (0–0)
|Week3-14-Color = u
|Week3-14-Color = u
|Week3-15 = Washington (2-0)
|Week3-15 = Washington (2–0)
|Week3-15-Color = d
|Week3-15-Color = d
|Week3-16 = Georgia (1-0)
|Week3-16 = Georgia (1–0)
|Week3-16-Color =
|Week3-16-Color =
|Week3-17 = Florida State (2-0)
|Week3-17 = Florida State (2–0)
|Week3-17-Color = u
|Week3-17-Color = u
|Week3-18 = [[1972 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] (1-0)
|Week3-18 = [[1972 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] (1–0)
|Week3-18-Color = npr
|Week3-18-Color = npr
|Week3-19 = Stanford (1-0)
|Week3-19 = Stanford (1–0)
|Week3-19-Color = npr
|Week3-19-Color = npr
|Week3-20 = Ole Miss (1-0)
|Week3-20 = Ole Miss (1–0)
|Week3-20-Color = d
|Week3-20-Color = d
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|Arkansas|Purdue|}}
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|Arkansas|Purdue|}}
|Week4-1 = USC (3-0) ''(28)''
|Week4-1 = USC (3–0) ''(28)''
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-2 = Oklahoma (2-0) ''(14)''
|Week4-2 = Oklahoma (2–0) ''(14)''
|Week4-2-Color =
|Week4-2-Color =
|Week4-3 = Colorado (3-0) ''(5)''
|Week4-3 = Colorado (3–0) ''(5)''
|Week4-3-Color =
|Week4-3-Color =
|Week4-4 = Tennessee (3-0) ''(1)''
|Week4-4 = Tennessee (3–0) ''(1)''
|Week4-4-Color = u
|Week4-4-Color = u
|Week4-5 = Ohio State (1-0) ''(1)''
|Week4-5 = Ohio State (1–0) ''(1)''
|Week4-5-Color = d
|Week4-5-Color = d
|Week4-6 = Alabama (2-0)
|Week4-6 = Alabama (2–0)
|Week4-6-Color = u
|Week4-6-Color = u
|Week4-7 = Nebraska (2-1)
|Week4-7 = Nebraska (2–1)
|Week4-7-Color = u
|Week4-7-Color = u
|Week4-8 = Michigan (2-0) ''(1)''
|Week4-8 = Michigan (2–0) ''(1)''
|Week4-8-Color = u
|Week4-8-Color = u
|Week4-9 = LSU (2-0)
|Week4-9 = LSU (2–0)
|Week4-9-Color = d
|Week4-9-Color = d
|Week4-10 = Notre Dame (1-0)
|Week4-10 = Notre Dame (1–0)
|Week4-10-Color = u
|Week4-10-Color = u
|Week4-11 = Arizona State (3-0)
|Week4-11 = Arizona State (3–0)
|Week4-11-Color = d
|Week4-11-Color = d
|Week4-12 = Texas (1-0)
|Week4-12 = Texas (1–0)
|Week4-12-Color = u
|Week4-12-Color = u
|Week4-13 = Penn State (1-1)
|Week4-13 = Penn State (1–1)
|Week4-13-Color = d
|Week4-13-Color = d
|Week4-14 = Washington (3-0)
|Week4-14 = Washington (3–0)
|Week4-14-Color = u
|Week4-14-Color = u
|Week4-15 = UCLA (2-1)
|Week4-15 = UCLA (2–1)
|Week4-15-Color = d
|Week4-15-Color = d
|Week4-16 = Florida State (3-0)
|Week4-16 = Florida State (3–0)
|Week4-16-Color = u
|Week4-16-Color = u
|Week4-17 = Ole Miss (2-0)
|Week4-17 = Ole Miss (2–0)
|Week4-17-Color = u
|Week4-17-Color = u
|Week4-18 = [[1972 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]] (2-0)
|Week4-18 = [[1972 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]] (2–0)
|Week4-18-Color = npr
|Week4-18-Color = npr
|Week4-19 = Stanford (2-0)
|Week4-19 = Stanford (2–0)
|Week4-19-Color =
|Week4-19-Color =
|Week4-20 = [[1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]] (3-0)
|Week4-20 = [[1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]] (3–0)
|Week4-20-Color = npr
|Week4-20-Color = npr
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|Georgia|Michigan State|}}
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|Georgia|Michigan State|}}
|Week5-1 = USC (4-0) ''(36)''
|Week5-1 = USC (4–0) ''(36)''
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = Oklahoma (3-0) ''(13)''
|Week5-2 = Oklahoma (3–0) ''(13)''
|Week5-2-Color =
|Week5-2-Color =
|Week5-3 = Ohio State (2-0)
|Week5-3 = Ohio State (2–0)
|Week5-3-Color = u
|Week5-3-Color = u
|Week5-4 = Alabama (3-0)
|Week5-4 = Alabama (3–0)
|Week5-4-Color = u
|Week5-4-Color = u
|Week5-5 = Michigan (3-0) ''(1)''
|Week5-5 = Michigan (3–0) ''(1)''
|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-6 = Nebraska (3-1)
|Week5-6 = Nebraska (3–1)
|Week5-6-Color = u
|Week5-6-Color = u
|Week5-7 = Notre Dame (2-0)
|Week5-7 = Notre Dame (2–0)
|Week5-7-Color = u
|Week5-7-Color = u
|Week5-8 = LSU (3-0)
|Week5-8 = LSU (3–0)
|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-9 = Texas (2-0)
|Week5-9 = Texas (2–0)
|Week5-9-Color = u
|Week5-9-Color = u
|Week5-10 = Tennessee (3-1)
|Week5-10 = Tennessee (3–1)
|Week5-10-Color = d
|Week5-10-Color = d
|Week5-11 = Washington (4-0)
|Week5-11 = Washington (4–0)
|Week5-11-Color = u
|Week5-11-Color = u
|Week5-12 = Colorado (3-1)
|Week5-12 = Colorado (3–1)
|Week5-12-Color = d
|Week5-12-Color = d
|Week5-13 = Florida State (4-0)
|Week5-13 = Florida State (4–0)
|Week5-13-Color = u
|Week5-13-Color = u
|Week5-14 = UCLA (3-1)
|Week5-14 = UCLA (3–1)
|Week5-14-Color = u
|Week5-14-Color = u
|Week5-15 = Stanford (3-0)
|Week5-15 = Stanford (3–0)
|Week5-15-Color = u
|Week5-15-Color = u
|Week5-16 = Penn State (2-1)
|Week5-16 = Penn State (2–1)
|Week5-16-Color = d
|Week5-16-Color = d
|Week5-17 = [[1972 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] (3-0)
|Week5-17 = [[1972 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] (3–0)
|Week5-17-Color = npr
|Week5-17-Color = npr
|Week5-18 = Ole Miss (3-0)
|Week5-18 = Ole Miss (3–0)
|Week5-18-Color = d
|Week5-18-Color = d
|Week5-19 = [[1972 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]] (3-0)
|Week5-19 = [[1972 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]] (3–0)
|Week5-19-Color = npr
|Week5-19-Color = npr
|Week5-20 = [[1972 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]] (3-0)
|Week5-20 = [[1972 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]] (3–0)
|Week5-20-Color = npr
|Week5-20-Color = npr
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|Arizona State|Tulane|West Virginia|}}
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|Arizona State|Tulane|West Virginia|}}
|Week6-1 = USC (5-0) ''(34)''
|Week6-1 = USC (5–0) ''(34)''
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 = Oklahoma (3-0) ''(15)''
|Week6-2 = Oklahoma (3–0) ''(15)''
|Week6-2-Color =
|Week6-2-Color =
|Week6-3 = Alabama (4-0)
|Week6-3 = Alabama (4–0)
|Week6-3-Color = u
|Week6-3-Color = u
|Week6-4 = Ohio State (3-0) ''(1)''
|Week6-4 = Ohio State (3–0) ''(1)''
|Week6-4-Color = d
|Week6-4-Color = d
|Week6-5 = Michigan (4-0)
|Week6-5 = Michigan (4–0)
|Week6-5-Color =
|Week6-5-Color =
|Week6-6 = Nebraska (3-1)
|Week6-6 = Nebraska (3–1)
|Week6-6-Color =
|Week6-6-Color =
|Week6-7 = Notre Dame (3-0)
|Week6-7 = Notre Dame (3–0)
|Week6-7-Color =
|Week6-7-Color =
|Week6-8 = LSU (4-0)
|Week6-8 = LSU (4–0)
|Week6-8-Color =
|Week6-8-Color =
|Week6-9 = Auburn (4-0)
|Week6-9 = Auburn (4–0)
|Week6-9-Color = u
|Week6-9-Color = u
|Week6-10 = Texas (3-0)
|Week6-10 = Texas (3–0)
|Week6-10-Color = d
|Week6-10-Color = d
|Week6-11 = Tennessee (4-1)
|Week6-11 = Tennessee (4–1)
|Week6-11-Color = d
|Week6-11-Color = d
|Week6-12 = Washington (5-0)
|Week6-12 = Washington (5–0)
|Week6-12-Color = d
|Week6-12-Color = d
|Week6-13 = Colorado (4-1)
|Week6-13 = Colorado (4–1)
|Week6-13-Color = d
|Week6-13-Color = d
|Week6-14 = UCLA (4-1)
|Week6-14 = UCLA (4–1)
|Week6-14-Color =
|Week6-14-Color =
|Week6-15 = Penn State (3-1)
|Week6-15 = Penn State (3–1)
|Week6-15-Color = u
|Week6-15-Color = u
|Week6-16 = Air Force (4-0)
|Week6-16 = Air Force (4–0)
|Week6-16-Color = u
|Week6-16-Color = u
|Week6-17 = Stanford (3-1)
|Week6-17 = Stanford (3–1)
|Week6-17-Color = d
|Week6-17-Color = d
|Week6-18 = Iowa State (3-0)
|Week6-18 = Iowa State (3–0)
|Week6-18-Color = u
|Week6-18-Color = u
|Week6-19 = [[1972 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]] (3-1)
|Week6-19 = [[1972 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]] (3–1)
|Week6-19-Color = npr
|Week6-19-Color = npr
|Week6-20 = Arkansas (3-1)
|Week6-20 = Arkansas (3–1)
|Week6-20-Color = npr
|Week6-20-Color = npr
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Florida State|Ole Miss|}}
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Florida State|Ole Miss|}}
|Week7-1 = USC (6-0) ''(28)''
|Week7-1 = USC (6–0) ''(28)''
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = Oklahoma (4-0) ''(20)''
|Week7-2 = Oklahoma (4–0) ''(20)''
|Week7-2-Color =
|Week7-2-Color =
|Week7-3 = Alabama (5-0)
|Week7-3 = Alabama (5–0)
|Week7-3-Color =
|Week7-3-Color =
|Week7-4 = Ohio State (4-0) ''(1)''
|Week7-4 = Ohio State (4–0) ''(1)''
|Week7-4-Color =
|Week7-4-Color =
|Week7-5 = Nebraska (4-1)
|Week7-5 = Nebraska (4–1)
|Week7-5-Color = u
|Week7-5-Color = u
|Week7-6 = Michigan (5-0) ''(1)''
|Week7-6 = Michigan (5–0) ''(1)''
|Week7-6-Color = d
|Week7-6-Color = d
|Week7-7 = LSU (5-0)
|Week7-7 = LSU (5–0)
|Week7-7-Color = u
|Week7-7-Color = u
|Week7-8 = Notre Dame (4-0)
|Week7-8 = Notre Dame (4–0)
|Week7-8-Color = d
|Week7-8-Color = d
|Week7-9 = Colorado (5-1)
|Week7-9 = Colorado (5–1)
|Week7-9-Color = u
|Week7-9-Color = u
|Week7-10 = Tennessee (4-1)
|Week7-10 = Tennessee (4–1)
|Week7-10-Color = u
|Week7-10-Color = u
|Week7-11 = UCLA (5-1)
|Week7-11 = UCLA (5–1)
|Week7-11-Color = u
|Week7-11-Color = u
|Week7-12 = Penn State (4-1)
|Week7-12 = Penn State (4–1)
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-13 = Stanford (4-1)
|Week7-13 = Stanford (4–1)
|Week7-13-Color = u
|Week7-13-Color = u
|Week7-14 = Auburn (4-1) т
|Week7-14 = Auburn (4–1) т
|Week7-14-Color = td
|Week7-14-Color = td
|Week7-15 = Texas (3-1) т
|Week7-15 = Texas (3–1) т
|Week7-15-Color = d
|Week7-15-Color = d
|Week7-16 = Air Force (5-0)
|Week7-16 = Air Force (5–0)
|Week7-16-Color =
|Week7-16-Color =
|Week7-17 = Arkansas (4-1)
|Week7-17 = Arkansas (4–1)
|Week7-17-Color = u
|Week7-17-Color = u
|Week7-18 = Washington (5-1)
|Week7-18 = Washington (5–1)
|Week7-18-Color = d
|Week7-18-Color = d
|Week7-19 = Arizona State (4-1)
|Week7-19 = Arizona State (4–1)
|Week7-19-Color = npr
|Week7-19-Color = npr
|Week7-20 = Iowa State (3-1)
|Week7-20 = Iowa State (3–1)
|Week7-20-Color = d
|Week7-20-Color = d
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Oklahoma State|}}
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Oklahoma State|}}
|Week8-1 = USC (7-0) ''(44)''
|Week8-1 = USC (7–0) ''(44)''
|Week8-1-Color =
|Week8-1-Color =
|Week8-2 = Alabama (6-0) ''(2)''
|Week8-2 = Alabama (6–0) ''(2)''
|Week8-2-Color = u
|Week8-2-Color = u
|Week8-3 = Nebraska (5-1) ''(2)''
|Week8-3 = Nebraska (5–1) ''(2)''
|Week8-3-Color = u
|Week8-3-Color = u
|Week8-4 = Ohio State (5-0) ''(1)''
|Week8-4 = Ohio State (5–0) ''(1)''
|Week8-4-Color =
|Week8-4-Color =
|Week8-5 = Michigan (6-0) ''(1)''
|Week8-5 = Michigan (6–0) ''(1)''
|Week8-5-Color = u
|Week8-5-Color = u
|Week8-6 = LSU (6-0)
|Week8-6 = LSU (6–0)
|Week8-6-Color = u
|Week8-6-Color = u
|Week8-7 = Colorado (6-1)
|Week8-7 = Colorado (6–1)
|Week8-7-Color = u
|Week8-7-Color = u
|Week8-8 = Oklahoma (4-1)
|Week8-8 = Oklahoma (4–1)
|Week8-8-Color = d
|Week8-8-Color = d
|Week8-9 = UCLA (6-1)
|Week8-9 = UCLA (6–1)
|Week8-9-Color = u
|Week8-9-Color = u
|Week8-10 = Texas (4-1)
|Week8-10 = Texas (4–1)
|Week8-10-Color = u
|Week8-10-Color = u
|Week8-11 = Penn State (5-1)
|Week8-11 = Penn State (5–1)
|Week8-11-Color = u
|Week8-11-Color = u
|Week8-12 = Auburn (5-1)
|Week8-12 = Auburn (5–1)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = Notre Dame (4-1)
|Week8-13 = Notre Dame (4–1)
|Week8-13-Color = d
|Week8-13-Color = d
|Week8-14 = Tennessee (4-2)
|Week8-14 = Tennessee (4–2)
|Week8-14-Color = d
|Week8-14-Color = d
|Week8-15 = Iowa State (4-1)
|Week8-15 = Iowa State (4–1)
|Week8-15-Color = u
|Week8-15-Color = u
|Week8-16 = Arizona State (5-1)
|Week8-16 = Arizona State (5–1)
|Week8-16-Color = u
|Week8-16-Color = u
|Week8-17 = Florida State (6-1)
|Week8-17 = Florida State (6–1)
|Week8-17-Color = npr
|Week8-17-Color = npr
|Week8-18 = Arkansas (4-2) т
|Week8-18 = Arkansas (4–2) т
|Week8-18-Color = td
|Week8-18-Color = td
|Week8-19 = [[1972 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]] (4-1) т
|Week8-19 = [[1972 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]] (4–1) т
|Week8-19-Color = tnpr
|Week8-19-Color = tnpr
|Week8-20 = West Virginia (5-2) т
|Week8-20 = West Virginia (5–2) т
|Week8-20-Color = npr
|Week8-20-Color = npr
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Air Force|Stanford|Washington|}}
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Air Force|Stanford|Washington|}}
|Week9-1 = USC (8-0) ''(41)''
|Week9-1 = USC (8–0) ''(41)''
|Week9-1-Color =
|Week9-1-Color =
|Week9-2 = Alabama (7-0) ''(3)''
|Week9-2 = Alabama (7–0) ''(3)''
|Week9-2-Color =
|Week9-2-Color =
|Week9-3 = Nebraska (6-1) ''(4)''
|Week9-3 = Nebraska (6–1) ''(4)''
|Week9-3-Color =
|Week9-3-Color =
|Week9-4 = Michigan (7-0) ''(1)''
|Week9-4 = Michigan (7–0) ''(1)''
|Week9-4-Color = u
|Week9-4-Color = u
|Week9-5 = Ohio State (6-0) ''(1)''
|Week9-5 = Ohio State (6–0) ''(1)''
|Week9-5-Color = d
|Week9-5-Color = d
|Week9-6 = LSU (6-0)
|Week9-6 = LSU (6–0)
|Week9-6-Color =
|Week9-6-Color =
|Week9-7 = Oklahoma (5-1)
|Week9-7 = Oklahoma (5–1)
|Week9-7-Color = u
|Week9-7-Color = u
|Week9-8 = UCLA (7-1)
|Week9-8 = UCLA (7–1)
|Week9-8-Color = u
|Week9-8-Color = u
|Week9-9 = Texas (5-1)
|Week9-9 = Texas (5–1)
|Week9-9-Color = u
|Week9-9-Color = u
|Week9-10 = Penn State (6-1)
|Week9-10 = Penn State (6–1)
|Week9-10-Color = u
|Week9-10-Color = u
|Week9-11 = Auburn (6-1)
|Week9-11 = Auburn (6–1)
|Week9-11-Color = u
|Week9-11-Color = u
|Week9-12 = Notre Dame (5-1)
|Week9-12 = Notre Dame (5–1)
|Week9-12-Color = u
|Week9-12-Color = u
|Week9-13 = Tennessee (4-2)
|Week9-13 = Tennessee (4–2)
|Week9-13-Color = u
|Week9-13-Color = u
|Week9-14 = Iowa State (5-1)
|Week9-14 = Iowa State (5–1)
|Week9-14-Color = u
|Week9-14-Color = u
|Week9-15 = Colorado (6-2)
|Week9-15 = Colorado (6–2)
|Week9-15-Color = d
|Week9-15-Color = d
|Week9-16 = [[1972 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] (4-3)
|Week9-16 = [[1972 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] (4–3)
|Week9-16-Color = npr
|Week9-16-Color = npr
|Week9-17 = [[1972 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]] (6-0)
|Week9-17 = [[1972 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]] (6–0)
|Week9-17-Color = npr
|Week9-17-Color = npr
|Week9-18 = [[1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]] (6-1)
|Week9-18 = [[1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]] (6–1)
|Week9-18-Color = npr
|Week9-18-Color = npr
|Week9-19 = Air Force (6-1)
|Week9-19 = Air Force (6–1)
|Week9-19-Color = npr
|Week9-19-Color = npr
|Week9-20 = Arkansas (5-2)
|Week9-20 = Arkansas (5–2)
|Week9-20-Color = d
|Week9-20-Color = d
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|Arizona State|Florida State|SMU|West Virginia|}}
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|Arizona State|Florida State|SMU|West Virginia|}}
|Week10-1 = USC (9-0) ''(40)''
|Week10-1 = USC (9–0) ''(40)''
|Week10-1-Color =
|Week10-1-Color =
|Week10-2 = Alabama (8-0) ''(3)''
|Week10-2 = Alabama (8–0) ''(3)''
|Week10-2-Color =
|Week10-2-Color =
|Week10-3 = Nebraska (7-1) ''(5)''
|Week10-3 = Nebraska (7–1) ''(5)''
|Week10-3-Color =
|Week10-3-Color =
|Week10-4 = Michigan (8-0) ''(1)''
|Week10-4 = Michigan (8–0) ''(1)''
|Week10-4-Color =
|Week10-4-Color =
|Week10-5 = Ohio State (7-0) ''(1)''
|Week10-5 = Ohio State (7–0) ''(1)''
|Week10-5-Color =
|Week10-5-Color =
|Week10-6 = LSU (7-0)
|Week10-6 = LSU (7–0)
|Week10-6-Color =
|Week10-6-Color =
|Week10-7 = Oklahoma (6-1)
|Week10-7 = Oklahoma (6–1)
|Week10-7-Color =
|Week10-7-Color =
|Week10-8 = UCLA (8-1)
|Week10-8 = UCLA (8–1)
|Week10-8-Color =
|Week10-8-Color =
|Week10-9 = Texas (6-1)
|Week10-9 = Texas (6–1)
|Week10-9-Color =
|Week10-9-Color =
|Week10-10 = Penn State (7-1)
|Week10-10 = Penn State (7–1)
|Week10-10-Color=
|Week10-10-Color=
|Week10-11 = Auburn (7-1)
|Week10-11 = Auburn (7–1)
|Week10-11-Color=
|Week10-11-Color=
|Week10-12 = Notre Dame (6-1)
|Week10-12 = Notre Dame (6–1)
|Week10-12-Color=
|Week10-12-Color=
|Week10-13 = Tennessee (5-2)
|Week10-13 = Tennessee (5–2)
|Week10-13-Color=
|Week10-13-Color=
|Week10-14 = Missouri (5-3)
|Week10-14 = Missouri (5–3)
|Week10-14-Color= u
|Week10-14-Color= u
|Week10-15 = Texas Tech (7-1)
|Week10-15 = Texas Tech (7–1)
|Week10-15-Color= u
|Week10-15-Color= u
|Week10-16 = Colorado (6-3)
|Week10-16 = Colorado (6–3)
|Week10-16-Color= d
|Week10-16-Color= d
|Week10-17 = Iowa State (5-2)
|Week10-17 = Iowa State (5–2)
|Week10-17-Color= d
|Week10-17-Color= d
|Week10-18 = [[1972 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]] (6-1)
|Week10-18 = [[1972 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]] (6–1)
|Week10-18-Color= npr
|Week10-18-Color= npr
|Week10-19 = Arizona State (6-2)
|Week10-19 = Arizona State (6–2)
|Week10-19-Color= npr
|Week10-19-Color= npr
|Week10-20 = {{ubl|Stanford (5-3) т|[[1972 Yale Bulldogs football team|Yale]] (5-1) т}}
|Week10-20 = {{ubl|Stanford (5–3) т|[[1972 Yale Bulldogs football team|Yale]] (5–1) т}}
|Week10-20-Color= npr
|Week10-20-Color= npr
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|Air Force|Arkansas|Louisville|}}
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|Air Force|Arkansas|Louisville|}}
|Week11-1 = USC (9-0) ''(42)''
|Week11-1 = USC (9–0) ''(42)''
|Week11-1-Color =
|Week11-1-Color =
|Week11-2 = Alabama (9-0) ''(5)''
|Week11-2 = Alabama (9–0) ''(5)''
|Week11-2-Color =
|Week11-2-Color =
|Week11-3 = Michigan (9-0) ''(3)''
|Week11-3 = Michigan (9–0) ''(3)''
|Week11-3-Color = u
|Week11-3-Color = u
|Week11-4 = Oklahoma (7-1)
|Week11-4 = Oklahoma (7–1)
|Week11-4-Color = u
|Week11-4-Color = u
|Week11-5 = Nebraska (7-1-1)
|Week11-5 = Nebraska (7–1–1)
|Week11-5-Color = d
|Week11-5-Color = d
|Week11-6 = Penn State (8-1)
|Week11-6 = Penn State (8–1)
|Week11-6-Color = u
|Week11-6-Color = u
|Week11-7 = Texas (7-1)
|Week11-7 = Texas (7–1)
|Week11-7-Color = u
|Week11-7-Color = u
|Week11-8 = LSU (7-1)
|Week11-8 = LSU (7–1)
|Week11-8-Color = d
|Week11-8-Color = d
|Week11-9 = Ohio State (7-1)
|Week11-9 = Ohio State (7–1)
|Week11-9-Color = d
|Week11-9-Color = d
|Week11-10 = Notre Dame (7-1)
|Week11-10 = Notre Dame (7–1)
|Week11-10-Color= u
|Week11-10-Color= u
|Week11-11 = Auburn (7-1)
|Week11-11 = Auburn (7–1)
|Week11-11-Color=
|Week11-11-Color=
|Week11-12 = Iowa State (5-2-1)
|Week11-12 = Iowa State (5–2–1)
|Week11-12-Color= u
|Week11-12-Color= u
|Week11-13 = Tennessee (6-2)
|Week11-13 = Tennessee (6–2)
|Week11-13-Color=
|Week11-13-Color=
|Week11-14 = UCLA (8-2)
|Week11-14 = UCLA (8–2)
|Week11-14-Color= d
|Week11-14-Color= d
|Week11-15 = Colorado (7-3)
|Week11-15 = Colorado (7–3)
|Week11-15-Color= u
|Week11-15-Color= u
|Week11-16 = North Carolina (7-1)
|Week11-16 = North Carolina (7–1)
|Week11-16-Color= u
|Week11-16-Color= u
|Week11-17 = Washington (8-2)
|Week11-17 = Washington (8–2)
|Week11-17-Color= npr
|Week11-17-Color= npr
|Week11-18 = Arizona State (7-2)
|Week11-18 = Arizona State (7–2)
|Week11-18-Color= u
|Week11-18-Color= u
|Week11-19 = Missouri (5-4)
|Week11-19 = Missouri (5–4)
|Week11-19-Color= d
|Week11-19-Color= d
|Week11-20 = [[1972 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]] (6-4)
|Week11-20 = [[1972 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]] (6–4)
|Week11-20-Color= npr
|Week11-20-Color= npr
|Week11Dropped = {{ubl|Stanford|Texas Tech|Yale|}}
|Week11Dropped = {{ubl|Stanford|Texas Tech|Yale|}}
|Week12-1 = USC (10-0) ''(44)''
|Week12-1 = USC (10–0) ''(44)''
|Week12-1-Color =
|Week12-1-Color =
|Week12-2 = Alabama (10-0) ''(5)''
|Week12-2 = Alabama (10–0) ''(5)''
|Week12-2-Color =
|Week12-2-Color =
|Week12-3 = Michigan (10-0) ''(1)''
|Week12-3 = Michigan (10–0) ''(1)''
|Week12-3-Color =
|Week12-3-Color =
|Week12-4 = Oklahoma (8-1)
|Week12-4 = Oklahoma (8–1)
|Week12-4-Color =
|Week12-4-Color =
|Week12-5 = Nebraska (8-1-1)
|Week12-5 = Nebraska (8–1–1)
|Week12-5-Color =
|Week12-5-Color =
|Week12-6 = Penn State (9-1)
|Week12-6 = Penn State (9–1)
|Week12-6-Color =
|Week12-6-Color =
|Week12-7 = Texas (8-1)
|Week12-7 = Texas (8–1)
|Week12-7-Color =
|Week12-7-Color =
|Week12-8 = LSU (8-1)
|Week12-8 = LSU (8–1)
|Week12-8-Color =
|Week12-8-Color =
|Week12-9 = Ohio State (8-1)
|Week12-9 = Ohio State (8–1)
|Week12-9-Color =
|Week12-9-Color =
|Week12-10 = Auburn (8-1)
|Week12-10 = Auburn (8–1)
|Week12-10-Color= u
|Week12-10-Color= u
|Week12-11 = Notre Dame (8-1)
|Week12-11 = Notre Dame (8–1)
|Week12-11-Color= d
|Week12-11-Color= d
|Week12-12 = Tennessee (7-2)
|Week12-12 = Tennessee (7–2)
|Week12-12-Color= u
|Week12-12-Color= u
|Week12-13 = Colorado (8-3)
|Week12-13 = Colorado (8–3)
|Week12-13-Color= u
|Week12-13-Color= u
|Week12-14 = UCLA (8-3)
|Week12-14 = UCLA (8–3)
|Week12-14-Color=
|Week12-14-Color=
|Week12-15 = North Carolina (8-1)
|Week12-15 = North Carolina (8–1)
|Week12-15-Color= u
|Week12-15-Color= u
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|Week12-16 = Missouri (6–4)
|Week12-16-Color= u
|Week12-16-Color= u
|Week12-17 = Iowa State (5-3-1)
|Week12-17 = Iowa State (5–3–1)
|Week12-17-Color= d
|Week12-17-Color= d
|Week12-18 = Arizona State (8-2)
|Week12-18 = Arizona State (8–2)
|Week12-18-Color=
|Week12-18-Color=
|Week12-19 = Washington State (7-4)
|Week12-19 = Washington State (7–4)
|Week12-19-Color= u
|Week12-19-Color= u
|Week12-20 = Texas Tech (8-2)
|Week12-20 = Texas Tech (8–2)
|Week12-20-Color= npr
|Week12-20-Color= npr
|Week12Dropped = {{ubl|Washington|}}
|Week12Dropped = {{ubl|Washington|}}
|Week13-1 = USC (10-0) ''(46)''
|Week13-1 = USC (10–0) ''(46)''
|Week13-1-Color =
|Week13-1-Color =
|Week13-2 = Alabama (10-0) ''(4)''
|Week13-2 = Alabama (10–0) ''(4)''
|Week13-2-Color =
|Week13-2-Color =
|Week13-3 = Oklahoma (9-1)
|Week13-3 = Oklahoma (9–1)
|Week13-3-Color = u
|Week13-3-Color = u
|Week13-4 = Ohio State (9-1)
|Week13-4 = Ohio State (9–1)
|Week13-4-Color = u
|Week13-4-Color = u
|Week13-5 = Penn State (10-1)
|Week13-5 = Penn State (10–1)
|Week13-5-Color = u
|Week13-5-Color = u
|Week13-6 = Texas (9-1)
|Week13-6 = Texas (9–1)
|Week13-6-Color = u
|Week13-6-Color = u
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|Week13-7 = Michigan (10–1)
|Week13-7-Color = d
|Week13-7-Color = d
|Week13-8 = Nebraska (8-2-1)
|Week13-8 = Nebraska (8–2–1)
|Week13-8-Color = d
|Week13-8-Color = d
|Week13-9 = Auburn (8-1)
|Week13-9 = Auburn (8–1)
|Week13-9-Color = u
|Week13-9-Color = u
|Week13-10 = Notre Dame (8-1)
|Week13-10 = Notre Dame (8–1)
|Week13-10-Color= u
|Week13-10-Color= u
|Week13-11 = LSU (8-1-1)
|Week13-11 = LSU (8–1–1)
|Week13-11-Color= d
|Week13-11-Color= d
|Week13-12 = Tennessee (8-2)
|Week13-12 = Tennessee (8–2)
|Week13-12-Color=
|Week13-12-Color=
|Week13-13 = Colorado (8-3)
|Week13-13 = Colorado (8–3)
|Week13-13-Color=
|Week13-13-Color=
|Week13-14 = North Carolina (9-1)
|Week13-14 = North Carolina (9–1)
|Week13-14-Color= u
|Week13-14-Color= u
|Week13-15 = UCLA (8-3)
|Week13-15 = UCLA (8–3)
|Week13-15-Color= d
|Week13-15-Color= d
|Week13-16 = Arizona State (9-2)
|Week13-16 = Arizona State (9–2)
|Week13-16-Color= u
|Week13-16-Color= u
|Week13-17 = Louisville (9-1)
|Week13-17 = Louisville (9–1)
|Week13-17-Color= npr
|Week13-17-Color= npr
|Week13-18 = West Virginia (8-3)
|Week13-18 = West Virginia (8–3)
|Week13-18-Color= npr
|Week13-18-Color= npr
|Week13-19 = Washington State (7-4)
|Week13-19 = Washington State (7–4)
|Week13-19-Color=
|Week13-19-Color=
|Week13-20 = Oklahoma State (6-4)
|Week13-20 = Oklahoma State (6–4)
|Week13-20-Color= npr
|Week13-20-Color= npr
|Week13Dropped = {{ubl|Iowa State|Missouri|Texas Tech|}}
|Week13Dropped = {{ubl|Iowa State|Missouri|Texas Tech|}}
|Week14-1 = USC (11-0) ''(50)''
|Week14-1 = USC (11–0) ''(50)''
|Week14-1-Color =
|Week14-1-Color =
|Week14-2 = Oklahoma (10-1)
|Week14-2 = Oklahoma (10–1)
|Week14-2-Color = u
|Week14-2-Color = u
|Week14-3 = Ohio State (9-1)
|Week14-3 = Ohio State (9–1)
|Week14-3-Color = u
|Week14-3-Color = u
|Week14-4 = Alabama (10-1)
|Week14-4 = Alabama (10–1)
|Week14-4-Color = d
|Week14-4-Color = d
|Week14-5 = Penn State (10-1)
|Week14-5 = Penn State (10–1)
|Week14-5-Color =
|Week14-5-Color =
|Week14-6 = Auburn (9-1)
|Week14-6 = Auburn (9–1)
|Week14-6-Color = u
|Week14-6-Color = u
|Week14-7 = Texas (9-1)
|Week14-7 = Texas (9–1)
|Week14-7-Color = d
|Week14-7-Color = d
|Week14-8 = Michigan (10-1)
|Week14-8 = Michigan (10–1)
|Week14-8-Color = d
|Week14-8-Color = d
|Week14-9 = Nebraska (8-2-1)
|Week14-9 = Nebraska (8–2–1)
|Week14-9-Color = d
|Week14-9-Color = d
|Week14-10 = LSU (9-1-1)
|Week14-10 = LSU (9–1–1)
|Week14-10-Color= u
|Week14-10-Color= u
|Week14-11 = Tennessee (9-2)
|Week14-11 = Tennessee (9–2)
|Week14-11-Color= u
|Week14-11-Color= u
|Week14-12 = Notre Dame (8-2)
|Week14-12 = Notre Dame (8–2)
|Week14-12-Color= d
|Week14-12-Color= d
|Week14-13 = Colorado (8-3)
|Week14-13 = Colorado (8–3)
|Week14-13-Color=
|Week14-13-Color=
|Week14-14 = UCLA (8-3)
|Week14-14 = UCLA (8–3)
|Week14-14-Color= u
|Week14-14-Color= u
|Week14-15 = Arizona State (9-2)
|Week14-15 = Arizona State (9–2)
|Week14-15-Color= u
|Week14-15-Color= u
|Week14-16 = North Carolina (9-1)
|Week14-16 = North Carolina (9–1)
|Week14-16-Color= d
|Week14-16-Color= d
|Week14-17 = Louisville (9-1)
|Week14-17 = Louisville (9–1)
|Week14-17-Color=
|Week14-17-Color=
|Week14-18 = West Virginia (8-3)
|Week14-18 = West Virginia (8–3)
|Week14-18-Color=
|Week14-18-Color=
|Week14-19 = Washington State (7-4)
|Week14-19 = Washington State (7–4)
|Week14-19-Color=
|Week14-19-Color=
|Week14-20 = Purdue (6-5)
|Week14-20 = Purdue (6–5)
|Week14-20-Color= npr
|Week14-20-Color= npr
|Week14Dropped = {{ubl|Oklahoma State|}}
|Week14Dropped = {{ubl|Oklahoma State|}}
|Week15-1 = USC (12-0) ''(50)''
|Week15-1 = USC (12–0) ''(50)''
|Week15-1-Color = nc
|Week15-1-Color = nc
|Week15-2 = Oklahoma (11-1)
|Week15-2 = Oklahoma (11–1)
|Week15-2-Color =
|Week15-2-Color =
|Week15-3 = Texas (10-1)
|Week15-3 = Texas (10–1)
|Week15-3-Color = u
|Week15-3-Color = u
|Week15-4 = Nebraska (9-2-1)
|Week15-4 = Nebraska (9–2–1)
|Week15-4-Color = u
|Week15-4-Color = u
|Week15-5 = Auburn (10-1)
|Week15-5 = Auburn (10–1)
|Week15-5-Color = u
|Week15-5-Color = u
|Week15-6 = Michigan (10-1)
|Week15-6 = Michigan (10–1)
|Week15-6-Color = u
|Week15-6-Color = u
|Week15-7 = Alabama (10-2)
|Week15-7 = Alabama (10–2)
|Week15-7-Color = d
|Week15-7-Color = d
|Week15-8 = Tennessee (10-2)
|Week15-8 = Tennessee (10–2)
|Week15-8-Color = u
|Week15-8-Color = u
|Week15-9 = Ohio State (9-2)
|Week15-9 = Ohio State (9–2)
|Week15-9-Color = d
|Week15-9-Color = d
|Week15-10 = Penn State (10-2)
|Week15-10 = Penn State (10–2)
|Week15-10-Color= d
|Week15-10-Color= d
|Week15-11 = LSU (9-2-1)
|Week15-11 = LSU (9–2–1)
|Week15-11-Color= d
|Week15-11-Color= d
|Week15-12 = North Carolina (11-1)
|Week15-12 = North Carolina (11–1)
|Week15-12-Color= u
|Week15-12-Color= u
|Week15-13 = Arizona State (10-2)
|Week15-13 = Arizona State (10–2)
|Week15-13-Color= u
|Week15-13-Color= u
|Week15-14 = Notre Dame (8-3)
|Week15-14 = Notre Dame (8–3)
|Week15-14-Color= d
|Week15-14-Color= d
|Week15-15 = UCLA (8-3)
|Week15-15 = UCLA (8–3)
|Week15-15-Color= d
|Week15-15-Color= d
|Week15-16 = Colorado (8-4)
|Week15-16 = Colorado (8–4)
|Week15-16-Color= d
|Week15-16-Color= d
|Week15-17 = [[1972 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]] (8-3-1)
|Week15-17 = [[1972 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]] (8–3–1)
|Week15-17-Color= npr
|Week15-17-Color= npr
|Week15-18 = Louisville (9-1)
|Week15-18 = Louisville (9–1)
|Week15-18-Color= d
|Week15-18-Color= d
|Week15-19 = Washington State (7-4)
|Week15-19 = Washington State (7–4)
|Week15-19-Color=
|Week15-19-Color=
|Week15-20 = [[1972 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]] (7-4-1)
|Week15-20 = [[1972 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]] (7–4–1)
|Week15-20-Color= npr
|Week15-20-Color= npr
|Week15Dropped = {{ubl|Purdue|West Virginia|}}
|Week15Dropped = {{ubl|Purdue|West Virginia|}}
}}
}}


==Final Coaches' poll==
==UPI Coaches Poll==
{{clear right}}
{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 0
|Week2 = 1
|Week3 = 2
|Week4 = 3
|Week5 = 4
|Week6 = 5
|Week7 = 6
|Week8 = 7
|Week9 = 8
|Week10 = 9
|Week11 = 10
|Week12 = 11
|Week13 = 12
|Week14 = 13 (Final)
|Week1Date = Sep 6<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47973888/1972-preseason-poll-upi/|title=Nebraska favorite to repeat as champ|date=September 6, 1972|work=Santa Fe New Mexican|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=B2}}</ref>
|Week2Date = Sep 12<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47974192/1972-week-1-polls/|title=NU Drops in Football Polls|date=September 12, 1972|work=Lincoln Journal|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=19}}</ref>
|Week3Date = Sep 19<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47975014/upi-1972-wk-2/|title=Nebraska Advances in AP-UPI Polls|date=September 19, 1972|work=Lincoln Journal|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=21}}</ref>
|Week4Date = Sep 26<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47975934/1972-upi-poll-wk-3/|title=FSU Jumps To 13th In UPI Poll|date=September 26, 1972|work=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=2C}}</ref>
|Week5Date = Oct 3<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47976507/1972-upi-poll-wk-4/|title=Seminoles Climb in Football Polls|date=October 3, 1972|work=Tallahassee Democrat|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=18}}</ref>
|Week6Date = Oct 10<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47977273/1972-upi-wk-5-poll/|title=USC Leads UPI, Too|date=October 10, 1972|work=The Times|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=1C}}</ref>
|Week7Date = Oct 17<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47977921/1972-upi-poll-wk-6/|title=Trojans Remain No. 1 in Ratings|date=October 17, 1972|work=Tallahassee Democrat|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=7}}</ref><ref group=N name=Less20>Less than 20 teams received votes in this poll.</ref>
|Week8Date = Oct 24<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47981037/1972-upi-poll-wk-7/|title=FSU Slips Back Into Top Twenty|date=October 24, 1972|work=Tallahassee Democrat|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=6}}</ref><ref group=N name=Less20/>
|Week9Date = Oct 31<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47982043/1972-upi-poll-wk-8/|title=USC Keeps Hold On No. 1 Place In Both Polls|date=October 31, 1972|work=Tallahassee Democrat|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=16}}</ref><ref group=N name=Less20/>
|Week10Date = Nov 7<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47982928/1972-upi-wk-9-poll/|title=Huskers Climb in UPI Ratings|date=November 7, 1972|work=Tallahassee Democrat|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=16}}</ref><ref group=N name=Less20/>
|Week11Date = Nov 14<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47984475/1972-upi-poll-wk-10-no-typos/|title=Huskers rop to Fifth|date=November 14, 1972|work=Lincoln Journal|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=21}}</ref><ref group=N name=Less20/>
|Week12Date = Nov 21<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47984719/1972-upi-poll-wk-11/|title=Trojans Retain Runaway Lead|date=November 21, 1972|work=Tallahassee Democrat|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=8}}</ref><ref group=N name=Less20/>
|Week13Date = Nov 28<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47985304/1972-upi-poll-wk-12/|title=USC, 'Bama Still Top Polls|date=November 28, 1972|work=Tallahassee Democrat|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=18}}</ref><ref group=N name=Less20/>
|Week14Date = Dec 5<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47986046/1972-upi-poll-wk-13/|title=UPI Football Poll|date=December 5, 1972|work=Hartford Courant|access-date=April 4, 2020|page=55}}</ref>
|Week1-1 = [[1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] ''(26)''
|Week1-2 = [[1972 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]] ''(4)''
|Week1-3 = [[1972 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] ''(2)''
|Week1-4 = [[1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] ''(2)''
|Week1-5 = [[1972 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] ''(1)''
|Week1-6 = [[1972 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]
|Week1-7 = [[1972 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|Week1-8 = [[1972 USC Trojans football team|USC]]
|Week1-9 = [[1972 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
|Week1-10 = [[1972 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
|Week1-11 = [[1972 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
|Week1-12 = [[1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]]
|Week1-13 = [[1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
|Week1-14 = [[1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]
|Week1-15 = [[1972 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]
|Week1-16 = [[1972 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]
|Week1-17 = [[1972 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
|Week1-18 = [[1972 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]]
|Week1-19 = [[1972 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]]
|Week1-20 = {{ubl|[[1972 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]] т|[[1972 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]] т}}
|Week2-1 = Oklahoma (0–0) ''(11)''
|Week2-1-Color = u
|Week2-2 = USC (1–0) ''(11)''
|Week2-2-Color = u
|Week2-3 = Colorado (1–0) ''(6)''
|Week2-3-Color = d
|Week2-4 = Ohio State (0–0) ''(4)''
|Week2-4-Color =
|Week2-5 = Alabama (1–0) ''(2)''
|Week2-5-Color = u
|Week2-6 = Tennessee (1–0)
|Week2-6-Color = u
|Week2-7 = Penn State (0–0)
|Week2-7-Color = d
|Week2-8 = LSU (0–0)
|Week2-8-Color = u
|Week2-9 = Nebraska (0–1)
|Week2-9-Color = d
|Week2-10 = Michigan (0–0)
|Week2-10-Color =
|Week2-11 = [[1972 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] (1–0)
|Week2-11-Color = npr
|Week2-12 = Arizona State (0–0)
|Week2-12-Color =
|Week2-13 = Texas (0–0)
|Week2-13-Color = u
|Week2-14 = Notre Dame (0–0)
|Week2-14-Color = d
|Week2-15 = Washington (1–0)
|Week2-15-Color = d
|Week2-16 = [[1972 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]] (1–0)
|Week2-16-Color = npr
|Week2-17 = Iowa State (0–0) т
|Week2-17-Color = tu
|Week2-18 = Georgia (0–0) т
|Week2-18-Color = d
|Week2-19 = Purdue (0–0)
|Week2-19-Color = d
|Week2-20 = [[1972 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] (0–0)
|Week2-20-Color = npr
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|Arkansas|Michigan State|Illinois|West Virginia}}
|Week3-1 = USC (2–0) ''(14)''
|Week3-1-Color = u
|Week3-2 = Oklahoma (1–0) ''(13)''
|Week3-2-Color = d
|Week3-3 = Colorado (2–0) ''(4)''
|Week3-3-Color =
|Week3-4 = Tennessee (2–0)
|Week3-4-Color = u
|Week3-5 = Ohio State (1–0) ''(2)''
|Week3-5-Color = d
|Week3-6 = Alabama (1–0) ''(1)''
|Week3-6-Color = d
|Week3-7 = UCLA (2–0) ''(1)''
|Week3-7-Color = u
|Week3-8 = Nebraska (1–1)
|Week3-8-Color = u
|Week3-9 = LSU (1–0)
|Week3-9-Color = d
|Week3-10 = Arizona State (1–0)
|Week3-10-Color = u
|Week3-11 = Michigan (1–0)
|Week3-11-Color = d
|Week3-12 = Michigan State (1–0)
|Week3-12-Color = npr
|Week3-13 = Notre Dame (0–0) т
|Week3-13-Color = tu
|Week3-14 = Penn State (0–1) т
|Week3-14-Color = d
|Week3-15 = Texas (0–0)
|Week3-15-Color = d
|Week3-16 = Florida State (2–0)
|Week3-16-Color =
|Week3-17 = Washington (2–0)
|Week3-17-Color = d
|Week3-18 = Iowa State (1–0)
|Week3-18-Color = d
|Week3-19 = Georgia (1–0)
|Week3-19-Color = d
|Week3-20 = Arkansas (0–1)
|Week3-20-Color = npr
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|Auburn|Purdue|}}
|Week4-1 = USC (3–0) ''(20)''
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-2 = Oklahoma (2–0) ''(12)''
|Week4-2-Color =
|Week4-3 = Colorado (3–0) ''(1)''
|Week4-3-Color =
|Week4-4 = Tennessee (3–0)
|Week4-4-Color =
|Week4-5 = Alabama (2–0) ''(1)''
|Week4-5-Color = u
|Week4-6 = Ohio State (1–0) ''(1)''
|Week4-6-Color = d
|Week4-7 = Nebraska (2–1)
|Week4-7-Color = u
|Week4-8 = Michigan (2–0)
|Week4-8-Color = u
|Week4-9 = LSU (2–0)
|Week4-9-Color =
|Week4-10 = Notre Dame (1–0)
|Week4-10-Color = u
|Week4-11 = Arizona State (2–0)
|Week4-11-Color = d
|Week4-12 = Washington (3–0)
|Week4-12-Color = u
|Week4-13 = Florida State (3–0)
|Week4-13-Color = u
|Week4-14 = Texas (1–0)
|Week4-14-Color = u
|Week4-15 = Iowa State (2–0)
|Week4-15-Color = u
|Week4-16 = Penn State (1–1)
|Week4-16-Color = d
|Week4-17 = [[1972 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]] (2–0) т
|Week4-17-Color = tnpr
|Week4-18 = West Virginia (3–0) т
|Week4-18-Color = npr
|Week4-19 = UCLA (2–1)
|Week4-19-Color = d
|Week4-20 = [[1972 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Mississippi]] (2–0)
|Week4-20-Color = npr
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|Arkansas|Georgia|Michigan State|}}
|Week5-1 = USC (4–0) ''(22)''
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = Oklahoma (3–0) ''(11)''
|Week5-2-Color =
|Week5-3 = Alabama (4–0) ''(1)''
|Week5-3-Color = u
|Week5-4 = Ohio State (2–0) ''(1)''
|Week5-4-Color = u
|Week5-5 = Nebraska (3–1)
|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-6 = Michigan (3–0)
|Week5-6-Color = u
|Week5-7 = LSU (3–0)
|Week5-7-Color = u
|Week5-8 = Notre Dame (2–0)
|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-9 = Washington (4–0)
|Week5-9-Color = u
|Week5-10 = Texas (2–0)
|Week5-10-Color = u
|Week5-11 = Florida State (4–0)
|Week5-11-Color = u
|Week5-12 = Tennessee (3–1)
|Week5-12-Color = d
|Week5-13 = UCLA (3–1)
|Week5-13-Color = u
|Week5-14 = Auburn (3–0)
|Week5-14-Color = npr
|Week5-15 = Air Force (3–0)
|Week5-15-Color = u
|Week5-16 = Colorado (3–1)
|Week5-16-Color = d
|Week5-17 = Iowa State (3–0)
|Week5-17-Color = d
|Week5-18 = [[1972 Stanford Cardinals football team|Stanford]] (3–0)
|Week5-18-Color = npr
|Week5-19 = Penn State (2–1)
|Week5-19-Color = d
|Week5-20 = Arizona State (2–1)
|Week5-20-Color = d
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|Mississippi|West Virginia|}}
|Week6-1 = USC (5–0) ''(21)''
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 = Oklahoma (3–0) ''(13)''
|Week6-2-Color =
|Week6-3 = Alabama (5–0) ''(1)''
|Week6-3-Color =
|Week6-4 = Ohio State (3–0)
|Week6-4-Color =
|Week6-5 = Nebraska (3–1)
|Week6-5-Color =
|Week6-6 = Michigan (4–0)
|Week6-6-Color =
|Week6-7 = Notre Dame (3–0)
|Week6-7-Color = u
|Week6-8 = LSU (4–0)
|Week6-8-Color = d
|Week6-9 = Auburn (4–0)
|Week6-9-Color = u
|Week6-10 = Washington (5–0)
|Week6-10-Color = d
|Week6-11 = Texas (3–0)
|Week6-11-Color = d
|Week6-12 = Tennessee (4–1)
|Week6-12-Color =
|Week6-13 = UCLA (4–1)
|Week6-13-Color =
|Week6-14 = Iowa State (3–0)
|Week6-14-Color = u
|Week6-15 = Air Force (4–0)
|Week6-15-Color =
|Week6-16 = Colorado (4–1)
|Week6-16-Color =
|Week6-17 = Penn State (3–1)
|Week6-17-Color = u
|Week6-18 = Arizona State (3–1)
|Week6-18-Color = u
|Week6-19 = [[1972 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]] (3–1)
|Week6-19-Color = npr
|Week6-20 = Stanford (3–1)
|Week6-20-Color = d
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Florida State}}
|Week7-1 = USC (6–0) ''(22)''
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = Oklahoma (4–0) ''(12)''
|Week7-2-Color =
|Week7-3 = Alabama (5–0) ''(1)''
|Week7-3-Color =
|Week7-4 = Nebraska (4–1)
|Week7-4-Color = u
|Week7-5 = Ohio State (4–0)
|Week7-5-Color = d
|Week7-6 = Michigan (5–0)
|Week7-6-Color =
|Week7-7 = LSU (5–0)
|Week7-7-Color = u
|Week7-8 = Notre Dame (4–0)
|Week7-8-Color = d
|Week7-9 = UCLA (5–1)
|Week7-9-Color = u
|Week7-10 = Colorado (5–1)
|Week7-10-Color = u
|Week7-11 = Tennessee (4–1)
|Week7-11-Color = u
|Week7-12 = Stanford (4–1)
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-13 = Penn State (4–1)
|Week7-13-Color = u
|Week7-14 = Air Force (5–0)
|Week7-14-Color = u
|Week7-15 = Auburn (4–1)
|Week7-15-Color = d
|Week7-16 = Arizona State (4–1)
|Week7-16-Color = u
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Iowa State|Oklahoma State|Texas|Washington}}
|Week8-1 = USC (7–0) ''(32)''
|Week8-1-Color =
|Week8-2 = Alabama (5–0) ''(2)''
|Week8-2-Color = u
|Week8-3 = Ohio State (5–0)
|Week8-3-Color = u
|Week8-4 = Nebraska (5–1) ''(1)''
|Week8-4-Color =
|Week8-5 = Michigan (6–0)
|Week8-5-Color = u
|Week8-6 = LSU (6–0)
|Week8-6-Color = u
|Week8-7 = Colorado (6–1)
|Week8-7-Color = u
|Week8-8 = Oklahoma (4–1)
|Week8-8-Color = d
|Week8-9 = UCLA (6–1)
|Week8-9-Color =
|Week8-10 = Penn State (5–1)
|Week8-10-Color = u
|Week8-11 = Texas (4–1)
|Week8-11-Color = npr
|Week8-12 = Auburn (5–1)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = Arizona State (5–1)
|Week8-13-Color = u
|Week8-14 = Iowa State (4–1)
|Week8-14-Color = npr
|Week8-15 = Notre Dame (4–1)
|Week8-15-Color = d
|Week8-16 = Tennessee (4–2)
|Week8-16-Color = d
|Week8-17 = [[1972 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]] (4–1)
|Week8-17-Color = npr
|Week8-18 = Florida State (6–1)
|Week8-18-Color = npr
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Air Force|Stanford|}}
|Week9-1 = USC (8–0) ''(31)''
|Week9-1-Color =
|Week9-2 = Alabama (7–0) ''(2)''
|Week9-2-Color =
|Week9-3 = Nebraska (6–1) ''(2)''
|Week9-3-Color = u
|Week9-4 = Ohio State (6–0)
|Week9-4-Color = d
|Week9-5 = Michigan (7–0)
|Week9-5-Color =
|Week9-6 = Oklahoma (5–1)
|Week9-6-Color = u
|Week9-7 = LSU (6–0)
|Week9-7-Color = d
|Week9-8 = UCLA (7–1)
|Week9-8-Color = u
|Week9-9 = Texas (5–1)
|Week9-9-Color = u
|Week9-10 = Auburn (6–1)
|Week9-10-Color = u
|Week9-11 = Penn State (6–1)
|Week9-11-Color = d
|Week9-12 = Notre Dame (5–1)
|Week9-12-Color = u
|Week9-13 = Iowa State (5–1)
|Week9-13-Color = u
|Week9-14 = Colorado (6–2)
|Week9-14-Color = d
|Week9-15 = Air Force (6–1)
|Week9-15-Color = npr
|Week9-16 = Tennessee (4–2) т
|Week9-16-Color = t
|Week9-17 = [[1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]] (6–1) т
|Week9-17-Color = npr
|Week9-18 = Stanford (5–2)
|Week9-18-Color = npr
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|Arizona State|Florida State|SMU}}
|Week10-1 = USC (9–0) ''(27)''
|Week10-1-Color =
|Week10-2 = Nebraska (7–1) ''(6)''
|Week10-2-Color = u
|Week10-3 = Alabama (8–0) ''(2)''
|Week10-3-Color = d
|Week10-4 = Ohio State (7–0)
|Week10-4-Color =
|Week10-5 = Michigan (8–0)
|Week10-5-Color =
|Week10-6 = LSU (7–0)
|Week10-6-Color = u
|Week10-7 = Oklahoma (6–1)
|Week10-7-Color = d
|Week10-8 = UCLA (8–1)
|Week10-8-Color =
|Week10-9 = Texas (6–1)
|Week10-9-Color =
|Week10-10 = Auburn (7–1)
|Week10-10-Color=
|Week10-11 = Penn State (7–1)
|Week10-11-Color=
|Week10-12 = Notre Dame (6–1)
|Week10-12-Color=
|Week10-13 = Tennessee (5–2)
|Week10-13-Color= u
|Week10-14 = Iowa State (5–2)
|Week10-14-Color= d
|Week10-15 = Texas Tech (7–1)
|Week10-15-Color= u
|Week10-16 = [[1972 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]] (6–1) т
|Week10-16-Color= tnpr
|Week10-17 = Colorado (6–3) т
|Week10-17-Color= d
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|Air Force|||Stanford}}
|Week11-1 = USC (9–0) ''(31)''
|Week11-1-Color =
|Week11-2 = Alabama (9–0) ''(3)''
|Week11-2-Color =
|Week11-3 = Michigan (9–0)
|Week11-3-Color = u
|Week11-4 = Oklahoma (7–1)
|Week11-4-Color = u
|Week11-5 = Nebraska (7–1–1) ''(1)''
|Week11-5-Color = d
|Week11-6 = Texas (6–1)
|Week11-6-Color = u
|Week11-7 = LSU (7–1)
|Week11-7-Color = d
|Week11-8 = Penn State (8–1)
|Week11-8-Color = u
|Week11-9 = Ohio State (7–1)
|Week11-9-Color = d
|Week11-10 = Auburn (7–1)
|Week11-10-Color=
|Week11-11 = Notre Dame (7–1)
|Week11-11-Color= u
|Week11-12 = Iowa State (5–2–1)
|Week11-12-Color= u
|Week11-13 = Tennessee (5–2)
|Week11-13-Color=
|Week11-14 = UCLA (8–2)
|Week11-14-Color= d
|Week11-15 = Colorado (7–3)
|Week11-15-Color= u
|Week11-16 = Washington (8–2)
|Week11-16-Color= npr
|Week11-17 = North Carolina (7–1)
|Week11-17-Color= d
|Week11-18 = Arizona State (7–2) т
|Week11-18-Color= tnpr
|Week11-19 = [[1972 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]] (6–3) т
|Week11-19-Color= npr
|Week11Dropped = {{ubl||Texas Tech||}}
|Week12-1 = USC (10–0) ''(31)''
|Week12-1-Color =
|Week12-2 = Alabama (10–0) ''(3)''
|Week12-2-Color =
|Week12-3 = Michigan (10–0)
|Week12-3-Color =
|Week12-4 = Oklahoma (8–1)
|Week12-4-Color =
|Week12-5 = Nebraska (8–1–1) ''(1)''
|Week12-5-Color =
|Week12-6 = Texas (7–1)
|Week12-6-Color =
|Week12-7 = Penn State (9–1)
|Week12-7-Color = u
|Week12-8 = Ohio State (8–1)
|Week12-8-Color = u
|Week12-9 = LSU (8–1)
|Week12-9-Color = d
|Week12-10 = Auburn (8–1)
|Week12-10-Color=
|Week12-11 = Notre Dame (8–1)
|Week12-11-Color=
|Week12-12 = Tennessee (6–2)
|Week12-12-Color= u
|Week12-13 = Colorado (8–3)
|Week12-13-Color= u
|Week12-14 = Arizona State (8–2)
|Week12-14-Color= u
|Week12-15 = Utah State (7–3)
|Week12-15-Color= u
|Week12-16 = North Carolina (8–1) т
|Week12-16-Color= tu
|Week12-17 = [[1972 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] (6–4) т
|Week12-17-Color= npr
|Week12-18 = Iowa State (5–3–1)
|Week12-18-Color= d
|Week12Dropped = {{ubl|UCLA|Washington}}
|Week13-1 = USC (10–0) ''(31)''
|Week13-1-Color =
|Week13-2 = Alabama (10–0) ''(3)''
|Week13-2-Color =
|Week13-3 = Oklahoma (9–1)
|Week13-3-Color = u
|Week13-4 = Ohio State (9–1)
|Week13-4-Color = u
|Week13-5 = Texas (9–1)
|Week13-5-Color = u
|Week13-6 = Michigan (10–1)
|Week13-6-Color = d
|Week13-7 = Penn State (10–1)
|Week13-7-Color =
|Week13-8 = Nebraska (8–2–1)
|Week13-8-Color = d
|Week13-9 = Auburn (8–1)
|Week13-9-Color = u
|Week13-10 = Notre Dame (8–1)
|Week13-10-Color= u
|Week13-11 = Tennessee (8–2)
|Week13-11-Color= u
|Week13-12 = LSU (8–2–1)
|Week13-12-Color= d
|Week13-13 = Colorado (8–3)
|Week13-13-Color=
|Week13-14 = Arizona State (9–2)
|Week13-14-Color=
|Week13-15 = Utah State (8–3) т
|Week13-15-Color= t
|Week13-16 = [[1972 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]] (7–4) т
|Week13-16-Color= npr
|Week13-17 = UCLA (8–3) т
|Week13-17-Color= tnpr
|Week13-18 = North Carolina (9–1) т
|Week13-18-Color=
|Week13-19 = Missouri (6–4)
|Week13-19-Color= d
|Week13Dropped = {{ubl|Iowa State}}
|Week14-1 = USC (11–0) ''(35)''
|Week14-1-Color = nc
|Week14-2 = Oklahoma (10–1)
|Week14-2-Color = u
|Week14-3 = Ohio State (9–1)
|Week14-3-Color = u
|Week14-4 = Alabama (10–1)
|Week14-4-Color = d
|Week14-5 = Texas (9–1)
|Week14-5-Color =
|Week14-6 = Michigan (10–1)
|Week14-6-Color =
|Week14-7 = Auburn (9–1)
|Week14-7-Color = u
|Week14-8 = Penn State (10–1)
|Week14-8-Color = d
|Week14-9 = Nebraska (8–2–1)
|Week14-9-Color = d
|Week14-10 = LSU (9–1–1)
|Week14-10-Color= u
|Week14-11 = Tennessee (9–2)
|Week14-11-Color=
|Week14-12 = Notre Dame (8–2)
|Week14-12-Color= d
|Week14-13 = Arizona State (9–2)
|Week14-13-Color= u
|Week14-14 = Colorado (8–3) т
|Week14-14-Color= td
|Week14-15 = North Carolina (9–1) т
|Week14-15-Color= u
|Week14-16 = [[1972 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]] (9–1)
|Week14-16-Color= npr
|Week14-17 = UCLA (8–3) т
|Week14-17-Color= td
|Week14-18 = Washington State (7–4) т
|Week14-18-Color= td
|Week14-19 = Utah State (8–3) т
|Week14-19-Color= d
|Week14-20 = [[1972 San Diego State Aztecs football team|San Diego State]] (10-1)
|Week14-20-Color= npr
|Week14Dropped = {{ubl|Missouri}}
}}
The final [[United Press International|UPI]] [[Coaches Poll]] was released prior to the bowl games, in early December.<ref name=upicagrfp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BgorAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4pkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6463%2C3157826 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=(Pennsylvania)|agency=UPI |title=UPI board unanimous on Trojans |date=December 5, 1972 |page=23}}</ref><br>
The final [[United Press International|UPI]] [[Coaches Poll]] was released prior to the bowl games, in early December.<ref name=upicagrfp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BgorAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4pkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6463%2C3157826 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=(Pennsylvania)|agency=UPI |title=UPI board unanimous on Trojans |date=December 5, 1972 |page=23}}</ref><br>
USC was a unanimous selection, with all 35 first-place votes.<ref name=bbthrdn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2VNYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3504%2C6173965|newspaper=Bend Bulletin |location=(Oregon)|agency=UPI |title=USC claims 3rd national title in 10 years |date=December 5, 1972 |page=12}}</ref>
USC was a unanimous selection, with all 35 first-place votes.<ref name=bbthrdn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2VNYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3504%2C6173965|newspaper=Bend Bulletin |location=(Oregon)|agency=UPI |title=USC claims 3rd national title in 10 years |date=December 5, 1972 |page=12}}</ref>
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* <small>Prior to the [[1975 NCAA Division I football season|1975]] season, the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] and [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-8]] conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]].</small>

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1972 NCAA University Division football rankings
Season1972
Bowl season1972–73 bowl games
Preseason No. 1
Nebraska
End of season championsUSC
NCAA University Division football rankings
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Two human polls comprised the 1972 NCAA University Division football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Legend

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AP Poll

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Preseason
Aug[1]		Week 1
Sep 11[2]		Week 2
Sep 18[3]		Week 3
Sep 25[4]		Week 4
Oct 2[5]		Week 5
Oct 9[6]		Week 6
Oct 16[7]		Week 7
Oct 23[8]		Week 8
Oct 30[9]		Week 9
Nov 6[10]		Week 10
Nov 13[11]		Week 11
Nov 20[12]		Week 12
Nov 27[13]		Week 13
Dec 4[14]		Week 14 (Final)
Jan[15]
1.Nebraska (28)USC (1–0) (13)USC (2–0) (28)USC (3–0) (28)USC (4–0) (36)USC (5–0) (34)USC (6–0) (28)USC (7–0) (44)USC (8–0) (41)USC (9–0) (40)USC (9–0) (42)USC (10–0) (44)USC (10–0) (46)USC (11–0) (50)USC (12–0) (50)1.
2.Colorado (13)Colorado (1–0) (12)Oklahoma (1–0) (11)Oklahoma (2–0) (14)Oklahoma (3–0) (13)Oklahoma (3–0) (15)Oklahoma (4–0) (20)Alabama (6–0) (2)Alabama (7–0) (3)Alabama (8–0) (3)Alabama (9–0) (5)Alabama (10–0) (5)Alabama (10–0) (4)Oklahoma (10–1)Oklahoma (11–1)2.
3.Ohio State (4)Ohio State (0–0) (5)Colorado (2–0) (7)Colorado (3–0) (5)Ohio State (2–0)Alabama (4–0)Alabama (5–0)Nebraska (5–1) (2)Nebraska (6–1) (4)Nebraska (7–1) (5)Michigan (9–0) (3)Michigan (10–0) (1)Oklahoma (9–1)Ohio State (9–1)Texas (10–1)3.
4.Arkansas (2)Oklahoma (0–0) (12)Ohio State (1–0) (2)Tennessee (3–0) (1)Alabama (3–0)Ohio State (3–0) (1)Ohio State (4–0) (1)Ohio State (5–0) (1)Michigan (7–0) (1)Michigan (8–0) (1)Oklahoma (7–1)Oklahoma (8–1)Ohio State (9–1)Alabama (10–1)Nebraska (9–2–1)4.
5.Penn StateAlabama (1–0)Tennessee (2–0) (2)Ohio State (1–0) (1)Michigan (3–0) (1)Michigan (4–0)Nebraska (4–1)Michigan (6–0) (1)Ohio State (6–0) (1)Ohio State (7–0) (1)Nebraska (7–1–1)Nebraska (8–1–1)Penn State (10–1)Penn State (10–1)Auburn (10–1)5.
6.Oklahoma (2)Penn State (0–0) (1)UCLA (2–0)Alabama (2–0)Nebraska (3–1)Nebraska (3–1)Michigan (5–0) (1)LSU (6–0)LSU (6–0)LSU (7–0)Penn State (8–1)Penn State (9–1)Texas (9–1)Auburn (9–1)Michigan (10–1)6.
7.AlabamaTennessee (1–0) (1)Alabama (1–0)Nebraska (2–1)Notre Dame (2–0)Notre Dame (3–0)LSU (5–0)Colorado (6–1)Oklahoma (5–1)Oklahoma (6–1)Texas (7–1)Texas (8–1)Michigan (10–1)Texas (9–1)Alabama (10–2)7.
8.USCUCLA (1–0)LSU (1–0)Michigan (2–0) (1)LSU (3–0)LSU (4–0)Notre Dame (4–0)Oklahoma (4–1)UCLA (7–1)UCLA (8–1)LSU (7–1)LSU (8–1)Nebraska (8–2–1)Michigan (10–1)Tennessee (10–2)8.
9.Washington (1)LSU (0–0)Nebraska (1–1)LSU (2–0)Texas (2–0)Auburn (4–0)Colorado (5–1)UCLA (6–1)Texas (5–1)Texas (6–1)Ohio State (7–1)Ohio State (8–1)Auburn (8–1)Nebraska (8–2–1)Ohio State (9–2)9.
10.MichiganNebraska (0–1) (1)Arizona State (2–0)Notre Dame (1–0)Tennessee (3–1)Texas (3–0)Tennessee (4–1)Texas (4–1)Penn State (6–1)Penn State (7–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Auburn (8–1)Notre Dame (8–1)LSU (9–1–1)Penn State (10–2)10.
11.LSUMichigan (0–0)Penn State (0–1)Arizona State (3–0)Washington (4–0)Tennessee (4–1)UCLA (5–1)Penn State (5–1)Auburn (6–1)Auburn (7–1)Auburn (7–1)Notre Dame (8–1)LSU (8–1–1)Tennessee (9–2)LSU (9–2–1)11.
12.Arizona StateWashington (1–0) (1)Michigan (1–0)Texas (1–0)Colorado (3–1)Washington (5–0)Penn State (4–1)Auburn (5–1)Notre Dame (5–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Iowa State (5–2–1)Tennessee (7–2)Tennessee (8–2)Notre Dame (8–2)North Carolina (11–1)12.
13.Notre DameArizona State (1–0)Notre Dame (0–0)Penn State (1–1)Florida State (4–0)Colorado (4–1)Stanford (4–1)Notre Dame (4–1)Tennessee (4–2)Tennessee (5–2)Tennessee (6–2)Colorado (8–3)Colorado (8–3)Colorado (8–3)Arizona State (10–2)13.
14.TexasNotre Dame (0–0)Texas (0–0)Washington (3–0)UCLA (3–1)UCLA (4–1)Auburn (4–1) тTennessee (4–2)Iowa State (5–1)Missouri (5–3)UCLA (8–2)UCLA (8–3)North Carolina (9–1)UCLA (8–3)Notre Dame (8–3)14.
15.TennesseeTexas (0–0)Washington (2–0)UCLA (2–1)Stanford (3–0)Penn State (3–1)Texas (3–1) тIowa State (4–1)Colorado (6–2)Texas Tech (7–1)Colorado (7–3)North Carolina (8–1)UCLA (8–3)Arizona State (9–2)UCLA (8–3)15.
16.Ole MissGeorgia (0–0)Georgia (1–0)Florida State (3–0)Penn State (2–1)Air Force (4–0)Air Force (5–0)Arizona State (5–1)Missouri (4–3)Colorado (6–3)North Carolina (7–1)Missouri (6–4)Arizona State (9–2)North Carolina (9–1)Colorado (8–4)16.
17.GeorgiaArkansas (0–1)Florida State (2–0)Ole Miss (2–0)Auburn (3–0)Stanford (3–1)Arkansas (4–1)Florida State (6–1)Louisville (6–0)Iowa State (5–2)Washington (8–2)Iowa State (5–3–1)Louisville (9–1)Louisville (9–1)NC State (8–3–1)17.
18.PurduePurdue (0–0)Michigan State (1–0)Tulane (2–0)Ole Miss (3–0)Iowa State (3–0)Washington (5–1)Arkansas (4–2) тTexas Tech (6–1)North Carolina (6–1)Arizona State (7–2)Arizona State (8–2)West Virginia (8–3)West Virginia (8–3)Louisville (9–1)18.
19.Florida StateOle Miss (0–0)Stanford (1–0)Stanford (2–0)Air Force (3–0)Oklahoma State (3–1)Arizona State (4–1)SMU (4–1) тAir Force (6–1)Arizona State (6–2)Missouri (5–4)Washington State (7–4)Washington State (7–4)Washington State (7–4)Washington State (7–4)19.
20.StanfordFlorida State (1–0)Ole Miss (1–0)West Virginia (3–0)Iowa State (3–0)Arkansas (3–1)Iowa State (3–1)West Virginia (5–2) тArkansas (5–2)
  • Stanford (5–3) т
  • Yale (5–1) т
Washington State (6–4)Texas Tech (8–2)Oklahoma State (6–4)Purdue (6–5)Georgia Tech (7–4–1)20.
Preseason
Aug[1]		Week 1
Sep 11[2]		Week 2
Sep 18[3]		Week 3
Sep 25[4]		Week 4
Oct 2[5]		Week 5
Oct 9[6]		Week 6
Oct 16[7]		Week 7
Oct 23[8]		Week 8
Oct 30[9]		Week 9
Nov 6[10]		Week 10
Nov 13[11]		Week 11
Nov 20[12]		Week 12
Nov 27[13]		Week 13
Dec 4[14]		Week 14 (Final)
Jan[15]
Dropped:
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
  • Purdue
Dropped:
  • Georgia
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • Tulane
  • West Virginia
Dropped:
  • Florida State
  • Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma State
Dropped:
  • Air Force
  • Stanford
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • Florida State
  • SMU
  • West Virginia
Dropped:
  • Air Force
  • Arkansas
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • Stanford
  • Texas Tech
  • Yale
Dropped:
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Iowa State
  • Missouri
  • Texas Tech
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma State
Dropped:
  • Purdue
  • West Virginia

UPI Coaches Poll

[edit]
Preseason
Sep 6[16]		Week 1
Sep 12[17]		Week 2
Sep 19[18]		Week 3
Sep 26[19]		Week 4
Oct 3[20]		Week 5
Oct 10[21]		Week 6
Oct 17[22][N 1]		Week 7
Oct 24[23][N 1]		Week 8
Oct 31[24][N 1]		Week 9
Nov 7[25][N 1]		Week 10
Nov 14[26][N 1]		Week 11
Nov 21[27][N 1]		Week 12
Nov 28[28][N 1]		Week 13 (Final)
Dec 5[29]
1.Nebraska (26)Oklahoma (0–0) (11)USC (2–0) (14)USC (3–0) (20)USC (4–0) (22)USC (5–0) (21)USC (6–0) (22)USC (7–0) (32)USC (8–0) (31)USC (9–0) (27)USC (9–0) (31)USC (10–0) (31)USC (10–0) (31)USC (11–0) (35)1.
2.Colorado (4)USC (1–0) (11)Oklahoma (1–0) (13)Oklahoma (2–0) (12)Oklahoma (3–0) (11)Oklahoma (3–0) (13)Oklahoma (4–0) (12)Alabama (5–0) (2)Alabama (7–0) (2)Nebraska (7–1) (6)Alabama (9–0) (3)Alabama (10–0) (3)Alabama (10–0) (3)Oklahoma (10–1)2.
3.Oklahoma (2)Colorado (1–0) (6)Colorado (2–0) (4)Colorado (3–0) (1)Alabama (4–0) (1)Alabama (5–0) (1)Alabama (5–0) (1)Ohio State (5–0)Nebraska (6–1) (2)Alabama (8–0) (2)Michigan (9–0)Michigan (10–0)Oklahoma (9–1)Ohio State (9–1)3.
4.Ohio State (2)Ohio State (0–0) (4)Tennessee (2–0)Tennessee (3–0)Ohio State (2–0) (1)Ohio State (3–0)Nebraska (4–1)Nebraska (5–1) (1)Ohio State (6–0)Ohio State (7–0)Oklahoma (7–1)Oklahoma (8–1)Ohio State (9–1)Alabama (10–1)4.
5.Arkansas (1)Alabama (1–0) (2)Ohio State (1–0) (2)Alabama (2–0) (1)Nebraska (3–1)Nebraska (3–1)Ohio State (4–0)Michigan (6–0)Michigan (7–0)Michigan (8–0)Nebraska (7–1–1) (1)Nebraska (8–1–1) (1)Texas (9–1)Texas (9–1)5.
6.Penn StateTennessee (1–0)Alabama (1–0) (1)Ohio State (1–0) (1)Michigan (3–0)Michigan (4–0)Michigan (5–0)LSU (6–0)Oklahoma (5–1)LSU (7–0)Texas (6–1)Texas (7–1)Michigan (10–1)Michigan (10–1)6.
7.AlabamaPenn State (0–0)UCLA (2–0) (1)Nebraska (2–1)LSU (3–0)Notre Dame (3–0)LSU (5–0)Colorado (6–1)LSU (6–0)Oklahoma (6–1)LSU (7–1)Penn State (9–1)Penn State (10–1)Auburn (9–1)7.
8.USCLSU (0–0)Nebraska (1–1)Michigan (2–0)Notre Dame (2–0)LSU (4–0)Notre Dame (4–0)Oklahoma (4–1)UCLA (7–1)UCLA (8–1)Penn State (8–1)Ohio State (8–1)Nebraska (8–2–1)Penn State (10–1)8.
9.WashingtonNebraska (0–1)LSU (1–0)LSU (2–0)Washington (4–0)Auburn (4–0)UCLA (5–1)UCLA (6–1)Texas (5–1)Texas (6–1)Ohio State (7–1)LSU (8–1)Auburn (8–1)Nebraska (8–2–1)9.
10.MichiganMichigan (0–0)Arizona State (1–0)Notre Dame (1–0)Texas (2–0)Washington (5–0)Colorado (5–1)Penn State (5–1)Auburn (6–1)Auburn (7–1)Auburn (7–1)Auburn (8–1)Notre Dame (8–1)LSU (9–1–1)10.
11.LSUUCLA (1–0)Michigan (1–0)Arizona State (2–0)Florida State (4–0)Texas (3–0)Tennessee (4–1)Texas (4–1)Penn State (6–1)Penn State (7–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Notre Dame (8–1)Tennessee (8–2)Tennessee (9–2)11.
12.Arizona StateArizona State (0–0)Michigan State (1–0)Washington (3–0)Tennessee (3–1)Tennessee (4–1)Stanford (4–1)Auburn (5–1)Notre Dame (5–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Iowa State (5–2–1)Tennessee (6–2)LSU (8–2–1)Notre Dame (8–2)12.
13.Notre DameTexas (0–0)Notre Dame (0–0) тFlorida State (3–0)UCLA (3–1)UCLA (4–1)Penn State (4–1)Arizona State (5–1)Iowa State (5–1)Tennessee (5–2)Tennessee (5–2)Colorado (8–3)Colorado (8–3)Arizona State (9–2)13.
14.TennesseeNotre Dame (0–0)Penn State (0–1) тTexas (1–0)Auburn (3–0)Iowa State (3–0)Air Force (5–0)Iowa State (4–1)Colorado (6–2)Iowa State (5–2)UCLA (8–2)Arizona State (8–2)Arizona State (9–2)Colorado (8–3) т14.
15.TexasWashington (1–0)Texas (0–0)Iowa State (2–0)Air Force (3–0)Air Force (4–0)Auburn (4–1)Notre Dame (4–1)Air Force (6–1)Texas Tech (7–1)Colorado (7–3)Utah State (7–3)Utah State (8–3) тNorth Carolina (9–1) т15.
16.PurdueFlorida State (1–0)Florida State (2–0)Penn State (1–1)Colorado (3–1)Colorado (4–1)Arizona State (4–1)Tennessee (4–2)Tennessee (4–2) тNorth Carolina (6–1) тWashington (8–2)North Carolina (8–1) тWashington State (7–4) тLouisville (9–1)16.
17.GeorgiaIowa State (0–0) тWashington (2–0)Air Force (2–0) тIowa State (3–0)Penn State (3–1)SMU (4–1)Texas Tech (6–1) тColorado (6–3) тNorth Carolina (7–1)Missouri (6–4) тUCLA (8–3) тUCLA (8–3) т17.
18.Michigan StateGeorgia (0–0) тIowa State (1–0)West Virginia (3–0) тStanford (3–0)Arizona State (3–1)Florida State (6–1)Stanford (5–2)Arizona State (7–2) тIowa State (5–3–1)North Carolina (9–1) тWashington State (7–4) т18.
19.Iowa StatePurdue (0–0)Georgia (1–0)UCLA (2–1)Penn State (2–1)Oklahoma State (3–1)Utah State (6–3) тMissouri (6–4)Utah State (8–3) т19.
20.
Auburn (0–0)Arkansas (0–1)Mississippi (2–0)Arizona State (2–1)Stanford (3–1)San Diego State (10-1)20.
Preseason
Sep 6[16]		Week 1
Sep 12[17]		Week 2
Sep 19[18]		Week 3
Sep 26[19]		Week 4
Oct 3[20]		Week 5
Oct 10[21]		Week 6
Oct 17[22][N 1]		Week 7
Oct 24[23][N 1]		Week 8
Oct 31[24][N 1]		Week 9
Nov 7[25][N 1]		Week 10
Nov 14[26][N 1]		Week 11
Nov 21[27][N 1]		Week 12
Nov 28[28][N 1]		Week 13 (Final)
Dec 5[29]
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
  • Michigan State
  • Illinois
  • West Virginia
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Purdue
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
  • Georgia
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • Mississippi
  • West Virginia
Dropped:
  • Florida State
Dropped:
  • Iowa State
  • Oklahoma State
  • Texas
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Air Force
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • Florida State
  • SMU
Dropped:
  • Air Force
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Texas Tech
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Iowa State
Dropped:
  • Missouri

The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in early December.[30]
USC was a unanimous selection, with all 35 first-place votes.[31]

Ranking Team Conference Bowl
1 USC Pac-8 Won Rose, 42–17
2 Oklahoma Big Eight Won Sugar, 14–0
3 Ohio State Big Ten Lost Rose, 17–42
4 Alabama SEC Lost Cotton, 13–17
5 Texas Southwest Won Cotton, 17–13
6 Michigan Big Ten none
7 Auburn SEC Won Gator, 24–3
8 Penn State Independent Lost Sugar, 0–14
9 Nebraska Big Eight Won Orange, 40–6
10 LSU SEC Lost Bluebonnet, 17–24
11 Tennessee SEC Won Bluebonnet, 24–17
12 Notre Dame Independent Lost Orange, 6–40
13 Arizona State WAC Won Fiesta, 49–35
14 Colorado Big Eight Lost Gator, 3–24
North Carolina ACC Won Sun, 32–28
16 Louisville MVC none
17 UCLA Pac-8
Washington State Pac-8
Utah State Independent
20 San Diego State PCAA

[30][31]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Less than 20 teams received votes in this poll.

References

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  13. ^ "November 27, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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  15. ^ "1972 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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