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==Final AP poll==
==AP Poll==
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The final [[AP Poll]] was released after the bowl games, on January 3, 1973.<ref name=tnogtm>{{cite news |url=
{{ColPollTable
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8gwrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fpoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4443%2C1498813 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=(Pennsylvania) |agency=Associated Press |last=Nissenson |first=Herschel |title=It's official: Trojans No. 1 grid team|date=January 3, 1973 |page=48}}</ref><br>USC was a unanimous selection, with all fifty first-place votes.<ref name=surpswind>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gRonAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4523%2C553449 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=Associated Press |title=Surprise! USC winds up No. 1 |date=January 3, 1975 |page=4C}}</ref>
|Week1 = 0
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|Week2 = 1
|-
|Week3 = 2
! Ranking
|Week4 = 3
! Team
|Week5 = 4
! Conference
|Week6 = 5
! Record
|Week7 = 6
! Points
|Week8 = 7
! 1st
|Week9 = 8
! Bowl
|Week10 = 9
|-
|Week11 = 10
| 1
|Week12 = 11
| '''[[1972 USC Trojans football team|USC]]'''
|Week13 = 12
| [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-8]]
|Week14 = 13
| 12–0
|Week15 = 14 (Final)
| 1,000
|Week1Date = Aug<ref>{{cite web |title=1972 Preseason AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=392
| 50
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| '''Won''' [[1973 Rose Bowl|Rose]], 42–17
|Week2Date = Sep 11<ref>{{cite web |title=September 11, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=393
|-
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| 2
|Week3Date = Sep 18<ref>{{cite web |title=September 18, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=394
| [[1972 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| [[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]
|Week4Date = Sep 25<ref>{{cite web |title=September 25, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=395
| 11–1
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| 872
|Week5Date = Oct 2<ref>{{cite web |title=October 2, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=396
| —
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| '''Won''' [[1972 Sugar Bowl (December)|Sugar]], 14–0
|Week6Date = Oct 9<ref>{{cite web |title=October 9, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=397
|-
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| 3
|Week7Date = Oct 16<ref>{{cite web |title=October 16, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=398
| [[1972 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| [[Southwest Conference|Southwest]]
|Week8Date = Oct 23<ref>{{cite web |title=October 23, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=399
| 10–1
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| 667
|Week9Date = Oct 30<ref>{{cite web |title=October 30, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=400
| —
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| '''Won''' [[1973 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton]], 17–13
|Week10Date = Nov 6<ref>{{cite web |title=November 6, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=401
|-
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| 4
|Week11Date = Nov 13<ref>{{cite web |title=November 13, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=402
| [[1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| Big Eight
|Week12Date = Nov 20<ref>{{cite web |title=November 20, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=403
| 9–2–1
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| 665
|Week13Date = Nov 27<ref>{{cite web |title=November 27, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=404
| —
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| '''Won''' [[1973 Orange Bowl|Orange]], 40–6
|Week14Date = Dec 4<ref>{{cite web |title=December 4, 1972 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=405
|-
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| 5
|Week15Date = Jan<ref>{{cite web |title=1972 Final AP Football Poll|url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=406
| [[1972 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 25, 2017 }}</ref>
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|Week1-1 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}} (0-0) ''(28)''
| 10–1
|Week1-2 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}} (0-0) ''(13)''
| 631
|Week1-3 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}} (0-0) ''(4)''
| —
|Week1-4 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}} (0-0) ''(2)''
| '''Won''' [[1972 Gator Bowl|Gator]], 24–3
|Week1-5 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|title=Penn State}} (0-0)
|-
|Week1-6 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}} (0-0) ''(2)''
| 6
|Week1-7 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}} (0-0)
| [[1972 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
|Week1-8 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=USC Trojans|title=USC}} (0-0)
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|Week1-9 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Washington Huskies|title=Washington}} (0-0) ''(1)''
| 10–1
|Week1-10 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}} (0-0)
| 502
|Week1-11 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=LSU Tigers|title=LSU}} (0-0)
| —
|Week1-12 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}} (0-0)
| ''<small>none</small>''
|Week1-13 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|title=Notre Dame}} (0-0)
|-
|Week1-14 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}} (0-0)
| 7
|Week1-15 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Tennessee Volunteers|title=Tennessee}} (0-0)
| [[1972 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|Week1-16 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Mississippi}} (0-0)
| SEC
|Week1-17 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Georgia Bulldogs|title=Georgia}} (0-0)
| 10–2
|Week1-18 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Purdue Boilermakers|title=Purdue}} (0-0)
| 453
|Week1-19 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}} (0-0)
| —
|Week1-20 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Stanford Cardinal|title=Stanford}} (0-0)
| Lost [[1973 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton]], 13–17
|Week2-1 = USC (1-0) ''(13)''
|-
|Week2-1-Color = u
| 8
|Week2-2 = Colorado (1-0) ''(12)''
| [[1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]
|Week2-2-Color =
| SEC
|Week2-3 = Ohio State (0-0) ''(5)''
| 10–2
|Week2-3-Color =
| 409
|Week2-4 = Oklahoma (0-0) ''(12)''
| —
|Week2-4-Color = u
| '''Won''' [[1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl|Bluebonnet]], 24–17
|Week2-5 = Alabama (1-0)
|-
|Week2-5-Color = u
| 9
|Week2-6 = Penn State (0-0) ''(1)''
| [[1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
|Week2-6-Color = d
| Big Ten
|Week2-7 = Tennessee (1-0) ''(1)''
| 9–2
|Week2-7-Color = d
| 362
|Week2-8 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=UCLA Bruins|title=UCLA}} (1-0)
| —
|Week2-8-Color = npr
| Lost [[1973 Rose Bowl|Rose]], 17–42
|Week2-9 = LSU (0-0)
|-
|Week2-9-Color = d
| 10
|Week2-10 = Nebraska (0-1) ''(1)''
| [[1972 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]
|Week2-10-Color = d
| [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
|Week2-11 = Michigan (0-0)
| 10–2
|Week2-11-Color = d
| 340
|Week2-12 = Washington (1-0) ''(1)''
| —
|Week2-12-Color = u
| Lost [[1972 Sugar Bowl (December)|Sugar]], 0–14
|Week2-13 = Arizona State (1-0)
|-
|Week2-13-Color = d
| 11
|Week2-14 = Notre Dame (0-0)
| [[1972 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
|Week2-14-Color = d
| SEC
|Week2-15 = Texas (0-0)
| 9–2–1
|Week2-15-Color = d
| 209
|Week2-16 = Georgia (0-0)
| —
|Week2-16-Color = u
| Lost [[1972 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl|Bluebonnet]], 17–24
|Week2-17 = Arkansas (0-1)
|-
|Week2-17-Color = u
| 12
|Week2-18 = Purdue (0-0)
| [[1972 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]
|Week2-18-Color =
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|Week2-19 = Mississippi (0-0)
| 11–1
|Week2-19-Color = d
| 179
|Week2-20 = Florida State (1-0)
| —
|Week2-20-Color = d
| '''Won''' [[1972 Sun Bowl|Sun]], 32–28
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|Stanford|}}
|-
|Week3-1 = USC (2-0) ''(28)''
| 13
|Week3-1-Color =
| [[1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]]
|Week3-2 = Oklahoma (1-0) ''(11)''
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
|Week3-2-Color = u
| 10–2
|Week3-3 = Colorado (2-0) ''(7)''
| 158
|Week3-3-Color = d
| —
|Week3-4 = Ohio State (1-0) ''(2)''
| '''Won''' [[1972 Fiesta Bowl|Fiesta]], 49–35
|Week3-4-Color = d
|-
|Week3-5 = Tennessee (2-0) ''(2)''
| 14
|Week3-5-Color = u
| [[1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
|Week3-6 = UCLA (2-0)
| Independent
|Week3-6-Color = u
| 8–3
|Week3-7 = Alabama (1-0)
| 75
|Week3-7-Color = d
| —
|Week3-8 = LSU (1-0)
| Lost [[1973 Orange Bowl|Orange]], 6–40
|Week3-8-Color = u
|-
|Week3-9 = Nebraska (1-1)
| 15
|Week3-9-Color = d
| [[1972 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
|Week3-10 = Arizona State (2-0)
| Pac-8
|Week3-10-Color = u
| 8–3
|Week3-11 = Penn State (0-1)
| 71
|Week3-11-Color = u
| —
|Week3-12 = Michigan (1-0)
| ''<small>none</small>''
|Week3-12-Color = d
|-
|Week3-13 = Notre Dame (0-0)
| 16
|Week3-13-Color = u
| [[1972 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]
|Week3-14 = Texas (0-0)
| Big Eight
|Week3-14-Color = u
| 8–4
|Week3-15 = Washington (2-0)
| 58
|Week3-15-Color = d
| —
|Week3-16 = Georgia (1-0)
| Lost [[1972 Gator Bowl|Gator]], 3–24
|Week3-16-Color =
|-
|Week3-17 = Florida State (2-0)
| 17
|Week3-17-Color = u
| {{cfb link|year=1972|team=NC State Wolfpack|school=North Carolina State University|title=NC State}}
|Week3-18 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Michigan State Spartans|title=Michigan State}} (1-0)
| ACC
|Week3-18-Color = npr
| 8–3–1
|Week3-19 = Stanford (1-0)
| 35
|Week3-19-Color = npr
| —
|Week3-20 = Mississippi (1-0)
| '''Won''' [[1972 Peach Bowl|Peach]], 49–13
|Week3-20-Color = d
|-
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|Arkansas|Purdue|}}
| 18
|Week4-1 = USC (3-0) ''(28)''
| {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Louisville Cardinals|school=University of Louisville|title=Louisville}}
|Week4-1-Color =
| Independent
|Week4-2 = Oklahoma (2-0) ''(14)''
| 9–1
|Week4-2-Color =
| 19
|Week4-3 = Colorado (3-0) ''(5)''
| —
|Week4-3-Color =
| ''<small>none</small>''
|Week4-4 = Tennessee (3-0) ''(1)''
|-
|Week4-4-Color = u
| 19
|Week4-5 = Ohio State (1-0) ''(1)''
| [[1972 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]]
|Week4-5-Color = d
| Pac-8
|Week4-6 = Alabama (2-0)
| 7–4
|Week4-6-Color = u
| 9
|Week4-7 = Nebraska (2-1)
| —
|Week4-7-Color = u
| ''<small>none</small>''
|Week4-8 = Michigan (2-0) ''(1)''
|-
|Week4-8-Color = d
| 20
|Week4-9 = LSU (2-0)
| {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|school=Georgia Institute of Technology|title=Georgia Tech}}
|Week4-9-Color = d
| Independent
|Week4-10 = Notre Dame (1-0)
| 7–4–1
|Week4-10-Color = u
| 5
|Week4-11 = Arizona State (3-0)
| —
|Week4-11-Color = d
| '''Won''' [[1972 Liberty Bowl|Liberty]], 31–30
|Week4-12 = Texas (1-0)
|-
|Week4-12-Color = u
|}
|Week4-13 = Penn State (1-1)
<small>Source:</small><ref name=surpswind/><ref>http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1972</ref>
|Week4-13-Color = d
* <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>
|Week4-14 = Washington (3-0)
|Week4-14-Color = u
|Week4-15 = UCLA (2-1)
|Week4-15-Color = u
|Week4-16 = Florida State (3-0)
|Week4-16-Color = u
|Week4-17 = Mississippi (2-0)
|Week4-17-Color = u
|Week4-18 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Tulane Green Wave|title=Tulane}} (2-0)
|Week4-18-Color = npr
|Week4-19 = Stanford (2-0)
|Week4-19-Color =
|Week4-20 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=West Virginia Mountaineers|title=West Virginia}} (3-0)
|Week4-20-Color = npr
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|Georgia|Michigan State|}}
|Week5-1 = USC (4-0) ''(36)''
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = Oklahoma (3-0) ''(13)''
|Week5-2-Color =
|Week5-3 = Ohio State (2-0)
|Week5-3-Color = u
|Week5-4 = Alabama (3-0)
|Week5-4-Color = u
|Week5-5 = Michigan (3-0) ''(1)''
|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-6 = Nebraska (3-1)
|Week5-6-Color = u
|Week5-7 = Notre Dame (2-0)
|Week5-7-Color = d
|Week5-8 = LSU (3-0)
|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-9 = Texas (2-0)
|Week5-9-Color = d
|Week5-10 = Tennessee (3-1)
|Week5-10-Color = u
|Week5-11 = Washington (4-0)
|Week5-11-Color = u
|Week5-12 = Colorado (3-1)
|Week5-12-Color = u
|Week5-13 = Florida State (4-0)
|Week5-13-Color = u
|Week5-14 = UCLA (3-1)
|Week5-14-Color = u
|Week5-15 = Stanford (3-0)
|Week5-15-Color = u
|Week5-16 = Penn State (2-1)
|Week5-16-Color = d
|Week5-17 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Auburn Tigers|title=Auburn}} (3-0)
|Week5-17-Color = npr
|Week5-18 = Mississippi (3-0)
|Week5-18-Color = d
|Week5-19 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Air Force Falcons|title=Air Force}} (3-0)
|Week5-19-Color = npr
|Week5-20 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Iowa State Cyclones|title=Iowa State}} (3-0)
|Week5-20-Color = npr
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|Arizona State|Tulane|West Virginia|}}
|Week6-1 = USC (5-0) ''(34)''
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 = Oklahoma (3-0) ''(15)''
|Week6-2-Color =
|Week6-3 = Alabama (4-0)
|Week6-3-Color = u
|Week6-4 = Ohio State (3-0) ''(1)''
|Week6-4-Color = d
|Week6-5 = Michigan (4-0)
|Week6-5-Color =
|Week6-6 = Nebraska (3-1)
|Week6-6-Color =
|Week6-7 = Notre Dame (3-0)
|Week6-7-Color =
|Week6-8 = LSU (4-0)
|Week6-8-Color =
|Week6-9 = Auburn (4-0)
|Week6-9-Color = d
|Week6-10 = Texas (3-0)
|Week6-10-Color = u
|Week6-11 = Tennessee (4-1)
|Week6-11-Color = d
|Week6-12 = Washington (5-0)
|Week6-12-Color = d
|Week6-13 = Colorado (4-1)
|Week6-13-Color = d
|Week6-14 = UCLA (4-1)
|Week6-14-Color =
|Week6-15 = Penn State (3-1)
|Week6-15-Color = u
|Week6-16 = Air Force (4-0)
|Week6-16-Color = u
|Week6-17 = Stanford (3-1)
|Week6-17-Color = d
|Week6-18 = Iowa State (3-0)
|Week6-18-Color = u
|Week6-19 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}} (3-1)
|Week6-19-Color = npr
|Week6-20 = Arkansas (3-1)
|Week6-20-Color = npr
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Florida State|Mississippi|}}
|Week7-1 = USC (6-0) ''(28)''
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = Oklahoma (4-0) ''(20)''
|Week7-2-Color =
|Week7-3 = Alabama (5-0)
|Week7-3-Color =
|Week7-4 = Ohio State (4-0) ''(1)''
|Week7-4-Color =
|Week7-5 = Nebraska (4-1)
|Week7-5-Color = u
|Week7-6 = Michigan (5-0) ''(1)''
|Week7-6-Color = d
|Week7-7 = LSU (5-0)
|Week7-7-Color = u
|Week7-8 = Notre Dame (4-0)
|Week7-8-Color = d
|Week7-9 = Colorado (5-1)
|Week7-9-Color = d
|Week7-10 = Tennessee (4-1)
|Week7-10-Color = u
|Week7-11 = UCLA (5-1)
|Week7-11-Color = u
|Week7-12 = Penn State (4-1)
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-13 = Stanford (4-1)
|Week7-13-Color = u
|Week7-14 = Auburn (4-1) т
|Week7-14-Color = tu
|Week7-15 = Texas (3-1) т
|Week7-15-Color = d
|Week7-16 = Air Force (5-0)
|Week7-16-Color =
|Week7-17 = Arkansas (4-1)
|Week7-17-Color = u
|Week7-18 = Washington (5-1)
|Week7-18-Color = d
|Week7-19 = Arizona State (4-1)
|Week7-19-Color = npr
|Week7-20 = Iowa State (3-1)
|Week7-20-Color = d
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Oklahoma State|}}
|Week8-1 = USC (7-0) ''(44)''
|Week8-1-Color =
|Week8-2 = Alabama (6-0) ''(2)''
|Week8-2-Color = u
|Week8-3 = Nebraska (5-1) ''(2)''
|Week8-3-Color = u
|Week8-4 = Ohio State (5-0) ''(1)''
|Week8-4-Color =
|Week8-5 = Michigan (6-0) ''(1)''
|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 = d
|Week8-10 = Texas (4-1)
|Week8-10-Color = u
|Week8-11 = Penn State (5-1)
|Week8-11-Color = u
|Week8-12 = Auburn (5-1)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = Notre Dame (4-1)
|Week8-13-Color = u
|Week8-14 = Tennessee (4-2)
|Week8-14-Color = d
|Week8-15 = Iowa State (4-1)
|Week8-15-Color = u
|Week8-16 = Arizona State (5-1)
|Week8-16-Color = u
|Week8-17 = Florida State (6-1)
|Week8-17-Color = npr
|Week8-18 = Arkansas (4-2) т
|Week8-18-Color = td
|Week8-19 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=SMU Mustangs|title=SMU}} (4-1) т
|Week8-19-Color = tnpr
|Week8-20 = West Virginia (5-2) т
|Week8-20-Color = npr
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Air Force|Stanford|Washington|}}
|Week9-1 = USC (8-0) ''(41)''
|Week9-1-Color =
|Week9-2 = Alabama (7-0) ''(3)''
|Week9-2-Color =
|Week9-3 = Nebraska (6-1) ''(4)''
|Week9-3-Color =
|Week9-4 = Michigan (7-0) ''(1)''
|Week9-4-Color = u
|Week9-5 = Ohio State (6-0) ''(1)''
|Week9-5-Color = d
|Week9-6 = LSU (6-0)
|Week9-6-Color =
|Week9-7 = Oklahoma (5-1)
|Week9-7-Color = u
|Week9-8 = UCLA (7-1)
|Week9-8-Color = u
|Week9-9 = Texas (5-1)
|Week9-9-Color = d
|Week9-10 = Penn State (6-1)
|Week9-10-Color = u
|Week9-11 = Auburn (6-1)
|Week9-11-Color = u
|Week9-12 = Notre Dame (5-1)
|Week9-12-Color = u
|Week9-13 = Tennessee (4-2)
|Week9-13-Color = u
|Week9-14 = Iowa State (5-1)
|Week9-14-Color = u
|Week9-15 = Colorado (6-2)
|Week9-15-Color = u
|Week9-16 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Missouri Tigers|title=Missouri}} (4-3)
|Week9-16-Color = npr
|Week9-17 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Louisville Cardinals|title=Louisville}} (6-0)
|Week9-17-Color = npr
|Week9-18 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Texas Tech Red Raiders|title=Texas Tech}} (6-1)
|Week9-18-Color = npr
|Week9-19 = Air Force (6-1)
|Week9-19-Color = npr
|Week9-20 = Arkansas (5-2)
|Week9-20-Color = d
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|Arizona State|Florida State|SMU|West Virginia|}}
|Week10-1 = USC (9-0) ''(40)''
|Week10-1-Color =
|Week10-2 = Alabama (8-0) ''(3)''
|Week10-2-Color =
|Week10-3 = Nebraska (7-1) ''(5)''
|Week10-3-Color =
|Week10-4 = Michigan (8-0) ''(1)''
|Week10-4-Color =
|Week10-5 = Ohio State (7-0) ''(1)''
|Week10-5-Color =
|Week10-6 = LSU (7-0)
|Week10-6-Color =
|Week10-7 = Oklahoma (6-1)
|Week10-7-Color =
|Week10-8 = UCLA (8-1)
|Week10-8-Color =
|Week10-9 = Texas (6-1)
|Week10-9-Color =
|Week10-10 = Penn State (7-1)
|Week10-10-Color=
|Week10-11 = Auburn (7-1)
|Week10-11-Color=
|Week10-12 = Notre Dame (6-1)
|Week10-12-Color=
|Week10-13 = Tennessee (5-2)
|Week10-13-Color=
|Week10-14 = Missouri (5-3)
|Week10-14-Color= u
|Week10-15 = Texas Tech (7-1)
|Week10-15-Color= u
|Week10-16 = Colorado (6-3)
|Week10-16-Color= d
|Week10-17 = Iowa State (5-2)
|Week10-17-Color= d
|Week10-18 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=North Carolina Tar Heels|title=North Carolina}} (6-1)
|Week10-18-Color= npr
|Week10-19 = Arizona State (6-2)
|Week10-19-Color= npr
|Week10-20 = {{ubl|Stanford (5-3) т|{{cfb link|year=1972|team=Yale Bulldogs|title=Yale}} (5-1) т}}
|Week10-20-Color= npr
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|Air Force|Arkansas|Louisville|}}
|Week11-1 = USC (9-0) ''(42)''
|Week11-1-Color =
|Week11-2 = Alabama (9-0) ''(5)''
|Week11-2-Color =
|Week11-3 = Michigan (9-0) ''(3)''
|Week11-3-Color = u
|Week11-4 = Oklahoma (7-1)
|Week11-4-Color = u
|Week11-5 = Nebraska (7-1-1)
|Week11-5-Color = d
|Week11-6 = Penn State (8-1)
|Week11-6-Color = d
|Week11-7 = Texas (7-1)
|Week11-7-Color = u
|Week11-8 = LSU (7-1)
|Week11-8-Color = d
|Week11-9 = Ohio State (7-1)
|Week11-9-Color = d
|Week11-10 = Notre Dame (7-1)
|Week11-10-Color= u
|Week11-11 = Auburn (7-1)
|Week11-11-Color=
|Week11-12 = Iowa State (5-2-1)
|Week11-12-Color= u
|Week11-13 = Tennessee (6-2)
|Week11-13-Color=
|Week11-14 = UCLA (8-2)
|Week11-14-Color= u
|Week11-15 = Colorado (7-3)
|Week11-15-Color= u
|Week11-16 = North Carolina (7-1)
|Week11-16-Color= u
|Week11-17 = Washington (8-2)
|Week11-17-Color= npr
|Week11-18 = Arizona State (7-2)
|Week11-18-Color= u
|Week11-19 = Missouri (5-4)
|Week11-19-Color= d
|Week11-20 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Washington State Cougars|title=Washington State}} (6-4)
|Week11-20-Color= npr
|Week11Dropped = {{ubl|Stanford|Texas Tech|Yale|}}
|Week12-1 = USC (10-0) ''(44)''
|Week12-1-Color =
|Week12-2 = Alabama (10-0) ''(5)''
|Week12-2-Color =
|Week12-3 = Michigan (10-0) ''(1)''
|Week12-3-Color =
|Week12-4 = Oklahoma (8-1)
|Week12-4-Color =
|Week12-5 = Nebraska (8-1-1)
|Week12-5-Color =
|Week12-6 = Penn State (9-1)
|Week12-6-Color =
|Week12-7 = Texas (8-1)
|Week12-7-Color =
|Week12-8 = LSU (8-1)
|Week12-8-Color =
|Week12-9 = Ohio State (8-1)
|Week12-9-Color =
|Week12-10 = Auburn (8-1)
|Week12-10-Color= u
|Week12-11 = Notre Dame (8-1)
|Week12-11-Color= d
|Week12-12 = Tennessee (7-2)
|Week12-12-Color= u
|Week12-13 = Colorado (8-3)
|Week12-13-Color= u
|Week12-14 = UCLA (8-3)
|Week12-14-Color=
|Week12-15 = North Carolina (8-1)
|Week12-15-Color= u
|Week12-16 = Missouri (6-4)
|Week12-16-Color= u
|Week12-17 = Iowa State (5-3-1)
|Week12-17-Color= d
|Week12-18 = Arizona State (8-2)
|Week12-18-Color=
|Week12-19 = Washington State (7-4)
|Week12-19-Color= u
|Week12-20 = Texas Tech (8-2)
|Week12-20-Color= npr
|Week12Dropped = {{ubl|Washington|}}
|Week13-1 = USC (10-0) ''(46)''
|Week13-1-Color =
|Week13-2 = Alabama (10-0) ''(4)''
|Week13-2-Color =
|Week13-3 = Oklahoma (9-1)
|Week13-3-Color = u
|Week13-4 = Ohio State (9-1)
|Week13-4-Color = u
|Week13-5 = Penn State (10-1)
|Week13-5-Color = u
|Week13-6 = Texas (9-1)
|Week13-6-Color = u
|Week13-7 = Michigan (10-1)
|Week13-7-Color = d
|Week13-8 = Nebraska (8-2-1)
|Week13-8-Color = d
|Week13-9 = Auburn (8-1)
|Week13-9-Color = d
|Week13-10 = Notre Dame (8-1)
|Week13-10-Color= u
|Week13-11 = LSU (8-1-1)
|Week13-11-Color= u
|Week13-12 = Tennessee (8-2)
|Week13-12-Color=
|Week13-13 = Colorado (8-3)
|Week13-13-Color=
|Week13-14 = North Carolina (9-1)
|Week13-14-Color= u
|Week13-15 = UCLA (8-3)
|Week13-15-Color= d
|Week13-16 = Arizona State (9-2)
|Week13-16-Color= u
|Week13-17 = Louisville (9-1)
|Week13-17-Color= npr
|Week13-18 = West Virginia (8-3)
|Week13-18-Color= npr
|Week13-19 = Washington State (7-4)
|Week13-19-Color=
|Week13-20 = Oklahoma State (6-4)
|Week13-20-Color= npr
|Week13Dropped = {{ubl|Iowa State|Missouri|Texas Tech|}}
|Week14-1 = USC (11-0) ''(50)''
|Week14-1-Color =
|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 = Penn State (10-1)
|Week14-5-Color =
|Week14-6 = Auburn (9-1)
|Week14-6-Color = u
|Week14-7 = Texas (9-1)
|Week14-7-Color = d
|Week14-8 = Michigan (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= u
|Week14-12 = Notre Dame (8-2)
|Week14-12-Color= d
|Week14-13 = Colorado (8-3)
|Week14-13-Color=
|Week14-14 = UCLA (8-3)
|Week14-14-Color= u
|Week14-15 = Arizona State (9-2)
|Week14-15-Color= u
|Week14-16 = North Carolina (9-1)
|Week14-16-Color= d
|Week14-17 = Louisville (9-1)
|Week14-17-Color=
|Week14-18 = West Virginia (8-3)
|Week14-18-Color=
|Week14-19 = Washington State (7-4)
|Week14-19-Color=
|Week14-20 = Purdue (6-5)
|Week14-20-Color= npr
|Week14Dropped = {{ubl|Oklahoma State|}}
|Week15-1 = USC (12-0) ''(50)''
|Week15-1-Color = nc
|Week15-2 = Oklahoma (11-1)
|Week15-2-Color =
|Week15-3 = Texas (10-1)
|Week15-3-Color = u
|Week15-4 = Nebraska (9-2-1)
|Week15-4-Color = u
|Week15-5 = Auburn (10-1)
|Week15-5-Color = u
|Week15-6 = Michigan (10-1)
|Week15-6-Color = u
|Week15-7 = Alabama (10-2)
|Week15-7-Color = d
|Week15-8 = Tennessee (10-2)
|Week15-8-Color = d
|Week15-9 = Ohio State (9-2)
|Week15-9-Color = d
|Week15-10 = Penn State (10-2)
|Week15-10-Color= u
|Week15-11 = LSU (9-2-1)
|Week15-11-Color= d
|Week15-12 = North Carolina (11-1)
|Week15-12-Color= u
|Week15-13 = Arizona State (10-2)
|Week15-13-Color= u
|Week15-14 = Notre Dame (8-3)
|Week15-14-Color= d
|Week15-15 = UCLA (8-3)
|Week15-15-Color= d
|Week15-16 = Colorado (8-4)
|Week15-16-Color= d
|Week15-17 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} (8-3-1)
|Week15-17-Color= npr
|Week15-18 = Louisville (9-1)
|Week15-18-Color= d
|Week15-19 = Washington State (7-4)
|Week15-19-Color=
|Week15-20 = {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Georgia Tech Yellowjackets|title=Georgia Tech}} (7-4-1)
|Week15-20-Color= npr
|Week15Dropped = {{ubl|Purdue|West Virginia|}}
}}


==Final Coaches' poll==
==Final Coaches' poll==

Revision as of 06:47, 25 March 2017

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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AP Poll

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 (0-0) (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 (0-0) (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 (0-0) (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 (0-0) (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 State (0-0)Alabama (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 (0-0) (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.Alabama (0-0)Tennessee (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.USC (0-0)UCLA (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 (0-0) (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.Michigan (0-0)Nebraska (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.LSU (0-0)Michigan (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 State (0-0)Washington (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 Dame (0-0)Arizona 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.Texas (0-0)Notre 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.Tennessee (0-0)Texas (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.Mississippi (0-0)Georgia (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.Georgia (0-0)Arkansas (0-1)Florida State (2-0)Mississippi (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.Purdue (0-0)Purdue (0-0)Michigan State (1-0)Tulane (2-0)Mississippi (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 State (0-0)Mississippi (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.Stanford (0-0)Florida State (1-0)Mississippi (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
  • Mississippi
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

Final Coaches' poll

The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in early December.[16]
USC was a unanimous selection, with all 35 first-place votes.[17]

Ranking Team
1 USC
2 Oklahoma
3 Ohio State
4 Alabama
5 Texas
6 Michigan
7 Auburn
8 Penn State
9 Nebraska
10 LSU
11 Tennessee
12 Notre Dame
13 Arizona State
14 Colorado
North Carolina
16 Louisville
17 UCLA
Washington State
Utah State
20 San Diego State

Source:[16][17][18]

References

  1. ^ "1972 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "September 11, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "September 18, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "September 25, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "October 2, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "October 9, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "October 16, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "October 23, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "October 30, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "November 6, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. ^ "November 13, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "November 20, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  13. ^ "November 27, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  14. ^ "December 4, 1972 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  15. ^ "1972 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  16. ^ a b "UPI board unanimous on Trojans". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 5, 1972. p. 23.
  17. ^ a b "USC claims 3rd national title in 10 years". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. December 5, 1972. p. 12.
  18. ^ http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt
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