Two human polls comprised the 1975 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I 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.
| 1975 NCAA Division I football rankings | |
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| Season | 1975 |
| Bowl season | 1975–76 bowl games |
| Preseason No. 1 | |
| End of season champions | Oklahoma |
Legend
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| National champion | ||
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AP Poll
edit| Preseason Aug[1] | Week 1 Sep 8[2] | Week 2 Sep 15[3] | Week 3 Sep 22[4] | Week 4 Sep 29[5] | Week 5 Oct 6[6] | Week 6 Oct 13[7] | Week 7 Oct 20[8] | Week 8 Oct 27[9] | Week 9 Nov 3[10] | Week 10 Nov 10[11] | Week 11 Nov 17[12] | Week 12 Nov 24[13] | Week 13 Dec 1[14] | Week 14
(Final) Jan 2[15] | ||
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| 1. | Oklahoma (54) | Oklahoma (0–0) (51) | Oklahoma (1–0) (53) | Oklahoma (2–0) (56) | Oklahoma (3–0) (30) | Ohio State (4–0) (47) | Ohio State (5–0) (42) | Ohio State (6–0) (51) | Ohio State (7–0) (50) | Ohio State (8–0) (38) | Ohio State (9–0) (49) | Ohio State (10–0) (46) | Ohio State (11–0) (56) | Ohio State (11–0) (50) | Oklahoma (11–1) (54 ½) | 1. |
| 2. | Alabama (1) | Michigan (0–0) (1) | Michigan (1–0) (2) | Ohio State (2–0) (3) | Ohio State (3–0) (26) | Oklahoma (4–0) (14) | Oklahoma (5–0) (12) | Oklahoma (6–0) (8) | Oklahoma (7–0) (8) | Oklahoma (8–0) (19) | Nebraska (9–0) (8) | Nebraska (10–0) (11) | Texas A&M (9–0) (1) | Texas A&M (10–0) (7) | Arizona State (12–0) (5) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan (1) | Ohio State (0–0) (3) | Ohio State (1–0) (2) | USC (2–0) (1) | USC (3–0) (1) | USC (4–0) (1) | USC (5–0) (1) | USC (6–0) | Nebraska (7–0) (2) | Nebraska (8–0) (6) | Texas A&M (8–0) (1) | Texas A&M (9–0) (1) | Oklahoma (10–1) (2) | Oklahoma (10–1) (1) | Alabama (11–1) (3 ½) | 3. |
| 4. | Ohio State (3) | USC (0–0) | USC (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Nebraska (3–0) | Nebraska (4–0) | Nebraska (5–0) | Nebraska (6–0) | USC (7–0) (1) | Texas A&M (7–0) | Michigan (7–0–2) | Michigan (8–0–2) | Alabama (9–1) | Alabama (10–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | 4. |
| 5. | USC | Missouri (1–0) (1) | Missouri (1–0) | Missouri (2–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Texas (4–0) | Texas A&M (5–0) | Texas A&M (6–0) | Texas A&M (7–0) | Alabama (7–1) | Alabama (8–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Texas (9–1) | Michigan (8–1–2) | UCLA (9–2–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Penn State (1) | Nebraska (0–0) | Nebraska (1–0) | Texas (2–0) | Texas A&M (3–0) (1) | Texas A&M (4–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Alabama (5–1) | Alabama (6–1) | Michigan (6–0–2) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | Michigan (8–1–2) | Nebraska (10–1) | Texas (10–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Nebraska | Auburn (0–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Notre Dame (2–0) | Texas (3–0) | Alabama (3–1) | Michigan (3–0–2) | Michigan (4–0–2) | Michigan (5–0–2) | Texas (7–1) | Texas (8–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) | Nebraska (10–1) | Arizona State (11–0) | Arkansas (10–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Auburn | Texas A&M (0–0) | Texas (1–0) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Notre Dame (3–0) | Michigan (2–0–2) | Texas (4–1) | Texas (5–1) | Texas (6–1) | Penn State (8–1) | Arizona State (9–0) | Arizona State (10–0) | Arizona State (10–0) | Penn State (9–2) | Michigan (8–2–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Texas A&M | Notre Dame (0–0) | Notre Dame (1–0) | Michigan (1–0–1) | Alabama (2–1) | Penn State (4–1) | Penn State (5–1) | Penn State (6–1) | Penn State (7–1) | USC (7–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Colorado (8–2) | Colorado (9–2) | Texas (9–2) | Nebraska (10–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Notre Dame | Penn State (1–0) | Tennessee (1–0) | UCLA (2–0) | Penn State (3–1) | West Virginia (4–0) | Missouri (4–1) | Colorado (5–1) | Arizona State (7–0) | Arizona State (8–0) | Colorado (7–2) | Penn State (8–2) | Penn State (9–2) | Colorado (9–2) | Penn State (9–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas | Michigan State (0–0) | Texas A&M (1–0) | Alabama (1–1) | West Virginia (3–0) | Arizona State (4–0) | Arizona State (5–0) | Arizona State (6–0) | Florida (6–1) | Florida (7–1) | Penn State (8–2) | Arizona (8–1) | California (8–3) | UCLA (8–2–1) | Texas A&M (10–2) | 11. |
| 12. | Michigan State | Texas (0–0) | UCLA (1–0) | Penn State (2–1) | Michigan (1–0–2) | Missouri (3–1) | Colorado (4–1) | Florida (5–1) | Missouri (5–2) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Arizona (7–1) | Florida (8–2) | Arizona (9–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Miami (OH) (11–1) | 12. |
| 13. | NC State | Alabama (0–1) | Florida (1–0) | Arizona State (2–0) | UCLA (2–0–1) | Colorado (3–1) | Arizona (4–0) | Arizona (5–0) | UCLA (5–1–1) | San Diego State (8–0) | USC (7–2) | California (7–3) | Florida (8–2) | Florida (9–2) | Maryland (9–2–1) | 13. |
| 14. | UCLA | Maryland (1–0) | Alabama (0–1) | West Virginia (2–0) | Arizona State (3–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Florida (4–1) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Maryland (5–1–1) | Colorado (6–2) | Florida (7–2) | UCLA (7–2–1) | UCLA (7–2–1) | California (8–3) | California (8–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Florida | NC State (1–0) | Pittsburgh (1–0) | Arizona (1–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Michigan State (3–1) т | Notre Dame (4–1) | Missouri (4–2) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Arizona (6–1) | California (6–3) | Georgia (8–2) | Georgia (8–2) | Arizona (9–2) | Pittsburgh (8–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Arizona | UCLA (0–0) | Arkansas (1–0) | Tennessee (1–1) | Tennessee (2–1) | Notre Dame (3–1) т | Tennessee (3–1) | Michigan State (4–2) | Colorado (5–2) | Maryland (5–2–1) | Miami (OH) (8–1) | Miami (OH) (9–1) | Miami (OH) (10–1) | Miami (OH) (10–1) | Colorado (9–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Maryland | Arizona (0–0) | Arizona (0–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Arizona (2–0) | Arizona (3–0) | Michigan State (3–2) | Pittsburgh (5–1) | Arizona (5–1) | Miami (OH) (7–1) | Kansas (6–3) | Pittsburgh (7–3) | Maryland (8–2–1) | Maryland (8–2–1) | USC (8–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Tennessee | Pittsburgh (1–0) | Arizona State (1–0) | Stanford (0–1–1) | Baylor (1–0–2) | Florida (3–1) | UCLA (3–1–1) | Maryland (5–1–1) | San Diego State (7–0) | California (5–3) | Missouri (6–3) | Missouri (6–4) | Kansas (7–4) | Arkansas (8–2) | Arizona (9–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Arkansas | Florida (0–0) | Miami (OH) (1–0) | Florida (1–1) | Colorado (3–0) | Tennessee (2–1) | Maryland (4–1–1) | UCLA (4–1–1) | Miami (OH) (6–1) т | Missouri (5–3) | UCLA (6–2–1) | Arkansas (7–2) | Arkansas (8–2) | Kansas (7–4) | Georgia (9–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Stanford | Tennessee (0–0) | West Virginia (1–0) | Maryland (2–1) | Florida (2–1) | Miami (OH) (3–1) | Arkansas (4–1) | South Carolina (5–1) | Oklahoma State (5–2) т | Pittsburgh (6–2) | Georgia (7–2) | Maryland (7–2–1) | San Jose State (9–1) | Pittsburgh (7–4) | West Virginia (9–3) | 20. |
| Preseason Aug[1] | Week 1 Sep 8[2] | Week 2 Sep 15[3] | Week 3 Sep 22[4] | Week 4 Sep 29[5] | Week 5 Oct 6[6] | Week 6 Oct 13[7] | Week 7 Oct 20[8] | Week 8 Oct 27[9] | Week 9 Nov 3[10] | Week 10 Nov 10[11] | Week 11 Nov 17[12] | Week 12 Nov 24[13] | Week 13 Dec 1[14] | Week 14
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Coaches Poll
editFor the second year, the final UPI Coaches Poll was released after the bowl games, on January 2, 1976.[16]
Oklahoma received 21 of the 36 first-place votes; Alabama received seven, Arizona State five, and Ohio State three.[17]
| Preseason Aug 30[31] | Week 1[18] Sep 15 | Week 2[19] Sep 22 | Week 3[20] Sep 29 | Week 4[21] Oct 6 | Week 5[22] Oct 13 | Week 6[23] Oct 20 | Week 7[24] Oct 27 | Week 8[25] Nov 3 | Week 9[26] Nov 10 | Week 10[27] Nov 17 | Week 11[28] Nov 24 | Week 12[29] Dec 1 | Week 13[30] Dec 8 | Week 14 (Final)[16] Jan 5 | ||
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| 1. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Ohio State (6–0) | Ohio State (7–0) | Ohio State (8–0) | Ohio State (9–0) | Ohio State (10–0) | Ohio State (11–0) | Ohio State (11–0) | Ohio State (11–0) | Oklahoma (11–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Alabama | Ohio State (1–0) | Ohio State (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) | Oklahoma (5–0) | Oklahoma (6–0) | Oklahoma (7–0) | Oklahoma (8–0) | Nebraska (9–0) | Nebraska (10–0) | Texas A&M (9–0) | Texas A&M (10–0) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Arizona State (12–0) | 2. |
| 3. | Ohio State | Michigan (1–0) | USC (2–0) | USC (3–0) | USC (4–0) | USC (5–0) | USC (6–0) | Nebraska (7–0) | Nebraska (8–0) | Texas A&M (8–0) | Texas A&M (9–0) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Alabama (10–1) | Alabama (11–1) | 3. |
| 4. | USC | USC (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Nebraska (3–0) | Nebraska (4–0) | Nebraska (5–0) | Nebraska (6–0) | USC (7–0) | Texas A&M (7–0) | Michigan (7–0–2) | Alabama (9–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Alabama (10–1) | Michigan (8–1–2) | Ohio State (11–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan | Missouri (1–0) | Missouri (2–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Texas (4–0) | Texas A&M (5–0) | Alabama (5–1) | Texas A&M (7–0) | Alabama (7–1) | Alabama (8–1) | Michigan (8–0–2) | Texas (9–1) | Michigan (8–1–2) | Nebraska (10–1) | UCLA (9–2–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Auburn | Nebraska (1–0) | Texas (2–0) | Texas A&M (3–0) | Texas A&M (4–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Texas A&M (6–0) | Alabama (6–1) | Michigan (6–0–2) | Texas (8–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) | Nebraska (10–1) | Nebraska (10–1) | Texas A&M (10–1) | Arkansas (10–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Nebraska | Texas (1–0) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Texas (3–0) | Alabama (3–1) | Michigan (3–0–2) | Michigan (4–0–2) | Michigan (5–0–2) | Texas (7–1) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | Michigan (8–1–2) | Arizona State (11–0) | Arizona State (11–0) | Texas (10–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Notre Dame | Penn State (2–0) | Notre Dame (2–0) | Notre Dame (3–0) | Michigan (2–0–2) | Penn State (5–1) | Texas (5–1) | Texas (6–1) | Penn State (8–1) | Arizona State (9–0) | Arizona State (10–0) | Arizona State (10–0) | Penn State (9–2) | Penn State (9–2) | Michigan (8–2–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Penn State | Notre Dame (0–0) | UCLA (2–0) | Alabama (2–1) | Penn State (4–1) | Texas (4–1) | Penn State (6–1) | Penn State (7–1) | USC (7–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Colorado (8–2) | Penn State (9–2) | Texas (9–2) | Texas (9–2) | Nebraska (10–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Texas A&M | Tennessee (1–0) | Michigan (1–0–1) | Penn State (3–1) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Missouri (4–1) | Colorado (5–1) | Florida (6–1) | Florida (7–1) | Penn State (8–2) | Penn State (8–2) | Colorado (9–2) | Colorado (9–2) | Arkansas (9–2) | Penn State (9–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas | Texas A&M (1–0) | Alabama (1–1) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | West Virginia (4–0) | Colorado (4–1) | Arizona State (6–0) | Arizona State (7–0) | Arizona State (8–0) | Arizona (7–1) | Arizona (8–1) | Arizona (9–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Colorado (9–2) | Maryland (9–2–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Michigan State | Florida (1–0) | Penn State (2–1) | West Virginia (3–0) | Colorado (3–1) | Florida (4–1) | Florida (5–1) | Missouri (5–2) | San Diego State (8–0) | Colorado (7–2) | Florida (8–2) | California (8–3) | UCLA (8–2–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Texas A&M (10–2) | 12. |
| 13. | UCLA | UCLA (1–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Arizona State (3–0) | Arizona State (4–0) | Arizona State (5–0) | Arizona (5–0) | UCLA (5–1–1) | Notre Dame (6–2) | California (6–3) | Georgia (8–2) | Florida (8–2) | Florida (9–2) | UCLA (8–2–1) | Arizona (9–2) т | 13. |
| 14. | Maryland | Arkansas (1–0) | Arizona State (2–0) т | Michigan (1–0–2) | Arizona (3–0) | Arizona (4–0) | Notre Dame (5–1) | San Diego State (7–0) | Pittsburgh (6–2) | UCLA (6–2–1) | California (7–3) | Georgia (8–2) | California (8–3) | Florida (9–2) | Pittsburgh (8–4) т | 14. |
| 15. | Florida | Pittsburgh (1–0) | West Virginia (2–0) т | Baylor (1–0–2) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Missouri (4–2) | Miami (OH) (6–1) т | Maryland (5–2–1) т | Florida (7–2) | UCLA (7–2–1) т | San Jose State (9–1) | Arizona (9–2) т | Arizona (9–2) | California (8–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Wisconsin | Arizona State (1–0) | San Diego State (3–0) | Colorado (3–0) | Michigan State (3–1) | Tennessee (3–1) | Pittsburgh (5–1) | Maryland (5–1–1) т | Arizona (6–1) т | Missouri (6–3) | San Jose State (9–1) т | UCLA (7–2–1) | Arkansas (8–2) т | California (8–3) | Miami (OH) (11–1) | 16. |
| 17. | NC State | Miami (OH) (1–0) | Colorado (2–0) т | Arizona (2–0) | Florida (3–1) | Pittsburgh (4–1) | San Diego State (7–0) | Oklahoma State (5–2) т | California (5–3) т | USC (7–2) т | Pittsburgh (7–3) т | Arkansas (8–2) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Notre Dame (8–3) т | Notre Dame (8–3) т | 17. |
| 18. | Colorado т | Alabama (0–1) | Arizona (1–0) т | San Diego State (4–0) | Missouri (3–1) | San Diego State (6–0) | UCLA (4–1–1) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Arkansas (6–2) т | Arkansas (7–2) т | Tulsa (7–3) | Kansas (7–4) т | Pittsburgh (7–4) т | West Virginia (9–3) т | 18. | |
| 19. | Houston т | West Virginia (1–0) | Auburn (0–1–1) | UCLA (2–0–1) | San Diego State (5–0) | Miami (OH) (4–1) | Miami (OH) (4–1) т | Kansas (6–3) т | West Virginia (8–2) т | Notre Dame (8–3) | Pittsburgh (7–4) т | Kansas (7–4) т | Georgia (9–3) т | 19. | ||
| 20. | Tennessee | San Diego State (2–0) |
| Tennessee (2–1) | Kansas (3–1) | Maryland (5–1–1) т | Georgia (7–2) т | Tulsa (7–3) т | Kansas (7–4) |
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| Preseason Aug 30[31] | Week 1[18] Sep 15 | Week 2[19] Sep 22 | Week 3[20] Sep 29 | Week 4[21] Oct 6 | Week 5[22] Oct 13 | Week 6[23] Oct 20 | Week 7[24] Oct 27 | Week 8[25] Nov 3 | Week 9[26] Nov 10 | Week 10[27] Nov 17 | Week 11[28] Nov 24 | Week 12[29] Dec 1 | Week 13[30] Dec 8 | Week 14 (Final)[16] Jan 5 | ||
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