The 1964 small college football rankings are rankings of

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teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1964 college football season, including the

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and the

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. Separate rankings were published by the

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(AP) and the

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(UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches. The

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(8–0), led by senior quarterback Charlie Green, was selected as the small-college national champion by the AP. The

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(9–0) was selected as the small-college champion by the UPI and rated No. 3 by the AP. Prairie View (9–0) was recognized as the black college national champion and rated at No. 2 by the AP and No. 8 by the UPI.

Legend

The AP poll

The UPI Coaches poll

References

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NCAA College Division football rankings