The 1965 small-college football rankings are rankings of

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teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1965 college football season, including the

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and the

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. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (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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(11–0) was rated as the small-college champion by both the AP and UPI.

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(10–0) was rated No. 2 by the AP and No. 3 by the UPI.

Legend

The AP poll

The UPI Coaches poll

Notes

References

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