The 1974 NCAA College Division football rankings are from the
United Press International
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poll of College Division head coaches and from the
Associated Press
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poll of sportswriters and broadcasters. The
1974 NCAA Division II football season
The 1974 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in September and concluded with the Division II Championship on De ...
was the 17th year UPI published a Coaches Poll and it was the 15th year for the Associated Press. Both polls used the term "College Division" in 1974, but many of the referenced publications continued to use the "Small College" terminology.
The final UPI poll was released before the Division II playoffs, and the final AP poll was released after the playoffs. The following season would be the last year AP & UPI would publish College Division / Small College rankings.
Legend
The AP poll
The UPI Coaches poll
Notes
References
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Rankings
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NCAA College Division football rankings