The 1969 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1969 college football season, including the 1969 NCAA College Division football season and the 1969 NAIA football season. 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 1969 North Dakota State Bison football team compiled a perfect 10–0 record and was rated No. 1 by both the AP and UPI. Montana compiled a 10–0 record in the regular season and was ranked No. 2 by both the AP and UPI. North Dakota State and Montana met in the post-season Camellia Bowl with North Dakota State prevailing by a 30–3 score.
Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week Win–loss record Number of first place votes Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
AP poll
UPI coaches poll
HBCU rankings The New Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1969 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.
The rankings were published on December 20:
1. Alcorn A&M (8–0–1) 2. Tennessee State (7–1–1) 3. Florida A&M (8–1) 4. Southern (6–2–1) 5. Grambling (6–4) 6. Texas Southern (4–3–2) 7. North Carolina College (7–2–1) 8. North Carolina A&T (6–2–1) 9. Johnson C. Smith (8–2) 10. Morgan State (6–4) 11. South Carolina State (4–3–1) 12. Virginia Union (5–4) 13. Tuskegee (7–3) 14. Elizabeth City State (8–1) 15. Fort Valley State (7–2)
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