The 1965 NCAA College Division football season was the tenth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.
Conference realignment Membership changes Team 1964 conference 1965 conference Portland State Oregon (NAIA) Independent
Conference standings
Rankings
College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.
College Division final polls In 1965, both services ranked North Dakota State (10–0) first; the UPI coaches' poll had Cal State Los Angeles (8–1) second, while the AP poll had Middle Tennessee (9–0) as the number two team."Pecan Bowl-Bound Bisons No. 1," Abilene Reporter-News, November 24, 1965, p4-A North Dakota State later beat Grambling, 20–7 in the Pecan Bowl in Abilene, Texas.
Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on November 26 RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints 1 North Dakota State 10–0 4 84 2 Middle Tennessee 9–0 2 68 3 10–0 1 43 4 Cal State Los Angeles 8–1 35 5 Tennessee A&I 8–0 32 6 Northern Illinois 9–0 30 7 Maine 8–1 30 8 East Carolina 8–1 1 27 9 Saint John's (MN) 9–0 20 10 East Stroudsburg 9–0 19 Denotes team won a game after AP poll, hence record differs in UPI poll
United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on December 5 RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints 1 North Dakota State 10–0 21 301 2 Cal State Los Angeles 8–1 2 224 3 Middle Tennessee 10–0 3 209 4 East Carolina 8–1 1 187 5 Weber State 8–1 3 117 6 Maine 8–1 116 7 Northern Illinois 9–0 104 8 North Dakota 8–1 1 97 9 Long Beach State 9–1 76 10 10–0 73
Bowl games The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, played on December 11. BowlRegionLocation Winning team Losing team RefTangerine EastOrlando, FloridaEast Carolina 31Maine 0Grantland Rice MideastMurfreesboro, Tennessee Tennessee A&I 14, Ball State 14Pecan MidwestAbilene, TexasNorth Dakota State 20Grambling 7Camellia WestSacramento, CaliforniaCal State Los Angeles 18UC Santa Barbara 10
See also 1965 NCAA University Division football season 1965 NAIA football season
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