1964 small college football rankings
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| data2 = {{align|left|Selectors: AP, UPI}}
| data3 = {{align|left|No. 1: Wittenberg (AP)}}
| data4 = {{align|left|No. 1: Cal State Los Angeles (UPI)}}
| data5 = Small college football rankings (AP, UPI)
| data6 = {{align|left|«1963}}{{align|right|1965»}}
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The 1964 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1964 college football season, including the 1964 NCAA College Division football season and the 1964 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 1964 Wittenberg Tigers football team (8–0), led by senior quarterback Charlie Green, was selected as the small-college national champion by the AP. The 1964 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team (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.
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| | Win–loss record |
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| | Number of first place votes |
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| | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP poll
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{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 1
|Week2 = 2
|Week3 = 3
|Week4 = 4
|Week5 = 5
|Week6 = 6
|Week7 = 7
|Week8 = 8
|Week9 = 9
|Week1Date = Sept 29{{cite news|title=Wittenberg Paces College Football Poll|newspaper=Argus-Leader|location=Sioux Falls, South Dakota|date=September 29, 1964|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546018/poll_1964_0929_small_ap_first/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 24, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week2Date = Oct 6{{cite news|title=Wittenberg Tops Small College AP Football Poll|newspaper=Idaho State journal|location=Pocatello, Idaho|date=October 6, 1964|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8545885/poll_1964_1006_small_ap/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 5, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week3Date = Oct 13{{cite news|title=Wittenberg Keeps Small School Top Football Rating|newspaper=Janesville Daily Gazette|location=Janesville, Wisconsin|date=October 13, 1964|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546061/poll_1964_1013_small_ap/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 24, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week4Date = Oct 20{{cite news|title=3 Iowa Teams Get Grid Votes|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|location=Des Moines, Iowa|date=October 20, 1964|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546118/poll_1964_1020_small_ap/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 24, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week5Date = Oct 27{{cite news|title=Wittenberg 11 Tops Small College Poll|newspaper=Brownwood Bulletin|location=Brownwood, Texas|date=October 28, 1964|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546198/poll_1964_1028_small_ap/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 24, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week6Date = Nov 3{{cite news|title=Wittenberg Tops Small College Football Poll|newspaper=The Salina Journal|location=Salina, Kansas|date=November 3, 1964|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769226/poll_1964_1103_small_ap/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 5, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week7Date = Nov 10{{cite news|title=Wittenberg Retains Top Grid Ranking|newspaper=The Daily Reporter|location=Dover, Ohio|date=November 10, 1964|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546263/poll_1964_1110_small_ap/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 24, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week8Date = Nov 17{{cite news|title=Wittenberg duels Prairie View For lead in small college poll|newspaper=Belvidere Daily Republican|location=Belvidere, Illinois|date=November 17, 1964|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546324/poll_1964_1117_small_ap/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 24, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week9Date = Nov 24{{cite news|title=Wittenberg No. 1 in Final Small College Football Poll|newspaper=News-Press|location=Fort Myers, Florida|date=November 25, 1964|page=5-B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546381/poll_1964_1125_small_ap_final/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 24, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week1-1 = Wittenberg (1)
|Week1-2 = Lamar Tech (2)
|Week1-3 = Delaware (2)
|Week1-4 = San Diego State (1)
|Week1-5 = Southern Illinois (1)
|Week1-6 = Southwest Texas State (1)
|Week1-7 = Louisiana Tech
|Week1-8 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}}
|Week1-9 = Prairie View A&M
|Week1-10 = East Carolina
|Week1-11 =
|Week2-1 = Wittenberg (3–0)
|Week2-1-Color =
|Week2-2 = San Diego State (3–0)
|Week2-2-Color = u
|Week2-3 = Lamar Tech
|Week2-3-Color = d
|Week2-4 = Prairie View A&M
|Week2-4-Color = u
|Week2-5 = Florida A&M (1–0) (1)
|Week2-5-Color = npr
|Week2-6 = Louisiana Tech (3–0)
|Week2-6-Color = u
|Week2-7 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Susquehanna Crusaders|title=Susquehanna}} (3–0)
|Week2-7-Color = npr
|Week2-8 = Delaware (1–1)
|Week2-8-Color = d
|Week2-9 = Cal State Los Angeles
|Week2-9-Color = npr
|Week2-10 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Northwestern State Demons|title=Northwestern State}}
|Week2-10-Color = npr
|Week2-11 =
|Week3-1 = Wittenberg (4–0) (8)
|Week3-1-Color =
|Week3-2 = San Diego State (4–0) (3)
|Week3-2-Color =
|Week3-3 = Florida A&M (2–0)
|Week3-3-Color = u
|Week3-4 = Lamar Tech (2)
|Week3-4-Color = d
|Week3-5 = Prairie View A&M
|Week3-5-Color = d
|Week3-6 = Delaware (2–1)
|Week3-6-Color = u
|Week3-7 = Susquehanna (4–0)
|Week3-7-Color =
|Week3-8 = Abilene Christian
|Week3-8-Color = npr
|Week3-9 = Louisiana Tech (4–0)
|Week3-9-Color = d
|Week3-10 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Texas A&I Javelinas|title=Texas A&I}} (4–0)
|Week3-10-Color = npr
|Week3-11 =
|Week4-1 = Wittenberg (5–0) (8)
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-2 = Florida A&M (3–0) (1)
|Week4-2-Color = u
|Week4-3 = Prairie View A&M (4–0)
|Week4-3-Color = u
|Week4-4 = San Diego State (4–1)
|Week4-4-Color = d
|Week4-5 = Susquehanna (5–0)
|Week4-5-Color = u
|Week4-6 = Louisiana Tech (5–0)
|Week4-6-Color = u
|Week4-7 = Texas A&I (5–0)
|Week4-7-Color = u
|Week4-8 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Youngstown Penguins|title=Youngstown}} (4–0)
|Week4-8-Color = npr
|Week4-9 = Cal State Los Angeles (3–0) (1)
|Week4-9-Color = npr
|Week4-10 = Lamar Tech (3–1)
|Week4-10-Color = d
|Week4-11 =
|Week5-1 = Wittenberg (6–0) (7)
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = Prairie View A&M (5–0)
|Week5-2-Color = u
|Week5-3 = Florida A&M (4–0)
|Week5-3-Color = d
|Week5-4 = Texas A&I (6–0)
|Week5-4-Color = u
|Week5-5 = Youngstown
|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-6 = Louisiana Tech (6–0)
|Week5-6-Color =
|Week5-7 = San Diego State (5–1)
|Week5-7-Color = d
|Week5-8 = Susquehanna
|Week5-8-Color = d
|Week5-9 = Cal State Los Angeles (4–0)
|Week5-9-Color =
|Week5-10 = UMass (5–1) т
|Week5-10-Color = tnpr
|Week5-11 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Concordia Golden Bears|title=Concordia (MN)}} (6–0) т
|Week5-11-Color = npr
|Week6-1 = Wittenberg (7–0) (12)
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 = Prairie View A&M (6–0)
|Week6-2-Color =
|Week6-3 = Florida A&M (5–0) (1)
|Week6-3-Color =
|Week6-4 = Louisiana Tech (7–0) (1)
|Week6-4-Color = u
|Week6-5 = San Diego State (6–1)
|Week6-5-Color = u
|Week6-6 = Cal State Los Angeles (5–0)
|Week6-6-Color = u
|Week6-7 = Texas A&I (6–0–1)
|Week6-7-Color = d
|Week6-8 = Concordia (MN) (7–0)
|Week6-8-Color = u
|Week6-9 = Arkansas State
|Week6-9-Color = npr
|Week6-10 = UMass (6–1)
|Week6-10-Color =
|Week6-11 =
|Week7-1 = Wittenberg (8–0) (9)
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = Louisiana Tech (8–0) (2)
|Week7-2-Color = u
|Week7-3 = Florida A&M (6–0) (1)
|Week7-3-Color =
|Week7-4 = Prairie View A&M (7–0)
|Week7-4-Color = d
|Week7-5 = Cal State Los Angeles (6–0) (1)
|Week7-5-Color = u
|Week7-6 = San Diego State (6–1)
|Week7-6-Color = d
|Week7-7 = Texas A&I (7–0–1)
|Week7-7-Color =
|Week7-8 = UMass (7–1)
|Week7-8-Color = u
|Week7-9 = Concordia (MN) (8–0)
|Week7-9-Color = d
|Week7-10 = Arkansas State
|Week7-10-Color = d
|Week7-11 =
|Week8-1 = Wittenberg (8–0) (8)
|Week8-1-Color =
|Week8-2 = Prairie View A&M (8–0)
|Week8-2-Color = u
|Week8-3 = Cal State Los Angeles (7–0) (1)
|Week8-3-Color = u
|Week8-4 = Louisiana Tech (8–1)
|Week8-4-Color = d
|Week8-5 = San Diego State (7–1) (1)
|Week8-5-Color = u
|Week8-6 = UMass (8–1) (2)
|Week8-6-Color = u
|Week8-7 = Concordia (MN) (9–0)
|Week8-7-Color = u
|Week8-8 = East Carolina (8–1)
|Week8-8-Color = npr
|Week8-9 = Sam Houston State (8–0)
|Week8-9-Color = npr
|Week8-10 = Texas A&I
|Week8-10-Color = d
|Week8-11 =
|Week9-1 = Wittenberg (8–0) (6)
|Week9-1-Color =
|Week9-2 = Prairie View A&M (9–0)
|Week9-2-Color =
|Week9-3 = Cal State Los Angeles (8–0) (2)
|Week9-3-Color =
|Week9-4 = Louisiana Tech (9–1)
|Week9-4-Color =
|Week9-5 = San Diego State (8–1) (1)
|Week9-5-Color =
|Week9-6 = Concordia (MN) (10–0) (1)
|Week9-6-Color = u
|Week9-7 = UMass (8–1) (1)
|Week9-7-Color = d
|Week9-8 = East Carolina (8–1) (1)
|Week9-8-Color =
|Week9-9 = Florida A&M (7–1)
|Week9-9-Color = npr
|Week9-10 = Sam Houston State (8–1) (1)
|Week9-10-Color = d
|Week9-11 =
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|5 Southern Illinois|6 Southwest Texas State|8 Grambling State|10 East Carolina}}
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|9 Cal State Los Angeles|10 Northwestern State}}
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|6 Delaware|8 Abilene Christian}}
|Week5Dropped = 10 Lamar Tech
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|5 Youngstown|8 Susquehanna}}
|Week7Dropped =
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|3 Florida A&M|10 Arkansas State}}
|Week9Dropped = 10 Texas A&I
}}
UPI coaches poll
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{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 1
|Week2 = 2
|Week3 = 3
|Week4 = 4
|Week5 = 5
|Week6 = 6
|Week7 = 7
|Week8 = 8
|Week9 = 9
|Week10 = 10
|Week1Date = Sept 30{{cite news|title=Champion Delaware Leads Small Colleges|newspaper=Daily World|location=Opelousas, Louisiana|date=October 1, 1964|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769283/poll_1964_1001_small_upi/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week2Date = Oct 7{{cite news|title=Wittenberg Takes Small College Lead; Delaware String Snapped|newspaper=The Call-Leader|location=Elwood, Indiana|author=George C. Langford|date=October 7, 1964|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769278/poll_1964_1007_small_upi/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week3Date = Oct 14{{cite news|title=San Diego Tops Small College Grid Rankings|newspaper=The Odessa American|location=Odessa, Texas|date=October 15, 1964|page=27|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769274/poll_1964_1015_small_upi/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 8, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week4Date = Oct 21{{cite news|title=Tigers Regain First Place In UPI Small College Poll|newspaper=Bennington Banner|location=Bennington, Vermont|date=October 21, 1964|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769269/poll_1964_1021_small_upi/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 8, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week5Date = Oct 28{{cite news|title=Western State (CO) 10th in Ratings|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|location=Ogden, Utah|date=October 29, 1964|page=3C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769254/poll_1964_1029_small_upi/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week6Date = Nov 4{{cite news|title=Tigers Top Poll For Third Straight Week|newspaper=Bennington Banner|location=Bennington, Vermont|date=November 4, 1964|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769263/poll_1964_1104_small_upi/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week7Date = Nov 11{{cite news|title=Small College Football Poll|newspaper=The Daily Herald|location=Provo, Utah|date=November 12, 1964|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769259/poll_1964_1112_small_upi/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week8Date = Nov 18{{cite news|title=A&I Tumbles To 12th Spot|newspaper=Valley Morning Star|location=Harlingen, Texas|date=November 19, 1964|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769246/poll_1964_1119_small_upi/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 8, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week9Date = Nov 25{{cite news|title=Small Colleges UPI Ratings|newspaper=The Times|location=Shreveport, Louisiana|date=November 26, 1964|page=C-One|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769249/poll_1964_1126_small_upi/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 8, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week10Date = Dec 2{{cite news|title=Final Ratings In Small College Poll|newspaper=Las Vegas Daily Optic|location=East Las Vegas, New Mexico|date=December 2, 1964|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8465795/poll_1964_1202_small_upi_final/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 8, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|Week1-1 = Delaware (1–0) (18)
|Week1-2 = San Diego State (2–0) (2)
|Week1-3 = Wittenberg (2–0) (1)
|Week1-4 = Montana State (3–0) (6)
|Week1-5 = Florida A&M (0–0) (1) т
|Week1-5-Color = t
|Week1-6 = East Carolina (3–0) т
|Week1-7 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Northeastern State Redmen|title=Northeastern State}} (2–0)
|Week1-8 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Saint John's Johnnies|title=Saint John's (MN)}} (1–0) (1)
|Week1-9 = UMass (1–1) (1)
|Week1-10 = Idaho State (2–0)
|Week1-11 = Texas A&I
|Week1-12 = Southwest Texas State
|Week1-13 = Cal State Los Angeles (1) т
|Week1-13-Color = t
|Week1-14 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Northern Michigan}} т
|Week1-15 = Prairie View
|Week1-16 = Chattanooga
|Week1-17 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Lewis & Clark Pioneers|title=Lewis & Clark}}
|Week1-18 = Lamar Tech (1) т
|Week1-18-Color = t
|Week1-19 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Omaha Mavericks|title=Omaha}} т
|Week1-20 = Grambling State
|Week1-21 =
|Week1-22 =
|Week2-1 = Wittenberg (3–0) (6)
|Week2-1-Color = u
|Week2-2 = San Diego State (3–0) (8)
|Week2-2-Color =
|Week2-3 = Florida A&M (1–0) (1)
|Week2-3-Color = u
|Week2-4 = East Carolina (3–0) (3)
|Week2-4-Color = u
|Week2-5 = UMass (2–1) (1)
|Week2-5-Color = u
|Week2-6 = Delaware (1–1) (3)
|Week2-6-Color = d
|Week2-7 = Northeastern State (3–0)
|Week2-7-Color =
|Week2-8 = Texas A&I (3–0) (1)
|Week2-8-Color = u
|Week2-9 = Montana State (2–2) (2)
|Week2-9-Color = d
|Week2-10 = Gettysburg (3–0)
|Week2-10-Color = npr
|Week2-11 = Prairie View
|Week2-11-Color = u
|Week2-12 = Chattanooga (1)
|Week2-12-Color = u
|Week2-13 = Cal State Los Angeles (2)
|Week2-13-Color =
|Week2-14 = Lamar Tech
|Week2-14-Color = u
|Week2-15 = Lewis & Clark
|Week2-15-Color = u
|Week2-16 = Louisiana Tech (2) т
|Week2-16-Color = tnpr
|Week2-17 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Western State Mountaineers|title=Western State (CO)}} т
|Week2-17-Color = npr
|Week2-18 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets|title=Baldwin-Wallace}} (1) т
|Week2-18-Color = tnpr
|Week2-19 = Idaho State т
|Week2-19-Color = d
|Week2-20 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Adams State Grizzlies|title=Adams State}} т
|Week2-20-Color = tnpr
|Week2-21 = North Dakota State т
|Week2-21-Color = npr
|Week2-22 =
|Week3-1 = San Diego State (4–0) (9)
|Week3-1-Color = u
|Week3-2 = Wittenberg (4–0) (11)
|Week3-2-Color = d
|Week3-3 = Florida A&M (2–0) (4)
|Week3-3-Color =
|Week3-4 = East Carolina (4–0) (3)
|Week3-4-Color =
|Week3-5 = UMass (3–1) (1)
|Week3-5-Color =
|Week3-6 = Texas A&I (4–0)
|Week3-6-Color = u
|Week3-7 = Delaware (2–1) (2)
|Week3-7-Color = d
|Week3-8 = Montana State (3–2) (1)
|Week3-8-Color = u
|Week3-9 = Louisiana Tech (4–0)
|Week3-9-Color = u
|Week3-10 = Idaho State (3–1)
|Week3-10-Color = u
|Week3-11 = Lamar Tech
|Week3-11-Color = u
|Week3-12 = Cal State Los Angeles (2)
|Week3-12-Color = u
|Week3-13 = Prairie View
|Week3-13-Color = d
|Week3-14 = Northeastern State
|Week3-14-Color = d
|Week3-15 = Lewis & Clark
|Week3-15-Color =
|Week3-16 = Gettysburg
|Week3-16-Color = d
|Week3-17 = Western State (CO) (1)
|Week3-17-Color =
|Week3-18 = Abilene Christian
|Week3-18-Color = npr
|Week3-19 = North Dakota State
|Week3-19-Color = u
|Week3-20 = Baldwin-Wallace
|Week3-20-Color = d
|Week3-21 =
|Week3-22 =
|Week4-1 = Wittenberg (5–0) (12)
|Week4-1-Color = u
|Week4-2 = Florida A&M (3–0) (2)
|Week4-2-Color = u
|Week4-3 = East Carolina (5–0) (4)
|Week4-3-Color = u
|Week4-4 = Texas A&I (5–0) (2)
|Week4-4-Color = u
|Week4-5 = Cal State Los Angeles (3–0) (5)
|Week4-5-Color = u
|Week4-6 = UMass (4–1) (1)
|Week4-6-Color = d
|Week4-7 = San Diego State (4–1) (2)
|Week4-7-Color = d
|Week4-8 = Louisiana Tech (5–0) (1)
|Week4-8-Color = u
|Week4-9 = Montana State (4–2) (2)
|Week4-9-Color = d
|Week4-10 = Prairie View (4–0)
|Week4-10-Color = u
|Week4-11 = Gettysburg
|Week4-11-Color = u
|Week4-12 = Delaware (1)
|Week4-12-Color = d
|Week4-13 = Lamar Tech
|Week4-13-Color = d
|Week4-14 = Northeastern State
|Week4-14-Color =
|Week4-15 = Western State (CO)
|Week4-15-Color = u
|Week4-16 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Findlay Oilers|title=Findlay}}
|Week4-16-Color = npr
|Week4-17 = Southwest Texas State
|Week4-17-Color = npr
|Week4-18 = Bucknell
|Week4-18-Color = npr
|Week4-19 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Albright Lions|title=Albright}} т
|Week4-19-Color = tnpr
|Week4-20 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Arizona State College Lumberjacks|title=Arizona State College}} т
|Week4-20-Color = npr
|Week4-21 =
|Week4-22 =
|Week5-1 = Wittenberg (6–0) (18)
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = Texas A&I (6–0) (2)
|Week5-2-Color = u
|Week5-3 = Florida A&M (4–0) (2)
|Week5-3-Color = d
|Week5-4 = Cal State Los Angeles (4–0) (8)
|Week5-4-Color = u
|Week5-5 = San Diego State (5–1)
|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-6 = UMass (5–1) (1)
|Week5-6-Color =
|Week5-7 = Louisiana Tech (6–0) (1)
|Week5-7-Color = u
|Week5-8 = East Carolina (5–1)
|Week5-8-Color = d
|Week5-9 = Prairie View (5–0)
|Week5-9-Color = u
|Week5-10 = Western State (CO) (6–0) (2)
|Week5-10-Color = u
|Week5-11 = Gettysburg
|Week5-11-Color =
|Week5-12 = Delaware
|Week5-12-Color =
|Week5-13 = Montana State
|Week5-13-Color = d
|Week5-14 = Arizona State College т
|Week5-14-Color = tu
|Week5-15 = Bucknell т
|Week5-15-Color = u
|Week5-16 = Arkansas State
|Week5-16-Color = npr
|Week5-17 = Concordia (MN)
|Week5-17-Color = npr
|Week5-18 = North Dakota State т
|Week5-18-Color = tnpr
|Week5-19 = Northeastern State т
|Week5-19-Color = d
|Week5-20 = Sam Houston State
|Week5-20-Color = npr
|Week5-21 =
|Week5-22 =
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|Week6-3-Color =
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|Week6-6-Color =
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|Week6-8-Color =
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|Week6-9-Color = u
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|Week6-11-Color = d
|Week6-12 = Concordia (MN)
|Week6-12-Color = u
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|Week6-13-Color = u
|Week6-14 = State College of Iowa
|Week6-14-Color = npr
|Week6-15 = Arkansas State
|Week6-15-Color = u
|Week6-16 = Bucknell
|Week6-16-Color = d
|Week6-17 = Sam Houston State
|Week6-17-Color = u
|Week6-18 = North Dakota State
|Week6-18-Color =
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|Week6-20 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Whittier Poets|title=Whittier}} т
|Week6-20-Color = tnpr
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|Week6-21-Color = d
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|Week7-1-Color =
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|Week7-2-Color =
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|Week7-4-Color = d
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|Week7-5-Color = d
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|Week7-6-Color = t
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|Week7-8-Color =
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|Week7-9-Color =
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|Week7-10-Color = t
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|Week7-12-Color = d
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|Week7-13-Color = u
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|Week7-14-Color = d
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|Week7-15-Color = u
|Week7-16 = Arkansas State
|Week7-16-Color = d
|Week7-17 = North Dakota State
|Week7-17-Color = u
|Week7-18 = North Dakota
|Week7-18-Color = npr
|Week7-19 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs|title=Northeast Missouri State}} т
|Week7-19-Color = tnpr
|Week7-20 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Linfield Wildcats|title=Linfield}} т
|Week7-20-Color = npr
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|Week8-1-Color =
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|Week8-2-Color =
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|Week8-3-Color = u
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|Week8-5 = East Carolina (8–1) (1)
|Week8-5-Color = u
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|Week8-6-Color = d
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|Week8-7-Color = u
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|Week8-8-Color = u
|Week8-9 = Prairie View (8–0) т
|Week8-9-Color = tu
|Week8-10 = Sam Houston State (8–0) (1) т
|Week8-10-Color = u
|Week8-11 = Florida A&M
|Week8-11-Color = d
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|Week8-12-Color = d
|Week8-13 = North Dakota State
|Week8-13-Color = u
|Week8-14 = Linfield
|Week8-14-Color = u
|Week8-15 = North Dakota
|Week8-15-Color = u
|Week8-16 = Gettysburg
|Week8-16-Color = d
|Week8-17 = Northeastern State
|Week8-17-Color = npr
|Week8-18 = Amherst т
|Week8-18-Color = tnpr
|Week8-19 = Sacramento State т
|Week8-19-Color = tnpr
|Week8-20 = Arkansas State т
|Week8-20-Color = td
|Week8-21 = Northeast Missouri State т
|Week8-21-Color = d
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|Week9-1-Color = u
|Week9-2 = Wittenberg (8–0) (12)
|Week9-2-Color = d
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|Week9-3-Color =
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|Week9-4-Color =
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|Week9-5-Color =
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|Week9-6-Color =
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|Week9-7-Color =
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|Week9-9-Color =
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|Week9-10-Color = u
|Week9-11 = Sam Houston State
|Week9-11-Color = d
|Week9-12 = North Dakota State
|Week9-12-Color = u
|Week9-13 = North Dakota
|Week9-13-Color = u
|Week9-14 = Texas A&I
|Week9-14-Color = d
|Week9-15 = Arkansas State
|Week9-15-Color = u
|Week9-16 = Northeastern State
|Week9-16-Color = u
|Week9-17 = Gettysburg т
|Week9-17-Color = td
|Week9-18 = Chattanooga т
|Week9-18-Color = npr
|Week9-19 = Northern Michigan
|Week9-19-Color = npr
|Week9-20 = Sacramento State т
|Week9-20-Color = td
|Week9-21 = State College of Iowa т
|Week9-21-Color = tnpr
|Week9-22 = Bucknell т
|Week9-22-Color = npr
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|Week10-1-Color =
|Week10-2 = Wittenberg (8–0)
|Week10-2-Color =
|Week10-3 = UMass (8–1)
|Week10-3-Color = u
|Week10-4 = East Carolina (8–1)
|Week10-4-Color = u
|Week10-5 = Concordia (MN) (10–0) т
|Week10-5-Color = tu
|Week10-6 = Louisiana Tech (9–1) т
|Week10-6-Color =
|Week10-7 = San Diego State (8–2)
|Week10-7-Color = d
|Week10-8 = Prairie View (9–0)
|Week10-8-Color = u
|Week10-9 = Sam Houston State (8–1)
|Week10-9-Color = u
|Week10-10 = North Dakota State (9–1)
|Week10-10-Color = u
|Week10-11 = Western State (CO)
|Week10-11-Color = d
|Week10-12 = Florida A&M
|Week10-12-Color = d
|Week10-13 = Chattanooga
|Week10-13-Color = u
|Week10-14 = North Dakota т
|Week10-14-Color = td
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|Week10-15-Color =
|Week10-16 = State College of Iowa т
|Week10-16-Color = tu
|Week10-17 = Bucknell т
|Week10-17-Color = u
|Week10-18 = Linfield
|Week10-18-Color = npr
|Week10-19 = Montana State т
|Week10-19-Color = tnpr
|Week10-20 = {{cfb link|year=1964|team=Washburn Ichabods|title=Washburn}} т
|Week10-20-Color = npr
|Week10-21 =
|Week10-22 =
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|8 Saint John's (MN)|12 Southwest Texas State|14 Northern Michigan|19 Omaha|20 Grambling State}}
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|12 Chattanooga|20 Adams State}}
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|10 Idaho State|15 Lewis & Clark|18 Abilene Christian|19 North Dakota State|20 Baldwin-Wallace}}
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|13 Lamar Tech|16 Findlay|17 Southwest Texas State|19 Albright}}
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|12 Delaware|13 Montana State|19 Northeastern State}}
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|16 Bucknell|19 Parsons|20 Whittier}}
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|13 State College of Iowa|14 Arizona State College}}
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|14 Linfield|18 Amherst|20 Northeast Missouri State}}
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|14 Texas A&I|16 Northeastern State|17 Gettysburg|19 Northern Michigan|20 Sacramento State}}
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Pittsburgh Courier rankings
The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1964 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.
The rankings were published on December 19:{{cite web|date=December 19, 1964|title=Let us look at the top forces of 1964|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-pittsburgh-courier-1964-pc-rankings/142065655/|work=Pittsburgh Courier (p. 14)|via=Newspapers.com}}
- 1. Prairie View A&M (9–0)
- 2. Florida A&M (9–1)
- 3. Grambling (9–2)
- 4. Tennessee A&I (8–2)
- 5. Lincoln (MO) (8–2)
- 6. North Carolina A&T (6–3–1)
- 7. Morgan State (7–2)
- 8. South Carolina State (7–2)
- 9. Virginia State (6–2)
- 10. Maryland State (4–2–1)
- 11. Jackson State (6–4)
- 12. Edward Waters (9–0)
- 13. Tuskegee (5–2–2)
- 14. Alabama A&M (6–1–1)
- 15. Johnson C. Smith (7–2–1)
- 16. Fort Valley State (6–2)
- 17. Kentucky State (7–3)
- 18. Bethune-Cookman (6–3)
- 19. Howard (8–2)
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