1965 Coaches Rankings
| Final Poll For 1965 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1965 Coaches |
| 1 | Michigan State | 10-0-0 | | | 2 | Arkansas | 10-0-0 | |
| 3 | Nebraska | 10-0-0 | | | 4 | Alabama | 8-1-1 | |
| 5 | UCLA | 7-1-1 | | | 6 | Missouri | 7-2-1 | |
| 7 | Tennessee | 6-1-2 | | | 8 | Notre Dame | 7-2-1 | |
| 9 | Southern California | 7-2-1 | | | 10 | Texas Tech | 8-2-0 | |
| 11 | Ohio State | 7-2-0 | | | 12 | Florida | 7-3-0 | |
| 13 | Purdue | 7-2-1 | | | 14 | Louisiana State | 7-3-0 | |
| 15 | Georgia | 6-4-0 | | | 16 | Tulsa | 8-2-0 | |
| 17 | Mississippi | 6-4-0 | | | 18 | Kentucky | 6-4-0 | |
| 19 | Syracuse | 7-3-0 | | | 20 | Colorado | 6-2-2 | |
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Great Moments in College Football History
Notre Dame has the most players in the College Football Hall of Fame.
