1966 UPI Rankings
| Final Poll For 1966 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1966 UPI |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 9-0-1 | | | 2 | Michigan State | 9-0-1 | |
| 3 | Alabama | 10-0-0 | | | 4 | Georgia | 9-1-0 | |
| 5 | UCLA | 9-1-0 | | | 6 | Purdue | 8-2-0 | |
| 7 | Nebraska | 9-1-0 | | | 8 | Georgia Tech | 9-1-0 | |
| 9 | Southern Methodist | 8-2-0 | | | 10 | Miami | 7-2-1 | |
| 11 | Florida | 8-2-0 | | | 12 | Mississippi | 8-2-0 | |
| 13 | Arkansas | 8-2-0 | | | 14 | Tennessee | 7-3-0 | |
| 15 | Wyoming | 9-1-0 | | | 16 | Syracuse | 8-2-0 | |
| 17 | Houston | 8-2-0 | | | 18 | Southern California | 7-3-0 | |
| 19 | Oregon State | 7-3-0 | | | 20 | Virginia Tech | 8-1-1 | |
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Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.
