1969 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1969 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1969 AP |
| 1 | Texas | 11-0-0 | | | 2 | Penn State | 11-0-0 | |
| 3 | Southern California | 10-0-1 | | | 4 | Ohio State | 8-1-0 | |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 8-2-1 | | | 6 | Missouri | 9-2-0 | |
| 7 | Arkansas | 9-2-0 | | | 8 | Mississippi | 8-3-0 | |
| 9 | Michigan | 8-3-0 | | | 10 | Louisiana State | 9-1-0 | |
| 11 | Nebraska | 9-2-0 | | | 12 | Houston | 9-2-0 | |
| 13 | UCLA | 8-1-1 | | | 14 | Florida | 9-1-1 | |
| 15 | Tennessee | 9-2-0 | | | 16 | Colorado | 8-3-0 | |
| 17 | West Virginia | 10-1-0 | | | 18 | Purdue | 8-2-0 | |
| 19 | Stanford | 7-2-1 | | | 20 | Auburn | 8-3-0 | |
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