1970 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1970 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1970 AP |
| 1 | Nebraska | 11-0-1 | | | 2 | Notre Dame | 10-1-0 | |
| 3 | Texas | 10-1-0 | | | 4 | Tennessee | 11-1-0 | |
| 5 | Ohio State | 9-1-0 | | | 6 | Arizona State | 11-0-0 | |
| 7 | Louisiana State | 9-3-0 | | | 8 | Stanford | 9-3-0 | |
| 9 | Michigan | 9-1-0 | | | 10 | Auburn | 9-2-0 | |
| 11 | Arkansas | 9-2-0 | | | 12 | Toledo | 12-0-0 | |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 9-3-0 | | | 14 | Dartmouth | 9-0-0 | |
| 15 | Southern California | 6-4-1 | | | 16 | Air Force | 9-3-0 | |
| 17 | Tulane | 8-4-0 | | | 18 | Penn State | 7-3-0 | |
| 19 | Houston | 8-3-0 | | | 20 | Oklahoma | 7-4-1 | |
| 20 | Mississippi | 7-4-0 | |
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