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