1964 UPI Rankings
| Final Poll For 1964 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1964 UPI |
| 1 | Alabama | 10-0-0 | | | 2 | Arkansas | 10-0-0 | |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 9-1-0 | | | 4 | Michigan | 8-1-0 | |
| 5 | Texas | 9-1-0 | | | 6 | Nebraska | 9-1-0 | |
| 7 | Louisiana State | 7-1-1 | | | 8 | Oregon State | 8-2-0 | |
| 9 | Ohio State | 7-2-0 | | | 10 | Southern California | 7-3-0 | |
| 11 | Florida State | 8-1-1 | | | 12 | Syracuse | 7-3-0 | |
| 13 | Princeton | 9-0-0 | | | 14 | Penn State | 6-4-0 | |
| 14 | Utah | 8-2-0 | | | 16 | New Mexico | 9-2-0 | |
| 16 | Illinois | 6-3-0 | | | 18 | Tulsa | 8-2-0 | |
| 18 | Missouri | 6-3-1 | | | 20 | Michigan State | 4-5-0 | |
| 20 | Mississippi | 5-4-1 | |
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