September
In the preseason poll released on September 17, 1962, Ohio State was the #1 choice for 45 of the 50 voters, and its Big Ten rival, Michigan State was 4th overall. Texas placed second, and SEC rivals Alabama and Louisiana State (LSU) were third and fifth respectively. As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games. Ohio State, Michigan State and the other Big Ten schools would not kick off until September 29. On September 22, #2 Texas beat Oregon at home, 25-13. #3 Alabama and #5 LSU both recorded shutouts, defeating Georgia (at Birmingham 35-0) and Texas A & M (21-0) respectively. In the poll that followed, Alabama rose to #1, while Ohio State and Texas fell to 2nd and 3rd. Penn State, which had beaten Navy at home 41-7, rose from 9th to 4th, while LSU remained at #5. Also on the 22nd, the first games of the newly formed Western Athletic Conference took place as Arizona beat BYU, 27-21, and New Mexico beat Wyoming 25-21. All six of the charter members (including Arizona State and Utah) had withdrawn by 1999.
The following Friday, #1 Alabama beat Tulane in New Orleans, 44-6. On September 29, #2 Ohio State beat North Carolina at home, 41-7. #3 Texas registered a shutout on the road against Texas Tech, 34-0 while #4 Penn State hosted Air Force, winning 20-6. In Baton Rouge, #5 LSU played Rice to a 6-6 tie, enough to knock it from the Top Ten. In the poll that followed, Ohio State was again #1, followed by 2.Alabama 3.Texas 4.Penn State Newcomer Georgia Tech, which had blanked Florida in Gainesville, 17-0, rose from 8th place to 5th.
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