Final Coaches Poll
The United Press International poll, taken from a panel of 35 coaches, had UCLA as the number one team beginning with the poll released on October 26. A rival to the AP poll, the UPI prefaced its release with the statement, "The men who know the game the best, the coaches themselves, voted UCLA to the top spot by the slender margin of seven points over Ohio State, the perfect record champions of the Big 10 Conference," The UPI poll was a Top Ten, with a first place vote by a coach being worth 10 points, second worth 9 points, etc. With 350 being the maximum number of points, and 315 being the total for 35 second place votes, the panel was split on whether UCLA or Ohio State was the best team in the nation. The UPI Top Ten
| Ranking | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA |
| 2 | Ohio State |
| 3 | Oklahoma |
| 4 | Notre Dame |
| 5 | Navy |
| 6 | Mississippi |
| 7 | Army |
| 8 | Arkansas |
| 9 | Miami (Fla.) |
| 10 | Wisconsin |
| 11 (t) | USC |
| 11 (t) | Maryland |
| 11 (t) | Georgia Tech |
| 14 | Duke |
| 15 | Michigan |
| 16 | Penn State |
| 17 | SMU |
| 18 | Denver |
| 19 | Rice |
| 20 | Minnesota |
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