Final 1972 college football polls
Associated Press (Writers) 1. Southern Cal 12-0-0 1000 2. Oklahoma 11-1-0 872 3. Texas 10-1-0 667 4. Nebraska 9-2-1 665 5. Auburn 10-1-0 631 6. Michigan 10-1-0 502 7. Alabama 10-2-0 453 8. Tennessee 10-2-0 409 9. Ohio State 9-2-0 362 10. Penn State 10-2-0 209 11. LSU 9-2-1 209 12. N. Carolina 11-1-0 179 13. Arizona St. 10-2-0 158 14. Notre Dame 8-3-0 75 15. UCLA 8-3-0 71 16. Colorado 8-4-0 58 17. NC State 8-3-1 35 18. Louisville 9-1-0 19 19. Wash. State 7-4-0 9 20. Georgia Tech 7-4-1 5
United Press Int'l (Coaches) 1. Southern Cal 11-0-0 350 2. Oklahoma 10-1-0 302 3. Ohio State 9-1-0 237 4. Alabama 10-1-0 209 5. Texas 9-1-0 172 6. Michigan 10-1-0 150 7. Auburn 9-1-0 144 8. Penn State 10-1-0 131 9. Nebraska 8-2-1 66 10. LSU 9-1-1 59 11. Tennessee 9-2-0 35 12. Notre Dame 8-2-0 14 13. Arizona St. 9-2-0 6 14. Colorado 8-3-0 5 N. Carolina 9-1-0 5 16. Louisville 9-1-0 4 17. UCLA 8-3-0 3 Wash. State 7-4-0 3 Utah State 8-3-0 3 20. San Diego St 10-1-0 2
• Southern Cal received all first-place votes in both polls
• No post-bowl UPI poll was taken