Two human polls comprised the 1969 NCAA University Division football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseasonâÂÂthe AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in early December.<br>One coach on the 35-member board did not vote.<br>Texas received 28 of the 34 first-place votes; Penn State received four and one each went to USC and Nebraska.