1972 NCAA University Division football rankings

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Season 1972 Preseason #1 Nebraska		Bowl Season 1972–73 bowl games End of season champions USC

Final AP poll

The final AP Poll was released after the bowl games, on January 3, 1973.
USC was a unanimous selection, with all fifty first-place votes.

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Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and Pac-8 conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.

The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in early December.
USC was a unanimous selection, with all 35 first-place votes.

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