Two human polls comprised the 1963 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.
The final AP Poll was released on December 9,[1] at the end of the 1963 regular season, weeks before the bowls.
(The season had been extended due to postponements after the assassination of President Kennedy.
)The poll ranked only the top ten teams from 1962 through 1967.
The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 3.