1966 NCAA University Division football rankings

Two human polls comprised the 1966 NCAA University Division football rankings.

The final AP Poll was released in early December, at the end of the 1966 regular season.

[1] In the previous season, the final poll was released in January for the first time, after the bowl games, but not in 1966 or 1967.

The AP Poll ranked only the top ten teams from 1962 through 1967.

The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, in late November.