1965 NCAA College Division football season
The 1965 NCAA College Division football season was the tenth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.Conference standings
Rankings
College Division teams were ranked in polls by the AP and by UPI. The national champion for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.College Division final polls
In 1965, both services ranked North Dakota State first; the UPI coaches' poll had Cal State Los Angeles second, while the AP poll had as the number two team. North Dakota State later beat, 20–7 in the Pecan Bowl in Abilene, Texas.
Associated Press final poll
Published on November 26
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1
votes | Total
points |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 10–0 | 4 | 84 |
| 2 | | 9–0 | 2 | 68 |
| 3 | | 10–0 | 1 | 43 |
| 4 | Cal State Los Angeles | 8–1 | | 35 |
| 5 | Tennessee A&I | 8–0 | | 32 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 9–0 | | 30 |
| 7 | | 8–1 | | 30 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 8–1 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | | 9–0 | | 20 |
| 10 | | 9–0 | | 19 |
Denotes team won a game after AP poll, hence record differs in UPI poll
United Press International final poll
Published on December 5
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1
votes | Total
points |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 10–0 | 21 | 301 |
| 2 | Cal State Los Angeles | 8–1 | 2 | 224 |
| 3 | | 10–0 | 3 | 209 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 8–1 | 1 | 187 |
| 5 | | 8–1 | 3 | 117 |
| 6 | | 8–1 | | 116 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 9–0 | | 104 |
| 8 | North Dakota | 8–1 | 1 | 97 |
| 9 | Long Beach State | 9–1 | | 76 |
| 10 | | 10–0 | | 73 |
Bowl games
The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, played on December 11.
