| Type: | NCAA College Division |
| Year: | 1964 |
| Champions: | Wittenberg (AP) Cal State Los Angeles (UPI) Prairie View A&M (black) |
The 1964 NCAA College Division football season was the ninth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.
See main article: 1964 small college football rankings. College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) 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.
In 1964, UPI's top ranked team was 9–0 Cal State Los Angeles. 8–0 Wittenberg was top ranked by the AP panel, and second in the UPI poll.Associated Press (writers) final poll
Published on November 25[1]
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8–0 | 6 | 114 | ||
| 2 | 9–0 | 101 | |||
| 3 | 8–0 | 2 | 97 | ||
| 4 | 9–1 | 89 | |||
| 5 | 8–1 | 1 | 67 | ||
| 6 | 10–0 | 1 | 65 | ||
| 7 | 8–1 | 1 | 44 | ||
| 8 | 8–1 | 1 | 35 | ||
| 9 | 7–1 | 23 | |||
| 10 | 8–1 | 1 | 22 |
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9–0 | 26 | 318 | ||
| 2 | 8–0 | 7 | 278 | ||
| 3 | 8–1 | 217 | |||
| 4 | 8–1 | 1 | 196 | ||
| T5 | 10–0 | 1 | 152 | ||
| T5 | 9–1 | 152 | |||
| 7 | 8–2 | 147 | |||
| 8 | 9–0 | 119 | |||
| 9 | 8–1 | 78 | |||
| 10 | 9–1 | 55 |
The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, played on December 12.
| Bowl | Region | Location | Winning team | Losing team | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangerine | East | Orlando, Florida | East Carolina | 14 | UMass | 13 | [3] | |
| Grantland Rice | Mideast | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 20 | 0 | [4] | ||
| Pecan | Midwest | Abilene, Texas | State College of Iowa | 19 | Lamar Tech | 17 | [5] | |
| Camellia | West | Sacramento, California | Montana State | 28 | Sacramento State | 7 | [6] | |