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.
^AP (December 3, 1970). "Tampa 4th in Final Small College Poll". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^"Bentson-led Bisons defeat Montana 31-16 in Camellia". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 13, 1970. p. 1, sports.
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The 1970 NCAA College Division football season was the 15th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level 1970 NCAA College Division football seasonChampion s Arkansas State AP UPI Tennessee State black 1969 College Division football seasons 1971 Contents 1 Conference and program changes 1 1 Conference changes 2 Conference standings 3 Rankings 3 1 College Division final polls 4 Bowl games 5 See also 6 ReferencesConference and program changes EditConference changes Edit School 1969 Conference 1970 ConferenceCal State Fullerton New Program CCAACentral Michigan IIAC IndependentEastern Illinois IIAC IndependentFordham Reactivated Program IndependentGeorgetown Reactivated Program IndependentIllinois State IIAC IndependentSaint Mary s Reactivated Program IndependentWestern Illinois IIAC IndependentConference standings Edit1970 Big Sky Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TMontana 5 0 0 10 1 0Boise State 2 1 0 8 3 0Idaho State 3 2 0 5 5 0Weber State 3 3 0 5 5 1Idaho 2 2 0 4 7 0Montana State 1 5 0 2 8 0Northern Arizona 0 3 0 2 8 0 Conference champion 1970 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 20 UPI Cal Poly 3 0 0 8 2 0Cal State Fullerton 3 1 0 6 4 1Valley State 1 2 0 4 6 0Cal Poly Pomona 1 3 0 5 5 0UC Riverside 0 2 0 4 6 0 Conference championRankings from College Division poll 1970 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNorthernMorgan State x 5 0 0 8 2 0No 16 Virginia State y 5 1 0 8 2 0Delaware State 4 1 0 6 2 0Howard 3 2 0 7 2 0Saint Paul s VA 1 1 0 3 5 0Norfolk State 2 3 0 3 6 0Virginia Union 1 4 0 3 6 0Maryland Eastern Shore 1 5 0 1 8 0Hampton 0 5 0 0 9 0SouthernNo 17 Johnson C Smith xy 6 0 0 8 2 0Elizabeth City State 4 1 0 6 3 0North Carolina Central 3 1 0 5 4 0Shaw 3 2 1 3 5 1Fayetteville State 1 3 1 3 5 1Livingstone 1 4 0 2 7 0Winston Salem State 1 5 0 3 5 0North Carolina A amp T 0 3 0 4 6 0Championship Virginia State 32 Johnson C Smith 14 Conference championx Division champion co championsy Championship game participantRankings from NAIA Division I poll1970 College Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TSouthwestern TN 3 1 0 7 1 0Washington University 3 1 0 5 4 0Centre 2 2 0 4 5 0Washington and Lee 1 3 0 2 7 0Sewanee 1 3 0 2 6 0 Conference co champions 1970 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 9 Carthage 7 0 1 7 1 1Carroll WI 7 1 0 8 1 0Illinois Wesleyan 5 2 1 5 3 1Millikin 5 3 0 5 4 0Elmhurst 4 4 0 4 5 0Augustana IL 2 5 0 3 6 0North Park 2 5 1 2 6 1Wheaton IL 1 6 1 1 7 1North Central IL 0 8 0 1 8 0 Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1970 Eastern Football Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TMontclair State 3 1 0 9 1 0Southern Connecticut State 3 1 0 5 3 1Central Connecticut State 2 1 1 5 3 1Bridgeport 1 3 0 4 6 0Glassboro State 0 3 1 3 4 1 Conference co champions1970 Far Western Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TChico State 3 1 0 8 3 0Cal State Hayward 3 1 0 7 4 0UC Davis 2 2 0 6 4 0Humboldt State 2 2 0 5 5 0San Francisco State 0 4 0 0 9 1Sonoma State 0 0 0 4 4 1Sacramento State 0 0 0 4 6 0 Conference co champions ineligible for conference championship 1970 Gulf States Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TSouthwestern Louisiana 5 0 0 9 2 0Northwestern State 3 2 0 7 3 0Northeast Louisiana 3 2 0 5 4 0McNeese State 2 3 0 5 6 0Southeastern Louisiana 2 3 0 4 6 0Louisiana Tech 0 5 0 2 8 0 Conference champion 1970 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TEvansville 4 0 0 6 3 0Saint Joseph s IN 3 1 0 7 2 0Butler 2 2 0 3 6 1Valparaiso 1 3 0 5 3 1DePauw 0 4 0 4 5 0 Conference champion1970 Iowa Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TLuther 6 1 0 8 2 0No 17 Central IA 5 2 0 6 2 0No 18 Simpson 5 2 0 6 2 0William Penn 5 2 0 6 3 0Wartburg 3 4 0 3 6 0Dubuque 2 5 0 2 7 0Upper Iowa 1 6 0 1 6 1Buena Vista 1 6 0 1 8 0 Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1970 Mason Dixon Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L THampden Sydney 4 0 0 9 2 0Randolph Macon 3 1 0 7 2 0Towson State 2 1 0 6 2 0Bridgewater 2 2 0 4 5 0Western Maryland 1 3 0 4 5 0Gallaudet 0 2 0 3 4 0Johns Hopkins 0 3 0 5 4 0 Conference champion 1970 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TAdrian 4 1 0 6 3 0Alma 4 1 0 5 3 0Hope 3 2 0 5 4 0Albion 3 2 0 3 6 0Kalamazoo 1 4 0 3 5 0Olivet 0 5 0 0 9 0 Conference co champions1970 Mid American Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 12 Toledo 5 0 0 12 0 0Miami OH 3 2 0 7 3 0Ohio 3 2 0 4 5 0Western Michigan 2 3 0 7 3 0Kent State 1 4 0 3 7 0Bowling Green 1 4 0 2 6 1 Conference championRankings from AP Poll 1970 Mid South Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 2 Jacksonville State 5 0 0 10 0 0Tennessee Martin 4 1 0 7 3 0Troy State 3 2 0 6 4 1Delta State 2 3 0 3 6 1Florence State 1 4 0 5 5 0Livingston 0 5 0 4 5 0 Conference championRankings from NAIA Division I poll 1970 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNorthernSusquehanna x 5 1 0 7 3 0Albright 4 2 0 4 5 0Upsala 3 3 1 3 4 1Lycoming 3 4 0 3 5 0Delaware Valley 1 4 0 1 7 0Juniata 1 6 0 2 6 1Wagner 3 1 0 5 3 1Wilkes 0 2 1 3 4 1SouthernMoravian x 6 1 2 6 1 2Muhlenberg 7 2 0 7 2 0Johns Hopkins 5 2 0 5 4 0Lebanon Valley 5 2 1 5 3 1Western Maryland 3 2 0 4 5 0Pennsylvania Military 4 3 0 5 4 0Franklin amp Marshall 3 4 0 3 5 0Ursinus 3 4 0 3 5 0Dickinson 2 4 1 2 4 1Swarthmore 2 6 0 2 6 0Haverford 0 7 0 0 7 0x Division champion co champions Ineligible due to insufficient conference gamesRankings from AP Poll1970 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TConcordia Moorhead 6 1 0 7 2 1No 14 Gustavus Adolphus 5 2 0 8 2 0Saint John s MN 5 2 0 6 3 0Minnesota Duluth 4 2 1 7 2 1Hamline 3 4 0 6 4 0Macalester 2 4 1 3 5 1Augsburg 1 6 0 1 8 0St Thomas MN 1 6 0 1 9 0 Conference championRankings from NAIA Division I poll 1970 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TCentral Missouri State 5 1 0 9 1 0NE Missouri State 5 1 0 7 2 0SE Missouri State 4 2 0 5 5 0Lincoln MO 3 3 0 7 3 0Missouri Rolla 2 3 1 6 3 1SW Missouri State 1 4 1 2 7 1NW Missouri State 0 6 0 2 8 0 Conference co champions 1970 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TMontclair State 3 0 0 9 1 0Glassboro State 2 1 0 3 4 1Jersey City State 1 2 0 5 3 0Trenton State 0 3 0 2 6 0 Conference champion1970 North Central Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNorth Dakota State 6 0 0 9 0 1North Dakota 4 1 1 5 3 1South Dakota 3 2 1 4 4 2Augustana SD 3 3 0 4 6 0Morningside 2 4 0 3 5 0Northern Iowa 1 5 0 2 8 0South Dakota State 1 5 0 2 8 0 Conference champion 1970 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TMichigan Tech 5 1 0 8 1 0Minnesota Morris 5 1 0 7 2 0St Cloud State 5 1 0 6 3 0Moorhead State 3 3 0 4 4 1Winona State 1 5 0 2 7 0Bemidji State 1 5 0 1 8 0Southwest State MN 1 5 0 1 8 0 Conference co champions 1970 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TCapital 6 0 0 8 1 0No 17 Wittenberg 5 0 0 9 0 0Wooster 5 1 0 7 2 0Muskingum 5 1 0 7 2 0Mount Union 4 1 0 8 1 0Denison 3 4 0 5 4 0Marietta 3 4 0 4 5 0Baldwin Wallace 2 3 0 6 3 0Kenyon 2 4 0 5 4 0Heidelberg 2 5 0 3 6 0Hiram 2 5 0 2 6 0Otterbein 2 5 0 2 7 0Ohio Wesleyan 1 5 0 2 7 0Oberlin 0 5 0 2 6 0 Conference co championsRankings from AP Poll1970 Ohio Valley Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 12 AP No 9 UPI Western Kentucky 5 1 1 8 1 1Eastern Kentucky 5 2 0 8 2 0East Tennessee State 4 1 2 7 1 2Morehead State 4 3 0 6 4 0Middle Tennessee 3 3 1 6 3 1Austin Peay 2 5 0 3 7 0Tennessee Tech 2 5 0 4 6 0Murray State 1 6 0 4 6 0 Conference championRankings from College Division poll 1970 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TEast DivisionWest Chester xy 5 0 0 7 4 0East Stroudsburg 4 2 0 5 4 0Kutztown 4 2 0 5 3 0Bloomsburg 3 3 0 5 3 0Millersville 3 3 0 4 5 0Mansfield 1 5 0 2 7 0Cheyney 0 5 0 0 9 0West DivisionNo 3 Edinboro xy 5 0 0 9 1 0Clarion 3 2 0 5 3 0California PA 3 2 0 5 4 0Slippery Rock 2 3 0 4 5 0Shippensburg 2 3 0 3 5 0Lock Haven 0 5 0 1 7 0Championship Edinboro 14 West Chester 34 Conference championx Division champion co championsy Championship game participant NAIA Division II playoff participantpoll NAIA Division II pollRankings from AP Poll 1970 Presidents Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TWashington amp Jefferson 5 0 0 0 7 1Bethany WV 3 2 0 6 2 0John Carroll 2 2 1 2 5 1Allegheny 2 3 0 2 5 0Case Western Reserve 1 3 1 2 5 1Thiel 1 4 0 2 6 0 Conference champion1970 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TClaremont Mudd 3 1 0 8 1 0Redlands 3 1 0 6 4 0Pomona 2 2 0 6 3 0Whittier 2 2 0 4 6 0Occidental 0 4 0 2 7 0 Conference co champions 1970 Southland Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 1 Arkansas State 4 0 0 11 0 0No 14 Abilene Christian 3 1 0 9 2 0Trinity TX 2 2 0 5 6 0Lamar Tech 1 3 0 3 7 0Texas Arlington 0 4 0 0 10 0 Conference championRankings from AP Poll 1970 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 7 9 Alcorn A amp M 6 0 0 8 1 0No 13 16 Grambling 5 1 0 9 2 0Texas Southern 4 2 0 6 3 0Southern 2 3 1 5 5 1Prairie View A amp M 2 3 1 4 5 1Jackson State 1 5 0 4 7 0Mississippi Valley State 0 6 0 1 8 0 Conference championRankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll1970 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 3 Platteville State 8 0 0 10 1 0Eau Claire State 5 3 0 6 4 0Whitewater State 5 3 0 6 4 0Oshkosh State 5 3 0 5 5 0Superior State 5 3 0 5 5 0La Crosse State 4 3 1 5 4 1Stout State 2 6 0 3 7 0Stevens Point State 1 6 1 1 8 1River Falls State 0 8 0 1 8 0 Conference champion NAIA Division I playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division I poll 1970 Yankee Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TConnecticut 4 0 1 4 4 2UMass 3 1 1 4 5 1New Hampshire 3 2 0 5 3 0Rhode Island 3 2 0 3 5 0Maine 1 4 0 3 5 0Vermont 0 5 0 0 9 0 Conference champion 1970 NCAA College Division independents football records vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 4 Tampa 10 1 0No 5 Tennessee State 10 0 0No 11 Delaware 9 2 0Hawaii 9 2 0Northern Michigan 8 2 0No 19 Eastern Michigan 7 2 1Akron 7 3 0Central Michigan 7 3 0Temple 7 3 0Drake 7 4 0Wayne State MI 6 2 0Arkansas AM amp N 6 3 0Southern Illinois 6 3 0Nevada 6 3 1Portland State 6 4 0UNLV 6 4 0Boston University 5 4 0Cortland 5 4 0Indiana PA 5 4 0Santa Clara 5 4 1Lafayette 6 5 0Colorado College 4 4 0Drexel 4 4 0Hofstra 5 5 0Indiana State 5 5 0Samford 5 5 0Wabash 3 3 2Saint Mary s 3 4 0Bucknell 4 6 0Lehigh 4 6 0Rose Poly 3 5 1Northeastern 3 5 0Indiana Central 3 6 0Lake Forest 3 6 0Chattanooga 3 8 0Parsons 2 7 0Eastern Illinois 2 8 0Milwaukee 1 9 0Rankings from AP PollRankings EditMain article 1970 NCAA College Division 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 College Division final polls Edit In 1970 both UPI and AP ranked Arkansas State 10 0 number one 1 2 The 34 coaches on the UPI board ranked Tampa second followed by Montana while the AP panel ranked Montana second followed by North Dakota State Arkansas State went on to beat Central Missouri State in the Pecan Bowl 38 21 3 while Montana lost to North Dakota State in the Camellia Bowl 31 16 United Press International coaches final poll Published on December 2 4 Rank School Record No 1votes Totalpoints1 Arkansas State 10 0 21 3182 Tampa 10 1 8 2793 Montana 10 0 3 2724 North Dakota State 8 0 1 2015 Tennessee State 10 0 1 1736 Long Beach State 9 2 1407 Wofford 10 0 1 1258 Delaware 8 2 899 Western Kentucky 8 1 1 5510 Hawaii 9 1 46 Associated Press writers final poll Published on December 3 5 6 Rank School Record No 1votes Totalpoints1 Arkansas State 10 0 4 2012 Montana 10 0 3 1623 North Dakota State 8 0 1 1474 Tampa 10 1 2 1465 Tennessee State 10 0 1316 Wofford 11 0 2 1097 Texas A amp I 10 1 1 998 Jacksonville State 9 0 879 Alcorn A amp M 9 1 8710 Southwestern Louisiana 9 2 73 Includes NAIA playoff winBowl games EditThe postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals all played on December 12 Bowl Region Location Winning team Losing team RefBoardwalk East Atlantic City New Jersey Delaware 38 Morgan State 23Grantland Rice Mideast Baton Rouge Louisiana Tennessee State 26 Southwestern Louisiana 25Pecan Midwest Arlington Texas Arkansas State 38 Central Missouri State 21 7 Camellia West Sacramento California North Dakota State 31 Montana 16 8 This was the final year for the Pecan Bowl it was succeeded by the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls in 1971 See also Edit1970 NCAA University Division football season 1970 NAIA Division I football season 1970 NAIA Division II football seasonReferences Edit Arkansas State Wins Small College Crown European Stars and Stripes Dec 3 1970 p22 No 1 Reflects Program At Arkansas St The Bee Danville VA Dec 3 1970 p13 Top rated grid team wins bowl Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press December 13 1970 p 3 sports UPI December 2 1970 Arkansas State Tops Final Poll The Pantagraph Bloomington Illinois Retrieved February 22 2017 via newspapers com AP December 3 1970 Tampa 4th in Final Small College Poll The News Press Fort Myers Florida Retrieved February 22 2017 via newspapers com AP December 4 1970 TSU Places 5th In Final AP Poll The Tennessean Nashville Tennessee Retrieved February 22 2017 via newspapers com Pecan Bowl 2 Games Archived from the original on February 17 2010 Retrieved April 24 2010 Bentson led Bisons defeat Montana 31 16 in Camellia Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press December 13 1970 p 1 sports Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 NCAA College Division football season amp oldid 1170784701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,