Texas was awarded the NC by the UPI prior to losing to Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl. The UPI's #2 team, Ohio State, also lost to Stanford in the Rose Bowl that season. Nebraska had been #3 but their win over LSU in the Orange Bowl made them the AP champion. Texas and Ohio State also shared a 1970 title awarded by the National Football Foundation. Arizona State did not wind up at the top of any polls but had the only season of the teams listed here without either a loss or a tie.
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