The 1958 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1958 college football season. The rankings were prepared and published the United Press International (UPI). It was the first year that the UPI compiled small-college rankings. The Associated Press (AP) did not begin publishing small-college rankings until 1960.
The UPI's small-college rankings for 1957 were based on voting by the UPI's board of coaches. Mississippi Southern compiled a perfect 9–0 record and was ranked No. 1 in the final UPI small-college rankings. The Miami Redskins were ranked second.
Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week Win–loss record Number of first place votes Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
UPI coaches poll
HBCU rankings The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1958 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.
The rankings were published on December 20:
1. Prairie View A&M (10–0–1) 2. Southern (8–2) 3. Florida A&M (7–2) 4. North Carolina A&T (7–2) 5. Lincoln (MO) (8–1) 6. South Carolina State (7–2) 7. North Carolina College (7–2) 8. Jackson State (6–2–1) 9. Bishop (9–1) 10. Grambling (6–3) 11. Texas Southern (5–5) 12. Texas College (5–4) 13. Alabama State (6–2) 14. Tennessee A&I (4–4) 15. Morgan State (5–3)
The Associated Negro Press also published rankings on December 27:
1. Prairie View A&M (10–0–1) 2. Southern (8–2) 3. Florida A&M (7–2) 4. Lincoln (MO) (8–1) 5. Texas Southern (5–5) 6. Grambling (6–3) 7. Jackson State (6–2–1) 8. Tennessee A&I (4–4) 9. North Carolina A&T (7–2) 10. North Carolina College (7–2) 11. South Carolina State (7–2) 12. Wiley (5–5) 13. Morgan State (5–3)
Notes
References