Joe got me thinking...

...so I did a little research (boy, do I have a lot of time on my hands). From the years 1960 to 1969, according to the AP poll (and UPI isn't much different), Alabama was ranked eight times in the final top ten rankings and won three national championships. Texas and Southern Cal were each ranked six times and won two championships. Penn State made the rankings four times and Oklahoma three with no championships between them.

The 1970s saw an even more concentration of talent. Alabama and Oklahoma made the final top ten an astounding nine times, with the Crimson Tide capturing three titles and the Sooners two. Penn State was represented seven times with no championships. And Texas and Southern Cal had six top ten rankings each as the Trojans were crowned champions three times and the Longhorns once.

In those days, AP and UPI published their own separate polls. Sometimes they would agree on a champion, sometimes they would split. The championships I've listed were from at least one poll, not necessarily both.

Incidentally, the last time Holy Cross cracked the top ten was in 1938 when they finished in
ninth place. For Dartmouth, it was 1937 when they were ranked seventh. But as recently as 1970, the Big Green, or the Indians as they were known then, tied with Houston for thirteenth. Now that's trivia!