| 1974 small college football rankings | |
|---|---|
No. 1: Central Michigan (AP) | |
No. 1: Louisiana Tech (UPI) | |
| Small college football rankings (AP, UPI) | |
«1973 |
The 1974 small college football rankings were conducted via polls of head football coaches by United Press International (UPI) and via polls of sportswriters and broadcasters by the Associated Press (AP).
The final UPI poll was released before the NCAA Division II playoffs, and ranked Louisiana Tech first. The AP poll was released after the playoffs and ranked Central Michigan first.
The 1974 NCAA Division II football season was the 17th year UPI published a small-college poll and it was the 15th year the Associated Press published their small-college poll. These "small college" polls were discontinued after this season.