<P> In the preseason poll, Mississippi (Ole Miss Rebels) was first with 425 points and the Oklahoma Sooners second with 400 points . As the regular season progressed, an updated poll was issued on Mondays; and the "writers' poll" by Associated Press (AP) was the most popular . </P> <P> The Associated Press presented the AP Trophy to the Alabama Crimson Tide due to their 10--0 regular season record and their #1 finish in the AP poll . The Arkansas Razorbacks also had a 10--0 regular season in 1964, but finished #2 in the final AP poll . On New Year's Day, the Crimson Tide lost to #5 Texas Longhorns 21--17 in the Orange Bowl to finish the season with a 10--1 record . Arkansas had beaten the defending national champions, then #1, at Austin in October, and finished its season undefeated, 11--0, with a 10--7 win over seventh - ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Cotton Bowl . </P> <P> Since there were no further polls, Alabama's national championship was unaffected, despite Arkansas' undefeated, untied season and its win over the common opponent . The UPI Poll in 1964 also named its national champion before the bowl games were played . However, Arkansas was named national champion by the Football Writers Association of America . After a one - year trial run in 1965, the AP Poll began its current practice of naming their national champion at the conclusion of the bowl games in 1968 . The UPI Poll followed suit in 1974, after its choice for national champions in each of 1965, 1970, and 1973 lost their respective bowl games . </P> <Ul> <Li> The Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association changed its official name to the Big Eight Conference prior the 1964 season; this name remained until the league's dissolution and formation of the Big 12 Conference in 1995 . </Li> <Li> The Southland Conference began its first season of play with five members, all former independents, from the states of Arkansas and Texas . </Li> </Ul>

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