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September 28, 1953 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (71) Ind 1-0 907 W 28-21 A #6 Oklahoma
2 < 2 Michigan State (6) Big Ten 1-0 692  
3 < 9 Maryland (5) ACC 2-0 501  
4 < NR Michigan (3) Big Ten 1-0 403  
5 < 4 UCLA (3) PCC 2-0 391  
6 < 7 Ohio State (2) Big Ten 1-0 380  
7 < 8 USC (1) PCC 2-0 346  
8 < 6 Oklahoma Big 7 0-1 316 L 28-21 H #1 Notre Dame
9 < 3 Georgia Tech SEC 1-0-1 242  
10 < 20 Baylor Southwest 1-0 188  
11 < NR Mississippi State (1) SEC 2-0 176  
12 < 10 Duke (1) ACC 2-0 127  
13 < 16 West Virginia (4) Southern 1-0 88  
14 < 12 Rice Southwest 1-0 76  
15 < NR Mississippi SEC 2-0 68  
16 < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 1-0 54  
17 < 11 Texas Southwest 1-1 53  
18 < NR Georgia SEC 2-0 49  
19 < NR LSU SEC 1-0-1 46  
20 < NR Holy Cross Ind 1-0 42 W 28-6 N Dartmouth
NR < 5 Alabama SEC 0  
NR < 13 Navy Ind 0  
NR < 14 California PCC 0  
NR < 15 Florida SEC 0  
NR < 17 Pittsburgh Ind 0  
NR < 17 Tennessee SEC 0  
NR < 19 Princeton Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 14.4 581
Big Ten 4 7.0 1529
Southwest 3 13.7 317
PCC 2 6.0 737
ACC 2 7.5 628
Ind 2 10.5 949
Big 7 1 8.0 316
Southern 1 13.0 88

Notes

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