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November 9, 1953 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (79) Ind 6-0 1159 W 28-20 A Penn
2 < 2 Maryland (24) ACC 8-0 1034  
3 < 4 Illinois (4) Big Ten 6-0-1 919  
4 < 5 Michigan State (1) Big Ten 6-1 741  
5 < 6 Georgia Tech SEC 6-1-1 650  
6 < 8 Oklahoma (1) Big 7 5-1-1 591 W 14-7 A Missouri
7 < 9 UCLA PCC 6-1 467  
8 < 7 West Virginia (11) Southern 7-0 455  
9 < 3 Baylor Southwest 6-1 402  
10 < 19 Texas Southwest 5-3 240  
11 < 12 Mississippi (2) SEC 7-1 127  
12 < 17 USC PCC 6-1-1 121  
13 < 14 Kentucky (1) SEC 5-2-1 81  
14 < 10 Duke ACC 6-1-1 68  
15 < 13 Minnesota Big Ten 4-3 52  
16 < 11 Stanford PCC 5-3 50  
16 < NR Rice Southwest 5-2 50  
18 < NR Tennessee SEC 4-2-1 49  
19 < NR Texas Tech BIAA 7-1 47  
20 < 15 Auburn SEC 5-1-1 23  
NR < 16 Ohio State Big Ten 0  
NR < 17 Michigan Big Ten 0  
NR < 20 Alabama SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 13.4 930
Big Ten 3 7.3 1712
Southwest 3 11.7 692
PCC 3 11.7 638
ACC 2 8.0 1102
Ind 1 1.0 1159
Big 7 1 6.0 591
Southern 1 8.0 455
BIAA 1 19.0 47

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.