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November 16, 1953 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (93) Ind 7-0 1404 W 34-14 A North Carolina
2 < 2 Maryland (42) ACC 9-0 1344  
3 < 4 Michigan State (3) Big Ten 7-1 1091  
4 < 6 Oklahoma (3) Big 7 6-1-1 920 W 47-0 H Iowa State
5 < 7 UCLA PCC 7-1 806  
6 < 10 Texas Southwest 6-3 348  
7 < 3 Illinois Big Ten 6-1-1 311  
8 < NR Wisconsin (2) Big Ten 6-2 290  
9 < 12 USC PCC 6-1-1 201  
10 < 16 Rice Southwest 6-2 185  
11 < NR Alabama (1) SEC 5-1-3 163  
12 < 5 Georgia Tech SEC 6-2-1 151  
13 < 13 Kentucky (3) SEC 6-2-1 130  
14 < 20 Auburn (1) SEC 6-1-1 126  
15 < 14 Duke ACC 6-1-1 117  
16 < 16 Stanford PCC 6-3 106  
17 < 19 Texas Tech BIAA 8-1 81  
18 < NR South Carolina ACC 6-2 78 W 20-14 A West Virginia
19 < 8 West Virginia (1) Southern 7-1 74  
20 < NR Iowa (1) Big Ten 5-3 71  
NR < 9 Baylor Southwest 0  
NR < 11 Mississippi SEC 0  
NR < 15 Minnesota Big Ten 0  
NR < 18 Tennessee SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 4 9.5 1763
SEC 4 12.5 570
PCC 3 10.0 1113
ACC 3 11.7 1539
Southwest 2 8.0 533
Ind 1 1.0 1404
Big 7 1 4.0 920
BIAA 1 17.0 81
Southern 1 19.0 74

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.