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1953 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 3 Notre Dame (84) Ind 0-0 1688 DNP
2 < 1 Michigan State (24) Big Ten 0-0 1305 DNP
3 < 2 Georgia Tech (24) SEC 0-0 1128 DNP
4 < 6 UCLA (12) PCC 0-0 1065 DNP
5 < 9 Alabama (18) SEC 0-0 968 DNP
6 < 4 Oklahoma (3) Big 7 0-0 672 DNP
7 < 17 Ohio State (3) Big Ten 0-0 666 DNP
8 < 5 USC PCC 0-0 165 DNP
9 < 13 Maryland (1) ACC 0-0 143 DNP
10 < 16 Duke (2) ACC 0-0 86 DNP
11 < 10 Texas Southwest 0-0 85 DNP
12 < NR Rice Southwest 0-0 66 DNP
13 < NR Navy Ind 0-0 56 DNP
14 < NR California PCC 0-0 26 DNP
15 < 15 Florida SEC 0-0 24 DNP
16 < NR West Virginia Southern 0-0 20 DNP
17 < 8 Tennessee SEC 0-0 18 DNP
17 < NR Pittsburgh Ind 0-0 18 DNP
19 < 19 Princeton Ind 0-0 17 DNP
20 < NR Baylor Southwest 0-0 15 DNP
RV < 7 Mississippi SEC 0-0 14 DNP
RV < 18 Purdue Big Ten 0-0 12 DNP
RV < NR Houston MVC 0-0 9 DNP
RV < NR Michigan Big Ten 0-0 8 DNP
RV < NR Penn Ind 0-0 7 DNP
RV < 11 Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 5 DNP
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 0-0 5 DNP
RV < NR SMU Southwest 0-0 5 DNP
RV < NR Villanova Ind 0-0 5 DNP
RV < NR Georgia SEC 0-0 2 DNP
RV < NR Washington PCC 0-0 2 DNP
RV < NR Penn State Ind 0-0 1 DNP
NR < 12 Tulsa MVC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 14 Syracuse Ind 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 20 Kentucky SEC 0-0 0 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 4 10.0 2138
Ind 4 12.5 1779
PCC 3 8.7 1256
Southwest 3 14.3 166
Big Ten 2 4.5 1971
ACC 2 9.5 229
Big 7 1 6.0 672
Southern 1 16.0 20

Notes

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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.