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1955 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (218) Big 7 10-0 3581 W 53-0 H Oklahoma State
2 < 2 Michigan State (88) Big Ten 8-1 3204  
3 < 3 Maryland (55) ACC 10-0 3024  
4 < 4 UCLA (9) PCC 9-1 2637  
5 < 6 Ohio State (4) Big Ten 7-2 1980  
6 < 7 TCU (9) Southwest 9-1 1941 W 20-13 H SMU
7 < 9 Georgia Tech SEC 8-1-1 1301  
8 < 10 Auburn (6) SEC 8-1-1 854  
9 < 5 Notre Dame Ind 8-2 796  
10 < 15 Mississippi (1) SEC 9-1 708  
11 < 13 Pittsburgh (1) Ind 7-3 282  
12 < 12 Michigan Big Ten 7-2 217  
13 < NR USC PCC 6-4 149  
14 < 14 Miami (FL) Ind 6-3 136  
15 < 16 Miami (OH) MAC 9-0 113  
16 < 17 Stanford PCC 6-3-1 94  
17 < 8 Texas A&M Southwest 7-2-1 90  
18 < 11 Navy Ind 6-2-1 89  
19 < NR West Virginia Southern 8-2 88  
20 < NR Army Ind 6-3 66  
NR < 18 Duke ACC 0  
NR < 19 Vanderbilt SEC 0  
NR < 20 Syracuse Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 14.4 1369
Big Ten 3 6.3 5401
SEC 3 8.3 2863
PCC 3 11.0 2880
Southwest 2 11.5 2031
Big 7 1 1.0 3581
ACC 1 3.0 3024
MAC 1 15.0 113
Southern 1 19.0 88

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.