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October 5, 1959 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 LSU (69) SEC 3-0 1064 W 22-0 A Baylor
2 < 2 Northwestern (30) Big Ten 2-0 1041  
3 < 7 Georgia Tech SEC 3-0 665  
4 < 10 Texas Southwest 3-0 656  
5 < 3 Mississippi (2) SEC 3-0 601  
6 < 11 USC (9) AAWU 3-0 575  
7 < NR Purdue Big Ten 1-0-1 446  
8 < 9 Tennessee SEC 2-0 429  
9 < 12 Wisconsin Big Ten 2-0 233  
10 < 5 Iowa Big Ten 1-1 182  
11 < 16 South Carolina (3) ACC 3-0 155 W 30-14 H Georgia
12 < 20 Syracuse (1) Ind 2-0 132  
13 < NR Oklahoma (2) Big 8 1-1 110 W 42-12 H Colorado
14 < 17 Auburn SEC 1-1 88  
15 < NR SMU Southwest 1-1 63  
16 < NR Penn State (2) Ind 3-0 60  
17 < 19 Florida SEC 3-0 56  
18 < 18 Air Force Ind 2-0 35  
19 < NR Arkansas Southwest 3-0 34  
20 < NR Illinois Big Ten 1-1 33  
NR < 4 Army Ind 0  
NR < 6 Clemson ACC 0  
NR < 8 Notre Dame Ind 0  
NR < 13 Georgia SEC 0  
NR < 14 Ohio State Big Ten 0  
NR < 15 Navy Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 8.0 2903
Big Ten 5 9.6 1935
Southwest 3 12.7 753
Ind 3 15.3 227
AAWU 1 6.0 575
ACC 1 11.0 155
Big 8 1 13.0 110

Notes

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