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1960 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Syracuse (26) Ind 0-0 446 DNP
2 < 2 Mississippi (21) SEC 0-0 426 DNP
3 < 8 Washington (1) AAWU 0-0 345 DNP
4 < 4 Texas Southwest 0-0 257 DNP
5 < 13 Illinois Big Ten 0-0 228 DNP
6 < 14 USC AAWU 0-0 140 DNP
7 < 20 Pittsburgh Ind 0-0 127 DNP
8 < NR Michigan State Big Ten 0-0 126 DNP
9 < 11 Clemson ACC 0-0 76 DNP
10 < 15 Oklahoma Big 8 0-0 66 DNP
11 < 7 TCU Southwest 0-0 64 DNP
12 < NR Auburn SEC 0-0 51 DNP
13 < 5 Georgia SEC 0-0 48 DNP
14 < NR Northwestern Big Ten 0-0 41 DNP
15 < NR Iowa Big Ten 0-0 33 DNP
16 < NR Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 29 DNP
17 < 17 Notre Dame Ind 0-0 26 DNP
18 < NR Tennessee SEC 0-0 23 DNP
19 < 9 Arkansas Southwest 0-0 20 DNP
19 < 12 Penn State Ind 0-0 20 DNP
NR < 3 LSU SEC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 6 Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 10 Alabama SEC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 16 Wyoming MSAC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 18 Missouri Big 8 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 19 Florida SEC 0-0 0 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 5 11.6 457
Ind 4 11.0 619
SEC 4 11.3 548
Southwest 3 11.3 341
AAWU 2 4.5 485
ACC 1 9.0 76
Big 8 1 10.0 66

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.