Rice AP Football Poll Summary
Houston, TX - AC
Note: Rice's ranking in the final 1961 poll has been changed to unranked after the original AP wire story and poll was revisited and confirmed across several newspapers.
| Weeks... |
All |
Preseason |
Final |
| ...at #1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ...at #2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ...in Top 5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| ...in Top 10 |
17 |
0 |
4 |
| ...in Top 25 |
69 |
3 |
7 |
|
Ranked in 5% of 1261 polls
Appearance Streaks
Seasons Ranked
| Season |
App |
Pct |
Pre |
Final |
High |
Low* |
Avg* |
| 1961 |
1 |
8% |
NR |
NR |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| 1960 |
6 |
50% |
NR |
NR |
10 |
20 |
14 |
| 1958 |
3 |
25% |
NR |
NR |
13 |
17 |
15 |
| 1957 |
8 |
67% |
NR |
8 |
8 |
20 |
14 |
| 1955 |
4 |
33% |
11 |
NR |
11 |
15 |
13 |
| 1954 |
8 |
67% |
16 |
19 |
11 |
19 |
16 |
| 1953 |
9 |
82% |
12 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
11 |
| 1952 |
1 |
9% |
NR |
NR |
17 |
17 |
17 |
| 1951 |
2 |
18% |
NR |
NR |
18 |
19 |
19 |
| 1950 |
2 |
20% |
NR |
NR |
15 |
15 |
15 |
| 1949 |
7 |
78% |
N/A |
5 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
| 1947 |
6 |
60% |
N/A |
18 |
15 |
20 |
17 |
| 1946 |
8 |
89% |
N/A |
10 |
5 |
16 |
12 |
| 1941 |
1 |
13% |
N/A |
NR |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| 1937 |
3 |
43% |
N/A |
18 |
15 |
18 |
16 |
|
* Does not include polls where the team was not ranked.
Ranked in 15 out of 90 seasons (17%)
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