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1952 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Michigan State (77) Ind 0-0 1720 DNP
2 < 3 Maryland (79) Ind 0-0 1696 DNP
3 < 5 Georgia Tech (15) SEC 0-0 1233 DNP
4 < 10 Oklahoma (16) Big 7 0-0 1058 DNP
5 < 4 Illinois (7) Big Ten 0-0 1045 DNP
6 < 1 Tennessee (5) SEC 0-0 708 DNP
7 < 8 Wisconsin (4) Big Ten 0-0 534 DNP
8 < 12 California (2) PCC 0-0 526 DNP
9 < 11 TCU (1) Southwest 0-0 509 DNP
10 < NR Notre Dame Ind 0-0 482 DNP
11 < NR Texas Southwest 0-0 255 DNP
12 < NR Penn Ind 0-0 218 DNP
13 < 7 Stanford PCC 0-0 210 DNP
14 < 6 Princeton Ind 0-0 195 DNP
15 < 18 Washington State PCC 0-0 154 DNP
16 < NR USC (1) PCC 0-0 129 DNP
17 < NR Kansas (1) Big 7 0-0 106 DNP
18 < 17 UCLA PCC 0-0 105 DNP
19 < NR Duke Southern 0-0 96 DNP
20 < NR Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 89 DNP
NR < 9 Baylor Southwest 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 13 Virginia Ind 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 14 San Francisco Ind 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 15 Kentucky SEC 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 16 Boston Ind 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 19 Clemson Ind 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 19 Holy Cross Ind 0-0 0 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 7.8 4311
PCC 5 14.0 1124
Big Ten 3 10.7 1668
SEC 2 4.5 1941
Southwest 2 10.0 764
Big 7 2 10.5 1164
Southern 1 19.0 96

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.