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1951 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 4 Tennessee (60) SEC 0-0 923 DNP
2 < 8 Michigan State (18) Ind 0-0 726 DNP
3 < 14 Ohio State (8) Big Ten 0-0 652 DNP
4 < 1 Oklahoma (16) Big 7 0-0 509 DNP
5 < 5 California (3) PCC 0-0 403 DNP
6 < 7 Kentucky (1) SEC 0-0 316 DNP
6 < NR Texas A&M Southwest 0-0 316 DNP
8 < 11 Washington (3) PCC 0-0 310 DNP
9 < 16 Alabama (2) SEC 0-0 271 DNP
10 < 13 Illinois (2) Big Ten 0-0 247 DNP
11 < 3 Texas (1) Southwest 0-0 195 DNP
12 < 17 Nebraska Big 7 0-0 164 DNP
13 < NR Baylor Southwest 0-0 142 DNP
14 < NR Notre Dame (1) Ind 0-0 139 DNP
15 < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 105 DNP
16 < NR Maryland Southern 0-0 101 DNP
17 < 9 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 85 DNP
18 < 6 Princeton Ind 0-0 79 DNP
19 < NR Penn Ind 0-0 52 DNP
20 < NR Cornell Ind 0-0 46 DNP
RV < 2 Army Ind 0-0 0 DNP
RV < 10 Clemson Southern 0-0 0 DNP
RV < 12 Wyoming MSAC 0-0 0 DNP
RV < 15 Miami (FL) Ind 0-0 0 DNP
RV < 18 Tulsa MVC 0-0 0 DNP
RV < 20 Tulane SEC 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR Georgia SEC 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR Holy Cross Ind 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR Indiana Big Ten 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR Navy Ind 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR Pacific Ind 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR SMU Southwest 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR Stanford PCC 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR Syracuse Ind 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR UCLA PCC 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR USC PCC 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR Wake Forest Southern 0-0 0 DNP
RV < NR Yale Ind 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 18 Washington & Lee Southern 0-0 0 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 14.6 1042
Big Ten 4 11.3 1089
SEC 3 5.3 1510
Southwest 3 10.0 653
PCC 2 6.5 713
Big 7 2 8.0 673
Southern 1 16.0 101

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.