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1959 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Syracuse (134) Ind 10-0 1768 W 36-8 A #17 UCLA
2 < 2 Mississippi (47) SEC 9-1 1444  
3 < 3 LSU (6) SEC 9-1 1284  
4 < 4 Texas (1) Southwest 9-1 1028  
5 < 5 Georgia (3) SEC 9-1 876  
6 < 6 Wisconsin (5) Big Ten 7-2 724  
7 < 7 TCU Southwest 8-2 580 DNP
8 < 8 Washington AAWU 9-1 428  
9 < 9 Arkansas Southwest 8-2 301  
10 < 11 Alabama (5) SEC 7-1-2 257  
11 < 10 Clemson ACC 8-2 239  
12 < 14 Penn State Ind 8-2 190  
13 < 12 Illinois Big Ten 5-3-1 104  
14 < 13 USC AAWU 8-2 94  
15 < 15 Oklahoma Big 8 7-3 68 DNP
16 < 16 Wyoming MSAC 9-1 60 DNP
17 < 19 Notre Dame Ind 5-5 46  
18 < 20 Missouri Big 8 6-4 40  
19 < 18 Florida SEC 5-4-1 34  
20 < NR Pittsburgh Ind 6-4 30  
NR < 17 UCLA AAWU 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 7.8 3895
Ind 4 12.5 2034
Southwest 3 6.7 1909
Big Ten 2 9.5 828
AAWU 2 11.0 522
Big 8 2 16.5 108
ACC 1 11.0 239
MSAC 1 16.0 60

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.