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October 22, 1951 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Tennessee (70) SEC 4-0 1354 W 27-13 A Alabama
2 < 3 Michigan State (28) Ind 5-0 1204  
3 < 5 Georgia Tech (16) SEC 5-0 1022  
4 < 8 Illinois (12) Big Ten 4-0 878  
5 < 7 Maryland (13) Southern 4-0 841  
6 < 11 USC (13) PCC 5-0 711  
7 < 10 Baylor (2) Southwest 4-0 621  
8 < 9 Princeton (2) Ind 4-0 528 W 60-7 H Lafayette
9 < 1 California (1) PCC 4-1 435 L 21-14 H #11 USC
10 < 4 Texas Southwest 4-1 182  
11 < 13 Stanford (1) PCC 5-0 164  
12 < 14 Cornell (1) Ind 4-0 131 W 27-0 A Yale
13 < 18 Northwestern Big Ten 4-0 122  
14 < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 2-1-1 98  
15 < NR Notre Dame Ind 3-1 97  
16 < 6 Texas A&M (1) Southwest 3-1 91  
17 < NR Kentucky (1) SEC 3-3 47  
18 < NR Washington State PCC 3-2 38 W 26-13 A Oregon State
19 < NR Arkansas Southwest 3-2 26  
20 < NR San Francisco Ind 5-0 18  
NR < 12 Villanova Ind 0  
NR < 15 SMU Southwest 0  
NR < 16 Pacific Ind 0  
NR < 17 Ohio State Big Ten 0  
NR < 19 Oklahoma Big 7 2-2 0 W 33-21 H Kansas
NR < 20 Washington PCC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 11.4 1978
PCC 4 11.0 1348
Southwest 4 13.0 920
SEC 3 7.0 2423
Big Ten 3 10.3 1098
Southern 1 5.0 841

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.