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1955 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 UCLA (33) PCC 0-0 1054 DNP
2 < 3 Oklahoma (32) Big 7 0-0 1001 DNP
3 < 15 Michigan (34) Big Ten 0-0 870 DNP
4 < 1 Ohio State (9) Big Ten 0-0 636 DNP
5 < 8 Maryland (8) ACC 0-0 595 DNP
6 < 4 Notre Dame (2) Ind 0-0 529 DNP
7 < 7 Army Ind 0-0 333 DNP
8 < 5 Navy (1) Ind 0-0 329 DNP
9 < 11 Miami (FL) (5) Ind 0-0 321 DNP
10 < NR Georgia Tech (1) SEC 0-0 319 DNP
11 < 19 Rice Southwest 0-0 270 DNP
12 < NR Iowa (4) Big Ten 0-0 234 DNP
13 < 17 USC (2) PCC 0-0 152 DNP
14 < 9 Wisconsin Big Ten 0-0 150 DNP
15 < 6 Mississippi SEC 0-0 128 DNP
16 < NR SMU Southwest 0-0 93 DNP
17 < 13 Auburn SEC 0-0 56 DNP
18 < 14 Duke (1) ACC 0-0 48 DNP
19 < 12 West Virginia (1) Southern 0-0 45 DNP
20 < NR Purdue (1) Big Ten 0-0 37 DNP
NR < 10 Arkansas Southwest 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 16 Virginia Tech Southern 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 18 Baylor Southwest 0-0 0 DNP
NR < 20 Penn State Ind 0-0 0 DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 5 10.6 1927
Ind 4 7.5 1512
SEC 3 14.0 503
PCC 2 7.0 1206
ACC 2 11.5 643
Southwest 2 13.5 363
Big 7 1 2.0 1001
Southern 1 19.0 45

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.