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November 23, 1959 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Syracuse (121) Ind 9-0 1602 W 46-0 A Boston
2 < 2 Mississippi (32) SEC 8-1 1377  
3 < 3 LSU (1) SEC 9-1 1216  
4 < 5 Texas (1) Southwest 8-1 978  
5 < 9 Wisconsin (1) Big Ten 7-2 753  
6 < 6 Georgia (2) SEC 8-1 750  
7 < 4 USC AAWU 8-1 586  
8 < 10 TCU Southwest 7-2 467 W 35-6 H Rice
9 < 14 Washington (4) AAWU 9-1 437  
10 < 13 Arkansas (1) Southwest 8-2 257  
11 < 12 Auburn SEC 7-2 202  
12 < 18 Miami (FL) (5) Ind 6-3 187  
13 < NR Illinois Big Ten 5-3-1 109  
14 < 19 Clemson ACC 7-2 100  
15 < 7 Penn State Ind 8-2 97  
16 < NR Pittsburgh Ind 6-4 50  
17 < NR Oklahoma Big 8 6-3 43 W 35-12 H Iowa State
18 < NR Missouri (2) Big 8 6-4 40  
19 < 17 Alabama (1) SEC 6-1-2 38  
20 < NR UCLA AAWU 4-3-1 35  
NR < 8 Northwestern Big Ten 0  
NR < 11 Michigan State Big Ten 0  
NR < 15 Oregon Ind 0  
NR < 16 Iowa Big Ten 0  
NR < 20 Tennessee SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 8.2 3583
Ind 4 11.0 1936
Southwest 3 7.3 1702
AAWU 3 12.0 1058
Big Ten 2 9.0 862
Big 8 2 17.5 83
ACC 1 14.0 100

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.