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October 1, 1951 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Michigan State (37) Ind 2-0 1026 W 25-0 A #17 Michigan
2 < 5 California (22) PCC 2-0 962  
3 < 1 Tennessee (27) SEC 1-0 934 W 14-0 H Mississippi State
4 < 4 Oklahoma (18) Big 7 1-0 805 W 49-7 H William & Mary
5 < 14 Notre Dame (9) Ind 1-0 720  
6 < 11 Texas (6) Southwest 2-0 616  
7 < 3 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 1-0 430  
8 < 10 Illinois Big Ten 1-0 294  
9 < 16 Maryland (4) Southern 1-0 237  
10 < 6 Texas A&M Southwest 1-0 222  
11 < NR Georgia Tech (4) SEC 2-0 203  
12 < 8 Washington (2) PCC 2-0 166  
13 < NR Georgia (1) SEC 2-0 95  
14 < 18 Princeton Ind 1-0 81 W 54-20 H New York
15 < NR Oregon State (1) PCC 1-1 42  
16 < NR Duke Southern 2-0 37  
17 < 6 Kentucky SEC 1-2 34  
18 < NR Clemson (1) Southern 2-0 33  
19 < 13 Baylor Southwest 1-0 32  
20 < NR Kansas Big 7 2-0 30 W 53-33 H Iowa State
NR < 9 Alabama SEC 0  
NR < 12 Nebraska Big 7 0  
NR < 15 Wisconsin Big Ten 0  
NR < 17 Michigan Big Ten 0  
NR < 19 Penn Ind 0  
NR < 20 Cornell Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 4 11.0 1266
Ind 3 6.7 1827
PCC 3 9.7 1170
Southwest 3 11.7 870
Southern 3 14.3 307
Big Ten 2 7.5 724
Big 7 2 12.0 835

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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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.