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October 24, 1955 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Maryland (62) ACC 6-0 1599 W 34-13 A Syracuse
2 < 3 Oklahoma (53) Big 7 5-0 1569 W 56-21 H #14 Colorado
3 < 1 Michigan (39) Big Ten 5-0 1433 W 14-13 A Minnesota
4 < 4 Navy (4) Ind 5-0 1177  
5 < 6 Michigan State (4) Big Ten 4-1 937  
6 < 7 UCLA (2) PCC 5-1 909  
7 < 8 West Virginia (13) Southern 6-0 557  
8 < 9 Auburn (8) SEC 4-0-1 516  
9 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 4-1 462  
10 < 10 USC PCC 5-1 335  
11 < 12 Texas A&M Southwest 5-1 313  
12 < 13 Georgia Tech SEC 5-1 111  
13 < 20 Holy Cross (1) Ind 4-1 50 W 20-12 H Boston
14 < 18 TCU Southwest 5-1 49 W 21-19 A Miami (FL)
15 < NR Ohio State Big Ten 3-2 41  
16 < NR Pittsburgh Ind 4-2 38  
17 < 5 Duke ACC 4-1 35  
18 < NR Miami (OH) MAC 5-0 20  
19 < NR Washington PCC 4-1-1 14  
20 < NR Mississippi SEC 5-1 11  
NR < 14 Colorado Big 7 0  
NR < 15 Wisconsin Big Ten 0  
NR < 16 Baylor Southwest 0  
NR < 17 Boston College Ind 3-0-1 0  
NR < 19 Yale Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 4 10.5 1727
Big Ten 3 7.7 2411
PCC 3 11.7 1258
SEC 3 13.3 638
ACC 2 9.0 1634
Southwest 2 12.5 362
Big 7 1 2.0 1569
Southern 1 7.0 557
MAC 1 18.0 20

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.