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September 28, 1959 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 LSU (48) SEC 2-0 794 W 10-0 H #9 TCU
2 < 10 Northwestern (20) Big Ten 1-0 647  
3 < 4 Mississippi (4) SEC 2-0 443  
4 < 7 Army Ind 1-0 366  
5 < 13 Iowa (4) Big Ten 1-0 359  
6 < 5 Clemson (7) ACC 2-0 336  
7 < 16 Georgia Tech SEC 2-0 267  
8 < NR Notre Dame (1) Ind 1-0 239  
9 < NR Tennessee SEC 1-0 229  
10 < 15 Texas Southwest 2-0 178  
11 < 11 USC (1) AAWU 2-0 176  
12 < 8 Wisconsin Big Ten 1-0 134  
13 < 17 Georgia SEC 2-0 85  
14 < 12 Ohio State Big Ten 1-0 81  
15 < 13 Navy Ind 2-0 64  
16 < 20 South Carolina ACC 2-0 63 W 30-0 H Furman
17 < 3 Auburn SEC 0-1 49  
18 < NR Air Force Ind 1-0 39  
19 < 19 Florida SEC 2-0 36  
20 < NR Syracuse Ind 1-0 21  
NR < 2 Oklahoma Big 8 0-1 0 L 45-13 A #10 Northwestern
NR < 6 SMU Southwest 0  
NR < 9 TCU Southwest 0  
NR < 18 Penn State Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 7 9.9 1903
Ind 5 13.0 729
Big Ten 4 8.3 1221
ACC 2 11.0 399
Southwest 1 10.0 178
AAWU 1 11.0 176

Notes

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