1953 NCAA football rankings
| 1953 NCAA football rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1953 |
| Bowl season | |
| Preseason #1 | Notre Dame |
| End of season champions | Maryland |
Two human polls comprised the 1953 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll.
Legend[]
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| Not ranked previous week | ||
| National champion | ||
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Win–loss record | |
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Number of first place votes | |
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll[]
The final AP Poll was released on November 30, at the end of the 1953 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968.
| Preseason Aug[1] | Week 1 Sep 28[2] | Week 2 Oct 5[3] | Week 3 Oct 12[4] | Week 4 Oct 19[5] | Week 5 Oct 26[6] | Week 6 Nov 2[7] | Week 7 Nov 9[8] | Week 8 Nov 16[9] | Week 9 Nov 23[10] | Week 10 (Final) Nov 30[11] | ||
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| 1. | Notre Dame (84) | Notre Dame (1–0) (71) | Notre Dame (2–0) (84) | Notre Dame (2–0) (74) | Notre Dame (3–0) (51) | Notre Dame (4–0) (82) | Notre Dame (5–0) (90) | Notre Dame (6–0) (79) | Notre Dame (7–0) (93) | Maryland (10–0) (154) | Maryland (10–0) (187) | 1. |
| 2. | Michigan State (24) | Michigan State (1–0) (6) | Michigan State (2–0) (15) | Michigan State (3–0) (14) | Michigan State (4–0) (31) | Maryland (6–0) (18) | Maryland (7–0) (21) | Maryland (8–0) (24) | Maryland (9–0) (42) | Notre Dame (7–0–1) (47) | Notre Dame (8–0–1) (141) | 2. |
| 3. | Georgia Tech (24) | Maryland (2–0) (5) | Ohio State (2–0) (11) | Maryland (4–0) (21) | Maryland (5–0) (27) | Baylor (5–0) (2) | Baylor (6–0) (7) | Illinois (6–0–1) (4) | Michigan State (7–1) (3) | Michigan State (8–1) (8) | Michigan State (8–1) (8) | 3. |
| 4. | UCLA (12) | Michigan (1–0) (3) | Maryland (3–0) (8) | UCLA (4–0) (8) | Georgia Tech (4–0–1) (3) | Illinois (4–0–1) | Illinois (5–0–1) | Michigan State (6–1) (1) | Oklahoma (6–1–1) (3) | Oklahoma (7–1–1) (9) | Oklahoma (8–1–1) (10) | 4. |
| 5. | Alabama (18) | UCLA (2–0) (3) | Michigan (2–0) (4) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (4–0) | West Virginia (5–0) (15) | Michigan State (5–1) | Georgia Tech (6–1–1) | UCLA (7–1) | UCLA (8–1) (4) | UCLA (8–1) (1) | 5. |
| 6. | Oklahoma (3) | Ohio State (1–0) (2) | UCLA (3–0) (2) | Georgia Tech (3–0–1) | Baylor (4–0) (1) | Michigan State (4–1) | Georgia Tech (5–1–1) | Oklahoma (5–1–1) (1) | Texas (6–3) | Illinois (7–1–1) | Rice (8–2) (2) | 6. |
| 7. | Ohio State (3) | USC (2–0) (1) | USC (3–0) (2) | Duke (4–0) (3) | Illinois (3–0–1) (1) | USC (5–0–1) | West Virginia (6–0) (10) | UCLA (6–1) | Illinois (6–1–1) | Texas (6–3) | Illinois (7–1–1) | 7. |
| 8. | USC | Oklahoma (0–1) | Duke (3–0) (4) | Baylor (3–0) | West Virginia (4–0) (12) | Georgia Tech (4–1–1) | Oklahoma (4–1–1) (1) | West Virginia (7–0) (11) | Wisconsin (6–2) (2) | Rice (7–2) | Georgia Tech (7–2–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Maryland (1) | Georgia Tech (1–0–1) | Baylor (2–0) | Illinois (2–0–1) | Oklahoma (2–1–1) | Oklahoma (3–1–1) (1) | UCLA (6–1) (1) | Baylor (6–1) | USC (6–1–1) | Iowa (5–3–1) (6) | Iowa (5–3–1) (10) | 9. |
| 10. | Duke (2) | Baylor (1–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0–1) | West Virginia (3–0) (9) | Navy (3–0–1) | UCLA (5–1) (1) | Duke (6–1) | Texas (5–3) | Rice (6–2) | Georgia Tech (7–2–1) | West Virginia (8–1) (14) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas | Mississippi State (2–0) (1) | Rice (2–0) | Rice (3–0) | USC (4–0–1) | SMU (3–1) | Stanford (5–2) (1) | Ole Miss (7–1) (2) | Alabama (5–1–3) (1) | West Virginia (8–1) (17) | Texas (7–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Rice | Duke (2–0) (1) | West Virginia (2–0) (5) | Oklahoma (1–1–1) (1) | UCLA (4–1) | Rice (4–1) | Ole Miss (6–1) (1) | USC (6–1–1) | Georgia Tech (6–2–1) | Wisconsin (6–2–1) | Texas Tech (10–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Navy | West Virginia (1–0) (4) | Mississippi State (3–0) (3) | USC (3–0–1) | SMU (2–1) | Duke (5–1) | Minnesota (3–3) | Kentucky (5–2–1) (1) | Kentucky (6–2–1) (3) | Kentucky (7–2–1) (5) | Alabama (6–2–3) (1) | 13. |
| 14. | California | Rice (1–0) | LSU (2–0–1) | Navy (2–0–1) | LSU (3–0–2) | Minnesota (2–3) | Kentucky (4–2–1) | Duke (6–1–1) | Auburn (6–1–1) (1) | Texas Tech (9–1) | Army (7–1–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Florida | Ole Miss (2–0) | Texas (2–1) | Pittsburgh (1–1–1) | Texas A&M (4–0–1) (1) | Army (4–1) | Auburn (4–1–1) | Minnesota (4–3) | Duke (6–1–1) | South Carolina (7–2) | Wisconsin (6–2–1) | 15. |
| 16. | West Virginia | Wisconsin (1–0) | Oklahoma (0–1–1) | California (3–1) | Duke (4–1) т | Michigan (4–1) (1) | Ohio State (5–1) | Rice (5–2) т | Stanford (6–3) | Auburn (7–1–1) (1) | Kentucky (7–2–1) (3) | 16. |
| 17. | Pittsburgh т | Texas (1–1) | Pittsburgh (0–1–1) | Ohio State (2–1) т | Kentucky (2–2–1) т | Stanford (4–2) | Michigan (5–1) т | Stanford (5–3) т | Texas Tech (8–1) | Baylor (7–2) | Auburn (7–2–1) | 17. |
| 18. | Tennessee т | Georgia (2–0) | Northwestern (2–0) | Southern Miss (4–0) (1) т | Pittsburgh (1–2–1) | Ole Miss (5–1) | USC (5–1–1) т | Tennessee (4–2–1) | South Carolina (6–2) | Army (6–1–1) | Duke (7–2–1) | 18. |
| 19. | Princeton | LSU (1–0–1) | Holy Cross (2–0) | Auburn (2–0–1) | Southern Miss (5–0) | Kentucky (3–2–1) | Texas (4–3) | Texas Tech (7–1) | West Virginia (7–1) (1) | Stanford (6–3–1) | Stanford (6–3–1) | 19. |
| 20. | Baylor | Holy Cross (1–0) |
| Mississippi State (3–0–1) | Stanford (3–2) | Navy (3–1–1) | Alabama (3–1–3) | Auburn (5–1–1) | Iowa (5–3) (1) | USC (6–2–1) | Michigan (6–3) (1) | 20. |
| Preseason Aug[1] | Week 1 Sep 28[2] | Week 2 Oct 5[3] | Week 3 Oct 12[4] | Week 4 Oct 19[5] | Week 5 Oct 26[6] | Week 6 Nov 2[7] | Week 7 Nov 9[8] | Week 8 Nov 16[9] | Week 9 Nov 23[10] | Week 10 (Final) Nov 30[11] | ||
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Final Coaches' Poll[]
The final UP Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on November 30.[12]
Maryland received 20 of the 35 first-place votes; Notre Dame received thirteen, and one each went to Michigan State and UCLA.[12]
| Ranking | Team | Conference | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | ACC | Lost Orange, 0–7 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | Independent | none |
| 3 | Michigan State | Big Ten | Won Rose, 28–20 |
| 4 | UCLA | Pacific Coast | Lost Rose, 20–28 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Big Seven | Won Orange, 7–0 |
| 6 | Rice | Southwest | Won Cotton, 28–6 |
| 7 | Illinois | Big Ten | none |
| 8 | Texas | Southwest | |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | SEC | Won Sugar, 42–19 |
| 10 | Iowa | Big Ten | none |
| 11 | Alabama | SEC | Lost Cotton, 6–26 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | Border | Won Gator, 35–13 |
| 13 | West Virginia | Southern | Lost Sugar, 19–42 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | none |
| 15 | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 16 | Army | Independent | |
| 17 | Stanford | Pacific Coast | |
| 18 | Duke | ACC | |
| 19 | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 20 | Ohio State | Big Ten |
Source:[13]
- Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and Pacific Coast (later AAWU / Pac-8) conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.
References[]
- ^ "1953 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "September 28, 1953 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 5, 1953 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 12, 1953 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 19, 1953 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 26, 1953 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 2, 1953 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 9, 1953 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 16, 1953 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 23, 1953 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "1953 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Maryland keeps top spot in nation's college ratings". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. December 1, 1953. p. 24.
- ^ "David Wilson's Homepage".
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