1958 NCAA University Division football rankings
| 1958 NCAA University Division football rankings | |
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| Season | 1958 |
| Bowl season | 1958–59 bowl games |
| Preseason #1 | Ohio State |
| End of season champions | LSU |
Two human polls comprised the 1958 NCAA University Division 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.
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AP Poll[]
The final AP Poll was released on December 1, at the end of the 1958 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 22[2] | Week 2 Sep 29[3] | Week 3 Oct 6[4] | Week 4 Oct 13[5] | Week 5 Oct 20[6] | Week 6 Oct 27[7] | Week 7 Nov 3[8] | Week 8 Nov 10[9] | Week 9 Nov 17[10] | Week 10 Nov 24[11] | Week 11 (Final) Dec 1[12] | ||
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| 1. | Ohio State (46) | Ohio State (0–0) (45) | Oklahoma (1–0) (66) | Auburn (2–0) (43) | Army (3–0) (77) | Army (4–0) (90) | LSU (6–0) (54) | LSU (7–0) (82) | LSU (8–0) (95) | LSU (9–0) (114) | LSU (10–0) (115) | LSU (10–0) (130) | 1. |
| 2. | Oklahoma (23) | Oklahoma (0–0) (12) | Auburn (1–0) (58) | Oklahoma (2–0) (24) | Auburn (3–0) (54) | Ohio State (4–0) (14) | Iowa (4–0–1) (33) | Iowa (5–0–1) (54) | Iowa (6–0–1) (52) | Auburn (7–0–1) (21) | Auburn (8–0–1) (5) | Iowa (7–1–1) (17) | 2. |
| 3. | Notre Dame (11) | Auburn (0–0) (18) | Ohio State (1–0) (23) | Army (2–0) (7) | Ohio State (3–0) (9) | LSU (5–0) (22) | Army (4–0–1) (20) | Army (5–0–1) (7) | Army (6–0–1) | Army (7–0–1) (12) | Oklahoma (8–1) (9) | Army (8–0–1) (13) | 3. |
| 4. | Michigan State (4) | Michigan State (0–0) | Michigan State (1–0) (3) | Notre Dame (2–0) (7) | Wisconsin (3–0) (16) | Texas (5–0) (2) | Auburn (4–0–1) (23) | Northwestern (5–1) | Auburn (6–0–1) (6) | Oklahoma (7–1) (22) | Iowa (7–1–1) (16) | Auburn (9–0–1) (9) | 4. |
| 5. | Auburn (9) | Notre Dame (0–0) (6) | Army (1–0) (5) | Ohio State (2–0) (6) | Michigan State (2–0–1) (4) | Auburn (3–0–1) (5) | Ohio State (4–0–1) (9) | Auburn (5–0–1) (7) | Wisconsin (5–1–1) | Wisconsin (6–1–1) | Army (7–0–1) (1) | Oklahoma (9–1) (10) | 5. |
| 6. | Ole Miss | TCU (1–0) (12) | Ole Miss (2–0) (2) | Wisconsin (2–0) (6) | Navy (3–0) (1) | Ole Miss (5–0) (4) | Ole Miss (6–0) (7) | Oklahoma (5–1) (8) | Oklahoma (6–1) (3) | Iowa (6–1–1) (4) | Wisconsin (7–1–1) (3) | Air Force (9–0–1) (2) | 6. |
| 7. | Navy | Pittsburgh (1–0) | Notre Dame (1–0) (2) | Ole Miss (3–0) (1) | Texas (4–0) (3) | Iowa (3–0–1) (13) | Oklahoma (5–1) (5) | Wisconsin (4–1–1) | Ole Miss (7–1) (2) | TCU (7–1) | TCU (8–1) | Wisconsin (7–1–1) (13) | 7. |
| 8. | TCU | Army (0–0) | Iowa (1–0) (15) | Clemson (3–0) (4) | Ole Miss (4–0) (2) | Northwestern (4–0) (3) | Wisconsin (3–1–1) | Purdue (5–1) | Purdue (5–1–1) | Purdue (6–1–1) (8) | Air Force (8–0–1) (1) | Ohio State (6–1–2) (3) | 8. |
| 9. | Army (1) | Ole Miss (1–0) | Wisconsin (1–0) (2) | Michigan State (1–0–1) (1) | LSU (4–0) (2) | Oklahoma (4–1) (1) | Colorado (5–0) (2) | Ole Miss (6–1) | TCU (6–1) | Air Force (7–0–1) | Ohio State (6–1–2) (4) | Syracuse (8–1) (1) | 9. |
| 10. | North Carolina (1) | Washington State (1–0) | Clemson (2–0) (2) | Pittsburgh (3–0) (2) | Clemson (4–0) (7) | Clemson (4–0) (5) | Purdue (4–1) | Air Force (5–0–1) | Air Force (6–0–1) | Syracuse (7–1) | Syracuse (8–1) (1) | TCU (8–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas | Mississippi State (0–0) | Mississippi State (1–0) | LSU (3–0) | Oklahoma (3–1) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Northwestern (4–1) | TCU (5–1) | North Carolina (6–2) (2) | Ohio State (5–1–2) (6) | Purdue (6–1–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) (2) | 11. |
| 12. | Oregon State (2) | Navy (0–0) | Pittsburgh (2–0) | Navy (2–0) | Notre Dame (2–1) (1) | Colorado (4–0) (1) | Pittsburgh (4–1–1) | Syracuse (5–1) (3) | Syracuse (6–1) | Florida (4–3–1) | Clemson (7–2) (1) | Clemson (8–2) (1) | 12. |
| 13. | Iowa | West Virginia (1–0) (2) | LSU (2–0) | Purdue (2–0) | Iowa (2–0–1) (1) | Wisconsin (3–1) | Air Force (4–0–1) | Rice (4–2) | Northwestern (5–2) | Ole Miss (7–2) | Ole Miss (7–2) | Purdue (6–1–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Wisconsin | Wisconsin (0–0) (2) | Purdue (1–0) | Michigan (1–0–1) (1) | Oregon (2–1) | Air Force (3–0–1) | Rice (4–2) | Notre Dame (4–2) | Pittsburgh (5–2–1) | Vanderbilt (5–1–3) | Florida (5–3–1) | Florida (6–3–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Mississippi State (1) | LSU (1–0) т | Navy (1–0) | Oregon (1–1) | Houston (3–0) (1) | Purdue (3–1) | Navy (4–1) | North Carolina (5–2) (1) | SMU (4–3) | Notre Dame (5–3) | Vanderbilt (5–1–3) | South Carolina (6–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) (0–0) т | Michigan (1–0) | Texas (3–0) | SMU (1–2) | TCU (4–1) | Texas (5–1) | Ohio State (4–1–1) (1) | Ohio State (4–1–2) | Clemson (6–2) | South Carolina (5–3) | California (7–3) | 16. |
| 17. | SMU (1) | Kentucky (1–0) (2) | SMU (0–1) (1) т | Iowa (1–0–1) | Northwestern (3–0) | Georgia Tech (3–1–1) | North Carolina (5–2) (1) | Clemson (5–1) | Rice (4–3) | North Carolina (6–3) (1) | California (7–3) | Notre Dame (6–4) (1) | 17. |
| 18. | Clemson | Florida (1–0) т | Texas (2–0) т | SMU (0–2) (1) | Florida (2–1) | Navy (3–1) | TCU (4–1) | Rutgers (6–0) (1) | Florida (3–3–1) | Mississippi State (3–5) | Notre Dame (5–4) | SMU (6–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Pittsburgh | South Carolina (1–0) т | Houston (1–0) | Colorado (2–0) т | Michigan (1–1–1) | Mississippi State (3–1) | Clemson (4–1) | Florida (2–3–1) | Rutgers (7–0) (1) | California (6–3) | Pittsburgh (5–3–1) | Oklahoma State (7–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Texas A&M | SMU (0–0) (3) | Vanderbilt (2–0) | Houston (2–0) т | TCU (3–1) | Michigan State (2–1–1) | Rutgers (5–0) (1) | SMU (3–3) | Georgia Tech (5–2–1) | Northwestern (5–3) | Rutgers (8–0) | Rutgers (8–1) (1) | 20. |
| Preseason Aug[1] | Week 1 Sep 22[2] | Week 2 Sep 29[3] | Week 3 Oct 6[4] | Week 4 Oct 13[5] | Week 5 Oct 20[6] | Week 6 Oct 27[7] | Week 7 Nov 3[8] | Week 8 Nov 10[9] | Week 9 Nov 17[10] | Week 10 Nov 24[11] | Week 11 (Final) Dec 1[12] | ||
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Final Coaches' poll[]
The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 1.[13]
LSU received 29 of the 35 first-place votes; Iowa received four, and one each went to Army and Air Force.[14]
| Ranking | Team | Conference | Bowl |
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| 1 | LSU | SEC | Won Sugar, 7–0 |
| 2 | Iowa | Big Ten | Won Rose, 38–12 |
| 3 | Army | Independent | none |
| 4 | Auburn | SEC | |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Big Eight | Won Orange, 21–6 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | none |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | Air Force | Independent | Tied Cotton, 0–0 |
| 9 | TCU | Southwest | |
| 10 | Syracuse | Independent | Lost Orange, 6–21 |
| 11 | Purdue | Big Ten | none |
| 12 | Ole Miss | SEC | Won Gator, 7–3 |
| 13 | Clemson | ACC | Lost Sugar, 0–7 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | Independent | none |
| 15 | Florida | SEC | Lost Gator, 3–7 |
| 16 | California | Pacific Coast | Lost Rose, 12–38 |
| 17 | Northwestern | Big Ten | none |
| 18 | SMU | Southwest |
- 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.
- The Ivy League has prohibited its members from participating in postseason football since the league was officially formed in 1954.
References[]
- ^ "1958 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "September 22, 1958 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "September 29, 1958 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 6, 1958 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 13, 1958 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 20, 1958 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 27, 1958 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 3, 1958 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 10, 1958 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 17, 1958 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 24, 1958 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "1958 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "LSU Tigers voted college football champs". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 1, 1958. p. 18.
- ^ a b "LSU voted best in UPI poll; Badgers 6th". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. December 2, 1958. p. 3, part 2.
- ^ "David Wilson's Homepage".
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