December 1, 1952 Final AP Football Poll

RK

 

PVS

 

Team (FPV)

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

Last Week

1.

 

1

 

Michigan State (207)

 

9-0

 

2,683

 

2.

3

 

Georgia Tech (36)

 

11-0

 

2,249

 

3.

7

 

Notre Dame (4)

 

7-2-1

 

1,809

 

4.

 

4

 

Oklahoma (14)

 

8-1-1

 

1,685

 

W 54-7 at Oklahoma State

5.

2

 

USC (2)

 

9-1

 

1,404

 

6.

5

 

UCLA (1)

 

8-1

 

983

 

7.

6

 

Mississippi (3)

 

8-0-2

 

950

 

8.

9

 

Tennessee

 

8-1-1

 

781

 

9.

8

 

Alabama

 

9-2

 

693

 

10.

 

10

 

Texas

 

8-2

 

454

 

11.

12

 

Wisconsin

 

6-2-1

 

281

 

12.

11

 

Tulsa (3)

 

8-1-1

 

145

 

DNP

13.

15

 

Maryland

 

7-2

 

87

 

14.

16

 

Syracuse

 

7-2

 

56

 

15.

17

 

Florida

 

6-3

 

55

 

16.

13

 

Duke

 

8-2

 

48

 

17.

NR

 

Ohio State

 

6-3

 

46

 

18.

14

 

Purdue

 

4-3-2

 

45

 

19.

18

 

Princeton

 

8-1

 

44

 

DNP

20.

19

 

Kentucky

 

5-3-2

 

41

 
 

Dropped From Rankings

NR

20

 

Virginia

 
   



November 24, 1952 AP Football Poll

RK

 

PVS

 

Team (FPV)

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

Last Week

1.

 

1

 

Michigan State (88)

 

9-0

 

1,400

 

2.

4

 

USC (24)

 

9-0

 

1,244

 

3.

2

 

Georgia Tech (20)

 

10-0

 

1,223

 

4.

5

 

Oklahoma (3)

 

7-1-1

 

793

 

W 34-13 vs Nebraska

5.

3

 

UCLA

 

8-1

 

749

 

6.

 

6

 

Mississippi (5)

 

7-0-2

 

551

 

7.

9

 

Notre Dame

 

6-2-1

 

544

 

8.

14

 

Alabama (1)

 

8-2

 

461

 

9.

7

 

Tennessee

 

7-1-1

 

294

 

10.

 

10

 

Texas

 

7-2

 

286

 

11.

 

11

 

Tulsa (8)

 

7-1-1

 

155

 

W 44-34 vs Arkansas

12.

13

 

Wisconsin

 

6-2-1

 

97

 

13.

20

 

Duke

 

8-2

 

67

 

14.

NR

 

Purdue

 

4-3-2

 

64

 

15.

8

 

Maryland

 

7-2

 

58

 

16.

15

 

Syracuse

 

7-2

 

56

 

17.

NR

 

Florida

 

6-3

 

36

 

18.

17

 

Princeton

 

8-1

 

28

 

W 33-0 vs Dartmouth

19.

NR

 

Kentucky

 

5-3-2

 

25

 

20.

NR

 

Virginia

 

7-2

 

22

 
 

Dropped From Rankings

NR

12

 

Michigan

 
   

NR

16

 

Pittsburgh

 
   

NR

18

 

Kansas

 
   

NR

19

 

Houston

 
   



November 17, 1952 AP Football Poll

RK

 

PVS

 

Team (FPV)

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

Last Week

1.

 

1

 

Michigan State (80)

 

8-0

 

1,168

 

2.

 

2

 

Georgia Tech (14)

 

9-0

 

1,020

 

3.

4

 

UCLA (9)

 

8-0

 

968

 

4.

5

 

USC (11)

 

8-0

 

911

 

5.

8

 

Oklahoma (1)

 

6-1-1

 

542

 

W 47-7 vs Missouri

6.

11

 

Mississippi (4)

 

7-0-2

 

522

 

7.

 

7

 

Tennessee (4)

 

7-1

 

496

 

8.

3

 

Maryland

 

7-1

 

433

 

9.

6

 

Notre Dame

 

5-2-1

 

256

 

10.

9

 

Texas

 

7-2

 

242

 

11.

NR

 

Tulsa (3)

 

6-1-1

 

85

 

W 62-21 at Detroit

12.

20

 

Michigan

 

5-3

 

77

 

13.

15

 

Wisconsin

 

6-2

 

58

 

14.

12

 

Alabama

 

7-2

 

53

 

15.

13

 

Syracuse

 

6-2

 

40

 

16.

14

 

Pittsburgh (1)

 

6-2

 

36

 

17.

16

 

Princeton

 

7-1

 

19

 

W 27-21 at Yale

18.

19

 

Kansas

 

7-2

 

15

 

W 12-7 vs Oklahoma State

19.

NR

 

Houston

 

6-2

 

9

 

20.

NR

 

Duke

 

7-2

 

8

 
 

Dropped From Rankings

NR

10

 

Purdue

 
   

NR

17

 

Washington

 
   

NR

18

 

Florida

 
   



November 10, 1952 AP Football Poll

RK

 

PVS

 

Team (FPV)

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

Last Week

1.

 

1

 

Michigan State (57)

 

7-0

 

1,193

 

2.

3

 

Georgia Tech (32)

 

8-0

 

1,135

 

3.

2

 

Maryland (24)

 

7-0

 

1,128

 

4.

5

 

UCLA (15)

 

8-0

 

964

 

5.

6

 

USC (7)

 

7-0

 

844

 

6.

10

 

Notre Dame (3)

 

5-1-1

 

733

  W 27-21 vs #4 Oklahoma

7.

8

 

Tennessee

 

6-1

 

419

 

8.

4

 

Oklahoma

 

5-1-1

 

402

 

L 27-21 at #10 Notre Dame

9.

13

 

Texas

 

6-2

 

134

 

10.

9

 

Purdue

 

3-2-2

 

109

 

11.

14

 

Mississippi

 

6-0-2

 

83

 

12.

16

 

Alabama

 

7-1

 

77

 

13.

NR

 

Syracuse

 

5-2

 

59

 

14.

NR

 

Pittsburgh (1)

 

5-2

 

56

 

15.

18

 

Wisconsin

 

5-2

 

55

 

16.

19

 

Princeton

 

6-1

 

31

 

W 41-21 vs Harvard

17.

NR

 

Washington

 

6-2

 

30

 

18.

17

 

Florida

 

5-2

 

29

 

19.

7

 

Kansas

 

6-2

 

22

 

L 14-13 vs Nebraska

20.

NR

 

Michigan

 

4-3

 

21

 
 

Dropped From Rankings

NR

11

 

Villanova

 
   

NR

12

 

Duke

 
   

NR

15

 

Penn State

 
   

NR

20

 

Holy Cross

 
   



November 3, 1952 AP Football Poll

RK

 

PVS

 

Team (FPV)

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

Last Week

1.

 

1

 

Michigan State (33)

 

6-0

 

1,204

 

2.

 

2

 

Maryland (35)

 

7-0

 

1,095

 

3.

4

 

Georgia Tech (27)

 

7-0

 

1,047

 

4.

3

 

Oklahoma (27)

 

5-0-1

 

913

 

W 41-0 at Iowa State

5.

7

 

UCLA (11)

 

7-0

 

909

 

6.

5

 

USC (3)

 

6-0

 

659

 

7.

9

 

Kansas

 

6-1

 

322

 

W 26-6 at Kansas State

8.

12

 

Tennessee

 

5-1

 

199

 

9.

8

 

Purdue

 

3-2-1

 

191

 

10.

13

 

Notre Dame

 

4-1-1

 

177

 

11.

10

 

Villanova

 

6-0-1

 

120

 

T 20-20 vs Parris Island Marines

12.

6

 

Duke

 

6-1

 

109

 

13.

14

 

Texas

 

5-2

 

106

 

14.

NR

 

Mississippi

 

5-0-2

 

54

 

15.

NR

 

Penn State

 

5-1-1

 

44

  W 14-7 at Pennsylvania

16.

19

 

Alabama

 

6-1

 

43

 

17.

20

 

Florida

 

4-2

 

36

 

18.

 

18

 

Wisconsin

 

4-2

 

21

 

19.

NR

 

Princeton

 

5-1

 

13

 

W 39-0 vs Brown

20.

NR

 

Holy Cross

 

5-1

 

12

 

W 7-0 at Marquette

 

Dropped From Rankings

NR

11

 

California

 
   

NR

15

 

Michigan

 
   

NR

16

 

Virginia

 
   

NR

17

 

Pennsylvania

  3-1-2
    L 14-7 vs Penn State



October 27, 1952 AP Football Poll

RK

 

PVS

 

Team (FPV)

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

Last Week

1.

 

1

 

Michigan State (38)

 

5-0

 

1,042

 

2.

 

2

 

Maryland (32)

 

6-0

 

1,016

 

3.

 

3

 

Oklahoma (20)

 

4-0-1

 

850

 

W 49-6 vs Kansas State

4.

5

 

Georgia Tech (7)

 

6-0

 

767

 

5.

7

 

USC (7)

 

6-0

 

745

 

6.

 

6

 

Duke (10)

 

6-0

 

688

 

7.

8

 

UCLA (6)

 

6-0

 

605

 

8.

NR

 

Purdue (1)

 

3-1-1

 

164

 

9.

15

 

Kansas

 

5-1

 

138

 

W 26-0 at SMU

10.

12

 

Villanova

 

6-0

 

134

 

W 34-20 at Xavier

11.

12

 

California

 

5-1

 

99

 

12.

13

 

Tennessee

 

4-1

 

91

 

13.

16

 

Notre Dame

 

3-1-1

 

63

 

14.

20

 

Texas

 

4-2

 

58

 

15.

19

 

Michigan

 

3-2

 

48

 

16.

9

 

Virginia

 

4-1

 

39

 

17.

11

 

Pennsylvania

 

3-0-2

 

26

  T 7-7 vs Navy

18.

10

 

Wisconsin

 

3-2

 

19

 

19.

NR

 

Alabama

 

5-1

 

18

 

20.

NR

 

Florida

 

3-2

 

16

 
 

Dropped From Rankings

NR

14

 

Ohio State

 
   

NR

17

 

Penn State

  4-1-1
   

NR

18

 

Pittsburgh

 
   



October 22, 1952 AP Football Poll

RK

 

PVS

 

Team (FPV)

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

Last Week

1.

 

1

 

Michigan State (49)

 

4-0

 

1,191

 

2.

 

2

 

Maryland (36)

 

5-0

 

1,141

 

3.

6

 

Oklahoma (23)

 

3-0-1

 

913

 

W 42-20 at #8 Kansas

4.

3

 

California (9)

 

5-0

 

883

 

5.

4

 

Georgia Tech (5)

 

5-0

 

803

 

6.

5

 

Duke (5)

 

5-0

 

574

 

7.

 

7

 

USC (1)

 

5-0

 

503

 

8.

10

 

UCLA (3)

 

5-0

 

476

 

9.

11

 

Virginia (5)

 

4-0

 

188

 

10.

12

 

Wisconsin

 

3-1

 

162

 

11.

14

 

Pennsylvania

 

3-0-1

 

112

  W 27-17 vs Columbia

12.

15

 

Villanova

 

5-0

 

111

 

W 28-7 at Boston College

13.

NR

 

Tennessee

 

3-1

 

77

 

14.

16

 

Ohio State

 

3-1

 

64

 

15.

8

 

Kansas

 

4-1

 

51

 

L 42-20 vs #6 Oklahoma

16.

NR

 

Notre Dame

 

2-1-1

 

47

 

17.

19

 

Penn State (2)

 

4-0-1

 

37

 

18.

NR

 

Pittsburgh

 

3-1

 

31

 

19.

NR

 

Michigan

 

2-2

 

23

 

20.

NR

 

Texas

 

3-2

 

22

 
 

Dropped From Rankings

NR

9

 

Purdue

 
   

NR

13

 

Stanford

 
   

NR

17

 

Illinois

 
   

NR

18

 

Alabama

 
   

NR

20

 

Navy

 
   



October 13, 1952 AP Football Poll

RK

 

PVS

 

Team (FPV)

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

Last Week

1.

2

 

Michigan State (39)

 

3-0

 

1,026

 

2.

4

 

Maryland (31)

 

4-0

 

961

 

3.

 

3

 

California (21)

 

4-0

 

889

 

4.

5

 

Georgia Tech (4)

 

4-0

 

704

 

5.

6

 

Duke (9)

 

4-0

 

620

 

6.

12

 

Oklahoma (5)

 

2-0-1

 

545

 

W 49-20 vs Texas

7.

 

7

 

USC (2)

 

4-0

 

367

 

8.

9

 

Kansas (1)

 

4-0

 

319

 

W 43-0 at Iowa State

9.

16

 

Purdue

 

2-0-1

 

204

 

10.

11

 

UCLA

 

4-0

 

203

 

11.

15

 

Virginia (7)

 

3-0

 

181

 

12.

1

 

Wisconsin

 

2-0

 

108

 

13.

NR

 

Stanford

 

4-0

 

105

 

14.

NR

 

Pennsylvania

 

2-0-1

 

103

  W 13-7 at #10 Princeton

15.

14

 

Villanova

 

4-0

 

91

 

W 20-0 vs Wake Forest

16.

NR

 

Ohio State

 

2-1

 

74

 

17.

13

 

Illinois

 

2-1

 

71

 

18.

 

18

 

Alabama

 

4-0

 

61

 

19.

20

 

Penn State

 

3-0-1

 

48

 

20.

17

 

Navy

 

3-0

 

43

 
 

Dropped From Rankings

NR

8

 

Notre Dame

 
   

NR

10

 

Princeton

  2-1-0
    L 13-7 vs Pennsylvania

NR

19

 

Georgia

 
   



October 6, 1952 AP Football Poll

RK

 

PVS

 

Team (FPV)

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

Last Week

1.

8

 

Wisconsin (27)

 

2-0

 

1,128

 

2.

1

 

Michigan State (24)

 

2-0

 

980

 

3.

4

 

California (23)

 

3-0

 

961

 

4.

3

 

Maryland (22)

 

3-0

 

834

 

5.

6

 

Georgia Tech (12)

 

3-0

 

734

 

6.

10

 

Duke (12)

 

3-0

 

530

 

7.

 

7

 

USC (6)

 

3-0

 

493

 

8.

19

 

Notre Dame (3)

 

1-0-1

 

332

 

9.

 

9

 

Kansas (1)

 

3-0

 

301

 

W 21-12 vs Colorado

10.

13

 

Princeton (3)

 

2-0

 

264

 

W 61-19 vs Rutgers

11.

14

 

UCLA

 

3-0

 

221

 

12.

20

 

Oklahoma (1)

 

1-0-1

 

183

 

W 49-20 vs Pittsburgh

13.

2

 

Illinois

 

1-1

 

137

 

14.

12

 

Villanova

 

3-0

 

132

 

W 21-7 at Detroit

15.

16

 

Virginia (3)

 

2-0

 

128

 

16.

NR

 

Purdue

 

1-0-1

 

98

 

17.

NR

 

Navy

 

2-0

 

54

 

18.

NR

 

Alabama

 

3-0

 

52

 

19.

NR

 

Georgia

 

3-0

 

40

 

20.

NR

 

Penn State (1)

 

2-0-1

 

38

 
 

Dropped From Rankings

NR

5

 

Texas

 
   

NR

11

 

Tennessee

 
   

NR

15

 

Ohio State

 
   

NR

17

 

Rice

 
   

NR

18

 

Mississippi

 
   



September 29, 1952 AP Football Poll

RK

 

PVS

 

Team (FPV)

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

Last Week

1.

 

1

 

Michigan State (52)

 

1-0

 

752

 

2.

5

 

Illinois (4)

 

1-0

 

435

 

3.

2

 

Maryland (7)

 

2-0

 

383

 

4.

8

 

California

 

2-0

 

371

 

5.

11

 

Texas (5)

 

2-0

 

365

 

6.

3

 

Georgia Tech

 

2-0

 

342

 

7.

16

 

USC (5)

 

2-0

 

263

 

8.

7

 

Wisconsin (1)

 

1-0

 

207

 

9.

17

 

Kansas

 

2-0

 

163

 

W 21-9 vs Santa Clara

10.

19

 

Duke

 

2-0

 

130

 

11.

6

 

Tennessee (2)

 

1-0

 

118

 

12.

NR

 

Villanova (2)

 

2-0

 

100

 

W 14-7 at Clemson

13.

14

 

Princeton (1)

 

1-0

 

97

 

W 14-0 at Columbia

14.

18

 

UCLA

 

2-0

 

89

 

15.

20

 

Ohio State

 

1-0

 

74

 

16.

NR

 

Virginia (2)

 

1-0

 

68

 

17.

NR

 

Rice

 

1-0

 

47

 

18.

NR

 

Mississippi

 

1-0-1

 

37

 

19.

10

 

Notre Dame

 

0-0-1

 

36

  T 7-7 at #12 Pennsylvania

20.

4

 

Oklahoma

 

0-0-1

 

35

 

T 21-21 at Colorado

 

Dropped From Rankings

NR

9

 

TCU

 
   

NR

12

 

Pennsylvania

  0-0-1
    T 7-7 vs #10 Notre Dame

NR

13

 

Stanford

 
   

NR

15

 

Washington State

 
   



1952 Preseason AP Football Poll

RK

 

PVS

 

Team (FPV)

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

Last Week

1.

2

 

Michigan State (77)

 

9-0

 

1,720

 

2.

3

 

Maryland (79)

 

10-0

 

1,696

 

3.

5

 

Georgia Tech (15)

 

11-0-1

 

1,233

 

4.

10

 

Oklahoma (16)

 

8-2

 

1,058

 

DNP

5.

4

 

Illinois (7)

 

9-0-1

 

1,045

 

6.

1

 

Tennessee (5)

 

10-1

 

708

 

7.

8

 

Wisconsin (4)

 

7-1-1

 

534

 

8.

12

 

California (2)

 

8-2

 

526

 

9.

11

 

TCU (1)

 

6-5

 

509

 

DNP

10.

NR

 

Notre Dame

 

7-2-1

 

482

 

11.

NR

 

Texas

 

7-3

 

255

 

12.

NR

 

Pennsylvania

 

5-4

 

218

 

13.

7

 

Stanford

 

9-2

 

210

 

14.

6

 

Princeton

 

9-0

 

195

 

DNP

15.

18

 

Washington State

 

7-3

 

154

 

DNP

16.

NR

 

USC (1)

 

7-3

 

129

 

17.

NR

 

Kansas (1)

 

8-2

 

106

 

DNP

18.

17

 

UCLA

 

5-3-1

 

105

 

19.

NR

 

Duke

 

5-4-1

 

96

 

20.

NR

 

Ohio State

 

4-3-2

 

89

 
 

Dropped From Rankings

NR

9

 

Baylor

 
   

NR

13

 

Virginia

 

8-1

   

DNP

NR

14

 

San Francisco

 

9-0

   

DNP

NR

15

 

Kentucky

 

7-4

   

DNP

NR

16

 

Boston

 
   

NR

19

 

Clemson

 

7-2

   

DNP

NR

19

 

Holy Cross

 

8-2

   

DNP