November 30, 1953 Final AP Football Poll
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 RK
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PVS
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Team (FPV)
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WLT
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PTS
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Last Week
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1.
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1
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Maryland (187)
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10-0
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3,365
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2.
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2
|
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Notre Dame (141)
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8-0-1
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3,149
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3.
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3
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Michigan State (8)
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8-1
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2,756
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4.
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4
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Oklahoma (10)
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8-1-1
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2,591
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W 42-7 vs Oklahoma State
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5.
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5
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UCLA (1)
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8-1
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2,007
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6.
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8
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Rice (2)
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8-2
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1,388
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7.
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6
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Illinois
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7-1-1
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1,248
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8.
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10
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Georgia Tech
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7-2-1
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839
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9.
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9
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Iowa (10)
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5-3-1
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576
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10.
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11
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West Virginia (14)
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8-1
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452
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11.
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7
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Texas
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7-3
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|
375
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12.
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14
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Texas Tech
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10-1
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264
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13.
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NR
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Alabama (1)
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6-2-3
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257
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14.
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18
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Army
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7-1-1
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226
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15.
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|
12
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Wisconsin
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6-2-1
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203
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16.
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13
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Kentucky (3)
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7-2-1
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155
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17.
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16
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Auburn
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7-2-1
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119
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18.
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NR
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Duke
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7-2-1
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102
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19.
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19
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Stanford
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6-3-1
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41
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20.
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NR
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Michigan (1)
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6-3
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35
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Dropped From Rankings
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NR
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15
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South Carolina
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NR
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17
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Baylor
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NR
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20
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USC
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November
23, 1953 AP Football Poll
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RK
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PVS
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Team (FPV)
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WLT
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PTS
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Last Week
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1.
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2
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Maryland (154)
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10-0
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2,347
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2.
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|
1
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Notre Dame (47)
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7-0-1
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2,009
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3.
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|
3
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Michigan State (8)
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8-1
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1,797
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4.
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4
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Oklahoma (9)
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7-1-1
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1,553
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|
W 30-7 at Nebraska
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5.
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5
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UCLA (4)
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8-1
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1,440
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6.
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7
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Illinois
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7-1-1
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1,111
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7.
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|
6
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Texas
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6-3
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671
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8.
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10
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Rice
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7-2
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490
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9.
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20
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Iowa (6)
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5-3-1
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453
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10.
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12
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Georgia Tech
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7-2-1
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415
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11.
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|
19
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West Virginia (17)
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8-1
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399
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12.
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|
8
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Wisconsin
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6-2-1
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257
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13.
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|
13
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Kentucky (5)
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7-2-1
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237
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14.
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|
17
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Texas Tech
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9-1
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|
219
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15.
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|
18
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South Carolina
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7-2
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|
170
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W 49-0 vs Wofford
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16.
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|
14
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Auburn (1)
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7-1-1
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164
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17.
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NR
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Baylor
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7-2
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96
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18.
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NR
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Army
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6-1-1
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70
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19.
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16
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Stanford
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6-3-1
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59
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20.
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9
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USC
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6-2-1
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57
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| |
Dropped From Rankings
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NR
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11
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Alabama
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NR
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15
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Duke
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November
16, 1953 AP Football Poll
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RK
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PVS
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Team (FPV)
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WLT
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PTS
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Last Week
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1.
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|
1
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Notre Dame (93)
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7-0
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1,404
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2.
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2
|
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Maryland (42)
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9-0
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1,344
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|
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3.
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|
4
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Michigan State (3)
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7-1
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|
1,091
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|
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4.
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|
6
|
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Oklahoma (3)
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|
6-1-1
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920
|
|
W 47-0 vs Iowa State
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5.
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|
7
|
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UCLA
|
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7-1
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|
806
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6.
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|
10
|
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Texas
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6-3
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|
348
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|
|
|
|
7.
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|
3
|
|
Illinois
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|
6-1-1
|
|
311
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|
|
8.
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NR
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Wisconsin (2)
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|
6-2
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|
290
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|
|
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9.
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|
12
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USC
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6-1-1
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|
201
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10.
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|
16
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Ric
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6-2
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185
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|
11.
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NR
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Alabama (1)
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5-1-3
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163
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12.
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5
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Georgia Tech
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6-2-1
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|
151
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13.
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13
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Kentucky (3)
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6-2-1
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130
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14.
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|
20
|
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Auburn (1)
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6-1-1
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126
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15.
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|
14
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Duke
|
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6-1-1
|
|
117
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16.
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|
16
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Stanford
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6-3
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|
106
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|
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|
17.
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|
19
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Texas Tech
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8-1
|
|
81
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|
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18.
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NR
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South Carolina
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6-2
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|
78
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|
W 20-14 at #8 West Virginia
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|
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19.
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|
8
|
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West Virginia (1)
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7-1
|
|
74
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|
L 20-14 vs South Carolina
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20.
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NR
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Iowa (1)
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5-3
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71
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| |
Dropped From Rankings
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NR
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9
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Baylor
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NR
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11
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Mississippi
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NR
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15
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Minnesota
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NR
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18
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Tennessee
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|
November
9, 1953 AP Football Poll
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RK
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PVS
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Team (FPV)
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WLT
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PTS
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Last Week
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1.
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|
1
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|
Notre Dame (79)
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6-0
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1,159
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W 28-20 vs Pennsylvania
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|
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2.
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|
2
|
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Maryland (24)
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8-0
|
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1,034
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|
3.
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|
4
|
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Illinois (4)
|
|
6-0-1
|
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919
|
|
|
|
|
4.
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|
5
|
|
Michigan State (1)
|
|
6-1
|
|
741
|
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|
|
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5.
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|
6
|
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Georgia Tech
|
|
6-1-1
|
|
650
|
|
|
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|
6.
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|
8
|
|
Oklahoma (1)
|
|
5-1-1
|
|
591
|
|
W 14-7 at Missouri
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|
|
7.
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|
9
|
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UCLA
|
|
6-1
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|
467
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|
|
|
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8.
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|
7
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West Virginia (11)
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|
7-0
|
|
455
|
|
|
|
|
9.
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|
3
|
|
Baylor
|
|
6-1
|
|
402
|
|
|
|
|
10.
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|
19
|
|
Texas
|
|
5-3
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
12
|
|
Mississippi (2)
|
|
7-1
|
|
127
|
|
|
|
|
12.
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|
17
|
|
USC
|
|
6-1-1
|
|
121
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
14
|
|
Kentucky (1)
|
|
5-2-1
|
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
14.
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|
10
|
|
Duke
|
|
6-1-1
|
|
68
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|
|
|
|
15.
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|
13
|
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Minnesota
|
|
4-3
|
|
52
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|
|
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16.
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|
NR
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Rice
|
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5-2
|
|
50
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|
|
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16.
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|
11
|
|
Stanford
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|
5-3
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
|
18.
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|
NR
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Tennessee
|
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4-2-1
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|
49
|
|
|
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19.
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|
NR
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Texas Tech
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|
7-1
|
|
47
|
|
|
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20.
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|
15
|
|
Auburn
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5-1-1
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|
23
|
|
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
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|
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NR
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|
16
|
|
Ohio State
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|
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NR
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|
17
|
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Michigan
|
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|
|
|
|
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NR
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|
20
|
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Alabama
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|
|
|
|
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|
November
2, 1953 AP Football Poll
|
RK
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PVS
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Team (FPV)
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WLT
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PTS
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Last Week
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|
|
1.
|
|
1
|
|
Notre Dame (90)
|
|
5-0
|
|
1,243
|
|
|
|
|
2.
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|
2
|
|
Maryland (21)
|
|
7-0
|
|
1,087
|
|
|
|
|
3.
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|
3
|
|
Baylor (7)
|
|
6-0
|
|
906
|
|
|
|
|
4.
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|
4
|
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Illinois
|
|
5-0-1
|
|
782
|
|
|
|
|
5.
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|
6
|
|
Michigan State
|
|
5-1
|
|
553
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
8
|
|
Georgia Tech
|
|
5-1-1
|
|
545
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
5
|
|
West Virginia (10)
|
|
6-0
|
|
504
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
9
|
|
Oklahoma (1)
|
|
4-1-1
|
|
499
|
|
W 34-0 vs Kansas State
|
|
|
9.
|
|
10
|
|
UCLA (1)
|
|
6-1
|
|
363
|
|
|
|
|
10.
|
|
13
|
|
Duke
|
|
6-1
|
|
217
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
17
|
|
Stanford (1)
|
|
5-2
|
|
183
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
18
|
|
Mississippi (1)
|
|
6-1
|
|
180
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
14
|
|
Minnesota
|
|
3-3
|
|
171
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
19
|
|
Kentucky
|
|
4-2-1
|
|
159
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
NR
|
|
Auburn
|
|
4-1-1
|
|
97
|
|
|
|
|
16.
|
|
NR
|
|
Ohio State
|
|
5-1
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
16
|
|
Michigan
|
|
5-1
|
|
79
|
|
W 24-14 vs Pennsylvania
|
|
|
17.
|
|
7
|
|
USC
|
|
5-1-1
|
|
79
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
|
NR
|
|
Texas
|
|
4-3
|
|
51
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
Alabama
|
|
3-1-3
|
|
41
|
|
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
11
|
|
SMU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
12
|
|
Rice
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
15
|
|
Army
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
20
|
|
Navy
|
|
|
|
|
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|
October
26, 1953 AP Football Poll
|
RK
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PVS
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Team (FPV)
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WLT
|
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PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
1
|
|
Notre Dame (82)
|
|
4-0
|
|
1,122
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
|
3
|
|
Maryland (18)
|
|
6-0
|
|
1,016
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
6
|
|
Baylor (2)
|
|
5-0
|
|
748
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
7
|
|
Illinois
|
|
4-0-1
|
|
691
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
8
|
|
West Virginia (15)
|
|
5-0
|
|
452
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
2
|
|
Michigan State
|
|
4-1
|
|
451
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
11
|
|
USC
|
|
5-0-1
|
|
405
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
4
|
|
Georgia Tech
|
|
4-1-1
|
|
376
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
9
|
|
Oklahoma (1)
|
|
3-1-1
|
|
354
|
|
W 27-20 vs Colorado
|
|
|
10.
|
|
12
|
|
UCLA (1)
|
|
5-1
|
|
235
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
13
|
|
SMU
|
|
3-1
|
|
119
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
NR
|
|
Rice
|
|
4-1
|
|
98
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
16
|
|
Duke
|
|
5-1
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
NR
|
|
Minnesota
|
|
2-3
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
NR
|
|
Army
|
|
4-1
|
|
57
|
|
|
|
|
16.
|
|
5
|
|
Michigan (1)
|
|
4-1
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
20
|
|
Stanford
|
|
4-2
|
|
44
|
|
|
|
|
18.
|
|
NR
|
|
Mississippi
|
|
5-1
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
|
16
|
|
Kentucky
|
|
3-2-1
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
10
|
|
Navy
|
|
3-1-1
|
|
41
|
|
L 9-6 at Pennsylvania
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
14
|
|
LSU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
15
|
|
Texas A&M
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
18
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
19
|
|
Southern Mississippi
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October
19, 1953 AP Football Poll
|
RK
|
|
PVS
|
|
Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
1
|
|
Notre Dame (51)
|
|
3-0
|
|
1,153
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
|
2
|
|
Michigan State (31)
|
|
4-0
|
|
1,107
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
3
|
|
Maryland (27)
|
|
5-0
|
|
1,104
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
6
|
|
Georgia Tech (3)
|
|
4-0-1
|
|
769
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
5
|
|
Michigan
|
|
4-0
|
|
683
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
8
|
|
Baylor (1)
|
|
4-0
|
|
623
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
9
|
|
Illinois (1)
|
|
3-0-1
|
|
531
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
10
|
|
West Virginia (12)
|
|
4-0
|
|
299
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
12
|
|
Oklahoma
|
|
2-1-1
|
|
277
|
|
W 45-0 vs Kansas
|
|
|
10.
|
|
14
|
|
Navy
|
|
3-0-1
|
|
198
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
13
|
|
USC
|
|
4-0-1
|
|
162
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
4
|
|
UCLA
|
|
4-1
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
NR
|
|
SMU
|
|
2-1
|
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
NR
|
|
LSU
|
|
3-0-2
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
NR
|
|
Texas A&M (1)
|
|
4-0-1
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
16.
|
|
7
|
|
Duke
|
|
4-1
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
16.
|
|
NR
|
|
Kentucky
|
|
2-2-1
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
18.
|
|
15
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
1-2-1
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
|
17
|
|
Southern Mississippi
|
|
5-0
|
|
27
|
|
W 7-0 vs Southeastern Louisiana
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
Stanford
|
|
3-2
|
|
21
|
|
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
11
|
|
Rice
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
16
|
|
California
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
17
|
|
Ohio State
|
|
3-1-0
|
|
|
W 12-6 at Pennsylvania
|
|
|
NR
|
|
19
|
|
Auburn
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
20
|
|
Mississippi State
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October
12, 1953 AP Football Poll
|
RK
|
|
PVS
|
|
Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
1
|
|
Notre Dame (74)
|
|
2-0
|
|
1,226
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
|
2
|
|
Michigan State (14)
|
|
3-0
|
|
977
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
4
|
|
Maryland (21)
|
|
4-0
|
|
961
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
6
|
|
UCLA (8)
|
|
4-0
|
|
755
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
5
|
|
Michigan
|
|
3-0
|
|
537
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
10
|
|
Georgia Tech
|
|
3-0-1
|
|
490
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
8
|
|
Duke (3)
|
|
4-0
|
|
485
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
9
|
|
Baylor
|
|
3-0
|
|
397
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
NR
|
|
Illinois
|
|
2-0-1
|
|
284
|
|
|
|
|
10.
|
|
12
|
|
West Virginia (9)
|
|
3-0
|
|
181
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
11
|
|
Rice
|
|
3-0
|
|
170
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
16
|
|
Oklahoma (1)
|
|
1-1-1
|
|
152
|
|
W 19-14 vs #15 Texas
|
|
|
13.
|
|
7
|
|
USC
|
|
3-0-1
|
|
148
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
NR
|
|
Navy
|
|
2-0-1
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
17
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
1-1-1
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
16.
|
|
NR
|
|
California
|
|
3-1
|
|
44
|
|
W 40-0 at #20 Pennsylvania
|
|
|
17.
|
|
3
|
|
Ohio State
|
|
2-1
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
20
|
|
Southern Miss (1)
|
|
4-0
|
|
42
|
|
W 41-14 at Southwest Louisiana
|
|
|
19.
|
|
NR
|
|
Auburn
|
|
2-0-1
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
13
|
|
Mississippi State
|
|
3-0-1
|
|
36
|
|
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
14
|
|
LSU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
15
|
|
Texas
|
|
2-2-0
|
|
|
L 19-14 vs #16 Oklahoma
|
|
|
NR
|
|
18
|
|
Northwestern
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
19
|
|
Holy Cross
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
20
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
2-1-0
|
|
|
L 40-0 vs California
|
|
October
5, 1953 AP Football Poll
|
RK
|
|
PVS
|
|
Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
1
|
|
Notre Dame (84)
|
|
2-0
|
|
1,190
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
|
2
|
|
Michigan State (15)
|
|
2-0
|
|
1,022
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
6
|
|
Ohio State (11)
|
|
2-0
|
|
769
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
3
|
|
Maryland (8)
|
|
3-0
|
|
733
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
4
|
|
Michigan (4)
|
|
2-0
|
|
626
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
5
|
|
UCLA (2)
|
|
3-0
|
|
430
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
7
|
|
USC (2)
|
|
3-0
|
|
424
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
12
|
|
Duke (4)
|
|
3-0
|
|
311
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
10
|
|
Baylor
|
|
2-0
|
|
288
|
|
|
|
|
10.
|
|
9
|
|
Georgia Tech
|
|
2-0-1
|
|
277
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
14
|
|
Rice
|
|
2-0
|
|
177
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
13
|
|
West Virginia (5)
|
|
2-0
|
|
168
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
11
|
|
Mississippi State (3)
|
|
3-0
|
|
164
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
19
|
|
LSU
|
|
2-0-1
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
17
|
|
Texas
|
|
2-1
|
|
68
|
|
|
|
|
16.
|
|
8
|
|
Oklahoma
|
|
0-1-1
|
|
63
|
|
T 7-7 at Pittsburgh
|
|
|
17.
|
|
NR
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
0-1-1
|
|
32
|
|
T 7-7 vs #8 Oklahoma
|
|
|
18.
|
|
NR
|
|
Northwestern
|
|
2-0
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
|
20
|
|
Holy Cross
|
|
2-0
|
|
23
|
|
W 19-6 at Colgate
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
2-0
|
|
21
|
|
W 13-7 vs Penn State
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
Southern Miss
|
|
3-0
|
|
21
|
|
W 42-6 vs Tampa
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
15
|
|
Mississippi
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
16
|
|
Wisconsin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
18
|
|
Georgia
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September
28, 1953 AP Football Poll
|
RK
|
|
PVS
|
|
Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
1
|
|
Notre Dame (71)
|
|
1-0
|
|
907
|
|
W 28-21 at #6 Oklahoma
|
|
|
2.
|
|
2
|
|
Michigan State (6)
|
|
1-0
|
|
692
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
9
|
|
Maryland (5)
|
|
2-0
|
|
501
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
NR
|
|
Michigan (3)
|
|
1-0
|
|
403
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
4
|
|
UCLA (3)
|
|
2-0
|
|
391
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
7
|
|
Ohio State (2)
|
|
1-0
|
|
380
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
8
|
|
USC (1)
|
|
2-0
|
|
346
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
6
|
|
Oklahoma
|
|
0-1
|
|
316
|
|
L 28-21 vs #1 Notre Dame
|
|
|
9.
|
|
3
|
|
Georgia Tech
|
|
1-0-1
|
|
242
|
|
|
|
|
10.
|
|
20
|
|
Baylor
|
|
1-0
|
|
188
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
NR
|
|
Mississippi State (1)
|
|
2-0
|
|
176
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
10
|
|
Duke (1)
|
|
2-0
|
|
127
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
16
|
|
West Virginia (4)
|
|
1-0
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
12
|
|
Rice
|
|
1-0
|
|
76
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
NR
|
|
Mississippi
|
|
2-0
|
|
68
|
|
|
|
|
16.
|
|
NR
|
|
Wisconsin
|
|
1-0
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
11
|
|
Texas
|
|
1-1
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
18.
|
|
NR
|
|
Georgia
|
|
2-0
|
|
49
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
|
NR
|
|
LSU
|
|
1-0-1
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
Holy Cross
|
|
1-0
|
|
42
|
|
W 28-6 vs Dartmouth
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
5
|
|
Alabama
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
13
|
|
Navy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
14
|
|
California
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
15
|
|
Florida
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
17
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
17
|
|
Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
19
|
|
Princeton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September
13, 1953 Preseason AP Football Poll
|
RK
|
|
PVS
|
|
Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
3
|
|
Notre Dame (84)
|
|
7-2-1
|
|
1,688
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
|
1
|
|
Michigan State (24)
|
|
9-0
|
|
1,305
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
2
|
|
Georgia Tech (24)
|
|
12-0
|
|
1,128
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
6
|
|
UCLA (12)
|
|
8-1
|
|
1,065
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
9
|
|
Alabama (18)
|
|
10-2
|
|
968
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
4
|
|
Oklahoma (3)
|
|
8-1-1
|
|
672
|
|
DNP
|
|
|
7.
|
|
17
|
|
Ohio State (3)
|
|
6-3
|
|
666
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
5
|
|
USC
|
|
10-1
|
|
165
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
13
|
|
Maryland (1)
|
|
7-2
|
|
143
|
|
|
|
|
10.
|
|
16
|
|
Duke (2)
|
|
8-2
|
|
86
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
10
|
|
Texas
|
|
9-2
|
|
85
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
NR
|
|
Rice
|
|
5-5
|
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
NR
|
|
Navy
|
|
6-2-1
|
|
56
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
NR
|
|
California
|
|
7-3
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
15
|
|
Florida
|
|
8-3
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
16.
|
|
NR
|
|
West Virginia
|
|
7-2
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
NR
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
6-3
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
8
|
|
Tennessee
|
|
8-2-1
|
|
18
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|
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19.
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19
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Princeton
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8-1
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17
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DNP
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20.
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NR
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Baylor
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4-4-2
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15
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Dropped From Rankings
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NR
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7
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Mississippi
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8-0-2
|
|
|
DNP
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|
|
NR
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11
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|
Wisconsin
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6-2-1
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|
|
DNP
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|
|
NR
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|
12
|
|
Tulsa
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7-1-1
|
|
|
DNP
|
|
|
NR
|
|
14
|
|
Syracuse
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7-2
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|
|
DNP
|
|
|
NR
|
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18
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|
Purdue
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4-3-2
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|
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DNP
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|
|
NR
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20
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Kentucky
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5-3-2
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DNP
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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Mississippi 14, Purdue 12, Houston 9, Michigan 8, Pennsylvania 7, Minnesota 5, SMU
5, Villanova 5, Wisconsin 5, Georgia 2, Washington 2, Penn State 1